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Post by chihiro on Jul 10, 2007 18:27:14 GMT -8
[ooc: Karel first, then people can join I guess as it is a public place.]
Chi needed new shoes. Yes, new shoes. All women can realate that yes, even though the shoe rack in the closet is FULL of shoes of all different shapes and sizes, sometimes the time comes that one needs to buy new shoes. Just because. And this would be one of those times.
The long beach mall was nicely busy today, being a Saturday, a variety of people scurrying around in all shapes and sizes...big, small, young, old...all here for something or other. Or maybe not for anything at all, but simply to enjoy the atmosphere. Small groups of teens gossiped around tables in the food court. Couples stepped onto escalators holding hands. A black haired Asian girl sat on a cushion in the Payless there, trying on a cute pair of peak toe heels. Once the shoe was on, she turned her foot from side to side, admiring the shoe on her foot.
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Post by Karel on Jul 10, 2007 18:45:27 GMT -8
OOC: 'eya~ This is assuming that Karel received a wound to his left eye.
IC:
Leather jacket, tank top and jeans - all the notable clothing that this student ever wore. Of course, he too had shoes but unlike everyone elses' they were nothing special. It had been a while, but finally he was out of the hospital... for quite a while he lay immobile in the green themed beds of the local hospital - and as he was lucky enough to have a window slot, he would always look out and ponder the mysteries of his life. Why it was that he couldn't remember some nights... when there was clearly no alcohol involed. And he feared for himself. Unsure how to proceed, he would always keep silent. It was easy to guess that Rasha would want him dead, and the scary part was that if she wished it he would of never opposed her will. That was simply how he was.
But now, he was more or less a ronin - no lord to serve but to follow her last order, he did his best to ensure he was always out of her sight. But time moved on - with or without him, and so he finally decided to question the very orders he was given. But the thing was that he could not go back to ask Rasha why she had ordered him - no, that would of defied her will. It was a back-and-forth matter and he could see no easy way out. that was, until one day in the same hotel room he had finally come "home" to, he had discovered "it". The footage of that day he had first engaged himself with Chi... but even then, his mind still chose to ignore it. He couldn't. Not any longer... he sought the girl he had seen in the recording - and when he had finally found her, he had opted to follow and... that's exactly how he had gotten here.
"It looks good on you."
Had she turned around, she'd of seen Karel. His arms bandaged a few times over covering various wounds while his left eye was constantly kept closed - a long scar stretching from his forehead all the way down to his cheek seemed to plaster itself on his face.
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Post by chihiro on Jul 10, 2007 18:55:29 GMT -8
Chihiro didn't need to turn around to know who exactly stood behind her. That voice had haunted her sleeping hours for months. His touch, his sinister sneer, every minute detail had burned itself into her mind. How silly she had been to let her guard down, thinking that having her boyfriend back, and being in the employment of an insane cannibal would protect her. Hah.
Her body turned rigid as his voice caught her ears and she froze. Her left hand gripped the bottom of the heel sitting loosely on her foot, and she turned partly to glare at him, her voice icy cold and soft, so no one else in the store could easily overhear."What are you doing here." It wasn't a question.
Chi quickly noted the bandages and her eyes grew wide for a second as she gave him a quick once-over. He didn't look half as intimidating as he had in the classroom, and in the hotel rooms...but she knew better than to underestimate him. But they were in a public place. She could make a scene. She could escape.
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Post by Karel on Jul 10, 2007 19:04:28 GMT -8
It was natural. While Karel's aura usually held a fairly threatening nature, now was definitely not one of those cases. He was here to give an apology if he was indeed the one in this video. But above all, he needed Chihiro... to have her confirm what he had always feared. Surely by now, she must have known what was going on.
"Nngh."
Thinking. Flashes of memory came back to him one at a time. The pastl.. they had already met. She had shown him around... and he had met her again at the gym. Flash. Another scene.... she was absolutely scared and ran off when she could. At that time, he wasn't sure how to act... and all the pieces fell together. But he still could not bear to look at the carved picture, and was only waiting for the cold hand of fate to twist his neck for him.
"I... need your help."
He raised his left hand and rubbed the back of his neck.
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Post by chihiro on Jul 10, 2007 19:44:48 GMT -8
At this point she laughed, loud and until she ran out of breath. But her laughter was cold, icy sharp. She took the store shoe off her foot slowly and placed it back in the box with its pair, slipping her ballet flat back on her foot, her eyes never leaving him.
"And what makes you think that at any point I would offer my help to you?!" She stood up, facing him, the large cushioned square standing between him and her. "What in the hell gives you the thought that I would do anything but rip you to shreds should you ever come near me again." Once again, not a question. Maybe it was seeing his sick fantasy play out on a younger girl, much like looking in a mirror at her situation, or maybe it was because of the mark on the back of her neck signifying her employment to a darker, more dangerous individual, or maybe it was because they were in a public place...no locks, no cameras, no dead ends, that Chihiro grew such backbone. If she were a cat, her ears would be flat back, she was angry. But she was containing herself, she really didn't care to have people gawking.
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Post by Aureus on Jul 10, 2007 20:06:44 GMT -8
Watching the scene unfold from the other side of the mall floor, Aureus tried his best to contain himself. He had been following his girlfriend all day, just to see what she had been up to lately. Until now, none of it had been out of the ordinary. She was just an average teenage girl going shopping, but now things had taken a turn for the worse. Karel had appeared out of nowhere, though he looked to be in bad shape. Go. Now! Beat him to death while you have the chance. But there's too many people around, besides, he doesn't look like a threat...yet. It's probably better to just watch. Maybe listen in too.
Hood pulled over his head, the Junior made his way into the Payless, paying no mind to Chi and Karel as he passed them, or pretending to anyway. Walking over and around to the next aisle, he strained his ears to pick up any pieces of their conversation. One thing got to him though: would Chi have told him about this on her own? Or would she have tried and "save him from worrying"?
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Post by Karel on Jul 10, 2007 21:17:10 GMT -8
"... I'm already dead. "
He was serious. Dead serious. And while his voice was cold and rasp, it lacked that malicious intent that she had been so familiar with... and his tone was already a testament to what had been said. It was as if he had truly died - the lack of enthusiasm... he really was someone with nothing to lose. His life? He had given it to Rasha, and now even she had chosen to discard him. It hurt... but he could not feel pain. The pain that was there and never hurt was lonely.. ironic.
"... if it gives you ease of mind, then..."
He got on to one knee and lowered his head.
"I only ask that you answer me one question."
Fuck. He really WAS serious.
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Post by chihiro on Jul 11, 2007 18:28:19 GMT -8
Eyebrow quirk. This was getting curiouser and curiouser by the second. Already dead? What did he mean? The brief pause afterward was even more unsettling. When he move, Chi jumped backward, but he was simply getting down on his knee, bowing his head...in submission? She had nearly forgotten she held the high heeled shoe in her hand in an aggressive fashion.
"And what, may I ask, would that be?" She hissed, sarcasm dripping from each italicized word. :3 A mother and her child glanced over at the pair of them before grabbing her child by the hand and dragging her from the store. The more she stared at him, injured or not, the more the memories came flooding back into Chihiro's memory. Her eyes were narrowed, and she was blinking less than usual. Her hands were clenched.
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Post by Aureus on Jul 11, 2007 19:02:07 GMT -8
Jesus...what's up with this guy? He's almost as weepy as you. Fuck you. Get closer, I wanna actually see this. But be careful! And so the teen rounded the corner into the aisle where his girlfriend and her rapist were talking. They were making a scene, as almost half the people in the store were staring at them. And what did Aureus see? Well, Karel was on his knee.
Not paying attention to anything but the two, the boy stood there off to the side. What the hell was going on?
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Post by Karel on Jul 11, 2007 23:04:15 GMT -8
"I... found a video. It had you ... and another person that has his back to the camera."
He started it out. Yet at this point he wasn't sure whether or not she actually cared. But he had to know - even if he would end up paying for it with his life. It made no difference to him
"... that person... it's me, isn't it?"
It was genuine - any half educated person would know that despite the stupid nature of the question, he needed a real answer.
The me that sleeps... the me that devours. Is it... awake?
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Post by chihiro on Jul 12, 2007 16:47:33 GMT -8
A video? The video?! So she HAD been right to think that he hadn't given her the only copy of the humiliating experience that started the entire whirwind of torment. And now he was asking her about it in a public place, as if he were some innocent bystander who had stumbled upon it by accident. Chi leaned in toward him, though her expression grew angrier, and her harsh whisper was more like a hiss, and burned as the words left her mouth.
"Of course it was you, you idiot, you made the fucking tape." If she had been a barbeque, then the flames would be jumping high off the coals. This was just like the day at the gym, but worse. He was acting like he had no idea what was going on, tormenting her by making her relive the memories he thrust upon her tortured soul. "You led me there, you locked the fucking door, why the fuck are you coming here asking me such questions...are you really that twisted that you dare torment me in public as well?!" She was breathing heavily, it was hard work to keep her voice deadly low when all she wanted to do was scream as loud as she could until her lungs gave out.
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Post by Aureus on Jul 12, 2007 22:39:26 GMT -8
A video? Christ, what a sick bastard... Aureus thought with fists clenched. Half of him wanted nothing more than to kick the injured boy through the huge stand of shoes, or better yet, through all of them. But it wouldn't be right, Chi was doing fine, kind of. She was insanely pissed, and he could feel the rage oozing off of her, but she wasn't in danger, there was no need for him to intervene.
Though through it all there was a part of him that felt something wasn't right. Karel actually seemed...sad, or even depressed, like he was surprised at his own actions, but why? All the teen could do was watch, and try his best to not blow his cover.
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Post by Karel on Jul 12, 2007 23:50:14 GMT -8
"... I....?"
He couldn't deny it any longer. That part of him had never truly died, and as he saw, neither had his sense of regret. It had been far too long since he failed to first acknowledge its return, and now having someone point it all out and make it obvious... he couldn't. But now as the shock had left his eyes, he had a promise to keep. She wanted to tear him apart, and he had sworn to allow her for a single question. He wasn't sure... he didn't want to leave just yet; he wanted to right a few wrongs and only then would it be fine for him to leave. But he had promised. And there was no excuse otherwise. With his palms at his side and he was still kneeing with his head down toward her, she would have the right to slaughter him where he stood.
"... we had a deal, and you upheld your end..."
He was ready.
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Post by chihiro on Jul 15, 2007 13:43:04 GMT -8
"No." She said simply, stepping back away from him. It was like he was giving himself up to the slaughter...Chi had never been so confused in her life. "Why are you acting so weirdly? It's like...you act like a completely different person when locked doors and blackmail are involved compared to where people can see you...but then again, that's simply typical.." She was growing bitter again.
"I know what you're doing." She said slowly, eyeing him oddly. "You think I'm going to put up a case against you, so now you're going to be acting all submissive on public to throw off my argument should I pose one. Or, maybe you're playing off my paranoia because you've heard I'm unstable and my parents have already sent me away to try and calm my nerves. But I'm not placing a case, and I'm not going away again! I'm not!" She didn't even realize that she had begun to raise her voice.
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Post by Aureus on Jul 15, 2007 13:53:16 GMT -8
The more he stood there, the more Aureus was sure he didn't belong. Even though a reason could be pinned down, it just didn't feel right. Aren't you the one who's supposed to support her? What happened to that? It was then that the boy realized it didn't have anything to do with Karel, but him and Chi.
Through the Senior's whole depressing act, Aureus would remained glued to the spot, watching and waiting, but when the dark haired girl started yelling, he could keep himself from rushing over to her. "Chi, you alright?" He asked, his hand on her shoulder. Damnit...
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