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Post by kian on Feb 6, 2007 0:25:56 GMT -5
He watched her as she spoke not only taking in her words but also her tone and body language. He doubted he'd ever truly know what was on a girl's mind but he knew his fair bit about reading situations he'd had plenty of practice on it. But if he did know everything their really wouldn't be any mystery to anything, it was better not knowing everything when it came down to it. Kian didn't know what would happen between them and when it came down to it he also knew that in this particular case whatever the future may hold this would be her decision to make, he couldn't make it for her. If he were to do that she might just end up resenting him for it.
"I'll be honest with you about everything and you be honest with me in return," Kian said with the barest of nods and smiles. "I wont assume anything when we'd made a promise to each other I knew not to. And I wont get angry. That you don't have to worry about i'm not inclined to anger... not any more anyways. So we'll just see what happens," he said.
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Post by arianna on Feb 6, 2007 0:45:22 GMT -5
"Sounds good to me," Arianna replied with a small nod and a smile. She was curious to know what Kian meant about the anger bit, but she didn't feel quite right asking just yet. He would tell her when he was ready, she was sure. Tonight probably wouldn't be it, though. It also didn't help that Arianna was getting tired again. If Kian ever had anything he needed/wanted to tell her, Arianna wanted to be awake enough to listen.
"So, should we go to bed?" she asked, yawning widely. Yes, those beds sure looked nice right now...
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Post by kian on Feb 6, 2007 1:05:32 GMT -5
He couldn't help but laugh softly as she yawned releasing some of the tension that had build between his shoulders that he hadn't noticed until its absence. He looked over at the two beds, "I suppose we should well more specifically you should," he replied with a smile as he looked from the beds back to Arianna, "You could use all the rest you can get." Kian wasn't exactly sleepy but he knew that if he were to lay down and get comfortable he'd probably end up sleeping. "You look cute when your all sleepy," he said with a slight laugh as he looked at her. He couldn't have helped his words even if he'd tried, it'd just came out.
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Post by arianna on Feb 6, 2007 1:34:14 GMT -5
"Thanks," Arianna blushed slightly. She would have offered to be sleepy all the time just to be cute for him, but then she'd never make it through the day. Classes without sleep were not fun. That she well knew. "We could slide the beds together," Arianna suggested as she moved over to one of the beds and rest her hands on it. It wasn't that she was going to try anything during the night (of course ); she just felt she might sleep better with him closer.
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Post by kian on Feb 6, 2007 1:39:18 GMT -5
"Allright. That sounds good to me," Kian replied with a smile as he watched Arianna move over to one of the beds ready to move it if he agreed to her idea. He couldn't very well tell her know after that not that he wanted to tell her no either... but that wasn't the point. He didn't mind sleeping closer to her and it had seemed that his presence had comforted her in some way. "I'll help," he said before also resting his hands on the bed to help her move it toward the other.
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Post by arianna on Feb 6, 2007 1:45:39 GMT -5
Once the beds were next to each other, Arianna climbed onto her bed and jumped a few times before landing on her bottom. Had she been more awake, she would have initiated a pillow fight. that might have to wait until morning, though. She could see herself falling asleep mid-whack at this point.
"I think I'll sleep much better now," she commented as she crawled under the sheets. And lucky for her, just at that moment came a mew from the corner of the room. Juni leapt onto the bed a moment later and curled up near her pillow. Arianna grinned and reached out a hand to pet the cat. "Two great guys by my side, how could I not get any sleep?"
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Post by kian on Feb 6, 2007 1:55:06 GMT -5
He laughed as Arianna began to bounce atop the makeshift queen or king bed he wasn't sure which size at this point. With a smile he sat down on the bed to get ready for bed somewhat. Since he'd gotten Ari's letter when he'd been in the common room he'd come as he was which meant fully clothed from head to foot. He removed his shoes and then his socks. Kian usually slept in a pair of pajama bottoms and white T-shirt when it was cool so he figured he could sleep in his current attire. Now if it had been in the heat of summer it might have been different since then he usually just slept in a pair of boxers... he was just glad it wasn't.
Once he'd finished he climbed onto the bed as well and pulled the blankets over himself. "I have a feeling we may be having another visitor before we awake," he said with a smile looking over at Juni. "Well i'm glad I was included in that," Kian said his grin still in place.
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Post by arianna on Feb 6, 2007 2:13:58 GMT -5
"Of course. I have to say thank you again, for coming," Arianna didn't know if she could thank him enough. She was still worried about Drew and wondering how he was handling things where ever he was, but it helped her just to know someone cared enough to drop everything and help keep her distracted from thoughts of doing whatever she could to find Drew. Which might not be the smartest of ideas for Ari to have done.
"I have to warn you, though," Arianna snuggled down under her covers and turned on her side to face Kian. "I'm a big snuggler, so don't be surprised if I'm wrapped around you by morning. I can't say it will happen, but just have to warn you, ya know?"
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Post by kian on Feb 7, 2007 0:53:26 GMT -5
Kian turned slightly on his own side to face Arianna better so they could look at each other while they spoke. He couldn't help the grin and slight laugh that escaped him at her words, "I'm make sure of that and not jump in fright in the morning if I find you wrapped around me," he said teasing slighly to let her know that he didn't mind one bit if he were to awake with her. "So you can snuggle as much as you want. Make yourself comfortable," he added with a smile, resting his head upon the pillow as he faced her.
He'd only ever lain like this with two girls in his life and one of those had been his sister. But for some reason it didn't feel wrong to him so he didn't see why he should feel bad for not having a problem with them sleeping this close.
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Post by arianna on Feb 7, 2007 1:02:37 GMT -5
"So you're fine being my teddy bear tonight?" Arianna questioned, teasing him back. She didn't mind one bit. Heck, she might even sleep better having someone to hold. Not that Juni couldn't do the job; there was just a benefit to having someone near who could give a few calming words if needed.
"I'd like that very much," Arianna moved forward so her nose was only a foot from Kian's. The lights in the room were dimming as they spoke and now glowed with the faint light of a candle. Arianna tried to keep her eyes open so she could keep watching Kian, but they were already drooping closed again.
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Post by kian on Feb 7, 2007 1:14:25 GMT -5
"I' m fine being your teddy bear whenever you want me to be," Kian replied with a smile only slightly teasing her this time. He knew that on some level he'd meant it and wondered what she'd think about what he said. But for the moment he'd try not to think too much about things and just enjoy the moment and the closeness.
Kian hadn't noticed that the lights had dimmed to a faint glow until he looked away from Arianna for a moment. He smiled as he watched her eyes begin to droop, "Your safe Anna," Kian said in a soothing voice before leaning slightly toward her to place a soft kiss just where her hairline began on her forehead, "You can sleep now."
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Post by arianna on Feb 7, 2007 1:37:05 GMT -5
"Mmhmm," Arianna murmured. A light smile spread across her face as she felt him kiss her forehead. It was the second time that night that he had kissed her and both times had brought a warm, soothing feeling. Yes, she was safe with him here and could quickly fall into a deep sleep in which she didn't dream for the most part.
Somewhere midmorning, though, she woke to the realization that Drew was nowhere in the castle. Arianna pulled out her pendant and frantically squeezed it, crying the boy's name out when he didn't answer.
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Post by kian on Feb 7, 2007 1:45:04 GMT -5
After he'd heard her mumble he'd slowly began to drift into sleep himself. The blankets were so warm, it was late, and before he knew it he'd fallen asleep beside Arianna. During the night he'd absently touched her arm when he'd stretched slightly and without much thought he'd slightly brought her into the circle of his arms. A soft smile had played across his face as he continued to sleep. What he hadn't been expecting was to arise the way he had.
Kian rose with a start, his head spinning for a moment since he'd sat up before truly getting his barrings beforehand. It took him only a moment to realize the distress Arianna was in and heard her say Drew's name. "Anna..." he said before placing his hands over her's which firmly held the pendant in their tight grip, "Don't cry. It wasn't your fault. We'll find him."
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Post by arianna on Feb 7, 2007 1:58:21 GMT -5
"He won't answer," Arianna cried, lifting her tear-stained face to the boy's. She sniffled and attempted to stop her tears, but it was no use. When she tried to hold them in, she would only hiccup, which made it very difficult to speak.
"He's supposed to answer," she muttered, glancing down at the pendant. How had it been that only hours before she had been so calm and collected? Now she wondered if her fears were real. What if something terrible had happened to Drew? If he was okay, he should have answered her by now. But what if he couldn't? What if he was tied up? Or the pendent was lost? How was Arianna supposed to know if he was okay?
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Post by kian on Feb 15, 2007 1:25:01 GMT -5
Kian moved his hands to her shoulders not squezzing them hard enough to hurt but just hard enough to give comfort. He didn't like seeing her this way. He didn't like not knowing how to wipe away all that pain she was filling in that moment. How he wished he knew the answer but that sadly wasn't the case, not this time. One thing that he'd managed to get out of all this was that the pendant Ari currently held and always seemed to reside around her neck was some kind of connection between her and Drew so they'd always be in contact. He'd seen things similar before but never in the form of a pendant.
"If he's tied up he wouldn't be able to answer. We can't be sure of the situation or they could have possibly taken it from him," Kian said making her meet his eyes as he spoke. "Drew is a good wizard i'm sure he'll be allright. He will be alright."
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