Post by Colette Gerard on Aug 9, 2008 15:05:45 GMT -5
Colette nodded as she listened to Lucius, unsure of how to reply anymore. In her little flats, Colette stood--practically on pointe-- and opened the window, leaning out a little bit. "Ze rock parts are all ze way to ze castle wall," she said as she glanced back at Lucius. "Zat is very impressive."
She considered his words about protection a little bit more and smiled; such a burden for someone with such a good heart. Colette never understood people such as Lucius; he seemed to have a good life, yet he had so little... then there was her-- she had nearly everything, and yet there was little love or happiness in her life. How was that possible?
Her words of wondering were kept to herself since she wouldn't have even known to ask such a question. Resting on her feet once more, Colette ran a hand through her hair and realized she had left the moment in a bit of uncomfortable silence; she wasn't always very good with conversation, since no one at home really talked to her much, except to yell at her or mock her. Having let her mind wander, Colette was at a loss for words and felt terrible about it.
Pretty down to her bones... Ivory and wire and pearls...
Post by Lucius Dante Infernus on Aug 9, 2008 16:19:09 GMT -5
"Yeah... Erm... It's powerful... But... It's not too safe..."
On an impulse, Lucius recombined the dagger and wand after putting his glove back on, re-forming the bow. Turining it on it's side, he flicked it round so the string was resting on his upper arm. Drawing it, he muttered on word under his breath; 'Flipendo'... However, the arrow didn't form... Eight did. With each charged up to be a full-powered Knockback Jinx, the teen let them fly all at once. Spreading out in the air, the eight magical arrows impacted on eight different rocks, turning them into craters rather than shards. Then there was the pain... Normally he felt exhausted a bit by firing one arrow... But those eight... That was something else... Looking down at his left hand, his eyes widened.
"What the hell...?"
On his hand, several cuts had opened up... Cuts that hadn't existed before...
"That's... That's never happened before..."
Dropping the weapon, which faded back to the two just sitting combined, Lucius clutched his bleeding hand.
"It would seem... That beyond my stamina, it likes my life as food for it's power."
It was then, a mocking voice inside his head called to him...
"You idiot! Using that bow recklessly will kill you. And I've told you before, it would inconvenience me greatly if you die!"
"Oh shut up! You never told me this before. You never tell me anything unless it suits you."
Quelling the voice in his head, Lucius gritted his teeth.
"I'm sorry... I didn't think the bow would do this to me if I tried that while exhausted..."
Post by Colette Gerard on Aug 13, 2008 22:44:26 GMT -5
Colette saw the fatigue settle on Lucius' face and she did her best to keep his mood light while also trying to encourage him to have a seat. "I cannot 'old you up if you are to fall," she stated with a smile. "Please, sit and rest?" She walked over to a chair and pulled it out so the other student could take a breather.
"I 'ave never seen such gifts as zis... all I am able to do is dance," she said with a shrug. "I do very well in Potions as well, but my largest talent revolves around my dance skills... but it is nos'sing like what you do with fire."
Taking a seat herself, the miniature fifteen year-old shrugged and looked down, silently thinking about all the things her sisters could do, and how much better they were than her. When had she been so down on herself?
Normally Colette did her best to keep such thoughts from herself, but she had no idea why lately she had been constantly thinking about how much of a failure her parents thought of her as. But perhaps that was it... "They think so much of Emilie and Simone, there's no way they'll ever think as much of me," she thought. It was true; her elder sisters were much better than she was, and so much more successful.
Well, it wasn't even the amount of success, there were many factors. For one, they both enjoyed the life their mother and father laid out for them, as well as the way they enjoyed the limelight instead of shying away from it as Colette had. But Colette wasn't afraid of the limelight, she just didn't agree with the reasons behind it all-- yes, she wanted to be recognized for her dancing, but her parents had exploited everything and taken away it's beauty. Colette wanted to preserve that beauty the best she could, but in the process, her parents liked her even less.
Pretty down to her bones... Ivory and wire and pearls...
Post by Lucius Dante Infernus on Aug 14, 2008 7:23:40 GMT -5
"Thanks..."
Sitting down, he swiftly tore a strip from his sleeve and wrapped it round his left hand.
"Fire is perhaps the least likely gift you'd want... Before I could control it however slightly, I earned more than a dozen burns just down my right arm alone. Painfull wasn't the half of it when I tried to move my arm... In my honest opinion, stick to dancing... Much safer than being a living firestarter."
Chuckling grimly at his little joke, Lucius then shook his head.
"There are two reasons I protect everyone I can... One; Because I don't want to see others get hurt... Two; Because I want to prove to myself that I am not an engine of destruction throguh fire, and that I can use what I have been cursed with to help others. But the dark side of myself makes that very hard... Which is why I'd encourage you to pray to whatever higher power you have that my curse does never break free from my body... I could never live with myself if anyone got hurt while I was trying to protect them."
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