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Post by bellezza on Feb 18, 2007 15:48:28 GMT -5
The bark of the tree felt rough under Belle's hand as she rubbed it.
Maple...You thought I'd never get in did you, dad? Well look at me now. I'm going to be better than you ever were.
She silently kissed the tree and smiled, pressing her forehead to it.
I'll do it for Mai. Mai never really had a chance to do any of this. I'll do it for her.
She bit her lip at the thought of her little sister and fell to her knees. She quietly cried, leaning against the tree to stabilize herself. No one else would have ever held her as she cried. She remembered the night they were told Mia was going to die...Mia hadn't cried...Belle had, though. Mia, the younger sister, had held her as she sobbed. And Belle had tried so hard to hold Mia while she needed it. But she felt like she had failed. Which caused more tears to fall down her face.
"Why?" she whispered.
Why do I feel so alone?
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lance
Mahogany 
Can't you see, I'm just trying to be me.
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Post by lance on Feb 19, 2007 16:47:38 GMT -5
Lance silently walked by the trees thinking about how much he missd home, his family, his friends...all of them... Suddenly he heard someone whisper 'why?' He jumped in fear and looked aorund for the source of the sound when he heard that whoever it was was crying. He cocked his head and peered around a tree to find a pretty girl on the ground crying. He knelt down near her and put his hand on her shoulder.
"Hey there...It's okay...Are you okay?" he asked her softly, feeling his hand heave up and down with her back as she sobbed.
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Post by bellezza on Feb 19, 2007 16:54:43 GMT -5
Belle looked up at the boy who was comforting her and blushed. She hid her face behind her faces and attempted to wipe away her tears.
"Oh my gosh. I'm sorry you have to see me like this..please...I..." she stuttered, wiping up the last of her tears.
She looked up at him and then looked away, still embarrassed he had to see her so weak.
"I'm sorry...I don't even know you and the first time we meet I'm sobbing on your shoe" she attempted a laugh, wiping tears off his shoe.
She looked at him again, feelig a bit more confident.
"So...do you want to say this never happenend and start over? Hey, I'm Belle" she started, holding out her hand for him to shake.
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lance
Mahogany
Can't you see, I'm just trying to be me.
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Post by lance on Feb 19, 2007 20:39:34 GMT -5
"I guess...we all have to let it out sometimes, right?"
He wiped a tear from her face and helped her to her feet.
"I actually hate these shoes so you're doing me a favor" he said warmly, with a smile. "And I'm Lance. Belle? As in beauty and the beast Belle, or what?"
He smirked humorously.
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Post by bellezza on Feb 19, 2007 20:43:59 GMT -5
Belle smiled at him.
"Thanks." she said laughing.
"I'm glad I'll be your reason for getting new shoes. And I'm glad you enjoy my name. But what's with Lance? As in the weapon? No...that wasn't as good" she said laughing at herself.
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lance
Mahogany
Can't you see, I'm just trying to be me.
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Post by lance on Feb 19, 2007 20:50:50 GMT -5
Lance was beginning to like her smile. In fact, Lance was really beginnign to like her.
"It was fine. And thanks for being my reason for new shoes. That's important you know" he told her, with a serious face but then lost it and began to laugh.
"So, d'you mind telling me what you're up to out here?"
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Post by bellezza on Feb 19, 2007 20:59:08 GMT -5
Belle laughed lightly and then looked at the tree again. She put her hand up to feel it's rough bark once more and smiled vaguely.
"I was...thinking"
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lance
Mahogany
Can't you see, I'm just trying to be me.
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Post by lance on Feb 19, 2007 21:46:56 GMT -5
"Well, thinkings never a good thing. Even if we think it is" he winked at her. He notcied that it was getting darker and that he was getting tired. He yawned to show this and then smiled at her.
"It's getting late. I better head home. Sleep tight" he said. Feeling awesomely daring, he leaned in and kissed her on the cheek.
"I hope what ever you were thinking about doesn't bug you again" he told her as he walked away.
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Post by bellezza on Feb 20, 2007 19:13:06 GMT -5
Belle tilted her head and brought her hand to where he had kissed her.
Awfully forward aren't we? she thought.
She stood there for a while, watching where he had left and then shook her head and sat down on a bench nearby.
He's awfully nice, but we just met right? But he's funny too... but he isn't even in your branch is he? Still...and there's Denzel too...I would never admit it aloud...but he's quite attractive. Oh...what to do? Maybe...I'll just let time work it out. Belle debated in her head until coming to her conclusion.
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lance
Mahogany
Can't you see, I'm just trying to be me.
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Post by lance on Feb 20, 2007 19:19:55 GMT -5
Lance watched from behind a tree. He hadn;t really left her, no. He was too curios about her. He watched her a bit more and then decided what he wanted to do. He took a piece of paper and pencil out of his pocket and wrote on it: 'Meet me in town in 30 minutes'. He decided against signing it, in case she decide she didn't like him enough to go see him. He shimmied up the tree and climbed the branches till he was directly over her. He made sure that the leaves were lace just so she wouldn't see him before droppng the slip. He watched it gracefully and slowly tumble and flip in the air until it rested upon her shoe.
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Post by bellezza on Feb 20, 2007 19:25:56 GMT -5
Belle sat the thinking for quite a while until she heard a rustling of leaves and looked around. She shook her head, deciding she had imagined it. But there it was again! And suddenly a white object dropped before her. She picked it up and looked up, tryign to find where it came from, before shrugging and turning back to the note.
"30 minutes. Okay. See you there" she said, walking off, knowing he was still there somewhere.
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