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Trying to kick-start a stalled fic
Yeah, trying to get D, Left Hand and Olivia to give me anything to work with here.
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D kicked the last gory chunk of broken spider bits away, and gave the room a final searching glare, scanning for any signs that any giant crawlers were still alive, before kneeling next to the unconscious child.
His hand was gentle as he smoothed the hair from her face. He was relieved to sense the even beat of her heart, though he was worried that she hadn't yet regained consciousness.
"She's okay, D. Nothing's broken, she just hit the wall a little too hard," Left Hand offered.
"Children shouldn't have to fear me," D stated. "I should have been more careful."
"Well, yeah, duh. You get the Mister Obvious Award for today. Still, she's okay. You didn't hurt her in any lasting way."
"How is it your attempts at offering comfort are anything but comforting?" D muttered to Left Hand.
"Oh, yeah. Like with a mug like this I'm supposed to be all sunshine, roses and lollipops? Get real, D. What are we going to do now?"
"Wait for her to regain consciousness, I suppose."
"Not here, I hope. Those dead spiders are starting to reek already!"
"Are they? I hadn't noticed."
"HAH! If I believed that, I'd buy a bridge from ya, too. Come on, D. Grab the kid and let's get outta here!"
It galled D to admit it, but the parasite did have a point. The dead spiders did smell dreadful. He wondered that the stench hadn't woken Olivia up yet. He gathered her into his arms as gently as he could, finally settling her against his left side with her head cradled against his shoulder. He used his left arm to brace and steady her, so that his right hand was free to go for his sword to defend them against whatever monster his father's castle decided to throw at them next.
He was totally unprepared for the high-pitched shriek that sounded an inch from his ear a few minutes later.
"HE'S SO CUTE!"
"There's nothing wrong with her lungs," D thought wryly as he lifted Olivia to the ground. Maybe a bit of distance between her nearly supersonic exuberance and his ears would preserve some of his highly sensitive hearing -- though he rather doubted it.
"Who is so cute?" D cringed that the word 'cute' passed his lips.
"YOUR HAND! HE'S GOT SUCH AN ADORABLE FACE! CAN I SEE HIM? PLEASE? PRETTY PLEASE?"
"Stop shouting, Olivia!" D nearly shouted at her. Immediately she shut her mouth and looked up at him with huge, stunned eyes.
"You were hurting my ears. Please stop shouting," D asked more reasonably.
"Uhm, okay. Why does everyone tell me to be quiet and that I hurt their ears? I don't get it. I don't hurt MY ears at all," Olivia prattled brightly, presumably to D.
Meanwhile, D turned up his Left Hand and looked at the face trapped within his palm. He got the distinct impression of a shrug from his hand.
"Maybe she hit the wall harder than we thought," Left Hand reasoned.
So, that's it so far...
Bleh...
*kick*
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*kick*
D kicked the last gory chunk of broken spider bits away, and gave the room a final searching glare, scanning for any signs that any giant crawlers were still alive, before kneeling next to the unconscious child.
His hand was gentle as he smoothed the hair from her face. He was relieved to sense the even beat of her heart, though he was worried that she hadn't yet regained consciousness.
"She's okay, D. Nothing's broken, she just hit the wall a little too hard," Left Hand offered.
"Children shouldn't have to fear me," D stated. "I should have been more careful."
"Well, yeah, duh. You get the Mister Obvious Award for today. Still, she's okay. You didn't hurt her in any lasting way."
"How is it your attempts at offering comfort are anything but comforting?" D muttered to Left Hand.
"Oh, yeah. Like with a mug like this I'm supposed to be all sunshine, roses and lollipops? Get real, D. What are we going to do now?"
"Wait for her to regain consciousness, I suppose."
"Not here, I hope. Those dead spiders are starting to reek already!"
"Are they? I hadn't noticed."
"HAH! If I believed that, I'd buy a bridge from ya, too. Come on, D. Grab the kid and let's get outta here!"
It galled D to admit it, but the parasite did have a point. The dead spiders did smell dreadful. He wondered that the stench hadn't woken Olivia up yet. He gathered her into his arms as gently as he could, finally settling her against his left side with her head cradled against his shoulder. He used his left arm to brace and steady her, so that his right hand was free to go for his sword to defend them against whatever monster his father's castle decided to throw at them next.
He was totally unprepared for the high-pitched shriek that sounded an inch from his ear a few minutes later.
"HE'S SO CUTE!"
"There's nothing wrong with her lungs," D thought wryly as he lifted Olivia to the ground. Maybe a bit of distance between her nearly supersonic exuberance and his ears would preserve some of his highly sensitive hearing -- though he rather doubted it.
"Who is so cute?" D cringed that the word 'cute' passed his lips.
"YOUR HAND! HE'S GOT SUCH AN ADORABLE FACE! CAN I SEE HIM? PLEASE? PRETTY PLEASE?"
"Stop shouting, Olivia!" D nearly shouted at her. Immediately she shut her mouth and looked up at him with huge, stunned eyes.
"You were hurting my ears. Please stop shouting," D asked more reasonably.
"Uhm, okay. Why does everyone tell me to be quiet and that I hurt their ears? I don't get it. I don't hurt MY ears at all," Olivia prattled brightly, presumably to D.
Meanwhile, D turned up his Left Hand and looked at the face trapped within his palm. He got the distinct impression of a shrug from his hand.
"Maybe she hit the wall harder than we thought," Left Hand reasoned.
So, that's it so far...
Bleh...
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*sends creative story vibes your way*
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*kicks D* Tell her to write summore!
D: ... -_-()
sunbune likes the story thusfar!
(Anonymous) 2006-08-30 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)and... I like it! it's not 'bleh' at all! Why can't you write the next line? just... reach out and grab it! the story's right there, I KNOW you can find it! D and Lefthand respond to you, in your other stories they spill their hearts for you. and... I am off to review those stories right now. ^_^
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It's looking good so far ^_^