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Post by Rowan Hunt on Sept 2, 2007 10:33:42 GMT
I walk slowly to up the coffin at the front of the room, holding Poppy's hand as she walked along beside me.
She was strangely subdued for her, but that was to be understood, I guess. She wasn't stupid after all.
I knew I didn't belong here at all, I'd hardly known Erin after all. And if someone who did know her or me, caught me here I'd have to explain quite a lot as I had no reason for being here besides to let Poppy say goodbye to the mother she'd never known.
But if I explained that to people, well, everyone thought I was her father, and most people knew Erin was nothing to do with me. Then people would work it out and the game would be up. I knew it was foolish to take her here, but I thought I owed her that at least.
I reach the coffin and hoist her up in my arms, balancing her on my hip, not saying a word.
"Is this mummy?" she asks quietly.
"Yeah," I say softly.
"Why is she sleeping? I thought she'd gone to play with the angels. You can't play when you're sleeping, daddy," she says, resting her head on my shoulder.
"It's a different kind of sleeping, papillon. A forever kind of sleeping."
She looks at me for a moment, then back at Erin, watching her carefully before holding out her cupped hands and showing me the imaginary creature inside, "Chouko doesn't like it here."
"Does Chouko want to leave?" I ask.
She nods silently.
I smile weakly and turn, making my way back and out of the funeral home, and walk straight into someone, "Oh, sorry..."
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Post by Yumi Baker on Sept 2, 2007 12:32:51 GMT
"no problem..." i say quickly not noticeing who it was. i trying to get mia and brett to stop fighting. "young lady you don't bite. i don't care if he derserves it, you don'tn bite people. brett stop pulling mia's hair. well if she started it i'm finishing it." i scold them both. "now come on guys...you have to be quite.." i tell tehm both then start to walk around whoever it was. i hadn't known erin very well so i came before anyone else came.
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Post by Rowan Hunt on Sept 2, 2007 12:36:24 GMT
"YUMI! MIA! BRETT!" Poppy yells just as I try and make my way out of the door without being noticed.
I close my eyes in exasperation, "Papillon, this is a quiet place," I remind her.
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Post by Yumi Baker on Sept 2, 2007 21:08:34 GMT
i turn around and see poppy and rowan. i smile weakly when i see them. "hey rowan..." i say feeling a bit uncomfortable that i was here now. "i...uh.." i say trying to explain why i was there.
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Post by Rowan Hunt on Sept 3, 2007 10:24:06 GMT
"Hey Yumi," I smile awkwardly.
Try getting yourself out of this one, Row.
"Er...seeing as it appears we both have rubbish explanations for being here, how about we skip the explanation part?" I suggest uncomfortably.
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Post by Yumi Baker on Sept 3, 2007 13:38:59 GMT
"i like the way you think..." i say with a small smile.
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Post by Rowan Hunt on Sept 3, 2007 20:08:03 GMT
"I know, just generally amazing and all that," I chuckle softly, "So how are you anyway?"
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Post by Yumi Baker on Sept 3, 2007 23:07:23 GMT
"oh yes, very amazing." i grin, "i guess i'm ok" i shrug, "bit over my head...sirius disappeared. again. so it's just been me and these two demon children." i chuckle softly looking down at them. they just grinned up at me with innocent faces. "what about you?" i ask
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Post by Rowan Hunt on Sept 4, 2007 10:03:52 GMT
"Meh, alright." I shrug, although that wasn't really the case, then grin at Mia and Brett, "Demon children? Them? Never."
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Post by Yumi Baker on Sept 4, 2007 19:31:33 GMT
"oh they just appear to be angels on the outside. then they let out on me." i chuckle, "like pouring all of the ceral on me this morning." i smile looking down at them.
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Post by Rowan Hunt on Sept 5, 2007 16:00:22 GMT
"Now, that is cruel," I chuckle, "We had this one confusing people the other day, told her we were going to see Uncle Ian and Maddie answered and she yelled 'Uncle Ian's turned into a girl!' at the top of her lungs...kind of worried about that but oh well."
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Post by Yumi Baker on Sept 5, 2007 19:27:01 GMT
i laugh softly. "you have to admit that is kinda funny..does she still think that?"
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Post by Rowan Hunt on Sept 7, 2007 16:11:37 GMT
"I thought it was funny, think Maddie was just confused," I laugh slightly, "No, we've got the hang of it now, haven't we Papillon?"
She gives an exaggerated nod, "Yep. Auntie Maddie is Uncle Ian's baby's mummy."
"Well...er...kind of. The point is, she doesn't think they're the same person anymore."
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Post by Yumi Baker on Sept 7, 2007 19:43:45 GMT
i laugh softly and reach over and stroke her hair softly moving some hair out of her face smiling at her. "i think she's got it. Aunt Maddie is Uncle Ian's baby's mummy" i chuckle
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Post by Rowan Hunt on Sept 8, 2007 10:46:22 GMT
She smiles at Yumi and reaches her hands out to be picked up.
I can't help but grin slightly, knowing how rare it was for her to want to be held by someone else.
"Yeah, it'll do anyway." I smile.
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Post by Yumi Baker on Sept 8, 2007 11:55:12 GMT
i laugh softly and take her from rowan, but a bit slow in case he still wanted to hold her. i sit her on my hip. "yep. at least she doesn't call your family members stow aways, like this little girl does." i chuckle looking down at mia
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Post by Rowan Hunt on Sept 9, 2007 9:46:48 GMT
I laugh slightly, looking down at Mia, "Have Yum's family been stowing away? Really?"
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Post by Yumi Baker on Sept 9, 2007 15:39:58 GMT
"yes. i try and tell yum that but she says that they're not. like uncle davey.." mia says looking up at rowan. "no i agreed with you about uncle davey...the rest, not so much." i chuckle
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Post by Rowan Hunt on Sept 12, 2007 17:18:32 GMT
I laugh, "Well, that can't be good for Uncle Davey. Being a stowaway and such."
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Post by Yumi Baker on Sept 12, 2007 20:31:09 GMT
"oh yeah. uncle davey is terrified of me. knows i can set my children on him." i grin "david, davey, is my cousin. we don't like him do we?" i say looking at mia and brett. the both shake their heads. "that's bad isn't it?" i chuckle
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Post by Rowan Hunt on Sept 12, 2007 20:33:13 GMT
"Er...yeah, kind of." I laugh, "But oh well."
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Post by Yumi Baker on Sept 12, 2007 20:35:27 GMT
"well it's not like it's for no reason.." i chuckle, "it's a dam-.." i start but stop myself "darn good reason
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Post by Rowan Hunt on Sept 12, 2007 20:36:57 GMT
"Mind me asking what it is?"
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Post by Yumi Baker on Sept 12, 2007 21:11:54 GMT
i shrug, "nah..don't mind. i used to live with him and he kinda called me some things that little children shouldn't hear, lied to me about a lot fo things that again that they shouldn't head, and thinks he can control my whole life." i say
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Post by Rowan Hunt on Sept 12, 2007 21:12:29 GMT
"Ah, well, that's not so good." I say after a moment.
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Post by Yumi Baker on Sept 12, 2007 21:15:01 GMT
"no...but i've coped for years with this so i can cope now. no need in sheading tears over him." i say
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Post by Rowan Hunt on Sept 12, 2007 21:16:42 GMT
I smile slightly, "Yeah, very true."
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Post by Yumi Baker on Sept 12, 2007 21:25:11 GMT
"you think so?" i chuckle "...people look at me like i'm crazy if i tell them some of my rules for life." i chuckle. "got six. that's one of them."
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Post by Rowan Hunt on Sept 13, 2007 16:47:47 GMT
"Well, what's the use in falling apart if you know you don't need to?" I shrug, smiling slightly, "Six, wow. Mind me asking what they are?"
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Post by Yumi Baker on Sept 13, 2007 19:41:23 GMT
"yeah," i smile, "they're a bit...well..bit odd to some peoeple so i'm warning you." i say with a soft chuckle looking down slightly. "number one is if you've coped before you can cope now. two, be the suvivor no matter what. three is, fear is your friend. when you feel it, act. four is, always protect the little ones. five is never give up. never." i say "and six.." i pause, "six is..sometimes, the people who mean you harm are the ones who say they love you."
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