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Post by Health on Dec 7, 2005 20:38:09 GMT -5
"I'm a survivor, my genes made sure of that. Your life is no different then many mutants," Iris said her voice low and gentle as she kissed Raphael.
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Post by raphael on Dec 7, 2005 21:38:52 GMT -5
"but it is different" Raphael whispered before Iris kissed him. He kissed her back, lost in the moment, not wanting it to end. Raphael put his arms around Iris.
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Post by Health on Dec 8, 2005 5:53:12 GMT -5
"Not to me," Iris whispered back and wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him again, deeper this time.
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Post by raphael on Dec 8, 2005 15:54:01 GMT -5
Raphael just held Iris in his arms, he didn't want to argue, didn't want to say anything,he just wanted to live there in that moment. His shoulders sagged almost as if it were too heavy to lift them, like he wanted to set down his burden.
"blood and wine..." was all that Raphael said, the reference was to something long ago, and it is kind of obscure.
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Post by Health on Dec 8, 2005 15:59:48 GMT -5
Iris sighed and rested her forehead against Raphael's. She knew that he would never forgive himself of what he did in the past, she wished that she could. But sadly he could not forgive himself like she had already done. She frowned a little at his obscured reference but continued to look into his eyes.
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Post by raphael on Dec 8, 2005 16:04:09 GMT -5
"you should get some rest, tomorrow will be a long day." Raphael said, still holding Iris in his arms. Sleep still did not come easy to him, too often was he awoken in the middle of the night haunted by visions of his past and the faces of people he had killed. He did catch fleeting glimpses of sleep, but it was never for very long.
"tomorrow...we have to figure out the simple questions, who, why, where, what, when."
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Post by Health on Dec 8, 2005 16:11:16 GMT -5
"You should also get some rest," Iris said cupping Raphael's face with her hands and kissing him again. But she was tired, almost freezing to death would do that to a person.
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Post by raphael on Dec 8, 2005 16:13:41 GMT -5
"I will try." Raphael kissed Iris again. It was not exactly the truth, he would stay up and make sure no one came down looking for them. He would catch up on some sleep on the train. Right now it was important that one of them got some rest, and Raphael never did sleep well.
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Post by Health on Dec 8, 2005 16:22:58 GMT -5
Iris kissed him back and closed her eyes, she drifted into a light sleep, but before she did she murmered a spell under her breath to amke Raphael fall asleep.
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Post by raphael on Dec 8, 2005 18:13:11 GMT -5
Raphael too fell asleep, but awoke only an hour or so later with a start. It appeared that not even magic could keep his deamons from finding him in his sleep. It had been a particularly gruesome flash back about the very facility he was currently in. He shook off the vision and hoped that he hadn't startled Iris terribly.
"I found it..." Raphael whispered holding Iris in her sleep.
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Post by Health on Dec 9, 2005 12:07:45 GMT -5
((Gah fall asleep, plot thickening!))
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Post by raphael on Dec 9, 2005 15:21:57 GMT -5
((fine...be that way...))
Raphael managed to fall asleep once more, but he was not comfortable with it. He made sure that he would not caught off gaurd. Raphael slept, his dreams filled with images, not terrible ones though, images of his students. Raphael was had been proud of all of hsi students, he cared for them and they had always managed to impress him.
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Post by Health on Dec 9, 2005 15:28:42 GMT -5
((Yes!))
Iris's eyes opened and she watched Raphael breath in and out. She checked his thought pattern and found, for sure that he was asleep. With the agility and stealth that Rapahel himself had taught her Iris slipped out of his entwined arms and looked out the cracked door to see a pair of yellow eyes staring inward. She quickly, but silently exited the room.
"Well, well, seducing the nemy before you kill him?" Drache asked leaning against the wall witha smirk on her face, "Bad top killer for Boss, you know what happens if you don't kill him."
"Shove it Draceh I know what I'm doing," Iris growled, "And what do you think you were doing throwing us off the bridge? I could have been killed!"
"Too bad you didn't" Drache smiled wickedly, "Anyway boss sent me to remind you of your mission. He wants Raphael dead, and if you can't do it then I get to kill both of you." Drache smiled even wider.
"Tell Boss, I'm getting the job done, but I'm getting information out of this guy, that's all," Iris said before Drache nodded and took off through a vent to the surface. Still silent as ever Iris crept back into the bed and pretended to sleep.
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Post by raphael on Dec 9, 2005 15:46:19 GMT -5
Raphael was awoken slightly as Iris crawled back into the bed, but he rolled over and fell asleep again it had been his first restfull sleep in a long long time. He hadn't seen anything, just gorgilly rolled over in his sleep. However this time his sleep was agian tormented by his deamons, fleeting moments still appeared to him of his past and his pride.
Soon the sun would rise. As the sun was coming up outside, though you could not tell from inside the facility, Raphael woke up, looking at a chronometer in his pocket he got up, and put the knife he had placed under the pillow he was resting on in his boot. He went through his bag and saw that there might be a few more things he might need. Quietly he got up and walked around the corner towards the infirmary. He found a few supplies that he would need, and decided to see what was left of the armory. There wasn't much there, a few stray bullets that Raphael might find useful. He also found two hand grenades and some flares.
Raphael returned to the bunk room and awoke Iris.
"it is morning already, come on, it is time to go." Raphael had not wanted to wake Iris, but they had to get moving.
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Post by Health on Dec 9, 2005 15:54:41 GMT -5
Iris opened her eyes unable to get back asleep since her talk with Drache. She sat up and yawned and rubbed her eyes, "Let's get going," she said placing her craft bag around her neck and looking at Raphael and then looking away.
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Post by raphael on Dec 9, 2005 16:04:33 GMT -5
Raphael nodded, "back the way we came."
He lead the way through laberynth back to the grate. He looked back at Iris, "you first." Raphael said weaving his fingers together to make a basket for Iris to put her foot in.
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Post by Health on Dec 9, 2005 16:07:12 GMT -5
"Thanks," Iris said still not able to look at him. She had a mission, knew what she had to do, and she knew she could do it. He completely trusted her and she could easily slip a knife into his heart. But her own heart felt like it was ripping in two at the thought of Raphael's blood on her hands.
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Post by raphael on Dec 9, 2005 16:16:23 GMT -5
Raphael lifted her up and then jumped up pulling himself up into the duct as well. He noticed Iris' avoidance, but marked it only slightly, he had been gone a long time and it was not his place to pry. "Come on we have to get out of here."
Raphael cracked a glow stick handing it to Iris, back to the parking garage and then over to the train station.
"did you sleep well."
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Post by Health on Dec 9, 2005 16:19:15 GMT -5
"Well as expected," Iris said following behind Raphael before her face hardened. She had to do it, for her own sake at least, this was the price she paid for dealing with the devil. Tears formed in Iris's eyes as she drew a knife from her craftbag. With the agility that Raphael had taught her she threw herself at Raphael knife drawn and aimed for his heart.
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Post by raphael on Dec 9, 2005 16:26:24 GMT -5
Raphael had taught Iris well, but experience could speak for more than knowledge. Raphael read the attack only moments before it came, not long enough to do much. He simply turned around and looked at Iris.
"better you than someone else." Raphael said, so quietly, so much as if he had given up. The inflection in his voice was so reminiscant of the first time he had lost, when he had given up long ago. It had been a time before he had ever met Iris or any of his students. Raphael looked tired, there wer dark circles around his eyes his shoulders sagged slightly.
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