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Post by Ruby Thompson on Mar 20, 2013 15:52:48 GMT -5
Ruby was even more worried now. He was sliding full into the fact that she was Donna 'reborn'. There was no way she was leaving now. She shakily pulled her hair away from her face and licked her lips. No. Her voice came out sharper than intended when he offered to go over everything. She smiled dainty. Um, no. You don't have to. Her nervous sweats had just began and she wished it were cooler in the room. No, this was not meant to be. Ruby was a girl from the Thompson family, not some reincarnation of Landru's love. She had cats to take care of, and a fish. It wasn't guaranteed someone would check in on her house to feed them. If Ruby could curl up in a ball and disappear, she would be happy. She pulled her knees to her chest and wrapped her arms around her shins. But are you sure? There could be lots of other girls like me or Donna out there. Ruby watched Landru and pushed her hair out of her face again.
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Post by Landru Belan on Mar 20, 2013 16:17:23 GMT -5
Hurt registers on my face for a moment at her sharp 'No' before she goes on to explain which question she had been answering. A gleeful grin crosses my face and I nod enthusiastically. "It'll be great- you'll see." I say, nodding as if I already had it all planned out. "It shall be great to have company again- Caterina has always hated me, she always prefered you, though we've learned to deal with each other in your.. absence." I continue, shrugging my shoulders slightly. I shake my head quickly at Ruby's question. "No, Donna- you- are one of a kind. Always have been, always will be." I reply, smiling at her affectionately. "See? You both have that painfully adorable habit of pushing your hair out of your face." I add, as if this were obvious evidence.
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Post by Ruby Thompson on Mar 20, 2013 16:31:20 GMT -5
Ruby couldn't help but dropping her jaw. He was already talking about if she were Donna. She got of the bed and started pacing, holding one arm close to her torso and putting her chin in the other. There was no way she could go through with this. Yet, Landru was so excited. Ruby. My name's Ruby. She said over his sentence when he actually called her Donna. Ruby would not change her name. It would only push herself farther away from, well, herself. The hardwood floor helped chill her, though not greatly. She wanted to lay on it and absorb all the chill. But maybe Donna did that too. Ruby sighed and rubbed the back of her neck. No more hair being pushed out of her face. But no sooner than she said it, she pulled her hair away again. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to be Donna though. It was clear Landru loved Donna and wouldn't hurt her. If Ruby acted like her then maybe she would get through scotch free, not a worry of being killed anymore. So it was settled. She must pretend to be Donna for him. But this couldn't last forever.
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Post by Landru Belan on Mar 20, 2013 16:42:34 GMT -5
My intense blue eyes watch as she gets up to pace, her chin in her hand as she moved. I look down at my hands as she corrects me, feeling guilts for slipping up. "Im sorry." I say quickly, biting at the inside of my lower lip. I stand, hands clapsed behind my back as I look first at my picture of the original Donna, then back to her new body. All so different, yet so the same. My feelings were the same, but were her's? They had to be- hadnt she always told me she'd love me forever? Yes, and I would always love her, that much was clear. Soon a thought enters my mind and I small smile creeps onto my face, though my azure eyes were filled with a mixture of terror and dread. I move forward to pull Ruby into a hug, resting my head against her neck. I blanch and flinch at the feeling of warmth coming from her, the way her blood rushed through her veins. "Y-You know I'd never hurt you, right?" I start, my voice barely audible. I suddenly hated myself.. but I couldnt lose her, not again. Certainly not to anything as small as mortal death and old age.
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Post by Ruby Thompson on Mar 20, 2013 16:53:57 GMT -5
Ruby shuddered at the coldness of him. His voice made her go still. He was doing what she'd know was going to happen. He was going to kill her, but keep her alive. To go about like a zombie, feeding off people. Ruby couldn't think of the idea. She knew their wasn't a use in struggling. Landru's grip was already harder than the average persons. Landru.. please don't. She whispered, swallowing the lump that rose in her throat. It was too much. Kidnapped a human, leaving a vampire. No, no, no. thought of other ways to change his mind came. A fruitless worry, her mother would say. Ruby squirmed, trying to get space between her and Landru. Lest she not get out of this, she didn't want to stress because of claustrophobia.
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Post by Landru Belan on Mar 20, 2013 17:57:20 GMT -5
She calls me by my name.. had I given her my name? No, I didnt think I had. "See? You know my name, I didnt even give it to you. You must remember, a-and if you remember that, you have to remember how you'd died- how I couldnt save you! I cant lose you again, love, I cant. It would tear me apart." I explain, my voice desperate. Ruby had to understand, had to know how I'd fought to save her before she'd fallen, my throat already ripped open and the venom invading my blood before she'd hit the ground. "I-I love you." I add softly, pulling away to look at her, my blue eyes those of a hunted animal.
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Post by Ruby Thompson on Mar 20, 2013 20:20:35 GMT -5
Ruby, once Landru's grip had lessened, pulled herself away, arms wrapped so tightly to herself it almost hurt. But would you want to put Don- me though the same thing you went through? She tried playing pity, but her voice was to confident. Then she had a change of heart. Would it really be so.. awful to be a vampire? She'd always been a child to fantasize over the creatures. Though to say she'd always wanted to be one was not exactly true. But Landru seemed so happy to have 'her' back. And what if it was true? She'd never believed in reincarnation, but... vampires were real. How... bad is it? Ruby turned her brown eyes to his blue ones. More trust was in this, in him, than she'd ever had before. She wondered if she'd gone mad.
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Post by Landru Belan on Mar 21, 2013 15:15:24 GMT -5
She flees herself from my grasp and I let my arms fall limply to my sides, my azure eyes watching her closely. I stay silent after Ruby's question, rocking back and forth slightly on my feet as I tilt my head towards the wooden floor. I look back up at her at ehr second question, my eyes roaming over her face. So different from Donna, yet other things about the two were so alike. "Well.. I was certainly not turned on the most.. gentle of ways, though I'd say it will hurt." I reply quietly, my voice small. "But.. for an immortal life with me, wouldnt it be worth it? I'd give you anything, Ruby. You'd be my world, just like you were all those eyars ago." I continue, my voice gaining strength as I spoke. I opened my arms to her, hoping for a hug. "We could be together again, nothing would take you from me again." I say, smiling at her as if this were the most brilliant plan in the world.
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Post by Ruby Thompson on Mar 22, 2013 20:16:43 GMT -5
Ruby looked at Landru uncertainly and let out a heavy sigh. She did not want to do this. She didn't want anything he'd give her, she wanted her green chair, black and white TV. Her cats. And most certainly she did not want to live forever. Where would be the fun in that? Aren't people supposed to experience the joy of growing old and seeing grandchildren? She didn't move towards his hug. Ruby stood there with her arms crossed over her. I don't know. She finally spit out, looking around the room. Anywhere but Landru her eyes found.
(I'm idea-less for more refusals from her, so it's short. But I wanted to reply with something, so c: )
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Post by Landru Belan on Mar 22, 2013 21:01:25 GMT -5
She let out a sigh and didnt leap into my arms. A frown crosses my face and I cross my arms over my chest, inspecting my feet as if they were suddenly very interesting. "Will you at least think about it?" I ask hopefully, looking up at Ruby. I knew she'd come around eventually, I just had to give her her time and space before asking again. The only thing I'd never been able to sway Donna on was the prospect of pre-marital sex, and I highly doubted that was a subject to be prodded with a ten foot pole at the moment. I watch as her eyes flit across the room like a wild bird, landing and resting anywhere but on me. A dark scowl crosses my face, wasnt she supposed to be bursting with joy? We'd just been reuinited after over fifty years, and she wasnt celebrating? Maybe she just had to remember me, get to have affection for me again.. yes, that had to be it.
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Post by Ruby Thompson on Mar 22, 2013 21:17:31 GMT -5
Ruby shook bounding on the balls of her feet. Like she was going to get out of here anyway? And Landru didn't really seem like such a bad guy. But, there was always the fact she would drink blood. Then again, she didn't mind blood at all. Seeing it slowly drained from an innocent human being by her own deed, that may be a problem. Ruby looked at Landru, opened her mouth to say sure about thinking about it, but shut her mouth, pretty pink lips sealing the words back. After turning in a circle once as if to wind the words up, she faced Landru again. I'll do it. The sentence exploded from her and she cupped her hand around her neck and looked at the floor, then removed her hand and linked it with her other. She had no idea what she'd just agreed to.
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Post by Landru Belan on Mar 22, 2013 21:23:44 GMT -5
My electric blue eyes inspect the floor once more, though my head snaps up at her reply. "Really?" I ask, a smile crossing my face. "Oh, do not answer that." I add hastily, rushing forward to pull Ruby into my arms for an embrace. "I swear to God, you'll never regret it." I say, burying my face in her neck. I flinch once more as her scent, the sound of her pulse reaches my nostrils and my ears. But, I wouldnt have the temptation for long, no. She would be like me, we'd be the perfect couple- a power couple, even. "We can wait for as long as oyu'd like, though." I continue, not wanting to make her feel as if she were being pressured or rushed into being turned. I'd let Ruby go along at her own pace, though she just wouldnt be able to back out- not that she'd want to.
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Post by Ruby Thompson on Mar 22, 2013 21:33:31 GMT -5
Ruby shook her head. Do it before I change my mind. I'm extremely close. Her voice trembled with fear, as did she. If it did not happen shortly, Ruby was sure she would freak and make the process so much harder for her. And by the sounds of it, she didn't want that to happen. She patted Landru's back awkwardly with one hand, not sure what to do. After all, she'd only just met the man and he was sure she was this presumed 'Donna'. The life Ruby had lived before would be gone. No more afternoon chats with Joe, the Pepsi deliver at the local gas station, no more- Ruby stopped and pulled away from Landru. Will human food, chocolate specifically, make me sick? She asked, narrowing her eyes curiously.
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Post by Landru Belan on Mar 22, 2013 21:40:45 GMT -5
I nod slightly at her words, my tongue flicking across my lips. I remembered precisely how I was turned, and I hoped that just a gentler form would suffice for Ruby. Im about to sink my fangs into her neck when she speaks again, pulling back to look at me. A chagrined expression comes across my face, like that of a toddler caught with his hand in the cookie jar. "Oh, you can eat human food, it just doesnt satisfy your hunger." I reply, shaking my head slightly. "But you dont have to have human fod to live, just blood." I add with a slight shrug. "You dont have to kill your victims, either." I continue, remembering Donna's gentle soul and how she'd never hurt a fly.
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Post by Ruby Thompson on Apr 28, 2013 9:29:59 GMT -5
Ruby pulled and twisted at a strand of hair. So, she wasn't going to have to kill her 'victims', good. Even if she had to, she doubted she'd be able to. A cruel life wasn't her life. Her eyes glanced around Landru's weapon laden room. This was it. She closed her eyes and nodded. I trust you.She just barely whispered, pulling her chin up. Her body shook and she crossed her arms to try and stop it. It didn't help much, but she felt steadier. Ruby waiting for the feeling of two sharp fangs in her neck. She found herself flinching at a scuffle of something nearby. A nervous laugh passed through her lips. There wasn't any breaking down now. She turned her eyes to look at Landru. I trust you. Ruby said again, louder so that Landru was sure to hear. Then she caught herself. He would have heard of her earlier, vampire hearing and whatnot. Maybe he'd figure she actually meant for him to hear this plea.
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