Perhaps There Is Still Time (Marcia)

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Marcia hadn't seen Cain since the kiss they had experienced not too long ago. It was strange, giggling in the way that she did when she received the letter to meet him in his signature classroom on the sixth floor. Her heart skipped a beat as she read it but she also slowly started to panic. She had no idea what she was supposed to wear to this sort of... thing. So, she just did what she knew best and turned to her fellow females for guidance.

The donned her with a simple knee length black dress and a dark grey jacket. Her hair had been slightly curled, but nothing too elaborate. She still looked like herself, just a little less punk than usual. She approached the classroom once she was ready, picking at her fingernails nervously as she did so. Once at the door, she stood outside it for several seconds. Did she really have the capacity to do something like this? To really take the time to care about someone? The thought wracked her with nerves, that she would fail at this worse than anyone ever had...

Still, something compelled her to knock. Something about brown hair, cola and the prospect of another kiss...

As the door opened before her, she heard her name half-whispered by a familiar voice She smiled, giving an awkward little wave before answering, "Cain," she said, her voice just as lighthearted as his. For two people who had experienced a lot of darkness in their life, it was a strange sight to see them so wrapped up in something so gentle. She stepped into the room, glancing at the set up. A comfortable looking couch, some sandwiches, candles and cola... then she heard the music and her smile grew wider. "Did you steal the couch, then?" she joked.

Leave it to Marcia to make jokes in a moment like this.

@cainedge

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Asset relocation, hah, classic Cain vocabulary. She lifted her arm to take his hand as he reached for hers, allowing him to lead her to the couch. "Okay, okay- little eager, are we?" he joked as he pulled her there. She sat beside him crossing her legs and placing her hands in her lap. She chewed on her bottom lip a little as he spoke, trying to hold back her smile for some reason.

She chuckled, of course he was offering her Cola. "Sure, Cola's great and hey-" she lifted a hand to catch his, "I missed you too. I hope you don't think I've been avoiding you, or anything," she added with an awkward little raise of her eyebrow. Suddenly, her hair ignited fire and she sighed, pulling her hand away from his in order to pat her hair in embarrassment. "Sorry about that. Has a mind of it's own, really," she muttered.

@cainedge

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She took the cola from his hand, noticing how swiftly it was presented to her. He was very prepared, this one. She felt her own blush creep onto her cheeks as he went on about how he liked her hair. Many people thought it was cool, but she really didn't think so anymore. She was used to it, though. Still, the way he said it, touched it, looked at it... it made her feel like it could actually be not so bad of a curse to have, really. It made her feel like... well, like it was something beautiful, something important, something that suited her. She hadn't really felt that confident in it before. It was... weird, but nice.

His sentence soon bled into talking about her though, not just her hair. She chewed on her lip again and found herself turning her gaze toward her hands in her lap for a moment. "I like you too, Cain," she said in a soft tone. She looked back up at him with a bit of a quirky eyebrow raise as he talked about bragging to someone about her. She noticed his cheeks were just as red as hers now and thought awe screw it, as she reached her hand out to take one of his.

"Oooh, really? Did you speak of my master skills in allure and feminine charms?" she raised both eyebrows at him quickly for a moment, ala Groucho Marks style, as a little joke before chuckling out of it.

@cainedge

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Marcia rolled her eyes and couldn't help but laugh as he said he shared unto the world of her 'wit and fire'. She shook her head, but her laughter abruptly stopped when the 'M' word came out of his mouth. Bridesmaids? What? Her eyes widened as his closed and her hands and shoulders tensed. She forced his eyes to close slightly in order to look normal as he opened his eyes again, stroking her arm and taking her other hand.

Then he started to speak again and she found herself holding her breath. She didn't take her eyes off his as he asked if she thought of the future... what she dreamed about.

After a moment of silence she finally remembered to speak. "Oh, well, I'm... I'm thinking of going back to America." Her voice was weirdly quiet, unsure...

@cainedge

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Marcia was not expecting Cain to have such a ... violent reaction to her mentioning America. She widened her eyes and leaned back a little, letting his little conniption run it's course before saying anything. So, he said she needed to read the letter. She took it from him, lifting it to open it before glancing up at Cain one more time as he said he'd go wherever she went and happily so. Her lip curled up into a half smile until he said 'kill'. Her smile disappeared but she didn't look mad. No, her curiosity was incredibly peaked.

She unfolded the letter slowly and began to read it... She honestly didn't understand one any of it meant, but she understood a veiled thread when she saw one. She looked up at him and couldn't help the strange warm feeling that erupted in her stomach. She stood, crossing the distance between them to wrap her arms around his waste, letter still in hand. "So, let's kill him. Should be easy, right?"

@cainedge (marci did react! just not verbally XD)

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She raised an eyebrow at him as he said he was afraid of how easy it would be to kill the guy. That was definitely something to be scared of. Marcia knew herself that she could easily kill someone dark and sinister if it came down to it, and that wasn't necessarily encouraging. At the mention of his murdered parents she let her jaw drop slightly. "Oh, I'm... I'm sorry," she said. Her parents were still alive, both sets at the moment, and she didn't really relate to that at all. Still, she tried to be comforting by lifting a hand to his hair and placing it on the back of his head.

She smiled at him as he said they were in the brainy houses and then leaned into him as he kissed her cheek and so forth. She chuckled as he said she didn't think he was crazy but her laugh quickly disappeared as he said I love you. She caught her breath and pulled back for just a moment.

She breathed in through her nose before looking back at him, their noses were almost touching. "I love you, too. And that's very hard to admit," she said, trying to ignore the screaming voice in her head telling her to run away right now and get on a broomstick and never come back. She could do this. She could do this.

@cainedge

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"Together," she nodded, agreeing. Then he was going on about complimenting her again and her cheeks grew hot, she knew they were bright red. She faux glared at him as he continued, up until he regarded the sandwiches. At his pause, she raised an eyebrow at him but the corner of her lip tugged upward. She knew what he was thinking because she was thinking the same thing, obviously! As he finally got the words out she didn't even let him take a breath before pushing her lips against his and pulling him closer to her via one hand in his hair and the other reached behind her. Why? Because she was rapidly pulling him toward the couch and she wanted to feel where it was going to be once she reached it...

@cainedge (lol we can stop here unless you want to get another snog post in haha)