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Apr 1, 2017 11:38:45 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2017 11:38:45 GMT -7
@jill7
Maria had to do something. Had to fix it. Had to make it better. Somehow, someway. She couldn't just do nothing. She couldn't be a victim to this fate her grandparents had in mind. Couldn't let herself stop fighting. But she felt totally defenseless now. Because everything she did would be meaningless. A fact that Samuel had pointed out. And that was a horribly terrible feeling.
So she waited, meeting his gaze with her own. Just as desperate and insistent for an answer as before. She couldn't think of anything, and so here she was, hoping that he might know. That just like he'd reminded her of just how useless her efforts were and that she was powerless to her fate that he might know a way to fix it as well. She was hoping for too much though and she knew that. She shouldn't expect it.
Maria also shouldn't expect, and wasn't expecting, what happened next. For Samuel closing the distance she'd just made so quickly it was almost as if he materialized in front of her. Or for him to grab her by the cheeks like that and kiss her. Being a very physical and hyper sexual individual Maria had kissed plenty of people. Countless in fact. Kissing was just a form of expression to her, She also knew that most people didn't look at kissing the same way. No doubt Samuel, being the romantic he was, didn't look at it the same way as her. For the first moments of that kiss Maria immediately responded, almost on instinct. Pushing back with a ferocity that could only be fueled by all the violent emotions swirling around in her mind right now. But then, she yanked away just as quickly as the sheer confusion sunk in. She didn't say anything though, just stared at him with eyes slightly wider then before, as if trying to piece together why he would kiss her like that.
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Apr 1, 2017 11:57:15 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2017 11:57:15 GMT -7
@maria <3 If it was any consolation, Samuel hadn't really thought about it until it was already being done. Normally the process of kissing was so easy and obvious, yet with Maria and the reason he had kissed her was something he had to think about. But she knew what she was doing, and the slight push of her kissing him back was enough to bring out a noise from his lips. The kiss only lasted for a few moments, just enough to get Maria focused onto something else.
And then she practically pushed him away, looking at him almost incredulously. Actually, that's exactly how she was looking at him. The fire flickered on her face, and Samuel took in a deep breath, looking back at her brown eyes with just as much confusion. Did he...Enjoy that? Or had it just been to make her stop what she was doing? No matter what the answer was, Samuel wouldn't say it out loud. He swallowed and finally spoke, his eyes narrowed at her, not sure why he was feeling such a way. "There. You shut up. Now calm down."
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Apr 1, 2017 20:54:21 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2017 20:54:21 GMT -7
@jill7
Well, at least she wasn't the only confused one. When she'd pulled away and fixed him with that look he'd matched it. Almost as if he hadn't expected himself to pull such a stunt. Maria had no problem kissing anyone and everyone. But Samuel? It wasn't like it'd been a bad kiss. Quite the opposite. Even though it had lasted only a moment. But this was Samuel. Someone who she'd made it clear she had no intention of seducing.
Samuel recovered faster then she did. And when he spoke? Her mouth hung open in shock. The hell? She was so shocked in fact that she couldn't muster up any sort of anger in retaliation. "Is that how you get every girl to shut up?" She finally managed to ask him.
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Apr 1, 2017 21:00:01 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2017 21:00:01 GMT -7
@maria <3 Her question made him laugh out loud. Was it? No. But was it even funnier that she even thought to ask that? Of course it was. Samuel twisted his dreads around so they were somewhat curled behind his back and shook his head, his laughter subsiding. "No, Maria. You're not every girl. You're a pain and you don't listen. So I used what I knew you enjoyed. And it worked." Samuel shrugged. There, good decoy to get her off his back about the kiss. Exactly what he wanted. Swallowing and taking a deep breath Samuel looked into the flames of the fire before them and jerked his head towards it. "You alright now, blaze?" The first name he had ever called her came back to the light, and it was very fitting for this moment.
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Apr 2, 2017 12:23:01 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2017 12:23:01 GMT -7
@jill7
He looked so smug and proud of himself, even laughing at her question before explaining that he'd only done it to make her listen to him. Or rather, in this case 'shut up'. It infuriated her, but in a completely different way then before. Yes, it worked, in getting her mind off what was happening, but that didn't mean she approved of his using such a tactic against her. "You're an ass." She immediately snapped at him. Being kissed shouldn't disturb her this much, considering how much kissing she actually did.
As he asked if she was alright now, she immediately grit her teeth and glared at him. She was far from alright, but at least she wasn't trying to set everything on fire currently. After a moment though she let out a little huff from her nose, before putting on a mockingly sweet smile. Forced, obviously. "Peachy."
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Apr 2, 2017 13:33:47 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2017 13:33:47 GMT -7
@maria <3 Samuel grinned at Maria. The real Maria, however, was now back and in full form. Which was weird to see how happy that made him. And even then, she wasn't really the true Maria. That one was hidden far away somewhere, and Samuel planned to get her out. He had done a decent job so far, but didn't plan on stopping anytime soon. "Why thank you, sweet Maria." His grin never faltered.
Her fake smile made his eyes widen and he chuckled. "Peachy, yeah? What a great way of putting it." Samuel wasn't one to usually feel bad about what he had done but since it was Maria and it wasn't expected he did feel somewhat guilty. "I'm sorry for kissing you without your permission. But I'm not sorry that it worked." Samuel glanced at the fire and nodded over to it. "Why don't you come sit and relax?"
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Apr 2, 2017 15:37:56 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2017 15:37:56 GMT -7
@jill7
Maria let out another huff, this time through her mouth as he thanked her. It just made her want to smack him. He was always doing that to her. And he was always calling her 'Sweet Maria' as if none of her prickly exterior existed.
She wasn't excepting him to apologize for kissing her though. When he started to apologize she looked at him, eyebrows raised. "No one has ever apologized for kissing me before." She admitted. Never. Even when the kisses had been forced on her (which did happen from time to time). It was.... well almost nice in a way. To hear that. When he told her to come sit down she didn't move, just stood there in front of the fire and stared at him. Unflinching as the next words came out. "You should know I have a partner." Why she was bringing up Viola now... Well, it was the kiss obviously. While she was never apologetic for kissing someone, it was only fair to warn him that she was in a relationship.
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Apr 2, 2017 16:03:32 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2017 16:03:32 GMT -7
@maria <3 Samuel's eyebrows went up. Of course no one ever apologized for kissing her before. Because she was beautiful, and humans were disgusting, selfish creatures. "I don't find pleasure in forcing myself upon anyone. Or doing anything without consent. That was wrong of me to do, so I apologized. I was in a moment of, what do you say, panic." He turned back to look at the fire. Samuel was just being honest, as Maria must know. But he also liked being different than anyone she's ever met before.
Her comment directly after made him scrunch up his face. Why did that matter? He wasn't interested in Maria, the kiss was to make her stop talking which he had already explained. Samuel turned to look at her, head tilted to the side. "Okay." That was all he said, confusion still written all over his face.
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Apr 2, 2017 18:53:11 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2017 18:53:11 GMT -7
@jill7
Maria just rolled her eyes at his explanation. She'd already decided that he was a Saint, and an all alright gentleman (a prick, as well, and and ass, but she was currently trying to think of positive traits.) so it was no surprise that he said what he did. "It was just a kiss.You're acting like you tried to take my virtue. So you know, I lost that a long time ago." It wasn't a big deal.
She really didn't know why she brought up Viola. Even though it was because of the kiss. He'd made his intentions clear that it hadn't been meant in that way at all. and when he gave her that confused look and just answered 'okay', She let out a huff. "I have to tell them you kissed me. That's part of the deal. It's a.... open relationship. I tell Viola when stuff like this happens." She explained, pausing for just a moment as she ran her fingers through her hair. "Viola still doesn't like it much... But maybe they'll give me a free pass since today's-" Maria stopped short. She hadn't meant to say anything of that, and she'd barely managed to stop herself from telling him it was her birthday.
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Apr 2, 2017 19:54:17 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2017 19:54:17 GMT -7
@maria <3 Samuel shook his head in humor at Maria's eye roll. Of course she couldn't stand what he said, as truthful as it was, it was too nice for Maria. She didn't think the way he did or believe in things the way he did. Which was all good and fine, but her disgusted reactions to him was still amusing. "I'm aware."
Maria continued to speak about this person, girl or boy he did not know, and Samuel just stared at her, confusion etching his mind. Open relationship? How horrible was that? Samuel could never. To each their own, however, no matter how much Samuel tried to tell Maria she deserved better. "So do that. It wasn't meant in any harm. Though if I recall correctly, if it's an open relationship, why does this Viola character care? Sounds abusive to me." Samuel shrugged, but glanced back at her when she cut off her sentence. "Today's...?"
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Apr 3, 2017 16:24:54 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2017 16:24:54 GMT -7
@jill7
Maria realized then that she thought a lot about Viola. All the time in fact. And Viola was far too good for her, that was a fact. And yet, despite knowing that Maria refused to let them get away. It was almost an obsession. It seemed Viola might feel at least a little of the same because they were willing to put up with her constant flirtatious antics. Flirting came as naturally to Maria as breathing and it came out smooth as butter, never any sort of hesitation or second guessing. Any normal person would get very jealous, very quickly... "I'm the one that wants it open, not Viola." Maria answered almost... defensively. If it was abusive in anyway, it was more likely on Maria's part. or making Viola have to put up with her constant string of lovers. "And Viola cares because their my partner." Again, still that slight defensiveness. Almost protective. Not enough to totally stop fooling around with other people, but it did make her hesitate just a little sometimes. Considering Maria's usual behavior that was quite a bit of progress.
Maria frowned as he caught her cutting off the sentence. There was an immediate and clearly defiant look in her eyes. But, considering everything else she'd already told him... She let out a sigh after a moment and ran her fingers through her hair. "My birthday." She finished the sentence. To her it just felt like another day. No big deal at all. But some people... Well birthdays brought out a strange side of people.
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Apr 3, 2017 16:44:35 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2017 16:44:35 GMT -7
@maria <3 Samuel was oh so confused. Maria didn't date, yet she was in an open relationship, yet she also seemed to be protective over this person. Either way, Samuel knew Maria was confused. And maybe it was her grandparents messing with her brain that caused her to be even more unsure of herself and her life, but Samuel wasn't in the mood to argue. He was too exhausted. "Whether it's you or the other person, you can't control what someone else does or doesn't do. That's abuse."
Maria spoke and Samuel's ears perked up. Her birthday? How old was she then? He couldn't recall if she had actually said her age or not, so he stood up and walked back over to her, nudging her shoulder. "Birthday, eh? How old are you now, fifteen?" Samuel smiled, holding back a laugh. It had become normal for him to tease her about her age, mentally or physically. "Happy Birthday, sweet Maria."
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Apr 3, 2017 17:31:55 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2017 17:31:55 GMT -7
@jill7
Maria rolled her eyes. He made it sound like her and Viola's relationship was bad. When in fact... it wasn't. Sure, Maria had no idea everything that was included in a relationship but she was figuring it out. "Viola doesn't control me." She answered firmly. No one controlled her. Ever. "If anyone's controlling it's probably me." She admitted as well. Though Viola hadn't seen her controlling side yet... At least not her aggressive controlling. Maria always had to be a little careful when that part of her personality tried to come out because she was pretty sure Viola wouldn't like it nearly as much as some of Maria's one night stands.
Fifteeen? Maria gave him a disgusted and disgruntled scowl. "Do I look fifteen to you?" Was Maria's immediate and snappy protest. "And did you forget I'm a seventh year? I'm eighteen." That's how old you turned in seventh year. Any less then that and Maria wouldn't even be here. She'd be back at Durmstrang still.
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Apr 3, 2017 18:30:05 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2017 18:30:05 GMT -7
@maria <3 "Okay." Once more, Samuel had nothing to say on the matter. It seemed to him that maybe Maria wanted him to be upset about this Viola, wanted him to care that she was in some sort of unusual relationship type of thing. But he didn't. She could do as she pleased and hurt herself in any way she felt like it. Samuel was not daft to the fact that Maria had no idea what a healthy relationship was, but he also wasn't going to argue on it. She was young; learning from her mistakes was a prior goal to growing up.
"Woah there, Blaze." Her snappy tone and angry demeanor was anything but scary. Samuel knew what year she was in, but whether she had been sixteen or seventeen he had not recalled. It seemed to him however she did not appreciate his comment. "Well, you're welcome, Maria." Samuel shook his head with exasperation written all over his face. "Stop being so angry and defensive all the time, would you?"
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Apr 5, 2017 18:06:04 GMT -7
Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2017 18:06:04 GMT -7
@jill7
Maria just rolled her eyes as he chastised her for being angry and defensive. Even adding that 'fun' nickname for her. Blaze. People were always calling her fire based nickname. Blaze in his case. But she'd heard Sparks, firefly, flamethrower. Basically there was no end to the nicknames. But hey, she didn't mind. "Santo you should know by now that I'm always angry and defensive. It's what makes me so charming." She answered with a mocking smile. There was definitely an urge to pat his cheek then, just to get on his nerves. She knew he hated it, and it would rile him up faster then anything else she did. But she really didn't feel like dealing with his retaliation at the moment, so she'd keep her hands to herself. "Besides, I think you quite like my attitude, or at least tolerate it. Otherwise you wouldn't stick around like you do."
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