I held my breath to feel alive

Conor Soul · 05-26-2010, 06:03 AM

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He was surprised to see the delighted warmth glowing in his cousin’s youthful face when she looked up from her book. He was sorry to have made her jump like that, but the surprise showed only happiness, and so he pushed the worry away. But ah, what was this? The way she had held her book had disguised it well enough for him to fail to pay attention to it before now, but the bandages were strikingly visible against the young girl’s dark coated form. She cried out his name and rushed to hug him. He saw the light wince, but did not have the time to react to it before her arms were around him. His own arms rose to fulfil the embrace and the golden hued Soul male closed his soft hued eyes. Her excitement jumped over to the Dahlian and the male laughed, watching the odd meetings they’d had in the past. Dramatic puppy moments and that time when he had run into her just as she had experienced her first shift to optime. It was so good to see her again.

She whispered such sweet words and he returned them sincerely. ”I’ve missed you too, Cambria.” the family was so scattered—it was important to keep the bonds strong and vivid. Now when the war was over, perhaps he would find the time to build up his life. They pulled apart, and he passively investigated the bandage strung around her ribcage. She was the first to speak though, so he decided to answer her first. ”Don’t think about it that way—it was right of you to stay away.” War was so ugly, and Conor knew that he would have had a hard time living with himself if something had happened to Cambria during the violent conflict. He did not wish to talk about the war though. He wanted to talk about life and green. Though.. ”What happened to you?” he muttered with a soft voice, gesticulating to her ribs with his free hand.

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