*He smiles, gazing down into her eyes.* It was a pleasure, milady. -- Royal

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Subject: *He smiles, gazing down into her eyes.* It was a pleasure, milady.

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Neil
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Date Posted: 14:00:27 08/16/03 Sat
In reply to: Mari 's message, "*takes his arm*" on 14:05:00 08/14/03 Thu

*He suddenly freezes, looking up over her shoulder, into the dark room. A cold rain is falling outside. The diamond-paned glass window is open, and he could have sworn . . .* Hang on, *he mutters, and slips by her into the chamber. The only light is from a merrily crackling fire. He takes one step, then another, his heart pounding. He barely notices the rich elegance of the room as he inches toward the window. He lets out a cry of surprise and stumbles backwards as the dark shape of a man hurls itself from the window--a sword's blade flashes white-silver in the firelight--Neil catches his balance, drawing his own sword in a flash. The tow men parry and circle each other like hungry dogs, their chests heaving, their intense eyes fixed on each other. The other is handsome, with pale blonde hair pulled into a ponytail and long sideburns. His eyes are brilliant green. He lets out a low snarl, and his teeth appear to be yellowish-brown. Neil lunges and the swords clang together. His hand aches as the handle of the sword is pushed back roughly. Steel grates against steel as Neil is forced back a step--toward the fire. He draws the sword quickly away, and side-steps the next thrust neatly. He swings his blade but is blocked by the other's. He ducks, light as a dancer on his booted feet. He swings out and cuts deeply into the attacker's thigh. The other man grunts in pain, his sharp teeth gritted has he hacks out. The blade clips Neil's ear and he gasps, catching his balance as hot fluid trickles down his neck. He breaks forward and the blades crash loudly. Calculating every move, Neil suddenly takes a wild chance and swings one of his legs up. He kicks the enemy hard in the stomach, then lurches backward to avoid being pinned by the sword. The intruder gasps and bends double, but stumbles back as Neil's blade comes whistling down, merely clipping a few of the blonde hairs. With a growl Neil surges forward and the blades are pressed hard together, the men's noses a mere inch apart. They stand like that for one second, their eyes boring into each other, and then Neil is forced backward. He snarls, ducks and his blade whirls out, a blur of silver. There is a loud clang of metal and warm, dark wetness soaks Neil's left arm. With a grunt of pain he gives one final charge and his sword drives into the intruder's unprotected stomach, severing his left lung. With a moan, the would-be-murderer collapses. Neil pauses for a second, watching him fall--to be sure of his deadness--and then stumbles backward, sinking onto the bed and moaning softly with pain.*

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*looks at the window scared* Mari 20:45:32 08/16/03 Sat

*Bites his lip to keep from making any noise, a determined glint in his eye.* -- Neil, 16:12:07 08/17/03 Sun

*still scared she looks around for help* -- Mari, 19:22:41 08/18/03 Mon

*Groans and arches back on the bed, the pain bringing tears to his eyes.* -- Neil, 09:22:14 08/19/03 Tue

*looks if the doctor is coming so he can see the wound* -- Mari, 14:33:13 08/19/03 Tue

*His chest seems to loosen up a bit as the blood is stopped.* -- Neil, 11:15:06 08/20/03 Wed

*nods* sure -- Mari, 14:21:42 08/21/03 Thu

Thanks, *he murmurs, and lies still.* -- Neil, 09:27:52 08/22/03 Fri

its ok *she says smiling* -- Mari, 15:23:16 08/22/03 Fri

Well, *he looks thoughtful and grins to himself.* -- Neil, 14:11:27 08/23/03 Sat

*follows his glance* -- Mari, 20:27:23 08/24/03 Sun

*Meets her gaze steadily, his dark eyes twinkling.* -- Neil, 08:19:44 08/26/03 Tue

*smiles* -- Mari, 16:55:34 08/28/03 Thu

*Regards her for a minute, and then lets out a long sigh.* -- Neil, 09:18:04 08/30/03 Sat

*walks to the closet* -- Mari, 19:39:18 08/31/03 Sun

*Eyes her again.* -- Neil, 13:04:45 09/01/03 Mon

*glances at him* -- Mari, 18:04:31 09/01/03 Mon

*Smiles slightly.* -- Neil, 17:26:06 09/02/03 Tue

*glances at him* -- Mari, 16:50:32 09/03/03 Wed

*Swallows hard, holding her gaze.* -- Neil, 15:36:29 09/04/03 Thu

*feeling his lips touching hers, she moves her head away* -- Mari, 19:01:40 09/04/03 Thu

*Stares blankly at her.* -- Neil, 16:06:50 09/05/03 Fri

*stares at him back* -- Mari, 19:03:32 09/06/03 Sat

*Takes a deep breath.* -- Neil, 17:13:19 09/08/03 Mon

*nods understanding his point* -- Mari, 20:17:19 09/11/03 Thu

Um, just wondering, but who *is* your boyfriend? *he asks quietly.* -- Neil, 09:46:51 09/13/03 Sat

*nods slowly* -- Mari, 18:42:48 09/14/03 Sun

Oh, *he says softly.* -- Neil, 15:33:28 09/15/03 Mon

*stares at the ground* -- Mari, 19:56:54 09/15/03 Mon

*He takes a long, shaky breath and stares at the door.* -- Neil, 09:32:13 09/19/03 Fri

*looks sadly at the floor* -- Mari, 15:49:40 09/20/03 Sat

*He turns and regards her silently for a moment.* -- Neil, 16:04:29 09/23/03 Tue

*lifts her gaze* -- Mari, 18:48:05 09/25/03 Thu

*Nods slightly* -- Neil, 17:29:04 09/26/03 Fri

*stares at him not knowing what to say* -- Mari, 16:49:53 09/28/03 Sun

*His heart races at her touch and he swallows hard, fighting for control.* -- Neil, 15:53:58 09/29/03 Mon

*stares at the floor* -- Mari, 13:59:33 10/04/03 Sat

*Breathes raggedly, staring desperately at her.* -- Neil, 16:20:14 10/04/03 Sat

*looks at him thinking what to say* -- Mari, 15:30:03 10/08/03 Wed

*Stares at her, hardly believing what he was hearing.* -- Neil, 13:04:00 10/09/03 Thu

*stares at the blank spot he was stand on* -- Mari, 11:51:19 10/11/03 Sat

*Next morning, Mari awakes to a soft knock on the door.* -- Neil, 16:29:35 10/13/03 Mon

*awakes and looks around* -- Mari, 13:41:38 10/14/03 Tue

*After eating breakfast he wanders out into the gardens.* -- Neil, 17:27:07 10/14/03 Tue

*finished her breakfast* -- Mari, 14:12:22 10/15/03 Wed

*Finishing the song he glances up at the window.* -- Neil, 15:02:14 10/17/03 Fri

*smiles at him blushing a little* -- Mari, 19:53:06 10/17/03 Fri

*He lets the last chord linger, then he lowers himself to sit next to her.* -- Neil, 16:15:18 10/18/03 Sat

*smiles* -- Mari, 18:48:50 10/18/03 Sat

Thanks, *he says, then grins.* I didn't know it either, until you said so. -- Neil, 10:31:36 10/19/03 Sun

*grins back* -- Mari, 15:38:34 10/20/03 Mon

*He stares hungrily into her eyes for a moment, his heart pounding.* -- Neil, 17:14:27 10/20/03 Mon

*smiles at him* -- Mari, 17:48:33 10/21/03 Tue

*Looks at her again, captivated by her turquoise eyes.* -- Neil, 07:19:54 10/24/03 Fri

*smiles at him for a second* -- Mari, 13:39:06 10/24/03 Fri

*His heart pounds wildly in his chest.* -- Neil, 08:59:04 10/25/03 Sat

*she can feel her heart beating fast too* -- Mari, 14:39:16 10/26/03 Sun

*He slowly smiles back at her.* -- Neil, 10:17:58 10/27/03 Mon

*grins happily at him* -- Mari, 15:14:26 10/28/03 Tue

re: -- Neil, 15:38:27 10/28/03 Tue

*takes his hand* -- Mari, 13:47:08 10/30/03 Thu

Me too, *he agrees.* Where should we go? -- Neil, 09:12:37 10/31/03 Fri

*thinks* -- Mari, 09:46:35 10/31/03 Fri

*Nods.* Sounds good. *He stands up and puts his guitar away in its case.* -- Neil, 09:23:12 11/01/03 Sat