Post by PeroxidePirate on Mar 7, 2010 2:27:35 GMT 10
Title: Something in Common: Age
Rating: PG
Length: 215 words
Competitor: Raoul
Round/Fight: 2/A
Summary: Kel's point of view on Raoul and Buri.
It was early spring and the air was cool, so we drew close to the campfire. It was my turn to wash the dishes, and by the time I was done, Raoul and Buri were sitting together on the longer of two logs we'd pulled into the clearing. I settled myself on the shorter one, across the fire.
“Do you remember,” Raoul was saying, “that pony – the very first one, when they were so afraid...”
“... So afraid he'd fall off!” Buri took up the tale. “But that thing couldn't have dumped Arram Draper, much less a child who was born with horse sense!” She was laughing, cheeks pink with firelight and wine.
He laughed, too, arm around her waist. “Oh, I remember like it was yesterday.”
What child? I wanted to ask. Why do I feel like I should know who Arram Draper is? When did all this happen?
But I already knew the answer to that last question: it was long ago, before, when they were already friends and I was still a child.
“Those were the days,” Buri mused. Watching Raoul kiss her, I told myself she didn't mean it. But as I laid out my bedroll and crawled inside it, alone, I wondered if she did.
Rating: PG
Length: 215 words
Competitor: Raoul
Round/Fight: 2/A
Summary: Kel's point of view on Raoul and Buri.
It was early spring and the air was cool, so we drew close to the campfire. It was my turn to wash the dishes, and by the time I was done, Raoul and Buri were sitting together on the longer of two logs we'd pulled into the clearing. I settled myself on the shorter one, across the fire.
“Do you remember,” Raoul was saying, “that pony – the very first one, when they were so afraid...”
“... So afraid he'd fall off!” Buri took up the tale. “But that thing couldn't have dumped Arram Draper, much less a child who was born with horse sense!” She was laughing, cheeks pink with firelight and wine.
He laughed, too, arm around her waist. “Oh, I remember like it was yesterday.”
What child? I wanted to ask. Why do I feel like I should know who Arram Draper is? When did all this happen?
But I already knew the answer to that last question: it was long ago, before, when they were already friends and I was still a child.
“Those were the days,” Buri mused. Watching Raoul kiss her, I told myself she didn't mean it. But as I laid out my bedroll and crawled inside it, alone, I wondered if she did.
Being the outsider is hard enough with friends. This has gotta hurt.
Maybe once we'd have seen it during Smackdown!