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Post by PeroxidePirate on Jul 21, 2011 5:35:58 GMT 10
Title: Crazy Faith Rating: PG Character: Aniki Event: Love Long Jump Words: 245 Summary: Kora sets Aniki straight on a couple of things.
“How far south did you mean to travel?” Kora asked one day, while they walked.
Aniki shrugged, bumping her companion’s shoulder with her arm. “Tortall? Barzun? Tyra?”
“Well, why stop there? We could go all the way to Carthak.”
“We could,” Aniki agreed easily. “But why’re you asking? You have your cards-”
Kora interrupted with a full-throated laugh.
“What?”
“It’s nothing.”
“You’re laughing at me.”
“I’m not,” she insisted. “Only, folk so seldom understand how it works.”
“It seemed perfectly clear before. Coins for you, swords for me, the world.”
“Aniki...” She stopped the taller woman with a hand on her shoulder, then leaned up and kissed her soundly. “Don’t ever change.”
“Not planning to,” Aniki said, uneasily, even as her arms went around Kora’s waist. “But what-?”
Kora steadied her face in both hands, smoothing her thumbs over cheekbones and jaw. “I stacked the deck, love. I cheated. The meanings are never as clear as that.”
Aniki blinked.
“I liked your looks,” Kora continued, tucking her head against Aniki’s neck. “I guessed we might do well together. I thought we should see the world. Wasn’t I right?”
After a moment of consideration, Aniki grinned. “Well, then. We’ll see Tortall, Barzun, Tyra and Carthak.”
Kora smiled. “Good choice.”
Aniki kissed Kora’s cheek, right beside her ear, and then whispered, “But first, you gormless rook, you’d better teach me that trick with the cards.”
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Post by journeycat on Jul 21, 2011 8:30:43 GMT 10
Ohhh, clever Kora - and I love that Aniki is amused about her cheating, and not angry. Lovely piece.
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Post by PeroxidePirate on Jul 21, 2011 8:38:09 GMT 10
Thanks! I see Aniki being amused instead of upset often.
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Post by Griff on Jul 21, 2011 15:15:20 GMT 10
Well, she trusted a card reading. I mean, it was taking a chance on the wind ANYWAY. Can she really blame her? It's adorable that Kora was all sneaky like. *innocent whistle, shuffle the deck*
Pft, Rosto, you are hardly the sneakiest of the bunch. You just brag about it.
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