Mariella Katrine de'Medici
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aka Carina de'Medici Curia Council Member Skilled Occulumens
So sacrifice yourself, and let me have what's left. I know that I can find the fire in your eyes.
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Post by Mariella Katrine de'Medici on Aug 20, 2012 3:01:42 GMT -5
"I've always loved you back...G-God, Shay...It was obvious to everyone but you," she sniffed. "For years and years...I've tried everything to get you to notice me as more than some little kid whose scrapes and bruises you have to kiss to get them to stop crying. But you never did. I hate it when we fight over things like me having guy friends; the only guy I've even paid attention to in a romantic way is you. There's never been anyone but you."
She sniffled a little and uncurled from the little ball she'd been in to hold her arms out towards him. She was a mess; her eyeliner and mascara had been wiped off by her while she was crying, and she was sure he'd get annoyed over the black smudges on his sweater later, but she didn't care at the moment.
"I wanna hug," she mumbled.
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Shayne Tomas di'Angelo
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Post by Shayne Tomas di'Angelo on Aug 20, 2012 3:13:51 GMT -5
"I-I never realized it. I guess I was a little too caught up in trying to impress you and to get you to see me in a romantic way, that I never even noticed that you already did. I've loved you for a very long time, and I wish I had seen that you loved me back sooner," Shayne replied with a small smile.
Shayne actually didn't mind the mascara on his sweater, at least not now. When she demanded a hug, or really more like requested a hug, Shayne chuckled a little.
"It would be my pleasure," Shayne replied before, well, giving her a nice big hug.
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Mariella Katrine de'Medici
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aka Carina de'Medici Curia Council Member Skilled Occulumens
So sacrifice yourself, and let me have what's left. I know that I can find the fire in your eyes.
Posts: 31
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Post by Mariella Katrine de'Medici on Aug 20, 2012 3:25:39 GMT -5
Mariella instinctively scooted closer to Shayne when he hugged her because he was warm and the lamp-post she'd been leaning against was cold. It was also the only way she could hug him back without feeling horribly tiny. Mariella swore up and down that the issue wasn't that she was small but that he was a freaking giant, but it was really probably a little of both. She'd always kind of liked that fact that she was so much smaller than Shayne; his hugs made her feel safe, which wasn't a very normal thing for her.
"I'm sorry that I ran off like that," she mumbled into his chest. "I...I overreacted..."
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Shayne Tomas di'Angelo
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Post by Shayne Tomas di'Angelo on Aug 20, 2012 3:31:58 GMT -5
When he hugged her, he felt quite happy and even more confident (if that was even possible at times). He had always dreamed how it would feel if Mariella ever said that she liked, or in this case loved, him more than a friend or brother. It was a different feeling than he imagined, and actually it felt ever greater than he imagined. He felt really loved and felt that he could and would protect her from anything that came her way.
"It's fine, really," Shayne whispered back softly.
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Mariella Katrine de'Medici
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aka Carina de'Medici Curia Council Member Skilled Occulumens
So sacrifice yourself, and let me have what's left. I know that I can find the fire in your eyes.
Posts: 31
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Post by Mariella Katrine de'Medici on Aug 20, 2012 3:44:28 GMT -5
She couldn't help but smile a little. She'd always wondered what it would feel like actually have Shayne hold her, instead of essentially hug-tackling her like he usually did. Fact that she had to pretty much sit in his lap to give him a real hug when they were sitting down aside, it was nice. She liked the feeling. She was so used to being targeted that feeling safe and loved was amazing for her.
"If this doesn't mean that we're dating, I will be horribly upset with you," she laughed softly.
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Shayne Tomas di'Angelo
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Post by Shayne Tomas di'Angelo on Aug 20, 2012 3:51:14 GMT -5
Shayne really didn't want this feeling to end, though he knew it was going to happen eventually. The feeling when the two were hugging was actually great, but when she had said something about the two of them dating, it actually made him feel even greater. He was going to be dating Mariella. He expected to think those words eventually, but when he really knew that he was now in that phase of dating her, he felt like the happiest person in the world.
"Of course we're dating," Shayne confirmed.
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Mariella Katrine de'Medici
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aka Carina de'Medici Curia Council Member Skilled Occulumens
So sacrifice yourself, and let me have what's left. I know that I can find the fire in your eyes.
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Post by Mariella Katrine de'Medici on Aug 20, 2012 4:03:03 GMT -5
She smiled again and scooted a little closer to him in an effort to get away from the cold lamp-post. She really couldn't stand cold things. Except for ice cream or gelatto; those were awesome cold things. Oh, and of course snow. She adored snow. She remembered one day when she was twelve dragging Shayne outside and making him make snow angels with her until his front yard was one imprint of a horribly disfigured winged being after another.
"You know that we'll have to go back eventually, si?" she questioned softly. "Or Ana'll come looking for us."
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Shayne Tomas di'Angelo
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Post by Shayne Tomas di'Angelo on Aug 20, 2012 4:08:28 GMT -5
Shayne scoot as close as he could in order to get her closer. It was such a warm feeling. But either way, Shayne preferred being warm holding Mariella, than cold all by himself. He knew that Mariella liked a few cold things, but he felt that she probably preferred staying close to him.
"That's true, but I suppose we could probably stay here a little longer, if you would like," Shayne suggested.
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Mariella Katrine de'Medici
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aka Carina de'Medici Curia Council Member Skilled Occulumens
So sacrifice yourself, and let me have what's left. I know that I can find the fire in your eyes.
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Post by Mariella Katrine de'Medici on Aug 20, 2012 4:15:55 GMT -5
She blushed when she realized that, as opposed to shortly before when she'd almost been sitting in Shayne's lap, she'd actually been moved to sit in his lap this time. It was a little ridiculous that she had to sit in his lap to give him a proper hug, but she didn't...exactly mind. It was so warm...she liked it.
"Y-yeah...I would," she admitted. "If you don't mind..."
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Shayne Tomas di'Angelo
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Post by Shayne Tomas di'Angelo on Aug 20, 2012 11:39:50 GMT -5
Shayne had just noticed how she was literally on his lap. Not that he minded, really, but it actually was pretty cute and he liked it. Well, he had admit that earlier Al, Stefan and that Prewett guy were right, and his mother, of course, she always seemed to be right anyways. He loved Mariella, it wasn't just some crush he had since he was little, he really did love her, and more than he loved a sort of sister. So why had he never noticed it?
"I don't mind at all," Shayne replied.
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Mariella Katrine de'Medici
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aka Carina de'Medici Curia Council Member Skilled Occulumens
So sacrifice yourself, and let me have what's left. I know that I can find the fire in your eyes.
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Post by Mariella Katrine de'Medici on Aug 21, 2012 3:01:21 GMT -5
It was...so warm, sitting there with him. She felt bad, but she had to admit that the warmth after crying like she had made her kind of tired. She didn't want to fall asleep on him, but it was hard to not, curled up in his lap like she was.
She stifled a soft yawn, feeling her eyes beginning to slide shut a little.
"Y'sure?" she mumbled sleepily. "Because...I can get off of you if you want. I'm not too heavy, am I?"
Mariella was very self-concious about her weight after a bout with an eating disorder when she was fourteen. It was just something that she hadn't ever managed to drop, she supposed.
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Shayne Tomas di'Angelo
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Post by Shayne Tomas di'Angelo on Aug 21, 2012 3:42:32 GMT -5
"Oh no, not at all," Shayne replied, having a feeling she was feeling a little tired just from the way she was talking.
Truthfully, Shayne was tired himself. It had been a long day, and it was pretty late at night. But he was used to late nights, so he managed to seem quite normal, despite feeling quite tired. It would look terrible if he fell asleep just out here in the street. He had a feeling she would wake him if he drifted off, however, if she fell asleep as well, they could get kidnapped sleeping out here! But Shayne wasn't too tired, he had been much tireder than before and stayed up for many hours after.
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Mariella Katrine de'Medici
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aka Carina de'Medici Curia Council Member Skilled Occulumens
So sacrifice yourself, and let me have what's left. I know that I can find the fire in your eyes.
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Post by Mariella Katrine de'Medici on Aug 21, 2012 3:47:11 GMT -5
She leaned back a little to look him in the eye, tiny frown on her face. She hoped that he wasn't lying...she had gained a little weight recently...she was just a tad bit heavier than she'd been the last time she'd let him hold her like this...
"Are you sure?" she asked softly. "I...I've gained some weight recently...the doctors think that it's fine. They keep saying that I'm getting back to a healthy weight for my size, but...I don't know..."
Logically, she knew that they were right. However, there was still that nagging, illogical part of her mind that told her that she'd gained too much weight. That the doctors were wrong, and she was going to get fat, and then Shayne wouldn't think she was pretty anymore.
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Shayne Tomas di'Angelo
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Post by Shayne Tomas di'Angelo on Aug 21, 2012 3:54:09 GMT -5
"I wouldn't have said it unless I was sure," Shayne replied with a small smile, "If the doctors say that you're healthy, then you're healthy. Mariella, I don't care about your weight, unless your being harmed by it."
Shayne didn't get why she obsessed over her weight or her looks. He would love her regardless. He would always think that she was pretty.
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Mariella Katrine de'Medici
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aka Carina de'Medici Curia Council Member Skilled Occulumens
So sacrifice yourself, and let me have what's left. I know that I can find the fire in your eyes.
Posts: 31
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Post by Mariella Katrine de'Medici on Aug 21, 2012 4:00:54 GMT -5
"Logically, I know that they're right...it's just that stupid little voice in the back of my head that keeps telling me that they're wrong. That I'm stupid and ugly and at least I used to be skinny, but now I'm not even that anymore," she admitted, looking down and to the side. "It's that same little stupid nagging part of me that used to make me compare myself to Momma and wish that I could look and act more like her..."
Mariella's mother was a model. She was extremely pretty and tall, so she didn't have to monitor her weight like her daughter. Mariella had spent her entire childhood getting chided by her mother about various things, and in her teenaged life, it hadn't changed much.
"Why aren't you more feminine, Carina?"
"Don't eat that, Carina! You'll get fat!"
"For the love of! What are you doing, Carina?!"
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