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Post by Sharkbait on Sept 17, 2008 21:07:31 GMT -5
Autumn walked down the stairs cautiously and headed for the dining hall. The tables had once again been pushed to the side of the hall for the start of term dance. She had been coerced into wearing a pink strapless dress by Elena. Autumn felt bad because Elena was starting to show more, so she agreed to wear the dress. But she was sure that something would happen that would cause some sort of wardrobe malfunction. Logan walked behind her, chuckling to himself. He had donned a nice black dress shirt and dress pants. He even went as far as to keep the cape in his dorm. Autumn's dress:  |
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Post by starcrossed on Sept 17, 2008 23:36:04 GMT -5
Elena entered the dining hall arm-in-arm with Chaosti, looking a little irritable while Chaosti simply looked amused. He wore a generic tux, while Elena had on a gold strapless dress with a huge bow in the front that helped to conceal her bulge a little bit, but not by much. She wore gold heels to match, refusing to give them up despite the fact that having a person growing in one's stomach makes one more off-balance than usual. They spotted Autumn and Elena immediately steered them in her direction. "See?" Elena said when they were within ear shot. "You look great! And if you feel at all like it's going to fall off, all you have to do is hold it up with your powers. You of all people in the world are the most qualified to wear a strapless dress." Elena's dress:  [Will bring Daemon in in a couple of posts..] |
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Post by Sharkbait on Sept 18, 2008 5:39:43 GMT -5
((Sounds good.))
Autumn sighed. "I guess you're right about he powers thing, but I still don't see how I look great," she said. Logan rolled his eyes. "You always look great, so please, just stop talking about it," he said. Right then, Jasper and Edward walked down the stairs, obviously not having planned it that way. They both wore dress shirts with suit jackets and jeans, though the shirts were different colors. Jasper headed right for Elena, smiling. Edward snuck up on Chaosti and placed a kiss on the back of his neck before coming out from behind him.
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Post by starcrossed on Sept 18, 2008 10:58:52 GMT -5
Chaosti smiled and said, "Hey," slipping his arm discreetly around Edward's waist, an almost possessive gesture. Elena smiled at Jasper as well, then said to Autumn, "Hey, at least you didn't have to comb several maternity stores before finding a dress. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to find fashionable pregnancy clothes?"
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Post by Sharkbait on Sept 18, 2008 13:10:47 GMT -5
Autumn focused mainly on Jasper and Elena, still not totally comfortable with Edward and Chaosti. Jasper leaned down and kissed Elena's cheek. "You look beatiful," he said. "I still feel like there's a wardrobe malfunction coming," Autumn grumbled. "Just remembe your powers and you'll be fine," Logan said, putting a calming hand on her shoulder. Edward smiled at Chaosti and placed his hand over Chaosti's.
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Post by starcrossed on Sept 18, 2008 13:24:13 GMT -5
Elena sighed and said, "The bow is a little slimming. And at least I don't have to worry about wardrobe malfunctions. My dress can't possibly fall past my stomach." She winced then and said, putting a hand to her stomach, "Ooo, I think I could use some Pepto-Bismol."
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Post by Sharkbait on Sept 18, 2008 13:29:30 GMT -5
Jasper put his hand tenderly on Elena's stomach, over her hand. "Are you okay? What's wrong? Do I need to call the doctor?" he said, worried. Autumn smiled sadly at just how much of a perfect couple they were. She missed having that with Chaosti, but she realized that he was happier with Edward. And she could deal with being alone. Her thoughts drifted to Daemon before she shook her head and went back to making sure that Elena was okay.
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Post by starcrossed on Sept 18, 2008 13:35:12 GMT -5
"Oh, yeah, I'm fine," Elena said, waving a dismissive hand. "Just must have eaten something that doesn't agree with me or something." Chaosti got a curious look on his face and put a hand on her stomach as well. After a moment, she said, "See, there it is again." Chaosti's eyes widened and he said, "El.. I think that was a kick.."
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Post by Sharkbait on Sept 18, 2008 13:41:21 GMT -5
A wide smile broke across Jasper's face as he felt the kick. Autumn gasped. "Really? What does it feel like?" she asked, curious. She didn't want to crowd Elena though, so she kept her distance. Logan had a small smile on his face as well. Edward looked curious, but stayed where he was.
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Post by starcrossed on Sept 18, 2008 13:46:22 GMT -5
Elena looked astonished and said, "Kind of.. like gas. Or indigestion, maybe." Glancing up she asked, "Or were you looking for a more romantic answer? Like angels nudging me, then, maybe." Chaosti laughed and said, "Wow.. It's a feisty one. When's your next ultrasound?" "In a week," Elena replied.
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Post by Sharkbait on Sept 18, 2008 13:49:13 GMT -5
Jasper's smile widened when he realized that she wasn't ging to freak out or go hormonal on him. Autumn smiled as well. "So are you going to figure out the gender then? Or are you guys planning to wait?" she asked.
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Post by starcrossed on Sept 18, 2008 13:53:42 GMT -5
Elena shrugged and said, "I don't know.." She looked at Jasper and asked, "What do you think?"
Daemon drifted into the room then, gliding quietly along the wall as he scanned the room.
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Post by Sharkbait on Sept 18, 2008 14:00:37 GMT -5
"I do want to now, but if you want to wait, that's fine," Jasper said, his thumb rubbing soothing circles on her hand. Autumn sensed another person enter and looked up to see Daemon. Her smile grew instantly. She hadn't been able to see him in person for a few days, so even if he didn't come to talk to her, it was nice to be able to at least see him. Logan notice where Autumn was looking and growled softly to himself, but stayed in place.
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Post by starcrossed on Sept 18, 2008 16:57:47 GMT -5
Elena hesitated and then said, "Well, I'm rather of the opinion that it should be a surprise. That you shouldn't know until the kid comes out and you look down and see, oh, there it is - or isn't." Daemon, feeling eyes on him, swept the room with his gaze until he met Autumn's eyes. He gave her a wry smile and a nod, but seeing her friends around her, didn't approach. [Setting up for some possible "Tell me. NO DON'T TELL ME!" scenes of hilarity, lol.] Daemon's outfit:  |
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Post by Sharkbait on Sept 18, 2008 17:42:43 GMT -5
((Ah, yes... the pimp cane... And yes, that will be funny.))
Jasper nodded. "That's fine," he said. "We can wait if you want to." Autumn looked between Daemon and her friends for a little while when she realized that he wasn't going to come over. "I'll... I'll be right back," she said after a minute. Don't go over there, Logan thought to her, gripping her shoulder a little harder. She used her powers to pry his hand off. I'll be fine, she assured him before walking away from the group. "Hey," she said when she reached Daemon.
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Post by starcrossed on Sept 18, 2008 17:51:21 GMT -5
Daemon was boredly ladling himself a cup of punch, and raised an eyebrow when Autumn approached. He glanced over at her friends and said dryly, "And here I thought I'd been blacklisted from your very presence."
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Post by Sharkbait on Sept 18, 2008 17:54:26 GMT -5
Autumn sighed. "Logan still thinks you're gonna go batshit crazy, but he can get over it," she said. "If I want to hang out with you, then I'm going to. Unless you don't want to..... It's up to you, not him."
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Post by starcrossed on Sept 18, 2008 18:00:43 GMT -5
Daemon shrugged, took a sip of his punch, and then said coolly, "I don't find your company objectionable, if you don't mind mine."
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Post by Sharkbait on Sept 18, 2008 18:02:26 GMT -5
"If I minded, I wouldn't have made a point of coming over here, would I?" Autumn pointed out. "You look nice, by the way."
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Post by starcrossed on Sept 18, 2008 18:10:52 GMT -5
Daemon gave a half-smile and said, "Thank you. You look quite ravishing yourself."
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