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Post by Taja Collins on Jul 26, 2008 17:25:13 GMT -5
Taja could be found on the rooftop. Most people were asleep now, it was quite late. Taja never slept. It had started when she was young. She had too much of a fear that her father would walk into the room any moment that she developed insomnia. She found things to do at night when she couldn't sleep. Like lay on the roof and look at the stars. It was new to her, she had never had the time to do it when she lived with her father. She was either out with friends or being abused. Both where likely. When she looked at the stars it gave her time to think. Though it wasn't too much of a good thing.
Taja thought her life would get better after her and Erik ran away. No more father to deal with. Then this stupid infection happened, and they both got it. Well at least it was better then her life was a year ago. Now she looked at the scars and laughed. He couldn't hurt her now.
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Post by izzy2 on Jul 26, 2008 17:43:44 GMT -5
Erik couldn't sleep. Simple as that. Years of staying awake worrying about Taja had given him his own insomnia. Then after the whole military school episode he was even worse staying up all night only to pass out and wake up early. So he decided to climb to the roof and watch the stars with Taja. He knew that's where she'd be. Slipping on a hoodie and a pair of tight pants, walked through the hallways to the entrance to the rooftop.
He shivered as he entered the cold of the Wisconsin night. Surveying the roof he spotted Taja and squatted behind her rubbing her shoulders while humming a lullaby he used to hum for her when he would comfort her after one of her dad's beatings. Finally he spoke.
"You know you can sleep here. He can't do anything to you here." his voice was quiet and calm. He took a seat next to her and propped himself up with his arms, stretching his legs out.
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Post by Taja Collins on Jul 26, 2008 18:29:31 GMT -5
Taja hugged her knees to her. It was a normal thing for Taja to do. Some people crossed their legs, Taja hugged hers. At the moment she was wearing black skinny jeans. It seemed that it was the only type of pants she wore. She had a Joan Jett and the Blackhearts shirt on. It was her favorite band, all about rebellion. But they also had lots of talent. Kind of like Anti-flag, she liked them too. In the middle of her head was a red headband. There was really no point for it. Most people wore headband to hold back their hair but Taja wore it just because she liked it. The red looked good contrasted to her blond hair.
Taja was tracing constilations in her head when she felt a touch on her shoulders. She jumped. Very few people knew how jumpy Taja was. Again, no one knew about her past. All but one. When she heard the humming she knew exactly who it was. Erik was the only person who knew about her father. Not even her brothers had known, and they lived in the same house. Erik kept her going. After her father had left her at night he would come in to console her, and sometimes fix her up. Sometimes her father would be drunk and forget to untie her. Once in a while he would knock her out. But over all she just felt gross. He would beat her and when she was sore and bleeding he would rape her. The memory of the feel in her was enough to make her sick.
"You know you can sleep here. He can't do anything to you here. Taja sighed as he sat next to her. "Yeah, I know that. Its all in my memory though. Dreams can be a bitch." She smiled at him. She wasn't one to keep a sad face on. It just was not her.
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Post by izzy2 on Jul 26, 2008 18:41:28 GMT -5
Erik smiled. He pulled his legs to him and sat upright. "This place is so much better than that fucking school." He thought aloud. "No ones trying to beat or rape me here," he let out a small bout of laughter. "Stupid girlish physique." His smile faded.
He wrapped a caring arm around Taja. "So... How are you holding up here?" He asked her with a kind look on his face.
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Post by Taja Collins on Jul 26, 2008 18:57:52 GMT -5
Taja still couldn't believe that had happened to Erik. She had always thought of him as the strong one who had it all together. Again thats what most people thought about Taja. They didn't know that she couldn't stand up to her father. Things had gotten worse for her after Erik went off to military school. She had never noticed how much she depended on him. Her father had gone even more insane, finding new ways to torture her. Mainly with power tools. She knew Erik had seen all the new scars, like the hole in her wrist from a power drill. To bad he missed the artery. Erik had learned of her fear of power tools though.
"Aren't we just the best duo eh?" She said with a chuckle. Yes he looked girlish, though no one would touch him. That was outside of military school. Taja just looked easily over powered, and she was. She stood at 5'2 and had a small body. Pink scars littered her white skin. When Erik wrapped an arm around her she leaned into him. "Well, just peachy. How about you?" She was only down to earth... ish when she was with him. She had a reputation to uphold, you know.
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Post by izzy2 on Jul 26, 2008 20:19:17 GMT -5
Erik smiled and kissed the top of her head, "Damn straight we are. Partners in crime." He laughed. Then in a reply to her own question he said, "As confining as it is I love it here. Meeting new people, still able to cause trouble, and of course the view of the stars." He looked up. His thoughts turned to the godforsaken military school.
It had an innocent enough name, Woolworth Academy. But it so happened that that place was far from innocent. Every night he heard the other kids crying themselves to sleep beaten and raped. And every night there was nothing he could do to stop it all. All the phones were bugged, all the mail was sorted through before sending, most letters not ever being sent. Then one night Erik had thought of an idea. he knew it was risky and that he would probably be caught and arrested afterward. He would burn the place to ashes.
He knew he could do it and get out. It would be the escaping the place that would be hard. One of two things would happen. One the guards would spot him immediately after he started the fire and catch him. Or 2, they would be too preoccupied with the fire to worry about who started it. He hoped for 2. Later that night Erik broke into the supply cabinet and stole a bunch of flammable cleaning supplies. After spreading the cleaning supplies in a large room full of tables and various items he lit his zippo to make sure it worked. Walking off he lit it and tossed it behind him. The whole room went up in flames in seconds. A smile broke his face as he walked away never to here about this place again. Soon after that he had reunited with Taja and they had discovered that they were both infected.
After that things were basically self-explanatory.
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Post by Taja Collins on Jul 26, 2008 21:13:36 GMT -5
Taja smiled when he kissed her on the head. She had a crush on him. She had for a while. It wasn't hard to see why. She had always seen him as her protector. He had held her when she was scared. He had cleaned her wounds. He had been there for her, which is more then she could say for anyone else. She would never tell his this, though. If you have a boyfriend they want sex. And Taja didn't like sex. No matter how good people said it felt, Taja disagreed. If she had had a good first experience with a guy she loved she might feel differently. But she had lost her virginity to her father when she was five.
Taja laughed when he called them parters in crime. It was more true then most people would think. They had committed crime together numerous times. Nothing too bad like murder or anything. Just rebellious kids being rebellious kids. She continued lessoning to what he had said. "Ah, yes. All good things." Causing trouble mostly. Trouble always just happened to find them, even when they were not trying to cause it. Taja looked at Eriks face. She knew what he was thinking about. That school he was sent to. She felt so bad for him. He shouldn't have gotten to learn how that felt. It was not fair. She wanted to take his mind away from that place.
"So, why are you not asleep?" She knew that when they lived next to each other we was up a lot at night. She normally had her window open, as was his. He could hear her father yelling at her, beating her, and his steady pant as he raped her. Erik could also hear the muffled screams from Taja, and if the gag was off he would hear her whimpers. She felt bad when he would spend his night with her so she could fall asleep.
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Post by izzy2 on Jul 26, 2008 21:43:04 GMT -5
Erik looked to the stars again. One thing that Taja didn't know was that he enjoyed being there for her, cleaning her wounds and calming her. It made him feel important. And another thing she didn't know was that over the years he developed a crush on her too. And after seeing what her dad did to her he was furious with that bastard. And unlike most guys he was actually very antisex unless it was with someone he loved a lot. He was raised as a christian and was always told to wait until after marriage for sex. So of course the first thing he did to rebel against them was have sex. He regretted it for years.
Erik then returned to reality and responded to Taja's question. "The same reason you can't," His face became dour, "Habit."
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Post by Taja Collins on Jul 26, 2008 21:59:56 GMT -5
((Yey my copy buttons working again!))
"The same reason you can't, Habit." Taja frowned. She didn't like that awnser. She had hoped that that had changed over the year they had been here. Again she might have woken him up when she wandered around at night. They shared a room, just like they shared everything else. At night she tried to find other things to do. Like watch the stars. She didn't want him losing sleep. She was always worried about him, though most people just thought they hung together. Taja had gotten quite good at hiding feelings.
"Oh come on you need to get some sleep. Its," she pulled her cell phone from her pocket and looked at the time, "Four in the morning." Taja shivered, the cold finally settling on her. She never wore a coat or sweatshirt. She sometimes wore a hoodie, but that was rare. Growing up in Chicago she grew a resistance against the cold. Well.. she got used to it. When she got really cold she just dealt with it.
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Post by izzy2 on Jul 26, 2008 22:28:00 GMT -5
Erik noticing that she was cold closed his eyes and focused his heat so that it would encompass Taja and him. He smiled as he looked at her. His mutation came in handy after they ran away when they often spent nights without a home and in the cold. He held her closer to warm her up.
"Taja," he took a pause. "I have to tell you something." He sounded somber.
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Post by Taja Collins on Jul 26, 2008 22:40:00 GMT -5
Taja felt the heat from Eriks body begin to keep her warm. It reminded her of when they had ran away. It was a spur of the moment action. She had gotten word from Erik to run away with her and where to meet him. She ran away as soon as she mustered up the courage and meet up with Erik. It took them some time before they found the hideout. Cold night Taja would pretend she wasn't cols. Erik would see through her lies and keep her warm. She missed that, but now they were safe. What more could they ask for? Taja released her legs from her arms and let Erik pull her in closer. Taja never tried to be stubborn with Erik since he always made her do what she didn't want if it was for her own good.
"Taja, I have to tell you something." Taja matched his somber face as she looked up at him. "Are you pregnant?" She always tried to steer away from serious conversation. She would often make a joke, or say something odd. She didn't like serious talks. She liked goofing around and laughing. She hoped that Erik would just laugh and tell her that she was the father. Then they would go make trouble. That was what they did.
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Post by izzy2 on Jul 26, 2008 22:50:37 GMT -5
Erik laughed. "I'm not that girly," he mock pouted and looked at her. "No what I wanted to say was," he paused again. "Taja... I like you. Like as more than a friend." He said awkwardly. He felt his face flush a bright red which was easily noticed in contrast to his pale face.
He hoped for the best but was still worried about her not liking him back.
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Post by Taja Collins on Jul 26, 2008 23:01:23 GMT -5
"I'm not that girly," Taja laughed. She was about to say something else sarcastic when he spoke again. "No what I wanted to say was. Taja... I like you. Like as more than a friend." At first Taja didn't know what to do. Was this a joke? Was he teasing her? One look at his face told her that he was not joking. If he was any other boy she would have said something like, I have already fallen in love. When asked with whom she would reply, with panda bears. They were her favorite animal. Plus it just threw people off and was generally funny.
Taja was quiet for a few seconds. Should she lie to him and tell him she liked him as a friend? What good would that do? She didn't wanna screw things up with her best friend, nor did she want a boyfriend. But Erik would understand right? Taja chewed on her lip. "I.. uh... I kind of do to." She felt like she was ten years old. She had never felt so awkward about the other sex.
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Post by izzy2 on Jul 26, 2008 23:16:57 GMT -5
Erik blushed further. "Y-you do?" He smiled and hugged her tighter. "Listen I realize there really is no 'out' to go to but," He paused. "Do you wanna go out?" He sounded hopeful as he scratched his head. He smiled as he waited for a response.
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Post by Taja Collins on Jul 26, 2008 23:24:17 GMT -5
"Y-you do?" Taja chewed her lip and nodded. It wasn't everyday she revealed one of her deepest secrets. She would have blushed, but you wouldn't have noticed. Taja already had such rosy cheeks that they couldn't look anymore pink. It looked like as was always wearing mounds of blush, when she was really wearing cover-up. "Do you wanna go out?" Taja didn't awnser right away. Sure she had been asked out before but she had never said yes to anyone. "Um...." Taja smiled, "Yeah, I do." Awkward turtle!
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