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fateandfortune2015-11-24 11:11 pm
theycalledmeacurse) wrote in fateandfortune2015-11-24 11:11 pm
Just two vampires, traveling the galaxy... [For Todd the Wraith]
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It was a pleasant surprise to glance over and see Todd asleep on the bed, relaxed and peaceful. He can't have gotten much quality rest the night before propped up in the chair as he had been, certainly not when he'd been woken by her nightmare. She hoped that didn't happen again tonight, he had important things to take care of tomorrow; she didn't know all of the details, but with a civil war going on between his people, he needed his wits about him.
To that end, Rogue forced herself to stay awake for hours into the night, eating the dinner he'd brought for her and looking through one of the books from the collection he'd shown her before their sparring session. She didn't recognize anything on the pages, but it gave her a topic for conversation with the voices in her head, providing ample entertainment to pass the time. Eventually she fell asleep herself, the book held carefully to her chest as she curled up in the armchair, her boots set on the floor beside it. It was a fairly deep sleep, and she didn't dream for one of the first times in many weeks, something she was eternally grateful for when she awoke.
It was a pleasant surprise to glance over and see Todd asleep on the bed, relaxed and peaceful. He can't have gotten much quality rest the night before propped up in the chair as he had been, certainly not when he'd been woken by her nightmare. She hoped that didn't happen again tonight, he had important things to take care of tomorrow; she didn't know all of the details, but with a civil war going on between his people, he needed his wits about him.
To that end, Rogue forced herself to stay awake for hours into the night, eating the dinner he'd brought for her and looking through one of the books from the collection he'd shown her before their sparring session. She didn't recognize anything on the pages, but it gave her a topic for conversation with the voices in her head, providing ample entertainment to pass the time. Eventually she fell asleep herself, the book held carefully to her chest as she curled up in the armchair, her boots set on the floor beside it. It was a fairly deep sleep, and she didn't dream for one of the first times in many weeks, something she was eternally grateful for when she awoke.
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"I have not met her in person yet. I suppose you could say I'm nervous" he chuckled.
Like the blind groom and brides of old, not finding out what your partner looks like until the day of the wedding. Though he was less concerned with physical appearance than he was with ensuring she found him up to snuff.
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She set the bowl of spices aside and set to work on chopping her own vegetables. "Is there anything I can do to help?" she asked carefully. "With the visit, or trying to make you less nervous?" They needed the visit to go well, and if there was something she could do, she wouldn't hesitate.
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Soon enough, those that would eating tonight filed in. Todd quickly explained to them about what had happened to her eyes, as they were surprised by their teacher's change in appearance. They settled and asked nothing more of it after that.
Those with less experience in cooking took Todd's place and helped Rogue out getting things together. As the stew bubbled away, the commander and human browsed through a very large cookbook also included in their delivery to find something for dessert.
They finally settled on key lime pie as it wasn't too sweet and they'd not tried any meals let alone dessert with lime before.
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It was nice to have the distraction after the reactions she'd received in response to her eyes. There was none of the disgust or fear she was certain would have been present in humans, though, so she was incredibly grateful to the crew for that, and they didn't let their surprise get in the way of their tasks. For that alone, they'd endeared themselves even further to her, and she took extra care in explaining the processes involved in the cooking and especially the baking. Baking had much more science behind it than what they usually dealt with in the kitchen, and she thought that might appeal to this particular group.
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Todd had listened to her tell many of his crew about all this before, but still, he listened again. Rogue's southern drawl and presence was quite...wonderful.
The pie was a success among the group, and after they finished cleaning up, Todd escorted her back to the worshiper quarters. While the worshiper's sleeping room was roomy, there were no windows to show her the stars or even the blue haze of sub-space.
"Tomorrow I'll come by before the commanders arrive, however, you're to stay here until they've gone." he said
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"Of course," she agreed easily, not even considering arguing against his orders. She was a human among wraith, the bottom of the food chain despite the arrangement on Todd's ship. It would be incredibly stupid of her to wander around and risk running into wraith who didn't know her and might possibly see her as dinner.
"If you do see your potential Queen, will you tell her about me?" It was something that had occurred to her during dinner preparations, but she hadn't wanted to bring it up around the others. She didn't want them to know how worried she'd become over that prospect, and how her presence might affect things for Todd.
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