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| Dante Morvanna | Jun 27 2009, 11:43 PM Post #701 |
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"That was months ago." He hadn't said anything because it was fixed and it didn't really matter then right? The idea that came to mind because he himself was tired of sitting in the house or leaving for reasons not exactly good, was for once not kept to himself. "We should just go out somewhere. Spur of the moment idea. All of us. We can just go for a walk or something to get out of the house." Dante didn't think it was that late and it did get them all together right? |
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| Harmony Lopiparo | Jun 28 2009, 01:31 AM Post #702 |
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Harm raised her eyebrows at Dante's sudden idea, curious. It wasn't like they never went to random places at the spur of the moment, but lately that had settled down. Whether because of what he was going through or because she was pregnant, she didn't know, but the idea interested her anyways. Instead of answering though, she just said, "We should tell Angel first." So after making sure it was alright, she called out, "Ang? Can you come down here?" |
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| Dante Morvanna | Jun 28 2009, 02:48 AM Post #703 |
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"You said you'd be right back!" Obviously she was a bit annoyed with that but still came downstairs after putting her book aside. "I didn't even peek at your cards this time." Dante actually nearly laughed at the fact she said 'this time'. She had done that him before when he turned his back though he didn't say anything when he had seen her do it. It was Kat who ended up turning to see who had come running into the room and, apparently excited to see that many people who she hadn't seen in a while, waved at Angel and said the same shy 'hi' to Angel. Dante wasn't exactly sure how that would go over with Angel, let alone attempting to tell her. With his own lack of knowing how he stayed quiet for the moment, thinking on it like he thought about how to tell Harm. |
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| Anna Rubin | Jul 26 2009, 04:22 AM Post #704 |
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It wasn't right, Anna thought absently, standing on the doorstep to Houghmagandy, that she opened the door herself. Regardless of how easy it would be to open her bag and find the key... or, maybe not so easy, she was sure it'd be lost somewhere inside a cauldron or under one of her sketchbooks or whatever she'd put into it whenever she didn't want to clean it and just shoved everything deeper into the expanded folds. So she knocked, wondering if anyone was even home. "Erin," Erin looked at her distractedly, and Anna wondered what had been so interesting to look at. "Your mum used to live here..." She pointed to herself, and then to the house. "Houghmagandy. Really nice. You have no idea how much fun painting rooms is. Or...Harm. She's great, you'll love her. And Angel, hopefully, you'll get along." Now she was rambling to her girl. Erin was busy looking away at some window, though, Anna didn't notice and fell quiet. Hope you're home, Harm. |
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| Harmony Lopiparo | Jul 26 2009, 04:36 AM Post #705 |
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Harm had just put Angel down for a nap - it was getting harder and harder now, because Angel was 'too old for them' but, clearly needed them - when she heard the door. For a moment, she had a brief moment where she wondered if Dante had forgotten the key or something, but...hell. Of course it wasn't. Opening the door, Harm was surprised to instead see a fourth of their group standing on her doorstep. "Anna!" She smiled, her eyes immediately drawn to the toddler in her arms. "Hi there sweetie..." She opened the door wider and gestured them in. |
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| Anna Rubin | Jul 26 2009, 04:49 AM Post #706 |
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When the door opened, and Harm stood there, Anna hesitated for only a minute before she gently tackled her. She was pregnant, and Erin was still fragile. Not that she would ever not be fragile to Anna, but still. Anna held on for a few moments before she pulled back. "Harmony Marie. I missed you so much." No more. No explanation. Just that. She stepped in and Erin leaned towards Harm, wanting her to hold her. Anna blinked in surprise, Erin hadn't even done that for Mia, or Jenny. Obviously she had a strong feeling that Harm was to be trusted, or liked. Whatever it was, Anna didn't fight it, but hesitated, looking at Harms stomach for a second. "Erin, meet your Auntie Harmony." She pointed, but it seemed like she got it even without the pointing. "Harm...how have you been?" Anna asked, remembering the maze as an afterthought. |
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| Harmony Lopiparo | Jul 26 2009, 05:27 AM Post #707 |
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Harm laughed as she was mildly pounced on, wrapping her arms around her friend as well as she was able to for the moment, being careful not to squish the little one either. When she leaned towards her, Harm looked at Anna for a second for permission, and then held out her arms. "This is Erin? Look at how big she is!" Kids grew way too fast, basically. Seeing that Anna was looking at her stomach, Harm smiled. "Twenty five weeks. And dying." Twins, merlin, Harm didn't know how Ella had done it. It was impossible. They weren't ever on the same schedules and she always had kicking and movement... She lead the way into the family room and sat down, making a face at Anna's question. "I was safe enough, though I'm not proud of that experience." She pursed her lips slightly and said, "Seeing as when all of the vampires and werewolves lost control, I almost ate Ryder." Almost soundlessly, she added, "Not that he didn't deserve it." Of course, her expression turned to concern, and she asked, "What about you? Are you alright?" |
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| Anna Rubin | Jul 26 2009, 05:58 AM Post #708 |
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Anna handed Erin over to Harm easily - it was more of trying to keep Erin from falling as she went to Harmony. It made Anna smile. At Harms words, she nodded. There was no 'Harm. Erin.' No, that was already known. She only had concern for the year Erin had missed, cooped up in the Death Eaters Den. Mom of the year award, totally. "And without potion, although that was the original plan. I think it didn't happen because I never got the clothes. I didn't want my baby being a teenager." Right. If anyone understood that. How long ago was it when Anna had been in that office, imperioused, and then told to get clothes for her own daughter - for a teenager. Right. Excuse me, my baby wasn't even three months, there was no way you were going to turn her into a fifteen year old. Of course, there hadn't been much of a choice, until someone had made her break the curse. Again, she'd given up before she'd even tried to break it. She gave Harm the once over and then laughed, "Dying? Hun, I don't think you've ever looked this good. Minus the timespan you were holding Ang. The whole dying thing will be worth it, as you well know." She grinned. It was true, the whole pregnancy thing did make the mothers-to-be glow, because Harm was radiant. Anna followed her and then sat idly on the large couch. The Maze was brought up, and Anna blanched, it had been a big part of her question, but she still didn't like it. "Well..." She had a frown for a second before she grinned sheepishly, "He kind of deserved a scare, at least." Oh well, she'd feel guilty for thinking it as well as saying it, might as well. Anna raised an eyebrow, but then settled for pointing at Erin for a moment, noticing her drooping eyelids, and saying, "I'm fine. The Maze didn't actually do anything to be directly, just kind of peeved me off, bothering the people I loved." She nodded her head, as to mention the Ryder thing, "I'm just trying to make up for lost time with Erin, now." She finished. The packages. She remembered, and pulled them out of her bag. "On a happier note, and...not to seem random, but I came to drop these off." She handed Harm the two and then smiled. "Wedding pictures, still and moving. In order. The top one is the first." |
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| Harmony Lopiparo | Jul 26 2009, 06:44 AM Post #709 |
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Harm took Erin and cradled her over her baby bump. Or...lump...rock...watermelon...whatever you wanted to call it, she was huge. And huge...really wasn't fun. Ah well, who was she kidding? Anna knew her too well. "Okay, yes, I know, I...love being pregnant. But they're boys and merlin, when they're awake and energetic..." She shook her head. "It's crazy." Of course, when Anna mentioned Erin being that big without the potion, Harm immediately glanced up the stairs, "You miss out on a lot, I will say that. Ang said her first word and then strung together an entire paragraph. She took a step, and then she was sprinting. But I wouldn't change her for the world." When she saw Anna point to Erin, she glanced down, and she lowered her voice, rocking slightly. "I'm honestly, so tired of these little trips. The death, and the fear, and the struggles...it's been happening too much." And she couldn't say, anymore, that the people who did them were sick, mentally ill people. She...couldn't, to that. As Anna said, on a happier note...Harm's face broke out in a wide grin, shifting Erin onto one arm and taking the packages. "Pictures! Omimerlin, Anna, thank you so much!" Wedding pictures. That, at the very least, was a happy day. |
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| Anna Rubin | Jul 26 2009, 07:19 AM Post #710 |
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Anna made a face, trying to stop herself from laughing, but it really was an impossibility for her, or anyone, to not laugh around Harm. "Babies!" She almost clapped, to her embarrassment. "I love." She laughed, "Oh, boys? Any names in mind? I'm excited, they're going to be so adorable, and sweet, and smart, and veryyy funny." She stopped herself from going any further. "I'm so happy for you." Erin was asleep now, dead weight. She'd take her back, but Harm looked kind of content. And better at it than Anna was. And then Harm was talking about Angel and Anna felt weepy, and she stayed silent for a little while, soaking it up. Angel, she'd watched Angel grow up, hadn't she? She had missed so much of Erins growth. "Erin doesn't...talk. Sometimes she mutters things, incoherently, and then her own language, and sometimes she seems so focused on something and starts going off in another language. I...I don't know." She almost choked, sure, magic at a young age was normal, but that wasn't what was happening, she'd missed a year of Erins life, and Erin had been in a bad place to grow up, in even Roberts opinion. She took a breath, "I missed the first steps, but I think... I didn't get the clothes, so they didn't give her the potion, but maybe... maybe they did something to slow down her growth, or other horrid things. I'm just, I'm so worried, all the time. She gets it, though, when I talk to her. I want to know what's going on." Anna nodded, agreeing. Too much pain, hurt, fear, death, screw it all. Voldemort couldn't even come up with that stuff, it was a whole bunch of melodramatic people that thought they should have a say in other peoples lives. People that wanted to play God on the mundane level. Ha. Okay, maybe she was being melodramatic herself. Harm broke through her little spell, though, and Anna looked up and smiled. "Yeah, I've had a fix. Working in the darkroom is beyond calming, I think I holed up in there for a while after...the maze. They're beautiful, really, not the photography, exactly, but the subjects - the people. It was beautiful." |
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| Harmony Lopiparo | Jul 26 2009, 07:48 AM Post #711 |
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Harm, when Anna asked if they had any names in mind, just shook her head. "We...we haven't really talked about them since I found out I was pregnant, and a little moment when they started kicking." The first half of her pregnancy was kind of a disaster, but she didn't really want to talk about that. Being pregnant left her hormonal and she was just...really tired. So more likely than not, she would start crying and...this was a happy visit. She didn't need to get all emotional on Anna. "If you give her time, and talk to her while you're doing something, she'll talk in her own time. Have you taken her to Mungo's to get her checked over? I'm sure they can find traces of potion or calculate her growth for you, so you don't have to be so stressed out about it." And from what Harm could see - it was hard to flip through pictures with one hand - they had turned out beautifully. "Not just the subjects, not everyone can take good pictures, and these are brilliant. If there's anyway I can repay you, just let me know, kay?" |
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| Dante Morvanna | Jul 26 2009, 08:08 AM Post #712 |
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Dante had been upstairs for the most part but had eventually settled to sitting on the stairs. It wasn't eavesdropping if the conversation carried was it? Well either way he felt bad. He was being reserved and quiet and he hadn't realized that. He had been doing what? Visiting Ireland to talk to Ella? As little as that was it wasn't that little to him. There was no other way to put it, he just felt awful. Running his hands through his hair he then stood up and chose not to show it. He could make up for it somehow and that could start with not skipping out tomorrow like he had done the last couple of days. Now he wondered what he had been thinking. Instead he acted like he hadn't heard any of the conversation and had just simply decided to come downstairs only to be surprised to see Anna there. "Am I interrupting?" He'd work on being more sociable and figuring out why it was so damn hard to even talk to people sometimes. He'd figure it out and that could be a good start but it wasn't everything. |
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| Anna Rubin | Jul 26 2009, 06:55 PM Post #713 |
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"Ah.", if Harm didn't go into details she wouldn't ask. It didn't stop her from being concerned, though. She paused for a moment and then stood to get Erin. She noticed that Harm couldn't really see the pictures, and Erin was lolling. She set her down on the couch and Erin turned a little until she felt comfortable. Ha, easy sleeper... that was good? Anna nodded to her advice, "I try, she tends to give me looks like I'm saying something she already knows. She's really good at that - facial expressions. I guess... I worry too much?" She gave an impish smile and looked down for a second. "Yes, they did a check up, everything came back normal. I'll probably go back soon, just because I have to go anyway, but I want that list to calculate growth and stuff." Then, she laughed, "Being stressed...isn't that normal? I'd say you'd have to be concerned if I was carefree. Which, by the way, leads me to say, if I ever am...please smack me." Anna shrugged at the pictures. "It really was nothing, Harm, you guys all made it so easy." And they did, it felt natural, even when she forced all the Morvanna's around Harm? It was one of her favourites. "Oh, please, Harm. I think I probably owe you those." She looked up at Dante and shook her head, flashing a skeptical look for a second, but it was gone just as fast. "Not to me." She smiled. |
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| Harmony Lopiparo | Jul 26 2009, 09:46 PM Post #714 |
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Harm just smiled at Anna, "You're a new mom. It's totally normal to be worried about every little thing and feeling like you're doing everything wrong. You aren't, by the way. She looks healthy, and happy. Being stressed is normal - to a limit. If you're too worried about everything, you'll miss the little things. Like, for example..." Harm had kept talking as Anna took Erin back, and she nodded at the little girl, "Her shifting to snuggle into you shows just how comfortable she is, and safe she feels." Now that her hands were free, she opened the bags, flipping through the pictures and in the process growing a little teary. "Anna, this are amazing." Everyone looked so happy, and it really had been a beautiful day. When she heard another familiar voice, however, she startled, looking up. She hadn't known Dante was home, and she shook her head once Anna'd spoken. "She brought us pictures from the wedding." |
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| Dante Morvanna | Jul 26 2009, 10:07 PM Post #715 |
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"Hey, Anna," Dante greeted as he actually walked into the room completely. He sat down next to Harm and glanced at the pictures with a smile, nodding as she stated Anna had brought them. They all looked so happy and everyone just looked like they belonged. "Best day ever." Which was an understatement but still. It sounded kind of silly the way he said too but currently that was the best wording for it he could come up with. He meant if of course but a better wording for it escaped him. Glancing at Anna then he added, "The pictures are great. Thanks." |
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| Anna Rubin | Jul 27 2009, 05:30 AM Post #716 |
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Anna laughed, right, the stress was normal. Good, overstress? She was guilty of that, she was more than sure. But only when... stuff like the maze happens, or she see's Erin glaring at something. But... kids throw tantrums, right? Anna wondered exactly how young kids start showing signs of magic, because...honestly, she wouldn't be surprised if Sara or whatever that awful witches name was had taught Erin and... Ariel dark magic. From day one. And that scared her. Harm was talking, though, and Anna payed attention. "Thanks. I, honestly, think she's finally started to settle at home. I think... she knows me, who I am, maybe I left an impact...before." Now, she thought she was whining, and that annoyed her, so she stopped. A smile played on her mouth when Harm mentioned the snuggling, and she looked at Erin. "I hope she is, because she's stuck with me for a very long time." She exaggerated, and raised her eyebrows for emphasis, but her smile gave it away. Not that Harm wouldn't have known anyway. She then settled into a comfortable silence, thinking through the pictures - wondering which she was reacting strongest with. It would have been easier to ask, but...easy was not fun. Most of the time. Anna took a breath and rolled her eyes, but laughed - Harm was emotional, the pictures, and maybe the hormones, and Anna didn't know exactly what to say. "Er, thanks. I mean, come on, great day, great pictures..." She shrugged, "Heya Dante." She waved. Whelm. |
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| Harmony Lopiparo | Jul 27 2009, 07:22 AM Post #717 |
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"Yeah, it was." Harm said softly, her eyes returning to the moving picture in her hand when he sat down. She found it really endearing that Anna was so worried about her baby, but she knew how it was. How protective, and scared to mess things up...yeah. It was hard, but she had full faith. And all of them have children now, didn't they? She hadn't seen Mist and Iain in forever... "And she's really lucky for it." Harm said, looking back up at Anna and smiling, a more serious comment following after. "If you ever are having issues and need help, or need a babysitter, or a break, or anything, don't hesitate to pop over here, okay?" |
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| Dante Morvanna | Jul 27 2009, 10:12 PM Post #718 |
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Even if Erin wasn't paying he still waved with the smallest of smiles on his face. With his attention brought back to the pictures he glanced at them again and then only add or agreed with what Harm had said. "I'm sure she'd get along fine with Angel or Kat." He really did tend to not fair well with conversation didn't he? He had made a note to self to work on that but that wans't working all too well either at this point. |
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| Anna Rubin | Jul 28 2009, 02:01 AM Post #719 |
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Anna dismissed Harms comment with a wave. "Hopefully she'll think that, but...that's way too far in the future to think about. Or...not. They do grow fast." Again, she looked at Erin and then nodded at Harm, "Thanks, I'll hold you to that...I'm not as experienced as a mother...but the same thing goes, and for them too." She smiled, nodded to Harms stomach. "If y'all need a babysitter, or anything. You...do know where I live now, right?" Hm, well, okay, that was probably a no. She then said, "Illume, in Oxshott. Surrey? It's not too far away." She trailed off, she'd invite them over for dinner, maybe. She'd see if Jana would mind, but she was sure she wouldn't. To Dante, she smiled, "And what about Uncle Dante?" Okay, recluse again? Rubbed her wrong. Or maybe this was what she'd picked up after the Maze, and just...couldn't shake it. It had nothing to really do with anyone else, minus, maybe, Erin. And Robert. |
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| Harmony Lopiparo | Aug 3 2009, 03:19 AM Post #720 |
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"They do." Harm set down the pictures, folding her hand over her already impressive stomach as she sighed, closing her eyes at the onslaught of kicks. Seriously, if someone mentioned, or she thought about them, they kicked. Fun fun, right? Maybe she was exaggerating a little bit. But really, she was already uncomfortably pregnant, with only a little over two months to go. And twins? Twins were difficult. "You'll learn as you go." She assured Anna, smiling slightly at the 'experience' part. Did being a mother of four mean she was experienced? Really, she just tried to deal with what she was thrown. Dante seemed a little quiet and she...didn't know how to quash that awkwardness, so when she opened her eyes, it was Anna she focused on. "Illume. That's a nice name...you'll have to show me sometime." |
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