Alice-Edward Labyrinth OOM
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themidnightsonEdward has a penchant for being irritably snappish and ruefully quieter given the month.
Which means, when he isn't attempting to hold face he's usually alone in his room or Carlisle's study.
On the rare occasions when he needs quieter companionship, for better or worse come the discussion time (or the sharing of "opinions"), he finds himself in the Freaks Only closet with Alice. Today is one of those days. School that day was maddening and his near constant struggle over Bella had him fed up with thinking before he'd finished the days classes, leading him to snap at his siblings before even getting home.
Edward shifted his hands under his head, fingers plaited in his hair, and continued to study the ceiling beam as though his gaze might burn it. The only sound for the better part of the evening was of Alice's sketching, but Edward hadn't looked at it (except through her eyes). It usually didn't bother him -- today it did. Today everything did.
He had considering a number of semi-reckless things. Watching certain ones dance into and out of her thoughts. While she hadn't commented, it didn't stop her from making faces or glancing at him. He stopped the more outlandish ones after she gave a forced sigh and poked him hard in the shoulder with her pencil.
Now he was thinking about Milliways and whether he should simply escape to there for a few hours. He had been meaning to go explore certain areas there. Perhaps, Emmett would like that.
Edward glanced, peripherally. Or maybe...
Which means, when he isn't attempting to hold face he's usually alone in his room or Carlisle's study.
On the rare occasions when he needs quieter companionship, for better or worse come the discussion time (or the sharing of "opinions"), he finds himself in the Freaks Only closet with Alice. Today is one of those days. School that day was maddening and his near constant struggle over Bella had him fed up with thinking before he'd finished the days classes, leading him to snap at his siblings before even getting home.
Edward shifted his hands under his head, fingers plaited in his hair, and continued to study the ceiling beam as though his gaze might burn it. The only sound for the better part of the evening was of Alice's sketching, but Edward hadn't looked at it (except through her eyes). It usually didn't bother him -- today it did. Today everything did.
He had considering a number of semi-reckless things. Watching certain ones dance into and out of her thoughts. While she hadn't commented, it didn't stop her from making faces or glancing at him. He stopped the more outlandish ones after she gave a forced sigh and poked him hard in the shoulder with her pencil.
Now he was thinking about Milliways and whether he should simply escape to there for a few hours. He had been meaning to go explore certain areas there. Perhaps, Emmett would like that.
Edward glanced, peripherally. Or maybe...
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Date: 2009-02-09 04:00 pm (UTC)Sort of. More like the ground was ridiculously soft and absorbent. "Really?!"
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Date: 2009-02-09 04:09 pm (UTC)Or he had been milliseconds ago.
Now he's up, in a low crouch, looking far past pleased, even as the surveyed the carpet of white marshmellows.
Edward stood up eying them incredulously.
The the rest of the innocuous room.
"There's a door."
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Date: 2009-02-09 04:20 pm (UTC)"Let's get out of this room, please."
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Date: 2009-02-09 04:25 pm (UTC)He moved lightening quick and lifted her, holding her across his arms nonchalantly, and sprang toward the door in one leap. He said with a laugh at her reaction to split decision. "One pair less feet on them."
He'll never admit he said that later. Except to her.
She gets set down at the door. "Ready?"
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Date: 2009-02-09 04:35 pm (UTC)Her hand touched the door knob and she gasped, the sudden visions of their family spinning in and out of her (their) mind (minds), and she smiled. "Oh, good."
Alice opened the door, stepped through and grinned wider. Home again. She waited for Edward to step through with her before she closed the door. "Weird, that it's...here. A door straight from the labyrinth?"
The vague futures of others on the other side of the door don't fade out as she continues to stare. Huh.
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Date: 2009-02-09 04:43 pm (UTC)He wasn't sure if that was comforting or more disturbing. A completely different Milliways door than the back door taking them--
Edward blinked, looking down to Alice's face and then the door. Then he reached out a hand and opened the door again. The inside of the Milliways Bar met them, only to be quickly closed on.
He tried once more. The same thing.
Time hadn't stopped here.
And Milliways was still there now.
And her thoughts didn't show it vanishing.
He looked over at her with raised eyebrows. It was strange, but it was no less strange than the last few hours. Then he shrugged, with a shake of his head, and made a gesture with his hand back toward the house insinuating the things they should do -- like clean themselves up.