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Post by Cleo Frost on Jul 9, 2008 9:36:10 GMT -5
Cleo sat with her back against a tree, just inside the Forbidden Forest. Her fingertips were dipped into the cool, clear water of a tiny stream that ran into the lake. She watched the water swirling round and sighed. It had all happened so quickly, she was still reeling from her confession and Leven's offer. Looking around she couldn't see anyone nearby and she started to sing with her strong, clear voice that only a handful of people knew she had.
((I can't make the youtube video work which is annoying, it's meant to be Kelly Clarkson Behind These Hazel Eyes. So if possible stretch your imaginations and pretend Cleo is singing (find the song on youtube if you want to), I think it's important for this thread.))
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Post by Larten Stopel on Jul 10, 2008 10:50:37 GMT -5
Larten was walking to the lake in his swimming shorts . He had no shirt on ...Because he was going swimming . He sighed as he came to a stop at the edge of the lake . His eyes flew open as he heard the most beutifulest sound he had ever heard . " My god " he said to turn to see where it came from . It was in the forbidden forest ...He got up and walked in and the sound got louder...He found its source...Cleo .
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Post by Cleo Frost on Jul 10, 2008 10:56:57 GMT -5
I told you everything
Opened up and let you in
You made me feel alright
For once in my life
Now all that's left of me
Is what I pretend to be
So together, but so broken up inside
'Cause I can't breathe
No, I can't sleep
I'm barely hangin' on
Here I am, once again
I'm torn into pieces
Can't deny it, can't pretend
Just thought you were the one
Broken up, deep inside
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
Behind these hazel eyes
Cleo continued to sing, her voice soaring as she held nothing back. She felt herself when she was singing, she felt free, but no one ever heard her, it was a part of herself that no one else could have, that no one could tame. |
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Post by Larten Stopel on Jul 10, 2008 11:00:39 GMT -5
Larten stood there in a tranze by her voice . " Cleo.." he said lightly . He couldent help it ...Her voice beutiful like a angels ..." Cleo...Your...Your an angel " he said .
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Post by Cleo Frost on Jul 10, 2008 11:13:03 GMT -5
Cleo gasped and whirled round, narrowing her eyes. She had been caught and nothing could have been worse at the moment. "How much did you hear?" she demanded. "Larten how much?!" she repeated, running her hand through her hair, furious at herself. Singing had been her sanctuary, whilst singing she was untouchable, nothing could get to her. But now Larten had heard. She didn't even register his compliment, she sat down, hard, drawing her knees up to her chest, burying her head in her arms that rested on her knees.
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Post by Larten Stopel on Jul 10, 2008 11:19:11 GMT -5
Larten ran up to her " Only the last part..." he said . He put his arm around her " I'm sorry...I'll leave ..." he said standing up . He remembered last time ...How she broke him ..." I'm sorry..." he said again looking down at her . He couldent stand it so he went back down and put his arm around her .
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Post by Cleo Frost on Jul 10, 2008 11:22:09 GMT -5
Cleo felt her blood cool and her composure returned. She looked up at Leven with a tired expression. "It's ok" she said, sighing. "It's just nobody knows I sing and I was upset someone had finally found out" she explained quietly. She ran a hand through her hair, untangling it. "Now you know one of my deepest darkest secrets" she said, trying to smile.
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Post by Larten Stopel on Jul 10, 2008 11:28:50 GMT -5
Larten smiled lightly . He held her close . " Yea..." he said still tranzed by her looks even though he had seen her before...What he would give to be with her...His life...His fathers ritches...His name ...Everything just to be with her .
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Post by Cleo Frost on Jul 10, 2008 11:58:55 GMT -5
Cleo pulled away from Larten. Something had changed in Cleo. She used to thrive on attention from the guys, but now she was positively shying away from it. She stood up, putting distance between herself and him. Her voice rose in song once again, there was no point in hiding it from Larten anymore.
Now I'm trying to get my heart up off the ground
My confidence is gone
Happiness can not be found
So look what you did to me
You got the best of me
And now I'm stuck with all the rest
It will never be the same
Why don't you, break my heart
Watch me fall apart you see
I'm falling apart, look what you're doing to me
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Post by Larten Stopel on Jul 10, 2008 12:03:52 GMT -5
Larten looked at her and stood up . He walked over to her " Your an Angel " he said . He lightly put his hand to her cheek and turned her so she was looking at him . He looked at her . Her father had came to him...The other day asking for him to be with his daughter . He agreeded but he wanted to win her over...Not force her to...His father doesent know ...Yet . " Cleo there is no reason to hide this...Your a beuitful person ...And your voice is god like ..." he said .
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Post by Cleo Frost on Jul 10, 2008 12:08:36 GMT -5
"An angel?" she finished cynically, raising one eye brow at him, questioning, slightly mocking. Did he even know what his father had proposed the other day? She stepped away from him, uncomfortable with his touch on his cheek. "Hide what?" she challenged, hands on hips as she waited for an answer.
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Post by Larten Stopel on Jul 10, 2008 12:15:58 GMT -5
Larten sighed " Hide that voice of yours..." he said . He sighed and looked down at the ground . He knew she didnt want to be with him . He looked at her " Cleo..." he couldent find any words to say .
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Post by Cleo Frost on Jul 10, 2008 12:26:46 GMT -5
Cleo relaxed, at first she had thought he was referring to them, although in her opinion there was no them in the frstplace. "What?" she said sharply, then winced. "Sorry," she said softly. She leaned back against a tree, resting her head against the bark and closing her eyes. Leven's offer was still fresh in her mind. She had the chance to escape her parents and their schemes. But would she only end up under Leven's thumb? Forced to obey his word? She didn't know what was worse. She yearned to be free, to live her own life, but that was nearly impossible.
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Post by Larten Stopel on Jul 10, 2008 12:29:44 GMT -5
Larten just stood there ...Still thinking about her voice . His father...His father told him what he asked Cleo...Larten was not going to let Cleo fall under his rule like him ..." Cleo...Don't accept my fathers offer....He is a cruel man...Leven ...Don't accept it . " he said . Paritlay because he dident want her to get hurt and the other part is because he wanted her .
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Post by Cleo Frost on Jul 10, 2008 12:58:02 GMT -5
Cleo looked at Larten, frowning. "Why shouldn't I?" she demanded, she knew she wasn't behaving rationally, that she would probably regret it later. But at the moment her talk with Leven had released the flood of anger and frustration she felt at being kept in a gilded cage, controlled by those around her. "Why shouldn't I give myself a life where I'm not trapped in a loveless marriage?" she asked. It was the first time she had voiced her fears in a while, and although it frightened her, it felt oddly exhilerating at the same time.
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