Nicolas Constantine
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Post by Nicolas Constantine on Apr 29, 2009 16:51:53 GMT -5
Nick did seem like he was playing the parent, but truth behold, he felt like the parent. He was authoritative in the sense that he didn't want anything bad to happen to her. That's why he cared.
"You know why I care so much? Because if anything were to happen to you that I could have prevented, it would kill me inside."
He shook his head and sighed.
"And to think, here I thought you were the selfish one." he said sarcastically.
Nick knew something had gone on that she wasn't telling him at this point. It was kind of obvious to him, and he was going to get her to tell him.
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Post by Sam Ballerino on Apr 29, 2009 17:11:55 GMT -5
She stopped for a second. Did he mean that? Somewhere deep down, she was touched that he cared so much about her, but she was too lost in her anger to fully notice or care. Didn't he understand that there was nothing to protect her from? Damien was a good guy. Stupid Brit. She heard the sarcasm in his last comment, though, and chose to ignore it completely.
"Well, thanks for your concern, Daddy, but I'm a big girl now. Potty-trained and everything." If Nick's words had been sarcastic, Sam's comment was soaked and dripping with sarcasm.
Maybe he did care; or maybe he was just trying to find out if she'd slept with him or not. Whatever the case may be, she wondered why he didn't just ask her outright. Not that it was any of his business; but under other circumstances she thought she would have been completely comfortable telling him what went on between her and her... master. Bad word to be using right now. Teacher. ...Friend. Her and her friend.
But right now? No. Right now Nicolas Constantine could suck it for all she cared.
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Nicolas Constantine
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Post by Nicolas Constantine on Apr 29, 2009 18:32:01 GMT -5
Apparently asking her nicely wasn't going to work. She was too angry and stubborn to get anything out of her right now without a struggle.
"Sam! Please tell me what he did to you! I-I don't trust him, even if you do, just please tell me what went on so it can be laid to rest."
He was trying to reassure her. By now he was basically begging for her to tell him what went on. It could go either way. If it wasn't that bad, he could drop it, but on the other hand... On the other hand it could piss him off even more than he was right now. Right now his anger was being tucked away, he was trying not to explode.
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Post by Sam Ballerino on Apr 29, 2009 18:47:58 GMT -5
Sam scoffed at him. It still wasn't any of his business. But she sensed a note of desperation in his voice; was he pleading with her?
She had to admit, it was tempting. She wanted it laid to rest as much as he did. Her rage began to dissipate as she remembered that night they'd spent together cooking pasta, watching movies, and just hanging out. She missed that. She missed her friend. She hated avoiding him in the halls, hated not being able to talk to him, hated hearing Damien's warning ring through her head every time she thought of him.
Why were things always so complicated? She liked Damien a lot, and she liked Nick a lot, too. In separate ways, of course, but the fact was she liked them both. She wanted to keep them both.
She decided to take a chance. She'd always been able to open up to Nick. Why not now? Taking a deep breath, She leaned against the desk next to her. "We... hooked up." She said, barely audibly. Not 'slept together' - 'hooked up.' Two very different terms in Sam's mind. Hopefully in Nick's as well.
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Nicolas Constantine
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Post by Nicolas Constantine on Apr 29, 2009 18:59:22 GMT -5
So that was the great Damien Kross. Hypocrite and fondler of the lackey. Nick was too shocked to immediately say anything. Eventually he was able to open his mouth.
"Oh my god. I should have guessed." he said calmly and simply.
"I didn't think you were that easy, Sam."
I probably shouldn't have said that...
Nick had accidentally said what he was thinking out loud, and not only was it a weak spot for her, but it was a weak spot with him as well. Well, here it comes...
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Post by Sam Ballerino on Apr 29, 2009 19:11:22 GMT -5
Sam had never been prone to acting on her violent impulses. Quite the opposite. She always tried her best to avoid any kind of violence, unless she was sparring. But this time... after she'd opened herself up to him, and he pulled this kind of shit on her.
Her left fist flew straight towards his face. She wanted it to catch him off guard, to knock him flat on the floor, maybe even break his nose. She'd never broken anyone's nose before. She'd stand over him and calmly say "Fuck you, Nick," before turning around and heading for her books, beginning to pack them up and find another place to study. She was done with him. She had reached the point where she was so mad, hurt, sad that she didn't feel anything anymore. At least not right now. She would later, alone in her room. She'd probably curl up on her bed and cry until she couldn't breathe.
But for now... for now a blank, calming numbness had taken over. If that's what he wanted to think about her, then she didn't need him. There were plenty of other people in this school that she could be friends with; he was not a necessity. Especially if he thought she was easy. She didn't need friends like that.
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Nicolas Constantine
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Post by Nicolas Constantine on Apr 29, 2009 19:25:34 GMT -5
He thought she would try to hit him and that's why he was ready for her attack. Sam's left fist came at his face, but he saw it coming and caught it, his right can shooting out and catching her clenched hand.
"Fuck you, Nick."
Nick's face was emotionless as he squeezed the fist he had caught. If she didn't try and counterattack, he would simply push her back from her fist.
"So that's how it started? With a friendly spar like this one?"
Now she had crossed his line by trying to hit him. Hopefully his strength would show through his previous actions and she would back down. If not, he was ready for her.
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Post by Sam Ballerino on Apr 29, 2009 19:36:59 GMT -5
Her fist was locked in his hand, but at this point she didn't really care. She laughed again, a malicious little chuckle. A friendly spar Damien's had been, but this? This was anything but friendly.
"Why? You want some action, too?" She was just trying to provoke him now. She wrenched her fist out of his. "You trying to get with the 'easy girl'?" God, if that's what he thought of her all this time... then Damien was right. He was absolutely right.
She made to turn around and get her books together, but whipped around, both of her hands going for his neck. Whether or not they made it there was unimportant; it was just a distraction for a groin shot.
Yes. Samantha Ballerino was going for a good solid knee to the balls.
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Nicolas Constantine
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Post by Nicolas Constantine on Apr 29, 2009 19:54:26 GMT -5
Again, Nick was ready for the attack. He wasn't going to fall for a choke or a knee to the groin. He sidestepped her and with her momentum, he should be able to smack her in the back with his fist once she passed him, knocking her off balance and possibly onto the floor.
"Well if that's how Damien has taught you to fight so far, then I would recommend you actually learning from him instead of fooling around. I don't doubt his abilities, but you're a whole other story."
By this point Nick was being completely pompous and snobby. He didn't care, though. No one would see him this way other than Sam, and right now he didn't give a damn about what she thought of him.
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Post by Sam Ballerino on Apr 29, 2009 20:10:23 GMT -5
Kidney shot. Brutal.
She stumbled as he sidestepped her, and fell to one knee for half a second, but quickly picked herself up just in time to hear his criticisms. She was breathing hard from the effort of not trying to tackle him to the ground, and the steam that should have been coming out of her ears was condensing itself into tears that began trying to force themselves out of her eyes.
"Thanks for that one, I had no idea," she said sarcastically. She knew there was no way she was going to be able to fight him, and she really just wanted to get away from him before she did something really stupid. She brushed roughly past him, accidentally-on-purpose bumping his shoulder roughly as she moved back toward her bag.
"I don't need this shit from you, bischero," she said curtly. "Not from someone I con- who I used to consider a friend." He'd called her easy, made more jabs at her and Damien, and was insulting her fighting - something he knew was a sore spot with her.
It didn't sound like he really wanted to be friends with her, and after all that, that was just fine with Sam.
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Nicolas Constantine
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Post by Nicolas Constantine on Apr 29, 2009 20:31:32 GMT -5
He saw she was now crying and he didn't care. Whatever pain she felt was her own fault, and he felt no sympathy towards her. All he was doing was telling her the truth; and the truth hurt. He could see she was done, so he let her brush past him without having to be ready for another attack.
"I don't need this shit from you, bischero! Not from someone I con- who I used to consider a friend."
Calling him names in Italian now? She still hadn't realized that he understood the language. He turned around, her back facing him as she gathered her stuff. He wasn't done with her yet.
"Did he tell you something to turn you against me? What did I do other than tell you the truth you already knew?"
Nick couldn't believe how ignorant Sam was being.
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Post by Sam Ballerino on Apr 29, 2009 23:01:28 GMT -5
There was something off about his response. Most people got confused when she started spouting off in Italian. Did he speak it? She pushed the thought from her mind. She'd ask him later... if she ever got the chance.
"The truth?" She turned to face him again. "The truth? Which 'truth' are we talking about here, Nick; the fact that I can't fight or the fact that you think I'm easy? I know I can't fight, but there was no need for a jab like that. You know it's a sore spot." A real friend would have known better... "And as for the other bit..." She sighed, trying to control the urge to punch him again.
"I didn't sleep with him. I'm not a slut. I thought you of all people would know me better than that." She looked into his eyes, the tears still shining. It was her turn to plead now. "We didn't even... I got uncomfortable and he backed off, no questions asked."
She sat down on the desk again with a sigh. "Look, I don't know what you've got against him. Maybe he beat you up or something, or maybe you do care about me. Or maybe you're just jealous because he got me and you didn't." Maybe a bit of a low blow, but that's actually not what she was going for at the moment. "I don't know. But whatever this is, I want it to stop. I miss you." She did. She really did. No matter what she'd said just seconds earlier, she really did miss him.
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Post by Nicolas Constantine on Apr 29, 2009 23:21:14 GMT -5
He went over to her and propped himself up on a desk that was against the wall. He looked at her, a serene look in his eyes.
"Sam. I'm not saying that you can't fight or that you're easy. I'm just stating that they shouldn't be one in the same. And I never said you slept with him, I know you're better than that. I'm actually surprised that he would back off when told."
Nick didn't trust Damien. At all. He was too sly and sneaky to be all fun and games. Plus the things he had heard about him weren't the greatest either. And those were the things he wanted to protect Sam from. Otherwise, Nick would have very little problem with the current situation.
"I do care about you, and you have to get that through your thick head. I miss you too."
He looked down at her with his sparkling midnight blue eyes. He smiled lightly, complimenting the look he gave her.
"And maybe I am a little jealous, but that's not the point. he joked.
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Post by Sam Ballerino on May 2, 2009 13:21:01 GMT -5
Sam smiled a little. She appreciated his honesty about his attraction towards her, though she was also a little bit amused by it.
Her smile faded. "You did call me easy, though. And said that I couldn't fight, but we both knew that already." She waved the thought away. "But it still hurt. Especially coming from you." She sighed. "Look. Damien's a good guy. I can't imagine him trying anything... funny."
She made a face. It was almost entirely true. The Damien who'd threatened them with his Qi power and the Damien she'd slowly been realizing she was attracted to seemed almost like two different people; and there was only one that she was sure wouldn't try anything on her.
"I mean, both times, the second I wasn't comfortable with anything, he backed off right away." She smiled at Nick. "He cares about me."
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Nicolas Constantine
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Post by Nicolas Constantine on May 2, 2009 13:42:48 GMT -5
Nick was about to mention that he didn't know Damien had a nice side to him, but the second thing that caught his ear were two words.
Both Times.
Nick's face became red and furious.
"Both times!? I think all he cares about is getting in your pants!"
He couldn't believe her. She was blinded by her lust. Either that, or Damien was fooling around with not only her, but her mentality towards him as well. He spoke to her in an angry, mocking tone.
"I was wrong when I called you easy. I think slut would be the correct term to use. What do you think?"
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