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Text Cut: Aurora and the Chronicler Quote:
Originally Posted by Nordic Witch  Aurora knew she had surprised Teddy in a good way by kissing him right there in the public eye. She had if she was honest, surprised herself a little too. After Sebastian she hadn't thought she could feel love again but Teddy gave her hopes. Refocusing on what he was saying she asked curiously. "Is the apartment near where I live with the kids?" Silently she was pleased. If he had bought an apartment then he was staying put in the UK. "Have you find a job too? I can always hear in the ministry if there are openings if you fancy working for a certain department." If Teddy didn't say creatures then she wasn't going to be upset.
Smiling sunnily over her shoulder at Teddy she said "I thought it was my intimidating stare, but I'll take whatever makes the bottles and vials fall." A nose wrinkle didn't work when you had to take command in a job crisis though. Laughing Aurora gestured "Try and see!" as she watched Teddy limp a little on his way to throw the shrunken head down their lane. He hit down three bottles. Clapping her hands she called "Not bad, Teddy! Now it's my turn..."Picking up a new shrunken head ball Aurora walked past Teddy and gave him a peck on the cheek before she took her position in front of the lane. Aiming, she concentrated and threw the ball and watched as it rolled down towards the vials and bottles. This time she made 5 bottles and 3 vials fall.. A success... Quote:
Originally Posted by The Chronicler As the three bottles went down, a slow stream of iridescent soap bubbles floated up, bursting one at a time with feeble popping sounds.
"Ha Ha!" sneered one of the Shrunken Heads in the line of balls waiting to be bowled. "Maybe if you were thinking more about the game and less about the lady, you might do better."
It was a success! Apparently the game thought so too, for two large, beautiful peacocks rose up from the debris, holding a banner between their beaks which spelled out in colorful letters:
"WELL DONE!"
"Ahh...no." Teddy couldn't afford an apartment closer to where she lived. Maybe once he got a job, but living off his savings and severance pay? Yeah no..."But it's not too far away." That was a least the truth. He thought it was maybe a 15 minute walk? (In actuality it was probably more like 30.) As for the job, well… ”No… I think I have a lead on a job. I’ve – well I’m – I don’t think I could go back to work for a Ministry again.” He limped back towards her and gave her a quick kiss.
He picked up the head which was busy taunting him. He held it up to eye level. It’s eyes were stitched shut. ”Yes, well, if you could see her, you’d be a bit preoccupied too buddy.” He then winked at Aurora and bowled for his spare. He knocked down 3 more bottles, but didn’t hit any vials. Aurora on the other hand, seemed to be a natural at this. As the peacocks appeared he clapped proudly. ”Very good!” he said honestly. He wasn’t the type of man to get upset when the person he liked was doing better then him. Nope he was a big ol’ cheerleader.
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