Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Jul 8, 2009 6:20:44 GMT 10
Elsie stubbornly shook her head no, pushing it back so that it slid to a rest in the center of the wooden cart. She wouldn't give in and take it until the two men were long gone. She really did want to keep the warm and wonderfully sweet smelling jacket. "Why did you really send the other man away Sir?" She asked.
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Jasper Swift
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Post by Jasper Swift on Jul 8, 2009 6:40:44 GMT 10
"Call me Jasper or Jazz" Jasper suggested. He wanted her to trust him. "Aidan is a great friend and a brilliant detective but he doesn't understand some things. He was born in a rich family and he had a happy childhood. He never felt lonely or misunderstood till his later years. And then he figured out he loved investigations. This is his passion. But Aidan is generally a happy man. He's always been a happy man. My childhood was good too but my parents were killed when I young. I was left alone. I had to learn how to take care of myself to survive and how to survive without love"
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Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Jul 8, 2009 6:47:44 GMT 10
Elsie couldn't recall ever asking Jasper about his partner's oh so wonderful upbringing, she had just asked for the real reason why he had sent the other man away. She rolled her blue eyes sarcastically and hugged her knees tight to her chest. The two of them were more similar than what she had originally thought but he would still never truly understand what she was going through. Elsie didn't even know what love was, not really. "Why are you telling me this?"
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Jasper Swift
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Post by Jasper Swift on Jul 8, 2009 7:12:27 GMT 10
"Because I want you to know that I understand you. Aidan doesn't. He can try but his happy life makes it more difficult. That's why I asked him to leave for a while. So we could talk. Just you and me. And besides you do deserve a good cup of chocolate" He added with a smile. "I feel your life is not like mine but we have some things in common and your feelings are clearer to me than others. That helps me understand you"
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Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Jul 8, 2009 7:22:03 GMT 10
Elsie bit down on the inside of her cheek as she took a moment to try and figure out if she could trust him or not. She knew that she couldn't, not completely anyways. He was an adult and adults considered themselves to be all powerful where children were concerned. "Do you promise to give in to your instincts and eat me first before you ever think about sending me away?" She asked, looking up at him with her big blue eyes.
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Jasper Swift
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Post by Jasper Swift on Jul 8, 2009 7:33:21 GMT 10
Jasper smiled at her wryly. "So you know what I am" He said. "I knew you'd figure this out sooner or later." He sighed and for a few seconds he was looking at the trees behind them. Finally he looked back at Elsie. "It took me years but I learned how to feed without killing humans." But the second part of what she said made his eyes widen. Send her away? He never planned to keep her but when she said it he realized how much he wanted to help her
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Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Jul 8, 2009 7:40:07 GMT 10
"I am not blind like most people, I can see what you and your partner are. Monsters are what most would call you.." Elsie replied as if she were stating fact. She considered herself to be a far more terrifying monster than the two of them put together. "Do you promise then? To kill me first before you do something like that?"
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Jasper Swift
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Post by Jasper Swift on Jul 8, 2009 18:12:45 GMT 10
"Monsters...yes" Jasper nodded slowly. He'd heard that many times. He was a monster and so was Aidan. In a way. "But aren't humans monsters too? They kill animals for food, for fun...it's the same with us. We're a different species." He shrugged. "But I promise" He nodded. He was a man of honor and he could promise her that.
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Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Jul 8, 2009 18:58:22 GMT 10
"Human's are monsters too. Some are far more than others and some should even be feared more than your kind." Elsie agreed, shivering though it wasn't from the cold. Part of her wanted to tell him why she should be feared but she knew that she couldn't. Prison wasn't a good place to put a child in and that was surely where she would go if she told. She held out her pinky finger for him to shake. "Thank you.."
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Jasper Swift
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Post by Jasper Swift on Jul 9, 2009 6:35:19 GMT 10
"Yes, they are" Jasper agreed. She was smart and she was right. Humans were monsters too and knew how to hurt. While vampires would kill to exist humans would also kill just for fun. Killing to survive could be excused but killing for pleasure was wrong in Jasper's eyes.
He wrapped his pinky finger around hers and shook. "But try not to give me a reason, alright?"
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Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Jul 9, 2009 7:15:29 GMT 10
Elsie nodded her head in agreement, her pinky finger hooking around Jasper's larger cold one as she shook it once. "I promise that I'll try not to.." She murmured, untying her laces before kicking her new shoes off. She handed them to Jasper along with a small pouch of money, it was all she had from the theft. While it didn't even come close to covering the amount that the jewelry was worth it was still something. "I am sorry Sir but I don't know where the jewlery is."
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Jasper Swift
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Post by Jasper Swift on Jul 9, 2009 18:56:54 GMT 10
At first Jasper didn't understand Elsie's actions. When he did he frowned then picked her shoes up and pushed them back gently onto her feet. He then took the pouch and handed it back to her. "Don't be ridiculous" He said sternly. "I'm not taking it away from you. I'll take care of the jewelry myself. All I want is the name of the person you sold the jewelry to. And Don't call me Sir. It's Jasper"
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Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Jul 9, 2009 19:13:12 GMT 10
Elsie frowned when he helped her back into her shoes. She didn't feel like she deserved it anymore not after the kindness that he was showing her. She could see that he was a man of his word. "I don't know his name Sir." She whimpered as her bottom lip began trembling, this time for real. "I'm so sorry.."
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Jasper Swift
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Post by Jasper Swift on Jul 9, 2009 19:17:31 GMT 10
"Hey, don't cry" Jasper murmured cupping her cheek. "Calm down. I'm a private detective, remember? I'll find him. Just describe him to me, tell me where you met him. Things that could help me catch a track. A name is not that important. Ok? And please don't be sad. Everything will be fine" He finished smiling
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Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Jul 9, 2009 19:32:00 GMT 10
Elsie wouldn't cry, she refused to allow herself to spill those salty tears. The hand on her cheek was ice cold but the touch was oddly comforting. Her biggest fear right now was getting used to this and growing an attachment when she knew that she would be on her own again tonight. "He usually stands on the corner near a dark alleyway two streets over. He ripped me off but I expected that, the jewelry is probably worth ten times as much as he gave me. I doubt that he still has it."
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Jasper Swift
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Post by Jasper Swift on Jul 10, 2009 22:51:19 GMT 10
Jasper smiled wickedly glancing in the direction of the mentioned corner. "Don't worry. I'll find a way to get him and convice him to get it back"Jasper sensed her fear but he couldn't see the source of it. He looked around and frowned. It was getting late and chilly. Now where was that Aidan. But luckily just then he saw his friend in a distance. He looked back at Elsie. "Do you have a place to stay tonight? "
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Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Jul 10, 2009 22:57:58 GMT 10
Elsie didn't want to go back to that man. It had been a bad enough experience going to him the first time but he was the only one that she had found that would deal with children. Anything could have happened to her. Her blue eyes gazed in the direction that Aidan was traveling just seconds before he came into view. "My parents will get worried if I don't come home soon." She lied.
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Jasper Swift
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Post by Jasper Swift on Jul 11, 2009 5:54:10 GMT 10
Jasper glanced back at Aidan and then again at Elsie. "Is it true? Are you not lying to me?" He asked suspiciously. He had a strange feeling that she wasn't telling him the truth. And the girl apparently had a strange habit of dealing with dangerous people. He didn't want to leave her all alone. "I know it's not a very safe idea but if you had nowhere to go you could stay with Aidan and I at our place. It's nothing special for a human girl but it's warm"
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Elsie Turner
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Post by Elsie Turner on Jul 11, 2009 6:37:57 GMT 10
Elsie was tempted to accept his offer but frightened at the same time. She couldn't see what he would do if he found out that she was an orphan living on her own in the streets. It was a very conflicting and complicated matter. Her bottom lip continued to tremble as she looked between the two men.
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Aidan Kinney
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Post by Aidan Kinney on Jul 11, 2009 7:09:49 GMT 10
Aidan joined them before Jasper could continue. He suspected Elsie was lying. Actually he was practically sure she was lying. "What are you two gossiping about?" He asked handing a cup of hot chocolate to Elsie. He heard the last part of their conversation and he could understand Jasper's offer. "Jasper's idea is good actually. If you don't have a place to go you're free to stay with us. We do have a spare room"
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