T&C, Monday, 8/9

[living_endless]

Didi wasn't sure she needed to go to work today; she wasn't even certain the store would be there.

But it was, and she went about her morning tasks with the fervor of a girl who needed a distraction. When she was done, she sat on the stoop outside the shop, arms wrapped around her legs.

It still felt good to breathe clean air.

[OOC: OCD went out for a newspaper and never came back.]

Comments

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

Once class was done, Jake went to stretch his legs which somehow meant he ended up here.

Here was good and he plopped down beside Didi, stretching long legs out in front of him. "Hey."

[living_endless]

"Hey," Didi echoed, a slight smile on her face as she turned to see him. "You're less furry than you were yesterday. It's a good look."

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

"Hey, don't diss the furr," he mock frowned at her. "It keeps me warm when I need to do a pizza run in a blizzard."

[living_endless]

"So, what, you carry the pizza box back between your jaws?" Didi teased.

Then, more seriously: "... I wasn't dissing it."

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

"Nah, just the plastic bag. They gave me several," he smiled at her and shrugged his shoulders. "I know you weren't," he assured her.

[living_endless]

"Good." Didi was mock-indignant. She leaned toward him, looking him over for any injuries or sign of what they'd been for, even though she didn't expect to find any. "How are you doing, anyhow?"

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

"I'm fine," he assured her, reaching out to poke her side. Any injuries he'd had, hadn't bothered him more than a few minutes. Being a werewolf had its perks.

"I think the wolf's out of the bag, but maybe that's not bad. What about you?"

[living_endless]

"You're in good company," Didi assured him. "Jono showed half the school what's under his bandages. I don't think there's any point trying to keep secrets after what we all went through."

Of course, she never kept secrets anyhow -- but she kind of enjoyed the reactions she got when she mentioned being Death. It was a different thing.

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

Different and kind of brave because so far he still couldn't get it out as an introduction. Hi, I'm Jacob Black and I'm a werewolf.

"Maybe we could start a Freaks Anonymous group or something," he joked, shaking his head. "You didn't answer."

[living_endless]

"Not on purpose," Didi said, shaking her head. "I'm okay. I keep thinking about that hospital and the little girl ..."

She let out a long ragged breath. "I'm okay. The whole thing just made me feel really helpless."

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

He hummed and glanced down at his hands. "Like being stuck in someone else's nightmare and not having the key to wake anyone up."

[living_endless]

"That's -- exactly it. And you can't change it, you just have to sort of .... ride with it," Didi nodded. "I didn't like it."

Way to state the obvious.

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

"I can't say I was fond of it either," he grimaced. There wasn't much that could scare him still, but that place... He drew in a breath, shifted a little closer and if she'd let him, he'd wrap his arm around her shoulders.

"Messed up," he mumbled, eloquently.

[living_endless]

She leaned in, grateful for the contact. "Way messed up," she agreed. "But, hey, we got to leave. The people who live there ... don't. No wonder they were warped."

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

He fell silent for a moment, her remark bringing back what he hadn't quite been able to piece together. "Do you think they deserved it? That girl..."

What was it that she'd said? She was burning and there was the picture at the church of the woman burning.

[living_endless]

"I think..."

This was a hard one, was what she thought. She'd put together the same pieces as Jake.

"I think two wrongs don't make a right," she said carefully. "And I think the little girl was as stuck there as anybody else, and if she'd been able to let go, it would've given her peace. But I also think I understand why she did it, if she was really in control."

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

"Revenge," his arm tightened unconsciously around Didi because maybe he wasn't as alright as he looked. "They get scared and hurt her, so she hurts them back and proves them right for being scared. I'm not sure anyone deserves that hell."

Maybe Edward Cullen.

[living_endless]

"Neither am I," Didi said, and she would have added unless they chose it for themselves except something else struck her. "That's ... pretty mature for you, Jake."

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

"Thanks," he said dryly, shrugging. "I just can't imagine being stuck there forever."

[living_endless]

"God, no," Didi said with vigor. "You'd go nuts. I never realized how much I love the island until we made it back."

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

"Or pizza. I missed Pizza. Reno gave us food in class," he rambled. "I hate to disappoint you, but those cookies weren't the best I ever had."

[living_endless]

"They weren't?" Didi feigned shock. "Oh, nuts, and I spent hours and hours baking them myself."

She leaned back. "Pizza sounds good. I had a hot dog."

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

"Not any of my pack brothers, right?"

What? Okay, so it was a terrible joke and maybe it was just funny to him, but he couldn't quite let it lie. She was welcome to hit him for the bad taste.

[living_endless]

She leaned over and swatted his arm lightly, laughing. "Jake, that was a horrible pun. Congratulations."

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

"Do I get a medal? How about that candy you promised me?" he snickered.

[living_endless]

"Candy," Didi decided, rising to her feet. "We probably even have those gold foil coins, if you want to pretend one of those is a medal."

[need-no-moon.livejournal.com]

"I don't know," he jumped lightly to his feet to follow her inside. "I might just end up eating my medal."