Clarus is making a cup of tea and Einherji picks up the phone on the second ring. It is Fletcher.
"What is it?" Einherji asks immediately. "Why aren't you teleporting here to talk?"
"You told me it was an invasion of your privacy," Fletcher says gravely. "I thought I'd respect that."
"Oh," Einherji says. "That's… That's nice." He covers the receiver and asks Clarus if Fletcher can come over to visit. Clarus nods and so Einherji returns to the phone call.
"You're welcome to come over now," Einherji says. "I'm at home. Gordana's house."
"Awesome," Fletcher says, and then she ends the call. A moment later, she appears in the kitchen. Blinks in surprise. "Hello, Clarus," she says after a moment. "Was definitely not expecting to see you here."
"It's nice to see you too, Fletcher," Clarus says. "Your hair looks well."
"Oh," Fletcher says blithely. "Thank you, I guess."
"Why're you here, Fletcher?" Einherji asks. "Would you like some tea?"
"I guess," Fletcher says. "I came to tell you. Uh. Caelie's dead."
"You must be glad about that," Einherji says. "You hate vampires, don't you?"
"We were lovers," Fletcher says stiltedly. "Towards the end."
"Oh," says Einherji rather awkwardly.
A/N: There's no more Fletcher/Caelie or Einherji/Clarus for the month, so I'll just say that this all ends with them sitting around drinking tea reflectively.
~Mademise Morte, September 29, 2012.
