Agh, I've had this done for quite awhile and just haven't put it up!! ^^;; I have part 4 done also...and I'm almost finished with 5! So be lookin out for those. :O)
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The need to Reminisce: prt. 3
"What's a GIRL doing in this place..." Duo clumsily spooned his porridge out of his bowl and into his mouth as he glared at Hilde.
Hilde only stared at her food.
"Oh, Duo. Stop being so silly. There have been plenty of girls here before and still are. Having one more here isn't going to hurt you." Sister Helen got up from the table and collected the empty bowls still left on the table as Duo went on.
"Still, THOSE girls actually respond when you talk to them.." Duo almost fell out of his chair when Sister Helen spun around and swiped his bowl right from under his nose.
"DUO! That will be quite enough!"
Duo couldn't believe the harsh frown that had spread across Sister Helen's face. It hurt him, it really did. She'd never looked at him that way before...
"You've had enough porridge for tonight. I think you need to go to your room for a little while." Sister Helen hurried off with all the bowls and disappeared into the kitchen.
He gave a cold glance to the little girl sitting across from him, but she was still staring into her porridge. A quick glance over to Father Maxwell assured Duo that he was too engrossed in his thoughts to notice anything being done around him...
Sister Helen's reaction...her harsh reprimand...it was all that little girl's fault. Well, Duo would show her. She'd be outta the place in no time...
Duo pushed himself off of the bench and quietly stepped over to Hilde's side of the table.
Hilde was still staring blankly into her bowl as Duo climbed onto the bench and stared into her bowl along with her.
"So...Gonna eat that?"
"............" she kept staring blankly.
"Looks great, can I have a taste?" Duo leaned over and harshly tried to grab her spoon.
"......no....." Hilde finally looked over briefly, pushed his hand from her spoon, and then went back to staring into her food.
"Ah, so the little piggy tails speaks..."
"....Leave me alone please..."
"Piggy tails...Piggy piggy tails!"
".........."
"Piggy tails! Piggy tails! Piiiiggy tails!!" Duo was enjoying himself until he finally caught a good glimpse of her face. Not the slightest twitch...not even a frown. She wasn't irritated in the slightest! This, didn't look like it was going to be easy...
"..." Hilde finally hopped down from the bench and turned to Duo who was still sitting by her bowl.
"My name isn't Piggy tails," She pulled the ribbons calmly from her hair, letting it fall down around her shoulders softly, and then set the red pieces of silk onto the bench next to Duo. "it's Hilde."
Duo sat speechless as the little girl walked out of sight. How could she do that? The nerve...No one just walked away from him like that!
But obviously, he realized, she just had...
Tapping of an impatient foot of one and quiet chuckling from a very amused other shook Duo from his thoughts. He turned back to see a very irritated Sister Helen standing in the doorway of the kitchen with her hands on her hips. Father Maxwell was trying his best to mask his amusement.
He wasn't supposed to hurt Hilde's feelings, Sister Helen thought to herself. Teasing was one thing, but being mean was another. Duo was definitely serious about disliking this little girl, but what confused the nun was that she didn't know exactly why he disliked her. Jealousy maybe? Maybe he was jealous that she, herself, was now giving attention to this new little girl. But, she had always given attention to the other children. That poor girl needed all the comforting she could get.. Every child that came to the orphanage did, and Sister Helen had always given it to them. Duo had never acted so meanly to any of the other children...Why was he doing it now? She stood quietly and thought for a moment.
Well, there hadn't been any new orphans arrive in quite awhile, and the newer orphans sometimes needed more comfort than the older ones. Maybe Duo realized this and saw it as a potential threat...
"Duo, I thought I told you earlier to go to your room. There's no need for you to be at the dining table any longer." Sister Helen turned to leave and stopped abruptly as she felt a strong tug on her robes.
"S-sister Helen..."
She looked down to meet two shining violet eyes. No one could avoid those eyes, and much less turn away from them. They held such emotion...
"Duo.." Sister Helen's face softened as she knelt down to his level, placing her hands comfortingly on his shoulders. "That little girl needs all the love and care that the other children here get. Being mean like you just did will only make her hurt even more than she already is. You know exactly what it is to be hurt, Duo. I'm asking you to help her just as we help you and the other children here."
She gently brushed the hair from out of his eyes. "Duo, if you're worried that I don't love you anymore, that's not true. I love you and all the other children here all the same, including Hilde. Nothing will ever change that, understand?"
He nodded, rubbing his eyes. "S-so...you're not mad at me?" His eyes looked glossy, as if they had been trying to fight back tears.
Sister Helen smiled. "No, I'm not mad at you Duo. I just don't want that little girl to hurt anymore. Will you promise me you'll be a little nicer to her from now on?"
Duo nodded weakly as she kissed his forehead. "I promise..."
"I'm sorry for snapping at you earlier, Duo. Please forgive me." Sister Helen lovingly ruffled his hair as she stood to retire to her room. "Goodnight."
"Good night Sister Helen." Duo smiled sadly as she left the room.
When he turned back to the kitchen, his eyes met Father Maxwell's. He lit up as he watched the priest rise from his chair and kneel to the floor, his arms extended.
Father Maxwell chuckled, his arms wrapping against the small boy when he felt the soft impact to his chest. "Keep your promise to Sister Helen, Duo."
Duo smiled and nodded as he met Father Maxwell's smiling eyes.
"Goodnight, my son. Sweet dreams."
"Goodnight Father Maxwell." Duo nuzzled his face into the priest's shoulder. "Sweet dreams for you too, okay?"
Father Maxwell nodded as Duo pulled away and ran off to his room waving his goodnights to the children in the other rooms.
He shook his head lightly as he stood and smiled. "That boy." He clicked off the dining room light and walked off toward his room. "May God help him..."
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End! ^^ Well, I'm not sure if this is a chapter itself...or if I'm going to add a little more before I make it a full chapter. Well, now I'm off to work on my other story. (This story is coming to an end sometime soon. So be expecting the 'destroying of the church scene' shortly. ;_;)
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The need to Reminisce: prt. 3
"What's a GIRL doing in this place..." Duo clumsily spooned his porridge out of his bowl and into his mouth as he glared at Hilde.
Hilde only stared at her food.
"Oh, Duo. Stop being so silly. There have been plenty of girls here before and still are. Having one more here isn't going to hurt you." Sister Helen got up from the table and collected the empty bowls still left on the table as Duo went on.
"Still, THOSE girls actually respond when you talk to them.." Duo almost fell out of his chair when Sister Helen spun around and swiped his bowl right from under his nose.
"DUO! That will be quite enough!"
Duo couldn't believe the harsh frown that had spread across Sister Helen's face. It hurt him, it really did. She'd never looked at him that way before...
"You've had enough porridge for tonight. I think you need to go to your room for a little while." Sister Helen hurried off with all the bowls and disappeared into the kitchen.
He gave a cold glance to the little girl sitting across from him, but she was still staring into her porridge. A quick glance over to Father Maxwell assured Duo that he was too engrossed in his thoughts to notice anything being done around him...
Sister Helen's reaction...her harsh reprimand...it was all that little girl's fault. Well, Duo would show her. She'd be outta the place in no time...
Duo pushed himself off of the bench and quietly stepped over to Hilde's side of the table.
Hilde was still staring blankly into her bowl as Duo climbed onto the bench and stared into her bowl along with her.
"So...Gonna eat that?"
"............" she kept staring blankly.
"Looks great, can I have a taste?" Duo leaned over and harshly tried to grab her spoon.
"......no....." Hilde finally looked over briefly, pushed his hand from her spoon, and then went back to staring into her food.
"Ah, so the little piggy tails speaks..."
"....Leave me alone please..."
"Piggy tails...Piggy piggy tails!"
".........."
"Piggy tails! Piggy tails! Piiiiggy tails!!" Duo was enjoying himself until he finally caught a good glimpse of her face. Not the slightest twitch...not even a frown. She wasn't irritated in the slightest! This, didn't look like it was going to be easy...
"..." Hilde finally hopped down from the bench and turned to Duo who was still sitting by her bowl.
"My name isn't Piggy tails," She pulled the ribbons calmly from her hair, letting it fall down around her shoulders softly, and then set the red pieces of silk onto the bench next to Duo. "it's Hilde."
Duo sat speechless as the little girl walked out of sight. How could she do that? The nerve...No one just walked away from him like that!
But obviously, he realized, she just had...
Tapping of an impatient foot of one and quiet chuckling from a very amused other shook Duo from his thoughts. He turned back to see a very irritated Sister Helen standing in the doorway of the kitchen with her hands on her hips. Father Maxwell was trying his best to mask his amusement.
He wasn't supposed to hurt Hilde's feelings, Sister Helen thought to herself. Teasing was one thing, but being mean was another. Duo was definitely serious about disliking this little girl, but what confused the nun was that she didn't know exactly why he disliked her. Jealousy maybe? Maybe he was jealous that she, herself, was now giving attention to this new little girl. But, she had always given attention to the other children. That poor girl needed all the comforting she could get.. Every child that came to the orphanage did, and Sister Helen had always given it to them. Duo had never acted so meanly to any of the other children...Why was he doing it now? She stood quietly and thought for a moment.
Well, there hadn't been any new orphans arrive in quite awhile, and the newer orphans sometimes needed more comfort than the older ones. Maybe Duo realized this and saw it as a potential threat...
"Duo, I thought I told you earlier to go to your room. There's no need for you to be at the dining table any longer." Sister Helen turned to leave and stopped abruptly as she felt a strong tug on her robes.
"S-sister Helen..."
She looked down to meet two shining violet eyes. No one could avoid those eyes, and much less turn away from them. They held such emotion...
"Duo.." Sister Helen's face softened as she knelt down to his level, placing her hands comfortingly on his shoulders. "That little girl needs all the love and care that the other children here get. Being mean like you just did will only make her hurt even more than she already is. You know exactly what it is to be hurt, Duo. I'm asking you to help her just as we help you and the other children here."
She gently brushed the hair from out of his eyes. "Duo, if you're worried that I don't love you anymore, that's not true. I love you and all the other children here all the same, including Hilde. Nothing will ever change that, understand?"
He nodded, rubbing his eyes. "S-so...you're not mad at me?" His eyes looked glossy, as if they had been trying to fight back tears.
Sister Helen smiled. "No, I'm not mad at you Duo. I just don't want that little girl to hurt anymore. Will you promise me you'll be a little nicer to her from now on?"
Duo nodded weakly as she kissed his forehead. "I promise..."
"I'm sorry for snapping at you earlier, Duo. Please forgive me." Sister Helen lovingly ruffled his hair as she stood to retire to her room. "Goodnight."
"Good night Sister Helen." Duo smiled sadly as she left the room.
When he turned back to the kitchen, his eyes met Father Maxwell's. He lit up as he watched the priest rise from his chair and kneel to the floor, his arms extended.
Father Maxwell chuckled, his arms wrapping against the small boy when he felt the soft impact to his chest. "Keep your promise to Sister Helen, Duo."
Duo smiled and nodded as he met Father Maxwell's smiling eyes.
"Goodnight, my son. Sweet dreams."
"Goodnight Father Maxwell." Duo nuzzled his face into the priest's shoulder. "Sweet dreams for you too, okay?"
Father Maxwell nodded as Duo pulled away and ran off to his room waving his goodnights to the children in the other rooms.
He shook his head lightly as he stood and smiled. "That boy." He clicked off the dining room light and walked off toward his room. "May God help him..."
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End! ^^ Well, I'm not sure if this is a chapter itself...or if I'm going to add a little more before I make it a full chapter. Well, now I'm off to work on my other story. (This story is coming to an end sometime soon. So be expecting the 'destroying of the church scene' shortly. ;_;)