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Chapter 6 - the GYPSY
They had both gotten down from the Ferris Wheel and were now walking around the amusement park. Gar with his arm around Raven's waist, Raven gently elbowing him in the ribs every time he made a bad joke. They had been walking around headed for no particular area for a while now. Suddenly, Gar's ears perked up as he heard the song 'I'm In Heaven' playing somewhere near them. He took Raven's hand a swung her around so she was in front of him and he put his other hand on the small of her back. She laughed as she put her other arm on his shoulder.
"I love this song," he said as he lead her dancing around the walkway. Then he began to sing, "Heaven. I'm in heaven!"
"Oh please!" She managed in between laughing fits. Then suddenly the song slowed and he gently swayed her to the music. She let her head rest on his shoulder.
"When I was a kid, I remember watching this movie. I always told myself that I learn how to ballroom dance and sweep some girl off her feet at some posh soirée." He laughed at his own memories, "I used to think that Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were the most awesome couple. Being able to dance like that…"
Raven jerked her head up and smirked at him, "You were a queer kid weren't you?" He just laughed at this and they both stopped dancing. She took his arm as they began walking again.
"I know, I know. What kinda kid watches old movies aspiring to be a ballroom dancer, right? It's just, people have these romantic projections they put on everything. Y'know. That's not based on any kind of reality." She looked up at him.
"Romantic projections?"
"Yeah."
"Oh, you mean 'Mr. Romantic' up there on the Ferris Wheel," she said in a teasingly cutsie voice, "Oh, the sunset is so beautiful, kiss me. I'll sweep you off your feet and dance around the sidewalk." He chuckled.
"Hey, for the record you kissed me."
"Romance is but a fleeting moment. Honestly, do you know any happy couples? I mean really happy." She sighed, "yea sure I mean I know happy couples. So happy it's sickening. But I think they lie to each other."
"You're cynical you know that?"
"I've been known to be on certain occasions. Your problem is that you're a hopeless romantic."
"Oh, I don't know about hopeless…" She punched him on the arm and sighed. They kept walking in comfortable silence. They finally left the Plater and walked along Stephansplatz.
"Hey, Rae, look an out door café. What's that sign say? Das Kleine Café?" He said mispronouncing every syllable. She smiled at him and pulled his arm to go sit down. A pair of monks pass by where they were sitting.
"Hey... check these guys out.'Hey Hans, I have a confession to make. I'm not wearing any underwear underneath this thing.' 'Oh really?' 'Does that frighten you?'" She let a small giggle and turned towards him.
He smiled mischievously at her and said in a whisper, "Can I tell you something?"
"What," She brought her face closer to his.
"Come here," he leaned in putting his mouth closer to her ear.
"Yeah," she asked.
"Come here," suddenly he turned and captured her mouth in a kiss. Raven pulled back smiling, then a fit of laughter from another table caught her attention. They both turn towards the other table. A gypsy had been reading their palms. She bowed at them as they handed her money.
"Interesting style," Gar jabbed at the gypsy's outfit. She was wearing layers and layers of robes, each a different deep color of blue or red. He was laughing at his own joke when, "Uh oh."
"What?"
"I made eye contact." Sure enough the gypsy began to make her way to their table. They both suppressed giggles as she approached. She made her way to Gar and said something in German.
"Uh, spreken-ze English?"
"Vant your palm read?" She grabbed his hand and opened it face up. He shrugged.
"Sure, how much?" She smiled at him revealing missing teeth, what was there was yellowing and crooked.
"Vor you? Vifties, okay?" He nodded, looking back to Raven who was suppressing laughter. The gypsy ran her fragile hand along his palm. Massaging his hand in hers. She looked down on it, following the faint creases.
"Oh, so, you have been on a joorney, and you are stranger to zis place. You… an adventure, you seek… An adventure in your mind… You are fascinated by ze powers of ze divine man. You are becoming zis man… You need to rezign yourselv to ze awkwardness of live. Only iv you vind peace wizin yourselv, will you vind true connection wiz ozers." She let go of his hand as she finished. He simply looked at her dumbfounded. She then gestured for Raven to give up her hand. Raven, always a skeptic, reluctantly gave it. The old gypsy did the same with her hand, lookd up at Raven, then looked at Gar and said, "Oh, you will be alright. She is learning."
Then the gypsy let go of Raven's hand and clasped her hands together, "Alright. Money." Gar smiled at Raven and paid the gypsy. She bows in thanks and begins to walk away.
But then, she turned around and said to them, "You are boz stars, don't fvrget. And the stars exploded billions ov years ago, to vorm everyzing zat is zis world. Everyzing we know, is stardust. So don't vorget, you are stardust." And with that she disappeared into the shadows of the streets.
Raven scoffed and said, "I mean, that's very nice and all, I mean, that, y'know, we're all stardust, and you're becoming this great man, I mean, but I hope you don't take that any more seriously than some horoscope in a daily syndicated newspaper."
Gar raised an eyebrow offended, "You, what are you talking about? I mean, she knew I was on vacation, and that we didn't know each other, and that--"
"Aw c'mon. But what was that 'I am learning' bullshit? I mean, that's WAY condescending. I mean, if opportunists like that, ever had to tell the real truth, it would put their asses out of business. Y'know. I mean, just once, I'd love to see, some little old lady, save up all her money, to go to the fortune teller, and she'd get there, all excited about hearing her future, and the woman would say," Raven took Gar's hand in a mocking way, "UmHmm. Tomorrow, and all your remaining days will be exactly like today--A tedious collection of hours. And you will have no new passions, and no new thoughts, and no new travels, and when you die, you'll be completely forgotten. 50 shillings, please. Y'know, that, I'd like to see." She let go of his hand and leaned back into her chair.
"She was really wise, and intense though. I really loved what she said, you know?"
"Yeah, of course you do. You pay your money; you get to hear something that makes you feel good about yourself." He turned away shaking his head and turned back leering at her. He got up and offered her his hand. They began to walk down the street again.
"Cynical, you know that?"
Raven threw her hands up in the air, mocking the old gypsy, "Stardust, stardust." Then she started laughing and shoved Gar aside.
A/N: In the movie, their roles are reversed. Jesse (Gar) is supposed to the cynical one and Selina (Raven) is supposed to believe in magic and all that jazz.