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mark12_30 · 11-14-2002, 06:27 PM

Cami looked up with a startled smile as Gamba walked a straight line towards her. With Maura in his arms, and Roka, Asta, and Ban following, he walked up to her, and held her eyes.

"Hello, Gamba, " she whispered.

He put Maura down, and reached for Asta, and picked him up, and handed him to Cami. Her eyebrows went up, and she accepted the boy. Rose watched.

Next, Gamba took Ban's hand, and drew him towards Rose. Grateful, she gathered the boy close to her, and he snuggled into her skirts, looking up at Cami and then over at the group on the shore.

Gamba pulled Roka between Cami and Rose, and then bent back down, and picked Maura up again. But he stood so close to Cami that Maura reached up and grabbed a lock of her hair. Gamba absently caught Maura's wrist so that he could not pull her hair, and then his attention wandered and he stood like that. Cami smiled, waiting. Gamba forgot all about the boy, and the imprisoned lock of hair.

Finally Asta reached over and tried to help, hauling on the lock of hair. Cami winced, and indeed the wrench came soon after, as Asta successfully freed the lock.

"I'm sorry!" Gamba whispered, jolting back to reality as he heard her gasp. To his horror, she was crying. He reached up to wipe away her copious tears.

But they had started long before Asta had pulled her hair. She freed one arm, and wrapped it around Gamba, who drew still closer to her. She kissed his curly head, and he smiled at her, nervous and embarassed, but glad to be near her and Rose. Rose put a hand on his shoulder, and he nervously smiled at her too.

They turned back to watch the shore.

[ November 16, 2002: Message edited by: mark12_30 ]

11-14-2002, 06:27 PM	#401
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Cami looked up with a startled smile as Gamba walked a straight line towards her. With Maura in his arms, and Roka, Asta, and Ban following, he walked up to her, and held her eyes. "Hello, Gamba, " she whispered. He put Maura down, and reached for Asta, and picked him up, and handed him to Cami. Her eyebrows went up, and she accepted the boy. Rose watched. Next, Gamba took Ban's hand, and drew him towards Rose. Grateful, she gathered the boy close to her, and he snuggled into her skirts, looking up at Cami and then over at the group on the shore. Gamba pulled Roka between Cami and Rose, and then bent back down, and picked Maura up again. But he stood so close to Cami that Maura reached up and grabbed a lock of her hair. Gamba absently caught Maura's wrist so that he could not pull her hair, and then his attention wandered and he stood like that. Cami smiled, waiting. Gamba forgot all about the boy, and the imprisoned lock of hair. Finally Asta reached over and tried to help, hauling on the lock of hair. Cami winced, and indeed the wrench came soon after, as Asta successfully freed the lock. "I'm sorry!" Gamba whispered, jolting back to reality as he heard her gasp. To his horror, she was crying. He reached up to wipe away her copious tears. But they had started long before Asta had pulled her hair. She freed one arm, and wrapped it around Gamba, who drew still closer to her. She kissed his curly head, and he smiled at her, nervous and embarassed, but glad to be near her and Rose. Rose put a hand on his shoulder, and he nervously smiled at her too. They turned back to watch the shore. [ November 16, 2002: Message edited by: mark12_30 ] __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.