May 2013
Lost in the Snow
areyoureadyshadowman:
evergentleandkind:
She had to grin a little. “They do actually…though I only burned one that made me angry. Some stupid love story and they both died.” she shook her head. “I don’t want to burn anymore, they’re all I have to learn about things. I’ll only bring some in if you promise not to burn them.” she added with a sharp look. “I don’t have any trouble with the idea of...
Lost in the Snow
areyoureadyshadowman:
evergentleandkind:
areyoureadyshadowman:
What? (He gave her a halfhearted scowl.)
You’re leavin’ me here alone? Oh, baby you really are cold.
She looked back at him from the doorway, shrugging. “I don’t know you. I have no reason to trust you or like you.” she pointed out. She didn’t move though. “Do you like reading? There’s a library here, full of books on...
Lost in the Snow
areyoureadyshadowman:
evergentleandkind:
areyoureadyshadowman:
Then how’s about we do somethin’ to keep warm? Just sittin’ here makes anyone sound boring.
“You’re right. It does sound boring. I’m off to find something to do. When you can walk again, you’re welcome to do the same.” she said with a sharp nod as she pushed herself to her feet.
What? (He gave her a halfhearted scowl.)
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A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
“All the more reason for you not to leave. You won’t last long without your heart.” she said, lightening the mood a bit with a joke. The lump in her chest was so large it was starting to hurt a little, even if it was in a good way. “Now then, before we were distracted…we were discussing our house?”
“Our house… Yes.” He laughs and pulls a book onto her...
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A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
She let her eyes drift shut as she leaned down to meet his lips, her fingers trailing back to his neck as her other arm rested around his shoulders. “I love you.” she whispered when they parted once more. “More than anything. I mean that.”
“You’re my heart.” Is his only reply as he returns her soft kiss.
“All the more reason for you not to...
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A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
“Then it’s a good thing you’re stuck with me.” she said with a warm smile, lifting his chin with her fingers. “Because I’ll be around to remind you for the rest of our lives.”
He smiles up at her when she lifts his chin. “Thank you.” He breathes softly and leans in, capturing her lips in a soft kiss.
She let her eyes drift shut as she leaned down to...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
“And I’m just a Lord’s daughter.” she said with a smile. “Tarzan, you’re so much more than just a blacksmith’s son. You’re smart and imaginative and creative, you’re an incredible artist, you’re patient and a good teacher and good student, you’re protective and loving and passionate, and how could I ever get bored when you’re so many wonderful things?”
...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
“Oh I won’t deny that we’ll get annoyed with each other, even angry. And sometimes we’ll argue. But tired of you? Never.” she assured him with a grin. “I’ve known you for as long as I can remember, and I have yet to get the least bit tired with you.”
“You make me feel far more exciting than I really am.” He laughs and pats her leg through her skirts...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
“I’m not selfish with almost anything else, I figure I’m allowed to be a little selfish when it comes to you.” she retorted with a grin. “It will be wonderful though…just the idea of having you here for more than a few days makes me giddy.”
“You will grow tired of me soon enough.” He laughs and pulls her into his lap. “Especially if I got you riled up...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
aworldineedtoknow:
“A lock on the bedroom door?” He laughs. “Maybe one on the bathroom door too.”
She giggled a bit, scooting back to sit on the desk instead of leaning against it. “Most definitely. But that’s a problem we can solve when we come to it. I plan on keeping you all to myself for a little while at least.”
“How terribly selfish of you.”...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
aworldineedtoknow:
“We’ll have a whole house to ourselves, that’s a castle on it’s own.” H smiles lovingly up at her.
“At first, yes. But if we have guests over…and there will be children eventually…we’re going to need a nice little corner just for us.”
“A lock on the bedroom door?” He laughs. “Maybe one on the bathroom door too.”
She giggled a...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
She grinned, leaning over to press her lips to his forehead. “Well, for now we’ll just have to make a special little corner in our room and pretend it’s a tower.” she said with a smile.
“We’ll have a whole house to ourselves, that’s a castle on it’s own.” H smiles lovingly up at her.
“At first, yes. But if we have guests over…and there...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
“Dream a little? I’d like a third floor room, like a tower. A round tower built into one corner of the house, but you can only get to the top floor from our room so that we can have our own little hiding place away from the world.” she said with a laugh. “Or did you mean to dream a little smaller than that?”
“Maybe a little smaller than that.” He laughs....
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
She turned and looked down at the list, chewing her lip. “I…I think so? We’ll have more once we sell the chateau. And the account Papa left me will help too. I…do you think that will be enough?” She looked away, gazing out the window. “Maybe we should do it a little bit at a time. Start with the new smithy, stables and such and the shop…and the bare basics...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
She nodded, tapping her chin, and grinned. “Well, we don’t need a general parlor and a ladies parlor, that’s entirely silly. But we have so many books and will need a library anyway…so we can just split the books up between the parlor and the living room. That way even if people do come over, we won’t be bringing them into our private space. Especially as...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
“I did find a book on accounting, it’s at the bottom of that stack. I’ll be reading through it later.” she said as she climbed down again and went to lean against the desk. “Are we still going to combine our library and parlor? We can keep the living room as a place to relax, but a parlor of some sort for when company calls would be good to have. Then...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
“Not much.” she admitted from where she perched on a ladder, leafing through a leather bound volume. “Most of the books on architectire and building are about castles and cathedrals and monuments and such. I don’t think regular old houses are often deemed worthy of books being written about them.”
“Are there none on shops?” He asks her as he looks...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
She smiled and left him, making her way to the library. There she took a deep breath of the room’s scent. Dust, ink and leather. All things that reminded her of Papa. And it went a long way to curbing these new desires she kept feeling. It was strange to even think of such things in a room that still reeked of her father. She moved to the desk and got out...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
“I’m sure it does.” she agreed, gently pushing him away so she could hop to the floor, brushing at her skirts. Well…one thing was certain, that was a lovely way to start the morning. “Come along then dearest, there’s paper and such in the library for us to sketch out plans and ideas.”
“You go on up ahead, I’ll make us some tea.” He smiles at her and...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
She paused, but shook her head. “No. Well, yes, I do, but it’s alright. It wouldn’t be fair to you, would it?” she lifted her hand to brush his cheek. “If we’re both going to wait for that, then we’ll both wait for this. It’ll be worth it.”
He turns his face and kisses the palm of her hand softly. “Let’s go work on our house.” He smiles at her. “We have...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
“I know, and you’re right.” she grumbled, pressing her hands to her burning cheeks. “It’s just so difficult to think when you’re kissing me like that.”
“I have a hard time remembering myself as well.” He smiles and leans in, placing a soft kiss on her nose. “Do you want to see me?” His eyes searches hers. “I don’t mind undressing for you…”
She paused,...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
“I don’t know. Yes…probably. Maybe?” she shivered a bit, feeling less confident now that he’d stopped and her brain wasn’t turning to soup anymore. “I just…the wedding seems so far away…”
Smiling he brushes his fingers against her cheek softly. “It does… It feels years away.” He confesses softly. “But I don’t want you to do anything you might regret...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
She shivered at the fact, his low voice doing horrible things to what little self control she had. “It’s the same for me, you know. I’ve never seen a naked man…well, aside from science books, but I hardly think that counts.” she was babbling now, wasn’t she? “Would you like to find out what I look like? First hand?”
“Now?” He pulls away slightly, looking...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
A sharp inhale was all she could do for a moment, suddenly able to feel perfectly clearly how much he really did want her. She knew there were reasons for her to put a stop to this now, but she was having a hard time understanding why those reasons made any sense. Because they really didn’t. Not really…and certainly not with his hot breath on her skin and...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
Her fingers trembled a bit where she gripped his sides, parting her knees and pulling herself to slide forward on the counter. She was eager to minimize the distance between them, especially when her action had made him groan most deliciously where his lips pressed against her skin. She felt as if she couldn’t make a sound beyond a slow gasp at the feel of...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
Her morning had started slowly, sleeping in a bit before dressing in a simple blouse and skirt. And honestly, such a simple outfit had never felt like too many layers of clothing before, but she was quickly changing her mind on that front. She was barely aware of it when he backed her up against a kitchen counter, nor when he lifted her up to sit on it,...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
She didn’t like it when he left. She’d be lying if a part of her hadn’t hoped he’d simply stay with her. They didn’t have to do anything, but during his last visit she’d spent most of her nights in his bed with him. Knowing he was here, in town, but not here with her, made her feel as if the house was even bigger and emptier than it really was. Instead she...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
“We’ll see.” she said with a smile of her own. “It’s a little ways off, so there’s no hurry.” she added with a chuckle, asking for Mr. Collins to pass the butter. She’d love to use her mother’s dress if she could. To have a little piece of her there on her wedding day. She’d want something of her father’s too, but she’d figure out what to use in time.
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A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
“I…I did.” she said softly. “I had updated it a little for the ball…but now…” she shook her head, not wanting to remember what the step-sisters had done to the last thing she had from her mother. “I haven’t looked at it yet, but we might still be able to use it.”
“Oh darling…” Mrs Collins smiles softly at her. “We can have you new dress made too, should...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
“Heavens, a wedding dress! i forgot I needed one.” she admitted with a laugh, lacing her fingers with his, eating as if nothing else was happening. “I’ll likely spend more time on the house, honestly. It’ll need to last us a long time, a wedding is only one day.”
“It’s still an important day.” Mrs Collins smiles at Cinderella. “Don’t you perhaps still...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
Cinderella sighed herself, looking down at her food, but shook the negativity away. “On the bright side, it will be a shorter time away as well.” she pointed out. We won’t have to wait a whole year this time.”
Tarzan smiles at Cinderella and takes her hand under the table, giving it a soft squeeze. “I suspect we will be so busy with getting our house...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
Cinderella snorted, quickly swallowing her mouthful before she made a mess. “Don’t worry Mrs. Collins, it’s true enough. They really did think they were important! We’re the only noble family in the village, they seemed to think they rules over it or something. At least Papa had business dealings with people though. The ladies just ignored everyone they...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
“Every lunch and supper was had in here.” she said, a slight hint of an annoyed grumble in her voice. “They took breakfast in their rooms usually, and tea in the parlor. It’s like they lived their lives as if there was always an important guests watching them. Luckily, things like the tablecloths and the fancy china in that cabinet were only brought out...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
“Perhaps, but for now we’re supposed to use them, not spend out dinner admiring them.” she laughed, sinking down into her seat. She felt slightly under-dressed in this fancy room, but it was difficult to care. On the other hand, this room didn’t feel homey in the least. She hadn’t eaten in it since she was a child! More and more, this big house felt like...
A Precious Secret || Tarzan and Ella
aworldineedtoknow:
evergentleandkind:
The ladies carried in the large serving dishes, walking the length of the table and laughing together at the sight of their men inspecting a fork as if it was a long lost treasure. “You know you’re supposed to eat with those, they’re not artwork.” Cinderella chuckled as she set down the large bowl of soup and Mrs. Collins put down the bread and butter.
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A lost princess // Snow and Jasmine and Ella
notaprize:
humamerrytune:
Snow took a deep, if somewhat shaky, breath. The urge to tell them about Phillip - the lessons and getting the Mirror back - was almost overpowering, and she’d found herself more alone than ever lately. Even the Mirror hadn’t forgiven her yet; she’d tried to talk to him the other day, and he’d faded to only smoke.
No. It was her secret and Phillip’s. She trusted him...
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((I’m falling asleep I’m afraid, sweets…too little sleep too many nights in a row, and it’s catching up with me. I’ll see you later~! <3
