I, it's not very funny. . . ( she doesn't know what "halloween" is, but she doesn't like it.
lily leans in, closes her eyes to the touch ( she pretends it's heine and it calms her down, but heine's hands are much smaller and smell much more familiar, hijikata's hands smell of tobacco and it makes her scrunch her nose, heine's smell like - like heine ) and breathes, willing her racing heart to stopstopstop beating so fast, so erratically, with fear defining every thump - she can't be afraid but she is and she can't stop - )
. . . . mmm. ( she nods, quickly and abruptly, still holding tightly onto his hand; there's no "no" to this question - there's only "yes", because "yes" is what feels good and makes her feel good and if she says yes it'll feel better. she'll feel better. ) I do. . . .
[there there, pet. he pats the top of her head a few times.]
I know you're afraid, but I'm going to give you options here. I have to go back to the office soon and I need to know you will be alright; you can stay here and I'll try to find the rest or you can come to the office with your dogs until we can locate Heine.
[one of the pups tries to climb up hijikata's lap now-] Either choice you make, I'll protect you and yours.
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lily leans in, closes her eyes to the touch ( she pretends it's heine and it calms her down, but heine's hands are much smaller and smell much more familiar, hijikata's hands smell of tobacco and it makes her scrunch her nose, heine's smell like - like heine ) and breathes, willing her racing heart to stopstopstop beating so fast, so erratically, with fear defining every thump - she can't be afraid but she is and she can't stop - )
. . . . mmm. ( she nods, quickly and abruptly, still holding tightly onto his hand; there's no "no" to this question - there's only "yes", because "yes" is what feels good and makes her feel good and if she says yes it'll feel better. she'll feel better. ) I do. . . .
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I know you're afraid, but I'm going to give you options here. I have to go back to the office soon and I need to know you will be alright; you can stay here and I'll try to find the rest or you can come to the office with your dogs until we can locate Heine.
[one of the pups tries to climb up hijikata's lap now-] Either choice you make, I'll protect you and yours.