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Post by Katatonia on Jul 7, 2009 20:08:50 GMT -5
Julia sighed. "It's okay... I suppose I deserved it." She still couldn't help but feel bad about losing control... even after all the encouragement and reassurance.
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Post by unholylssj on Jul 7, 2009 20:10:58 GMT -5
"No you don't...." Couric sighed, a sweatdrop rolling down the back of his head. He was obviously not good at all at dealing with this kind of situation, the poor bastard.
"You really don't."
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Post by Katatonia on Jul 7, 2009 20:15:25 GMT -5
Julia smiled a little, feeling bad now for making Couric feel so awkwardly bad. She felt better, though... the upset from the gray hair comment was over.
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Post by unholylssj on Jul 7, 2009 20:20:16 GMT -5
Couric let out a sigh, still feeling a bit flustered as he lay back and looked up towards the sky above, face a tad red as he remembered a certain incident during the fight.
"You really, really don't, Julia..."
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Post by Katatonia on Jul 7, 2009 20:22:14 GMT -5
"What's the matter?" She'd ask Couric, not really all that bothered with his face going in to her breasts anymore... as far as she's concerned, she's forgotten about it.
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Post by unholylssj on Jul 7, 2009 20:25:28 GMT -5
"Nothing." He said quickly, trying to hide the redness of his face...not exactly the easiest feat to accomplish. Especially since Julia noticing it only made him feel more embarrassed, causing his face to turn even brighter a red.
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Post by Katatonia on Jul 7, 2009 20:26:51 GMT -5
But eventually, it clicked... the redness of Couric's face was a dead giveaway... "Oh... that..." She sort of went red, too...
Silence.
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Post by unholylssj on Jul 7, 2009 20:29:29 GMT -5
"Yeah..." Couric muttered, his face going even brighter a red...if that was even possible at this point. He pretty much shut up rather quickly afterwards, keeping his eyes on the sky...instead of what he was thinking about which was causing his face to get even redder.
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Post by Katatonia on Jul 7, 2009 20:31:15 GMT -5
Julia, not all that interested in watching some fight, decided to lay back and look at the sky beside Couric... but soon shifted herself on to her side, propping her head up by one hand with her elbow resting on the ground, so she could look at Couric. She wanted to say something, but wasn't sure how to say it... or what it was exactly... to be honest...
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Post by unholylssj on Jul 7, 2009 20:38:20 GMT -5
Couric kept his eyes on the sky, knowing that if they strayed, they'd eventually stray to a certain location of perverse nature...but even still, he wanted to say something himself. But, of course, he just couldn't quite figure out what that was...
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Post by Katatonia on Jul 7, 2009 20:41:08 GMT -5
"Uhm, Couric..." She'd say... struggling to finish her sentence... or start it, really. But then something hit her, and she felt her spirits drop... "Oh... I forgot... I'll have to tell him about... that..."
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Post by unholylssj on Jul 7, 2009 20:45:08 GMT -5
Couric turned his head ever so slightly to face Julia, eyes still on the sky above, face still a bright red.
"Y-Yeah...Julia?" He was only managing to get more flustered with each passing second. Poor bastard.
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Post by Katatonia on Jul 7, 2009 20:46:14 GMT -5
Julia let out a sigh, and, sounding more upset than flustered, now, she said... "I'm sorry, Couric..." Now just to figure out how to explain why she's sorry.
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Post by unholylssj on Jul 7, 2009 20:50:02 GMT -5
/Sorry...?/
"But Julia...I already told you...It's not your fault that your programming took over during our fight...I should've been better able to handle myself.." He said as best as he could, thoughts finally turning away from that incident for the first time in the past minutes, though there were instances where he stuttered or paused awkwardly as he spoke.
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Post by Katatonia on Jul 7, 2009 20:53:15 GMT -5
"No... it's not that... Couric... I..." She took a deep breath, and took a moment... before saying... quietly... "I kissed Gozu..." How awful she feels right now...
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Post by unholylssj on Jul 7, 2009 20:56:33 GMT -5
/It's not...?/ He was surprised by that since that was what they had been talking about before the awkwardness of a certain incident rolled in. And then he heard what Julia really wanted to say, freezing in place for a moment for a reason he couldn't quiite understand, breathing even stopping for a split second or so.
/...She...what...?/
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Post by Katatonia on Jul 7, 2009 20:59:05 GMT -5
"I'm so sorry... I don't know why... it was after Cajabe did those things to me... and he took me to Vegeta to get them back... I just needed someone, and... he was there... I... I'm sorry... I really am..." Julia, inexplicably, found herself tearing up more and more while she was saying this... she just felt absolutely horrible. But she's telling the truth now. It's not a secret anymore.
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Post by unholylssj on Jul 7, 2009 21:05:25 GMT -5
Couric's breath returned to him, quite a few emotions running through him at that exact moment, one of them even a bit of hatred towards Gozu. But he had no idea how to react to something like this...how could he? He had the most basic of knowledge of this sort of subject and right now he was being hit with something he had no clue how to handle at all. All he could do was just lay there, staring up at the sky as though he were frozen...Poor little bastard.
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Post by Katatonia on Jul 7, 2009 21:08:19 GMT -5
After some silence of Couric not saying anything, Julia tried speaking some more... "You... can hate me for this if you want... I wouldn't blame you... I should just make my mind up as to who I want... but I can't... I'm a horrible person for this..." She just keeps feeling worse and worse.
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Post by unholylssj on Jul 7, 2009 21:13:04 GMT -5
Before Julia could even finish speaking, Couric found the will within himself to respond, any anger he had felt immediately being channeled towards himself for even letting Julia feel the way she sound at that moment.
"I...I couldn't hate you for something like that." He managed to say, voice somehow managing to be strong as he spoke those words. "...And you're not a horrible person...so don't even think that, Julia!" He turned his head to look at her, forcing himself to seem strong, even if he couldn't understand what he was feeling or why. But something told him that he couldn't just stay silent and let Julia tear herself apart...even if he had no idea what to feel.
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Post by Katatonia on Jul 7, 2009 21:21:36 GMT -5
Julia was speechless, and... thankful... amazingly thankful... All of a sudden, she'd move closer and wrap her arms around Couric, as best as possible considering he's laying on his back, and just lay there, hugging him, while saying quietly in her voice ruined by the swelling feeling in her throat... "Thank you. You're such a good friend."
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Post by unholylssj on Jul 7, 2009 21:24:24 GMT -5
Couric felt his face somehow manage to turn an even brighter shade of red as Julia hugged him, looking at the android besides him.
"I-It's nothing..." He said quietly, that being the best he could manage at this point...though he did feel somewhat at ease with her hugging him...
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Post by Katatonia on Jul 7, 2009 21:27:34 GMT -5
"I-..." She began struggling to speak, with her head buried in his shoulder. "I just... don't know what to do, though... Gozu's the one who met me so long ago, and all this time he's been helping me control my powers. I don't know what I could have ever done without him... But you... you're one of the best friends I've ever had... no... I think, you're..." Where's the rest of her sentence? Is she really going to say what it looks like she's about to say? Find out... next post.... on Legacy of Dragon Ball Z.
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Post by unholylssj on Jul 7, 2009 21:30:45 GMT -5
Couric could only listen, his mind far too frazzled to come up with a response after all that just happened with the past minute or so. But he wanted to...even if he didn't know just what he would say...but he'd at least try and think of something, somehow. But for now, all he could do was just listen to Julia...Poor Couric. Never before has he been so flustered.
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Post by Katatonia on Jul 7, 2009 21:32:35 GMT -5
"You're... you are... you really are..." She lifts her head up and looks at him... seeing his face... "...my best friend." And then she smiled, even though there were tears on her cheeks, and her face was a little red, and her throat was sore.
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Post by unholylssj on Jul 7, 2009 21:40:01 GMT -5
Couric heard that and felt a slight twinge inside, a bad movie reference coming to mind if he had ever seen said movie. But something inside him had hoped that Julia said something else...though beyond that, he was happy to know that she considered him so close a friend.
"And you're my closest friend, Julia..." He managed to say after a moment or so, finally regaining the ability to speak, face still bright, bright red.
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Post by Katatonia on Jul 7, 2009 21:43:57 GMT -5
"Heh." Julia's face lit up, and she felt pretty happy at what Couric replied. But then she turned a little serious-ish, and said... "I haven't told Gozu yet... about what's happened between us..."
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Post by unholylssj on Jul 7, 2009 21:46:23 GMT -5
Despite the redness of his face, Couric's own expression gained some seriousness to it...though it'd be amazingly difficult to take a tomato faced saiyan seriously.
"You need to, Julia. Before Gozu finds out in a way that'd really hurt him..." Though something inside didn't want the older saiyan to find out...not wanting to have to deal with the Goku lookalike.
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Post by Katatonia on Jul 7, 2009 21:49:49 GMT -5
"I know I do..." Her voice sounded very... like she was unwilling to tell him... "But... I don't think I can talk to him like I can talk to you." She blinked, having realized the fact she just said the moment she said it. "There's another reason..."
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Post by unholylssj on Jul 7, 2009 21:53:31 GMT -5
Couric blinked, obviously confused by that last part, though he didn't quite know why. He had never really noticed that Julia had an easy time talking to him since he hadn't really seen her and Gozu interact alone outside of a few times...by accident. Despite not saying anything, Julia could probably tell from his expression that he was thinking something along the lines of 'Eh?'.
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