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[chesstotem]

The dark figures closed in around her, and panic seized in her belly. She tried to cry out for help, she knew Arthur had to be close, but no sound would come. She was alone, and a cold hand closed around her arm, vice-like -

She woke with a frightened cry.

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[isnt_the_same]

"Yeah, yeah. Hurry up and scrub my back," he said, rolling his eyes.

[chesstotem]

She finished up and kissed his shoulderblade. "You're way hotter than any of those sparkly guys."

[isnt_the_same]

"I'd hope so," he said as he turned around.

[chesstotem]

She kissed his jaw. "You're real. And you care about me. And you don't sparkle, I appreciate that."

[isnt_the_same]

He grinned. "Let's get out of the shower."

[chesstotem]

"Okay." She kissed him once more, then shut off the water.

[isnt_the_same]

Arthur grabbed them each a towel before he took one of them and started drying off her hair.

[chesstotem]

She smiled, letting him do as he pleased.

[isnt_the_same]

He moved the towel down and dried off her shoulders before leaving it around her neck. "There."

[chesstotem]

She smiled and tweaked his nose. "So tell me this: are you really gonna live forever?"

[isnt_the_same]

"I won't die from aging or disease, so if someone doesn't tear my head off, yes, I'm going to live forever," he replied.

[chesstotem]

"How do you feel about that?" She finished drying herself, and went to get dressed, acting as though she were talking about the weather.

[isnt_the_same]

He lifted his brow as he followed. "How do I feel about it?"

[chesstotem]

"Yeah, I mean, I dunno. How do you feel about the fact that you may very well live to see the next few centuries?"

[isnt_the_same]

He shrugged. "I try not to think about it," he admitted.

[chesstotem]

"I'm sorry," she said quickly. "I didn't mean to bring up something that you're uncomfortable with."

[isnt_the_same]

He laughed and shook his head. "It's not that I'm uncomfortable with it, it's just...don't you think it's incredibly sad?"

[chesstotem]

"If it makes you sad, then yes," she said. "You're the one who has to deal with it, after all."

[isnt_the_same]

"What do you think about it then?" He asked as he sifted through his suitcase in her bedroom.

[chesstotem]

"I'm not sure," she said frankly. "On one hand... I've always felt like there's not enough time for everything I want to do. On the other hand, I imagine it's pretty lonely, unless you found someone who really, genuinely wanted to share it with you."

[isnt_the_same]

He nodded as he picked out a suit and went to put on underwear.

[chesstotem]

"Then of course, if you did find someone who wanted that, would you be willing to give it to them, is the big question."

[isnt_the_same]

"Is that suppose to be rhetorical?" He asked as he started buttoning his pants.

[chesstotem]

"Yeah," she said with a shrug.

[isnt_the_same]

He didn't speak for a while as he got dressed.