...galatea revised and 10 years later...

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Piece #13 for circe_tigana's 882 Ways to Appease the Heathen Gods challenge

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His beauty was like porcelain or perhaps marble, delicate but cold, unassuming but harsh, or maybe perhaps that was just the hands. The pirates crashed to a halt when they came within sight of him.

Edward tilted his head.

"Hello?" he whispered, but it carried quite clearly across the dark chasm of the entryway.

The pirates quickly debated among themselves and shoved one forward.

"Er, um. 'ello." Ragetti ventured. "You wouldn't happen to have a--a gold coin would you?" He eyed the mess of blades warily as they idly clicked against each other.

"Coin?" Edward ducked his head in thought.

The silence of the place was near absolute, with only the occasional murmur of wood groans as the house settles. The pirates waited.

Jumped back as Edward lifted up one clawed hand but he only waved it towards the library.

"It's over here."

They followed him, in and out of hazy patches of sunlight tinged blue and grey by dirty window panes, into a gaping room of bookcases.

"Up there," Edward pointed. "I can't get it," He says softly, apologetically. They fetched it, and backed away.

"Th-Thank you." Ragetti ducks his head, trying not to stare at the unnatural paleness, like bone made flesh and sewn together, and at least their curse made *sense* in the scheme of things.

"You're welcome." Edward smiles, "Would you like to stay and..."

But the pirates were already bolting for the door.

"...talk?" The smile slowly slid sideways, and smeared into the stillness of the rest of his face. Edward shuffled forward, to close the door.

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::wibble::

Comments

[that-one-chick.livejournal.com]

*tear* That was ohsogood!

[permetaform]

awww, thanks. poor edward, ::huggles him::

[aea]

Brilliant. Glad he survived the story. I second your wibble.

[permetaform]

it was your icon that gave me the inspiration I'll have you know!

[aea]

Get outta here.
;)

[permetaform]

truly tho, once I saw it, I realized that I needed more darker fic for the challenge and what induces more wibbles than edward?

[aea]

Edward- the King of Wibble.

*melts into a pool of goo*

[linaelyn.livejournal.com]

This is, as are all of yours, FABULOUS.*snick snick*

But You're HOGGING ALL THE PIRATE GOLD! Oh, well, you do a far better job than I could, so I guess that's okay.

I'll just have to enjoy reading yours, since I have no time to write them rigth now.

*hearts*

[permetaform]

no time at all? booo. but thank you! I'm trying to figure out maybe one or two more but I want them to be suitably *different*...hmm...

[latxcvi.livejournal.com]

I had to read it twice to get it, but once I got it, all I could do was go, "Wow."

*Nicely* done.

[permetaform]

thanks! I couldn't figure out how to get it at 100 words so just said t'heck with it because they're more like guidelines anyways...

[sequinissues.livejournal.com]

Ooooh. Aww.

*quietly squees, then melts*

[permetaform]

thanks! I'm just glad it worked, poor edward ::huggles::

[ignited.livejournal.com]

Awwwwwww!

...Meh. I heart Edward. Am sentimental and nostalgic now..

[permetaform]

glad you like, and edward's a sweetie and I just wanna hug him...poor dear...

[ficangel.livejournal.com]

Awww. *snuggles Edward as well as she is able*

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

::wibble::

*wibbles back*

Gina

[fraught.livejournal.com]

*sniffle*

No fair almost making me cry the day before Christmas!

[permetaform]

I sorry! but edward and christmas go so well together!

hmm, tho...::pushes you towards happyfic::

[fraught.livejournal.com]

I sorry! but edward and christmas go so well together!

They do!

hmm, tho...::pushes you towards happyfic::

Ooh, thank you. That does cheer me up ^_^.