PMS AllixAmile

[BNS]Amile>[Later that night]
[BNS]Amile	is sleeping in his room after a day of breaking his back digging.
* [Rut]Allison is silent. With the subtle click of a bypassed lock, the door to Amile's room opens without a creak. Allison enter... and nears Amile's bedside.
* [BNS]Amile snoozes lightly, with the occasional groan as he shifts slightly, his muscles still aching after the battering they took.
* [Rut]Allison gazes down upon the sleeper. She looks over her shoulder -- right, then left. A moment of hesitation... but she doesn't stop. She is compelled to action by something deeper than anything rational, and -can- not. No matter who is hurt in the process.
* [Rut]Allison slowly moves her hand over Amile's nose and mouth, without clamping down too tightly.
<[Rut]Allison> ... Wake up. Don't speak.
* [BNS]Amile suddenly begins to stir as he finds it hard to breathe all of a sudden... he opens his eyes and looks up to find... Allison!! He starts to cry out but Allison quickly manages to muffle him effectively!
* [BNS]Amile starts up and attempts to struggle!
<[Rut]Allison> Shhh! Enough. We need to leave.
* [Rut]Allison releases Amile.
* [BNS]Amile 's eyes suddenly widen in a confused gaze
* [Rut]Allison is solemn as the grave.
<[BNS]Amile> ...what?!
<[Rut]Allison>  Don't look that way. I couldn't knock because your room is too close to-- ... It's too close.
<[Rut]Allison> You have a way out of port?
* [BNS]Amile buries his head in his hands and attempts to shake the cobwebs out of his head
<[BNS]Amile> Stop, stop, back up a second. What's going on? Why are you in my room? What are you talking about, 'we need to leave'?! Have you gone insane?!
* [Rut]Allison covers Amiles mouth with more force this time.
<[BNS]Amile> Mmmph!
<[Rut]Allison> Be quiet!
* [BNS]Amile flails!
<[Rut]Allison> Listen.
* [Rut]Allison wets her lips, dried from the tension. Sweat begins to form on her brow, underlining a severe sense of urgency.
* [BNS]Amile settles down again, more out of exhaustion than sedation
* [Rut]Allison lets go again.
<[BNS]Amile> Why are you /here/?
<[Rut]Allison> Now. If you're planning on leaving, we will need to go right now, if I am to come with you.
<[BNS]Amile> Why? Why all of a sudden?
* [Rut]Allison motions for Amile to quiet down.
<[Rut]Allison> 15Are you changing your mind? If so, say it.
* [Rut]Allison looks Amile in the eyes. -Part- of her... wishes she would say yes.
<[BNS]Amile> I'm not changing my mind. But I still have things to do and business to settle. I can't leave right now.
<[Rut]Allison> ...
* [BNS]Amile eyes soften momentarily as she reaches over to the sidepost of the bed and reaches into her belt that is hanging there
<[Rut]Allison> Then when you do, I won't be with you.
<[BNS]Amile> Wait.
*[BNS]Amile fishes out a piece of paper from one of his pockets
<[BNS]Amile> This is the ship I'll be leaving on tomorrow. It leaves at 11 AM from the south harbor. If you have to leave now, leave and be on that ship.
* [Rut]Allison says nothing. She turns the idea over in her head.
* [BNS]Amile hands Allison a piece of paper with the name of a ship and the pier it is moored to on it. Below that information, the destination is written, 'Le Havre, France'
<[Rut]Allison> ...Tell no one about this.
* [Rut]Allison takes it.
<[Rut]Allison> ... I'm sorry...
* [Rut]Allison murmurs. It doesn't seem to be directed at Amile.
<[BNS]Amile> ...Allison. One last thing.
* [Rut]Allison looks up.
<[BNS]Amile> I was careless. You could have killed me. Why didn't you?
<[Rut]Allison> Why didn't -you-?
* [BNS]Amile swallows hard as he contemplates that question himself...
* [Rut]Allison accepts the silence as her answer. She deposits the paper in her pocket and turns to leave.
<[BNS]Amile> ...Allison.
<[Rut]Allison> What.
<[BNS]Amile> ...thank you.
* [BNS]Amile turns away, thoroughly embarrassed and defeated. Again.
* [Rut]Allison lingers.
<[Rut]Allison> Yeah...
<[Rut]Allison>  ... I don't deserve it.
* [Rut]Allison slips out the doorway.
* [BNS]Amile quietly swings out of bed, walks over and locks the door securely, then braces it with a chair under the doorknob.
* [BNS]Amile climbs back into bed, pulls up the covers, lays back and stares up at the ceiling for a moment as he sighs wistfully and succumbs to sleep once more
<[BNS]Amile> [End]