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Post by Aurelia Velus on Apr 12, 2015 14:06:57 GMT
 Aurelia had been fine for most of the evening. She had enjoyed sharing a dance with both of her father's and with her brother. She had been more than happy to sample some of the foods that had been set out without going overboard like Lucius tended to do. She only ate enough to fill herself up instead of continuously going up to the dessert table like Lucius had been most of the night. Once Seneca and Atticus disappeared for their bit of alone time, the kids played a couple of little games. Hide and seek, tag, and more dancing. It was around their last bit of dancing that the pain started. Her little body began to ache in so many places that she didn't know what to do. At first she was able to just keep pushing through it, hoping that maybe her parents would come back into the room soon so that she didn't have to go to the guy who was watching them. When they didn't come though she turned to her brother for help. "Luci...I don't want to dance anymore." she said quietly, giving him a bit of a sad look.
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Post by Lucius Crane on Apr 12, 2015 14:11:22 GMT
Lucius frowned at that, mostly the tone of her voice and the look in her eyes making him concerned. There was a difference between her just not wanting to dance anymore and her not wanting to dance anymore because something was wrong. "Why? What is wrong, Lia?" he asked quietly, watching his little sister carefully. He really had taken on the roll of being big brother quite well since moving to thirteen with Atticus and her. He missed his Daddy of course, but he loved his Papa and his baby sis, even if she took every opportunity she could to make sure that he was aware that she was not actually a baby anymore like when they used to live together. As far as he was concerned he was the one who was in charge of making sure that she stayed safe and was taken care of while Atticus and Seneca were out.
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Post by Aurelia Velus on Apr 12, 2015 14:29:18 GMT
Lia hesitated to tell Lucius what was bothering her. She didn't like to be a helpless little baby and being upset over pain or sickness was just that to her. She wasn't the type to complain over a little cold or even doing a little throwing up. She tended to just curl up on her own when she needed to or if she really wanted to cuddle then she would simply ask to snuggle without actually complaining. She tried to be tough in the same ways that Atticus always had when he was younger and still tried to do even today. It wasn't even that Atticus taught her to be that way. She just picked up on it all on her own.
"I just don't wanna dance anymore." Aurelia answered him, shaking her head a bit as she looked down to her dress. It didn't help that it was quite late and she was quite tired now. She glanced to the door, hoping Seneca and Atticus would come in soon. When they didn't come right in though she looked back to Lucius. "Can I change into my jammies?" she asked quietly. Atticus had packed them a bag so they could change before leaving.
When Lucius gave her a small, but unconvinced nod she simply moved to get the bag where Atti had left it, limping a bit because her legs were hurting. She got herself changed in an empty room before she came back out and sat down on the empty couch pushed against the wall, hugging her knees to her chest.
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Post by Lucius Crane on Apr 12, 2015 14:42:17 GMT
 Lucius frowned some as he watched her, not believing that she simply just didn't want to dance at all anymore. She had gone from being happy and perky to quiet and not wanting to play anymore. He just wasn't sure what was wrong, but if she didn't want to tell him then what could he do? He simply gave a nod when she asked to go change into her pajamas. He wasn't going to tell her no if she wanted to be more comfortable. He watched her carefully though as she moved away, noticing the way she walked. She had done the same thing the other day back home. She had told Atticus that she was hurting. At least now he had a guess as to what was wrong. He just moved over to the buffet and got two cups of the punch Seneca had said was okay for them to drink earlier. He then moved over to Lia.
"I got you something to drink." He said quietly, handing her one of the cups, which she took and drank a little from before setting it down on the stand. Lucius sat beside her, sipping his for a minute before he noticed tears starting down her face. "Lia..." he set his drink down as well and reached over, rubbing her legs a bit the way Atticus had last time. "I am sure Daddy and Papa will be back soon." he said quietly.
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Post by Atticus Velus on Apr 12, 2015 14:56:51 GMT
Atticus smiled brightly as he moved back through the garden with Seneca. The night had gone so perfectly. They had their alone time. But now it was time to get back to their little ones and the rest of the party before they headed home, mainly the little ones and the snacks that Atticus had worked up quite the appetite for. He had pulled his clothes on as best he could to make them still look nice and he had given a small attempt at fixing his hair, but he didn't worry about it too much.
"We need to figure out ways to do things like this more often." He commented, glancing back toward Seneca as he moved to open the door. He pushed the bookshelf out of the way, careful not to just tip it over and cause a loud noise that might draw unwanted attention to the area. He wanted to keep their secret garden a secret for as long as possible. "What do you think the kids have been up to this whole time? Think they managed to stay out of trouble?" he asked with a grin as he moved from the room and down the hall. He didn't notice the kids when he moved into the ballroom though, first heading over to the buffet to get himself a snack.
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Post by Seneca Crane on Apr 12, 2015 19:55:15 GMT
Seneca held tightly onto Atticus' hand as he moved through the garden. He had taken an extra moment himself to fix his clothes once on and make sure he looked nice. That he didn't look like he had taken anything off. He wasn't one to hide hi is love for his Atti, but some things were just meant to be private. He glanced to atticus, pulling on his hand for a moment to make him stop. "Come on, let me help a little." He grinned, the perfectionist in him reaching to straighten up the collar on his fiance's shirt. He gave an amused smile at him, reaching to his hair and moving a piece back into place. Though he let out an amused chuckle as it fell back out of place. "Okay fine. Your hair us as stubborn as you are." He grinned.
He returned his hand to Atti's and allowed him to keep walking. "We should, but thats hard to do..." He said quietly and looked down. "We could find a place though. Our own little secret place to meet part way. It could be good. Actually... sounds like a wonderful little romance story. The forbidden lovers meeting in the woods between the districts..." He said quietly, though stopped when they started back inside the building. Part of secrets, was not announcing them to the world. He reached back, pushing the shelf back into place. "I would think... dancing. Running. Eating... probably annoying somebody and crawling on the floor. I'm sure they are dirty." He laughed a bit, following Atticus to the snacks table. "Snacks to go with the wine?" He smiled and picked up a couple of small snack items. He hadn't noticed the kids not there, but he was still stuck smiling and happy, absently messing with the ring on his fingers.
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Post by Atticus Velus on Apr 12, 2015 22:14:17 GMT
Atticus had allowed Seneca to help him with his shirt, but he did chuckle a bit when he tried to fix his hair. "Come on, Sene. How long have you known me and my crazy hair?" he asked with a bit of a grin. "Honestly sometimes I think it might actually be more stubborn than I am, but hey...I look sexy with messy hair and you can't deny that." he added before he went about his business of getting them back inside. "It will be hard for sure, but we can do it. We can have the most epic love story in all of Panem." he said with a loving smile. "I'll look around and then your next day off we can go check out some places and discuss the details of our big day." he added. "I am sure they have had quite the fun night. Hopefully Luc learned from his last party not to eat too much at least." Atticus commented with a shrug. He knew that they were going to need some good sleep tonight and baths in the morning. He planned to take the day off with them too so they could all just relax. "And heck yes snacks to go with the wine. I am starving." he look over and grinned more when he saw him playing with the ring. "Shall we go find somewhere to sit?" he asked, moving to go find somewhere they could settle in and watch for the kiddos.
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Post by Seneca Crane on Apr 13, 2015 3:19:30 GMT
Seneca rolled his eyes at him. "Does your hair share your ego too?" He scoffed just slightly, amused more than anything with it. "And I've known your hair quite a long time. It's old." He laughed and followed inside. He wasn't going to insult the hair. That would be just as bad as Atticus insulting the beard he spent hours making perfect each day. "If only we could share it with Panem." He whispered. "Would be entertainment they all would love... and... I heard Snow talking. When I was waiting to speak to him we might get longer between games again..." He whispered and leaned close to Atti. "Meaning more days off to go exploring places. I'll make arrangements, and we can meet and go looking... just us." He gave a gentle smile and kissed Atticus. He didn't really think about the fact that he had lost his mask in the garden somewhere.
"I'm sure that he still ate the sweets." Seneca laughed a. It and followed him. He wished he could go back to thirteen with them and cuddle and be close but he had to be there for Games things tomorrow. They would all notice if the Head Gamemaker didn't make it to the control room in the morning. He did manage a smirk though, collecting himself some snacks before following "Starving may be an overstatement." He commented but gave a nod. "I'm not feeling much for dancing while eating. So I think we should find somewhere to sit for sure. Lucius will find us. He has like... this attraction sense for where I am at all times."
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Post by Atticus Velus on Apr 13, 2015 23:37:30 GMT
 "My hair is where I store my ego. You think it can all fit in this gorgeous, perfectly shaped head of mine? You are crazy." Atticus told him with an amused smirk. "Maybe someday it will be a story we can share with everyone." he added with a bit of a shrug before he smiled brightly. "Really? Sene that is amazing. I need more time with my lovely fiance and I know the kids will be so happy if you can come visit a bit more, after our little trip of course." he said, sounding like an excited little kid. He couldn't think of any better news than that, except of course Sene telling him he was ready to leave the Capitol all together and join them in thirteen so that they could be a family again. He gently kissed him back.
"Well eating them isn't the problem. I just don't think I can manage to stay up all night with a sick little one." He said with a laugh. He would if he had to of course, but he would rather not. He then shrugged. "Yeah maybe, but I am hungry and could probably eat a giant meal by myself." He could eat a lot on a regular day anyway. Today he had hadn't had a chance to eat much while he was getting ready. "Of course he will find you. He can smell you from miles away." he added, though he noticed the children on the couch just after he had shoved a cookie in his mouth. He motioned to them, not actually noticing Lia crying and Luc trying to comfort her still.
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Post by Seneca Crane on Apr 14, 2015 17:42:25 GMT
Seneca couldn't help laughing, shaking his head a bit. "I see. I didn't think that hair was capable of holding that much ego. Must be some magic hair." He rolled his eyes a bit and just gave a returned grin. His friend was ridiculously silly but he loved that. "And some day everyone will love it. Love us." He smiled and simply gave a nod. They really were changing things a bit. Snow was backing off, and that was going to help so much. So many things. "Well I'll want my boy back for a little bit... and... maybe I can take Lia for a few days some time? Snow is... backing off of us all." He said quietly, hopefully.
Seneca gave a small shake of his head. If he could he would be going home with Atti and the children. Atticus wouldn't have to take care of sick children on his own. But the Games were going and if Seneca Crane didn't show up... all the progress of appeasing Snow would be out the window. "You didn't eat this morning? You're just as bad as I am at missing meals." He laughed and shook his head at that. He looked up though, nodding. "They look sleepy, maybe they will fall right asleep when you get home. You must have gotten lucky... and Lucius can smell me through walls, through anything. He's... an interesting one. No getting past him." He laughed and moved toward the couch where the children were, holding a pile of cookies for himself as well. "Your eating habits are strangely attractive. Mr shove a whole cookie in your face." He chuckled.
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Post by Atticus Velus on Apr 14, 2015 17:57:32 GMT
Atticus laughed a bit and shrugged. "Well of course you get your little guy back for a bit. We have games week, then you can come spend time with all of us and we can go on our little adventure to find our perfect special spot. Then at some point after that you can have Lia for a bit." he said with a bright smile. "I know that she would love spending some time with her Dada. She misses you a lot and she loves having Luc with us as well." He shrugged a bit. It was true. Lia talked about Sene a lot. She had grown up with him and Atti being in a loving relationship, unlike Luc, and she had taken Seneca as her second parent right from the very start. Not that Lucius didn't love his Papa Atti, but it was just different with his attachment to Seneca.
"I was busy trying to get the kiddos and myself and everything already." Atticus said with a shrug. He then nodded about the kids looking sleepy, hopeful that what Seneca said was true. If they would both just sleep then he could just sleep and it would be great. "I am always attractive." he commented with a chuckle after forcefully swallowing everything he had shoved into his mouth. The smile and happy nature faded a bit when noticed that Lia was crying. "Lia...sweetie..." he said with a frown.
Lia looked away from him, but Lucius looked up. "We were dancing and then she said she didn't want to anymore. She was limping and now she is crying and I don't know how to make it better." he said with a bit of a whimper, upset that he hadn't managed to figure out how to help his little sister on his own.
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Post by Seneca Crane on Apr 14, 2015 18:11:20 GMT
Seneca nodded to that. "Sounds like a plan for me." He said quietly. He missed his boy, and he missed his time with Lia. After helping to raise her, hardly seeing her at all felt horrible. It felt lacking and he wasn't a fan of that. He wanted his family together just as much as Atticus, but he just didn't know how to manage it today. The day would come and they would celebrate... for now he dealt with visits here and there. "I miss her a lot too. And you know she'll be spoiled when she gets there." He grinned at that. He was a very very nice dada, lots of toys and pretty clothes. "For being busy this morning you sure looked nice. But I might be a bit biased." He grinned, but stopped when he also saw the children. It fell to a bit of a frown as he came over.
"Lia what's wrong?" Seneca frowned, but came and sat down by them. He was worried, completely worried really. Lucius' whimper didn't help him to feel better about it and he just hugged Lucius close to him. "And thank you Lucius for looking out for her." He said quietly to his boy. He didn't know what was up, or if Lucius had helped all that much, but he knew the boy was trying. Trying and being sweet and being a good big brother. "You're a good brother." He assured, then looked to Atticus and Lia, still frowning a bit.
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Post by Atticus Velus on Apr 14, 2015 18:25:42 GMT
Atticus nodded a bit and shook his head. "She will love you so very much if you take her shopping. Maybe too much. I might not be able to get her to come back." he laughed a bit and shook his head. He wanted them all to be together, but they needed to make do with what they had. At least with Snow backing off they could each have a bit more time with each other. He looked to the children and shook his head.
"Luci...buddy you did a good job taking care of her." he said, scooping Lia up into his arms when she tried to move away to avoid being cuddled by Seneca. It wasn't that she didn't love him. It was just that she really didn't want to be touched and she didn't want to be cuddled. She was the opposite of Luc when she was feeling sick. She wanted to be a big, tough girl. Not a little baby.
"She was limping? Again?" Atticus asked with a frown, looking down to Lia as he sat down on the other end of the couch, holding her on his lap. He gently started to rub her little legs and she leaned back against him to relax a bit. "She did this the other day to us. Finally got her to tell us that her legs were hurting and she had a touch of a fever all night. Nothing major." he said, shaking his head a bit.
Lucius nodded at Atticus' question and snuggled against Seneca. "I wanted to be able to help her more because you guys were gone. I just didn't know what to do besides rubbing her legs like Papa does." he said quietly. "I wanted to make her not be sad though." he added, closing his eyes with a bit of a yawn.
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Post by Seneca Crane on Apr 14, 2015 18:37:42 GMT
"You know I'll take her shopping. And she'll get to take things with her." Seneca promised. He tended to send little thing over when Cade went to visit as well. But shopping together he was sure would mean much more. He had to guess what she wanted most times, asking Lucius what he thought, but if she got to pick things out then maybe she would be even happier.
He sighed a bit, putting his arms around Lucius to comfort him. He frowned and looked to Atticus and Lia, shaking his head. "You didn't tell me that." He frowned. He wasn't upset, more worried. Especially if she wasn't even willing to tell them when something was wrong. Trying to guess what was wrong with her would be hard. Especially when used to Lucius who would tell him every little thing that was wrong, when it was wrong, and how wrong it was. There weren't really any secrets as far as how Lucius was feeling, and Seneca was most of the time thankful for that.
He gave a shake of his head to Lucius, rubbing his arm and holding him close. "And you did help. You helped her get changed, and sit down, and you sat with her. She doesn't want to say she's hurting but she is. And I'm sure she won't say it, but it did help." He said quietly and ran his fingers through Lucius' hair a bit. "You did what you knew how to do... and it seems it's just as much as papa knows. You did good, and it's not your fault you didn't know just what to do to help. We are still just guessing too."
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Post by Atticus Velus on Apr 14, 2015 18:51:46 GMT
Atticus nodded and shrugged. "Little princess is going to really enjoy it. I am sure." he said with a smile. He had no worries about sending Lia with Seneca for a little while. He wouldn't send his child away with anyone besides Seneca and Cade and he knew that she would have a very good time. The only thing he worried about now was this situation popping up there too. He didn't know what it was or what to do about it.
"I didn't think it was more than a little bug. I thought maybe it was just a touch of the flu...you know how your body hurts when you have that. I gave her medicine and was up all night with her and by morning she was well enough to sleep and then she was fine after that." Atticus mumbled, shaking his head a bit. It wasn't like he was trying to keep it from Seneca. It was just that he thought it was something simple and over. No use worrying him over her having a touch of the flu.
Lucius nodded a bit and looked toward Atticus and Lia, then back up to Seneca. "I did what I could, but I still wish I could do more." he said quietly, shrugging a bit. He sighed. "Can I change before we go home too?" he asked quietly after a moment. He didn't feel like wearing his dress clothes anymore either. "We go home soon?" Lia piped up, her little voice making it quite clear how miserable she was feeling. "Dada...you come home with us?" she added, looking to Seneca sadly.
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