Chapter XXIII: I Swear On My Poetry
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“Bonjour, Poe.”
“Yeah, bonjour, whatever, what’s the matter? You look like you just found out you’re a vampire.”9Please respect copyright.PENANA64MG3L1qZe
“I gotta secret. Can ya keep it?”9Please respect copyright.PENANA4CnK4ODtl8
“Of course I can, Frèdèric. We’ve been best friends since we were… well, knee high to a grasshopper!”
Poète whisper-shouted.
Frèdèric chuckled at his friend’s enthusiasm.
“Alright, good.”9Please respect copyright.PENANAIytXv9nbiP
Frèdèric leaned in, lowering his voice even more.
“You swear that you won’t tell?”9Please respect copyright.PENANAjdhjPjk3W8
“YES I SWEAR ON MY POETRY! Just say it already!”9Please respect copyright.PENANAnBMQyS42JY
Poète yelped.
“Patience! Patience, Poe! Patience is a virtue! Now, hush!”9Please respect copyright.PENANARN3Bu2t0bO
Frèdèric hissed, grabbing Poète by the shoulder.
“Secretly, I get real nervous when I see blood.”9Please respect copyright.PENANAmiVmfHSV4y
He mumbled.
Poète blinked for a moment.
“...That’s it?”
“Yes! What did you expect?! ‘I’m secretly married to my dog’?!”9Please respect copyright.PENANA2gNsFK0T2K
“Um… yeah kinda!”
Suddenly, the world began to blur as voices began to sound strained and empty.
“Poe? Poooooooooe? Poète!”9Please respect copyright.PENANAAJGR7fnYz7
Poète blinked awake to see Fidèle standing over him, now aware of the fact that he had fallen asleep on his desk.
“What do you want…?”
He grumbled, burying his face in his notebook.
“Where are all of your utensils? There is only one spoon in there and it’s a ladle.”9Please respect copyright.PENANAYzd2UWMiL7
She whispered.
“...Why in the name of God do you need utensils at this hour, toi farfadet?!”
“I’m painting a masterpiece.”9Please respect copyright.PENANASQgnMQfozs
She said sarcastically.
“I’m making food! What do you think I’m doing!?”
“Oh dear! I don’t know! Mon dieu why are you so grumpy?!”9Please respect copyright.PENANAVVPnfXkAtM
“Why are you so grumpy?”
She retorted, raising an eyebrow.
“Oh dear! I wonder! It’s almost like you woke me up in the middle of the night three months after killing my friends!”
He spat with mock cheer in his voice.
“I thought you had forgiven me.”
She hissed.
“Well, I haven’t.”9Please respect copyright.PENANANriM235sVa
“Then I won't forgive you either.”9Please respect copyright.PENANAoot62Wi25R
“Forgive me for what?!”
“Killing my husband!”
She growled.
“I didn’t kill your husband! He was my friend too, y’know!”9Please respect copyright.PENANA40J1ejYbId
He snarled.
“...Besides, the guilt would eat me alive.”
He admitted, rubbing his temples.
Fidèle cleared her throat.
“So… uhm… anyway, utensils?”
She grunted.
Poète exhaled.
“Oh dear… just use the ladle.”
He muttered.
“I’ll do the dishes later.”9Please respect copyright.PENANAmSaItjMLE4
“Will you?”9Please respect copyright.PENANAelEyO6BJFL
“Probably not.”
Fidèle blinked slowly.
“Why… why are you like this?”9Please respect copyright.PENANAPyE5hjbJPD
“If I am going to be strange I should at least use proper grammar.”9Please respect copyright.PENANATRFsPSW4ef
“That didn’t- Never mind.”
She turned and left the room.
"Good night, Poe"9Please respect copyright.PENANAgcObmIkb6f
"G'night."
Chapter XXIII: I Swear On My Poetry
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“Bonjour, Poe.”
“Yeah, bonjour, whatever, what’s the matter? You look like you just found out you’re a vampire.”9Please respect copyright.PENANAP5ZaoePKRL
“I gotta secret. Can ya keep it?”9Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4Xfl767RN
“Of course I can, Frèdèric. We’ve been best friends since we were… well, knee high to a grasshopper!”
Poète whisper-shouted.
Frèdèric chuckled at his friend’s enthusiasm.
“Alright, good.”9Please respect copyright.PENANAi0VQP19BsG
Frèdèric leaned in, lowering his voice even more.
“You swear that you won’t tell?”9Please respect copyright.PENANAX336YNOyxb
“YES I SWEAR ON MY POETRY! Just say it already!”9Please respect copyright.PENANAAcnEo6AHZB
Poète yelped.
“Patience! Patience, Poe! Patience is a virtue! Now, hush!”9Please respect copyright.PENANAxyFAsNCbsw
Frèdèric hissed, grabbing Poète by the shoulder.
“Secretly, I get real nervous when I see blood.”9Please respect copyright.PENANAdp3RKSv85y
He mumbled.
Poète blinked for a moment.
“...That’s it?”
“Yes! What did you expect?! ‘I’m secretly married to my dog’?!”9Please respect copyright.PENANAFvFTquCsAZ
“Um… yeah kinda!”
Suddenly, the world began to blur as voices began to sound strained and empty.
“Poe? Poooooooooe? Poète!”9Please respect copyright.PENANAZxkUnmG37i
Poète blinked awake to see Fidèle standing over him, now aware of the fact that he had fallen asleep on his desk.
“What do you want…?”
He grumbled, burying his face in his notebook.
“Where are all of your utensils? There is only one spoon in there and it’s a ladle.”9Please respect copyright.PENANAkQXlkwXDfq
She whispered.
“...Why in the name of God do you need utensils at this hour, toi farfadet?!”
“I’m painting a masterpiece.”9Please respect copyright.PENANAAP1aA3qRik
She said sarcastically.
“I’m making food! What do you think I’m doing!?”
“Oh dear! I don’t know! Mon dieu why are you so grumpy?!”9Please respect copyright.PENANA0iNYmE9R8D
“Why are you so grumpy?”
She retorted, raising an eyebrow.
“Oh dear! I wonder! It’s almost like you woke me up in the middle of the night three months after killing my friends!”
He spat with mock cheer in his voice.
“I thought you had forgiven me.”
She hissed.
“Well, I haven’t.”9Please respect copyright.PENANAkSBxj48NqA
“Then I won't forgive you either.”9Please respect copyright.PENANA8Uqa8XaZt1
“Forgive me for what?!”
“Killing my husband!”
She growled.
“I didn’t kill your husband! He was my friend too, y’know!”9Please respect copyright.PENANA9ej8q3YM98
He snarled.
“...Besides, the guilt would eat me alive.”
He admitted, rubbing his temples.
Fidèle cleared her throat.
“So… uhm… anyway, utensils?”
She grunted.
Poète exhaled.
“Oh dear… just use the ladle.”
He muttered.
“I’ll do the dishes later.”9Please respect copyright.PENANAAIL5lq4O8Z
“Will you?”9Please respect copyright.PENANAFfzlDaCotw
“Probably not.”
Fidèle blinked slowly.
“Why… why are you like this?”9Please respect copyright.PENANABUXe0SsCab
“If I am going to be strange I should at least use proper grammar.”9Please respect copyright.PENANAK2ChxuaowC
“That didn’t- Never mind.”
She turned and left the room.
"Good night, Poe"9Please respect copyright.PENANAMlrK9FpHsx
"G'night."
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