Room 203

[kitchen_maid]

The Ordinary Princess is sitting on the windowsill, knees drawn up to her chin, staring out at the lake, and ignoring her tea. "Does it get easier? Being here?"

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[the_seafarer]

Caspian listens in silence, sympathetically.

"I hope that you do," he says, finally. "Four years of silence is a terrible thing, but it is better than a lifetime of it, I think. I spent my life wishing I'd told Lucy I loved her when I had the chance, and I finally got another one when I came here."

He gives Gilbert a level, considering look. "But I believe you know what you are about. You have my word, I'll not speak a word of this to Anne, or to Amy." His mouth quirks.

"And I'll be sure to never call her hair red."

[kindred_spirit]

A smile. "I don't think she's still breaking slates over people's heads, but better safe than sorry."

He looks At Caspian, serious again. "And thank you. I'm hardly . . . well, I'm not anything like a king or . . . I'm just Gilbert Blythe from Avonlea. But I hope you won't be offended if I think of you as a friend. We're going to have to trust each other, after all. Because of Anne and Amy."

[the_seafarer]

"She may well have something else on hand," Caspian says, smiling back.

"And I think we are well-met, indeed, Gilbert Blythe, of Avonlea. I am no longer king, you know, just Caspian, a stable-boy and sailor, and I'd be pleased and honored by your friendship."

[ooc: class, back soon.]

[kindred_spirit]

"Indeed." And there's probably a rather solemn handshake at this point. They are, after all, trusting each other with persons very dear to them.

[avonlea-girl.livejournal.com]

"Oh, good, you've met."

Anne is standing down the hall, her arms full of books and smiling brightly.

"Hello, Caspian. How's Amy feeling?"

[the_seafarer]

"She's sleeping," Caspian replies, smiling back at her. It is very hard not to smile back at Anne Shirley.

"In fact, I think I'll go back in--I think she'd like me there when she wakes. I hope it's not too much of a bother, Anne, I don't mean to always be in and out of your room."

[avonlea-girl.livejournal.com]

"Not at all," she says, lightly. "Gil and I can study someplace else, but thank you, Caspian."

He nods, with a bow and a smile to her and Gilbert, before opening the door quietly and stepping back inside.

[kindred_spirit]

"I rather like your friend's brother."

Gil looks at Anne. "Are we actually going to study this time? And can I take those for you?" he asks, of her armload of books.

[avonlea-girl.livejournal.com]

"Of course you do, didn't I say he seemed a nice man?"

She shifts the books in her arms, defiantly not handing them over. "And of course we can study. Why, did you have something else in mind?"

[ooc: Say sorry, something came up.]

[kindred_spirit]

[ooc: Not a problem at all, on my end, too, really.

"We just never seem to actually get studying done. Library, Miss Shirley?"

[avonlea-girl.livejournal.com]

"What a delightful idea, Mr. Blythe."

She smiles up at him with dancing eyes. "Do lead on."

[kindred_spirit]

He takes his one book, does not offer to carry her armload again, and off they go. To the library. TO actually study.

Unless, of course, they get distracted again by all those books.

[kindred_spirit]

[wrap?}

[avonlea-girl.livejournal.com]

[sure]

[kindred_spirit]

[yay! minimal slowtime. You know, for us. And the 4 (!!!) of them.]

[avonlea-girl.livejournal.com]

[ooc: I know! BTW, Gil might be interested in this (http://www.livejournal.com/community/milliways_bar/8277362.html?thread=346442866#t346442866) conversation with Puck.]

[kindred_spirit]

[occ: Oh, yes. Very interested. *grins*]

[avonlea-girl.livejournal.com]

[also, icons (http://photobucket.com/albums/a157/ariamarier/Anne%20and%20Gilbert/?sc=1&multi=10)!

[kindred_spirit]

[oooh! ICONS! You are way too good to me.]

[avonlea-girl.livejournal.com]

[I loff you. Feel free to play with them more if you want...or if you'd like any text, just let me know.]

[kindred_spirit]

[ooc: Marvelous and will do. You around this evening?]

[avonlea-girl.livejournal.com]

[ooc: Definitely. Boring myself to death with reading for classes.]

[kindred_spirit]

[See you round then. And with a less angsty, if not angst-free, Amy.]