Princess Lucretia
Lost in the Twilight Zone
- Joined
- May 28, 2008
- Messages
- 13
Do these guys come across as close brothers? It looks longer than it really is because this part is more about the dialouge.
Jasper sat on his bed inside of his large room with a book pulled out in front of him, but he wasn’t reading it. His brother was leaning against the doorway watching hi even though Jasper hated it. And it wasn’t like he hadn’t said anything about it before. Every so many seconds, he would shoot a glance at Jake but still no words were said until Jasper stood up to put the book away.
“Why do you always hang around that Lili girl?” asked Jake. “She’s mighty fine and all, but seriously, a Slayer? Her sole purpose in life is to kill off us.”
“Because,” mumbled Jasper as he slid the book back onto the shelf.
“Why do you always have to say that?”
“Because.”
“I think you’re suffering from some sort of disease. The Because Disease, you might want to get it checked out…it could be fatal,” commented Jake with a laugh as he walked further into the room. He browsed some of the book titles. “Hey can I barrow a book or two? I need something to read or I’ll be bored to death while watching you.”
“What? Is my amazing personality not enough for you any more?”
“It has been hundreds of years; it was bound to happen sooner than later.”
“Well if it means anything your amazing personality doesn’t bore me.”
“That’s because I’ve saved your ass one too many times.”
“More times than I’ve said because,” Jasper added with a laugh.
“Well of course more times than you’ve said because because that word has only recently been added to the dictionary. We should be like a superhero duo, you know Batman and Robin,” continued Jake.
“You always say that,” said his brother with a smile.
“That’s because I mean it.”
“Since whenever the first comic came out and that was a while back.”
“It seems like yesterday.”
“…Yeah…like yesterday,” mumbled Jasper, he turned to face his brother. “As long as I am Batman, I’m happy.”
“You really want to be the hero, don’t you?”
“Jake, everybody I touch dies, I’m really am like the ******* black plague.” Jasper pulled off a book from the shelf and handed it to his brother. “Chaucer, back from the bad ole’ days, but it’s some good stuff.” He paused for awhile as his brother took the book out of his hands. It was always nice when his brother would kick back and come for a visit; just like when they were kids together living in Scotland. But then again, they were still like children; they just had a little more wisdom after living for so many long years. “Bring it back when you’re finished.”
“I’m not leaving yet, it’ll be a little harder to get rid of me than that,” commented Jake with a smile. “So let’s back track to the Lili girl, seriously, why are you always hanging around her? She is a Slayer, you know.”
“I know, I watched her kill her first vampire,” said Jasper. He went back over to his bed where he sat down pulling the gloves off his hands. Once they were off, he wiggled his fingers feeling the air softly caresses his skin. “But the thing is, I’m worried about her because she just learned who she was, and-and she doesn’t know how to use her abilities, she doesn’t know how to fight a dangerous creature…”
“You’re in love,” Jake started to laugh. “The great Jasper Hepburn is madly in love with a mortal.” He shook his head and put the book under his arm so it wouldn’t fall to the ground. “You’re digging your own grave, you know. Talk about forbidden love, everybody is all about Romeo and Juliet but a mortal Slayer like her. Not only is she here to kill you, but she’ll probably die before she can even try. You should just forget her and try to move on.”
Jasper sat there gazing at his fingers as he continued to wiggle them. “No, I can’t do that. There are ways to avoid that…Jake, do you ever wonder if you can change the course of history? Like stop the pattern from repeating itself over and over again.”
“No.”
“I think we can, but we’ll need your help. Lilith and I are going to make a stand against Aaron and…” but before he could say anything else, Jake slapped a hand over his mouth. A few muffled words slide through his fingers but it was impossible to make out what they were.
“’Big Brother is watching you’ idiot.” Jake shook his head looking around the room before stepping back from his brother. “You are lucky that nobody else can come near you like that or you’d be dead already for thinking about such things; then saying them?! Are you trying to commit suicide without pulling the trigger yourself?”
“Aaron would never kill me, I’m too precious, I’m his key to ruling the world.”
“You’re insane.”
“I have to do something about this!”
“Is this so you can be with Lili?”
“No! This is for everybody. You know, you’re always talking about being Batman and Robin but we’re more like the Green Goblin and Doctor Doom.”
“Those villains aren’t from Batman.”
“We’re more like The Joker and The Riddler.”
“As long as I’m The Joker, I’m happy because he is a real cool guy.”
“I don’t want to be a villain; I never wanted to be the villain. Jakob, I want to be the superhero. I want to be the one who swoops in catching the damsel in distress as she falls off a forty story building. I want to be like Batman, like The Flash, like Superman…I want to be like anything-anything but the villain, anything but the killer.”
“If you were to catch a girl falling off a building, you yourself would kill her.”
“Why do you have to point out things like that?”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I always forget you hate that part, but I don’t see why. You have the power of the gods so why not embrace them and use them like a god.”
“Because I’m not a god!” shouted Jasper.
Jasper sat on his bed inside of his large room with a book pulled out in front of him, but he wasn’t reading it. His brother was leaning against the doorway watching hi even though Jasper hated it. And it wasn’t like he hadn’t said anything about it before. Every so many seconds, he would shoot a glance at Jake but still no words were said until Jasper stood up to put the book away.
“Why do you always hang around that Lili girl?” asked Jake. “She’s mighty fine and all, but seriously, a Slayer? Her sole purpose in life is to kill off us.”
“Because,” mumbled Jasper as he slid the book back onto the shelf.
“Why do you always have to say that?”
“Because.”
“I think you’re suffering from some sort of disease. The Because Disease, you might want to get it checked out…it could be fatal,” commented Jake with a laugh as he walked further into the room. He browsed some of the book titles. “Hey can I barrow a book or two? I need something to read or I’ll be bored to death while watching you.”
“What? Is my amazing personality not enough for you any more?”
“It has been hundreds of years; it was bound to happen sooner than later.”
“Well if it means anything your amazing personality doesn’t bore me.”
“That’s because I’ve saved your ass one too many times.”
“More times than I’ve said because,” Jasper added with a laugh.
“Well of course more times than you’ve said because because that word has only recently been added to the dictionary. We should be like a superhero duo, you know Batman and Robin,” continued Jake.
“You always say that,” said his brother with a smile.
“That’s because I mean it.”
“Since whenever the first comic came out and that was a while back.”
“It seems like yesterday.”
“…Yeah…like yesterday,” mumbled Jasper, he turned to face his brother. “As long as I am Batman, I’m happy.”
“You really want to be the hero, don’t you?”
“Jake, everybody I touch dies, I’m really am like the ******* black plague.” Jasper pulled off a book from the shelf and handed it to his brother. “Chaucer, back from the bad ole’ days, but it’s some good stuff.” He paused for awhile as his brother took the book out of his hands. It was always nice when his brother would kick back and come for a visit; just like when they were kids together living in Scotland. But then again, they were still like children; they just had a little more wisdom after living for so many long years. “Bring it back when you’re finished.”
“I’m not leaving yet, it’ll be a little harder to get rid of me than that,” commented Jake with a smile. “So let’s back track to the Lili girl, seriously, why are you always hanging around her? She is a Slayer, you know.”
“I know, I watched her kill her first vampire,” said Jasper. He went back over to his bed where he sat down pulling the gloves off his hands. Once they were off, he wiggled his fingers feeling the air softly caresses his skin. “But the thing is, I’m worried about her because she just learned who she was, and-and she doesn’t know how to use her abilities, she doesn’t know how to fight a dangerous creature…”
“You’re in love,” Jake started to laugh. “The great Jasper Hepburn is madly in love with a mortal.” He shook his head and put the book under his arm so it wouldn’t fall to the ground. “You’re digging your own grave, you know. Talk about forbidden love, everybody is all about Romeo and Juliet but a mortal Slayer like her. Not only is she here to kill you, but she’ll probably die before she can even try. You should just forget her and try to move on.”
Jasper sat there gazing at his fingers as he continued to wiggle them. “No, I can’t do that. There are ways to avoid that…Jake, do you ever wonder if you can change the course of history? Like stop the pattern from repeating itself over and over again.”
“No.”
“I think we can, but we’ll need your help. Lilith and I are going to make a stand against Aaron and…” but before he could say anything else, Jake slapped a hand over his mouth. A few muffled words slide through his fingers but it was impossible to make out what they were.
“’Big Brother is watching you’ idiot.” Jake shook his head looking around the room before stepping back from his brother. “You are lucky that nobody else can come near you like that or you’d be dead already for thinking about such things; then saying them?! Are you trying to commit suicide without pulling the trigger yourself?”
“Aaron would never kill me, I’m too precious, I’m his key to ruling the world.”
“You’re insane.”
“I have to do something about this!”
“Is this so you can be with Lili?”
“No! This is for everybody. You know, you’re always talking about being Batman and Robin but we’re more like the Green Goblin and Doctor Doom.”
“Those villains aren’t from Batman.”
“We’re more like The Joker and The Riddler.”
“As long as I’m The Joker, I’m happy because he is a real cool guy.”
“I don’t want to be a villain; I never wanted to be the villain. Jakob, I want to be the superhero. I want to be the one who swoops in catching the damsel in distress as she falls off a forty story building. I want to be like Batman, like The Flash, like Superman…I want to be like anything-anything but the villain, anything but the killer.”
“If you were to catch a girl falling off a building, you yourself would kill her.”
“Why do you have to point out things like that?”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I always forget you hate that part, but I don’t see why. You have the power of the gods so why not embrace them and use them like a god.”
“Because I’m not a god!” shouted Jasper.
