The Laertes/Guildenstern AU ... why do we bother calling it that any longer? ^_~

[ay_my_lord]

*scene--the apartment that Horatio and Rey now share, on a lovely summer day; Horatio has opened a window to catch the sunlight, and he's sitting in the patch of sun, curled up on his beanbag chair. when Rey passes, he'll look up, with a smile* Can I ask you something?

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[ay-my-lord.livejournal.com]

*little smile* I'm okay. Promise.

[carpoftruth.livejournal.com]

You should've gone with her -- I wouldn't have minded --

[ay-my-lord.livejournal.com]

*smile* I like her. I love you. It was easy.

[carpoftruth.livejournal.com]

*just quiet, then* ... I made more lemonade.

[ay-my-lord.livejournal.com]

Thank you ... thank you for trying to be nice. I'm sorry she didn't try.

[carpoftruth.livejournal.com]

It's okay. She ... just doesn't think I'm a trustworthy person, I guess ... and really there's no reason for her to ...

[ay-my-lord.livejournal.com]

*quiet* Why not? *moves to make more room for him in that patch of sunlight* Please come and talk to me?

[carpoftruth.livejournal.com]

*hesitant, coming to stand beside him* ... Would you, if you didn't know me as well?

[ay-my-lord.livejournal.com]

Maybe. I trust a lot of people, even though Hamlet always said I shouldn't.

[carpoftruth.livejournal.com]

*sitting down, somewhat abrubtly, on the floor, bringing his head to lay in Horatio's lap* What are you thinking right now?

[ay-my-lord.livejournal.com]

*little smile* Right now? That I wonder what Hamlet's doing.

[carpoftruth.livejournal.com]

*ah -- goes quiet*

[ay-my-lord.livejournal.com]

*strokes his hair* But before I mentioned him, I wondered why we love each other, and you don't seem to mind kissing me, and you've had sex with a lot of people, but you're so scared of it, with me ... and I'm happy, I really am happy, I just ... *somewhat lamely* ... wondered.

[carpoftruth.livejournal.com]

*soft* I didn't think you wanted that, from me.

[ay-my-lord.livejournal.com]

*likewise soft* Did they want it from you? *that unspoken they--the unnumbered and therefore innumerable women--*

[carpoftruth.livejournal.com]

They said they did. I'm not that sort of ... I would never force ...

[ay-my-lord.livejournal.com]

*takes his hand, firmly, and holds it* I know.

[carpoftruth.livejournal.com]

*trembling perhaps, something childish in his voice, but with his fingers clenching tightly unto that hand* Do you think I'm a bad person ... ?

[ay-my-lord.livejournal.com]

Of course I don't think you're bad--! *crawls onto the floor to sit with his arms around Rey's waist* Do you think you're bad?

[carpoftruth.livejournal.com]

Olga does. *looking down* I'll bet you Guildenstern did, before he fixed everything with Laertes. I'm not good ...

[ay-my-lord.livejournal.com]

*just holding him, and not letting go* It doesn't make you bad, if people want to sleep with you. I want to every day. *littlesmile* Even though I won't.

[carpoftruth.livejournal.com]

Why won't you? *frowning, soft* It's not just me -- you're afraid of it, too. You wouldn't let ...

[ay-my-lord.livejournal.com]

Because you were so scared ... *a little laugh* ... well, we shouldn't. We've got something really nice, and I would never want to mess it up ...

[carpoftruth.livejournal.com]

Right. *laughs a little, too* ... Sorry.

[ay-my-lord.livejournal.com]

*softly, though, with a little kiss to his ear* But I do want to; I don't care how many people you've slept with, I don't care whether nice girls don't like you and I don't care if I never date anybody ever again, because I know you're good, Rey--