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[redwhiteandhero]

Hey Marta, meet me in the common room before lunch, okay? ♥
And please don't be mad about yesterday. It wasn't my fault! Oh, and whatever you do, don't listen to Renge!

I'm glad everyone's back to normal. I knew tea was evil.

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In person. <3

[swallow_waltz]

[Marta sat in one of the large chairs in the common room, staring at the fire. She was there before lunch, just as Alfred had asked, knees to her chest with her chin resting on them.]

In person. <3

[swallow_waltz]

... Figures. [Sigh.] She sent me flowers with a note telling me to die.

In person. <3

[redwhiteandhero]

[Alfred leaned up to kiss Marta's forehead, wrapping his arms around her shoulders.] I'm sorry.

In person. <3

[swallow_waltz]

Don't be. I have you to protect me. [Giggle.]

In person. <3

[redwhiteandhero]

Of course. [Alfred smiled, leaning his forehead against Marta's again before briefly kissing her lips.] I won't let you die if I have anything to say about it.

In person. <3

[swallow_waltz]

I'll try not to die to make your job easier, then. [She returned the kiss with one of her own, though there was a certain neediness in it that Alfred's lacked.]

In person. <3

[redwhiteandhero]

'Preciate it, [Alfred murmured between kisses. Eventually he pulled away again, gesturing to the folded parchment in Marta's hands.] Open the card.

In person. <3

[swallow_waltz]

Okay. [Marta very nearly made a noise of complaint, but figured that she should at least open the present Alfred got her. Falling back into the chair, she began to unfold the piece of parchment.]

In person. <3

[redwhiteandhero]

[Alfred stayed standing, bouncing anxiously on the balls of his feet as he watched Marta open the card he had made. He had been planning to take Crona's advice and quote some poetry in it, but none of the poems he had found in the library had seemed particularly appropriate (and that one portrait had been making him uncomfortable), so he had just decided to write something in his own words.]

In person. <3

[swallow_waltz]

[And those words were enough to make Marta tear up. It was the first time those words had come from Alfred before... and even if it was in writing, it meant something. She was quiet for a long time after reading it, her eyes scanning the parchment over and over to make sure she had read it correctly. A normal girl probably would have said "aww, how sweet" and have been done with it. Unfortunately for Alfred, Marta was not that girl.]

In person. <3

[redwhiteandhero]

Soooo... [Alfred said uneasily after a long moment of silence, rocking forward on his feet again. He had been anxious enough writing the card, and Marta's reaction was slightly worrisome. Her bangs were obscuring her face as she read the card, but she hadn't said anything yet, and the inscription, in the end, was only six words. How long could it really take her to read it?] Marta?

In person. <3

[swallow_waltz]

[A sniffle was heard before Marta brought an arm to her face, wiping irritatedly at her eyes with the back of it.] S-Sorry...

In person. <3

[redwhiteandhero]

What's wrong? [Alfred dropped to his knees, taking Marta's hands and squeezing them reassuringly.] What?

In person. <3

[swallow_waltz]

M-Me, too, that's all. [A rather sniffly giggle.]

In person. <3

[redwhiteandhero]

[Alfred had to laugh, throwing his arms around Marta's shoulders again.] You worried me for a minute!

In person. <3

[swallow_waltz]

[Marta buried her face into his neck, giggling again.] I'm sorry. I didn't mean to.