05-04-2011, 06:59 PM
The intensity of Alice's gaze didn't waver until Sage had reached out and gently rested his finger tips over those scars. Alice didn't move, but his gaze had dropped once again, to the floor. He was silent, he was silent until Sage turned, moving away from him. Alice was on his feet in moments, grabbing the back of Sage's shirt, almost the way a small child might from fear of being left somewhere, alone.
Alice's grip on the back of Sage's shirt was tight and very firm for a moment, he still stared at the floor and slowly his grip loosened until he had let go. "I think I have forgotten how to trust. Would...Would you teach me?" He lifted his gaze hesitantly. A bit shyly, but mostly with uncertainty showing clear in his eyes, sprinkled with just a hint of fear.
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