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Sep 07, 2013 12:06PM


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I walk into the greenhouse. I love it in here since it's never too cold and never too hot. Always comfortably warm... for me that is. Plus it's beautiful with all the plants and flowers. Another plus is that it's never busy in here, ever. I guess not too many people want to be in here at once since it would make it hotter. I sit down on the ground, cross my legs in a yoga pose and close my eyes to try and relax in the peaceful environment.

Gabe had been taking a break--though he wouldn't admit it, it was a much needed one, too--and eventually decided to head for the greenhouse. It was relaxing enough for him, making it easy to cool down a little before he leaped right back into rigorous training. After he'd gotten used to the routine, Gabe had found he actually enjoyed training; it gave him something to do. Often, he would find himself bored if he didn't have training. What was there to do with life if there wasn't to get better? So, slipping into the greenhouse silently as not to disturb Violet, Gabe felt himself relaxing already.

I sigh as I hear someone come in. Because it is so still and I am so focused, even the slightest noise could disturb me. I swear I can smell his cologne already. I open my eyes and look at him slowly. "Hey, Gabe."

Gabe exhaled slowly, crossing his arms across his chest lazily. "Hey," he said with a faint smile, greeting. "Sorry for disturbing you. I'll be gone in a few minutes; just had to get some fresh air." He knew she probably didn't want him around; and he didn't want to stick around up here if she didn't want him to, so he offered the chance early.

{Vi}
"No," I say somewhat abruptly. "I mean, you can stay as long as you'd like. I don't mind." I add, rubbing the back of my neck a little nervously. I didn't know if he knew what I'd done, but if he did he wasn't bringing it up, for which I was grateful.

Gabe arched an eyebrow, but said nothing on Violet's nervous manner. He'd approach it in a few moments, when she was more likely to answer, not right now when she was clearly worked up. "If you're fine with it," he said after a moment, giving her a reassuring smile.

"I'm okay with it." I assure him. It's nice having someone around who wasn't judging you for something you honestly didn't mean to do... Well, he would be judging me once he found out, but for now it was okay.

Gabe nodded after a moment, taking a seat on the ground next to a nice plant, mindlessly tracing the petals on the flower. "It's nice weather," he said, not even as an attempt for small talk, but rather an observation, in hopes of figuring out why Violet was up here.

"Yeah it is. I love it." I say in response. "So, how's Aura? I haven't seen her yet today." I ask him, closing my eyes again to relax.


I smile slightly. "Yeah," I say. "How are you today?" I ask Gabe politely. I don't really know what else to say.


Gabe arched an eyebrow, stretching his long legs out on the ground in front of him. "Really?" he mused, disbelief in his eyes. He'd never even heard them disagree for more than three seconds. A fight? She had to be kidding. "Wanna talk about it?"

"Yeah really," I mutter. "And I do but I don't. You know that feeling?" I ask him, opening my eyes once more.

((This time, off for real :3))

{Violet}
I really do wanna talk to someone. Rant to someone that is. Instead, I just nod and suck it up. "Thanks," I say.

Gabe offered a shrug, noting that she seemed to want to say something, but he wasn't sure what he should say to make her talk. So he didn't pressure it. "You're welcome; anytime."


"Just-just promise to keep an open mind?" I say. "Sooo... Basically I'm having a pretty horrible day, right? But I'm trying not to let it show. And Bri and I are training, per usual." I start. "It's all good, until about ten minutes in. I... I don't know what got into me, I guess I had a break down or something. But I accidentally broke her arm. That's something I would never, ever do. Ever, to another Shadowhunter. I don't know why I did it, and now everyone hates me and everything is really shitty between Bri and I." I take a deep breath. "And I try to explain it to her, but I never got the chance and now I don't know if she'll ever talk to me again."


{Vi}
I hug him back. "Thanks for listening." I whisper, sadly. I'm not quite sure why he would hug me. I was expecting more of a Zander like reaction or something. Then again, he was probably thinking like that right now, but had the decency not to say anything.

((I luff him too :3))

{Violet}
"I don't know. She'll never fully trust me ever again, you know. She's my parabatai, and I hurt her. It's just not supposed to happen." I say sadly. Why do I always hurt the people I love? I did love Chris, but then he wanted things I didn't want.

"She'll get over it," Gabe promised, letting his arm fall off her shoulders after a while. No one needed him to hug them too long, he knew that. "Don't blame yourself," he said after a moment. "Sometimes we do things we shouldn't have."


"Yeah, you're right," I nod. "Anyway. Let's move on to something else. Um... Did you here the rumour about someones idea on how to solve the problem? It's really stupid but seems to be the only interesting thing to talk about."

Gabe arched an eyebrow, shaking his head. "I haven't heard about it; care to tell me?" He inquired, tilting his head to the side slightly.

{Violet}
"Well, apparently someone shared a not so great idea at the Clave meeting last week. He said that female Shadowunters should stop training and just... reproduce. To increase our numbers without using the Mortal Cup." I say. "It's probably the most idiotic idea in the history of ideas."


"I know..." I tap my index finger on my knee. "I don't know if its true though, I was going to ask my mom but today's probably not the best day to. Considering dad is scheduled to get back from Idris, and by now she knows what happened this morning. I'll probably just persuade Zander to ask." I say.


I smile my first real smile of the day. "I will." I say with a nod. "Don't you love it in here?" I say suddenly, my eyes roaming the beautiful greenhouse. "It's magical."




"Wow." I say with a smile. "Do you... Do you miss it there in Idris?" I ask him, a little hesitantly.


I walk over to where he's lying on the ground, and lie next to him. "You should go and visit sometimes." I say.

((Please forgive my highly despicable posts. I'm working on a billion other things v.v ))

{Violet}
I close my eyes, just enjoying the peacefulness of the moment. The sun shining down on me, warming my skin. The smell of the sweet flowers, the smell of springtime. The quietness in the room, just the sound of my breathing. And Gabe's of course. "This is nice. If every moment was like this one, life would be perfect."