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 Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 5:58 pm
P e t e r - W i n t e r sPeter blushed and reached out to receive the flower. He held it to his chest in a very effeminate way and smiled gently. "Thank you..." Though he wasn't stuttering, he wasn't able to look directly at Eduard and was blushing uncontrollably. Eduard had seemed so princely just then. It seemed so odd whenever Peter thought about their situation, and how his life had been completely turned upside-down not more than three days ago. He would look back at this time in his life fondly.
"I... I'm glad that you like them." He laughed lightly, sounding just a little bit like Rosaline. "Of course I'll teach you how to garden! Once I'm gone, who'll take care of the flowers?" Peter wasn't quite used to the idea of a gardener, since he was never in a family that could afford it. So that's why he had forgotten that such people even existed. "But I'll start when you're feeling better."L a d y - R o s a l i n e
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 6:24 pm
Dark eyes looked up at Peter and, after a few moments, the Marquess straightened and smiled.
He tilted his head to the side, crossing his arms over his chest in thought.
"You are amazing." Eduard eventually spoke, his deep purple eyes unblinking as he watched Peter's obviously embarrassed blushing reaction.
The Marquess moved around Peter, coming to stand at the young man's side. He put an arm around the actor's shoulders and tilted his head down enough that he could see Peter's downward gaze.
"Who is to say that I am not already feeling better?" Eduard asked, his voice soft and sensuous.
At least his voice seemed back to normal...
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 7:35 pm
P e t e r - W i n t e r s"I... amazing...? Thank you..." That compliment had only served to make Peter more embarrassed and blush even more. He felt Eduard's arm around him and didn't resist, though before today, he probably would have backed away stuttering. Something was changing between them.
"Who is to say that I'm not already feeling better?"
Peter looked up, surprised. "Does that mean... You want to do some gardening?" Peter was bursting with happiness and excitement. His joy for gardening would only be made better if Eduard was there too. But his expression faltered a little into worry. "Are you sure...? You don't have to just do this to indulge me."L a d y - R o s a l i n e
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:41 pm
Smiling softly, Eduard shook his head. "There is hardly anything wrong with wanting to indulge you... especially after the magnificent job you have already done on this poor neglected garden." the Marquess nodded, his dark gaze fixed on Peter. "I really am feeling better. I had a bit of an appetite for breakfast, after all... and I have not had a fever again, nor am I dizzy or nauseous." he laughed. "I think that would certainly constitute, 'feeling better'... wouldn't you?"
Eduard removed his arm from Peter's shoulders, his dark gaze falling on the garden once more.
"Besides... we may not have such uninterrupted time once my father returns. I would like to spend what little time there is until then... doing things that you enjoy."
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 6:01 am
P e t e r - W i n t e r sPeter smiled widely. "I guess if you put it that way, then I can't argue." He tugged Eduard energetically to the shed—which itself was bigger than Peter's bedroom at home—and collected the necessary tools for completing the garden. Before he handed them to Eduard, he looked Eduard over.
"You seem to be wearing something nice... Are you sure you're ready to get it dirty?" He could barely imagine Eduard with dirt on his hands, or even anything unkempt about him. He laughed a little at the ridiculousness of it all.L a d y - R o s a l i n e
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:32 pm
"Glad you can't." Eduard replied with a smile before being happily pulled across the lawn and into the tool shed.
Looking around, the Marquess realized that the place hadn't been used since their last gardener... and it was rather dusty, with the beginnings of many cobwebs.
He ran one finger over a dusty shelf. "I really do need to hire someone for this position..." Eduard mused, frowning when his finger was covered with dirt.
At Peter's sentence however, the Marquess laughed and held up his now dust covered finger, "Too late. It seem that I am already dirty." the man teased, taking a spade from the actor. "Really, you act as if I've never been dirty before. When one falls off a horse into a muddy river... one tends to get their clothes a bit mussed."
Well, it was true... and Eduard HAD done that before. He was usually a wonder with horses but that particular day... well...
The horse hated rainstorms about as much as he did.
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:41 pm
P e t e r - W i n t e r sPeter chuckled softly. "Still, it's hard to see you with even the slightest blemish in your clothing." Of course, having the potential to see such made Peter even more excited. He dramatically pointed off to the far end of the garden. "The first mission: Plant new flowers!" He smiled brightly at Eduard then proceeded to tow him along to the far side, where he had planted a couple of roses and seeds before, but was still incomplete.
He knelt down, not caring much about the dress though he knew that he really should be. He looked curiously at Eduard. "Have you ever actually done any gardening before?" This way, Peter would know where to start.L a d y - R o s a l i n e
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Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:35 pm
Eduard followed, laughing when he knelt beside Peter at the garden's edge. "I did have to do some work on it between then and now, you know." the smirked, watching Peter's excitement happily. "Of course... compared to what you have done in but a day... I would say my efforts were little more than watering and an occasional pruning."
(((Personally, I SUCK at gardening. I always kill stuff... *sigh* Hopefully Eduard and Peter are far better than I am at it.)))
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Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:44 am
P e t e r - W i n t e r sPeter laughed. "I guess planting is where we should start then." Peter took out the bundle of seeds that he had been carrying with him and handed them to Eduard. "They're very light colored Bluebells. To counter the roses you have over there." Peter then proceeded to explain and show Eduard how to plant the seeds correctly.
"Got it?" Peter was exuding excitement. It was much more fun than last time with Eduard now around. The sun was shining brightly and the occasional light breeze made for perfect weather also. This was truly a perfect day in Peter's eyes.((Likewise. I tend to kill every plant that comes in contact with me—though usually over an extended period of time. That being said, I'm probably not going to do much of an explanation of gardening in the actual post... I'll skip over it. xD)) L a d y - R o s a l i n e
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Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:28 pm
Eduard listened carefully, nodding and agreeing in all the right places as Peter went over the dos and don'ts of gardening. Eventually, the Marquess smiled and simply began to dig a small hole. He placed a seed in the hole, carefully covering it up with dirt but not packing it down too tightly.
"What other sorts of flowers did you think of planting in the garden?" Eduard asked, one hand moving quickly to keep his hair from blowing in front of his eyes due to a small wind gust.
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:21 pm
P e t e r - W i n t e r sPeter blushed when Eduard asked of his opinion. "Well... I... I love the smell and look of crimson roses, but you already have those... Maybe some white Calla lilies would do well with those roses." Peter smiled serenely. "It would make a beautiful bouquet worthy of any woman." Peter's enjoyment in gardening was showing through quite a bit at the moment.
"I figured that since you have different colored roses on this side than the other, it'd be nice to have a cool colored section," he gestured to the area that they were planting bluebells in, which were backed by periwinkle roses. "Some blue Gentians would also do well here... And maybe the other side... can be more..." He blushed a little, already embarrassed at his ridiculous idea. "More... romantic."L a d y - R o s a l i n e
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:03 pm
"More romantic?" Eduard asked carefully.
He had glanced to the places which Peter had indicated, nodding his approval of the actor's ideas on the garden.
He certainly thought more of it than the Marquess himself.
Setting down the small spade in his hand, Eduard turned his dark gaze on the man beside him. "And here I thought roses themselves were simply brimming with romanticism." he rose one eyebrow as he spoke. "What would your suggestion be, Peter? I had been thinking of planting a few Iris in the garden, but I don't know how well they would go with roses."
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:30 pm
P e t e r - W i n t e r sPeter absolutely beamed at Eduard's suggestion. "Purplish-pink Iris would do perfectly to join the two sides together. There has to be some flow in a garden after all." Peter was even more excited now that this new idea had come up. This was truly going to be a beautiful garden once finished. "And as for the roses," Peter murmured, blushing. "They are plenty romantic, but I tend to think that a bouquet of just roses is much too cliched. Adding some white would also bring forth the idea of the lady's youth and livelihood, don't you agree?"
He realized that he was rambling a little. "Sorry. That's just my opinion on the matter..." He hadn't ever thought about it much, but when he started acting as Rosaline, he had went over that matter quiet a lot as he was attending the garden last time. He had come to the sentiments that he had just expressed to Eduard.L a d y - R o s a l i n e
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:43 pm
Laughing, Eduard nodded. "I suppose you do have a point." the Marquess replied with a smile. "There are a few white roses, but they are found only in the middle of the garden itself... what other white flowers, besides lilies, would you recommend?" he asked, wanting to get Peter to express everything he wanted about the garden.
In fact, the young Marquess had already made up his mind that after their charade had ended, if Peter wished it, he would hire him on as a gardener. The young man certainly did love being outdoors, and obviously plants in particular.
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Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 6:34 am
P e t e r - W i n t e r sThough Peter was getting more and more excited, he was also getting more and more nervous. He was used to a lot of people's attentions being on him, since he was an actor, but for some reason, this felt different. The conversation depended on him, and Eduard was always asking about his opinion... It all just was a bit much for the actor.
Flustered, he replied, "I-I really don't know..." A little of his stutter was coming back; he had managed to keep it at bay for quite a while anyways—much longer than usual. He blushed and looked back down at the seeds that he was planting, afraid that Eduard would be a little disappointed in his answer. After all, Eduard seemed to be quite excited and happy himself, if he was making all of these inquiries.L a d y - R o s a l i n e
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