Gargoyles' 'verse: The Castle: Shopping Trip (Probably Lacking in Doom)

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Guinevere materialized in the courtyard of the castle with a nervous look, afraid for a moment that it hadn't actually worked.  After all, the one courtyard looked pretty much like the other.

Though, truth be told, she'd be nervous anyway.  The very idea of simply going out into public--shopping, Franklin had called it--was beyond strange to her.  She was from a time when her kind were tolerated at best, not unlike some kind of mangy watchdog that the humans kept.  Useful, but not at all important.  And times were not much better several centuries in the future.  Could it all have changed so much here?

And there was the scarier notion that somewhere out there in this universe, there might still exist a Demona.  The one from the universe she now called home was removed from things, forever sealed in sleeping stone.  But here...  could she face herself, if it came down to it?  She did not know.

And then there were her emerging feelings for Franklin...

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He just sighed and hugged her.

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She returned the hug, leaning into him as much as she could, then abruptly pulled back.

"Franklin..."

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He started at the sudden move and looked at her quizzically. "What's wrong?"

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She looked away. "I... I care for you, very much, Franklin. Perhaps more deeply than I should."

She breathed deeply, then forced herself to go on. "Not all that long ago, I considered Goliath my mate. And now I am here, with seemingly no way to return. I do not know if I should hold out hope or try and move on..."

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The big clone watched her, his gentle eyes full of compassion. "I'll be your friend, no matter what."

Whichever you choose, hung unspoken.

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"I do not deserve such a good friend as you."

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Sadness showed briefly in his eyes, but then he reached for her hand. "Do you want to shop some more?"

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She managed a small smile, trying to push her worried thoughts aside. "I think that I would."

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He smiled back and put a hand to the back of her head, then kissed her on the forehead and looked around the market. "What should we look for?"

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"Perhaps... something I could bring back to share? The others should not have to miss out on all this wonderful food."

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"Right." He grinned at her widely, the expression calling Elisa to mind. Then he started on a determined path through the market.

Later

Franklin looked in the net bag that he'd bought, taking stock of the two wrapped cakes, the packages of homemade sausage and the foil-wrapped skewers and other delicacies.

He glanced around thoughtfully, then turned to Guinevere, who was now in possession of a shell necklace and a stuffed gargoyle doll. "Hmm."

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She gave him a curious look. "Yes...?"

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His face was suddenly awash with mischief. "I think Hudson needs some stuffed peppers. He can give your Elisa the ones he doesn't want."

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She laughed at that. "That sounds... fun," she ventured.