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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 24, 2007 0:19:28 GMT -5
The morning light came and Ichabod, for the strangest reason imagineable, decided to go and see if they had left the body where it was in the forest. Once he was on the main street that went through the village he saw a man bidding his son good bye. He decided, for the hell of it, I guess, to follow this man, being that they were both heading for the forest. It was a nice walk and the crisp morning air was refreshing. In the woods, though, the air seemed to be rather stale. It was distracting. When Ichabod noticed the man he was following again he was far up ahead. Ichabod simply stopped and looked around and saw that he was in a familiar part of the woods. He was just on the edge. When he looked up again, the man had fallen down. A split second later that same man was running in Ichabod's direction. "Please, help me!" he yelled. Ichabod understood this plea only when the man was just near him. The was a black horse with red eyes after him. On top of the horse was a rider in black...the one thing was: he had no head. A sword was raised and the running man suddenly stopped and fell foreward. Ichabod looked down at something that knocked against his shoe and saw a head missing a body. He let out a terrified howl and turned on his heel and ran in the opposite direction with just one glance back at the horseman. Yep, he was headless!
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 24, 2007 0:23:10 GMT -5
Well not wanting to impose any longer Ginny decided to head home to have her own breakfast. she wasnt keen on their fancy cooking. she would rather have nice honey coated porage. stumach growling in wait she steped out the door and headed towards the trees, only to stop when Ichabod came hurling out of the trees like his feet were on fire.
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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 24, 2007 0:27:33 GMT -5
Ichabod came to a stop suddenly when his legs wouldn't run any more. He quickly saw Virginia and tried to say something. His mouth was open, but sound was delayed. He shivered and is jaw moved as if saying something. "H-horsem-man," he managed. His faced twitched into a weak smile and then, eyes rolled back into his head, he passed out and fell to the ground where he had been standing.
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 24, 2007 0:29:35 GMT -5
she hurried inside and soon brought someone out to carrying him into his room."musts came as a bt of a shock for him"her aunts cook said shakeing his head as he walked out. virginia tucked him in and, forgetting on how rich their food was accepted some porage as she watched him sleep.
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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 24, 2007 0:33:56 GMT -5
He had a dream. Not like his murderous nightmares, but quite serene...at first. It was a garden. Flowers were falling everywhere as he walked. The farther he walked, the quieter the birds became. The farther he walked the barer the trees became. He walked farther and there were no flowers. He walked a bit farther and was face to fa...well...headless void with the Headless Horseman. He screamed and with the scream sat up in his bed. "He had no head," he muttered through a tight throat.
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 24, 2007 0:36:48 GMT -5
ginny blinked and rubbed her eyes"what?"she asked peering at him."the horsman?"
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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 24, 2007 0:38:44 GMT -5
"Yes, he had no head," he said shakily, "He was a headless horseman!" He clutched his blanket. "He was dead....riding a horse....how?...He had no head!"
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 24, 2007 0:39:57 GMT -5
she stood up and tuched his shoulder."we know...i tried telling you...calm down your safe now.."
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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 24, 2007 0:42:04 GMT -5
"You don't understand," he said, "He had no head! This goes against everything I've learned about deducting...how do you accuse a dead man?....he had no head...." Ichabod leaned back and closed his eyes. He was calming down, but slowly.
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 24, 2007 0:43:48 GMT -5
"we know whos doing the killing, but we dont know how to stop it, thats why your here. go back to sleep, you feel better later."she said gently, resisting the urdg to stroke his hair.
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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 24, 2007 12:04:24 GMT -5
"I don't want to sleep," he protested quietly. "Every time I close my eyes....some one loses a head." Ichabod was lying. He did want to sleep. He was exausted, but he refused to lie down.
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 24, 2007 16:59:10 GMT -5
she tuched his hand"you need sleep, i can see it in your eyes."she said softly, gently. she sat in her chair again and started humming
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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 25, 2007 9:00:48 GMT -5
Shakily, Ichabod slowly managed to lie himself down. He, again, didn't want to close his eyes, but the humming took him and he rested. Still, as relaxed as he was, he would not permit himself to sleep. He was exeedingly suspicious about his dreams.
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 25, 2007 17:11:56 GMT -5
she stoped humming after a while and quietly got up. her back poped softly and she yawned. shakeing out her skirts she quietly walked to the door
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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 25, 2007 18:12:34 GMT -5
Ichabod sat up suddenly and too quickly. His head swam from lack of sleep, but he ignored it. He stood and ran to his desk to write something down. "Interesting," he said.
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 26, 2007 0:09:57 GMT -5
she glanced at him and shook her head. the man didnt know when it was time to rest and when it was time to work.
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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 26, 2007 0:12:40 GMT -5
"Virginia," he said quietly, not really paying attention, "is it any horseman lore that the Headless Horseman kills only certain people?"
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 26, 2007 0:13:46 GMT -5
"well....not that i know of. i thought it was randome. why?"
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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 26, 2007 8:48:08 GMT -5
"I have a hunch, though I may be wrong, that the horseman is choosing his victims," Ichabod said. "He didn't kill me, did he? Nor you, when you saw him."
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 26, 2007 9:51:31 GMT -5
she swallowed and leaned agaisnt the door. "he raised his sword like he was going to but then turned and galloped off. he could have if he wanted to..."
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