Coraline Jones (
curiously_cora) wrote2008-04-23 11:33 am
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Coraline struggled to wake herself up.
Her room was empty. The bed unmade, a wooden horse resting next to her pillows and a film reel left beside it for another little girl. It looked like she had disappeared. However there were still things of Coraline's left; her wellington boots from home, her catbag filled with her school supplies, her clothes. It looked like she had disappeared at first glance but if you knew her, if you knew the little girl well enough then you would realise that she hadn't disappeared. She had been taken.
Alone in the dark, somewhere on the Island Coraline struggled to wake herself up. Curled up in the corner of the dark room, she wiped her eyes and tried to think of something happy.
She had counted the bricks on the left wall (82).
Things that were black or dark (Lots).
Dead children (None yet).
She had been right to be worried. The Other Mother had gotten her whilst she slept and now she was alone, alone in the dark with no way out. Imprisoned in walls of brick and glass.
Somewhere outside the door, lost amongst the dense grass- a key glistened.
Alone in the dark, somewhere on the Island Coraline struggled to wake herself up. Curled up in the corner of the dark room, she wiped her eyes and tried to think of something happy.
She had counted the bricks on the left wall (82).
Things that were black or dark (Lots).
Dead children (None yet).
She had been right to be worried. The Other Mother had gotten her whilst she slept and now she was alone, alone in the dark with no way out. Imprisoned in walls of brick and glass.
Somewhere outside the door, lost amongst the dense grass- a key glistened.
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Jeb had fought back, had been hurt for it. By Zero's hand, even. Cain made a mental note to at least kidnap Zero for a little while if he could while shoving the gun back in its holster and he began to look for a key under rocks and leaves and anywhere he could.
He shot Adam a look that said he was clearly not pleased with the delay.
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"She's already scared," he said, voice not pitched to carry on his knees in the grass. "Listen to her. And you want to start firing a gun?"
He glanced back at the mirrored door, saw a sickly reflection of his own face.
"Can you hear me, Cora?" He was almost yelling, looking for the key in the long grass. "We're here, sweetheart. We're right here."
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"Adam?" Coraline said weakly, leaning forwards until she was touching the door and pounding her fists on it.
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"Baby, I'm here. We're going to get you out. Me and Cain, okay? I just need you to be brave and hold on."
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Jesus, come on.
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"Coraline? Baby?"
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"I was alone," Coraline said, rubbing grime from her cheeks. "They weren't here... the children, the other children- the dead children. I was alone."
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"Come here to me, sweetheart," he said. "You're not on your own anymore. We came to get you. And nobody's dead. A promise is a promise."
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Coraline shakily stood on her two feet, taking a step out of the dark room. Her bare feet touched the ground hesitantly, before she wrapped her arms around Adam tiredly. "Is she here? Is the other mother here?" Coraline whispered.
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"Nobody's here, but me and Cain," he said, the words pressed against her hair. "Just us. We've got you. Right, Cain?"
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He wanted to make sure he was safe, but at the same time, he wanted to get back to making sure his household was safe, too.
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"Thank you, for getting me." Coraline said quietly, to both men.
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"I promised you I would, didn't I?" His nose brushed her cheek and then he turned back towards the compound. "Come on, sweetheart. We'll take you home and get you cleaned up."
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"yEs, caiN." Coraline replied automatically, forcing a smile on her face like a dutiful daughter should. 'Be a good girl Coraline, be a good daughter and listen to your mother.'. Coraline watched Cain leave and buried her head against Adam's chest. She could hear his heartbeat. "Can I have the key Adam? You don't want it, she'll come for you too so I'll keep it. I'll keep it safe."
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"You can have the key," said Adam. "We'll put it on a necklace for you, if you like. And, if you want, when the sun's way up high, we'll come back here and we'll smash every mirror in that place."
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Coraline had thought it was over but she had been wrong twice now. "I'll be ready next time she comes for me."
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"She always wins, she never plays fair." Coraline said quietly. "I don't want you to get hurt."
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