Looking for Louis

[go-between.livejournal.com]

Richard and Amadeo come in from New Orleans, and find a table to sit and wait for Louis.

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[angelus-amadeo.livejournal.com]

The bags sit on the floor beside them, and Amadeo orders some food from Bar for Richard, which he plonks in front of him with strict orders of, "EAT."

[go-between.livejournal.com]

He doesn't have to ask twice. It's been forty-eight hours since that light supper with Gil, and Richard is starving. He cleans the lot up without a word.

[angelus-amadeo.livejournal.com]

Amadeo watches him fondly, looking around for Louis, leaning back casually in his chair.

"Hope he comes in today. If not, we can get a room upstairs."

[go-between.livejournal.com]

"True, that wouldn't be bad." He thinks to himself, then I could work a quick shift in the morning.

He orders a root beer from Jeremy.

"Why can't you just call to Louis like you do with David?"

[angelus-amadeo.livejournal.com]

"Louis doesn't have the Mind Gift. At all."

He looks around casually. "'The Dark Gift is different for us all', Lestat says."

[go-between.livejournal.com]

"Really? I thought it was just that Louis and Lestat couldn't talk to one another since Louis is Lestat's childe."

[angelus-amadeo.livejournal.com]

He shakes his head.

"Louis is the most mortal of us all. He can entrance people, but... usually that's just luck, or good looks."

[go-between.livejournal.com]

He smiles.

"You know, I get on better with Louis than I thought I would. He comes off as a whinging ponce in his book."

[angelus-amadeo.livejournal.com]

Cue Amadeo almost-but-not-quite choking on his laughter.

[go-between.livejournal.com]

"Breathe, love."

He grins and sips his root beer.

"But, really, he's nice to talk with."

[angelus-amadeo.livejournal.com]

He nods.

"You can see why I loved him, can't you?"

A soft smile.

[go-between.livejournal.com]

He nods.

"I'm sort of surprised that you left him. You both had infinite patience for one another."

[angelus-amadeo.livejournal.com]

"Hah. We have patience for our kind for a limited time, Love."

A shake of his head.

"Besides... he didn't love me."

[go-between.livejournal.com]

"Good thing that I'm not a vampire, then."

He slides his hand across to hold Amadeo's.

"I don't think that's true. I think that Louis is just quieter about his love than most."

[angelus-amadeo.livejournal.com]

A small smile.

"Thank you, love. I'm... despite it all... glad you haven't turned. I don't want you changing for me."

[go-between.livejournal.com]

He smiles back.

"It would have been for me as well but......it's just not me."

[angelus-amadeo.livejournal.com]

He nods.

"I know, Love."

[darkly-romantic.livejournal.com]

Louis works over from the front door, looking like he's been doing actual manual labor, and falls into a chair.

"Hello, newlyweds." He studies Richard with some worry.

[go-between.livejournal.com]

Richard grins up at him.

"Hello, Louis, I'm sorry that we missed you yesterday." He looks over Louis' clothes. "What have you been up to?"

[angelus-amadeo.livejournal.com]

"You look like you've tried to run through a desert," Amadeo chimes in.

And then facefaults.

"Tell me you didn't pull a Lestat."

[darkly-romantic.livejournal.com]

"Pull a Lestat?" Louis raises an eyebrown. "On the advice of Mr. Talbot I've been preparing my townhouse for visitors, and it's hard to get a contractor who'll work after hours."

He looks--and sounds--very suburban and normal. Even with the long hair.

[go-between.livejournal.com]

"On the advice of Mr. Talbot...," he looks puzzled, "Louis, most people just change the linens, you look like you've been remodeling."

[angelus-amadeo.livejournal.com]

Amadeo hides a snigger behind his hand.

"Go on, tell us the truth. You were building the house, weren't you?"

[darkly-romantic.livejournal.com]

"Just some improvements, that's all," Louis says. "Preparing it for more people than just myself. I'm quite accustomed to living alone, you know."

[go-between.livejournal.com]

"Well, that's terribly kind of you. Thank you. But I hate to put you to trouble."

[angelus-amadeo.livejournal.com]

"I don't."

He grins.

"I do hope you've had a bed installed for us, Louis."

[darkly-romantic.livejournal.com]

"There's a bed," Louis says, laughing softly. "Plenty of room for two. Very nice sheets. New insulation. Thick heavy curtains against the sun and a view of the bay out the balcony."

[go-between.livejournal.com]

He smiles.

"That sounds perfect, Louis. Thank you very much."

[angelus-amadeo.livejournal.com]

He nods, and beams at Louis.

"Yes. Thank you. It's a kind and most generous offer which we're rather in need of at the minute."

[darkly-romantic.livejournal.com]

"I gathered a quiet place to rest would come in useful."

[go-between.livejournal.com]

He nods.

"There's always so much going on in Milliways and New Orleans. It's nice to get away sometimes."

[angelus-amadeo.livejournal.com]

"Even our honeymoon was busy. I want to be lazy a while."

[darkly-romantic.livejournal.com]

"You certainly may." He stands. "Are we ready to go?" He takes hold of the suitcases.

[go-between.livejournal.com]

He nods and starts to help Louis with the bags.

"I'm ready."

[angelus-amadeo.livejournal.com]

Amadeo smacks his hand. "Bad Richard, no cookie! Leave them alone."

He picks up one of the suitcases, leaves the other for Louis, and mock-glares at Richard.

"Rest and relaxation, Mayhew."

[darkly-romantic.livejournal.com]

Louis does not say Listen to the little woman, though he clearly wants to. "Come on, children," he says instead.

[go-between.livejournal.com]

Richard rolls his eyes.

"Fine. I'll rest, but not for long. I really am healed."

He follows them to the door.

[angelus-amadeo.livejournal.com]

He rolls his eyes in response.

"You'll damn do what you're told, Richard. I can feel it in the link that you're still weak. You're going to be spending most of the week in bed, recouperating."

Among other things.

But he doesn't let them hear that.

[go-between.livejournal.com]

Richard smirks at him.

"Yes, Mrs. Mayhew, I'll behave."

He swats Amadeo's ass.

"Now let's go before Louis leaves us."

[darkly-romantic.livejournal.com]

"Are we ready, then?" Louis says and opens the front door.

On the other side is the empty pantry in Louis's kitchen. He steps out. "Ver y convenient, you see," he says mildly. "The reason I bought the place.

"Come on in. Make yourself at home."



[ooc: Trillian won't reconnect me :(. I'll have to download and install Y!M if we want to continue. Let me know if he should just stop here.]

[angelus-amadeo.livejournal.com]

[OOC: We'll write an SF-thread tomorrow? I should get to bed within the half-hour, and... well, it's a good place to wrap for the night :)]

And Amadeo takes Richard's hand in his free one, and steps through into the kitchen.

"Right, so where's our bedroom?"

Hey, the boy has his priorities right...

[darkly-romantic.livejournal.com]

[ooc: let's wrap. :). SF in Louis's journal or bigeasyways?>

[go-between.livejournal.com]

{ooc: Louis' journal, please. ^_^}

Richard laughs as he's pulled away.

"Good night, Louis!"

[darkly-romantic.livejournal.com]

"Good night," Louis says, laughing. He's really not surprised.


[ooc: I'm going to post an entry, then, and y'all can do whatever you like in it :).]

[go-between.livejournal.com]

{ooc: Thank you! They'll go take a midnight tour of Alcatraz or summat. *polishes halo*}