[Private] The Hunchback of Notre Dame (AdAstra)

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Aimee found herself smiling back, she hadn't had time to talk to Phoebus, not under Frollo's watchful eye anyway. At least now was a chance. Relief was the first thing she felt, the girl was glad Phoebus felt the same. When he took a few steps towards her, she instinctively took a step back. When she heard him speak, she tried her best not to frown. She wasn't sure whether she'd have to lie or not...Phoebus wouldn't arrest her would he?

"Yeah...I saw her, she was just in here...". She wondered where Esmeralda and Roseriya had gone off to, but feeling her more teenager side she narrowed her eyes. "Any particular reason why you are asking?".

Aimee realized that might of sounded like jealousy. In her mind, she kicked herself. She liked Phoebus, she didn't want to make the wrong impression. She was thinking to herself how her liking towards Phoebus wasn't important right now, she had more things to concentrate on. He was handsome though. And he had stuck up for her. While she was thinking, she wasn't realizing she was pretty much gazing at Phoebus, almost in a dreamy way.

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Phoebus gazed at Aimee. "I just want to talk to her, that's all." he said, smiling reassuringly as her eyes narrowed, "I don't think Frollo has thought of searching the cathedral yet, but it's only a matter of time. If she's still here, she should leave as soon as possible."

He smiled as he caught her looking at him, with a somewhat dreamy expression on her face. It was fairly obvious that she was attracted to him in that moment, and he was not sure whether to feel flattered or slightly embarrassed about this. "So....are you alright?" he asked, "I saw you were in that tent when the soldiers crashed into it..."

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It was when Phoebus started talking again he teenager snapped out of it. Aimee gave an embarrassed smile and could feel herself beginning to blush. She cursed herself for being shy. She had gotten away from soldiers, guard dogs, even other men and yet she got all worked up inside about this guy.
"Oh...ok. She'll probably be back soon". Aimee gave a small, quite sweet smile when he asked if she was ok. Frollo had neglected to, but that didn't surprise her.

"I'm fine thanks...". She didn't quite know what to say, but words were managing to escape anyway. "Frollo wasn't impressed, but...it was kinda funny". She pictured his expression and chuckled. She was brought back to her senses when she remembered that she was going to have the scariest scolding ever when she got back to the Palace of Justice. "Saying that, he isn't at all happy with me", she murmured a few moments later.

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Phoebus couldn't help but laugh as he pictured Frollo's reaction to the tent being knocked down. No one could have possibly predicted that the gypsy girl was going to put up such a fight, it must've taken both guts and brains to outsmart the soldiers like that. An image of her screaming "Justice!" flashed through his mind, and he smiled. That woman had a certain little something to her....no doubt about it.

He gazed back at Aimee again as she continued to speak. Sighing sympathetically, he gave her shoulder the same sort of gentle pat he had done previously, and was pleased to notice that this time, she didn't flinch as much. "Well....Frollo isn't easy to please, from what I've heard." he said, frowning slightly, "I can't imagine him being a good uncle to be honest. But don't let it get to you, it's probably hard....but do try. You seem like a truly wonderful girl. Don't let him change that."

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(OOC: You can have Esme come back now ^.^ Aimee will probably take Roseriya with her and leave before Frollo comes along)

Aimee could do nothing but just listen to Phoebus' words. He was right about Frollo, but the fact was, Frollo had already gotten to her. She blamed herself of course, she had let down herself and her mother. "You seem like a truly wonderful girl". Aimee's eyes lit up. She wasn't the sort to let compliments go through one ear and come out of the other, she remembered them.

"Thanks...", she replied, smiling. "Although, I suppose being under his command, you sorta know how it feels. A little. Your not like the other soldiers though, they just tend to ignore me". Her mind trialed back to when she first met Frollo, and how the soliders had said pretty much nothing to her, even when she asked. When she thought about it, Frollo seemed nice that day. Well, not exactly nice, but not as bad as he is now. She sighed slightly, running a hand through her hair.

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Phoebus looked at Aimee and smiled. He was just about to continue talking to her when he looked up and caught a glimpse of a woman who had just appeared further down the hall. It was Esmeralda.

"Oh there she is." he therefore said, taking a few steps forward, "Ok, I need to go and talk to her. See you later, Aimee." he added, approaching the gypsy cautiously.

Only seconds later, Roseriya reappeared next to Aimee, her eyes still red from crying but looking, and feeling, a tad happier. "Esmeralda told me to leave, so I guess I will." she said, swiftly tying her long dark hair up with a hairband. "You probably should, too..." It was only then that she truly noticed Phoebus, who was almost right behind Esmeralda. Raising her eyebrows, she turned to Aimee. "Who's that?" she asked, "Is he....is he not one of Frollo's men?" she added with a little gasp.

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Aimee nodded and watched him approach the gypsy girl. "I hope I do so you later...". She sighed deeply, and was in her own little world for a few moments. A world where her parents were alive, Frollo didn't have anything to do with her and one where she could of still met Phoebus. Aimee wasn't one to become vain and to change for a guy, but she was definitely a dreamer.

She was snapped out of it when she saw Roseriya next to her. She looked a little brighter than she did when she had come into Notre Dame, so that was good. "I guess we should leave...Frollo thinks I'm back at the Palace of Justice anyway". She paused for a moment, and glancing down at her new friend. "Are you ok?", Aimee asked somewhat gently.

Her focus was turned to Phoebus, who she had just pointed out. "That's...Phoebus", Aimee said, almost whispering his name. "He is one of Frollo's men but...he's different from the rest". As she said this, she was gazing dreamily at him again. It was difficult for her to hide feelings, more so the happy ones.

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Roseriya gazed at Aimee for a few moments, wondering what to say. They had only just met, yet she felt like she could trust her, and thus she almost felt tempted to explain what it was that Frollo had done to her family. It was not something she spoke about often, however, and therefore she hesitated to do so now.

"I...yes, I'm fine." she finally answered, deciding to leave the tragic story for when, or if, the two of them met again. It simply did not feel right to tell it right now. "I was just worried about Esmeralda. She's a good friend of mine." Friend? More like a sister, she thought to herself.

She watched Phoebus for a while, taking in what Aimee had just said. So he was one of Frollo's men...but how could it be possible that he did not mean them any harm? Was he that different from the others?

"He's pretty handsome." she said without thinking, blushing as soon as she realised, but certainly not regretting it. She was, as many young girls during that time, wary of men, and had a tendency to avoid them whenever possible. There was no way of knowing what their intentions were, and that frightened her beyond belief. But Phoebus was something else, and judging by the way he so cautiously approached Esmeralda, it did seem like he wasn't all that bad.

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Aimee smiled, she was glad Roseriya was ok. Although, she could sense the girl was hiding something, but that didn't matter to Aimee at the moment. Roseriya looked trustworthy, but there were some things you simply could not say until you find the right time. Aimee had her own story to tell as well, one which would probably make the gypsies re-think their judgement of her. The teenager wasn't surprised to hear Roseriya say she was worried for Esmeralda. Gypsies tended to stick their necks out for one another.

Surprisingly, Aimee did not feel that jealous protectiveness of Phoebus when it came from Roseriya. She was glad that the gypsy could see the attraction, and her smile turned into a grin. She hadn't met very nice, trustworthy men since her Dad died so she knew that it was hard to find men who treat women with respect.

"He is...". Aimee managed not to blush. She always blushed, it was harder for her to hide it, with pale skin. Well, she was thankful her skin was darker than Frollo's, in the summer's she'd go darker still. Aimee realized she and Roseriya needed to get out. She glanced around. There were quite a few doors. One that looked promising lay on the right hand side near the back, she doubted there would be too many people outside there. "Hey, let's go", she said, beginning to walk towards the door.

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Roseriya could tell that Aimee knew there was more to her emotional breakdown than that, but she didn't ask anything and that was a relief. Besides, she probably had secrets herself, at least if that massive bruise was anything to go by. She smiled at her in a supportive, rather compassionate sort of way; for her gut feeling told her they had much more in common than they thought. Perhaps they would both find out someday.

"Yeah, let's get out of here. she said, heading for the door. "I've never liked this place much...I don't exactly feel welcome here." she added just as a bypassing Parisian turned to stare at them both in a rather rude way.