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Time Apart part 3

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Title: Time Apart part 3

Author: Blightfighter45

Pairing: Louis/Lestat

Other characters: Claudia

Disclaimer: All of the named characters belong to Anne Rice

When I woke up I found Louis cuddled up next to me fast asleep. I think this is
the most he's ever slept since he left Lestat, he was sleeping on his side and
so I rolled over and curled up  under him with my face on his chest and the rest
of my tiny body pressed up against his torso. He must of felt me change my
position because he pulled me even closer and put his lips on my forehead but I
couldn't really feel them, and wrapped his arm around me. His face looked sadder
and sadder everyday and he even started "moping around the house" as Gabrielle
would say, he wouldn't talk much anymore and when he did it was to me so he
wouldn't show me how sad he was but I knew, everyone knew. Gabrielle had to
start taking me out to feed because sometimes he would forget to go out himself
and I wouldn't be able to eat, I think he's sorry for doing that but he's just
too sad to do anything. I didn't look up at him because there was no need to and
I asked him

"Louis?"

I heard a faint, "hmm?" Come from him after I asked that.

"Do you miss daddy sometimes?"

He moved his lips from my forehead as he said, tiredly, "Of course I do Sweet
Pea."

I asked him, "So why don't you want to see him?"

He responded, "He needs some more time honey. He can always come find me if he
wants, we are at his mom's house anyways."

I thought for a minute and asked him, "Why are you always so sad then? You never
smile anymore. I miss your smiles Puma."

I heard a sniffle come from him and thought, "Oh no..."

I quickly said, "I didn't mean to make you cry Puma, I'm sorry."

Louis said, "No-no Sweet Pea, it's fine, it's just-----"

He didn't finish and I asked, "Just what?"

He still didn't respond and when he did he kissed my forehead and said, "It's
nothing baby go back to sleep."

I didn't want to upset him further so I obeyed and went back to sleep, it was
still early anyways because the sun was setting. When I woke up again we were
still in the same position as before and Louis was once again fast asleep, I
laid there silently listening to the low rhythmic breathing he was doing, his
snore was relaxing it was soft and quiet.  It didn't take him long to wake up
either he sat up and stretched and looked at me and said, "Alright Sweet Pea,
let's see what Nana is up to." He got out of bed with me and took my hand as we
walked down the stairs and saw Gabrielle sitting on the couch petting Apollo,
when she saw me and Louis she smiled and said, "Good evening you two."

Louis made a faint smile and said softly, "Good evening Gabrielle."

I ran over to her and hugged her and said, "Good evening Nana!"

She chuckled and released me from the hug as she said, "Come on Claudia, go put
on a clean dress and meet me back down here so we can go feed okay?"

I nodded as I ran up the stairs and got changed. When I came back down I went
over to her and said," I'm ready to go Nana!"

She smiled and grabbed my hand as we set off, I turned around and waved at Louis
saying, "See you later Puma."

He was sitting on a chair for the dining table and he waved as he gave a wave
back and said, "See you later baby."

When we were walking on the street Gabrielle said, "Claudia, Louis has been very
sad as of late, you know the cause for it right?"

I nodded and said, "Yes Nana, he told me that he misses daddy."

Gabrielle said, "That is half of it, do you know the other reason?"

I said, "Him and daddy got into an argument."

Gabrielle said, "Yes and daddy hit Louis."

I stopped walking and shouted frantically, "Why would he do that?!"

Gabrielle got down on one knee and grabbed my shoulders as she said, "That's
what happens sometimes honey, people get angry and do bad things."

I asked, "He's your son! Can't you put him on time out?"

She chuckled and said, "He's a grown man now honey and I can't control what he
does."

I looked down in defeat and said, "Louis is just so sad now Nana."

She replied, "He is what you call depressed honey. It's when you get really sad
and you don't want to do anything anymore, that's why he hasn't talked much
anymore or read a book with you, or go out feeding as much. He's too sad baby."

I said, "I don't want him to be sad anymore."

She said, "I know Claudia, just know that no matter how sad he is, he still
loves you but he just can't show it right now."  

I nodded and replied, "I know Nana, he tells me he loves me everyday."

She smiled and said, "That's good, now come on let's eat."
~~~~~~~~~~
After we fed she didn't take me home but to a bookstore. I looked at her
excitedly and ran in the store. I went to the section on history and pulled out
a book about Grecian Mythology, I  ran up to Gabrielle and said, "I want this
one !!"  

She bought me the book and I raced home to show Louis. When I found him, he was
dressed and had a wine glass full of blood he looked just the same as when I
left him, I ran up to him and showed him the book and said, "Look Louis!!"

He took the book and said, " A book on Grecian Mythology ! How nice Sweet Pea."

That was the first time he sounded genuinely happy and I liked it. I said, "Can
we read it Louis? Huh? Huh? Huh?"

Louis was still depressed I could tell because he was way too calm about me
waving a book in his face and all he did was nod and his voice still sounded
weak from all the crying he does as he said, "Sure Sweet Pea, just give me a few
minutes okay?"

I nodded and went into Gabrielle's room. She looked at me with smiles and said,
"What do you need Claudia?"

I said, " Some parchment and quill please."

She cocked her head and said, "What ever for?"

I said, " So I can write to daddy and tell him how sad he's made Louis."

Gabrielle nodded and gave me a sheet of parchment and her quill in an inkwell
and said, "Here Sweet Pea."

I took it and walked out the room and went to my room and sat at my writing
table and began to write,

"Dear Daddy,
                         I know it's been a month since we've last saw each
other.  I know what you did to Louis, Nana told me today, since you did that you
made Louis very sad. Nana says he's depressed which means that he doesn't want
to anything but be sad, he doesn't smile anymore, he doesn't talk much anymore
and he doesn't even eat as much anymore all he does is cry and sulk. He tells me
he misses you and I miss you, if you could drop by for a visit I'm sure that
would make Louis happy again."

As I write I hear Louis sobbing downstairs to Gabrielle,

"It's so hard!!! I just feel like I'm shunning her and I feel so terrible!"

I go to the crack of my door and see Gabrielle comforting Louis who was having a
breakdown about me. I listened to him say,

"I am happy when I'm talking to her but I'm just so sad that she probably thinks
I don't care! "

Gabrielle said, "She knows you love her Louis, she knows what you're going
through and she wants to make you happy."

Louis said, "She should make me happy regardless! I feel so selfish !"

Gabrielle felt bad, " You aren't selfish Louis, you can't help feeling this way.
This is what depression does to you."

Louis didn't respond but just kept sobbing and Gabrielle was like, "Shh Louis,
everything is going to be alright."

I went back to my letter and wrote,

"Please make haste..... Love, Claudia"

I went to Gabrielle's room and got a envelope and put the letter in and wrote
the address on the envelope and gave it to the postman to give it to Lestat and
went to Louis who was still sobbing and he looked at me and I said, "I love you
anyways Louis, I know you aren't ignoring me."

I gave him a hug and he squeezed me and sobbed, "I'm sorry Sweet Pea. I love you
baby!"

I pray for Lestat to respond and come
Poor, poor Louis........
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