{"id":33066,"date":"2012-10-12T05:08:21","date_gmt":"2012-10-12T05:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2012\/10\/12\/curiosity-kills-18\/"},"modified":"2012-10-12T05:08:21","modified_gmt":"2012-10-12T05:08:21","slug":"curiosity-kills-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.firechildren.net\/lightfire\/iamthefirechild\/2012\/10\/12\/curiosity-kills-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Curiosity kills"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cA dare? Really? Are we in grade school now?\u201d He grinned at her playfully. \u201cI love games. Especially ones I know I can win. Which is all of them,\u201d He finished with an air of arrogance.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cPfft, you never got out of grade school. I know \/all\/ the rumours about \/you\/.\u201d Summer made a beckoning gesture, grinning back. \u201cCome on. What kind of picture records more details than the physical?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cAh, actually graduated MIT by nineteen.\u201d He leveled a bored expression her way. \u201cEveryone knows the rumors about me. Only, like, half, of those might be true.\u201d Tony rolled his eyes in exasperation. \u201cOkay. Riddles. I hate riddles.\u201d He paused in thought for the space of several seconds. Finally, he shrugged one shoulder, a look of disinterest on his face. \u201cDon\u2019t care.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cMust not be that curious after all \u2026 I\u2019m wounded. Oh, no, what\u2019s this?\u201d She arched an eyebrow. \u201cDefinitely curiosity. And a lot of anger, my my. You do a lovely poker face, Mr Stark, but I\u2019ll give you a secret: I know what you\u2019re feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

His passive, disinterested expression never wavered. His curiosity, however, piqued even further. \u201cThat so?\u201d He retorted with dry skepticism. Tony Stark was a man of science. Talk of \u2018magic\u2019 and mind reading and the such, he always approached from a logical standpoint, never to trust fully without first testing the theory. \u201cAnd what am I feeling right now?\u201d A dark brow arched in a clear challenge.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Summer lifted a hand between them, eyes sliding out of focus. Her voice went toneless, empty, and a little crease appeared between her brows. \u201cYou\u2019re curious. You don\u2019t trust me \u2014 no, it\u2019s that you don\u2019t believe me. But you\u2019re intrigued yet.\u201d A slow blink pulled her out of the trance, and she tipped her head at Tony. \u201cI expect that\u2019s not good enough for you. It usually isn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Still skeptical, Tony rolled his eyes. \u201cSo you\u2019re very <\/em>observant. I could pull the same stunt you just did. Doesn\u2019t make me a mind reader, or whatever you <\/em>are.\u201d He shrugged a shoulder, a challenging look on his face.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe word is empath.\u201d Summer drew a deep breath. \u201cShall I go farther? It really doesn\u2019t matter to me if you believe me or not. I know what I am, and that\u2019s what\u2019s important. Though I really have to suggest you see someone about that self-doubt problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Brown eyes narrowed, the only tell of his mild unease. As a recovery, a faux bewildered expression crossed his face. \u201cWhere did you even get <\/em>that from? I, never, doubt myself.\u201d An arrogant smirk smoothed his features coolly. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“Ooooh, very good with the lies there, Mr Stark. Keep telling yourself that and one day it’ll be true again. That little voice in the back of your head that you can’t quite ignore, saying, ‘you’ll never be as good as him’. ‘You’ll never make up for those who died indirectly at your hands’. ‘I should have died so that he could live’.” Her smirk matched his almost exactly. “There are other methods of proof, if you prefer, or we can just talk about something else.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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