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Bitter Endings, Sweet Beginnings: Part One
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Seconds later, The Cure came playing out of the boom box and Alice laughed in delight, looking to Helena who had risen to her feet and was now standing beside her. Smiling softly, Helena offered, “They were my favorite band in my agonizing days of adolescence. I quite fancied myself to be tortured, you see.”
“I hung out with the goth kids,” Alice confessed, a twinkle in her eyes. She looked back to the boom box then coming to an internal decision, she quickly turned to face Helena and held out a hand, declaring with a smile, “Dance with me.”
“What?” asked Helena, blinking and feeling rather baffled.
“Dance with me,” repeated Alice, still holding out her hand and her eyes glowing in a warm invitation. “Come on,” she wheedled. “This song is depressing but great for dancing.”
Taking Alice’s hand as a reply, Helena allowed herself to be gently tugged to the center of the room and pulled into the circle of the blonde’s arms. They drifted together and Helena realized, pressing into Alice and swaying softly to the music that for once in her life she wasn’t leading. It was something strange to realize, especially in her stark childhood bedroom because it was her youth that caused that in her. The fact that as a child she never led, she was always told what to do, what to wear, what to say, just told everything. Never given a choice, it was always up to Peggy what would occur. Once she became an adult she decided she would choose, she would lead and never have anyone tell her things again.
Anyone other than her mother, that is. After all, Helena could hardly avoid that. It was the wholly tragic yet comedic folly of her pathetic existence.
Yet, here she was, being led in this dance and other things by the woman in her arms. Alice had essentially asked her out by taking the phone out of her hands and declaring it to be so to her mother. Alice had interrupted her mother not once but three times in conversation. Alice had asked to see her room, a request not even Winnie had made. And now, Alice had asked her to dance and was leading in the dance as it went on.
Exactly what was happening here?
“You’re a good dancer, Ms. Peabody,” drawled Alice in playful compliment, her breath warm against Helena’s skin, sending shivers down her spine.
“As are you,” said Helena softly, smiling at the chuckle Alice released and pulling the blonde closer. Ducking her head to breathe in the light scent of lilies and murmur, “I do think you might be the best dancer I’ve encountered for quite some time.”
“Charming spy, aren’t you?” Alice accused teasingly.
This time no reply came. Instead they continued to dance to the song. And then they danced to the song after that and so on and so on. They continued to dance until the tape ran out and was put onto a loud automatic rewind. And even then, they danced on. Not sure why they were doing so but not wanting to stop and seeing no real reason to. Both of them lost in the feel of each other and the dance, lost in how they had forgotten how very good this could feel.
The simple touch of another human being.
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Yes! You finally posted this story. I’ve been looking forward to this for so long! Hooray! I’ve already told you what were my favourite parts, so I’ll skip that for now, except to say that Helacious is the bestest ship of all and that all your interactions between Helena and Alice are so natural.
leonore is right it’s a conspiracy of the best writers I’ve read in the fancfiction world. And yes, I’m loving helacious, despite the fact first at all I’m a danish fan. I’m really enjoying this. Thanks.
Awsome!!! continue
Excellent! Between your fics and Sulky’s fic, I’m glued to my laptop. I love how you portray Alice and Helena and even though I’m a Danish fan, I really love the Helacious too. You and Sulky write so well that you can’t help but love it. Great job.
I just knew that somewhere deep inside Helena, there is a lonely, love starved person, just waiting for the right person to find the goodness in her. I am so glad that Alice happens to be the one. I would love for Alice to be for Helena, what Tina is for Bette. Very good job. Post again soon. I can’t wait for them to get into the heat of passion.
It feels good to read a story where Helena is one of the good characters. Well done.
This story is amazing, I’ve really come to love the Helena/Alice fics, however few there may be. I especially love the fundraiser and Alice’s efforts to make it less painful. Please post more ASAP!!
Absolutely love it – more please. You write so well – wow you can even spell and know something aboutr grammar (LOL). Seriously, this is wonderful. I have never liked Alice, but always loved Helena – pretty weird huh. But this Helena/Alice thing, has made me start to look at Alice differently – I think Helena is more her than Dana is – can extend her more as a person.
WOW!!! Everything you write is amazing. I agree whole-heartedly with SusanH in regards to spelling and grammar. Your work IS AMAZING!!! I’ll read practically anything you post. Keep up the excellent work!!
horray for helacious!!! this is the begginning of great story drieser. while i am a big danish fan, it is refreshing to take a step away from it and indulge in this plot. i for one, would love to see some helacious in season 3… and until then, i will relish in your writing. i feel that helena is a very misunderstood character because of the whole betta and tina debacle… most bette and tina fans that i have encountered just hate her… but i find that its always the character that is introduced in a negative light whose history and development i enjoy most. so i guess i just want to say, good on you for starting this wonderful story, and i think that you write helena bueatifully… oh and i love what she brings out in alice. ok i am done now, lol. 10 stars babe!
oh my goodness dreiser – im not sure if i hate you or love you for making me love helacious this much! amazing – helena realizing that she was allowing alice to lead and had no problems giving control to this virtual stranger – phenominal. Alice in this – wonderfully sad – but sweet and kind – its not easy to be bitter, yet not negative! you walk the line well! loved it! im going closer and closer to the dark side!
It’s a Sulky and Dreiser conspiracy; and it’s too powerful to resist! I’m officially loving Helacious. I always love your writing, and this is no exception.
I really liked this one.. maybe Helacious isn’t that bad pairing after all. At least I like Helacious in fanfics, TLW is another thing. And this certainly makes it easier to accept what is coming in season 3.
i didn’t think that i could like helena…but after reading these stories i can see her point of view…glad to see that she isn’t the bitch we thought she was…as for Dana it sucks but Alice can do better…besides think of the sex scenes these two experienced lovers can come up with…looking forward to your next post.
Fuck! I put off reading this for almost a week because in my heart of hearts I’m a danish shipper. Which of course means, I don’t really want either of them with anyone else. But you are also one of my favorite writers on these boards and I knew, I just knew that I was going to love this story–And damn it I do.
Despite my love for the danish, I love this story. I love Alice/Helena and I can almost see how they are a better match for each other–almost. Anyway, great job. Loved the Mommie Dearest reference–My mom and I used to watch that together all the time and then my mom would always do the “no more wire hangers” scene imatation–so I got a good laugh out of that. I loved, loved the ending–it was sweet.
I will continue reading this story, it is to good not to.