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 Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 4:21 pm
"Wark..."
For the first time, Gizmo complained, and he complained a lot. What was more surprising, he got away with it. Infact, Kilah seemed to agree with whatever he was saying.
"Look, I'd rather come here by myself, too, but unfortunately without you I'd never make it here alone. So shut your mouth before I shove a dagger in it."
Despite the threat, the griff was plenty content. He couldn't remember her admitting to need him...even if she hadn't said THAT exactly. Ha, he WAS important. Much more important than those other stupid birds or that chubby cat she had.
Before he knew it, they were up to the door (which he nearly ran Kilah into thinking of how great he was). "Just don't get in the way..." The Sin'aeis warned warily.
Knock knock knock.
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 4:27 pm
For a while there was silence, and then sounds of a short scuffle from behind the door. The sounds soon faded and the door swung open, revealing a rather annoyed looking Jivvin fourther peering down at Kilah. The Jivvin in question, Kama, simply stared down at her as if expecting her to try and sell him cookies, but her presence soon clicked and he grunted softly in acknowledgement, turning away from the door and heading back inside. "Jax's friend, right? Up the stairs, turn right, fourth door on the left."
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 4:38 pm
"Uh, thanks..." Honestly, she'd been hoping for that Banda guy, but this was just as well. As long as it wasn't Lyrus. She wasn't sure if she really felt like making up some story as to why she was here to see his brother (who he clearly didn't like) and not him.
Oh, s**t. If that guy knew, did he tell Lyrus too? She could've smacked herself for not thinking of that before. Besides that, how many people lived here? She'd just settle for a lot.
"This must be a pretty big place, hm?" She whispered to Gizmo as he led her carefully up the stairs.
"Wark."
"Of course it's bigger than where we live. The barn is bigger than our house. Everything is. I mean-"
"Wark."
"I am NOT nervous. I don't get nervous!" Kilah answered fiercely, her whisper nearly rising to normal volume as Gizmo stopped. "Uh..."
Rolling his eyes, the griff leaned forward and knocked his beak loudly against the door. Even he had to admit this would be interesting...
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:04 pm
Before Gizmo had even finished knocking, the door opened a crack and Jax peeked out, immediately opening it completely when he recognized his guests. Grinning, he stepped aside and gestured them in with a wave. "Hallo Kilah and...you thing whose name I don't know yet. Come in, come in, make yourselves comfortable."
Jax's room was more the large enough for the child, and possibly had originally been designed as something other than a bedroom. But free reign of Moo's house meant choice pick of the rooms, and everything on the second floor and up was fair game. The Guardian's room was decorated in darker shades of browns, reds, and some deeper purples. Aside from his bed, the boy had a large bookcase against one wall, a small chest of drawers, a small wooden table complete with two stools, and an overly large beanbag chair splayed out across the floor. A small black kitten watched the guests through narrowed eyes from the bed, tail twitching idly...
Not that Kilah could see any of it, but still.
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:12 pm
A glare wasn't your traditional greeting, more so when it wasn't possible for it to be entirely focused on the one it was provided for, but Kilah listened anyway and actually entered before Gizmo. "Gizmo, he's my...dog..."
It was stupid, but if she said otherwise the griff got upset. 'Let him think what he wants,' Lucky had suggested. 'Eye dog or eye griff, he's fine as long as he does his job.' So Kilah had decided she was right (like always). Hearing him growl slightly, she roughly punched him in the side. Probably growling at that stupid cat she knew was here...
"And for the record, this is probably the most UNcomfortable situation I've ever been in...and I've been almost drowned before."
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:24 pm
Jaxom had actually expected the glare, and wasn't at all bothered when that was his greeting. Actually, he found it a bit encouraging, in an odd sort of way. At 'dog', he quirked a brow and glanced down to the feathered...thing that was clearly anything but a dog, but remained silent. Kilah undoubtably had her reasons. Even she, without her sight, had to know that wasn't a dog, right? Nonetheless, he nodded politely in greeting to the griff, murmuring a 'nice to meet you' before turning back to Kilah with a grin.
"It's good to know I'm worse than drowning, then. My own form of torture," he commented dryly, flopping lazily onto the overlarge beanbag. Absently steepling his fingers on his stomach, he eyed Kilah curiously, faint grin remaining "But this, unlike drowning, you chose to do, right? So it can't be that bad. I-" He paused, frowning faintly, as the black kitten leapt daintily from the bed to the beanbag, eyeing it suspiciously as it curled up at his side. When the cat was still, he shrugged it off and smiled back up at Kilah. "I'm glad you came."
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:31 pm
"You could say that..." As far as drowning, she'd sort of asked for it when she thought it over. Going to the island to begin with, then kicking the ruler in the shins wasn't exactly something to worthy of a chat over tea. Shrugging, she reached into her pocket and paled slightly.
Oh, s**t.
Since when did Kilah forget her dagger? It was like forgetting Gizmo, just something she didn't do. It was...a security blanket in a sense, but...she'd just have to manage. "Lyrus isn't...close to here, is he?"
Then she blushed a bit, lowering her head in an attempt to hide it. "Erm..thanks..I said I would so..." Kilah was true to her word, at the very least.
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:43 pm
Asking for and choosing were two very different things, in Jax's opinion. Especially when it came to things such as drowning. Yerch, drowning... She had nearly been drowned? But she hadn't actually drowned. Jaxom's respect grew just a tiny bit.
But with her expression, his face darkened somewhat, one hand snatching out and lifting the kitten onto his lap. Petting it a bit harder than he really should've, he shrugged, speaking disdainfully. "His room's further down the hall, but he almost never comes out. And we don't go in each others roooms, so he won't be coming here." The little slug. Erk, why did he have to come up? Beside the fact that he was Kilah's friend first...
Oh well, Jax could work around that.
The boy was cheered somewhat by the sight of Kilah's blush, and his petting eased just enough so that the kitten's purrs weren't painfully fake. it did bother him a bit that she was just...standing there. But oh well. She had only just arrived, and she didn't know his room yet. "Soo....um.. Back to what we were talking about earlier, you're the 'big bad', eh? Aren't you a bit young to have your own mafia?" Well, it was something to tlak about.
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 8:51 pm
"Oh..." Well, that was good. Still, there was always that risk, right? Maybe she was just paranoid. After all, Momoro seemed to come at the worst possible times, so it made sense she'd be suspicious Lady Luck would slap her across the face again and drag the other Sin'aeis out of his room and into this one for whatever reason.
With the mention of the "mafia", all that was temporarily forgotten. Now, THERE was a topic she'd be willing to talk with anyone about. "Huh? Oh, no, of course not. They've been my lackeys since they were born. Well, most of them. All of them are birds except Lyrus, but he's the only one not a complete push over."
Ugh, she couldn't even BEGIN to explain it all. But she'd attempt it anyway. "Like, this one, Ancelin, for example. I leave this place-" 'This place' refering to the general area, not right where she was standing. "-for a few months and she gets KIDNAPPED. I've been down that road before, the kidnapped thing that is, and it's not fun. That's when I lost--"
The fact she'd ALMOST said that was horrifying, but she hid that fact and just continued on. "Anyway, that kind of stuff always happens when I'm not around. They'd all be so lost without me."
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 9:01 pm
Oh yes, it was safe enough. Trus, Jaxom had told some of his older brothers he was expecting a guest, but he hadn't bothered to tell Lyrus, nor had he specified who. And he and Lyrus never, ever, ever went into each others rooms. Well, there was that one time where he'd snuck in for... But Lyrus hadn't been there! And they certainly avoided each other as much as possible. No lamb Sin'aeis would be joining them today.
Jaxmo relaxed in the knowledge that he had chosen a good topic, continuing to absently pet the little kitten while listening curiously to Kilah. Followers from birth, he could understand. After all, Jaxom had his own. But calling it a mafia... Well, that seemed a bit much. But to each his own. "So a mafia of birds? And you're a bird too, hmm, the feathers... I'm a cat," he added absently, waving his free hand. Just a few fun facts from the Guardian world.
"You been kidnapped and almost drowned?" Jaxom sounded genuinely impressed...that she had survived and was standing before him now. "Have you looked for this...whatsername, Ancelin? If she's in your mafia, she's your responsibility." Jaxom's relationship with his own lackeys was a give and take sort of thing... They followed him around and adored him, and he kept them safe. Kilah should see to it that her own lackeys were safe.
And then the 'lost'. The pink-haired boy was silent for a moment, eyeing her curiously. Then, looking down to his cat, he asked almost boredly," So, what'd you lose, then?"
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 9:09 pm
"I have looked for her, and you're right," Kilah admitted, but shrugged just the same. All the birds were her responsibilty. "Still, I've only met Ancelin once, and since her protector is...some sort of 'death angel' or something, I assumed she'd be find. Besides, I had a very good reason for leaving."
One that she didn't plan to discuss with anyone, thank you. Even Lucky didn't know, and she knew everything. The only reason Gizmo had such knowledge was because she had no choice but to take him.
Unfortunately, it was always like that, and she doubted she could ever have a secret if she wanted to. She frowned slightly, shaking her head. "Nevermind that, it's not important." And yet another headache occured, but after she'd rubbed her forehead and went to lower her hand, it lingered over her eyes longer than nesscary...
Subject change! The number one solution.
"So, what ARE you? There's a cat Sin'aeis, you know. I haven't met him, but people tell me I'm suppose to hate cats anyway."
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 9:28 pm
"At least you tried," he replied with a sad sort of smile. It was always bad when lackeys went missing. They were pretty good company after a while, and new, good ones could be difficult to come by... "It her protector's any kind of angel, I wouldn't worry. And I'm sure your reason was good." Else she would have kept looking, correct? But she didn't seem too terribly worried, so he wouldn't either. Nor would he ask what her reason was.
If Jaxom was bothered by the sudden change of subject, he didn't comment. He was perfectly happy to talk about himself. It was a good topic. "I'm a Guardian...of the Thadine tribe, to be precise. I can't tell you much, I'm afraid. Most of my...er...people live out somewhere, and the only other ones I've met, I haven't seen for months. And I'm not exactly a cat... Cats're my spirit animal. Ataer in particular." He paused, gesturing to the black cat on his lap. "My kitten. He grows with me and eventually we'll, like...merge or something. It's complicated."
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 9:37 pm
"...Oh." Either she'd failed to do so or just hadn't bothered trying to hide the admiration in her voice. Guardian sounded important the way he was using it, and important was good. Because power came with importance, and power was by far THE best thing ever. "I know some guy who rules an island." And, she'd conviently leave out certain other parts.
Stupid Momoro.
"Uh, but-" Whatever she was about to say became, "What, Gizmo?" as she felt him nudge her hand and heard him whine.
"Wark."
Hopefully, it was just good hearing that allowed Kilah to hear it, and some...griff thing as far as Gizmo went. That knock on the door from downstairs. THAT was bothering her. It wasn't the threat of Lyrus coming, it was-
"Yama," she grumbled, hiding her face in her hands again to cover the insanely bright blush she knew just had to be there. "Oh damn."
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 9:50 pm
A smug grin flitted to Jaxom's face at the obvious admiration in her tone. Now all he had to do was worry that the end result would be as good as expected. The little that Jax did know about Guardians, his kitten had told him and, well... Atear was smart, but were kittens all that trustworthy? Even talking ones? Not that Atear seemed at all inclined to talk with Kilah around... "Maybe I'll rule an island someday. I was thinking more along the lines of a palace in a forest, though. I'm not very fond of islands." Or, rather, the water surrounding them.
He fell silent, glancing curiously towards the door, then turned his eyes down to the kitten on his lap. Atear blinked calmly up at him, the rose with a yawn and leapt down from the beanbag, silently pacing past Kilah and Gizmo towards the door, which had opened sometime during his walk and slowly reclosed once he exited.
Jaxom watched the kitten leave and, once the door had reclosed, returning his eyes to Kilah. "Yama? Who's that?"
Downstairs, the knock went unheard. Kama had fixed himself a snack and retreated back to his own room on the third floor, and the various other occupants of the household were spaced throughout so that no one heard the knock. Thus, it was that when the door opened, the only creature to be seen was a tiny black kitten sitting in the middle of the hallway, tail twitching absently as he peered up at the new arrival.
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 9:59 pm
"She'smyprotector." She spoke so fast you'd think it was all one word, and the fact she was muttering didn't help either. Really, though, this was... just not good.
Not. Good.
She would NEVER live this down...if she got caught. Alright, weigh the options, Akilah. She could go back out of this room, yell for Lyrus, and act like she'd just arrived? He might fall for that. If Jax said something, though, he'd find out she was here to see him.
But Noyama was probably loud enough to attract his attention anyway.
So, let's see. So far she'd gotten she could either put on some act and yell for Lyrus, or find some way to trick Noyama, which would be easier since she was a lot more stupid than Lyrus. Neither seemed that appealing, though...
And downstairs, the one at the door was indeed Noyama. She raised an eyebrow seeing no one there, and glanced around for a few seconds, wondering if Moo had ghosts living in her house before she finally spotted the feline.
...Ooookay.
Staring down at the thing, she tilted her head, ears twitching. "Um...hello, kitty, Kilah is here visit Lyrus, yes?"
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