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 Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:21 pm
It was dark in Aurora's bedroom. The girl was alone in the house, her guardian being out at the theater. Two cloaked figures, one in black, one in blue, seemed to materialize out of the shadows of the sleeping teen's doorway. The one in black motioned to his partner to place something on the table-a small note. Was it a randsom? A threat? Just a note saying when the girl would be returned? Who knew. But while the blue cloaked being left the note for Ryu, the other wrapped his cloak and his arm around the sleeping girl, startling her awake. She didn't have time to scream before the three of them were suddenly elsewhere.
When the cloak of the darker being was tossed away from her eyes, and the arm removed, she found herself instead of in her darkened bedroom, in a warmly lit palace. The walls seemed to be a shade of red-brown, gold leaf along them. And there was elegant mahogany table with three large wooden chairs with cushy velvet covered plush seels and backs so as to be comfortable to sit in. Laid out on the table was practically a feast. All sorts of foods were there for the taking: silver platters piled high with fruit, roast birds and beasts, trays of vegetables, spiced wines and drinks, delicious looking cakes and creams, pies, pastries and puddings. Every delicious thing they could imagine was laid out for these three. It was a feast fit for not just a king, and in no way for a god-this was a feast fit for the King of Gods and his dear friends.
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:36 pm
Aurora.... Was in shock. Awoken, kidnapped and transported, she was utterly clueless. Pulling away quickly from her captors, she turned back to look upon them. Alas, to no avail. This place was... Beautiful, admittedly.. However, as with any change, She was hardly prepared.
"This is.... Some sort of dream, isn't it? I'm not here. This is just another of those nightmares."
To accompany this matter-of-fact tone, she neatly folded her hands and began to examine that which was around her-- half expecting something extra ordinary to happen, like before. But.... There was nothing. Growing uneasy, she looked again at her kidnappers. "Who..... Are you...?" she asked, tense but... Not as afraid as someone else in this situation may have been.
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:35 am
Ezhno glanced over at Dia before lowering his hood and looking sheepish. He had originally openly disagreed with the plan but in the end it sounded like too much excitement to resist. The boy had changed, he was taller, his hair was shorter, and he had an ear ring in his left ear but it was obviously Ezzie. "Hey 'Roura..." He said simply with a smile. "Remember me?"
The boy glanced around at everything, excited at how perfect it had all come out then back to her. "Uhm, surprise...?"
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:55 am
Diyaka, who'd been planning on a slightly more dramatic reveal, decided that they may as well screw drama and get to the point. So without further ado, the king also tossed his cloak off and grinned at his old friend.
"We thought we'd stage a little catching up get together and since I just found my palace, what better place?" He intoned cheerfully, grinning at her.
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:06 am
'Rora blushed. She wasn't sure why, but.... The sudden realization that her old friends had become, well... To put it bluntly, VERY handsome, had come as a shock. Though, of course, she had grown as well, so it was to be expected.
".... Ezzie....?....... Dia....?"
Her voice was meek, unsure and cowardly. Part of her still expected her alarm clock to go off at any moment and disrupt this bizarre dream.
But it seemed that wouldn't happen.
There was silence for only a few moments, but it was quickly overcome by the sound of two bodies crashing to the floor. Aurora had pounced, and pounced hard she did. Hugging the king tightly, she had knocked them both to the floor. "You idiot! Where did you go?! Why'd you leave?!"
Quickly though, she realized... This was very... very... awkward... And so slowly, she let go, sat up and looked away.
"Sorry."
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:20 pm
Ezzie twitched when Dia was hugged rather then him but kept a smile on his face. "He had some unfinished business to attend to... Isn't that right, your Majesty?" He joked, holding his hand down to 'Rora. "Need a hand?"
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:27 pm
Dia shuddered. "No your majesty business please. I'm still Dia, king or not. Anyway I left to wrap stuff up. Now hug Ezzie while I go and find us some dishes, which I seem to have forgotten to leave out."
He'd mainly arranged this so that Ezzie and Rora could meet up again and the three could catch up. So he had to make himself a bit of an excuse to leave the two to get somewhat reaquainted. He was sure Ezzie was probably a little jealous about the greeting the king had gotten from the girl but considering the kind of greeting Ezhno himself'd given him, the other boy had no right to complain.
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 7:46 pm
Aurora, knowing NOTHING of this 'King' nonsense, slipped a slender hand into that which was offered and pulled herself to her feet... Er... 'Hooves', to be accurate. She smiled gently, wrapping her arms around him, giving a hug that was so desperately overdue. "It... has been a while, hasn't it?" she asked quietly, a very soft smile crossing her warm face. She remembered well; the bushes, the glass.... the kiss.
Her smooth and round cheeks again turned shades of crimson, and the embrace only grew tighter.
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:19 pm
"Yah it has..." Ezhno slipped his hands around her and hugged her back. He needed to remind himself to thank Dia later. "So how... have you been? I haven't seen you for a while and....wow you look really beautiful..." He muttered taking in her appearance.
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:46 pm
"I... I've been well..." she stuttered, discarding the comment she so believed was a lie. "Every thing's been so busy, with the move. I'm glad that I have the chance to see you again, before we left." Her voice.. It was sad, almost lonly- something Ezzie would be able to recognize, but happy; Happy that she was given the gift of being found.
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:00 pm
"Left...? Where are you going?" He picked up on the loneliness and was overwhelmed by it. How did he take it away? He wanted so badly to but didn't know how his powers worked. He looked highly frustrated in that moment, worried that she was going somewhere where even the ship couldn't find her.
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:18 pm
"I don't really know... Mother mentioned the outskirts of 'Halloween Town?' but it's not much. She said I might fit in there." Her tone was resentful, almost spiteful towards the woman in question. "It-... It's nothing. How have you been, Ezzie? Your leg has fully healed by now, correct?"
She had to ask. Even if for no reason then a change of topic, she had to ask.
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:21 pm
Diyaka poked his head back into the room, carrying three gold goblets in one hand and holdign a stack of gold plates in the other. "Everyone ready to eat? You can finish talking over dinner." he told them cheerfully, taking his place at the head of the table after he'd passed out the plates and cups. Goldware was already laid out.
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:28 pm
"My leg's fine..." He quickly let go of her when Dia walked back in and nodded, finding a seel. "Tis is awesome, Dia! What's this stuff?" He asked holding up a cup of the liquid. "It smells funny."
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Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:49 pm
She quickly took her seel, smiling serene like a perfect porcelain doll. "Thank you, Dia. This all is so grand." She lifted a glass to her lips and took a sip. "Oh, this.. Is good..! Like melted candy," she giggled, taking another small drink.
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