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 Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:17 pm
The gardens of the Goblin Kingdom, a nice place just to think or talk. To wander aimlessly or to discover purpose. These are the gardens, serene in nature despite the kingdom they lie in. Cielen gazed quietly around the gardens from where he was seated on a bench, sighing softly. He'd been thinking, merely sitting and thinking, something that was rather unusual for the Unicorn. He was usually all smiles; now it felt as if he were changing. Yes, he loved his bonded... He had to admit it, but... His bonded was evil.
So that was how he was stuck. With a ridiculously evil human. In less than a hundred years he'd be left alone. It was obvious why he was worried, wasn't it? Besides that people who knew him seemed to be disgusted by Calibe, something that made him miserable though he tried his best not to show it. Still, it was hard to feel so much affection for someone that everyone else seemed to hate.
So that was why he was here, sitting pensively and thinking, feeling uncharacteristic feelings of upset. God, he was becoming a fool over this.
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:39 pm
Hemmy was low again. In fairness he had never really been the happiest of beings, always quiet, always slightly unhappy. Things were worse at the moment than they had been for a while, he'd been having these horrible dreams, dreams where he was killing somone.. and.. well, if that creepy fortune teller was right then they weren't only dreams at all, they were flashes of the past.
If they were real then it explained why so many people had such a problem with him, why they'd ignore him or occasionally even throw things at him when he was around here, that was why he stayed in the human world so much with his guardian... it was safe there.
But still, he'd wanted to see just once more if he could find his friend.. He had a couple now, it was true.. Mana was lovely to him, and Periwinkle when he got to see him, but.. he did miss Phyx still, rather more than he cared to admit a lot of the time. He had had a very soft spot for that Drow, and now that he never saw him he couldn't help but be a little sad...
He'd ended up at the goblin Kingdom, he was here for two reasons. One was to ask Jareth if he'd heard anything of Phyx, the other was to ask if he knew anything about these horrible dreams.. he really did wish that he knew the answers... The grounds however gave him a reprieve, they were rather pretty, even if it could still have been a little warmer.. he'd have given a good deal to have one of his friends here with him as the goblins.. well, he was a little scared of them, but then again, you can't always have what you'd like, so he was contenting himself with a walk on his own for the time being.
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:48 pm
Cielen glanced up, blinking quietly to the Unseelie in the gardens, almost curiously. Seeing the other had thrown him out of his reverie, at least. "Hello." The Unicorn murmured almost hopefully as he eyed the Unseelie. He saw the other as an oppurtunity for distraction. An oppurtunity to pry his mind from Calibe.
He folded his hands lightly in his lap as he observed the other, unable to help noting the look of sadness the Unseelie seemed to have to him. This was probably someone he shouldn't have bothered, but Cielen was too naturally social to help it. This person had no clue what horrible mistakes he'd made lately. Maybe someone he could talk to without being looked at oddly for bonding with some evil and incestual freak(not that he could really stand to think of Calibe as those things).
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:56 pm
Hemmy looked up at the slightly hopeful sounding voice that called out, he hadn't really expected anyone to talk to him, let alone out here in the gardens, but apparently life had some little surprises in store for him. The other male wasn't really someone that Hemmy had seen before, he was sure of that.. but... he could hazard a guess at what he was, the single horn gave that away as easily as his curled ones would identify him.
"Hello..?" He asked, looking over at the green tinted unicorn. It was still slightly strange to be talked to by someone he didn't know, just as it had been weird when Mana had talked to him.
"You're a Unicorn..? Aren't you?" He asked, moving a little closer, twisting his fingers together in front of himself in a slightly nervous gesture, he wasn't really the most openly sociable fellow it had to be said, but that was him.
"I can say I've ever met one before.. why.. why are you in the goblin kingdom?" he stopped himself, he looked nosey enough already.. it was time to stop asking questions the unicorn probably didn't want to answer..
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:02 pm
Cielen felt slight relief as the Unseelie replied, listening to his questions, a small smile spreading over his facial features. It was wonderful to talk to someone who didn't know who he was or any of his mistakes.
"Yes, I'm a Unicorn." He replied with a nod, tilting his head to the next question. "I've chosen to heal here some." He replied quietly, a rueful smile now forming. "And this is where my bonded currently is." He added a little more quietly. He didn't mind the questions. In fact, he liked them. It gave him a chance to talk to someone.
"Would you like to sit down?" Cielen patted the spot on the bench next to him, wanting to talk with this Unseelie. He knew it was because he had felt pathetically alone lately, but that seemed a good enough reason at the moment.
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:10 pm
Hemlocke smiled slightly and nodded,
"I can do, I'm not exactly very busy at the moment.." he moved a little closer and settled himself neatly down on the bench next to the unicorn, his slender hands curling in his lap now.
"I think your reason is better than mine, I'm just here hoping to talk to the Goblin King, sadly it seems he's not here at the moment.." he said quietly, looking down at the floor, his large blue eyes distant for a moment,
"But anyway, I'm Hemlocke, but, Hemmy will do if you want?" he smiled slightly, his eyes flicking up to his new acquaintance,
"What's your name?" He shifted one leg over the other, just at the ankle and turned sideways a little, just to make it easier to look up at the Unicorn,
"I wish I could do something useful like healing.." he stated,
"I don't think that my kind are very much use for anything sadly.." he smiled again, slightly rueful this time,
"I'm an unseelie, just so you know.. I'd hate for that to give you a nasty surprise later one."
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:20 pm
Cielen watched Hemlocke quietly, glad that the other could stay and talk. He nodded sympathetically as the other spoke of the Goblin King, feeling rather sorry for the other and not prying.
"I'm Cielen." He introduced himself, managing a small smile of his own as he listened to Hemlocke continue to speak. "Being able to heal isn't as wonderful as it's made out to be." He pointed out, hoping to try and get the other into a better mood. He nodded as Hemlocke explained his race. "Everyone has potential. And don't worry; it wouldn't have been a nasty surprise. I know a human who's personality is much more nasty, anyway." He spoke, his green eyes darkening as he thought to Calibe.
"I don't think race really determines much half the time." He sighed softly, brushing his bangs lightly out of his eyes. If race determined anything he'd be frolicking right now, probably.
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:31 pm
"Sadly a lot of people put a lot of store in what you are.." Hemmy stated in reply,
"I'm an unseelie.. obviously I'm tricksy, I can't be trusted, I'll stab you in the back.. who knows..?" he smiled slightly,
"I don't think that's me though... not really, at least I hope not.." he shook his head,
"Were you brought up here? Down here in this world? I wasn't.. sorry to ask so many questions.. I don't know, I don't really talk to that many people from down here." he paused, lifting a hand to tuck some of his long purple hair back out of his face,
"I think race has some implications, but its more who raised you.. I grew up with a human.. and I honestly had no idea I was any different to him until I really sat down and thought about the fact I have these two horns..." he smiled the rueful smile again,
"It was a weird day when I realised that," he shrugged slightly,
"Sorry, I'm babbling a little aren't I?"
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:40 pm
Cielen nodded as Hemlocke spoke. He understood the other's feelings. "I'm pretty sure that's not you." He replied calmly, with a small smile. "I'm a Unicorn. I should be frolicking in the fields of perfection, happy with every element of my life. That's obviously not me." He sighed. Perhaps he wished it was, though. It would make things easier.
He blinked to Hemlocke as he asked why he was down here. "I was born here." He replied simply. "There's no more to it than that." He glanced up to the sky for a moment.
"Yes. My parents are both Unicorns and they raised me. I guess that probably makes me rather Unicorn-esque just by default." He listened to the other continue. "I see. I'm bonded to a human, but I don't think he's at all like any humans you know." He smiled rather sadly. "You're not babbling; I wouldn't mind if you were."
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:52 pm
"As long as I'm not being a bother.." Hemmy mumbled,
"And a human you say..? Don't you live a lot.. oh.. I'm sorry, thats really a very rude question.." he shook his head,
"I've met a few humans, most of them seemed okay really, at least, most of Shino's friends were nice at the very least..." he tried tucking the lock of hair back again that seemed fairly intent on invading his face..
"I think I'd have liked to be born here on some level, its rather odd having people who don't know you know more about your race than you do, as I honestly don't know very much about mine.." he chuckled,
"More or less only what people have yelled at me in passing.." nimble fingers caught a hold of the soft gauzy fabric of his top as he stared off into space again for a moment,
"The only other person I knew who was on any level from here when I was growing was was Phyx.." his face took on a slightly sad note at the mention of that name,
"He's a Drow.. but, I don't really know where he is any more.."
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:02 pm
"Not at all." Cielen replied calmly, telling the truth. He was actually enjoying the other's company quite a bit.
He blinked at Hemlocke's halted question, his eyes clouding over slightly. "Yes. He'll die in less than a hundred years." The Unicorn sighed. He nodded slightly to Hemlocke's description of the humans he knew. Too bad the human he was stuck with wasn't more like that. Still, it was useless to lament.
"I don't think it really matters where someone was born." Cielen murmured. "Sure, it can be useful to know some things, but in the end does it really matter? People like those you describe are merely shallow. Not worth dwelling on." Cielen sighed.
He glanced to Hemmy as the other spoke of someone. "I see." He murmured quietly, feeling a slight understanding even if he wasn't in the exact same predicament. "Do you plan on finding him again?" He asked quietly, aware that he was likely being nosy. Still, Hemlocke could be nosy too. They could brush off the questions they didn't want to answer.
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:13 pm
"I'm.. sort of hoping I get to see him again.." Hemmy replied quietly,
"I don't know though.." he lifted a hand, trapping one of his fingernails between his teeth for a moment,
"I'm fond of him.. but I think from his end it about as opposite to that as you can get.." he sighed quietly,
"I mean.. he just used to tell me I annoyed him.. yet.. isn't it odd how your heart can do silly things..?" he smiled slightly, his eyes flicking up to his new friend,
"Sometimes it doesn't matter how much of a jerk someone is.. you just can't help but like them anyway.. even if other people tell you its hopeless.. that you're just wrapped up in wishful thinking..." he paused and sighed again,
"Sorry, that was a ramble.. I guess I'm too good at listening to what other people say to me.. but, I am certainly hoping to at least see him again, so at the very least we could at least say goodbye if he doesn't plan on coming home again..." he shook his head
"Seems were both in weird places though.. mine isn't anything on yours.. I'm sorry.."
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:22 pm
Cielen listened to Hemmy speak quietly, nodding. He found that he actually really understood it. "I understand." The Unicorn sighed. "Though in my case it's probably more of how my kind mate." He murmured, a slight frustration entering his voice. "I can't help but be in love with my bonded. He's the only one I'll ever have, never mind how horrifying it is for people who know me." Cielen bit down on his lip.
"I hope you do get to see him again, then." The Unicorn replied rather sincerely. "And I'm probably rambling just as much, but sometimes it's easier to tell someone things than to hold it in." He shrugged lightly at the other's last statement, looking to the sky yet again as if it held answers of some kind.
"Sometimes even I can understand why people I know are so repulsed by my bonded. He's a horrible person." He murmured. "The only reason he's with me is because he's basically stuck." Cielen sighed rather raggedly. Too many things in life were oppressing lately. "If anyone's rambling now, it's me."
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:32 pm
"Its okay.. I.. I think I know what you mean there as well, its similar for me.. Phyx.. well.. we only had each other when we were younger.. our guardians were friends so we ended up seeing each other quite a lot.. I really liked him. But I really annoyed him a lot of the time because I was too much of a sissy.. or wore girly clothes.. or.. just.. he thought I looked silly.. too..I don't know.. not enough like a man..? Or just.. I don't know.. I think it was just me.. then he got upset one day when he made me cry.. he was being so horrible to me.. so so so horrible that I just started crying and ran away from him, when I went back though he was lovely.. he.. he even hugged me.. and once he told me he liked me.. but he didn't know how to handle that.. or somehting.." he sighed quietly..
"Then he just.. stopped coming to see me.. just like than.. I saw him sometimes, but he'd just.. walk away.. never stay around.. he was going to walk me down to meet Mana before I went away, but he never showed up.." Hemmy lifted a hand to wipe his eyes, not really worried that he was getting a little upset, it happened..
"Its a little complicated now though.. because.. I think I might be starting to like someone else.. I'm not sure though because I really do still like Phyx so very much.. but.. this.. other guy.. he's so lovely to me.. its so different to be treated so nicely.." he wasn't sure if it was just the difference though that made him think he might feel something for someone other than just Phyx.
"Sorry, you're right though, it does help to talk about it.. you can, you can share with me if you like? I guess it sometimes helps when other people know?"
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:19 am
Cielen listened and nodded slightly as Hemlocke spoke. The situation was an understandable one to be in. "It is better when one talks." He replied. "I'm not sure there's that much to share on my side besides the worst mistake one of my kind can make." He sighed softly.
"Bonding with someone detestable." Cielen frowned. "And then being unable to leave him." Cielen sighed raggedly. Calibe actually wasn't that bad of a person towards him, but it was a different story when it came to the rest of the world. "I suppose it will be a relief to those I know that he'll die in less than a hundred years." Which was another big mistake for a Unicorn. Only being able to bond with one person throughout his whole life span of basic immortality(if he didn't directly get killed) a human was a horrible choice of partner.
"But I think it's fully understandable for your kind to move on." He nodded to Hemmy. "That would be a gift as far as I'm concerned."
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