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 Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:01 pm
It had been a long run home, it felt like--he had brought his companion from The Facility, who he had put into an empty room to recover from the time in the hellish place. Of course, the first thing on his mind was his mate--his children...and now that he made sure that no one would bother the black cat, he was off looking for JiYong and his children...including the ones he had yet to meet.
The scents were all over--he was apparently easily affected by it all now. After being stuck in the sterile cage and clean surroundings it was hard to adapt to all of the cats' different smells and moods through their scents. Made his nose wrinkle and his stomach churn. But he soon figured out where his lover was--and was actually somewhat surprised to find it in their shared bedroom. JiYong had always been one to be out and about at all times...so in the middle of the day like this, it was strange.
He'd passed a few of the territory members...kept out of sight, of course, but specifically noted the ones he didn't recognize...which he assumed to be their youngest children. he couldn't just...approach them and say he was their father...it just didn't work that way. Ducking under the hole leading to their room, he let his eyes adjust as he looked around...maybe he wasn't here..? "JiYong?" His voice was weak--he was dehydrated, hungry and exhausted...obviously emaciated from the weeks of torture and experimentation on their eating habits and such. But he was far from keeling over, thankfully. "Ji?"
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:14 pm
He had Mihi-duty, which meant he wallowed in self-pity (more than usual) and was curled up in bed...as per the usual. Unfortunately. Before he had at least the energy and will to get up and out of bed and do things with the kittens, but lately he hadn't seen hide nor hair of Lorne or his lover and...
Grunting as Mihi jumped on his back and curled up with a huff, Jiyong looked over his shoulder and glared at the kitten, making him sigh and crawl off, curling up against his side. Mihi had at least been manageable today, thank god. He was debating on whether HyunSoon had scared him or SunBae had beaten him. Probably a bit of both.
Tickling under Mihi's chin lightly with his tail, he smiled softly as the fluffy kitten batted at the spotted appendage. Opening his mouth to say something, he stopped, ears perking as he heard..."Tempo?"
Pushing himself to stand, Jiyong's legs felt wobbly as he grabbed onto the wall, staring around the room frantically. Was he going crazy? "Seunghyun?!" Mihi sat up at his father's reaction, blinking in confusion...before seeing the large cat in the doorway. Hissing and puffing up into a fuzzball, he ran over and hid behind Jiyong's legs, screeching curses and threats at the looming shadow. "What the ******** is that Daddy something's there, Daddy!"
The ocicat turned, tears welling in his eyes as he let out a sob and ran forward, almost tackling Tempo as he clung to him.
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:21 pm
Looking up to Mihi--he vaguely remembered his markings from when he was a blue-eyed little puff of fur--and smiled despite the cussing. He didn't even know their names...he felt like such a horrible father, but..
"Hey, baby," he breathed, relief rushing through him when JiYong stood and wobbled a bit. Maybe he wasn't recovered yet..? Grunting at the impact, he had to lean back against the door to steady himself. Last thing they needed was a head injury or something of the like. Kissing the man's forehead softly, Tempo wrapped his arms around his waist and held him closely, nuzzling down into his neck afterwards.
The poor kitten that was left over by the bed...he looked up, raising a hand up to run into JiYong's hair as his tail wrapped around JiYong's legs loosely. "I'm your papa, kitten.." he felt horrible, not knowing their names...not knowing their faces or behaviors. But he could already tell this one took after SunBae somehow.
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:26 pm
"Seunghyun," Jiyong sobbed, his legs starting to give out. Scrambling up to cling tightly to the larger cat, the blonde buried his face into the other's neck, his fingers twisting in his shirt. He was here. He was alive....
Mihi sat on the bed, watching in confusion. That was..."Papa?" He looked like what Jiyong had said he would look like - big, black hair, tail like his...Taking a few tentative steps forward, Mihi sat down again before frowning, nose wrinkling. He wished Mir or JinAe were here, they'd know what to do. Should he hug him?
Jiyong looked over at the confused kitten, wiping at his face with his sleeve and sniffling. "Baby come here," he called, voice trembling. "Th-This is Mihi," he whispered to Tempo, smiling softly. "He's been wanting to meet you for a long time."
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:39 pm
When JiYong's legs started to give out--well, so did his. JiYong was pretty light, but for how exhausted he was...straightening back up, he pulled JiYong closer, looking back at the kitten every now and again.
Watching him come a bit closer, SeungHyun smiled reassuringly, trying not to freak him out--it was a big thing, he understood that...the rest of the kittens would probably have a hard time accepting it all, too...but..
"Mihi," the name flowed nicely--and it seemed to match him, from what he could see. Shifting slowly against the wall, he let his tail fall from his lover's legs so he could turn around and not seem so..enveloped and possessive. Not really able to bend over and talk to the kitten, instead, he shifted to slide down the wall, plopping onto his rear with a soft grunt. This felt better, at least.. Whether JiYong went with him or not--eh, up to the blonde. He probably would. Extending a hand to the confused kitten, he motioned for him to come closer, "You dont have to hug me or anything, I just want to see your face." He understood what the kitten might be feeling--so why force him into anything?
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:56 pm
Sliding down the wall with him, Jyong continued to sniff and wipe at his face, sliding back off his lap. He should probably give them a bit of space..."Mihi come here," he called, smiling softly.
Mihi continued to look back and forth between both fathers, his face scrunched. "You left," he said quietly, looking at Tempo, his tail flicking. "You left and you didn't come back." Shifting again, he swallowed and looked over at Jiyong, tears welling in his eyes. "I couldn't ever go outside, 'cause Daddy didn't want us getting taken too. And he cries all the time. And everybody else has a mommy and a daddy and I just had one."
Pressing a hand to his mouth, Jiyong shifted closer to the distraught kitten, reaching out and touching his ear. "You make us cry," Mihi said, voice trembling and cracking. "I don't want to hug you."
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:36 pm
Tempo's expression faltered--before he bit his lower lip, listening to what the kitten had to say. He couldn't deny what the kitten said--couldn't really defend what he had done..they had been too young to understand what was going on.
"I know," he breathed, resting his hands into his lap, "I know.." He repeated, looking over to JiYong. It must have been hard--dealing with all of the kittens on his own...their oldest ones understood, but...the youngest...
"I didn't want to leave," he wasn't going to go into detail--telling them what he went through. Luckily these kittens never got experimented on...scarred like their brothers and sisters. But it was still no excuse. "But..I'm back now--I'm not leaving again," as far as he was concerned, he was never going to leave them alone again...especially JiYong. Tempo sighed, raising a hand to run into his hair with a frown. "I'll make it up to you, Mihi...I'll make things better."
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:42 pm
Jiyong wasn't sure what to say. He had expected Mihi to be happy - he knew the kitten wasn't his biggest fan - not to..."Don't cry," Jiyong whispered, reaching over to pull the bundle of fur into his lap, kissing the top of his head. "Baby he's here now, you don't need to cry."
Quite honestly, it was almost frightening seeing Mihi upset like this. He was usually so happy and eager...
Mihi sniffed, wiping at his eyes and cheeks with his paw as he stared at Tempo angrily, tail twitching. "I wanna go play with Jae," he said quietly, looking up at Jiyong. "Can I go play?" Well, Jiyong wasn't going to force him to bond with Tempo...nodding, he let the kitten go. Mihi pressed to the wall, getting as far away from Tempo as he could as he left the room and barreled down the hall, continuing to wipe at his cheeks.
The blonde looked up at Tempo, smiling weakly as his hands rested in his lap. "He'll be okay. He just...he needs time. He's always wanted to meet you..."
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:53 pm
Watching them, he kept his expression apathetic...he wasn't upset at his baby, he knew that he'd react badly...but he didn't know how long it'd take for his babies to recognize him, or even accept him into their life.
Looking up to JiYong after the kitten rushed out, he shook his head at the man's words, instead reaching over to pull JiYong up into his lap.
"They're young...it'll be fine," he mumbled, wrapping his arms around the man's torso to nuzzle into his temple. "I'm sorry...I couldn't get out--I-I tried, and Lorne tried..." He took in a steadying breath, "They've upped security since we got the kittens out...they know that we're smart enough to come after them, now.."
The humans had caught on...but they were still smarter. He nuzzled into his lover's neck and sighed softly.
Mireu watched his brother barrel down the hall, obviously looking upset. Frowning, he made his way to his father's room, not really paying attention to much else.
"Daddy, why is Mihi on his own--" Pausing, he looked up to see...a strange cat with his father. Puffing up, he scrambling away from the door, now sitting against the wall near the end of the bed, a hiss escaping him.
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 3:03 pm
Smiling and sniffing when he was dragged up into Tempo's lap, he wrapped his arms around the larger cat's neck, kissing at his mouth quietly. "I missed you," he whispered, trembling. "God I missed you so much..." Pressing their foreheads together and brushing their noses, he smiled and closed his eyes. Mihi would come around in a little while - Jae would calm him down, the smaller kitten always did.
He'd have to find where all their older kittens were, tell them the good news....
Looking up when he heard Mir, he opened his mouth to speak before the kitten flew across the room, hissing. "Baby, it's Tempo. It's your papa," he said excitedly. Mir would be happy, right? "This is Mireu," he whispered to Tempo. "Mir."
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 3:14 pm
Tempo smiled, returning the kisses as he rubbed his palm over the man's back. They'd been through so much--it was crazy to think that they were even still holding onto the ruins...
Looking up when he saw the kitten, he perked his ears--then winced when he rushed across the room. Folding his ears back after that, he loosened his hold on his lover and smiled at the obviously frightened kitten--he'd definitely taken a lot of the bigger genes from him...this one was bigger than Mihi by quite a bit. "Hey, baby.."
Mireu folded his ears back and sat down. It wasn't every day that he came into his father's room to see some strange man there..but if it was Tempo that explained it.
The youth looked up to Tempo after listening to his father, tail flicking slightly before he slowly moved to stand up, making his way over towards them. He sat back down, closest to his daddy as possible, before looking up at Tempo, unsure.
"H-hi..." Smart, what a great way to greet their blood-father. "Is this why Mihi is upset?" Mireu eyed their daddy, ears slowly perking and fur smoothing down over his slim frame.
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 3:30 pm
Smiling as Mir came over, Jiyong reached over to stroke the top of his head lovingly, bending over to kiss his head. Mir was more...rational than Mihi tended to be. "Yeah." Scooting off Tempo's lap again, he smiled softly and played with a few strands of his hair, nervous.
He should probably go find HyunSoon and SeungMoon, those two were almost always home..but he wanted to give Tempo plenty of time with his kittens. Sitting back against the wall, he tucked his hands into his lap, his tail swaying slowly. He'd wait.
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 3:37 pm
Frowning a bit, he looked up to Tempo at the pets to his head, unsure of what to say or do. This was their father--they'd all heard stories, and their older siblings had told them what had happened, even if their daddy didn't want them to know the whole story. Why alienate their own father for saving them?
When JiYong moved off of the man's lap, Mireu flicked his tail and slowly moved over Tempo's lap to tuck himself between the two of them, curling himself to where his head propped against Tempo's thigh..he couldn't hate him, even if he wanted to. Sniffing, he brought a hand up to rub at his burning eyes. They weren't so broken now--that was a good thing, right...? Even without their mother...they had Leila still...
Tempo expected the worst after Mihi--but when the kitten came up to curl between them, he smiled, raising a hand up to hesitantly pet the kitten's hair. He remembered them as kittens...unnamed and so tiny..now they were big, getting bigger by the day he was sure...
Sighing, he rested his head back against the wall. He needed to eat something...bathe, change...and possibly take a nap so he could be more stable for meeting the rest of the kittens.
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Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 3:43 pm
It was a relief, to say the least, when Mir curled up with Tempo. Jiyong didn't really blame Mihi for being confused, but...Pushing the thoughts away, he smiled and leaned forward to kiss Mir's nose, rubbing their faces together affectionately for a moment.
Looking back up at Tempo, he smiled softly and pushed himself to stand. Trotting into the kitchen area that their room was attached to, he pawed around before finding some fish that the kids had brought him. Carrying it back into the room, he sat down next to Tempo and put the fish down on a piece of a plate. "You look hungry." He looked like s**t is what he looked like.
Reaching over to scoop Mir into his arms (which was a feat in itself, considering how large the kitten already was) and kissed his head. "Let's let Papa eat," he murmured.
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