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Ianna Umbridge Vice Captain
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 Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:29 pm
 This is a Private Journal. You will need permission from Indubitably before you are able to post here. We ask you not to beg Indubitably to allow you to purchase, take, or trade her child. They are NOT for sale in the least bit. If you want one, you will have to visit The Ghosts of the Past shop located in Breedable/Changing pets. Concept © Kyrianna
Art © Kyrianna and VechnayaNicolaiAbout LevisAwakened: 02-22-06 Gender: Female Guardian: Indubitably Species: "Demon" About MalumAwakened: 02-22-06 Gender: Male Guardian: Indubitably Species: "Angel"
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:15 pm
 Now is the story of Love.
You were never lonely because I was always there.
Your breath winding through me in graceful dance.
My lips on your heart, fire on your touch,
Frolicking in the eternal timelessness.
Then we said, my love, let's meet again.
Lets make it possible to meet again.
For I want to know the joy of trusting in you when I cannot see you.
And we created the Universe.
Why? So that we can ask why. Simple.
We found ourselves on opposite sides of the universe,
And we had our adventure,
Because what is the greatest adventure but the journey back home.
What is the greatest joy but the joy of finding love.
The joy of knowing that you are always there,
Even when I forget.
Every now and then, we would meet a passing soul,
With the twinkle in their eye that reminds you of me.
Or the knowing smile that reminds me of you.
Here I stand in a time and place, in my illusion,
Feeling so far away.
Dying and breathing still. And I awake in bliss, everytime I die.
For I am breathing! And lo and behold, it is you breathing.
I remember you. My sweet love. My contentment.
My hearts desire. My divine elixir. My Goddess.
I am coming to you.
Along my journey I have let myself be mislead,
I have thought you to be a dream, a fantasy.
Even when my every breath is melting with yours.
Curious signs lead the roads to your body.
And the world tells me not to trust them.
I listen.
Until one day, I trust in you.
So, I smile at the world, like a
Mother smiles on a child,
And I hold the world in my hands and
Guide it with me,
We are coming to you.
As I retrace my steps, and you, yours,
I learn why I was mislead.
I had always known in the depths of my grace,
That you were there.
And feeling a part of me apart from me,
I had thought you were everywhere.
I was right, but I was wrong.
You were in a smile I saw today,
But it wasn't you.
You were in the laughs I heard today,
But it wasn't you.
You were in the words I heard today,
But it wasn't you.
It makes me laugh now to know your door was always open,
That I was always destined to enter yours.
And as many times as I have died,
You have always forgiven me.
It makes me laugh for being so foolish.
I had denounced you, you whom I cannot denounce.
For you are I, and I you.
So, I am coming.
Inside you.
We have looked to the stars,
Wished upon the stars,
While my soul whispered that
That which we create shall always stay faithful.
While your heart sang, saying,
I love you.
And it was my voice.
I love you.
The more I listen to your voice in my heart,
The closer I come to you.
It is inevitable.
One day, I find myself at your door.
I knock, and you answer.
Our eyes meet.
Time vanishes.
And we experience the joy of meeting again.
And we learn the meaning of life.
The meaning of breathing as one.
Hello, my love.
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:19 pm
 01 shop post
02 introduction
03 index: you are here
04 updates
05 past life
06 about Levis
07 Levis' relationships
08 about Malum
09 Mal's relationships
10 quests
11 pictures/growth
12 Lee's reserve post
13 Mal's reserve post
14 metaplot
15 pickup
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:21 pm
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:24 pm
 The concepts of Yin and Yang originate in ancient Chinese philosophy and metaphysics, which describes two primal opposing but complementary forces found in all things in the universe.
Yin; literally shady place, cloudy, overcast is the darker element; it is passive, dark, feminine, downward-seeking, and corresponds to the night.
Yang; "sunny place, sunshine" is the brighter element; it is active, light, masculine, upward-seeking and corresponds to the day. Yin is often symbolized by water or earth, while Yang is symbolized by fire, or wind.
Yin (receptive, feminine, dark, passive force) and Yang (creative, masculine, bright, active force) are descriptions of complementary opposites rather than absolutes. Any Yin/Yang dichotomy can be seen as its opposite when viewed from another perspective. The categorization is seen as one of convenience. Most forces in nature can be seen as having Yin and Yang states, and the two are usually in movement rather than held in absolute stasis.
In Western culture, Yin and Yang are often inaccurately portrayed as corresponding to "evil" and "good" respectively.
Everything can be described as both Yin and Yang.
1. Yin and Yang do not exclude each other.
Everything has its opposite: although this is never absolute, only relative. No one thing is completely Yin or completely Yang. Each contains the seed of its opposite. For example, winter can turn into summer; "what goes up must come down".
2. Yin and Yang are interdependent.
One cannot exist without the other. For example, day cannot exist without night. Light cannot exist without darkness. Death cannot exist without Life.
3. Yin and Yang can be further subdivided into Yin and Yang.
Any Yin or Yang aspect can be further subdivided into Yin and Yang. For example, temperature can be seen as either hot or cold. However, hot can be further divided into warm or burning; cold into cool or icy. Within each spectrum, there is a smaller spectrum; every beginning is a moment in time, and has a beginning and end, just as every hour has a beginning and end.
4. Yin and Yang consume and support each other.
Yin and Yang are usually held in balance: as one increases, the other decreases. However, imbalances can occur. There are four possible imbalances: excess Yin, excess Yang, Yin deficiency, and Yang deficiency. They can again be seen as a pair: by excess of Yin there is a Yang deficiency and vice versa. The imbalance is also a relative factor: the excess of Yang "forces" Yin to be more "concentrated".
5. Yin and Yang can transform into one another.
At a particular stage, Yin can transform into Yang and vice versa. For example, night changes into day; warmth cools; life changes to death. However this transformation is relative too. Night and day coexist on Earth at the same time when shown from space.
6. Part of Yin is in Yang and part of Yang is in Yin.
The dots in each serve:
as a reminder that there are always traces of one in the other. For example, there is always light within the dark (e.g., the stars at night); these qualities are never completely one or the other.
as a reminder that absolute extreme side transforms instantly into the opposite, or that the labels Yin and Yang are conditioned by an observer's point of view. For example, the hardest stone is easiest to break. This can show that absolute discrimination between the two is artificial
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:26 pm
Full Name: Levis Reever [Lee-vice]
Nickname: Lee, Levi, Vice.
Birth Date: 2/22/06
Age: 12
Race: YIN ["Demon"]
Past Life: [Yang]
Hair: Jetblack; Only a little longer. Sometimes under a hat, usually covers one of her eyes. A little emo perhaps.
Eyes: Dark Red, rather dark-rimmed
Skin Tone: Slightly Tanned
Teeth: Canines even sharper, both top and bottom.
Wings: The membranes of the wings are a dark red, like her eyes.
Markings: blood red symbols and runes. They look almost like scratches/ritual scarring. Only one mark on her cheek, and a ton on her arms and shoulders.
Body Type: Tall, and lean, but still obviously feminine. An early developer under her clothing.
Other: A few tame piercings, mainly in her lobes. One in the cartiledge.
Clothing: Generally tomboyish clothes, due to finding out she was an angelic sort of boy in her past. Also to cover up her already maturing body.
Bad Habits: Hating her appearance, assisting her brother in his evil ways?
Strong Points: Her brother, and her need to protect those she loves. Sweet natured girl, and rather powerful.
Temperament: The awakening of Lee's powers have made it so that if she doesn't stand up for herself, other things will, so the girl has grown a backbone, almost to protect others. Still terrified of herself, and her powers, she also still finds humor in everything, and loves life.
Weakness: Her brother, along with her aversion to fighting. Somewhat of a pushover at times.
Fears: That she's ugly, becoming 'evil', most men.
Secrets: She was once a man, and talks to shadows. That talk back.
Pet Peeves: Hearing people chew, shouting.
Favorite Foods:
Favorite Drinks:
Favorite Animals:
Favorite Colors:
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:28 pm
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:30 pm
Full Name: Malum Reever [Mall-oom]
Nickname: Mal, Loom.
Birth Date: 2/22/06
Age: 12
Race: YANG["Angel"]
Hair: a Pale blonde; somewhat curly and feminine, to about his ears.
Eyes: Light Blue
Body Type: Built like a swimmer already. Broad shoulders for a boy his age, slim waist. Just as tall as his sister. Body = Not girly.
Skin Tone: Fair
Bad Habits:
Strong Points:
Temperament: He no longer mindlessly destroys things, and prefers to play mental games, using his cute appearance against others, including his sister. He loves having powers, but craves the darker ones his sister is afraid to use.
Weakness:
Fears:
Secrets:
Pet Peeves:
Favorite Foods:
Favorite Drinks:
Favorite Animals:
Favorite Colors:
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:35 pm
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:37 pm
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:44 pm
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:53 pm
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:54 pm
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:58 pm
 Part Seven - Matilda's Descent It was dark outside when Matilda had finally finished preparing for her journey to In Between as she liked to call it. Half between Heaven and half between Hell. It wasn't her choice to go there - it was such a gray area that the Ancient's powers were severely weakened - but she had to go. The squirming spirits were setting alarm bells off in her head and she simply couldn't ignore them for much longer. It was not safefor souls to be there for long.
Especially new souls.
Not that they were technically new or anything. But they were children nonetheless. Powerful children. If by some chance something or someone who shouldn't come across them DID come across them....Well, Matilda didn't like to think about it.
She wouldn't lose a part of her soul in vain.
Her frail looking hand picked up her black shoulder bag, tightening the belt on it so nothing would fall out of it, and slid it onto her person. It felt extremely odd to be dressed in the drab gray that she was but it was a very necessary thing to do. In the stark blandness of In Between colors tended to stand out. It was bad enough that her hair, the light blue that it was, could not be disguised.
She was still too weak for glamours.
"Bag...Check. Blankets...Check. Wand...Check. It looks like I have everything," Matilda mumbled to herself, "Everything but my god damn power. I sincerely doubt anything I meet in the In Between will be threatened by my ability to turn them into flowers."
The thought was actually quite amusing in a morbid way.
She could see it now - A great big monster coming towards her, maw drooling, claws extended....and the sudden agonizing pain of them turning into a green stalk with leaves and colorful petals.
It was almost enough to make her laugh.
Almost.
It did, however, manage to get a smile onto those lips which was quite a feat in itself. The Ancient rarely laughed anymore, let alone smiled. If those lips of hers DID curve up it was usually a self-imposed smirk at someone else's stupidity.
But that was beside the point.
Matilda sighed and shook her head, pulling her long blue hair into a loose ponytail at the back of her head. If she couldn't disguise the color she could at least make it as unnoticeable as possible by pushing it beneath her gray cloak. It wasn't the best solution, but it was all she could do.
"Allrighty," she said to herself, "Let's go avoid the nasties and get those children. Hopefully in one piece."
With that, she stepped into her wall portal and was instantly transported into the murky gray of In Between.
The cold hit her almost immediately, causing the woman to shudder and her eyes to close momentarily. The fact of the matter was she hadn't been in the In Between for so long that she had forgotten how cold it was. How desolate it was. In Between wasn't limbo - but it wasn't any better. Some would say it was worse - though having been in both she would have chosen the In Between in a split second. To feel cold is one thing but to be left in a void of pure nothingness was torture.
At least the In Between offered a true and final death; which for some people was quite needed. Unfortunately enough, sometimes things that didn't belong there got stuck and died their final death as well. Which was what would be happening to the children if she didn't find them soon.
Infant souls in the In Between were like infants left in a car in a blizzard with no blankets or a child in front of a too-happy *****; Dangerous and deadly. The souls that haunted the place were usually strong enough to withstand the cold and pull of death - which wasn't exactly a good thing. Very few of the souls wandering around in the In Between could be classified as good. It wasn't like in those fairy tales where good always wins and evil is screwed.
It was actually quite the opposite. Good was preyed on because it was seen as weak. Far too trusting and willing to see just the smallest bit of good in people. Unfortunately - that was the opening most of the "Evil" or "Darker" souls needed.
They needed food too, you know.
Silver eyes blinked to get used to the fog and she bit her lip, scanning the immediate horizon for any sign of the twins. Of course it just wasn't in her luck for this to be an easy mission.
Was it ever? Okay, so Coailiann was fairly simple to get. She only had to crawl - okay walk - under the Irish hills, talk a guard into not lynching her, and grab the baby. Simple enough, right?
The three previous wands had been entertaining, albeit painful, to watch.
This one, with her luck, would end in her soul being obliviated before her purpose was fulfilled.
A few steps testing the ground before she determined it was safe to actually walk on and she was on her way again, her bag clutched tight to her person and her cloak firmly clasped. She wouldn't risk little clawed hands reaching up and pulling her down with them. It was possible to be dropped a level lower into the In Between, she knew, but she wasn't going to be one to test that out. It was bad enough being in this level - one of the more dangerous ones where a simple drop could mean the final death.
It was within the first five minutes that she felt a slimy, prickled hand grab at her ankle and attempt to do just that. It was a lesser spirit, thankfully, so it wasn't too hard to stamp on the hand and get rid of it. The fact that one had tried so soon in the game told Matilda to put her guard up - this was not going to be an easy ride.
When fifteen minutes later she had had to stomp on ten more hands, she knew that something didn't want her to be there.
It couldn't have been more obvious if there had been a large and pink neon sign saying "GO AWAY!"
Matilda chose to be illiterate for that particular moment.
"You know," Matilda said to particularly nobody at all, "All I came in here to do is get my kids. I did NOT sign up for the pedicures you're painfully trying to give me. Keep doing it and I'll have to ask for my money--" she paused to stomp on yet another clawed hand which had dug its nails into her flesh and actually drew blood. Matilda was promptly rewarded with a high pitch wail, "Back."
It felt good to give back to society. Part Seven Continued - Levis and Malum Matilda had been traveling in the In Between for a good two hours or so, fighting off several small creatures and one larger one and was already feeling her magic power drain and her body feeling sluggish. Much more of this and she knew she'd fade. If she was already feeling the effect of the In Between what state could the babies be in?
The thought was enough to make her stomach drop to the heels of her feet.
"God damnit, stupid gray place. Why can't anything go my way? I mean I just woke up from my co--" she paused, hearing a sharp wail. A child's wail, "Well I'll be, if it was that ******** easy why didn't I do it sooner?"
The Ancient took off towards the noise, silently thanking the deities for giving her this one little break in her search. She was interrupted by a loud grunt coming from her right side.
"You not get babe-flesh! Babe-flesh be destroy-ed says big ups, I say!"
Matilda stopped in her tracks and raised a brow, head turning to look at the large gray-black mass towering a few feet above her. And laughed.
"Talbar. I would have thought you'd have been sucked down into a permanent death by now. You've been here for...how long? And wha---" she blinked, did he just say "big ups"?
"No matter! Babe-flesh mine!"
Matty's eyes rolled, "Talbar, you may be one of the more powerful ones here but you can match m--"
It seemed to be a pattern, Matty was once more cut off. However this was...Bad. A big ball of neutral energy - the only kind that could really -harm- Matilda - was hurled at her and brushed her arm, "OW YOU MOTHER FU---"
She didn't have time to finish her curse - another ball was immediately being thrown at her. Luckily, she was able to duck it this time, it whizzing harmlessly by her and striking one of the lesser spirits into oblivion.
"You little..." a deep breath, wits gathering about her to send a spirit mana ball at him - the only thing that could destroy neutral energy in the In Between. "Animositas"
The purple ball, bright and burning, hit him directly in the center of the chest - causing him to stumble and be pulled under to the next level.
Not complete death - but close.
Unfortunately the single spell, because of the brightness, had not only drained Matilda but had alerted the spirits of her whereabouts. She had to get out. And fast.
Sprinting as fast as she could in her exhausted state, Matilda made her way through lesser spirits trying to grab at her to the two children, swathed in a gray blanket (Fitting, for where they were) and curled around a wand.
Huh. How clich鮠A dark and light twin pair.
Immediately they were grabbed up into her grasp, and with a final, tired incantation, all three were transported to Matilda's bed leaving a group of very confused, stupid spirits.
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:16 pm
Pickup and a Playdate! The normally quiet wand shoppe was alive with the squalling cry of a baby - or three. Coailiann was complaining by way of a loud wail at the fact her mother's attention was taken by the two babies Matilda had dropped off. She had been having problems with only DEL there.
But two more little babe-things? She wasn't handling that well at all.
Of course, her crying had triggered the boy child's loud, screaming personality.
Both children were driving Ianna on the verge of insanity and only the quiet, more reserved girl infant was holding that one strand. If SHE started to squall, it was certain that she would lose it.
"Please be quiet," she whispered, picking up the boy in her arms and pacing back and forth. This didn't fair well with the toddler sidhe and she threw a block, hitting Ianna in her shin.
"OW ******** that the twins' guardian would hurry up and make their appearance. She had a hard enough time with her toddler.Indu was not happy. Not at all.
She was outside, it was cold, and she didn't have a reason to be. Or, at least, that's what the logical part of her mind said. But her body? Her body was making her walk to this place. The redhead had no clue as to where she was heading, or why, just that she knew she needed to be there. She'd learned to cooperate with these urges, but they really were starting to piss her off. Between freaky-deaky s**t, and all her kids, she wasn't getting ANY work done. This was insane.
The young woman almost tripped when she realized her body had jerked to a halt, and she looked around bewildered, eyes lighting on a building, and ears perking at the sound of screaming. Baby screaming.
"What the ******** was she doing HERE? It looked like some sort of store, and it looked open, so Indu tried the door, somewhat relieved to find it unlocked, and took a wary step inside, maroon eyes scanning the room for danger.
"Hullo?"Ianna had just been able to calm the boy child down, setting him down beside his sister in the little bassonet she had made Matilda buy her. There was no way in hell any of the children's expenses were coming out of her sparse savings.
The sound of the woman's voice caused the more reserved girl to look her green eyes to the door and give a cross between a murmur, giggle and a babble. Ianna's silver eyes followed hers and she smiled brightly.
GUARDIAN! Bells went off in her head - Matilda's doing. No more guessing on her part now that her daughter was awake.
"Oh! Hello! Welcome to Ghosts of the Past!"
Coailiann looked to the redhead and made a face. Maybe SHE would give her attention. The toddler crawled her way over and immediately latched herself to her leg, "Hiiiiii!"Indu stared at the woman with silver eyes for a long second before opening her mouth to reply, obviously irritated, and blaming the woman for her presence here.
"What the--"
Her gaze flicked down to Coailiann, and instantly lit up, a small, reluctant grin appearing on her face. Indu hated people. Loved kids. Even if she tried to hide it.
"Oh my ********, aren't you just gorgeous?"Coailiann's face lit up, she was getting attention! "********! ******** ******** ******** ********!" she bounced on her ankle, giving a little nuzzle to the woman. Her pure white hair falling over her cherubic little face.
Ianna groaned, "There you got her started again. No, Coailiann. No saying that word..." she shook her head and sighed, closing her eyes, "You like kids, then?"
God she hoped so. Because she was going to be getting two of them.
And she had a feeling one of them would bite her. Absent-mindedly petting the toddler's hair, Indu's red eyes narrowed suspiciously on Ianna and she scowled.
"No, I don't. Why?"
And why was she here? This had better not be a recreation of the Asper fiasco. Indu had a gigantic family already... Still... Her gaze flicked over to the babies, and landed on Levis, both female's eyes meeting. Was that for her? So cute. And serious!
"... Coailiann, hmm...? That's a pretty name.""Mmm, well, you better. Come here, please? I need you to look at something." she moved behind her desk and picked up a large, antique looking leather bound book trimmed in what looked to be pure gold.
A valuble thing it was.
For more than one reason.
Coailiann looked up at the woman and tried to stand up, shaking on her little legs. It was hard for her to stand, she couldn't even walk yet. Which was a rather scary thing considering her age.
"Ook! Touch Ook!" she nodded her head vigerously, knowing the drill. She wanted those crying things GONE.Was it crazy to say that Indu DIDN'T feel any inclination to touch the book? No. It was rather sane. And therefore, Indu didn't have that reaction. Instead, she tilted her head curiously to one side, and carefully detached Coailiann from her leg before strolling over to the woman.
"What th' ******** is that?"
Her reached her left hand out to touch the binding on the thing, both brows sky-high."It's...Well...You'll see." Ianna said softly, smiling a bit. Coailiann pouted at being let go of but...oh well.
The minute the woman would touch the book, the cover would fly open, an invisible wind winding through the pages and blowing them rapidly open until it landed, quite suddenly, on a well-worn page. On the page, rather than the usual wand sketch was a picture of two children, clinging to a large wand with two wings.
Under the picture read:
"Unknown. Wand ID 00016. TWO Souls have been trapped within the confines of the wand. Congratulations, you have become the next guardian to take on the task of raising them from infancy to greatness. We, Ianna and I, have the upmost faith in you to complete your task dutifully. Best of luck,
Matilda."
Ianna smiled a little bit, "Miss...." she paused, waiting for the feed from Matilda, "Indu, is it? Odd name...Anyway, you're a mother. And these two..." she indicated to the now settled down children, "Are your twins."Indu's eyes widened momentarily, before she snatched her hand back and folded her arms across her chest grumpily.
"Hell ******** no."
Her twins had only JUST grown past being babies! She didn't need anymore, dammit! Still... Her gaze was drawn once more to the crib, and her face softened.
"... Is there anyone else who can take them in...?"
If not...Ianna took a deep breath and shook her head, "No. You see, these children are special. They were here in a previous life, and they died horribly. Wrongfully. They were given this second chance...And they chose you. I don't know how or why the souls choose, but only the guardian can touch the book and open it. And they can only see that one page in the book."
She smiled a little bit and indicated to Coailiann, "Got her that way. And my first daughter, Matilda, that way. Though she's the one that gave them this second chance. You're...Their chance."Goddammit.
Indu couldn't turn the kids down now, and let out a resignated sigh before nodding, more than a little irritated with herself. No more listening to weird urges to walk the streets. Nuh-uh, no way.
"Alright then, I'll take them. Do they have names...?"Ianna shook her head, "No. Figured the guardian's going to be stuck with 'em for longer than me so...You have the honor of naming them." at that, the boy opened one of his eyes and looked intently at Indu, giving almost a malicious little smile.
Ianna shuddered, "Their personlities are contrasting. The darker looking one is actually a sweetheart."Indu caught the look and sent the boy a dark one back, words flying from her mouth before she thought about it.
"Don't you DARE give me that look, Malum Reever!"
Well, one was named... That left... Indu blinked and looked at the girl, the one with the shy smile, and grinned.
"And you're Levis, aren't you?"Lovely names. Fitting, she supposed, "Nice choice," Ianna commented, giving a soft laugh. Best names came from impromptu yelling, she had learned at times.
"Anyway...There's one more thing to show you. If you wanna pick up your children and follow me..." she trailed off and went to pick up her own daughter, walking towards the door to the right of her desk, "This way."Indu lifted the children one by one, situating Levis on her hip, and letting her cling as she picked up her brother. He was a rather suspicious little thing, those angelic looks opposing the evil glint in his eyes. Oh goodie.
"Uhm, sure, I'll be right there...""Okay dokie," Ianna said, travelling through the door and into the large lobby.
As they entered the main lobby Via the portal connecting the shoppe and the headquarters, the first thing they would notice is the vast...largeness...of it. The high ceilings, edged with gold, the large chandeliers dripping with crystals, the smooth white tile-floors, colorful rugs, and beautiful paintings.
To the left was a large recreational area complete with a large flat-screen television, several rows of various games, movies, video game systems and books. There was a basket of toys in the corner, full of plushies, dolls, cards and various other objects which would appeal to most ages. Included in the area were several comfy looking couches and plush chairs just made for sitting, lounging or bouncing in. It seemed to be heaven on a fluffy carpet. It even had a foos-ball table and an air-hockey table....and for the slightly more food-minded GoTP, a mini fridge always full.
To the right was a large elaborate counter, which seemed to have a force-field of some sort around it, keeping anyone who was not Ianna or Matilda from going behind it. On the counter lay a roster with the names of all the Ghostly children and their guardians, and an appointment book.
From there, it branched off into halls with rows and rows of rooms. Some were storage, some were guest rooms, some were bathrooms, and one very large and ornate door to the end of the hall led to the gardens. "Welcome to Headquarters, Indu, You're welcome here at any time. Just mind the toys with the kids. Coailiann's at the "Touch and I will kill you" stage...Unfortunately."Indu didn't seem TOO impressed with the headquarters as she was used to things like this by now, and simply nodded, glancing around briefly.
"So, is this what you wanted t--AURGH! FUUUCK!"
A glance down showed Malum with his tiny teeth in Indu's shoulder. The redhead gritted her teeth, a growl rumbling in her throat, and Levis gave her a worried glance.
"You little..."
Her eyes narrowed and her jaw clentched as she spoke in a low, furious tone.
"I WILL leave you here, if you pull that s**t again, Malum.""Yeah, this is what I wanted to show you. Most of the other guardians mull around here, though it's quiet today. We have a training room and a library and a very very large garden in the back..." she smiled a bit, then blinked.
Had the boy just bit her? Ianna had to bite back laughter - though Coailiann was giggling gleefully, "BITE!"Malum's eyes twinkled wickedly at earning laughter as a response, and even though Levis made a discouraging sound, he clicked his teeth at Indu in response, making the redhead turn a dangerous shade of red.
"Okay, Mal. I can play that game too. How about an eye for an eye?"
Indu barred her own teeth, revealing much larger, and sharper ones than the boy had, and obviously planning on biting him back. In the face of a stronger enemy, Malum lost his grin quickly. Levis giggled.
"That's what I thought."Ianna smirked a little bit, "Interesting way of parenting. At least it makes 'em stop."
Coailiann giggled again and wiggled, "DOWN! DOWN!" she bit at Ianna - mimicking the little boy. Ianna's eyes widened and she yelped, almost dropping the white haired toddler, falling back on the plush couch.
"Coailiann! No!"
The green-eyed little girl looked up at her mommy, "Nummy!"
Ianna glared...and Coailiann shrunk back, "Sowwy..."Levis seemed to find all this very amusing, and now, so did Indu. Hah. Malum was obviously going to be getting people to copy him a lot in the future. The redhead stepped forward and promptly dropped Malum the short distance to the couch, which he scowled at her for, surprisingly matching her most common expression. Both Indu and Levis raised both eyebrows, also with identical expressions. Look at the happy family!
Levis was set down more gently, and the girl gave Coailiann as sweet, if shy smile, her brother babbling loudly between them.
"Tch. Some of them need more encouragement than others.""I suppose. Coailiann is a rebel, mark my words. I dread when she actually learns how to walk...." Ianna settled herself on the couch and set the toddler down, who immediately crawled back onto the couch to poke at the babies.
Poke.
Poke.
"Hiiiiiii!"
Green eyes looked curiously at them and blinked, "Hihihihihihihi!"
Would they talk back?Malum looked more than a little annoyed, and reached out a tiny hand to push Coailiann's forehead, trying to shove her away.
Levis' brows knit together, and she reached out to touch her brother's elbow.
"Nuh-uh!"
The angelic boy wrinkled his nose distastefully and glared at the pale-haired toddler, but stopped pushing her. Levis, obviously the one who was more mentally developed, if less physical, shot Coailiann another shy glance.
"Ai."Coailiann's brow furrowed at being pushed and clenched her little fists, "Bad! BAD BABETING!" she clenched her little fists, obviously about to hurt the little thing. However when he stopped, her green eyes glittering brightly as she looked at the little girl.
"Hi!" she smiled brightly and crawled right over Malum, sitting half on him and waving to Levis.
She didn't like the little boy. Not only did he steal attention from her but...HE PUSHED HER! THE NERVE!Levis colored slightly at the attention, not used to, or particularly fond of, it and her smile grew as she copied the older girl's motion, wiggling her fingers.
Malum did NOT like this. Attention was supposed to be on HIM, and MAYBE Levis, but not ANYONE else. Especially Levis' attention! It should ALWAYS be on HIM!
The little boy pushed Coailiann's body off of him, in Levis' direction, and scowled darkly, his pale face reddening in anger.Coailiann barely managed to brace herself not to fall on Levis - and then her arms decided to give out and she fell atop of her, "EEEE!!!!" she didn't like being pushed, and instantly her legs kicked backwards in a frustrated motion, kicking Malum off the couch and onto the plush carpet.
"BAD!" she screeched and rolled off Levis, curling up.
Ianna raised a brow, "We have hellions on our hands..."Indu simply folded her arms across her chest, looking highly amused.
"I suppose. I've got worse at home so..."
She shrugged. The twins seemed pretty simple to her.
Levis let out a strangled cry as she was fallen on, and squeezed her eyes shut until Coailiann rolled off her. She didn't like surprise touches.
"Mmmmnnn!"
Malum hit the floor with a thud, and growled, pushing himself back into a sitting position. Until he saw that Coailiann had fallen on his Levis.
"NAHHOW!"
The little boy crawled, and tried to pull himself back up onto the couch, but only fell back down onto his diapered butt."Uhhhhh...Maybe we should seperate them before they kill eachother...." Ianna murmured, picking up Coailiann in her arms - taking her way out of reach from the angry little boy, "Besides, I'm sure you have a lot of bonding to do with them...No? Maybe you can come back in a bit and meet the other guardians..."
She smiled a little bit and Coailiann scowled darkly at Malum, levitating one of the apples on the desk towards him, intent on bonking him in the head, "KILL!"
Ianna blinked, "COAILIANN UMBRIDGE!"
The apple dropped - right on Malum's head.Mal let out a roar as the apple bonked him, and the lights in the room flickered, causing Levis to frown slightly. She thought Coailiann was nice, but she couldn't hurt her Malum. Levi frowned, brows knit together, and let out a shrill, upset cry, rare from a babe as silent as she. She didn't like them hurting each other.
"NO URRCHUTHER!"
Malum turned wide eyes to his twin, and shut up, halting his attempts at retribution.
Indu laughed, getting to her feet and shaking her head.
"At least Levis can control him. Sort of."Coailiann blinked at the lights flickering and harumphed. Show off. She could show off too!
Several toys raised from the basket and started dancing around in the air, making a pretty little display. Unfortunately, her powers were limited and after a few moments in the air fell lifelessly to the ground with soft thumps.
Satisfied, the white-haired green-eyed sidhe smiled and stuck her thumb in her mouth, "MMmph!"
Ianna rolled her eyes and shook her head, "Suppose so."Malum was impressed, actually, and forgot his anger to oogle the toys. He made grabby hands toward Coailiann, wanting her to be put back on the ground so he could take charge of the situation, and do his best to 'play nicely.' He didn't want the stupid woman holding her to make her go away, not until she did the trick again.
Levis' eyes were round too, and she looked a little awestruck, clearly starting to look up to the toddler. Pretty and Powerful. Oh yeah, baby. Or... Toddler.
Indu snickered, and pointed.
"Oh look, it's play nice time. I think Malum's found something he wants."Ianna weighed the situation carefully. Coailiann was unpredictable and while she obviously looked pleased...Her moods shifted almost as often as the damned wind.
And obviously, Malum wanted her to be down by him.
With a resigned sigh, Ianna set the toddler down, "Play. Nice. Or no apples."
Green eyes went wide. No apples?! NO APPLES!? That was TORTURE! The little toddler nodded her head in agreement and reached out to touch Malum.
If he was going to be nice she would be too.Malum locked the fingers of one of his hands with Coailiann's, giving Indu and Ianna an OVERLY innocent grin, one that made Indu shoot him a dark look, as if to dare him to pull a trick. Malum actually laughed, eyes twinkling wickedly.
Levis wanted to play too! The girl made a few noises, catching the redhead's attention, and the woman leaned over to snag that baby, setting her next to the more... Outgoing... Children.
"Nih pway."
Levis spoke solemnly, as if laying down a law, and patted the other children's hands.Coailiann gave a little squeeze....and then brought his hand into her mouth and nibbled playfully, giving little gnaws. It wouldn't hurt - but she did like chewing on things, "Mmmyum!" she mumbled, speech garbled by the fingers in her mouth.
Ianna coughed, "Yeahhh...I think I have a cannibal on my hands."
Coailiann's attention was pulled to Levis and she mumbled a soft "Hi" around Malum's digits.
Malum didn't seem to mind the gnawing, after all, he was rather used to it. Most babies, and toddlers, did it, and since he was so young, he didn't think much of it. Felt sort of good, actually. Warm.
Levis beamed to see the two being friendly, and made her own soft hello before reaching out for one of Coailiann's toys. She paused just before touching it, and showing a strange consideration for a baby, raised both brows.
"Lee pway?"
Indu shrugged, and peered closely at the children.
"Naww, I've got two cannibals at home, and they don't act like her."
Nice family the twins were entering.Ianna's eyebrow raised, "Oh really? That's...interesting." She shook her head a little and watched the children.
Coailiann's eyes narrowed slightly. She did NOT like to share....but since she had asked and all that good stuff, she supposed she was in charge and still Super Kay, like her daddy thing put it, and nodded, "Kay"
It was still muffled, her mouth gnawing on Malum's fingers as she scooted closer, giggling.Levis beamed, her smile lighting up her otherwise dark features, and she picked up the toy, squeezing it against her small body tightly. Coailiann was so NICE!
Malum could feel the giggles through his hand, and started laughing himself, involuntarily. The little angel was ticklish, naturally. Still, he'd noticed the eye narrowing and was realizing that the pale-haired girl was a lot like him. And pretty. That was a requirement. Mal didn't like ugly people.
"Kay pweh-ee."Coailiann giggled again and removed his fingers from her mouth, scooting herself closer to him so she could rest her head against him. She was tired.
Levitating things took a lot out of the little girl and she had levitated herself and objects too much today, "Ankee." she said softly, closing her brilliant green eyes - but only for a moment.
Her hawk eyes silently watched Levis. If she hurt her stuff she'd die.Malum wasn't exactly the most snuggly of infants, but he really didn't mind the closeness with Coailiann, most likely because she was pretty, and had impressed him already today. Maybe he'd be mean to her next time he saw her. Instead, the boy patted her hair with his dry hand, his equally green eyes on his sister too.
Levis was a gentle gal, and unlike her twin, felt no urge to tear open people's toys. Lifting it, she examined it carefully. A large teddy. The girl hugged it close then, quiet glee on her face, and rested her tiny body on it for support as she lifted her eyes to stare back at her brother, almost as if they were communicating.
"Oh geeze. Freaky twin thing. Mmmn. I suppose I should scram soon, huh? Looks like your brat is getting sleepy.""Yeah, she's just a toddler and her using her powers so much really doesn't do much for her energy reserves..." Ianna smiled a little bit and bent down, picking the little Sidhe up again - much to her dismay.
The little girl gave a loud wail and reached out for Malum. Definitely unpredictable. One moment she hated him. The next, she loved him. What the hell was wrong with the fairy babe.
"MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Ianna winced, "******** hell."Malum immediantly shot his hands out to grab onto Coailiann's and scowled darkly up at Ianna.
"ARR KAY!"
Everything was 'ours' never 'his' or Levi's. Levis dropped the toy in a spitsecond, and grabbed onto Kay's clothes, also trying to assist her brother in claiming their new friend.
"ARRZ!"
Indu laughed her a** off, not moving from the couch. Some mad parenting skills, Ianna seemed to have.Coailiann screeched along with the two of them and immediately tried to levitate out of her mother's arms. It didn't work, and she stopped crying then. She was exhausted and sent a look to the two, green eyes revealing her weariness.
She didn't want to go though, "Nogo..." she whispered, weakly clinging to the kid's hands.
Ianna sighed, "It's time for bed, baby."
Coailiann whimpered and gave up, too tired to fight anymore, "No go..."Sensing that the battle had been lost, Levis let go, leaning back sadly and holding out the older girl's teddy to return it. Malum's scowl grew darker and he squeezed her hands before letting go, his pout petulant.
"Mal'eee Kay 'ooon."
He was sure of it, simply because he'd throw fits until he got his way.
Indu stood now, squatting down beside the twins, ready to pick them up once they'd finished their goodbyes. Ianna took the bear for Kay and put it in her arms. At once the little girl clung to it and stuck her thumb into her mouth sullenly. She didn't want to go...but she was so very tired.
"Well, that was entertaining...It was nice meeting you, Indu. Take good care of the hellion," her eyes went to Malum, "You'll need all the luck you can get, I think."Indu nodded, scooping both children into her arms. Levis cuddled against her, and Malum scowled, but didn't fight as she shifted them to more comfortable positions.
"Mmmn. See you later... Ianna?"
Yeah, that was her name. The redhead went the way she'd come; walking through the shop out onto the streets and taking the twins home to meet their large, eccentric family.
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