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 Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 2:36 am
 It had been just a few days since Draven revealed the letter to Yue, luckily a quick phone call to the orphanage to assure them they were interested and just needed to make final preparations had bought them enough time to find Sor. Or, well, him being found at any rate. The condition he was in still made Drav fume with anger. The very thought of what the poor nezubat had gone through set his teeth on edge. Huffing as he paced in the living room, he ran both hands against his scalp to calm himself, taking a deep breath as his fingers slipped through his hair. Today was supposed to be a happy one he reminded himself while staring up at the ceiling.
Yes, today was the day, and they were supposed to leave soon. The whole thing still felt so surreal to him. Evey time they walked past the room they'd set up for the kids it was still a little shock to see everything. A lot to process, he supposed. It was impossible to fully imagine how much his life was about to change, but that had been the theme of the year hadn't it. Smiling absentmindedly, he pulled in his left wing almost to reassure himself there was still a gap where his largest flight feather should be. That this wasn't just a whirlwind of a dream and he was actually still in the academy, still in Arkham, just trying to pass his classes with no clear future in mind.
If only his past self could see this.
Shifting his wing behind himself, Drav grabbed his scarf and jacket from the pegs by the door and called out for Yue. Maybe she was still getting ready? Or checking on Sor one last time. Heading down the hall, he noticed the door was open to what would be the kids' room. Draven rapped on the door gently while peeking his head in. Ah, she was in here.
"Hey, you ready? It's time to go."
He smiled softly at her, these were their last moments together as just a couple. This image of her now, just like this, would be burned into his memory.
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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:12 pm
 Yue hung up the phone and looked down at it. It seemed like the universe had two modes at one time. There was one mode that basically decided to crap on you as much as it could, or it piled relatively wonderful things on top of you. She had recently just gone through the stress of dealing with graduating, midterms, figuring out how to handle her new part time job and loosing Sor. Luckily Yue still had wonderful friends out there and Meris had managed to recognize Sor and rescue him from a bunch of... well the word Yue wanted to say wasn’t exact the politest ever. Despite all her protests Meris had gone ahead and paid for the surgery and Sor had managed to pull through. He was still confined to a small little shoe box while he recovered and it would be a lot of work but he was home and happy and growling every so often when the other nezubats crowded him too much. However that was hardly what her phone call was about. In fact the phone call was about the other mode the universe had. “Oh Draven, hi are you ready? Wait that was a stupid question…. Sorry just got a phone call and I’m still kind of recovering from it…; remind me tomorrow to tell you about it. Let’s go to the orphanage?”
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Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2015 2:14 am
A slight sense of something being off made him crease his brow. He bit back the urge to ask about the call right then, but now that Sor was settled and she was smiling at him he decided he'd just let it rest until they were back. After all it wasn't like she was hiding it, just not ready to talk about it. Whatever it was. Still, it had to be important and she seemed a bit distracted. What a year this was shaping up to be. Letting it go with a deep exhale, Draven just nodded and stepped back from the doorway.
"Alright, if you're sure. C'mon, let's go."
He held out his hand to her and beckoned towards the front door with a tilt of his head. Taking one last look around the room, he wondered what sort of family they'd be, what the kids would be like. And what Yue's call had been about. ********, he couldn't get his mind off it. It couldn't be that bad if she was waiting to talk about it, he'd just have to trust her and let his worry be on hold. Shrugging his wings, he offered her a smile and glanced at Sor's box once more before heading out of their apartment, locking it up after them.
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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2015 11:58 pm
She had known that her cryptic message had Draven worried, but it really was good news. Well goodish news however it could possibly take away from the joy of picking up their two newest family members and Yue knew what it was like to be sitting at an orphange waiting to see if someone was going to take you home. So with that she shuffled them both out the door, although not before snagging Draven’s coat. The trip over there was relatively uneventful although Yue could have sworn it had never been this long before. As they got closer to the orphanage she wondered on the kid they were going to take home. Would they be okay with a geist parent? Would they be allergic to nezubats… ah well that might be a problem. Hopefully the orphanage realized Yue had a small colony. “I guess we’re here and this is it” yue took a deep breath throwing that smile at Draven before stepping out of the vehicle and looking at the orphanage doors.
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:22 am
His own head spun with possibilities, questions, and outcomes as they finally came to the outside of the orphanage. Yue's voice shook him from his reverie, and he turned towards her with a nod. This moment felt so unbelievably heavy; weighted with the sense that this was one of those turns that life took that changed everything from here on out. She smiled at him and he grinned back, letting out his held breath.
"Here we go..."
Following suit in exiting their transport, he came up to stand next to her slight frame before the imposing looking doors. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her against him briefly, rubbing her arm as they stood on the precipice of such change. Breaking the spell, he reached forward and grabbed one handle to swing open the door and hold it for Yue. Following her in, he let it close behind them and went up to the reception desk, nervous as he explained the nature of their visit and giving his contact. They signed in and were offered a seat in the waiting area, though waiting for what he wasn't sure.
What if, at this final hour, something went wrong? Would they be turned away? Would the kids hate them? He looked over at his love, anxious as he reached out to grab her hand as they sat there, waiting.
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 7:41 pm
[ Yue noticed her hand getting grabbed and gave a reassuring squeeze back. It had been a long road. Yue had gone from a bullied little geist with no family, to confident young lady who had an awesome partner, adorable younger siblings and now was going to be able to add to her family. She hoped that Draven was okay. She knew that her partner tended to fall into periods where he was unsure and nervous about things. She couldn’t remember how many times she had thrown a pillow at him for being broody. Still she was happy to be able to come home to him every day, happy to be standing here with him. She wondered who the orphanage had picked out for them. Where they fallen like Draven, or geist like her? They could be other races too. Yue had pretty good experiences with Litches and obviously very good at raising Grimm. Well maybe not too good but her little siblings seemed to adore her just as much as she adored them and that had to count for something. Hmm maybe she wasn’t as confident as she thought. Her thoughts were rather rambly. Suddenly the sound of a door opening caught her attention and she looked up.
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