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 Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 4:54 pm
The young pre-teen stood with one hand on her hip as she stared down at something in the sand. Nykinae wanted it but didn't want to touch it. It was dirty. Covered in sand and dirt from being on the ground. All she needed to do was take it to the water and wash it off but that required touching it. She made a face at it. Clearly she didn't want to have dirty hands even for a small second.
Kina took a breath in and looked around to see if perhaps one of her siblings was nearby or even her dad. She didn't see any of those but she did see someone else, Siel. Her eyes dropped down to the item on the ground then back up to the person. "You there. Could you pick this up and take it to the water for me, it needs rinsed off." If the person would look they would see that it was an intricate head piece for a lady. The tone she used suggested she expected the person to help her.
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:01 pm
The day had started out with so much promise. Siel had been attending his lessons like a good boy, which was strange for him. Normally he would have avoided his tutor like he was on fire and seek refuge anywhere else. However, Siel had decided for once to surprise his father's by being a dutiful son, if only because he wanted to ask them for a new tunic later. Better to butter them up first before asking for gifts.
When he couldn't find them Siel had instead turned his attention to the beach. Of course there were others there, but he didn't really pay them much mind. He was just ready to go for a swim when a haughty little thing called out to him. Furrowing his brow he turned to look at her. "Why can't you do it yourself? Your arms look fine to me."
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:05 pm
Her neutral facial expression turned into disgust as her lip curled a little and looked back at the hair accessory. "Its dirty." As if that were all the explanation she needed to give. When her eyes went back to the person she motioned to the thing in the sand. "I don't want to get my hands dirty too. Besides, I asked you." The free hand that had done the motioning moved up to flip her straight hair over her shoulder. Kina felt that was all that needed to be said but she continued to watch the person and wait for them to do as she asked.
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:11 pm
"It's sand." He responded in a dead pan tone. What was wrong with sand? It wasn't as if many animals came through this part of the beach and with as often as the tide came in the sand itself should have been pretty clean.
Rolling his eyes, Siel stepped forward with a huff. It wasn't as if picking it up was going to hurt him any, but there was just something about her tone that rubbed him the wrong way. When he got close enough to the bauble he bent at the knee, picked it up and cocked his brow. "You really want me to wash this off?"
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:19 pm
She looked at him with a side eye as he mentioned that it was sand. Kina knew what it was. And if he understood then he would know that sand stuck to everything. Her eyes looked him up and down with a dismissive glance but when he came over to pick it up she gave a self satisfied smile. "Yes. I would appreciate it." Nothing about her said she intended to wear the hair piece. Based of how perfectly straight and well brushed her hair was it was likely she never wore it up due to vanity over how pretty and shiny it was. But her interest in the hair piece was obvious. With Siel bent at the knee it made him shorter than her just slightly and she looked down at him with a smile that said she expected his cooperation.
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:23 pm
Oh no no no. That glance was everything; the haughty little way she carried herself instantly made him want to dig a very deep hole in the sand and bury the thing. If she'd been one of his siblings he probably would have. However, he was trying to be the good son so Siel just took a deep breath and nodded.
Still, when he looked up..."Yeah, sure, no problem." He grinned and stood up slowly. "But first I want you to tell me how grateful you are that I'm even doing this for you." Now that he was taller than her once more he could fully sneer down at her over the tip of his nose. If she wanted to play this kind of game then he was fully prepared to do so, good boy points be damned.
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:36 pm
She seemed pleased that he agreed to do as she asked, or rather told him to do. However, her small smile slowly went away as she noticed the grin and the way he stood up slowly. Nykinae's eyes slowly narrowed. If he thought his height would intimidate her he was sorely mistaken. Now both hands went to her hips as she had her head tilted back to look up at him. "I said it once that it would be appreciated you compliment seeking dork." Her weight shifted from one foot to the other so that her attitude was on full display with her hip out. "Now hurry it up please." A huff was given as she turned her head to look away from him and inspect her nails, trying to ignore that he'd made her feel inferior for a second.
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:44 pm
“Oh, so now we’re giving each other nicknames. Good to know, Miss Prissy.” It was in moments like this that Siel could appreciate Lutana and the fact that his sister had never acted like this growing up. Granted she would have tried to bury him in the sand by now but still... “Yeah yeah I’m going. You might want to watch, though; I’ve got slick fingers. I might start washing it and oh-“ He jolted, faking the act of dropping it,”-just drop it into the ocean.” Walking past her Siel went to the water’s edge, slowly padding his way into the water, deeper and deeper with the most sinister grin on his face.
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:51 pm
The nickname he'd given her wasn't anything new. She'd heard it from others before and it did nothing to hurt her feelings. Kina couldn't help it she didn't want to be dirty or expected people to act and look a certain way. She was spoiled, sure but that had nothing to do with her expectations. At least, she didn't see it that way. That Siel said they had slick fingers and might drop the hair piece into the ocean made her give a look that said 'try it.' Kina eyed his hands as he faked it but she didn't move to catch it. No. It was still dirty. She let him pass to go to the water then followed to the edge where the water didn't quite reach her feet. She was in simple flats but they matched her outfit perfectly. As he kept going farther and farther into the water she rolled her eyes. "That is much farther than necessary to wash it off. You are going to cause me to dislike you." If he did drop the item in the ocean then she would have to go after it. If that were to happen the boy would get a good kicking because she would need to ruin her outfit and hair for the day.
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 5:59 pm
Oh, she doubted him? Say what he would about her glowing personality this girl was certainly expressive and Siel had little trouble navigating her mood. If anything it made him way to see how far he could push her before she popped. So much for being the good son today. He kept going and going with little regard for his own outfit. This wasn’t the first tunic he’d ruined and it likely wouldn’t be the last. Hearing her just made him laugh and wade out until the waves were lapping at his waist. “If this is how you act around someone you like I’ll bet you’re just adorable around the people you love.” For the sake of her family he severely hoped she was an only child. “Hey, want to see if this thing can float?”
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:07 pm
If he thought her face was expressive before he was in for a full paragraph of emotions with that comment. A charming color spread across the bridge of her nose and into her cheeks before she quickly gained a look of anger. "No one said I liked you, I just don't dislike you. Stupid dork." Her hands finally did something other than stay at her hips. She crossed her arms over her chest and turned to look away from Siel. She was content to stay like that until she heard him ask if she wanted to see if the hair piece could float. Her eyes widened and her head snapped back to look at him. "Don't! It's metal you idiot! That doesn't float!" Kina took a few steps forward so that the waves coming in washed up over the tops of her feet getting her shoes wet. "Hurry up and bring it here before you lose it." She wanted to give the accessory to her sister since she thought it would look cute in Honi's hair.
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:19 pm
Dipping down so that the water lapped around his biceps, Siel held the hair piece just above the waves and pretended as if it were a little boat. It 'bobbed' and weaved with each wave, just barely touching the water so as to make a point. "I don't know, looks pretty cheap to me. I bet it's not that heavy."
He whistled a little, as if the hair accessory were taking flight and then just as quickly dive bombing the water before 'pulling up' at the last second like a kinfa in flight. A particularly harsh waved slapped him in the back of the head, effectively soaking the teen but luckily he held onto the accessory. "I think the tides coming in," Siel laughed, brushing locks of grey hair away from his eyes.
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:27 pm
Her irritation at him and how he treated the hair piece caused her to close her eyes for a second as she took a deep breath in. Upon opening her eyes she had to grit her teeth to speak to him in a somewhat calm tone so that she could avoid yelling at him. "I would like to give it to my sister, it looks pretty just like her." She held her hand out for the object then wiggled her fingers in a 'gimme' motion. When the wave slapped him in the back of the head she gave a small gasp, fully expecting him to drop the accessory. Kina was released to see that it hadn't been lost to the sea. "Would you rinse it off and come here. Please." She bit out the last word as she stared at him. She was already upset her shoes were wet and likely had sand in them now. If she had to go farther into the water to retrieve the hair piece then she was going to ensure he regretted it.
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:32 pm
[7/10]
Keeping the hair away from his face was harder than Siel expected it to be. He kept brushing it back time and time again, but despite how wet the locks were they just...wouldn't....remembering exactly what he was holding Siel decided to think on his feet. Instead of fussing over his hair he popped in the hair accessory and gave her a look that was both 'well? is it my style?' and 'beyond proud of himself for thinking of it.'
"If it was for your sister why was it in the sand? And why wouldn't you just pick it up in the first place?" I really hope the sister isn't like her. There went the only child theory. Still, she was finally acting with some sense of urgency and the 'please' sounded sincere enough. For her, anyway. Besides, it wasn't like he could go swimming with this thing anyway.
Taking the time to carefully pad back to shore Siel stopped when he was close enough to pull it from his hair and hold it out. Then, as if he'd completely forgotten, he dipped it in the water quickly, shook it off and held it back out again.
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2020 6:47 pm
The dead pan look she gave him upon seeing him stick the hair piece in his hair made her look as though she was going to murder him. Nykinae gave a cluck of her tongue and took a deep breath as one hand came up like she had something to say. Nothing came however, as she instead just shook her head at him and balled her hand into a fist. Mentally she was telling herself that it wasn't his fault he was an idiot. When he asked her the questions she forced a sigh out. "Because I dropped it, okay. I was distracted and wasn't paying attention when it slipped." Kina refused to meet his gaze then. She felt bad that she'd dropped something so important. "I didn't pick it up because it was dirty. I don't like getting dirty." Especially not when it could be avoided. Seeing him come in and quickly rinse the piece off she stepped forward, getting water up to her ankles now. Kina quickly took it and held it close in a protective way but her foot came up quickly to kick Siel in the shin on reflex for making her freak out and come into the water. "That's for being such a troublesome dork." Still he had helped her even if he'd done it in a way that annoyed her. "Thank you." She muttered under her breath.
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