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 Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:23 pm
He was infamous within his circle of family and acquaintances for his looming temper, which he kept controlled most of the time, but if he was forced to let go of it, beware the furious might of Shizuka. His brother, Raum, might be a hot-head, but Raum loved to pick fights and didn't care for anyone not worth his time, stallions and mares both. Raum didn't care for anything not worth his time, family included, but sometimes he was smart and would actually pay some attention. Whatever. Shizuka shrugged off his thoughts as he made his way towards a familiar meadow, one of the few places he liked to think.
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:34 pm
Zaicate is a slender black mare who have inherited her beauty and temper from her own respective mother. Her red stripes glimmers in the faint sunlight since she was running through the forest with her multi-colored hair streaming behind her like train. Her nostrils flared as she nears the meadow as she smells an oddly familiar yet strange scent.
Slowing down from ground-eating canter to ground-slapping trot, Zaicate trots around the corner of the forest cautiously and to her surprise, there is a stallion trotting to apparently same place as she is heading toward. Zaicate narrows her burnt golden eyes slightly as she pauses at the edge of the forest, watching the stallion, not sure what she should do. He reminds her soo much like a stallion she despised but she couldn't put her hoof on who that stallion is. A grunt escapes the mare's throat as she stomps ground impatiently, half hoping to be noticed by the stallion.
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:42 pm
He turned when he heard a soft, but strong, thump to the soft ground beneath him. A gorgeously decorated mare stood at the edge of the forest, watching him, and he couldn't help but smirk and wink right at her. It was in his nature to automatically flirt with a mare, no matter if they were already mated or not. With mated ones, however, he was careful, because they tended to be more violent and it wasn't fun when their mates got involved either. Actually, it sucked when their mates got involved, but the lucky thing about it was that he hadn't met many mated mares yet, and so he stood where he was, in the middle of the meadow, a strong breeze making his mane and tail go wild around him.
He looked regal the way he stood, proud, and obviously, very, very arrogant. He hadn't noticed that the mare was actually very irate and impatient (she stood too far away for him to see her expression) and figured that if he wanted to charm this mare he would have to be in tip-top flirting shape, not that he cared, he was the best of the best after all. He figured all mares were beautiful before they became ugly in his eyes. All mares, besides his immediate family, had to be manipulative bitches who thought stallions were worse than they. Well, he certainly would prove to them all that he was the epitome of that belief... and enjoyed the ideal very, very much. He wasn't a sadist for nothing, but he was an unfeeling jerk of a stallion, but he would never admit that to make anyone around him happy, because he enjoyed it too much.
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:55 pm
Zaicate could sense the strong yet arrogant aura that is emitting from the big and obviously strong stallion. The mare schooled her expression to be netural and aloof while she approaches the stallion but she couldn't stop her right eye from twitching because she knows that this will be one very pleasant visit.
She already could see that the stallion is flirtatious yet arrogant but there is something about him that appeals to her for some reason. Zaicate lifts her head up slightly and looks directly in Shizuka's eyes but the stallion could see that she is not happy with this at all. "Hi." The mare curtly says as she narrows her eyes slightly because there is something about this stallion that just sets her off just like another stallion that is named Raum.
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:48 pm
A feisty, uptight one, this mare was. He raised an eyebrow as she approached him, but he stood his ground. It wouldn't due to act like a simpleton around this mare, it looked like. Ah, well. He loved a challenge; they were so much more enjoyable, after all. It made the mares much more... oh, how would he put it... beautiful, when they found themselves being messed with? A sexy smile graced his lips as he eyed his new "prize". Her curt 'hello' told him she was already very wary of him, and it seemed she could read him like a book. Well, there went prince charming out the door. He sorted through his vast array of characters he used to charm mares to his will, and decided that acting like himself would be the best--with a certain amount of flirtation added. What better way than to bring down a disgustingly gorgeous mare? "Hey, there, beautiful," he breathed out easily.
"What brings you around here? I don't think a place like this would suit a mare of your tastes," he completed, feeling quite proud of himself. An insult within a compliment, and if she caught on, all the better for his game, this unending challenge that he wanted. Yasei had been a challenge, catching him off guard at night, and he had nearly fallen for the girl. She had been enticing; he had almost lost, but then, he finally snapped back to normal, not liking how he had let himself go like that. No mare alive deserved a pristine stallion like him: they could not handle his wits, his looks, nor his charm, and that was why he went around breaking many of their hearts. He had no remorse, no guilt, and enjoyed immensely the look of pain in their expressions as he walked right out of their lives. Granted, lately he had avoided meeting anyone, especially mares, because he did not want company... nor did he ever need it.
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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 8:34 am
Zaicate could see the sexy smile spreading on the stallion's muzzle and her stomach rolled over in disgust. Her upper lip curls up in a slight distaste as she stares at the stallion. "Don't bother with flattery, stallion." She waspishly says as she flicks her multi-colored tail over her body to other side. It was obvious that she is not in mood to play any games as she fixes him with one of her piercing gazes. The hint of insult didn't go by her unnoticed as she stares at the stallion.
"Boredom brought me around here, stallion. I didn't want to interact with my parents.. or sister..." She sniffs in disdain as she shakes her head while looking up at the skies. "Or my adopted sister and her new family... ugh.. they are so happy.." She shudders in disgust but there is a hint of sadness in her eyes. Its almost like she wanted to have her own little family who will actually accepts her and love her for who she is. She already got that but she want her own family.
Zaicate just merely did a little dance as she backs away from the stallion. She knows that this is not smart idea for her to stay around. "What is your name, stallion? or do I have to beat it out of you?" She says brashly.
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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 8:49 am
The smile stayed put on his face, regardless of his eyes narrowing dangerously. "Flattery? What makes you think I would want to flatter you?" he commented, but dropped the flirtatious tone. He could tell the mare was in a bad mood and there was nothing he could do about it, unless she planned to cheer her own self up. Which he doubted would happen, considering how she looked like she was close to taking her anger out on him for no apparent reason. He mentally frowned, not liking this turn around in the situation at all. Ugh, mares. They were all so freaking ridiculous.
"Boredom? Having family troubles, is it? I doubt your situation could be any worse than mine, my dear," he said, sympathetically enough. Actually, Shizuka couldn't think of any family worse than his: even Kalona children had an easier time! His father had only stuck around, what, long enough to make sure his children were all right before disappearing after they had grown up? His mother, who was the mate to a unicorn, although she cared for them, having turned away her eyes so that she did not have to think of her sins? Shizuka knew the cruelty and the torture of being a b*****d child more than anyone else he knew, but he kept it all hidden.
His eyes were cold and known to speak of your destruction more than your choice to be with him, at least. "If you're that disgusted with happy families," he almost spat out, but managed to keep a charming voice, "Don't you think you should do something about it?" Yeah, right, I should take my own advice... He watched as she backed, but he did not move; what was the point? "I've never know a mare to be as bull-headed as you before," he pointed out when she had demanded for his name. Trying not to roll his eyes, he did a sweeping bow, and said, "Shizuka Tsuyoi, at your service. Or not." He straightened, and looked her straight in the eyes. "And whom do I have the pleasure of meeting, might I ask?"
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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:10 am
Zaicate couldn't hear his first comment but she chose not to make that obvious because it was part of the reason why she is like this ever since she became adult. The mare's ears twitches as they swivels around to hear more of Shiz's voice. His voice is very interesting but little muffled to her as Zaicate cranes her neck out discreetly so she could hear him more better. Her ears immediately folded back against her head as she stares at Shiz, almost like she could see the frown he was wearing in his mind.
"Yes, boredom. My papa have been trying to hint to me and my sister to find a mate and settle down.. especially me." Zaicate mutters as she stares at Shizuka speculatively. "It is so annoying.. to have your parents on your tail about getting a mate when its obvious that you are not interested in settling down for very long time." She ranted little bit before she caught herself and she clears her throat slightly. "Sorry.. I forgot who I was talking to." She mutters as she folds her ears back against her head again. "But at least you don't have to hear your sibling go on and on about how perfect her family is like my lovely sister Christabel does about her lovely children Rowenya and Meshach." She rolls her eyes.
Zaicate, again missed most of Shizuka's last comments and she knew that the last one was the question. Suddenly, the mare looks very sour as she pins her ears firmly against her head while her tail twitches irritably. "Could you please repeat the question and what you last said?" She mutters as she looks away.
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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:32 am
He chose to ignore the odd, if subtle, movements of the mare in front of him, at the back of his mind wondering why she was doing that. His voice, a smooth, deep tenor that could send shivers over any mare, was probably too soft, he realized. He was so used to speaking soothing words to mares (which often intoned a soft, gentle voice) he had ended up speaking like that by way of habit. He cleared his throat, and spoke in a more normal voice, which sounded oddly very loud in his ears.
"Family, huh," he repeated, thinking about the recent news he had learned about from Kaine, his mother's falcon. "I heard my cousin Beswaryn recently mated to a mare and children as well, so my family just continues to grow, and it is starting to irritate me how many members I have to keep up with." Shizuka didn't add the connection to who the mare was talking about, and since she had yet to introduce himself, he found he was slowly getting annoyed with this mare. That had never happened before... ever.
"I said, Shizuka Tsuyoi, at your service," he repeated, fighting the urge to roll his eyes and throttle the mare, just to be done with it. "And I also asked to be given your name, miss, since you have yet to introduce yourself." He spoke clearer and slightly louder, but not enough that it said he was shouting or yelling. Shizuka Tsuyoi never shouted: it was a rule, because if he did, it only meant he was getting close to losing his control on his anger, which he had yet to do. There had been times where he had wanted to throttle the life out of others, but he had managed to keep himself in check so there weren't any casualties.
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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 12:55 pm
Zaicate's ears flicks forward before she finally caught the and tone of Shizuka's voice and her eyes widens slightly because she expected to hear deep and rough sound instead of smooth and gentle one. A slight smile appears on her face because she definitely likes the sound of this stallion's voice.
"Beswaryn....?" Zaicate says in stunned manner before she looks at Shizuka fully. "My sister is lifemated to him and they have two babies..." The mare murmurs as she smiles slightly. "Rowenya and Meshach is probably the most lively couple of babies I ever seen.. but I am not really fond of Meshach though.. he is too annoying for his good." She crinkles her muzzle up before she shakes her head. "Oh I am sorry.. I am Zaicate, its nice meeting you Shizuka Tsuyoi.. can I call you Shiz for short?" She pins her ears back in a slight annoyance because her hearing decided to act up and just 'poof' for while, thrusting her in the world of silence once again for few minutes.
Zaicate turns her body away slightly as she closes her eyes. "Sorry.... " She mutters mostly to herself.
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:23 am
The small smile that appeared on her face caught Shizuka's attention very quickly, but he then brushed it away because the next couple of words she spoke had completely caught him off guard. Great, she was family. How big was his mother's family, exactly!? Shizuka didn't like how his mother, Aruna, had keep things quiet when it came to the growth of her family, which was ever growing, and it frustrated him to no end. "Your sister... to my cousin... so that makes you..." he said, stammering slightly because he was still shocked.
For the first time since they had met up, he backed away. He hadn't wanted to meet up with family ever again, and look at what happened! He frowned mentally, not liking his situation at all. "You have a lovely name," he said, almost a bit curtly. He was the only one of three who followed through with Aruna's lessons on manners, but only because he was a mama's boy and uh... he was terrified of her. Aruna could be extremely frightening when she wanted to be, and his father had proof of that. "You can call me Shiz," he agreed, since his name was far too long.
"You don't have to apologize," he soothed, returning to his old self. He was trying to escape her presence: he didn't want to be near a single family member, but it seemed he just kept running into them! "I don't think it was your fault... I probably spoke a bit too softly." His voice was the kind of voice most females liked to listen to--this he knew all too well--but sometimes he wished he had the deep, rougher voice most stallions had, because, in a way, his voice made him feel more effeminate. How irritating...
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:35 am
"Well you can say that my parents, my sister and I was adopted into Besyrwan's family.." Zaicate felt like she needed to mention that Christabel is adopted so theyall are not really blood related. "Christabel is adopted.. by my da before he met my ma and had us.." She shrugs as she glances at Shiz, she could see that he backed away when he discovered that they are kinda related to each other. "Its not that big deal really..." Zaicate quirks her eyebrow mildly at Shiz.
"Its not like we will see each other again anyway, Shiz." Zaicate flippantly says while she flicks her tail at him in almost playful manner. She is in a very weird mood right now and she feels like she want to flirt with him for some reason. Her muzzle crinkles up slightly at the thought of her flirting with him. "Ah... I have..." She stammers as she suddenly becomes sour and she suddenly glares at Shiz. "I am partial deaf.. I became deaf when I was foal due to an accident with my sister.." She looks at him, almost like she is challenging him to do something like laugh or insult her. Her body is very tense as she pins her ears back against her head as she continues to watch him in silence.
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 4:46 pm
"Oh... adopted," he repeated softly, mostly to himself. Feeling it was safer if he was to flirt with Zaicate after all, he slowly returned to where he had earlier stood. He was still slightly wary, but for the most part he felt all right. "It's actually a very big deal, m'dear, if I am to avoid all of my ever-growing family," he commented, loudly enough for her benefit. After all, it didn't matter if there was something wrong with a mare: whatever a stallion said, it had either be a compliment or nothing at all, elsewise he would find himself facing the ground in a rather uncomfortable way.
He blinked when she flicked her tail at him, and shook his own head, making his luxurious silken brown mane flail about as if they were clouds. "Are you expecting to never encounter each other ever again? Because you never know what will happen," he amended her words gently. His ears stood up straight and turned forward as he watched her mood switch quickly from playful and curt to anger and bitter. He wondered what he did to have caused her sudden change in cheerfulness, when she explained her problem, and then it occurred to him that the way he had spoken earlier could have given Zaicate the wrong idea.
He mentally berated himself for that mistake and soothed Zaicate again, using his best weapon: his voice. "If you're expecting me to laugh at you because of such a flaw, it will not happen." He looked her over with slight concern, hidden well, but if one looked carefully inside his frozen brown eyes they would see the swirling emotions within. "Was it your sister's fault you have your deafness? Well, partially," he spoke carefully, though curiosity was killing him. He was, he found, being much nicer than he usually would be when speaking with a mare (like Yasei...) and he realized it was probably because she was "family"... so to speak. He did not dare insult "family"... he almost shuddered to think about his mother coming to bear down on his errors.
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Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:13 pm
Zaicate stays silent as she nods slightly at Shizuka, not sure what to say now. "You don't like the family?" She finally says after few minutes of silence as she takes in deep breath. "Um.. tell me about the family? since my sister unwittingly mated to your cousin and now I have spawn to babysit.." Her muzzle twisted into a wry smile to indicate that she doesn't really mind being connected as long as there is foals still around.
Zaicate looks at Shizuka with a slight smile on her face. "Well, I don't think we will meet again. I just get this feeling that we will make our pleasantries then just part to our way." She neutrally says as she shot him a almost flirtatious grin. She is in a very odd mood right now, almost like she switches from one mood to other at the flick of the tail. Her body shudders as a small swarm of flies lands on her body and she immediately sent them back into the air. "Flies.." She says in disgusted manner.
The mare smiles slightly as his voice fills her ears once again as she almost sighed in relief. "Good.. because I hate being laughed at because I can't hear perfectly." She pins her ears back once again as she fixes her burnt golden eyes on Shizuka's frozen brown eyes. "I guess not..." She hesistantly says to his question as she frowns slightly. "It was when we were foals... I was chasing after my sister and I tripped over something... got a stick stuck in my ear." She says in almost quiet manner. She shrugs as she looks down to the ground. "My parents say that it could be a blessing in disguise.. I just think its an outright curse.. Goddess Epona must have been mightily pissed at me to do this to me.."
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Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:49 am
He smiled disarmingly at Zaicate, somewhat tightly though, because he couldn't get over the fact that she was related. Despite how she was 'adopted' family, it was still slightly hard for him to actually start flirting. It was a strange sensation; he could have done this with any other mare who wasn't related by blood or mating... it just felt weird. He shook his head, and finally just half-smiled, half-smirked at the mare in front of him. "I don't like the family. Never have. I'm only a part of a shadow of the family... My cousin is related to me only by half of my blood, on my mother's side." He quickly shut his mouth, eyes widening only perceptively.
He couldn't believe he had let that slip; it was forbidden to allow others to know he was a b*****d son, who belonged only in the world of shadows. He was slowly making himself known in the non-shadow world, but that was difficult because sooner or later the other Soquili would start to dig up his history and know... and then turn away, shunning him... laughing at him. So Shizuka kept that part of him secret... his eyes turned cold, and his smile/smirk turned into an extreme flirtatious grin. "What? Why would you say that? I'm sure we would meet again!" Lies... he never wanted to go near a family member again for the life of him. "Flies... yes, they are quite disgusting," he agreed.
"You're not to be laughed at, and it's not fair for you," he said sternly, while thinking, and I'm sure if I laughed at you you'd try to kill me anyway. He was a sadist, but even Shizuka knew when to keep his butt intact. "I can do nothing except apologize, but I am sure that such an incident is a curse. It cannot be a blessing to be half-deaf... what if you were attacked by a Kalona, or those other cursed Soquili... the skinwalkers? And you couldn't hear them if they snuck up on you? That's terrible." Shiz had it so that he sounded concerned, when in fact he could have cared less. That kind of thing didn't concern him so long as he wasn't involved.
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