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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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 Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:29 pm
He didn't say anything else and in her opinion he didn't need to. She'd proven her point. Zykariel had helped her win. She watched his fingers for a moment, feeling those nerve endings coming to life beneath his touch and her body heat up as though he'd pressed a button to turn up the heat. Her eyes went liquid and she half closed them, parting her lips slightly as a sigh escaped. It felt so good to be touched by him. Her body leaned of it's own accord and she tucked herself more securely into his arms, resting her head in that normal place against his shoulder. "It's okay to be scared Raven," she said softly. "Sometimes what I feel for you terrifies me too. But then I think about where I would be without you and that terrifies me past all reasonable bounds."
He was thrilled when his friend called a time out because he was getting tired himself though he wasn't going to admit that. Malikhai relaxing for a minute meant he could too. He took a few breaths himself and then it was right back in, renewed energy and all.
Lark glanced up from the journal using her finger to mark the spot and took a bite to think about it for a moment. She'd seen quite a bit since she'd been down here, heard quite a bit in the last few hours as well. "Well, I think you could be a little nicer. You do yell at him an awful lot Malik. And telling him he can't do something only gets his back up about and then he stubbornly goes about proving you wrong, which can lead to him getting hurt and injuring his pride too."
She paused a moment and thought about. "Daddy Kieran would use his pride to strengthen him and make him more willing to take suggestions. All the criticism he gets makes him defensive so even the smallest negative statement sets him off. But that's just my opinion." she added with a grin as seh took another bite. "He gets along with Isle well enough. Maybe because she's nice to him and doesn't judge him just because he wasn't raised like we were?" Then she had an idea and her eyes lit up happily. "I know! Treat him like you do Malikhai. Then you would be nicer and more patient with him. But don't treat him like he's a baby or stupid because that wouldn't be good."
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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:42 pm
"But if I lay off him, he slacks off, and doesn't do anything of his own accord. which is my primary problem with him. I shouldn't have to beat him to get him to do things that will, in essence, achieve his self set goals of being a master swordsman or eventually besting me in combat."
a lean back.
"The boy has no pride. the only thing he prides in is that damned sword of his. His human raising obviously destroyed the natural sense of pride an elf has in just being elven."
a smirk.
"there is quite a big difference between Malikhai and Arthur. Malikhai wants to learn magic, he wants to learn swordplay and is eager to do it. don't think for a second that I wouldn't push my son harder if I had to. Not to mention I don't need my son to be at a stage in his life now that I need arhtur to be. if my son was as old as arthur and that lazy about training his body and mind, I'd be just as hard on him as I am on arthur, if not even more so because he's my son"
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 11:52 pm
Well...wasn't that a statement? And it explained some of the horribly powerful reactions she gave to him when he threatened to kick her out of the house permanetly or to never let her around him again and such. Perhaps the statement was a little frightening, after all he never had anyone want him like that. Zykariel needing him was different, much much so, than Zahara saying she wanted him around.
He gave a sigh, putting himself fully back in the bed and reclined back against the pillows, keeping her against him, letting one hand play in her short hair and over her ears and neck some, his other lightly drawing patterns on her shoulder and back as his motions always did...Sevilin and his patterns. Came from all that runing he did. "I guess we just both have to be brave, don't we Sweetheart?" Damn nickcames were growing on him.
Piper was playing with the water some with her fingertips, still soaked, and getting more so. Oh she was going to be a mess by the time she got out and back inside. But a look around to make sure things were okay and nothing bad was on the horizon. "Boys, we're going to go in soon okay? Before you two get too waterlogged."
Mommy was barely given a scrap of acknowledgement as they were dunking each other and splashing some more, playing this sea dragon game they had invented. Now they had a whole new thing to add to thier game plans.
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:07 am
She snuggled deeper into his arms and let him play as he wished. Felt very very good. Probably much better than it should considering she'd just been given everything she was once again craving. "I guess so Raven. But then big, bad drow like us aren't afraid of anything, are we?" she asked with a smirk. This was what she had missed the last week and what she'd been afraid she was never going to have again. Though then she went serious again and said softly, "I can be brave if you're with me."
Zykariel glanced back at Piper and opened his mouth. "N-" Then he was dunked and came up sputtering before he took off after Malikhai to dunk him in return. Of course the game tired them out and before too much longer they were making their way back to the shallow end. It was too much work to stay up in the deep end anymore. He plopped on his bottom in the shallow and half heartedly splashed at Malikhai.
"That's not what I mean when I say treat him like Malikhai, Malik. You don't yell at Malikhai when he makes a mistake but you do yell at Galesen. And you expect perfection out of him which makes him feel like a failure when he loses." She took another bite and then set her fork down and tapped her chin the way she'd seen Daddy Kieran do.
"Daddy Kieran has written some stuff about humans in his journals. They aren't as long lasting as we are. So Galesen never had to really work hard to win a fight when he was growing up or even in his whole life. He's just having a hard time adjusting and you yelling at him all the time only stunts his progress. You gotta be nicer, not easier on him, but nicer about it. Remind him he needs to train, don't use it to tell him he can't do something." She crossed her legs in the chair and then gestured to the table.
"Remember the way he reacted the minute you told him no? Watch your wording. Like...Galesen, I'm not sure it's wise to interrupt your training right now when we're at such a critical point. Andal isn't going anywhere and Kieran will be back. It would be better for you to wait a little while." She held out her palms. "See, you still told him no but I think he'd be more agreeable to that than 'No Galesen! You never train! You never work hard enough! You don't deserve to go!" She stood up adn slammed her hands on the table her face going all mean and ugly though her giggle ruined it. Then sitting back down, every inch the back in control, princess, she calmly returned to her food. "That's what you did."
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:22 am
He gave a scoff noise of sorts that merely turned into a coughing fit for a short moment, Sevilin turning his head so that he didn't cough into her hair. She wouldn't appreciate that, or at least he thought as much. Quieting down he took a moment to breath and get himself back in order as he let her use him as a mattress. "I don't see me going anywhere anytime soon...creature of obsessive compulsive habit, remember?" Pulling her up some so that her head rested next to his and he inclined his own to nuzzle at her throat lightly, a kiss or two pressed there as well. He'd admit, he was comfortable with her like this and dare he say she made him feel something rather than when he was with another woman and just existed for that length of time.
Malikhai ended up doggy paddling his way back, plopping down in front of his friend and giving a light kick to splash him back, giving a cough to any water that had gotten into his system and shaking his head to fling water.
Aw, wasn't that cute? They were all tuckered out. Wading back after them, she took each boy by the hand and pulled them up, walking them back to dry underdark before fetchign thier tunics, throwing those over her shoulder and then tucked thier socks into their boots, each child being handed thier own pair. "Alright, time to go inside and get clean and dry adn such." Picking up both boys, so that each got an arm and a hip in support, heading back inside, trailing water as she went. Damn she was good at this.
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:29 am
"Because if I say no in the manner of your first try, he'll simply ignore me and go anyway. You fail to understand this operation could do him serious harm. and he doesn't get it either because he's too obsessed with getting his eye back now that he has a chance to. and it's not a critical point in his training. he's not there yet. he still has a lot to do before he gets to a point that is even close to critical."
leaning forward and finishing off the rest of his glass.
"I want him to act responsible. he only has a few things he has to do for me. I want him to train everyday, and I want him to learn about the deities in case he might find a god to follow. and he won't do either, without me forcing him to do so. and then he wants me to let him go to another plane, with all his actions resting on Kieran or Isle's shoulders, adn I'm supposed to say yes adn be thrilled with the idea?"
"I want him to have some pride. something that will motivate him to try hard without me having to beat him in a duel over and over to get him angry or hateful enough toward me that he'll train harder or work harder just to try and one up me someday."
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 12:45 am
Mmm that was lovely. "You're cute that way. I mean sexy..." Galesen had always taken offense to being called cute. Men were note cute. She let her own hands roam as they would, shaping his shoulders, his biceps and even trailing into his hair while her own head tilted to allow better access for his lips. "Mmm...you have no idea how good that feels..." SHe tested out noises on him just to see his reactions even if they were voluntary, they weren't hard to do. A moan here, a whimper there, a sigh and a bit of shifting to place certain areas closer and nudge him towards the end she craved.
He held his boots in his arm and then just rested one hand on her shoulder while the other held his boots. Daddy should be happy, he'd gotten his bath. Sort of. He was going to argue until bedtime if Daddy tried to make him take one though. "Careful Miss Piper. You might slip." That's what he was always told when he walked in wet boots on stone floor.
Lark rested her chin on her hand and nodded. "Sounds like you only want what's best for him. But your way isn't working Malik. He just gets upset and the circle continues in this bad way." She racked her brain for something to say that might help him understand. "When Daddy Kieran first found me I got scared a lot. I wouldn't talk to anybody and I didn't want to be touched and sometimes I would scream for no reason at all. I did some silly things and tried to make Daddy Kieran hate me. I acted bad for no reason at all."
She remembered it all so clearly. "I did all that because of what happened to me in the past. Something happened to Galesen that makes him act like that. Maybe the first time you yelled at him you hit a nerve or really upset him so now when you say something you keep hitting that same nerve. I don't know because I don't know the way Galesen thinks. But, Malik, you aren't his father and he is a big elf. Even if he's just barely an adult. Daddy Kieran says wisdom comes with age and foolishness is part of youth. He's not as old as you are but you act like he is. And I'm willing to bet that he hasn't seen the same stuff you have. You want to make a kingdom for your family, that's what drives you. What does Galesen have to drive him? He has nothing to look forward to, nothing to provide for, nothing to strive for. Give him something to want. He has to want it, you can't want it for him and you can't make him want it."
SHe suddenly had a thought. "Maybe he's afraid. He was raised by humans and some of them dont' like elves. Maybe he's ashamed of being one since he was always different. Maybe he was teased for being an elf. Maybe he feels like changing everything his human family taught him is dishonoring them somehow. I thought that about Mommy and Daddy. That if I let Daddy Kieran adopt me and become a princess I was spitting on them and saying they weren't good enough."
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:05 am
Sexy...not an appreciated word usually but he decided to merely shut down for a moment and let it glance off, let the feeling pass before he let himself open up a bit more. For right now he thought it was okay to shut down temporarily, as long as he didn't stay shut down. This was a little odd for him after all, once he looked at it cognitively not as a job or on obligation but as something he could enjoy...like he actually cared if it was good or not now. See how admitting things opened up all these other doors? Damn doors...
Though no matter what it seemed that one of those hands was always touching and drawing patterns in those compulsive mannerisms of his that he couldn't break habit of...which probably wasn't a bad thing at all. At least not for Zahara. But noises were met with a test of a repeat action or a varied on along the same lines, a bit more pressure perhaps at a positive response and so on. Had to remember, noises were good and not at bad thing at all. And lo and behold, it felt good to indulge without the pressue to live up to things or worry about others. Thus a shift of his hips to move them into the rather comfortable and familiar positon they both had grown to know so well. He raised a hand brushing it over her cheek once more before pulling her down for kiss.
"You two need a bath, you do know that right? Believe me, you don't want to spend the rest of the night smelling like underdark water, or going to reverie either...you'll just wake up a complete mess." Giving a chuckle at that as she carted them upstairs, leaving a nice water trail behind herself as she set them down in the nursery and urged them both toward the bathroom.
He made a displeased face, but sometimes he just wasn't one to argue. He was feeling a bit icky for whatever reason, so maybe mommy was right. "Can it be a quick one? please?"
"Alright, real quick one."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:15 am
She gave him more noises depending on what he did and when he shifted both of them into the very position she'd been aching and craving she had to hide a smile. He'd caught the direction of her thoughts easily enough and she kissed him back pushing all her desire, strength and need into it as she started up the familiar rhythm they both fell into with very little trouble. This was where they were both laid bare and stripped to the soul, relegated to primitive noises and measured movements. This is where they both let go of everything that bothered them and all their misconceptions and issues. This is where they were merely Sevilin and Zahara, without strings, without problems, but not without emotions. The connection between them grew in strength with every repeat of this very moment and she lightly rested her hands on his chest even as his hands settled at her waist. It was amazing in itself that she allowed him to do that considering her past but he'd taught her not to fear him and she didn't. He could touch her anywhere at anytime and she would not only not flinch but invite his caresses and beg him for more by writhing beneath his hands. If this is what made up a relationship then she wans't sorry she was in one.
"But the lake is the same thing as my bath at home so it counts. Doesn't water do the same thing?" he frowned. He hated baths so much. Dropping his boots on the floor he sighed and capitulated. 'But we're telling Mommy and Daddy so I don't have to take another one. Right?"
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:24 am
"Yes, I will tell Sevilin and Zahara so you don't have to take another. And no, it's not the same. Baths involve hot water and soap usually, underdark water has other things besides you swimming in it." Ushering them both into the bathroom and to the tub, taking to turning on the water and putting it to the right temperature. But a smile, Zahara was mommy.
"Daddy doesn't like it when dirty stuff is in the house. I guess this counts as dirty so we gotta get clean so we dont' get in trouble." Nodding to his friend then leaning over to whisper. "Besides, quick means we just gotta soap up and rinse once and do out hair them we can get out." Elminated all that repeated scrubbing and washing. But a blink too. "Is Zahara your mommy now? She's ready?"
Piper rolled her eyes, children didn't know how to whisper. "Come on you two, into the tub." Said as she was turning off the water as it had reached the appropriate level for small toddlers and she fetched a few towels. One for each of them to try off with and she threw one around her own soping wet shoudlers for now.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:31 am
"Good." No double baths for him, he'd make sure of it. Then he made a face, "Mr. Malik doesn't like dirt either? Does he scrub the kitchen floor every morning so you can't run in or you'll fall and break your bottom?" he asked in all seriousness.
Wait no repeatd scrubbings? Daddy felt the need to get every single speck of dirt off of him, even imaginary ones becuase he swore there was no more and Daddy still said there was. "Yup, she told me that this morning she was ready. She was kinda silly about it too asking me if it would be okay. I told her she always was my Mommy she just had to believe it. 'Cause she has been since I was born. Even Daddy says so." But he kicked off his shorts and stepped into the warm water, plopping down and pulling out the thong used to keep his hair braided before handing that to Piper.
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:39 am
"No, we have people do that. He just doesn't like me being dirty when I don't have to be, says that it's...not becoming of somone of my status." He blinked, clearly showing that he didn't exactly know what that meant as he wriggled out of wet pants and plopped in the water next to his friend. "That's great! Now you have a mommy just like mine too!" A little laugh at that before looking to his own mother. "Don't you have to get a bath too mommy?"
She gave her own chukle, handing the boys wash rags and some soap, seeing as they were all into that independent thing right now. "Of course I have to. But I have to take care of you too first before I can get my own now don't I? Come on now, the sooner you scrub up the sooner you're done." Taking Zykariel's hair tie as it was handed over.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:57 am
"What's your status?" he asked as he took that washcloth and took the quickest bath in the history of the Underdark. He swiped it up and down his arms, across his chest, the back of his neck, even his ears and then he stood up and shoved it down his legs and such. Then dunking his head under the water and using the lather to scrub through his hair before redunking.
A grin. "Done." It mollified him that the grown up had to take a bath too though they liked them. And he could just see how appalled Daddy would be at the quickness of his bath. Mommy would probably laugh. Those two were funny sometimes. But he stepped out of the bath and grabbed the towel.
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:29 am
Reaching over she pulled off Malikhai's bandana, clip and all so that he could get to his own bath. But it seemed Zykariel was doen even before your own son started. A roll of her eyes to Zykariel, making sure he took to drying himself off rather than just playing. "Go get some clean dry clothes on." Returning her attention to her own son. "Come on, you're going to get left behind in game time."
Well he didn't need any more motivation to scrub the layer of underdark water off of his skin and out of his hair, though he did both at the same time them just dunked himself all at once, waiting for his towel to be handed over before the climbed out, drying himself before toddling off to the main room as well to get some new clothes.
She swore children went through clothes like they were food. But she merely drained the tub and then picked up thier wet clothes, throwing them in a tub. Sometimes it was nice having people who cleaned up for you.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:15 am
Well it has been a few hours since the fight between him and Zahara and the elf wasn't in the mood to be up and walking around. Getting hit in the groin passes easily but being hit four times takes it toll, and when the cleric he had asked for came she was able to heal his wound but he didn't allow her to even get close to the one spot that hurt the most. Nope that was for the ice, and now he was numb, like if hell had actually frozen over; and it still hurt. So instead of just lying there he decided to keep on with his reading, getting the same serf who got him his ice he asked her to grab certain books from the library that he needed, in no time at all he had his back resting against the bed board and books were laid at his feet with one in his lap. "Religions...they may hold a lot of power...." He paused to shift the ice a little. "But they just don't seem to be worth it really..." He muttered to himself as he turned another page, but he kept the serf waiting outside his door incase he needed anything soon, just incase.
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