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 Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:12 pm
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:21 pm
*Kouta nodded his head slowly and smiled* Yes, some sleep sounds good right about now. It was a long trip and I'd like to be rested up once Ka..er...Catherine arrives. sweatdrop *He wasn't sure if Chris would approve of their nicknames, so Kouta tried to keep it to himself*
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:28 pm
(( Yep! Thats his mom AND dad alright!!))
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 6:05 pm
::he nods a bit and gestures to the maid who had brought fresh tea and salad:: take Kouta to his room.... ::to Kouta:: we'll be having dinner at six thirty this evening. i'll send someone to show you the way to the dinning room. until then, rest
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 6:38 pm
::waves vaugly, occupied with her carrots in her salad::
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 3:51 pm
Meanwhile.. Torin wondered just how far Charlis house was from his because it seemed to be taking awhile to get there... his mom was going to be furious.
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 10:16 pm
Thank you. I'll be sure to be down in time. If Catherine comes home early, please let her know I'm here. *With that, Kouta smiled and followed the maid to his room where he would staying. A butler had already attended to his luggage and Kouta could only look around the room in awe. After the maid dismissed herself, Kouta fell limply back on the bed and closed his eyes. Some good rest was defintely going to feel good and, remembering Katty, he was going need all the strength he could muster*
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 6:31 am
::in the silence, she toys with her lotis bracelet::
::Joesph pulls up to Torin's house and stops then gets out to open the door for Torin and Charli::
thank you, Joe :;slipping out with Kotoba still in her arms:: i think Kotoba's right ::carrying on the conversation from much earlier:: i think you need her way more than i do... so she should definately stay with you... but from what you've told us about your parents, that doesn't seem very easy ::thoughtuflly then she blinks and smacks her forehead lightly with her free hand:: duh! geez, why didn't i think of it before! ::sighs;: i'm going to have to get Papa Chris to tell me all his stories again now that i know they're true.... Nyozeka could turn into things other than a rabbit and a bunny girl... like a purse or a plushie.... can you do the same thing, Kotoba? if you could then you'd be able to stay with him all the time and his parents wouldn't know any better! i mean, Alice carried a plushie Nyozeka around in her pocket most of the time....
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 9:49 am
Yeah, I can but its hard.... ::rubs one of her hair/spines a bit in memory of it:: So its eaiser if they can just say yes. Hedgehog is the easiest form....
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 12:26 pm
Torin sighs and thanks Joseph for the ride and turns toward his house only half-listening to the others... his mother is standing at the door... tapping her foot, arms crossed and lips pursed in a thin line.. yep she wasn't happy!
"Well... finally decided to show up? Hurry and get in the house and start getting ready our guests will be here soon. *looks at Charli disaprovingly* Who's this? This is who your wasting your time on? Torin I've told you time and time again.... not to waste your talents (the few you have) on worthless people!" She doesn't seem to notice Joseph or Kotaba.
His cheeks redden though its unclear whether its from anger or embaressment "Mom... this is Charli. Shes a friend. I'm not wasting my time.... "
"I don't have time to argue with you Torin.. get in the house NOW before I have to get your father. We're both very dissapointed that you weren't home in time... how would it look if you weren't here to greet the guests!! They would think we raised you wrong! And that makes us look bad.. and you don't want to bring shame to our family right?"
He looks ashamedly at the ground and whispers "No mother... that wasn't my intention. BUT I didn't KNOW we were having company!! I hurried home as soon as I could... Charli even gave me a ride!!"
"Humph... excuses are for the weak. Don't be weak Torin.. as my son you have to be better than that! Now thank your friend for the ride (its only polite) and start your duties inside. I have to finish getting ready!" She walks inside leaving the door open for Torin to follow
He just sighs and looks at Charli "Sorry about that... take Kotaba back with you... I can't afford to get in any more trouble. Thanks for the ride... see you at school" He starts for the door nervously twisting the bracelet... his mom was angry but his father was probably waiting to give him a lecture as well.... and he was NOT looking foward to that!
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 6:00 pm
::she watches him go horrified then sets Kotoba on the ground and whispers to her:: stay with him... please... he REALLY needs a friend more than i do... try not to get caught though
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:11 pm
::kotoba muttered to charli::you sure that isn't Mayura's kid? ::she nods and turns into a small poofy think like a key chain and darts through the iar and lands in his pocket::
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 6:15 am
::with a small sigh, she slips into the car with Joesph, this time sitting in the frontseat with him. they're halfway home when she finally speaks:: Joe? what do you think about all of this?
all of what, young miss? ::politely, keeping his face straight as always and eyes on the road::
it's just you and me, Joe. you can be informal now... what do you think about Torin and Kotoba and Papa's stories all being true. you heard them just as much as i did... Papa even said that your great-great-greatgrandfather was his butler at the time...
::doesn't reply for a long moment then:: you stopped believing, Cathrine. i never did... that makes it easier for me to believe what's happening... ::glances at her with a rare smile:: you'll be fine...
oh, i know ::grins at him, showing far more confidence than she felt:: it's Torin i'm worried about... can you imgaine growing up with such a horrid mother? ::sighs heavily:: so much work to be done...
go slow, Cathrine... not everyone is as used to you as i am
oh, i know ::the conversation may have continued but they arrived home about then. after Joesph allowed her out at the front and went to park the car, she went inside and found Chris and Nyozeka right where she left them, chatting about old times. smiling politely at Nyozeka, she waits until Chris acknowleges her before saying:: Kotoba is staying with Torin. i'm going to go practice a bit before dinner
before you do, Kitten, there's someone who wanted to speak with you ::calmly sipping his tea::
::tilts her head a bit:: oh?
mm, he's in the guest room down the hall from yours
the one that you had the maids set up?
yes, he'll be staying with us for awhile.
well.... do i know him? :;suspciously::
one could say so... you do remember your cousin do you know? Kou....
::without waiting for an answer, she's out of the room and racing up the stairs::
ta ::finishes dryly::
::forgetting all the gymnastic and ballet lessons that Chris had sent her to to rid her of her childhood clumbsiness, she nearly trips five times getting up the stairs but doesn't slow a bit as she races to Kouta's door, opens it and..... trips to land sprawled just inside the door:: oooowww.... ::groaning but picking herself up and:: Tata! ::glomping onto him::
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 2:36 pm
Huh? What time is i-!!!!! *Kouta was slammed back against the headboard of the bed as Katty seemingly tackled him and embraced him in a kamikaze death grip* K-Katt-!!! I...I can't b-breath!!!! gonk *Kouta fought for air as he began to feel his vision go bleak and the blood rush into his head*
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 2:40 pm
oh... sorry ::shifts her hold from around his neck to around his chest, still hugging him tightly though not sofficatingly so:: what are you doing here?! you've changed! :;actually seems a bit startled at this as she pulls back a bit to get a good look at him:: you grew up! when did that happen? what are you doing here?! i missed you! how have you been? ::all in one breath, giving him another hug at the end::
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