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 Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 10:44 pm
A look of more specific concern flashed over Baran's face, disappearing slowly as he realized that she was all right, if maybe a little bruised. "I'm glad it's nothing more," he said with a brief smile, stroking a few stray strands from her face before he caught himself and withdrew his hand with an embarrassed laugh.
"Hey, you're probably busy and I need to get back to my training, but do you want to do something tomorrow? I've got some free time in the afternoon and, well, I'd love to spend it with you."
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 11:18 pm
A smile crossed her face as his hand moved her hair. It made her feel good...And he didn't think she was being strange...It was a relief of astronomical proportions. "Sure,"she said happily, with a nod. Celia still held the timid aura about her, but at least she was speaking up a bit. Frankly, the Knight was just happy he wasn't asking questions. There was a moment of silence when she realized he thought she was standing there in nothing but a towel...
"Um...Ma...maybe I should um...Get dressed..."She said, with a slight tone of embarrassment in her voice. Celia blushed a bit, secretly hoping she was going to be able to get out of the soaking wet outfit soon.
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 11:28 pm
"Oh!" Baran jerked back as if given an electrical shock, immediately turning away and staring at the ceiling, blushing furiously. "Yeah, uh, that might be good, um... I can... I have to go, anyway, actually..." He kicked himself mentally although he was not sure if that was because of how he was stumbling over his words or because of how he had forgotten about Celia's unclothed state.
Stupid, stupid, stupid...
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 11:38 pm
"See you later, then..."She said, trying not to giggle. It was really very cute how he was acting...He was trying so hard to make sure she was alright, and that she was most comfortable. She liked that. The Knight waited until he was in the hall, and closed the door behind him, letting the towel drop to the floor to clean up the puddle that had formed where she was standing.
'Celia, what just happened? I know you were leaving things out,'said the little dragon, eying her a bit suspiciously. He helped her move the towel to clean up the water, not denying that he was surprised to find her not only wearing shoes, but fully clothed save for her undershirt.
"It's nothing, really...I just didn't want him to worry...You either, understand? Now lets forget it..."she replied, picking up the towel once they were done and heading back to the bathroom. Really, she just wanted to sit in the tub a while longer. She placed the cloth on a towel rack, and looked at the water...It was boiling slightly. A quick sigh escaped her...No wonder she was still dizzy.
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Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 1:24 pm
Nadil She didn't seem to notice the light touch as she looked around a bit, almost as if she was lost. "Strange... I could have sworn I was at my parents' mansion..." Her voice seemed almost half-awake, as though she'd just or recently awoken from a dream.
If she had grown up in her parents' care, would she have been more mature now instead? Or was this just how she was? Young, perhaps too young?, at heart. "No, Micoi. You're in Draqueen, at the Dragon Palace." Jett reiterated firmly, hoping that would help wake her out of her dreamy state. "You've been here for several months now."
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Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 1:32 pm
"Of course," she saidm turning to meet his eyes. "I know that." Did she? "Their mansion here." Apperantly she was that awake at least. "They were nobility from Dusis that moved to Arinas to avoid the fighting... but," she titlet her head and lowered her gaze, thinking, "I guess they thought they were going back one day... seeing how they left a mansion here." So she was of Dusian blood after all and would have been born here... A Dusian consort for a Dusian ruler. The tradition hadn't been broken, or, at least not on purpose.
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 8:57 pm
Humming a little to herself as she balanced her large basket full of clean sheets on her hip, Ana knocked on Celia's door. The sound was not tentative; she had been in far too good a mood lately to be as shy as normal, but she still was not about to just walk in unannounced.
"Hello! It's me, Ana," she called, testing the doorknob and finding it unlocked. "Celia?" Ana asked, a little uncertainly as she opened it a crack and peeked inside. If the knight was busy, then she could just do her work quickly and leave without bothering her. But... she could not help but hope that the other girl was in. It had been a long time since she had had a friend like Celia.
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:09 pm
From the direction that the trail of water Celia had dripped onto the floor came the Knight's slightly surprised voice; She hadn't realized that she had allowed the door to remain unlocked behind her. "Oh...uh...I'm...I'm in here,"she called, really a little without thinking. She had just started to clean up the water on the floor of the bathroom, after almost slipping again. It was fantastic...Now even her balance was off.
Though she couldn't help but notice she had a lot of company today...It didn't even seem like it had been that long since Baran left...Another glance to the tub reveled that the water was still boiling slightly...She let out a little sigh, not wanting to try and pull the drain until it cooled off a little.
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:17 pm
"I was hoping you would be in," Ana said as she stripped Celia's bed, putting the old linen on the floor while she began to make it up once more with the fresh. "I haven't seen you around lately and I missed you." She was still a little too giddy to be as reserved as normal and she kept talking even though Celia had not responded yet. "How have you been? Read any interesting books lately?"
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:28 pm
"I've just been a little...Distracted,"she said quietly, to Ana's first comment, though she knew for sure that the maid hadn't heard it...Though that was hardly unusual for her. She poked her head out of the bathroom for a minute, to just sort of look and see what Ana was doing, but not particularly minding one way or another. That was when she spotted the trail of water.
Not wanting to worry another person in th castle, she grabbed a hand towel and glanced down at Kahaku. He was her Duel dragon, and now he was going to be a mop. She tossed the towel onto the floor, and watched the little dragon (if a little reluctantly) scooch it out onto the floor to soak up the wet trail.
"Um...No, I haven't been reading so much lately...Just...erm..."She tried to think of what she had been doing. Frankly, she really didn't know all that well...A lot of sleeping, that much she was certain of...and sulking...which now seemed a little pathetic...if slightly merited...and...Well, a lot of nothing. That was the best ending she could come up with, "...Just...hanging around..."
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 9:53 pm
"Spending time with Baran?" Ana giggled, starting to finally come down from her cloud as she tucked the sheets in around the mattress. "I wanted to ask you how that's going. You guys still doing okay?"
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 10:06 pm
Celia could feel herself blushing. Well she hadn't expected THAT question per say..."We're doing pretty well...He was actually...Actually here just a little while ago,"She replied, knowing her face was becoming even redder as she spoke the words. The knight wasn't entirely sure whether that were true or not, but...Well, if today was any indication, they were doing well, weren't they?
"And...How about you? Are you and Liozu doing well?"she asked, with a little bit of a smile on her face. She knew the Maid would be doing well...From what it sounded, they were quite the pair...And frankly, Celia was happy to have her mind off of the random blank spot in her memory.
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 11:27 pm
"I watched him spar today," Ana said, feeling warmth fill her body at the thought. "He's very... graceful."
Graceful? That was not the word she had wanted to say. Strong, maybe. Or quick. But then again, graceful did describe it better than either of those. He reminded her of a cat: supple, smooth, toying with his prey... Ana should have wondered if he was just toying with her as well, and she knew it. Knew it. But she did not wonder that and she smiled, turning around to look at Celia as they continued their conversation.
"I would like to watch him again. Oh," she noticed the duel dragon cleaning up the spilled water. "Let me get that." Stepping around the basket and the used sheets, Ana took the towel from Kahaku, kneeling on the floor to finish the task.
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:56 pm
"Er..."Celia was actually a little surprised that Ana had noticed the dragon among the stacks of books; He was certainly shorter than they were. She hadn't meant to have the maid do so much cleaning for her again, especially so soon, but she wasn't entirely in a position to say no...As for the trail of water, the knight had hoped it would go entirely unseen. However, since it hadn't, she sort of decided to cover.
"So...Will...You be meeting up with him later?"It wasn't just that she was covering, but honestly she was interested. It was nice to hear about Ana's happiness. After all, the other dragon was her friend, and that was what friends did. She couldn't help but wonder how she'd managed to keep missing Ana so much over the last few weeks...Though, she realized she'd been missing just about everyone the last few weeks.
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:17 pm
"Yes," Ana smiled softly as she finished mopping up the water, standing again to resume her original task. "I'm looking forward to it. I like being with him..." her voice trailed off as she loaded the sheets into her basket, leaving it on the ground as she started talking again. She did not need to get on with her other work quite yet and it was nice to finally see Celia again. "He said he had a present for me."
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