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 Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:35 pm
Alyosha looked at Sy, the boy, Sy, the boy.
Blink.
He shook his head, tuning out for a moment. He looked at Sy who had rapidly returned to health it seemed. Her look, as she stared at her shredded shirt, was one he had come to recognise in the last few days. He didn't want a slap, or another comment about him being a pervert coming in his direction. He shrugged off his loose purple shirt and tossed it gently to her as he hobbled to his feet.
Over his pale body he had only a mesh shirt and very noticeably solid dry skin. He wobbled a few steps, shaking his head, and muttered under his breath: "I need a bath. And some vodka. Lots of vodka."
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:41 pm
"Alcohol will only make you more dehydrated." The boy looked at Sy and smiled. "We'll talk more later when you're ready. I'll report back to Meifu and I'll find you... just try to stay in this area, ne? It's hard to find you." He winked at her and before she could protest he was gone.
She sat there quietly for a moment and then slowly rose, putting on Alyosha's shirt. It was much too large for her and was better suited for a nightshirt than something to wear during the day. He was being... kind...
She jumped up and slipped her head and shoulders under his arm so as to help him walk. After all, despite herself she owed him. Despite being such a blatant a*****e, he was starting to grow on her. "Don't you try to be proud and protest. I'm going to help you draw that bath before you hurt yourself."
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:49 pm
"Dehydration isn't usually a problem for me," he muttered, almost glad when he finally disappeared. He blinked, surprised, when Sy lent him her shoulder. Honestly, it wasn't much of a help with her being so much smaller but still, it was something and he was glad she was being calm and not raging.
She seemed changed a little.. a different person. It was as if a weight had been lifted from her and she no longer had the slightly haunted look he had come to expect in her eyes.
Indeed, her presence was a little more bearable. The past few weeks had been a whirlwind of events caused by this strange little koneko. He smiled a little as he spoke. "The room with the bath is in the guest quarters." More quietly he added, "...and thank you"
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:55 pm
She let him lead the way, just making sure to stay beside him and trying to make sure he doesn't fall over... besides, in her human form, that's all she could really be expected to do. She wasn't like some hanyou and youkai who got strength in their forms. ;_; What a cruel, cruel life it was.
"Usually I don't help people who've tried to kill me twice, you know, but now that I can't really die, I suppose you're safe." o_- "Just don't be trying to strangle or drown me again. I'll have you know it's very disturbing to die and I might be traumatized." She nodded to herself for emphasis. Something made her feel the need to fill the air with talk and proud words to keep her defenses up around these people.
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:02 pm
Alyosha listened to her, knowing well that what he had done, although with good intent, was not exactly the best way to make one inspire friendship. He nodded silently as they spoke and reached the bathroom. He pushed open the door into the large, tiled room, the only one of its kind on the island, in the middle of which was a large japanese style hot spring bath, with enough room for several people. It was linked to the hot water bubbling up from below the volcanic atoll on which the islands sat.
"You don't really need to draw it, as such," he pointed out. "I should be fine.. As soon as i'm in the water.. well, let's say it helps." He grinned a little, eager to feel the warm liquid embrace of the pool. But first..
He turned, his arms still over her shoulder and this time drew her into a proper embrace. "I'm sorry, Sy. I know you can't understand me and I you but.. I enjoy having you around... and... " he trailed off, as usual not really knowing what he meant to say. After a moment he let go.
"Ahh well, if you want to protect your modesty you'd best go," he grinned, pulling off his mesh shirt and tossing it to one side as he slid to the floor, near to the edge of the water.
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:05 pm
scream "You're awful, you know that?! Saying such nice things to a girl and then suddenly pushing her away! Hmph!" She started to walk away, acting like she was truly upset with him, but then paused only a few feet away. "Since you're using the bath, I'll help myself to your shower. No sense in me returning home if Tryon's coming back here, ne?"
And of course, before he can respond, she has dashed out of the bathroom half-cackling to herself. She hasn't had a shower in a few days and despite the wings being gone as well as her wounds, she still had dried blood on her. ;_; At this rate, she'd actually have to buy a whole new set of clothes....
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:38 pm
Once Sy had left Alyosha snuck across the floor to one of the cupboards which lined one side of the room. He opened one of the locker-like doors and put his clothes into it, withdrawing from it a bottle of Vodka he had left from the last time he had been there.
The steamy room soothed his muscles and the first shot of Vodka relaxed his mind as he slid, chin deep, into the water. His apartments could wait a while.
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 8:47 pm
Syrenrei took a quick shower before she slipped into her underwear and his shirt, kicking her boots, socks, tattered shirt, and skirt to a corner of the living room. She really didn't need them for a while. While he was out she would make sure he had proper eating. Pattering to the refridgerater she peered around.
stressed What was this, he hadn't even touched the bento?! The nerve of some men!! Oh... wait... he had carried in groceries when he came in... :O!!! She ran out to the centre, grabbed his bags, and ran back into the apartment, quickly putting away the perishables.
Hmm... he sure had a lot of supplies.... and she needed to get out some more energy before bed... so...
One hour later a three-layer white cake with made-from-scratch vanilla frosting and a dashing of almonds was cooling on the counter. A half-finished glass of wine was next to the cake, as well as a few smudges from cleaning up flour that she had missed.
Of course Sy was paseed out, curled up on a beanbag and looking very much like a little cat, despite the fact she was totally human yet. Her hair was tangled but mostly dry and obscured half of her face. There was a note taped to the fridge that said "Eat the bento or DIE! scream . Oh, and I made cake heart ." It was as close to a thank-you he'd probably ever get.
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 12:38 am
Alyosha walked back from the bath room, a large towel wrapped around his waist, enjoying the balmy heat of the Island which had already seeped through into the centre. He couldn't believe he had fallen asleep in the bath room, curled up on a large pile of towels; more than a little tipsy from the vodka he had consumed.
He walked into his rooms, pushing the light door open. Walking through he could see Sy sprawled out on one of the beanbags, sleeping. Her mouth was wide open as she snored lightly. He snickered a little, walking through to the kitchen to find something to eat.
Amused a little by the note she had written, he looked around for said bento. Finding it in the fridge, he too it out, placed it on the counter and sniffed at it. It *smelled* fresh.. Mmm. He was starving, having not eaten since he had left the mainland. Picking up an onigiri he stuffed it into his mouth. He didn't often eat Japanese food and didn't have any chopsticks to hand. Oh well. Within ten minutes the bento box was finished and he quickly moved onto the cake, cutting a huge slice and munching it down. All of this was quickly followed by half a carton of apple juice from the fridge. Someone, Sy he assumed, must have put away the foods he had bought. He wondered where the rest of the small things he had gotten were...
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 1:33 pm
As she woke she stretched like a lazy cat, just realizing that the sun was out. Yawning she sat up, scatching her mess of entangled black hair. She had forgotten to comb it the night before and so with all her tossing and turning it had become a veritable knot of ebony. Eyeing Alyosha with the one eye she had open she decided perhaps it would be best to get up.
Poof! Tryon was next to her and then...
Poof! She was gone with him. From what Alyosha knew about Sy, she'd probably raise hell with the lad, dead or no, for not just snatching her, but snatching her right after she had woken up from a deep slumber.
Perhaps Tryon had unwittingly done Alyosha a favor.
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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 4:38 pm
Alyosha woke to the evening sun breaking through the windows. He had fallen asleep at around 4am and only now woke, feeling quite groggy. Having been up drinking the day previous, he had been up all day and night trying to patch up the new room, getting Acia (who had been hidden in her room) to help him. He now had an extension to his house but it was a bare structure with nothing in it.
Head clearing he felt like finally getting that walk he had promised himself several days ago. The beach sounded like a good idea.
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:13 pm
Nyxa swooped into the Centre, still feeling more than slightly embarassed about the occurances that took place nights previous. Luckily she seemed to have slipped within the Centre unnoticed, Luc following along behind her, moving her along with small nips to her heels. "Dammit, Luc, you're getting a little too sassy lately."
Luc merely squawk-snorted and continued with his sassy snaps to her heels and pants. Once they were inside the centre, Luc hopped onto one of the couches and curled up, promptly grooming himself. Such a dirty boy, that one.
Nyxa rubbed her temples and curled up on the couch next to Lucius.
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:17 pm
Sy walked in, although it looked more like a pile of cake boxes with legs underneath it. Four brand new cake boxes that were white with silver stripes down the sides were about six inches tall each, and with the way she carried them above her waist, they easily obstructed any ready view of her visage as they swayed with each step.
Mmmm... whatever was in there smelled strongly of lots and lots of chocolate.
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:25 pm
Nyxa peered at the walking cake boxes, hoping against hope that it wasn't someone from the party at 'Yasu's. She remained silent so as not to startle whoever carried the boxes that held such divine smelling confections.
Luc obviously had no such inhibitions, instead hopping from the couch and instantly moving to the newcomer. His tail swished along behind him, neckfeathers ruffled the slightest. He screeched loudly, head tilted so he could glare up at the newcomer with beady black eyes.
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Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:32 pm
At the screech she jumped, startled, and nearly dropped her almost-toppling tower of boxes but by a startling amount of coordination and concentration with her telekenesis, they stayed in her arms... however, she had no idea what deadly creature was at her feet so she did the only thing someone unable to physically move to assault a beast at their feet would do...
She "accidentally" stepped on him as she moved forward, determined not to be scared by such a small, but obviously vicious, creature.
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