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 Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 7:46 pm
[[ lol! @_@ ]]
"It'll suck for you two!" He called after them with a hardened frown, then looked at the boy as he pulled away. He had almost forgotten he had been holding him. He watched the boy walk away, a slightly puzzled expression on his face, then waved at him out of an automatic guesture to get one's attention.
"Hey hey hey. . . Come back a sec. Here" - Reiya dug into his pocket, searching for the few coin he always kept with him. It was his savings, but he never used them and didn't really need them - "go buy something. Stealing's not gonna get you anywhere. Especially in a time like this. War and all. . . Plebians wanna be over with this town."
He held out the gold and bronzed coins, his other hand on his hip, and looked to the side as he waited for Cepherus to take them. Reiya wasn't all bad. He just had an odd streak in him, causing a fight here and there, or a sly theft. He had managed to pull one off once, just to see if there was much satisfaction in it; the boy had been rather pleased with his stealth skills until his mother asked him where he had gotten the yoyo from.
"You gonna take it or not?" He demanded, pushing his long hair out of his face.
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:42 pm
Cepheus blinked for a moment before smiling and gently taking the coins and stuffing them in his pocket. "Thank you. But are you sure you don't need this money?" Cepheus asked, "You don't have to give it to me."
Cepheus didn't want to take money that was possibly all Reiya had. He looked at the teen for a few seconds before saying, "And, by the way, my name is Cepheus."
((happy bday to me!!!!!!!! XD at 5pm tonight i'l be 14 razz ))
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 1:36 pm
[[ congrads! Happy Birthday! ^-^ ]]
"Pretty sure. Mother buys the things. I just happen to have that. . . " He made a funny gesture with his head to the now hidden coins. He jerkily folded his arms across his chest then turned away, facing the stalls again. He didn't know why, but now he couldn't meet the boy's eyes. Cepheus. An unsual name, but it seemed to summarize the bo quite well.
"Reiya," He disclosed, then started off in slow stride back to the stalls. "Ask around if you want to find me. People know things. . . "
He stopped, a few feet off, then looked at the ground.
"Who knows. I might want to find you. . ."
Now that's stalker-ish! A smile crept onto the older teen's lips and he shook his head once before moving on. Back to the stalls to peer at the queer jewelery and household trinkets in curious distaste. There was a darkness to his expression that made it seem as if he rarely had a conversation with people other than his direct family. No friends or teachers either, or if any at all, the conversations were about politics and war.
But Reiya glanced shyly over hsi shoulder at Cepheus before shaking hsi head and turning back to head over to the stalls.
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 5:47 pm
Reiya. A nice name, and made Cepheus emanate a sense of respect towards Reiya. Cepheus nodded, though he didn't know who exactly to ask. He crossed his arms at the next comment, a bit confused as to why Reiya would want to find a street rat like him. A part of him would prefer that Reiya stayed away because he might find out about Cepheus' deserted home. Then another part of him felt it was safe, though the feeling was still undeveloped.
Cepheus kept his eyes on Reiya untill he noticed Reiya start to walk away. He let his arms drop and turned to walk away, heading to one store and purchasing an apple before walking away with it in his hands, biting into it every now and then. He got to his house and looked around him cautiously before entering the house with his apple dripping juice down Cepheus' clenched hand.
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 8:24 am
Reiya reached the stalls, picked up a scroll and examined it then looked over his shoulder at the retreating boy. He smiled slightly as he stared after Cepheus, then caught himself in the act with a puzzled blink of his russet eyes. He back to the stall, setting the scroll down and suddenly thrown out of the mood to look at teh strange artifacts people called beautiful art. Personally, Reiya did not have much fascination with that kind of art, no, another one. The one that had just walked off, unfortunately. The teen looked back, his thoughts strangling him until he huffed in frustration and took off to the square. There was a fountain there, and children would play hoop-ball, catch and other crazy games there.
No one ever think that Reiya was there. Usually when he went there, those at home would be franticly searching for him at dusk, and when he went home he would do so without a sound. Because it hurt to go home, literally.
He sat on the steps leading up to a side of the foutain, hiding from the sun in it's shadow and watching the ball jump from one foot to a hand, to a hip back to a foot. A children screamed wih laughter and another pointed and giggled, but Reiya foudn no place for himself in this.
Where did that bo go to? He did not know, and it bothered him from some reason. He sighed.
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Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 9:36 am
Cepheus closed his door shut so no one would get the idea of entering the house. He walked over to a window and looked out at the area that he came from, taking another bite out of his apple. He enjoyed looking out at the village while feeling hidden from eyesight himself. He actually was within eyesight though, but even if people saw him, he didn't think they would care. He sat by the window but looked away from it, scanning over his house and taking a few more bites from his apple.
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Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 6:30 am
Reiya pushed himself back out of the path of the flying ball. It had been kicked unevenly to begin with, then had rebounded off the wall and towards the teen. He didn't make much of a sound than a gasp, and his hand lost the surface of the edge around the fountain. He collapsed backwards into it, then came up spluttering with a shocked expression that told everyone he was not in the mood for an apology, or sympathy at that. He looked around at the quiet children then raised a dripping hand, waved to them and dropped it back into the water. They continued playing hesitantly, but quickly forgot about the boy.
Reiya heaved himself out of hte fountain, looking hurriedly for the guards before squelching his way to a lone patch of sun so that he would dry off. His long light brown hair was plastered to his shoulders, face and back, and he looked strangely like a monster from the sea. Only without the seaweed. He sunk down under a high window, leaning against the wall as he endeavoured to squeeze water out of the long robe like sleeves and hem of his shirt.
"Bugger. . ."
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Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 8:40 am
((u know, in all my idiotic knowledge, i only recently figured out that Cepheus is the name of a constellation))
Cepheus finished the apple and tossed it in a nearbye garbage. He looked back out the window for a few seconds before standing and walking away from it. He felt bored, and knew there was nothing to do in the dark, empty house he lived in. He sighed and went to the door, opening it and stepping outside, being sure to close the door behind him.
He walked across the road he had come from, wanting to find a nice, secluded place to hang out. He then steered off the road, passing around the fountain and heading to an alley way far off from there. The sun felt nice on his skin, and gave him a warm, calm feeling.
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 6:15 am
[[ that's cool! I didn't know that either. lol ]]
Reiya shifted uncomfortably, the warm dry wall and ground and his wet clothes making him feel as if he were until an iron, being flatened. He closed his eyes for a few seconds then drew his legs towards his chest and propped his arms up on them. Suddenly, a taller kid among the littluns drew his attention and he stared passed the fountain at the boy walking past.
It was that same boy he had seen earlier.
"Cehpheus," He muttered to himself, making sure he remembered the name. "Hm." Wonder what he's up to. . .
Probably nothing, but his suspicions and lonesomeness got the better of him and he gazed off to where the boy had disappeared, until a minute later when he found he could no longer sit still. He stood and ran his fingers through his hair, drawing the still soaked strands away from his face. At least he was not squelching any more, but he was still wet and slightly uncomfortable. Though in the warmth it seemed tolerable. The shade on the other hand, was the problem.
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Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 12:05 pm
Cepheus came to a moderately big area inbetween buildings that was deserted for the most part. He came to a small little fort-like structure and moved the cloth shades out of his way, entering a more narrow alleyway. The alleyway contained an assortment of boxes that leaned against a wall. He went over to a box and sat down on it, looking up at the sky with a smile while leaning back. He closed his eyes.
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 3:06 pm
Reiya was sure had had followed the right person, and that he had taken the way way as well. Geesh, stalking was hard. Especially when you had to walk down creepy alleyways that seemed a whole lot colder when you were damp. The hazel haired boy peeled his hair over his shoulder, threw it into a sloppy braid then stepped out of the sun.
It became cold immediately and Reiya shuddered out of reflex. He looked down the street then frowned slightly and continued to the cloth that hung in the middle of the alley as if to prevent others from being there. He noticed that it looked like a hideaway for a club or a group to gather in, and it had been used as well. There was no dust to say otherwise.
"Hm."
The teen walked in slowly, looking around. Was this where Cepheus hung out in his spare time? Weird?
[[ Sorry I posted late. . . It was a hectic week, plus I was more or less banned from the computer ]]
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Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 8:08 pm
((sorry wont remove the pain that was boredom!!!! gonk lol jk its cool mrgreen ))
Cepheus sat up in alarm when he heard the other. He looked at the other and stood up, "Reiya...what are you doing here?" Cepheus stared at him, shocked but more curious as to why he was there. More importantly, how he got there. Cepheus alwasy thought no one ever came to the hideout, he thought it was always deserted. "Do you hang out here too?"
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:13 pm
[[ . . . neutral oh well, i agree. Boredom sucks. But sometimes it's better than homework ]]
Reiya didn't jump but he spun around, his eyes huge and his muscle tensed. But when he saw that it was only Cepheus he relaxed and looked around again.
"Um, following you? Thought I might do something before I went home. They'll be looking for anyhow. Snuck out."
That didn't seem like a very sophisicated reply, but it was only thing that came to his head. He wasn't one for fast made up excuses.
"No, I don't come here. First time being down this alley actually," He drawled, then looked back at the boy as he wrapped hsi arms around himself. Being damp in cold paces made you extra cold! "What're you doing here? Hang out here often?"
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 5:44 pm
Cepheus blinked at Reiya. "You're... following me?" Cepheus looked at the other for a few moments. "I hang out here every now and then...but..." He paused. "Why were you following me?" Cepheus felt a bit weird. Why would anyone have a need to follow him? What was so special about him? Cepheus didn't move from where he was standing.
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Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 12:59 am
Reiya stood there. Now that was a good question! Why was he following him? There was no objective for his case, nor a reason.
"You were more interesting than a ball being kicked by kids."
The older teen moved over to Cepheus, looking at a cloth pinned to the wall right beside him. The symbols were unfamiliar and probably written long ago by a priest. Reiya did not try deciphering them but scratched hsi head in a deliberate but slow manner. The silence that cut in after he spoke was too thick but he did not know what to say, so the silence progressed. He momentarily threw himself down to sit on a crate then a cloud of dust, silvery blue in the shadows, popped up, making him sneeze.
"Pretty dusty round here. . . "
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