Welcome to Gaia! ::

Apollo: *Wiggles*

Marshall: *raises an eyebrow at the new arrival* Don't get to excited being here means your a stray.

Roxy:-Scratches Marshall just to make him puff up- Hey new kid -Smiles and winks at Apollo-

Marshall: *puffs up at the touches from Roxy and begins cleaning himself after muttering about how she was a b***h*

Apollo: *Wiggles away from the human before looking over toward the pair with half closed eyes.* So? Isn't that all the fun? *Gives a small grin.*

Marshall: Yeah! It means you have to find food!

Roxy: Oh shut it Marshie Its not that friggen bad! I'm Roxy and that Freak over in the corner cleaning himself because something touched him Is marshall, But he's a gay boy so call him Marshie............ Its gayer than Marshall

Marshall: I'm not just gay you whore! I'm Bi theres a difference! I like women toooo! -whines-

Apollo: *Eyes them both before pulling his eyes tightly closed and sitting up on his haunches* My name's Apollo. *Cracks open an eye and looks over toward Marshall.* If all others act like him... This will get interesting...

Roxy: Nope other cats around here are pretty normal, Marshie's the only freak

Marshall: I'm not a freak whore!

Roxy: I'm not a whore you freak! Shut up before I shove my foot in your a** -glares at Marshall and smiled at Apollo- What beings you here?


Apollo: Oh don't really know. Out getting some air I suppose? *Corny grin,* Eh, needed something more then a house cat life. What about you? It seems that you two have been out here longer then I have.

Marshall: I've been here longer than the b***h, and I got kicked out by my person's boyfriend or what ever when my human got sick, he hated me

Roxy: mmmmmm Yeah he has, but I'm out here cuz I hated being stuck inside

Apollo: *Tilts his head to the side watching one then the other with a single eye. Mean humans? He wouldn't have thought that, though the being stuck inside he could understand.* humans can be tedious things at times. Mine was a caring one, but I think she had too much on her 'plate' as it were. *Shivers lightly.*

Genki: o wo?

Marshall: -rolls eyes- Humans irratate the crap out of me always whining about how your a pretty kitty and touching you its kinda humiliating.

Roxy: My human never really paid attention to me, but I did get to go in his car all the time.

Apollo: *Looks from Roxy to Marshall.* Mine was caring enough, but things started piling up. So I thought I should just strike out on my own. *nods softly* At least now she can focus on her own family now and not have to worry about me.

Marshall: Mine was amazing I wish I never had to leave, she was the only one who could touch me -looks around- Everyone else is dirty

Roxy: Mine was a younger guy and his friends didn't like cats, he used to think i was awesome til he got all these tough friends that hated cats. -shrugs- He left the window down one day and I took off. The only thing I got that he gave me is this -Holds out wrist with a small silver heart charm tied around it with blue strings to hold it on tightly –

Apollo: *Merely blinks at Marshall before looking back at Roxy. His silver eyes catching sight of the charm.* That's very pretty. *nods before looking back at Marshall.* Not all are dirty. Only a spoilt brat would think that way.

Roxy: -Moves over to Apollo- I really like you already -smirks and puts him on her lap stroking him-

Marshall:- o.0- Are you saying I'm spoiled? and that I'm a brat???-whines-

Apollo: *Gasped a little as he was picked up and placed in Roxy's lap. The petting brought a well contented purr to his throat. Though it softened a moment to let himself speak.* I called you nothing of the sort, but if you take it that way then maybe you are? *His head tilts to the side a little.*

Roxy: -smiles and scratches Apollo- Oh but you do Speak the truth Appy, he is friggen spoiled

Marshall: Shut up Roxy Just cuz I don't like getting germy dosen't mean I'm spoiled!

Apollo: *Purrs even louder, turning his head so that the scratching was under his chin for a moment then behind the hears.* An acquired taste then. But I would think living out here everyone would adapt as even just laying there on the ground 'germs' would be crawling all over you.

Roxy: -contenues to scratch-

Marshall: -0.0- There aren't germs here....... -looks around- Oh god! I'm covered in them!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apollo: *Laughs over the purring that makes him almost sound like a coughing truck that didn't want to start.* There are germs everywhere. There's no escaping them. The only way to do that is to live in a bio-bubble where everything is controlled, but I hear it's boring to live in a bubble. *Presses his head against Roxy's hand not really wanting her to stop.*

Marshall: -Whines- Oh god Now I can't breathe! Oh My God Their touching me -starts preening himself-

Roxy: -laughs lightly- I used to love that -scratches under Apollo's chin- I love the fact that you just told Marshie off -pats his head with her free hand-

Apollo: Only telling the truth. One can't really live in a world of lies. Now can they? *Gives an almost serious tone that melted away with all the petting and scratching. His tail twitching behind him from all the attention he was getting.*

Marshall: I liked my lies, not I'm always gunna be dirty and miserable -whines-

Roxy: I think I'm gunna steal you and take you back to my car with me

Apollo: *Momentarily ignores the whiner behind him as his eyes were closed and ears turned back listening to his own purring. Though an ear perks up about stealing something.* Your car? *Head tilts a little.* You have a car?


Roxy: Mmmmmhummmm, I sleep in the back seat and Marshall sleeping in the front seat, Its our little slice of heaven

Apollo: *Tilts his head to one side.* I don't have a little slice of heaven just yet. But I'm sure I can find something.

Roxy: Its sad, Everyone should have some place to call theirs, even if it is an old abandoned car with out a door -smiles-

Marshall: -paws collarless neck and sighs mornfully-

Apollo: I imagine I can find something out there to live in. Who knows, I might find a discarded limo. *Gives a cheezy grin.* Marshall there would have the closed off front to keep his germs to himself and the back would be open for anyone.


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Roxy was walking around she wanted some air, she was tired of the couch and the clearing and all thought she kept having about Apollo. She was depressed she missed him. She just wanted to see him, to hold him, and to run her fingers threw his puffy white coat. She missed every single thing about him and it was breaking her heart to be away from him. She know how or why but her feet had carried her to a place with some of the others. Around were Cats she'd never seen before. She kept her eyes on her feet as she slipped into the shadows as much as possible. Her eyes found Marshall and she smiled.

Marshall smiled at the first sight of Roxy, then his eyes wondered over to Apollo and Venus. He was praying that Roxy wouldn't notice them or that maybe Apollo and Venus would leave before anything happened. He wasn't to fond of many cats but he cared about Roxy, she was the first to really care for him here. He chewed on his lip, his tounge sliding over the ball in his mouth as he walked towards her.

amiliar sounds and a most familiar scent creapt into his nose, he knew that scent, Roxy. Stiffening a little he turned his face toward Venus before gently tring to get her to release him. He wasn't about to let Roxy see them hanging all over each other, not right now, not when he had to tell her that things weren't going to work out between them as lovers.

"Venus? Ah... Could you wait for me at your place? I need to talk to Roxy alone." He asked his head tilting a little, his long braid swinging to the side. "Don't worry, I'll be along when I'm sure things are alset here." Smiling he moved to step away from her and toward where he could smell Roxy's scent, he could also pick up Marshall's scent and another. Ignoring them, he would speak to Roxy, hoping everything wouldn't hurt as much as he knew it would be...

Venus did a small nod to Apollo. then turned and Slinked away. She was a little disapponted that Roxy had to ruin their reunion, but perhaps this would make the reunion even sweeter because the tie to Roxy would be broken. Slinked right passed Birman and the girls winking to Birman that everything was fine and then she was in the grass,'I hope her heart just bends doesn't break' All her movements were silent the grass didn't even stir when she entered it

Marshall glared hard at Apollo as he got closer, " 'cuse me" He muttered to Roxy before he slipped away. He didn't like Roxy much, be he couldn't see her as sad as he knew she was going to be in just a few seconds. He had to leave. He knelt down and told Izzy he was leaving nodding slightly at Venus, Schmee, and Birdman as he left. It was the polite thing to do.

Roxy frowned as Marshall left, she hadn't even got the time to greet him. Then her eyes found Apollo walking towards her, a Faint smile came a cross her lips as she let her eyes wonder over his new form, " Apollo, Its been a while" She said her smile growing as she spoke, " Way to long as far as I'm concerned, I missed you...... I miss you.... I really do" She said to him as she watched him. She wouldn't make the first move tom embarace him, That would make her seem needy. She didn't want to seem needy, She was desperate to see him but she didn't want to show him that.

Apollo's ears twitched forward as he edged closer to where Roxy was, he heard her voice as he sensed Marshall's scent and steps leaving the area. He knew well that Roxy would be hurting after all this and Apollo would always be regretting the action. But he was finding it hard to love two and also hurt them both at the same time. To his love came their pains and he hated it as much as he was hating himself. Stopping he extended his arms a bit, welcomingly.

"What? No hug?" he asked with a grin, dreading what was coming. "I've missed you too my friend. My travels had taken me farther then I had expected."

He would wait a couple moments before breaking the bad news to her. He wanted her to be happy that he had returned before wishing that he never did return. Ears fluttering back for a moment, shifting the long braid a bit before twisting back forwards, waiting to feel her embrace... If one was to come.

'This will sting, even me, but I have to do it.' he scolded himself mentally. 'If not then my life will be all a lie and I would only be hurting those I care for.'

Roxy leaned forward pulling Apollo into a huge hug. " Oh Appy" She muttered with a small sigh as she held him close to her, " I've missed you more than I could ever tell you." She smiled at him softly as she held him close to her. " Was your trip fun?" She asked still not breaking the hug. She'd missed him way to much to let go of him yet.

Wrapping his arms around Roxy as she embraced him, his ears flattened back hearing how much she missed him and her question of if his travels were fun. They were to a degree, but searching for ones self wasn't exactly something he had really counted on doing as of late. Tightening his grip on her a moment, he soon eased up and looked away from her, well turned his clothed face away at the very least.

:Searching for ones self could be fun, but only to a degree. Roxy..." He paused a moment again gripping her tightly. "There's something I need to talk to you about. Something that's going to hurt the both of us..." how could he say it, how could he say that he could only be friends with her? "I'm sorry how things have and will turn out, but...." He paused again, letting his arms fall to his sides, ears falling back. "I have found that though I am happy in the knowing that I am loved by not only one, but two lovely females. My heart just happens to be for one and it will hurt the other. What I'm trying to say is..." Oh boy, here it came. "I don't love you in the same manner as I do the other. Yes, I care about you, and consider you my closest and dearest friend. I can't live a lie anymore then we can live without companionship. I'm sorry Roxy, I truly am."

Face still turned away from her, he waited for her to shove him away, to curse spit and strike out at him in a fitful rage. He knew he deserved it, all of it, leading them and the like. Ears pressed firmly back, he would take the strikes, name calling and whatever else was to be thrown in his direction with pride.

"But know this Roxy, though my choice has hurt you, it will shatter what trust behad between us, but I am in no way abandoning you to the fray. So don't, please, don't think of harming yourself, in any way. even if I have to sit beside you day and night to make sure you eat, sleep and remain unharmed I will. You are and always will be my friend, my closest, cherished friend..." Yes, he had resorted to rambling now, falling silent once more, his arms still slack at his sides. He waited, in silent guilt, he waited...

Roxy listened her heart breaking at his words, she pushed him away from her and took many steps back from him, " NO." She said to him firmly, " If this is how things are going to go, I can't have you around me all the time. I love you Apollo. I can't have you near me If i know you don't love me too." She cleared her throat as tears started catching in it. She shook her head. " I can't believe this" She muttered wiping her eyes.

" I want to be friends Apollo, but how do you tell your heart to stop caring for someone as i do for you?" Her voice was starting to show the face that there were tears falling down her face rapidly no matter how hard she tried she couldn't stop herself from crying her heart was breaking more and more each second. " I just......." She shook her head wiping the tears from her cheeks once again, " What did I do Wrong? She asked still shaking her head, " whats Wrong with me?" She asked she wanted to if it was her that was ******** up.

He stumbled backwards as Roxy shoved him away, nearly losing his footing, he managed to keep his balance as she spoke to him. He did love her, more then anything, but he loved someone else more. Sighing, his head hanging come. This was what he got for loving someone else without knowing that someone already loved him... Silently. Shaking his head, braid swishing at his back, bandaged hands folding into his long sleeves. How could he explain it better? He had to do something before things grew worse, too late, they already had.

"I still love you Roxy, there's no one who can replace you. It's just that I didn't know you loved me for more then just a friend. If I had known, then the other wouldn't have meant so much. But I found myself between a rock and a hard spot choosing between two I loved dearly. You told me yourself I should think it over before choosing, I had, and I found that the pull to the other was stronger by just a little. That doesn't make you less special to me. You, yes you, were the first to accept me in this large world beyond an owner's walls. You have your own place that can never be filled. I'm still your friend Roxy, no matter whom I'm romantically in love with. In this world, I have found great hardships alone, I feel that with two friends at the very least I can endure them less painfully." He paused, to catch his breath, even his own voice was cracking, it was also hurting him as much as it was her. More then once had he not thought of turning and just leaving, but he found that to be a cowards way out, he wanted to comfort Roxy, not push her away.

Reaching into one of his sleeves he pulled out a cloth square and held it out to her to dry her eyes and blow her nose with. Though it was a simple cloth, the action might have spoken louder then any words that could have been said. "I'm not in any way pushing you out of my life Roxy, I want you to be in my life, you have always been a big part of my life. But there's no words that can be said to change what's happened now. But please, don't think of me as some mutts child, you know me better then that, we both hurt as it is, our wounds don't need to be opened further."

Roxy took the small cloth her fingers wrapping around it tightly, " I'm not trying to push you away either Apollo, But I can't have you around while I'm trying not to love you like I do. I'm too in love with you right now to have you around me all the time. To even look at you right now Apollo with out my heart breaking more." She let out a small chuckle as she turned her back to him, " Maybe one day Apollo I can look at you again with out my heart shattering but right now........ I just can't" She sighed feeling like a real b***h as she let her fingers slide over the cloth he'd given her.

" I hope you don't hate me for this decision Apollo, But I can't be around you anymore...... I'm going to go find a territory away from you where I won't run into you any time soon. I need my space. I need to figure out how to stop loving you like this before i can look at your face again. I don't want to lose you but I don't want to love you like this if i can't have you and........." She paused swollowing dryly as she got ready to speak the next words that were going to come out of her mouth. " I want you to be happy......." Her voice trailed off as she squeezed her eyes shut more tears falling down her face rapildy. " and I can't be happy that your happy right now. Because I hate her for taking you from me" She told him in all honesty.

She wiped her tears on the cloth and looked over her shoulder at him. " To tell you the truth I want to find her and rip her apart right now, But I'm stronger than that. I have to be away from you Apollo or I'm going to do many thing's I'll regret. I hope that you understand" She muttered to him biting her lip as she let her eyes fall shut again trying her damnedest to keep her composure she'd sob her heart out once she got back to her small shack.


Apoolo just listened to her talk, wanting to step forward, to wrap his arms around her again. But he remained where he was, a friwn pulling at his lips as she spoke of not wanting to be around him anymore. She had every right to be away from him for what he had done to her, but still, he couldn't let her just walk away and not say anything. A sigh escaped him as he turned his head away.

"I wish I could undo what has been done, I will prey that you find your peace and find someone that can heal what I have inured. But Roxy?" He could already hear her leaving, as he pulled something from a pocket, where were all these pockets? But it was already too late, she was gone. Frowning his ears twitched as he tried to listen for Marshall. He had known the feline to leave when things got dicey.

"Marshall? I know you are out there, somewhere. If you can hear me, can I speak to you?" he called after Roxy had left, in his hand was a small tool belt, he had known Roxy to be fascinated with tools and mechanics... Or at least he thought so anyways. Ears still twitching, he turned his back toward where Roxy had left, waiting to see if Marshall would show himself, or would he have to take it to her himself... Thus deepening the wounds.

Roxy hated herself for walking away, but it was the only thing that she could do to keep herself from hunting down Venus and trying to rip the girl to peices, Her head was down as she walked at a quick pace, the more she thought about walking away from him with out saying good bye the more it hurt her. She should have said good-bye, he deserved it. Yes he'd hurt her beyond belief but everyone deserved a goodbye.

Roxy sighed as she began walking back towards where she'd left Apollo. " what are you going to say to him once you see him again?" She asked herself as she walked playing with the small square of fabric he'd previously given her. She couldn't just up and leave him like she had. She did hate him but he was still the one person that made her heart flutter.

Marshall slunk out of the shadows up up behind Apollo trying to scare the other, If that was at all possible to do. " what?" He asked the other in a low growl. He didn't know where this new found protectiveness had come from but he wanted to beat Apollo to a bloody pulp. Somehow he'd gone from hating Roxy to wanting to do anything to protect her. " you want to hurt her more?" He asked his voice still low and dark as he tried to be big and scary. He puffed his cheast out as much as he could as he glared at the other.

Roxy had finally made her way back to where she'd left Apollo, Stopping dead in her tracks she watched Marshall within inches of the other. Marshall never got that close to anyone and by the sound of his voice he was not a happy camper at all, " Marshall. Don't" Roxy hissed taking herself closer to the two, quickly sliding between Apollo and Marshall, " I can handle my self" She told Marshall glaring at him. Now she was between a rock and a hard place. She wanted to hug Marshall for wanting to protect her but then again she wanted to chew him a new one for even thinking about hurting the man she........ Loved? hated? wanted? couldn't stand? she didn't know what she and Apollo were now.

Turning toward where Marshall had come from, his ears twisting backward a bit as the male was suddenly protective of Roxy. When did he get that way? Many things had changed since his time alone. Shaking his head he held up the belt. "No, I meant not to hurt her the first time. It was my fault for not knowing her feelings in the first place." Apollo explained, though felt that Marshall wouldn't take it for what it was. "I..." He had started before Roxy hissed at Marshall and slipped between them. His hand falling back as to not be hit, the tools within the belt clicking together.

"Roxy?" he asked softly as she announced that she would handle it, an ear twitching as his eyes were of course bound by a cloth. He also had to wonder why she had come back when it seemed very clear that she didn't want to see him again... Perhaps there was still something bothering her? In any case he held out the black tool belt. "I had found this for you, something to keep things in. There's a set of tools that came with it I guess..." He shrugged. "Thought I would give it to you when you were accepted into a territory, but it seems I won't be able to..." He paused listening to those about him, he had to get back to Venus before sundown at the very least. "I will not say good-bye to you Roxy, only See you later as in the future when all rifts have passed, I hope we can be together sometime. Just to hang out, like the old days."

Roxy smiled softly at Apollo's words, " Thank you" She muttered softly as she took the tool belt, " I came to tell you good-bye till I can see you again" She told him looking at the belt in her hand. " I'm sorry" She added as she looked up at him letting out a small sigh, " I'm sorry that I've done things and said things, and I'm sorry I didn't let you know how i felt sooner." She muttered closing her eyes as she talked, She knew she'd be away from him for a long time, Months maybe even a year, but she had to get away from him. " I hope your happy together, and I hope that nothing happens between the two of you and you both end up hurting eachother" She told him, " I'll miss you dearly, I have to go" She said with a small sigh, " I want to get home before it gets to late, I don't like walking far in the dark. Be safe Appy." She told him as she moved to walk past him, The tools in the tool belt clanking. She walked a few steps before she strapped it onto herself. Tears stared to spill down her cheeks as she walked away. She fingered the cloth in her hand as she walked away, Each and every step making the tools clank. She'd probably never take the belt off it was the last thing he'd given her and she'd always hold it dear.

Marshall glared hard at Apollo from were he was. He's be on Marshall's list until he made it better. Normally Marshall didn't care but right now there was a burn in his heart. Something had triggered him, some of him liked the protective feeling but some of him couldn't figure out why he was doing this. he shook his head at the thoughts trying to clear his head. He guessed Roxy and Izzy were the only family he'd had since he left his house so long ago, no matter how disfunctional they were they were still his family and no one messed with his family, at least not with out pissing him off.

Your welcome Roxy." He smiled as she took the belt from his bandaged hand. "Until we meet again, my friend." Bowing he stepped off to one side to let her pass. Hearing her steps fade, Apollo walked away from where he had been talking to Roxy and Marshall, though that encounter wasn't exactly what he had expected... Well maybe it was, to some degree at least. tail swaying behind him, he headed toward where he knew Venus to live, already the air was cooling as evening was drawing near, he had to hurry. Ears pointed forward, the small bell on his cloth tinkled softly as he went, following Venus's scent as it wasn't that old and wouldn't be gone for at least a while longer he stepped it up to a jog.

Turning a corner, he could tell that her scent was getting stronger, slowing once more to a walk, his hands flattening down his robes a little. They must have been a bit rumpled from the running and perhaps from when Roxy had hugged him in their greeting. It was all said and done, things had come to one ending to begin another story. He wished the best for his friend and hoped she would seek peace in her life and not hate him for ever...