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 Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 4:10 pm
Instant heartmelt for Pepito. She smiled and rocked the baby. "Bo-"
"Pep, we agreed." He warned. She turned to him for a moment.
"But it's a baby, Bob-"
"-Our apartment is small enough as it is-"
"-It's so little and perfect-"
"-And we agreed that we needed to get to know each other better, to see if it's right between us-"
"-And we can go baby shopping, and make a crib, and-"
"Are you even listening to me?"
"You were just agreeing with me how cute the baby is!" She chirped. He smacked his hand to his forehead.
"Rune, I just might have to hurt you."
Momentarily distraced by the argument, Conan turned back to the girls around him. "Well, Mom was going to start constuction, but she found out she was pregnant, so we just made do." He replied.
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:57 pm
Mirelle's arms folded, and she shared a look with her siblings. Their reactions were almost identical; Rose dog-eared her book and set it aside in her backpack, Chloe nodded once, short and sharp, and Kirika's face was quite serious.
Rune, meanwhile, was grinning happily at Pepito. "I thought of you the minute we found her." She told the demon, eyes bright. "We've been calling her Spice, because Pep sounds like Pepper and Bob has a hot temper. But she doesn't have an official name yet, so you can choose it if you'd like." Then she paused, turning to Bob with a slight frown darkening her smirk. "What do you mean, your apartment - "
The rest of her words were cut off as Mirelle said something quick and firm in an odd, lilting language, her eyes focused on Jeane and Bob equally. Whatever she'd said, it certainly had an electric effect. Rune's eyes widened, and she gaped for a few seconds before sound exploded from her again. "Jeane, how on earth could you let your house get this cramped and not tell me?!?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:18 pm
"I do not have a hot temper." Bob muttered, glaring at anyone within glaring range. Some of them, who were below his glaring range like Rene, just glared back. "And, yes. Pep and I moved out."
"We're thinking of getting married." She said, chucking Spice under the chin.
"Thinking being the key word." Bob glared at her. "If you keep bringing kids home without telling me, we might just have a problem.
She matched his glare, and the two started arguing quietly under their breath.
"Hey, hey." Jeane said, pointing at Rune. "I ain't seen you in four months or so. Don't harp on me." Her expression changed slightly. "And I need to sit down." Her legs appeared to give way, but Dhee caught her and held her about a foot above the ground. She patted his cheek. "Awww. My knight in scaly armor."
"Anyway-" The dragon started to explain, "With her being in her delicate condition-"
"I ain't never been delicate-"
"-She hasn't been able to preform any magic around here. I haven't done any either, because, uh, well, I have reasons." He looked uncomfortable for a moment. "And demolition makes too much dust in the air. And that would bother my Jeanie-bug's nose."
"If you EVER call me that again, I might have to kill you." She glared up at him.
"Awww. You're so cute." He grinned. He probably would have pinched her nose, but both hands were serving as an inpromtu chair.
[[Explination: Dhee has gotten a human woman pregnat before. The magic he uses is dragon based, and it affected her fetuses and made them, uh, interesting. 0_o They were more nightmare than human. He's kinda scared to use magic around Jeane.]]
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:26 pm
Rune blinked once, then twice, then said a very quiet, very emphatic stream of words that were very definitely not polite, even if they weren't entirely in English. "Sometimes I'm so STUPID." She grumbled under her breath, shaking her head. Lifting a hand, she motioned everyone back out the front door. "Come on, people, move it, you can't stay in the house. Conan, hon, is there anyone else inside? Bob, put a sock in it and get your wife and baby out on the lawn for a minute. Where the hell is your apartment?"
Mirelle smirked, carefully picking up Angel. Kirika caught up Tao and Inu, juggling the two little babies expertly on each hip. Chloe reached back to snag Vincent and Victoria, following her aunt Aimee and Horo Horo outside. Rose gently tugged Mignon and Rene toward the door. "Hey, if there's anything special you guys want in your rooms, better tell us now. That way it'll be there from the beginning."
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:40 pm
"I don't know. You're not going to my house." Bob said, looking annoyed.
"We're in-"
"Pep!"
The two glared at each other. Bob scooped up Twizzler and the two continued arguing.
Dhee carried Jeane out of the house, smiling beautifully. "This should be interesting." He said cheerily. Jeane glared up at him and snarled. "You know, baby, I'm the dragon. Stop growling." Snarl.
"No one else in inside. There are some in the greenhouse out back, and I seriously think that Lilac would hurt you if you touched her precious plants." Conan said.
Most of the other children stayed silent. Except, of course, Mignon. "A really big closet for all my clothes." She said, eyes glowing. "And room for lots and lots of shoes!"
Rene snorted.
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:58 pm
Rose grinned, and Rune nodded in response to Conan and Mignon, eyes preoccupied and distant as she sketched a design in the air with her fingers. A glowing circle of blue sparkles appeared at about waist height, tinged with green, and she spoke into it briskly. "Oy, Ri! I need you and Sara, right now. Is Byron still there? He owes me a favor."
"I can probably get him and Emerald in about five minutes." Another voice spoke from within the circle, just slightly echo-y as if it came from a well. It sounded a bit like Rune, truth be told, and close to laughing. "And Topaz would love to help. Earth, me and weaving - you building a house?"
"Remodeling. And leave the greenhouse - I'll be murdered if I touch it." The circle exploded in a scattering of colored motes, and Rune turned, grinning at Jeane. "Got any special requests, oh madam of dragons?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:14 pm
"I don't understand why you're so against it!" Pep hissed to Bob.
"Maybe because every time I say no to something, you go out and do it anyway! We agreed, no children!"
"I only agreed because I thought you'd leave me if I didn't!"
Bob snorted. Pep's eyes opened wide and she handed Spice over to Rene. Then she advanced on the fairy, looking as if she wanted to rip into him. Bob didn't look adverse to a fight.
"Leave my messy room be. I've spent years cultivating it." Jeane said, watching Bob and Pep idly.
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:24 pm
Horo Horo - still in Aimee's arms - peered intently at Bob and Pepito, frowning as hard as a baby can. "No ight!" He cried, sounding very close to wailing. "Unk Bob be goo daddy!!! Be goo wover for Annee Pep-o!"
Rune blinked, one eyebrow raising as she watched the fight dubiously. "I wouldn't dream of messing with your mountain of junk." She retorted to Jeane, rather amused. "I was thinking more about making it a larger room. Then you have more space to put the junk."
A flash of brown light came from a few feet away, and Kirika grinned, tugging Conan's sleeve and pointing as several figures emerged. "That's my aunt and her crew." She whispered in his ear. "They'll make the house big enough for everybody, and even add a library!"
The girl in front was definitely related to Rune, albeit a couple years younger and half an inch shorter. She shared her cousin's delicate, elfin features, green eyes and penchant for casual clothing, though her thick mane of curls was golden brown rather than deep blue. Pushing up her glasses, she grinned cheerfully at the assembled group, gaze finally finding Rune and Jeane. "Hullo, you must be Jeane. Nice to meet you."
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:59 pm
Bob looked over to Horo Horo. Unfortuantly, that was about the time Pep decided to punch him in the stomach.
Jeane grimaced. "Ooh. This should be good."
The fairy answered her punch by grabbing her head and ramming it into his raised knee. Of course, Pep launched herself at him, snarling. The two rolled out of sight behind a large Lilac bush.
"Awww." Jeane said, frowning. With a sigh, she turned her head towards the new arrivals. "Hiya." She said with a nod.
Conan grinned. "A library? That'd be great!"
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:17 pm
One of the girls behind Rune's cousin - her short, dark hair pulled back in a headband and a no-nonsense air about her - raised an eyebrow at the scuffle, the long-haired boy beside her hastily stifling a laugh. Both of them were dressed in casual Earth clothing, with the same symbol sewn into the girl's headband and plastered across the boy's shirt. On the other side, a girl with a long, thick braid of pure gold hair that reached past her waist snorted, eyes glinting with amusement. The final member of the group, a boy with slightly-overlong brown hair and blue-purple eyes, looked rather concerned. "Do they do that all the time?"
"Hey, I've seen Ray and Ri do the same thing with swords." Rune commented. Her cousin blushed, glaring. "Okay, not my fault." Turning, she smiled rather ruefully. "I'm Ri'Jelan - Ri for short." She gestured to each of the others in turn. "That's Emerald, Byron, Topaz and Gabriel."
"Aunt Ri!" Rin cheered, hugging her aunt 'round the waist. "These are our other cousins! That's Kagura, and that's Rene, and that's Mignon - her name is FRENCH! And that's Daisuke, and Vincent, and Victoria, and Twizzler, and Jeane and Dhee and Bob and Spice and Pepito. Jeane's gonna have BABIES soon!" Stopping for breath, she added, "and that's Conan. He's COOL."
Ri laughed. "Well, I'm glad to meet all of you." Her eyes flicked to Kirika, who blushed just slightly. "We've heard a lot about you guys on our end. So, how many rooms do we need for kids?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:42 pm
Jeane crained her head to one side slightly. "Give me a boost, Dhee." He lifted her up a bit and she strained to see the fight. "Awww, they'll be fine. She's not using po-"
"Damn it, Pep!" Bob howled.
"Never mind. They might be having some dificulties." Jeane sighed. "I hope she doesn't kill him. I'm rather attached to him."
Conan blinked slightly as his name was mentioned last, and had a bit of emphisis on it. "Uh, Hi. Nice to meet you all."
"Uh, how many kids do I have?" Jeane said, blinking. She thought for a few minutes. "Uh... I think 14 rooms, if everyone gets their own." She turned to Conan for confirmation.
"As long as Lilac keeps to her greenhouse, yes. 13, though, if Daisuke decides to move out there like he's been threatening to."
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:57 pm
(*giggle snort* Poor Bob.)
"Well, we can make him a mini-garden in his room, then." Ri thought for a minute, eying the house intently, then looked over her shoulder as if asking for confirmation. Topaz nodded. "Shouldn't be too hard as long as Gabe keeps it from intruding into the greenhouse space. Where's Sara?"
"Over here." Trotting from around the back of the house, a slightly taller girl with short brown hair and casual Earth clothes brushed absently at some dirt across her hands. "The greenhouse is fine - wow, now that looks like a fight." She peered over the bushes. "Somebody's gonna need stitches, I think."
Rune rolled her eyes. "So we've got bigger room for Jeane and Dhee, more bathrooms and bedrooms - closet for Mignon," She ruffled the little girl's hair cheerfully, "and a big library for Conan. Anyone want anything else?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:17 pm
"Pah. Bob considers it beneath him to have stitches." Jeane said with a snort. "Asd Rune all the trouble she's had healing him, and that was just a little scrape and bruise."
"Yeeek!" This time it was a feminie scream, followed by the sound of flapping wings.
"If you go for my stomach again, I'll rip off your tail!"
"Awww." Dhee smiled. "They're going to have great makeup se-"
"Children around, Dhee." Jeane snapped. Dhee blinked at her while Rene massaged her temples and Conan looked embarassed.
"How about soundproof walls." Rene replied, glowering at everyone around.
"And a big window, so I can do nightime flying without waking anyone else up!" Added Draco.
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:30 pm
Rune nodded vigorously, rolling her eyes, while the rest of the group hastily smothered laughter at Dhee's comment. "Some soundproofing might be a good idea." Sara grinned wryly at Rene. She liked this kid. Byron, too, made a checkmark in the air and saluted Draco. "You got it, dragonman."
"Alright, let's get to this." Ri glanced down at the silver bracelet on her arm, flicking her wrist casually; with a flash of green and blue, her hand and forearm were covered in what looked like the Witchblade on crack. She snapped metal-clawed fingers, and the others spread out behind her, each sketching a symbol in the air. Rune folded her arms, watching intently as spirals of blue, green, gold and brown lanced through the house walls, filling the air with an earth-quaking rumble. "Don't forget the nursery." She commented. Then, glancing aside at Jeane, she whispered, "Where's Bob's appartment?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:46 pm
Draco grinned happily and clapped his hands together, while Rene looked somewhat appeased. Dhee sat Jeane on the ground and crouched in front of her, acting like a sheild.
"I can't tell you in good concience." Jeane said with a smile. "He's pig-headed, and if you changed his appartment, he wouldn't go back to it."
Mignon watched what was happening with large eyes, grinning. She never got to see magic!
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