Welcome to Gaia! ::

[ Message temporarily off-line ]

RP of doom

Ianna sat quietly by the fountain, fingers trailing across the top of the cool water. Coailiann was laying in her mother's hammock, swinging back and forth in it, asleep like a little angel, meaning Ianna was quite alone in the warm sunshine. Which was only warm because she wanted it to be and weather could change at a whim, if it wasn't wanting to be difficult.

Coailiann had become a little cranky as of late due to the fact she no longer felt her sister's presence. She was also a little frustrated that she wasn't able to walk yet and Lahela could. Of course, she had to take it out by crying, screaming, and carrying on.

Ianna was tired of it. So here she was, in a white sundress - very different from her usual nerdish attire, and staring at the water. Her silver hair was loose, out of it's pony tail, and getting a bit longer. She knew it was time for a cut, but she was too busy to do it. It was her first time off in a week, after all. So it hung around her shoulders and framed her face.

Ever present were her glasses, sliding half way down her nose. She was blind without them.

Malen after wandering about the gardens for a few minutes Malen managed to spot Coailiann snoozing in the hammock. He thought about the bracelet he'd brought for her and decided that he'd give it to her when she was awake, much as she'd liked him the last time she'd seen him Malen knew waking sleeping babies was dangerous to ones health. Besides he figured Ianna was probably enjoying the peace and quite.

Moving a little further into the gardens he caught sight of Ianna sitting at the fountain. His tongue darted out to swipe his lower lip briefly, the woman was beautiful. She'd been amazing looking before but as he watched her looking happy and carefree he saw a sort of glow about her that hadn't been there before. " Hello there ' he called out as he approached her waving a posy of violets carefully. Unable to think of a suitable gift for Ianna he'd settled for the age old gift of flowers.

Ianna lifted her head, silver eyes focusing in on the man with the flowers before a smile bloomed over her lips, suddenly very aware her dress was a bit too thin for company. And it was light out.

At least she wasn't wet.

"Hi!"

She felt rather stupid before revising her speech, "Hello, Malen."

Muuuuch better! "What brings you here today?" Silver eyes moved to the violets and she smiled, "And who are those for?"

She truely was a little clueless, wasn't she?

Malen laughed " I couldn't stay away from you two lovelies any longer". He was tempted oh so tempted to arrange for her to fall into the water so he could get a better view of what was under that dress. " Work's slow and I thought I'd bring over some presents a bracelet for Coailiann and violets for you." Violets were a symbol of faithfulness and secret love though he doubted that Ianna knew that. It was probably better if she didn't otherwise she'd probably bolt thinking he was being too forward and going to push her into something.

Ianna didn't know what Violets stood for, but that was indeed a good thing. She would have flushed and been too embarrassed - though she wouldn't have bolted. She wasn't one to flee from a problem rather than face it head on. Not that it would be a problem - she kind of liked him herself.

"Oh! That's so nice of you, thank you Malen...Coailiann's asleep but I'm sure she'll adore it when she wakes and I love flowers....Nobody's ever given them to me either but...."

She was rambling

Sitting down beside her Malen offered Ianna the posy. " that's a shame, it's hard to believe a girl like you never got any flowers growing up." though he figured that if Ianna had always dressed down and been shy she might have escaped the notice of most boys it seemed impossible that no one before him had noticed the person beneath all that. " so how's the shop going?" he asked casually fingers instinctively reaching to glide momentarily over the Succubus wand, he went nowhere without it.

A soft flush came over Ianna's cheeks as she took the flower, looking down a little to the point a few silver strands of hair fell over her face, "Are you trying to make me blush, Malen?" she asked softly, biting at her lip.

She SO was not used to this!

"Quiet, thankfully. Matilda went into a coma-like state...Too many things at once, it zapped her. It'll be quiet for a long while, so I'll have more time on my hands." Her eyes went to the wand, "I see you have the Succubus. Have you thought of a name?"

Unable to resist touching the charming young woman before him in come way he reached out and brushed the silken strands off her face. " As much as you look adorable blushing that wasn't my intent." he said truthfully. His only desire had been o make her smile and chase away the weary look her quicksilver eyes had contained.


Malen nodded answering he question " Kishi is native American for night and Succubi are creatures of the night so I figured it suited her. Of course inevitably she'll hate it and insist on being called something else after asking me how stupid I am for picking something like that. It was in Malen's mind a pretty good possibility so many children he knew hated their names and wanted to be something else.

Ianna had the strange urge to lean her head into the other's touch - though she didn't. She was good at maintaining distance, so she would, simply nodding her head gently, "Well, at least you're not trying to make me blush."

He did succeed in making her look of distress go away, though.

"That's a lovely name, Malen. I'm sure Coailiann will kill me for the spelling of her name. It looks nothing like how it's pronounced..."

Malen laughed " Children are never happy with what they were named, heck I wasn't happy with my name but we grow into them eventually ". He was tempted to pursue the blush comment but decided to drop it , nothing he could have said would have sounded right .Besides he was sure that at some point he'd find it amusing to see how many times he could make her blush in one day. "Still worried about Matty" he asked remembering an earlier statement. he needed to stay on safe topic for a while until he was sure of exactly what sort of footing he had here.

"Yeah, a little bit. But she's...strong. So I guess I get to be too."

The truth was, the woman was more than a little bit worried. She had never seen Matilda in the state she was in, and she didn't know what to do. No matter HOW old she was, she was still her daughter.

"I liked my name, and I certainly like yours. They're different, I guess."

He nodded 'Indeed different but nice not freakishly weird but not ordinary either". The fountain behind them had been intriguing Malen for the last few minutes and he decided that he definitely wanted to go for a swim. The water was so clear and inviting, besides it would give him a reason to take off his shirt. Malen really preferred to wear as few clothes as possibly and lately he'd felt far too dressed.Carefully removing kinship's wand from his pants he quickly pulled of his shirt and dove into the water angling so hit didn't hit the bottom just glided above it for several feet before surfacing." come for a swim?" he offered.

Ianna tried not to gawk - she REALLY did - but...of course, she couldn't help it. Lips grasped for words to even answer the man before she turned her head away and lost out to the dark blush covering her cheeks, "Uh..Sure."

Ianna slid out of her dress, only in her bra and panties before she slid into the fountain herself. And no, she saw nothing wrong with that. She was naive, after all. She had done the same thing for Nai, though it was a little different this time. She was in a sling, and she had to be careful, so she simply let her arm rest on the side of the fountain.

Malen was struggling not to do .. well something. It was not everyday that women got mostly naked to swim with him. He'd had his fair share of the fairer sex yes and he'd seen a variety of personalities but Ianna just floored him. She wasn't a slut but she wasn't one hundred percent innocent either she was just.. perfect. Thankfully the water around him remained cool keeping him from getting too excited which was the last thing he really needed right now.

It was also probably fortunate that she was still in her sling and unable to get too close to him lest he be tempted by her undeniably attractive body and personality and charm and those eyes and those lips and those breasts and whoa slow down do not think that way or well just don't. Taking in a few visibly deep breathes he smiled at her " What no skinny dipping?" he teased though knowing full well if she actually got naked he'd probably lose all control.

Ianna blinked her silver eyes and a flush took to her cheeks again, "Urm...Nope. Sorry?" She offered, smiling weakly. Suddenly she was very aware that she probably did something she shouldn't have done. She was half tempted to slide out again and grab her dress again.

It would be SO easy....But the water felt nice in the sunshine, and she did so love the water...

"Uhm..." she started, grasping for words to say. She didn't exactly have any experiance with talking to men, unless they were gay - as shown by her choice in a friend, Patrick. "Um....How's the water?

Lame, Ianna. Lame.

"Chilly" Malen replied laughing. Oh gods she was blushing again if she kept that up her face was going to be permanently red. Though the water was cold it was also refreshing and helped him keep his mind clear of the dirty thoughts that were currently attempting to fill it. Really how was he supposed to be responding here he was a good person he knew but he was still a man. Sinking into the water he swiftly glided over to a spot just a few feet away from her deciding he could handle being a bit closer , well that and he couldn't help but want to have slightly better view.

Ianna watched him move closer to her and forced her blush to go away, taking deep breaths. What was WRONG with her? She was not USED to this! She gave a little sigh and closed her eyes, "I find it nice, I love water..."

"What are some of your favorite things, Malen?"

Well, if she was going to strip down to sit in the fountain with him, she should at least know more about him! Right?!

Nibbling on his lower lip Malen pondered the question for a minute " Well I like researching mythology from around the world. I'm addicted to anime and manga in all forms though I abhor regular television." He paused to stretch " Mm, other than that the odd bit of cooking is fun books are always good and I absolutely love creating music in my computer. More often than not I find out that I've created a tune from years ago and thus it's not really usable anywhere but it's still fun and helps me relax."

Ianna smiled a little bit, "Never used a computer for...and I don't like TV that much either myself. I prefer a good book, whenever I actually have time." she paused, "I'll probably have a bunch of time now that there shouldn't be any more of me skipping off to get more wands."

Ianna splashed in the water a little bit, wanting so much to dip completely in and get her head wet. She sighed. "I hate being in a sling."

"Finding time to read is good," he agreed " What sorts of things to you read for your self and what do you read to Coailiann?" Tough his blood still ran hot he tempered it with his unending curiosity. He knew from experience that the more he knew about a woman before things got psychical which he was hopign they would here the better things were betwen them before inevitably his job became an issue and everything went to hell. Getting to know Ianna better would also most likely be rather interesting seeing as how aside from her glasses he'd yet to find a dull boring thing about her.

Her sigh bothered him but there was really little he could do. "If you think the sling will hold I can carry you about and keep you afloat occasionally dunking you." he offered. It was unlikely that she'd risk it but he wanted to try, well that it was an excuse to touch her again something his fingers had been wanting to do since they's brushed those few strands of hair.

"I love reading about mythology, and as corny as it sounds, romance novels," ahhh, she wasn't AS innocent as it would seem. Well, sure she was. She didn't know what half the things in the romance novels talked about, she just liked reading them. Not that Malen would know that, "I read Coailiann Doctor Seuss, which she adores, and we just started Charlotte's Web."

At his suggestion she thought a moment, "Um...." she started, trying not to blush, "Sure...Just...Be careful, I don't have anyone to heal it if something goes wrong."

Malen grinned " Ahh Charlotte's web so sweet yet so sad so likely to either inspire her or make her cry ." Malen as a child had enjoyed the story the struggle of the farm animals through their lives and Charlotte's final sacrifice. His sister had found it boring and trite deciding to move onto other books before getting halfway through." Romance novels hmm, so are you looking for cowboys who sweep city women off their feet, or knights of the round table or millionaire tycoons who can have any woman they look at but the plain looking secretary they've always wanted but has never noticed them." Malen had never understood why woman who learned he read romance novels though he was odd. Sure they were written almost exclusively by women and often from women's points of view but that didn't mean men couldn't enjoy them.

Walking over to Ianna her carefully slid one arms under her knees gently holding the far leg placed the over behind her back and gently stepped away from the wall. As long as the fountain didn't magically make itself deeper they should be fine his feet had a decent grip on the floor and she was damn near weightless.

"The first time I read Charlotte's web I cried. I saw the movie, I cried. Remains one of my favorite books," Ianna said with a grin. Hearing he read romance novels, however, made one of her eyebrows raise, "You read 'em eh? I prefer medieval ones myself. I enjoy old-fashioned charm."

When she was picked up, her grin never faded and she leaned into him just a little bit, to keep from toppling out of his arms and into the water, her good arm sliding around him to keep a firm hold as well, "Not too much trouble, am I?"

"I read everything and my dear old fashion charm is cowboys of the old days , chivalry is medieval , most knights are chivalrous , kind good and courteous cowboys has sultry voices tanned skin and mysterious air about them thus making them charming" he teased." and you're no trouble at all Ianna " he replied smiling. that was a slight fib she was trouble in all the right way the ways that made his blood sing .She was warm and soft and even her hair smelled amazing.

"Knights are Chivalrous, but charming nonetheless, at least to me. Kind of like you, you're charming. Do you use your charm in the same ways as they do?" an eyebrow raised and her smirk grew.

Despite the fact she knew nothing of sex and whatnot, she DID know that they did try to make women theirs. Ianna didn't quite know what to think of that, but the women seemed to enjoy it in any case.

Malen laughed being careful not to shake Ianna in doing so " i suppose you could say that." she smiled at her " is my charm working on you? "it was a silly question but still he wondered just what did she see in him. was he a friend? a wand owner a male figure for Coailiann or something more.

"Mmm, I don't know," Ianna answered honestly, her brows furrowing and a strange sort of look coming into her silver eyes, "I've never been this close to a male. I don't know how you males think half the time and...I've never really had friends so I don't know what to consider you. Or know if your charm is working on me. I like being around you, though."

At least she could answer that last thing truthfully.

"Mm well first off despite how we are often portrayed men are just as varied in our thinking as women. Groups of like minded guys think many of the same things but still have differecnes. For a young woman suddenly getting a lot of male attention you're doing just fine and I'm glad you like being around me , I'd hate to come here often knowing that my presence bothered you." he paused "it probably wouldn't stop me from coming but I'd likely be a bit more distant and sad. like that best friend guy in ever movie, he wants the girl so badly and tires so hard but is destined to be replaced by someone far cuter and with less intelligence."

Ianna couldn't help but blush that time, her eyes looking down, "You want me?" The thought was incredibly strange to the woman. Nobody had ever WANTED her before. Hell, her childhood years were spent behind books and in her room. Teenage years? Pretty much the same. Only when she became a mother did she really begin to blossom out of her shyness - and where she was now with it really said a lot. She had been REALLY shy.

Her head lifted to look at him, silver eyes showing signs of that confusion, "Why?"

Malen didn't even need to think to answer that question" because Ianna you are kind and sweet and caring. your nurturing and forgiving you are to me everything I could ever want in another person. how could I not want you when I look at you and see both inner and outer beauty that can't compare to anyone I've ever met .like I've said I've known other women and you're special and i can't help but want to have that specialness." There he'd said it and she'd know promptly insist he was crazy or that he couldn't possibly know her that well to judge her or well whatever excuse a woman could come up with to reject him. It had hurt before but it was going to hurt a lot worse this time. Malen had never believed in love at first sight. Interest sure lust damn straight but love pfft that was for hopeless romantics and yet here he was truly in love and willing tobet he was going to lose it.

"I..." She started, staring up at him with those wide silver eyes. Something akin to fear and confusion was still in them and..."You've...known me...how long? I...I....I..." she was shaking a little bit, so many new emotions filling her that it quite frankly frightened the hell out of her.

Poor little Ianna, always ignored. Poor little Ianna, a tool for her own daughter with one friend and such a huge responsibility. Poor little Ianna....Cared about as more than a friend? How could that even be POSSIBLE?

"Explain."

It was the only word she could get out - but at least she wasn't rejecting the man. She did feel as if she were going to topple into the water though.

Holding Ianna tight afraid to let go of her Malen shut his eyes and cursed softly . He was scaring her which was the last thing he'd ever wanted to do. "I can't really explain Ianna all i know is that it doesn't matter that we've barely met simply the fact that during out meeting something happened, something that make me need to be around you to see you smile to hear you laugh. He paused for a moment struggling to get the words out " If , if you can't deal with that I'll leave I'll check in regularly with Kishi until she's old enough to visit on her own and you won't ever have to be near me again. Please Ianna trust me when i say i could never want to upset you like i am now." He waited for her answer ever second an infinity.

Ianna took deep breaths in order to calm herself, a technique she had taught herself to keep her from having heart attacks and panic attacks when things that were quite out of the ordinary came about to scare the living daylights out of her.

Which happened. A lot.

"Okay," Ianna started, her voice calm, her pulse normal now, "I have to admit, I've...I've felt....Well, I can't exactly EXPLAIN it. It..." Her eyes mirrored confusion again, "I like you, I think. Malen, I've never had anything like this HAPPEN to me...I don't know...."

Carrying Ianna back over to the side of the fountain her carefully placed her on the edge again. Right now he didn't feel steady enough to support her, even though he hadn't wanted to let go of her." He smiled at her " I can live with like, heck I can live with anything that isn't hate. I fell honored to be the first person you've liked Ianna and if that means taking wee baby steps in figuring out if more than like is possible so be it". She didn't hate him and so he could wait and have patience and many cold showers.

Ianna watched him quietly for a moment as she was set on the edge again, her feet giving a little kick in the water, splashing it upwards towards him. Her mouth was dry from the realization that someone liked her. It scared her.

A lot of things seemed to scare her lately.

"Malen..." she started, silver eyes looking at him, unreadable emotions, "Would you...." she blinked, trying to figure out how to phrase it, "Would you kiss me like they do in those romance novels?"

Maybe if he did it'd help her sort out her own emotions. In the books, after the kiss, the woman usually figured things out, right? Well, Ianna had never been kissed, so she must not be able to figure it out, right? Logical to her mind, anyway, though she had a feeling if she said it out loud she'd be labled a nutter.

Sucking in a deep breathe Malen just started at Ianna for a moment. she wanted him to kiss her, she only maybe liked him and wanted him to kiss her. This fact assured him of two things, one that he did not despite his previous thinking understand women ad two that Ianna really was one of a kind. Who else could capture his heart and yet be so innocent and trusting." whatever you desire" he whispered softly before moving closer ,pulling her gently to him and letting his lips caress hers. he mind went blank then lost in a sea of euphoria.of euphoria.

Silver eyes sunk closed as she felt his lips against hers, a tingle going through her spine from the contact. Something she had never felt before, something she felt as if she never wanted to stop feeling. It was positively lovely.

At the same time her emotions remained as muddled up as before, only leaving a strange floating sensation which eased her mind and told her they were supposed to be muddled.

Still, she left her lips connected to his.

Heat flowed through Malen's body as he would an arm behind Ianna's head and pulled her a bit closer deepening the kiss. If the gods he prayed to were listening they'd know he was asking time to stop forever. If he could hold Ianna and kiss her forever just like this he'd never want anything else he swore .For the first time in his life Malen's thoughts of his future with a woman were not focused on the bedroom but on how he could make her happy and keep her from ever wanting him to leave. He knew love and faith were powerful with the ability to shut off the rational mind but he didn't care. Right now it didn't matte r to him that tomorrow he could be getting death threats from some rich Mafia family because he'd locked away their prize son. It didn't matter that he had a pretty colorful past , right now nothing mattered except the fact that he was in love.

Ianna quite honestly didn't know how to respond, though the same heat filled her. Something the woman did not understand, didn't recognize. But she did try to return the kiss.

Even if she stumbled and was sure she wasn't doing a good job, it was her first kiss - so allowances could be made. Her good arm wrapped around him and she pulled herself close to him - perhaps too close. There was a sharp pain in her arm, and though she refused to call out, she did have to pull away to catch her breath.

Malen looked at her with concern and internally swore he should have been more carefully with her. still he couldn't get too mad , she'd been responding to him and so nicely even now his lips were burning from the contact." are you Ok he asked softly " his eyes still filled with concern but a grin very evident on his face.

Ianna nodded her head dumbly, breathing deeply as she tried to catch her breath and quell the searing pain in her arm, "Yeah...Yeah I'm okay...I think"

Truthfully, Ianna didn't know what she was, "I can't describe...." She started, taking yet another deep breath, "I don't know...I just...Don't know..." once more she leaned forward and kissed him, showing him just how much she didn't want the simple contact to end.

Malen let his lips brush Ianna's briefly before pulling back, all he freezing cold water in the world wasn't going to help him if this carried on. " Mm i know it's so confusing but wonderful, and I'd love to keep kissing you but if we did I'd be " He stopped to think of way to phrase it. " I'd be different more edgy and with a stronger inclination to loose control and possible hurt you and I don't want to do that, I want things to be wonderful for you always" He knew that had sounded strange and sappy but right now his body and brain were saying two different things and he had little control over either.

Ianna let out a shaky breath and looked up at him quietly, a small smile on her lips. No, she didn't understand, but she had a feeling she wasn't supposed to.

"The books always have women figuring things out and coming to conclusions when they do that," She whispered, "I'm still as confused as ever. I don't even know how to explain my feelings. Help me explain...."

She was asking for the impossible.

Malen gave a shrug and a soft smile " Epiphanies such as those in romance novels are rare my dear." He reached out and ran his fingers through her he hair craving some from of contact with her ." I can't explain it for you or I would. For me there a simply knowing deep inside that when I hold you and kiss you I feel right ,like no matter how happy anything else in life has made me you make me happier because we belong together".

"I see," she said softly, silver eyes looking up into his, "I don't understand, but maybe I'm not supposed to. Tell me more about yourself, Malen? What do you do? I mean, I must have the strangest job in all of the world."

She giggled softly and closed her eyes, resting her forehead against his, "You must make a living, no?"

Malen laughed softly she must have been distracted when he'd mentioned it the other day " I'm a bounty hunter. i go out and track down dangerous criminal for rewards. it's not the most pleasant of job but it has to be done, and on occasion i end up with a good story to tell afterwards. I'm a different person when i work cold and ruthless because sometimes i feel the need to understand my quarry in order to catch them. like all jobs it's got it's up and down sometimes i get huge rewards and life great other times nothing comes in for months and i live off my savings wondering if I'm going to have to sell my comic collection for groceries." Malen proffered to keep talk of his job lighthearted, too many relationships had been destroyed when he'd tried to explain the reasoning behind why he hunted down and sometimes killed other people.

Ianna gave a small nod of her head, "Ah. Well." she tilted her head a little bit, "Uh...You know...I have...A lot of rooms here and...Urm...." Well, Ianna seemed to be at a loss for words again, simply blushing and giving a weak shrug of her shoulders, as if to say she hoped he understood what she was saying.

His killing people didn't necessarily bother her. Some people would find her job incredibly stupid, dangerous and strange. Ianna didn't judge people for what they did to keep food on the table. She did, however, not like the thought of him having to sell things he probably loved to get food.

It was Malen's turn to blush, he hadn't meant to imply that he was often on the verge of starving or anything. On occasion he'd gone without food for a few days before breaking down and borrowing some money from Talon and on the one occasion parting with his limited edition copy of Uncanny X Men#266 the first appearance of Gambit. " Um well if you truly don't mind and you don't think Coailiann will object I'd love to live with you. I can pay some form of rent and cook so you don't have to rely on your fridge all the time." Malen was somewhat in shock even he hadn't expected thigns to move so fast and though she liked him Ianna to be willing to house him.

Ianna gave a small shrug of her shoulders, "No rent needed, Malen. I have plenty of rooms, so you can have your choice...and when Kishi emerges she can either share the nursary with Coailiann or we can get another room fixed up...It's...Really no problem."

Her face smiled, "Besides. If I want to talk to you all I gotta do is walk down the hall, right? And It'd be nice to have home made food."

Malen laughed " yes good wholesome really cooked food , put some meat on you before you turn to skin and bones." though Ianna was in no way underweight it amused Malen to tease her a bit and he knew all women appreciated comments like that. " I think it should be Coailiann's choice whether she wants to share the nursery or not, after all she was there first and the last thing we need is her and Kinship fighting." Talking to Ianna whenever he wanted would also be great they cold complain to each other about their days at work and maybe if she trusted him he could help her run the shop so she didn't always seem so tired.

"True, but Coailiann can barely string words together, let alone say if she wants to share a nursary or not...." She trailed off, hearing the little Sidhe child start to wake, "Okay, Now to figure out a way to get me over there without me falling and breaking my other arm," she smiled at him.

Malen got himself back on dry land and wrung out his braid over the fountain,he'd long since learned he was prone to getting sick when his hair got damp. Smiling at Ianna he swiftly scooped her into her arms as he had in the fountain. "I am a cute and convenient mode of transportation when so inclined" he said before kissing the top of her head. " And you'd might as well stay as clothes as you are until you're dry or there's really no point in putting on that dress so shall we go attend to the waking beauty?."

Ianna smiled at the man and closed her eyes, leaning against him for a moment, one arm snaking around him to secure herself further, the other hanging limply in the sling, "Yeah, cute and conveniant. I have a feeling you just don't want me back in the dress yet?"

Malen shrugged " Who can blame me, your a cute woman and you look just as good out of the dress as you do in it." Truthfully Malen thought Ianna beautiful no matter what she wore, he did wonder however how Coailiann was going to react to seeing them like that, not that she'd understand what was going on.

Ianna slid from his arms and moved the short distance to her daughter, picking up the Sidhe and cradling her in her...well, arm. It was hard to do it without the use of her left arm, but at least she could hold her at all, "Hello there little girl," she cooed, nuzzling at the top of her head.

Life certainly was working out for the silver haired shy woman.

Coailiann yawned sleepily and lifted a closed fist to wipe the sleep out of her green eyes, her head nuzzling at her mother quietly before she gave a whimper indicating she was hungry, "Apple."

"Mmm, seems Coailiann wants some apples."

Malen laughed " What's her favorite Granny smith, Red delicious or Mackintosh" he asked naming off three of the more popular types of apples. " As a sidhe does she prefer to eat fruit to most other foods?" Now that he was going to be living with them Malen wanted to learn as much about both Ianna and Coailiann as soon as possible.

Ianna shook her head, "Any kind of apple, a woman got her hooked on them. She hated the rice cereal and she suggested I give her some diced apples...and so she's addicted. That, and pretzals...."

Ianna turned and started towards the lobby again, expecting Malen to follow her. By the time he got there, however, she already was pulling apples from the mini fridge and Coailiann was in her high chair.

Malen who'd doubled back to retrieve Kinship's wand smiled at the site " Tsk tsk apples at least you should be able to do on your own ." he teased." As for pretzels i love them too, soft pretzels with mustard are great treats at amusement parks". Malen who was often sent on school field trips as a volunteer for another neighborhood parent loved the yearly trips to amusement parks and the often spoiled himself on those days.

"There's no food in the kitchen at the moment, haven't had time to go shopping, so the fridge will have to do for now," Ianna said, raising a brow at him, "Don't mock me, hmm?"

She brought the dish of apples to Coailiann who grabbed one rather big piece and stuck it in her mouth, gnawing on it delicately, "Mmmph!"

Ianna laughed softly, "Can I get you anything, Malen?"

Malen grinned at her "Ok I'll be nice, it's just odd for me to see such a thing it leaves me feeling i dunno replaceable like the art of cooking could be lost to a magical item the same way many people have lost the skill to write because we have computers". Malen didn't hate technology or magic especially since he did use it often in his job but he worried that sometimes humanity relied on it as bit too much for their oen good. Though, in Ianna's case what with running around after wands all the time she likely didn't have time to cook or learn too.

He thought about her question for a moment " I could go for a root beer float and a tuna fish sandwich." he replied naming off a favored semi healthy treat.

Ianna stood straight and looked at him with a look that was somewhat unreadable, "Replaceable? You're...Anything but replaceable," Ianna said softly, smiling slightly at him, "If you were replaceable I wouldn't have put myself in a position to deal with you every day."

Coailiann seemed to agree with her, showing it by offering the man a piece of half slobbered apple as Ianna moved to get him what he asked for, setting it on one of the little tables.

" Uh uh super kay you have to eat all your apple to grow up big and strong and defend the world" Malen said politely decking the girl's offer. He loved kids but he wasn't willing to eat something covered in saliva for them if it wasn't absolutely necessary.

Taking a gulp of his float Malen grinned than promptly grimaced for a moment " Mmm ice cream headache " he whimpered briefly. He loved floats more than most drinks though he had a tendency to forget the fact that consuming large amounts of ice cream at once was bad for you and your body let you know right away. " Thanks " he said to Ianna before taking a smaller sip " What are you having?" he inquired.

"Not having anything...I don't exactly eat much," the woman shrugged and watched Coailiann eat, a smile on her lips, "You're welcome...It's amazing how cute they are, isn't it? And then they grow up and you wonder what happened."

Coailiann looked curiously to Malen at refusing her gift and her lower lip jutted out to show her displeasure before she immediately stuck it all the way in her mouth and chewed on it.

Malen snickered " My twin sister grew up at like six she was so different from the rest of us so mature and responsible, I never understood her , even when I got older. Most kids though they are cute and charming and then they are teenagers and they hate you for absolutely no reason than because you're older than them which is somehow a crime and means you can't possibly know what it's like to be a teenager." Malen had stayed close to his family growing up, needing his space as teenager but depending on his mothers more than his friends.

Malen laughed at Coailiann." cute kid real cute, just try not to choke Ok?"

"My childhood wasn't the best," she said, a hint of sadness in her voice, "I certainly hope you and your family were closer. And no, I really don't want to talk about it, if you were going to ask. No offense...Just..Tis my past, that's all."

Coailiann smiled sweetly up at Malen and finished her slice of apple before starting on another one, her hand banging musically on the high chair tray.

"Come sit with me?"

Malen smiled at Coailiann " Aha a heroine and a musician maybe you can be a like superman musician by day and protector of all by night".Looking at Ianna he nodded " My family was always close and I understand the need to leave the past in the past and of course I'll sit with you."

A smile lit up her face as she scooted a bit to allow him a seat on the couch, "I'm glad your family was close," She started, thinking a moment as her head rested on his shoulder, "What are we, Malen?"

That part rather confused her - she wasn't sure WHAT they could be called.
Sitting down beside Ianna Malen put an arm around her shoulders " We are soon to be roommates, friends who like each other and after that it's up to you what else you want to call us." Malen couldn't figure out where they were actually dating or just sort of going to be living together and occasionally kissing.

"Ah," she said softly, snuggling slightly against him to make herself comfortable, eyes never quite leaving her little girl, "Sounds good. I think." her face was still written with confusion - being used to things labled neatly and whatnot. She didn't like not being able to catagorize something. Either it was or wasn't, but...She wouldn't argue. Not right now.

Not that she could think with being so close to him in either case.

Malen laughed softly " I'm certain that with time things will become clearer and then it will be easier to say what we are." Malen lived life on the principle that things flowed or they didn't he was content with the fact that he could hold her in his arms and have her rest on him. whether they were officially dating or not didn't matter so long as they were together.

[ Message temporarily off-line ]

[ Message temporarily off-line ]

[ Message temporarily off-line ]

[ Message temporarily off-line ]

[ Message temporarily off-line ]