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 Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 3:46 am
A New Arrival? Nyoka slithers down the steps toward the entrance of the palace. She is about to leave when she is stopped by Fauna.
"Your majesty," Fauna starts, her voice still singing of Ireland, even after all these years in Greece. She looks up at her queen with dancing, emerald green eyes. "There is a . . . package."
Nyoka frowns. "Let the others handle it. I am late for an appointment."
"Ah, well, you see," Fauna says, grinning. "It is a rather delicate package for Princess Ernia. And, it best be handed over by you."
Nyoka narrows her keen, yellow-green, serpentine eyes at Fauna. "Am I going to get something thrown at me?" she asks.
"Certainly not," Fauna starts. "But, I believe that if one of us were to give it to her, we would be seriously injured. . . ."
Frowning deeper, Nyoka says, "Very well. Show me this package."
She follows Fauna into the throne room, and immediately sees why the others were unwilling to give the "package" to Ernia.
"Gods above, let me make it through this unscorched. . . ." Nyoka says. Sighing, she takes the bundle into her arms and heads for Ernia's room.
After the situation is explained, there is a screech heard round the palace.
Wincing, unable to cover her sensative ears, Nyoka glares at her daugher, as the little Pae baby in her arms begins to cry. "She is yours, and you will take care of her until she is old enough to find a home on the island!"
"The hell I will!" Ernia says, her round, usually-decievingly-innocent amber eyes are narrowed to slits, and her wings are flapping so furiously, she actually lifts a few inches off of the ground.
Oh . . . two could play at that game. Pushing up on her long tail, Nyoka towers over Ernia. "Take her, now," she says, in the voice that always makes Ernia's blood run cold.
Gulping, and landing back on her stillhetto-heeled feet, she holds out her arms for the screaming baby.
"Don't you two make a lovely pair," Nyoka says. "I suggest you start to learn to care about someone other than yourself, Ernia, and soon. Because, congratulations, you have a daughter." With a rather mean grin, Nyoka slithers out of the room.
Looking down at the screaming baby, Ernia frowns. "Mina!" she cries, calling for her old nanny. If she could be forced to do this, than she can damn well force someone else to do it for her. . . .
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:25 pm
Make It Stop! Ernia looks down at Miranda, taking her narrowed amber eyes off of the baby she was forced to name for a moment. "She's boring," she tells her canine-humanoid pet.
Yes, she checked. At least this demon spawn is a FEMALE. She doesn't think she would have been able to cope quite as gracefully as she is now if it were a male.
She hates males. . . .
Miranda opens a sleepy eye and regards Ernia thoughtfully.
"You're a lot of help," Ernia grumbles. She turns her attention to Nixie, who is regarding her with curious yellow eyes. Ernia lifts a feathered hand, and pokes Nixie's stomach. "Move," she tells her.
Nixie just giggles, her little limbs moving a little. Then, she goes back to gurgling and staring at Ernia.
"Gah, say something! Move! Roll over! Anything!" Ernia says, obvious displeasure in her voice.
Nixie's eyes start to water.
"Oh, don't you even think about it!" Ernia cries, jumping off of her bed.
Nixie does. She starts crying, her little arms and legs thrashing as she screams at the top of her lungs.
Covering her ears, Ernia's wings flare out and her tail feathers start to rustle. She starts pacing the room, demanding that Nixie stop the crying at once.
The screaming reaches such an ear-splitting decible, that Miranda crawls out of the room, her tail between her legs and whining.
"Fat lot of good you are, coward!" Ernia calls after Miranda. "MINA!"
The chubby elf comes running into Ernia's room, and winces at Nixie's crying. "Yes?" she asks, in her kindly voice.
"Make her stop!" Ernia says, her hands still over her ears.
"I believe she wants to be held. . . ." Mina says, shuffling from foot to foot.
"Then, do it!" Ernia is so panicked right now, and the migrain behind her eyes is threatening to hinder her eyesight.
But, as Mina walks over to Nixie, she screams louder, if that is possible.
Mina winces again, and looks, appologetically, at Ernia. "I think she wants you, highness," she says.
Ernia looks at Mina with wide eyes, her panic clearly in them. Mina urges her toward Nixie. Sighing, Ernia walks back over to the bed. A disgusted look on her face, she picks up Nixie, holding her arms straight out in front of her.
Nixie stops crying almost instantly, kicking her chubby little legs, and clumsily resting her tiny hands on Ernia's larger, feathery ones.
"Highness? You might want to hold her closer," Mina suggests.
Sighing, and looking as though she is about to cry, Ernia goes about the task of craddling Nixie in her arms, the same way her mum held her when she brought her to Ernia yesterday.
She is immediately thanked with a tiny fist hitting her in the chin. It isn't hard, but it makes Ernia's feathers fluff out instinctively, to make herself look bigger and more threatening. Her wings flare out and start to twitch as she glares down at the little one.
Nixie just gives a little gurgling giggle, before nuzzling her face into Ernia's feathery chest.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:39 am
Making Friends? Lenore Slytherin-Natenhar Ernia actually squaks when she falls flat on her back. NO! This is NOT happening! She is heir to the throne of a whole KINGDOM! She does not get CATAPULTED through the air, and land on her bum on some freaking LANDING PAD!
Of course, the hell spawn in her arms didn't drop, unfortunately. No, the little Pae'il is giggling away, and she smacks at Ernia's face again.
Standing, as dignified as she can, and hoping no one has noticed, she straightens her snow-flake crown, and smoothes down her waist-legnth, purple hair.
She glares down at Nixie. "This is all your fault. I hope you are happy, you little demon," and with that, she flicks at Nixie's halo.
Nixie just giggle/gurlges as she watches the halo bounce back on her head.
Ernia's large, decievingly-innocent, amber eyes search the area around her, waiting for Virendra to join her. Krista DarkAngel Silme Wincing as she lands hard on her bottom, this wasn't what she had been expecting. Frowning she huffs as she fixes her hair then stands trying to fix her skirt then her hair. Turning she look at Ernia her hands moving quickly as she signed " Okay so why did I have to come here again Ernia?" Flapping her wings a few times she folds them behind her back looking around, something about the place seem familiar to her, but she wasn't able to put her finger on it. Walking over she looks down at Nixie shaking her head before looking at Ernia again as she wrapped one arm around her waist " So now what hun?" Not to far away sitting in the bushes of the forest deep golden brown eyes watched the two. Here tail was moving quickly behind her as her wings flapped alittle. She had finally come, her caretaker had finally come. She thought she was going to have to get off this island and go find her herself but with her appearing on the island it meant she could finally leave anyways. Lenore Slytherin-Natenhar Ernia has the fleeting idea of pawning Nixie off on Ren, and running away. Far, far away.
But, Nyoka would KILL her if she did that. . . .
And, the little brat would probably scream her head off.
Sighing, she offers Ren a weak smile, and signs, with one hand, "Because, you wanted to protect me?" she shrugs a shoulder, to show it is meant as a question.
"Now, we find out what we can about this strange demon-spawn, and we get the hell out of here, before the natives go cannible on us. . . ." Ernia signs, bopping at Nixie lightly as she tries to grab at the snowflake on her bracelet. "Do NOT touch the gems," she warns, her voice hard.
Nixie's lower lips starts quivering, and her eyes well up, causing Ernia to almost dissolve into tears. Please, not again, she thinks. Hitching her close to her chest, Ernia bounces Nixie again, rubbing her back. She pauses a moment to sign, "That direction looks good," and points in front of her. There seems to be a path of some sort. . . . Krista DarkAngel Silme Virendra smiles then leans over kissing Ernia's ear "Yea wouldn't want anyone hurting you. Who would I cuddle with then?" with a wink placing her hand on Ernia's lower back. Nodding she follows Ernia trying her best to keep Ernia calm as she runs her fingers lightly over her back. Cala giggles popping her head out of the bushes then back in as she spoke alittle loud " She is here!!! Here is she!!!" she was glowing a very dark blue as she climbs out of the bush rushing up towards Virendra and Ernia. Lenore Slytherin-Natenhar Ernia's mood considerably brightens at the kiss, and then the hand on her lower back. She turns to give Ren's cheek a kiss, before Nixie pulls at her hair, wanting more attention.
Almost growling, she stops with her mouth open, ready to chastize Nixie again. Did she just hear something?
Turning very slowly in the direction that the voice came from, Ernia "Meeeeps!" and jumps, clutching Nixie close as a result of some deep, deep, instinct that she never knew she possessed. Her feathers fluff out, and her wings flare, twitching in a threatening manner.
Because her hands are currently busy, and it is probably a good thing, Ernia cannot call the heavens forth to smite the demon-glowing-child. So, instead, she hides behind Ren.
She frees one of her hands, and turns Ren bodily, so she can see the crazy thing. Maybe she will find that she is seeing things. . . .
Nixie, quite pleased that Ernia is showing her any affection at all, even if the hug is a little snug, nuzzles her cheek in Ernia's feathery cleavage, gurgling to no one in particular, and petting the feathers, as though she is trying to calm Ernia. Krista DarkAngel Silme Virendra arches a brow as Ernia hides in front of her then turns her around. Looking at her she arches a brow until she spots a strange dark blue glowing. Turning her eyes widen as she takes a step back, if she could scream she would have at this point. Not only was it glowing but it was a demon. Two things on her list that never were a good thing when combined. Looking at Ernia she shakes her head pushing backwards hoping to get herself as well as Ernia to move. Cala giggles with laughter running up to them then lunges at Virendra's legs latching on to them hugging tightly. Virendra gasps trying to keep her balance only to fall to the side landing with a loud thud. Wincing Ren looks down at Cala hissing before she looks around hoping to get this thing off of her. Cala seem to not move she just had a firm grip around Virendra's lower legs as her tail moved showing she was happy. " You is here!!! Here is you!!!" Lenore Slytherin-Natenhar Ernia backs away as her poor, poor kitty falls on her side.
In war, you lose a few. . . .
Shaking her head, and slightly soothed by the petting of her feathers that Nixie is doing, she clears her throat, and walks a wide path around the radio-active Pae'il to stand in front of Ren. She translates what the thing says, and shrugs again. "She seems to know you, Virendra," she signs, sighing a little.
All she wants to do is go back to her beautiful palace, and lie in bed. Maybe curl up and die. Who knows? She might be able to drink the heady wine in the palace until she passes out? Krista DarkAngel Silme Virendra eyes just when you think couldn't get any bigger did. She hisses as she looks at Ernia " What do you mean this thing knows me? Get if off of me!!!" she tries moving actually whimpering as she tried to move her feet. This wasn't fair she wasn't expect this little monster to come out of no where. Calaelen lets go of Virendra feet as she feels them move. Standing she actually walks up Virendra body before taking a seat on her stomach. Clapping her hands she lays her head right on her chest speaking softly to herself " I found you!!! You found I!!!" she was glowing brighter then ever the same dark blue Virendra was really trying to keep calm, not only did she not understand this demon child, but the glowing was getting brighter. In her book that meant she could explode. Whimpering again she closes her eyes as her nails dug into the ground. Lenore Slytherin-Natenhar Ernia sighs again, and hitches Nixie onto her curvy hip. She takes a few, cautious, steps toward Ren and the glowing child. Sitting on the ground, actually risking getting grass on the silk of her dress, she reaches out to tap a feathered finger on the glowing being's shoulder. If she is all over Ren, it is safe to assume that that glow is not toxic. . . .
"She can't hear you," Ernia says, depositing Nixie into her lap. Nixie turns yellow eyes to watch the glowy-child, giggling and kicking her chubby legs.
"And, obviously, you are freaking her out. Now," Ernia says, doing her best to stay calm, if only for Ren. "Being the rational adult that I am. . . . Might I suggest you slide on off of kitty, and I can translate whatever you want said to her." She quirks an angled, deep purple eyebrow at the child.
"It's fine, Virendra. She won't kill you. I'm trying to find out what she wants," Ernia signs to Ren. Krista DarkAngel Silme Calaelen looks up growling as the glowing around her body glowing instantly shifted to gray. Her eyes narrowed at Ernia as she tried her best to wrap her arms around Virendra waist " Caretaker mine!!! Mine caretaker!!! Go away!! Away go!!!" Virendra swallows then watches at the creature on her stomach switches to another color. Did this mean she was okay? If so why did the thing latch onto her even more? Looking at Ernia she holds her hand up slowly "Um...why did it latch onto me?"Lenore Slytherin-Natenhar Ernia narrows her eyes at the little child. "Sorry, pal. I saw her first, she is my kitty. That's the breaks, you don't always get what you want," she says. "By the way, she is not my caretaker."
She cannot believe she is getting into a turf war with some peasant, demon-child!
Nixie just continues gurlgling, watching the exchange with curious eyes.
Ernia lifts her hand, and signs, "She says you are her caretaker. . . . Sorry, honey. Looks like you and I might have been saddled with children before we planned on it." Krista DarkAngel Silme Calaelen eyes narrow even more the gray darken alittle in color as she watched Ernia. No one would take her caretaker away from her. She would have to do away from these purple fluff ball so she can have her caretaker all to herself. Shaking her head she looks up giving the most innocent smile she can to Virendra. Virendra saw what Ernia had signed to her then looked down at then child. Children?!?!? She was in no shape ready for kids. Her bottom lip actually started trembling, which was something that hasn't happen since she was a baby. Looking back up at Ernia she shakes her head then sighs "But I don't want a child right now. I'm not ready for one..." she looked at the demon child just as it gave her the innocent smiles. It caused her to arch her brow wondering if she fell into another timezone or something. The kid was actually causing her to giggle from the smile. Lenore Slytherin-Natenhar Just as with Bellatrix, Ernia can tell faux innocence from the real deal. She has spent her whole life pulling the innocent bid.
Arm trembling, she almost punches the thing. Instead, she says, in as cheerful a voice as she can, "Look, kid. I will strike you down and not even blink. You had better think long and hard about that before you even think about plotting against me." She smiles, just as innocently, and sweetly, as the kid before her, only hers is better.
Nixie giggles. She loves when mommy is making new friends! She gives the glowy-girl a clumsy version of a wave.
"I didn't want one, either, and look at me," Ernia points out. "At least yours can walk and talk. . . ." Krista DarkAngel Silme Calaelen growls then looks at the other child in the big mouth lap. Okay it didn't seem to talk so that was good. Looking back up at the other one she slowly climbs off Virendra's lap but stays really close her eyes never leaving Ernia. She would get that obe, when it didn't expect it. Oh yes it would. Sitting up slowly Ren looks at Ernia then back at Calaelen who face once again went back looking innocent. Forgetting the child for a moment she runs a finger over Ernia's cheek wondering what caused her to start trembling. Calaelen moves to sit in Virendra lap makes ugly faces at Ernia then makes silly faces at the one giggling. She could train this one to be a good partner in crime. Or at least just to drive the purple one insane. Lenore Slytherin-Natenhar Alright, so Ernia is getting territorial. With that in mind, she totally ignores the brat, and shifts Nixie so that she can lean forward and press her lips to Ren's. Smiling, she sits back again, and gives Nixie a bounce. "She wants to get rid of me. She says you are all hers. I was schooling her. She doesn't like it," Ernia explains, signing to Ren.
Nixie stares at the other Pae, her chubbing hand gripped around the end of a chunk of Ernia's long, wavy hair. She tilts her head a little, blowing slobber-bubbles, as she watches the other one make strange faces. She does, however, giggle a little, and do the baby-head-shake thing, before looking up at Ernia again. Krista DarkAngel Silme Virendra purrs running her finger lightly over Ernia's bottom lip she shakes her head "No one taking you away from me. And I am not going to be taken from you. So no worries okay?" leaning in she brushes her lips against Ernia's again for a moment before pulling away to look at the child in her lap. Calaelen looks up with her sweet innocent eyes tilting her head from side ti side. The glowing seem to had gone back to dark blue now that she was back in Virendra's lap. Virendra looks up at Ernia then back at the one in Ernia's lap "Does the glowing child here have a name?" she watches a Calaelen looks at the baby again making silly faces once more. It seem as long as she was close to Virendra she was fine. It kept the big purple creature a good distance away from her caretaker. Lenore Slytherin-Natenhar Ernia smirks, and moves to sit next to Virendra, resting her head on her shoulder as she bounces Nixie on her leg.
Nixie makes a little noise, which hitches at every drop. She gigglesl, wrapping her hand around the thumb of the hand that Ernia has resting over her stomach. This is a fun ride! She grins, happily, at the child making funny faces at her.
"I'm not worried about her," Ernia says, nuzzling her feathery cheek into Ren's furry shoulder. "She's just a silly kid. If I thought her a threat, I would have picked her up and thrown her over the side of this island. . . ." Sad fact is, she probably would have done that, and laughed afterward.
"Virendra wants to know if you have a name, kid," Ernia relates to the child, watching her with her keen eyes.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:53 am
Cont. . . . Krista DarkAngel Silme Virendra pulls Ernia close nuzzling her nose into Ernia's hair as she looks down at the two little kids in there laps. Okay this wasn't how she was expect to get a family. Running her hands along Ernia's side just out of habit, she just held Ernia close to her. Calaelen looks up when the purple thing spoke to her, tilting her head she smiles almost to sweetly " Calaelen is name. Name is Calaelen..." with that she turns almost as if she dismissing Ernia to look back at the little one giggling. She continue to make silly faces as it was a ploy to keep the purple one from thinking she was doing any plotting. Lenore Slytherin-Natenhar Nixie's little brain registers, for the first time, that the new child might be being mean to her mommy. She stops giggling, and lifts her hands, making grabby motions.
Sighing, Ernia turns Nixie around, and picks her up with her free arm, pulling her close again. She bounces her a little, keeping her other arm and the wing on that side, firmly around Virendra.
Nixie peeks at the little girl from the downy feathers on Ernia's chest, gurgling and watching her.
Ernia signs Calaelen's response, spelling it out as it sounds, "K-A-L-L-E-E-O-N." Krista DarkAngel Silme Virendra looks over what Ernia spells out to her before looking towards the little child. So her name was Calaelen. That was an interesting name for a child. Laying her head on Ernia's shoulder she smiles "So Nixie and Calaelen...How did this happen to us hun?"Calaelen looks up at the little baby shaking her head befpre siting back down on Virendra's lap. She didn't need the child, she had her caretaker that all that matter now. Her glowing shifted until it was just glowing blue as her wings moved alittle behind her. Lenore Slytherin-Natenhar Ernia shrugs, and winces a little as Nixie's little hands fist in her feathers."Somebody hates us, I think," she replies with a small sigh.
Nixie watches the girl a little longer, before yawning. She closes her eyes, nuzzling her cheek into Ernia's chest again.
Ernia sighs again, this time relieved. "She's going to sleep," she signs. "I think I might take her home. Are you going stay here a little while longer with your new brat, or do you want to come back with me?" she asks. Krista DarkAngel Silme Virendra looks at Ernia smirking before she stands holding Calaelen on her hip "Coming with you of course." she looks at Calaelen then pokes her nose. This causes Calaelen to giggle wrapping her arms around Virendra's waist as best as she could yawning herself. You would never guess this little one was such a little brat. Virendra looks at the demon child then back at Ernia "Is it alright if she comes back with us? I'll bring her back later, I just feel like I need to have her by me for now..." she kisses Ernia's cheek then purrs softly. Lenore Slytherin-Natenhar Ernia stands and looks down at Calaelen, thoughtfully. "I should say no. But, I guess. On one condition," she signs, "She can't sleep in the bed with us. Mum, or Anemone will figure out some place to put her, but she is not allowed anywhere near my room. I don't trust her," she ends, her face holding no appology as she bounces the sleeping Nixie a little. Krista DarkAngel Silme Virendra pulls Ernia close nipping at her bottom lip before nodding. She didn't have to use her hands to let Ernia know she understood. Beside she liked having Ernia to herself at nights. Calaelen frowns crossing her arms before she actually stick her tongue at Ernia. Yawning once again she lays her head on Virendra's chest closing her eyes sleeping off to sleep within seconds. Looking down she only pulls her arms away from Ernia to sign to her "Lets get these two sleepy babies home so they can sleep. That way I can have you to myself for awhile.." she leans back in nipping lightly at Ernia's neck to show her she wanted her. Lenore Slytherin-Natenhar Ernia 'whooooo's and grins at Ren, her wings flapping happily. "Okay," she signs, eyeing the landing pad. She really doesn't want to fly through the air again. . . .
Sighing, she reaches for Ren's hand after signing, "Let's do this together, this time." And, she starts to walk back onto the landing pad, holding Nixie tighter. Krista DarkAngel Silme Following after her Virendra wraps her free arm around Ernia's waist holding her close in a firm grip. Laying her head on Ernia shoulder she nips at her neck as she hold Calaelen in her other arm. Lenore Slytherin-Natenhar Ernia holds onto Ren tightly, and leans forward. She pushes the button with her elbow. Gritting her teeth, she prepares herself. . . .
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:15 am
February 20, 2006
I plan on this being kept to just a few entries, so I am using just a sheet of loose paper.
As soon as that screaming child is old enough, I am booting her onto that crazy island she is from! Let's see how she likes being catapulted through the air when she has nothing to hold onto!
Anyway, Virendra, my sweet little kitty, came with me this time. I had hoped to find someone to shed some light onto caring for this little demon, and maybe someone to pawn her off on, but I had no such luck. I might actually have to, voluntarily, seek out Lenore. I know she has one of these things. . . .
Anyway, what happens when we get there? VIRENDRA ends up bringing one back to the palace with us!
This Calaelen seems like trouble. How do I know? Because, darling sheet of paper, I AM trouble. I can smell a selfish b***h a mile away. Yes, because I am a selfish b***h as well. She actually thinks she can take my kitty away from me? Nope. I have one question for her: Who is currently in MY bed, and not THEIRS? Point proven.
Anyway, I banned her from my room. No way am I letting her near all my pretty things! And, she is not sleeping with Virendra and I. No way. I need my play time, and with Nixie around, that has been cut down dramatically.
Anyway, this is supposed to be about Nixie, right? Well, she is a baby. Not much to report. Just that she giggles, blows spit bubbles, and better be thanking her lucky stars she has not spit up on me.
Until next time,
Ernia.
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:31 am
(( Bold is Greek. )) I Don't THINK So! Ernia is at her wit's end, again. Pacing around, and actually crying.
"Please, Nixie. Please, just, be quiet. . . ." she please, tearing at her hair. She lets out a little sob when she doesn't listen.
Just then, one of the servants in the palace walks into her room. "Your highness," the woman says, carrying the fresh linens over to the bed, and starting to change the covers.
"Please! Do you know ANYTHING about babies?" Ernia asks, practically clinging to the woman.
She looks down at Ernia, slightly alarmed. She notes the tears, and that Ernia is, very uncharacteristically, rumpled. Her hair is all over the place, her mascara is running, and her dress is wrinkled. "I have two, highness," she replies, gently.
"She won't stop crying," Ernia says, pointing to Nixie and wiping the tears from her cheeks and eyes.
"Have you tried holding her?"
"My arms are about to fall off."
"Feeding her?"
"She's gone through two bottles."
"Aaah," the woman chuckles. "You might need to change her."
"I'm sorry, CHANGE her?" Ernia asks, blinking, the tears stopped.
"You know, her diaper?" the woman replies.
So disgusted is Ernia that she does not note the woman's hasty retreat. Cursing herself, she looks over at the still-screaming Nixie. She takes a tentative step toward her, her lower lip quivering again as her eyes tear up. "Nooooooo," she says, looking down at Nixie.
She can smell it, and it makes her cry again. . . . . With a sob, Ernia reaches her hands out, and closes her eyes.
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After four diapers, and many, many tries, Nixie is finally changed. She is sitting in the lap of a ravaged-looking Ernia.
Nixie nuzzles her cheek into Ernia's chest, and sighs.
Distracted, Ernia puts a hand on Nixie's back, before her head falls over the back of the chair she is sitting in. She closes her eyes and makes a note to make Mina do all the diaper changes from now on. Or, to find someone else that will do them. . . .
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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:32 pm
Noooooo. . . .! Ernia, despite her best efforts to further get out of diaper-duty, has become a pro at it by now. Even now, after changing the diaper, she feels as though she has to take a loooooong bath.
Instead, she settles on putting Nixie on her bed, and going to wash her hands thoroughly. When she comes back, she is suprized to see Nixie on her tummy, and trying to push herself up.
Smiling despite herself, she sits on the edge of the bed, as Nixie gurgles, intent on pushing herself up. After a few failed tries, she lies back on her stomach, giggling, and looking over at Nixie with her innocent yellow eyes.
Ernia is about to pick her up, when she hears something quite disturbing.
"Mmmmmmu," Nixie says.
Frowning, Ernia scoots back a little, eyeing Nixie.
Mmmmuuum," Nixie says, grinning a little.
Ernia blinks.
"Mmmmummmy!" Nixie says, reaching out a small hand to Ernia.
"Nuh uh!" Ernia stands, and starts pacing.
"Mummy!" Nixie says, giggling again, moving her head to watch Ernia pace.
"No," Ernia says, firmly.
"Mummy," Nixie giggles again.
Ernia shakes her head.
Nixie just giggles more.
Sighing, Ernia scoops up Nixie in her arms. "No, I am not your mum," she says.
"Mummy," Nixie nuzzles her cheek into the downy feathers of Ernia chest again.
Grumbling, Ernia makes a note to ask just who in the palace gave this baby that crazy idea. . . .
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 2:29 am
(( Bold is Greek, again. ))
Toddler?! Ernia is passed out on the far side of her large bed. She has put Nixie down, on the other side of the bed, for a nap, and is hoping she stays asleep long enough for her to get some rest.
As of late, Ernia has become cranky due to lack of sleep, and alone time with Virendra.
She is woken, however, by the feel of something crawling over her. She then feels something plop onto her stomach.
She reaches beside her, hoping to find her lover there. But, there is only silk sheets. Frowning, she opens her eyes, and is met with large, yellow ones. "How in the hell. . . ." she mumbles, sleepily, when she sees Nixie, sitting up on her stomach, giggling.
"Mummy," Nixie says, giggling more.
"Yeah, yeah, get off of me," Ernia says, grabbing her around the waist and setting her back on the bed. "Let me sleep."
"Mummy," Nixie says, her lower lip quivering now as she crawls, yes dear gods crawls, back to Ernia. She pulls herself up onto Ernia again, and lies on her stomach, her head resting against Ernia's chest. She looks up at Ernia with her large eyes.
Ernia squirms at the hope she sees in them. "Fine. You can stay there, just don't bother me." She rests her hand on Nixie's back and closes her eyes again.
Giggling softly, Nixie closes her eyes and resumes her napping.
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Ernia wakes with a start a few hours later. "Ow!" she cries, grabbing her arm and sitting up.
Nixie giggles, holding one of the downy feathers in her fingers.
"No! You do not pull my feathers out! How would you like it if I pulled that ridiculous bit of curl out of your head!" Ernia scolds, rather loudly.
Nixie blinks up at Ernia, the little feather still clutched in her small hand.
Ernia's brain seems to start registering the fact that Nixie has . . . changed. She is larger, and moving more. Blinking, she shakes her head. "Goddesses above, she is going to be able to get into things now!" Ernia jumps off of her bed, and starts pacing.
Nixie crawls to the edge, still holding the feather tight in her hand. "Mummy," she says when she sits up. She lifts her arms, and makes a grabby motion with her free hand.
So distracted is Ernia that she doesn't realize that she complies with the request as though it is second nature now. Pacing still, and bouncing Nixie on her hip, she starts to think. "I have to move Amethyst's cage, or she will really get into that. I don't want that blasted Gembird flying around and stealing all of my jewelry again. . . . And, poor Miranda. She might pull the dumb girls hair. . . . I have to get Nixie a crib, maybe one of those play pen things."
She looks down when she hears a giggle again. Her eyes widen a little, as though she has just realized that Nixie is on her hip.
"Mummy silly," Nixie says, giggling again, and patting clumsily at the arm Ernia is using to hold her.
Ernia groans. "And, she'll start speaking more now. . . . I am never going to have peace. . . ." She hurries to her gilt-and-gem double-doors, and pulls one open. "You, Sara," she says, motioning for her to come toward her. "I need Amethyst's cage moved to another room. Make sure you lock the door. As much as I hate the bird, I don't want that damn demon child Virendra brings here to be able to get to him."
"Yes, highness," Sara starts. "Allow me to finish changing the sheets in Queen Nyoka's room, and I will be right in to take care of it."
"Thank you, Sara," Ernia says, and steps back into her room. She looks down at Nixie. "Alright, brat," she starts. "I think it is time for me to teach you the beauties of shopping. . . ."
Nixie giggles, patting Ernia's arm again.
Sighing, Ernia decides that they both are going to need baths before she goes to find all of the things she is going to need.
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2006 1:40 pm
Leave Me Alone. . . . Ernia is finally getting some sleep. Ever since Nixie's growth spurt, she has had all of this energy, and has been keeping Ernia up. She has had, maybe, three hours of sleep in the past two days.
So, Ernia pushed Nixie off on Mina, citing that she needed to teach her how to use the toilet, while Ernia spent some alone time.
Lying on her stomach, with her face in her pillow, Ernia is dead to the world.
Meanwhile, Nixie has slipped away from Mina, and is slowly, and clumsily, crawling toward Ernia's bed. How could her Mummy think she would want to spend time with that weird woman? She wants to spend time with her Mummy!
Nixie plops down onto her diapered bottom when she is next to the bed, and looks up at it. Wow, what a long way to climb! Can she do it? Hmmm. . . .
There might be an easier way to get to Mummy! Just make her come to Nixie! Yes, and Nixie knows just how to do that too. . . .
"Mummy!" Nixie screams, and starts crying.
Ernia snorts, and groans. "Mina!" she calls, not opening her eyes. She will be damned if that little brat keeps her from sleeping any longer!
"MUMMY!" Nixie screams again, this time loud enough to cause Ernia's ears to start buzzing.
"MINA!" Ernia cries, louder still, and grabs her pillow. She slams it down over the back of her head, and presses it into her sensitive ears. "Come and get Nixie!"
Nixie just starts sobbing louder as Mina hurries into the room. "I am so sorry, your highness. She is quick!" The plump, older elf scoops up Nixie in her arms and carries her from the room.
Grumbling, Ernia falls asleep again.
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Mummy still is not awake. But, she slept through all the fun light! Mummy has to wake up now. . . .
Nixie giggles when she remembers how she woke Mummy up last time. But, Mummy said not to do that. . . . And, she likes the little curl on her head! She knows how to get around that. . . .
Clutching the little bit of hair she has in her tiny hand, she reaches out, and pulls out another of her Mummy's feathers.
"OW!" Ernia cries, grabbing her shoulder now. "NIXIE! WHAT DID I TELL YOU!"
Nixie, a skilled manipulator already, sets her lower lip to quivering, and calls her tears forth to swim in her eyes.
"Don't you start. You made me bleed!" Ernia says, wiping at the small drop of blood coming from the pore that the feather was plucked from.
"Muuuuuuuhuuuuummmy!" Nixie sobs, crawling over to Ernia. She puts her tiny arms as far around Ernia's waist as she can, and buries her face into her Mummy's downy stomach, crying now.
Ernia sighs, and rolls her eyes. She scoops Nixie up in her arms and starts to rock her. "There, there, now. Stop your fussing. I wouldn't yell at you if you would listen to me!"
Nixie's tears stop quickly enough, and she is soon tugging on Ernia's silk night shirt. "Mummy play."
Ernia eyes Nixie. "Play on your own, I will watch."
"No. Mummy play."
Grumbling again, Ernia stands, balancing Nixie on her hip. "Fine. Five minutes."
Nixie giggles and claps her hands. She thinks she can get Ernia to play for more than that!
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Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:20 am
Eirnae has yet to get to know Ernia from a personal stand point, but that hasn't prevented her from learning about the owl Zephirae from her family members, namely Lenore. She finds herself bemused that Ernia, of all the folk on Gaia, got blessed with a Pae'il youngling. She'd traveled to Greece to check in on the new mother on a few occasions, nearly revealing herself a few times by having to stifle her snickers with both hands and a lot of will power. By the Lady, this Nixie is a born manipulator! Just what the gods ordered for the haughty Ernia, as far as Eirnae is concerned.
Just the same, she sympathizes with Ernia's plight to get some actual rest in, remembering the days when her own adopted were that young and demanding. As a way to hopefully give the little Nixie a new playmate, the next journey Eirnae makes to the palace results in her leaving a wooden cage inside the room Ernia shares with Nixie. Tucked up inside is a ball of fur, which is apparently fast asleep. Every now and then a back paw hitches up and scratches at the purple bow tied around the slumbering animal's neck, as if its not yet used to it being there.
Tied to the top of the cage is a short note that reads:
The Note Dear Ernia,
Here is a little something to help keep your toddler occupied. Make sure to keep her well fed, and she'll provide hours of entertainment for your little one. I'd leave it up to Nixie to name her, of course.
Eirnae
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Eirnae Slytherin-Natenhar
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Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:45 am
Special Delivery? Ernia wakes to a patting at her cheeks. Groggily, and still in the throws of a dream, she mumbles, "Leave me alone, Sticks. I am not hungry. . . . Ask Virendra. . . ."
When she hears a giggle, her eyes start to open a little. The eyes she sees are neither shade of blue that she would hope for. Instead, they are huge, and yellow. Sighing, Ernia rubs at her eyes, and yawns. She sits up and stretches back. "What do you want, Nixie?"
Nixie giggles again. "Mummy silly," she says, and points in the direction of the cage that the pretty woman dropped off when she thought she was sleeping.
Ernia turns her groggy eyes over to the cage, and frowns. Slowly, she slips out of bed. Cursing rather loudly, she hops on one foot after stepping on one of the toys that she and Nixie left on the floor before going to bed. Once her foot stops throbbing, she lowers it and limps over to the cage.
She pulls off the tag, and frowns again as she reads it. "Well, you can thank Great Grandmum Eirnae for this, Nixie," she says.
"Pretty girl," she says, giggling again.
"Whatever you say, squirt," Ernia mumbles. She grabs up the cage and limps back to the bed. She sets the cage down on the covers, and slips onto the bed.
Nixie crawls toward the door and peeks inside. She knows that smell by instinct! She doesn't even have to see any of the fur to know what it is! She squeals with delight. "Mummy open!" she says through a giggle.
Grumbling, and wondering just when she became this brat's slave, she opens the cage door. Nixie crawls closer to the opening, and starts giggling again. "Out," she says.
Ernia rolls her eyes. She watches as the animal inside starts to peek out of the cage. She groans when she sees what is inside.
Nixie only giggles as the little fox nudges her with her black nose. She starts to pet the little fox, kicking her little feet in obvious delight. "Pretty!" she exclaims, giving it a hug.
Ernia has to commend the fox's patience, as she just nuzzles Nixie when she is hugged. "When your old enough, you can name her," she says.
Nixie nods, and continues to pet the fox. "Do you want to play on the floor?" Ernia asks her.
Nixie nods, flashing a smile at Ernia.
"Alright, let go of her for a moment," Ernia says. Once that is completed, she picks up Nixie, and sets her on the rug on the marble floor. As the fox hops off of the bed, Ernia is slipping back onto it.
She lies on her stomach, watching as Nixie giggles and plays with the animal. Resolved to not sleeping for a while again, she keeps an eye on the two of them.
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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:40 am
Adventures in Dragnid? Ernia is now thoroughly lost. She remembers that they stepped out of some trees earlier, only to come to these.
Gah! This island is horrible! And, the brat is getting fussy because she is hungry. This is just not her day. . . . All she wants to do is get back to the palace, before the horrible natives start getting hungry.
She is a big bird, after all. . . .
Nixie lets out another squeal of aggitation, and Ernia sighs. "I know, Nixie. I thought we would be home before now. Just, hush. You are giving me a damn headache."
"I hungry," Nixie declares, for about the twentieth time.
Looking around for anything to make Nixie shut up, Ernia keeps walking. "I'll find some fruit. . . ." she says. Being a vegetarian, she cannot hunt. She sure as hell can't cook, either.
Then, something catches her eye. "Oh, Nixie," Ernia smiles down at the litttle Pae. "There's a bush over there. With some pretty lavendar fruits. Do you want some of those?" she asks.
Nixie looks in the direction that her mummy is pointing. She's right, they are pretty! Maybe they taste as good as they look. . . . And, her stomach is telling her that if she doesn't eat soon, she might start nibbling on mummy. So, she nods, and gives her mummy a smile.
Ernia rushes toward the bush off a ways in front of her, relieved that she has found something for Nixie to eat. She sits Nixie down on the soft ground, and reaches out toward the bush. She plucks one of he fruits from the bush, and is about to turn away, but something makes her do a little double take. Did the fruit just grow again?!
Putting that out of her head, she reaches back into the bustle of her dress, which is like a little purse for her. She pulls out a handkerchief and a small knife. She starts cutting the fruit up into little pieces for Nixie, and places them on the handkerchief. Once that is done, she sets them in Nixie's lap.
She looks around at the darkening forest. They need to find a clearing soon. . . . She might have to stay here the night, and fly toward the landing pad in the morning.
Once Nixie is finished, she scoops her up in her arms. "Alright, help me find a clearing, Nixie. Looks like we will be camping. . . ." this is said with extreme disgust.
Nixie only burps in response, before giggling. Yay! She won't have to sleep in a suff room tonight!
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Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:16 pm
Adventures In Dragnid? Continued. . . . Ernia wakes up to something patting her face. "Mummy, wake," she hears, in a much more mature-sounding voice. "I scared, wake."
Ernia groans, and opens her eyes. Sleeping outside does not agree with her. She turns toward the voice, and meets Nixie's scared eyes. She sits up, quickly, and just stares at her.
"No, let's go. Something coming!" Nixie says, in a hushed whisper. "Up! Let's go!"
Ernia stands, still floored by Nixie's sudden growth. As a force of habit, Ernia scoops Nixie up, and shifts her to rest on her hip. "What's coming?"she asks.
"Big something," Nixie says. In the quiet, both her and Ernia hear the rustling of leaves. And, a sort of grunting. It sounds like a rather large animal.
So, Ernia takes to the sky. . . .
Because of her flying speed, it doesn't take them too long to get to the landing pad. By the time Ernia lands, though, she is grumpy and sweaty. She sets Nixie down, and the little Pae plops down on her bottom.
"Go home now?" she asks, looking up at her mummy with her large yellow eyes.
"Yeah, take my hand," Ernia says. When Nixie does, Ernia reaches out a feathered hand and presses the button to catapult them back down to Gaia.
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:24 pm
It Talks Now. . . . Ernia had two, blissfully Nixie-free days.
How did she manage it? She talked her mum into babysitting her granddaughter for a couple of days.
Ernia needed some pampering.
She should have known, however, that Nyoka would get her back. Somehow.
When Ernia returns to the palace from her mini spa vaction, she is almost tripped as Nixie come streaking toward her, and glomps her legs.
"Mommy is home!" Nixie cries, clinging to Ernia's legs.
Ernia blinks, and looks down at Nixie. "I need those to walk," she says.
"Did you miss me?" Nixie asks, looking up at Ernia with large, yellow, hopeful eyes.
Ernia frowns. She bends down, and unwinds Nixie's arms from around her legs, and starts to walk away from her.
Nixie pouts, and her shoulders sag as her wings droop. She drags her feet as she walks, following Ernia. "Grand-mummy spent a lot of time with me," Nixie starts, quietly. "She taught me how to walk better, and how to speak properly," there is a hint of pride in her voice.
"Remind me to thank her," Ernia says, a little sarcasm in her voice.
"Okay," Nixie says, her wings flapping a little now. "Where did you go?"
"The spa. . . ." Ernia looks down at Nixie from the corner of her eye. "Why don't you go bug Grand-mummy for a while longer?"
"But. . . . I want to see you," Nixie pouts again.
"Fine, just. . . . be quiet," Ernia says, hurrying up the stairs toward her room.
Nixie smiles, and walks with her Mummy back to her room. She giggles when Jinx, the fox that her Great Grand-mummy gave her, hurries over and nuzzles her. "Down, Jinx," she says through her giggles.
Ernia rolls her eyes, and throws her bags on the bed, before sinking onto the soft matress. Sighing a little, she starts to untie the straps of her shoes and slips them off. She looks down when she feels the covers being pulled, and watches as Nixie climbs onto the bed. Once she is on it, Nixie immediately moves to cuddle against Ernia.
Sighing again, and rolling her eyes a little, Ernia puts an arm around Nixie. Deciding that, since she is going to be stuck with the little brat for a while, she should at least pretend she cares, she asks, "What else did you do while I was gone?"
And, Nixie proceeds to talk for three hours, telling Ernia exactly what she did for every minute of the two days that she was away. . . .
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