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 Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:45 am
Shizuka saw a dark veil pass over Shinku's eyes a moment as he stared into his graceful palms and looked concerned, but he didn't go as far as to ask. He himself had inner demons which he rarely wanted to let out. He knew Shinku and knew that the Haka would share with him this sorrow sometime later. Shizuka turned instead to answering the almond-skinned Haka's question. "I started it a few months ago, but I haven't quite finished the-" He was cut off by Jiro's rude questions.
"I... I didn't pay him anything, Jiro," Shi's eyes narrowed in frustration and anger at his older brother. "Shinku is my fiancee... and he's not blind..." as for the 'worthless creature' comment. Shi was quite used to his brother's verbal abuse. "Shouldn't you be shopping for new Kimonos with mother?" he growled, his grey eyes shining with malice.
Jiro smirked at Shinku, "I just wanted to know if you were a blind beauty... some say that the blind have exceptional skill in their remaining senses, but he's apparently bewitched some part of you..." Jiro took Shinku's hand and bent low to kiss it. "Your mind still seems sharp, if not your hearing... or is it?"
"For your information, little brother, mother asked me to stay here and keep an eye out for you. Apparently he's not pleased that you've missed two days of work, but I can't say that I blame you for it now that I see what you've been toying with instead..." Jiro reached up to touch Shinku's amber hair with a look of sadistic glee. He knew he wasn't supposed to be doing this, especially in front of his brother - but the reaction might just be worth it.
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 12:12 pm
 Shinku suddenly was at lost; he had been rather sheltered most of his life, besides learning so many things from his brother. He was not sure how to react to Shizuka brother, a nagging voice was saying slapping the arrogant son of a..he stepped away seeking Shizuka comfort.
"I.." then Jiro reached up touching his amber hair with a sick twisted look. Shinku shivered, giving a small mewing sound, and struck out. The vicious sharp little black nails moving to struck across the others cheeks. "I am not a toy," he finally forced out breathless, an unnatural paler on his cheeks.
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 12:30 pm
As Shinku neared him, he did his best to shelter his lover, but couldn't quite keep him away from Jiro. Then, as suddenly as he could blink, a black-nailed hand shot out and he heard a resounding crack as Jiro was slapped across the face. Shizuka now readied himself in the case that his brother would want to take revenge for Shinku's actions. He sheparded Shinku behind the boat to the other side of his workshop as Jiro collected himself and began spouting obcenities.
Shi's hand absently positioned itself over a carving knife laying nearby. He didn't quite notice what his body was telling him, but he was willing to fight for Shinku if need be. He bared his teeth and glared at his older brother. "You will never lay a hand on him again... not so long as I live..."
Jiro was knocked off his feet by the shock and force of the blow that hit him. His hand instinctively covered the entire side of his face, which had begun bleeding very slightly. "You hideous little b***h!" he cursed, "You wretched whore!" He climbed to his feet slowly, his ears laying back and every muscle standing on edge as his grey eyes, his only similarity to his brother, shone clear with the greed, anger, malevolence, that brewed inside his very core. The evil within him seemed to finally shine through.
"You'll pay for this, wench... hold still so I can teach you the meaning of pain..." And Jiro lifted himself into the air on his green wings to take pursuit of Shinku, but his brother was in front of him in an instant. His eyes flicked down to the carving knife in his hand. "You have never been trained, weakling of a brother, and if you insist on coming between me and that creature you call your fiancee, I will see to it that you are carried away in one of your worthless crafts." He dove for Shinku, pushing past his brother roughly.
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Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2006 1:13 pm
 Trembling from shock, Shinku allowed himself to be sheparded behind the boat. His body quivered, a dull ringing was in his ears and he barely heard the obcenities that where cursing him. He had never hurt someone before. He had tussled with Sei before but that was just playful.
Sei had taught him though. The warm calming voice soothed him speaking in his mind. 'Don't go into shock in a battle; you will just end up dead.'
He tilted his face up, eyes calm as Jiro dove at him. He fell instintivly and rolled under the boat. 'Find some place safe, a weapon you can use and if not one at hand use your teeth, your black nails.'
Safety was the boat and now Jiro had to reach for him or remove his protection. "The knife." He yelled, searching for a weapon. A long hardy stick would do. He could handle a staff.
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 8:21 pm
Shizuka gasped as Jiro hurled himself toward Shinku and felt his arm loose something. The silver object went end over end toward his unsuspecting brother's back. The object stuck in, but the impact of what he had just done hardly touched Shi's mind. He couldn't fathom what had just happened. Jiro's back arched and his dive became a clumsy plummeting fall. "Oh, no..." Shi whispered as he lowered himself to the ground. Jiro felt a sharp pain coursing through his shoulderblade and cried out. Was it someone else? Surely it wasn't his weakling brother. He couldn't possibly have just striken his sibling. He hit the ground with a resounding thud, reached around his shoulder and grabbed the knife by the hilt. Pulling it out, he stared at the blood-covered item in disgust. Grimacing, he pushed himself and growled as he now changed his target from Shinku to Shizuka himself. "YOu'll pay for that little brother! I'm going to gut you with my bare hands!"
But Jiro's falls fell short as he plunged again and again, weakening every time. Finally, when he had had enough and could feel his strength waning, he ran to the house, screaming all the while, "You're a disgrace! Mother will never let you return, ingrate! You filthy little worm!"Shizuka rolled across the ground, barely missing his brother's angry thrusts at him. A few grazed his skin, but in the ruckus, Shi barely noticed. He was out of breath and terrified when the angry Gehaka finally retreated. "Oh... what have I..." then suddenly, he turned to Shinku and rushed toward him. "My love, my precious one, are you hurt? Are you okay?" He was trembling all over and the blood from his tiny lacerations was trickling down everywhere, but he still held Shinku's face in his hands and looked deeply into his eyes as if he were begging that the answer be yes. He hadn't seen Jiro pick up a weapon, nor actually touch Shinku, but was afraid the Haka had otherwise tripped and fallen on something while the two were battling.
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Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 5:55 am
Shinku watched confused momentairly as Jiro hit the ground suddenly. Ohh had Shizuka just defend him? His fingers where in the chips as he stayed under the boat trying not attack Jiro glaze to him. Poor Shizuka, he would have to find some way to make his mate feel better.
His green eyes searched Shizuka skin. "I'm fine love, your bleeding though." He said concern pressing his small hand over the wounds. "You need to sit down so I can tend to you." He pressed his lips to Shizuka fingertips. "I love you, now please sit so I can help you."
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:03 am
Shizuka sat down immediately, holding as still as possible so that Shinku could easily access anything he needed to. "I didn't notice... I'm sorry..." he said quietly, a bit ashamed again, but trying not to be terribly obvious about it. "I... I mean, I'm sorry you had to see that... Jiro's just... well, he's not used to being told 'no.' Feeling Shinku's lips against his fingertips, Shi sighed and tried to relax more. "I love you too..." He completely trusted that Shinku knew what he was doing. There was even water nearby if he could find the right herbs to stop the bleeding. And the fact that they'd just bought a pestle was so handy that Shizuka was grateful the fight had taken place today...
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:34 am
Tiny hands pulled out the mortar and pestle from the bag settling them down carefully. He placed a small handful of the flowers they had purchased into the bowl and began to grinded them up slowly. "Do I add water?" He questioned eyeing the plant matter. First time he had ever done this, the cuts looked tiny though so hopefully he had time. Don’t move Shizuka, he thought softly. Don’t make it worse.
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:46 am
Shizuka trembled a bit now, the pain finally becoming noticeable as the adrenaline wore off. Nodding slowly, he tried not to move too badly, but his body was telling him to shiver profusely, so he couldn't quite help it. "Yes, love, you can get water from the river over there. It doesn't have to be purified," Shi said softly. He noticed the look of extreme worry in SHinku's eyes and touched his cheek, "Don't worry, love, I'm fine. I've been through worse cuts and scrapes than this..." he offered a smile as proof that he was just fine.
"I don't think mother will actually kick me out of the house. He knows Jiro and is pretty angry at him right now anyway for cheating on his last fiancee... Jiro's always been mother's favorite up until lately," he chuckled a bit. "I guess the broken engagement put a bit of a damper on mother's obsession with him." The conversation was meant to detract from Shizuka's apparent discomfort so that Shinku could concentrate and not be so worried. The Gehaka hoped it was working.
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:07 am
A twitch of a smile graced his lips. "I still worry but thank you for that reassurance." His hand curled around Shizuka and he rubbed his cheek against it momentarily. "Don't move love. I'll be back." He stood in a boneless grace walking ot the river. Kneeling, he cupped his hands into the liquid and held it as he walked back little drops falling on his feet.
"Good, I don't know how fast I can arrange a second marriage," Shinku admitted trickling the water into the shallow bowl and started mixing it. "Jiro, Gehaka have the right to be proud but that look..it scared me. He was taking something so personality that should be a trifle in life." The green eyes clouded. "Is it right?" He questioned looking at the paste like substance.
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:07 am
Shizuka sat very still, waiting for Shinku to return with water from the river. He had no intention of going anywhere until the bleeding had stopped. He smiled as the water got Shinku's kimono a bit wet. He noticed suddenly that Shinku had the cutest feet and grinned stupidly.
"Jiro just thinks he's above everyone. I'm sorry if he scared you. He's got such a terrible pride that you could spit just in front of him and he could see it and think you were trying to insult him somehow. It's a black mark on our family, really." SHi said with a frown. He gazed into the bowl at the greenish brown paste and nodded, "It looks right enough."
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:59 am
Shinku's face broke into a smile; his dainty fingers dipped into the paste and slowly be began rubbing it across the wounds. "It's alright. I-I was sheltered most of my life. I may not act like the usual Haka, but I haven't dealt with most outside my home." His fingers paused. "Are you feeling better?"
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:16 am
The feeling of Shinku's fingers on his hot, swollen cuts was like heaven, the paste making it all the better. He leaned into the touch, closing his eyes a bit and sighing. Yeah, he could live like this forever. He didn't quite realize he was purring until Shinku broke th silence. "You act better than most Haka. Much better, in my opinion," Shi said quietly. "Yes, I feel wonderful, thanks to you. I don't even care what Jiro's going to do. Mother will probably just bandage him up and tell him to go off and pout on his own, that he deserved it... I hope he does anyway." Shi smiled blissfully, the cuts not even giving him pain anymore.
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 3:25 pm
The jade eyes where dancing as they glazed at at Shizuka. "I didn't know you could purr." His fingers rested on the others throat. "It rumbles, vibrating down into my skin." His fingers smeared the cream around some more. "There. That should do it. " Shinku wiped the rest of the paste along the edge of the bowl. "Should..should we meet your mother?"
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:50 pm
Shizuka blushed a bit and stopped purring so that he could speak. "I.. um... didn't really know I could either." He gulped once. "I guess I never had a reason to before, it's just that... well, that feels soon good that... um..." Stopping before he dug himself into a hole, and hoping that SHinku wouldn't think him a hornball, he got up and stretched a bit. "Uh... yeah, you're probably right, we probably should... despite the fact that Jiro's probably not finished moaning at him."
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