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 Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:09 am
Ananchel tugged at a small list from her pocket. "Groceries, mostly. And presents. I promised Ein I'd get her something cute if she did well with her letters... and she's done well enough." the girl was ditzy at best, so it had been promising to see her learn.
And pretend to study.
Ein nodded her head, beaming. It wasn't really that she liked hello kitty, but that she liked cute stuff, and hello kitty was cute! Especially the red ribbon. That reminded Ein of her hair.
Yummy. Hello Kitty probably wanted snakes in her hair too. Did snakes get along with kitties? She hoped so.
Leading the way, Ananchel smiled. The man seemed nice enough. "Perhaps, I could leave her with you while shopping for food?" she asked. "She's got a sneaky habit of taking out all the food I put into the cart, and replacing it with her own." Ananchel made a face to show just how she felt about _that_.
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Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 6:52 am
 "Her letters?" He looked to Ananchel. "Has she been learning the alphabet? I suppose it's probably about that time. I don't know much about child development, but she looks old enough to learn the alphabet."
Looking down at Ein, he could see the pride on her face. She seemed happy to be learning at least, he thought. He gave the girl a smile. "Can you sing the alphabet song Ein?"
Before she could get to the song, Kappa nodded to Ananchel, more than happy to take Ein off her hands while she went shopping. "Sure, I can do that. I'm sure you probably come away from the store with every kind of candy and junk food there is," he laughed, imagining the little girl replacing vegetables with hot dogs and Pixie Sticks.
"What'cha think Ein? Wanna hang out with me while your mom goes to the grocery store?"
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Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:09 am
Ein giggled. She could sing her alphabets! A C B.. hmm. Well. She knew what it was supposed to sound like, and had the melody down perfectly, just at a slightly off kilter pitch.
"Mommy?" she asked, giggling as if some gigantic joke had exploded between them. "Silver my mommy." she said. Ananchel was... what? Not sister, not aunt.
Well. Maybe Ananchel was a mommy too, then.
Nodding her head eagerly (this man had GIVEN HER THIS COOL MUSIC THING!!), she waved at Ananchel.
Ananchel stood there, half distracted. Had her little brat just dismissed her? Probably.
"Aye Bee Cee" she started.
And the rest wasn't important.
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:39 am
Kappa looked slightly confused, trying to decipher what Ein was talking about. Silver was her mommy? Had she somehow been kidnapped by Ananchel? Surely not. The woman seemed to know her well enough, so Kappa pushed his negative thoughts to the back of his mind. He couldn't elp but wonder who her real mother was though.
"Who's Silver?" he asked the little girl, still a bit curious. He looked to Ananchel for further explanation.
Kappa chuckled as Ein started singing her ABC's. She was adorable.
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Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:48 pm
Ein stared up as if this man didn't know what he was talking about. "My mom." she answered, getting just as confused.
Ananchel grimaced. "Silver is the main guardian for Ein. Not her biological mother, mind you. Ein's been adopted as a..." she hesitated. No one had told her not to tell, but it seemed wrong, implying Ein's criminal past. "an act to reform a criminal?" But there was no way around it, in Ananchel's mind. "She's a college student, and my charge too. But... I'm not her guardian."
Gods. That would make her this girl's _grandma_. And she, no matter how young she appeared, did not want to be a grandma.
Ein nodded. What was the place called again? Something crimnel.
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Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:29 am
Giving Ein a ruffle of her hair, Kappa just nodded. "You've got a lot of good people to help take care of you, don't you? That's good to hear." Good. So she hadn't been kidnapped. There was no need for an Amber Alert at this point, and he exhaled softly, glad to hear that news.
He glanced back at Ananchel, who had finished explaining their family situation. The part about a reformed criminal really caught his attention. "Wait, what? She's an act to reform a criminal? How so?" Surely the little redhead wasn't a criminal. She was far too innocent-looking to even assume she could ever do anything bad, let alone get convicted for it.
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 6:55 am
Ananchel frowned. She remembered what Ein had been charged off... kind of. It had been a while ago, and she hadn't really been paying much attention either. "I don't get it myself." humans. The things they came up with. "Apparantly in her home planet, she was charged of a crime." Ananchel remembered vaguely that it had something to do with death. "And sent to Gaia to be reformed, except she's been reincarnated too." with a grin, she reached out to ruffle the girl's hair.
The snake were placated. They liked _this_ one, so they didn't put up much of a fuss at the mauling.
"She doesn't remember much, I think. Or she hasn't given us a clue." Ananchel also remembered that Ein had been extremely young. Damn her memory.
"So, she's not dangerous." a smirk accompanied her words. Well. Unless stupidity could be dangerous.
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:19 am
Kappa looked at Ananchel, utterly confused. "So you're telling me that this little girl is a reformed criminal? Wow, that seems SO unlikely. I mean, look at her!"
He looked down at Ein, who seemed to be the picture of innocence. "Well, I hope she's reformed," he said, giving Ananchel a hopeful glance. "She certainly doesn't look dangerous, so I think I can handle it."
"Just be sure to come back and get her from me when you're done shopping," he added, giving her a wink.
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:58 am
Now THAT was an idea. With another considering look, Ananchel nodded. "I'll be just across the stret, okay, Ein?" she said, looking down at the girl. "Will you be around here, then?" she asked.
Leaving her. Maybe for a couple of days. A couple of days of blissfull sleep without some stupid hello kitty song interfering and causing nightmares, no voice howling the abc's. Oh, peace and quiet.
That sounded worth the kid abandoning, sometimes.
"Be prepared, Kappa." she said, half joking. "That girl is armed."
Ein beamed, deciding that it sounded nice enough to be armed.
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:08 pm
"We'll be right around here," he replied, surveying the area. There was a small park across the street, and he figured they could hang out there until Ananchel returned. "You enjoy your time at the store."
Armed. ha. Armed with cuteness!
"I'll be sure to watch out for her devious criminal ways." He waved at the woman, ushering her toward the store. "Don't worry. She's smaller than I am."
Kappa looked down at Ein and smiled. It seemed that she trusted him enough, and she didn't seem like a criminal at all. Reaching out to her, he offered a suggestion. "Want to go to the park? Or, what do you like to do?"
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Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:28 pm
Ananchel nodded. She walked towards the door, pulling out a neat piece of paper with writing that ran down the sides. Hoo, boy. Shopping.
The park? Ein frowned, grimacing. Looking around, her eyes fastened onto a shop full of pink and light blue dolls in the windowsill. And none of those scary proceline kinds either! "There!" she exclaimed, reaching for his hand and barely hearing anything else over her focus and the din of the music. Music was FANTASTIC. She was going to get her mom to get her one of these portable things.
Whatever that meant.
"In?" she asked, looking back once to make sure that he wasn't too unwilling. She didn't want someone to be doing something they didn't want to, really.
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Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 10:07 am
Kappa watched as Ananchel left Ein in his care. He hoped she'd come back for her. After all, she couldn't have been serious. She was one of Ein's guardians, and surely, she'd return for her.
He saw that she wasn't so fond of the park idea, so instead, he watched Ein as she debated what she wanted to do. It was not very long after that she set her eyes upon a doll shop--perfect for the little criminal. "You want to go in there?" he asked her, giving her a smile.
"I'll bet we can do that. Here, grab my hand and we'll get across the street." He held a hand out to her and let her hold it, and he made sure to look both ways before leading them across the street.
Soon enough, he was pushing the door to the doll shop open, and leading Ein inside with a tinkle of bells from the doorhandle. "Ready?" he asked her, just waiting to see her eyes light up. Girls liked dolls it seemed.
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Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:34 pm
Oh and did her eyes light up! Looking like a junkie who sensed his or her next hard core fix, except... child like, she nodded her head. She liked this one! And if he liked her back, this could be the beginning of a very fruitful relationship.
"Uh huh."
She had seen this shop before. She was sure of it. But she hadn't been inside it yet. There was something about saving a new toy store for a good, special day that spoke to her heart. Really. And this seemed like it was going to be that special day.
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Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:36 am
Kappa could see the excitement in her eyes, and it made him happy. They were getting along so nicely! He was afraid he wouldn't do very well with kids. Hell, he was practically a kid himself. Just a year ago, he was a little sushicreature, unable to do much but waddle around and wave his stumpy arms in the air. Now, he was a full-grown man. And life had gotten much more complicated very quickly.
But spending the afternoon with Ein was taking away his bad feelings about life, and even if it was for just an hour or so, he could forget about Ichigo. Maybe he needed a kid to keep him company, he thought--only briefly of course. Like he needed any more complications to his life!
Ushering Ein into the store, he followed her around as she examined the shelves full of toys. "What kind of toys do you like Ein?" he asked, surveying the shop for the doll aisle. Little girls liked dolls, right?
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 2:17 am
What kind of toys did she like. What a question! "All!" she answered promptly, her eyes lighting up on the dolls that were paraded in front of her. Oof! That one had a pink dress on, this one was softer looking, and look! That one had wierd things sticking out of it's hair too!
Oh, wait. Those were rollers.
"Kappa like?" she asked, motioning to the dolls. She had never gone shopping with someone other than Silver or Ananchel before. This would be fun! And if he was a good girl, maybe Ananchel would buy him a toy too. Because that was what Ananchel always said to her.
'If you're a good girl, I'll buy you a doll.'
"Kitty." she said, all but purring as she reached out for something her level. The snakes in her hair went after it too, purring lightly as they chewed on the ribbon on it's hair.
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