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 Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:20 pm
family trip -the gathering Family Trip -The Gathering((RP incoming))
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:33 pm
family trip -the island ((RP incoming))
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:35 pm
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:46 pm
Aiden Gets a Kiss Page 1082Giggling behind their hands, Relm & Rikku entered the shop. Bright eyes darting, they spotted the -well- spotted female ahead of them almost simultaneously. Sharing a glance they separated to walk up to either side of her smoothly, making just enough noise so that they would not startle her needlessly. "Hi!" The one with braids & a tight yellow dress piped up friendly as the cow-colored audio sat upon a couch. "I'm Rikku. You must be new here." Her sister grinned, adjusting her red beret. Sometimes it was easy to think they had been here longer than they had. "Don't let Blondie or I scare you, Spots. We don't mean any harm." Then, Almost as an afterthought the artist added. "I'm Relm Arrowny. Relm's fine."Luckily, Aiden could not yet hear his sisters in the hallway -or as they entered the room. "I really think so, aye. Ye havenae been at it so long we would expect perfection o' ye, lassie. I dinnae play myself, though I ken understand th' nerves." He smiled reassuringly. "Ye did well."Natty-Chan Gojyo huffed... today just wasn't his day. Perhaps the next thing is... Nat plans on having his headphones paired with Schneider's. A disgusted look appeared on his face before he moved off the sill and walked back to the kitchen, hoping his lighter had fallen out of his pocket there.
Charlamagne watched as the female walked over to the couches. She didn't want to bother the female if she didn't want to be disturbed, but she really didn't feel like being alone. She stuck her tongue out slightly in thought as she slowly moved in the direction the cow marked female did, almost as if debating ever step she took.
As Darsh walked further into the building, he wondered where Lainey was, pondering if she could fix him something to eat again. He wasn't going to go out of his way to go search for her though as he passed by the couches. He noticed the new female, giving her a smirk, but not saying anything as he walked by. He didn't even say anything to the dark winged female he met before. He simply gave her and the male she was with a nod and walked into the hall. Trying to find a nice location to practice his spells, though more than likely, he'll just return. MoochiLove Morgana wipes at her eyes roughly, telling herself she shouldn't complain or fuss, just to keep taking one day at a time and things would be fine. She turns slowly, still wiping at her tears that won't stop, once again not noticing that anyone had entered into the kitchen, sniffling a little bit as she gulps Kaitaia Clarity looked up as someone walked by her and just caught the smirk. She narrowed her eyes, trying to decipher the smirk when she noticed the other female was heading her way, slowly, but surely. Mildly intrested, she watched, but said nothing. Rikku waved a 'come here' gesture to Charlemagne, seeing her nearing & smiled at Darsh as he smirked past them though she gave the sexy boi little thought once he left the room. The Al Behd was kinda hoping Relm would let her loose from this quest to find Aiden a mate. She wanted to do other more exciting things. Aiden would be able to take care of herself. Frowning that everyone was all over the place, Relm forced herself to smile once more. You know what this place needs? Some entertainment." She winked as if part of some great conspiracy. "Blondie, stand over there & do that dance you were practicing on the island." Smoothing her skirt Rikku wrinkled her nose distastefully. "I don't have the right dress sphere for that." She excused herself with a grin, knowing she did not really need it but not being in the mood to dance. Hearing his sisters Aiden closed his eyes & moaned lightly. "Ah, God. What now?"Natty-Chan Once he stepped back into the kitchen, the kappa blinked when he noticed Morgana was still there. He thought she would have left by now as he stepped toward her. "Morgana... are you alright babe?" He asked, giving her a worried glance.
Charlamagne meeped inwardly when the blonde haired audio, whom she didn't notice before, waved her over. The spotted audio could tolerate being with one person she didn't know... but three. She let out a nervous huff as she approached the couch that the three were around. Once there, she gave them a timid bow of her head, remaining silent for the moment. RavenFyre Lainey smiled and nodded, "Yeah, I guess you're right. No one is very good to start with right?" She was assuring herself more than anything else. "Thank you, I'm glad you're not a harsh critic, Aiden," she giggled, "I probably would have quit if you were." She looked around when he suddenly seemed exasperated, though she did spot the two girls she met the night before. "Is something wrong?" MoochiLove Morgana freezes when she snaps her eyes open, some tears rolling down her face. She quickly wipes her face off with the back of her hands as she tries in vain to compose herself, "I'm fine, just....got something in my eyes is all...." she lies, wishing she had gathered herself quicker and not been caught crying like a baby Kaitaia Clarity blinked as the silver and black female headed off in the direction of the others. Shrugging, she pulled her feet underneath her and tucked her tail around her before closing her eyes. Aiden opened his eyes sheepishly at Lainey. "They're here." He offered as a lame sort of apology, trying to hide in his seat. "Dinnae let them trot me about like a horse at market."Kaitaia Clarity looked up at the two, shaking her head as she noticed them. "Hello," she said, her voice soft spoken. "I'm Clarity. It's... Nice to meet you." RavenFyre "They..?" Lainey looked around again, as if expecting to spot some sort of villian, but then realized he must have been talking about his sisters. She tilted her head to the side. "A horse at the market..? Why on earth would they want to do that to you?" Natty-Chan Gojyo gave her a slight look of disbelief as he walked up to her. "You got something in both eyes? It must have been rather big to make you cry so much." He stated, reaching out and placing a hand on her cheek, rubbing his thumb against her damp cheek.
Seeing on how everyone was introducing themselves, the spotted audio finally decided to pipe in. "I'm Charlamagne..." It was barely over a whisper, but it was said, "you can call me Charl if it's easier though." She added, her tail swishing softly as her green eyes looked over the three. MoochiLove Her bottom lip trembles again and she squeezes her eyes shut, desperately fighting off the urge to cry as she clenchs her fists tightly, "Yea...it was..." she whispers, a few more tears escaping despite her effort to stop them Rikku smiled warmly. "You didn't really come to the shop to be by yourself, did you?" She glanced through her braids for the female who had been heading their way, wondering what was taking her so long. Relm twirled her art-brush idly in her hands, debating grabbing Aiden. It was lucky for him he was speaking with a female or she would have. Aiden blushed, flustered at Lainey's question. Why on earth had he mentioned that? "Ah... they seem to think I dinnae get out enough. 'specially Relm. Something 'bout how I should now more audios with as long as Ah've been around."RavenFyre Lainey tilted her head curiously, looking at Aiden, then back to his sisters, putting what he said together with what Relm was saying last night. They were trying to hook him up with someone. And yesterday she had been the candidate. She noticed them with the spotted colored female and wondered if they were doing the same thing. The cogs in her head started working before grinning impishly. "AIDEN!" she exclaimed suddenly and pounced on top of the winged male, wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing his cheek. Kaitaia Clarity smiled awkwardly. "No, I guess not." She adjusted her headphones, turning down the volume a bit. Natty-Chan Gojyo couldn't help but feel his heart sink as he saw her like this. He sighed, moving closer to her, reaching out with his other hand to place on her waist. "Morgana... please, just tell me what's wrong." He pleaded, giving her a worried look.
Charlamagne now felt really silly as the blonde spoke to the cow spotted female. She didn't have a real reason why she didn't like being around multiple people, it just made her really timid. With that, she slowly sat on the arm of the couch, waiting for any opportunity she might have to say something, hoping she wouldn't make a fool of herself or say the wrong thing, or just completely interrupt. MoochiLove Her shoulders slump down as her mask starts to crumble and she lets out a breathy sob, leaning against him wearily, "I'm scared...I worry about so many things...will I be a good mom, will Dark Schneider really leave me alone, will I lose my friends when I get my headphones back, and then this thing with Keme....I thought if I just kept up everything from day to day it would get better....sometimes I wonder if it would be better if I left..." she whispers, clutching at the front of his shirt gently as she opens eyes a little bit Relm was putting out her hand to offer to Charlemagne in greeting even as she opened her mouth to speak to both spotted females while Rikku hopped from one foot to the otherwith pleasure at meeting so many friends -even if they were more shy & softspoken than her new brother & cousin Yunie combined- when Lainey's shout struck them dead on. Knowing only one Aiden they spun just in time to see their brother receive his first non-family kiss on the cheek. They were litterally floored, as both tumbled from their turns uncerimoniously & landed on their bums. Bewildered expressions blinked at Charl & Clarity. "I'm sorry... what just happened?" Rikku giggled oddly. "Our brother... " She offered with a sheepish grin. Aiden staggered slightly with the sudden warm weight upon him. His head spun lightly as Lainey's moist lips touched his cheek. His arms went gently around her, whether to steady the two of them or to keep the female there he could not say for sure upon looking back at the moment. "Lainey-lass?" He asked tentatively, his voice shaking. "eh... ah... Did I miss something, bonnie-lass?" He blushed deeply. "No' that I dinnae like this..." His words trailed off & he blushed deeper. RavenFyre The girl was blushing crimson herself. Yes, she decided to do this, but she still couldn't believe she had done something this bold, the blush only darkening when she realized that Aiden was holding her in place. Keeping her face a warm breath's away from his, she whispered softly. "I'm keeping your sisters from trotting you around like a horse at market," she repeated his own words back at him. "I... umm... I'm s-sorry, if... i-if you found that uncomfortable... I... I won't do it again if you don't want me to..." she whispered shyly, ducking her head to hide her face against the crook of his shoulder. Kaitaia Clarity turned and looked in the direction the others were. Seeing the spectical, her eyes widened and she flushed slightly, before averting her eyes quickly. She eyed Charl, her green eyes flicking over the her. "Hello," she said, her voice still soft and cool. Natty-Chan Gojyo pulled her against him, wrapping his arms around her and stroking her back softly. He sighed, pressing his cheek against the top of her head. "You shouldn't try to bear the world on your shoulders... it's not good." He said softly, nuzzling the top of her head, "everything will be fine, I know it."
Taking Relm's hand softly when it was put out for her, Charlamagne shook it softly. She had given her a timid, yet warm smile as she looked over to the hopping Rikku. Black ears perked when she too heared the name 'Aiden' exclaimed, blinking as she looked over to see the firework marked female latch herself onto the blue male and kiss his cheek. She looked back to the other two as they took a tumble to the floor, tilting her head curiously, unaware of the situation between the two and their 'brother'. MoochiLove Morgana sighs softly as her tears finally seem to stop, still holding on to him him, "I'll try not too...just some days I want to scream and hope someone can hear me." she whispers, pulling back enough to wipe the rest of the tears from her face, sniffling a little, "Sorry, didn't mean to cry all over you again..." Though he did not move his arms, the hold loosened so that Lainey could move away should she wish too. The lonely Scotsman hoped she would not, but he dared not hope too much. Especially not when the tune on his 'phones switched tracks & "One Year of Love" began. "Ye surprised me, ye did."Aiden gave her the briefest of hug. "Thank ye, bonnie Lainey." He murmured gently into her ear where Lainey's face hid against his shoulder. "Ye dinnae know what this means to me." He referred both to the kiss & that she was helping him from being paraded by his sisters, though he did not clarify. RavenFyre She didn't think of pulling out of his arms, not as long as he was holding here there however loosely it was. "I... I surprised myself, really..." She couldn't stop the small shiver that worked down her spine when he whispered in her ear, instinctively returning the hug and pressing closer to him. She took a deep steadying breath, taking in the scent of him at the same time, only making her blush darker, the heat of it noticeable from where her face was pressed against his shoulder. "Y-you're welcome..." She spoke just as softly, then pulled back enough to look into his eyes, her own violet ones bright and shy, his cheeks colored a warm red. Deciding to stay on the floor, Relm dusted out her cape & smiled at Charlemagne. "Sorry 'bout that. When you've a brother as shy as ours is..." The artist waved her brush & rolled her eyes -not knowing that Aiden & Charl had once met- "You're not used to his name being shouted out." Rikku flopped to her side, ginning. "I'll say! It's not like calling the more rambunxious ones, where you have to shout just to hear yourself over them. Aiden hears everything it seems." Aiden was pleasantly surprised she had not moved. Instinctively his hands gave her back a gentle rub, not quite a massage. His own yellow eyes were soft & gentle as he gazed into Lainey's violet pools. He thought he should be overly warm, as flushed as he felt with his blushing coupled with her blushing... but he was merely comfortable. His wings fluttered as he thought of what to say.
"Do ye... do ye wish to fly agi'n?" He finally managed to utter.RavenFyre "Nh.." the small sound escaped Lainey when the fireworked patterned girl felt Aiden's hand rub her back, feeling another small shiver work down her spine. No one had ever really held her like this before, and she could feel her heart start to race. She found that she couldn't look away from his eyes, searching them deeply, as if they held an answer to an unasked question. It occured to her then, that like a flip of a switch, something had changed. His voice broke through the spell of her mind, "Ah..? What..?" It took her a moment to realized what he had just asked her, smiling shyly and nodding, "I'd love that."
He flapped his wings & took off, glad now he had been practicing since their last flight. She felt lighter in his arms. Or perhaps that was his own new lightness.RavenFyre "A-ah..!" She took his cue and pressed even closer to him when he pulled her closer, feeling the bodies press flush together at this point. She ducked her head, tucking it under his chin so that she wouldn't be in the way of his line of sight as they took off, squealing in surprise, "Hyahn!" She wasn't sure if she could ever get used to feeling, but it was a pleasant fluttering feeling in the pit of her stomach. "I-it looks different from up here... doesn't it..?" She spoke quietly, almost to herself.
At any moment, he expected Lainey to tell him he had gone too far. He was surprised she had not yet.RavenFyre She could feel his body shivering, or maybe that was her own, she couldn't be sure at this point. But she definately knew that his heart was racing much like her own, which sent little fluttering butterflies to her stomach. "A-ahn.." She felt yet another shiver when he felt his mouth just grace against her ear, said appendage flicking with the sensation. She felt like she was going to burst if she didn't get this whole thing out in the open. "A-aiden.." she could curse herself for the way her voice was trembling, "W-what does all this," she nodded her head to motion the two of them, "W-what does this all mean..? I... I don't want to get the wrong impression."
Once he could catch his breath Aiden let out a shakey laugh. "I dinnae know, Lainey-lass. I dinnae wish to give the wrong impression, nor read the wrong impression from ye either." He ran one hand tentatively from the nape of her neck to the small of her back. "I havenae e'er felt like this... but 'tis so sudden. I dinnae know if it be my heart or my flesh that reacts so. I dinnae want to guess wrong, bonnie Lainey."
He breathed deeply. "An' ye?" He asked, yellow eyes gentle. "How do ye feel?"
Not wanting her to feel pressured he added. "I will take ye to the ground regardless after yer answer. I simply couldnae fly & respond." He chuckled, mildly embarrassed at his shortcoming.RavenFyre Her eyes went wide when he took her to his hammock... then she was laying out in his hammock... and he was laying next to her! H-how was she supposed to react to that?! She was too stunned to even move much, "A-ah... ummm.." she joined him with her own shaky giggling, "I... I guess we were both really caught up in the moment, huh?" Her breath hitched in a soft gasp as his hand smoothed down her back, her instinctive reaction was to arch along his touch, but she forced herself to stop, realizing how immoral that must have looked, like she was trying to rub herself against him, She mulled it over in her mind a few moments, not able to look him directly in the eyes as she thought it all out. How did she feel about all of this..? "I... I would be lying if I said that I didn't feel... c-comfortable in your arms like this... I-it almost seems... natural... B-but you're right... T-this is... this all has happened way too quickly." Violet eyes peeked up at him shyly. "I know I like you, Aiden. You're a very sweet guy, any girl would be crazy not to like you. But... I'm starting to wonder just how much I like you." She took a deep, steading breath to gather the rest of her courage, blushing pink. "I like you more than I first thought I did, obviously... B-but I think... T-that we should slow down. I shouldn't have thrown myself at you like that, no matter the reason. It confused us both a lot, I think. B-but I do... I do think that I would like to get to know you better as more than just a friend..?" She hoped that she hadn't completely overestimated just what Aiden was thinking himself. She didn't think she'd be able to live that embarrassment down.
He flickered his eyes open & smiled sadly. "I should get ye back to the ground a'fore more time passes. It wouldnae do for others to think we were doing more than we were." With that he fluttered his wings & lifted them out of the hammock. He flew as casually as he dared & still be timely. He released her gently onto an empty couch, letting his fingers linger on her fur a brief moment more. "I shall be back tomorrow, bonnie lass. Ye willnae be far from my thoughts."
Aiden lifted Lainey's hand while bowing & ever so lightly he brushed his lips to the knuckles, bestowing the most delicate of kisses. Then rising, he let he arm slip to her side & turned away from her. Walking across the room he tapped his dumbstruck sisters on their shoulders & led them home.
Aiden knew he would think of little else but this night for quite some time. Tomorrow he would see if it had been a dream.
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:06 pm
Rikku meets Kaleb & Naruto Page 1150Rikku was bored. She had gotten her workroom just the way she liked it... almost... but there was no excitement in it. Working on Machina was something to do when she felt the need to be still. Today was no such day.
There was a slight skip to the female's step as she made her way to the shop, ahead of her brother & sister. Which was good. She wanted time to meet other audios without feeling she had to be watching Aiden's love-life. That was Relm's pet project, not hers.
So it was that as she neared the shop Rikku's attention was only casually on her surroundings.Grey Dragon Kaleb slept peacefully on a stone bench sitting under a tall oak outside the shop. At one point he had been lying on his stomach flipping through the pages of his giant book, now he lay curled up on his side with the book beneith his head for a pillow. His mouth hung open ever so slightly, and a small bit of drool had pooled on his hand.
It it up to me to save him! Rikku thought to herself valiantly. Or perhaps it was just an excuse, considering how she was intending to save him.
Tiptoeing carefully over to the stone bench she eyeballed the space around the male's curled body. Just enough space for her to land if she jumped properly, she decided. With a mighty "Booyah!" Rikku jumped onto the bench, planting her left foot in front of the curve of his stomach & the right behind his knees ready to greet the sleeping Audio with a wide & friendly smile.Grey Dragon Kaleb's eyes shot open and he yelped loudly in a plain terrified voice, throwing himself as far away from his assailant as possible as he flung out one arm. A translucent glittering shield appeared in front of his palm, to protect the gasping and shaking mage from whatever fiend had crept up on him.
When he finally realized it wasn't a fiend, his arm dropped limply to his side and the shield vanished. He gaped almost comically, his glasses sitting askew on his nose and a thin line of drool at one corner of his mouth.
Seeing the male's comical expression Rikku dissolved into giggles. "That was great!! Let's do it again sometime!" Her green eyes flashed merrily. "I'm Rikku."Grey Dragon Kaleb gaped for a moment longer, before reaching up to nervously fix his glasses and wipe the drool from the edge of his mouth. Other than that, he didn't move an inch. "I-I'm Kaleb," he said, still panting and waiting for his heart rate to slow back down to normal.
"It seems something I'd do only if I wanted to be found." She giggled, letting her legs swing lightly.Grey Dragon Kaleb blushed, twisting a bit so he could close his book and pull it into his lap. "I-I d-didn't mean to fall asleep, I was trying to study." He stuttered, too embarassed and nervous to meet the female's glance. He raked one paw through his hair to fix some of the sleep-messed strands, before he brought it back down to fidget with his other paw a bit.
"So watcha studying? You didn't drool on it, didja?" She really was curious. Talking about people's interests was loads more fun than the studying itself.Grey Dragon Kaleb blushed even redder, quickly flipping through his book to the page he had been sleeping on to see if there was any damage. Luckily it looked like all the drool had ended up on the back of his paw. "N-no, it's fine," he said quietly. "I-I'm studying the refractive properties of photon-based polymorphic weaves..." The scrawny audio closed his giant tome with a soft thud, nervously running one paw over a the leather-bound corner. Grey Dragon "L-light based defensive shields?" Kaleb volunteered, only taking him a fraction of a second to think up simpler terms for his current research topic. It took him considerably longer to interpret the face she wore, if he was able to interpret it at all. He swallowed heavily, and nervously adjusted his glasses again.
It was kind of fun that he seemed nervous around her, but at the same time bothered her a little. Rikku liked others to feel comfortable around her. For the most part. She patted his knee kindly. "You know, I don't bite." Her smile was gentle.MoochiLove The door to the shop is opened and Naruto steps out. He takes a deep breath and lets it out, a large smile on his face. He decides to just wander around outside, to try to take his mind off things. He pads about, humming his song a little until he spots the two Audios on the bench talking. The female he had never seen before, but the male he somewhat recognized from Miranda's enthusiastic descriptions. He turns and decides to introduce himself, a smile on his face Grey Dragon Kaleb jumped a bit at her unexpected touch, but he calmed himself down quickly with a couple of deep breaths. "I-it's a bit different, that shield was an interlocked crystalline lattice using primarily air elements..." He trailed off, giving her a shy glance and thinking perhaps that was too much information.
Grinning, she cocked her head at him as a child might, making her green eyes wide.MoochiLove Naruto finally comes to a stop not to far from the bench, but not to close where he might be intruding. He finally notices the females outfit and he archs an eyebrow somewhat, but shrugs it off, "Hey! I'm Naruto!" he introduces himself Grey Dragon Kaleb blinked at Rikku's enthusiastic look, still not sure his brain could handle it so soon after being woken up.
The poor kid was saved having to come up with a simple explanation for the not-so simple process of solidifying the air into a flexible yet sturdy weave when another Audio approached and startled him with an introduction.
"I-I'm Kaleb, pleased to meet you." Kaleb stuttered, turning to the newcomer with a hesitant look.
She grinned, finding the newcomer's orange garb both bright & becoming. "Hi Naruto! I'm Rikku!" She swung her legs with more exuberance, incidentally showing even more leg. Rikku did not seem to notice or otherwise care.
"Kaleb & I were just talking light shields. Since he just used one on me & all." She laughed lightly, seeming to find great humor in the whole situation.MoochiLove Naruto seems to look Rikku over, finding her yellow dress quite appealing since he seems to like bright colors. But he does a double take when he recalls the name Kaleb and he points at Kaleb somewhat, "You're Kaleb?! Miranda won't stop talking about you!!" Grey Dragon Kaleb blushed bright red at both Rikku and Naruto's exclamations. "Sh-she won't?" He stuttered, quite flustered and unsure of what else to say at that moment.
At Kaleb's startled stutter Rikku laughed again. "Is it really that surprising? I've only known you a little while & I can tell you're a sweetie!" She resisted the urge to ruffle his hair & instead waggled a cheerfully admonishing finger in front of his nose.MoochiLove Naruto smiles and nods, hands on his hips, "Yea, she says he inspired her to become a cook! Now she has stolen half my humans cookbooks and won't come out the kitchen until she makes something really good! And she wants you to try it first!" he says, pointing at Kaleb, smiling a toothy grin Grey Dragon Kaleb managed to stutter something incomprehensible, still unused to being called sweet and experiencing any female attention at all. He nervously adjusted his glasses and willed his blush to go away.
At Naruto's words, Kaleb nervously glanced around to make sure an enthusiastic ladle-weilding audio wasn't going to hop out of thin air and make him try something she cooked up. He wasn't afraid of her cooking, it was more that he was afraid he couldn't handle any more surprises at that very moment. "I-I'm glad she's enjoying herself, then..." He managed to say.
She did not feel at all left out, instead clapped her hands with excitement. "Cooking! Booyah! There should be more cooks in the world!" Her head tilted as she thought of something. "My brother cooks... but most things he cooks are from what Trelweny calls 'the old country'... whatever that means."MoochiLove Naruto folds his hands behind his head, kicking a little at the grass under his feet as he continues to smile, "Yea, she is home right now, really busy, she is all over the kitchen! But it will be nice to have something more then ramen if her food is any good!" he states, adjusting his forehead protecter a bit so it isn't starting to droop over his eyes Grey Dragon Kaleb sighed in relief as the conversation turned towards the nice neutral topic of cooking. Unfortunatly he didn't really have anything to add, not really knowing much about the topic, and not really having much more than a passing interest in food itself.
He took the oppourtunity to glance at Rikku, but blushed and decided it wasn't such a good idea when he noticed how much leg she was showing. Instead he turned to look at Naruto's headband. The light reflecting off the shiny metal as Naruto adjusted it had caught his attention, and he wondered what the symbol etched into the front meant.
She seemed completely oblivious at the effect she was having on the males, though she was enjoying the resulting reactions immensely.MoochiLove Naruto reachs around and unties his forehead protecter from his head and his blond hair falls over his eyes, "No....it's just I am not all that good with cooking....." he admits, blushing a bit in embarrassment, "Besides, where I came from, Ramen was basically all I could really afford...." he says quietly, deciding not to move his hair from his eyes, not wanting them to see his shame in his eyes, shining the metal on his jacket Grey Dragon Kaleb could sympathise with the other Audio, before he found himself with Grey it had been hard living alone and trying to keep up his studies while trying to find a meal every now and again. "I always enjoyed ramen," Kaleb said, still looking at Naruto's headband. "Th-the portion sizes were a bit too large for me, though."
Rikku glanced between the two males. "I know! We should go see Miranda! She'd like that!" She clapped her hands happily, pleased with her idea. It sounded good to her! Miranda had been fun!MoochiLove Naruto froze for a fraction of a second he was hugged. He only seemed to receive physical contact from his human, Morgana and Miranda...and anyone that wanted to glomp him for some reason. But he relaxs, a blush appearing on his muzzle when she pulls back, rubbing the back of his head. He then perks up when Rikku mentions Miranda.
"Yea, she would really like that! I can probably go get her real quick, she must be still buzzing around the kitchen!" he says, tying his forehead protecter back onto his head, his blond hair being pushed back from his eyes again Grey Dragon Kaleb jumped at Rikku's outburst, only glad it wasn't him on the receiving end of the hug. His poor heart might have just exploded, or his brain might have completely melted, he had no idea which would occur first.
He chewed unconsiously on his lower lip, waiting to see what the other two Audios would do next.
Suddenly Rikku paused in her happy dancing. "Oh! I'm doing that inviting myself places thing again, aren't I?" A cute, sheepish look covered her face & instilled itself in her body posture as well. "If you could bring her here, that'd be great. I can even Haste on you if that'd help!"
Preparing the Haste for casting on Naruto's acceptance, Rikku quickly reverted to her usual bubbly self. She cast a grin at Kaleb, wondering if seeing him with Miranda would fill her in. If nothing else, she could pull her fellow female aside for a quick girls' conference.MoochiLove Naruto blinked a few times, not sure what Haste was, but he nods, preparing himself as he watchs Rikku get ready. He glances at Kaleb and he snickers a little to himself over his nervous look Grey Dragon Kaleb had no idea what Haste was, but he recognised the preparations for a spell on sight. His nervousness was forgotten for a minute as he watched curiously, but a grin sent his way was enough to bring the blush right back to his face. He completely missed Naruto's snicker, as he quickly looked down at the cover of his magical text.
She watched to see the tell-tale glow encompass the orange clad Audio, nodding happily to herself to see it. Then her grin widened & she gave Naruto a friendly shove. "Bring her back fast! Carry her if the added speed's still on!"MoochiLove Naruto feels a bit strange when the spell is cast, and for some reason it feels like his whole body going faster then normal, but he trusts Rikku enough that she didn't do anything bad. Giving her a wink and a two fingered salute, he exclaims, "You got it!" and he turns and dashs off, very much a orange blur as he heads home.
When he bursts through the door and passes by many of Moochi's other pets, he barges into the kitchen, a little terrified of the mess that is before him and he sure as hell wasn't cleaning it up. But he smiles as he sees Miranda slipping a basket off a relatively clean counter and he goes up to her, explaining that some of her friends wanted to see her
Miranda jumps and almost drops her basket that she filled with some food she had just finished that day and was going to head back to the shop. She smiles when she sees Naruto and squeals when he says her friends wanted to see her. She is quite surprised he quickly takes her basket from her and she hops on his back for a piggy back ride when he urges her on. She squeals loudly when he suddenly seems to go much faster then she knows him to go, but she smiles, hanging on to him tightly
Naruto whoops as he travels back through the forest, having never experienced anything like it in his life. He soon sees the shop coming back into view and he makes sure to go in the direction where Rikku and Kaleb are, the spell starting to wear off as he draws closer Grey Dragon Kaleb was surprised at the spell's effect, but sometimes it was hard to predict with unfamiliar magic. His paws twitched as he fought off an urge to take notes, and he frowned a bit without realizing it as he committed some of it to memory.
She smiles up at Miranda, having already decided the other was a friend despite their short previous meeting. "Naruto was telling us how you've been cooking for Kaleb." Her smile & tone held a trace of 'tell me where that stands' undertones, all purely for curiosity’s sake.MoochiLove Naruto skids to a stop in front of the two and lets Miranda hop off his back, handing her the basket as she goes to stand beside him, for once glad there was someone who was shorter then him for a change. He snickers a little bit to himself when he hears what Rikku to says to the other female, "Yea, you can show him what you made!!"
Miranda hops off her brothers back and trots to stand next him, taking her basket and holding it in front of her. Upon seeing Rikku, she squeals a little and hops over to her to say hello, swinging her basket a little bit. She blinks as she hears what the other girl says and she breaks out a huge, happy smile, "Yea, I made something called Quiche (cause I make it for my dad) and I made some cookies and some sandwichs which I grilled!!"
She hops over to Kaleb, smiling at him as she holds her basket in front of her, tail swinging happily as she sees him, "I was hoping you would try a little bit of what I made!! You don't have to eat it all if you don't want to." she says in a hopeful voice, starting to feel nervous he would say no Grey Dragon Kaleb blushed, there was something going on between Rikku and Miranda that he just didn't understand, but he knew it had to do with him, and that frightened him a little.
He adjusted his glasses, but he couldn't help but smile at Miranda's enthusiasm. "I'll try a bit, b-but I r-really don't eat much, please don't be offended, I'm sure it will taste great..." He nervously looked down at his paws, feeling very hesitant and unsure of himself.
Rikku smiled encouragingly to Kaleb. "Go on... try it! Just a tiny bite won't spoil your appetite! Tell us how it is!"MoochiLove Naruto nods, hands on his hips as he smiles, "Yea, I'm sure it's great, she has been working in the kitchen all day!!" he says, his toothy grin back as he watchs with Rikku
Miranda sets the basket down and opens it, pulling out one of the quiches she prepared and holds it out for Kaleb, a blush on her face Grey Dragon Kaleb slowly took the little quiche from Miranda, his hesitation not because he was afraid of the food, but because everyone else was watching him. Being the center of attention wasn't his thing.
He closed his eyes in an attempt to block out the stares and quickly took a bite, finding the quiche to actually be very tasty. The pastry was good, and the egg was light and fluffy in his mouth. He smiled happily, and waited until he had swallowed that bite before saying, "It's pretty good."
"See! I knew you'd like it!"MoochiLove Naruto pumps his fist when Kaleb exclaims that Miranda's food is quite good and he is once again surprised by being hugged again. This was truly a first for him, being hugged by the same girl twice in the same day. He blushes, but tries to not let it affect him, noting she was just happy Kalebl like Miranda's cooking. He sneaks over to her basket, hoping to sneak some cookies out of Miranda's basket for himself
Miranda squeals a little bit and claps, bouncing in her spot and she hugs Rikku back. But she certainly didn't have any qualms about hugging Kaleb, throwing her arms around him as she thanks him Grey Dragon "I knew I would like it too-" Kaleb muttered in response to Rikku's exclamation, but he gave a strangled yelp instead of finishing the sentance as he was hugged. He blushed quite a bit, these girls moved too fast for him to keep track of sometimes.
Reaching him, Rikku bent over low to whisper in his ear. "Do they taste better stolen?" The thief asked in conspiracy, winking slightly.MoochiLove Naruto eeps a little bit, and he turns to look up at Rikku. Chuckling nervously, he rubs that back of his head, "Well, she is pretty preoccupied, and it would seem wrong to disturb her..." he says, quickly opening up the basket and sneaking a few out of the container in the basket. Handing a few to Rikku he quickly stands up and starts nibbling on the sweet treat, tail wagging on how good it is and plotting to get Miranda to make more in the near future
Miranda finally lets Kaleb go, a small blush on her face as she smiles happily, "Thank you for trying it and thinking it was good, it took me a while to get it right!" she admits, wringing her hands in front of her nervously Grey Dragon Kaleb gave her a lopsided smile in return. "You shouldn't need to thank me because I enjoyed it..." he said quietly, running a paw through his hair and glancing down at the book in his lap. "I knew you would be able to do it."
Then he froze for a second, before a worried look appeared on his face and he sprang to his feet. He staggered under the weight of the book clutched to his chest, but caught his balance after only a bit of a stumble. "Shoot, I was going to go look at kitchen counters with Grey this afternoon! I-I'm really sorry, I've got to go!" He gave the group an apologetic look and a wave, before running off to meet his human friend.
For if Miranda was willing to admit feelings for Kaleb, Rikku wanted to help see that she got him.MoochiLove Naruto decides to back off, nibbling on his cookies some more as he waves goodbye to Kaleb. He thought him a pretty good guy, a bit on the shy side, but not everyone could be loud like him.
Miranda looks a little sad to see Kaleb go, but she nods. "Bye Kaleb!! I hope I see you soon!" she calls after him, waving. As she lowers her hand, the small blush is still very much on her face and a small smile on her muzzle
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:35 pm
Girl Talk with Miranda Page 1155Trying to suppress a grin at Miranda's blush, Rikku steps over to the other girl & pulls her aside -even further from Naruto & his basket. She does not whisper, but speaks in a slightly hushed voice.
"So... you learned to cook, just for Kaleb? How'd that happen?"MoochiLove Miranda blinks as she is suddenly pulled aside and she blushes a bit when Rikku asks her that question, "Well...I didn't learn to cook just for him, but....he helped me get started! He suggested I find something to do so others wouldn't think me a spaz anymore and I told I liked to cook since my human showed me how, and he said I would probably be really good at it. And I wanted to show him I could be really good...." she says quietly, twiddling with her fingers as she continues to blush
"That was sure nice of him to suggest that. Kaleb really is a sweetie, don't you think?"MoochiLove Miranda smiles brightly and nods, "Yea!! He evens performs magic and he is so good at it!! He even made a couch float right in front of me!" she says, clutching her hands together behind her back
"We were talking about his type of magic before Naruto joined us." The thief paused, realizing she was going away from what she wanted to be talking about.
"Mir..." Rikku started, shaking her head slightly. "What do you think of Kaleb?"MoochiLove Miranda blinks as she taps her chin a few times, "Well...he is really sweet and he seems pretty shy, but that's ok! I think his glasses are cute and I really like when he performs his magic cause he tries really hard to make it work!! Plus...he thought I could really do good when I told him I would take up cooking!" she says, looking down at her feet as she kicks at the grass shyly
"Would you say you liked him a whole awful lot, & wanted to spend as much time as you could with him?" Rikku arched her brow knowingly, just waiting. She tried to stand still, but found she was rocking ever-so-lightly from the balls of her feet to her heals.MoochiLove Miranda blinks at Rikku before smiling, "Well of course I like him and want to spend as much time with him as I can, he is my friend! Who wouldn't want to spend time with their friend?!" she chirps, not quite getting what Rikku is really asking her
Sitting down on the grass, Rikku patted a spot beside her. She was a triffle worried that if what she suspected was the truth came out, Miranda might fall down. Better she was already sitting; and not on a stone bench she could fall off of.
"You don't happen to like him any different than any of your other friends, do you? Say Naruto or I?MoochiLove Miranda goes over and sits beside Riku when she is invited and she tucks her legs underneath her. The bumblebee Audio blushes again, looking down at her hands as she says quietly, "Well, you're my friend Rikku and I like spending time with you, and Naruto is like my brother, we try to spend time together. I guess....Kaleb is different, I mean, I try not to act like a spaz in front of him or embarrass him. And I think his glasses make him look cute. she whispers, lowering her head MoochiLove "Love?!" Miranda squeaks, holding her cheeks as her face starts to turn red, "I don't know, I've never been in love before!! Morgana, my sister, is in love, but I don't know if I am in love! But....I don't think he would really like me like that anyway....I'm not very smart....and I can't perform magic like he can." she says softly, looking down as she draws her knees up and wraps her arms around her legs
She rocked her lightly. "Besides... you're plenty smart! Look at how you learned to cook! You're just smart differently, that's all."
"And magic isn't everything."
"You know, they say opposites attract." Rikku tried to catch the others eye & wink jovially. "Your hyper to his shy is a good opposite if I ever saw one."MoochiLove Miranda leans against Rikku when she is hugged and smiles a little bit. She blushes bit when she says opposites attract as she messes with the fur on her legs, "I guess you're right....but....he doesn't really seem interested! And I don't want to push him to like me if he doesn't!" she says quickly
"And I'm not saying you should push him... you gotta go gently. Like tonight with the food." She grinned again. "Trel's said the way to a man's heart is through his stomach. If that's so -& it's the same for audio males- Kaleb might already be snared for you."
Laughter sparkled in her green eyes. "Besides..." The gleam in her eye turned mischievous. "I'll help."MoochiLove Miranda blinked her gray eyes as she takes in Rikkus words, still leaning against her friend. She decided it probably wouldn't be a good idea to mention Kaleb never ate much, but maybe she could make him small meals he could eat. She looks quite surprised when Rikku offers her help, "Really? You would?" she then seems to have a brilliant idea, "Maybe you can help Naruto too!! I can tell he gets lonely sometimes."
Then Rikku blinked at Miranda's suggestion, drawing back a bit to sit on her heals. "Well, sure. Naruto seems like a great guy. Who's he like?"
For in Rikku's mind, the feelings came first & then you nudged the couple together so that's how she figured it had to be with the orange clad audio.MoochiLove "Well...I don't know if Naruto's heart is through his stomach, I think he just wants someone to see him for who he is and to like that about him!" Miranda states. She blushes when Rikku mentions everything she can do, "You don't have to do all that! I can probably fix him little meals, but I will try to spend time with him when I can! I like spending time with him." she whispers, smiling shyly as she rests her chin on her knees
"Okay." She conceeded. "I'll only do it a little." Her grin was warm. "Otherwise I'm not really helping, am I?" A thoughtful look. "Yeah... little meals. He did say somethings about not eating much, didn't he?" Her face lit up. "Good for you, Mir! Catching the little details!"
"You sure you don't want the book? Kaleb was spouting some pretty wild words when talking about his magic."MoochiLove Miranda nods as she smiles, "Yea, Naruto is cute in his own way! Maybe I can talk to him or you can talk to him, so what he might look for in someone!" she blushes a bit as she is praised for catching the little details, "Thanks for helping me Rikku, and it is fine, I don't need to have the same book as him, it might freak him out." H
Her ears perk as Naruto calls her, mentioning they need to head home to help Moochi with the house work...and she needed to clean her mess in the kitchen. She hugs Rikku tightly, "I hope we can meet again sometime, and I will try to get Naruto to come to the shop more often, see if there is anyone he might like!" she chirps. She stands up, dusting some grass off her butt and back legs and she runs over to Naruto, both walking away from the shop as both really start to babble
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 6:12 pm
Evening Snack Page 1189Things at home were starting to get back to what she was told was normal. Except that there was a lot more art on the walls with Relm filling every nook & cranny with her works. Rikku wanted to get out. She had asked Relm to join her, but the artist was going through a painting frenzy. Walking to the shop Rikku shook her head in amusement. Her sister had insisted on long-range communicators so that if Rikku ran into some audio called Seifer the thief could 'call' the artist. Vastly amused by this, Rikku could not help but grin as she pushed open the doors to the shop.
Her grin broadened seeing Miranda & Kaleb with another she did not recognize. It looked like they were heading somewhere & she sped up, not wanting to be left behind. "Miranda! Kaleb!" She called out cheerfully with a happy wave. "How are you? & Who's your friend?"
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:23 pm
 How does your Garden Grow? Page 1193nooheadexplody Guide sat where he had during his first visit to the Audio shop; not in the shop itself but outside, in the shade of a large tree. From the looks of it, the cerulean Audio had been doing some garden work. Flecks of dirt adorned his paws, which he was now using to furiously map out a yard plan using sticks and rocks. He had a trowel tucked behind one of his ears, coming dangerously close to off-setting his headphones. Cyrwrynn  Immi was hanging her feet from her favorite shelf in the common room when she sighed slightly. The musical audio was actually board. Tilting her head to the side she pondered on what to do before hopping down to the ground, her dragonfly wings catching her fall. Looking around she tried to find another audio to chat with. The sunlight caught her eye and Immi decided to go outside. nooheadexplody Brow furrowed, Guide continued to arrange and rearrange his would-be yard plan. But whatever he was doing, it was not quite turning out right.
"The violets would go...ah, no..."
He reached up to scratch his head, but succeeded only in smudging more of his fur with dirt. Hunched over his plan, he sighed. Time for a break. He got to his feet and stretched, then ambled towards the shop, in hopes of finding a cold drink to nurse as he continued his work.
Upon coming closer she cocked her head at the sight of an audio male playing in the dirt. "Whatcha doing?"Cyrwrynn Immi wasn't paying attention oto where she was going and ended up crashing streight into another audio. "Oh I am so sorry, please excuse..." she paused a moment as her eyes alighted on a rather handsome male. "Oh Hello, let me give you a hand." As she scrambled up amongst her skirts she put out her hand for him to catch hold of. nooheadexplody Guide had almost reached the shop when he noticed the blonde Audio calling out to him. Considering how concentrated he was on his plan, he figured she was lucky to have even caught his attention at all. Oblivious, people called him.
"Oh, hello," he said, raising a paw to wave. He began to move toward the other Audio, instead of towards the shop. [It was polite to stop and talk to someone if they talked to you, he remembered.] "Planning a garden."
Sheepish from her silly reaction she smiled at both of them. "Well, that's certainly a way to make an introduction!" She winked at the audion in the red dress.MoochiLove Naruto makes his way up the path to the shop, hoping to catch Morgana and spend some time with her, maybe hold her new 'baby' for a little while. He was so thrilled with being an uncle, he almost misses spotting a familair female Audio and her yellow dress. He skids to a stop and looks over to her, smiling and padding over to her, waving, "Hey Rikku!!" nooheadexplody And seemingly all in a moment, everything was movement. Guide had been on his feet, talking to the blonde femme, and now, he was sprawled on the grass, brushing more dirt out of his fur, another female standing over him. A little farther away, he could hear the voice of yet another audio. A male this time. Guide's head spun. Blindly, he took the red-dressed Audio's hand and allowed himself to be helped up.
"Ah...thank you...I don't know how that happened." He glanced sheepishly around, thorougly flustered. "I must've just--" His eyes fell on the Audio who'd helped him up.
"How--how do you grow those?" Cyrwrynn "Grow what?" Immi put up her hand to her hair and then chuckled. "Ohh you mean the flowers in my hair." She thought for a moment. "Well most come from a garden I found near by but then I don't have to replace them often... they always seem to be there." Her wings fluttered slightly as she streightened out her dress and put on her headphones which had gotten partially knocked off.
"Wait a minute... you said you were gardening?" She nodded her head to indicate the male. "And you like flowers too?" An inclination of the head at the singer. Rikku grinned, her eyes sparkling. "Isn't that a wonderful coincidence, bumping into each other like that!"
Her laugh held a hint of where her thoughts were going with that & her eyes nearly sparkled with it but Rikku held her tongue. MoochiLove Naruto finally makes it over to her, and he pauses when he sees two Audio's he had never seen before, and the female surprised him a little bit, but he always figured there were Audio's that seemed to differ from regular ones. He looks over to Rikku when she laughs and he wonders exactly is going through her pretty blond head....wait a sec, 'Did I just say pretty?!' he thinks to himself, looking a little confused with himself nooheadexplody Dirt speckled paws reached up to one of the flowers adorning the red Audio's hair. It wasn't until he had already taken one between his fingers that he stopped and thought about what he was doing. It was probably socially inappropriate, he reminded himself. This was not something people normally accepted. He retracted his paw, instead using it to help the red Audio straighten herself out, just as Rikku made her comment. He blinked several times, then flushed, trying to ignore the implication.
"There's a garden nearby?" he asked. "I'd...I'd like to see it."
He chose his words carefully, hoping not to make another social faux pas by speaking recklessly. As he did, he eyed the other Audio. With her bright red dress and wild black hair, she was unlike anyone he'd ever seen before. And...and wings? That was certainly different. He realized, after a moment, that he had forgotten something.
"Oh, um...I'm Guide." He went through the routine every time he met someone new. Now he held out a paw...and pulled it back again when he remembered it was dirty. He smiled sheepishly at the others. Cyrwrynn Immi felt his hand come up to touch her flowers before seeming to hesitate. Carefully reaching up and plucking one of them she handed it to him. "Don't worry about hurting them, they are pretty resiliant." She chuckled as she finished sorting herself out as the musical audio heard Rikku speak. "Your right! despeiratly need someone to teach me how to take care of the garden I found." remembering his question she pointed a little ways away. "It's just over there... somewhere." She was used to flying towards it and wasn't sure how to get there by walking, she hoped for a moment that he wasn't afraid of heights before being jolted out of her thoughts. "Oh excure me, it is a pleasure to meet you Guide, My name is Imogen but most people seem to call me Immi." Grasping his hand before he had a chance to witherdraw it she shook it playfully and smiled up at him.
"If Guide likes gardens, he should help Immi with hers! We can see you there, to be sure you don't get lost on the ground!" She nodded knowingly, familiar with Aiden having such a problem & guessing that the fluttering Immi flew even more often than Aiden did. Then her eyes twinkled. "Or you could fly him there. Naruto & I don't mind being left out, do we?"
Laughter filled her eyes as she grinned at the male beside her. Even so she was ready to elbow him in the gut should he say anything contradictory.MoochiLove Naruto made a face when she ruffled his hair, what was with everyone wanting to ruffle his hair, did he have a sign on him that said 'Mess with my hair please!' but he decides to shrug it off. He listens to what Rikku says to the other male and female, and despite what others may think, he wasn't exactly dumb or slow, just a little clueless. He smiles a big smile and nods, "Yea, you two can go on ahead if you want to, we wouldn't mind!" nooheadexplody "Oh, um...my hand was..." Guide frowned slightly to see Immi's hands dirtied from the handshake. But she didn't seem to mind, so he shrugged it off. The other Audios seemed to be encouraging the separating of the group into pairs. The two blonde ones, and he and Immi. Personally, the idea of paying a visit to a secluded garden had much more appeal than staying in a large group. But it didn't seem like gardening they were encouraging. Still...socializing wasn't his major, and with a lot of others, the idea was even more daunting. It seemed a bit impolite to just break off like this, but if they thought it was okay, he would go along with it.
He smiled at Immi and cocked his head. "Let's check it out." Cyrwrynn With a grin she asked, "Your not afraid of heights right?" She fluttered her wings slightly. "I'm not to sure exactly where it is by walking to it." With an appoligetic smile at the other two she nodded slightly. "Unless you two really want to come?" Immi had a feeling that the other two audio wanted to be alone. She was pretty sure that she had seen them together before and the look Rikku had given the shorter audio was suspicious. The thought never even crossed her mind that the bright female was trying to set her up with the blue audio. "It was a pleasure to meet you anyways, I can always show you two later?" She took his hand again then pondered for a moment about how on earth she was going to carry him. nooheadexplody Guide pensively moved his hand within Immi's, all but forgetting the presense of the other Audios. He sort of hoped the others would not want to come along.
...afraid of heights?
Now that wasn't something people normally asked him. Too preoccupied to even notice the movement of the femme's wings, he was left almost baffled by the question.
"No," he said.
He really wasn't afraid of much, but there were things he didn't like. Being in crowds, for example. He shifted his glance over to Naruto and Rikku. MoochiLove Naruto waves the two off, "Yea, I wanna hear about it too! Have fun!" he says, chuckling to himself over Rikku's little scheme Cyrwrynn Oblivious to all unless she consentrated, Immi giggled slightly as the other two scooted off. She figured they'd have fun where ever they dissapeared to. But now was the matter at hand. "Well let,s be off shall we?" Thinking for a moment she tried to think of the best way to carry Guide. "Hmmm... I'm sorry this is the only way I can think of, please excuse..." Moving so she was behind him she wrapped her arms around his waist and held him close as her wings started the flutter even faster than before. Slowly they took to the air though she wasn't able to go quite as high or as fast as normal which was understandable. "See where those two willowtree are?" She wiggeled her nose in the general direction. "It's right between them, pretty place, almost like a greenhouse with all those willow branches surrounding it." She stopped chatting for a bit to consentrate on flying but soom was making her way back down towards the willow branches and then through the cool green 'roof'.
Wiping the tears of laughter from her eyes, she looked up at Naruto with a grin. "Now if only Miranda gets a break like that!"MoochiLove Naruto is surprised again when she flings herself on him, but he takes it in stride, spinning her a little as he wraps his arms around her, laughing a little, "Yea, those two seemed perfect together!!" When she mentions Miranda, he decides to keep the fact that he may have let some facts slip to Kaleb about how Miranda may like him more then a friend to himself. He already told the bumblebee Audio and she went ballastic, telling him she wasn't going to make him any cookies for a week if he did it again.
He reachs a hand up to scratch behind his head as he looks to the sky, grinning, "I am sure Miranda will get her break, I mean, Kaleb is a pretty smart guy, I am sure he will see the fact she likes him alot! I mean, he can't be as clueless as me! nooheadexplody Guide gave a small gasp of surprise as his feet lifted off the ground. And suddenly they were flying over the trees, and he had a clear view of everything. So that was what she had meant when she'd asked if he was afraid of heights! Good thing he wasn't, too. He pointed towards the spot Imogen had indicated, and called out "I see it!"
And then, almost all too soon, they were touching down, floating into the trees.
"I do hope so, Naruto." She rested her head lightly on her hands upon his shoulder, never thinking twice about her actions. "Sometimes the smart ones can be so dumb when it comes to feelings & romance."
She sighed, thinking about what might have to be done if Kaleb was that dense. Or worse, he somehow did not like Miranda back the same. Rikku shook her head -drawing away from Naruto as she did- as if perishing the thought. That of course was impossible. Of course he would love her! That's how it worked!
Naruto's last statement finally clicked in Rikku's reply. "Wha'da'ya mean, as clueless as you? Why, you saw right away how right Guide & Immi are for each other!"
Stepping back Rikku looked him over. "Nope! I don't think you're clueless at all!"
Says one clueless audio to the other.MoochiLove Naruto looks down at Rikku when she steps back and she laughs when she declares him not clueless, "Well, clueless or not, I don't think there is anyone for me.....besides, once they found out about me, they wouldn't really stick around really..." he pauses, not sure why he is even tell her this. He shrugs it off, figuring it would be good to talk to someone else about it
Already her mind was making plans on how to find someone for her friend, once again overlooking herself.MoochiLove Naruto shakes his head, his smile turning sad as he thinks back on his past life, "If a fiend is anything like a monster then I guess you could say that is what I am...." he says softly. Shaking his head from those depressing thoughts he suddenly remembers where he has to be, "Sorry, but I gotta go now, I promised my sister I would meet with her later!! And don't worry too much about me, maybe you should focus on you!" he winks and then turns to the shop and sprints off
Still wondering, She turns from the shop & head for home.
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:49 pm
Girl Talk, take two Page 1225Rikku had wondered her whole way home about Naruto's comment just before he had to leave. It had bothered her greatly because it did not sound like it was in jest. Deciding she would ask the orange clad audio to clarify when they met again, Rikku was able to sleep unconcerned.
Because of her peaceful night's sleep Rikku had more than enough energy to skip back to the shop the next day. She did not bother to look for her sister, who had said she would be 'hunting' for a while. That was fine with Rikku, even if she did not understand in the slightest what Relm was talking about.
Humming under her breath she bopped merrily into the shop.MoochiLove Miranda can be found in the main living area of the shop, sitting on one of the couchs with Naruto, both with a cup of ramen in hand as they babble together. Miranda turns her head when she hears someone come in and she squeaks and waves, "Hi Rikku!!!" she says loudly, trying to get her friends attention
Naruto turns his head as well, unfortunately has a mouth full of noodles hanging out of his mouth. Quickly slurping them up, takes a breath and waves to the yellow clad Audio, smiling
The thief felt a twinge of guilt. She had not done anything to facilitate her friend's romance yet & hoped she was not letting Miranda down.MoochiLove Naruto looks to the bumblebee girl and can see her becoming sad by the drooping of her ears. Taking that as his cue, he slips off the couch, "I think I will fix some more ramen. I will be in the kitchen if you need me!" he announces. Hoping Rikku won't try to pry any info out of him about his slip up, he trots into the kitchen, tail swinging
Miranda gives him a small smile and a wave as she watchs Naruto leave the room. She looks back to Rikku and guiltly hangs her head, "Not...very good..." she admits softly
The Al Bhed's green eyes are full of concern. Oh! She knew she should have tracked Kaleb down & done something!MoochiLove "It's just....I really don't think he likes me like that. I mean, he called me a wonderful friend yesterday, and that made me happy, but maybe I should just give up, you know, before I mess up and he doesn't want to be around me anymore." she says quietly, leaning against Rikku as she is hugged
"Besides..." And here she winked teasingly at Miranda. "Isn't that about what you said about him when I first asked what you thought of Kaleb?"MoochiLove Miranda smiles and nods, looking alot happier then before, "You're right!! Besides, he is pretty busy with his studies, but I do try to give him snacks and drinks when I can, just so he can have something!" she chirps, tail wagging about, "And I.....kissed his cheek yesterday....twice..." she whispers, feeling shy as she blushes and looks down at her hadns in her lap
Rikku squirmed eagerly wanting to hear ALL the details.MoochiLove "Well, I really didn't stick around to see his reaction, but I think he blushed and got really still and didn't talk!" she smiles, kicking her legs about over the edge of the couch
"Naruto says that Kaleb's even more clueless than he is... not that I agree with Naruto thinking he's clueless though Kaleb certainly is. At least where it comes to anything outside of his studies."MoochiLove Miranda nods as she feels tons better, her happy smile back on her face, "Well, Naruto can be a little clueless, but he's not stupid!!" Miranda declares proudly of her older brother
Somehow, she doubted Mir would ever tire of talking about Kaleb.MoochiLove Miranda shakes her, smiling prettily, but she turns her head when she hears Naruto padding out of the kitchen, a bottle of water in his hand
Naruto waves to the two girls, smiling as he walks to the hall that leads to Morgana's room. A few moments later her rushes back out to the kitchen grumbling and looking irritated and blushing his head off
Miranda giggles a little bit at Naruto, but can understand his embarrassment. She turns to look back at Rikku, smiling, "I guess it would be a good idea to take it slow, huh? Not try push him or anything?" she asks
She winked, the sparkle of conspiracy in her shining eyes. If she could only be around when Kaleb was!MoochiLove Miranda looks indecisive, biting her bottom lip, "Well...if you do, don't push too much, I don't want him to think he HAS to be with me, I would rather be his friend and him never know then him knowing and not wanting to be around me anymore." she whispers, "I kinda wish I had Naruto's life, he doesn't have anyone pining for him and he doesn't have an interest in anyone!" she whispers, looking to the kitchen with a small look of envy
The comment, along with the envy in Miranda's gaze threw the thief off. "Certainly he's an interest in someone! Romantic or not!" She recalled the odd thing he had mentioned the other night & somehow wondered if Miranda knew about it or not, thinking that she must not for wanting Naruto's life. Her voice grew tender as did her eyes. "It's usually not safe wishing for another's life. There's usually something buried in each of us."
Now where had that bit of insight surfaced from?MoochiLove "But I am serious, Naruto doesn't show an interest in ANYONE!! It's like he avoids love or something!" she says, "I asked him why once, but he changed the subject. Only one person who would know the real reason would be my big sister Morgana. She was here before Naruto even came the shop and he tells her EVERYTHING! They are the closest out of all of us in the family!" she says quietly, not wanting Naruto to hear she is talking about him
She grinned, a little impishly. "I'm supposed to help him find someone, but I'm afraid I don't know where to begin."MoochiLove Miranda looks a little down, "I wouldn't know either....maybe we can ask him, you know, try to get some clues?" she chirps, perking up again
Then she grinned, crinkling up her nose with merriment. "Other than eating, of course."MoochiLove Miranda smiles happily and nods, sliding off the couch to bounce to her feet. She skips over to the kitchen, humming lightly as she enters
Naruto is found sitting at the table in one of the stools, slurping up another cup of ramen. He turns his head to see his sister enter and he smiles a little bit
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Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:09 pm
Of Food & Inner Demons Page 1243MoochiLove Miranda hops into a stool across from Naruto, smiling cutely, "Hey Naruto!" she chirps, swinging her legs back and forth
Naruto looks back and forth between Rikku and Miranda, warning bells going off in his head, "Umm...is there something I can help you with?" he asks them both MoochiLove Miranda nods, "Yea, is it ok if we want to talk with you?" she chirps again, legs still swinging on the stool, her tail swinging in a parellel motion
Naruto puts his cup ramen down as he starts to feel like he is being ganged up on, "OK....what do you want to talk about?" he says, eyeing them both Darkness Everlasting Saige had been lingering in the shadows of the main shop leaning against the wall with her eyes shut and listening to her music. She slowly opened her eyes and decideing she had lingered in the tween long enough stepped to the light. Finding a vacant couch in the room she floppe down upon it and crossed her arms over her chest, closed her eyes and began bobbing her head to the music again.
Then she blushed, knowing her own only adequate cooking skills. "Well... Mir can make decent food at any rate." For the first time she wished Trel was a better cook so that she -Rikku- could learn more than the basics & a few random easy-fix meals. MoochiLove Miranda blinks as what Rikku says makes sense and she nods, placing her hands on the table and leaning on it, "Yea, I could have fixed you something real quick Naruto!!" she says in a slightly scolding manner
Naruto relaxes, figuring they were both there to get on him about his food, "It's ok, I was in the mood for ramen!" he says, flashing a big smile to them both
Natty-Chan Slowly walking down the hall, rubbing his head from when he fell in the kitchen the other day, Darsh muttered to himself. "How could I have been so careless." He huffed as he made it to the main room. When he entered, his blue eyes scanned the room as he made his way to the couches, noticing the male, but not aware of the female audio on the couch.
Darkness Everlasting Saige felt a presence rather close to her and opened her eyes only to find Keme standing over her. Turning down her headphones to a low to moderate level she sat up. "Hey Keme, things going alright?" she asked casually although weather she was really interested it was hard to tell.
She then looked around the room and noticed that Darsh had entered the room and she quirked an eyebrow ever so slightly thinking to herself, *so we meet again dark one...*
Rikku crinkled her nose. That was a completely useless answer as far as learning something new. "Okay... so long as you wanted to eat ramen I suppose it's okay." Rikku made a silly grin. "But let's pretend you hadn't wanted ramen. What would be your favorite thing to eat?" She eyed Naruto forcefully. "And it's cheap or easy." ((Supposed to be "And that's not cheap or easy."))
MoochiLove Miranda nods and smiles, keeping quiet so she can hear what Naruto will answer, her eyes full of anticipation.
Naruto blinks a few times, not expecting that question, but he shrugs a little bit, "Well...our human sometimes makes me these things call Pizza Rolls...their really good, all you have to do is heat them in the oven or microwave..." he says a little cautiously
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Keme smiles and goes to hop onto the couch next to Saige, "Things are going well, I took your advice and things are alot better now." he says quietly, leaning against the couch cushions, not noticing the other male right away
Natty-Chan When the wizard finally approached the couches, not bothering about the male, he noticed the female he met when he first came to the shop. He nodded to her and the male as he took a seat on one of the free couches. "Greetings to you... and it's a pleasure to see you again M'lady." He stated, looking over to the dark female.
Rikku could not help but laugh, her lithe body shaking from it. "But those are both cheap AND easy, Naruto!" She gasped between giggles. Rolling over so she was practically arching over the table backwards she grinned at the male. "Are you really that easy to please? No Indian food? No filet mignon? No leckerlies or snicker-doodles or spiced rum cake?"
She pouted cutely up at him, wondering vaguely why Miranda wasn't helping with finding things out.
Darkness Everlasting Saige smiled at Keme, "well thats good to hear." She then turned her attention towards Darsh. Her ears twitched a bit at his words and she sat there blinking as she looked at him, wondering if she really heard those pleasentries come forth from his mouth.
*Did I misjudge him...is he really not the cocky pumice that I first thought when I met him...* were some of her thoughts running through her head. She then realized she was still just sitting there looking like an idiot blinking. She put a soft smile upon her face and gave him a silent nod to return his greeting still lost a bit in thought and wonder.
MoochiLove Miranda nods, "Yea Naruto! Why not anything that is Italian or French, like spaghatti with Alfredo sauce or Napoleans, or apple pies!" she lists off things she recently made when she was at her humans home
Naruto starts to feel nervous as he scoots his cup ramen closer, "I really don't like fancy food....simple food is good for me..." he states, wondering just what was going on with these two
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Keme looks to the male that had entered and he can't help but get the same feeling off him that he gets when Gojyo is around. He nods politely to him
Natty-Chan Darsh looked between the two before stating. "I hope I didn't interrupt anything..." He sat back on the couch almost as if he was a bored king on his throne. His tail flicked as he waited for a response from one of the two, though he was thinking that even if he was interrupting, he wouldn't be leaving anytime soon.
"Simple doesn't mean it has to be able to come out of a microwave though, 'ruto. Aiden can make a nice Shepard's Pie, and that's pretty simple. Or hamburgers! Omelets & apple-crisp! Blueberry muffins & lasagna!" Rikku's stomach rumbled warningly & she blinked in surprise before laughing at herself. "Darn it, 'ruto! Now you've gone & made me hungry."
Mock scowling at the male she flipped herself upright & winked at Miranda while her back was to him. She circled the table to have a peek inside the fridge.
Darkness Everlasting Saige blinked a few more times, she was totally taken a back and wasn't sure of anything any more but then again after everything she had seen this wasn't anything out of the ordinary really. Letting out a light laugh she looked at him and smiled, "no you weren't interupting anything."
She then looked at Keme, "Keme this is Dark Schnieder, Darsh this is my friend Keme." She said and for whatever reason at least to her it seemed as if she had exsentuated the word friend.
MoochiLove Miranda covers her mouth as she giggles at Rikku going on and on about different foods and then declaring herself hungry. She watchs Rikku go the fridge before turning back to Naruto. She gets ready to ask him another question, but stops when she sees the look on his face. Reaching over she grabs his hand gently, whispering, "Naruto...are you ok?" she asks, her eyes suddenly full of concern
Naruto eyes had looked down the table, almost pained look filling them as Rikku starts naming off foods he had heard of, but he had no one to show him how to make them....no one had wanted to. He looks up when he feels Miranda's hand on his and he flashes a fake smile, "Yea, I'm fine....I'm...gonna go out for a bit...." he says, his voice wavering a little. He pushes his cup away from him and he hops off the stool, quickly dashing out the kitchen, ignoring the three on the couch as he runs to the exit of the shop and goes outside
Miranda blinks in surprise as Naruto pulls away and leaves the kitchen, clutching her hand to her chest, worry now in her face
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Keme smiles politely and nods his head in greeting once more, wondering if it was best he just keep quiet. If she asked him, he would leave so she could spend time with him if she wanted
Natty-Chan Darsh looked to the female and quirked a brow at the word friend before looking to Keme and nodding once again. His blue eyes scanned the area once again before looking back to the two, mostly to the female. He smirked just slightly. "So... how are you two this fine evening?" He asked with an idle flick of his tail.
Rikku had just been about to squeal her delight at a carton of blueberries her eyes had lighted on in the fridge when her ears picked up the waver in Naruto's voice. Grasping the blueberries she spun around in time to see his tail disappear through the kitchen door.
Her happy face crumbled instantly. Absently shutting the door with a thud she took a step towards Miranda. Flicking her eyes she saw Miranda's worry etched on her face & her stomach dropped. She glanced back to the door, wanting to run after Naruto but not having a clue why.
"Mir... what happened?" She just stood there, looking between Miranda & the door. "What'd I say? It had to have been what I said!"
There was moisture forming in her eyes, but Rikku did not notice. What had gone wrong?
Darkness Everlasting Saige looked at Keme for a moment and wonder why the sudden silence and wondered if it was something she said. Trying to not think too much of it however she turned to Darsh and quirked an eyebrow.
*Either he is a really good actor or something serious has come over him since the first time we met....* she thought to herself as she quirked an eyebrow. She then decided to play along with it however. With a smile she replied, "well enough, and how doth thou fair?"
Saige then blinked a few times realizing that for some strange reason she found herself going into the olden tongue of language.
MoochiLove Miranda hops off the stool and goes over to Rikku, taking her wrists gently since she is already holding the carton of blueberries, "No, I don't think it was you Rikku! Why don't you talk to him, go ask? I'm sure he will tell you!" she says, smiling reassuringly at her yellow clad friend
Naruto dashes away from the shop, wiping at his eyes and cursing himself for getting overemotional. Finding the pond that is close by to the shop, he stops before it, looking down at his reflection....and seeing a nine-tailed monster instead
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Keme looks between the two, blinking a few times, "Would you like me to leave?" he asks politely, feeling a little out of place with the two
Natty-Chan Just as the wizard was about to answer the dark female's question, quite curious on why she spoke in such a manner, he turned his attention to the colorful male. "I see no reason why you would have to leave... but I am not one to force you to stay if you don't wish for it." He told him, giving a slight shrug of his shoulder. He then looked to the female and asked. "What do you think of that?"
That was what she wanted to hear. Giving Miranda a quick hug she dashed from the kitchen. A quick glance at the room only showed 3 audio's that were not orange clad so Rikku darted for the front door.
Once outside she looked around in uncertainty. She hoped Naruto could not have gone far, but she really had no idea about him. "Naruto?" She called lightly, not wanting to shout but also feeling the need to say something. Randomly choosing a direction the thief walked away from the shop, breathing a prayer that Naruto was that direction. She clutched the blueberry container in her hands as her eyes scanned the horizon, wondering if that was the reflection of a pond she saw coming up. "Naruto? What ever I said... I'm sorry."
MoochiLove Miranda hugged her friend back and watched her as she dashed out of the kitchen. She sighs, hoping she might help her brother with whatever demons were plaguing him...never knowing just how close to the truth she really was.
Darkness Everlasting Saige actually being able to snap herself back to a more normal dialect looked at Keme a bit puzzled, "no one said you have to leave Keme, stay or go that is up to you and what you please." She then awaited to see what would be done.
Naruto glares hard at his reflection, a few tears springing from his eyes and he lets out a cry and drives his fist into the water, his reflection breaking and waving about as the water ripples. He takes his now wet hand out and sits heavily on the ground, wondering why his mask is falling so hard of a sudden
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Keme shakes his head and smiles at the two before hopping off the couch, "It's ok, it seems like you two want to be alone! I will just explore the shop a bit! See you around Saige, it was nice meeting you Dark Schneider!" he says. He turns and makes his way down one of the halls of the shop, humming all the while (*bricked*)
Nearing the water she easily sees the orange against the natural colors around it. Happy at finding him, Rikku almost runs to hug him in her excitement -but stops herself at the last second. Instead she makes her way slowly to his side & squats beside him.
Gazing out over the pond she watches him in her peripheral vision; the berries held between her hands as her arms rest lightly on her thighs. "I'm sorry, Naruto..."
"Did I say something wrong?"
MoochiLove Naruto didn't say anything at first when Rikku approached, trying to keep his mask in place as he stares out ahead of him, trying to get his jumbled thoughts back in place, "No it wasn't you Rikku, so don't be sorry. You shouldn't have to apoligize to something like me..." he whispers, closing his blue eyes as he lowers his head.
Something. Not Someone. She turns to him as his head drops. Without really thinking about it she sets the berries down & flings her arms around her friend; knowing he is hurting & not really knowing why & still thinking that the only thing that had happened to have hurt him was her talking.
"But I was talking & then you left!" She sniffed softly. "I was just trying to talk but I must have hurt you & I didn't mean to so I am sorry & I will apologize!"
She did not know when it started, but Rikku was startled to notice she was crying when she finished.
MoochiLove Naruto just sits there as she hugs him, his own tears falling down his face as some of his hair drops down to mask his eyes from view, "It wasn't you....it never was you....just....something I thought about.....something about me that everyone hates, that no one wants to be around...."
Turning his head he sees her crying and without thinking about it he raises a hand and wipes her tears away gently with his thumb, smiling softly at her, "You shouldn't cry, you're too pretty to be crying." he says gently, not noticing his own tears coursing down his face
Rikku leans into his hand and hiccups once. "That's a silly thing to say." For a moment her eyelids droop at his touch, but she opens them again to stare into his eyes that are now looking at her. She did not specify which was silly, for she thought they both were.
She just gazed at him intently, debating which comment of his she wanted to tackle first. Watching his own tears flowing down the fur on his face she automatically followed his lead & wiped the tears from his cheeks. "I'll cry if I want to!" Rikku finally got out, a little more forcefully than she had intended though still soft somehow. She felt the compliment, but her conscious mind did not seem to register it.
"And how can you say people hate anything about you when Mir & I were there, wanting to be with you?"
MoochiLove Naruto looks away again, his mask falling as a look of hurt and despair wash over his face, "Because if you knew what was in me you wouldn't want to be around me at all...." he whispers, biting his bottom lip as his emotions bubble up inside him
That hurt. She was not sure if it hurt because he was obviously hurting or because it was as if Naruto was deciding for her or something else entirely, but it still hurt. She moved her face so she could see his blue eyes again. "Does this have to do with the monster-fiend thing you mentioned before?"
Her eyes flickered between an odd hardness & a worried softness. "Why not tell me about it, so I can make my own choice." The hardness surfaced. "I don't like other's to make up my mind for me." Replaced by the softness of caring & concern: "And I don't think whatever it is should be a burden you carry alone."
MoochiLove Naruto feels his shoulders slump as he sighs in defeat. He figured it would be better for someone besides his human and his sister Morgana to know about his secret. He speaks softly, staring ahead, "Before I came to the shop....before I came to the Audio's, I used to live in a ninja village called Konoha, Village of the Hidden Leaf. On the day I was born, the village was attacked by a nine-tailed demon fox that was called Kyuubi. The leader, the Hokage, he defeated the demon, but he couldn't kill it. So instead he sealed the demon inside me, to keep the village safe, but he ended dying when he finished sealing it inside me.
Everyone hated me from then on....cause all they saw was the monster.....and if Kyuubi is a part of me....that makes me a monster too...." he whispers, refusing to look at Rikku, scared he will see fear, disgust or rejection in her green eyes, his tears still falling down his face
Well that explained a lot. Like her kitsu brother Remus & being a werewolf. At least she had been told Remus was a werewolf. She did not see anything of the sort in her gentle bookworm sibling. Nor could she see a 'demon' in Naruto. She was about to ask him if this 'demon' of his ever surfaced -not that she did not believe him- when something else he had said registered.
"Wait... ninja village? You're a ninja?" Rikku gaped at him in surprise.
Once the shock wore off, she would be back to the other question. Most likely.
MoochiLove Naruto looks at Rikku with real surprise in his blue eyes, a few tears slipping down his face, "Umm....yea I am...." he says quietly, not sure where she is going with this. Afraid she was going to push him away, he folds his ears back
"Wow. A ninja. That's neat!" She bounced a little with excitement, as difficult as that was in her position. Especially since she was reluctant to let go of Naruto. As if she was afraid he would bolt again. "Though orange doesn't seem a very ninja-like color choice." Rikku gave him an impish grin. "I like it."
With a mellowing thought she forced herself back to the trouble matter, asking her question after a sigh took the laughter from her eyes. "Has this 'Konoha' ever surfaced since you've been its prison?"
MoochiLove Naruto blushes a bit when she mentions his choose in color, but he looks back over the water again, "He is called Kyuubi...and sometimes he does, when I am hurt. The demons chakra...the demons energy heals me pretty quickly. And sometimes when I get highly pissed off...." he says quietly, a little confused on to why she didn't let him go and run away
"So physical hurt... or when you get angry?" Rikku's neck tilted as she thought about it, which placed her head on his shoulder when she did so. "And you've no control over... he, right? Kyuubi?... when he escapes?"
All things considered, Rikku was taking this rather well. Perhaps because it seemed so impossible. Using a baby as a prison for a horrible fiend! That would be like a summoner using a baby for the final summoning in a way.
MoochiLove Naruto still feels a little confused over her, but he starts to relax, "No, he put the seal on my stomach, so the fox can't get out. But when I get hurt physically, he heals my wounds and gives me extra power when I get angry." he says softly, leaning his head lightly on hers
She giggled, slightly shriller than normal. "On your stomach?" The feel of his head on hers was nice. Like it grounded her. "Maybe that's why you're always hungry... you've got to feed him too!"
The conversation made her feel lightheaded. It was so unreal. And yet... Naruto had been hated by those of his village for a matter of his birth. Something he had no control over. She & the other Al Bhed were hated upon sight of their green eyes -whether they worked with machina or not- until Yuna's Eternal Calm & the changes that came with it.
"So if we keep you from getting hurt or upset, nothing will happen... right?"
MoochiLove Naruto nods, it felt nice to have her around, especially since she knew his secret and didn't push her away, it made his heart feel lighter somehow. "Yea...but even if I do get upset, he can't get out...not unless someone finds a way to break the seal, but the only person who would know is the one who sealed him inside me...." he says. "Besides, I like ramen, it comes it all kinds of flavors and textures!" he says, smiling a real smile
She actually laughed at that. "We need to feed you something better than ramen. It's all starch & salt!"
Rikku purposefully pushed aside the talk of the one who knew how to break the seal, remembering Naruto saying something about him having died anyway. She did not understand how the demon could come out & yet not come out. It must get back inside somehow.
Her tummy rumbled with her renewed talk on food & she frowned, not wanting to go in search of food. The shop seemed far away. Too bad I didn't bring out those blueberries... she thought sadly, even as she tried to recall what she did with them.
Then she realized she had brought them out with her & her face lit up. Reaching as far as she could just was not enough to grab the container. Her fingers brushed futilely at the edges. Pulling away the smallest bit Rikku leaned and grasped the box, quickly returning with a wide smile of accomplishment on her face. "Blueberries are good for you." She explained.
MoochiLove Naruto smiles and looks down at the blueberries Rikku had brought, "Sure, they look good!" he says happily. He looks back over the water, his shoulders feeling oddly lighter now or some reason. "Rikku....thank you....for listening...." he whispers
His whisper tugged gently at Rikku's heart & she hugged him tight, being mindful of the berries. Drawing back she touched a gloved hand to his cheek, lightly getting him to face her. She smiled when she had his eyes, her own green eyes gently compassionate. "Thanks for trusting me to make up my own mind. Though it'll take time to digest, I'll admit."
She opened the container the blueberry container. "I could never dislike you for something done to you as a baby, Naruto. That's not who you are. You're you... and that fiend is just something you have to live with." Then her mood seemed to suddenly shift. Impishly grinning, she popped a plump berry into his mouth.
"Sometime you should tell me how to get you back to you should you ever be hurt or angry enough for bad stuff to happen. Could be quite useful." Rikku held another berry tauntingly close to Naruto's mouth, waiting.
MoochiLove Naruto is quite surprised when she turns his face to look at hers and he looks into her spiraling green eyes and smiles at her. He blinks when she pops a berry into his mouth, but he chews it, enjoying the sweet taste. He chuckles over what she says, but looks at the berry she holds close. He quickly takes it from her fingers and pops into her mouth, chuckling again
Rikku is startled, not expecting to have had the tables turned on her. This is evident in the widening of her eyes & a small little jolt of her body. "Oh!"
Once over the initial surprise she eats the berry -closing her eyes as she savors it's sweetness. When her eyes flutter open again there is mischief in their green depths. Somehow though, the greatest mischief she wishes to partake in is to keep feeding Naruto the blueberries.
Reaching for another berry to feed him, Rikku tells herself that it is because he needs to eat something other than ramen. She puts the berry to his lips, intent that he shall not surprise her by taking this one from her!
MoochiLove Naruto looks quite surprised when she puts the berries to his lips, but he smiles and takes it into his mouth, his lips closing around her finger for a second before pulling back to chew on the sweet fruit. After swallowing, he reachs for a berry and gently presses it to her lips, looking sly
Rikku shivers. This is all so totally natural & yet completely foreign & alien to her. A bit of competitiveness rises within her. She has to get him back for the way he made her feel with his lips on her fingers. Of course it would have had to have been her ungloved hand. Opening her mouth slightly for the blueberry, Rikku holds his fingers lightly between her lips just long enough to flick her tongue across the tip of his forefinger after the berry is no longer held. Pulling back the thief laughs silently.
((lets say they ate the berries with heightening emotion neither understands (both their own & seen in the other) & then Rikku went home))
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Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 1:07 am
~note jotted down on Rikku's log book~
It's funny how dark or scary of confusing things can wind up leading to some of the most fun things you've ever done. I was so worried when Naruto ran off... I thought I had lost his friendship forever. But then I found him & we talked about this 'demon' thing he has inside him, & how he was afraid nobody would like him because of it. As if that's his fault! He can't help that anymore than I can help being a green-eyed Al Bhed! Not that I ever wanted to change what I couldn't, nor would I want anyone to change that about me either. I could see Naruto wishing he didn't have this... fiend within him. I can't say I could blame him at all. But I wonder, would he still be the dear friend I care for today if he hadn't had to live with it all his life? I don't know.
Then once the tension was gone we fed each other the blueberries I'd forgotten I'd been holding when I went after him. That was a lot of fun! I still feel all oddly tingly, even hours after it happened. I didn't want to leave, but it was getting late & I didn't want to worry Trelweny. That... and I really needed some me time after the blueberries were gone. And something in my belly other than fruit. And...
why am I still shaking??
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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:56 am
RP with Aiden & Relm about Relm's meeting Seifer & Sefirex
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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:09 pm
(notes about thoughts on Relm & her situation etc.)
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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:18 pm
Family Blitzball Game RP
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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 5:25 pm
Banana Split Cheesecake Page 1355MoochiLove Naruto can be found jogging down the path through the forest that leads to the Audio shop. He would have went at a full out run, but he had no reason to really push himself right then and there
With a happy laugh the thief calls out to her friend. "Hey Naruto! Wait up!"
Not waiting for a response, she runs to catch up to him. At least as well as she can in her dress. MoochiLove Naruto slows down and turns around to see who is calling for him. A big, happy smile come across his face when he sees it is Rikku, and he turns and runs toward as well, glad to see his friend since he never had the chance to see her over the weekend. MoochiLove Naruto had opened his arms up when she flung herself on him, wrapping his arms around her and laughing a little bit as he spins her around. Still holding her up and pulls back to look at her and nod, "Yea, I had fun!! Moochi showed us how to make this dessert called Banana Split Cheesecake, it was so good!!! But I did miss you, I tried to save you some, but someone else to it before I could bring it along." he says
Something in her was soaring to hear that Naruto had missed her too. Too happy to think about it, Rikku chalked it up that of course it was nice that her friend missed her.MoochiLove Naruto slowly sets her down and releases her from his embrace, wondering why he already missed having his arms around, but he shrugs it off. He smiles and nods as he scratchs the back of his head, "Yea, it's really easy to make and it SO good after it sets in the fridge. Once you have it, you'll understand why it doesn't last long anywhere!" he says, putting his hands on his hips.
Grabbing Naruto's left wrist from beside his hip as she goes past the thief pulls him gently but forcefully towards the shop -& the closest kitchen she knows.MoochiLove Naruto yelps a little when he is suddenly pulled and dragged behind the spunky Audio, but he laughs a little bit, letting her lead the way back to the shop. Hopefully they would have everything they would need to make the dessert, it would be fun to share it with her MoochiLove Naruto smiles a little bit, feeling a small jolt when she weaves her fingers with his, but he squeezes her hand lightly with his. He smiles back at her when she smiled at him, but yelps a little when he is tugged in, making sure to close the door behind him
Slyly, she spins them in a short dance until her back is to the door & his is to the kitchen. With a silly smile Rikku cocks her head at him. "So where do we start, 'Ruto?"MoochiLove Naruto wasn't expecting to be spun around and he is a little dizzy when she stops. Gathering his bearings, he shakes his head and looks around, not suspecting she would try to keep him in the kitchen, but the memories of what happened last time don't register. He looks around, rubbing at his chin as he thinks....which doesn't hurt, "Well, we need to find the ingrediants first. We need graham crackers, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla, bananas, strawberries, pineapples and whip cream!! And we need a big dish that we can fit in the fridge when it is all together!" he says, smacking his fist into an open palm as he nods, smiling brightly
She released his hand gently, letting her fingers linger as she drifted to the nearest cabinet. Her eyes scanned the room & she saw there was definitely bananas on banana 'branch' further down the counter.
"How large a container? And should that be low & flat or just plain big?" Rikku asked, peering into a cabinet full of casserole dishes. "Or should I wait to see how much room is in the fridge?"
Her eyes darted back at Naruto; both to wait for his answer & check to see that he would not run from her.MoochiLove Naruto nods, wondering why he missed her hand like he missed having his arms around her, but again, he shrugs it off. He pads over to the fridge and opens it up. He smiles when he sees some whip cream and a container of strawberries, but he becomes a bit distressed when he can't find any cream cheese. He grabs the first two items and pulls them out the fridge and goes to set them on the counter.
He turns to look at Rikku when she asks what size container they would need and he goes over her to see what dishes they might need. "Hmmm...that one, right there!" he says, pointing to a clear 9 inch dish that is 2 inchs deep and he reachs up to grab it
"Uh, I saw bananas on the counter." She offers lamely. Rikku draws back her hands when she feels confident the dish is safely on the counter & hops to the pantry looking for the graham crackers & maybe some canned pineapple. She grins finding them & bounces around the room to set them beside Naruto's finds from the fridge. Her eyes flick over the assembled ingredients. "So... we still need the powdered sugar, Vanilla & cream cheese... right? If whoever stocked this place is like Trel, sugar will be near the vanilla..."
A worried glance seeks Naruto out. "But cream cheese should have been in the 'fridge. Right?"MoochiLove Naruto blushed as well and froze when their hands touched. He gulps when they bring the dish down, 'I don't ge it, we have held hands before, why does it make me feel so....weird now..., he thinks to himself. He tries to shrug it off, but he can't seem to ignore it this time around. When she is bouncing around, he collects himself again and calms his racing heart down. He smiles at her as she asks about the cream cheese, "Yea, I am sure there is cream cheese in the fridge, I just didn't see it right away! I will look while you look for the sugar and vanilla! We may need just one can of crushed pineapples!" he states, walking past her to go back to the fridge, tail brushing against her leg just barely as he goes past.
Opening a few cabinets she makes a happy sound finding a bag of powdered sugar & a bottle of natural vanilla. "Found them!" Rikku snickers, thinking how Trelweny always insists on natural instead of imitation vanillas. Smelling the two, Rikku had to agree.
Taking one in each hand she spins around to add the items to their little collection. Something seems to be missing. With a grin, Rikku starts sifting through the drawers looking for a mixing spoon. Finding one she beams at Naruto. "How're you doing?"MoochiLove Naruto opens up one of the storage shelves in the fridge, letting out a happy whoop as he finds two packets of cream cheese and he some butter they would need for the graham crackers. Pull the items out, he closes the shelf and shuts the door with his hip, padding over to the counter where Rikku is and deposits the last two items.
"OK, we seem to have everything we need!! I'll take the graham crackers and crush them and mix them with the butter to make the crust, then I will put it in the dish and then in the fridge so it can harden. You can cut up at least half of the carton of strawberries and at least 3 bananas, thin enough where spread them out in the dish! Then we can start on the cream cheese mix!!" he says excitedly, tail wagging about
"Aye-aye!" She exclaims, clicking her heals together before setting to the tasks assigned her. Grabbing a knife & a cutting board, Rikku soon has thin disks of fruit piling to one side of the board. With a look almost like a wink she looks up at Naruto, awaiting his next 'command' eagerly.MoochiLove Naruto had quickly found a ziploc bag to put some graham crackers in and he quickly crushes them on the counter until they are fine crumbs in the bag. He looks up, a little surprised to see Rikku done so fast, but he smiles fondly at her, "Great job!!! How about you start melting at least half a stick of butter in the microwave and I will grab a bowl to mix the butter and crumbs in!" he says, going to one of the cabinets to search for a bowl. MoochiLove Naruto finds a bowl that will be big enough to mix together the crust. He goes back to the counter and dumps the graham cracker crumbs inside. He waits patiently as Rikku melts the butter and his mind starts to wander he actually seems to start....checking her out, a dreamy sort of look going into his blue eyes. MoochiLove Rikku's voice seems to snap Naruto out his thoughts and he shakes his head, blinking his eyes. He wondered where he was a moment ago, but he chuckles at her, "No, I was just....thinking! About something good is all!" he says, wondering where that came from. Seeing she has the melted butter, he pads over and takes the bowl from her hands, his fingers brushing against hers as he turns and goes back to the counter.
"You can probably put the strawberries and banana's in the fridge, cause it will be some time until the crust sets in the dish." he explains, pouring the melted butter into the graham cracker crumbs and grabbing the mixing spoon and stirring it all together. As he does so, a small smile goes on his face, unconciously humming his song. Once the mixture is complete, he grabs the dish and pours the buttered crumbs inside, pressing them down with the spoon to flatten them out and spread across the dish properly
Absently she found a dish for the fruit & put them away, finding herself humming Naruto's song as she did. Well, a strange mix of his song as she heard him humming & her own as it played closer to her ears. Sitting on a stool Rikku twiddled her fingers. "How long do we wait?"MoochiLove "It shouldn't take very long for the crust to set in the fridge, but it may take a while for the dessert to fully set once we put everything together!! But it is definetely worth the wait, I promise!" he says, turning and giving her a bright smile. Then he turns back to the dish, nodding that the crust is to his satisfaction. Picking it up and brings it to the fridge, opening the door in with one hand and finding a suitable spot to sit it in while they start the filling.
Turning back to her, he claps his hands, "Alright, now we can start on the cream cheese filling!! I think since the dish isn't so big, we just need one pack of cream cheese, a tablespoon of vanilla and about half a cup of powdered sugar, but we can add more if it isn't sweet enough!" he declares, needing to find a big enough bowl to mix it all together
"Just tell me what to do, 'Ruto. I'm yours to command." The face she made signified both her willingness to help & the understanding that her comment was odd.MoochiLove Naruto nods, not taking her comment the wrong way, "Ok, normally we would use a mixer, but Moochi says I am pretty fast with my hands when I want to be, so just measure the sugar and start pouring it in slowly while I beat the cream cheese!! Then when it is all added, we will mix the vanilla in and then taste it to make sure it is sweet enough!" he declares, looking around for a bowl to start mixing everything in.
"Get beating." Rikku managed to say with a wink.MoochiLove Naruto takes the bowl and gives her a mock salute, "Aye aye captain!" he teases her, winking. He then heads back to the counter and puts the bowl down, opening the cream cheese and dumping it in. Grabbing another mixing spoon, he quickly sets to work on beating the cream cheese until it starts to turn into a smooth filling, looking over to Rikku to bring the sugar so he can start beating that in
"You know, you're pretty good in the kitchen."MoochiLove Naruto smiles and blushes a bit when she says that, seeing the mixture coming together quite nicely, "Thanks, my sister Morgana says I am a pretty fast learner, but for some reason she and her boyfriend laugh when she says there are some things I am slow at! They say there is something I will understand in time, but I don't get them." he says, looking into her own green eyes as he talks and mixes
"I think I'd like to meet your other sister. Miranda & I get along well." Of course, Rikku tends to think she gets along with everyone well but that's not the point. "Would you say you get along well with your siblings?"MoochiLove Naruto looks back down at the mixture, smiling, "I would think so yes....there is another Audio, his name is Keme...I wouldn't really think of him as a brother really...he doesn't seem to spend much time us, he ususally off by himself somewhere. But my big sister Morgana, she is the one I look up to." He then stops moving the spoon and gives Rikku a serious look.
"But if you should meet her, you gotta promise you won't freak out when you see her. She doesn't look like everyone else and she is really sensitive how other people react to her." he states in a very serious tone, indicating he isn't kidding around when it came to his big sister
The same as she would to anyone else, Rikku puts a hand on Naruto's arm gently. She is unprepared for the feeling that goes with it, but shakes it off. "Is it really that bad?" She asks gently, her voice filled with concern.MoochiLove Naruto stares down at the bowl, trying to ignore the warmth Rikkus hand on him creates, even if it is coming right through his jacket. "She looks like a walking, bleeding skeleton..." he whispers, putting the spoon down. "I know she tries to hard to not let it effect her, but it does and sometimes wish I could take that burden off her. She is beautiful to me...and I guess Gojyo must think she is beautiful as well..." he whispers. Without thinking he reachs up and covers her hand with his own.
Suddenly she wanted to cry into his shoulder, but refrained. Instead her sympathetic green eyes searched out for his bright blue eyes.MoochiLove Naruto shakes his head, looking almost ready to cry, "No, it doesn't hurt her when she bleeds...but I can tell it hurts her heart....I just wish I could make her see that she is beautiful...." he then realizes something and unzips his jacket quickly, reaching inside a hidden pocket and pulls out a small photo of him and Morgana Moochi had taken one day when it was still just the two of them and he is glad to see Morgana was smiling a pretty smile at the camera. He holds the picture out to Rikku, a little nervous that she would drop the picture and probably run, "That's my big sister, Morgana..." he whispers, readying himself for the....heartache that would come when Rikku would run away for real
Words having utterly left her, she just looks at him -her hand on his arm & her emotions in her eyes- & hopes it is enough.MoochiLove Naruto gulps as he feels a few tears fall down his face, his heart soaring when Rikku didn't leave, she didn't run away. Putting the picture back in his jacket pocket, he suddenly wraps his arms around her, holding her close as he whispers, "Thank you Rikku..." MoochiLove Naruto gulps as he feels a few tears fall down his face, his heart soaring when Rikku didn't leave, she didn't run away. Putting the picture back in his jacket pocket, he suddenly wraps his arms around her, holding her close as he whispers, "Thank you Rikku..."
Rikku did not know why she was crying, only that she felt a deep sympathy that nothing else could quite express as well.MoochiLove Naruto blushes somewhat at that, but he pulls back, arms still around her as he doesn't realize just how close they are. "I'll always be proud to be her brother..." he whispers, so many emotions showing in his blue eyes. He then slowly lets her go, turning back to the bowl and grabbing the vanilla. He didn't understand what was about Rikku that made her so different to him. He felt he could tell her anything and just be happy to be around her.
Well, almost nothing. She spoke. "We had to put Remus in the shed today." Rikku had been trying to put that thought from her mind, but being around Naruto, knowing of his inner demons & having had Remus' condition bared to her just today made it difficult. "He's a kitsu, not an Audio... but he's still like a brother to me." She turned to lean across the counter, feeling the cool countertop against her body. "I did not believe before, when they told me of the monster within him that came out with the full moon."
Turning her head halfway, she gazed softly at Naruto from the corner of her eye. "He is so kind & gentle & well-spoken. Why should this have followed him?"
She was also asking why Naruto's 'curse' should follow him, though she did not know it. The thought lingered, hidden -causing her to worry dearly for her friend.MoochiLove Naruto had measured the vanilla and poured into the mixture, stirring it slowly as he tries to get his emotions back under control. But he stops when she starts speaking about her Kitsu brother Remus. He knew all about Kitsusagis, especially since Moochi owned several of her own, Gypsy was his favorite because she always sang for him and he found her songs quite beautiful. As Rikku explained about what happened to Remus on a full moon, he can't help but rub at his belly, not because he was hungry, but what lay underneath his jacket and shirt. "I wish I knew....but as long as you love him and keep on loving him, I don't think it will be so much of a burden." he whispers, smiling at her softly.
Green eyes sparkled at him through the remaining tears. Not quite teasing, not quite promising, but certain that no more dark talk would pass her lips this night.MoochiLove He blinks when she grabs her hand and pulls it away from her belly, but he smiles gently and nods. "Ok, and no more crying!" he says, reaching a hand up and wiping her tears away gently with his fingers. He then goes back to the mixture, adding a bit more powdered sugar to the cream cheese filling. He then holds the spoon out to her, "Go on and taste it, let me know if it sweet enough or too sweet!" he says, the excitement returning of making the dessert together
Taking his hand on the spoon in hers she tries to direct it to take another taste from the bowl and aim that bite at Naruto's mouth.MoochiLove Naruto chuckles as she pushes the spoon toward him and he nods, licking a little bit of the filling himself and testing it. He smiles and nods, "It's just right!!! Ok, let me go get the dish and the fruit, and you can open up the whip cream and pineapples and we can start putting it together!!!" he exclaims happily, putting the spoon on the counter and padding over to the fridge. MoochiLove Naruto laughs lightly at her excited exclaimation of whip cream and he pulls out the fruit and dish, glad to see the crust will hold together when they put everything on it. Setting everything close, he explains what needs to go first. "Alright, I am going to put the cream cheese on top of the crust first and smooth it out so it is even. Then we can put the strawberries next, then the bananas, pineapples and then finish it off with the whip cream! Between the two of us, we will get this done in no time!" he says, snapping his fingers MoochiLove Naruto smiles and nods, quickly grabbing the bowl and pouring the filling over the crust. Once it is all inside, he smooths it out with the spoon to make sure it is even all the way across. He then slides the bowl to Rikku so she can put the strawberries on next and he gets ready with the banana slices. MoochiLove Naruto can see the challenge in her eyes and he smirks a little bit, pulling the banana slices close. When the dish is slid his way, he lays the banana's over the strawberries at a fast pace. When the third layer is finished, he gives her a look that says, 'Try to top that!' ((continued Page 1368)) ((continued again Page 1378)) ((continued again Page 1382)) ((continued again Page 1406)) ((continued again Page 1432)) ((continued again Page 1436)) ((continued again Page 1443))
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