Sei: *taking on of his many walks through his forest, enjoying the quietness of it all. and much more happy now that he's away from that camp place. too many people for his like....*
Lyra was bored. She had planned on watching Scagg work shirtless, but for some reason he hadn't come out. It was no wonder she was sitting in a tree, one leg hanging down, kicking slightly as she admired her fingernails.
Absently she looked down, noticing the man walking through the trees or a second before she realized who he was. 'Well, well, well... I had hoped you were dead by now... Sei.'
Sei twitched lightly, hearing the voice. and his name. he didn't think anyone knew his name...... he visibly sighed and looked up, some how knowing the direction.
'What, not happy to see me?' She asked, a hint of amusement in her voice.
Sei shrugged. wht could he say? though it was interesting to see that she was around...... that could prove to be interetaining.
'Well I can't say that I'm happy to see you, either.' She said, ruffled by his obvious lack of response. That had always gotten under her skin. Especially when she KNEW she looked good. If it were any other male--
'Who brought you back, anyways? I'll be sure to... thank them.'
Sei just looked at her, giving her this "i'm sure..." look that told he knew what she was up too. he gave another shrug and started walking again. he remembered she hated it when he walked off while she was talking.
'Where do you think you're going?!' She demanded, rifting so she was on the ground in front of him.
A hint of amusement jumped in his eyes at this before he quickly hid it. he gave a simple, though soft word to her mind, "home" , before he stepped around her.
yep... he still liked to ruffle her. she still reacted the same.
'You...' She said, her hands turning into fists before she forced herself to calm. 'You always were antisocial. Afraid they'll laugh at you, darling?'
Sei shrugged again before turning and gustering to her. "mute also" he said, though his mental voice was a bit amused. he stood facing her, simply holding his staff, slightly leaning on it as he watched her. it was odd....... now everyone was like him, mute and telepathic.
'...' She stopped, her plot ruined that easily. 'Then why aren't you with the others, darling? I know how you've always wanted to... fit in with those weaklings.'
sei shrugged again. he didn't care. he had to face it alone, except for his sister, they at least had eachother. again, he guestered to her. "adjusted well" she did enjoy hearing her own voice back then.....
'The body more then makes up for the voice.' She said, running a hand down her side, enjoying the firm curves she now possessed. 'I had forgotten how beautiful I was.'
Sei just looked at her a moment, a blank expression in his eyes beofre his body began to shake w/ laughter. leave it to her lyra to think something like that. he didn't even bother to hid the fact he was laughing as he leaned more on his staff. just about the time he thought he recovered, he looked at her again and started to laugh once more*
'...' She gave him a dark look, which was somewhat marred by her mask. 'Of course you don't appreciate true beauty. You always had a thing for tomboys, didn't you.'
Sei shook his head. yes, she was beautiful but her forward personality didn't match. he once more shrugged at her, amusement in his eyes, still. then he thought a moment and gave her mental images, memories, or her flirting w/ one of the old gaurds and being brushed off. time and time again.
Lyra twitched, crossing her arms over her chest and glaring at him. 'I don't know why I even bother.'
Sei smirked under his mask. "yes, you do." he said, a cocky sound in his mental voice as he watched her.
She growled, then changed tactics again, not giving up so easily. 'I suppose you're back in that old shack of yours... lonely, isn't it...'
Sei shook his head once, a smile in his eyes informing her that he enjoyed it that way. then he gave her another image, one of her always being around others, then suddenly her image standing alone.
'We could be lonely together...' she said, not bothering to deny his reply. She reached out, to touch his chest. He had a wonderful body... he always had. It was too bad he was such a pain in the a**...
Sei gave her that look agian and started to laugh once more, and gave her a more cartoonish image of her stranglying him. the out come of if she followed him home. he shook his head again, a laugh still in his eyes.
She snorted, not able to hide the flash of amusement that picture brought on. 'You're right, of course. It's really quite too bad. You're such a fine example of manhood. Physically, at least. And such an... intriguing power...'
Sei rolled his eyes at that one. "you hate" he stated plainly. he then smirked again and dragged up an image he had caught on her mind. the image of the one called scagg and placed her image flirting w/ him.
'a girl gets lonely after a hundred years in a mask, darling. Really, of anyone I would think you understood.' She didn't sound self-conscious at all. She DID plan on having Scagg, but in the meantime Sei was just so... convenient.
Sei thought of thise for a moment. was there a time he was lonely...? no, he hated crowds. they made him feel uneasy. but just to make her happy in the sudden.... "concern" she showed for his well being, he showed her the image of a young rade piddling around his house. the one that had been following him around.
'A... cat.' She replied, her expression blank for a second. 'You think a... cat... is company.' She paused, rolling her eyes. 'I should have known you were a virgin.'
Sei shrugged, he didn't care.... .then he got a thought and smirked at her, evilly, giving her that same look and shot an image of him and her in a bed all cuddled up coozy.
She stopped, feeling a little warm. 'You do know how to tease a girl, I'll give you that.'
Sei nodded, this was entertaining. she was always entertaining to him.
'Seeeeiii...' She said, reaching up and touching his mask. 'Just once?'
Sei shock his head, though still grinning.
Besides, he knew just once would be all there is and he could never be interetained by her after that.
'Hmph. See if I offer again.' She said, flipping her hair and turning her nose up at him.
Sei got hit w/ the hair, and was still grinning. then got another idea and reached over to her, gently cupping her chin and turning her to face him. 'oh...?' he asked in an almost... suductive.... voice.
'... yes.' She said, a hint of a pout in her voice. She needed to get her mind off of the image he had sent her. 'I suppose you've been watching our darling nieces?'
Sei quickly tapped her on the nose, like he used to do after teasing her about something and pulled back away from her. he gave her a nod, still smiling under the mask.
'Hmph. Treat me like a child, will you?' She muttered, glaring at him again. 'And my brother? Have you seen him as well?'
Sei nodded again, watching her still.
'I do SO worry about them, you know. Not knowing their family... their positions.' She sighed, looking up at him through her lashes. 'Tell me, are they well?'
Sei just gave her this look. his unbelieve look. the cartoony image of time on the throne and lyra coming up and shoving him off of it and takeing the crown.
he knew what she really wanted..... why couldn't she be happy with what she had...?
'You must not have seen, darling. The throne is cracked and broken. The crown is no more. I'm merely a worried sister and aunt, now.'
He gave her the "uh huh..." look again. he took the image of the throne, the image of it reversing, going back to being whole. his way of telling her what has been done can be undone.
She rolled her eyes, patting him on the cheek. 'Poor little cynic. I'm a changed woman, now. I have no desire for Time's position.' Not now, at least. His power level was laughable, and he was a lowly child with a mother telling him what to do!
Sei patted her back and replayed the words she just spoke to herself. he could hear them, as he could hear every unspoken word. soemthing by which he kept turned off, but when lyra was conscerend... he kept it on.
Frozen Water says:
'Oooh, I knew there was a reason I hated you!' She turned, twirling her finger to start a rift.
Sei sighed and silenced her magic with a thought. sometimes she just needed to listen. he gave her the image of the other's maskless. it's what he wanted. but first they needed time to grow and remember. doing so now would be too much of a shock to their systems and he knew that.
Lyra jerked, suddenly things fell together. 'You... you could take the masks off, couldn't you?' She said, staring at him. She was, sadly to say, so used to him stopping her magic that she didn't even comment on it. 'Take mine off!'
.... he figured she'd think that.... he sighed and leaned his face forward, giving her the image of her pulling his mask. he knew it wouldn't come off, but she could at least try and prove it to herself that not even he could break this spell.
She looked at him, suspecting a trick, but tried it anyways, cursing as the mask didn't budge.
He pulled back, leaning on his staff again, once more watching her.
'what will you do...?' he asked, one of the more complicated things he had asked in a long while. the quesion was followed by the image of her mask falling off.
'Be free of this hideous burdan for one.' She said callously. 'My power is only a portion of what it should be. I want my power back, Sei. And my face... my beautiful face...' She reached up, touching the mask and looking close to tears.
Oh great... she was going to cry now. he hated tears.... and now he was confused. he didn't know how to convay it.... he'd have to speak again............. he had an even more puzzled look on his face and he dried to find the words.
'if.... you could take mask off... now..... bad things....would happen.....' he frowned. that was the best he could do......
'I don't care!' She almost shouted, her sadness turning to anger. 'I want to be ME again, and I WILL be. I will find a cure for this curse, whether you help me or not.'
Oh great, now she was shouting. He winced as the sound we doubled in his mind. On impulse he reached out and held her in a hug.
'you are you now... not you if mask off..... memories bad.... hurt...'
She blinked, shocked by the feel of him hugging her, then she broke, wrapping her arms around him and burying her face in his shoulder. 'Memories are all that I have. Even if they hurt.' She said, not giving in.
Sei frowned and showed her an image of her, the mask of, curled up in a ball and a look on her face, a look that is not intellegent, a look of someone who's gone crazy.
'wait..... learn..... cure will come when ready.... ' or so he believed. he didn't really know, but he did know about memory spells and what the loss, then studden gain of memories can do to a person.
'...' She pulled away. 'You had better be right.'
Sei blinked then smirked. Lyra never did like to have others see her cry. He had, many times. but he let her go, not even trying to stop her.
'i lie?' he asked her, a little playfully.
'You had better not. If you know what's good for you.' She muttered. 'And I'm tired of this conversation. I have more important things to do.'
Sei sighed. She was just going to be irritable now, so he might as well go and let her go...... not before soemthing first. He smiled again and moved to her, holding her againa dn leaning down, looking into her eyes. He sent the image of them both with out a mask, him kissing her, passiontly. he then pulled back, tapping her on the nose lightly as he dropped the silence spell.
He turned quickly, his cape flowing behind him and continued into the woods.
Lyra blinked, then cursed him long and hard, sure that he would hear her. Then she rifted away.
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