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Kochi had woken up more energized then ever. She had a mission, a job to do. And part of that was to wake up today and to take the kids out. She had promised them to take them to the GMFC, well, she had promised her daughter Winifred. She had been spending lots of time there, and wanted her mother to join her in one of these escapades. Kochi of course demanded she bring her younger brother along. It was only fair, afterall. So just a few minutes after dusk when she woke up, she garbed herself in what her daughter declared as, 'Normal Adult Clothes'. It consisted of a black shirt, olive pants as well as a long black overcoat. The vampire added her glasses to this ensemble, and left the house with her children in tow.

Winny, of course, was delighted to be a part of this outing. It was her idea. She had on her backpack, and in her arms was her coveted stuffed animal she had named so inappropriately Puppy. (( http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a220/Imarocketman/Mortimer/Winifred/3set02ver1_ark_kochikens02.gif ))
Her most prized possession was the last part of her almost completely pink outfit, and she didn't seem bothered by the fact that they were going out at night, either. Or even with her stupid mutant brother. It was all the same. And as they arrived at the GMFC Lobby, she was the first one to fly through the doors with her mothers hand in her and pull her to a couch to sit.

Mortimer was obviously the least pleased to be in this situation. He hated going out, especially with his stupid prissy sister and his mother. It wasn't bad enough they were going out, but they were going to Winifreds prissy hang out where there were most obviously going to be all humans and no Fa'e. He entered with heavy shoulders to lean against the wall, just waiting for something to happen. The fact that he was hoping that something might be Winny slipping and breaking an arm was not spoken, but it was thought.

Kamiki was in her office, finishing up the paperwork of the day, and hoping she would be able to leave before it got too late. Gavin was with her, reluctantly there to watch over Purrpurr, who Kamiki had yet to secure a full-time sitter for yet. Simon was now too busy with his own children, and Gavin was old enough he could look after her.

Gavin had been thrilled with the prospects of being the "Big" sibling at first, but now he wasn't so excited. He never signed on to be her babysitter in the first place. And she was so freaking.. prissy. When the bell jingled indicated someone had entered the Lobby, Kamiki gritted her teeth and made a silent prayer that it wasn't another illerate begging for a free appointment. Her staff was way overbooked as it was.

Gavin on the other hand was excited. LIFE! The clinic had been empty for the last couple hours and he was dying of boredom. He rushed out the office to take a look, Purr, not wanting to leave her "new" brother's side, followed closely behind.

Kochi did not sit, instead she decided to inspect the clinic for life other then small children. She remembered this place from before Winny or Elle were born, she recalled filling out so many forms and having to write till her wrist hurt. She, however, did not remember where the multiple rooms and where the people were. So she took to wandering around, looking for rooms which contained people, and finding a door to what must of been an office as it was labled, "Kamiki's Office." The name was faintly familiar, although she couldn't put a name to the face. The door was open as Gavin and PurrPurr had just left, and she spied the purple fox woman and smiled broadly. "Hello there!"

Winifred spotted Gavin, and to say she was delighted was an understatement. She jumped up from the couch and onto her feet, racing across the room to him. Her hand shot out and grabbed his in a handshake before he could even make a move to protest. "Hello! My name is Winifred! What's yours?" She spurted out quicker then one would think a human looking girl could speak.

The Fa'e was not amused, however. Looking around the room, she spied a little girl standing behind the boy who his snot headed sister had aprehended. He pitied him, but not enough to stop anything. But the girl behind the boy looked faintly familiar, as if he had seen her in a picture. Ruffling wings behind him, he felt a connection with her, a feeling he only knew he felt with Fa'e. A smile lightened upon his face, and he waved meekly to her.

Kamiki blinked, not used to having people just walk into her office without being invited, but to be honost she was thankful for the distraction. The woman was miss Kochikens, one of the mothers of Winni and Elle. And.. Kamiki was pretty sure she was a vampire or something.

Hmm. Maybe she was having second thoughts.

Mustering up a smile and setting down her pen, she stood, offering her hand to the woman. "Hello, I'm Dr. Kamiki. May I help you with anything?"

In the main room, Gavin's eyes widened at the enthusiam the little girl showed, but didn't complain. On the contrary, he gave the most dashing smile the handsome young boy could muster and returned the handshake enthusiastically. "Nice to meet you, Winifred! Why aren't you the pretty one?" Oh yes. He was all that and a bag of chips. At least if you asked him he was.

Purr watched the pink young woman with a smile, liking the color pink herself, but Gavin stepped in front of her, hipping her out of the way. Crossing her arms with a little puff, she looked around to see a kitty waving at her. She felt a pull in her blood... was he a fa'e?

She wandered over him excitedly, giving a curtsy as she got close. "Hello!"

Kochi shook her head to the question, "No, i'm good. My daughter dragged I and her brother here to visit, Dank." In her rough german voice she thanked her with the last word, and with an ice cold hand she shook the other womans hand, being glad to put a face to the name. She recalled seeing her before, and remembered her being quite kind.

Oh, Winny found this Gavin absolutely charming! Blushing darkly, although it barely showed on her tanned skin she giggled bashfully. "Oh, why thankyou." Being bashful was too hard for her, though, because she already knew just how pretty she was. "You haven't told me your name, though." To this she added a frown, pulling her hand out of his and eyeing him with suspicion. Perhaps he was really a handsome and charming spy sent after her. That was no good, she had to know his name before she could trust him.

Morty looked to the little girl, finding it off that she curtsied. He had never before been curtsied to. That was new. Pulling the headphones off from his head and letting them hang around his neck, he made a move to bow as he had seen on television but decided against it. "Hey, my names Morty. What's yours?"

Kamiki smiled back, trying not to be taken aback by the frigidness of her hand. She knew vampires existed in Gaia, but she had never made conversation with one. "Oh, I see. Well, take a seat," she said, offering a chair in front of her desk. She went to the locked liquer cabinent and pulled a key from her labcoat to open it. "Would you like a dri...." she trailed off.. suddenly feeling veyr silly.

In the lobby, Gavin gave a mock look of horror. "I'm so sorry, m'lady." Right, play the charming act you learned from your father. Gavin gave a Victorian bow, "My name is Gavin Duvert, please excuse my rudeness."

Purr looked very excited to be meeting someone new. She was smiling and batting her eyes. "My name is Purrpurr" she said. "Are you a fa'e? You look like a big kitty!"

Kochi chuckled, obviously amused. "Actually, i'd love some Whiskey if you have any. I can't drink it, but I adore the smell." She was used to any reactions she recieved, and was atleast glad she was being kind. Her long, black draconic tail coiled around her leg as she took the chair, folding the wings on her head back against her hair. She had however seen odder things in Gaia, just a few days ago she heard of a Sasquatch living in a local academy.

Winny fancied the idea of being called M'lady. She did fancy it indeed, it suited her. A sly grin crossing her face, tapping a finger against his chest. "You're very daper, aren't you?" She said this, after hearing the word being spoken by someone in a romance movie she once saw. This wasn't so hard, and she was restraining a giggle once he bowed.

"I am a Fa'e." He said proudly, standing up straight and tall. "But i'm not a kitty." Morty scowled, glaring a bit at her. He used to believe he was a kitty, but now he knew better. He was no kitty, he was a demon. But he didn't need to tell her that.

Kamiki gave an apologetic smile and poured her a small glass of whiskey, then a martini for herself. She handed the woman the glass and sat down behind her large desk, reclining back in the chair a bit. "How's your daughter?" she asked.

Gavin smiled proudly at himself. He had no idea what 'daper' meant, but by the way she said it, it sounded like a good thing to him. Closing his eyes breifly, mostly to hide the slight glow in them, he reached behind his back and summoned up a clump of shadow. As he pulled his hand back around, he opened his eyes as the shadows formed into the shape of a rose. He grinned at himself, and presented the black flower to her. "Forgive the color," he said.

Purrpurr seemed delighted to meet a fa'e her age. The only other fa'e she had met were her big brother, Mordath, and a big fuzzy guy named Silver. Why were so many of the fa'e furry? "But you look like a kitty," she said, frowning at the scowl. "You're fuzzy and you have ears and a tail. ... i.. I like kitties?" She added, trying to cheer him up.

Kochi took the drink in her hand, leaning back in the chair and resting her hand on her stomach so that it wafted up to her face. The woman smiled faintly as the scent crawled up into her nostrils, filling her throat and her lungs with a sort of warmness that always came with alcohal. A sigh drifted from her lips as she looked back up to Kamiki, tipping her glasses up her nose absent mindedly. "Hmm? Oh, Winifred is doing wonderfully. Quite the enthusiastic little girl." She added a toothy smile, all 8 of her elongated teeth showing.

Winny giggled delightedly, placing a hand to her chest as she took the rose. An arm was thrown around Gavin, and she placed a little kiss of thanks on his cheek before withdrawing to examine the rose. "Oh, it's lovely! Not pink, but very pretty." Not as pretty as me, she thought to herself. This Gavin fellow was quite nice, and she decided that she liked him very much. Not all boys were like her mutant brother, afterall.

"I like kitties too. I used to think I was a cat." He did feel much better, flicking a tail behind himself. "What are you?" Morty asked, noting that purple and red with wings and a feather on their forehead usually wasn't the normal for a person. But the Fa'e were different, afterall.

Kamiki smiled back, the teeth thing not phasing her much. She had gotten used to Sabin's Anju form by now, so now that she was convinced the woman was nice enough not to her drink her blood, she began to feel much more relaxed. "Thats good to hear. Not having, er... any complications like her sister, then?"

Gavin was proud of himself, but the hug and the peck on his cheek took him a bit by surprise. He has certainly never had a girl do that before. He hoped he wasn't blushing (but he was). He didn't know what to say after that. So he just smiled awkardly.

Purr pulled herself up on one of the couches in the clinic, patting the cushion next to her. "If you're not a kitty, then what are you?" She ran her laps over her lap, smoothing the creases in her dress. "I'm a fairy," she said, "Mom said I used to be a queen. But that was a long time ago, and they don't have queens anymore. But I'm still as special as one."

Kochi shook her head, "No, thankfully. Eats plenty, likes to lay in the sun and get tans." She mused, quite pleased with what she was saying. "Even talks about being a vet." Which of course was ironic to her, seeing as she had taken up eating kittens. She snapped back, raising her head to ask a question of the kind doctor. "And yours?" Kochi racked her head for a name, trying to remember what she had heard once. "Gavin, right? How's Gavin?"

Winny could of answered that question with ease. But instead she was standing there with a dumb struck Gavin, who was blushing visibly. She giggled at his state, not being able to help but feel sorry for him. The girl took him by the hand and lead him to a couch, sitting down next to him still holding the flower. "What, never been kissed by a girl before?"

"I.. I..." Morty nearly choked on the words, sitting down beside PurrPurr. He hated to say it, and he barely believed it, but he knew it. "I'm supposed to be the reincarnation of a demon." He fumbled on the words, holding his paws and twiddling his thumbs anxiously. He looked over to her, forcing a smile. "It must be nice to be a queen."

Kamiki rolled her eyes. "He's as much trouble as always. But he's got ten fingers and ten toes, seems healthy enough. They grow like weeds."

Gavin still didn't really know what to say, and he let the girl pull him dumbly to the couch. He looked over to him, blushing harder, a bit in embarassment. "Er...no, I guess I haven't. You know, besides like.. my mom and stuff, you know, like that..." Gavin realized he sounded pretty stupid, so he just shut up.

Meanwhile, Purr cocked her head. "A demon? Really? I thought demons were susposed to be mean and ugly. You're neither." She smiled, her legs swining off the side of the couch. "I'm not a queen anymore, but Mommy says that was a good thing because queens are rich and spoiled SO bad that they became someone no one likes. Mom says I'm spoiled and rich enough without being a queen."

A deep throated chuckle emitted from Kochi, similar to her gluttural accent. "Ah, that's true. I remember, it seems just the other day when Winny and her sister were on the floor in diapers." She smiled fondly, although she didn't want to think too much about it. Painfull memories as well. "Winifred isn't so much as trouble, but more..." She paused, scratching her chin as she thought of a good way to put it. "Cultured. She watches MTV and reads those Star magazines." She spoke as if those things were totally alien to her, for they were. TV was still a new concept, and the idea of her daughter being hooked on it was even odder.

Winny examined the flower in her hands intenseley, saving Gavin the embaressment of having to try to speak anymore by asking him a question. "How'd you do that? The flower thing?" She held the flower up to the light, trying to get a closer look.

Morty grinned, clucking his tongue in amusement. "Ah! It sounds nice anyways. Perhaps being a king would be better. Well, better then being a demon anyways." He shrugged his shoulders, tapping a claw on the ground. "I'm glad you know what you are. So many of the Fa'e do. I don't, but I don't really care."

Kamiki nodded. She didn't press, as she knew there were issues behind why Winni and her sister were seperated. "Ah, I see. Gavin's...well, he's not really in to too much TV and stuff, though he does like video games. He had a violent streak, but I guess all boys do sometimes."

Though Gavin didn't seem very violent at the time. Happy at the change of topics, Gavin went back to smiling smugly. "Oh, my Dad taught me. I can shape shadow into things. Pretty cool, huh?"

Purr meanwhile shrugged her shoulders. "I kind of remember it, but not really. Mom says I probably dreamed about it when I was sleeping. I was sleeping for a long time, thats why all my old friends got so big."

TBC

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