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Roleplay with William

Yume laid flat on her bed. Her eyes were closed as she had fallen asleep reading over her last letter from William. It had been so long since their date and the last time she had seen him that she felt unsure if he even wanted to be around her anymore.

A small mouse crept around on her bed and worked its way up to the letter. Sitting on her hand, it started to nibble on the paper letter. The sudden felling of something on her woke Yume from her sleep as she blinked to find her mouse eating the letter. "Hey! Stop that Squeeky!" She blinking sitting up and looking at the mouse head for the door and back to her brother. Shaking her head, she sat up. "Maybe?maybe I should."

Standing up from her bed, she looked into the mirror and fixed her hair into only one ponytail in back of her head. Fixing her skirt, she headed out her room and out the door. She didn''t even bother stopping to tell Sirene where she was going as she was more following her feet than anything else.

Her feet took her up to the elevator and she found herself soon on the top floor knocking on the door. "Please be home?" she sigh, her tail lip behind her.

Quiet, the whole of the top floor was pitch quiet. If you were un-lucky enough to be up there then quite easily a pin could have dropped, and sounded like a heard of elephants. One sound tip toed after another as the neko rattled on the door, yet, whoever was inside wasn''t answering at a very fast rate.

Inside William laid back on the sofa, a toddler settled on his stomach. She was curled up, long black tail swaying too and fro over the side of the lads t-shirt. A teenager, nothing more, yet the music around didn''t blare. Almost lost in thought, William''s lily white fingers brushed through his sisters hair, calming the little one down as she slept within his lap.

There was neither sight nor sound of the polar bear anywhere, a pile of pizza trays stacked up on top of the sideboard. "Hm?" William whispered as the light rattle woke him up from his stunned silence. Cera opened one large eye, stirring from where she was, small arms stretching out in front of her little body.

Wings stretched out, the male plucking up his little sister. Taking two strides over towards the door, and opened it. He was certainly a sight to see, almost older looking, large wings falling down by his sides. The first few pieces of his blue hair fanned his ears and the side of his face in two long but thin braids. In little more than a t-shirt that seemed, well, for once rather small and a pair of trousers that were falling off. Basically slobbing gear.

Too long had passed and she was raising her hand to knock again when the door flew open. Blinking in surprise seeing as it was William answering and now the normal Mr. Owyln, she could only take that by his look, something was up. "William?" She asked, her voice slightly shaking as she looked him over. She hoped he knew who she was and didn''t just shut the door in her face.

Her ears were laying flat against her head. She didn''t really know what was going on at the moment. Here was her best friend looking at her as if he had just been asleep. The extra baggy pants and the shirt took her by surprise as well.

"Um?is this a bad time? Maybe?maybe I should come back some other time?" She whispered slightly seeing Cera had a sleepy look in her eyes. Still, the smell of pizza hit her nose quickly as she stood there. With Sirene, they didn''t have much of it but this smell was heavy and she wondered why it was so strong now.

"Just wanted to come up and see you again. It''s been so long?" She once again felt out of place. Time had come between them and she had been doing other things so she knew it was in place somewhat her fault but now, she didn''t feel sure about even seeing him.

"Yume?..." William questioned, he hadn''t even realized it was her until he noted the tone in his voice. He quite quickly perked up, slowly putting Cera down onto the floor. The neko wasn''t tremendously happy with the situation, sitting there where she was placed, thumb in her mouth.

"Its you, its really you!" For once in his life William''s tone sounded almost ecstatic, and he quite literally plucked the girl off her feet. He didn''t care if time had come between them, his arms quickly finding hers, plucking her right off her feet. Almost stumbling out of the door he twirled her around, a smile adorning his features again.

Things had happened, he knew, but somehow he didn''t care. That same old goofy smile rested on his face, large blue eyes seemingly gazing into hers- except they weren''t. Well, he hadn''t counted on her being this light. His large wings quickly fanfared into an almost elegant flap.

"Will?..." Cera questioned, taking a step forwards, small podgy arms wrapping around her brothers ankle. She stayed like that for a few moments, before falling back onto her nappie, fingers twined around her brothers ankle.

Yume was taken about the moment she heard William''s voice sound almost exicted. It wasn''t something she had expected. Let alone, she hadn''t expected him to grab her and pick her up. "Will!" She said laughing slightly at his movement. She was suddenly feeling much more like herself.

Throwing her own arms around his neck, she held onto him and hugged him tightly. "Yes, it''s me! The Neko girl you have known." She smiled before moving slightly and lightly placing a kiss on his cheek. The flap of his wings made her grab onto him tightly again. To her, they seemed bigger than before.

Before he put her down, she felt her legs almost fly into the doorway. Tucking them close, she missed it and came to rest again. Looking down, she smiled at the sleeping Cera. "Still as cute as I remember her." She giggled looking up at the blue eyes of William, her golden ones blazing. "Miss me?" She asked softly.

Even as she chuckled he lit up. A good many months away from her had caused the lad to almost become so depressed he barely even cared anymore, but with one glance. One brief hug he was laughing like he had just won a million pounds. Well, he had won far more than a million in his eyes, he was back with the one girl he loved to death.

"Ah, watch those," he whispered, feeling her fingernails digging into his shirt as his two large wings flew overhead. They had grown, saying that, he''d grown. His fingers made short work of brushing over her back, using the same almost soothing motion he had with his little sister as he bent to place her back onto two feet.

Socked feet shuffled as his long braids fell in front of his ears. Quickly turning almost a shade of red as she planted a soft kiss on his cheek, she''d kissed him! A little tingle of happiness span up his spine, his large smile not being removed for one moment from his face.

"Miss you? Oh heavens Yume, I''ve missed you, more than words can say." He whispered, burying his nose just under one of her ears for those few brief moments. It was true, he had missed her like crazy, more than he could ever say. Even if William had been more than a man of few words now he couldn''t have said much more, the angel positively stunned that she still liked him enough to trot up here after all these months.

"Cera cute?" The little girl questioned, large liquid brown eyes blinking up towards the fellow neko. Her ears twitched, a tiny purr emitting from her throat as she watched Yume get hugged to death by her big brother.

Pulling her nails out of his shoulders, she blushed. "Oh?sorry. Guess I just got a little to scared. I''m not that used to them." She smiled and hugged him once again before backing up so he could pick up his sister.

Smiling at her, she couldn''t help but enjoying seeing them again. They always seemed to make her smile. At least, she could see William was happy. She had never seen him smile so much and even after she kissed his check she seemed to be glowing almost in her eyes.

Feeling his nose in her hair, she relaxed her ears so that their soft fur would brush against his face. A light purr was heard from her throat. "I''ve missed you too. I was scared you forgot about me?" She whispered slowly forcing her head into his shirt.

It was Cera''s words that brought her back to reality. Looking at the girl, she stared wide eyed. "Cera adorable! Oh Will, she''s learned more?" She said looking up at him and beaming a smile. Her voice was energetic and happy as she watched the brother/sister team.

"Well, it has been a while, I''m sure you''ll get used to them soon enough," William spoke kindly, that same smile beaming from one ear to the other. He couldn''t help but chuckle though as one soft ear brushed over his forehead and nose, it was a sensation he''d never felt before, and from that moment on decided he rather liked being so close to the smaller neko.

It hit him in the chest though when she said about forgetting her, oh, how could he be so stupid at times. He''d never forget about her in a million years, no scrap that, eternity. His large wings drooped a little as she pushed her face into his chest, gradually draping his arms around her back. His fingers twined behind her, chin tilting down, his halo shimmering as the light hit it.

"Forget you?...Yume, there wasn''t one moment when you weren''t on my mind my love," He whispered most of it, a shaken tone adding to his already uncertain tone. He clung to her for a few moments, his last two words barely even audible.
"Dad''s not back for a few days?" unfortunately he was interrupted by her sudden squeeing over his little sister.

Cera looked delighted at her sudden proposal, a happy giggle splurging from the back of her throat. Releasing her brother''s leg, she stumbled forwards onto all fours, making her way to park back onto her rump on top of the doorway.

"Yes...shes learnt a lot, I have to say that."

"If I can be around you more, I''m sure I will be used to them in no time." She laughed lightly looking them over. Much more angelic like now and seemed much stronger than they had been. She felt bad for not being around much more often.

Feeling his arms around him, she couldn''t help but keep purring as she was in his arms. "Don''t get upset. I didn''t mean to mean for them to hurt." She said quickly running a small nail down his side. She picked up his words with her sharp ears but they seemed to be mixed together so she couldn''t make them out.

"Cera is becoming such a sweet heart. She will be stealing hearts before long." Yume giggled watching the little Neko move around on all fours.

It was then she picked up his words? "What do you mean been gone? Business trip?" She blinked suddenly a bit nervous about what he would say.

The little girl shifted, as a large dog ran up, wrapping her arms almost absent-mindly around the animals neck. She was never quite sure what they were on about, but her ears flicked happily, a large smile beaming on her face. If William was happy, then surely, she could be just as happy?

"Stealing hearts? Maybe," William commented, picturing his little sister sitting there quite happily, most likely not having a clue what was going on. His fingers curled a little around her shirt, afraid she was about to disappear or suddenly vanish. Now he had her back he wasn''t about to let go, ever.

Well, if she didn''t mean it to hurt, then it wouldn''t. Things seemed the same, just the same as when they first went on that date, bar now he had learnt a lot. Being away from home and with his Dad for such a long time taught him something, and inside, he even had a small present waiting for her on the table.

"We''ve all been away for a long while, Dad''s back from his business trip in three days, Yume if you want?.." He started, nervousness flicking up his spine. He almost tensed up for a few moments as her nail traced down his spine, trying his best to cover the slight tingle that brushed up his spine at her light touch.

"Will you stay with us for a few days till hes back?" he started rather nervously and almost apprehensively.

"Thistle?" Yume blinked seeing the dog Cera was grabbing onto. She wasn''t sure if it was her or not but she guessed it was the only dog they had anyway so it had to be?right?

Yume smiled feeling Will''s arms around her again. Seemed he wasn''t letting her go now. "It could happen." She shrugged lightly watching the little girl and leaning against him softly and letting her tail wag against him. "Where did you all go?" She said looking back up at him and blinking. "I was worried about you." She whispered up at him just for him to hear.

His new idea took her by complete surprise. Staying with them?under the same roof and same room? She didn''t know what to say. Looking up at him, she nodded. "If you really want me to, I''ll stay. By the smell of pizza coming through the door, it needs some cleaning in there and you need to eat something else then." She nodded tapping him lightly on the back just next to his wings. "I can''t let you both live like that." She smiled before leaning up on tip-toe and kissing his cheek again.

"Now, care to tell me where he''s gone anyway?"

((to be continued))

A young neko girl laid cross her bed, headphones in her cat-like ears, music blaring into her head. The CD player lay next to her side as her head rest on the pillow, golden eyes closed and a small head nod every now and then with the music. Her long brownish-blonde hair rested around her shoulders, not tied up as it normally was, and she wore a pair of black dance pants with a white button down top. The necklace given to her by William was around her neck reflecting small rays of light from her bedside lamp.

"Yume! Can you come here please?" came a light voice from down the hallway. There was a long pause as no answer came. "YUME!"Came the same female voice screaming now.

The golden eyes shot open as the girl flew up in her bed from hearing a scream. The headphones fell back on her head before she reached up and pulled them off . "Someone calling me?" She screamed back through her closed door before she noticed a shadow under the door as it opened. Standing in the door way, was an adult neko tapping her nails on the door panel. "Hi Mom." Yume nodded moving back to grab her headphones.

"Yume, I want to speak to you." Sirene said stepping into the room and shutting the door behind her before little Jiyuu could slide into the room. He stood outside the closed door, Squeeky on his head, leaning in trying to listen. "And please put the CD player away. I don?t know why I got you that?" Sirene sighed as she sat on the end of Yume's bed.

Yume blinked and pulled her legs up under her as she wrapped the headphones around the player. "Ok Mom, what is it?"

Sirene looked over at her daughter and sighed. "Yume, I want to talk to you about what is going on in your life."

"Mom! My life is fine. I tell you everything that happens so why do we need to go into this again?"

"Because it's coming up that you are going to be a young lady and I can't do the same things for you I do now. When you become an adult, life is going to be different for you. You can't just sit around in your room and..." She picked up the CD player and held it in her hand "And listen to your music all day."

"I know Mom. That's why I want to enjoy it while I can." Yume smiled trying to get this over with. She loved her mother but sometimes, thought she tried to hard.

"Well then, can I ask you what you want out of your life since you seem to know it all." Sirene smirked over at her daughter and crossed her arms over her chest.

Yume shook her head. She should have expected her mom to pull this stunt. But in truth,she didn't see it coming. "I...I really..." Yume looked towards her bedroom window and shook her head. "I really don't know. I know the warnings you want to give me...think before you act, all your actions will follow you through everything and all that but I don't know where I want to go with my life."

Sirene shook her head softly before moving closer and placing a hand on Yume's arm. "You see. This is why I wanted to talk to you. I will always be here if you need me but one day, it will be up to you to decide what you want to do."

Yume just nodded and pulled her legs up to her chest.

"Darling, is something wrong?"

"There is something I want to do..." She whispered leaning her head on her knees.

"Oh? And what is that?" Sirene smiled. She was waiting to hear something about marriage and kids. That was something she always knew Yume had wanted since she was little.

"I want to find my Mother...my real mom." Yume cried into her knees, too scared to look up at Sirene.

Sirene was happy Yume was looking at her. The words had hit hard in her and her face was showing it. Her eyes were wide and face in shock as her ears went flat against her head. Taking a deep breathe, she turned back to look at her daughter and moved closer to her as she wrapped her arms around Yume's back. "Is that what you really want? Do you really want to find her?" She said softly, her heart was hurt but she wanted to see her daughter happy.

"It is." Yume whispered and looked up at Sirene. Tears were in her eyes as she looked into the blue eyes of her mom. She threw her arms around Sirene and cried. "I want to know the truth. I know I'm adopted. You never had to tell me that. But I want to know why Jiyuu and I were sent away." She cried.

"If that is what you want?" Sirene sighed and hugged her daughter. "Then I will help you all I can." She brushed the tears off Yume's face and nodded. "Let's get you cleaned up." She smiled as she picked up her daughter and moved to the door.

As the door opened, a little ball rolled into the room and looked up at the shadows of the two female nekos above him. "Mew?" He whispered scared that he was in trouble.

"Well, seems your brother still needs his sister her as well." Sirene smiled and kissed Yume's cheek. "I'll get you something to eat." Sirene whispered as she walked into the other room.

Yume looked down at Jiyuu and smiled. "Did you hear us?" He shook his head. "Good. I just want you to know that I may not be here all the time. You are still my favorite little brother." She bent down and hugged him.

"Where are you going?" Jiyuu whimpered and looked up at the shadow of his sister.

"No where yet. But I might be moving in with someone later...if he asks me." She smiled as the smell of cake filled the air. Sirene had been baking again and Yume loved that smell. "Come on. Before Mom's sweet tooth kicks in, let's go get some."

Jiyuu smiled and grabbed onto his sister's neck as she carried him into the kitchen.

One Night Alone

A sliver beam of light flew through the window and landed on the face of a young neko. Her eyes were open, looking up at the light as silent tears fell down her cheeks. Her golden eyes were red from her silent tears. Had her heart really snapped?

"Can he really be gone?" the neko whispered between sobs. Two more tears rolled down her cheeks. "He can't really be gone?"

Slowly, she grabbed onto a pillow she had been holding close to her chest. Her fangs, now more developed than they had been years ago, sunk into the fabric has she held herself back from full out crying. It was hard?harder now than ever before but she knew she would last?some how.

"Where is he...did he leave me?" She mumbled through the white cotton in her mouth. No one saw her like this...not her mother, not her brother, not anyone. Her tears were for her alone...especially these.

Looking up slowly at the moon light, she sat up, still holding the pillow tightly in her arms but letting go of it from her mouth. "It is nights like these that I love to be out. I love to enjoy life on full moons. They make me feel so alive. But,not this one." She whispered sitting on her window seal and opening the blinds.

The cold window seal felt good on her head. She didn't care if it was from the outside or the AC on in her room, it just soothed her mind and felt good on the warm tears.

"Will, if you aren't coming back, please, just let me know some how...some way. I don't want to lose you but I can't keep on holding onto false hope." She squeezed her pillow tightly as two images filled her head. One was of Will. The young angel she had met when she was just a kitten. He was so timid and cute. Completely different from her out-going style and not at all someone people would now a days put her with. Then, the other image was of the crazy, always in for a good time, demon, Zuko. She couldn't help but smile.

There was a character. He is always so full of life and so full of lust for women that wasn't measurable by any ruler. He would stop anything to talk to a beautiful girl.

Shaking her head slowly, she forced a slow smile. "Zuko...always makes a smile." She said looking up at the full moon again.

The glowing, sliver light in her gold eyes made them glow as if they were on fire. But the fire was soon put out by another set of tears. She had been like this for the past hour and more than anything, she wanted it to stop. Her face was cool from the tears but her chest...her heart...burned and hurt worse than anything she had ever felt. She moved her hand up and clinched onto her chest.

"Isn't there anything to make this pain go away..." She sobbed closing her eyes as two more tears ran down her face.

"Heart break never goes away. It just lessens over time." Came another female voice.

Yume opened her eyes quickly and jerked her head back. Through her water-logged eyes, she could make out her mother's shadow in her door-way.

"Yume, why didn't you tell me." The elder Neko said softly as she walked to her daughters bed and sat down next to her. She placed her arms around Yume and pulled her close. "Why were you trying to take this alone?"

Yume started to pull away from her mom, determined to be independent but stopped hearing the softness of her voice. "Mom...I thought it would go away. I thought he would be back soon. But it's been months and no word. Why? Why did he leave me?" She whispered into her mother's shoulder.

"I'm sure he had a good reason." Sirene whispered back to her daughter as she stroked her long hair. "He won't want to leave without one and face the rath of the Naiads family." She said with a small smile.

"He asked me to move in with him...just before he left. I told him yes...maybe...he didn't want to?" Yume cried thinking back to the day. It hurt to remember how happy she felt and how bad now.

The older Neko's eyes widened. "He asked you to live with him?" She said questionly. She didn't know that. "Well, then something big had to have happened. I'm sure he will be back soon." She said kissing her daughter's head. "In the mean time, what about Zuko? You seem to like him. Why not get to know him better? It will keep your mind busy." She smiled. "And for now, the best treatment is ice cream. I think we have a whole container in the fridge." She smiled down at her daughter.

"I'd like that." Yume said with a laugh in her voice as mother and daughter walked to finish off the gallon of ice cream.

Yume sat in bed and held a pen between her teeth. She was reading over her old diary and sighing as she went through it all. Nothing seemed the same anymore.

Dear Diary...
What can I write in you? That I have given up hope on Will ever returning? Yes, that is true. I have given up hope on my beloved Angel. The move never took place to I am still living at home.

With that, she smiled and looked back down at the page.

Which is fine by me as mom is a good cook. She has taught me well so when I do move out, maybe I can cook dinner as well. That is, if I ever move out. I hope so. I don't think I can finish anymore ice cream that quickly for awhile. But it was an amazing bonding time between my mother and I. She really opened up to me about her and her old boyfriends. Guess now I understand why she isn't married.

There was a small laugh in her throat as she thought back to Sirene talking about some guys who turned out to be total idiots.

But anyway, my blind angel is gone. I hope to find someone else then who I can be myself. I think I may check in on my old demon friend. Never know!

Mew.