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 Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:39 pm
Ignoring Raven, Shan slumped next to her on the bus, leaning against her even though he refused to otherwise acknowledge her existence. He didn't understand why she was telling him that he should get to know the other kids, why it was important for him to make friends-- he really didn't care. Should he care? There wasn't a reason for him to care.
It didn't make sense. She was pushing him to make friends when he sincerely doubted it mattered to her, given how often she was occupied with her other charges. But he'd been informed that she was taking him to her other house, whether he liked it or not (he didn't), to meet the other kids there.
So off they went.
This was going to be a miserable day...
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 3:27 am
.:3.23.07:.
Imelda was sulking. Raven was spending more and more time locked in thought, which meant less time spent on the important things in life like Immy. She was spending more and more time considering whatever she was considering which she didn't need to consider. Immy wanted attention, and she wanted it now. And that meant that she did whatever she had to in order to get attention. If this meant disrupting Shan's sleep and making the little blue creature more annoyed, that didn't matter. What mattered was Immy getting the attention she wanted and deserved.
Besides, it's not like anyone was getting hurt!
Shan grimaced as he saw the little brat coming towards him again, through the single blue eye he had open in case someone snuck up on him while he was trying to sleep. Why was he being tormented?! If she wanted Raven's attention, she could very well go get it by bothering her and not him and why was she coming towards him?!?!?!?! He could've sworn, if he'd thought he could get away with it.
Raven had assigned him to watch Immy for a little bit while she went and got some papers. That was the whole reason she'd transferred him over here as opposed to leaving him at the house all the time. She wanted him to keep an eye on the little girl since he was mildly capable, and had proven that he could be relied upon to keep Imelda in her playpen as long as he stayed in there as well.
This wasn't fair. He was going to protest to Raven (again) once she got back.
"Buu~" Immy cooed as she moved towards him, tugging at his little wings in a way sure to charm the little creature into helping her out. "Buu, o-pen?" she asked, pointing towards the playpen opening.
"No," Shan glared at her, moving away from the dangerous baby-thing.
"Buu, pway?"
"No," Shan repeated himself, wondering what was taking Raven so long.
"Buu, wanna pway~!" Immy protested, catching Shan's tail as he tried to scoot away from her. "Pway now~" Because Imelda was determined to get her way. She always got her way. It was the way things worked.
"I don't want to play with a little brat."
"Buu being mean~" she whined, just as Raven moved inside the office.
Raven sighed, looking from her little girl to the little creature she'd left in charge. Imelda, as expected, was pouting, sulking, her lower lip quivering as if she were about to burst into tears over being left with the obstinate creature. Raven had to do her best not to smile, not to laugh at the little girl's frustration. Did Immy know how cute she was when she sulked like that, her golden curls framing her face to make her appear so frustrated, green-green eyes shining with a mixture of attempted manipulation and true irritation towards Shan?
Of course not. That was part of her charm-- she didn't realize that she could gain the attention she wanted with much greater ease than most of Raven's other children. Most, not all. "All right, all right," Raven shook her head slightly. "C'mon, you two, we're heading home. Immy, we're going to visit Aunty Arch and Eri today, all right?" she suggested. "You like spending time with your cousin Eri, don't you?"
The mention of cousin Eri brought a true smile to Immy's naturally glossy lips. Eri always paid attention. Eri always wanted to play. Not like Shan, Blue, the little creature who was Immy's more constant companion. He wasn't any fun. If Immy had her way all the time, Eri would be the one with her, but Eri was Aunty Arch's daughter, which meant that they didn't spend time together 'cause they didn't live together, which wasn't fun or fair. Maybe Eri would come live with them sometime?
"I thought so," Raven smiled. "Come on then, little one. We'd better get going, or we'll miss Eri completely, all right? She was going to head to the park," she teased, knowing Immy couldn't resist playing with her cousin at the park near Arch's manor. "Thank you for watching her, Shan," Raven murmured to the little demon, knowing he wouldn't respond but that he needed to hear the thanks all the same. Her strange children...
Scooping Imelda and Shan both up, Raven grabbed her purse with her other hand and moved out of her office, out of the building and to her car. They had family to meet.
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