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 Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:24 pm
February 20th
Whoo. Got ahold of this little monster yesterday. She's certianly has strong lungs. Been looking in my baby books for names. Unfortunatly, the only one I've got is 'Mignon'. It's french, hence my dislike.
She screamed all night long. Most of the morning, too. Rene and Victoria escaped to my room for a while, then went to sleep with the boys. I tried to quiet her by singing. She didn't stop.
That miffed me, of course. It's not too often that a child doesn't respond to my singing.
I tried rocking, nothing. Warm bottle, nothing. Finally, I went downstairs and grabbed a pair of my Dad's old ear protecters. Plopped down on Rene's bed and curled up with her. At least I got some sleep. She eventually fell asleep, because she was asleep when Rene woke me up the next morning.
I am definatly going to have to figure out why she's crying so much.
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:26 pm
February 21st
Blah, still no developments in the crying department. I've tried swaddling, nothing. Blah.
She's met a few other Sins, though. Of course, Chaco, and then Kitta's little girl Anisia. Miggy seemed to be well dispositioned towards Chaco, which surprised him. I think she's just scared of me.
Hopefully, I'll find out more about the little monster, and make her some more friends soon.
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:55 pm
Kilah and Mignon's first playdate. Ph33r.Noyama Sighing heavily,Noyama wandered up to the home,and even while holding two babies somehow managed to knock on the door.A frown was across her face,quite a rare sight for Noyama,and her fox-like ears were pinned back in a frustrated manner.Sango was in one arm,and was waving her arms wildly toward Kilah in an angry manner and babbling loudly.Kilah,however,either didn't notice or didn't care,and merely watched the door. Jeanemon Jeane answered the door, balancing one baby on her hip. "Hey, Noyama! Come in and rest your feet." She said, smiling. "I'll run up and get the screamer. I'll call Conan down to play with Sango, too." She left the room and returned a few moments later with the angry baby and Conan in tow. Conan, hands over his ears, brightened slightly. Noyama "Friend Jeane.Is very nice to see you!" She was smiling but sounded more tired then happy.She was glad,though,Kilah didn't cry like Mignon did.In some cases Sango's constant jealousy was making up for it."Was very much hoping could keep Sango busy.Away from Kilah?" As she spoke,she tried to shift Sango away from Kilah but as a result nearly dropped her."Is baby better?Not so much cry?" Jeanemon "Ah, some babies just cry a lot." Jeane smiled and plopped the baby down on the floor. Mignon glared up at her. "Sure. She can play with Conan or any of the others. We've got a lot of kids here." Noyama "Very good,very good." Finally.Keeping Sango out of Kilah's reach was getting tiring.More so because Kilah didn't try to get away on her own.Noyama had high hopes this "jealousy" thing,whatever it was,would pass quickly and Sango would be nice like before.With a sigh that seemed almost like one of relief,she shifted her weight downward and carefully placed Kilah across from Mignon.
Sango giggled at the sight of Conan,clapping her hands before reaching out for him.It was that one who gave her attention before!Her vocabluary seemed to have expanded,probably trying to get Noyama's attention."Nan-nan!" Jeanemon Conan smiled at Sango. "Hiya, Sango! How are you feeling today?" He plopped down on the ground. "You're getting good at talking!" Mignon glared at him slightly before poking the other baby on the cheek. She'd get a reaction this time, no matter how many times she had to poke! Noyama Sango seemed pleased.If it was because of compliment or attention no one could tell.She smiled brightly up at Noyama,though it faded quickly as Noyama sat her down infront of Conan,sadly not within Kilah's range."Place nice,Sango."
An purple-colored creature then slinked his way nervously into the room,carrying a small black bag by the handle (well,sort of dragging it) behind him.He moved in only as far as Noyama was,stopping beside her.
"Ah!Good Charity!Has brought them!" Jeanemon Jeane bent down to peer at Charity. "You're cute!" She cried, smiling. Conan smiled as well. "What is it?" He asked, turning back to Sango. "Is it yours?" Noyama Charity's ears flatened nervously,glancing up at Noyama.She nodded and he immediatly relaxed,offering Jeane a hesitant smile.The little thing seemed awfully nervous.
Sango nodded to Conan,pointing directly at Charity."Mine!" Noyama noticed she'd said that word a lot recently,but with her poor English skills she wasn't sure what it meant,and had no idea where she'd learned it.
"Charity is family." Noyama seemed proud to say such."He watch children many times.Nervous but like them.He is..fluffy.Babies like fluffy,yes?" Jeanemon "Most babies seem to. Conan loves kitties. Draco loves to eat kitties." Jeane rolled her eyes slightly. "Though, Draco's learned not to eat Conan's kitties." Mignon had been momentarily entertained by the entrance of Charity, but she went back to poking Akilah. "Grraaagh!" She squealed, frowning. At the mention of Draco and kitties, Conan got a very parinoid look on his face. He darted up the stairs, returning a few moments later with a calico kitty. "She's Dupin." He said, putting down the kitty. "I don't like her to be with Draco. He eats kitties." Noyama Noyama paled a bit,then brightened back up and reminded them cheerfully,"Charity is fox not kitty!" Charity,though,didn't seem comforted by this.The Cait twitched and moved behind Noyama,peering out nervously from behind her.
Kilah nearly fell over,blinking a few times before her eyebrows furrowed together to form a frustrated look."Aaaa!" Jeanemon "Don't worry, Charity." Conan assured. "Draco's napping right now. Besides, Mommy yells at him for eating kittes, and he doesn't like to get yelled at. He doesn't eat furry things too often any more." There! She'd finally gotten the other baby to do something. Still curious, she poked Kilah's ears, then poked her own. They were different! It was odd. Noyama The Cait still seemed uneasy.Obvious due to the fact he continued the play the role of Noyama's shadow.The fox demon gave him a comforting pat on the head before taking to her knees.Digging through the bag (which she ripped open instead of just unzipping it),she located a few stuffed toys and set them near Kilah and Mignon.There were three bear plushies.A redish-pink,white and a bright pink.
Noyama took the bright pink one,handed it over to Sango who accepted greatfully,and almost immediatly tossed the plushie at Conan,clapping her hands."Yaaaama!"
Kilah,at first,only blinked in response to the contact.Staring blankly ahead of her,she felt around the floor until she located something fuzzy.Grabbing the stuffed bear by it's left arm,she held it out to Mignon."Aaaa!" Jeanemon Conan smiled at the plushie. "Is it named Yama?" He asked, making the bear walk around. Dupin sniffed the plushie before rubbing against Sango. Mignon took the plushie and looked at it, then tossed it back in Kilah's lap. "Plllllt." She blew a raspberry, then let out a rare giggle. Noyama Sango smiled at Dupin.Leaning over toward the bag,she reached in,and pulled her hand back out quickly,now holding a green and purple-colored bear that otherwise looked like the others."Yama! Yama! BAD!" Taking the two bears,she put one on the floor then threw the other one at it,giggling.
Noyama sighed,scratched one side of her head sheepishly and muttered something about sister and "to bed earlier".
Kilah seemed confused.Her eyes fell downward to stare at the bear,then she blinked once and her gaze lifted back to Mignon.Wrinkling her nose back,she stuck her tounge out and copied the noise."Plllllt!" Jeanemon Mignon's eyebrows rose as Kilah copied her noise. She slowly clapped her hands together, like she had seen Flitch do when he was happy. "Lalalala!" She cried, like she had heard Jeane do. She wondered if Kilah would copy her again. Conan giggled, then looked up at Noyama. "Bad Yama?" He asked, giggling. Noyama Kilah listened intently as she stared at Mignon and her chain of "la" noises.When she was done,the other baby clapped her hands.She attempted to copy the "la" noises too,but it just came out as various babbles.
"Kilah teach Sango..copy game." She seemed hesitant,as if the word "game" wasn't the right word,but that's what her cousin had called it.She seemed somewhat annoyed as she spoke,and it didn't seem because of any game.Sango was distracted quick enough,lucky for Noyama,taking one of the bears and throwing it up in the air."Weee!" Jeanemon Mignon tilted her head to one side, then gently reached out and poked Kilah on the nose. "Meeeerrr." She said, trilling the 'r' a bit. "I know the copy game." Conan said. "Sometimes, I get yelled at for copying. Some words are bad. And some things aren't nice to say." He peered sidewas at his mother, a funny look on his face. Jeane caught the look and gave him a look of her own. "What?" She asked, frowning. Noyama [ "Meeerrrrr!" Now,THAT was something Kilah had no trouble mimicing.After all,Noyama still rolled her Rs sometimes without meaning to do so.She tried to get rid of her accent,but it was still plenty noticeable,and Kilah might just pick it up.
Noyama laughed,but it seemed to be lined with nervousness,though it was only faintly detectable.She gave a smile,uncertain in a way only another "parent" could detect."Friend Jeane,Noyama must ask question." She nodded her head in a direction away from the children.
Sango listened curiously to Conan,then nodded as if agreeing."Bad!"Jeanemon Mignon reeled back in surprise at the trill. That deserved a clap, so she clapped her hands heartily. She waited, wondering if Kilah would make any other new noises. "Sure, Noya. Ask away." Jeane said, before heading in the direction that Noyama had nodded in. Conan sighed and shook his head at Sango. "Grownups can be so silly sometimes." He scolded. Noyama Kilah's blank stare continued a few seconds after the claps.Slowly,her lips twitched upward.A bright smile formed across the usually blank face,and Kilah burst into quiet but pleased giggles.Her hands felt around the ground below her,seeming to search for where the bear had gone.When she located it,she held it up by a leg and tossed it infront of Mignon."La!"
Sango's face turned slightly red as she pouted.Before Kilah had come all those bears had belonged to her! Lifting one hand,she pointed toward the stuffed toy her sibling had. "Mine!"
Noyama waited until they had moved.Close enough to see all the children,but far enough away they wouldn't hear.Well,they wouldn't hear with Noyama whispering like that,anyway."Friend Jeane,Noyama must ask for..." What were those called? "..favor." Yeah,that was it. Jeanemon "La?" Mignon asked, picking up the bear. She moved it back and forth, like it was dancing. "La-La." She sang out, blowing a spit bubble. "Nah." Conan shook his head. "That bear has Kilah cooties." He made a face. "These bears are better, 'cause they don't have cooties." He wasn't quite sure exactly what cooties were, but Bob had warned him against them. "Sure." Jeane said, nodding. "As long as I don't have to kill anyone, I'll help you out." Noyama Kilah quieted down until she became silent again,doing little more then yawning and staring at the ground.The bears no longer seemed to interest her,if they really ever had.
Sango tilted her head.She didn't seem to have understood."Bad?"
Noyama's ears lowered as she fidgeted and looked down at her feet.Whatever "favor" she had in mind was dismissed,and she shook her head then glanced over her shoulder Kilah."No.No kill anyone.Will ask tomorrow.Must go now."
The chicken Sin blinked cluelessly as her protector suddenly lifted her off the ground.Charity moved swiftly around collecting bears and putting them back in the bag.He left the one Mignon was playing with alone as well as a white one,which he nudged toward her before hurrying to Noyama's side.
The purple-haired protector gathered both babies in her arms,smiling brightly and sounding happy as ever."Will come see tomorrow.Keep bears play with." She seemed to be indicating the two by Mignon and two by Conan.
That said,she nodded her head (unable to wave) and made her way outside,Charity following behind her. Jeanemon Jeane waved goodbye, frowning slightly. Oh, well. It'd be settled later. "Bye bye." Conan called after Sango, helping his mother pick up the bears. Mignon burst into tears again, which made Jeane start to rub her temples.
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:58 pm
February 24th
Heh, it's funny. I've apparently developed some sort of resistance against screams. With Mignon, you kind of have to. Only her very worst screams bother me now.
She's so odd. One minute the she's perfectly quiet, the next she's screaming as loud as she can. Kind of like an onion. One minute, the smell of onion is awesome, the next it's bringing me to tears.
We've been making a few friends, though. Of course, Chaco. But Noyama and I had a playdate with her child, Kilah. We've met Flitch, too. She likes all three, and seems very interested in ears.
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:00 pm
Jeanemon Jeane made her way up to the mansion, a screaming Mignon on her hip. She knocked once on the door. When no one answered, she tried the doorknob. It opened, and she went into the receiving room. She hoped Aylee wouldn't get too mad about her just barging in, but her house was a bit... chaotic at the moment, and Mignon wasn't making it any better. Mignon found herself being plopped on the floor as Jeane sank into a chair. The girl glared up and started to cry harder. Nychii Nychii skated to the front steps on the mansion. She had only been here once before and was surprised she remembered the way through the maze like garden. She pressed a small button on the side of the skates, the pair of roller blades immediantly changed back into normal walking shoes. A loud wailing sound came from within the mansion, it seemed even louder with the front doors open. Appearantly someone forgot to close them. Nychii walked into the mansion, closing the door behind her.
Flitch heard the loud cry without much emotion at first, then he burst into a fit of giggles. He clapped his hands together excitedly, he's never cried before and never heard anyone cry before either. He reached forward trying to break free of Nychii's grasp.
Nychii tried her best holding onto Flitch but it was no use, she let him down and watched him crawl towards the receiving room. She followed behind until they reached the door. While Flitch had crawled boldly in, Nychii decided to take a peak first, "Erm...hi." Jeanemon Jeane looked up at Nychii, blinking. "Hey there, yo." She called, waving. She stretched slightly, smiling. "So, Chaco fostered a little monster off on you, too?" Mignon peered at the other baby, frowning. She carefully started to pull herself over to him. Nychii Nychii walked in scratching the back of her head, "Yea, I guess you could say that." She looked over to check on Flitch before turning her attention back to other Sin owner. "But he hadn't been much trouble...well, at least not too much." She walked over to Jeane and held out a hand, "My name is Nychii, I don't mind Ny though."
Flitch plopped down on the floor and looked around confused. He looked around the room looking for something. The sound he had been following had disappeared! Jeanemon Jeane shook her hand before tipping an imaginary top hat. "I be Jeane. This little monster is... Hey! Miggy!" She called. Mignon was pulling herself across the floor towards Flitch. She couldn't quite crawl yet, so she was grabbing ahold of the floor and pulling herself over. She tired quickly, and pushed herself back into a sitting position. "Greeagh!" She shrieked at him, hoping to get his atttetion. Nychii Nychii took back outstretched hand and turned her head towards in the direction Jeane was shouting. Upon the floor was a baby pulling herself towards Flitch. Nychii stared at the baby, then back at Jeane before turning her gaze towards Flitch. She lifted a hand and pointed at the strange sight, "...yours?"
Flitch turned his head around at the sound of the shriek, he tilted his head a bit as he stared at the appoaching Sin. Completely forgetting about the crying sound, he clapped his hand together and giggled as Mignon pulled her way towards him. Jeanemon This baby was funny! He laughed when she screamed? That was new. The lady allways got mad. She let out a few more screeches, clapping her hands like Flitch had. "Yeah, she's mine. Mignon." Jeane rolled her eyes. "She's a loud one." Nychii Nychii flinched at the loud shrieks, "I'm glad Flitch isn't like that, but if he were..." Nychii thought it over a bit and burst out laughing, "Well, it could be worse!"
Flitch stopped and got on his hands and knees crawling the rest of the way between him and Mignon. When he made it to the other Sin, he sat down and widened his eyes examining the other Sin. He reached out a hand and poked Mignon's ears. Jeanemon Mignon blinked in surprise as Flitch poked her ear. She frowned and rubbed it before poking his ear. His ears were different than hers. Weird. They were funny colored and big, not down like hers were. "Eh, besides the screaming and the crying, she's not a bad little girl." Jeane smiled fondly at the girl. Nychii When Mignon poked him, Flitch blinked back, closed his eyes and wiggled the ear that was poked. Then he wiggled his other ears before wiggling both of them at the same time and giggling. He opened his eyes to see Mignon's reaction.
Nychii made her way to the couch and sat down making herself comfortable. "Flitch is nice to have around, he's definitly not a normal baby...I guess that's what makes it interesting taking care of him," she watched the two babies poking each other, but she wasn't going to spoil their fun unless something bad happens. "...the only problem with him is that he finds just about everything as interesting." Amakusa_Ryu Chaco yawned. He'd been looking after the two new children all day, with the exception of the short amount of time he had spent delivering letters. He really needed a break. He pushed a few of the sleeping silkworms off the table to wake them up, and then exited the room to avoid hearing the series of sears that came after. No-one seemed to be about today, they were all off doing they own things. Solo was training again, Kunny was on assignment, and Aylee was in the swimming pool. Yawning again, he treaked downstairs to await the arrival of the new protectors. Jeanemon Mignon frowned at the sound of something coming down the stairs. Ignoring Flitch and his amazing ears, she started to pull herself over to the door. Nychii Nychii sat up upon the couch, appearantly she had fallen asleep without realizing it. She looked around and spotted Flitch sleeping next to her, he had somehow managed to climb onto the couch without her help! She picked him up, craddled him, and began to rock him back and forth, that movement woke him up.
Hearing someone walking down the stairs, Nychii strolled out to check who had arrive. "Chaco...right?" she asked, he appeared to be the breeder boy she had recieved Flitch the first time she visited.
Flitch rubbed his eyes as Nychii craddled him, then he gave a long yawn. Wotcher Wotcher gawked at the building in front of him. It was, to put it mildly, huge. It was like the Titanic, but in mansion form! The fact that he had gotten the letter was odd enough. Now that it had led him here...Wotcher was just plain freaked out. Had the local Mafia finally decided to just...do away with him, and had invited him to one of the customary last dinners? The thought made Wotcher shiver. Yet, the man stupidly continued his trek toward the house, curiosity and dull wit powering him. As he walked, he read the letter in his hand once more. Whoever they were, they must've been taking writing lessons from Ciyan. Pressing down the urge to giggle, Wotcher put on a blank face as he stepped to the door. Breathing deeply he knocked once, twice, thrice! Jeanemon Jeane started and let out a snort, wiping a trail of drool from the corner of her mouth. She blinked, trying to locate what had woken her up. She smacked her lips once or twice, then stretched. Mignon peered up at Nychii, scowling. But Chaco was here, so that made things better! Nychii Nychii walks back to the couch with Flitch and falls asleep again. Amakusa_Ryu Chaco yawned yet again and noticed Mignon out of the corner of his eye, but his thoughts were disrupted by a knock on the front door. Hopefully it would be one of the new protectors he had asked to come, though even an existing protector would do right now. The house was getting so boring recently. Pulling open the door, Chaco said, "Hmm? Yes? Er... Are you one of the two who got a letter? Uhm..." He moved aside so that the man could come in if he wanted to. Wotcher "I swear, it wasn't me who shot Fr-...Oh." Wotcher stared wide-eyed Chaco. Kids weren't involved with the Mafia. Letting a relieved sigh escape him, Wotcher smiled at Chaco. "Yeah, I got a letter." He didn't even hesitate as he stepped past Chaco into the mansion. ...Awesome! Tearing his eyes away from the whole pleasantness of it all, he glanced down at Chaco. "But what for? If you're looking for a butler for this joint, then, well...Sign me up right now!" Looking about ready to go tearing off around the mansion, Wotcher forced himself to stand still and listen to what the boy really wanted. Amakusa_Ryu Chaco raised an eyebrow at the man at his remark about... shooting someone? What? Well, whatever. Quietly, the Sin'aeis shut the door and turned to the man, "Er.... I sorta wanted to ask a favor of you but... Uhm, it doesn't really have to do with the house... Uhm...." He looked around for a moment in thought, "Uhm, I suppose if you just come into the liv-- into recetion room no. 1," Chaco said with a roll of his eyes, "I'll explain." With that he moved through a door to the right into a large room filled with expensive furniture and various decorations. The winged boy stopped for a moment and scopped Mignon up into his arms and nodded at Jeane, "Hello Miss Jeane." Jeanemon Jeane gave a mock salute before taking a mirror out of her pocket to make sure she had wiped all of the sleep-spit off of her face. When she was sure everything was back to normal, she put the mirror away and grinned at Wotcher. Mignon gurgled at Chaco, before investigating his ears. They were different than hers, Kilah's, and Flitch's! "Pllllt." She stuck out her tounge at Jeane, before going back to investigating Chaco's ears. Wotcher "Oh, I see. Position already filled. Darn." Following the winged boy, Wotcher mumbled something under his breath about assassination attempts. Stepping through the door behind Chaco, Wotcher went back to his original gawking. Finally, he managed to say, "Some living ro-Er, reception room no. 1" Returning Jeane's grin before turning his full attention back to Chaco, Wotcher blinked at what the boy held in his arms. "...A baby? Yeah, I've seen them before." That was probably the biggest understatement ever. But Wotcher suddenly had one of them gut feelings you get when you know something is about to happen. LadyShanara Shanara looked down at the letter one more time to make sure she had the address correct. Looking up at the huge place she took a deep breath and pushed past the gates and started up the long walkway. She really had no idea why she was being called, she wished she did. Then maybe the her stomach would stop bouncing. Taking another deep breath after she finally made it up to the large front doors she knocked a few times and waited. With any luck, it would be good news. Amakusa_Ryu Chaco looked down at Mignon for a second and smiled. She seemed extremely interested in his ears, and so long as she didn't do what Ciaran had tried the day before with touching his wings, all would be fine. Solo had just reached the bottom of the steps when he heard a knock on the door again. Oh GOD. Was that winged freak creating children again? Good grief! Sighing heavily, the kitsune walked to the door and opened it, staring at the person outside. He noticed the note in her hand and knew his fears were true. Sighing again, he said, "The kid is in the livingroom. Follow me, I was headed there anyway." He hated doing this, dammit! Turning on his heel, he moved to the right of the stairwell and pushed open a door. "Yo. Freak. Another person is here to see you." With that said, the kitsune retreated to the corner of the room with a book in hand. Chaco looked towards the woman and said, "Oh... Uhm... Er... You can sit down, too. Both of you... Uhm..." He glanced back up at Wotcher, "Actually, er... The position of butler isn't filled, and I'm sure my family would be quite glad to have one, but... er... That wasn't what I wanted to talk to you about. Uhm..." Sighing, he shook his head, "Uhm... The favor I wanted to ask of you both was if you would... er... Take care of a child for me. Similar to Mignon here, only... Probably not as loud?" He groaned inwardly, remembering what Mignon was like when she had been staying in the nursery with the other babies. Jeanemon Mignon continued to poke Chaco's ear, frowning. She poked her own ear, felt it. Chaco's ear was more like Kilah's. She firmly grasped her own ear, which was different, and gave it a good, stout yank. "Yeee!" She screeched. She let go and held her ear with both hands before showing everyone in the room, and some people down the road, the strength of her tiny lungs. Jeane blanched, fishing in her diaper bag before pulling out a pair of earmuffs. She carefully put them on her head before seeing how Chaco would deal with screams. LadyShanara Shanra was a bit startled by the kitsune, having to jog a bit of the way to catch up to him. Sitting down at the winged kid's direction, she blinked in surprise at his request. "Wow, sure. I'd love to take care of one of them." Wotcher Taking a seat on the couch, Wotcher continued to gaze absentmindedly around the room, not really listening to Chaco...Until the last thing he said. He barely managed a startled "What?!" before Mignon started to scream. And scream she did. So much, Wotcher felt like snatching those earmuffs off Jeane's head and stuffing them onto his own. "Er...Maybe I should see the child first?" Wotcher literally had to scream himself to be heard above the volume of Mignon's scream. Maybe "his" baby would be mute. Amakusa_Ryu Chaco winced when Mignon started to screech. That would teach him to bind souls to foods like onions. Oh god. Sighing, he pulled he girl closer to his, "There there. Quiet down, Mignon." He hadn't heard what Wotcher had said, but he had heard the woman say she would love to, and he could see Solo's death glare from the corner. The winged boy rolled his eyes and looked back down at Mignon, cradling her in his arms. Jeanemon Mignon's tears ended as suddenly as they had started, and she rubbed her ear. "Ow." Well, she certianly wouldn't do that again! For a moment, she wondered if Chaco would yell, too, if she grabbed his ear. She reached for it, then screeched unhappily as Jeane grabbed her. "No ear pulling, Miggy." She scolded, setting her on the ground with a stuffed kitty. Mignon pouted and grabbed the kitty, turning her back to Jeane. LadyShanara Shanara jumped once the baby had started crying, watching in amazment as the little one showed off her impressive lungs. She wonder silently if her baby would be like that. Wotcher "Oh, thank God." Wotcher mumbled quietly, wondering if blood was dripping from his ears yet. After a few moments, enough time for the ringing in his ears to mostly go away, Wotcher twitched his head, before speaking again, this time in a normal tone of voice. "I said, perhaps I should see the child first. I don't think I can honestly say no, but it's always best if..." Wotcher trailed off, suddenly feeling very awkward. Amakusa_Ryu Sighing slightly as Mignon stopped crying and was taken out of his arms, Chaco wondered if she would be like that her entire life. He hoped not. She sure had a powerful voice, though. "Well, after that... uhm..." He looked at Wotcher and nodded, "Er... Yeah. It's absolutely fine. Uhm... I'll be right back." He move quickly out of the room and as soon as he was out of sight and up the stairs, he started rubbing furiously at his ears. That had HURT. Oh. Right. Get the babies. Uhm. As fast as humanly possible, or Sin'aeisly possible if you wish, Chaco grabbed the two female babies and rushed down the stairs again. Once back in front of the others, he placed the mango girl in the man's arms, and the sherbet child in the arms of the woman, "Uhm... There are them." LadyShanara Shanara looked down at the cute little girl with the rainbow wings, her solid black eyes. Genteally running afiner along her smooth supple skin, tracing the infants features genteally. "Wow, she so pretty." She looked looked up at the boy, "I would be honored to take care of her." She smiled brightly at him. "What is your name by the way?" Wotcher Wotcher, by all means, was not new to the world of parenting. But that never stopped him from absolutely melting whenever he saw one of his new charges. And without a doubt, Wotcher knew he could not refuse to take care of this girl. Wait...girl? Wotcher had never taken care of a girl before! He had four "sons," but this...this would be different. "I guess I'll take care of her." Wotcher said, smiling softly, carefully avoiding the odd ears upon the girl's head. Oh yeah, this was going to be different. "Do they have names?" Jeanemon Mignon tosses her toy aside before pulling herself towards Wotcher and the baby he held. She grabbed the edge of the couch and pulled herself standing, holding onto the couch for dear life. Peering up, she was still too short to see what the baby looked like. Displeasing. Amakusa_Ryu Chaco smiled, happy that they both seemed to like their new children. He nodded at Shanara, "I'm Chaco. And you are?" When Wotcher posed his question, Chaco shook his head, "No, neither one has a name, other than their element. And that... Uhm, I really don't consider that a name," he said an cringed. His mother loved to annoy him by calling him 'Chocolate Boy', which really wasn't a very good nickname in his opinion. "In any case, you are free to call them whatever you want... Uhm..." Rayne Winner Ok. That was the last person that she had ever expected to see here, not that she didnt think Shanara would make a good protector. She tilted her ears forward then grinned getting ready to sneak up on her friend to scare her when Yukito broke away from her to run forward, "Auntie!" He squeal and glomped her legs. So much for catching her off guard. So she started forward towards the others smiling. Noyama "Kilah,stop please."
The words were pointless.A waste of breath.The baby had suddenly got in a baby habbit of hair-pulling after Noyama had made the mistake of letting her feel her ears.Mignon seemed so interested in hers,and Kilah was apparently curious as to why."Aaa!"
Squealing loudly in protest of moving the fox ears out of her reach,she waved one hand above her unseeing eyes before finally grabbing ahold of a nice bunch of Noyama's hair and tugging rather hard on it."Ow!Bad,Kilah!" She'd found the baby to be somewhat...grumpy,as of late.
She sighed in relief after catching sight of Mignon.The babies seemed to get along,and Noyama was more then happy to have a reason to put Kilah down.Wrenching her hair free,she placed her own baby beside Jeane's,then looked to Jeane herself."Hello! Noyama is nice to see you!" Wotcher Wotcher silently thought that Chaco said "Uhm" too much. Of course, he didn't say so. But it was just a thought he had, as he silently thought of a name for the winged girl. Noticing that Mignon was trying her hardest to catch a look at the mango baby, Wotcher bent down just enough for her to see. The baby, it seemed, loved to smile at anything and everything. And as Mignon's face appeared in her vision, that grin only became wider. "Well...at least she's happy." Wotcher spoke, privately amused at her apparent happiness. Jeanemon "Heya, Noya. You're lucky; ya just missed Miggy throwing a major fit. Don't think these two will ever be the same." She grinned at Wotcher and Shanara. "But, with those ears of yours, you probably would have went deaf." Mignon looked down at Kilah. "Bluurrr?" She asked, before looking back up at the baby. The ears caught her attetion right away, and she gently reached out and poked one of the funny flower things. Well, at least her ears weren't the only odd ones. LadyShanara Shanara turned and looked over at Yukito, smiling happily. "Hello my little dragon. How are you?" She shifted the tiny little bundle in her arms, and reached out to ruffle his hair. "Want to meet your cousin?" The little girl squirming in her arms making a little coo as she yawned. Noyama Noyama twitched slightly at the thought of going deaf.That'd be irony,a deaf teen with a blind child.She'd get even less done then she did now! Shaking her head,she brushed the thought out of her mind and her attention was quickly caught by the "those two".She hadn't seen them before,but taking the babies they had into account she guessed they'd be new "protectors".
Curiously,she peered at the new baby,ears lifting and twitching intently.Well,this one certainly seemed happy compared to Mignon(and Kilah at the moment)."Ahh.Is very pretty." LadyShanara "Her name is Parvana." Shanara pronounced his name slowly for him. Looking up to see Rayne, her ears laying back in concern for her friend seeing her bruises and stuff. "You okay?" Amakusa_Ryu Chaco tilted his head to the side when he noticed the bruises, worry spreading across his face, "What happened to you? You look like you got into a fight..." If so, he hoped Yuki hadn't seen it, else it might have hurt the boy's mind. Wotcher On instinct, the yellow flower petals retracted, folding back into a rather tight flower bud. The rather large blue and green wings on the baby's back twitched slightly at the discomfort. Though she was still smiling, it was obvious she didn't like her ears touched. "I guess they come in all forms." Wotcher was quite intrigued by the ears. He had never heard of anyone, at all, of having plants for ears. Rayne Winner Rayne flushed and figited as if she were rather guilty of what he had just said, "Umm... Yeah. A little one." Mostly cause it had been a short one. For all her power Dryad wasnt much of a fighter in hand to hand. That and Rayne was guessing the woman no doubt believed she deserved it so didnt fight back as hard as she could have. She glanced over at Yukito who was 'Oooing' and 'Aaaaing' over Parvana, "You neednt worry. I wouldnt fight in front of a child. I know how that can bother a child from personal experiance." She said giving Chaco a smile. Noyama So this one had different ears like Mignon.Noyama wandered how long it'd be until another baby like Kilah came along,if ever.For now,she was plenty content examining the new arrival,seeming amused by the way her ears reacted.That was different! "What is name?" Amakusa_Ryu "Hmmm..." Chaco said. He was still concerned, but it looked like she would be fine, and Yuki hadn't seen anything, so... He couldn't argue. She WAS his superior, after all. Glancing down at the woman and her new child he said, "I believe that's it. Uhm... If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Oh, and you're allowed over here at any time. You don't even need to knock, just come on in." LadyShanara Shanara grinned, "Thank you, I hope to see you all more." Setting Yukito down, cradling Parvana carefully as she left the mansion. Wotcher "Er..." Wotcher had been so amused with examining the baby, he had forgotten all about a name! How very loving of him. Glancing again over the baby, he suddenly realized something. "Pell!" Wait, crap, no! Wotcher could have stabbed himself. He had meant that she was "pale." Meaning her skin tone. But of course, as always with Wotcher, it came out right a** backwards. But somehow, it fit. How cruel. And hilarious. "Yes. Pell. That's her name." Noyama Noyama raised an eyebrow at the name,her nose wrinkling back thoughtfully.People here sure had weird names.She'd heard people say,"It's me!" and "Hey you!". You and Me sure didn't seem like good names...She shrugged,smiled,and nodded her head in praise,assuming the name was plenty normal around here."Noyama likes it.Pell is beautiful." Jeanemon Jeane giggled, hand covering her mouth at Noyama. "Good name, yo. Then again, I did name her Mignon. But Miggy's a pretty good girl. Mignon looked over at Jeane at the sound of her name, and promptly lost her ballance. She fell on her bottom and rocked off to one side, slamming her head into the ground. Her mouth opened to wail, and Jeane scooped her up. "G'day!" She called, a somewhat paniced look on her face. She somehow managed to make it out of the room and partway out of the door before Mignon started in again.
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:01 pm
February 25th, Opera?
"My turn!" Conan cried, grabbing the remote control away from Draco. "Your TV hour is up!" He crowed, switching the TV from Cartoon Network to PBS. Draco hissed slightly, and hissed louder when Jeane came down with a squaling Mignon.
"Roud." He snarled, pulling a pillow to each ear. Conan rolled his eyes and flipped the TV louder as he sunk into the armchair.
The program started: A classical opera. Draco groaned and started to bang his head into the coffee table. Not that Conan liked opera any more than Draco did, but he did prefer PBS to anything else on TV.
When the female voice started the Opera, Mignon jumped in surprise before staring at the TV. Jeane smiled and leaned back into the sofa, eyes closing.
"I love opera." She murmured. Conan rolled his eyes before laying his head on the armrest of the couch. Draco, muchly annoyed by the woman's voice, went upstairs to play, or eat Conan's kitty. It was hard to tell with him.
As the Opera went on, there was one noise that was missing from the picture. Mignon was not screaming. She was staring at the TV, mouth and eyes opened wide. Jeane was nearly asleep when Mignon started to shriek like the lady on TV. Jeane jumped up, cradling the girl. Mignon continued to scream-sing, and Jeane put her on the ground.
Conan shook his head. Jeane called him weird?
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:04 pm
Monday, February 28th
Heh. Busy weekend. I had to go to a birthday party and ended up being there all day. Bob nearly killed me.
I think that Mignon is finally, finally settling down into the family. I think opera has helped. After seeing how much she enjoyed it (And how much she screamed when the program stopped), I bought her a little CD player and some CDs. I even found some of the headphones that plug right into your ear, so she can actually listen to it. Though, I only use it at bedtime.
It really calms her down, and lets the other two kids sleep. It's pretty nice, actually.
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:06 pm
Jeane hated malls. She truly hated them, down to the very depths of her soul. But she stood in the foodcourt of the nearest strip mall, holding Mignon on one hip. She sighed, and went for Pizza. Setting Mignon down in one of the high chairs the mall provided, she started to eat her pizza while feeding Mignon some peaches. After Mignon was full, the baby gazed around the foodcourt.
She was dressed much like Jeane dressed herself. White baby booties covered her feet, and were topped by bright purple sweatpants. A cyan sweatshirt was above that, and she wore a large, rainbow knit hat. Finally, there was a pair of large pink sunglasses, obscuring most of her face.
As Jeane stuffed her face, Mignon caught sight of two people.They were an older couple, the man looking a bit older than the woman. The two were deep in conversation, and seemed to be worried about something. The man reached over and held onto her hand, smiling, and she smiled back. There was a light in his old eyes as he watched her. She said something, and his face lit up with laughter. Mignon giggled herself, and poked Jeane.
"Mmmba!" She called, pointing towards the couple. Jeane stuffed the last bit of pizza into her mouth and started over to the couple. They 'oohed' and 'ahhed' over Mignon, who was on her best behavior. After a few minutes of visiting, Jeane picked up the baby and headed over to the gamestore.
Ah, games. One of Jeane's favorate pastimes. She plopped Mignon at her feet and started to play Halo 2. The baby ignored her and crawled over to another table, to watch another girl play games. The girl was laughing as she and her companion played the game, her foot tapping on the ground. There was a loud screeching from the telivision, and the girl quickly stood up and started to dance around.
"Rematch! Rematch!" Her companion cried, throwing his controler down. She stuck out her tounge at him, continuing her dance. Mignon giggled and patted her foot. The girl looked down and picked her up, and promptly started to do her victory dance again. The girl sat back down, Mignon on her lap, and challanged the man to another round. The girl's eyes were trained on the telivision while her fingers went rapidly from button to button, twirling the analog sticks. The girl won a few more rounds against the companion before Jeane came to claim her.
"Baby's good luck!" The girl was somewhat reluctant to give Mignon back. Jeane grumped, Mignon hadn't given her in luck in Halo!
After walking out of the game shop, Jeane started down for the opposate side of the mall. As they walked by Spencers, Mignon indicated that she wanted to go inside. Between the gag gifts and other odd things, there were two oddly dressed people. While Jeane surveyed the posters, Mignon watched them. The girl, even though she wore very big boots, moved back and forth with grace and confidance. Her companion moved just as easily with a quiet power. The baby crawled over to them and stared up with wide eyes. They looked different than anyone else she had ever seen. The man, somehow hearing the baby, turned around and looked at her. His eyes scared her, and Mignon promptly started to scream. Jeane quickly went outside after that.
After Jeane finally got the girl calmed down, she was captivated by another pair of people. The man was walking around shirtless, which certianly got Jeane's attetion. The girl wore very bright colors as she pranced around him, oohiing about his new Tatoo. Mignon pointed towards them, and Jeane acted as her legs. Mignon babbled at the girl's bright clothes, and the girl laughed about Mignon's glasses. Jeane showed off her hand tatoos to the man, and he wasn't too impressed. Mignon waved goodbye to her new fashion friend, and started to howl again as the scary man came out of Spencers. Jeane returned to the food court, and more peaches fixed Miggy's funk.
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:08 pm
March 5th
Mignon has a rather scary ability. The ability to tell lies from the truth.
Well, s**t. I'm screwed when they're all insecure teens. Or, in Conan's case, insecure toddlers.
I was in the kitchen, cuddling my poor little Lulu baby. He asked me if his hair looked silly, with it being so short. What am I supposed to say: Conan, you look like a fuzzy bowling ball.
No. I told him, of course, that my itty bitty baby boy didn't look silly. Mignon started to scream and bang her spoon on the table screaming: "Wie! Wie!"
I'm so screwed.
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:10 pm
March 7th
I'm worried about Noya and Kilah. Last night, Noya was up at the HQ, and Kilah wasn't. Mignon was upset for a while, but then she started bothering Lex. He screams really loud. She, apparently, likes this. Ugh.
I hope everything turns out well.
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:12 pm
March 10th
Well, Kilah's been kidnaaped by some sort of council, and Mignon knows about three words. Lala, Frthr, and wie. Kilah is Lala, which she usually sings out.
Still. I've got to worry. If Noyama goes after Kilah, I'll follow her. I couldn't immagine what I would do if someone kidnaaped one of my kids. But I'm very out of practice.
I'll start working out with my staff again. I'd rather not be a lyability.
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:14 pm
Retreving KilahNoyama "I don't know if it's okay for her to go this way..."
The other day Charity had been amused by the fact no human (or demon such as Noyama and what not) could understand him.Today,though,he was just plain BLESSED for it.Noyama had always treasured Charity.Heck,he was what a good help in making her and Dia so close.She'd never raised a hand to him (not that she had a reason,but still),but today just wasn't one to speak about her and have her understand...
She COULD understand Ivy,though,so the fairy who sat nervously on her shoulder just had to nod or shake her head when Charity spoke.Even then,she had to be careful when doing so or Noyama might catch on.
Tilly was perched happily on her other shoulder.She seemed completely unphased by both the fact this could possiblely kill them and how angry...well,furious,Noyama was."Tilly thinks this will be fun.There are nice trees at home,Tilly has heard!"
Noyama was indeed in more then just a bad mood.Her calm,cheerful green eyes were now furious,red in color,and even...hateful? Maybe. She had Anaech with her,of course,and grasped the spear so tightly her knuckles turned white.Her ears were lowered,but it wasn't defensive.No,not at all,the manner in which she walked could be considered threatening.
With the exception of Tilly and ones like her,most would immediatly sense it.It was such a rare event how could they not? And it only took three words to explain: Noyama.Was.PISSED. Jeanemon Jeane slowly aproached Noyama, carrying her staff in one hand while trying to secure her bow with another. When the bow was secured, she fluffed her cloak over it. She frowned slightly, not knowing how to aproach her. A pissed demon could do a lot of damage. "Pssst!" She hissed, waving at her, hoping that the girl wouldn't attack. Noyama "Nyaa!" Tilly squealed,pointing at Jeane.Of course the one sound she could make so that Noyama could understand wasn't only not real English but also..not at all a normal sound for a squirrel.
Noyama's gaze sharply moved to her,and sighing she relaxed until the red from her eyes faded and became the more familiar color.Her ears lowered a bit more,this time in the usual sense."Ah,hello."
Now (much) calmer,she walked to Jeane and examined her weapons,mostly if only out of curiousty.Slowly but surely her tone returned to its old self. "Sister Jeane must be careful with these,yes.Weapons point down or will be attacked."
Only then did it hit her how little Jeane probably knew about where she was from... Jeanemon "Right. Weapons point down. Definantly don't wanna be attacked." She nodded, mostly to herself. "If I start to do something that would get either of us killed, let me know right quick." "So, how do we get to your homeland? If it's far away, we might wanna start quick." She bounced lightly on her toes. 'Deep breaths, Jeane. When you get nervous, you'll reek of it. Deeeeeep breath.'Noyama Noyama hadn't picked up on it,though.Probably because her nose was wrinkled back like that.Just like with the ear thing,she'd gotten into a habit of doing that when thoughtful or nervous.It made any scent less detectable."Yes,Noyama will."
Ivy giggled,and with Noyama no longer on rampage felt free to speak again. "You can't get there by traveling,Ms.Jeane! I must take us there!" She fluttered her wings excitedly.Really,she was ashamed to admit it,but...it'd be nice to see home again. Jeanemon Oh, gods. Magical means of movement. At least it was better than flight. She remembered all too well her last flight. Bob did, too. And so did the people she puked on. "Right." She took deep breaths, then broke into a smile. "I'd rather be seeing your homeland under better conditions, but I have been wanting to see the world. Shall we go?" Noyama The look Noyama gave Jeane made it seem like there probably were no good conditions to be visiting such a place.Her expression became more cheerful,and somewhat determined as she nodded to Ivy."Yes,let us go then."
Suddenly,"Tilly." The squirrel's bounced closer to Noyama,leaning on her cheek and perking her ear up. "You must stay.You are very important here.Protect Sango and Lucky for Noyama,yes?"
"Aye aye,Captain!" Just a bunch of squeaks and such to most of them,but her answer was obvious when the squirrel straightened and made a saluting motion,then jumped to the ground and darted off.
She'd but nothing but trouble if they took her,and more likely then not get them killed."Yes,Ivy,go on then."
"Sure thing! Close your eyes,everyone!" Jeanemon Ooooooh..... Jeane closed her eyes and gulped a deep breath of air. Her grip tightened on the staff. I really, really, REALLY hope I don't puke. Noyama "Ms.Jeane you can open your eyes now!" Ivy said loudly,hovering infront of her and frantically waving a hand.Why were eyes still closed?This was nothing to be nervous about!
When Jeane opened her eyes,she would a beach.It looked...well..just like you'd expect a beach to look.A few palm trees were bunched together near them.Warm sand was beneath their feet and the sun was shining brightly.In the distance,if one narrowed their eyes,they could juuuust make out the outline of a few buildings. Jeanemon Jeane slowly opened an eye, and her breathing returned to normal. "Heh. Sorry. I had some bad experiences with magic teleportation." She smiled a little sheepishly. Her eyebrows raised when she took a look around. "Quite lovley." She said. "Prettier than the place I grew up." Noyama "It's heart is dark,if it has one."
Noyama,at least around Jeane,had never before sounded quite that serious.She felt very strongly about this place was called home.The beauty around them didn't reflect the land at all...
Shaking her head,her voice returned to normal and she smiled at the three remaining."Let us go then,hm?" That said,she began forward.Charity frowned slightly before hurrying after her.
As they walked,the scenery went from that of a beach to a grassy valley with purple flowers springing up everywhere.Wandering on,the buildings began to be more and more visible...and the very odd part of the valley with all dead flowers further to the left did as well. Jeanemon Following, she tugged the hood of her cloak over her head. She'd felt a slight chill travel up her spine when Noyama's voice went serious. If this place was as dark as Noyama said, and Jeane had no reason to doubt her, she felt sorry for the bright girl. Noyama Charity hesitated until he eventually stopped,staring at the field of withered flowers.They had the same sun,and weren't covered from rain,so why were they dead?
"Charity!" The Caits ears perked and he rushed to catch up with them,though his eyes still rapidly moved from place to place.And then came the part Noyama wasn't looking forward to...
The place didn't seem quite up to date compared to most.It looked as if technology was unheard of (or quite possiblely just considered "evil").That was less noticeable,understandablely.As they passed,people would stop and begin to whisper to each other,but didn't seem to have a problem with staring at the group.
Noyama didn't seem favored here,and she'd brought an outsider?What news for such a isolated land! Jeanemon Jeane watched the people out of the corner of her eyes, not daring to look at them fully on. It wasn't the first time it had happened to her, the wispers, the looks. It was just a very odd feeling. She made it a point to watch Noyama very closley. Hopefully she'd be tipped off if things were going in a bad direction. Noyama "Ignore.Care only for themselves.Rumors will not be spread,is forbidden to lie here." Noyama hoped her whispers would make Jeane more comfortable,if only a little.A lot of the other demons whispers weren't whispers at all.But considering they were speaking Noyama's native tounge,that didn't help with understanding what they were saying.
So,they continued on,and Noyama wasn't a hypocrite when it came to ignoring the people around them.She seemed to narrow her eyes on the air upon hearing some of their words,though.They continued down the straight road through the village.
The huts along side them were beginning to get larger and larger,and soon the largest building of all came into view.This one was not made of chopped up trees using straw for the roofs.Infact,it was made of rather nice lumber that was obviously taken good care of. Jeanemon Jeane nodded to Noyama's back. So, it was a cultural reason why she didn't lie. Her apprehension grew as they aproached the better looking hut. In many cutlures, the leader's dwelling was more impressive. It probably wouldn't be stupid to think that this was the council's dwelling. She hoped, with every fiber of her being, that they wouldn't be too late. Noyama "Charity."
It was that same comanding voice she'd used with Tilly just a little while before,and he wasted no time looking up to see what she wanted."Go look for Kilah."
That was all it took.The purple-colored fluffball didn't think twice before rushing off,fading around the side of the building.That said,she glanced over her shoulder at Jeane."Follow what Noyama does.All will be fine."
Turning back,she drew in a deep breath and walked up the stairs,and placed her spear carefully beside the door.If it came down to,she'd scrap with claws."Battle in there not likely.Forbidden as well." Jeanemon Jeane followed suit, gently wrapping her staff in her cloak before putting it on the ground. The bow and quiver of arrows were placed on top of them, and she removed a knife from her boot and added it to the pile. She grinned, sheepishly. "I come prepared." She murmured lowly. Noyama Noyama's look was blank before she blinked and turned to the door,providing nothing more then a simple,"Mm."
Hesitantly,she placed on hand on the double doors,then the other.They had some odd seal on them,and soon swung open.After Jeane was inside,they slammed shut.The room would've been dark even in the day considering the lack of windows if it weren't very the candles in various places of the room.
"On your knees,hell demon!"
Noyama cringed a little,and her look became bitter,but she obeyed the voice and took to one knee,bowing her head respectfully.
The voice seemed to echo from all around them.
"Outsider! What do you come here?" Jeanemon Since Noyama had did as the voice asked, she probably was supposed to as well. "To find a child, Akilah." She called out, back straight, eyes foward, voice strong. And, for a minute, she wasn't afraid. Then, she started to worry that she had replied wrong. Well, she had told the truth. Noyama Noyama sighed in relief,and was quite suprised when she didn't get scolded for it.If she'd hinted Jeane at anything that'd have killed them then and there.If Jeane had lied,well...it wouldn't have ended well either.
"I see." The accent was there but the voice spoke perfect English. "Akilah is here,but you may not have her."
Immediatly,Noyama raised her head.
"Speak not to me,hell demon! It's not you I'm talking to!" Jeanemon "Why may we not?" She asked, her tone courteous. Noyama "She is a sinner."
Noyama hissed,screaming in her language,"She is not!"
The voice snapped back in English,though."BE QUIET!" There was silence for a moment before two hands suddenly clapped together and the voice spoke again."Noharu."
Seems Noyama's less-the-welcomed twin had been infront of them the entire time,but hiding in the darker parts of the room.Now equiped with permission,she stepped forward and tossed a familiar blanket infront of Noyama."Here."
Her gaze lifted to Jeane,and she grinned darkly."Well,well." Looking upward,it was obvious she wasn't talking to them."The BOTH of them are sinners! They will spill blood on our land!" She was annoyed at being ignored.
"Akilah will not be returned yet.She is posessed by a the ugliest demon from hell.Such can not be tolerated." Jeanemon "We have no desire to spill blood." Jeane said with a courteous nod towards Noharu. "It is good to see you again, Noharu." She smiled plesantly.
She took another step fowards, swallowing. "In your eyes, I would been seen as a sinner. I know nothing of your land, or of your ways. Forgive me for any transgressions I have made thus far." She bowed her head deeply.
"Also, forgive me for intruding on your matters. However, I cannot leave this land without Akilah. Though she may be cursed with a demon to your eyes, she is a precious child to the eyes of many in my land. I will ask you, will all respect, please return her." In school, she had been known as a good speaker. However, she didn't think they'd be impressed. Noyama Whoever had been talking,they weren't saying anything now as another wave of silent crashed over them.It lasted for what could've seemed like days,and a cold wind suddenly rushed around them regardless of having no windows.
"YOU ARE THE SINNER!" Noyama yelled finally,getting back to her feet and adding a nice,threatening hiss afterward."JEANE IS NOT A SINNER AND KILAH IS NOT EITHER! YOU-"
Before she could finish,Noharu had slammed her back against the wall,grabbed a dagger and now held it to her sisters throat.She warned in English,"Speak like that again to her and I'll sash ALL your throats myself."
"Noharu,stand down!"
"But-"
"I SAID STOP!"
Unwilling,she moved away from Noyama and tucked the weapon away.Wasn't that breaking the rules...?
"So,you want to see her that badly,hm?How about I make a deal with you?Both of you." Jeanemon She raised her chin, staring up. For a moment, she was positive they would ask for her life. Memories of Conan, of Bob, of a pretentious dragon man who she might have been able to love, flashed through her mind.
And she made up her mind in an instant.
"I cannot speak for Noyama, but I will do whatever you ask to bring Akilah back with me." Noyama "My task is simple.If Akilah wishes to go with you,I will allow it."
Noyama glanced at Jeane anxiously,but didn't dare say anything else.Noharu would infact slash her throat open,and even if it was against the rules,she would no doubt get away with it then probably kill Jeane too.
And Mignon...
She wouldn't let her end up like Kilah either,without her protector.
"...Fine."
"Then you both agree?" Jeanemon "Of course." Jeane said. She promptly started to worry, of course. Why wouldn't Kilah want to come with them? Maybe they'd brain washed her, or hurt her, or replaced her with a body double! Sometimes, she really hated being paranoid. Noyama Noyama raised an eyebrow at these conditions.She certainly wasn't the slightest bit paranoid,but she knew good and well whoever this person was,they'd never make it THAT easy.
Her twin took little time to glare at each of them before vanishing in the shadows.When she returned,in her arms she held Kilah.The baby was wrapped in another blanket (purple,of course.) with a few words in Noyama's language written on it.
"Kilah!" Noyama called immediatly.The babies response wasn't quite what Noyama was hoping for.
Screeching loud enough to rival even Mignon,she instictively latched to Noharu and shook her head back and forth,then hid her face in the blue-eyed demons shoulder. "NO!"
Well...at least she'd learned a new word? Jeanemon Okay. So there was reason for her paranoia. For one moment, she wanted to know what the symbols ment, and she wanted to tear the blanket away. That'd probably lead to Noharu burying that dagger in her heart. She could stand a lot of things, but a dagger to the heart wasn't one of them.
She had one more plan. If it didn't work, well, Bob and the damn cross-dresser would take care of her kids. Walking to Noharu with no fear, she leaned her head down a few inches away from Kilah's head.
"Lala." She whispered. "Plllllt!" Then she giggled, much like Mignon would have. Noyama "NO!" Kilah screeched,waving one of her hands around as if to push whoever it was away.Of course she couldn't aim right (for one being unable to see her target) being so upset.She shook her head again and other then her left hand didn't move any.
Noharu snorted,turned,and was gone again in the company of Kilah.
"Akilah's wish is not to be with you.She knows now,that she is a sin and must be fixed.When we feel she is ready,we will return her to you ourselves."
Noyama didn't seem ready to leave,even if the tone suggested it.She didn't realize she was shouting in English,and regretted it when she did. "You attack Lucky! You destroy home for all of us! Kilah have no where to return to! What reason can you have for THAT!?"
"Noyama,you will leave this place now or Noharu will be given permission to slaughter you and the outsider.Not only that,we'll give up trying with this purify and stop wasting our time,do you understand?"
She meant every word,whoever she was. Jeanemon "Children... are not sins!" Jeane said, twitching. Her fingernails dug into her palms. "Sins are only created by the old. Children are blessing placed upon us."
"Do you want to know what a sin is?" Jeane looked up, tears in her eyes. "A sin is stealing a child from a woman who loves her. A sin is hurting those who try and keep her where she belongs. A sin is hurting a child in any way. A sin is not following your heart, and what it tells you."
"I'm not afraid. Go ahead and kill me. I promised my friend that I would bring Kilah back to her home, where she belongs. You may thing that I, being an outsider, am not capable of having honor. My honor is helping and protecting my friends." She smiled, tears still in her eyes. "Just remember: When you chop me down, another will take my place." Drops of blood fell from her palms as she held out her arms.
"Go ahead. I'm not afraid." She smiled, closing her eyes and tilting her head back. Noyama "Mmm.Noharu."
Noharu didn't answer but there was no doubt she was there.She did protest the following.
"Give Akilah and her guardian to Noyama."
"WHAT!? You CAN'T be serious!" Noharu screeched,but when a hiss was heard she stepped forward with Kilah again.Before she could reach Noyama,a hand suddenly shot out infront of her.
"Wait."
No doubt the person speaking had been this person all along.She was quite beautiful for having been so wicked...just like the island.Her hair was long,hanging neatly over her shoulders and down her back with flowers pinned above each ear to keep it from her face.
Her eyes were the oddest of all.The right was green as Noyama's,but the left undoubtedly matched Noharu's color.She drew forward,stopping infront of the two of them.
"Daughter,you do not bow to me?"
Such things were impossible to tell.Everyone on this island looked so much alike...
Noyama shook her head and stared at the floor.Was she ashamed?
"You will not speak to me?"
Again,just another shake of her head.
"I see.Your choice is clear now.Noharu." She didn't need to finish the command.Noharu regretablely continued,setting not only Kilah but an odd looking egg colored like fire on the ground near them.Let the sinners pick them up themselves!
"Noyama,as of now you are disowned from this family and this island.Your name and prescene here is unwelcomed.You yourself are a sign of the devil." Her words were certainly harsh,but her tone didn't match it.She sounded..sad?
Noharu hissed at them all,and then the two left. Jeanemon Jeane shot a look at Noyama, and went to grab Kilah. "You can scream all you want, little one, but I'm used to it with Mignon, and I'm going to take you now, and Noyama can take you after we get out of here, because I know if we stick around long enough, Noharu will be coming after my heart, because I told her she could kill me, and..." Her mutterings stopped and she looked pale. "As soon as we get back to my home, I'm going to start puking in the nearest bush. Again." Noyama Kilah wasn't screaming at Jeane,though,and suddenly,for some reason,it became clear to them both she was screaming "No!" because of them.Her arms flailed around wildly as she screeched.Where was it!?
They'd kill it if they left it here! "NO!" Noyama felt the tears rise but blinked them back,and amazingly managed a weak smile. "Kilah..." She walked over to them,lifted the egg up and held it so her hand brushed against the shell.Immediatly she calmed down."They say horrible things to you about this guardian.You care not at all,do you?"
Kilah didn't answer,and Noyama wasn't expecting her too.Her actions were enough.Finally,the voices were familiar again.
Unknown to them,this experience had infact changed Kilah.It wasn't noticeable now,but later it would become painfully obvious... Jeanemon "Kids know what things are inside." Jeane's eyes smiled, but her hand covered her mouth. "They're good judges of character." "Can-can we go home now?" She asked, looking a bit nervous. She paused slightly. ". . . Sorry. I think I just got you in more trouble with your homeland. But I wasn't about to stop untill you called me off. Loosing a Kilah is more scary than something little like dying." Noyama "Is fine,but..." Whatever she'd been saying,she decided against it and shook her head,then nodded only a second after."Yes,let us go home." She'd have to explain the guardian thing later,she didn't feel like it now,and no doubt Jeane was to tired to listen anyway."Jeane is blessed one." Jeanemon Jeane smiled, looking tired. "Thank you, Noyama." She smiled, patting the girl on the shoulder. "Home sounds nice."
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:17 pm
Aftermath
She felt awful. Mentally and physically, she was drained. Of course, she wouldn't be so tired if she had been inteligent enough to drive her car up to the meeting place rather than walk, but that had been hours ago. She'd been so scared then that walking had done her good.
But everything was good. Akilah was back where she belonged, and Jeane was just about home. Just a little bit father, and she could be back in her nice warm bed. She'd just rest a moment when she got to the porch swing.
Unfortunatly, the swing was allready occupied. Bob, Pepito, and Dhee were sitting side by side, the first two sleeping. Five children slept on their laps, and Draco had his arms wrapped around Dhee's leg. The tall man smiled at her before slapping the other men upside their heads. Jeane scooped up Conan and held him tightly. He smiled sleepily.
"We waited up for you." He said, burrowing down into her shoulder. Jeane patted his back before heading inside.
The children were put to bed, and Jeane headed to her own. Dhee waited outside of it, leaning against the wall.
". . . I was scared." She said hoarsley. "I didn't know anything about her land. I could have said something wrong and we both could have died." Her face turned up to him. "But I just kept thinking: What if that was Mignon? What if someone had stolen one of my babies?" She snuffled. "And then I wasn't scared anymore. She was coming home, or I wasn't."
Dhee wrapped his arms around her. "That's why I love you, little one." He murmured into her hair. Jeane went stiff in his arms, and he recoiled slightly. He smiled again when she let out a snore.
"Out, are you?" He asked lovingly, tucinking her into her bed. "G'night, love."
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:19 pm
Jeanemon Jeane, dressed in sweats and carrying Mignon on her back, made her way down Aylee's lane. She looked a little out of it as she plopped on the ground and let Mignon crawl around. Noyama Noyama was...sound asleep.
Between Kilah returning and having to rebuild (or trying to,anyway) their home she was just flat out tired.Her sleeping habits were by far the oddest thing about her so far,and depending on how well you knew her that was really something.
The demon hung upside down from one of the lower but stronger branches,her arms somehow managing to stay crossed like.Her attire as far as clothes was not the usual.Today she was wearing a dark purple t-shirt and shorts of the same color.No doubt her legs would have a few nice splinters by time she woke up.
Kilah was not alone on the grass,however.No,her newly hatched guardian was ever by her side,watching her every move carefully.He certainly did seem protective. Jeanemon Jeane leaned up against the tree and looked up, spotting Noyama. She smiled slightly and made herself comfortable. Mignon spotted Kilah and happily crawled over. "Lala!" She cried, moving as fast as her chubby legs and arms could take her. Noyama Kilah had been busy ripping another flower that just happened to grow at the wrong place at the wrong the time apart when she heard the voice."Gii!" She held her hands out,and felt a bunch of feathers brush them.Gizmo instinctively moved infront of the baby,eyeing Mignon curiously but carefully.
Only then did Noyama creep one eye open,and after a short yawn she chuckled and waved a hand toward the Griff."Gizmo,is okay.Mignon is good." Jeanemon Mignon slowed slightly at the sight of the griff, tilting her head. She knew flaming things hurt. But Noya's voice made her continue up. "Oooo!" She squealed once she got a better look. "Gooood Mooorning, Noyama." Jeane smiled up at her. Noyama The fire around Gizmo faded and he stepped back to sit beside Kilah instead of infront of her.Somehow,the fire didn't catch the grass or anything around him on fire."Aaa!" The baby patted his feathery side approvingly before reaching her other hand out to Mignon.
Noyama smiled and waved toward Jeane before grabbing a hold of the branch and pulling herself up.Then she swung her legs around and jumped to the ground."Hello." Jeanemon "How are you doing?" She asked, blinking up at the girl. Oh, this was going to be fun. Well, she'd probably end up hearing through Sango, since Conan was running around asking anyone who seemed to be an adult where babies came from. "I have news." Mignon reached out and grasped Kilah's hand, wondering if she could pet the funny feathery thing. "Paaaa?" She asked. Noyama Despite being unable to see,Kilah seemed well aware her 'guardian' was eyeing her for approval.She held up a hand and offered,"Na." Gizmo wobbled forward and lay down infront of Mignon,stretching his small wings out.
Landing infront of the tree,Noyama yawned again and rubbed her eyes,still somewhat drowsey.She'd never been much of a morning person.One of those people who would rather just shoot the "early bird" at night if she wanted that stupid worm so badly."News?" Well,she sounded interested. "What news?" Jeanemon Mignon carefully reached out and stroked Gizmo's back, giggling. He felt funny! She babbled happily, clapping her hands. "Well, uh.." Jeane scratched the back of her head. "For the past few days, I've been kinda... under the weather. I couldn't keep food down. So, I, uh, went to the doctor. And, uh, he told me that, uh, I'm, uh, going to have a baby. Funny, huh?" She smiled, wincing slightly. Noyama Kilah smiled brightly.She was happy so far everyone seemed to like him just fine.Except for that sister of hers,but..hmph.Kilah didn't like her much anyway!
Gizmo cooed and made a few "cheeps" as he nudged Mignon gently with his beak.
Noyama didn't seem suprised.Infact,she only seemed confused.What in the WORLD was a doctor?She lifted one hand and pointed toward Mignon with,"Jeane's baby is there.Jeane has her already.Chaco gave long time ago.Sister is still sick?" Jeanemon "Coo! Coo!" Mignon cried, petting him again. He was so funny, and bright! She reached over and hugged Kilah's arm. She was glad that Kilah was home. "Yes, Mignon's my baby." Jeane closed her eyes and thought of a better way to explain. "Bob is my blood brother, because we share the same parents. I will give birth to a blood child." Noyama Kilah wasn't so startled at such sudden contact anymore. Gizmo had suprised her so many times that..well,it just really wasn't a suprising anymore. "Aaa!"
"Coo! Coo!" Gizmo mimiced in a voice identical to Mignon's.The baby seemed well aware it wasn't her,giggling and clapping her hands together approvingly."Kii kii!"
For the first moment,Jeane's reply was just a blank stare.After that,it continued to be such.After about five minutes of long,akward silence,Noyama finally tilted her head,her left ear flickering once as she offered simply,"Oh." Jeanemon ". . . Okay! That's done! Conan'd been telling everyone, and I thought I should tell a few people." Jeane smiled and streched. Mignon's eyebrows raised. The funny creature could mimicks her, just like Kilah could. No wonder the feathery thing was her friend. "Waazit?" She asked, petting it again.
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:21 pm
March 18th Mignon and her Onions
You know, you would think that someone who's element is Onion would despise the eating of said element. You would expect said child to hoard the onions to keep them away from the horible people who would eat them.
Nupe. Mignon loves onions. Raw. Sometimes with salt, sometimes without. I've actually seen her grab an onion, peel off the first few layres, and gum it untill she gets a peice off. Then she put it back in the sack and acted like nothing had happened.
Well, at least now I know why the onions had bite marks in them. But, in any case, Mignon's personality changes a bit after a few bites of onion. She gets a bit... meaner.
For example: She eats onions, I pick her up, and she turns her head to me and goes: "Haaaa!" And I have a big cloud of onion stink in my face. Okay, so it doesn't bother me, persay. But it kinda pisses off anyone else. I'll just do it back to her, and we'll laugh. Both of us love to eat raw onions, though she prefers hers with milk, and I prefer mine with peanut butter and jelly sandwitches. Creamy peanutbutter and grape jelly, to be precice. Yum.
But there are some more Sin's around. There's Dia's baby, a little turkey with cute little feathers, and I've heard about another one, a Duck. Conan swore he saw it, right before the entire incident with me screaming out his nickname and tugging him out of the house. Grr.
Hopefully I'll meet the ducky soon.
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