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For a moment Fu was wondering if they were talking about the same man. The difference between them was that Vera saw Baihu as a lover while Fu saw him as her father. The woman smiled gently and got off of the girls wings, but held to her wrist like the person in front of her would disappear. "You're not so different from me." The woman told the younger. It was a true statement as the woman looked back on her childhood. "Baihu may be my father, but I was raised by my mother. They met at a party and there was a one night stand. I was four when I first met both him and Chen." She told her. She had so many half siblings and not one of them had the same mother as she did. "I don't think that my mother ever told him that I was his daughter, but he came up right to me and called a little tiger." Her eyes got a little misty. These memories were her childhood. One without the man who she would later call father.
"I was always alone up to that point, but Baihu picked me up and took me away from my mother playfully. My mother of course protested, but papa just responded with 'She's my daughter too and I want her to be with me and have fun even if it's for one day'. That is the type of person he is. He doesn't care who he upsets as long as he has his family with him. He loves to be loved and give love. That's why it's hard to think that he just let you go." Fu told the person who she thought would be her mother. This wasn't the same stuck up Fu that would say something about everything in a negative way. This was the Fu that was still her father's daughter and loved him very much. "I don't want to believe that this is the end. I want to believe my father's words when he told me that he was excited to marry you because you were a person that could match him and even be agreeable with me and all my siblings. I sometimes think that he purposely lost the bet." Fu confessed to her what she thought and how she felt

Taking a deep breath and trying to regain control of herself, Vera slowly shook her head. "Match him, get along with all of you? Not a chance...how can I, you're all older than I am. And I'm to be his wife? Oh, wait, that's right...now I actually have a CHOICE," Vera commented bitterly, tears falling down her cheeks again. Cringing as Kurai spoke, the shapeshifter probably thinking she was a freak now, Vera shook her head again as she held on to Fu's hand as if the half-nymph was a lifeline to sanity. "N-no, you're not...you're....fine," Vera said, looking down at the ground. Taking another deep, hiccup-y breath, Vera let go of Fu's wrist and pulled her own away to bury her face into her knees, holding herself close as her wings quivered in discomfort and nervous energy.

Staying that way for a moment, faint sobs still heard occasionally in the rushing wind, things calmed down for a bit. And then the changes Vera had gone through receded, leaving the pale-skinned half-elf everyone knew. Or thought they knew, so much bottled up that she couldn't talk about Vera sometimes felt like a stranger to herself. But the wings stay, comfortingly warm as they moved to enclose Fu from raindrops as a REAL storm came in over the city. "I'm sorry...I'm sorry you have to have me as a stepmother..." Vera stated, so soft it was doubtful the shapeshifter could hear her. "I'm better...now..." Standing, Vera brushed herself off and grimaced at the shredded pieces of her shirt. Sighing, Vera bent to pick them up, the wings folding close against her back. Stuffing the piece of cloth she found into her pocket, the slender half-elf hunched her shoulders, playing with the top ridge of a wing like other girls played with their hair, nervous and not wanting to deal with people again at that moment. "I DO like Baihu...I just don't feele like he's getting a good deal," Vera stated, taking another deep breath before tugging at the steel door as if she hadn't been the one to tear it off her hinges. Getting it loose with a squeal that made her wince, Vera left it open and left the others to head back down into the mall as her wings slid back into her body, shoulders hunched in tightly-closed discomfort and still-present emotional turmoil.


(...gyah. Why do I always choose to have the moodiest characters?? x_X sorry... sweatdrop ish...)

Fu let Vera free as she seemed to have some control over her emotions, but held the woman's hand so she didn't feel alone. "That's right you do have a choice. You have a choice to make my father continue with his commitment to you, to run away, or whatever, but a real woman gets what she wants." It almost sounded like a battle speech about what Vera should do to herself. "I think because my father couldn't look at you mean that he was just as hurt as you are. He isn't proud of it, but at the same time he doesn't want to hold you back. He had no balls.Be a woman and get up and tell him what you think and force him to take responsibly for his actions."

Kurai wasn't too sure about how to handle the situation due to little exposure to people at all. He decided that he would examine the situation to try to learn what problems some had to go through. He decided to reply with a bit of advice for help Well if you ever want to clear your mind and don't know how i would be glad to help or if you need any help at all Kurai replied with a bit of a worried sound to his voice. He kept thinking to himself that they probably didn't want him here and they didn't want him to be around see their problems. He followed them back to the store for the dress but he didn't want to cause any attention so he stayed by the door and watch what had happened. Kurai had thought about what Vera had said earlier about not being able to call him her father then the women spoke What do you think she meant by that? Kurai wasn't to sure how to respond I don't really know, maybe she didn't have a father growing up... but I can't be too sure, I can't ask either cause its not my business They both felt a bit saddened by the thought but Kurai shook it off to keep appearances. Kurai listened to the conversation as closely as he could and then he noticed that Vera's wings coming out again. Kurai could help but watch in amazement since he was always fascinated about anything with wings or any transformations.

(lol you can rub them if you want but i can't give them away a friend of mine gave them to me and I'm still trying to get a good avi that complements the ears

lol dont worry about it)

Vera took a deep breath, turning to listen to the children's opinions. Crossing her arms, the half-elf looked from person to person, and shook her head at Jun. "I kinda figured NONE of you could see me as your mother," she commented with a gesture at all assembled, her expression sort of amused, but mainly dry and resigned. "That's been one of the greatest weights on my mind. That I would never have your respect as a person, let alone as someone who's supposed to be your mother." Shaking her head, Vera took a deep breath and let it out in a sigh, raising calmer silver eyes to the group. She DID raise an eyebrow at Chen, and snorted. "I don't think I'm all that strong...stubborn might be a better word." Crossing her arms again, Vera stared hard and long at Baihu, in some small part of her mind wanting him to squirm. "I still need time to process this, and you know what they say...Actions speak louder than words."

Shaking her head and crossing her arms over her stomach again, Vera moved to talk to Kurai outside. "So...I could use help with mental exercises, yes," she told him, crouching down to give the boy an uncertain smile. "Would you like to go somewhere a little more private so there aren't as many distractions?" she asked Kurai.


(...)

The half-elf sighed, standing and shrugging a single shoulder. "I enjoy being among trees, but we wouldn't be as likely to be interrupted if we went to my place." Shaking her head, Vera looked at Kurai with some curiosity. "I don't know, I've never really tried talking to other animals, all that much," she admitted, rubbing the back of her neck. "I'm curious to see you as a wolf though...I'm sure you make a really handsome wolf," she assured the shapeshifter, trying to smile again. But she was still uptight and feeling emotional about what had just happened, so raised her hands palm up in an not-knowing gesture. "I don't know what would help most, honestly...I don't know if at this point I could even concentrate. I have a lot on my mind, now," Vera sighed, sounding frustrated.


(no problemo....and i forgot...... *plays with cat ears* =owo= kitty! lol

gack, short =_= bleh)

(yeah, I do... =~= *has seven cats* lol, I just love cats, period XD and they're not pathetic 0_0 how long have you been on gaia? I've been a member for three years, and at least a solid two of them were doing rp. I also like to read, so I try to rp like what I read sweatdrop and I've been trying to write stories even before that, and HAVE written stories for class....so I've just had practice (: helps that I tend to visualize things, so I just try to type what I see in my head ^^; should we wait for angel, or do you want me to go ahead and reply?)