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 Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:11 pm
"Ah," he said nodding, "I see. I'm sure you'd be good at doing both scenery and other things, such as animals and butterflies." He grinned, with a playful sparkle showing in his eyes as he asked, "Want me to go catch that butterfly for you?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:23 pm
"Hmmm....as long as you don't hurt it," replied Maiya with a smile. She liked the idea of being able to see it up close, but it not at the cost of the butterfly's life. Silly thing to worry about, but sometimes that's just how it is.
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:45 am
He smiled admiringly at her. The fact that she didn't want to hurt it said that she was caring. He liked that about her. A butterfly didn't seem like much of a big deal to him, but it was to her, and he respected that.
"I won't hurt it," he replied, and went in the direction of the butterfly, approaching it slowly so that he wouldn't scare it. It was resting on a flower and flexing it's wings slowly. He stopped and looked at it for a moment, wondering how to catch it. Not thinking the butterfly would be going anywhere anytime soon he whispered to Maiya, "Maiya, come here...look." Maybe if she could study it for awhile, she would be able to paint it later. Either that or he would think of a way to catch it without hurting it.
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Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:58 pm
Maiya's ears flicked a little at Donnie's call, and she quietly walked over. The monarch was perched upon a flower, probably gathering necture. It stayed upon the flower for about 20 seconds before it fluttered into the air, moving chaotically until it decided to sit upon Donnie's ear. Maiya smiled, saying, "I think it likes you."
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Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 7:47 am
Donnie ducked his head a little and flicked his ear as a reaction to it being landed on. The butterfly fluttered up and then landed gently on his other ear. He blinked and then chuckled and looked at Maiya. "I guess so."
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:16 pm
"Maybe it wants a ride?" Maiya inquired. She didn't want to disturb the butterfly, yet she also wanted to move on and see what else they could find along their path.
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:52 am
"Sure," he said, shrugging his shoulders and continuing on down the path. He too wanted to reach their destination. The butterfly rode on his ear for a moment, and then flitted off into the tree tops.
((It's me, just using this account for awhile till my other one is fixed I guess.))
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:21 pm
(Okay. 3nodding )
Maiya happily walked along the path, noting the exact moment the butterfly flew off. She took a mental picture of the scene, with the intention of drawing it later on her own time. She thanked her mother for her photographic memory, which had helped her on numerous occasions where she would normally get lost, especially at night when she had stayed out a bit too late. She tried her best not to look too intense, yet in a way it was a futile fight. Her mother always said that Maiya's eyes had an intensity to them. Akiko also mentioned that it wasn't a bad trait either, but sometimes Maiya wondered.
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Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:17 am
It was quite as they continued walking. Donnie was taking in their surroundings, not really thinking about too much in particular. He did realize that he had become more calm and comfortable around Maiya. She was easy to talk to, and he enjoyed her company. They had kept up some conversation until now, and he wondered what it was that made Maiya so quiet. Finally he broke the silence and asked her, "Something on your mind?"
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:53 pm
"Hm? Oh...nothing really," she replied, a little too embarrassed to say that she thought she looked too intense. Or at least wondered whether she was. She thought about her embarrassment and realized how silly it was. Laughing a little, she admitted, "Just some silly thought about whether or not I look intense when I'm committing something to memory."
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:03 am
"Oh.." he chuckled with her and continued walking. He didn't comment any further about her intense look. He hadn't really thought it to be too intense, but just evident that she was thinking about something.
Finally, the path began to get narrower and rockier until finally it flattened out and they were on a ledge, up on the mountain. He looked out off the ledge at the scenery down below and turned to smile at Maiya. "What do you think?"
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Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 6:14 pm
"Ooh...it's beautiful," Maiya replied as she smiled at the scene below. They were high enough to get a view of the whole island, yet not so high that clouds would be visible. Deciding on the best place to paint, she searched around for a smooth patch where she could sketch. After a few moments she found one near a particularly pretty scene of the forest. She set up her paper and placed 4 rocks on the corners. She set down her erasers nearby, and said, "May I have a pencil please?"
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:45 am
He watched her set up her stuff and chose a place to sit not far from her, so that he could watch. He hoped that it wouldn't distract her. The scene was beautiful, and he was sure that her drawing would be just as pretty.
He smiled as he handed her a pencil. "Will it bother you if I watch you draw?"
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Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:51 pm
"Not at all," replied Maiya, taking the pencil with a thank you. She examined the smoothness one more time and, finding it to be satisfactory, she began. She sketched the scene accurately, looking up every so often to check the scene again before resuming. Occasionally she'd look up at the scene, look down at the sketch, frown, shake her head, erase a minor detail most wouldn't notice, and redraw it, ending with a comparision and a nod. She soon became absorbed in her work, which allowed her to work faster and more accurately.
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Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 5:01 pm
Donnie watched her work, glancing back and forth from her paper to her face, grinning at her facial expressions as she worked. At times he couldn't help but chuckle at the frustrated look on her face when erasing such minor details. She was particular about things, and a perfectionist, and Donnie enjoyed watching her. He relaxed, also being absorbed in her work.
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