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 Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 8:55 pm
Nathan barely held his composure. The look on Mark's face! It was so funny! He bowed his head a little bit to hide the effort he needed to place into keeping his laughter to himself. "Oh..yes. Swell." He managed to barely murmur. In order to keep himself in control he shoved a large scoop of the plain ice cream into his mouth and worked on melting it with his tongue.
Nicohlas was innocently unaware of the awkwardness that Mark was suffering at the moment. Rather, his eyes lit up. Though it was more over what she spoke of rather then her slight complement concerning his hobbies. "Oh! That sounds like so much fun. I would love to play sports." Nico lamented a little with a downwards glance at his legs. "I would love to play football. It looks like such a interesting game! I play it on the console when I can." Nico paused then and gave Mark a rather surprised look.
"Boring?" Nicohlas looked at Mark as if she had suddenly sprouted a third eye. For a boy who had little options for past times, being able to sew was incredible fun! It was then that Jules rejoined the group. Nathan paused in eating his ice cream, and bit his tongue as laughter shook his chest. "She is just..teasing Nico." He decided to help a tiny bit to aid in the recovering of Mark's verbal flub.
Nicohlas's eyes latched on Jules the moment he noticed he had returned. His smile brightened a little and he shifted himself in his chair to sit up a bit more straight. "Reading can be a lot of fun for me. It tells me about places I can't go, or describes things I can't do." He tried to explain. The shift to sewing though along with Jules prompt caused Nicohlas to quickly switch from one topic to another.
"Oh no!" He replied with more then a bit of pride. "I made Nathan's tie there. But that's only a small thing."
Nathan's hand moved to the tie loosely tied around his neck as his brother began to ramble.
"I make our Halloween costumes every year!" Nico boasted, and Nathan's head lifted up in a snap. "I love making costumes! My favorite was last years!"
"Nico.." Nathan attempted to interrupt his brother. But Nicohlas was determined to boast to Jules in response to his question. Jules was paying attention to him! He asked him a question! He wanted to know about him!
"I made a Eskimo costume for myself!" Nicohlas spoke over his brothers attempt. His spoon holding hand gestured to his chair. "I made blankets and sides for my chair so it looked like a sled."
"Nicohlas. Nico.." Nathan attempted to interject. He shifted in his chair and half reached towards his brother.
"Then I made Nathan a puppy costume! He put a harness on and pulled me around to all the houses for trick or treating!" Nicohlas turned to glance at Nathan, whose cheeks began to tinge a odd color of crimson as he sat back in his chair.
"It...was a arctic husky." He corrected Nicohlas, his throat felt oddly tight as he turned his gaze down to examine his melting vanilla ice cream. He contemplated the remaining swirls with a distinct interest.
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Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:44 pm
"Pff...." Mark snorted, her eyes filled with mirth. Do not laugh at him. It was rude. No, hold back.....nope, impossible. Mark roared with laughter, her sides splitting at the mental image. "Y-you were a b***h for Halloween!" she laughed, eyes brimming with tears. Even Julia had to choke on his ice cream at the image and choke again when Mark mentioned him being a b***h.
Julia grinned from ear to ear. "You'll have to show me a picture of that some time," he said, chuckling at the image. He did kind of pity Nathan for such a silly costume....but hell, it was funny. One could not deny that.
After recovering from the laughter Julia looked at Nicolas again. "So...you've never played any sport?" he asked, frowning a little. "Your arms work fine, don't they? How come you've never played basketball? There are some leagues for hockey as well...mind you that's a little more violent with ice picks and giant blades....but basketball should be fine to play." He looked at Nathan again, looking a little perplexed. Was it Nathan that kept him from sports? Or did Nicolas just think it was impossible to do anything active without the use of his legs? Geeze...the kid was 12 and thought he couldn't do anything aside from sew and read...that seemed a little sad....
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Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:29 pm
Nathan's head bowed further and further towards his ice cream. The laughter was very harsh in his ears and he felt a rising of ill temper. Nathan jabbed his spoon into his remaining ice cream however and kept his tongue still.
Nicohlas's bright expression dimmed in the wake of the laughter pointedly made at his brother. He tilted his head and recognized the brooding expression. Nathan would not lose his temper here, no mater how angry he was. But it did not make Nicohlas feel any better. "Uh? Picture?" He blinked thoughtfully, then shook his head a little. "I do not think we took any sort of pictures I am sorry." He apologized. He wanted to add that they still had their costumes, but with how unhappy Nathan looked he did not dare.
Instead, Nico focused on answering Jules question. He pushed his ice cream around in it's dish and licked the last bit of it off the spoon. "Nathan and I used to play croquette when I could walk, oh and we went horseback riding." Nicohlas looked down at his arms, and the corner of his eyes shifted to look over at his brother.
Nathan was keenly aware of how all eyes seemed to shift towards him at this point. He kept his eyes focused on his ice cream for a moment longer, then carefully set it down. "Mother and Father would rather have Nicohlas focus on mental studies." He explained with his eyes downcast.
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Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 1:50 pm
Mark grinned and nudged Nathan with a toe. "Don't be so sensitive, it's funny and you'll laugh if you can see it too. OOH! Like once, the smoke alarm went off in the morning when I was trying to cook eggs for some friends that were over that wound up burning...well this was when we were younger and Jules always sleeps in the buff, so as soon as that alarm went off he freaked out and ran into the kitchen wearing just a sheet!" she laughed. Okay, so having several friends stare in horror at her nude brother had been a little traumatizing for a while....but in all honesty it was a pretty funny thought now.
Julia just gave the thought a small chuckle. Ahh, how the years passed...needless to say that had been the first and last time any of Mark's friends nearly caught a look of his danglies.
Both Mark and Julia at this point exchanged a look. Okay, so it was probably something like horseback riding that paralyzed him, but the two siblings had always been raised to never think of themselves as victims and weak...neither were paralyzed mind you, but Mark certainly never let the fact she was female make her weak. Lord knew she was strong enough to floor most men if she wanted....of course Julia was rather proud of that too. He didn't need to worry all that much about bad boyfriends since anyone she dated had to be pretty damned bold.
"Is that what you want though?" Julia asked Nicohlas. "If so then just ignore me and Mark trying to push you into a gym, we can stop," he said, giving half a smile.
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Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:29 pm
That was a fairly amusing story. Nathan glanced over at Jules and arched a brow. He did not join in with laughter however. He could not imagine...
"You sleep naked?" Nicohlas's voice was filled with awe and surprise. Nathan glanced over at his brother, then reached down to give him a gentle poke. Nico's silvery eyes were so wide! And his mouth was half hanging open. When his brother prodded him, he snapped his mouth shut and a faint pink crept into the rounds of his cheeks.
"Well..." He focused on the question posed to him. What did he want? He knew he enjoyed the activities he was allowed. Yet at the same time he did want to do things that were more involved. Nicohlas was sure he'd enjoy being able to play games with other people, and it would have been so nice to have more friends then just the few that he currently had. "It would be nice to meet other people." Nicohlas slowly followed up his hesitant 'well'.
Nathan merely shook his head a small bit, but he did not interrupt his brother. It was perhaps the way Nicohlas was feeling, but Nathan would do all that he always did. He would ensure nothing happened to endanger his little brother. There was no way for him to explain to Mark or Jules in this short period of time why he would not allow Nico to engage in such activities. Not that he was inclined to, how he raised his little brother was of no concern but his own.
"Nothing is going to be done today as it is, so shall we just enjoy the day for now?" Nathan offered. He looked up and formed a half smile for not only Mark and Jules, but for Nicohlas as well. "We can stop by the gym and look around a little bit, after which I can take Mark to one of my favorite cafe's. Hmmm?"
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Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 3:00 pm
Julia paused and looked at Nicohlas. He shrugged a bit. "I find it more comfortable," he said, not seeming to embarrassed by it. Perhaps it was for the better that Julia was then too distracted by what was left of his sundae to notice the blushing. Lord knew it would've wigged him out. However, when Nathan pretty much asked his sister out he did raise his head. "I'm sorry, what?" he said, looking at Nathan with the typical big brother look. His precious little sister could so do better than someone that was a complete control freak.
Mark giggled and clung to her brother's arm. "Awe, don't worry, we were just thinking of going out for something if he let Nico join the gym, and c'mon, if Nathy does anything too bad you can beat him up," she said, knowing that was pretty much all Julia needed to hear. Plus of course it would make Nathan toe the line just in case seeing Mark kickboxing or wrestling wasn't enough to kill any possible interest in her. Of course she could always let him see her at work looking like an androgynous mess...that worked often enough.
"Would you want to join a gym or maybe something like a choir instead? I mean, a choir you can meet new people, or are you interested in getting active?" Julia asked.
He did spare another look to Nathan. It seemed like every time Nicohlas was asked something like that Nathan was the one to veto it. Considering a gym had people that worked there and trainers to help anyone younger it was pretty safe.
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Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:03 pm
For a moment...Nathan wanted to say something about Jules sleeping naked. He really did. Not even he felt comfortable sleeping without a pair of pants and shirt on. He could not imagine anyone else being comfortable either. Still...he supposed it was a matter of preference. Just as he had a preference to wear certain cloths over others.
Nicohlas on the other hand found himself looking at Jules chest thoughtfully. He had to be so strong! Like one of the superheros in some of his comic books. Yes. In Nicohlas' mind he could just imagine Jules being built just like Superman! Of course, he wasn't thinking of anything more then the muscled frame of the man that seemed to be so amazing. "Oh no." Nicohlas would answer with a blinking of his pale eyes. "I don't have a voice for singing at all."
Nathan cupped his chin in his hand and leaned forwards onto his elbow. "Well, you have never had any lessons before Nicohlas, and your still young. You could try it easily if you wished." Choir did sound like a good activity for his brother. There was no way for him to get hurt with mere singing after all. His smile was slow in returning, but considering how Mark would convince Jules it would be fine for them to go out on a date together. "I would be a proper gentleman, you do not need to worry. I merely wish to get to know Mark more." Nathan explained and made a small gesture with his hand.
Nicohlas shook his head in amusement at his brother. The amount of girls his brother tried to date was sometimes funny. Sometimes he succeeded, sometimes he failed. Nicohlas had the feeling that Mark was not going to be the type to suit his brother. "Anyways..I do want to get a bit more active. The most exercise I get is wheeling around the manor."
Nathan shook his head and pushed himself back from the table a little. "We can speak with Mother and Father this evening and see what they say. Alright? I can not make any promises." He grudgingly allowed.
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Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:18 pm
"Voice for singing....lessons....PFF! Do you sing along with the radio? That means you like singing. You don't need to be a pro to sing in a choir, you need to enjoy it!" Mark said, looking at the brothers like they were insane. What was wrong with them? Taking lessons and having a natural talent for something...was that the only way either would get into something? MAN were they boring! "Besides, the beauty of a choir....if people can't pick your voice out of the group, you're doing it right. Only the showboats sing too loud and everyone knows it's them and wonders why they feel they're sooo much better than everyone else," she said, huffing a little.
Julia had to laugh at his sister a little. Such a drama queen. Of course at least that meant she most likely would not be easily seduced by....the perverse little twit....well at least it was some consolation that Mark could easily kick the s**t out of him.
Finally he stood up and placed a hand on Mark's head, ruffling her hair. "Well, we should call it a day, we need to get to work." Of course to this Mark pouted a little and he sighed. "Just give them your cell?" he said a little stiffly. Ah, it was the curse of elder siblings everywhere to have to cave to the younger sibling's being sulky. But really....they did have work, and sure they worked for their father and Mark could pull the 'Daddy' card whenever she wanted....but that didn't work so well for Julia....poor him.
She did look about ready to protest so Julia rolled his eyes. "Didn't Eolande say she'd call today?"
"EEEE! I forgot! I was going to tell her to come shopping with me to pick up some new clothes!" she squealed. Mark hopped out of her seat and looked at the time on her cell. Ahhh, sorry Nicohlas, but her sweet new BFF was top priority...even if it was just to call and chat on the phone. She still couldn't figure out why she got so excited every time she saw Eolande's name cropping up on her phone....must just be the excitement from making a new friend.
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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 12:03 am
"Well...I...ah..." Nicohlas found himself stumbling a bit over his words. He looked to his brother for some sort of direction as he faltered. He was not familiar with choir after all, and he, like his brother, assumed that a good singing voice would be required to make nice music. Oddly enough, Nathan merely shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands in a uncertain gesture himself.
Nathan stood up, and tilted his head as Mark would gain such a petulant expression. Was she really enjoying their company so much? He honestly would have figured she'd be happy to shed at least himself from he group. He glanced down at his little brother and saw a slightly unhappy expression on the boy's face as well. "Come Nico. It would be good to get home before Sampson starts to fret. We can socialize at a later time." He promised his little brother.
Nicohlas turned his gaze upon Jules as his brother pulled his chair back from the table. "Maybe you can come by and visit sometime?" He asked a bit hopefully. Nathan turned his attention upon Mark. Eolande? Now who could that have been to have gotten Mark's attention so quickly? "Well, I should get your number as well, so I can make proper arrangements to visit this gym of yours." He attempted to draw her attention away from the phone while pushing his brother towards the door.
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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:59 pm
It really was perfectly normal for her to be excited about a new friend, especially one that was such a total sweet heart. Now if Nathan was as totally awesome as Eolande her attention wouldn't have drifted maybe so quickly...but quite frankly he paled in compairison.
"Hm? Oh, yea, sure," she said, quickly jotting down her number on a napkin. Of course needless to say she was more eagerly awaitting getting to talk to Eolande than Nathan. She had a feeling he'd take the chance to try to call her for a date....but she could make up excuses if Nico decided to join a choir rather than their gym. The deal was made only for if he joined the gym after all...she could always just tell the truth if Nico went for a choir.
This time is was Jules' turn to answer. Mark seemed distracted being excited about Eolande so he just smiled at Nicohlas. "Sure."
"By the way~" Mark chimed in. She grabbed a card from Julia's pocket and scooted over to Nicohlas. "This is daddy's company, give us a call if you ever need something built or fixed," she said with a little giggle and wink. Ahh, the only thing that could distract her from a new BFF....the smell of a crush.
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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:27 pm
Nathan took the napkin and gently tucked it into his front pocket for safe keeping. It was clear that this outing was at an end. Hmm. now he just needed to decide what he was going to wear when he snagged Mark for that date. He wanted to eye her, but with Nico's chair before him, and Jules beside, he did not dare make his presence less desirable then it already was. It was such a bother when people were not instantly charmed by him. It made things so much harder for him to control and direct along the route he preferred it to go.
Nicohlas on the other hand gripped the card handed to him with clear delight. "Oh! Thank you so much!" He replied. While he was grateful to Mark, he could not stop from peering up at Jules with a adoring expression. "I'll be looking forwards to seeing you again at the Gym." He promised.
Nathan merely shook his head at his little brother. If he didn't know any better he'd have sworn that his kid brother had a crush of all things! Chuckling in amusement he focused more on tending to Nico, so he could get him into the truck and off home.
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