|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:15 pm
Izzy moved back easily and skillfully as liv tried to whack him. "I make no promises" he said with a teasing grin. "but I'll try not to hutr you too badly~" he offered. "we'll start with more stances" he began to explain when suddenly he felt something brush against his leg. he looked down to see Callen there, purring happily and wanting his attention. "....callen....shoo...we're training" he tried to get the cat away from himself, but she grumbled when he moved and followed after him contently. She seemed delighted to be making him miserable and annoyed like she was, and the more he tried to get away, the more persistent she was in following him. He let out a sigh and looked to liv, then a light switched on in his head. "....oh callen~ how would you like to help me teach Liv?" he asked the cat who tilted her head to the side and then looked to liv as if she understood what izzy had said.
Izzy set fire to the cat. It didn't burn her since he didn't want it to, but it engulfed her. She seemed unbothered by it, seeing as she'd done this many times before. She gave a small stretch and waited for the signal from izzy. "this fire won't burn callen...but it will burn you....block her with the sword...she's fast and agile...it will prepare you for how a real fight will go...she is also ruthless....i'll give you instructions as you go along" he offered.
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:25 pm
"WHAT!? I don't want to hit the cat!" Liv shrieked.
Seeing Sir Callen lit on fire reminded her of the cat Jacob had used during hide-and-seek. She tried to imagine the cat in the same way, but she still didn't want to fight the cute little creature. She supposed she didn't have a choice though, as Sir Callen glowered at her continuously, waiting for Isaiah's signals.
"If I get burned again I blame you...and you're sure I won't hurt her?" Liv started to back away already.
When Sir Callen made the first leap, Liv squeaked and ran instead of standing her ground. She tried to listen to Isaiah's instructions, but since she had never been any kind of fighter before, it was hard for her to turn and fight the cat. She flailed around uselessly, attempting to ward the cat off, to no avail.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:36 pm
"you don't need to hit her...just block her. Callen trains with Jacob and I...she is fat, but don't let that fool you. she won't hesitated to swipe at you and she is fast." he warned, and almost as if on cue, Callen lunged forward and took a swipe at liv's leg, tearing one of her leg warmers. The cat flicked her tail in satisfaction as the fabric singed a bit from teh fire around her body. She paced a bit to the side. her movements were fluid and he long tail looked light and balanced. Her paws seemed to make her body appear weightless.
"Callen...play nice" izzy warned. "liv use the sword like an extension of your arms. Cover yourself with it. don't let her break close to you. deflect her."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:44 pm
Liv whined a little but tried to do as she was told. She kept the sword extended in every attempt to keep that cat far from her. As they continued to spar, Liv's heart rate increased with the activity. She did okay, but it was obvious she was going to need a new pair of leg warmers. Given the cat's sharp claws, she was glad she had chosen to wear them; At least it wasn't her legs that were getting shredded.
"Niiice kitty...," Liv paced around in circles with the cat, wiping her forehead free of the bit of sweat that had collected there.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:48 pm
"...she learned to fight by watching us spar with lulubell....she won't hold back" izzy warned. Callen arched her back a bit and charged in again, zigzagging quickly. she false swiped at liv with her front paw and back with with her back leg. she hit just above the leg warmer this time, hitting liv's leggings and tearing them, leaving her a nice little scratch and burn. She flicked her tail again and watched liv carefully, debating if the girl was worth her time or not.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 4:56 pm
Liv cursed as the cat broke her skin. She glared down at Sir Callen and stomped her foot angrily, "Alright, cat! Enough is enough. It's time for you to stop ruining my clothes!" Liv actually tightened her grip on the wooden sword, taking a lunge and a hard swing at the cat.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:11 pm
Callen's eyes grew sharp and she arched her back, fur on edge, and hissed at liv. She dodged the swing from Liv's blade easily and skillfully and her tail swished angrily.
Izzy watched Liv's wild charge and he let out a sigh. 'so much for her not wanting to attack callen' he thought to himself and shook his head. "your swing was wild and messy. Give it purpose and direction. don't just used rage to fight...you'd do better in hand to hand like Jacob if that's the case. control your anger and centralize it into focus" he instructed. Watch" he showed her how to move the blade gracefully, his weaker hand floating back to help him maintain balance, his feet posed shoulder length apart, his motions fluid and on point. no wasted movements or energy involved. "that is how you attack....however don't forget to defend" he warned just as Callen meowed again and attacked liv's foot.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:20 pm
"Maybe I should just give up," Liv sighed a little. She watched Isaiah's graceful, controlled movements. It was pretty true when she thought about it, she wasn't graceful or particularly controlled. Least of all graceful...she thought.
"I just can't do i- AAHH!!" She squealed again as Sir Callen leaped. She wan't quick enough and the cat's claws sunk into the top of her foot again. She made a pained noise and kicked her foot hard, throwing the cat off.
"Goddamnit! Ow ow ow! I just can't do it...you should just teach me something else," Liv had a look of defeat on her face as she trudged over to Isaiah, her head hanging.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:29 pm
"...Why exactly... are we fighting..the monster thing...?" Addie's voice suddenly came from the door. She wasn't dressed to spar, or to train, but she seemed to be there for a reason, as she usually was when it came to the twins and Livv. "Uhm... You two...it's time to eat... the Earl is summoning everyone for a family gathering... " She offered as she eyed the cat wearily. Addie was afraid of cats, and she stepped backward, proud that at the very least she wasn't screaming her head off. "He wants everyone to stop what they're doing and that includes you all for a break."
Her skirt was pretty layered, and so was her top, and she walked into the training room and shuffled past the demon animal and the sweaty work out people, to open the door and let some nonmusky air in. "Better get going and get showered and redressed." She advised.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:30 pm
Izzy shook his head as liv approached and he held the wooden sword up at her. "callen cease" he ordered the cat, who had been about to attack liv while her back was to her. Callen obeyed and Izzy's eyes focused on liv. "lift your sword liv...i'm not going to warn you again...you will learn to deflect or you will be completely useless to jacob and I on mission.... we can't afford to be covering you all the time" his words were harsh, but true. This was along the lines of how he'd gotten Jacob to learn to wield a sword as well. "3...2...1..." he lunged at her. He refused to hear her defeatist talk when she was still only just beginning her training. No one expected her to be good at fighting right away, but she needed to learn one way or another.
EDIT
Izzy stopped mid-step as he heard Addie come in the room. He lowered his sword and looked to Callen. The cat grumble meowed at addie angrily and wandered over to Izzy, sitting beside him protectively and proudly. She didn't like the girl who made Jacob disappear all the time. Izzy took a steadying and calming breath. "Alright. Thank you Addie." he bowed to her slightly. "we will pick this up again later" he warned liv before he left to change, callen following right after him.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:39 pm
Liv sighed a little in relief as Isaiah dropped the sword. She followed him out quietly and went to change as well. As she did, she realized fully where she was going....to the family dinner. She was one of them now, and this was her first dinner as such. She really hoped that many of the others would still be away from home. Especially Tyki... She hated herself for even thinking it, but her stomach turned over and over at the thought of facing him. She peeked into the room to look around the dinner table before slowly entering.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:54 pm
Someone was there that she wouldn't have expected indeed, though it wasn't Tyki... at least for now. "My my... I'm glad that I managed to catch you finally." It was the Earl and he was in his human form. Very rarely did he show himself like this to anyone outside the family, but now Livv was, and he was revealing his true form. "It's a pleasure to see you after everything that has been going on... I have to apologize to you for everything that happened..." Earl was smiling and he watched as the others shuffled in, they including Addie, Road and the others. It would be hard to understand how old generations and new generations of the Noah family were all mixed up together, but hopefully that would fix itself as well with an explanation from the old man himself.
The large dining room was dark, and only lit by candles that seemed to float, all thanks to Road's own powers, and Addie watched them closely, hoping to learn how she did it so that the could copy the sharpened moves. "You can all have a seat please... there are a few things I want to talk about as soon as the others get here as well..."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:05 pm
Isaiah walked in next. He was rather dapper looking for the event of the family dinner. He wore a dark suit and tie and his hair was brushed back a bit differently. He looked calm and had an heir of class about him. He walked smoothly into the room, bowed slightly to the earl, and took a seat beside Liv, leaving the other side for Jacob, who he hoped would actually show up to dinner...if he didn't thing could become problematic. "good evening road. Jasdevi, Lulubell" he greeted those who had gathered already. The twins began harassing him immediately for how poised he acted and about how he was missing his other half.
Kaito wandered in next. He nodded in greeting to everyone and quietly went to sit near the earl. He was also dressed in a suit, and for once didn't have his labcoat with him. He had been smoking recently so the smell of cigarettes was still on him, but only faintly. "good evening. It appears almost everyone you requested is here...that is pleasant...who are we still missing master earl?" he asked, though he already knew the answer.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:15 pm
Liv hesitated a little at the sight of the Earl, having never seen him that way before. She cleared her throat nervously and curtsied to him, "Thank you, Sir....Apologize? To me? No..nono," she shook her head, "Please don't," she smiled a little as her cheeks turned pink and she took her seat. The thought that the Earl himself would APOLOGIZE, to her...she folded her hands in her lap and sat there quietly, watching. She looked to Isaiah as he entered and was a little surprised at how handsomely done up he was. She smiled and raised her hand in a small wave.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 8:28 pm
Now that others were beginning to sit down, every one besides the old family mostly, Akuma began to pile themselves in and they stood awaiting the Earl's further orders for serving the food. The table was set, and Addie peeked around nervously watching the others interact. In her mind instantly, she ran across possible ideas on how this could all apply to a spooky setting in a frightening type of movie, and she giggled at the idea of all the monsters that were actually in the room, and the irony behind it. "...Jack still isn't here..." She frowned, knowing that it would get him in trouble again, and she looked to the Earl, wondering if she should get up and search for the boy, but the man shook his head and instead lit a cigar to smoke.
"Let's see... Tyki-pon...and Jacob...as well as a few others that are out on missions...but this'll mean that we will have to have another meeting soon after this... just to gather things together." He blew out a heart with his smoke from the fine and expensive cuban, and tapped it of old ashes before he took a look around. "I've called you all here to get to know one another... I'm sure the older of my family..has met the younger... and I'm sure you're all wondering why everyone is here...with such a mixture..."
"I don't know how many of you follow the things that happen with astrology or anything of the sort... but we've reached a time where everything in both generations..match up perfectly. The same amount of innocence has been rounded up... the same amount of Noahs are in the same amount of being awake... I'm sure you all get the idea..."
"What does that..mean... Sir...?" Addie's bright green eyes scanned the room, and she caught the blue eyes of the blue haired spiky girl who was Road, before she darted them back to their Master. "How did this happen...?"
"There's no easy way to explain it.. so I'd rather not. The best thing I can say though... is that with an additional noah..to push things past their symmetries in time, we'll definitely have the upper hand..in case anything should...happen." He spoke as if he knew something, as if something was planned, and there was a brighter sheen to his eyes that backed up that guess. He, though, was obviously not going to allow them to know much more of it until the time came. "All that is besides the point... because with this we can use it as an excuse to have Noah spend time with one another..learn from one another...and hopefully, as I said, give us the upper hand in an upcoming battle with the Order."
((I pull things out of no where.. please excuse me and just play along until I can figure out what the Earl has planned))
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reply
