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 Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:05 am
After cleaning the dishes from dinner the two climbed the stairs to their bed rooms. Cassie showered in her shower and Fiona bathed in her bath.
Cassie stood under the hot stream of water pounding on her back thinking. She was worried about the trip, what if something happened to Fiona? What if something happened the herself, what would happen to Fiona? she didnt know, but she did know that worring about it would not help anything.
She climbed from the shower and dried off befor changeing into her night cloths. She burshed her hair and teeth befor going to lay in bed. For a long time she simply lay in darkness, her mind not wanting to turn off. Eventually she did fall asleep.
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Fiona bathed then changed into her night gown and also brushed her hair and teeth befor crawling into bed. She pulled her stuff toy close in a hug as she curled up on her side to sleep. Moments after laying down fiona fell asleep. She slept peacfully at first, but soon the inky black of her sleep lightend to black, to dark gray to a lighter grey and finally white befor her dream begain.
fiona sat in the passanger seat of Cassies jeep. They drove along down a dirt road. Outside the jeep was a dessert of dry grass and trees, it was hot. Cassie turned to look at her and smiled saying something, but Fiona couldnt hear what she was saying. As she looked from Cassie to the road then back she took a double take. There in the road was an elephant. Cassie stomped on the break and pushed against the stearing wheel breaceing herself for the impact.
All Fiona could hear was the skreaching breakes of the jeep then a sickening crash. her head hurt and when she called out to cassie there was no answer. Fiona opened her eyes and screamed,
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Cassie woke in the middle of the night and went to the Kitchen to get some water. As she stood in the kitchen drinking her glass of water she heard Fiona scream. the plastic cup dropped to the floor as Cassie dashed to the stairs and up.
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Fiona sat up screaming. Sobbing she jumped from her bed and ran to Cassies room were she jumped into the bed to wake Cassie. Only to find that she wasnt there. When she was about to scream Cassie appeared in the doorway,
"Fiona? Whats the matter?"
Fiona spun around and jumped from the bed running to Cassie, who scooped her up in a hug. Fiona burried her face in Cassies shirt and sobbed. Cassie held the trembeling form of the young girl close and rocked her back and forth as she went to sit on the bed. after a while fiona had cried herself to sleep, but still clung to Cassie.
The red head slowly pulled Fionas grip on her loose and lay her on the bed and covered her up. She then slide into bed and watched as Fiona slept untill sleep took her as well. fiona clung to her arm the rest of the night.
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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 6:39 pm
The next morning Cassie was the first to wake. Fiona still clung to her arm as if it was her life line. Cassie slowly eased her way away from Fionas' grip and kissed the little girl on the forhead. She moved to the first floor to see if the mail had come yet. There at the frount door on the pourch was a package. Cassie picked it up and took it into the kitchen to open later. she then went back up to her bedroom were Fiona caontinued to sleep. Cassie thought to herself
"Something must have really upset her last night, she is usually up with the sun. . . "
as she continued watching Fiona, Sandy snaked her way between Cassies feet and went to the bed. The mongoose lept up onto the bed and lay along beside the little girl. Cassie smiled and grabbed the camera from her dresser and took a quick picture as Fiona wrapped her arm around sandy in her sleep.
Realinzing that fiona wasnt going to get up anytime soon Cassie climbed back into the bed to sleep some more, desideing to skip out on her morning jog.
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Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:06 pm
When the two woke again Fiona still seemed a little upset and almost clung to Cassie as they went around doing their daily tasks. Finally Cassie sat on the couch and Fiona got up beside her and sat close.
"You want to tell my why you where so upset last night?"
Fiona, not being able to lie to Cassie said,
"I had a bad dream."
"Do you want to talk about it?"
"I dont really remeber much, but we were in Africa and you got hurt. . . It scared me cause you werent in your room. . . I thought something really happened to you."
Tears trickled down her cheeks as she spoke. Cassie pulled Fiona onto her lap and hugged her gentally. She knew what it was like to feel alone and she didnt want Fiona to ever feel that way.
"Its okay hun. Im not going to go anywhere."
"Promise?"
Fiona asked, clinging to Cassie still
"Cross my heart."
Cassie smiled down at Fiona and rubbed their cheeks togeather lightly. Now Fiona felt better with Cassies promise. They went for a walk in the woods and had noodles for lunch. It was when they were doing the dishes that Cassie noticed Fiona kept rubbing at her back as if something was bugging her and she just couldnt reach it.
They sat on the couch again reading this time when Fiona finally said,
"Caaaaassie. . . My back hurts."
"Alright let me have a look then."
Fiona stood infrount of Cassie and lifted her t-shirt. There on the childs back her wings had grown quiet a bit. Cassie gentally touched one and Fiona giggled
"That tickles!"
"Its just your wings acting up again. go get the cream and i will put some on for you."
Fiona dropped her shirt and ran off to the bathroom and got the cream. when she came back Cassie rubbed it in for her. Careful as usual not to hurt the child.
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:44 am
It had been a week or so since Fiona and Cassie had met Kain and Bethan in the towns, and the weather had turned cold. At night Fiona would sometimes climb into bed with Cassie because she was so cold. Not sure what to do about the child not being warm enough Cassie bought a space heater for her, and Sandy started to sleep with her. That helped to keep Fiona in her own bed most nights. but sometimes she would climb into with Cassie early in the morning shortly before they would usually wake up.
On one such morning Fiona snuck into Cassies office early and being curouse was poking around. In the prosses she bumped into a little side table Cassie had set beside a chair, the table tipped and the ceramic vace slid off the table and shattered. Fiona jumped aside with an epp and looked around as if she thought someone might have been watching her. She carefully scooped the shards up onto a peice of paper and hid it behind a book on the book shelf. she then scurried to Cassies room and crawled into the bed and curled up.
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 9:18 am
When Fiona got into the bed Cassie sleeply lifted the heavy blankets to make it easier for her to get under. the child then clung to her arm and Cassie mindlessly pet her head softly before falling asleep again. Fiona wouldnt fall back to sleep. she was worred what cassie would do if she found out what had happened to the vace.
Later when they woke to start the day Fiona was figity but cassie dismissed it to start with.
"Morning hun, go get dressed so we can go out and jog, then I'll make omlets for brakefast."
"O-okay."
the herald ran off to her room and changed from her night gown into clothes to fight off the cold air and water. she came clomping down the steps, sandy in tow to the front door where Cassie was pulling on her own boots. They then went out as normal. Cassie jogged at the head knocking a path in the snow, fiona trailed beind on the her bike.
they came back in and both showered to get the sweat off and to warm up. Fiona came into the kitchen wrining her hands. she wore her house shoes and socks, sweat, and a big hoody. Cassie was at the oven cooking away at their breakfast in a very similar outfit.
When they ate Fiona found she wasnt hungry and plaied with her food, pushing it around on her plate instead of eating it. Cassie finally asked over her cup of coffee.
"So whats the matter hun? Your acting oddly."
Fiona jumped and looked around, anywhere but at Cassie
"Nothing im fine."
"You are a bad liar Fiona i can see it on your face even if you dont look at me."
Fiona blushed and looked at Cassie then away again, she looked like she was about to cry. cassie just sat sipping her coffee and looking at fiona waiting.
"Im sorry!"
"whatever for?"
Now she was crying as she exclaimed
"I broke it! Im sorry i broke it! i didnt mean to."
worried cassie stood, walked around the table and knelt beside the child
"Fiona? what did you brake? are you okay?"
Cassie was worried that maybe fiona had broken something on herself and that was why she was so upset. fiona however just tremebled, she took cassies hand and pulled her up to the office, then pointed at the table that the vace used to sit on.
"I broke it, is behind your books"
Cassie went to the books and pulled a few away to collect the bits of hardened clay.
"You broke my vace?"
Fionas face was a mask of tears as she nodded.
Cassie sat in a chair and looked at the bits of painted clay.
"this vace was improtant to me Fiona, why didnt you tell me you broke it?"
"Because i was afraid you would be mad and yell at meeee"
the child wailed. cassie looked from the clay to the crying child then dumped the shards into the garbage. she then went to fiona and said
"Give me your hands."
The child obeied and hung her head. Cassie inspected fionas fingers and hands to make sure she hadnt cut them then pulled her into a gental hug.
"Now, I am not mad, upset yes, but not mad. I want you to feel that you can tell me anything okay?"
Fiona sniffled and nodded
((journal prompt finished, finally! ))
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:46 pm
Cassie sat at the kitchen table with a book a pencile in one hand and a mug of tea in the other. She wore sweats and a towle over her sholders, her hair was still damp from her shower after jogging.The weather was clearing up a little but they werent out of the woods just yet. Bad weather was sure to hit again soon, it always did. Fiona came bounding down the stairs, her own towel over her sholders much like Cassie had. She smiled brightly at the red head as she sat across from her and took up her own pencile to start working her math problems. The herald was just glad that her guardian had forgiven her for breaking the vace in her offic.The two sat in a comfortable silence, the soft sounds of penciles at work and of the pets play were the only sounds. Then the door bell rang, the chimeing echoed softly through the house. Fiona bounced to her feet and said cheerfully "I'll get it!" and the child bounced off to the frount of the house to answer the door. A few moments later she came back with a letter. "Lookit Cassie. We got a letter see?" she pointed out that it was addressed to both of them "It was special delivery and everything!"Cassie looked up from her paperwork and said "Well go ahead, open it and see who its from."Fiona eagerly opened the letter, it read: Herald Dear Herald and/or Guardian,
You are invited to celebrate the re-opening of Sanctum with the first Annual Winter Ball!
The festivities with commence on January 10 at 8:00pm and will run until Midnight of the same eveing. Dress is formal, so don't forget your ties and dresses.
Hope to see you there
~Herald Guy (( i dont remember his name crying ))
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:10 pm
Some time later, Cassie and Fiona went to town to go shopping for Fionas dress.
Cassie stood outside the waiting room leaning casually against the wall hands in the small of her back.
Fiona was in the dressingroom trying on yet another dress. she hadnt been able to find one that Cassie was willing to let her wear, that she liked too. Finally she came out in an emerald green dress and smiled. She gave a little spin and asked "what about this one?"
The red head looked up and smiled. "Yes, i like that one. I think i saw a matching jacket that would go well with it too."
"Okay! Now do we get to pick you out a dress next?"
"Haha, funny kid. I said no dress for me. But my vest'll match your dress." She smiled at the angel in green and continued "Okay, now go change back."
Fiona smiled and spun once before going back into the changeing room so she could change back into her normal clothes. when she later came out she had the dress over her arm.
"Alright I'll take that and then we can finish up."
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 2:36 pm
((well i had something planned out for the switch but i forgot it. >.< i should have written it down someplace))
Time had past for and Fiona seemed to grow before Cassies eyes. Now she was tall, her once white hair was now a beautiful orange. Her wings had grown larger and the colors more pronounced, rustic orange with black-brown strips on each feather. But as much as the herald had changed on the out side she remained the same on the inside. Her favorite color was still orange and she still adored her caretaker.
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"Fiona! You ready yet?"
Cassie yelled up the stairs, she was already in her summer jogging suit. Just then the bright eyed child came flying down the steps, almost literally, to jump the last five and land like a cat.
"Im ready are you ready? Im ready lets go!"
Cassie smiled and they went out into the front yard and did warm up stretches then they took off jogging at a comfortable pace. When Fiona hit her growthspirt she had been able to keep up with Cassie if the older woman matched their paces, so she ditched the bike and they jogged togeather now. It was a saturday so Cassie asked
"Do you have any plans for the day?"
"Um, i dont think so, can we go to town and window shop?"
Cassie thought a moment then nodded
"Sure i guess so, i need to go to work to drop off those prints from the soccergame last night."
"Cool, will Mrs. Kris be there, even though its a weekend?"
"Yeah, she'll be there, she's a work-aholic."
"But so are you."
"Maybe but im not as bad as her, i have you to destract me."
Cassie lightly bumped into Fiona at that comment and they both laughed
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:25 pm
Cassie and Fiona finished their jog and came back to the house, the day already planned out. They both showered and ate some breakfast, to Fiona it seemed like the hot water was never ending. but in reality Cassie had had a second water heater instaled when Fiona started jogging with her. After eating and doing the dishes Fiona fed the pets and made sure their water was clean, while Cassie got the prints for Kris. Cassie made fast work of french braiding Fionas hair into twin pony tails and they were off to town.
They rode the motorcycle today. With gas prices so high they tried to use it more than the jeep when possible. They only jused the jeep when getting alot of stuff. The two flew down the highway into town. Both had air brushed helmets now. Cassies' was the face and eyes of a wolf, Fionas' the face and eyes of Sandy, her favorite mongoose.
There was plenty of parking for the magazine place so they didnt have to go far to get to Kirss' office. Cassie knocked on the closed office door and called,
"Knock knock, Kris?"
From inside the office there was a scrammbleing sound and someone blowing their nose, then Kriss' voice called,
"Come in."
Cassie and Fiona came in, Cassie waving the folder with the prints in it.
"So here are those prints from the soccer came, there are some good shots and all but i really like the. . ."
Cassie froze, Kirs was sitting at her desk, trying to look collected and like nothing was wrong but her eyes were blood shot from crying and it looked like she had a black eye developing. Fiona gasped and run over to her and asked,
"Mrs Kris! Why are you crying?"
Kris smiled but it was a weak one,
"Oh its nothing kiddo, I uh, just hit my head on my desk now."
Cassie moved to stand infrount of the desk and said to Fiona,
"Hey hun, will you go get some ice from the machein at the end of the hall for Mrs Kirs to put on her sore, so it wont swell up."
"Kay!"
Fiona left Kris's side and ran out of the office, when the sound of ehr feet were distant Cassie looked at Kirs and asked,
"Who hit you Kris?"
the other woman laughed grimmly,
"My! Arent we tact today."
"Im not the type. Now who hit you?"
Kris looked at Cassie for a long moment, then her eyes darted to the door before answering,
"It's nothing Rain, just drop it."
Cassie knew when the other woman used her last name that was it, for the time being. Just then Fiona came back with a little baggy of ice
"here you go mrs. Kris."
Kris smiled again and put the ice to her eye, looking at Cassie. Her looks said clearly to let the topic drop. Cassie just shrugged her sholders and shook her head slowly.
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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:58 pm
After a moment of uncomfortable silence Cassie shuffled her feet and said
"Okay, so here are the prints you wanted."
Fiona looked from one woman to the other then said
"Oh! I have a great idea! Mrs. Kris, why dont you come with Mama and me shopping. We were going to go to the strip mall. Please say you'll come?"
Kris looked at Fiona then at Cassie, the latter shrugged and said,
"She does call us work-a-holics. Whadda say we prove her wronge and go shopping."
Not able to withstand the pleeding look on Fionas face and the smug smile on Cassies' Kris shrugged.
"Okay fine sure."
Fiona sqealed and ran around the large desk to hug Kirs.
"Oh goodie! this will be so much fun! i get to spend the day with my two favorite people!"
Cassie smiled guiltly at Kirs,
"Looks like she got you hooked too."
With the sound of Fionas chattering Cassie and Kris could remain silent without feeling to bad. They spent all day going from store to store, getting goodies here and there but mostly just window shoping. At the end of the day the sun was setting infrount of the office building, and everyone had a bag or two in one hand and an icecream cone in the other. Cassie wanted to talk to Kris about what had happened to her before but knew better than to push the other woman. Kris being her boss in most cases had the upper hand, but on days like this Cassie could have talked to her, but she was afraid to talk about it infrount of Fiona. She wanted to protect the child from the horrors of the real world for a little longer if she could.
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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:03 pm
After dropping Kris back off at the office Cassie and Fiona headed to where other heralds and guardians were known to gather and there they met some new people much to Fionas delight. pages 1993 to 1997 i beleave
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Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 5:25 pm
Cassie sat in the den her legs crossed at her knees. She sat in her comfy chair and was glareing at Fiona. It wasnt really a glare, but more of a frown. Fiona sat on her feet on the floor, her hands in her lap her head hung. After a long while Cassie uncrossed her legs and leaned forward putting her elbows on her knees. She took a breath then asked in a suprisingly soft voice,
"What were you thinking? You could have gotten hurt, or worse."
Fionas sholders were shakeing with silent sobs, Cassie had yelled at her when she and the other guardian had arrived. She never yelled at her, only once or twice before, and it upset her more than the fact that she was in trouble.
"T-They wanted to come, i didnt make 'em."
Cassie sat up again and asked
"Why didnt you just ask? Fiona what you did was dangerous, never mind being illegal. What if a cop had pulled you over? They would have taken you away from me. Do you want that?"
Fiona shooke her head from side to side slowly her sholders stoll shook but not as much, she had yet to look cassie in the face since her guardian had arrived home and yelled at her. Now that Cassie was talking in soft tones and not yelling Fiona felt even worse, she would rather be yelled at than this calm questioning.
"No."
Cassie leaned back in her chair again and said
"then come here and give me a hug."
Fionas head shot up to look at Cassie, she couldnt ever remember seeing Cassie look like she was about to cry, but she did now. Fiona stood and flung herself at Cassie crying out right now. The herald crawled onto cassies' lap and hugged her crying. The older woman hold fiona and pet her hair softly.
"Im just glad you're safe."
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Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:49 am
It had been months since the driving fiasco. Fiona had been skittish for a while expecting Cassie to get angry with her again, but she never did. Soon she relaxed again and they were able to go back to how they had been. Happy and comfortable with eachother.
One sunday morning Cassie felt like icecream, she wanted something good, not just freezer good thouigh. So when they finished their run, shower, and breakfast, she said
"Hey, lets go for icecream."
Fiona looked up from her drawing and smiled
"Okay!"
she jumped up to get her shoes and helmet so they could leave sooner.
Cassie just smiled and followed after her putting on her boots and helmet then went out to the bike throwing the cover onto the porch while waiting so they could leave.
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:49 pm
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:23 pm
That sunday after they parted from Alice and her guardian they went to Cassies' office building. Fiona asked curiously
"why are we going to your work?"
Cassie made a face as they walked into the building and up the steps
"Kris called and left a message on my phone, it paged me when we were eating icecream. I didnt think anything of it before but now im not sure. she never calls on sundays."
Fiona made a worried face as they picked up the pace to Kirs's office. when they made it there it was in a mess. There were papers all over and one of the book cases was on its side. Cassies' face and tone became worried
"Maybe she left, maybe she went home."
"Cassie? Is Mrs. Kris okay?"
Cassie didnt answer instead she turned away and was about to leave the office when she heard a stiffled sob. Fiona acted faster and was behind the desk in a second pushing the chair aside to look under it
"Mrs. Kris?'
someone hit their head on the bottom of the desk and winced. Cassie was close behind Fiona to pull her away from the desk so she could see under it.
"Kirs? Kris it's Cassie and Fiona. Will you come out from under there."
Kris was huddled as far away from them as she could get from them and was shakeing. Cassie slowly reached under and lightly touched her foot, the closest thing she could touch.
"It'll be okay hun."
Fiona was standing a little bit away from them not wanting to be in the way. Cassie slipped under the desk a little so she could get closer to Kirs. when she touched her Kirs lashed out slugging her solidly in the jaw, but the red head didnt pull away.
"It'll be okay Kirs."
The haunted eyes of someone who has been abused looked back at her. Cassie carefully pulled Kirs against her and pet her hair softly.
"Shhh, hun. We'll take care of you."
Fiona went to the cabinet that hadnt been knocked over and worked one open so she could pull the blanket, that she knew Kris kept there out. she took it over to Cassie who was holding and rocking the crying woman. Cassie took the blanket and wrapped it around Kirs.
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