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 Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:26 pm
"What the hell?!" Noharu hissed loudly. It wasn't so much her hair that would get hurt, but her ears were pretty sensitive. Snarling, she reached up and grabbed whatever it was with one hand, pulling it away and taking a nice bit of her hair with it, dropping both to the ground. "What the...crap is this?" She grumbled, rubbing her head with a wince with one hand, and examining the other which as expected had a nice couple of cuts on it now.
Considering Kilah had screamed for all the world (exceptions being the deaf such as Banda) to hear, Noyama had of course caught on too. She hesitated at the doorway, and strange as it was, she didn't seem all that worried to find her (supposedly psychotic) sibling towering over a sobbing Kilah. Perhaps she'd been expecting her?
Once she finally did move, she ran to make up for the time she'd spent just standing there, kneeling down and lifting a hand, but simply letting it hover there. "Akilah...?"
"I'll come back," Noharu hissed, turning and storming off. If she had forgotten why she wanted to kill them all, she certainly remembered now...
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 5:52 pm
Despite the fact that he had been uncerimoniously dumped on the ground, Vin was feeling exceedingly proud of himself. Untangling himself from the hair caught on his claws, he sent a final hiss in the direction Noharu had gone and took to the air once more, just as Lyrus arrived on the scene. The toddler seemed a bit confused that he had missed any chance of a fight, but soon recovered and gestured Vin back to his shoulder, murmuring approvingly to the young flit. Once Vin had called to only the occasional happy croon, Lyrus hesitated a moment before walking over to Kilah and setting a hand on her shoulder. "Kilah..? Don't cry..."
Banda was...so incrediably confused. The SkullMonkey hadn't moved from his spot throughout the ordeal, and was no staring off in the general direction Noharu had gone, his forgotten cigarette butt lying on the ground beside him. Noharu certainly hadn't seemed threatening. And even when she moved for Kilah, she seemed more intent on keeping Kilah at the house than taking her away. Which explained why Banda hadn't rushed to her rescue. Even now, he was reluctant to join the trio. Things were awkward enough, and Kilah looked to be crying...Something altogether strange in itself. So, for now, he'd just...stay here.
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:03 pm
"I'm not!" Kilah snapped at him, but the fact she still wouldn't lower her hand didn't support that being the truth any. Suddenly, she did grow quiet, but it seemed to be mostly to listen to something. Or more so, someone...
"Rain, rain, go away!" The girl sang cheerfully as she skipped toward the group. She looked quite a bit like Noyama, which would answer right away where she came from. Unlike Noyama (aside from looking around ten years old), her eyes were a ruby-colored red. "Kiki!" She offered cheerfully, only stopping when she was infront of the toddler. "Oooh, Kiki, why're you crying."
"I'm NOT!" She insisted in a hiss, but by that time the other girls eyes had come to focus on Lyrus. Her face lit up, and with no reguard to personally space she reached out and poked the middle of his forhead. "Lyrus! You're very cute!"
"What are you doing here?" Kilah grumbled as she wiped her eyes and finally dared to set her hand on the ground. Well, she seemed to know her, but Noyama looked absolutely lost.
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:11 pm
Lyrus was just as lost as Noyama. The sudden arrival of this overly cheerful girl made him want to hide under a rock. But as it was, Kilah was sad, so he had to stay and make her happy despite the fact that she hated him. Ahh, the lament of a partner in crime. However, when the girl loomed over him, he automatically took a small step back, eyes nearly crossing in an effort to follow her finger, and blinking with the actual poke. Meh, as long as she didn't touch his horn... Still, the happy was starting to scare him, so Lyrus casually sidestepped to hide sullenly behind Kilah from the evil cheery one.
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:17 pm
The girl watched as Lyrus moved away from her, and for some reason seemed dissapointed. Perhaps she was expecting some other reaction? Shrugging lightly, her gaze fell to Kilah. "What's wrong, Kiki? Did that meanie make you sad calling you those names?"
"I'm not sad..."
Whoever this girl was, she managed to sigh and make it sound happy, kneeling down infront of the other girl, and waving her index finger back and forth like a teacher or scolding parent would. "Now, Kilah, if you're that "worthless" word, a lot of those little friends of yours wouldn't look up to you, would they?"
"I..guess not," Kilah agreed hesitantly, turning her head to follow the sound of the others voice as she moved back to Lyrus.
"So, you ARE him then!" She chirped, smiling brighter than ever. "I have something for you, little lamb!"
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:26 pm
Was she talking about him? Sure, he'd called Kilah a few names...but she had accused him of stuff to. So nah. Maybe it was someone else? But he was the only one allowed to call Kilah names! So there. Bwaha.
Snapping back to reality, he glanced back up at the girl and frowned faintly, resisting the urge to cringe away. She was creepy. Far, far too happy for Lyrus' tastes. Mignon was the only one allowed to be bubbly around him. But when she said she had something for him, curiosity immediately overcame fear, and his haughty attitude returned, quirking a brow as he stared up at her. "Well? What is it, then?"
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:35 pm
"Silly, silly little lamb!" The for now nameless female giggled, snatching his hand up and dragging him off to the right. Mignon might've been "bubbly", but she seemed just plain crazy. Kilah had barely gotten out an 'Uh' before she called back, "Don't worry, just takin' 'em over here!"
'Here' being fairly close, certainly with seeing range, but just enough so she knew Noyama wouldn't be able to hear, and far enough she was certain Kilah couldn't either. Once there, she released his hand and kneeled down again so they were level, humming some strange tune as she reached into her pocket. "Aha!"
A second later she was holding a strange gem out to Lyrus. Round, and such a dark blue color it was boardering black. "This is very, very special! It'll do something really neat! But not until you REALLY need it! Most importantly, you can't break it! Nu uh uh! No brakey the gemy!"
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:47 pm
Lyrus visably twitched when the overly cheerful girl dragged him off, shooting a look that plainly begged 'save me!' back at Kilah. But, sadly, Kilah couldn't see, and they only got further and further away... By the time they stopped, Lyrus was sure he'd explode even if this girl's smile was too bright. Thus, when she pulled something from her pocket, he automatically cringed away, expecting it to be some sparkly girly glitter thing with flowers and butterflies and crap like that that Coen liked so much. Stupid Coen.
But the gem most certainly was not that. The toddler's mouth dropped open at the sight, eyes widening greedily as he stared at the gem. After a minute, he shook his head and snapped back to reality, nodding slightly and reaching out for the beautiful object without a question as to why she was giving it to him. "What happens if I break it?" Not that he would. It was absolutely lovely.
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:56 pm
"Hmm, I don't know, exactly, she didn't tell me." As for who 'she' was, that would for now remain a mystery. This girl seemed to have the memory a goldfish. "Just something bad, is all I know, so make sure it stays someplace safe!" Her eyes narrow suspiciously, glancing from the right to the left, left to the right, and continued doing so even as she spoke. "Anyway, you be a good, strong little lamb boy for Kiki. Kiki needs you to be strong for Kiki to be strong for her friends. 'Cept you, 'cause you're strong too. That's what she told meee." She sang the last line rather than saying it, then got to her feet and twirled around once. "You should try walking around with your eyes closed for a whole day! It's not very fun, nope, nope it's not!"
"BYE KIKI!" She screeched over to Kilah, waving wildly even knowing well she wouldn't be able to see it. "Take care," she offered to Lyrus before winking playfully at him. Clearly ready to run off, she hesitated only a few more seconds to say one more thing. "Oh, and don't worry about Momo-momo, he'll be very busy, very soon!" That said, she giggled brightly and off she went.
By now, Kilah had joined the 'completely lost' group. Eyebrows raised, she yelled over to her friend. "Lyrus? You okay?"
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:02 pm
Ug, this girl was horrible. It was all Lyrus could do to keep a straight face, rather than screaming loudly and cringing away from the evil singing demon. He breathed a sigh of relief as she pranced away and waited just a second longer before pocketing the gem and heading back to Kilah and Noya. He shrugged despite the fact that she couldn't see, speaking as he neared. "I'm fine. The crazy happy one gave me a rock." A very pretty gem, actually. And now Lyrus was itching with curiosity as to what would happen if he broke it. Hmm...
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:08 pm
"Gonna throw it at someone?" Well, Kilah seemed better. Acting it anyway, but that was enough for Noyama. Seeing the most vicious member of her family (Lucky and Noharu aside) like...that, it was just...weird, for lack of a better word. "Let's go get your flower so you don't forget it?" The toddler suggested, scratching the back of her head. He had no idea how badly she wanted to rip those things apart. But Gizmo assured her they were too 'pretty'.
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:16 pm
"Actually, I might." Hmm, he hadn't thought of that. Maybe if he threw it hard enough at Momoro, the b***h's fat skull would break it and he could see what was so bad about that! ...But later. When he was less attached to the pretty gem. Lyrus loved shinies. And other pretty stuffs. Like the flower. "Yeah, let's go get it," he replied cheerfully, starting back for the house.
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:24 pm
After being away for so long, it was understandable she'd forgotten some things. Things that made finding the house again as easy (or as easy as it could be anyway) as it use to be. But she did manage to find the outside wall soon enough, finding the door a bit slower and following Lyrus to her room. Once there, she hauled herself back up onto her bed and huddled toward the back, yawning broadly. "Hey, Lyrus... You know I'd never let anyone get you right? You and Mignon?"
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:32 pm
Lyrus was patient with his friend, but didn't offer any directions. He knew Kilah, and Kilah was pretty independent, and he had a feeling that if he did tell her, she would just get mad at him. So he simply walked at her side, leading the way by just a bit to assure they were going the right direction and immediately climbing onto her bed as well once they reached the room, flooping out on his back with a yawn of his own. "I know. An' I'm really sorry I couldn't keep that mean guy away, Kilah. I won't let anyone get you again. Mignon, too."
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:47 pm
"Nah, don't be sorry, you couldn't do nothing about it." She meant that, too. Hell, no one could've. They didn't even know where she was. She had a feeling Lucky might've had a faint idea, and Noharu knew because she was there too, but otherwise... Yawning again, she reached up and rubbed one of her eyes. "We won't let anyone get each other then, and both of us won't let anyone get Mignon."
There was something to think about. Lucky had told her Mignon had run here crying, looking for her, but she hadn't been here. She wasn't that worried, Lyrus had been here right? As long as one of them was, Mignon would be fine, and she was certain Lyrus could take care of himself when push came to shove...
Her train of thought slowed, until eventually it faded away, and the toddler fell into an unwelcomed (though probably needed) sleep.
Outside, Noyama had watched the both of them to make sure they got inside alright. She seemed to be thinking the same as Lyrus as far as helping Kilah went. Once the both of them vanished indoors, she still stood there for a few more seconds. Well...THAT had been quite an interesting day...
Chuckling, she shook her and walked over to Banda, well aware he'd been doing 'that' again, but not seeming to care as she offered a hand to him and pointed with the other toward the door. "Tired, yes? Home now?" She was speaking about Lyrus, but wouldn't be surprised if he was too.
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