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 Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 4:23 pm
Lee chuckled. "Yeah, I suppose I would kill ya if you aggravated your wound again." She too laid down and watch the snow drift, creating little piles, then melting on the ground near them due to Shiro's heat. "I don't know what I want to do, just hang out, explore the garden I guess. Just have some old-fashioned fun. I ran away for so long I forgot to have fun or relax once in a while." She caught a snowflake on her tongue, and let it melt. "Yummy" she said, giggling.
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Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 5:50 pm
"Heh heh, aren't you in a good mood?" Shiro said with a grin as Lee giggled, sitting up as he unjunctioned Ifrit. His body slowly started to return to it's normal temperature as he stood up. Extending his hand out for Lee to grab he smiled, looking back towards the garden. "I love adventures, let's go exploring then. Sometimes you find something good when you get lost." A slight shiver went went through his body as the cold was starting to catch up to him now that he was normal again, but that was alright. In all honesty going back to class should be first on their list of things to do, but where's the fun in that? Sure it was Aki's class and they were out in the field instead of inside a classroom, but ditching class always had it's own special allure. "And getting lost is my specialty, heh heh heh."
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 3:14 pm
Lee moved closer to Shiro as she felt the surge of warmth fade away. She tried to control herself and not blush again, but she failed horribly and a soft patch of red appeared on her face again. "Yeah, but can we maybe go inside for a little bit first, and warm up?" she said, feeling the cold seep in again. "And I need to find a new shirt as well." Lee added, trying to think of how they could get another shirt without drawing any attention to themselves. New people joined the Gardens everyday, but from their clothing it was obvious they were from a warmer climate.
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 3:37 pm
Noticing Lee turned red again Shiro figured he'd made it hotter than he thought when junctioning with Ifrit, but shook the thought away as he nodded. "Sounds good." And without a moment to waste they were headed back into the garden where it was indeed much much warmer than outside. So much so that Shiro almost forgot that they, especially Lee, were in need of new attire. "Hmm, if we find a good hiding spot we can ambush someone and take their shirt. But that's probably frowned upon and we don't want to get the headmistress in trouble. Maybe we can...sneak into a locker room? That's probably just as bad. Um...wait, where are we again?" He asked Lee looking around curiously.
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 3:58 pm
"This would be Trabia Garden, Shiro." Lee said, giggling. "But I agree. We should find a more respectable way to get a shirt, I don't want to make a bad name for Aki. And if not, that's fine too, I'll be able to handle the cold a little bit longer." Lee said. They were inside the atrium and Lee went to a bench and sat down. She looked at all of the architecture that was involved in the building. "Besides, this place has its charm..." she said "We could stick to the courtyards, I bet there's lots of little secret places and hidey holes that we can find." Lee finished, a mischevious grin on her face.
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 4:11 pm
"Heh heh, secret spots and hidey holes, that brings back memories." Shiro said with a grin as he remembered his younger days playing fort and hide and seek with the other kids of Timber. Nothing like finding a hollowed out tree stump when you're playing hide and seek, until something big and creepy squirms into your shirt causing you to blow your cover. Good times. Come to think of it, Shiro got bitten by a lot of wild things when he was little and never got checked out by a proper doctor, maybe he should look into that at some point. He came out of his daze and saw Lee grinning as well, though there was something a little unsettling in her grin that made him chuckle a little nervously. He shook it off and nodded though, exploring was always fun. "Good plan, wonder what we'll find."
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 4:34 pm
"Awesome!" Lee said, her face now sporting an innocent smile. She got up and grabbed one of Shiro's hands and led him to the courtyards. Her jacket was now unzipped and hung loosely around her body. The courtyards in Trabia were quite different from those at Balamb. She spotted a somewhat obscured path. "This way!" she said as she set off, leaving Shiro behind. She came to a small enclosed area with a lone tree in the middle. It was a large one at that, and Lee started to climb up it, seeing the tangle of branches and limbs as footholds; a skyward path.
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 4:55 pm
Shiro grinned, though he barely had time to get himself ready before Lee took him and started leading them who knows where. She seemed much happier now though, compared to before. It was almost hard to believe that this was the same person who had frozen tears streaming down her face as her nightmares tormented her, it was a pleasant sight to see her like this now, Shiro never liked seeing anyone being down. He laughed a bit as she ran ahead of him, sure they were here for class but right now the two of them were just having fun and it was a blast. "Oi oi, trying to challenge the master to a tree climbing game? I grew up in the woods you know." Shiro called out playfully as he watched Lee climb the tree like a pro, it was almost like he was a little kid again playing tag back home, it was a very warm innocent feeling that no person should ever forget they once had. Grinning Shiro jumped up and grabbed one of the branches, climbing up the tree after Lee wondering what wonders awaited at the top. "I'm gonna catch you!" He called out as he started to catch up, forgetting that the garden people might not approve of this kind of shenanigans from visiting students.
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 5:14 pm
"Shhh! Be quiet, we're trying to hide remember?" She said, giggling as she looked down to see Shiro trying to catch up to her. She went as far as she could, and found a nice spot to sit and look at the landscape. "Isn't it something?" she said. "Back home we had mountains like these, in fact I think we were actually situated in a small valley between two of them." she felt the breeze float through her hair and inhaled deeply as if it carried the scent of the sweet smelling flowers that bloomed in the winter. Her jacket billowed out behind her, creating a very enchanting image.
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 5:36 pm
"Oh right." Shiro said quietly as he looked around, it didn't seem as though anyone had noticed them. With that he continued to chase Lee up the tree, getting to the top and listening to her talk as her jacket blew in the wind. Note to self, look into getting a totally boss cape for occasions like this. "Never got a view like this back home." He said as he looked around and got settled next to Lee looking out at the landscape. "This a real cool spot, good job finding it." Shiro said with a big grin as he got comfortable, the pleasant snow land breeze in his face.
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 5:53 pm
"No problem." Lee said, smiling. "I like being up in the trees. It...calms me somehow. I spend half of my time at night sitting up in the trees at the secret place back in Balamb, doing my homework. It's the only place where I can clear my head and wrap it around all of the stuff we're learning." she paused and gripped the limb they were sitting on. "Plus I feel closer to my family. In our traditions, we believe that our loved ones come together and make the stars. Of course we know the scientific composition and all, but it just can't all be science, right?" she said with a smile, she was getting used to talking about the touchy subject.
Shiro's kindness created a warm, safe environment where she was able to open up. Back in Celestia, people didn't talk about sadness or grief much, most of it was done in the family setting. And since Lee was mourning her family, she had no one to help comfort her or help ease the pain. She'd been able to do much on her own, in a very slow, painful process. But with Shiro, she had somebody to talk to now, finally. It helped to have someone to say that they too knew how you felt, and that it'd be okay, even if you already knew so. Lee leaned into the trunk of the tree, and let it support her. She yawned and let her left arm and leg dangle over the edge of the limb. The sun shone through the leaves of the tree and made her hair sparkle and shine as it trailed down below her.
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 6:11 pm
"Well I don't know much about science, but don't they say energy never disappears? Maybe we really do go up there and make up the stars." Shiro said with a gentle smile as he looked up at the sky, then to Lee. As she yawed he smirked a little, giving her a little nudge. "Say now, don't fall asleep of you'll fall out of the tree. Then I'll have to go all monkey style and save you." Shiro wrapped his legs around the branch as he rolled backwards off the branch and hung on it upside down, making monkey noises. He laughed as he hung there upside down looking up at her then down and around, this was a lot of fun. "Your hair's kinda sparkly. That's pretty cool."
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 6:17 pm
Shiro's statement made her more alert. "Oh, thanks..." she said. She stroked her hair, a slight blush appearing on her face. She was always a tomboy and so wasn't much of the 'pretty princess' type. She never really thought much about her looks and so it was different to have someone notice. "And don't you worry, I've slept in trees plenty of times. It keeps you away from a lot of the predators on the ground." she said, recalling her trek from the outward edge of Celestia to Balamb. She got comfortable again, smiling from Shiro's comment. "Well I think I'm gonna rest for a little...bit." Lee said, her voice fading off into a yawn.
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 6:58 pm
"Guess you're right." Shiro continued to hang there as she yawned, smirking a bit as he got comfortable as well. A little too comfortable, as the blood was all rushing to his head now he was getting a little light headed, and shiro swung himself back over the branch where he nearly fell forward before catching himself on the branch with his hands. "Heh, just don't have no more nightmares ok?" He said quietly as he got comfortable on the branches as well. He hadn't really slept in trees for predator avoiding, but more so cause he just liked climbing trees, but he was use to it too. Laying on his stomach, limbs loosely wrapped around the branch they were on he started to get really comfy and sleepy as well. This turned out to be a really lazy day.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 1:24 pm
"hmmm? Okay..." Lee barely mumbled as she quickly succumbed to sleep. A light smile played across her face as her dreams were filled with enchanting images and fanciful tales; of warrior princesses with their dashing knights in shining armor fighting along side them. Her breathing eased to a slow, calm rhythm as she finally found herself in a peaceful sleep. The breeze continued in the tree, creating whispers of tales from faraway lands that entered her sub conscious. Lee was completely still save for a slow swinging of her left limbs as they dangled from the limb of the tree.
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