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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:18 am
Hebal smiled but shook her head "Nah uh I think they'll only let Ivy in since none of them are our companions or on the guest list. They'll just have to go back to their flowers once we're in" she concluded pulling Zadina into a light hug "Aww well thank you for the compliment, I think your growing up to be a really nice handsom young man" she chirped feeling the material he was wearing.
Seph yawned pulling Itaka through the wall with her "Agression can be learned too and be caused by hormones in anything so I don't see that as a great defence but lets not go into all that now" she grinned suddenly turning around and pouncing on him to knock him to the ground. "Unfortunately for you I am one of the ones who has it in their blood" she laughed getting up and waiting for him to do the same.
Alpha chuckled stepping through the new enterence almost having to squeeze through due to lack of room "In that case you must be older than you look. You would be surprised though, some people can be in the army for years without a war breaking out which is a good thing I guess. Does your arm never get sore from carrying the cannon around all the time?"
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Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:37 am
Satoshi shook her head ignoring a sprite that was flying around her to try and get her attention "You're right, Satoshi is just a designated codename. I haven't told these guys my real name, that piece of information would require somebody to give me something for it like a bit of gil or some valuble object" she explained.
Hayate grunted allowing the wall to close up again while he followed the short path towards the palace entrence "Those sprites are not coming in with us. Oh and I assume you would rather go in via the main entrance than by one of the side doors the servents mainly use" he muttered keeping an eye on what the little creatures were doing.
Felina blushed a little trying to shrug off her little outburst while she stroked Cid's ears lightly "Sorry, what I really meant to say is my parents are too over protective. No matter we'll be leaving tomorrow morning and I hope you like the rear of my house" she added picking up a blue flower, which she had been named after and attatching it to her dress.
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 3:42 am
Barbaros raised an eyebrow at Itaka and Seph "Yo you two lovebirds should save that behaviour for the bedroom" he said picking Itaka up before turning to Alpha "Me folks were pirates, sailed the seas and all that, it built up my strength and I've handled a cannon longer than Itaka's used a sword" he laughed "My Cannon isn't so bad and it was only a little civil war so it's nothing like what you talked about." he said waving a hand dismissively at Alpha
Mari giggled as the attendants in the palace put up a barrier that kept the other sprites out as they passed through it Ivy stood up and blew raspberries at the sprites who cast comet repeatedly on the barrier which held up before they got fed up and flew away. Ivy settled down once again quite pleased with herself. "I'm sure they'll have their own super party provided the flower field wasn't damaged in the battle.
Oassu smiled "It's very nice and don't worry about it, your not like them which is important" he said spotting the flower "Thats beautiful" he said cuddling her "Your parents are silly still you'll be alright you very grown up now" he laughed.
Itaka laughed brushing down his shirt "Why's that unfortunate for me? Is that your idea of a dance? The prospect of wrestling with you sounds fun but I don't think we'd look too good in the eyes of Felina's parents" he smirked grabbing Seph's arm and swinging her around him before pulling her back beside him and walking along smoothly once again.
One of the attendants looked nervously down at Enkidu the lupine fiend "Ahem sir I don't think you can take him in with you" he told Gil.
Gil frowned "I assure you he's very well trained, he won't cause no trouble I give you my word" he tried to explain with a sigh before turning to Satoshi "Does someone always need to buy your name like that....can't you tell it to say...a special someone" he asked.
Zadina blushed at Hebals compliment "Thank you miss Hebal but Hayate I think Mr Gil is having trouble getting Enkidu into the party" he told Hayate pointing back to where Gil had been held up.
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:38 am
Seph laughed swishing her tail back and forth playfully "I don't think the king would appreciate that kind of behaviour unless he was really drunk but I bet someone else would complain. Never mind at least we haven't got those really annooying sprites gatecrashing" she mumbled glaring at the attendants.
Hebal smiled then turned around to stick her tongue out at the sprites while they failed to cause any damage with their comets. "I don't know what the flower field is like but I thought Hayate said earlier it was a no go area for either side because of all the pollen being released" she informed Mari fighting the urge to glomp Zadina.
Alpha snickered at Itaka and Seph but soon turned his attention away "I could have guessed that, you are older than Itaka afterall. Your parents must be crazy, I can't stand sailing. Then again I guess it doesn't hurt as much when they fall in" he answered with a small shudder before turning to the guard impatiently. "Hey whats the big deal, Enkidu isn't going to bite or anything so let us past"
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:08 am
Hayate sighed walking forward to assist Gil "He can take his dog with him if the princess wishes for it" he told them calmly pointing to Felina who nodded in response. "See, now I would suggest you move asside and stop asking unnecessary questions" he barked at the guards causing them to step out the way. "There you go Gil, enjoy your stay" he grinned.
Satoshi smiled picking up Enkidu and giving him a cuddle "Yeah I can say it to my family, my team and a special someone but only the family are allowed to use it without permission. We have a lot of enemies too you know" she explained letting out a sigh of relief once the other sprites had finally stopped flying around her.
Felina cuddled Oassu back then bent down to kiss him on the nose regardless of the reaction the attendence were making. "Yeah most of these elves are just silly and don't like a bit of change. Hehe it will be my turn next to meet your family which I bet won't be too great either" she muttered smiling to the attendents as she walked past.
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:21 am
Oassu opened his mouth lightly to say something before sighing "Yea...anyway where's this ballroom supposed to be?" he said looking around the palace.
Gil thanked Hayate before glaring at the guards who backed away as Enkidu bounded past "Sounds tough, are you like a really legendary ninja then? And your codename is just so they don't come after you?" he asked Satoshi making rude gestures at the guards behind her back.
Itaka nodded "Yea we'd get in so much trouble for letting them in, imagine if one of them got annoyed and started casting comet everywhere" he groaned stroking Seph's tail "Still you reckon Elorin will be plastered tonight?" he asked her.
Barbaros nodded "I'm like a bigger brother to the guy, and I just love the sea" he laughed "I'll probably take my family out there once we get back I imagine we won't be very popular in the city anyway" he shrugged.
Mari giggled "Those flowers were nice, we'll need to make a little flower bed for Ivy to sleep in" she said holding her hand out as Ivy landed on it and started to dance.
Music had started to come from up ahead and several young elf girls around Zadina's age popped out chasing each other through the alabaster pillars. They spotted Zadina and cheered "It's him from the magic academy!!!" they said before sprinting towards him. Zadina whimpered slightly and cast an invisibilty spell on himself before the sound of his footsteps sprinted away from Hebal.
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:39 am
Seph hesitated thinking over the question for a minute before nodding her head "I think theresa good chance since it's his home and all, I mean you saw how drunk he was when we were at that other party so why not. It would be kinda funny and good training if the sprites got in but they would probably not leave Satoshi alone and try and make her into a giant sprite or something" she laughed noticing Gil's gestures.
Hebal scratched her head glancing over at Felina "Maybe if we ask really nicely she'll let us pick a flower or two to take home with us" she suggested moving in the direction of the music as if it was calling to her. "Hehe isn't Zadina a popular little one tonight, he must have made a big impression on the girls at school" she laughed.
Alpha snickered waving the invisible Zadina off "Would be a good idea if Alex sits in power for too long. To me the only thing that makes pirating worth while are the big jackpots and-" he stopped sniffing the air around them "Hmm something smells nice, must be the party food" he remarked patting his belly.
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 7:18 am
Felina frowned sensing a sudden feeling of discomfort in the room then soon decided it would be for the best not to keep talking about families. "Oh we're not that far now, I'll take you up there" she answered quietly leading Oassu up the staircase and along the long hallway at the top. The guards standing outside one of the doorways moved to one side and opened the door for the two of them to go inside "Welcome to the ballroom" she smiled leading him through the guests standing around.
Hayate laughed watching both Felina and Zadina run off "I wonder what the kid did to get so popular, looks like he's got a few dates after all. You're just smelling the fish Alpha, it will be on the table upstairs" he answered hopping up the steps two at a time. "The sea is an ok place to go if you need to get away so long as it's international waters" he commented reaching the top.
Satoshi smirked looking around and noticing what Seph had been laughing at. "Heh try being a little polite and I might tell you my name, provided you agree not to go telling everyone. Every active ninja in the village is given a codename as part of normal proceedures to reduce the chance of known enemies going after the rest of your families. People were all reluctant to carry out missions in case their children were going to be put in danger" she explained speeding up to catch up with Felina.
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 7:41 am
Gil shuddered at the smell of fish but it was quickly washed over by the other smells of food. He said dashing forward to keep up with Satoshi as they reached the top of the stairs "I take it thats why you live in villages for protection" he sighed "Shame, thats the fun in being a mercenary, people bear grudges against your employers rather than you but that doesn't mean theres 100% unaccountability for your ac...tions" he said slowly as he was dassled by the bright lights and couples in the ballroom.
Itaka laughed "If the king is wasted I'm not being held responsible for it. Though Satoshi as a giant sprite might be kinda cool, but we don't need that" he said smiling as the ballroom came into view. "Wow the elves sure put on a good show" he admitted looking around at the elves "Now don't you let your eyes go wandering for some prettyboy elven noble" he teased Seph.
Oassu laughed as Felina pulled him through the crowd of dancers "Wow this is like...incredible I never thought it would be so...grand" he said as some nobles gave him odd looks for being with the princess. "Where are we going to your family?" he asked
Barbaros looked into the ballroom "This sure is some high quality thing you've got going on here Hayate" he chuckled "I didn't think you elves would really know how to party" he shrugged.
Mari giggled "Well he did beat possibly the most popular kid in school, I imagine that won him some fans" she said stepping into the ballroom. Ivy almost exploded with excitement flitting left and right to see all the people in the room "Now go find Shizuka" she told Hebal with a wink.
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:07 am
Seph grinned closing her eyes for a moment to get used to all the sudden bright lights shining around the room "Don't worry they aren't my type. But you better not go after some elf prettygirl or I might have to get a little mean" she whispered to him glancing around "Anywhere you wish to go first?" she asked.
Hebal paused standing on her tiptoes to try and spot Shizuka but eventually sighed slumping back down "I can't see her, theres too many people taller than me" she sulked squeezing past a group of old fat elves huddled together "Looks like I'll have to find her, would you like to help me now Ivy is having fun?"
Alpha grinned glancing up over the heads of some of the shorter elves to get a better look around the place but was soon gently pushed to one side by a bunch of waitors walking past carrying trays of food above their heads "This place is real classy as I expected, now I don't know about you but I am going to get something to eat" he yawned following his nose towards the food table.
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:36 am
Felina smiled coming to a stop in the middle of the room "Oh I wasn't aiming for any specific place, I just wanted to get away from all the big crowds around the doors" she explained bowing to an elf even taller than she was who bowed back before walking on "Thats the guy whose hat I accidentally too yesterday" she whispered to him giggling a little "But now we are here shall we dance?"
Satoshi laughed taking in the smell of fish "It's just other ninjas we have to be weary of but it's a good thing you stopped making rude gestures at the elves or else we could have been kicked out before the party even started" she added in a quiet voice. "Anyway it sure is a grand scene, a lot classier than the dwarf place."
Hayate raised his eyebrow at Gil and leaned in closer to him "You know your about to miss out on the opportunity to find out Satoshi's real name" he whispered to him. He then cleared his throat and moved out the way for the waiters to come through "It's not really my thing, usually I am just the staff and don't get to take part myself but so long as you don't steal I won't have to do anything to anyone tonight" he smiled.
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 1:03 pm
Barbaros frowned "Ludicrous! A thief in a palace who's not allowed to steal?!" he said shaking his head "Can I at least peddle?" he asked opening his jacket revealing an assortment of fake but proper looking pocket watches.
Gil started at Hayate's hint "Ahem well anyway what IS your real name then?" he asked her "And it was only because they weren't letting Enkidu in who...wait a minute..Enkidu?" he said looking around but some screaming from the food table alerted him to where Enkidu was as he munched through the food "Ah forget it, they'll make more" he sighed.
Oassu nodded smiling "You mean the general guy?" he paused "Whatever happened to that hat?" he asked biting his lip "Ah nevermind, I'd love to dance" he said taking Felina's hand and twirling with her "So tell me Felina, is this the sort of thing I should get used to in future? Fabulous balls, royal banquets?" he asked her quietly as the glittering gold of a golden wallet beckoned him from a nobles pocket before they spiralled away.
Itaka shook his head "Do you really think any of these elfs are for me?" he asked grunting as a puffy dressed elf bumped against him as she danced. "Probably think I'm just some ruffian, they wouldn't be far off the truth but I need a rough in tough girl like you" he said patting Seph on the shoulder "And right now we could dance or go get a drink" he said his eyes flickering briefly to a golden wallet sticking out of a nobles pocket.
Mari nodded in agreement as Ivy took off and started flying around before changing the colours of a Gria's dress. The Gria, enraged took off after Ivy in a chase through the air. Mari smiled "Lets go find her then" she said glaring at the fat elves "Never thought I'd see a fat elf" she said a little repulsed earning her a dignified glare from the nearest one.
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 1:27 pm
Seph laughed moving past the elf in the puffy dress "Maybe we should get something to eat and drink first assuming Enkidu hasn't eaten all of it already" she decided pulling him through the crowds towards the main table. "Heh not all elves are complete pansies as you might have seen from today and that doesn't include Neliel" she added nodding politelty at one of the waiters who then came over to her carrying a tray of drinks.
Alpha sighed lifting Enkidu off the table and into his arms "heh heh sorry about that guys, the dog just gets excited" he apologised noticing the number of glares he was receiving from the people around. "Yo Enkidu go back to your master and I bet he'll give you something even better to eat" he encouraged setting him down on the floor.
Hebal giggled walking quickly away from the fat elves "Hehe those creatures really don't suit being fat but I didn't think there would be any gria here" she whispered jumping onto Mari's shoulders for a minute to see over the elves heads "Yay I think I have spotted her" she cheered jumping back down and pushing forwards.
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 1:58 pm
Felina paused placing one of her hands on Oassu's shoulder and turning him away from the wallet which had been hanging out of an elfs pocket "Hmm Who knows? Depends on where we choose to live in future and how often we decide to come visit here. Oh and I got Hayate to put the hat back before he saw his parents this morning" she explained spinning him around since she was the taller one.
Satoshi smiled but turned away so that she couldn't see whatever mess Enkidu was making. She then leaned in closer to Gil "I guess a deal is a deal, my real name is Nadira Daisuke just don't go spreading it about" she whispered to him ducking down as Ivy and the Gria flew past her head.
Hayate groaned whacking Barbaros lightly across the back of the head "Geez try to show a little bit of class man. No peddling or one of the guards will have you chucked out and maybe beaten a few times depending on who does it" he warned spotting somebody that he knew sitting down lazily in the corner of the room "Anyway apart from that have fun" he added before disappearing off towards his friend.
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Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:27 pm
Oassu blushed as she spun him "Usually it's the guy who does that part" he mumbled placing his hands on Felina's hips "Still I'd like to live with you in future" he said resting his head on her shoulder "Maybe not as royalty...that'd just be weird for me" he said.
Barbaros groaned selecting the one real watch in his selection and put it smartly into his pocket "They could try an beat me" he grumbled before straightening up and making his way over to the bar in the corner.
Itaka nodded "Yeah yeah but most of these seem to be and I ain't seen a butch elf girl in my stay here" he said taking a mug of real beer from the tray and downing it "Ahhhhhhh thats high quality stuff, the King must've told the waiters to keep an eye out for us" he said with a grin taking a glass of wine from the tray which he sipped gently "And their wine is good too" he laughed "Still now that Enkidu's gone lets go eat." he told her.
Enkidu gave Alpha a big lick before picking up his drumstick and padding off into the crowd to find Gil. Under the table Zadina peeked his head out at Alpha eating a slice of cake "Hiya Cap'n Alpha" he said quietly "Try the Borscht, it's delicious" he said before glancing along the tables to where the elf girls where standing about clueless as to where he'd went before Zadina ducked back under the table.
Ivy dived down into the crowd hiding in an elf's beard as he talked callously about political topics unaware of the sprite hiding in his beard.
Mari nodded "I think Felina said some Viera were headed here as reinforcements so that must be the commander" she said pointing to the polka-dot dressed Gria hovering angrily above the crowd. "Still lets go get Shizuka then I can go get a drink" she laughed following Hebal.
Gil's smile broadened "Really? Thats a beautiful name you have, don't worry I'll be quiet about it" he said bending down to pat Enkidu "Still there's one thing that bothers me...you said 'a deal is a deal' what did you mean by that?" he asked curiously as he twirled Satoshi before placing his hands on her "Umm...I'm not the best dancer but I'll try not to step on your toes" he said before attempting a clumsy quickstep.
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