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 Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:36 pm
Fiorenza looked at Kuoni and then nuzzled her. "Hello dear. Have you seen Lux? I can't find her and it's about time for her bandages to be changed." She said distracted. It took her a moment for what Kuoni said and then the pups appearing to sink in. "..... You had KIDS?!" She practically yelled, "I would have thought that you had learned better! Especially seeing how Aisling is!" She shook her head then looked at the pups smiling. "Hello there........ I'm Fiorenza, your grandmother." She said calmly. She looked at all of them still smiling. "Aw how cute you are." She said to Tersi then turned to Wyatt, "What a handsome little boy and so ...... polite I guess is the best way to say it." She then looked at Kuoni. "So three pups..."
Lux hobbled inside in time to see Vipin running off to find Aphrodite and Fiorenza greeting the pups. "I'm right here Fiorenza. I didn't go far but I need the fresh air!" She said shaking her head and ignoring the glare and huff from Fiorenza.
Doc walked in beside Lux and looked at everyone. Who was the old lady? ..... Was she the grandma person? She did look the part. He slowly made his way towards his family but paused when another coughing fit hit.
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:51 pm
Kuoni instantly hung her head, narrowing her eyes against coming tears. "I do know better. But it was while... I was gone. And, well, I can't really explain myself. At least not with them here." She sighed in relief when Fiorenza responded nicely to the pups. "Actually, it's four." Her head picked up when Doc coughed again, and she padded over to give him a nuzzle and make sure he was sitting in the way that made coughing less stressful on his little body.
Nima smiled, feeling more at ease now that the elder female was smiling, and Wyatt was over there unharmed. She looked up curiously at her mother's hung head though. 'Huh? Why are you sad mommy?" She wondered to herself. She looked back as Kuoni went to see Doc, then back to Fiorenza. She got up and started sniffing around the room.
Tersi batted her eyes and held her head up proudly. 'At least she thinks I'm cute!' She thought happily to herself.
Wyatt wagged his tail, smiling bashfully. "Thank you." He said, giggling. "That's Nima, that's Tersi, and that's Doc Holliday. And my name is Wyatt." He said, then turning and narrowing his eyes at Nima and the muffled 'Earp' that came from her.
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:03 pm
Fiorenza glared at Lux. "Bedroom. Now." She said sternly. She then turned her attention back to the pups. "What cute names.... and there are four of you." She said looking at Doc concerned, "Is he alright?" Once she got a nod from Doc she turned back to Wyatt. "Wyatt Earp is a nice grown up name, Wyatt. I think it suits you nicely. Tersi sounds like..... like a name that someone famous would have. Nima.... Nima reminds me of....." She said trailing off as her eyes clouded over.
Doc nodded at his grandma. "Call me Doc." He said smiling at his mom, "Thanks. That helped." He then began walking over towards their grandmother when he noticed her clouded eyes. "What's wrong with her?"
Lux was hobbling towards the bedroom when she heard Doc's question. She then looked around then noticed Fiorenza's silence. "Oh shi....." She said stopping herself from swearing, "You kids need to get away from your grandmother now!" She then began hobbling faster heading for Fiorenza in case she had an 'episode'.
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:32 pm
Kuoni smiled at Doc. "Just remember it. That's what the vet said to do." She looked at Wyatt proudly. Such a gentleman, introducing everyone. Her eyes widened when Fiorenza reacted to Nima's name. "Oh, mom! It's okay mom." She hurried forward and pulled the girls away. "Wyatt. Come here, now." She said, hiding Nima, Tersi and Doc behind her. "Momma, stay here with us."
Nima looked up as she was pulled back. "What's going on Mommy?" She asked, having been too busy sniffing around to realize what had changed.
Tersi jumped up, her eyes glowing. "Really?! A famous name?" She giggled excitedly. "I'm going to be famous when I grow up. I know it!" She frowned when Kuoni pulled her away. "Huh? What's wrong?"
Wyatt flushed slightly. "Just Wyatt is okay for now." He mumbled bashfully. He noticed Fiorenza change and back away slightly. "Grandma?" He looked back as Kuoni called him, then looked back at Fiorenza, still backing away. "Did I do something Grandma?"
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:40 pm
Aphrodite walked out of Blue's room and headed straight for Fiorenza. "I thought we were going to change Lux's bandages. What's taking you so long?" She said grabbing Fiorenza, "Fiorenza.... You know you have to be in the room too. I need your eyes."
Fiorenza snapped out of it when Aphrodite grabbed her. "Oh! I'm sorry Aphrodite." She said turning for the bedroom, "I just got caught up meeting..... Who was I meeting again?" She began walking for the room.
Lux sighed in relief when Aphrodite appeared. The anthro really seemed to be helping Fiorenza's mind get better. "I'm coming." She said hobbling forward, "You were meeting Kuoni's children, your grandchildren. You can visit with them once we get the bandage changing over with." She paused when Aphrodite and Fiorenza walked into the room then looked back at Kuoni and her pups. "I'm guessing Nima is named after your father?" She said, "And no you didn't do anything Wyatt. Your grandmother's mind isn't very stable right now."
Doc nodded. "I will." He said to his mother. He then watched what was going on with Fiorenza. "What's wrong with her? Why isn't her mind stable?" He looked up at his mother.
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:00 pm
Kuoni sighed thankfully when Fiorenza snapped back. She wondered if Aphrodite had known what was happening. She looked at Lux and nodded slowly.
She looked down at her pups' questioning faces and sighed. "Something happened, not all that long ago, that was very stressful, and, hurtful, to Grandma Fiorenza. And some parts of her- haven't- healed yet. -" She couldn't say any more as her throat tightened and tears fell from her eyes. She gasped a half-repressed sob and turned away.
Nima looked sadly at the door Fiorenza had gone through. "Poor grandma..."
Tersi tilted her head, then looked at Lux. "Could I sing to her? Grandpa says that when he's sad, my singing makes him feel better." She perked her ears at her idea. Everyone would feel better if she sang to them.
Wyatt looked at Lux, then at the door with a mixture of relief and sadness. Something had happened between grandma and grandpa. Fiorenza was mom's mom, and Enigma was mom's dad. His sister's hadn't noticed, but he had, and it clicked in place now. Fiorenza had changed when she talked about Nima's name. And Lux had confirmed his thoughts with her question to Kuoni. He looked at his shaking mother. Had she been involved in what happened too? He turned back to the door, eyes narrowed in thought.
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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:12 am
Lux shook her head at Tersi. "Maybe another time you can. She's going to be busy for the next few minutes." She said with a sigh, "Well try not to mention her name then. It'll probably set Fiorenza off again." She then hobbled off to the bedroom. "Feel free to wander the cabin and make yourselves comfortable. Fiorenza and Aphrodite will be out when they're done with me." She said before going into the room. The door shut behind her and muffled voices could be heard.
Doc looked at his mom and then to the bedroom that Fiorenza had gone into. "Oh." He said looking back to his mom and noticed the tears, "Don't cry Mom!" He climbed up her leg (He's standing up on his hind legs and his front paws are on her leg) and licked her. "It's alright. I'm sure grandma will be better soon."
Suddenly the bedroom door was opened and out fell Vipin. The door closed just as suddenly leaving Vipin stunned. "Well that wasn't too nice...." He said walking over to Kuoni and the pups. He sat down with his head tilted. "So uh.... do you guys want to meet your other cousin and your Aunt?"
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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:34 am
Kuoni nodded slightly to Lux. Then she looked at Doc Holliday and smiled weakly. "I hope so honey." She said, licking her son's face.
She looked up at Vipin, her face frozen. "You can't mean Aisling." She said without thinking. They had never been on the best of terms, and Kuoni was willing to bet that things hadn't changed. What did Aisling think of what had happened to Fiorenza? How could she face her sister like this? "I'd rather not..." Also, their cousin? Was the cousin like his/her mother?
Nima looked around, still confused about what had happened, when Vipin came back and mentioned a cousin and Aunt. "Really?! Another cousin and an aunt!" She hopped over to him, then frowned and looked at the door he had come through. "Er, they're not the ones who you just called not nice, are they?"
Tersi nodded. "I'll be sure to sing for them later then. And then grandma can feel better and we can visit more!" She turned and hopped onto a chair, curled up, and waited.
Wyatt shook his head. "Don't be so full of yourself Tersi." He mumbled to himself. Her singing didn't fully cheer grandpa up. Wyatt could see that. Sure, grandpa liked his sister's singing, but it didn't make him better.
He looked over at Vipin, judging between Kuoni's reaction, Nima's, and his own. "Are they here now?" He asked Vipin.
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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:34 pm
Vipin nodded slowly. "Yeah I mean Aisling. Do you have something against her?!" He said pausing, "I wonder if she's even here...." He looked around the room for a second before opening his mouth again. "Hey! Aludra! You lazy excuse of a sister! Get out here!" He yelled. He looked pretty annoyed that he had to do this.
Doc smiled lightly at his mom then tilted his head. Why was everyone reacting so differently. "So who are our Aunt and cousin? And do we have any others? What about uncles?"
Aludra walked out of the moonlit's room yawning. "There's no need to shout Vipin and stop saying those things." She said blinking her eyes as she tried to wake up. She stopped when she noticed Kuoni and the pups. "Kuoni? So is this Grandma's daughter? I've never met her...... Zzzzz" She said falling down as she fell asleep.
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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:06 pm
Kuoni shrugged dismissivly, then looked up in suprise at Vipin's yell, then at Aludra. "She a narcoleptic?" She asked.
Her face slipped into a neutral protective mask at Doc's question. Her voice was rather monotone. "You have other cousins, though I've never met them. And another aunt whom I haven't seen since birth. And... one uncle, Rudolf. I've never met him either." Her face showed emotion again as she thought about all the family see didn't know.
Nima yelped with a start when Vipin suddenly yelled right next to her. Then she watched as Aludra came out and fell over asleep. She frowned at what Kuoni called this female. "Narcoleptic? What's that? Sleeping?" She padded over to the sleeping girl and pawed cautiously at one of her ears. "Am I narcoleptic when I'm sleeping?"
Tersi watched all this from her chair, just feeling better that her mother wasn't crying anymore. She nearly fell off the chair in a fit of giggles. "That's our cousin? But she just fell asleep in front of us! How rude!" 'She didn't even get to see how cute I am!'
Wyatt narrowed his eyes slightly when Aludra came out. 'That's not how you speak to females.' He grumbled in his mind at Vipin. Then he laughed in shock at Nima. "Nima! Don't paw at her! Good grief!"
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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:20 pm
Vipin sighed when Aludra came out and instantly fell asleep. "Yes she is. She's so useless. I don't even know why Aisling kept her." He said still keeping to his old way of hating his half-sister. He padded over to Aludra and pawed her. "Wake up."
Doc looked at his mom tilting his head. "I wonder how many cousins we have..... and if we'll ever get to meet them and our aunt and uncle." He said watching Vipin, "You shouldn't say things like that or do that. It's mean and wrong." He then coughed a couple of times.
Aludra woke up after a couple of minutes. "Huh? Did I fall asleep again. Sorry." She said sitting up, "I'm Aludra, Aisling's daughter." She looked at Kuoni and smiled. She then looked at Vipin. "So what did you want little brother?"
Vipin sighed at Aludra's little reminder. "I wanted to know if Aisling was here. I figured Kuoni's kids would like to meet her and you." He said looking away, "Do you think Rudolf is here or is he still with his mate or the knights?"
"Well I think Mom is here. She's probably in the kitchen or dining room if she is." Aludra said, "And Rudolf isn't here."
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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:44 pm
"No Nima. Narcolepsy is a special condition. Regular sleep is not the same." Kuoni opened her mouth to protest against Vipin's words about his sister, but stopped herself. She didn't want to argue with Vipin right now. So she patted Doc's head and smiled at her niece. "Hi Aludra. I'm Kuoni. And these four are your cousins."
Nima smiled up at Aludra. "Hi! I'm Nima. You're pretty!"
Tersi, instantly feeling put off at Aludra getting attention from Nima, hopped off the chair, fluffed her fur, and strutted over. "I'm Tersi." She said, spinning in place once.
Wyatt sat where he was, nodding his head to his cousin. "Hello. I'm Wyatt."
"Earp"
*sigh*
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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 7:57 pm
Doc smiled at his mom then turned to his female cousin. "I'm Doc Holliday, Doc for short." He said, "Please ignore Tersi. She's just trying to get attention and be lavished with love that she doesn't need."
Aludra looked at the pups and smiled. "Hello. It's nice to meet all of you." She said blushing, "Thanks. I mainly got my looks from my dad." She looked at Doc and shook her head. "But that's what every little girl wants. To be told how adorable she is." She stopped when yells of complaint came from Blue's room. "Looks like Lux is putting up a fight again."
*Vipin has sneaked off to see if Aisling is around*
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Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:12 pm
Kuoni briefly wondered who Aludra got her looks from, but shook her head. It wasn't up to her to ask the daughter. And no way she would ask the mother, so best put it out of mind. Which wasn't hard when the complaining sifted through the door. "Is she always like this?"
Tersi grinned happily, and turned to stick her tongue out at Doc in triumph. "See! She knows!" She turned back, gave Aludra a once-over, and had to reluctantly agree. "I bet you got told that lots of times, huh." She said in a reserved voice that was a mix of admiration and jealousy.
Nima sighed in annoyance. "Doesn't mean you have to try to steal the attention all for yourself, sister." She ignored the glare she recieved. "How many siblings do you have Aludra?"
Wyatt chose to sit quietly and just listen, and hope that his sisters wouldn't argue about this later.
He also wondered; was there more family on his father's side? Whoever he may be.
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:16 am
Doc looked at Aludra then shook his head. "Must be a girl thing." He said rolling his eyes, "So Aludra who is your dad? You said that you got your looks from him so who is he?" He looked over at the bedroom when he heard the complaining. "She's really loud."
Aludra nodded to Kuoni. "Yep every time her bandages need to be changed this is what happens." She said turning to Tersi, "No I really wasn't told that all the time. Probably because I didn't get out a lot since I always fall asleep." She then turned to Nima and thought. "I have seven siblings. Three of them are only half-siblings. You met one of them, Vipin. I don't know any of my other siblings really. They all went to different homes and owners."
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