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 Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 4:17 pm
Mauli giggled; Acia's actions reminded her of Nyat. Except without the burning, hating fury. A soft bump against her foot alerted her, and she slid back, breathing a sigh of relief as she saw Fenwrit. She scooped the egg up, cradling him against her stomach as she pressed her fork against a small piece of roast beef.
"I bet he's hungry..." Mauli murmured, lifting the egg up to eye-height. Fenwrit shook, and the SM quickly lowered him, making sure to wrap him up in her shirt so that he wouldn't fall off. Then, scooping up the bit of beef, she quickly shoved it into her mouth and swallowed it. Fenwrit shook again, and another piece of roast beef rose, though Mauli hadn't touched it. It was glowing with a soft black light, and hovered over the plate until... flying straight at Acia. The little troublemaker!
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 4:24 pm
((Ohh, here we go..))
And WHAM, the meat his Acia on the side of the head, draping over her face and oozing gravy down her neck. The glider straightened up, stunned... Why was there meat dripping from her head? Who would throw meat at...her? Acia seemed likely to burst into tears, but, thankfully, gliders were unable to cry. So instead, she stumbled across the table in the direction the meat had come from...the roast beef still mostly covering her face. Upon reaching the edge of the table, she pulled off the meat and threw it as hard as she could at Mauli's face.
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 4:32 pm
Mauli yelped, falling backwards in her chair as the piece of meat hit her forehead. She hit the floor, clutching... no, wait, where was Fen!?
Fenwrit laughed in his shell, lifting another piece of meat and flinging it at Acia. Mauli getting in trouble for what he did... That was too great!
Biting back a scream of rage, Mauli leapt at Fenwrit, and promptly hit her head on the table trying to do so. She clapped a hand to her head, and squished her hand in the roast beef while doing so. That really topped her cake, and scooped the meat up, tossing it towards Fenwrit... and missing completely.
Fenwrit stopped the meat in midair, then spun it around, making it fly towards Acia instead. Heheh, suckers!
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 4:37 pm
The new slice of roast beef caught Acia in the back of the head, and she stumbled forward, nearly falling off the table. Chittering angrily, she ripped it away, only to have a second piece of meat hit her in the side of the head. Really, this was too much! Drenched in meat and gravy, along with the potatos she'd previously dove in, the glider curls into the little ball, arms clamped over her head. A high pitched whine soon emitted from the food-covered ball of fur, which was probably meant that Acia was crying.
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 4:49 pm
Mauli grabbed Fenwrit's hat, yanking it off his head. The sounds of Acia's crying hit her ears, and she scowled, glaring down at the now-hatless black egg. "Now see what you've done!"
Fenwrit, of course, could not see... So he didn't care. His hat flew out of Mauli's hands and landed back on his head, and he replied smartly. She was asking for it.
Mauli crossed her arms, her eyes narrowing. "Like you could understand what she was saying."
I could! Fenwrit protested, nudging up against Mauli's arm. She was in those potatoes, getting ready for a food fight!
The nudge made Mauli smile, against her own judgement; She always had a soft spot for Fenwrit. But, shaking her head, she picked him up and appeared above the table, setting him down. "No more fights." She said sternly, looking at Fenwrit pointedly.
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 5:02 pm
For some reason, Moo was no longer in the kitchen o_o No one had seen her leave, she was just gone. It was one of those creepy kinda things that only complete air heads could do... Them, and criminal masterminds >.> <.< Whatever the case, she was no longer there, or Acia would have been comforted and cheered very quickly. As it is, Aeo, who was a complete and total tattle-tale, had seen everything, and immediately flew from the room to find someone who could save Acia. Aeo was a bit too small to do it himself.
Thus, it was a rather angry and upset Isto who burst into the room moments later, Aeo's tale having been a bit...overly exagerated. But Acia waas still crying, and it was quite obvious who had caused it... Mauli had gravy all over her hand, AND was smiling while the glider sobbed. Scowling, Isto strode over and scooped the glider from the table, stepping over to the sink to help her clean up. "Brilliant, Mauli. Thanks."
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 5:08 pm
At Isto's words, Mauli squinted, wiping her hands clean on a napkin. "For what? Trying to stop it? Yeah, you're welcome." She replied coldly, then began shining Fenwrit's shell with the same napkin, even though he wasn't dirty. The smile dissapeared as soon as Isto had spoken, and it was replaced with a puckered frown, which deepened as her heart sank into her throat. He thought it was her! But she couldn't back down now, not with what she had said.
Lenta was still asleep by the oven, but Remy was now awake. He wobbled over to Mauli's feet, the fur on his nape bristling as he sensed the coming fight.
Fenwrit, enjoying the sudden attention, snuggled into Mauli's hands as she wiped.
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 5:25 pm
Isto scowled, but didn't bother to reply. He turned on the hot water and wet a conviently placed rag, beginning to clean the mashed potatoes and gravy off his little sibling. Acia's 'sobs' gradually faded to an upset chitter, relating what had happened without even bothing to realize Isto couldn't understand her. Isto merely nodded in reply, occasionally offering a word or two to reassure her, to which the glider would fall momentarily silent, only to renew her chitters moments later.
Once she was clean, Isto scooped her up and deposited her on his shoulder, then reached out to turn off the water. Turning away from the sink, he shot Mauli-and Fenwrit- a glare, then walked from the room, Acia curled up on his shoulder.
Aeo, who was partially responsible for Isto's reaction, decided he would use this time to comfort Mauli. Sadly, he was terrible at comforting anyone. The little griffin fluttered down to land on the table, beaming up at the pirate SM. "Isto hates you now."
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 5:58 pm
For a few moments, Mauli was silent, staring at the wall with her eyes clouding over. Then, a single tear fell from her eyes, dropping onto the table. As soon as it hit, Mauli had scooped Remy up and placed Fenwrit on Lenta's stomach, then stormed out of the kitchen and up to her room.
Fenwrit wriggled happily. Ohmanohman, he just got them all into trouble! That was so great!
Mauli groaned and fell face-first onto her bed, barely giving Remy any time to jump free before the 'crash'. The irate teal SM sighed, then pressed a paw against Mauli's back, watching her with concerned eyes through his mask.
"'Li..." He began, using his pet name for her. He only recieved a groan and a soft sob in response. With a sigh, Remy padded up to her head, pushing his skull back and gently nuzzling her cheek. "C'mon, kiddo... The bird was just exaggerating, y'know? Isto got defensive over Acia, that's all."
"He really does hate me, Rem..." Mauli replied softly, lifting her tear-stained head to look at her brother. She looked miserable, and all thoughts of Isto in a bra were out of her head. Then, with another sob, she let her head fall back to the bed, where the blankets were soaked with her tears.
Remy's heart wrenched, and he mentally noted to kick Isto's butt when this was over. He sat, lowering his head until it was level with Mauli's ear. "Li, sweet things like this can't last forever..."
"None of my relationships last!" Mauli grabbed a pillow and shoved it over her head, raging down at the covers. "Me and Shiro had one, and we were too stubborn to keep it up! And now me and Isto, and we get into one fight and it's over! Guys are so... so... argh!"
At this, Remy smiled, pressing his nose to Mauli's cheek. "Yes, we're rather argh."
"I don't want another guy..." The girl SM sniffled, curling herself into a ball and closing her eyes. "I don't want to be hurt again."
"I won't let you be." Remy whispered, then sighed again, resting his head on hers.
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:33 pm
Well...That wasn't quite what Aeo had expected. ....Oh well n_n The griffen's wings fluttered to life, and within moments he was cheerfully zooming back towards the living room, any thoughts of hurt and heartbreak forgotten.
The slam of a door from upstairs rang through the whole house, which was an amazing accomplishment considering the size of the place. Isto's anger had steadily grown during his walk to the third floor, one thought after another building up to make him realize how wrong he'd been...to think of Mauli as he had. The chittered tears of the little glider on his shoulder weren't helping anything... How could anyone hurt Acia..?
Admittedly, the glider could be annoying at times, but... She was young, and innocent, and far too friendly for her own good. Probably the single creature Isto knew would never intentionally do something to hurt someone. But, for no reason that he could see, she'd been hurt. Pure cruelty. Had it been any other sibling but Acia, Isto would have probably let it slide.. But he'd always had a soft spot for the little glider. And really, could you blame him?
Another loud slam signified that Isto had reached his room. After pacing it a few times, he carefully removed Acia from his shoulder and set her on his pillow, forcing himself to smile for her benefit. "Get some rest, kiddo. They didn't mean any harm.." But they did. Because they'd hurt Acia. "I'll be right over there if you need me, okay?" He gestured across the room to his desk, and after a moment Acia rewarded him with a nod, squeaking her thanks.
"No problem," he mumbled, smiling weakly. Then turning away, he strode over to the desk, pulled back the chair and dropped heavily into it. Her removed a notebook from a drawer and flipped to the first empty page, thinking a moment before begining to write...09.03.04 I don't know where to begin... I honestly don't know where to begin. So much has happened since I last wrote...this will either be a very long entry, or I'll get pissed off and leave half of the things out. Well, let's see... First off, I'm fifth stage now. I have been for...quite some time. And I like it. Scratch that, I love it! With normal adults there are so many limitations... Everyone has different colorings, but they're pretty much the same nonetheless. But as fifth stage, everyone's different. EVERYONE is unique. Not just me. ...Even though I stand out. My entire right are is metal, and I have a green mohawk. A MOHAWK....I love it. I also don't have a shirt... It's rather annoying. Whenever I change, I don't automatically have a shirt. It's a lot of trouble to carry one around...so I usually don't wear one. So, fifth stage is great. And while on the subject, Jack and Banda both grew, too. Jack's an anthro.. S'pretty cool. Very piratish. He loves it. He's been complementing himself since he changed... Arrogant prat. Banda didn't become fifth or anthro or anything, but he is an adult now. Otherwise he hasn't changed at all... He's settled into the family extremely well. Spends most of his time following Moo around, talking with her, or entertaining Acia. Sweet kid... Merf, I'm not sure I can call him that. He's technically older than me. Oh well n_n Anyway, I'm glad we adopted him. Umm... how to explain... I like walking in the woods, you know? So it wasn't unusual for me to be out there... Mauli was following me. I'm not sure why, but I'm glad she was there. We were attack by some of those shadows she likes so much... Long story short, I was pushed into a lake, attacked by a squid, nearly drowned, and woke up to Mauli kissing me. ME. Apparently she'd rescued me from the squid and dragged me from the lake.. CPR, she called it. Heh, maybe...but then she kissed me again afterwards wink So, bad day turned good very quickly. Spent most of the evening out there... She went home after a while. I stayed and slept in a tree. e.< Somewhere during the fight I'd lost my shirt, which was actually Moo's boyfriend's shirt, so I thought it better to find it before I went home. Never found it. Moo wasn't too mad, though.. The next day, I think it was, I met up with Mauli again...but at the lake by HQ this time. Not some creepy slimy lake with a giant squid in it. Come to think of it, what was a giant squid doing in a lake in the first place?? ...Nevermind. Anyway, while we were talking Mauli mentioned how she and her family were going to move in to a friends house, but she felt bad 'cause there wouldn't be much room... So I volunteered to talk Moo into inviting them to stay at the Jivvin House. Mauli agreed, I went home, and within the next few days all the arrangements were made. And then...QS decided to end the Skull Monkies. END. There will never be a new birth, there will never be another flatsale. It's over. Moo and Lenta were furious, Mauli was rather upset and...I didn't really know what to think. I still don't. I've always gotten along well with the younger SMs, and now...everyone's growing up, and there will be none. It just bugs me how, suddenly, the entire fate of your race is decided... Skull Monkies are not immortal. They can be killed, and they can grow old and die. And in a matter of time...we'll all be gone. All of us. We'll just...cease to exist. And it's not even us who made the decision. Some bloody human made it for us. Really pisses me off. But, there wasn't anything I could do, so...continuing. Today Lenta's family moved in. Everything went well enough, I suppose. I still haven't seen most of them. Just Mauli, really. And on that part, things did NOT go well at all. As I'm writing this, it occurs to me that...I never really knew Mauli. I mean, I thought I did, and I'm not just saying this because of tonight, but... I've liked her for a long time. I won't deny it. But I never really got to know her... I never really got to know any of the other SMs except Banda. And Jen, sorta. But Mauli and I... we've hung out, we've talked, but I can't tell you a thing about her. I can't tell you her favorite color, I can't tell you her favorite foor... Heck, at this time, I can't even remember what color her eyes are. But I don't really care anymore. I thought I knew her personality, at least... It looks like I was wrong. Tonight at dinner she threw pieces of roast beef at Acia. Yes, it sounds stupid, but this is ACIA we're talking about. Acia would never hurt ANYONE. Acia would never even think to hurt anyone... She's just about the sweetest creature I've ever had the pleasure to meet, even though she can be a bit annoying at times... But all the same. Who would hurt Acia?! Mauli, apparently. When I entered the room, Acia was curled up on the table CRYING. I didn't even know she could cry! She just doesn't get upset! Anyway, she was crying, and Mauli was standing right there SMILING and talking to that Jivvin egg Moo gave Lenta. She wasn't even doing anything to comfort Acia! She was just letting the little glider sit on the table, covered in potatos and meat, and cry. I can't even begin to describe how pissed I was. How furious I still am. Honestly, I don't know what to think. Mauli's always loved kids, you know? So why would she throw food at one and then do nothing to comfort it?? Was it all just some ACT? Freaking poser... Girls are more trouble than they're worth.
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:34 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:43 pm
((;_; Our babies are angsty, Moo...))
Mauli sniffled, then rubbed at her eyes, finally removing the pillow from her head. She made sure not to disturb Remy, then slowly stepped to a small desk in the corner, pulling a book from a drawer and scratching down a few words.Quote: 2nd of September.
Today..... I was hurt.
At dinner, Fenwrit began throwing pieces of roast beef at Acia, using his powers. Acia began to cry. Isto came... And he thought it was me. Me! Why would I throw things at Acia?! I don't have any reason to! And then he got all pissed and Fenwrit just laughed. LAUGHED. So, me and Remy went to my room, and now....
Now.....
I don't know what to do.
She knew now what she'd do.
Grabbing her sword, she pulled the belt around her waist, then tugged the door open and closed it behind her.
She'd go do what she did every night.
Padding down the hall, Mauli slipped silently down the stairs, avoiding the eyes of those in the living room and foyer. She opened the front door and dissapeared out into the forest, searching for a big tree with space to see the sky.
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:44 pm
((Yah...but my baby writes better than yours ;D))
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:49 pm
((How much you wanna bet? xd ))
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 7:00 pm
((XDDDDDD...Don't even go there >.> <.<))
Writing, Isto decided, was a good way to get your anger out without hurting anyone. Normally he probably would have just yelled and pumched the wall, but Acia was in the room, so that wasn't a good idea. But that didn't matter, because now...he was feeling much better.
He'd come to a decision... And now it didn't matter anymore. Sure, he was still a bit mad because they'd hurt Acia...but the glider had fallen asleep by this time, and she was quick to forgive... Acia would be fine, he decided. And he...Meh, he didn't really want to think about that right now. But, what if... It was an interesting concept...and what with everything that had happened, it made perfect sense...
It made perfect sense o_o
Chuckling softly to himself, Isto swung his feet back to the floor and stood, walking quietly towards the door. He opened it, slipped out, but left it slight ajar afterwards incase Acia wanted to get out for any reason. Meh, everything would be much easier once she grew. Because she was sleeping on his bed, he took the one in the room next door, collapsing onto it without bothering to change and curling up beneath the covers. Good night.
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