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A Tale about the last trip to Zyukori

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Soft humming could be heard in the back bedroom on the third floor, broken at times with loud coos and squeals of 'Candah! Candah!" which meant it was only one person. Sah, mainly because he always had his little baby Tanja at his side. Currently, the two were rolling about on the bed, the four month old doing his best to pounce onto his Yuhin, squealing as he missed just barely and flopped onto the bed. Sah was trying to control his giggles as he helped the little imp up so he could try again. "Bun-zaawwwh!!" Tanja made it this time and clung to locks of Sah's hair, cheering madly as he wiggled his little diapered bum. "Huwwah! Huwwah!! Tanja win!"

Still laughing, Sah picked him up and cuddled him close, rubbing their noses together. "Oh yes, you so win! My Tanja's such a mighty warrior!" Another set of chuckles made him glance back to the door, watching Akiya enter their bedroom, carrying a couple of boxes. "Hey! Where have you been?"

"Buying Frenztaa gifts for everyone. But two of Jiro's new weapons came in so I picked them up. I also grabbed some new potions and such for him too.. you know as well as I do that he'll need them..." Setting down the boxes, he caught Tanja as the boy wobbled and then risked a blind leap into his Shouhin's arms, cooing at him. Out of all their children together, Tanja took after Sah for once, since the other three took more after Akiya. His duel set of angelic wings fluttered as he planted a sloppy kiss to his cheek as soon as he could and clung to him. "He's hyper today! You didn't give him any sugar, did you?"

Sah huffed before he snorted. "Like I want him zooming around the house! Nah, he just got a little bit of spiced cider. And he slept really well last night so he's happy." Fixing one of the bows on the boxes, he collected them himself. "I'll find Jiro and hand them over. It seems Tanja wants to play with you right now." And since it was Akiya's turn, he didn't complain and only waved as Sah left with his new bundle of goodness and went in search of Jiro.

It took a bit to find the boy, but the second he heard soft instrumental music, he knew just what he was doing. Using a bit of wind ability to open the door, he caught the swirl of red, black and gold silk and smiled. It was something Jiro did every now and again, and if the others knew of this habit, he might be called girly so no one was allowed to know about it. Jiro had mastered the dangerous but undenibly beautiful art of blade dancing. Well.. let's rephrase. He hasn't completely mastered it but he was getting pretty damn good at it. Not wanting to stop him, Sah found a corner to sit in and settled down to watch the graceful movements of not only his hands and feet, but his clothing and even his hair.

Jiro knew he was there, since he would know Sah's comforting smell anywhere and his eyes opened a bit to look over at him. He knew that his Yuhim, of all people, wouldn't try to get him to stop so he went back into his lull of the music and finished the dance. Blushing a bit as Sah applauded him afterwards, he put his blades away before he went over and settled down next to him, his hair coiling around both of them. "What's up, Yuhin?" Normally, Sah would knock before he entered, unless he needed to talk to him about something or it was important. Now what Jiro considered important and what Sah deemed important was always a matter of debate, but he knew that it was something important.

"I have presents for you, my son!" Sah beamed happily as he handed over a big box first, one that had been artfully wrapped with a felt bow settled over the top.

"It's not Frenztaa yet, though.. should I be getting gifts now?" From what he understood about Frenztaa, it was this race's version of Christmas. A two month long Christmas that was filled with tons of present giving and huge feasts. But it was still in the midst of Colhoii-mura, right? So.. this was a good or bad thing? Sah seemed to understand his confusion, if how he covered his giggle meant anything.

"Don't worry about it! You get gifts during Colhoii-mura as well, so think about it that way, neh? Here. Open this one." Jiro could never say no to presents - especially since he was so picky about what he liked, he knew that if he was given something, it would be things he wanted - he easily tore through the paper and opened it carefully. His eyes widened at the sight that greeted him, his face now reflecting with the glow emanating from the three bottles there. His fingers gripped a green one and pulled it out.




"Awesome! ... what do they do?" He took the other two out and set them down, studying them with a delighted glint to his eyes. "Thank you soo much, Yuhin!!"

"From what your Shouhin told me, the green one is death potion, the more clear one is resurrection and the more blue hued one is healing. Only a few drops should do it of either, so be very careful with them, all right?" He stroked his son's hair lovingly, watching the delight that was on his face. Since Jiro was always trying his best to stay as closed off as possible, it was always a blessing to see him this unguarded and happy. "You have two more gifts, love. You wanna see them?" As Jiro straightened up again, he handed over two long boxes, one rather flat and the other oddly shaped. The small boy's brow jacked up as he took the oddly shaped one first and opened it. Sah knew he was pleased because his entire aura spoke of wicked intent, which he only did when he had his weapons around.



"Now please remember what we spoke to you about before, Jiro. Be very careful with these.. you know how much damage real weapons can do if you're not careful..." His eyes flicked over to his arms, which were scarred from all the times he slipped up and lost concentration. Sah and Akiya had another worry but they knew Jiro was aware of it so they didn't press it. For some reason, they felt that Jiro would be growing soon.. and his other half might try something.. so they were a bit worried.

"I know, Yuhin. I will be really careful, I promise!" So pleased with the ball and chain, he took up the not so oddly shaped one and gasped. Jiro's first love was swords. Always had been and always would be. "So beautiful..."



The two shared a tender moment as Jiro threw his arms around Sah and clung to him, chanting thank yous and Sah just smiling and hugging him back. From the still open doorway, Akiya made sure Tanja didn't say anything to alert them to their presence. It was too nice of a moment to ruin.

Khia: *is outside his home, with a pile of lumber a hammer, and nails* Ow, goddammit! *grumbles, his hair is a mess, sticking up everywhere, and the wife beater style shirt he was wearing is no longer white - but dingy from wood chaff, sweat, and ..is that oil?* =_=

Jiro: *He used his locket in order to teleport over to the Sanctuary in order to see Khia. He actually arrived in time to hear him say goddammit and he wondered what was up. His hair was semi loose, more like pulled into a very thick ponytail as he hurried over to his side. Well it wasn't everyday he saw Khia in such a state and he playfully leaned against his back* Oooh seems like somethings pissing you off. What's wrong?

Khia: *The shapeshifter's tail thumped a bit; Jiro's arrival served as a pleasant distraction - one that kept him from getting overly frustrated at that moment.* Trying to build shelves for all my stuff... *he shook his behorned head wryly* Seems my flesh is much easier to shape than wood....

Jiro: Heh ivory is harder, man. Trust me... *He rubbed his back a bit, wondering how long the shapeshifter had been at it to look so beragged before he moved over to sit next to him, tilting his head to the side* Need any help? I've never tried this, mind, but Shouhin says that sometimes it's best with two people instead of one.. and you looked set to throw things instead of build hehe

Khia: Yeah...well... *he rubbed the back of his neck a bit and nodded* Maybe...I'm about to give up...but maybe... Two heads are better than one. *his tail flicked a bit as he glanced at the pile of lumber; and the half put together shelf*

Jiro: *Snickering, though he tried to keep it under wraps because it had to be frustrating, he reached up and patted the top of his head* Are there instructions or are we just doing this however? *He looked at the lumber pile and then looked for an extra hammer* This shouldn't be hard.... well together.. we hope, neh?

Khia: 'Ren designed it for me...so I've got instructions...but...I really suck at this. *glowers at the wood and bent nails before offering the red headed imp the instructions that his older brother had drawn up for him*

Jiro: *Grinning 'innocently' at him, he took the instructions and looked them over. Great! They were in pictures! If there were words to it, he would have been a bit screwed. He was still trying to learn how to read English* Um... *his eyes had noticed the bent nails* Is it good that they're bent like that?

Khia: Yeah... *gives the red head the closest thing to a grin he can with that twisted muzzle of his* 'Ren got really used to doing that for me...'cause I couldn't read so well before... He just hasn't gotten used to me being older. *his tail twitched* Ah..no. I just couldn't get 'em to go in right...

Jiro: *He was still highly amused by the entire thing, nodding a few times at his explanation* Who could he not be used to your older? I mean.. it's not like you can suddenly shrink back to being small... *He looked baffled* Ooh... well then let's do our best to get this right, okay? And if more get bent in the process, then more must be bent! >3

Khia: I think he got used to having a short little brother or something...and I grew up before he knew it. *his ears went forward, and then back* Parents and sibs seem to have issues with stuff like that. *khia blinked his crimson eyes a bit, then shrugged and set about trying to nail two crosspieces together without breaking a bone, or hitting Jiro*

Jiro: huh... I don't have that problem.. all my sibs are bigger than me. Except Tanja, but he's a baby. Even Luc is bigger than I am.. *His wings flicked a couple of times in thought before he held the two boards he was hammering in place, going slightly cross eyed as the vibrations shot up his small body*

khiarhu: Khia: Trust me, when you grow...they're all gonna have a hard time adjusting... *when the nails went in properly for once, he stopped hammering, startled* What the...huh...guess it does work better with help.... *he chuckled and hammered the nails home, then wagged his tail* Thanks Jiro...

Jiro: I guess so.. I hope I'm not all giant like tall or anything. That'd be scary, ya know? *He blinked as they went in as they should and Khia stopped in amazement. Oh.. so this was a good thing? He beamed as he said that* No problem! What are friends for?

Khia: Don't wanna be tall like me, eh? *ruffles the boy's head feathers gently with one big, densely furred hand* It's kinda interesting to see how people grow...I didn't think Linny'd be so tall when he grew...but he was...

Jiro: well.. no that would be weird *He gave him a funny look at that before he snickered* Maybe up to your shoulders or something. That would be nifty... *His wings fluttered happily at the ruffling, liking it for some reason* Yeah.. I heard he was tall now...

Khia: *tilts his head a bit* That'd be a long way to grow kiddo...It took me two tries to get this tall. *but of course, no one knew how things would end up when one grew...the Tome's magic was highly unpredictable. Some Tales "aged" faster...some looked youthful for a long time...it was totally random.* doesn't matter to me if you stay small, I'm still gonna visit you.

Jiro: Well yeah.... but I mean there's more than one growing period. I doubt I'll be a kid forever *He gave a tiny shrug before he looked more thoughtful about his own growth. He wondered how that would go, to be honest...* Good. I would hate for you to stop visiting me.. I'll haunt you *His grin was evil*

Khia: I should hope not! Tome's pretty weird...but yeah. *wags his tail a little, though he's not a dog at all* Heh,I don't think I'd mind - you're fun. Being haunted by you wouldn't be too bad. And you're handy with my projects, it seems...

Jiro: Yeah Tome's pretty damn weird.. gave us some.. interesting Tales.. *Hr rolled his eyes a bit before he held up the next few planks of wood for him to hammer into place, the nails not bending this time* Yeah, I'll make your hot water trn icy cold.. and throw plates at your head.. stuff like that *There was no way he could help his laughter at that* Well I'm glad I could help X3

Khia: How about we not do that, I'm not overly fond of cold water...doesn't bother me TOO much... *hefts the hammer and starts on the next piece - he didn't clarify that he wouldnt be bothered too bad by the cold water 'caue of his furr, it wasn't really needed*

Jiro: *Snickering, he nodded in agreement to not doing that to him because he wouldn't really.. though the plate thing still sounded like fun to do.. least to him. *He didn't need to clarify that because he did know it by now. If he didn't there was something seriously wrong with him* Neh you wanna come over for dinner or something?

Khia: *there was a rather amused undertone to the shapeshifter's coat, something that most wouldn't catch...but then - most didn't bother trying* Dinner? *his ears perked up at that, and his stomach made the most horrible rumbling sound right then* Ah...yeah..you sure that's okay?

Jiro: *Oh he knew he had his attention when he noticed that flicker of color. Like he didn't know that food was Khia's main weakness. He could be half asleep or something but once food was mentioned, he was up like a light* It's so not a problem! I though Yuhin made it clear that you're welcome anytime, ya goober!

Khia: *stops nailing wood together and rubs the back of his mussy head* yeah...but...I eat so much...I always feel kinda bad... And I know he makes enough to feed three armies...but still. I eat about half of it.

Jiro: So? He's happy that he doesn't have to find places to put the leftovers! Trust me, you've made him a very happy man *He smirked as he watched him rub the back of his head* You want me to brush your hair or something? Cause it's sticking out everywhere.. what'd ya do to it? Try to rip it out or something? Or did you roll around int he dirt before you started working?

Khia: Is it? *he frowned and blinked a bit - he'd been at this...building thing for like...four hours, and to no avail, until Jiro came along* Yeah...sorta...a little of both? *his coat rippled and had a "sheepish" tint to it*

Jiro: When I came over here and saw you, it looked like you stuck a pitck fork into a lightsocket and held on for dear life.. *The smile on his face was gentle because he was only teasing his friend about it* Well I'm glad I came along when I did. I was going to ask you to come hunting with me but this building stuff is rather fun... *He played with his tail a bit before he looked up at him again* So did you want me to fix it?

Khia: Hey, c'mon, that's mean. *he flicked his thick heavy tail and thumped it onto Jiro in retaliation for the lightsocket comment* Yeah, could you?

Jiro: I was just kidding! *A pout formed on his face as he rubbed at an ear* Okay okay I'm sorry.. but it did look like you ripped through it a few times.. and your shirt's covered in oil.. do I wanna ask about the oil? *He always carried a brush on him because he tended to need one more often than not. Pulling it out, he reached for Khia's metal bands and took them off so he could brush it properly* It's not a problem

Khia: No, you really don't wanna ask about the oil. *he shook his head a bit, the long strands loose and free when not attached to the metal bands* Heh...it's fine, I know... *he chuckled a bit, his nose wrinkling up a bit as he laughed; he knew Jiro had just been teasing*

Jiro: oooooohkay, then no asking will come from me *now he really didn't want to know. Just what the hell was Khia plotting this time? Humming lightly to himself, he worked on brushing out all of his tangles. It was just something he liked to do for him, just like Khia braided and brushed his hair too.* So how have you been lately? Other than building things? it's been awhile since I've seen ya...

The door to the massive house slowly opened, revealing a tall, imposing figure. The man was tall, his hair flaming red and cut close to his head though it was silky soft in appearance. His crimson eyes looked down at Jiro before the briefest of approving smiles flitted across his firm lips. "You're right on time, Jiro. I believe in punctuality. Come on in. We'll go work out in the garden today since I want your lesson to be private, where everyone in the world doesn't get a chance to gawk at you and ruin your focus. You left your weapons at home this time, correct?"

((Since this is a shop mule, I, purrasha, am using it to RP with Zy, since I can't wait to be admitted into the guild! XD))

The Pygin's eyes gleamed with approval and he nodded at Akiya, letting him know it would be fine to leave Jiro with him. "Thank you for bringing him here, Zy. I'll take care of him." Turning, he ushered the small boy into his garden, a wide sprawling expanse of green with soft flowers ringing the boundaries, the touch of one his mates, Pearl. "When you are here, you will listen implicitly to whatever I have to say and not question it. If I feel you need a reason, I will give it to you. But you will need to obey everything to get the best training possile for you. I will not do anything to harm youthough some things may seem painful to you at first. Do you understand?" He had knelt in front of Jiro, making sure to keep direct eye contact with him, a sign of respect from the Pygin General.