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Reassured they did not want his toy, Jabezrian phased its hand into its belly and pulled the phone back out. It resumed playing with the buttons. "Coffee? Um. Oh. I don't know. I like it when it looks like muddy water," it explained not very helpfully.

"Colin? Oh. Hm. He is tall. He gave me this," Jabezrien reminded them, holding up the phone. "He's tricksy. A trick it took me a year to think up he saw through immediately. He takes care of his hair. He has favorite songs. He bought me lots of ice cream, but he wouldn't buy me any brownies. He's very good with a knife. Knew exactly how to kill the screaming man creature. I wouldn't have known to go for the throat. He's funny--he gets so annoyed! He's fun to play with."
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"That isn't playing? Except for the blocking. The window was broken. You could probably burrow through the dirt blocking the big hole in the wall. Why do you want that room? It's broken. The rug is moldy and sounds a little squishy. Colin likes it because it's defended, but it isn't from me, I can pop in whenever I want." It giggled and floated over to some boxes. It opened one and pulled out a book. "Oh, let's build a fort!" It opened another box and pulled out a mace. "Toys everywhere!" It stuck one end of the weapon in its mouth and sucked on it like a misshapen lollipop. "Why does he make fun of you? Because you don't brush you hair? It's mussed up."

Being under the eagle eye of his mothe, and not wishing to agivate the being, he quickly fabricated a lie. "Colin wants that room, but it used to be mine. I have to get in here and get my stuff out so he can have the room. Then, I'll go find a new room." He watched the being find his mother's mace. "I don't know why Colin makes fun of me. It could be because of my hair, but I think it's because I'm different from him. Colin thinks about himself, and how things can work for him. I just want everyone to be happy, so there's no fighting."

Mrs. Enlil scrutinized her son. The part about the dorm was definitely a lie, she'd have to ask him about that. She casually listened to Ialo's explanations as she went through her boxes and pulled out more of her toys. More maces, flails, knives, and various pointy objects emerged. They all had the same silver, pewter, and sapphire decorations. "You know honey, he's got a point. You would be so popular with the ladies if you just brushed your hair."

Luna stared down at her twitching arm. She was sitting on the floor of a familiar looking hallway. Then again, all the hallways looked the same.
I wonder if the rumor is true.. Luna thought. Her head began to slightly hurt as she pushed herself from the floor and began to wander the school halls. She had just been home, studying with another of her kind. His name was Dymetri and he was only a year older than her, yet was so much more experienced with what he was.
Luna softly smiled and she returned to the memory of him. He was so kind and gentle toward her, even when she accomplished little throughout the day. She frowned when she began to recall some of the things he had told her.

"If you just accidently turned into a wolf because of your emotions, and you've been controlling your emotions since then..." he had trailed off into his own thoughts. "Then what?" Luna asked, eager to know what was making Dymetri so nervous. "There's a very big rumor that you could become a full human again. We need to practice more often so that doesn't happen." he had said seriously. "But.." she started. She was going to say that that's what she had wanted all along. But she couldn't disappoint him or anyone at her school.

As she passed a classroom door, Luna heard voices, which pulled her out of her memory. She slowly popped her head through the opening of the door. Colin! ...Ialo! ...his mother? ...And what's that? she thought as she hesitantly walked in. Luna waved at both Colin and Ialo and smiled to his mother. Luna turned her head slightly towards the ..thing.. and nodded.

"A new friend?" the thing asked when a strange girl walked in. "A new friend!" it exclaimed excitedly when the girl nodded at it shyly. People kept trying to ignore me before, now they want to talk, so much better. Colin nodded briefly at Luna.

The thing cheerfully headbutted the newcomer. Colin groaned in irritation.

It took a moment, but Ialo remembered the girl. "Hey, I saw you at the library! You ran out before we got to finish talking." He helped his mother unpack. He gently removed an impossibly large gun from a small bag. Good ol' enchanted cases. His mother nodded at him. "Set this stuff up on the back wall." she ordered.

Mrs. Enlil noticed Colin's grin. "I do believe we've reached a mutual challenge," she drawled. "I'd give a speech about safety and the balance of nature, but I'm sure you've heard it before. Besides, if you haven't paid heed to it before, I doubt you will now."

"I am a forest god. You may worship me, it's alright, I won't be embarassed. I like beer--good beer, mind you, haven't had any since Prince Albert died, that must have been weeks and weeks ago! You're a Luna? You're the moon? I don't like the moon, it's made of cheese, cheese is smelly, you smell nice, your eyes are red! My hair is red." The thing beamed at her. It held up Ialo's phone. "I have a toy! Colin gave it to me, it sings, I sing, but the toy is more fun, can you fly? Colin can. Sometimes he throws up. Then he feeds me ice cream. I'm a Jabezrien. I want to be a snail when I grow up." Jabezrien flew excitedly around and around Luna's head.

Meanwhile, Colin's grin widened predatorially. Mrs. Enlil had his full attention. "If man paid heed to his limits, how would he ever evolve? It's simply not feasable in the long run to be cautious." Just then his phone rang. The ringtone sounded suspiciously like House of Wolves. Colin scowled and moved away before answering. "What? Why are you calling me? I got this thing for emergencies. You're interupting--what is that? Someone broke in? What did they take?"
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Luna stared at Jabezrien with a confused face for most of the speech he gave her. Of course, she laughed at the comments he made about her name. She'd actually always wondered what made her parents name her Moon. She giggled at the thought of her smelling like cheese.
[[I have major writer's block, sorry. =(( And I need to go. It's like 2AM. I've been falling asleep, that's why my posts are taking forever. xD I'm sorry. I'll be on tomorrow. <3]]