Mizu_Taji
[[Setting: The Lanturn Shop]]
Bright eyes darted across the pages that sat in front of the silent spirit. Cross-legged and still, she sat in a rather squishy and soft looking pillow chair, her eyes dancing in the book she was reading. The only other movement aside from her breathing was when she stopped every so often to pick up a plain mug filled with tea, though while still warm, no longer steamed.
Taking a few sips then putting it down, her eyes began their waltz as she picked up where she had left off.
'Must remember to thank mom for bringing me the thermos' she noted in thought as she stopped to take another sip. Her adoptive parent was always happy to see Mikomi go off without her, even if it was just to read, and was always bringing her little snacks and drinks to be enjoyed at her conveniance.
Bright eyes darted across the pages that sat in front of the silent spirit. Cross-legged and still, she sat in a rather squishy and soft looking pillow chair, her eyes dancing in the book she was reading. The only other movement aside from her breathing was when she stopped every so often to pick up a plain mug filled with tea, though while still warm, no longer steamed.
Taking a few sips then putting it down, her eyes began their waltz as she picked up where she had left off.
'Must remember to thank mom for bringing me the thermos' she noted in thought as she stopped to take another sip. Her adoptive parent was always happy to see Mikomi go off without her, even if it was just to read, and was always bringing her little snacks and drinks to be enjoyed at her conveniance.
Disinclined
Riyana quietly entered the shop, her movements ghost-like and quiet. Though the lanturn had become much more social and open since her growth, she still didn't like to make much of a spectacle. It had been awhile since she'd last visited the shop, and the girl hoped to run into one of her friends.
How had Toshi been? Or Dusk, for that matter? She really needed to drop by and see her dear-friend Braedan, too! Peeking around, the girl felt a small smile cross her lips as a more mature figure crossed her sight. That couldn't be - but it was! "Mikomi!" Riyana chirped, her usually shadowed eyes briefly lighting.
The last she'd met the girl, the little spirit had been so small! Now they were both of similar height - obviously something had happened, something had taken place in Riyana's absense!
Had she really been gone that long?
Only too late did Riyana notice the book in her friends lap. Oops. Maybe the girl didn't want to be disturbed? Well, it was too late to take back her words. Taking a few steps closer, Riyana hoped her friend didn't mind a spot of company.
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Ears perked, or as much as ears could perk, at the sound of another voice, one she recognized yet had not heard for some time. Placing her finger in the spot where she had just been reading, she gave a small yet joyful smile as she blushed at being caught in her own little world.
"Riyana!" she said with a small laugh. It had been a while since they last spoke with each other, when she was small and much more easily frightened. Clumsily she patted about for her bookmark as to be able to keep her full attention on her friend. Feeling it in her fingers, she picked it up and placed it where her finger was once before, then set the book to the side as she stood to greet her blue hued companion.
"Riyana!" she said again. "It's been so long! How have you been?..." she then forcefully silenced herself, feeling as though she was asking a few too many questions at once...even though she only asked one.
"Riyana!" she said with a small laugh. It had been a while since they last spoke with each other, when she was small and much more easily frightened. Clumsily she patted about for her bookmark as to be able to keep her full attention on her friend. Feeling it in her fingers, she picked it up and placed it where her finger was once before, then set the book to the side as she stood to greet her blue hued companion.
"Riyana!" she said again. "It's been so long! How have you been?..." she then forcefully silenced herself, feeling as though she was asking a few too many questions at once...even though she only asked one.
Disinclined
The lanturn was pleased at Mikomi's delight upon seeing her. It had been such a long time since she'd seen her friend, and how the other had changed! The girl, once so shy and easily frightened, seemed much more receptive!
The blue spirit could relate, though - once she'd been very shy, wary and defensive about everyone and eveyrthing. Very few could draw her out of her shadows, very few could get her to smile. Thankfully, with a little more experience, Riyana had found strength to overcome her barriers. Well, at least some of them. Ever since she'd grown, she'd felt so much more . . . . affectionate. So much more caring and had an odd desire to be close to those she cared about.
Riyana's own smile grew brighter (along with her light-blue aura) and the girl bridged the gap between Mikomi and herself. Riyana knew she wouldn't be nearly this forward with a complete stranger - but Mikomi was one of the small few she knew and liked.
"It has been awhile, hasn't it?" She repeated, voice soft but amicable. Sitting down beside Mikmoi, Riyana tugged a bit shyly upon her dress. "I've been well," she started, eyes dimming briefly. "A bit - a bit lonely, perhaps, I've missed you all so much!" The girl quickly blurted out, admitting it to herself and Mikomi. It was rare for Riyana to show insecurity, but Mikmoi was one to be trusted. "Devan took me out on . . vacation." Shrugging her thin shoulders, the girl smiled.
"What of you? How've you been? And . . . " A bit more shyly, she peeked at Mikomi's book. "What might you be reading?"
How she loved to read - it was wonderful to see another with a book. Perhaps she and Braedan weren't the only ones to enjoy literature. How wonderful to find another book worm in her group!
The blue spirit could relate, though - once she'd been very shy, wary and defensive about everyone and eveyrthing. Very few could draw her out of her shadows, very few could get her to smile. Thankfully, with a little more experience, Riyana had found strength to overcome her barriers. Well, at least some of them. Ever since she'd grown, she'd felt so much more . . . . affectionate. So much more caring and had an odd desire to be close to those she cared about.
Riyana's own smile grew brighter (along with her light-blue aura) and the girl bridged the gap between Mikomi and herself. Riyana knew she wouldn't be nearly this forward with a complete stranger - but Mikomi was one of the small few she knew and liked.
"It has been awhile, hasn't it?" She repeated, voice soft but amicable. Sitting down beside Mikmoi, Riyana tugged a bit shyly upon her dress. "I've been well," she started, eyes dimming briefly. "A bit - a bit lonely, perhaps, I've missed you all so much!" The girl quickly blurted out, admitting it to herself and Mikomi. It was rare for Riyana to show insecurity, but Mikmoi was one to be trusted. "Devan took me out on . . vacation." Shrugging her thin shoulders, the girl smiled.
"What of you? How've you been? And . . . " A bit more shyly, she peeked at Mikomi's book. "What might you be reading?"
How she loved to read - it was wonderful to see another with a book. Perhaps she and Braedan weren't the only ones to enjoy literature. How wonderful to find another book worm in her group!
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With a small smile the lanturn nodded and sat once more as her friend spoke. How very true, about being so lonely. So very few people have been around, have been availible. She of course didn't have many friends to begin with, just Arian who had gone off somewhere, and Riyana, who finally returned.
"It is odd, how the heart grows fonder when it is apart from the ones it cares for," she said with a whimsical sigh, then slightly laughed at her sudden philosophical state. "I'm certain that I have missed just as much," she said with a small smile.
Mikomi flushed when asked about herself. She almost always did, being perhaps one of the least self-centered being to the fact she became slightly embarassed talking about what things have happened in her life.
"Well..." she started "as it can be plainly seen, I've gotten bigger. Mom...I mean my gaurdian, purchased a lanturn at the shop and well..." laughing meakly she shrugged. "I'm sure you know the rest of the story..." She let silence pass for a few moments before speaking again. "I've been spending a good bit of my time here reading or with my gaurdian, working on our little garden and what not. Things have been so quiet here..." She sighed, her eyes darting about, and as they fell on her book she recalled that the lanturn asked about it.
"Oh...this? It is nothing special..." she said, picking it up. "Tayne has gotten me into the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. This is the second one, 'The Two Towers'. I jump from genre to genre, depending on my mood." Giving her head a curious tilt, she peered from the book to Riyana. "Do you like to read?"
"It is odd, how the heart grows fonder when it is apart from the ones it cares for," she said with a whimsical sigh, then slightly laughed at her sudden philosophical state. "I'm certain that I have missed just as much," she said with a small smile.
Mikomi flushed when asked about herself. She almost always did, being perhaps one of the least self-centered being to the fact she became slightly embarassed talking about what things have happened in her life.
"Well..." she started "as it can be plainly seen, I've gotten bigger. Mom...I mean my gaurdian, purchased a lanturn at the shop and well..." laughing meakly she shrugged. "I'm sure you know the rest of the story..." She let silence pass for a few moments before speaking again. "I've been spending a good bit of my time here reading or with my gaurdian, working on our little garden and what not. Things have been so quiet here..." She sighed, her eyes darting about, and as they fell on her book she recalled that the lanturn asked about it.
"Oh...this? It is nothing special..." she said, picking it up. "Tayne has gotten me into the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. This is the second one, 'The Two Towers'. I jump from genre to genre, depending on my mood." Giving her head a curious tilt, she peered from the book to Riyana. "Do you like to read?"
Disinclined
Riyana couldn't help but agree. It was true that the heart grew fonder the longer it was away - strange, really, but it was one of the facts of life. At least, with her heart as fond as it was of her small handful of friends, she was back and could truly appreciate their presence.
"You look absolutely fantastic," Riyana announced, her blue eyes light with good nature. She spoke no lie - her friend truly was a sight to behold! She was much more solid in appearance, and it seemed to rub off on her personality too. She didn't seem quite as skittish as she'd been in previous days of old.
That made Riyana very happy indeed.
"I do like to read," the girl admitted, peering curiously down at the book. Lord of the Rings? Riyana hadn't had an oppurtunity to ever read such books. They were thick novels, much thicker than she was used to reading. But they looked . . . interesting. "I prefer fantasy settings, though I'll read just about anything that has words."
She wasn't a fast reader, and she still had trouble with literacy on occassion - but she enjoyed the books she did finish and was working on improving her reading level. WIth help from Braeden and his extensive library, as well as a few books scattered throughout Devan's apartment, her talant with letters was slowly improving.
"You look absolutely fantastic," Riyana announced, her blue eyes light with good nature. She spoke no lie - her friend truly was a sight to behold! She was much more solid in appearance, and it seemed to rub off on her personality too. She didn't seem quite as skittish as she'd been in previous days of old.
That made Riyana very happy indeed.
"I do like to read," the girl admitted, peering curiously down at the book. Lord of the Rings? Riyana hadn't had an oppurtunity to ever read such books. They were thick novels, much thicker than she was used to reading. But they looked . . . interesting. "I prefer fantasy settings, though I'll read just about anything that has words."
She wasn't a fast reader, and she still had trouble with literacy on occassion - but she enjoyed the books she did finish and was working on improving her reading level. WIth help from Braeden and his extensive library, as well as a few books scattered throughout Devan's apartment, her talant with letters was slowly improving.
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"Th...thanks..." Mikomi studdered at the comment on herself. She herself didn't think the change was all that extrodinary, but then it was Mikomi after all. After letting the oddness she felt pass she smiled at Riyana again.
"You'd like these books then," she said with a nod. "It's all about..." she stopped, not wanting to spoil the story line. "Well, it's an interesting fantasy tale to say the least." It was nice to see that someone liked to read besides her.
"What have you read recently Riyana? Anything interesting?"
"You'd like these books then," she said with a nod. "It's all about..." she stopped, not wanting to spoil the story line. "Well, it's an interesting fantasy tale to say the least." It was nice to see that someone liked to read besides her.
"What have you read recently Riyana? Anything interesting?"
Disinclined
The girl gave a littlle smile, tilting her head gently at her friend. It was nice to be in anothers company, nice to have a friend just as shy as herself. Riyana felt she could understand Mikomi, just as she understood Dusk. They were kindred spirits, so shy and coy, easily scared away and easily misunderstood by the world.
Some people put up walls to keep people out. Others put up walls to see who cared enough to break them down. Riyana fell somewhere in the middle, and at least it seemed Mikomi was the same.
"Perhaps I'll check them out someday - I'll keep the authors name in mind." J.R. Tolkien - she could remember that. Right? Maybe. Worse came to wrose she could always ask Mikomi about them later.
"The last book I read was one called the Iliad. I'm just finishing it now, but . . but it was kind of difficult to read. The style is old, according to Devan, and it was a little confusing with all the names. It was all about some ancient war with gods and goddesses and things like that." The girl shrugged, offering a little smile. "I hear the book that follows, the Odyssy, is much ore adventurous."
Riyana thought the book all right. The war stories had intrigued her, had captured her interest. Amazing to think of people fighting over a woman just because a King commanded. The book had been good for her imagination, of course. How fun would it have been to be a princess or queen? To have someone love them so much that because they were taken away (Riyana disregarded the fact that it was willingly) that their husband started a war for them.
It was . . . appealing, strangely enough.
Maybe she could be a queen someday.
Maybe, when she grew up, she could start a war.
At another time, the girl would have scoffed at such things like love and caring and such foriegn emotions. With her growth, she'd discovered that it wasn't all terrible feelings, but there was no harm in mistrusting them. Part of the girl found the thought of war and violence all over her entertaining and delightful - another part of her quietly disagreed.
Oh well. It could be a litlte secret, couldn't it?
Mikomi didn't have to know those thoughts. No one did.
Some people put up walls to keep people out. Others put up walls to see who cared enough to break them down. Riyana fell somewhere in the middle, and at least it seemed Mikomi was the same.
"Perhaps I'll check them out someday - I'll keep the authors name in mind." J.R. Tolkien - she could remember that. Right? Maybe. Worse came to wrose she could always ask Mikomi about them later.
"The last book I read was one called the Iliad. I'm just finishing it now, but . . but it was kind of difficult to read. The style is old, according to Devan, and it was a little confusing with all the names. It was all about some ancient war with gods and goddesses and things like that." The girl shrugged, offering a little smile. "I hear the book that follows, the Odyssy, is much ore adventurous."
Riyana thought the book all right. The war stories had intrigued her, had captured her interest. Amazing to think of people fighting over a woman just because a King commanded. The book had been good for her imagination, of course. How fun would it have been to be a princess or queen? To have someone love them so much that because they were taken away (Riyana disregarded the fact that it was willingly) that their husband started a war for them.
It was . . . appealing, strangely enough.
Maybe she could be a queen someday.
Maybe, when she grew up, she could start a war.
At another time, the girl would have scoffed at such things like love and caring and such foriegn emotions. With her growth, she'd discovered that it wasn't all terrible feelings, but there was no harm in mistrusting them. Part of the girl found the thought of war and violence all over her entertaining and delightful - another part of her quietly disagreed.
Oh well. It could be a litlte secret, couldn't it?
Mikomi didn't have to know those thoughts. No one did.
