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 Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 3:02 am
This is a private RP between
Chloe Star (Parfait) and Karenda (Natsuki)
Location : Yanagitani/Star residence
Time : 3:00 AM
Weather : Cool, brisk, and dry autumn weather
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 3:11 am
It was late... or perhaps early? It was dark, none-the-less, possibly the coldest hour of the morning when night was retreating and dawn yet to appear. A small shadow flickered at a window of the Yanagitani/Star residence. There was the soft sound of scrabbling and tiny muted grunts. It moved on to the next window, and then the next... and the next... until all windows had been tested. When it was found that there would be no entering the shadow flittered toward the door where there was a faint glow from a light kept on (perhaps to guide those that were lost home again). The small, pinkish Gwee landed on the door stoop, walking on all fours toward the door where she scratched lightly. In... she wanted in. It was dark and she was exhausted, her little wings drooped weakly at her sides. They felt like rubber, she'd been flying so long. She'd escaped that scary place, even though she'd wanted to stay with her One. She didn't understand when she'd been thrust out and forced to go away, it hurt! Parfait had wandered the skies and ground of Gaia for a long time trying to find her way back, she was still a baby. Eventually, though, she had found her way home again only to find that she was being refused entry. Parfait plopped her small rear down on the ground and let out a pitiful mewl, tilting her head back. Tears welled up in her large eyes and she cried... and cried... and cried...
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 3:38 am
Sleepless and restless nights. How many had passed since the night her house got turned upside down? Her body ached everywhere, but on the upside, all the ice and snow that coated Roux's room was finally melting outside in the yard. At least the garden would be able to go without watering for a while. Unfortunately, the cafe owner's beautifully manicured nails and soft hands were bandaged tightly, almost to her elbows: callouses, blisters, frostbite, and cuts from all the shards of ice in varying degrees of pink and red, made the woman look more like a leper than someone who should be handling foods.
Despite all his visits to Roux's room, Rivener couldn't be bothered to help Natsuki tend to his room. Only Roux mattered to him, and she was merely his temporary keeper, and the one person who could pose as an obstacle for him. Despite all her countless nights of clearing his room and tending to his condition, the icy raevan hadn't acknowledged her with so much as a thank you. Guilt consumed her, as she resented the mounting situation before her. Chloe was still no where to be found, and now she was stuck housing two raevans, neither of which recognize her as an authority figure, despite one guardian being missing in action and the other one potentially dangerous. She didn't sign on to be a charity house for delinquent raevans, nor did she enjoy the frustration and bitterness brewing and seething within her.
None of the pieces of the puzzle fit together. Too many of the pieces were missing, and Natsuki found the whole mess exasperating. She had no one to talk to about the situation as the one person, she wanted to turn to was deemed 'broken' by his own charge. The last thing she wanted was more drama, and yet, she wanted closure and answers. She wanted Chloe and Parfait home again, so they could be a happy family again. Natsuki liked happy. It made life so much more enjoyable.
Staring at the ceiling with heavily lidded eyes, Natsuki tried counting everything she could to fall asleep: sheep, deserts, gwee, things she would do to Tsu next time she saw him, but nothing seemed to work. Her body was exhausted, but her mind still raced and reeled. Roux had awakened, at least that was something, right? Her train of thought derailed as a soft crying echoed through the empty courtyard outside the house. It was a voice that Natsuki hadn't heard in ages. "It couldn't be..." Natsuki gasped, throwing off her blankets, and jumping out of bed. Snatching her bathrobe from the back of her door, she hurried down the stairs, her pace quickening as the mewling grew louder and louder.
She'd recognized the voice. Chloe's baby gwee, Parfait. Reaching the front door, she wrenched it open to find the little dragon in tears on the porch. "PARFA--" was as far as the young woman got before, sweeping the little one into her arms and cradling her like a baby. Anxiously, she searched the courtyard for Chloe, as with little knowledge of gwee, she didn't think Parfait could make it home on her own. "Chloe? Chloe! CHLOE?!? Are you here?" Her heart raced, beating heavily against the little dragon.
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 3:54 am
Parfait was broken off mid-bawl as she was suddenly swept up into arms. She smelt vanilla and cake and recognized it as Natsuki. She gave another squall, this time more of relief and happyness than sadness. Natsuki was calling her One's name and she looked up and around excitedly, was she here?! Parfait gave an inquisitive chirrup as she looked around eagerly, waiting for the familiar pink hair that she loved to use as a nest...
When nothing came she wilted, giving a sad sniffle. Curling up in Natsuki's arms and pressing her face against the woman's neck and sighed.
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 4:11 am
Natsuki's voice rang throughout the courtyard, yet no response greeted her. She anticipated Chloe stumbling out from behind a bush, catching her lab coat in the process and tumbling over. Picturing Chloe scrambling to her feer and sheepishly pushing her glasses back up her nose, tears streamed down Natsuki's face because Chloe simple wasn't there, just Parfait. "Did you come home all by yourself?" Natsuki asked the little one, holding Parfait close and cuddling her gently. Kissing the little gwee atop her head, she scanned the courtyard a final time before carrying the little one inside.
She hurried to the kitchen, setting Parfait in the empty fruit basket on the dining room table. She returned quickly, with a small patchwork quilt that she had made for Parfait but had yet to give the little one. She intended on saving it for the gwee's birthday, but this occasion was far more important. Carefully scooping Parfait up again, she laid the blanket down in the basket. It was a rainbow of pastels with embroidered parfaits, all handmade courtesy of Natsuki. "I know you must be tired, but would you like some ice cream and a bath before bed?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 5:15 am
The smell of fruit that eminated from the basket made the small Gwee's tummy rumble and she suddenly remembered how -hungry- she was. She gave a small squall that meant 'Feed me!' just as Natsuki came back with a soft, brightly colored blankie and mentioned food. She stood on all fours and looked up at Natsuki, opening her mouth wide and gave a loud sound in affermation to the offer of food.
The blanket was nice and she would investigate the colors later but she was starving and she began to make soft keening sounds that threatened that there would be more tears if food was not inserted soon!
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 5:36 am
"Roger, ROGER!" Natsuki said, saluting Parfait with the ice cream scoop after she pulled it and a large glass bowl! Setting it on the counter, she pulled ice cream, freshly baked sponge cake, berry syrup and fresh mixed berries from the refrigerator. Normally, she wouldn't use ALL of what she had, but Parfait was a growing gwee, and well, quite frankly, she could stand to have a really decadent dessert. Slipping plastic gloves over her bandaged hands, she whipped up a parfait of massive proportions effortlessly. As if pulled from a dream and sculpted with magic, Natsuki created a parfait castle with berry, cake, and ice cream foundations, walls and spire of cake and berry, and draped in ribbons of syrup, and showered in sprinkles.
Carefully, cradling the creation with two hands, she toted it over to the table and set it down in front of Parfait. "Now make sure you save some for me, Parfait!" Natsuki winked, bending over and kissing the gwee on the snout. It felt good to have someone to talk to, even it she was chubby, green, and reptilian. She hurried back to the kitchen to grab her tea, a bowl of water for Parfait, and a spoon. Taking a seat opposite the gwee, she giggled. It had been ages since she treated herself. "Let's dig in!"
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 5:45 am
It felt like -forever- while Natsuki whipped up the dessert and when she put it down in front of the baby Gwee she had to sit in awe of the massive delectable that was her namesake. Upon Natsuki's return and words Parfait snapped out of her revere and trotted over to the bowl. She barely gave any hesitation before taking a bite far too big for her, cheeks puffing out as a bit of whipped cream puffed out her mouth, dotted with cake crumbs. She sat down and chewed merrily, giving a loud rolling groan of pleasure.
So good, so good! Oh! She managed to swallow, scooting forward further and sunk her greedy little claws into the parfait up to her elbows, scooping out ice cream and more cake and practically shoving her face into it. Her wings fluttered as she ate noisily, smacking her lips and grunting to show her gratitude toward Natsuki. Her tail swept back and forth on the table. She paused a moment in her eating to poke her head above the mound of whipped cream and syrup to look at Natsuki alertly, wearing possibly as much parfait as she'd eaten so far on her face and chest. She gave a small chirrup - she wanted to make sure Natsuki was eating too, it was more fun that way!
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 5:55 am
Natsuki laughed, genuinely laughed, right from her soul, for the first time since Chloe's disappearance. One look at Parfait's ambitious mauling of the castle, she couldn't help but picture the little gwee ravaging the cake castle like Godzilla in Tokyo. It was the cutest, desert covered thing she'd ever seen! One bite of her handiwork, and she realized what all the fuss was about. Her dessert tasted like the sweet dream before them. Taking large spoonfuls, she ate sloppily, relishing ever mouthful of berry, ice cream, whipped cream, cakey goodness.
All her years under her grandmothers' watchful eyes, Natsuki never truly enjoyed eating dessert. She always maintained a pristine smile, spotless fingers, and she most certainly wouldn't dare drop a single bit on her clothes. In honor of Parfait's return, she threw caution to the wind, and chowed down on the parfait mercilessly, making herself almost as messy at the little gwee. If she wasn't in the presence of a child, she would have moaned in pleasure. The castle certainly was a little slice of heaven, but they were leveling it quickly.
"We may need a bath after this, Parfait. There's so sleeping in the bed with sticky hands and gooey faces!" Natsuki laughed, talking with her mouth full, and stabbing the spoon at the parfait again.
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 6:11 am
Parfait gave a muffled sound from somewhere -within- the bowl. In her gusto to eat the baby Gwee had actually climbed inside as soon as there was a clean spot for her to sit. She licked the sides of the bowl as soon as there was nothing left to scoop up, giving a small burp of satisfaction. She turned large pink eyes up to Natsuki, just about the only clean spots were on her back and wings.
She spotted one last blackberry, daintily picking it up and popping it into her mouth. She -did- moan in pleasure, sighing blissfully as she looked up at Natski, her expression saying 'That was the best thing I've ever eaten!'
Now.. hadn't there been the mention of a bath? Parfait hiccuped. She could give Natsuki a bath! She flittered up, hovering just in front of the woman and gave her cheek a lick. Urf.. so full.. maybe she'd let Natsuki bathe them. She settled amniably down on the table in front of her friend too tired still to be bothered with flying the length to the bathroom.
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 6:42 am
Stormy gray eyes looked like the sky on a cold, winter morning: clear and bright. Natsuki would gladly trade places with Parfait, but she would have the toughest time getting out of the bowl once she wedged herself in. She patted the gwee's belly as Parfait burped appreciatively. The volume of parfait... on Parfait... made her look like a dessert sculpture! She giggled enviously, as she watched the tiny dragon pluck up the last blackberry, and swallowed it whole! The gwee made up for it with sticky kisses on her cheek at the mention of a bath.
"Yep! Bath time, Parfait, and then bed time!" Natsuki said, plucking the empty bowl from the table as Parfait fluttered close by, but the full bellied gwee returned to the table instead of rushing off to the bathroom. She quirked an eyebrow at the little one, hopefully Parfait enjoyed bath time, or their night was about to take a turn for the worse. Dropping the bowl in the sink and running some hot water in it, she let it sit and soak. Like Parfait, Natsuki was also to tired for certain arduous tasks, like MORE cleaning. Scooping Parfait up, but holding her at arm's length, Natsuki marched the pair of them to the bathroom.
Setting the gwee down on the marble counter top, she plugged the drain, turned on the water, and poured in the obligatory bubble bath. While the tub filled itself with warm water, Natsuki took out fresh towels and hung her bathrobe and nightgown on the hook on the back of the door. "Are you ready, Parfait?" She asked the little one, unsure if the dragon liked baths or not.
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 6:52 am
"Arrut!" Parfait chirrped happily, the water was making steam and the steam was warm and there were -bubbles-. Parfait perched on the edge of counter-top, wings spread despite her complete lack of will to fly. She wiggled her dragon-butt and bobbed her head.
The baby Gwee then began to sing, a cheerful bouncy sound that was more hum than anything, occasionally accentuated by a vocalization of some sort. She was sad.. in the back of her mind she still thought of her Chloe and wanted her here but how could she be miserable when Natsuki was -really- here? And besides, Chloe had promised things would be okay and so far as the baby Gwee could tell things were getting better!
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Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:12 am
"Looks like we're all ready, Parfait," Natsuki said, leaning on the counter, and wiggling like Parfait. She felt a bit silly, but all that sugar coursing through her system, and the simply joy of having something genuinely happy in the house, was unbelievably therapeutic! Taking a pair of chopsticks out of the drawer, she wound her hair up in a high bun, fastening it in place. Standing on her tiptoes, she reached for the top shelf and pulled down a little friend who had been collecting a fair bit of dust, her rubber ducky, Kamo-tan. Holding him down at Parfait, she gave him a light squeeze and he squeaked happily at the small gwee. Now she was officially ready for bath time.
"Lets go!" She said, picking Parfait up with her free hand. Holding the gwee close, she stepped into the bubbly water. Dropping Kamo-tan into the tub first, she used her free hand to brace herself, as she lowered herself and Parfait into the soapy water. All the tension in her body dissipated, as the warm water soothed and loosened her tight muscle and stiff back. Propping up her knees, she set Parfait atop them, so she could prepare the soap and sponge. "Ready? One... two..."A mischievous smile traced her lips, and before she said 'three', she dropped her knees slightly, so Parfait would slip into the water, but kept them high enough, so that the little gwee wouldn't be completely submerged. Natsuki giggled, a pre-bedtime bath was the perfect way to end the evening.
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 7:21 am
Parfait gave a small squeal of surprise as she was dunked under, clinging to Natsuki's knees with her wings held up high. Once she realized that she wasn't about to go under completely she relaxed, stareing intently at Kamo-tan. She reached out with a small clawed paw to bat at it's nose, watching it bob amongst the suds and bubbles.
Looking back over her shoulder at Natsuki, Parfait chirruped, turning around and giving a small hop-glide to land on her stomach, laying down so her body up to her neck was submerged in the water, tail curling about her hend legs.
Parfait gave a sigh that meant bliss, eyes half closing and looking lazily up at Natsuki.
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:23 pm
Natsuki wet her hair and began working it into a lather with some shampoo. The faint scent of raspberry and mint lingered in the air. Rinsing out her hair, she piled on the color-treatment conditioning pack for redheads, and wrapped it in a wet towel. The steam from the bath soothed her aching muscles and opened up those pours. Her stress melted away from every corner of her body. It was natural. She loved bath time, and from the looks, so did Parfait.
Taking up a soft sponge, she worked some soap up into a nice foam, and began scrubbing the little Gwee's back. Finding the little one so well behaved, she was certain that Chloe most likely did the same thing when it was bath time for Parfait. Closing her eyes, Natsuki's mind wandered to Chloe. There were so many unaswered questions, and it was driving her bonkers. Even with her eyes closed, she gingerly washed Parfait, leaving no scale overlooked. The bubbles dissipated, hinting it was time for the duet to finish up and hit the hay.
"All rightie, chickie, you're all done," Natsuki said, wrinkling her nose playfullly at Parfait before setting the gwee carefully down atop a towl on the closed toilet seat. Pulling the drain, the water formed a small whirlpool as the luke warm soapy water funneled its way down the drain. Rinsing herself off a final time, Natsuki picked up her own towels, wrapping one around her body and the other around her head. Securing them in place, she bundled Parfait up in a towel. "Let's go to bed, Parfait. We've both had a long night."
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