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 Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:36 pm
Who: Robin & Chrysanthemum (actually... Lady Ash if you want to change your kitsu that's fine with me. I'm game. ^_^)
What: Random meeting?
When: about now -mid to late February. Midday.
Where: on the hillside of Mountain
Why: Totally random pairing of kitsu who both need RP. ^_^ Oh!! It was an absolutely perfect day outside as the purple haired cherub looked with happy wide eyes out of the Mountain Cabin Headquarters. The sun was brightly shining and reflecting over a great and nearly untouched expanse of white which blanketed the land like... like... well like something absolutely wonderful.
She wanted to go out and play in it!!
Daddy could not... for some reason Chrysanthemum did not quite understand. Oh, she had been told... but it did not make any sense. Or at least not enough sense.
BUT!... That was a matter to contemplate for other days!! Fluttering her wings Chrysanthemum pranced to the main door and threw it open. Well... at least as 'thrown' as a kitsu her size could. Which really was not very much. BUT it was enough that she could get outside, which was the really important part!
Closing her eyes the cherub breathed in the cool air deeply. "Oh!!" Her little body gave a happy shudder at the delightfully odd feeling and with excitement Chrysanthemum half flew half pranced from the building, almost forgetting to shut the door behind her and actually having to double back to do just that with a happy and sheepish giggle.
And then she was off: winging and prancing down the side of the mountain with a gay and bright laugh, shoving her nose into a snowbank here, knocking snow from a laden conifer branch there. Oh! This was absolutely delightful!!
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:57 pm
 She had been wandering; contemplating. A bad mix, more so for a Kitsu like herself. A Kitsu that was so easily distracted, it was ridiculous. Miraculous. Pathetic. A mystery, wrapped in a riddle, and clothed in an enigma. Something Father had always said whenever nothing could be explained; though typically it was followed with: "It must be a miracle."
But Robin's short attention span was not a miracle. Far from it, actually. A curse; a burden - one of which she had to carry on her back ever since she had began using her craft. That and her newborn near-sightedness. Which was equally annoying. She looked frightening in glasses; bad. But that wasn't really her problem; quite frankly it was that glasses outright shouted her weakness - and she didn't like that. She was inaccurate. Unable to hit a target unless she wore the darned things. It was mortifying enough when only she knew it - but when other Kitsu knew as well? Dreadful.
She sighed, her tails curling thoughtfully in the sunlight. Warmth. Something that she could create herself, really; and she liked the thought. Being able to create something similar to the shimmering sun that kept the earth as beautiful as it was. The star that kept the world's inhabitants alive. It was fascinating, beautiful...
A miracle...
Then came the sound of giggling. Her attention immediately snapped to the direction of which the noise was originating, and jade eyes peered curiously at Chrysanthemum. A child. She loved children. More so the innocent ones who played in the snow. Her lips pulled back into a gentle smile as she took a seat on the cold ground beneath her to watch the Cherub thoughtfully.
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Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:45 am
The cherub continued to blithely dip and dive through the air enjoying the sights, the chill, the scents of winter all around her. OH how she would absolutely love to share this with Daddy & Mommy & Delphinium!! But... even if Mommy & Daddy would play together again, Daddy could never come out and enjoy this...
"Oh!!" Her exclamation as the idea hit audible. Warm and bright & excited. That was it!! She would take some of the white stuff inside for Daddy! And for Mommy! Maybe if she did they could all play together! Oh it was an absolutely perfect idea! At least... Chrysanthemum thought so. Of course she did not yet know the properties of snow. She could not know it would melt.
But that was no matter now. Seeing a particularly white and shining and smooth expanse of snow the little cherub kitsu happily went to land upon it. However this particular spot was no longer the light and fluffy snow of the banks she had been playing in. This snow had its top layers melted by the sun, then the cold temperatures refreezing it into a glassy smooth ice surface over the snow.
And Chrysanthemum -sweet little unsuspecting cherub that she was- was too light to break the surface. Her paws touched down -and instantly slid away from her. Dark violet eyes flew open wide as the world sped past with no action of her own. Trying to right herself or stop the downward descent only toppled the little kitsu onto her back. She tried to make some noise to cry or even to scream but all of her sounds were stilled with the rush of air that was being forced into her mouth.
Chrysanthemum almost did not see the pretty kitsu female wearing the strange clothes that was right ahead of her. She did not know how this other got to be there or even really how she got to be there. Her mouth screamed a silent 'watch out!!' even as it seemed imminent that her momentum down the slick slope would have the cherub crashing into the stranger.
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Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:49 pm
The female fell over with a light 'thump', her eyes narrowed and she was disgruntled and cold momentarily; and ears flattened in disapproval. She lay where she had fallen, on her side, eying the cherub in slight shock at what had happened. A moment of silence, "Are you-" A pause, taken for a 'pfft' noise before she began a small fit of giggles, rolling onto her back patiently. "Are you - are you alright?" She finally managed between the 'pfft' noises and the snickering. Her tails curled in displeasure despite the fact that she, herself, was delighted. Amused beyond belief.
And it had been a long while since she had last heard herself laugh...
She stopped herself then, her eyes inspecting the younger female for a moment longer before she spoke, "I mean. Perhaps... you could be a bit more careful?" she murmured in a motherly tone, one she often strayed to when she conversed with any children.
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:45 pm
Dark violet hued eyes blinked in surprise. "Wha... what just happened?"
The little cherub looked dazed. Perhaps doubly so as soft & warm kitsu that had broken her slide seemed both upset and to be laughing at the same time. Well which was it? Chrysanthemum could not tell. Laughing usually was a good thing... wasn't it? Mommy needed to laugh more. Daddy too.
oh yeah! She smiled up at the clothed larger kitsu, violet eyes blinking a little in her dazed state. "Uh-huh." Softly her eyes fell a little sad, and there was a hint of a sniffle. "I was trying to be careful! I was! How should I know white ground is slippery?"
Then those violet eyes went wide and a blue tipped paw reached out in awe to bat the stranger's blonde hair. "Oh! Your hair's up like mine & Delphinium's and Daddy's! Are you family?" Smile so bright, two pink and one purple tail wagging in excitement though she was in an awkward position.
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Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:52 pm
Admittedly, she had no idea what else she could say in this certain predicament; other than the fact that this girl's slide was impressive - but Robin couldn't tell her this, or else she might promote bad behavior. And nuns could not promote bad behavior.
Then again, nuns could not kill people, either.
And so she was not a nun. Yet she had been called 'Sister' her entire life by other members of the convent. Then again, Juliano was still referred to as 'Father', despite the small factor that he was the one issuing her missions to dispose of witches in the first place. It didn't make sense. Nothing made sense to her anymore. Confusion, confusion - every minute of every day, and it was frustrating.
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Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:29 pm
"Thank you!" The cheerful cherub tilted her head to the side as she pondered the larger female's query while the rest of what she said sunk in. "I think... Daddy must've done our hair like this first, 'cause I don't think Mommy would have. Mommy..." How could she say she didn't think her Mommy liked her Daddy very much? It hurt so to think it! "I don't think Mommy knows how. But I fix it myself when it falls down!" Her head nodded very fast in that way others could fear it might fall off. "I bet Delphinium does hers too, though I've never asked her. Oh! I'm Crysanthemum!" She told her name with such loving pride, obviously caring for her name very much. Her smile was so bright and wide.
Then her mouth fell open, eyes shimmering with sadness for this unknown female she had slid into. "What... none? No family at all? But... who do you stay with? Who do you go to when you want snuggles or groomings?"
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:25 pm
"Chrysanthemum?" She cocked her head the side thoughtfully, "I like that. It's a very pretty name - and it fits you well." Though she was certain, by the proud tone the girl stated it in, she knew this already. "I'm Robin. It's a pleasure to meet you."
She didn't know what to think; wonderment as to whether or not the young girl before her should be elsewhere... with her mother who she seemed to avoid talking about, with her father who she spoke of so energetically - with this mentioned 'Delphinium'. She seemed a tad bit young to be wandering about all on her own; this, Robin was sure of. "Is there someplace you need to be, Chrysanthemum? I'm sure your family is worried sick about you."
And Robin just wished someone could say that to her; but it was impossible. She had no place to be, she had no family at all. A saddening truth, but the truth nonetheless.
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:55 pm
"By yourself..." The sadness & sympathy that welled up in her eyes was derailed as the subject of her name followed.
"You like it? It does? Really?" Violet eyes shone happily. "I think it's absolutely perfect but it's so wonderful when someone else thinks so too. And Robin's lovely! I like Robin!" Chrysanthemum could not say if it suited the larger female but it was easy to put with her face so it must mean something right?
Small head tilted to the side thoughtfully at the thought. "Mother might. And probably Delphinium. But I don't know if Daddy can get worried." The little cherub leaned in and whispered into Robin's ear in a conspiracy fashion. "He has no soul." Little head bobbed as if being something of an authority on the matter -though she was anything but- yet hid nothing of the sadness the fact brought her. Confusion & sadness. For though she knew her Daddy had no soul and that meant he could not leave the headquarters Chrysanthemum did not really understand what a soul was nor how her daddy could be without one. it must be something very important or special. She wondered if she could get her daddy one. Maybe share hers? Oh! Maybe Mommy & Daddy would love each other if she gave Daddy her soul!
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 7:24 pm
Then again, her family was a tad bit shady - and so perhaps Robin was overlooking something. But what? Was Chrysanthemum secretly upset? Was she retaining something that she did not know about? Ill will, perhaps? Despair? Honestly, the witch doubted it, but she never knew for sure when it came to other Kitsusagi.
... She was pretty certain she had made that clear. She was, in fact, pretty good at spelling out the obvious for herself and others.
A small frown towards the cherub. "I see..." Perhaps it was just a childish game - perhaps she simply did not like her father. Maybe she was lying so that someone else would dislike him, too. Robin did not know - Robin knew little about Chrysanthemum's background. But hating a father stood more likely that a father lacking a soul...
Or did it...?
Robin had, in fact, seen some truly strange things in her lifetime; Christ, she shot fire out of her own eyeballs - and Chrysanthemum did not seem like a liar. Not in the slightest. "I read a poem once, in the library. It was about this man, and his sons. You see, all of them were religious - and because of it, the father was killed... and the brothers were all locked away in a cave. Whilst they stayed, the eldest brother had to watch as - one by one - his younger siblings passed away. He became alone. But he wasn't truly alone. You see, he began befriending the spiders, and the birds that came within the cave. And finally, one day - the people decided to set him free; they decided he had learned his lesson. But he didn't want to leave." She frowned. "I suppose you're wondering what that has to do with anything though? I guess maybe it's that - sometimes, people like things just the way they are. Sometimes... the idea of change seems so enigmatic, almost scary - that when it is offered to someone, that person decides they'd prefer to remain as they are. Maybe your Papa wants to stay without a soul. Do you understand?" A small pause before Robin decided that she barely understood what she was trying to say, herself. Merely that Chrysanthemum should not even consider handing over what she had in exchange for her parents happiness? That sometimes things should remain the way they are.
But what if Chrysanthemum wasn't truly planning on such a thing in the first place? It was true, Robin decided, that she should not be running off of a mere assumption. Perhaps Chrysanthemum's distant stare once she had informed of her father's lack of soul was due to something else entirely; perhaps her mind had ventured elsewhere.
So Robin should correct herself.
"What I mean is... you shouldn't look too much into things like that, Chrysanthemum. You're young; and you certainly have time to worry about such problems as the past when you are older, if you really want to. But... for now - just keep to the snow, hmm?" The tiniest hint of a smile before she turned doubtfully towards the trail of which she had come from. "Perhaps I should be heading home, actually. Would you mind that? Or would you rather play for a little while longer...?"
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Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 10:39 am
The little cherub in her simple innocence could not know the intricate depth of the turn of her new friend's thoughts. Even had she, her knowledge & experience was just too small to be able to comprehend and understand them.
Then there was the funny thing about being a cherub: neither kit nor adult. Always somewhere in between Chrysanthemum would never grow, likely never mature. Cherub could not breed, there was little point to growth as other kitsusagi might on their way to adulthood. She hatched as she was and so would always be. That was how it was, and something Chrysanthemum never bothered or even thought about.
Her little head tilted, raptly listening to Robin's tale as she would a bedtime story told by her parents. If her parents told bedtime stories. Violet eyes moistened instantly as the father was killed, the cherub aching inside at even the thought of losing her daddy whom she adored & loved very much. Softly she whimpered at being locked up, her tiny form curling into itself seeking warmth in the sadness until tears burst from her eyes -freezing upon the fur of her face and tinkling in tiny shards upon the snow. Watching Delphinium die? Nonononononono! Mommy would stop them! Mommy was big and strong and wouldn't let such things happen!
Yet she was still listening through her tears & aches & fears to the tale and when the nun came to the point Chrysanthemum looked confused and with a great sniffle shook her head. "Uh-uh... are you saying Daddy wants to be stuck inside?" That couldn't be right... why would her daddy want to be trapped inside of headquarters? "Great-mommies are stuck inside too. I don't want Daddy & his mommies to dust coming outside... but a soul's got to be important, right? Maybe... Maybe..." Her voice dropped to little more than a breath of sound. "Maybe Mommy would really love Daddy if he had one..."
Blink. Blink. The cherub attempted to smile, managing to get her tails to wag halfway. "I've kept you from getting home with sliding into you. I'm sorry. You must have a long way to go, coming from far away." Yes, she remembered where Robin said she was from. Her smile managed to get bigger, warmer, though her eyes were still moist & tearing. "I'll keep to bringing Daddy snow for now." Nod. Nod. Grin. "Since he can't come out and play in it. Maybe later I can give him a soul!"
Brightness dawned upon her sweet face and now her tails really wagged at the thought, ears perking up excitedly. Yes! Plenty of time! She could find out more what a soul was, figure out how to give hers to Daddy or whether she could get another for him... hmmm... Maybe they grew on a bush somewhere far away? Chrysanthemum did not want to wander too far (she would miss her family incredibly) but she would to find a soul for her daddy! Then he could come out & play in the snow with her!
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 7:21 pm
It was in the midst of this thought that the Cherub mentioned something about giving her father a soul, whereupon Robin's tails drooped tiredly, "Do keep to bringing him snow for now, little Chrysanthemum..." She murmured, moving her paw to rest on the young girl's head tenderly, "As I mentioned earlier; you are still young... you have time to worry about those things in the future, if they are still concerning to you." Would there be a later, she wondered? She knew little about the species Chrysanthemum was... all she knew was that the girl was too pure and so incredibly innocent... she shouldn't have to contemplate anything so complicated.
She offered her a small smile, however, her tails flicking comfortably as she broke the touch and turned in the direction of whence she came: the forest. "It seems as though I should be on my way..." Robin whispered, jade eyes flicking back to view the young girl for a mere moment before she continued, her voice thoughtful, "The day is getting late, and the air a little more chilly... you should probably head back inside before you get yourself sick."
She departed then, her mind wandering. Were there many families like Chrysanthemum's? Of this, Robin was uncertain. Perhaps the Cherub's family was the epitome of normal. Robin would not know, because Robin did not have a family when she was younger. Juliano, admittedly, did act as her father - but he wasn't the real thing. She had never even met the real thing - nor had she met her mother... nor had she ever heard anything about them. The elderly nuns had parented her as well as they could - but was that enough, she wondered...
The witch-hunter glanced back at Chrysanthemum, her mouth curving upward gently, "If you do decide to stay outside a while longer..." She called over her shoulder, green orbs focusing on the colorful hair and innocent features, "Try to be a little more careful..." And her forward movement continued.
... And so, maybe it was enough...
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:42 am
Chrysanthemum took the paw on her head rather well. Almost like she wanted it there, that she liked being treated as a young kit. Avidly she listened, not really understanding. She was planning on bringing her daddy snow... and why talk about the future that way? But she was smiling, tails wagging and swaying the top layer of snow across the firmer surface beneath.
The Cherub sat back a little saddened but grinning. Everyone had to go home sometime. It did not mean they would never be seen again. "Okay. It is isn't it? I should go home too." It had been fun though & she smiled at the nun. Then grinned. "Sure I will! You too!"
With that she was scampering back up the slope until she could get her wings to give her enough lift & heading straight up the mountain & towards home at the headquarters building there.
Just before she went in Chrysanthemum would get a huge ball og the white stuff for her daddy. She could hardly wait to show him!
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