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 Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 11:26 am
Melchy stood awkwardly at the door to the house, looking around nervously and trying to figure out what he was doing. It had been forever and a day since he'd seen Keres last, and he got the vague impression that the sphinx-girl was not going to be particularly pleased with this nasty little fact.
It wasn't his fault Katrina had decided to take several months' worth of vacation to the way-the-hell middle of nowhere. Melchy just considered himself lucky that the possibility of the weather getting nasty early had forced Katrina to finally take him home. As soon as they had gotten there, he had immediately gone to call up old friends...one in particular...only to realize that he had no idea how to contact any of them.
What Katrina was doing with Keres' address, he'd never know, but it had been a godsend, and he'd hightailed it out of the house without so much as a backward glance at Katrina. He never wanted to see her again. Ever. Seriously ever. Which was why he was standing on Keres' front stoop, trying to figure out what the hell he was up to. Lifting his hand to knock, he paused, looked around, took a deep breath, and did it anyways. Then he realized there was a doorbell and rang that, too. For good measure.
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Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 11:38 am
A cat's meow was the first thing that sounded behind the door when the doorbell died down. It was high-pitched, charming, and whatever else a cat's meow could sound like. The second sound from behind the door, however, was not as charming.
"I'M GETTING IT, I'M GETTING IT!"
A couple of thuds and another meow from the cat announced that someone had finally arrived to open the door. The doorknob jiggled and the door opened halfway. Keres stood in the doorway with a white cat in her arms and coos issuing from her mouth. She planted a kiss on its head before she looked up at whomever it was that had rang the doorbell.
...And oh how her face soured.
As she looked at Melchy, her brows knitted and her lips pursed into a bow. She puffed out her cheeks and then promptly slammed the door in his face without so much as a verbal insult.
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:03 am
"Keres-NOKERESWAAAAAAAAAAIT."
No dice. Melchy laid his ears flat and his tail lashed in irritation as he stared at the door. "What the hell," he grumbled, going to kick at the door before he remembered who owned the house. Pissing off Anya might not be the best idea ever. In fact, it was likely one of the worst ideas ever. Anya, no doubt, would just kill him.
After his irritation subsided, Melchy realized something. Keres had been standing in the doorway holding a kitten. Cooing at that kitten. Coddling that kitten as if it were a baby?
What the hell?
"KERESKERESKERES!" he yowled, pounding on the door. "COME OOOOOOON KERES IT'S NOT MY FAAAAAAAAAAUULT."
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:18 pm
"SHUT UP AND GO AWAY, MEL!" Keres yelled from behind the door. She banged on it a few times, just for good measure. She turned and began to walk away, her tail thudding the ground for added dramatic affect, but then Anya's voice rose up.
"KERES, open the damn door and let him come in!"
"WHY?! HE'S A JER--"
"NOW!"
A loud groan and growl sounded and a lot more stomping and thudding came after. Soon enough, the front door whipped open once more and Keres stood in the doorway, her white cat held in one arm and propped against her chest.
"What?" she asked sharply.
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:35 pm
"I just wanned'a say that I'm really sorry I've been not here recently because Cap'n's a right b***h an' dragged me off without so much as a second thought, an' I've been stuck on a godforsaken rock in the middle of nowhere for like three months an'I'm kindasortasorry." Melchy burst out as soon as the door opened again. He wasn't eager to have a repeat of the door-slamming. That was just mean.
Slinking through the door as quickly as he could, he dodged out of Keres' way and tilted his head, putting his ears back as he regarded the small cat in her arms. "Wuzzat?" he asked, tilting his head in interest and regarding the small white thing. "Zat a cat?" he asked, raising his eyebrows at it and then at Keres.
"'Ow you bin, then, eh?"
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Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:48 pm
Keres's lips pursed as she listened to his quick-spoken spiel about why he hadn't been around. She followed him slowly with her head as he slunk past before she closed the door with a small 'thunk.' After she let go of the doorknob, she turned towards him and opened how mouth to comment on something, but his own comment quickly made her mind switch tracks.
She closed her mouth and quirked a high brow. "Uh... DUH," she stated, sarcasm just dripping from her voice. "What else would it be, a bird?" She shook her head a moment later and moved away from the door.
"And I've been fine, THANKS. Just haven't heard from one of my friends in THREE EFFING--"
"Keres..." came Anya's warning voice from some other room.
"damn MONTHS!"
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Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 1:27 pm
"KERES IT WASN' MY GODDAMN FAAAAAAULT!" Melchy yowled in response, putting his ears back and looking as pitiful as it was possible for him to look. That wasn't particularly pitiful, in reality, seeing as he was tanned from far too much work in the sun, had hair far too long for him to look clean-cut, and was wearing clothes that looked significantly more ratty than his outfit generally did. But he endeavored anyways.
"I tole you, Keres. Cap'n decided to up an' move us to the middle of nowhere for months. Was bloody 'orrible. No phone, no internet..." he paused and shook his head, tail lashing. "Soon's I got home, I went to call you an' realized I had no clue what yer number was....but Cap'n had yer address so I came over an' an' an'......" he gulped down a breath and looked at her with his head to one side, pulling his ears to the side and making the saddest face he could manage.
"Yer cat's cute."
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Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 3:55 pm
Keres turned her head to the side in a manner that possibly indicated some sort of thoughtfulness towards Melchy's explanation... but then she gave him a look from the corners of her eyes that just screamed "THAT'SNOEXCUSE." She kept the words to herself, though, and eventually, reluctantly, dropped the topic.
"Thanks," she replied, and adjusted her hold on the white feline, moving it off her hip to against her chest. "You can hold her, if you want."
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:44 pm
Sooooooo...he wasn't getting beaten up. Melchy began to wonder if this was a result of the cat, or if Keres had decided that killing him would be unnecessary, or if he was just disgustingly lucky....but he wasn't going to push it either way, and jumped at the chance to acquire the cat. Keres couldn't hurt him if he was holding her cat! Reaching out, he tickled its ears and then reached out to pick her gently up out of Keres' hands. "She's real cute," he said idly, holding it up to look it straight in the eye.
"What's 'er name?"
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Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:42 pm
The feline gave a chirrup meow as her ears were tickled before a sudden mewl escaped her and she was lifted up into the air.
"Diana," Keres said as she folded her now freed arms. She watched him handle the young cat, making sure nothing happened. Over protective? Just a little.
Looking down at Melchy, Diana mewed once more and then tried to extended a paw towards the boy's face in gentle curiosity. Her bi-colored eyes then fixed themselves on the pair of cat ears atop the boy's head.
"She'll eat your hair if you're not careful."
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 11:09 am
"Cute," Melchy answered, grinning as the cat bopped him. He made a few soft kissing noises for it, and then cradled her in one arm, scratching her head and looking back up at Keres. "How come you got a cat?" he asked curiously, canting his ears sideways. Keres didn't honestly seem like much of a cat person. he'd have thought maybe...a dragon or something. Something giant and evil. Definitely not a cat.
Then again, maybe she needed something that wasn't evil to balance out her own evil. Melchy kind of liked that idea, but he'd never say it to Keres' face. He valued his life too much. Chewing the inside of his cheek thoughtfully, he handed the cat back to Keres and shrugged. "I got a parrot at home. Real nice bird. Name's Susan."
...why had he said that? What did that have to do with anything? Eh. Whatever. He tossed his head and flicked his tail a few times, considering what to say next. Obviously, something more intelligent. "So..."
Good start, Melchy. Good start.
"You bin doin' anything interesting?"
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 5:05 pm
Keres shrugged and canted her head for a moment as she considered an answer. A moment later she opened her mouth, but in the end only shrugged again until another few seconds went by. "Anya, Rann and Isaac got her for me after I was all sick," she paused for a second and slanted one eyebrow down and raised the other in a high arch, " that time YOU made us go into the ocean and get drenched by a monster wave. Remember?" She gave a "hmph," but then smirked and went on.
"Anyways, I dunno why they got her for me, but they did, and I'm kinda glad. So yeah." For the third time in three minutes she shrugged her shoulders. At his mention of having a bird, she raised her eyebrows for a moment in surprise as she took back her cat.
"You have a bird?" she asked, despite him just having said he did. She tried to stifle a laugh by kissing the top of her cat's head, but the plan didn't work as well as she had hoped and she gave a snort. She put down the feline and brushed her fingers over her mouth to try and wipe away the smile. A cat-boy with a bird? One had to admit that it was a little comical, even if he was a pirate and all pirates had birds. ... Right?
She folded her arms again, then shifted her weight on her paws and flicked the tip of her scaled tail. It took her a minute to register that he had asked her something else, but she answered soon enough.
"Um... I don't know. Just piano and... stuff. Stuff," she ended, almost tersly. She considered a thought for a moment, a small scowl suddenly on her face, and in the end decided to verbalize it. "You missed my birthday and my party."
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:26 pm
Melchy puffed out his tail when Keres blamed him for the ocean, glaring at her and putting his hands on his hips. "Not my fault the wind loves me an' the tide was comin' in at the same time as you went down like a sack of bricks dropped outta window," he answered, but the anger went away and was replaced by a rather miffed expression as Keres started laughing at him. Why was she laughing? Lots of people had parrots!
"I got her as a joke, th'crew thought it'd be funny. Cap'n hates parrots," he explained. "Says they're noisy." He paused. "I guess they kinda are. But still."
And then Keres dropped a bomb and Melchy put his ears flat, trying to decide whether to apologize or not answer or change the subject. In the end, he tried diplomacy. It was a strange idea for him, but he was slowly getting used to the concept. "In my defense, I missed my own birthday an' didn't get a party. I mean, Cap'n an' Hawkiss gave me a boat, but I think they woulda given it to me anyway." He frowned. "It leaks."
Then he sighed and looked at Keres. "Sorry."
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:53 pm
"Weelllll," Keres drawled and pursed her lips in a thoughtful manner, then sighed. "I guess I can forgive y-- you got a what?" she asked suddenly. Her head moved forward from her neck and she put her hands on her own "hips." Eyes wide, she dropped her mouth open a little bit.
"You got a what?!"
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:58 pm
"Um...a boat?" Melchy answered, looking at Keres and frowning. He wasn't entirely sure why she was so astounded by this. "Little two-man sailin" sorta thing. Looks like it was made about a hundred years ago by a one-eyed, three-fingered boatsmith. Th'thing barely floats. Cap'n tol' me that as soon's Hawkiss an' I get it floatin', 's'mine. Gotta work for it, though." He gave a curt nod, then tilted his head at Keres. "It ain' so odd, me gettin' a boat an'all. I mean, we was out sailin' for three damn months. Figure it's more sensical than gettin' me a dog or something."
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