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 Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 2:33 pm
Phoebe sat quietly in the children section of the library with a picture book spread open before her. The little girl was silent and still as she took in the images of the fairy tale. Flipping through the pages steadily, Phoebe eventually came to the end. She smiled a little at the happy ending, the princess and the prince had gotten married.
Blue and silver eyes searched the library and Juno was still at her little table scribbling whatever it was she was writing. Phoebe picked up her book and went to the bookshelves. Slipping the book back in it's place, she browsed the titles of the books, her index finger skimming across the spines of books as she walked by.
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 2:51 pm
Abilene had also been placed in the children's section of the library by Kaya, who had quickly gone off, telling the little girl not to kidnapped. Apparently her guardian felt she was perfectly safe on her own, and it was true that she seemed mature enough. She looked down to the book in her lap, mesmerized with the vivid pictures, only barely skimming over the text. Indeed, Abilene wasn't truly grasping the story so much as the images.
She sighed contentedly as she reached the end, setting the book down and absentmindedly taking another from the small mountain of books she'd built when she'd found out she was to remain here for at least a few hours. Despite being a child even Abilene noted Kaya's irresponsibility much of the time. "Ahh..." She murmured appreciatively, observing the pictures of her newest book. Kaya had taught her to appreciate images or else she might have actually read the books.
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:10 pm
The book shelves created a small cubicle like space with the white walls of the library and within that small space towers of book began to form as Phoebe greedily took book after book from the shelves. She stopped when she had three stacks up to her waist and stared at the books. How was she suppose to carry those back to the reading area? There was the option of making multiple trips back and forth, but it was less than appealing.
A twinkle shone from her eyes as she pushed the books to the opening between the two bookshelves. If she couldn't carry the books back then she'll just have to stay with the books, to protect them so no one could take them. Her three stacks blocked half the entrance to her small sanctum before Phoebe began to pull more books off the shelf.
Phoebe was working on her last stack, the one that would complete the wall, when she dropped a much too heavy children's encyclopedia over her wall. The books crashed to the ground, all her efforts destroyed. The girl shook her head, white and blue strands of hair spilling her face, and gave a sigh before she started picking up her books.
As she followed a trail of books, she found herself beside another neat pile of books next to a small girl with white and pink hair. Settling the books she had picked up next to the neat pile, Phoebe swept her dress beneath her legs and sat down beside the other girl.
"Hello," Phoebe greeted softly with a small smile.
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:23 pm
Abilene's dark golden eyes flicked up to watch the pile of books come tumbling down, curiosity and mild alarm written on her face as she watched the girl who came out of the area with the bookshelves. Abilene placed her book down carefully, standing to try and help the girl neatly pile the books in much the same way she tried to organize things at the apartment she lived in with Kaya.
"Hello," She replied, her lips curving up very slightly as she seated herself again. She did not interact much with other children because of her demure personality and so having another child greet her was something she almost considered victorious.
Now Abilene found herself smiling uncertainly, wishing to speak to the girl, but also wishing to step back over to her book. Her anti-social nature certainly wasn't helping her case. Still, Kaya would be thrilled if she found out Abilene had made a friend other than an animal or a plant.
She would leave her book for now, but this was only for Kaya. She was absolutely loyal to the woman who loved her so much and was determined to please her. "How are you?" Abilene inquired in a manner that was close to rehearsed in nature. Her pink-stained skin took on slightly darker color as she watched Phoebe closely, probing for a reaction.
The lotus child was mature, but she was no ice queen. She desired friends like every other little girl.
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:40 pm
Phoebe cocked her head to the side and gave a mysterious smile that make her eyes crinkle at the edges. She liked the feeling that the other girl gave off, though she wasn't quite sure what it was. Not that she ever really understood why she felt attracted to somethings and appalled by others. Juno was always telling her how she was such a 'mysterious child' but Phoebe just assumed that Juno didn't understand.
Holding her hand out, the moon child greeted, "I'm Phoebe. Would you like to help me build a sanctuary?"
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 3:55 pm
Abilene grinned awkwardly as she noted the smile the other girl was sending her. She... appreciated it, she supposed. It was hard to say. The usually-calm girl was feeling a rush; indeed, it seemed to be making her slightly hyper. The feeling of accomplishment she was deriving from this moment was overpowering. It looked like she was making an actual friend, which excited the child beyond words.
"My name is Abilene." She responded, nodding in agreement to Phobe's suggestion although it confused her to some extent. "Is that what you were doing before your books fell?" She queried, her eyes growing wide with curiosity. Her book lay forgotten on the ground near her; her obligations to Kaya no longer remained either. She was doing this as much for herself than anyone else now.
The child smiled without a thought now, eager to be normal.
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Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 4:06 pm
Excited at having an accomplish, Phoebe quickly explained, "Yup. There's just so many books that I want to read and no way for me to carry them all out. So I figured that if I built a sanctuary closed from intruders, and anyone else who might want to take the books I want, then I could read as many as I want and not worry." The girl quickly stood up and took a hold of Abilene's hands and pulled her into messy space. "It could be like our castle or fortress."
Phoebe was excited and ready to bounce up and down. With two people, the job would be done faster and it would be more fun in general. Already her small brain was racing with ideas and possible games they could play within their sanctuary.
"Oh! We could built them like castles too. With towers!"
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Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:18 am
Abilene continued to smile at Phoebe's explanation, looking excited. "Yes!" She replied, the color rising in her cheeks as she glanced around the already slightly enclosed space she'd been led into. This would be perfect! She carefully side-stepped a few books, glancing around and allowing her imagination to run wild as she asessed the area. It certainly had potential in the eyes of the young girl.
"Mhhm!" She agreed, bending at the waist to start to pick up a few books to pile up. "They just can't fall." Abilene added cautiously, stacking the thin children's books one on top of the other with a look of concentration.
This would be their fortress; it could easily serve as hours of entertainment.
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Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:45 pm
Phoebe stacked the books eagerly, impatient for the sanctuary to be complete. As she began a new stack, Phoebe noticed that she could very well make a winding tower or stair case. More than excited at the idea of something other than a neat wall of books, the little girl began to place every other book out of position. It reminded her more of a tower, a tower that would someone like Rapunzel would be locked up in to keep the world away from her by the evil witch.
Glancing to her side, Phoebe peeked at the neat and pristine half that Abilene was working on.
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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:44 pm
Abilene continued to work on her pile, still placing books over books very carefully. Her pile shot straight up into the air and not a book was out of place. In the girl's mind, that was how it was supposed to be. Kaya had called her OCD before, but she appreciated order and cleanliness. Abilene didn't think there was anything really compulsive about her behavior at all. Life was easier with order.
Abilene's eyes soon strayed and she let loose a soft, horrified gasp as she assessed Phoebe's pile of books. It was extremely hard not to mention anything; not only did it look disorganized in her eyes, but it also looked like it had the ability to fall down and crush her!
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 9:15 pm
The little girl placed the last of her books on her somewhat spiraling wall before dusting her hands off. "Done!" She gave a large smile Abilene and said, "Now we need an evil witch, a princess and a prince. Hm... maybe a dragon too?"
Phoebe's mind raced with ideas on playing out a fairy tale with Abilene and was just about to reveal her master mind of a plan when Juno appeared to reclaim the little moon child's attention. Instructed by her guardian to bid her new friend good bye, Phoebe turned to Abilene and gave her a quick hug and winked.
"See you soon, Abilene."
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