Where The Heart Is

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Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.

"Happy Birthday Kira!!!"

Patrons seated in the sidewalk cafe smiled indulgently into their cups, entertained; they could not help but overhear the antics of the four young women at the far table.

The birthday girl was torn between amusement and complete embarrassment. Though...If you can't count on your friends to make a birthday memorable... what is the point of a birthday anyways? She grinned and blew out the single candle on top of a large, decadent-looking chocolate cupcake.

Almost instantly, their waiter appeared bearing a tray of mimosas and vanilla ice cream decorated with candied orange twists. He also brought with him a sinfully sexy grin, a wink for the entire table, and an offer to split the cupcake into quarters.

...And he was completely aware of the four laughing pairs of eyes watching his behind while he proceeded to strut away.

Vaguely wishing he was the dish she was eating her ice cream off of, Kira reflected on how much she loved her friends. She loved that they had traveled cross-country to see her new place; really loved that they timed it so they could celebrate her birthday ...and she was entirely certain they'd gone 'shopping' to find, and probably somehow reserve, this waiter who was--- well, he was an excellent birthday indulgence.

NOW... they would be the most perfect friends EVER if they would just Give. Up. The. Goods. ...I want my presents! Kira chuckled internally at her uncharacteristic show of greed and impatience.

But fifteen minutes later; after her friends had paid their bill and had four additional (smaller, but still extravagant) cupcakes packed up to take with them and their fantasy of a waiter had escorted them all to the gate of the cafe... there were still no presents.

When Kira pressed her friends for what was next on the agenda, the three co-conspirators just looked at each other and giggled. They still had not given any sort of answer by the time they reached Kira's new apartment. But as Kira reached into her purse to fish out her keys, she was grabbed and pulled around the corner of her building into an alley that led through to a small park-like area just beyond the apartment complex. Suddenly, Kira noticed the small sign her friends were pointing to:

Bonsai Garden and Sales

Considering how close the bonsai garden was to her apartment, Kira was amazed she hadn't found it yet... Confused, she continued following her friends, somewhat lost in thought. She could have sworn she explored the area relatively thoroughly, how could she have missed a bonsai garden? She LOVED bonsai!

It dawned on her that her friends were likely taking her to pick out a tree and she scrambled to catch up to them, throwing her arms around the other girls and joining in the fast-paced conversation. This was turning out to be the best birthday in a long time.

Little did Kira know, she was blissfully walking into a world of trouble.

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Arrivals



05-16-2008 // Lucky // lucky dice game in the Uni Bonsai & C.R. Labs Spring Event
06-01-2008 // Ayrlia // advertising raffle semi-custom in the Uni Bonsai & C.R. Labs Spring Event
09-04-2008 // Dionysus // dice game for sig kitties
09-16-2008 // Aniketos // End of Summer RP prompt
09-22-2008 // Hera // dice game for rabbit rams (gift from piscesanela007)
09-24-2008 // Pégasos // dice game winged pixia, multiple prizes
10-10-2008 // Aether // dice game prize pot caere
10-17-2008 // Moirae // Uni Bonsai, Totembells, and Darmia Halloween joint event auction win (AB'd)
11-29-2008 // Lock // Uni Bonsai, Totembells, and Darmia Halloween joint event auction win
12-10-2008 // Pythia // custom nitorendi as payment for designing Totembells shop mule avvies
12-30-2008 // Phanessa // First flat sale win! o.O;
03-01-2009 // Melantha // free raffle win
04-01-2009 // Chyrsander // Spring raffle win
05-01-2009 // Erebus // p.500 guardian





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As you walk down a path leading to a small clearing in the corner of the garden...








Erebus



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Ethereal Beauty








Ayrlia



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Unconquered Spirit








Aniketos



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Devastation, confusion, loneliness-Aniketos felt all these things and more as he sat on the side of his pot morosely contemplating what was left of his bonsai: the beautiful tree that had been his food, his shelter, and his life-his everything-was now nothing but a shriveled, twisted stump in a pot of mud.

It had started a few weeks previous; a couple leaves at a time would start to turn brown around the edges, then shrivel from the tip up towards the main branch of the frond. Ani had been annoyed, but had snipped the leaves off expecting to make room for new growth. Hours of digging up roots, scouring branches for parasites, and bringing water from new locations had no effect. Nothing could make the leaves shrivel like that---except aphids, but there were none to be found! He stopped eating, stopped sleeping to watch over his tree-hoping to find the pests ruining his home and his life. When he finally found the aphids, it was too late because the pests had attacked his bonsai in force. Ani fought bravely, relentlessly but still, in the end it was all GONE.

A stiff breeze yanked him from his thoughts, forcing the flustered Ertiba to scramble a bit in order to keep his place on the edge of the pot. Falling off of the edge of his own pot would be a staggering, if not final, blow to his pride. Snorting and shaking himself, Ani managed to settle his ruffled fur; and with once last longing glance at what remained of his home, he turned his back, lifted his head and leap nimbly to the ground---determined to face the world and find a new home.

Having no particular location in mind, Aniketos meandered aimlessly through the forest of grass that made up most of the garden. The world beyond his bonsai was so big, so open, and rather frightening for the displaced uni. Ani found himself walking tall and determined at first, but the farther he went, the faster and faster he trotted through the twisted grasses until he was in a full-out gallop. When the dappled sunlight that had been accompanying him suddenly disappeared, he stopped short and looked around frantically while trying to regain his breath. He hadn't even noticed the sun until its absence, its companionable warmth gone. His panicked reconnaissance brought a large stick to his attention and he trotted over to it. Struggling to jump and climb his way up the fallen stick, Ani looked out over the grass and realized he had come to the abandoned corner of the garden. If nothing else, he could find temporary shelter here, especially since he could smell a storm brewing on the breeze ...and he also smelled something utterly foreign ...and utterly delicious.

In a lightening quick change of mood so typical of his kind, Ani found himself stumbling his way off the branch, eagerly following his nose towards the delicious aroma beckoning him. It led him into what appeared to be a pile of leaves larger and greener than any he'd ever seen. As soon as he passed under the first leaf, he was confronted by a wall of familiar and soothing terracotta brown.

'A pot? This is... a bonsai?'

Jumping cautiously up onto the edge of the pot, Ani swiveled his ears and kept his eyes wide---on the lookout for an angry uni to come sweeping down on him. But his physical and telepathic senses told him there was no one in the immediate area. Still cautious, Aniketos pushed aside another leaf only to be confronted by a cluster of strange golden yellow pods that were as big as he was. He was drawn to them not only because of their enchanting scent but because they were as brilliantly colored as he was.

'This is what smells so wonderful, is this food? I've never seen anything like this before.'

Seeing a round hill that he assumed was the trunk, Ani jumped up to snap through one of the pod stems with his teeth. He followed the fallen pod down onto the soft dirt surrounding the strange stump, and after a few nudges with his muzzle, his senses told him this exotic food was safe enough to eat. He started with a few nervous experimental nibbles, then Ani broke through the fibrous rind of the pod to the soft fruit that was the source of the sweet scent that had beckoned him to this bonsai. As the succulent flavor of the soft insides filled his mouth, Aniketos experienced a sense of calmness, relaxation---complete comfort. As the rain started to pour, a new sparkle gleamed out from the depths of his inky black eyes and a possessive arch appeared in the once again proud neck of the young Ertiba.

'This tree is mine. I am home, and no aphid will take it from me this time!'  

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Fated Destiny








Moirae



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Mysterious Mystic








Pythia



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Dark Flower








Melantha



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Golden Sun








Chrysander



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[Kiareii]

Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.




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[Kiareii]

Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.




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[Kiareii]

Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.




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[Kiareii]

Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.




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[Kiareii]

Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.




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