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 Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:59 pm
 A dark, sleek figure emerged from the small bookstore with a leather-bound package tied up with string in his maw. Royce pulled his slender frame through the door and took a wary look down the market-place's street, sunlight glinting off his glasses as he turned his head from side to side. Relieved to find the market wasn't as crowded with people as it had been earlier that day, he stepped onto the cobblestone path and trotted along the side of the road.
The rose-adorned Illumen had been granted some money to buy novels and promptly sent himself on an errand to retrieve a few select pieces of poetry, which he now carried delicately in his teeth by the string of the package. He stopped occasionally to adjust his hat or primp his crimson hair in the reflection of a shop window. He wouldn't refer to himself as prim or proper, but found it necessary to keep his image in accordance to a neat frame. After residing with a motley assortment of Illumens for a month or so, Royce found he had acquired a habit to always appear well-groomed, which was surprising, considering he used to be so modest about his appearance before. The young male's personality still remained the same after so long; shy and quiet. Unless you really got to know him... Which no one had so far.
Unaware that he had been caught up in a daze, Royce stumbled over one of the stones in the road and lost his grip on his package. The strings securing the leather fell apart, sending an assortment of sheets and a few thin books scattered across the ground. The red-eyed Illumen muttered something incomprehensible under his breath before trying to gather up his spilled items, hoping no one would step on them.
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Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 3:13 am
(O.o I hope you don't mind my rping >.< i will post her new cert when I get it changed)  Umi, exploring the market for the first time, she not knowing how she came to this world was surprisingly calm and relaxed. She didn't know this place, but for some reason it relaxed her, She didn't realize she was in a daze yet still walking tripped over something in the road and fell flat on her face. "ouch...." she murmured quietly then realized there was a Illumen in front of her. She felt so silly, tripping infront of someone she had never met, tho she hadn't really met anyone yet, she was new to this world. still on the ground she didn't move because she was mortified at how clumsy she was.
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Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:10 am
"Dunceduncedunce," The dark Illumen hissed at himself under his breath. Royce frantically gathered up all the loose sheets before they could be swept away or ripped underfoot and gingerly placed them back in the security of the leather case. Caught up in his task, Roy hadn't noticed the green femme approaching until she tripped over one of the books and nearly collided into him. The male gasped, partly for the welfare of his book, and partly flustered by the fact someone had stumbled over one of his misplaced items. He breathed a quick apology before quickly plucking the rest of the books from the ground and setting them with the papers in his case before anyone else had the misfortune of tripping over them. He pushed his glasses higher onto the bridge of his nose while tying a tighter knot around the leather-bound case and muttered something under his breath about his clumsiness. Royce blinked back at the Illumen in front of him and gave her a weak, apologetic smile before offering his paw in assistance. "Oh, I, uh... I'm terribly sorry. I don't normally don't spill my books in a most disorderly fashion..."
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Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:32 pm
Umi looked up at the Illuman she had never seen before, she couldn't help but blush in embarrassment. She took his paw and was helped up. " what are all these books for? She asked as she started to pat out the dirt from her fir. "I'm guessing you like reading? Or maybe writing?" She smiled politely at him "My name is Umi, nice to meet you, and don't feel bad, I should have been paying attention, but my mind was up in the clouds..."
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Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:21 pm
Becoming self-conscious of his own bearings, Royce couldn't help but readjust his hat as the green vixen dusted herself off. "Oh, ahh, yes... I-I'm very fond of reading. Poetry in particular. I'm not very good at writing it though..." he noted with a nervous chuckle. He blinked curiously at the clover-pelted female, having never quite grown accustomed to introductions. He smiled in return nevertheless and dipped is head. "A... pleasure to meet you, Umi. My name is Royce, but some people just call me Roy. Whatever you prefer." he greeted with a shy grin. "Oh don't worry, I'm always off daydreaming and whatnot. It's how dropped my books in the first place." he added with a nervous giggle of amusement. He sat quietly for a moment, still a bit flustered, flicking idly at the roses around his neck before clearing his throat. "P-pardon if I seem so awkward talking to you. I haven't met any other Illumens, besides the ones I live with, so far... So, you're the first."
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Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:43 pm
"Oh I don't mind" She smiled warmly and can tell he was nervous.....so she thought she would have some fun. "I don't know any, you are the first I have really seen up close, are the all this handsome?" She said sweetly and walked so close to him he could feel her breath. "I'm an artist myself, I like sketching, painting, making sculptures of anything really, most from memories of a past she doesn't know exists. "I like the way you look, can I sketch you then paint a picture, and maybe can I keep it? err....unless you really want it, or I could make copies." She blushed abit leaving herself open for rejection. "you could be my very first friend" she smiles.
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Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:56 pm
Royce flushed slightly at her comment. "Ahhhm, I wouldn't know, I haven'--" the male instinctively leaned back as Umi was suddenly in close proximity to him. He wasn't used to others being in such close range in... well, a long time. Not since he-- Royce shuddered and forced the thought from his head. "Umm, well I've never met an artist before. And a certainly don't think I've had my picture drawn..." he murmured, still registering the female's sudden friendly mood. He looked at her for a moment, tail flicking in contemplation before smiling softly at her last remark. "I don't see any harm in that..."
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:37 am
"Oh good!" she smiled at him. "Meet me um...." She thinks for a second. Do you know the pond where the large stones are at?" She pouted and thought. "you would look good with the back ground of rock and water, ohhh, or maybe the water fall, there are some nice shaped rocks there!" She put her paw to his face looked into his eyes then moved from his eyes to his cheek bones, glasses hat hair, concentrating. "you have such nice eyes and your head is shaped so nicely, not to mention..." She moved from his face to his tail and was petting it and moving it around studying it. "such a fluffy tail" She then stopped and went back to sitting in front of him. "Do you know those places? We should meet at one tomorrow, so I can get everything prepared." She nuzzled him in happiness. " But if you feel you know a nicer place just tell me, ohh it would have been so nice if this was fall....it would look great with your eyes. "So what do you think?"
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:38 am
The dark male tilted his head as he watched Umi take something into consideration. Leaning back on his haunches, he blinked several times in thought as he mentally tried to recognize the setting that she described to him. "I think I do know where it is..." he murmured as he looked up at the sky in contemplation before snapping back to attention as his new friend was now touching his face. Mouth slightly agape, Royce blushed at the contact, only because it had been awhile since anyone was so close to his features like this. Silently grateful that is fur was too dark to allow his flustered hue to show, the crimson-eyed Illumen swallowed and watched stiffly as Umi moved to his tail to stroke it, heart pounding a bit at the unexpected compliments. "Ahhhm, thank you?" Shaking his head as she asked him about his knowledge of the waterfall place, he tried to remember his previous answer. "Ummm, yes. I do believe I've been there before." He idly thumbed the side of his leather-bound case as he tried to refocus, but found that extremely hard to do so as Umi nuzzled him. Using the sunlight as an excuse, Roy rubbed his face as he felt it heat up again. Flicking his ear with a curt sigh, he looked over back at Umi. "T-that sounds nice, actually. Meeting there tomorrow shouldn't be a problem for me." he noted with a soft smile.
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:42 am
"Okay then" She smiled "It's a date" She kissed his cheek softly and then darted off out of the market.
(you can still post from the first day they met, i just wanted to skip to the sketching part)
The next day had come and Umi found the perfect place for Roy to sit. "That would be perfect, I'm going to sketch two pictures, so he can have one as well..." she takes out her charcoal, and sets up the canvass and putting another at the side. " There, all ready, just need Roy here..." She went and sat on this flat long rock and sunned herself.
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:20 pm
Royce was left to watch the receding form of Umi as she vanished from the market. He held his books close to his chest with one paw and reached up with his other to touch the spot where she had kissed his cheek, the word 'date' ringing over and over in his head.
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Royce was at home, curled up on the couch, reading one of the novels he had purchased yesterday. He was disrupted as he heard Harley and Bowie's voices shouting at something on the TV screen in the other room. Probably a game show, as neither of them watched many sports. With a sigh, he set his book down and glanced up at the wall clock, reading 10:35. Umi hadn't mentioned a time when she said she wanted to meet up again today. Should he go to their meeting place now? A loud bang from the TV in the next room followed by a victorious shout from the two young Illumens watching the show confirmed his thoughts. Sliding off the couch, Roy slipped behind the large piece of furniture and disappeared into the shadows.
Pulling himself out of the shade of a large boulder, Roy winced as his eyes adjusted to the light. Hearing the crash of a waterfall not to far off, the dark Illumen turned to find he had arrived at the pond. Hoping this was the place that Umi had mentioned, Royce skirted the perimeter of the small lake, keeping an eye out for the clover-pelted vixen. There was a possibility he had arrived too early... or too late.
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:07 pm
Realizing it's been a couple of hours. "UGh!! I forget to tell him what time....it's too late now, gotta wait ...maybe all day....." She pouts putting a paw in the water.
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:21 am
'Either I'm too late, she couldn't make it, or this is the wrong place entirely....' Royce pondered to himself. With a sigh, he wondered whose time he was wasting and considered leaving--
When a soft splash of water made him turn. He pushed past several large rocks to find Umi waiting by the water's edge with her canvases and art supplies nearby. "Ah, there you are. I was beginning to wonder if I had came to the wrong place." he admitted with a weak chuckle.
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:48 pm
Umi heard Roys voice and her heart jumped, She stood up and looked towards the voice" It's my fault, I forgot to give you info, I always forget to do that" Shakes her head. "It's like I expect people to read my minds" Her eyes glimmered with happiness, then jumped off and started putting things in order waiting for Roy to get there. "Oh I'm so excited ^_^."
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:21 pm
Royce smiled slightly and shook his head in reassurance. "It's fine, really." His tail flicked as he looked around the scenery before glancing over at Umi at her enthusiasm. "So where would you like me to sit?"
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