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 Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:26 am
Riyo had made quick work of her shopping today, and for good reason.It seemed like every time she went out anymore, the ghoul was plagued by a vermin that no pesticide could fix.
Boils. Boils everywhere. On the benches, in the halls, following her down sidewalks and into bookstores! When would it end? Sure, some of them were more tolerable than others, but all of them (save maybe Jericho), were disease carrying pests.
Just to be safe, maybe she should walk a different way back to the academy. Yes, that sounded like a splendid idea.The feline carefully made her way down one of the paths less traveled, ears standing at attention for anything that might try to sneak up on her.That is, until she came upon a playground.
The structure of the equipment looked well used and worn in, perhaps a few things were even close to breaking. Yet the swings still eerily creaked and squeaked in the soft breeze. Silently, Riyo glanced to either side to see if there were any children. None. Either they had packed up earlier in the day or moved on to bigger pastures.
Oh, how the sight of the empty swing reminded her of other times. To anyone else, the seat remained vacant, but the feline could almost see a small scareling with short blonde hair sitting with her legs dangling down and eyes glued to the ground just beneath.
And for a moment, her disillusioned mind told her how lonely that swing must be.
Having another glance around, the ghoul set her bags aside and had a seat, almost mirroring the image that had been in her mind. It was stupid, yet nostalgic. "This is ridiculous.." She sighed to herself, yet couldn't bring herself to leave just yet.
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:22 pm
"This is ridiculous~ " A cheerful echo of what Riyo had just said came from above. Perched at the very top of the worn in playground sat a demon boil. His head was half cocked and an insane smile rested on his face. He'd never seen this ghoul before. Oh what fun!
Charlie leaped down from his perch in almost perfect form. It would have been a perfect landing had he not fallen to his side once he made contact with the ground. That didn't stop the demon though, he was back up in a jiffy and dusting him self off.
"This is ridiculous~?" Now he was in a swing right be side the ghoul.
"No this is a playground. WEEEEEEEEEEEEE~" Charlie was kicking off to swing high in to the air, and he did. Only, the chain on his swing broke and sent him crashing face first in to the ground below. This time the demon stayed put.
Was he insane?
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:01 pm
Riyo's face paled considerably when she heard the masculine echo of her words, the solemn look she'd been sporting quickly replaced with shock and... A little fear?
Her ears perked eyes darted up towards the source... Where had he come from?! Moreover, what the hell was wrong with him? The feline's slitted pupils followed the demon to the ground, and into the dirt.
"Wha-" Riyo hadn't had time to ask her question. Within seconds, he was off the ground and on the swing next to her. As if awestruck, she silently watched the unidentified boil swing like a mad man until the old creaky chain broke and sent him flying. W-why hadn't he used his wings to catch himself or something? Did he LIKE falling?
Cautiously, Riyo stood from the swing. "Uh..." Her brow furrowed as she slowly approached what she assumed was a now unconscious boil. What should she do with him? Leave him here? Leave him here. Yes. That sounded like a fantastic idea.
... Not before nudging him with her boot, though. "Anybody in there?" She called softly, knowing in her gut that she'd regret asking. Mark this down as another day in hell, she supposed.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:41 pm
The nudge had Charlie sitting right up which revealed a slightly bloody forehead. Charlie didn't seem to notice though. Nope, he was to busy grinning up at the cat demon.
"This is totally not ridiculous dude," He crossed his arms, still smiling like a cheshire, and tilted his head to the side. Blood slowly streamed down his face, but still Charlie had not acknowledged it. The wide grin on his face was a good indication that he had either not noticed or simply did not care.
"Whats a cat like you doing in a place like this?" The tone he used could have been mistaken for a come on, but Charlie was not hitting on Riyo. The demon really was curious as to what Riyo was doing out here all alone.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:10 pm
Almost immediately Riyo took a few steps back as the boil sat up, her eyes bulging at the sight of him. What the ********? Was he still stuck on the ridiculous thing? And what in Jack's name was up with that friggin' smile?
"I was going back to school, if you must know." She practically yelled, put off by his tone (and the fact that he seemed oblivious to the blood dripping down his face). "I just had a seat because I was a little tired from the walk." Which was a complete lie. She did that a lot nowadays. Wait, was he a student? She'd never seen him before, but that didn't mean much considering the feline was new.
"And what the hell were you doing sneaking up on me like that?" Her tail twitched nervously back and fourth. Unpredictable people were hard to deal with... And this boil seemed as unpredictable as they came.
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Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:22 pm
Charlie got up and dusted him self off. His focus never left Riyo though. Charlie was as curious as well, a cat. About a cat. His happy go lucky grin did fade a little though which gave him a less insane look.
"Oh so your a student too. Well its nice to meet you then." Charlie crossed his arms and didn't move. "I'm a student too and... WHATYAMEAN SNEAK UP ON YA!? You were sneaking up on me, at least I thought?" He shrugged, "Guess you didn't see me then. Ha, I'm kinda stealthy I suppose."
Charlie was not stealthy at all. Or coordinated.
"My names Charlie if you want to know. Charlie Night. And I forgot why I'm here." He said the last bit so confident and proudly. Really though, forgetting why you were some where wasn't something to be proud of. The blood must have finally started to get to him because the demon pressed his hand to his forehead finally.
Then he remembered why he was here.
"Ohhh , I was going to the undead dorms but this looked more fun!" Charlie's ran and jumped on one of the intact swings. He swung standing up.
"WEEEEE~"
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:41 am
Nice to meet her, huh? Riyo couldn't really say the same... "Uh, yeah." So he was a student... The feline wondered if the classes did that to him or if he was somehow just made that way...
"Why would I sneak up on you?" Her eyebrows furrowed as she asked such a question. In truth, if she had seen him, the ghoul would've kept on walking... Maybe start running to avoid this. Ugh, boils...
And now he was rubbing in the fact that he got the drop on her. The fact that he had momentarily forgotten why he was there didn't impress her. Even less that he remembered moments after.
"Well, I'm.." She started, eyes widening when he jumped on the swing and started yelling like a child. "... Out of here." Turning on her heels, the ghoul started back towards the school in hopes the boil was too distracted with his swinging to follow...
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 12:35 pm
Charlie was swinging and having a great time. Up and down and up and down, and wait. She was leaving already? The demon jumped from the swing and actually manged to land feet up this time.
"H-hey!" His hand was extended as he ran toward her to catch up. "Wait. Don't go yet!" He'd not even learned this ghouls proper name yet. She couldn't leave. Charlies curiosity was now elevated even more about this ghoul.
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:37 pm
For a moment Riyo considered running away, but the fact that her bags were still next to the swing hit her. ********.
Slowly she came to a stop, turning around with a huff. "What?" The feline asked angrily. "What do you want?" She held her hands out to the sides to emphasize her frustration.
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:28 pm
Charlie nearly walked straight in to Riyo. He managed to stop him self in time, barely. But still, he had managed at least. The demon looked up at Riyo in an almost Child like fashion and cocked his head to the side.
"I want to play. You were on the play ground and I thought maybe you'd want to too." He didn't really get that he more then likely was pissing off Riyo right now.
"What is it that YOU want?"
And now he was being a bit of a dip s**t mirroring her question he'd just been asked. The cheshire grin was back in full force.
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:09 am
Never before had Riyo managed to meet a boil who was so childish... AND oblivious. If she wasn't fuming right now, she might've pitied him.
"I don't play. Playing is for children." Riyo pointed out, doing her best to move around him so she could grab her bags.
... What had he just said to her?
Her body came to a halt as the sarky mimic of her question hit her ears. Oh no. Oh no he hadn't. "You know what I want?" Immediately she turned around and marched back to the pink-haired demon, a soft red glow in her obviously infuriated eyes. "I want ALL OF YOU to leave me the hell alone. I'm tired of boils like you popping out of the woodwork and following me EVERYWHERE I GO. It's RIDICULOUS that you have nothing better to do than pester me!" By the time she was finished, her ears had fallen back and the slender black tail forever behind her straightened. Ohh, she was mad alright.
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 5:35 am
A frown formed on Charlies once very sunny and smiling face. Mostly out of confusion.
"But we ARE children," He protested to her. Okay, so Charlie didn't really know how old Riyo was and technically, him being 14 was not a child. Still the demon frowned. The frown only grew when Riyo told him she wanted to be left alone.
"Popping out of wood work sounds kind of cool bro. How do other boils do that?" Now the demon needed to get to the bottom of this. Still, Riyo had managed to cut the demon with her words some what. Charlie now understood better then he ever was going to that she wanted to be left alone. That didn't stop him from being, well, Charlie though.
His grin was gone though at least.
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:22 am
"I am not a child." As far as Riyo was concerned, she was an adult. As far as her mentality went sometimes, she was an old fart. Though the fact that she'd responded that way to the boil didn't speak volumes for said maturity.
Well, at least she'd knocked the stupid smile off his face. "And 'popping out of the woodwork' is a figure of speech. It's just a clever way to say they show up everywhere." She explained, trying to calm down before she turned around again to get her things. "Honestly, do I look like a child to you?" Riyo had always tried to dress in vintage, mature looking clothes. Moreover, she walked with her back straight, sat down with grace, and did all things with manners. As far as she was concerned, she was an adult. Did she want to be all the time? Certainly not, but that wasn't the point.
Promptly picking her bags off the ground when she reached them, Riyo pondered darting off. No... No she wouldn't do that. Running away from problems was not something she enjoyed. "Why were you going to the undead dorms?" Maybe if she reminded him that he had somewhere better to be, he'd leave on his own.
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:23 am
Charlie made a face when Riyo declared she was not a child. Maybe she was a lot older then she looked. Maybe she was his moms age or something. Charlie didn't make a comment though on the bizarre thought process now twirling around his mind. He just stood there and listened a bit. The demons hyper streak seemed to have calmed down if but for a moment.
"My special friend lives there," He crossed his arms, "And I wanted to see my special friend and maybe give her some flowers. Her names Amrita, but she's MY special friend okay. You can't be special friends too. Maybe you can be her friend but not SPECIAL." The demon still had yet to figure out his feelings for Amrita. The way she made him feel funny or the way she haunted his thoughts when he was alone. He'd yet to understand the depth of his emotions. His sickness.
Point blank, Charlie was one love sick puppy. But he'd yet to understand the complexity of those sort of feelings.
"But that can wait now. I don't think I need to rush to go see her. What about you? Do you want to swing maybe? I'll push~" His grin was back.
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:49 am
'Special' friend? Riyo had to wonder just what kind of special friend this Amrita was. Like a ghoulfriend or something? Props to the ghoul who could put up with this headcase for long periods of time, she supposed. "I don't need friends. Especially not a..." A bit of a cringe overtook her face. "Special friend." Just the concept made her skin crawl. Having somebody wanting to hold hands all the time and follow you around like a hungry animal. No thank you.
Shaking her head at Charlie's offer, the ghoul leaned up against one of the bars holding up the old playground equipment. "I don't swing either." Jack damn there were a lot of thing she didn't do. Though, it seemed to be all clumped into the fact that she didn't have fun. Such a sour puss. "Have you figured out by now that I'll probably say no to everything you suggest?" If he hadn't, maybe that question would hint him in the right direction. It took something clever to get the feline doing something she didn't want to do. Just like training a cat.
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