|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 4:44 pm
The war was finally over and everyone was focusing on getting back to whatever normal could be accomplished after the crumbling of society. Mothers were collecting their children, fathers were picking up fallen weapons, and elders were trying to keep tally of the living and the dead. Time and again, to his annoyance, Rastian would be stopped and asked if he were well, and if he could take the time to help the rebuilding effort. However, the Monk had far more important things on his mind.
He entered Neued in a frenzy and froze at how devastated the town had become. Senja, where was his Senja? The mere idea of losing her made his skin crawl and his cheeks pale. Had she been killed? Was she still a prisoner? Had he failed her?
Just like he failed everyone else?
"E-excuse me? Hey, hello?" He called, reaching out to those who passed him by. "Has anyone seen a girl named Senja? She means the world to me, please, can anyone even hear me?"
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:54 pm
Kumea, one of Senja's older twin brothers, was returning from a hunt when he spotted the vivid purple hair of his sister's husband as he ran about like a chicken with his head cut off. The husband he was still iffy over... but Senja loved him sooo... He sighed and walked over to glower at the shorter man. "Just asking Senja's name isn't going to do you much good, Rastian." He said grumpily."And just where have you been? You left before the fight..." The frown was a scowl now; why had a healer left behind his pregnant wife on the eve of a battle? One really big black mark against him in Kumea's book. Seriously! This was his precious non-spoiled lil sis here!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 3:33 pm
Rastian took a half-step back as Kumea approached and lowered his gaze to the floor soon after. He deserved to be yelled at, he'd left his one and only all alone during one of the most dangerous events in history. He was a horrible person and he'd never make up for it.
"M-my brother, Viveka, and my father, the-they were attacked." He stammered. "Father's house got smashed into and he was nearly murdered. We're still t-trying to piece it all together. All we know is that the people who did it want revenge or payment for something my father did. It's... Crazy."
He bit his lip and turned his gaze to the side, before looking sheepishly up to Kumea.
"Please, I need to see Senja. I've been absolutely sick with myself this entire war. Where is she?" He asked.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 11:53 am
Kumea sighed; so the shrimp had family problems? He could understand that... "Should have taken Senja with you." He grumbled. "Then she wouldn't have been captured..." It was unfair of him and he knew it; but his lil sis had been in such a situation and her husband had been elsewhere! He ran a hand through his hair and sighed again. "She's at home, helping to clean up the mess the Obans made of the house and theater. Come on...." He wasn't going to leave the short one just standing here; he'd make a scene and it'd be embarrassing. Plus Senja would pull his hair out if she found out that he'd left her husband wandering about looking for her! ~~~ (post 1 for Senja) Senja was currently hanging up the rugs that had been left behind. They'd been washed and now she was going to mend them... Luckily the Obans hadn't been too destructive; probably cause they wanted the stuff as loot! Most of their elaborate decor had been taken, either with the family as they fled of by looters, but the hidden stashes in the attics and floors had survived much to her relief. The house was mostly fine; a few destroyed doors and burn scars that could be covered up. All in all, it wasn't as bad as she'd feared!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 2:20 pm
Kumea's words hit Rastian like a kick to the balls. He should've taken her with him, he knew that, he'd beaten himself up about it for the past few weeks. Day and night, he knew he'd never forgive himself! His gaze turned back to the ground as the feelings of regret came boiling up again, until he was being lead to where Senja was. She was safe and cleaning? While pregnant? He bit back the urge to berate Kumea for allowing Senja to help, knowing full well that it would be inappropriate, and focused on following the taller man home.
"Senja? ...Oh, Senja!" He cried as he entered the home. He raced over to her side and wrapped his arms around her, squeezing her tight, before looking her over. "Thank goodness you're safe and sound! I don't know what I'd do with myself if you'd been hurt!"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 2:37 pm
Kumea snorted and muttered balefully under his breath at Rastian's words before a glare from Senja silenced him. He shrugged and left. It was her husband, guess she could deal with him! Senja was ecstatic when Rastain came rushing in. She hugged him back, hard, relaxing into his embrace. It was a weight off her shoulders knowing he was back. "Rastian! You're back!" Her relief could clearly be heard in her voice. She stopped herself then and pulled back to glare at him; "And just where did you go for so long?" I'm still upset about that! She thought to herself, I can't let my relief at him being back let him scrape out of a lecture!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 2:48 pm
Rastian settled into the hug and breathed more than one sigh of relief. Oh, thank you, Bergchi, thank you Seren, thank you every and any God in existence! His Senja was back in his arms, safe and sound! It was a miracle!
"I...I was... I was..." He stuttered, his happy train of thought snapped in half by Senja's glaring. "My brother and father got attacked in Zena by some psycho, I had to go up there and help them!"
Frantically, he tugged at his sleeve and pointed at the bruises he'd sustained on the mountain, hoping to prove more of a point.
"It was insane! My brother was nearly flung to his death and my father's still recovering." He sighed, shaking his head. "All I could think about was getting back to you, though, when it was all over. I wrote you a letter when I had a moment to rest, did you get it?"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 3:06 pm
It was for family... but she was family too! He did look suitably frantic so she subsided a bit. "You need to give me more notice before you go running off... how am I supposed to know you'll be back?" She pouted. "Is your family okay at least?" Wonder if he'll bring them down to meet me? I certainly am not in any shape to go traveling so no way am I going to visit them, she thought to herself. Be nice if I knew more about his family.... "What letter?" Senja asked. He'd written her? Well.. not his fault I didn't get it... me being in a war zone and all. "Neued's just recently settled down after the war.... so maybe I'll get it in a few months..."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 5:13 pm
Rastian's head sunk a little into his shoulders as Senja pouted. Give her a little more notice, okay, that could be done, but it wouldn't always be easy. Or practical. Or done nicely. He blushed, a reflex, and sighed.
"Senja, you're my wife, I would sooner die than abandon you forever." He replied. "And my dad's recovering alright and Viveka's got a broken arm, but the house is severely damaged..."
He paused his eyes growing wide.
"Oh, no, that was so stupid of me! Of course!" He exclaimed, lightly slapping himself in the face. "You wouldn't get the letter because of the war, how could I think it would? I'm so, so, sorry. I wrote to you to tell you about everything that had happened and I must've been in some sort of daydream thinking it would arrive. Is there anything I can do to make it up to you?"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 3:26 pm
She didn't know the name he mentioned, though she had heard it before. Family of some sort she figured; least they're healthy.. which means he shouldn't have to leave anytime soon! "If you die you will be abandoning me forever. No doing that!" She said with a smile, relaxing a bit as he assured her. How to make it up to her? Well... She leaned up to kiss him; "Stay here! At least until the child's born and can walk and talk! I can understand short trips.. but you have to tell me why and where you are going! Otherwise you might come back and find I've moved on to someone else like that lovely Chalcedony!" She teased before kissing him again. Not that she'd do that! She wasn't that bad! But she could still tease him about it~ And if it made him stay here and pay more attention to her, all the better!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 5:35 pm
Chalcedony? Who the hell was that? His eyes widened and appeared saddened. He hoped that she was joking with him and not seriously thinking about leaving him for another man. It would crush him to know that she'd do such a thing... He shook his mind free of those thoughts.
"I'm staying, I'm staying, I promise." He said, placing his hand on Senja's belly, a smile creeping it's way onto his face. "How are you feeling, by the way? Any unusual cravings? Aches? Anything you'd like me to do for you?"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 5:48 pm
It looked like he wasn't going to take the bait... oh well! Senja laid off on the teasing to run her hands through his shortened hair. "I'm just teasing you Rastian. I won't leave you. Other than the urge to eat really sweet and spicy things together nothing else really. No pains that I haven't felt before, they had a healer come by yesterday and I'm fine apparently. You can spend the afternoon with me! I'm cleaning up the few clothes and rugs that survived the attack while my brother's fix the inside. I know my family should be arriving back any day know and well..." She looked around at the damaged place with a sigh. "It's going to take a lot of work to get it fixed up.... I'm not allowed to help with the heavy lifting or fixing part so I guess I'm stuck mending." She made an ikky face; she hated sitting still and mending things! Better to be up and moving! "At least the instruments are all safe with my parents.... Those would be expensive and time consing to replace!"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:23 pm
Rastian blushed. Of course it was only teasing. How could he think it wasn't? His Senja would never do such a thing to him... Right? He looked to her sheepishly and let out a contented sigh.
"Well, cravings are very normal." He replied, nodding soundly. "I would love nothing more than to make you a meal of whatever you crave, Senja. I just can't promise the most amazing meal ever."
He blinked, she wanted to do the hard work while she was pregnant? It was a good thing she was forbidden to do so or else he would've had a fit! He shook his head, a laugh breaking through his lips.
"Certainly no heavy lifting for you! It could end badly!" He said. "Let me help you with the remaining work, though. What else is there to do?"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 1:38 pm
"I'm just pregnant! Not incapacitated!" She said tartly; why did he and her brothers think she should do nothing while she was pregnant? She had months to go before she gave birth! I'll be driven insane by these too protective people, she thought sourly. If not from boredom! "Then we can get some of the rooms cleaned up. Clean them up and set them to rights so there's places to sleep." She slid her hand in his and sashayed back into the house. He was back! And, while he'd left with little word, at least he'd tried to send her letters. All was right in the world. She led him though a cluttered front room filled with furniture that Tanzen, her eldest brother and the only non musician in the family, was fixing. He looked up and smiled. "Good to see you're back Rastian." He said softly before returning to work. Beyond that room was a hallway where tot he right she could hear Kumea working on fixing things. To the left lay the rooms that weren't damaged as badly. "For now we'll be using these rooms." She told Rastian as she pointed at the cleaner left hand hallway. "I think Tanzen mentioned building a house above the theater and turning everything here into practice rooms...." She started in the rooms beyond the ones they'd already cleaned and fixed. The first room she checked was locked, interestingly enough. She smirked and pulled out some pins to pic the lock with. "Guess my parents stashed stuff in here that we couldn't take!" Beyond lay some boxes and her favorite rug laying on top of them. "Oh! It's still here! What a lovely surprise~" Senja gasped with delight as she pulled it out. "I claim this one for our room!" She trotted off with the heavy thing before Rastian could take it from here.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2015 11:47 pm
Rastian couldn't help but roll his eyes. Goodness, was this how it was going to be for the next few months? It would be like dealing with Natsu when he was ill. That man never knew when to quit swimming and give his body a rest for crying out loud! He sighed, though not keen on resigning from his post just yet, and allowed himself to be lead back into the house.
"Good to see you too, Tanzen." He replied, offering the other man a nod, before turning his attention back to Senja. "A house above the theater? Wouldn't that be rather loud?"
He followed Senja into the rooms, his eyes keeping a watchful eye upon her, and shook his head when she made off with the rug.
"Hey, hey! Let me help you with that!" He exclaimed, nudging himself towards her side in an attempt to grab at the end of the carpet. "You might think you're fine now, dear, but please be conscious that it's not just you who's working! You're sharing your body right now and any stress you have could be a potential hazard to our baby, as well as to you. I don't want to take any chances."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reply
