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 Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:09 pm
Harley's hoofbeats echoed the halls as she ran from her room to be outside and away from the walls that seemed like they were confining her. The fresh air was wonderful on her face, but her eyes stung all the same. Hot tears rolled down her cheeks as she looked for a quiet place away from most to be by herself. She sniffled and hiccuped quietly, wiping her tears on her sweater sleeves. She tried to compose herself, but she was too sad to concentrate on that. She found herself on a bench with her hair blocking her golden, downcast eyes. She felt useless like this and she hated it.
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:10 pm
Vega was out drawing. He had to find a quiet place away from all the big kids. They always looked at his art before he was finished, and often patronized him with thei gushing and empty encouragement. He knew his drawings weren't good yet. That's why he needed to practice more! He was sitting in the dirt, in a planter, surrounded by ros bushes. It was uiet and secluded, if a little dirty. But this was sort of his special, secret spot. But as he was drawing, he heard something... sad. Vega peered out of the roses, his wide red eyes looking around. There was someone sitting on the bench near by, and ... were they crying? He didn't like it when people cried. He ducked back into the bushes and gathered up his drawings before creeping out. He pulled a drawing of a bunch of flowers on it out of his stack of drawings and walked up next to the crying person, then offered the drawing to her. "Why are you sad?"
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:11 pm
It took her a second to notice the red kirin that had come up next to her. She sniffled once more and wiped away the streaming tears from her golden eyes and looked down at the little one. Her tail swayed behind her a bit as she blushed. "Oh, I-I-I-" her voice caught in her throat before more tears streamed down her face. She smiled through her tears. "How embarrassing..." She tried to calm her breathing by looking at her hands. "I'm just s-s-ad.... That's all." A hiccup interrupted her speech. "Are you giving that to me?" Her sharp, golden claws gently traced one of the flowers on the paper.
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:11 pm
"Yes." he replied simply. "Don't be sad." He waited for her to take the picture before he put his things on the bench next to her and climbed up to sit beside her. "Why are you so sad?"
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:12 pm
Harley took the picture, wiping her tears again. They seemed to fall less readily now. "Thank you." She whispered to the red little kirin beside her. "I... You... wouldn't understand..." Truth was, she didn't understand her self. Little mistakes had been piling up until she just broke down. She made no motion to move the hair from in front of her eyes as she looked over the other. "I'm sorry you had to meet me like t-this." Her voice still quivered quietly in her throat. Tears still fell down her cheeks but they came at a lesser pace. "Where did you come from?" Harley hadn't noticed the little one before she sat down, though she was too busy lost in the moment to pay attention.
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:13 pm
"You're probably right. I probably wouldn't. But that doesn't mean talking about it wouldn't help you." He suggested. "But if you don't want to talk about it, that's ok." He started kicking his feet as he sat there. "You know, if we didn't meet like this, we might not have met at all. So maybe that's ok?" He offered her a smile. "Oh, I uh... I was drawing in the bushes..."
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:14 pm
She honestly didn't want to talk about it and she was glad that the Kirin understood that. They were so insightful and considerate, she cracked a little smile at the younger one. "What's your name?" She gently clasped the picture of flowers in her hands and turned to the other. Her eyes were still a bit hidden behind her hair. "I'm Harley, and it's nice to meet someone like you." She wiped the remaining tears from her eyes as it seemed that they finally hap stopped for now. "i think you're right. I wouldn't have gotten this lovely drawing from you and I probably would have been here a lot longer." Her golden eyes looked over toward the bushes where she assumed the Kirin had come from. "Do you often hide in bushes?"
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:14 pm
Vega blushed and fiddled with his hair a little. "Well, some times. It's my secret place to draw. No one can find me there. Please don't tell anyone about my hiding spot, ok?"
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:15 pm
Harley gently placed a hand over hear heart. "I promise I won't tell anyone." She smiled, reassuringly. It wasn't her place to reveal the hiding places of others. Especially such a nice Kirin like him. "Just try not to get just on any of the plants. that would be bad." She paused, "Then again..." She thought for a moment before continuing. "Aren't Kirin's good healers?" She probably heard this at one point in class somewhere. But then again, they are fragile while they're young. "Just... Just promise to be careful in those bushes. Don't want to get lost in there." She laughed a little.
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:16 pm
"Yes. We have an affinity for healing." He wondered why she asked, but then as she spoke again, he thought he understood. "I'll be careful. I don't get caught on the branches or thorns or anything. "What do you study?"
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:16 pm
"Oh..." She shifted a little in her seat. "Well, I've been focused on divination." Harley's golden eyes seemed to light up even more. "It would be wonderful to just... Know, you know?" She shrugged a little. The golden eyes girl was plagued by uncertainties and voices and she just wanted to have something she knew would happen. "I don't mind the long study hours I go through. It's pretty interesting to me." She smiled gently to him. "What about you? What are you studying." She laughed a bit more. It would be obvious if her wanted to be an artist, but she didn't want to assume.
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:17 pm
Vega smiled. "I want to make clothes." He said firmly. "I like pretty things, so I want to make pretty things for people that they can use." It sure seemed like a good idea to him. "But I need to get better at drawing, so I like to draw everything I see." He put his paper and crayons down. "Divination sounds hard. I've heard about it."
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:18 pm
"A designer, huh?" She mulled over this for a moment. "You must have a lot of ideas brewing in your head to be able to make clothes.' She nodded slowly, looking over the drawing of flowers he had given her. "Well, you're certainly on your way. Practice makes perfect and all that." Harley could see the red Kirin's talent and he would do well for himself in the future. "When you start making clothes, I'll model them for you." She couldn't help but giggle at how absurd that seemed and how lighthearted she was now feeling. The hybrid sighed at the comment about divination. "So far, I've been about 50/50, but I'll keep at it."
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:18 pm
"Well, I'm not sure I have lots of ideas, I just really like cloths. And my sister gets such cute things to wear. I want cute things like that too." When Harley said she'd model for him, Vega's head snapped up and he stared at her. "Really? Promise? That would be great! I'd love to make you something fancy!"
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Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:19 pm
"Then I think, in time, you'll figure out more ideas from clothes that you already like." Vega was cute with his enthusiasm. She couldn't imagine herself trying to design things for others to wear. She didn't really care all to much with what she wore just as long as it was comfy. That's why her go to sweater had holes in it. She was startled a bit by the boy as he excitedly talked about making her something nice to wear. "Oh, I guess I can't back out now. I eagerly await your creation. I know it will be just wonderful." She smiled a the young Kirin. "Well, I must be going now, thank you so much." She appreciated the kind words and the drawing Vega gave her and she wouldn't forget it.
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