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 Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 9:58 pm
Giulia was very excited to report that today was finally the day that it had been arranged she would get to see Auguste again, and meet his puffball. Jada was still out of town, so Nanny was seated comfortably on a bench near the park, where she would be meeting Auguste and Pasha. He had said Pasha was a puffball, and Giulia couldn't wait to romp in the snow with a sweetheart who was also a puffball puppy. It was going to be a glorious afternoon, and hopefully all very much worth the wait. She was wearing her gloves and her booties, and a coat to help keep out the chill, and her golden hair was piled in an up-do. Aidan was at a friend's, and Jada was out of town, so there would be no interruptions unless Nanny thought Giulia was in trouble. Or Giulia did a bad. She planned to try very hard not to do a bad, for if she did a bad, Auguste or Nanny may tell Jada that she wasn't ready for a puppy and that would be tragic. Giulia's small hands pressed to her cheeks with great anxiety. What could she do?! What should she do?! AHHH.
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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 10:27 pm
After pulling on a white sweater and a pair of blue corduroy pants, Auguste set out for his "date" with Giulia in high spirits. Pasha was on her lead, a festive red sweater tugged over her poofing white fur, and she was jaunting along happily beside him, entirely too excited to be out in the sunshine and brightness again.
She was getting so big; when Auguste had first gotten her, she'd been a puppy, and now she stood to about hip height. He had been entirely serious when he'd told Giulia and Jada and Aidan that she was a puffball; she was just a particularly large puffball as of late.
He found the blond haired girl sitting on a bench beside a woman who was not Jada; but he'd already been informed that she was a nanny of sorts, and Auguste lifted a hand in greeting, beaming at the pair of them.
"Bonjour," he said brightly. "Hello! Hi Giulia, I've brought a friend for you to meet!"
Pasha gave an enthusiastic bark and promptly stuffed her nose into Giulia's face, trying to sniff her.
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Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 2:24 pm
Giulia flung herself up as soon as Auguste was in sight, waving frantically. Auguste looked so beautiful today, and the giant snowball next to him was just perfect! "Bonjour Auguste! Vous êtes belle! Est-ce Pasha? Bonjour, joli chiot! Auguste, c'est mon nounou, Amélie! Nounou, c'est Auguste, Il est danseur! Pasha, doux chiot! Si jolie, si duveteux!" her babbling came easily, even if the words were a bit incorrect. Next to the child, Amélie watched the girl get lovingly mauled by the fluffball with a sigh, before holding out her hand to him, rising. "Je suis Amélie, la nounou de Giulia. Elle m'a dit que vous étiez français?" pausing, the woman switched to English. "Miss Jada gave me very little information other than that Giulia was quite fond of you, and that I was authorized to use a crowbar to pry her off when you are ready to go home." Pasha flung her face into Giulia's and the girl gave a loud, joyous giggle, smooching at the dog's nose. "Ah, Pasha!" she flung her arms around the fluffy puppy, overjoyed by the affection. "I need to go hug Auguste, Pasha! Hehe!" she couldn't stop giggling. kuropeco Hello, Auguste! You look beautiful! Is that Pasha? Hello, lovely puppy! Auguste, this is my nanny, Amelie! Nanny, this is Auguste, he is a dancer! Pasha, sweet puppy! So lovely, so fluffy!I am Amélie, the nanny of Giulia. She told me you were French?
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:21 am
"Ah!" said Auguste in delight, beaming, and as always the French rolled wonderfully across him, sweet and familiar and achingly nostalgic. He had a brief, flickering thought to softly spoken words whispered tenderly to him, but the thought was banished, pushed aside in favor of Giulia's enthusiasm.
"C'est un plaisir de vous rencontrer, Amelie," said Auguste with a laugh. "I am French, oui, but we can speak English, that's not a problem. Giulia wanted to meet Pasha, my dog, and so here we are, she's free to play with her as much as she wants."
Pasha was excitedly poking her nose into Giulia's cheek still, and gave a bark of happiness as she was embraced, wiggling all over as her tail wagged. She took a step forward and almost toppled the pair over, barking again and then, at a whistle from Auguste, promptly sitting her rump down obediently and waiting.
"What do you think?" Auguste asked, smiling down at the girl. "Is she what you hoped for?"
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:11 pm
Giulia giggled at the puppy, admiring the fluff, and the tail, and the happy, pretty face. She was almost as pretty as Auguste was, and that was just fantastic! Amélie had allowed Giulia to put some puppy treats in her pockets, and she couldn't wait to get Auguste's permission to share them with this lovely, happy puppy. "I am mostly here to make sure that Giulia does not..." Amélie paused, considering the words before saying, "steal your dog? Try and steal you?" her brow quirked in humor. "Catch a cold." Pasha was wiggling, ans Giulia was wiggling, and when Paha sat down, Giulia fell to her knees with her, clinging and burying her face in the soft white fur. " Elle est parfaite, Auguste! Pasha." Giulia cooed to the puppy, clearly not as impressed by the dog training as her nanny. Waggly tail and lovely ears and Auguste was gonna- " Nous allons marcher Pasha, oui?" they werw supposed to walk, and play, and... "She is perfect!" Giulis shoved up, and practically tackled Auguste's leg. " Je l'adore, thank you Auguste!" kuropeco She is perfect, Auguste! We're gonna walk Pasha, right? I love her
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 9:44 am
Pasha was still sitting obediently beside Auguste, though her tail was going a mile a minute. Auguste had glanced over at Amelie and gave a small laugh, his cheeks flushing with pleasure; if one looked close enough, it would be obvious that both dog and owner had similar coloring.
"I'm thankful for the supervision," he said with a grin. A hand reached out and he stroked fingers along the top of Pasha's head as Giulia flung herself at the dog, face buried in soft fur. Pasha gave a yip of joy, and Auguste shook his head, fighting back a smile.
"Oui," he said,laughing, Auguste stumbling a little as Giulia's arms came around his leg."We are going to walk her. I'll let you hold the leash for a few minutes."
He patted the top of Giulia's head too, then whistled at Pasha again, a different cadence, a different sound. She got to her feet quickly, padded around beside him and stood waiting expectantly, tongue lolling happily.
"Shall we set off, then?"
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 5:30 pm
Pasha was perfect, and Giulia was wriggling in almost as much excitement as the puppy. How could she have doubted for a moment that she wanted a puppy instead of a kitty?! Clearly, puppies were superior to anything but her Seal Prince. Nothing could be more wonderful than her seal Prince, but Pasha was coming really, really close. The puppy yipped, and Giulia's d'aww was quick and loud and squealing. "I love yoooouuu," she cooed to the dog. "Pasha, Pretty Pasha." She got to hold the leash! Giulia sprang up, bouncing from foot to foot in her joy. "Oh, yes, please, Auguste! I want to hold the leash, and Pasha and I can run and play, right? I brought a toy, and I was allowed to buy some puppy treats to give to Pasha if you are willing to let me, and remember mama said that you get to help decide if I am ready for a puppy, and I am so toad tally ready for a puppy, Auguste." His hand pressed to her golden curls and Giulia tee-hee'd happily, spinning under his hand. "I started dancing, Auguste. I have classes, and I got a tutu. Do you think that will take up so much time I can't love a puppy right, with school? I want to give the puppy a good home- we have a big yard." She settled in next to him, ready to walk.
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 12:53 pm
Pasha's clear joy at being treated like the queen she pretended to be was infectious; that, and Giulia's endearing pleasure at everything only made Auguste feel more pleasure towards her, a soft sense of - something - beginning to untwist inside of his chest. It did not completely undo it; but it made it easier to bear, somehow.
Nothing would ever truly be easy. He knew this - but it could at least, in some respects, be simple truths and simple joys.
"You can, yes," said Auguste, smiling down at Giulia. "You're allowed to give her treats as well, I don't mind. And you can hold the leash only if you promise to hold my hand while you do, okay?"
He flashed the nanny a look, a small one just to indicate that he would not let Giulia be dragged off by Pasha - or vice versa, really - and then a bright smile spread across his face at the mention of dancing, something like a ray of sunshine breaking through the clouds.
"Dancing is very important," he said, as Auguste held out the leash for Giulia to take. "It's my favorite thing - besides you and Pasha, of course," he added, with a little wink. "I think you could have plenty of time to dance and to play with a puppy."
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 5:42 pm
Auguste smiled, and it was like the sun came out, and Giulia giggled helplessly, spinning in a happy circle. So many circles she was going to make herself sick! "Did you hear that Pashaaaaa?" she asked the lovely fluffball, leaning in and making kissy noises at the puppy, "Auguste said I can give you treats! Qui est le meilleur chien? Vous êtes, Pasha! Le plus joli chien! Le chien le plus heureux! Je vous aime Pasha!" Giulia lifted her head, big blue eyes going wide, and she solemnly nodded. "I will hold your hand very tightly, Auguste. Don't worry, we will not leave you behind while we run, okay?" that must be his concern; Auguste wanted to have fun with them! Silly Auguste- Giulia would never leave him behind and run off with just his puppy! She took the leash carefully in hand, and then reached up to grip Auguste's once she thought she had a firm grip. "Come on, Auguste!" she scampered a step ahead, tugging. "We will walk, and give Pasha treats, and then I will dance for you."
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Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2017 7:07 pm
Pasha gave a delighted yip in response, her entire body wagging with excitement over the idea of getting to go for walkies. Auguste smoothed a gentle hand over the top of her furry head, the softness against his fingers a familiar and soothing touch, helping to ease some of his heart.
"Merci, Giulia," said Auguste, eyes crinkling a little. He made sure that she had a good grip on the leash before reaching out and snagging her free hand as she offered it to him, holding tight enough to make sure that she wasn't about to be tugged away, and loose enough not to make her small hand feel crushed. "Let's go."
He followed along with her, Pasha trotting at a reasonably paced speed, and Auguste felt himself starting to relax further.
"Where do you dance, Giulia?" he asked her. "Do you take private lessons or do you dance at a school?"
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Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2017 8:57 pm
Pasha was so perfect. Giulia was practically vibrating with joy next to Auguste. \, as he took her hand and passed her the least, and she giggled loudly into the chill air as they began to walk, trying to tug him into a run. Well, a run for her. His longer legs would surely eat up the distance in only a fraction of the time. The puppy's legs were almost longer than hers, but Giulia thought little of how much energy she was expending as she tried to pull them forward into a happy walk. "I dance at a Deesee Bee Sea. They did lessons there, and so Jada said she would be a pay tron or something and then I dance, and Mr. Colin gave me my first lesson, and I get to wear leggings and a tutu and have soft shoes. And I am doing really goo, I am very flix abble and I can do the twisties." auguste was a dancer, she remembered, and she peered up at him. "Where do you dance, Auguste? Maybe we can dance together one day."
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 9:40 am
Auguste's brows shot up.
"Mr. Colin?" he repeated, and a smile broke out across his face, because he couldn't help it. There were probably several Colins in Destiny City alone, but how many of them danced professionally and taught lessons was probably a small number, if it wasn't reduced to one singular Colin that Auguste knew.
"Colin Hargrove?" Auguste asked. "And I'm sure you look lovely in your tutu, I would love to see you dance one day. Is it a pink tutu? I do like pink, it's a very pretty color."
He caught the look she was giving him and beamed. "I dance with a private company called L.L.C. Dance, but sometimes I dance or volunteer with the Destiny City Ballet Company. I think it would be a privilege to dance with you, cherie."
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 10:19 am
Mr. Colin made Auguste smile, and as he asked if Colin was a Hargrove, Giulia wrinkled her brow. What was the rest of his name? "Mr. Hargrove," Amélie confirmed from behind them, nose still in her cell phone, and Giulia giggled. "Yes~" she said cheerfully. "And no, my tutu is a rainbow color because rainbows are the most beautiful things. It has all the colors- red, orange, blue, purple, yellow, green, and um... inigo?" like Inigo Montaiyah, in the Princess Bride. "Pink is really pretty but not as pretty as rainbow colors. And pink is a bit too trad i shun al for a princess. I'm gonna do something like green." L L C Dance? A private company? Wait, a company wasn't the same thing in ballet. "A ballet company is like a dance party, right? Like a bunch of people who dance and have fun?" she scuffed her toe, and scooted closer. "I can join your ballet company if I become really good, right? And we can do- you can dance with me at my birthday party, right?" her eyes lit. "We can have a ballet company dance party!" With all the magical kitties she was meeting as guests of honor.
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2017 8:55 am
Delight spread through Auguste, because he couldn't help it, because it was always the instinctive reaction when someone mentioned Colin. He felt his cheeks flush with pleasure as he said, "Mr. Colin is one of my friends, did you know that, Giulia? One of my best friends. I'm glad he gets to teach you how to dance."
Pasha gave a pleased yip at some bird nearby, but didn't - thankfully - make a move to chase it. Auguste gave her a pointed look, but Pasha's tail merely wagged harder, another yip escaping.
"I love rainbow colors," he said, thinking of his senshi uniform. "Rainbow is the best, right? It's so pretty, and you get to have everything all at once. That way you don't have to pick between colors, you can just have all of them with you at the same time."
Her comment about trad-i-shun-al made Auguste smile. "Yes, that is very similar. And you can, if you're good, and I'm sure you're really good," he added, with a nod of his head. "I'm sure you're a great dancer, cherie, you have all the prettiness and strength. Of course I will dance with you at your birthday party!"
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Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2017 4:53 pm
Giulia gasped happily. "Best friends are great, Auguste!" she was going to spin in a circle, but Pasha had just yipped; it kept the little girl on focus instead of bouncing around. "I didn't know you knew Mr. Colin, I'll have to tell him you're my friend too!" His opinion on rainbows was clearly correct, as Giulia nodded so hard her head might have fallen off were it not attached. "Colors are great," she enthused, and held up one of her small hands towards his face. "Like on my nails. I have all the colors all the time on all the nails.It takes a lot of layers, but isn't it so pretty?" Giulia's eyes lit as he promised to dance with her at her birthday party. "I turn 7 on July 20, but that is a school night, so we're gonna have my birthday party on either the Saturday before or the Saturday after, and Aidan's too but he doesn't care what kind of party it is as long as he gets laser tag so Mama said I can pick this year and next year we'll have a party planned by him but my party is gonna be so much better I was thinking we could have a pool and dancing and I could invite all the people and-" She was vibrating next to him with excitement. "It's gonna be so fun."
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