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 Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 8:04 pm
All was not well outside Noyama's home, and it wasn't just that the barn hadn't been rebuilt yet...
"This your fault! YOU ARE VERY BAD PERSON!"
Three pairs of eyes glanced left.
"My fault?! It's your fault, you idiot!"
Three pairs of eyes glanced right.
Said three eyes were those of Kilah, Momoro, and the newest edition, Twila. Where as the baby was far from mobile, Kilah had no trouble getting up and wandering away from the scene. And, of course, the fox boy hurried after her without a second thought.
Such a scene was...different. Noyama and Noharu. But they weren't attacking each other, just fighting. Fighting like Sango and Kilah did. Fighting like 'normal' sisters (as normal as they got) would. Across from each other, shouting and pointing fingers accusingly.
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 8:32 pm
The trip hadn't exactly gone as planned; Moo would have to stay longer. All on business, of course. But Banda had chosen to come home....and now very much regretted it. As of the previous evening, all the children had come back to Moo's house and...Isto was in prison. And it was Banda's fault. Not that he had meant to, of course, but...
Ah, well, nothing he could do right now. To avoid the thoughts, Banda had volunteered to take Lyrus to visit Kilah. The toddler had immediately accepted, and both started on their way.
The sight that greeted them, however, was not at all what either expected. The pair paused a short distance from the arguing sisters, eyes moving back and forth between the two just as the earlier trio's had done. Lyrus soon lost interest and ambled off in search of his friend, leaving Banda to watch the argument. "Kilaaaaaaaah, where are you?"
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 8:38 pm
As a result of being blind Kilah's hearing had greatly improved. But being the race he was, Momoro's was almost as good. Good enough so that they both heard Lyrus at the same time.
Happy for his soon-to-come company, Kilah lifted a hand in hopes to get his attention. "Lyrus! Over here!" Momoro didn't seem pleased.
"Why does he have to come?"
Back near the house, the fighting continued, and surprisingly neither seemed to notice Banda. But something was very, very wrong. The one speaking poor English...wasn't Noharu.
"Very bad! Very bad! You should not mess with things not know how to work!"
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 8:44 pm
Kilah's call and wave did catch Lyrus' attention, but he didn't notice Momoro until he neared the trio. The boy frowned, dark eyes glittering dangerously at he eyed the fox boy. But just as quickly, the look was gone, and Lyrus' attention had returned to Kilah. Best ignore it while he had the chance. "Hi Kilah! Banda came home last night, so he brought me here today. Why're Noya and the b***h fighting?"
Banda was, to say the least, confused. True, Noya and Noharu appeared to be fighting like, well, sisters rather than foes, but that wasn't it so much. Noharu was easily distracted. Anyone could fight with he luck that. No, Banda was simply having trouble following the conversation. Fast talking and odd angles made things difficult. He would just..wait it out form the sidelines.
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 8:49 pm
"Don't know. Something about a spell and switching or something." Yeah, something. Not being able to see either of them, Kilah couldn't tell at all what was going on. Momoro didn't even hear Lyrus, though the two seemed to agree. Best he ignore that thing. "Where was Banda?" She knew Moo went on a lot of trips, but Banda did too?
Neither of them calmed down, but Banda did catch one of their eyes. Green eyes, to be more specific. And not that he'd know it, but when the voice belonging to such spoke, it didn't sound like Noyama...
"Well, well."
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 9:03 pm
"Ahh, I see." Well, no, he really didn't. But that was alright. He could pretend. "Banda went on a trip with Moo to some big city, but Moo had to stay longer for some reason, so he came back. He's been acting sorta weird since he got back... Really jumpy, too. Oh! I met Aard yesterday. And Yukito. You're right, Aard is a stupidhead."
Banda cracked a smile when 'Noya' finally noticed him, flashing a small wave before repocketing his hands. "Sorry, didn't mean to interupt."
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 9:09 pm
Thank God. Kilah wasn't sure she could take another one of her most important friends liking that stupid tomato boy. Mignon did, and had even told her once he 'wasn't bad'. To Kilah, she might as well have said 'you're wrong', which she would've hit nearly anyone else for. Akilah was never wrong.
Well, almost.
When he stopped there, her face shifted into a scowl, voice sharp. "And Yukito?"
'Noyama' grinned at him in a sly, mischevous way had she really been who she looked like (er, had the eye color of) she could've never pulled of. "Oh, no, it's just fine."
Noyama--or Noharu?--stomped her foot and hissed in warning. "Noharu, you leave alone!"
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 9:26 pm
Lyrus inwardly cringed. He probably shouldn't have even mentioned meeting Yukito. But, no going back on that. He quirked a brow at Kilah and shrugged, folding his arms across his chest. "He was nice. He fixed my hand where that thing bit me. And he doesn't hate you, you know. Why do you hate him?"
The grin immediately put Banda on his guard, and he took a small step back, glancing from one girl to the other. "Um... Did I miss something?"
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 9:32 pm
Like she didn't already know that. It wasn't in Yukito to hate. The boy was too big of a wuss to even dislike anyone, she was sure of it. Rather then snap at him for being nosey about the already 'touchy subject', she got to her feet and just walked away without a word.
Maybe another time when Momoro wasn't around.
Speaking of which, the boy was so surprised she'd failed to say anything it took him a minute to register she was gone. "A-Akilah!"
"Missed me, didn't you?" Noharu grinned slyly, blew a kiss his way, and got another hiss from her sister. What fun! And, it was going to get sooo much better. "What? Banda didn't tell you he likes to take advantage of girls?"
Clueless, Noyama just blinked for a few seconds. "...advantage?"
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 9:39 pm
Lyrus was rather surprised when no reply was forthcoming, and simply blinked after Kilah as she walked away. However, he snapped out of it with Momoro's call, frowning deeply and shoving the fox boy out of his way as he started after his friend. "You can't just walk away without answering me! Get back here!"
Banda was so, so very lost. He blinked in confusion at 'Noyama', who, really, was not acting at all like herself, then over to 'Noharu', who was being unusually standoffish. ...And then Noyas words clicked, and he frowned faintly, raising a brow. "Take advantage? I don't take advantage of women."
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 9:51 pm
Not only did she walk away, but now she was ignoring him. Known only to her, Kilah actually did have a place in mind where she was going. Somewhere with flowers. Lots of flowers. So she could kill them, of course. Ignoring him, yes, but it was obvious she'd heard him because she immediatly began walking faster.
Noyama wasn't sure what that word met (any of the meanings it had), but when Banda said otherwise, she assumed advantage was a bad thing. "You hush, Noharu."
Not a big surprise when she didn't. Noyama's attention needed to focus on something other then her. Besides, her grumpy mood met she just wanted someone in trouble. Poor Banda just happened to show up first. "Certainly did. He kissed me, you know. Bet he didn't tell you that."
Unfortunately, Noya did understand that word. Her eyes shot toward Banda, and clearly she didn't believe it.
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 10:03 pm
"I know you can hear me! You can hear everything!" Lyrus snarled, stalking after her. He hadn't the faintest idea where she was going, but he did NOT like being ignored. Especially by one of his best friends. "Get back here and talk to me, Kilah, or I'm going home right now and not coming back! EVER." Okay, so, yeah. Ever meaning about a week. But still. It was a big threat for a toddler.
Poor Banda was still oh so confused. His eyes moved back in forth in an attempt to follow the conversation, but he must have seen correctly. He had never kissed Noya! And even if he had, that wouldn't bother Noharu. He'd only ever been kissed once by... "Noharu!" Why did they look like each other!? Turning to who he now knew to be Noyama, he shook his head, gesturing vaguely towards Noharu with one hand. "No, no, she kissed me. The night she broke my earphones... She was pretending to be you, and she kissed me, and pulled my headphones off while I was distracted. I wouldn't kiss her, Noya. You know that...?"
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 10:12 pm
"Won't be the first, won't be the last!" Kilah called over her shoulder finally, and her voice almost cracked. Fine, let him go. Forget him. Forget Mignon. Forget everyone. Since when did she start needing other people? People left her all the time! Even Noyama when they took her to that awful island place, Gizmo being the only reason she didn't completely hate it. She should be used to it!
That was her problem. Making friends. She didn't need friends. She didn't need anything. When the scent of the roses filled the air, the toddler stopped and sat down infront of the rosebushes, but failed to reach out for one, thinking hard.
Noyama frowned and gave him an unsure look. Even if it wasn't Noharu, it had to be weird seeing such an [removed](that wasn't fake) on her face.
"Maybe, but he sure didn't seem to mind any. Had enough time to get those headphones, after all." Noharu's voice was so casual you'd think she'd just asked about the weather, and she glanced over her nails as if she gave a damn. "The only reason he even talks to you is because you look like me."
This was fun.
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 10:20 pm
"Well FINE," Lyrus practically snarled, pausing in step. He glared after her, debating over whether he really wanted to leave or not, then decided he did and whirled around, stomping back the way he'd come. "Good ridance!"
"Oh please, you pulled them off as soon as you kissed me." Banda frowned, glancing quickly from Noharu to Noyama and back before continuing. "And that's not true. For one, I knew Noya first." Pausing, he sighed and turned to Noyama, beginning to speak, but hesitating. Damn, it was weird thinking of Noharu as Noya... It just didn't work, even if they were nearly identical. "She always lies, Noya, you know that. You believe me, right?"
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 10:29 pm
"Fine!" The toddler snapped back, reaching out and pulling one of the roses off. She had the thing in a about five hundred pieces before one could blink twice, but the next time she didn't get as lucky, and sure enough a thorn got her hand. "Ow!" Grumbling, she held the injured hand closer to her. "Damn flowers."
Why wasn't Momoro here yet? He should've come after her by now, or at the very least followed Lyrus. It wasn't like him to be sneaky, so she was a bit suspicious when she heard something shuffling around. "Come on, Momoro. That's not funny, and you know I can hear you."
Without hesitation, "Yes." Only a second after, a very unusually look was on her face, as if she'd just seen the strangest thing in the world. Lifting one hand, she let it over infront of Noharu's (though currently her own) blind eye, the other unmoving.
When Noyama looked that way, Noharu looked very amused. "You can see it, can't you?"
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