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 Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:02 pm
"Why again, did you wake me up mid-morning on one of the few days I don't have school on a weekday?" One Kyoko Akarui trudged along behind her 'adopted' child, the strange Scent letting its ball bounce alongside and slightly behind it. Anbu looked back at her with a 'Well duh' expression.
"I want to see if Vanyel is at the park. If she isn't...well, I'm sure there are others I can play with." Kyoko groaned, then promptly yawned. She had planned on sleeping in until noon, at the very least. But...Anbu had dragged her out of her nice warm bed without so much as a 'Please' or 'Thank you.' And as a result of the speed at which the Scent had rushed them out, her hair was more mussed than normal (and showing some of her dark blond roots, since she hadn't touched up the dye in a few weeks), and her clothing was simple: a blue tank top, knee-length black shorts, and a pair of black sandals.
"Child...You are so lucky I forget the fan." Anbu smirked.
"I know. I was expecting that." Kyoko grit her teeth and made a mental mantra to keep her sanity.
'Do not kill my child, do not kill my child, do not kill my child.'
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Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:17 pm
Farlest, suffice to say, wasn't in much better order than Kyoko was. The elf had been half-dragged from the bedroom by an enthusiastic Arius, who for some reason was under the misconception that a day off for his guardian was a playday for the little scent, and no amount of disgruntled mumbling from Far would change his mind on that account.
He'd only had time to slip on a pair of jeans, a button-up shirt that currently -wasn't- buttoned, and nab a pair of flip-flops on the way out. Oh...and there was the ever-present emerald pendant...that just didn't leave so it went without saying that it would be there. "Ari...where the..." he would NOT swear, "where are we going?" The lithe male was running a hand through his hair, all the combing it was likely to get...and with the one hand not currently occupied with both of Ari's, as little 'Mad Love' there was using both, as though tugging a wagon about.
"To play!" He chortled gleefully, hop-skipping his way down the road. "Mebbe I'll meet some new people."
"Heaven forbid..."
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Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:42 pm
"Can we please at least stop for something to ea-okay...never mind." At the thought of food, Kyoko's stomach tried doing a back-flip. Thankfully, it didn't succeed. Anbu slowed down a bit and looked up at her.
"Are you okay?" Kyoko waved it off, looking ahead of her. She sighed in relief. The park was just ahead, and it was far from the crowded monstrosity Kyoko was expecting. There were even several benches that she could see! Maybe she could doze off on one of them...She shook her head as she and Anbu continued down the path. No! Someone had to make sure the cotton-candy smelling child didn't cause too much mayhem!
"Anbu...please...just don't send another kid crying to his mom. Last time...I think my ear is still a bit off in hearing..." She cringed in memory of that one-sided yelling match. Anbu pouted, but nodded.
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Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 10:06 pm
It was Arius, and not his still-sleepy father-figure who first noticed the other two people coming into the park...and immediately decided that this was an opportunity to add more names and faces to his list of acquaintences. Ah, well...the boy was pretty enough...but the lady...which to address first?
Letting go of Farlest's hand, he ran pell-mell towards the two, waving and calling out a greeting. "Hello!" He chirped, crimson eyes wide and full of an innocence that was 96% feigned.
Farlest groaned, rubbing a hand over his face tiredly...not even having time to wonder if he looked shabby...which he did...more like some teenager than a being over two thousand years in age. But what was he to do? Being a father wasn't easy...and he hadn't done it in...yeah...a few centuries. "Please please please Ari don't do something stupid..." Yeah. he could hope.
It would seem that he would have to make an introduction of his own in the near future. Ah well, best to let mr. 'I am a morning person' break the ice there, whilst he woke up. Then Farlest could be his usual personable self. Hopefully.
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Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 12:44 pm
Arius' greeting got two very different responses. The first was a loud groan from Kyoko, who was attempting to get her hair to be agreeable -as if it ever was-, the second was a blank stare, then grin from Anbu.
"You're not Vanyel, but you'll do! What's your name?" There went Kyoko's hope that they wouldn't find anyone for Anbu to play with. She sighed and continued to run her hands through her hair. When she spotted the other person, presumably the one the red-eyed boy had run from, she freed one hand to wave tiredly. When he got closer, Kyoko piped up with a simple question.
"You get dragged out of bed too?
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:14 pm
All right, so the new lady wasn't happy to see him...well...HER LOSS! He grinned at her anyway, but then went right on to the more interesting (in his opinion) of the two, the one who was talking to him...the boy with the pretty hair. "Vanyel? You mean the girl with the glasses?" He made circles over his eyes with his fingers to demonstrate, "I know her."
Immediately discarding this as irrevelant, he plowed on, tossing his head, "I'm Arius! Arius Morifaerion!" Yes, he had taken on his guardian's surname, as Farlest hadn't known what else to do, as the boy was indeed his responsibility now.
Letting the children banter, Farlest nodded in that not yet awake fashion. At the moment, should a bed have been provided, he could have gone right back to sleep without so much as a by-your-leave. "Yeah...Ari is bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at this hour of the morning...and he doesn't care for the late-rising folk." He grinned sheepishly, shrugging, "So here I am."
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:58 am
Anbu nodded. "Yes, yes. It would seem we have a mutual acquaintance then!" The 'clown' blinked as the red-eyed boy continued on with the introductions, and threw in its own two cents.
"Good to meet you. I am Anbu Akarui." Though its voice didn't have the zeal of its new companion, it made up for it with a flourished performer's bow and mysterious smile. "Any preferred games?"
Kyoko covered the ear nearest the children, using her free hand to rub the sleep from the corresponding eye. "I know that feeling. When Anbu wants to play...Anbu wants to play." She yawned and removed her hand from her ear, holding it out. "I'm Kyoko Akarui."
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 7:36 pm
Mutual acquaintance, was it? Well then...he could use terms like that if he had to. Squaring his little shoulders, he nodded politely, inclining his head in a manner that he thought of as dignified, and wasn't far off considering how young he was. "It is a pleasure!" The grin was back on his face in a moment. "And not really, I'm terribly adaptable, when it comes to such things...though I think something that involves running and..." he glanced over his shoulder at their guardians who were currently conversing, "...hiding in other places."
Farlest accepted that hand, his grip firm and warm to the touch. "Indeed, it seems we both have a pair of little scoundrels. I'm Farlest Morifaerion, pleased to meet you." He glanced over towards the children. "Did you acquire your youngling the same way that I did?"
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Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:15 pm
Anbu giggled, a sound that would have perturbed its guardian had she heard it. "Ah...another who loves to please the crowd, I see. Well, my fellow performer...shall we go and play this 'running about and hiding' game while our parents are occupied and half-asleep?" The grin on the tan face was mischievous and playful, with no drop of innocence. If Kyoko wasn't going to play with it, Anbu was going to make her regret it.
"Ancestors, I'm not alone! Nearly everyone I talk to goes on about how perfect their children are." She made a face. "Nice ta meet ya Farlest!" She thought for a moment about his question. "Not sure on that one. If your little bundle of energy came from oil and then ran into you while causing trouble, then we're in the same boat."
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Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:09 pm
The dark-haired little boy darted a glance over towards his conversing guardian, and there was a decidedly evil sort of twinkle in his crimson eyes when that gaze landed back on Anbu. "Sounds fantastic to me...shall we let them in on it...or will they have to guess the rules all by themselves?" Now...the latter sounded more fun...mostly because he liked to make his guardian fret over him.
Stressed out Farlest was so much more entertaining than regular Farlest.
Speaking of Farlest: The elf nodded and grinned wryly. "Oh yes...Ari appeared in the middle of my bathroom floor and promptly made it known that he was now a permanent member of my family and wouldn't take no for an answer on that score." Sighing, he again ran a nervous hand through his hair. "I honestly don't know what to do with him half the time."
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Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:18 am
The 'clown' sniggered. "Let's let them guess. More fun that way." A panicking Kyoko was very entertaining, that was certain. Having a very emotional mother did have its advantages at times. "So...Shall we pick a direction and figure out who's 'it' on the move?"
And finding a playmate that seemed to be thinking along the same lines as it was certainly a plus.
Kyoko couldn't help but chuckle. "Anbu showed up during the annual masquerade, caused a great deal of trouble...and then next thing I know, a few days later, I'm waiting for the bus home and it decides I'm its mother." She sighed. "And I, being the oh-so-brilliant person I am-" Cue sarcasm. "-went along with it, just to keep it out of trouble. My 'Tou-chan and I are lucky we don't own much in the way of breakables..."
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Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:35 am
Yes. By some act of God or perhaps just bad luck, both Ari and Anbu had been saddled with highly emotional parents. Now, for them, this was just fine, Arius was of the opinion that it provided oodles of entertainment at times when he would otherwise have been bored.
That and he was getting old enough to figure out that doing certain things made Farlest VERY uncomfortable. And that was fun too.
Arius nodded off and away, "That way, there's lots of bushes and the like...and you know...it doesn't really matter who's it, now does it?" Winking, he threw an arm around the other boy's neck. "You count to three and we'll head out of dodge."
Farlest just shook his head, "I know the feeling. Anything I don't want him to touch I just keep out of sight. Though not in the closet, mind." The elf grimaced, "All I can say is that I intend never to purchase another incense burner. Ever. One Arius running about is quite enough...more than enough on some days."
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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 6:01 am
If Anbu's grin could have gotten more mischievous, it did just then. Placing its arm around Arius's neck, it nodded. "Yes, it doesn't quite matter. As long as it's entertaining." Throwing a backward glance at the two parents, Anbu began the count.
"One...Two...Three!"
Kyoko shivered. "I hope to gods the one I'm carrying is no where near as bad as Anbu. I'm not sure I'd be able to handle it. But I agree with you. One incense child is enough. Thankfully...I have no idea where the shop is and Anbu seems to hate the place with a passion." She gave a nervous smile, now a bit more awake than when Anbu had dragged her out to the park.
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:20 pm
Arius smirked, he decided that he rather liked this Anbu, and instantly classified him as a friend. "Too true."
On three, Arius tore off towards the less populated areas of the park, knowing that there were plenty of bushes and things to hide behind or in there, and it was further from the paths and suchlike than he knew the parents would probably like. "WOOOO!" He yelled out, catching the attention of his guardian on purpose, and glancing over his shoulder to see where Anbu was.
Farlest tilted his head, "Another? You're expecting one then?" He never liked to make assumptions, ad that could put one into a terrible social blunder, and Far was never one to cause such transgressions. At about that time, Arius yelled, and Farlest quite nearly swore, though he held himself back, not wanting to curse in front of Kyoko. "ARIUS!!!" He sighed, "So should we pursue? Or let them tire and come back on their own?"
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:14 am
Anbu laughed as it took off for the same area as Arius, grin on its face. Anbu knew that between its laugh and Arius' yell, they were sure to be noticed. And noticed they were.
Kyoko nodded. "Yup! I'm not very far along though, so I've got a wa-" Kyoko blinked as the two Scents caught their attention, causing the girl to berate herself mentally. "Scrat. ANBU!" She groaned, and looked to Far at his question. "To be honest, I'm not sure...Anbu is a mischievous thing...How bad is Arius in that department?"
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