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Post by lily tomlinson on Mar 31, 2008 21:19:42 GMT -8
Lily shoved her hands in the pockets of her jacket, walking as quickly as she could away from the two of them. She paused, stumbling to a halt when she remembered that she'd left her bag... but she didn't want to go back there.
Groaning, she took a sharp turn off the path and plopped down in the shadows beneath a tree. She'd just have to wait until they left then. She couldn't leave her bag. It had her school books. And her prized journal of poetry. Letting out another groan, angry at herself and confused by the whole situation, she rested her head on her knees, wrapping her arms around her legs as she curled into a ball. She didn't get any of this. She hated how confused and torn she felt. She hated feeling so... so... lost. [/color][/blockquote]
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Post by titan on Apr 22, 2008 22:10:53 GMT -8
Rui walked after her, but before he knew it, a wave of headache swept over him. He held his head for maybe fifteen secons and she was gone. Now, Rui was an intelligent person, and as such knew that she had simply gone off the path. However, he was in no temper to go after her. If this was how she wanted to be, she could be like this alone. What did he care about some human? He had things to do.
A little kitten wondered into his path. Rui rolled his eyes.
"Not now, Xerxes, I'm busy," he huffed at it, but the kitten was insistant, and began trying to climb his leg. This was a painful business, so Rui finally gave in and took the little cat's collar off.
Before his eyes, this sweet innocent kitten became Jack Force: the man from whom he'd stolen his english name. The one who had betrayed the coven, and been forced into eternal servitude - bound by the collar he wore.
"Sir, we really do need to get back," the man said, looking at Rui disapprovingly, "Your mother will not be happy about this."
"It is amazing that a tone that disdainful can come out of someone who was just occupying the form of a snuggly kitten." Rui replied, shaking his head, "Now if you don't mind, I think I'm going to stick you back like that and continue on my way." Shall be making short character sketch for Xerxes now
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Post by lily tomlinson on Apr 22, 2008 23:43:40 GMT -8
Lily could just make out what had happened from around the tree. At first she'd been quite enthralled by the cute little cat... and then when it turned into a man, she'd had to bite back a yelp, and had crawled behind a tree for a better view. Ok. Ok. So sure it had to be possible... She wasn't stupid enough to think that she, Fire, Water and Air were the only... magical type people out there. But it was still pretty freaky.
Cute cat to hot man. It was just shocking.
Peering around the tree a bit more, trying to eavesdrop, she didn't take the time enough to think if she'd be seen or not. Curiousity always got the better of her. [/color][/size]
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Post by titan on Apr 23, 2008 11:16:34 GMT -8
Rui had barely finished speaking, and already Xerxes wasn't paying attention. Heaven help him, he was going to kill something if this didn't desist.
"Are you even liste-" he began but was interrupted by a curious, "Well, hello there," from Xerxes. Bastard.
"What are you doing over there?" Xerxes asked the girl behind the tree. She was very pretty and he was having to hold back the urge to go rub himself against her legs. Blasted cat feelings.
Rui cringed because he knew what was behind him. It was that girl, and she had seen the whole thing. Wonderful. Well, there was no avoiding her now, so he might as well just roll with it as best he could.
"Hi..um..?" well, if she'd told him her name he didn't remember it..
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Post by lily tomlinson on Apr 23, 2008 14:26:40 GMT -8
Lily ducked back behind the tree, swearing under her breath. Stupid, stupid! Why was she always so stupid?!
Sucking in a deep breath, she used the tree to push herself up into a standing position. Ok, she just had to stay calm, right? Hot cat guy speaking to you? Alright. You can handle it. Right? RIGHT? It was pretty silly, her panic over this, and what was sillier was her clutching to a tree like a little girl. It was silly that she seemed to draw strength and a sort of calming effect from a simple tree. It was alway that way when she had nature around her, but if it helped, she wasn't about to pass it up.
She skirted slowly around the tree until she was facing the two of them and not hiding anymore, and while continuing to lean against it, she looked at the hot cat man with wary and curious eyes.
"Hello," she said quietly. Even though what she was about to say was probably the last thing she should, she'd never been good at keeping her mouth shut when she was curious. "I was just waiting to retrieve my backpack. Now that I've answered your question, care to tell me how a cute and cuddly cat would suddenly turn into... a not cute and cuddly cat?" [/size]
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Post by titan on Apr 23, 2008 14:41:17 GMT -8
Xerxes' expression was slightly offended, "You mean I'm not cute?!" he demanded, unable to fight the urge to fiddle with his hair. Didn't she know that this type of thing could cause mental complexes?! Somewhere in the back of his mind, Xerx knew that he was acting like a....cat...ugh.
Rui rolled his eyes, "Now you've done it," he said, irritated, "He's a shifter, if you must know, and now you've endangered his self image." This was all he needed.
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Post by lily tomlinson on Apr 23, 2008 15:21:31 GMT -8
"Well, he's not cute!" Lily said before she thought about it. Air had a way of bringing out her stubborn angry side, darnit! "He's a cute cat, but so sue me if he's more hot than cute in people for- oh, shit. I didn't say that."
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Post by titan on Apr 28, 2008 16:06:29 GMT -8
Rui felt a small unexplainable barb go straight through his chest. Inwardly he felt shocked. What was this feeling? But before he'd had long to wonder, it was gone. Outwardly, his face remained neutral on the side of sneering.
Xerxes, on the other hand, was over joyed by this revelation. Of course, this didn't come out as joy, but as a sly lazy cat smile.
"Now, I don't know why you don't like this one, R-Jack," Xerxes said, catching himself on the name, "She's charming." Xerx shifted toward the girl, holding out a hand, his eyebrow raised, "I'm Xerxes. Who might you be, my little Minx?"
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Post by lily tomlinson on Apr 28, 2008 16:18:06 GMT -8
Lily swallowed, her throat working in a mixture of embarrassment and unaccustomed flattery. "Um," she said slowly, seeing no harm in befriending Xerxes. He seemed arrogant.. very catlike actually- but then again, that didn't surprise her, and she'd had many male friends who'd harbored that same personality trait. She could handle that. "I'm Lily."
She stepped away from the solid comfort of the tree so that she could firmly shake Xerxes' hand. Though she had her issues of self-conscious nature, she rarely let it get to her in front of people. Though she was finding it hard to look him straight in the face. Her eyes kept darting to his shoulder, to the ground, to Rui's shoulder, to the air past Xerxes' face. It was a lame thing she couldn't help doing when talking to a really hot guy. [/size][/color]
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Post by titan on Apr 28, 2008 17:51:36 GMT -8
Xerxes followed the movements of her eyes, watching her in barely veiled amusement.
"My eyes are up here, darling," he said, catching her eyes again, and smiling another lazy smile.
Rui rolled his eyes. This was so stupid, and it was taking forever.
"Ahem, didn't you say that we were expected at home?" he prodded, hoping that Xerxes would wrap it up.
"Did I? Must have been lying to you." It had been centuries since something interesting enough to defy one of his masters had come along. It was best to make the most of it for as long as he could.
Rui wanted to just say, 'Fine, then you stay and I'll just go,' but he knew that wasn't an option. He had to keep Xerxes under control.
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Post by lily tomlinson on Apr 28, 2008 21:36:40 GMT -8
"Then go," Lily said with a glare. She didn't really mean it. Actually, she wanted him to stay, and see how much he remembered... get to know the reborn Air. But there was just something about him that caused her to be snappish so easily, that just had her wanted to push his buttons. Aargh.
Not wanting to contemplate as to why she felt that way, she forced herself to meet Xerxes' eyes, and immediately felt her cheeks burning. "Right, eyes, gotcha," she mumbled. "So, how do you and... uh.... Jack, was it? know each other?" [/size][/color]
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Post by titan on Apr 30, 2008 0:42:37 GMT -8
"He's my cat." Rui said blandly, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. Inwardly...well, he just wasn't positive what he felt, but he sure as hell wasn't going to leave and let her win this. The nerve of her. Who did she think she was, talking to him like this? Pah.
Xerxes ignored Rui's cynical attitude and rudeness, opting instead to go right on in for the kill.
"Listen, Lily, would you like to go out with me? But shhh I'm not supposed to go out on dates, so don't tell Jack. We'll do it in secret." he suggested, lowering his voice, fully aware that Rui could hear him.
"I can hear you, idiot." Rui said under his breath, sighing and turning away.
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Post by lily tomlinson on Apr 30, 2008 0:51:05 GMT -8
Lily nodded slowly. Once up, once down, looking doubtfully at Rui. "He's your..." But then she trailed off upon realizing what Xerxes has just said to her. Her mouth dropped open and if a person could look more gobsmacked than her, then their jaws would have fallen off. "You want... to date... me? Wait. What? I... ok. Sure. Yeah. Ok. Ok. Kay? Kay!" [/size][/color]
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