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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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 Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 5:21 am
Rasui yawned and stretched. She sniffed the air but couldn't detect her mistress. Bounding down from the bed she strutted down the hall and out into the courtyard. Her mistress loved the outdoors, that's where she'd be. Her sharp black nose took in all the scents until she smelled the sweet scent of lavender and honey. She quickly followed the scent and found herself in a herb garden. Rasui rubbed her face against Nailah's leg and mewed for attention.
Nailah reached down and stroked the cat sighing softly to herself. "Hello sweetheart. I wasn't sure you were ever going to wake up." Then feeling very foolish she began to tell Rasui the events that had gone on in the kitchen. "Egyptian whore...what was I thinking? Where did I pull that one from? Not only is Aura going to kill me but I've compromised any chance of a friendship with Vincent. And all because a moment of rash anger Oh Rasui, why must I always me irrational?"
Rasui blinked and looked at Nailah with knowing eyes.
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 5:32 am
Vincent stood slowly form the earth, his boots making no sound as they hit the hard floor below. Vincent still said nothing. She seemed to be auguring with an invisible force that he only guessed was her father .
It appeared that she had gotten the hang of shadow walking, he wondered if it was her anger, or just the fact that she had finally stopped tanking about everything and just let it happen. He was glad that she finally had done it and it appeared that she want in any pain, just the day before she had needed to rest after one try and now she had shadow walked at least twice in the span of only a few minuets. Not even he had progressed that fast and he was a vampire.
He was pulled form his thoughts once again at the sound of his own name, The man spoke of him now, He wasn't sure what he had said but he knew aura had defended him. He moved close to her so he could hear better.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 5:48 am
"You know girl, there's a line between your hate for yourself and your love for your friends and you stand with one foot on each side of that line. But you can't belong to both forever. Which will you choose Aurahkah, or was you choice already made a long time ago. You say you're powerful. Power leads to corruption...can you taste it girl? The raw power? Will you thirst for it like I did, drink of it till you get your fill...and turn into what you hate?"
That was the breaking point for the Egyptian. "I will NEVER be like you again! There's not enough hate in this world to make me like you once more! As for the power, I can take as much as I want and still never be like you! I am in control here, not you anymore! You can berate me and laugh and yell all you want, but the fact remains, it's my choice now not yours!" She had simply screamed into the darkness, or rather to herself, she wasn't sure which. Aura was in fact panting from her outburst. Then it hit her. Started in the small of her back and ran up her spine only to explode in her head and drop her to he knees. Anger spent, there was no barrier against the plane she was in. She let herself fade back out of that plane, finding herself in the great hall of her manor again. She took deeps breaths, refusing to let herself cry as she sat there on the cold marble floor, trembling slightly.
"I'm not done with you yet...remember that..."
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 5:54 am
Nailah yawned and found herself falling alseep in the midst of the herbs. She wsa outside under the stars and contentment she recieved from Rasui washed through her. She would deal with all the problems later. She closed her eyes and for once didn't dream at all.
Rasui curled up on her stomach and slept as well.
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Picking Up Stars Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 6:09 am
It looked like her anger had run out and she had been dumped back in the manner. Vincent had gotten one of his answers, her powers did feed off anger obviously. Vincent faded out of the darkness, appearing behind Aura who sat on the floor, panting.
Vincent removed his cote and knelled down draping it over Aurahkah's shoulders.
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 6:21 am
Aura turned her head to look at Vincent. How long had he been there? More importantly how much had he heard? Then again when you're screaming at yourself, no matter what plane you're in, it's hard to keep people from over hearing you. "I'm sorry Vincent..." Fingers holding to the edges of his coat, she forced herself to stand,, gaze slightly adverted and downcast.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 6:30 am
Vincent gave her a weak smile as she stood" No Aurahkah, I'm the one who is sorry, It was a bad joke that was carryed out too far.." He said turning his eyes to the floor" will you forgive me?" he asked . He hated this, he felt so embarrassed. He didn't like apologizing, and he usually didn't but in this case it was in order.
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 6:36 am
Aura leaned her head against his shoulder. "Of course I forgive you...all in all, I guess the whole situation only helped me in the end. Well, with one thing at least." She let out a weak laugh. "Why is it that I'm always on the short end of the teasing and joking stick..." Surprisingly enough to her, Vincent wasn't mad with her. And hey, she had pretty much stooped to a low level as well. Maybe Nailah would also come out on good terms.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 6:51 am
Vincent's arms wrapped around her, pulling her into his embrace. This was a lot easer then he had thought it would be. He expected more hitting, and throwing of blunt objects. He did like this way much better.
" The sun is peaking over the horizon which means it is time for me to retire to my room for the day...'"Vincent unwrapped his arms form her waist, leaving her with his cote he took a few steps back before turning. He stopped after a few steps looking over his shoulder at her"perhaps if you like, you could join me?"
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 6:57 am
She smiled. Well she was in what she affectionately deemed "vampire mode", sleeping by day, roaming around at night. Why not? She closed the gap between them with lazy strides, then hooked her arm around his own. "Sounds good to me. You make me sleep in a coffin though and your head is mine." She let out a short almost inaudible laugh.
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 7:19 am
"fine...but don't knock it tell you've tried it sweet cakes" Vincent said playfully as he walked out of the great hall. Once into the dark hallway he stopped and turned wrapping one of his arms around Aura's waist, he raised his other hand off to the side of her head and snapped his figures, in the blink of an eye everything was dark, the air around them was flat and cold, much cooler then the rest of the house. Vincent's hand unwrapped from her waist. His footsteps could be heard crossing the cold hard stone floor.
Vincent uttered something under his breath and the room was suddenly illuminated. He turned around to look at Aura.
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 7:28 am
Aura blinked for a moment, her eyes quickly adjusting. "Useful trick. But I don't think I'd fancy sleeping in a box...maybe too cramped from me." She looked back to him and smiled softly, then slipped his coat off and held it out to him. "Yours I believe, I know you love it so I don't want to possibly mess it up in some horrific way."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 7:44 am
"yeah, I guess you get used to it...but at least it's a padded box" Vincent made his way to the center of the room, kicking a large peace of broken chair over into the corner with the rest of them"I'm sorry about the mess" he said turning and taking the cote from her" Are you sure...my room can get quite cold"
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 7:52 am
"Chair breaker I see...don't worry about it, mess never bothered me really." She took a few moments to look around some more before looking back to Vincent, taking his coat back from him and slipping it on the right way this time. She smiled and shrugged. "It is a bit colder in here than my room...and seeing as my cloak is in no condition to be useful, I'll take the coat offer. I promise I won't kill it." Aura laughed again. "You know, you can dim the lighting effects, you don't like bright light and I don't need it...tomb robber eyes after all."
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Fractured Moonlight Captain
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Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 8:03 am
Vincent smile at her, making his way over to the single red candle and muttering something. The flame on the candle seemed to respond to his words, shrinking in size Intel it was just a dancing flicker. The room's illumination dimmed to shadowy at best. The corners were shrouded in darkness, and Vincent's bed could barley be seen. Vincent made his way back over to stand before Aurahkah in the flickering light. His crimson hues searched over Aurahkah once before locking onto her sorrel orbs. He took a step close, his hand grasping hers," Aurahkah,In this light, you are even more beautiful then ever" he whispered just loud enough for her to hear.
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