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 Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 4:39 pm
She hadn't been really sure what she was going to do until she had done it. But now that she had, there was a sense of satisfaction.
Hah. Imagine the little bookworm I was ever doing more than looking from afar....
It was a heady thought, exhiliarating. Was it a counter-reaction to the urges now pushing her to her more conventional role as a watcher? She was feeling a lot more conflicted now, pushing towards what she wanted to be, rather than what felt most comfortable.
Was this fair to do?
Who cared? She just wanted to be happy.
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Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 1:40 pm
A large part of him was finding it so hard to believe that he was finally kissing her, something he'd wanted to do for... for... There was no telling how long.
Nika held her closer, fearing the if he let go it would everything he felt at that moment would float away on the air. Like a dream.
A very nice, incredibly enjoyable dream.
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 9:58 am
She placed her head against his shoulder, curling up there quietly.
"So, what now?" she heard herself asking. The fact that she had to say anything at all annoyed her. Why ask? Why not just let things be for a while. "I mean...about being here now. How do you feel?"
Was she hoping he could tell her how she should be feeling too?
Stupid, Shi. Stupid.
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 3:26 pm
He felt like he was on top of the world, with her in his arms. There was no place he would have rather been. This, he knew, could only be heaven.
At her question, his eyebrows rose in surprise and alarm. What could he ssay?
Nika sighed softly and rubbed his thumb over the back of her hand, obviously stalling. He didn't want to stick his foot in his mouth.
"I could stay here forever," he finally whispered and kissed the top of her head.
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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 6:38 pm
She chuckled. Not out of derision, but out of her own lack of ability to phrase a question. She slipped her hands around his neck, hugging him to her. "If you want me to stop talking, tell me now." she said quietly into the hollow of his neck.
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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 3:43 pm
He could ask her to stop talking, but he found he enjoyed the sound of her voice far too much for that.
Instead, he stole a kiss.
It was bound to be just as effective.
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 2:50 pm
Out of any response, that had the intended effect. She promptly forgot entirely what she had wanted to say and instead concentrated on the new matter entirely.
Things might have gotten more complicated, but for the sharp stab of the edge of something cutting into her ribs.
Breaking off, she looked puzzled. "What is that?" she asked, indicating his jacket pocket.
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 3:10 pm
Surprised, Nika shifted so that the object was no longer digging into Shi's ribs. Everything that had happened since he'd literally fallen into her room had caused him to completely forget one of the main reasons he'd come to see her.
"Sei made it," he murmered and retrieved the hand-carved box from his pocket.
Nika grinned at Shi and carefully handed the box over to her, "Look inside."
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 3:54 pm
"Sei?" She asked, looking interested. Cracking the lid open, she peered inside and then smiled. "What is it?" she put her finger tentatively near the surface and watched.
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 6:57 pm
"He left this with us," Nika sighed and ran a hand through his hair, trying to figure out exactly what he should say.
"He's gone," he finally blurted out, "Ice, TB, Io and even Lyra, they've left."
"This," he gestured to the gorgeous stone inside the box, "is called a Melody stone. Sei's filled it with his magic, and its what will allow us to remove the masks from the others."
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Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 12:52 pm
She felt her jaw gaping open as she just stared at him. The words made no sense initially, then her mouth closed.
"Gone?" she repeated. "But...where? Why? Are they okay? Did Lyra do something?"
How could they all just leave? Leave them? There were so many that still didn't remember?
She felt very much betrayed in that one instant.
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Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 4:36 pm
"Sei says they're fine," Nika nodded and rested his head on top of her's, "They just wanted a change of scenery and I'm sure Lyra's grown bored of this place."
"Sei finally removed his own mask," he added thoughtfully, watching the light reflect off of the stone in the box.
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Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 6:28 pm
She had to literally shove away the feelings of anger in that moment. It seemed very much that everyone she had come to rely on left her in one way or another. The thought clutched at her and wrenched her stomache painfully.
"Bored." she answered quietly. Bored of home. Bored of an empty planet that would never be what it was. "I hope they are happy, then."
She did wish that. But she wished they were here too.
"So it's just us left?"
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Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 6:38 pm
Nika hugged her closer and gently run his thumb over the back of her hand. He didn't know what Shi was feeling exactly but he could imagine it was similar to the way he felt. Abandoned.
"I think they will be," he said softly, recalling the promise he'd asked Sei to keep for him. Io was perfectly capable of taking care of herself, he knew, but it still eased his mind a little to know that she would be with her uncle.
"Us," he nodded, "Gee, Chae and the few colonists that are still around. We've recently recieved news of two new colonists that would like to travel here."
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Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 6:55 pm
"Will it be enough?" she wondered aloud. "We have more people coming, but do they even belong here?"
Chae didn't. That was for sure.
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