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 Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:42 pm
Stranger Things Have Yet To Happen
Characters: Flame, Prosper Reed, Veronica Cash
Setting: PLC headquaters
Link: Access RPFlamefire123 Flame found the paper in her mail box, she was on her way to work so when she first found it she just put it away and went off to work. She spent her spare time at a festivle, or she was working, or she was home doing some other chore. Chores in fact was the entire reason she found it agian. She was sorting though her mail, recycling what she didn't need when she came across the peice of paper. She frowned and looked over it. She was tempted to just recycle it and then shrugged, she might as well check it out. She didn't feel like going back to the festivle anyway.
So the chores were done and she managed to slip off for a little walk. Flame gave a sigh as she closed her emerald eyes and leaned back to let the sun kiss her dark skin. She was an odd creature but that was common in gaia. A fairy neko wasn't really all that uncommon and she enjoyed who she was. She opened her eyes and pushed her emo frames up her short nose. She wore simple clothes over her slim body. Just t-shirt and jeans, she found they were simpliest for her needs. She didn't need to look pretty, she even pulled her bright red hair back out of the way so it stay out of her face. Victor, her roommate and ex-boyfreind, once said she could be a model, since they broke up she fought harder to not look like a model.
She glanced at the address and then up at the building, yep this was the right place. She looked over the building and then entered looking around. She was a bit werided out but she was pretty sure she be okay. She did after all have claws and was stronger then the average human thanks to her cat muscles. She wondered where she was as she looked around inside.
"Um, hello?" she called out, "Is anyone here?" Prosper Reed The room was quite empty but not really. It was a large room with a classic look and pale blue walls. At the center of the back wall there was a counter that had the name of the company engraved, Past Legacies Corp. A young woman and man stood behind the counter, heads bowed as they conversed in low voices. A dark skinned man in uniform stood in front of what appeared to be the only other door. He had noticed the woman immediately. Waiting for the young man with chestnut hair to notice he stood at attention. When it became apparent that the other man was preoccupied, Micah cleared his throat. "Sir." Immediately the chestnut haired man looked up at Micah and turned quickly towards the entrance way and shot the woman there a dazzling smile. "Welcome to Past Legacies Corporation." Flamefire123 Flame blinked once but the smile made a shy one flash in return as she looked around. She glanced the security gaurd but for some reason that made her feel a bit safer. This place looked really professional and nice even if she had no idea why she was here. Oh well no awnsered questions that weren't asked.
"Hello" she said to the man that greated her. She glanced him over once and decied he looked pretty harmless, harmless enough to ease her worries. Her smile grew a bit, and she became more confident.
"What is Past Legacies Corporation?" she asked point blank as she showed him the paper. "Also I found this in my mail a bit ago and I was wondering why it was sent to me and...well what it is really. It has a number on it and some words that don't make sense" Prosper Reed "We are a bank and I am Prosper Reed." Then the young man gave a glance at the piece of parchment paper, "And that is an Account tag. It is merely a message to inform you that it is now time for you to open your safety deposit box. The information on that tag is necessary for you to know in order to open your safety deposity box." He stopped and then looked at her calmly. "Have I answered all your questions m'am or is there more?" He asked calmy, bordering on the edge of being polite and being a smart-a** but careful to not step over the line to the rude side. Flamefire123 "Well it's nice to meet you Prosper Reed" Flame awnsered in a voice that was borderline between poliet and sarcastic, she could walk that line too but not step over to being rude. She returned tic for tac as her smile faded away.
"Actually I do have one more. I don't have a safety deposit box. Not here, not anywhere" she told him, "I have littlevaluables and they are kept at my house. And I know I couldn't of gotten this though my family"
Oh no, her family gave nothing to her. There was no purpose in it, after all she cut ties with them along time ago. She didn't even know where they were which was fine with her. Her real family was her children. Prosper Reed The young man withheld a groan. She was going to be difficult. "I know that you or none of your immediate family have set this Account up. All the Accounts here are centuries old and the creators of them are deceased and the one's that are new will not be opened for another few centuries. In short, this Account was created by your ancestor." Shoving his hands into the pockets of his slacks, Prosper waited for what he had said to sink in. He then walked back around to the counter. "Are you ready to access your Account miss?" Flamefire123 She listened carefully, her ears flicked once. Centuries old? She kept her face calm but she was very confused inside and partly excited. Ancestor? A real ancestor? Or just another connection to her adoption family? It would be amazing if she could finally get some awnsers on her real family.
"Yes" she said after a long moment, just acting completely serious as her hands slipped into her pockets and she looked over the man. What ever this place was it had certainly caught her attention but what would be waiting for her in a centuries old account.
And why was the key named Thatch? Prosper Reed "Then if you could please hand the tag over to this young woman over here. She will be presenting you with the Key to your Account." Veronica Cash, a pretty blonde with large framed glasses that screamed nerd smiled at Flame. She gave a small smile and added, "Look over it carefully. You will need to know it's contents to open your safety deposit box." The girl then accepted the tag and quickly began to bring up the Key. A few minutes later a metal box was in the palm of her hand. It was very small with the word 'Thatch' scratched on to the top of it. She presented the box to Flame, lid open and facing the young draconic woman. Flamefire123 Flame glanced over to Veronica and gave a small smile that was polite but not kind. She glanced at the tab and tried to memorie the number she hoped it would actually stick. She wasn't all that great at remembering numbers. She remembered words pretty well but numbers she had real problem with.
She then handed the paper to the woman who brought out a box. She noticed the word thatch showed up again and was confused. Why would anyone want to name a key?
And what an odd key it was too. She picked it up and then felt the soft red feather. She pulled it back and looked at it and then over to Reed.
"What is this for?" Prosper Reed Prosper clenched and unclenched his hands as he tried to avoid rolling his eyes. Really! He had just told her that it was a key. "That is the Key to your safety deposit box." He waited and then added, "You stick it into something that is locked which holds something and turn it to unlock it... m'am." He was being pert, he knew, but the young woman was being obvious. He waited for the follow up retort. Flamefire123 "I meant" Flame clairfied, "why does a key need a name, I apologie for wording my last question wrong" she said simply, a stiffness in her voice as she glanced down at the key.
It certainly was an odd thing, looked more like a feather for an arrow then it did a key. She wondered what kind of bird donated it's feather to this. Such an odd end to a feather too. That part looked like metal but that seemed like a real feather, at least to her.
"Where is my safety deposit box?" she finally asked, wanting to get this whole thing over with. Then she could just take the item and go. She had to find out why this was being given to her. Prosper Reed "Please follow me." Prosper made his way towards the vault room and gave her a very short and aburpt explaination that she would have the room until she was finished. That the alarm would go off if there was a single mistake made with the inputting of Account information for the safety deposit box retrieval. He waited until the young woman stood in the middle of the room before walking out with a comment about how the door would be unlocked and open at three knocks from her. Flamefire123 Flame followed Reed down the hall way, luckily it was a simple but his whole talk about the alarm made her worried, aw crap she was already having problems remembering the numbers, since she was on the spot and everything. she was horrible at comming up with things on the spot.
She let out a small sigh but nodded about all the information as she stood in the center of the room but she had to ask before he left.
"If I get the information wrong" she started, "Will I'll be arrested or anything?" That would be way anoying considering all she did was follow a peice of paper, she wasn't trying to collect some prize. Prosper Reed "Yes." Was the only response the manager provided before walking out the door. Prosper didn't have much else to say. He wondered what kind of Owner she would be for her Account. Perhaps he should have been worried, but he knew that this was the right time as he glanced down at his silver pocket watch. Slipping his hands into his pockets casually, he went over to the counter to gather the necessary papers and journal to finish up the paperwork once the Owner was ready. Flamefire123 Flame watched as he walked off and then let out a long sigh. Crap she thought and took a big breath, then turned to the computer that wanted the information from her. Damnit, why did she gave to give up her ticket? She closed her eyes and brought the awnsers to mind.
12-298-58. Geeze she hopped that was right. She frowned and then awnsered the other questions that were asked her. She winced at the end of every awnser but no alarm sounded.
Finally she was done so she turned and walked to the door, she knocked on the door three times. She glanced back, wondering if maybe she was missing something. Prosper Reed From outside the door, Prosper frowned. Could the young woman have accessed her Account so quickly? Did she not want to sit and think about what she had just received? Frowning, Prosper opened the door, only to hear the sound of the mechancial arm retrieving the box. He cleared his throat to catch Flame's attention before pointing her towards the conveyer belt that now carried a metal box. He gave a nod and then quickly shut the door. Strange... he had thought that it was quite apparent that the box would be retrieved within that room. Perhaps he had been uncleared. Either ways, Prosper waited outside more nervous that he might have glossed over the procedure too quickly for Flame to have understood. Flamefire123 Flame's ears flicked as she heard a noise behind her, she turned and walked over to the box. She looked over to the box and walked over slowly. She picked up the box slowly and looked it over. It was big, and long.
Suddenly she remembered the 'key' she got. She pulled the feather out of her pocket and then carefully put it in the special lock. She never seen a lock like that before. The box clicked open and she pulled the key back as she pulled the top all the way open and looked inside.
"A...sword?" she said confused, reaching down to grab the hilt pulling it out, "A rusty sword" she muttered looking closer, her thumb testing the point. It was really dull but still servicable as a weapon.
"Why the hell would my family give me a sword?" Prosper Reed For some reason, the young woman made the manager and guard antsy. They were worried. She appeared to have no clue in what she was suppose to do and they took pride in their company and what they did. Micha, the guard, patted Prosper on the shoulder before shooing him away towards the more comfortable area. Reassuring him that he would open the door for Flame once she gave the signal that she was ready to leave... again. Flamefire123 Flame was confused, she didn't understand what was going on. She looked the sword over carefully, wondering why her family would have an old sword. If it was valuable it would of been kept in better shape, if it wasn't vauluable why did they have it in the first place?
Centuries old...how long had her family been rich? She didn't know that as she rested the blade again. finally she put the sword back in it's box and closed the lid. She pocketed the key and picked up the box, walking to the door.
She knocked the times, and wiated for it to open. "Will anyone awnser my questions about this sword?" she asked the security gaurd when the door did open. Prosper Reed Without a word, Micah pointed Flame in the direction where Prosper sat, waiting for her. He watched the young lady go on as he closed the door and resumed his position. At the sound of foot falls, the manager stood up and greeted the Owner some what kurtly. Gesturing for Flame to seat, he took one as well and picked up the papers he had with him. "Are there any questions before I begin or would you like me to start my explaination first?" Flamefire123 "Well I have questions but I think I need to ask my family those questions" she said truthfully as she sat down. She glanced at the sword and then over to Prospher. She took a deep breath.
"Go on with your explication" she finally decied. She wait till he gave his explination and then she could ask more intellgent questions. She ran a hand though her hair, feeling a bit antsy. Prosper Reed Nodding, Prosper began the long process of explaining what details he could to the new Owner. He explained that Past Legacies had a large magical factor to it's operation and how they had sealed the soul of the family legacy into the Heirloom and that it would one day manifest into a child, as well as the Key into an accompanying creature. Prosper explained the importance and value of the Account Record and how it should be kept up to date. It was a good forty minutes before the manager was able to take a breath and stop. He waited to for any questions that his explaination might have birthed. Flamefire123 Flame became a lot more itnrested when a child was mentioned. A child, someone for her to care for agian? Oh how she missed her little babies. Now a new baby, how wonderful that sounded. She was a bit more friendly when his speach was ended.
"What soul was I given?" she decied to ask, "And why was this given to me? I mean I know you told me that it has to do with my family but..." she tried to think what would not be too presonal for someone who was and would proably remain to be, a stranger.
"My family and I are far from close, I don't know much about their legacy. Why not give it to someone who does?" Prosper Reed "I am bound by a contract created many centuries ago. I cannot give you the information yet and even once I do, I cannot answer all your questions. Take the Key and Heirloom as a clue to your family legacy. You will have to resarch further into your family history yourself for the answers that you seek. "The answer to your last question is that it is time for the Account to enter the world and so to you it was sent, though if you decide to not keep this Account then we can rearrange things of course." Prosper watched Flame, waiting to hear what her response would be. He wasn't sure if she wanted the Legacy and Key or not. She had no obligation to accept them, but it was time and if he knew anything it was time. Flamefire123 That was alot of words that told her nothing, Flame noticed.Why were suits good at talking about nothing for a long time? Her father was a master at it. She remembered long lectures that not only taught her nothing but she felt like he was talking in a different language with all the large words. She shook her head.
"No, I want the account, and key" she asured the man. Though if she wanted to know more it meant she was going to do something she pent most of her life trying to avoid. Talking with her father. Well she do it, she was willing to make sacrfices for her children.
"If I take the accoutent will I be called back to here at some later date?" she asked him, "Will I end up signing anything?" Prosper Reed "Yes and yes. There will be the official certificate to sign and then you will be called back at the time of the growths. Not all the growths but at the one's that are necessary. One of them being when the Heirloom manifests itself into a baby. "Now if you would like to have the papers completed. All I need is the Legacy's name." He waited with a pen poised over the certificate on the front page of the Record. Flamefire123 Flame sighed, okay signing things, she have to take careful time to read everything over. If she learned anything useful from her upbrining it was to always read over contracts. Don't just sign things, that's how you get most law cases. That or by signing nothing at all. Flame nodded slowly, then blinked.
A name? Right now? Aw crap! she closed her eyes and then looked up, "Is this a guy or girl?" she asked suddenly. A sword, certianly seemed male. She asumed it for now, but if it was a girl? Damnit she hated just having to geuss.
"Julia if it's a girl" Flame suddenly said, "Merric if it's a boy" Merric was a find strong name, and Flame was always fond of the name Julia. Prosper Reed "Merric it is then." Quickly Prosper wrote the name and signed his own. He then passed the Record and pen over to Flame, indicating for her to sign beside where he had. "Once you have signed this that will be the end of the transaction. I will contact you when it is time for you to stop by again." Flamefire123 So this was it, Flame mused as she quickly signed her name in unreadable scrawl. She kind of prefered that because then people just tended to call her Flame, as she prefered, for now though she simply stood.
"have a nice day" she said and nodded. She had to get home. She grabbed the box and pocketed the key agian. "I'd shake your hand" she said, "I'm afraid I'll drop Merric. Damn I hope I can fly like this" she muttered to herself and turned to leave. So she had a male...sword.
It's great to have a child again.
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:54 pm
No it means I was drunk yesterday!
Characters: Flame, Victor
Setting: Flame's Home
Link: Over YIMFlamefire123 Flame landed akwardly, trying to hold the long wide and very heavy box as she landed. She managed to make it back from Gambino's Island but it was uncomfortable and her arms ached now. She rammed the box agianst the door so it would knock the door for her. Flame couldn't really do much more. Happyzac "Urg." Victor opened the door for Flame, albiet reluctantly. His hand was laced up in his now grown-out orange hair, and the once beautiful blue eyes of his were bloodshot and baggy. He groaned once more before moving out of the way of the door, and took a seat at the kitchen table. An excidren was placed in a cup of water: the all-time cure for a hangover. Flamefire123 Flame frowned as she looked at Victor. she rolled her eyes and slid in. She set the box down and streatched her arms. Damn they hurt, then glanced at Victor. Happyzac "What's your problem, and what the ******** is that box?" He grimiced as she placed the box down, noises were always amplified after a long night of drinking. "Why the hell where you out anyways?" Quote: "Don't swear Victor" Flame lectured primly. "Just because we live together doesn't mean you control my schedule she informed him" She bent down and pulled Merric out, He could go into Ranger and Adian's old room. She smiled, it be good to have a little boy running around again, only this time a baby. She held the sword to her in joy. A little baby for her to cuddle. She stood and walked to the room, she have to buy all sort of things for him. Happyzac "That doesn't answer my question." He ignored her order and took a sip of his water. "Besides, I think I have a right to know where you're going. How do I not know that you're cheating on me?" Victor just oozed sleaziness with this comment, and he didn't even realize it. Flamefire123 Flame's eyes flashed, "First of all I can't cheat on you" she told him, "We're not dating anymore and I can date whom ever I please and second of all I was getting new son!" Happyzac "Since when are we not dating?!" Victor jerked his head forward as he swallowed, causing a bit of a spray from his mouth. This greatly surprised him; he knew Flame was angry, but not that she didn't love him anymore. "You were out getting pregnant?" Flamefire123 She sighed and closed her eyes. "No" she said slowly., "And we haven't been daiting since you punched Ranger" shetold him cooly, all that anger dying down to the terrible coldness she poessed. She pulled out Merric. "This is Merric Victor, a rather irrating man who has no intrest in me at all gave him to me." Happyzac "Then why'd you take the little brat?" He eyed the sword cautiously, "And why is it a friggin' sword? Wouldn't he like, kill us in the middle of the night?" Somehow the thought of the appointment for Ruesaiah he recieved slipped his mind (most likely for the better) Flamefire123 Flame's ears pressed against her skull as she looked over at Victor. "Look I took him because I miss having happiness in this home" she told Victor, "And I don't know why Merric is a sword" Happyzac "Why have happiness when you have sex?" He asked it bluntly. No need to be succint around Flame. "Look, can't you forgive me for that. How long ago was it?" Flamefire123 "The point is Victor I can't trust you" she told him, "I can trust you to behave yourself around those that I love and I don't want just random sex. Just so YOU an feel better" Happyzac Victor sighed and blew his rather long bangs from out of his eyes. "You enjoyed it too..." He stood up and started to walk towards Flame, but instead turned his view towards the window. "Oh yeah, Russell's moving out." Flamefire123 "I thought he would" Flame said softly, regret in her voice. She picked up Merric. "I'm going to put merric in his room" she told him and started to walk out. Happyzac "Hey," Victor followed Flame out the room. "Don't worry about Russell. He said he found a job and everything. He's also going to come and visit every so often..." Flamefire123 Flame glanced back at Victor, "I'm not worried about Russell, for all your faults Victor I believed you raised him well" Happyzac Victor tapped the toe of his shoe on the floor and shifted his weight from one leg to the other. "Hey, I can still stay here, right?" He didn't want to leave... he couldn't leave... not yet. Espically if there was the possibility of him getting back into Flame's life. He had to go to that appointment. Flamefire123 Flame looked at him, "Yes you can stay" she told him, "But stay to your own room" She added firmly. Any rights to her room expired the day he hit her son. Happyzac "Deal," he sighed. It wasn't the best, but it would do for now. "Hey... Flame..." His hand wormed its way into his pocket and clutched the Ruesaiah appointment slip, but his mouth did not have the guts to tell her about it. "What's for dinner?" Flamefire123 Flame got really angry at that remark for some reason, she felt a nasty reply bil up, ready to snap out but she just took a deep breath. "Grilled chicken with noodles in a creme sause" she told him. Happyzac "Sounds good." He took his place in his regular spot at the kitchen table. This conversation was eating away at him; a deep seeded sorrow started to blossom and slowly take root in his beating heart. Victor took a small breath and smiled at Flame, willing away the regret he should feel. Flamefire123 Flame put Merric into his room and sighed as she stroked the blade. A little boy shouldn't grow up with a air of dispare in his house. But what is she suppose to do? She couldn't kick Victor out wtih good concionious, not when she promised not to but she couldn't forgive him...could she? Was she just being prickly and stoburn? Should she just take him back, but what if he did it again?...Or got bored with her. Flame sighed and stroked Merric once more then turned to leave. Maybe she could handle living with a man she loved but doubted loved her truly back but she couldn't handle being his girlfriend and just being treated as second rate. She didn't have to put up with that, not even from him.
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Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:30 pm
 Wouldn't it Be Wonderful?
The neko sighed and digged out a journal. She flipped though the pages were stories of her lives with children were written. She was so tired, she wanted to curl up and just sleep it all alway but there was a new child in her home. Sure he was still a sword but that meant she wanted to record the day that she recived him though.
So she dragged herself up and walked over to her desk where she had once wrote magazine articles. She sat in the chair and grabed a pen as she opened the journal to a fresh page. She took a deep breath, looking at the slightly brown color of the page and then rose her pen to mark it.
July 24th, 2006
I haven't felt the urge to write since I quit my job at Gaia travels. I enjoyed that job, I really did but it let me be home to often in my empty nest so I was only oh so happy to take the job Sora offered me when I had the chance. I'm glad I took it too. Things with Victor are getting worse ever since he hit Ranger. It hurt so bad to have him around.
I know he wants to get back together but how can I? How can I let us get back together when I can't even trust him around my own children? What if he and Merric don't like each other and he hit Merric as a child? Ranger was an adult and I know he hit back but still, Victor did it once, what's to stop him from doing it again?
Still...if I wasreally worried I'd make him go but I'm letting him stay. I can't just toss him out, he has no where else to go but his brother's and I think his brother is living in a packed place. After all his brother has a Hououza of his own and I'm pretty sure he lives with someone with kids of their own. So I don't want Victor to force himself on anyone.
Geez look at me. I sit down to write about Merric and instead I end up rambling on about my ex-boyfriend. I'm pathetic. I got Merric today, I found this odd scrap of paper that had a number and address on it. I went to the address and met this man. Prosper Reed. He was kind of rude and we butted heads but in the end I got Merric.
He's just a sword now, a werid curved one. Reed said that he will become a baby soon, I can hardly wait. Reed also said Merric was a legacy, a rencarnation of another soul. I asked him which but he was tight lipped on the subject. When I asked why I got it he said a family member opened an account a long time ago, maybe centuries ago. I have no idea why it was going to me though. I need to find out.
I'm going to go to the libray tomorrow, hopefully they'll be able to awnser some of my questions, if not I'm kind of screwed. I really don't want to call my family. I'll just live with the questions if it comes to that. I hate those people and I don't want to talk to them.
Anyway it's late and I'm tired, I think I'm done for tonight. Today was rough enough.
Flame.
The fairy neko closed the book and sighed. She leaned back and yawned, letting her eyes close for a moment before she rose and started to get ready for bed. Today was rough enough, she thought, but was worth it. Soon, very soon, she have a darling child to raise as her own again. Wouldn't it be wonderful?
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Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:33 pm
 A Forgotten Old Tale
Flame left the house early. After last nightshe didn't feel like talking with victor. he just have to be on his own for breakfast this morning. Luckily the libray opened early and Flame was eager to be there. She flew over around 6 and wondered if they'd really would be able to help her or if she be forced to do something she never wanted to do. Talk with her adoptive family.
Flame landed in front of the libray and hoped that it would contian the infomration she required. The fairy neko walked forwared to inside the big building to the early morning libraian. She gave the tired looking woman a sympathtic smile and started to explain what she wanted to know.
"So do you know how I would find out such information on the Lennoxs?" she asked the woman, who looked at the redhaired woman blankely for a long moment.
"Well the Lennox family should be doctumented that far back, famlies like that tend to be but I don't know if we'd have that kind of information around here" she admited. "If you had a certain time period I would say investiagte that but all your information is vauge save for the family. I say the only way you could find out without reading every research book in this libray is to ask the family directly. Do you want a number? They're listed in the phone book"
"No" Flame said softly, "No thank you, but thanks for your help" she said and turned to leave, well that ended up being a waste of time. Now what should she do?
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Flame didn't call her family. No she was too chicken to do that. Instead she went to the internet. She went home that day from the libray and took several pictures of Merric, from all sorts of angels. Then she dug out her own phone book. She looked though the many pages, searching for someone who would know old swords. She finally found a shop that sold swords and such. With a wing and a pary the fariy neko was off, armed with her pictures.
As she arived at the shop she landed, straighting her shirt and walked in. Behind the counter a man fliped though a magazine. Flame raised an eyebrow at the red haired man with cat ears and tail like her. Another neko, that wasn't odd, just intresting. Flame felt this had to be a good sign, after all they were of the same kind. A legacy as you will.
"Hey" she said with a warm smile and was mildy surpised when she got that look over men gave to women. Dispite Victor's claims over her beauty once or twice she she never really veiwed herself that way, so she made sure her smile was poliet and friendly only. The last thing she needed was more love troubles.
"Hey" he said back, closing his magazine and grining at her. Flame just pushed her hair back uncomfortable and started in the most professional tone she could.
"I was wondering if you could help tell me what this is" she told him, laying out the swords. "You see I was called in to open an old account of my families and now am a proud owner of a rusty blade. I'd like to know what it is" she said truthfully.
The neko man picked up the pictures and looked over it, "Looks like a cutlass to me, and old one, if you want you can bring it in and I can try and geuss the age. Now I wont be accurate but I can get ballpark pretty good, or you can take it to an antique store and let them have a shot at it. Or hell you can do both" he told her easily. Bussiness before pleasure after all.
"A cutlass" Flame repeated. Bussiness before more bussines in her book. "Can you geuss an age by the pictures?" she asked hopefully. The box Merric came in was heavy and she didn't want to fly around with a sword at her hip. At least not a cutlass.
"I'd really like to see it in person" he mused, "But glancing at it, I'm geussing during the golden age of piracy"
"Pirates?"
"Yeah, you know when Blackbeard sailed and stuff" the neko said and Flame blinked once, and remembered. Her grandfather, the old 'loon', the only one in the entire family that she really liked. He died when she was 13, and she hadn't cried like that since then. No one she loved has died since then. He told stories, wonderful stories about stuff that had happened to the Lennox clan way back when.
"Yep" he said in the big strong voice of his to Flame who sit all curled up in her lap and listen so close. "Once long time ago, during the golden age of piracy your acestor was a fine merchent. He sailed the great oceans, selling his wears to everyone and making quite a bundle doing it. Till one day he was attacked!"
"Attacked Grandpa?" Flame would asked, young voice high and sweet. She always asked the same question, no matter how many times she heard the story.
"Yes my little kitty cat, attacked. By Blackbeard himself. Oh what a battle. Your acestor was a fighter and he refused to give up what was his but Blackbeard bested him fair and square, well as fair and square as you get with pirates anyway.
So when Blackbeard borded his ship he aproched your acestor and said, 'You put up a fine fight for a land lubber, you did' Blackbeard did chuckle, 'And since you managed to impress me sum, I'm a gonna give you one chance. Beat me in a duel laddy and if you win I'll let you keep your ship. What cha say?'
Now your acestor was a bettin' man and so he took that deul. They both drew their finest swords, surounded by their men and they fighted. They fought like pirates, as almost any man is a pirate when faced with once, and the fight was too the death. Blackbeard seemed like he would be the winner"
"No!" Flame would always yell then, giggling at the look she would recive.
"Yep" her grandfather continued, "But you acestor was a crafty one, he was and just as it seemed like all would be lost he struck true with his blade and smacked Blackbeard's sword straight form his hand. Your acestor had won, Blackbeard just grined though and told him to take his life and his prize but your acestor didn't. He spared Blackbeard's life just the way the pirate spared his.
So when your acestor parted with all his men and his items Blackbeard left him with a little treasure, his sword that had failed him in battle that day. Your acestor treasured the sword and hide in some place special but, he died before telling anyone where it was. It's rumored to say that the one that deserves it mose will get it again. For only the most crafty and intellgent deserves to weild Blackbeard's sword"
"So...ah, can I help you wiht something else?" the neko asked after the silence streatched out for a bit.
"What? Oh, no" Flame said, shaking her head. "No, i need to get home" she said quickly and turned to leave. Could it be? Could it really be? Blackbeard's sword? It isn't impossible, not if she wanted to belive the sword could turn into Blackbeard or...his rencarnation. Oh god, she be mother to a pirate!
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 9:23 am
"The time is near for your Account to manifest into a human form, but they will need help. You will need to gather three things that represent the Family Legacy of your Account. Once you have found those items, set them around your Account for the growth."
- Prosper Reed
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Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:16 pm
The Hunt For Growth
"I'm going shopping Victor" Flame sighed as she pushed back her hair, "and no not clothes shoppng, we need more food" she was getting sick of having to always say where she was going but Vctor wouldn't stop. She closed the door and went out to the mail box, grabing the ail, flipping thought. Victor's pay, some bills, some catalogues she had to make sure Victor didn't get his hands on, junk mail, an offer for her to win one million gold and...
The redhaired woman stoped and blinked, staring at the extra little note stashed into her mail box. the same sort of note that lead her to Merric in the first place. She put the mail away and looked at the note. Looks like she wont be grocrey shopping after all. She looked up to her house and smiled, she turned to her car that she rarely used, she prefered walking or flying but kept the car for big haul needs, like grcrey shopping and such, she wouldn't need it for three items.
The neko's wings buzzed as she rose into the air and she flew off, not in hand, if mail was not. She wondered where exactly would she get what she needed, well there was one place she could look. If you wanted to find something in Gaia there was one place to go to.
The Marketplace.
Flame landed in gambino, she pushed back some strands of red hair that escaped the simple braid she had her hair in today. Her biker boots stomped as she entered the place in her simple shirt and jeans. The fairy neko looked around at all the buyers and sellers and took a deep breath. She hated the market place but it produed results. She closed her eyes for a moment and steped forward.
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It was several hours later when Flame returned home, with only three items and no groceries. After she avoided victor with a simple brush off she went straight to Merric's room. She opened the door and shut it. She took a deep breath and let it out in a large sigh. She had a head ache, she still had to go grocrey shoping, she spent a ridculious amount of gold on these items but she was excited. The sword that she had mounted on the wall was about to become a child.
She set the items down and the fairy neko grabed her soon to be son and held him close, "I will always love you" she promised him and set the sword down. Then the fairy neko grabed the items. First was something speail that she knew related to Blackbeard, if this is who he truely was, and she hoped it was because other wise she had no idea what to do.
"Blackbeard's Flag" Flame spoke, placing the flag near the sword, streatching it out and smiling at the image, "Not very friendly looking is it Merric?" she asked the blade, "Looks like you'll like your drinks and will be a heart breaker" she laughed softly, but sadly thinking of her own broken heart then turning away to grab the next item.
"A toy pirate ship, since I can't get a real one and I think you'll enjoy this when you grow" Flame told the sword with a smile. "After all every pirate needs a ship, even if it's only made of plastic and is more for dry land then getting wet. Maybe someday you'll have your own ship, and you'll have grand adventures on the sea" The red haired woman, yearning to be a mother again, turned to get the last and smallest item.
"Finally, one last thing, a gold coin" she said, placing this one on top of the sword. "for every pirate needs a booty and what kind of mother would I be if I did not start it off. May this coin, old and valuable, teach you the power of money, and the wisdom of using it well....so don't go all spending it in one place you hear?" Flame asked and laughed to herself sitting back.
How would she know if this would works? Wait she supposed, sitting down and watching the sword and items.
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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:49 pm
Be ye a Man or be ye a...Baby!?
Flame glanced to the clock as she waited in Merric's room. She got the items as the note she got demanded but she wondered how long it would take. She remember her Hououza needed moonlight to grow. Did Merric need something too? The note didn't mention it but maybe every legacy was different, that wouldn't be surpised. So the fairy neko rose and walked over to the big window Adish and Ranger used to fly in and out till they moved out. The curtians were drawn because no one had been around to open them but now Flame tugged the curtians open and threw open the window before stepping to the side, letting the light strike her priate cutlass.
The effects were instant.
The sword started to glow as if it was just waiting for that finall element to change. The items started to glow as well as Flame watched with wide eyes. Yoho yoho, a pirates life for me Flame thought she heard someone some in a low brutish voice, then her eyes narrowed on the glow of light that now covered all the items. She thought she saw a tall man, taned skin and a devilish grin surrounged by a thick black beard. The man bowed once and fadded away. with him went the light, and in mist of the items, wraped in a soft looking blanket with an egg near by was Merric.
One blue eye glinted out in the darkness of the baby's taned skin. He gave an owlish look to his new mother as one eye remained seditary. Flame blinked as she realized one of his eyes was dsifigured, to her though it didn't take away from his cute face. His hair was a messy and a dark black that Flame knew would be there. Finally Merric aparently got his fill of silence because the baby began to wail.
"Oh, oh!" Flame gasped, dashing forward to pick up the pirate king and rock him back and forth in her arms. "Shhhh, hush Merric. It your mother, Flame" she cooed.
"Mum" Merric whimpered and squirmed in her arms, not liking getting held aparently. Flame smiled as he spoke, oh he was so cute, he looked to be a year or so old, enough to be mobile but not quite away from babyhood. She should of expected this. Her certainly was long and slim. He was hard to hold on to so Flame put him down again.
The fairy neko watched as Merric crawled over to the flag, grabing on to the cloth with both hands and pulling them apart. "Ah, no merric, don't rip that" Flame said quickly walking over to him and leaning down to take the flag from him but Merric frowned and turned away from her.
"Mine!" The pirate king called out loudly, but he stoped trying to tear the flag, soon abandoning it for the coin, which he snapped up pretty quickly. "Shinny" the young thing murrmered, "Mine!" he called out again as Flame took the flag and put it out of the boy's reach.
"Yes that is yours" Flame complimented as she reached down to pick the boy up, "Your gold coin"
"Mine!" Merric called out again, miserly holding the coin to his chest and daring his mother to try and take it from him. Flame smiled and gave him a kiss as he greedily held the coin to his chest. He would be a handful, she could tell already but this would be a wonderful distraction. She just needed a babysitter for when she worked at Ruesaiah.
That idea made Flame frown. Who did she know who could baby sit?...Besides Victor, even if he was around ost of the time. Her ears went back at the thought and she looked down at the handful of a boy in her arms.
"Mum!" he said suddenly and pointed the egg. "Thatch"
Flame blinked and really noticed the egg for the first time, what the hell was that!?
The neko fairy set the baby down for a moment and walked over to the egg, why was that there? Flame didn't really notice it at first because well, she had a baby again and Merric was a type to demand attention but now she had Merric distracted with the coin so Flame bent down to pick it up. Why was there an egg here? Where did that come from?
And where was that key!?
"Oh, no" Flame uttered, seting down the egg and searched around for it. Where was that key. Thatch or what ever it was called. And who ever named a key anyway? She knew soepeople named swords but that was different. Wait...wait...what did Merric call the key?
Flame forced herself to take several deep breaths till she was calm and then she turned back to Merric. She picked up the egg and moved over to him, "Merric, honney, what is this egg?" Flame asked softly, holding her breath for a moment.
"Thatch!" Merric called out and then grabbed the egg, surpisingly gental with it as he held it close to him. "Mine" he announced, snuggling the egg close for a long moment before he set it down, grabbing his coin again. That seemed to hold his attention longer, though he kept the egg near by.
"Thatch" Flame repeated and closed her eyes. She been doing a little researching on blackbeard. One of his alise's last name was Thatch, when he was pirate he had that last name. She looked down at her little Merric and thought of pirates. No...no, she'd make sure he was good. She'd raise him right, teach him morals. Make sure this Blackbeard...was good.
"I love you Merric."
"Mine" Merric responded, holding the coin to him close.
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Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 3:10 pm
The Two Men of her Life
Characters: Flame, Victor, Merric
Setting: Flame's Home
Link: Home Sweet HomeHappyzac "Flame...?" Victor stepped through the open doorframe, darting his eyes about suspicously. There was a deep-seeded fear about confronting Flame for the first time since his Ruesaiah appointment buried in his heart. His little crystal rested in his pocket, still the same as ever. "Flame." He called again, still reciving no answer. Where the hell was that woman? The man started to search the house, starting with the kitchen. Victor moved through every room until he came to the empty bedroom... the one Flame claim to be a future nursery. Cauitously, Victor pushed open the door and peeked inside. "Damnit woman, what are you doing back here?" Flamefire123 The woman was in a sun washed room, for now empty but soon would be full of little things for Merric. On the floor rested a flag, a toy ship, a egg, a blanket and one little boy. The baby looked up at the man, one blue eye glinted from his dark skin, the other was dull and unmoving. "Damnit woman!" he repeated and Flame frowned, "No Merric, you don't say words like that" she scoled, picking him up then glancing at Victor. "And nethir should you" she added. Happyzac "Who's the brat?" It took a moment to settle into his dense skull, but Victor eventually picked up the fact that the sword once decorating the room was gone. "This little kid was that sword? Gaia's one weird place..." He then paused and mused for a moment, "Though I am getting a daughter from a crystal..." Flamefire123 "Brat!" Merric called out and pointed to Victor. Flame couldn't stop the small giggle but she shook off her mirth easily. "It's not that odd, it's simply a soul needing another chance to be reborn" Flame replied. "How is your crystal Victor?" she asked. No she didn't aprove of Victor having a crystal, but that didn't mean she wouldn't check on it. Happyzac The vain man grinned upon thinking of his beautiful daughter. He gently carassed his fingers over her before pulling her out into the bright sunlit room. "Here she is..." There was a distinct softness in his voice when he spoke of her... once that was recently absent when he talked with Flame. Flamefire123 She glanced at Victor and then held Merric closer. He wasn't as heartless as she liked to belive some time. The neko glanced at the crystal and she knew he loved the crystal at least. Happyzac He started to roll the crystal around in his palms. It was his wish for Flame to love his daughter... to love him. "Will you help me raise her?" Flamefire123 Flame gave him a small smile, the first one she given him in a long time. She walked a bit closer, "Of course Victor, you know I will" she asured him.
Merric didn't like this happy moment of healing. His pudgy hands reached out and grabed the shiny crystal. "Mine!" Happyzac Victor's eyes lit up in anger when his child was removed from the sanctuary of his grasp. He reached forward to snatch her back, but stopped midway in fear of breaking her. "Give her back you little... monkey." It was the first time in a long while that Victor watched his language; this wasn't for Merric's sake, but for Noemie's. Flamefire "Moneky! Monkey!" merric yelled, shaking his fist, and Noemie, up and down. He twist and struggled, wanting to run away with his new prize but Flame snagged the crystal. "No" she said firmly, "That's Victor's, not yours"
"Mine!" Merric calledout, face twisting up into tears as he started to cry. "I want! I want! I want!" Happyzac Victor rolled his eyes and gave a flashy smile to Flame. "Thanks. I was afraid the little... guy was going to break her." His eye twitched each moment he had to cover a curse word. Flamefire She glanced at him and nodded, a thanks for him, then gave him the crystal again. "Don't worry, I've worked with these crystals" she asured him, moving up to hug Merric. "Apologize Merric for taking Victor's daughter" "Pretty! Mine!" Happyzac "You little b*****d!" Victor grabbed the collar of the little boy with his free hand and started shaking it. Someone had to teach this kid some manners, and if it had to be him, so be it. Flamefire123 Meric was taken from his grip quickly as he was placed on the ground. Flame took a step up to Victor. "Don't you DARE touch my son Victor!" she snapped, "If I feel the need to punnish him, then I will but he is not your son! And you have no right to punnish him!" Happyzac "I have every right to punish him... he tried to STEAL my DAUGHTER!" Victor stomped around like an upset child. "This isn't my fault!" Flamefire123 "He tried to take a shinny object" Flame shot back. "He's a baby, he doesn't get there is a soul in there! It's one thing for you to hit Ranger, he was all grown up but don't you dare threaten Merric you miserable, small minded, vain....medociure lover!" Happyzac "That's not what Shelia said last night." His statement oozed in slime as he sauntered out the door with Noémie in hand. Right now there were plently of choices he could have mad, but he happened to choose the one that was most likely piss Flame off most. Bad friggin' move. Victor regreted his actions the moment he left the room (though he would never admit it) and started to contemplate what he should do now. There was the posibility of turning around and apologizing to Merric, maybe buying the brat an ice cream cone... Ah screw it, apologizing just wasn't worth the effort to the vain French man. Flamefire123 Jesus that hurt more then it should have. Flame turned away and reached up to rub her eyes. Why in the world did something like that still hurt? Because you love him her heart whispered. Shut up! Her mind yelled back. He didn't love her, not really. If he really loved her he wouldn't say stupid stuff like that. He wouldn't hurt her kids. He just wanted someone to replace his mom...And wasn't she doing just that?
Merric watched his mum with wide eyes, titling his head to the side then looking to the door. "Shinny" he said and held his arms up, expecting love and attention now. When Flame didn't react instantly he screwed up his face and started to cry.
"Oh, Merric, shhhh" Flame murrmered reaching down and picking him up. "Shhh, it's okay. Mommy's okay." Happyzac The man almost chuckled to himself as he thought about what he said. Did he even know a woman named Shelia? Probably at one time, but not recently... His mind started to drift to different things, and he found himself in his bedroom (which had recently been shared by his son Russell). Sitting on an end table was a bright orange lava lamp that he had bought Russell when he was just a boy. Now that his son was gone, Victor had no real use for it. The man shuffled his way back to the nursery and took a deep breath. "Flame, I don't need this anymore... and I figured Merric could use it as a night light." He extended his arm out in order to hand the lamp to his ex-girlfriend. Flamefire123 Flame looked over relcutently and then stoped as she looked at the light. She remembered when he got that, plus a journal for Russel and...a braclet for her. The braclet was given to her on Valentines day. She cursed her memory and took a deep breath. She put Merric down for a moment and flashed him his gold coin. The boy grabbed it and clutched it greedily.
"thank you victor" Flame said, walking over to take it, careful to not touch his hands. "I'm sure Merric will love it. Wont you Meric?" Flame asked.
"Mine!" he called out, it was shinny that was enough for him. Flame smiled at her boy and went to plug it in. It would keep her little priate happy at least. Happyzac "Great." He tried to smile at Flame, but he avoided the pirate at all costs. That kid meant trouble, and trouble meant everything would be blamed on the French guy. Victor started to fidget in his spot as if there were words he yearned to say. "So, is there anything specific that I have to do with my crystal?" Flamefire123 Flame glanced at him and knew he was sorry but that didn't mean it made her feel any better. There was a difference between feeling passing regret and comming out and saying it. She knew he wanted to get back together and so did a part of her. But she wasn't going to forgive him just because he gave her puppy eyes. She wanted an apoplgy because if she meant more then his pride then she would know he truely loved her. "No, you been doing what you had to do" she told him, "Keep her with you...love her" Happyzac "Well that's no problem... no problem at all." The teeth that he spent so much time perfecting flashed a brilliant smile towards Flame. He waved his hand thrice in the air before receding in an elegant fashion. This was no problem at all, he'd just have to remind her about the French lover that she fell in love with... No problem at all.
His graceful exit was ruined before it had a chance to really sink into anyone's mind. As soon as Victor turned to leave the room, something happened. A bright flurry of color flashed before his, and only his, eyes. He started to stagger and smashed his newly-healed nose right into the wall... hard. "Damnit!" The angry man started to shout a barrage of curses in his native tongue as he now clutched his bleeding nose to prevent any bleeding. Flamefire123 "baise!" Merric called out happily, his mouth twisting the french cruse into sounding like a cheerful greeting but no matter how it sounded Flame knew that it was also something Merric shouldn't say. merric liked this one though as he repeated it a few times till finally he got hit lightly. Just enough so he'll pay attention to her. Finally the pirate stoped.
Flame sighed as she looked down at her son then over to her ex. She watched him curse andnew she should see if he was alright. She moved voer and grabed Merric, lifting him up and placing him into a crib she got for when he emerged. She handed his coin then headed back to Victor, placing a hand on his shoulder, "Are you okay?" Happyzac "No!" He continued to keep his hands clamped over his nose--he mostly just wanted to prevent the oozing blood from staining his expensive silk shirt. "I just walked into a bloody wall, how the hell do you think I am?" Victor snapped at Flame and gave her a 'go to hell look' before letting a few tears escape about his 'boo boo'. You're not gonna win her back if you act like this... His conscious was right, and he knew it. "I'm sorry Flame, but no, I'm not fine." There, he attempted to be nice. That was good, right? Flamefire123 Flame sighed as he snapped, she walked over to a tissue box and pulled out a few tissues. She reached up to place them on his nose, "There, that should stop the blood from geting all over the place" she told him, "go to the kitchen, get some ice, put a cloth around it and hold it to you nose. That should help and if you want I can get you some asprin" Flame would always help if push came to shove. Happyzac "Yeah... okay..." Victor started to stagger away, feeling like a blasted idiot. What kind of strong man runs head into a wall anyways? His legs hurt, his nose was bleeding, and for the first time in his life he was wishing to be back in the hospital. At least there he wouldn't be the lamest one around...
No... That was a lie. That stupid gown that opened in the back did make him the lamest one.
He eventually made his way down the stairs and into the kitchen. Victor then took a red washcloth (for it matched his shirt) and wrapped it in ice to stop the swelling. "Flame?" His question echoed throughout the kitchen and nearby stairwell. "Can you come down here for a moment?"
Flamefire123 Flame rolled her eyes as he left and she turned to Merric, smiling slightly as she dangled her fingers around till he caught them in his grip and examined them closely. She smiled and laughed softly. Her little pirate king. She hummed slightly under her breath. She needed to look up pirate songs...
Then, "Flame? Can you come down here for a moment" Flame sighed as she heard Victor's voice. "That man" Flame said to Merric as she reached down and picked him up, "Is the most helpless being in all of Gaia" She then held Merric to her as she walked down stairs. Merric was her sheild, she could contrate on him insted of Victo if she felt the need.
"What do you want Victor?" Flame asked as she steped down and looked over at him. Happyzac "I…uh…" He stumbled around the words that lingered on his foreign tongue. There were so many thoughts, but not enough time. Victor longed to ask so many questions… to tell her so many things. Eventually, the man stretched out his arms in a "chicken-wing" sort-of-fashion and gave a long, irritated sigh. "I have to go to the store. Will you watch Mie for me? She's on my nightstand table, just please make sure that Merric doesn't touch her." His request was in a calm tone, but his mind was in knots. Victor hurried out the back door without waiting for Flame's reply.
I can't tell her… not right now… not right now. The confused man kept walking until he reached a large tree. He used his arms to keep himself steady as he collapsed against its gargantuan form. It took a few moments, but he started to laugh very lightly. "What's my problem, anyways?" Victor outstretched his hand and looked at the long, crimson mark that appeared to be a freshly inked tattoo. "She wouldn't care about these things… They just look like tattoos…" A desperate, defeated laugh escaped his mouth again. That's what he would call them… tattoos… no one needed to know what they really were. Flamefire123 Flame stared at the man ran out. She raised an eyebrow, Victor confused her 9 out of 10 times. The man would seem like he was on the verge of soething important, or romantic and then he would stop and do soething tupid, that that nose thing. She sighed and hugged Merric to her tightly.
"Merric, I don't know what to do with this man" she said softly, "Letting him stay tears at my heart but he has no where else to go. At least no where that he will go" Flame took a deep breath and let it out, "Oh well, at least you aren't distressed by him" she said with a smile as she looked at him, "I better get Mie and then I bet you're just starving" Flame said with a watery laugh as she snuggled her pirate king.
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Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 11:52 pm
Maternal Instincs Flame walked into the room with a loud sigh as she rubbed her forehead. Merric was asleep finally, Victor was...somewhere, at the moment she couldn't remember if he was still at work or not and at the moment she didn't give damn. She locked her door anyway. Even though no one ever came a knocking anymore. She start to unlock it when Merric was a child or toddler. Someone who might come walking to her door in the night because of a bad dream, was it awful to look forward to that? She hoped not because she did.
The fairy neko sat down, ran one hand though her hair before she grabbed her journal. She fliped it to a clean page and smiled. there was much to write today but for a moment she just paused, looking at the blank pages. her life was so different then from what it was just a few months ago. The neko woman shook her head and got a pen.
August 18th, 2006
It happened today. I got a note in the mail and saw that my little sword was ready to become a little man. I was so excited I raced off to get the needed items. See I needed to find three items that had to do with Blackbeard. So I found a gold coin, a toy pirate ship and flag that had Blackbeard's pirate symbol on it. I placed them around sword-Merric and sat to wait. I waited a long time but nothing happened, I was worried when suddenly I remembered something, Enya, Ranger and Adish needed moon light to change, so why wouldn't Merric need something? anyway, I got up and pulled open the curtians.
As soon as the sunlight hit the sword it happens. Everything glowed extra bright and I thought I heard that old tune. Yohoho and a bottle of rum, you know that one. When the light finally died down there was one extra item in my little circle. And it was Merric. He was so cute. He has dark brown skin, like mine and black messy hair, (expected that xd ) and his eyes are this icey blue color. But one is faded out. I waved my hand infront of that eye and it doesn't move, I think he's blind in that eye. Actualy sure of it.
Merric can't really speak yet. Right now he's comunicating in one word sentienses. He's very good at the word, mine, he uses that one all the time. I'm going to have to teach him to share. It's not surpising, considering who he was but I'm going to raise him to be better. Or at least try. I don't want him to be hurt. I'll proably be hated during the teen years but it's worth it if it means raising a good man.
A little after Merric had arived I noticed a werid egg. I don't know where it came from but Merric calls it Thatch, the name of his key and I can't find that key anywhere. So I'm going to asume (hope) that the egg is the Key. I want to go back to the shop sometime soon and talk to them about it. I hope I can find somewhere there. Someone who isn't that Reed fellow. He kind of ticked me off. Well even if it is him, it be worth it to get my answers.
Anyway, after I found Thatch (or lost Thatch, not sure which) Victor came in to see what the comition was. That was an intresting visit. Merric made Victor hate him in a manner of minutes ad for a second I thought Victor was going to hit Merric. If he did I wouldn't let him stay here anymore. It's one thing to hit Ranger, Ranger was all grown up and Victor thought he had a reason but no one will hurt my baby, certainly not while he is a baby.
Victor was just being poessive over Mie. Merric loved how shinny she was, that's all. He didn't mean anything by it. He was acting real strange too. Well we got into a fight, not uncommon for us, when he gave Merric a gift (I think he was just sorry but didn't want to say the words). The gift was nice. Russel's old lava lamp. I know Meric will love it. It's shinny after all.
Anyway victor left soon after the fight (after hitting his nose) as he went to work I watched Mie. I let Merric play with her a bit but after he tried biting her once (Mie is a crystal) I took her away. Then I played some with Merric, he's very smart. And loves to play but putting him to bed was hard work. He didn't want to sleep and boy did it tire me out. I think I'm ready for bed now. I'll write some more later as more about Merric revels itself. I can not wait to get to know my little pirate king.
Flame.
Exgausted, yawning and feeling very dull minded Flame rose, but she rose with a smile. Today, dispite Victor's little episode, was a good day and tomorrow she would rise with a baby to take care of. That made her smile bigger. Her life had purpose again. She was a mother again. Flame might lose sleep, stress more and worry more but it didn't matter. She had a baby to take care of. She wasn't alone with her ex anymore. And soon she'll have Mie too. That will be Victor's daughter but that wont stop Flame from loving her.
"Good night" Flame murrmered as she climbed into bed. "May tomorrow shine bright"
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Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:05 am
Meeting at the Park
Characters: Flame, Fae, Mira, Merric
Setting: Park
Link: Meeting At the ParkFaewynd A small, chaotic group arrived at the park around noon. The little boy, with his blond hair and easy grin had a fairy perched on his shoulder and an Indiana Jones hat atop his head. Thank the gods he hadn't been allowed to bring his toy whip with him. He broke away immediately, making a beeline for the jungle gym without even a look back. This left his mother, a small red-head pushing a pram, alone with the baby. And the baby's erstwhile companion, a miniscule fox with a massive jealousy issue. Fae arrived at a bench and removed from the pram (careful not to let herself get bitten in the process) a large, soft green blanket. Spreading it over the grass, she removed first her daughter Sorcha who peered around at the world with wide, curious green eyes, and then the tiny fox who was called Tuck. Shockingly, he allowed this without attacking her for which Fae gave a great sigh of relief. From the diaper bag, she took out a book and sat on the bench, opening it. Content to let her son swing on the monkey bars while her daughter lay on the ground and cooed carefully guarded by Tuck, Fae opened her book and began reading. Flamefire123 Flame let out a long sigh as she walked to the park. She was so glad to get out of the house, with Merric. He insited on bringing that egg along and now he barely wanted to hold it. She warned him that an egg wouldn't be any fun, and now Flame would be holding it while Merric went off to cause mischif. She just told herself to be more stern next time, there was no help for this time.
"Alright Merric, we're here" Flame anounced and saw the park was accupied by one other group, there was a rambucious little boy that was swinging on the jungle gym and another baby. Flame aproched the woman, "Hey" she said friendly, "Mind if I camp out near you?" she asked, 'Let Merric meet your daughter?" Faewynd Fae glanced up and then smiled, closing her book (which had turned out to be boring and dry anyhow) and scooting over. "Sure," regarding the woman and her baby for a moment, Fae's smile turned into a grin. "Hey... you didn't get him from a bank, did you?" Of course, the woman probably hadn't but some perversity of humor prompted her to ask anyways. "I'm Fae, by the way." Faewynd extended a hand. "And this is Sorcha. Mind the fox, he bites." From her place on the blanket, Sorcha looked up up uuuup at the new figure that had joined them. The voice was unfamiliar and the infant was overwhelmed with curiosity. She waited about ten seconds, which seemed like an eternity to her, and thet let out an imperious "Beh!" which translated into: "Hey you! You're too tall!" Flamefire123 Flame smiled and with the ease of a new mother she flapped out a blanket and set Merric on it. She rolled her shoulders back, glad to get the weight from her arms, even if she didn't mind Merric cuddling close to her. Flame smiled as she sat down and glanced t the other mother.
"I'm Flame, and this is Merric" she itnroduced, "Ahhh, I got an egg named Thatc" Flame added, pulling that out. "Merric wouldnt leave home without it and don't worry about the fox. merric bites too" Flame joked with a small laugh as she streatched out her legs and turned a watching eye onto her son.
Merric's single bright eye stared at the girl and then his eyes moved to the fo. Aparently he found this much fmore intresting for he crawled over and grabbed it, calling out his favorite word. "Mine!" Faewynd Fae smiled at the other woman but her reply was distracted by the chaos that ensued on the blankets below. At Merric's cry of "Mine!" the little fox appeared to take offense, letting out a yowl and turning into a fury of gnashing teeth and slashing claws. The small red-headed infant seemed to find this all immensly entertaining, she sat on the blanket and giggled irrepressibly before reaching out to grab the fox by the tail and drag him away. "Tu, no!" She said in garbled baby. Grinning at Merric, Sorcha seemed to believe she had made a friend of some sort. Flamefire123 Flame sighed and reached over to pull Merric back slightly, just enough so he wasn't playing tug and war with the mini, and biting, fox. She gave a small sigh as she set him down a bit away, "Merric not everything you want is yours" she said softly, "That fox is Sorcha's, not yours."
Merric started to screw up his face and started to cry, loudly but with little tears. merric rarely really cried, just made the expression and noise. Sometimes it worked with Flame and sometimes it did. It always worked with the man that was in the house. "Nuuuuu, mine, mine, mine" he chanted, twisting, reaching for the fox.
Flame sighed, embaressed at how he was acting. She knew one surefire way to make him calm down without spoiling him. Or at least she hoped she wasn't spoiling him. She dug into her pocket and pulled out the gold coin she used to bring her Merric to life. She moved it infront of his face and instently he quieted.
Merric calmed when he saw his coin. he snatched it from his mother's hand and stroked it, holding it near to him and then out to Sorcha, not because he was giving it or sharing it, he wanted her to see it. "Mine" he repeated, this time with the confidence that it wouldn't be taken away, because it wouldn't.
Flame sighed and turned to Fae, "Sorry about that Merric wants what he wants now" she took a deep breath and sighed, "It's a handful to keep up with but so long I keep that coin with me to distract him when he freaks out, I'm normally fine" she admited. Faewynd Sorcha clutched Tuck and leaned forward to see the shiny, her green eyes getting big. "oooh..." her baby voice murmurred as a chubby little hand reached out as if to touch. Something lit in her eyes... she wanted the shiny, that was for sure. But she was too well behaved to take it. Fae chuckled. "I wonder what would happen if you tried giving him those chocolate coins, the ones with the gold foil wrappers?" She seemed amused by the prospect. Flamefire123 Merric looked over at Sorcha suspioucly, he twisted away so she couldn't see the coin. "Mine" he said firmly. Then he said a word Flame never heard him use before. He pointed to Tuck and said, "Yours" As if trying to get the girl to be distracted her own toy. The coin was his!
Flame thought about it and laughed, "Ohhh, that would be intresting" she admited, "I'll have to try it sometime" The neko glanced at her son and raised an eyebrow. Okay, so he wasn't sharing but at least he wasn't picking a fight. She would tell him to share if a fuss was made over the coin but otherwise she didn't want to give Merric another excuse to start crying. {To be continued, RP is still in process, more will be added as it devolpes}
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Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:11 pm
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