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 Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 11:04 am
*A clown huh?*she replied. *I suppose I could learn a useful skill like knife throwing...or swinging about on a trapeze...* she chuckled at the mental imagery of it all. *A masked circus. We should all be so fortunate...*
Taking her own fork, she resisted the urge to poke the dish. *Together? On the count of three?* She laughed *Or did we want a survivor left behind to get help?*
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 11:20 am
'Lion taming?' he suggested, his mind wondering. The Rade cubs their camp ahd taken in were going to be a big challenge, and hopefully, they wouldn't cause too much trouble.
'A survivor would be nice...' he laughed, 'But how will we decide who takes the first bite? Better to do it together, someone's bound to notice us missing sooner or later. Hopefully, sooner.'
'One...'
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 11:34 am
*Lion taming? But which would tame which?* she twirled a bit on her fork and then smirked. *two...* she slipped the food into her mouth before he could count to the next digit. *If one of us has to go, I'd rather it be me.* she smirked. *I can think of no better end than poisoned by a beloved hand on my birthday.*
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 11:44 am
'No fair,' he half-laugh-half-gasped, before stuffing some of the food into his own mouth.
It wasn't great... but it wasn't bad either. Nika grinned, proud of himself. It didn't look like either of them would be going home sick.
He laughed after swallowing, 'Should we wait awhile, just in case the affects aren't immediate?'
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 11:49 am
*I'm feeling daring tonight, and it's fine.* she grinned and continued to eat. *Did you really doubt it?*
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 11:55 am
'No,' he laughed and shook his head, eating slower this time, 'I think if there had been anything wrong with it, it would have been Gee's fault. She insisted that I was doing it wrong... but I was following the instructions in the cookbook exactly.'
He grimaced at the memory.
'So, finally, I said that I would wear an apron if she would leave me alone. She took pictures...'
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 12:04 pm
*aha!*her eyes lit up *Future blackmail material! I must see if I can get a copy. Frills and lace would look SO cute on you!* her own audacity amazed her, but it was too amusing not to tease him.
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 4:19 pm
'Its not too late for me to ruin that film, you know. I don't believe she's gone to get them developed yet,' Nika winked at Shi, suppressing a laugh and tilted his head to the side as he ate. He would never admit it aloud, but he hadn't hated wearing the apron.
'So?' he pointed at the spaghetti, 'What do you think? Pretty good for my first try?'
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 6:38 pm
She savored her answer for a moment. *Passable. And for a fact we both live. I would qualify this as a success. Dinner, an empty house, and a fine misty rain. What next?*
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Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 7:38 pm
Nika grinned slyly at Shi and ducked his head under the table cloth, to emerge seconds later with two carefully wrapped packages of the same size. The wrapping-paper was purple, sleek and shiny. Wrapping gifts was fortunately something he was fairly skilled at.
'Presents,' he grinned and carefully handed the gifts to Shi over the big bowl that had once been full of spaghetti.
He stood up and cleared the table, dumping everything into the sink in the kitchen before hurrying back to his seat.
'I hope you like them...'
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 9:07 am
She laughed and began looking for the seam to open the paper from so that she could preserve the wrapping as well as the gift. Frequently exasperating was her tendency NOT to rip open presents with gusto. She preferred to savor the moments, and the memories.
Slipping her finger up the one edge, she felt the paper fold away from her expertly applied pressure and winked at Nika. *Should I ask what it is before I finish?*
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 6:51 pm
'It's not food,' he laughed, finding it hard to watch her slowly unwrap the presents. He had never been patient with things like that and usually found himself tearing through the paper at record speed...
Atleast Shi's way was a lot cleaner.
When Shi had finally gotten through all of the paper and flipped the flaps of he first box open, a large, beautiful Faberge Egg sat in the middle, wrapped in bubble-wrap...
The second box contained a second faberge egg, wrapped much the same way.
 There was a note taped to inside of the second box that read;Note Dear Shi,
I had a heck of a time finding something I knew you would love. Even now, I'm not sure about them. They are beautiful, yes. However if they do not bring a smile to your face, I have failed; for your smile is a beautiful thing in its own and so worth anything I could do to put it there.
-Love
Nika
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 11:00 am
Shiva's fingers agitated the orbs from their packaging. She touched them gently, the luster of them shimmering in the light. They were beautiful. Perfect.
Carefully nestling them back down, she got up and walked over to his chair, sliding her arms around his shoulders and hugging him tightly.
*Thank you.* she said softly. *Not just for now...for this, but for always.*
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 5:08 pm
Nika grinned and returned Shi's hug. He was so glad that she liked what he'd done tonight. He'd certainly had his doubts. Afterall, he HAD been the one to make the food.
'I'm happy you like them.'
Nika used a hand to gently push on the back of Shi's knees. If he had managed to startled her and he was correct, the affect should have toppled her into his lap. He wasn't sure if it would work, though, as Shi was a warrior and her reflexes were likely very impressive.
((I have to stand with my knees bent all the time now -for my own safety- 'cause one of my friends loves walking behind people and pushing on the back of their knees with her feet. It's almost impossible to catch yourself. XDD))
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 7:09 pm
If anything had been on her mind, it had not been self defense. As a result, she tumbled quite as expected. There was a startled sound that was part squeal and part cry of startled indignation...but then she was laughing.
*That was hardly at all fair.* she accused through narrowing eyes. *Are you sure you wanted to bait me now?*
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