Irvine: The doors opened slowly behind her and Irvine strode onto the terrace. He had taken to a new look with the passage of time. His boots were the same rugged and scuffed pair that he had always worn, but the pants were new and fresh. Something he had picked up from an old town that had some connection to his past. They were made of a leather-cotton meshing that amounted to a durable and comfortable fit. The belt that kept them about his hips was thick, black leather, and no longer supported a gun holster as it once had. His shirt was also of the leather-cotton mixture, short-sleeved and black. Lastly was his trusted leather jacket, a natural brown, and the back fell no farther than his hips. Like his boots, the gloves were also still there, fingertips shown. He stepped up next to Naomi. (C)
Irvine: "It's been awhile."
naomiakeyrafire Fire: She gasped and almost fell forward,startled, but with a couple flaps of her wings she stedied herself. Naomi put her hand on her chest taking a few deep beaths to regain her composure. " I'd say it most Definitely has Irvine.." With this she showed a sheepish smile and looked down , a releived sigh pushing forth from between her lips. "You know I've been waiting a long time here .." She whisped looking out over the lake " A very long time " A moment of silence had none but passed before she jumped on him embracing a tight hug. "Damn you! ..I know it's my falt for not being around ...But i blame you for myself missing you !" She said somewhat smugly. She staped back then grinning"I see you've changed your style a bit " Circleing him she continued " I like it ... no guns " "Though they c Irvine is using an older version of Yahoo! Messenger and certain features may be unavailable. Click here to invite Irvine to upgrade.
naomiakeyrafire Fire: were somewhat appealing" She stated tipping her head to the side. Nothing but smiles she seemed to be though only a few moments before she was frowing. All was fixed in it's own little way, with this she looked out over the lake and sighed, the bright full moon singing it's sorrows over a lake of reflecting glass.f
naomiakeyrafire Fire: ((Cuz I'm super Cool and I use similes! loser sings this)
Irvine: He smiled faintly and nodded, hugging her back. "I thought about keeping them for the memories, but they became... a burden of sorts. I have them in 'safe keeping.' " He leaned against the railing as he listened to her. A sudden frown came over her then, and he sombered up just as easily. "What's on your mind?" There were a multitude of things that Irvine could imagine them to be, and he was sure that there were plenty more things he couldn't think of as well.
naomiakeyrafire Fire: "My mind?" She nuged him lightly "Why plenty of things cross my mind" Looking over at him she once more leaned her chin on her arm "I'm really gald your here for one, another my heart is sad a little But, if you can't guess why I won't tell you, for it's my little secret" Reaching for the small metal box she slid it down the railing " You know how scatterbrained I can be ...A redhead who is compared to a blonde but, one who can put those thoughts together...kind of" She chuckled to herself " But mostly my mind resides on the fact that you are here!... Really here! " she poked at his arm as if testing weather or not he truly was there but in a jokeing manner. "I feel I should cry I'm so glad, But I fear it would spoil the moment, and that is not what I wish to accomplish at all " Naomi c naomiakeyrafire Fire: bit her lip and tapped her fingers on the box "Do you know what this is?" She asked the sheepish grining once more makeing it's way across her features. " I always carry it with me though I do not deserve it ...it means more to me then anything " She paused looking over the edge pretending to see something interesting " Well almost anything"
Irvine: He nodded, and stared at the lake while Naomi rattled off the list of things on her mind. When she returned to the topic of his presence, he met her gaze with another light smile. "Yes, I'm here, and it certainly is a privilege in more ways than one. But that's for another time." He looked down at the box. "No, I don't know what it is. Would you care to explain?" He probed it with his eyes, but there really wasn't anything remarkable about it on the outside.
naomiakeyrafire Fire: "It has to do with you " She looking inot his probing eyes " And No! I won't tell you ...it's just embarssing on my part " She moved a tiny bit closer as if to tell soem terrible secret " But I will tellyou this ...You gave it to me a long time ago " Thinking for a moment Naomi chnaged her words "Well no THAT long ago ... but it feels like enterninty ... But Due to some things yo know and I'd rather not bring up I feel I don't deserve it ...but I Could never give it up ... " Her golden eyes changed to a light blue showing a great sadness within She tried to hide it somewhat but this girl was never very good at hideing things.
Irvine: He nodded and laid a hand upon the box. He looked up at her inquisitively. "Well then, do you mind if I look?" Whether or not he was allowed to see it didn't really matter to Irvine now. He was confident he knew what it was, and if he never laid eyes on it again, he was okay with that. That part of his second life was already beginning to fade in his mind. Hell, all of his memories were starting to fade. This second life wasn't all it was made out to be, but it was better than his other option to be sure. It was moments like this, though, that made him question his reasoning for petitioning for a second life. That was not to say he hadn't enjoyed it; He certainly had. The problem seemed to be lost in translation, already faded with the memories of long ago. He sighed (C)
Irvine: and tapped out a cigarette then lit it. So much for dropping that habit... Without any external encouragement, it had come right back. The old die hard.
naomiakeyrafire Fire: (Yeah But I have to start over sooooooo hold on)
naomiakeyrafire Fire: "Irvine!" She yelped almost snaching the box from his grasp only decieding against it at the last moment. Her hand returned to her sides and she gave him a somewhat skttish look , though deep within strong emotion played in the background of her eyes. She was scared to be honest and a red hush crossed her cheeks, she was tring to fight it though. You couls tell in the way she began nibbling on her bottem lipand her hands came to grasp eachother in pure nervous standing. She watched his face looking for some sign, somewhat expecting, anger, but she thought she saw regret and maybe a looking of giveing up. That hurts she thought to herself But no matter what I'm here to mend This thought decied as it was long ago, She arched an eyebrow as he tapped out a cigarette and lit it. Almost c naomiakeyrafire Fire: Instantly she snached it and tossed it off the terrance "No..." Crossing her arms she flashed him a dissapproveing look "None of that ... I'll have to... uhh " She thought for a moment "Hit you?" The statement that was ment to be pushy and seroius came out more as a question, in hopes of a listening earf Irvine: He merely watched her with a silent curiosity at her reaction. It was obviously of something importance which reinforced his presumptions about the object inside, or possibly objects, but it didn't matter, as he had suspected. She didn't want him looking, and he would respect that of course. When the cigarette was stolen from him, he couldn't help but smile. Of course. She had been the person to start enforcing the end of his smoking. He laughed silently. "I promise. No more cigarettes, at least for the rest of the night"
naomiakeyrafire Fire: "Rest of the night?...Heh...Never will only make me a happy camper" With that she thought of takeing the rest he had though he could just buy more...A prediciment She thought to herself blues eyes looking back at the box between them . "Umm Go ahead.. "She paused again nervous to no end but still w illing participent in her own mind "Open it " In her mindshe pictured what was in the box, small round and silver,with a few words engraved on it and wrapped in bright green silk. On the inside of the cover the words "Never Forget " wriiten in a stange kind of ink she found in some odd exotic place, it seemed to glow For there were many nights in which she found the box on her lap and herself looking in it and touching it's contents and no longer able to see in the dark Naomi was glad it c
naomiakeyrafire Fire: did glow in such a way. "But one thing ... Your not alowed to laugh at me ..." She knew he would never laugh but it was just to be said ,to be said. Besides she needed something else to say, to keep herself from reeling. She watched him, blue eyes studing him as if she blinked for a second she would miss something important, or important to her at least.f Irvine: He reached into his jacket and pulled out his packet of cigarettes and lighter then tossed them over the railing. "I'm trying," he replied quietly, his eyes on the box again for a moment. Irvine looked back up at her for a moment, studying her gaze as she studied him. Then he opened it slowly. He found that his guess had been right. He looked up. "I would never laugh at you, just your jokes." He smiled faintly and looked down to the box again. After staring for a few moments and recollecting some of his memories that had faded from existence, he closed the box again. "I suppose I did know, all along... I have trouble remembering these days." He smiled in that same light way, but it seemed to have a burden that was not carried by any of his previous smiles.
naomiakeyrafire Fire: "You should of known .." She gave a slight frown at his comment of memory wondering if he chose to forget,decieding to just hope not Naomi let out a breath she did not know she had been holding. Hers eyes rested on his still noteing a troubleing looki in his eyes and a smile that hid something she placed a hand on his arm worry puching inot her eyes as waves would across the shore, though if one looked hard enough they would see a bit of confusion as well. "Something ...is wrong.." Her voice was low and also sounded troubled "Tell me...Please"
Irvine: Irvine nodded. He should have known, and he realized after seeing it, that he had suspected it. Now relished the silence, however brief it was. With another weak smile, Irvine nodded. "Yes, I'll tell you, but you have to promise me one thing first." He gazed down at the lake intermittently. "You have to promise we'll go for a swim in the near future." He paused to let it sink in then continued. "The problem is my memory. Before death... I remember it as well as I do last week. But from the beginning of my second life and running up to about a month ago, I have difficulty remembering things without some sort of stimulus. It's just bothersome really"
naomiakeyrafire Fire: She looked down at the lake a direct smile, bright and willfull appearing. "The lake huh?... Thats not a problem at all " Secretly she had waited here knowing in the end he might get that very same idea besides here it never grew cold therefor swimming could be done at anytime. Then she thought about what he said and wondered aloud " I wonder what happened to make your memory fade in such a way..." She placed her other hand on her chin thinking her eyebrows furrowing at her own question. Well he'll answer it if he wants ...I can wait She nodded to herself thinking that best then she looked back to the door. "I feel not like going down all those stairs ...Might I suggest something a little faster?" She grined at him, one of those grins in which if you knew her well enough you might c naomiakeyrafire Fire: to worry what was going in that mind of hersf Irvine: He nodded. "I know what it is, though. I've already spoken with Nevanda on the matter." Irvine decided to leave it at that. If Naomi found it to be a truly pressing matter, he would finish the explanation. If not, they would move on with life. He looked at the stairs, and then down at the lake. He knew what she had in mind as soon as she mentioned the stairs. Still, he felt a need to be independent. Maybe it was that prolonged seperation from his old friends that created it, but it was there none the less, and came to him in the form of intuitive thought; the same way he recognized all of his other truly fundamental decisions. So he did his best to fend it off. "Whatever you have in mind," he answered before he allowed his mind the time to second-guess.
naomiakeyrafire Fire: " Well ... I can't fly anymore " She didn't seem sad about it, in fact she sounded rather happy a few reasons stood strong behind this and all made her glow. "But I can Glide; besides it's quicker and I might as well get some last good use out of these wings " She strached them out to there full extent ,brushing the tips against his face. "And weather you say yes or not when we get down there you can tell me what Nevanda said if you so desire em to know" She points and wags her index finger at him "And I would like to just to let you know " With this she picked up the box and closed it, wipeing the fingers prints off as a daily rituial before placeing it back in the yellow bag. "So" Said said as she stood "What do you say?" a chuckle came from her lips as she hefted the small leather c naomiakeyrafire Fire: Straps of the bag upon her shouldersf Irvine: He nodded, listening intently. He stepped aside as the feathers brushed his cheek, then moved closer. Part of him was still uncomfortable with the idea, but Irvine managed to keep it confined. "Then let's put them to good use," he replied. "No point in wasting them." He watched as she packed up the box then looked toward the lake. "And yes, I will tell you what she told me. I must say that your method of interrogation is very indirect." Whether that was taken negatively or positively was up to Naomi in the end. It was one of those things Irvine would say that made one wondered just what he was trying to get at.
naomiakeyrafire Fire: "Indirect ..." She thought about it for a moment "Well I thought it was quiet direct...I was just tring not to seem too pusy?" She climbed up on the railing and held out her hand " I promise You won't get hurt ...I'm stronger then I look for now and I'll keep you safe." She could see he wasn't all that excited about the idea and smiled to herself . It was a little cute actually, he was nervous and honestly it would worry her if he wasn't a little unsure about it after all they were pretty high up and she just wanted to show him something she just wasn't to say nor planned on explaining. As she waited his final descision her eyes flickered gold a moment then stayed blue.
Irvine: He nodded. "You were being indirect, but that's beside the point..." He let the sentence fall in an open-ended fashion. He stepped up onto the railing, confident in his balance. "I don't doubt your strength or your judgment," he replied, looking down at the lake. "If I did, I would have said so." Irvine stood there, staring at the water for a few seconds, contemplating multiple things at once. Finally, he broke his stare and met Naomi's gaze. "Alright. I'm ready whenever you are. Just tell me how this is going to work." Truthfully, Irvine wouldn't have been surprised if she just grabbed hold of him and dropped over the side. More to the point, he had no worries about Naomi's ability to carry this out successfully in whatever method she chose.
naomiakeyrafire Fire: "Like this!" She simply wrapped her arms around his waist and jumped. Her wings beat there air and held them there for a moment before they slowly began to drift down and she spread her wings."Well I'm glad you have some faith in me ...for something I might say for the both of us it seems for a time we both might of lost faith in ourselfs" They drifted slowly toward the lake a small wind pushing them up slightly before they drifted to the ground at the edge of the lake. Naomi let him loose bit by bit her hands letting him slide from her grasp about two feet from the ground. Just as she let go her wings beat the air furiously again and she landed with a gasp and a slight tumble and roll.