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Dranzer
9
Kai sat down on the couch nearest the fire and tucked his right foot under his left leg as he settled into the corner of the couch. Rei joined him, yawning slightly. Once Rei had settled in next to Kai, with his head resting on Kai's shoulder and his feet up on the couch, Kai started to read where Rei had left off on the story. (A/N: Wow. That paragraph sucked o.o)
Intiar woke up to voices in the kitchen. She sighed and got out of bed as she listened to the voices. 'Ok. So it's not just Shintall. His father is there too.' She smiled. 'Good. If I go out, then Shintall will be in trouble with his father.' She opened the door and slipped in to the kitchen.
Shintall looked up, eyes narrowed. "What are you doing here?" He hissed.
She shrugged. "Living?" He rolled his eyes.
"Whatever." Shintall's father glanced at her but returned to whispering with Couger. Couger looked up and smiled.
"Morning." He said, turning back to Shintall's father. Shintall turned on his heel and exited the house. Intiar followed.
"Mad yet?" She asked.
He whirled around to glare at her. She had shut the door behind her to make sure the two inside didn't hear them.
"Why do you ask?" He replied.
"Oh, guess I was hoping you would be mad." She answered.
He laughed sourly. "Yeah. Sure. More you were hoping I'd be furious. Well, I'm not either. Actually, I'm quite pleased. I don't have to deal with you. Now my father is handing over my control over you to Couger. And he's going to turn you to the dark side." He countered.
She grinned. "Fine, I think I might enjoy that." She said, raising her eyebrows.
He rolled his eyes again and turned to the forest, making his way to it. "Whatever." He said again, disappearing in to the forest. 'Shoot. That's just wonderful. She actually thinks she'll like it. And then our little friend, Couger will take her in to live with him like father did to mother.' He thought to himself, kicking at a large rock and shattering it.
"At least you wrote okay." Rei commented when Kai paused.
"What do you mean?" Kai asked.
"I like your vocabulary, I guess. Do you still write that way?"
"Not really. I think my way have writing has gotten worse while my ideas have become much better. A trade-off, I suppose. I've been working on trying to recover my old way though."
"I'm the same way. Read on?'
Kai nodded, resting his cheek against Rei's head.
'Oh great. I'm in trouble...if Shintall wasn't trying to anger me, then Couger is probably going to be the one to change me to dark.' Intiar thought, wandering up the steps in to her room. 'This is bad.'
"Intiar?" Couger called from the steps. She stood up and opened her door. "Yes?" She called back. "You mind coming with me somewhere?" He asked. She thought for a moment. "Sure." She replied, going down the steps. He smiled and led her out the door.
They reached a dark clearing in the forest and he sat her down on a boulder and leaned against a tree, waiting quietly. "It shouldn't take long..." He whispered.
"Umm...what shouldn't take long?" She asked.
He smiled. "I'm waiting for a friend. He's going to help us with something." He replied. "Help us with what?" She questioned
He looked over at her, eyes narrowed. "Since when did Shintall keep my secrets anyhow?" He asked, shifting his weight.
"Don't ask me. I've hardly known him for a day." She answered.
He rolled his eyes. "I guess he forgot, considering he's a brainless dolt." He replied.
"Oh well, must not be that important then." She said, swinging her feet back and forth. He shook his head. "It is." He said, sighing.
"What is it then?" She asked again. He looked at her. "If he didn't tell you I'm not going to talk about it. I figured he would have told you when you two went outside yesterday." He told her.
"Fine then, you don't have to talk about it I guess..." She replied.
He smiled. "Good." To Intiar, it seemed he was more of the 'good guy' than Shintall was. "Are you sure he didn't say anything to you? I heard you two talking, but I couldn't understand anything. What were you talking about?" He questioned.
"Let me think...well, he did say something about you being old enough to take me in and everything, but then again...he's old enough too." She replied.
He scowled. "Yeah. But he wouldn't take..." He didn't finish.
"It would seem that Couger had a major personality change." Rei said, smiling.
"Yeah. I found myself disliking Shintall. It wont last though." Kai responded.
"Darn. Couger reminded me of you for a moment there."
"That's not a happy thought." Kai said, smiling. "Couger's stupid."
"Yes, well. So are you. Keep reading." Rei grinned.
"Yessir."
"Forget that, what else did he say?" He asked.
"When I followed him outside of your house he did say you were going to turn me dark..." She said.
"And you said?" He asked.
"I said I think I might enjoy it." She answered.
He frowned. "Even if that was the truth, about you maybe enjoying it, your friends, light friends are arguing with my dark side about you." He replied. "Tell me. Do you really think you want to be dark?" He asked.
"I don't know, I didn't even really have any friends except for the one that died." She whispered.
"No. The light side may not be your actual friends, but they don't want you to come to the dark side. I do, because... well yeah. But Shintall disagrees. He thinks you should stay with the lights. Who knows why. I think I do, but anyway..." he said.
"Well that's Shintall's own problem. Besides, I didn't have anything to do being on the light side. I can go be both sides if I try really, really hard."
He glared at her. "That could kill you. Besides, you would have even less to do on the dark side if you became...I didn't say that..." He growled, standing straight as a dark form slid in to the clearing.
"Couger, are you two ready?" The form hissed. Intiar realized it was a spirit. A wolf spirit. In fact...a very large wolf spirit. Large as in height. Intiar reached to touch it, her hand sliding through his body. She jerked her hand back. The air around him was cold, like ice. She swallowed. The wolf turned his head to look at her. "Get used to it." He snapped.
She nodded. "Yeah Lenua." Couger said, stepping forward. Lenua stood in front of Intiar and grinned. Black mists curled around the spirit, extending to engulf Intiar. Something cut through the mist, striking Couger in the stomach. Couger stumbled and fell back against the tree. The spirit turned to face his opponent. The dragon, which had earlier saved Intiar from drowning in the river, stood in the shadows, eyes glowing. Shintall was standing next to her.
By now, Rei had fallen asleep and Kai gladly set the story aside, wrapping an arm around Rei's waist and pulling him closer without waking him up. It didn't take him long to fall asleep as well.
Kai's eyes opened at the sound of the front entry door opening. Voices followed the sound of the door opening and closing, causing Kai to wonder how long he'd slept. Beside him, Rei was already wake and was stretching against Kai's side. "I'm guessing it's morning." Kai said.
"I believe it is." Rei agreed, yawning. "And I think she's here."
"Hai. Me, too. Come on. Let's go change." Kai said. Rei stood up and Kai followed. "Remind me never to sleep like that again." Kai commented, rubbing his foot.
"Asleep?"
"Yeah." Kai said. After a moment, he was able to walk properly and the two hurried up the stairs and into Kai's rooms.
"So, sleep well?" Rei asked.
"Too well, it would seem. You?"
"Very well."
"How much of the story did you actually hear?"
"I think I fell asleep just before you stopped. I vaguely remember hearing you put the story aside." Rei responded, finding a fresh pair of a clothes and disappearing into the bathroom. Neither of them had been near a bathroom since they'd boarded the plane the day before.
Once they'd changed, the two made their way downstairs where Kai was attacked by a little girl who chose to attach herself to Kai's leg. "Hey there, Kate." Kai greeted, looking down at her. "I'm assuming your father is here..."
"No way. I sent her off on her own." Came someone's response. Kai and Rei looked up to find Dane and another.
"Hey, Tala. Finally spending time with the family?" Kai asked.
"You can't say that I don't spend time with the family on a daily basis. Kate's always with me." The man beside Dane responded. "How've you been?"
"Not bad, actually. You?"
"Great. Up until Dane decided to track me down."
"Hey! You said you wanted to come see the house some time." Dane replied, glaring at her other brother.
"That's true." Tala admitted, shrugging a shoulder. "And I guess I don't mind. Kate's been asking to see 'Uncle Birdie' for months."
Kai raised an eyebrow. "That's a new one." He said, looking down at Kate. Rei looked at her as well and he got the feeling that she was adopted. She looked nothing like any of the three siblings with her black hair and brown eyes.
"Uncle Birdie fun. Uncle Birdie wanna see everyone?" Kate asked, staring up at Kai.
Kai looked at Dane. "Hikiuma?"
Dane smiled sadly. "I don't know if she's going to live, Kai. She's hardly able to stand and she's not eating much." Dane motioned for them to follow her and Tala moved forward, picking up Kate and walking beside Kai as he and Rei followed Dane out to the stables behind the house.
A bit short, I know. ;.; Sorry. But I want to get to the library and post IB Ch 13 and this ^.- So, yeah. Dane, Tala, and Kai are siblings. Kate is Tala's adopted daughter(he's not married) o.o Uhm...Not sure what else I was going to say. Thanks for reading and please review! Later!
Dranzer
9
Kai sat down on the couch nearest the fire and tucked his right foot under his left leg as he settled into the corner of the couch. Rei joined him, yawning slightly. Once Rei had settled in next to Kai, with his head resting on Kai's shoulder and his feet up on the couch, Kai started to read where Rei had left off on the story. (A/N: Wow. That paragraph sucked o.o)
Intiar woke up to voices in the kitchen. She sighed and got out of bed as she listened to the voices. 'Ok. So it's not just Shintall. His father is there too.' She smiled. 'Good. If I go out, then Shintall will be in trouble with his father.' She opened the door and slipped in to the kitchen.
Shintall looked up, eyes narrowed. "What are you doing here?" He hissed.
She shrugged. "Living?" He rolled his eyes.
"Whatever." Shintall's father glanced at her but returned to whispering with Couger. Couger looked up and smiled.
"Morning." He said, turning back to Shintall's father. Shintall turned on his heel and exited the house. Intiar followed.
"Mad yet?" She asked.
He whirled around to glare at her. She had shut the door behind her to make sure the two inside didn't hear them.
"Why do you ask?" He replied.
"Oh, guess I was hoping you would be mad." She answered.
He laughed sourly. "Yeah. Sure. More you were hoping I'd be furious. Well, I'm not either. Actually, I'm quite pleased. I don't have to deal with you. Now my father is handing over my control over you to Couger. And he's going to turn you to the dark side." He countered.
She grinned. "Fine, I think I might enjoy that." She said, raising her eyebrows.
He rolled his eyes again and turned to the forest, making his way to it. "Whatever." He said again, disappearing in to the forest. 'Shoot. That's just wonderful. She actually thinks she'll like it. And then our little friend, Couger will take her in to live with him like father did to mother.' He thought to himself, kicking at a large rock and shattering it.
"At least you wrote okay." Rei commented when Kai paused.
"What do you mean?" Kai asked.
"I like your vocabulary, I guess. Do you still write that way?"
"Not really. I think my way have writing has gotten worse while my ideas have become much better. A trade-off, I suppose. I've been working on trying to recover my old way though."
"I'm the same way. Read on?'
Kai nodded, resting his cheek against Rei's head.
'Oh great. I'm in trouble...if Shintall wasn't trying to anger me, then Couger is probably going to be the one to change me to dark.' Intiar thought, wandering up the steps in to her room. 'This is bad.'
"Intiar?" Couger called from the steps. She stood up and opened her door. "Yes?" She called back. "You mind coming with me somewhere?" He asked. She thought for a moment. "Sure." She replied, going down the steps. He smiled and led her out the door.
They reached a dark clearing in the forest and he sat her down on a boulder and leaned against a tree, waiting quietly. "It shouldn't take long..." He whispered.
"Umm...what shouldn't take long?" She asked.
He smiled. "I'm waiting for a friend. He's going to help us with something." He replied. "Help us with what?" She questioned
He looked over at her, eyes narrowed. "Since when did Shintall keep my secrets anyhow?" He asked, shifting his weight.
"Don't ask me. I've hardly known him for a day." She answered.
He rolled his eyes. "I guess he forgot, considering he's a brainless dolt." He replied.
"Oh well, must not be that important then." She said, swinging her feet back and forth. He shook his head. "It is." He said, sighing.
"What is it then?" She asked again. He looked at her. "If he didn't tell you I'm not going to talk about it. I figured he would have told you when you two went outside yesterday." He told her.
"Fine then, you don't have to talk about it I guess..." She replied.
He smiled. "Good." To Intiar, it seemed he was more of the 'good guy' than Shintall was. "Are you sure he didn't say anything to you? I heard you two talking, but I couldn't understand anything. What were you talking about?" He questioned.
"Let me think...well, he did say something about you being old enough to take me in and everything, but then again...he's old enough too." She replied.
He scowled. "Yeah. But he wouldn't take..." He didn't finish.
"It would seem that Couger had a major personality change." Rei said, smiling.
"Yeah. I found myself disliking Shintall. It wont last though." Kai responded.
"Darn. Couger reminded me of you for a moment there."
"That's not a happy thought." Kai said, smiling. "Couger's stupid."
"Yes, well. So are you. Keep reading." Rei grinned.
"Yessir."
"Forget that, what else did he say?" He asked.
"When I followed him outside of your house he did say you were going to turn me dark..." She said.
"And you said?" He asked.
"I said I think I might enjoy it." She answered.
He frowned. "Even if that was the truth, about you maybe enjoying it, your friends, light friends are arguing with my dark side about you." He replied. "Tell me. Do you really think you want to be dark?" He asked.
"I don't know, I didn't even really have any friends except for the one that died." She whispered.
"No. The light side may not be your actual friends, but they don't want you to come to the dark side. I do, because... well yeah. But Shintall disagrees. He thinks you should stay with the lights. Who knows why. I think I do, but anyway..." he said.
"Well that's Shintall's own problem. Besides, I didn't have anything to do being on the light side. I can go be both sides if I try really, really hard."
He glared at her. "That could kill you. Besides, you would have even less to do on the dark side if you became...I didn't say that..." He growled, standing straight as a dark form slid in to the clearing.
"Couger, are you two ready?" The form hissed. Intiar realized it was a spirit. A wolf spirit. In fact...a very large wolf spirit. Large as in height. Intiar reached to touch it, her hand sliding through his body. She jerked her hand back. The air around him was cold, like ice. She swallowed. The wolf turned his head to look at her. "Get used to it." He snapped.
She nodded. "Yeah Lenua." Couger said, stepping forward. Lenua stood in front of Intiar and grinned. Black mists curled around the spirit, extending to engulf Intiar. Something cut through the mist, striking Couger in the stomach. Couger stumbled and fell back against the tree. The spirit turned to face his opponent. The dragon, which had earlier saved Intiar from drowning in the river, stood in the shadows, eyes glowing. Shintall was standing next to her.
By now, Rei had fallen asleep and Kai gladly set the story aside, wrapping an arm around Rei's waist and pulling him closer without waking him up. It didn't take him long to fall asleep as well.
Kai's eyes opened at the sound of the front entry door opening. Voices followed the sound of the door opening and closing, causing Kai to wonder how long he'd slept. Beside him, Rei was already wake and was stretching against Kai's side. "I'm guessing it's morning." Kai said.
"I believe it is." Rei agreed, yawning. "And I think she's here."
"Hai. Me, too. Come on. Let's go change." Kai said. Rei stood up and Kai followed. "Remind me never to sleep like that again." Kai commented, rubbing his foot.
"Asleep?"
"Yeah." Kai said. After a moment, he was able to walk properly and the two hurried up the stairs and into Kai's rooms.
"So, sleep well?" Rei asked.
"Too well, it would seem. You?"
"Very well."
"How much of the story did you actually hear?"
"I think I fell asleep just before you stopped. I vaguely remember hearing you put the story aside." Rei responded, finding a fresh pair of a clothes and disappearing into the bathroom. Neither of them had been near a bathroom since they'd boarded the plane the day before.
Once they'd changed, the two made their way downstairs where Kai was attacked by a little girl who chose to attach herself to Kai's leg. "Hey there, Kate." Kai greeted, looking down at her. "I'm assuming your father is here..."
"No way. I sent her off on her own." Came someone's response. Kai and Rei looked up to find Dane and another.
"Hey, Tala. Finally spending time with the family?" Kai asked.
"You can't say that I don't spend time with the family on a daily basis. Kate's always with me." The man beside Dane responded. "How've you been?"
"Not bad, actually. You?"
"Great. Up until Dane decided to track me down."
"Hey! You said you wanted to come see the house some time." Dane replied, glaring at her other brother.
"That's true." Tala admitted, shrugging a shoulder. "And I guess I don't mind. Kate's been asking to see 'Uncle Birdie' for months."
Kai raised an eyebrow. "That's a new one." He said, looking down at Kate. Rei looked at her as well and he got the feeling that she was adopted. She looked nothing like any of the three siblings with her black hair and brown eyes.
"Uncle Birdie fun. Uncle Birdie wanna see everyone?" Kate asked, staring up at Kai.
Kai looked at Dane. "Hikiuma?"
Dane smiled sadly. "I don't know if she's going to live, Kai. She's hardly able to stand and she's not eating much." Dane motioned for them to follow her and Tala moved forward, picking up Kate and walking beside Kai as he and Rei followed Dane out to the stables behind the house.
A bit short, I know. ;.; Sorry. But I want to get to the library and post IB Ch 13 and this ^.- So, yeah. Dane, Tala, and Kai are siblings. Kate is Tala's adopted daughter(he's not married) o.o Uhm...Not sure what else I was going to say. Thanks for reading and please review! Later!