Author's Note- Gives Jicklet a party hat because we have just run out of
cake0.0 Don't worry though, I'll bake more later.:D
I will give my shot-outs now, if you don't want to read 'em, just skip on down....
Jicklet-Hooray! Does a little dance I'll send the e-mail do you soon, but right now I have a splitting head ache. Not that writing's gonna help, but one must suffer to make art!
Toby Hammee-What my logic behind the question was- Well, to me, I don't think Andalite courting would be as human courting is so to speak. Being the rather reserved, and blunt species they are, I think they would approach love in a more business manner than humans. Instead of thinking like "Wow, that's guy/girl is really hot. I wonder if they'll give me the time of day.." when they see someone attractive, more like "I wonder if they'll make a good wife/husband for me", straight to the point really with no added ceremony. So when Arbat could see Jahar wasn't thinking marriage, he felt it would just be a waste of time to pursue further. Maybe it was just a rush to but a roadblock in the relationship, bbbbuuuttt, it was a good one right? ;) Looking forward to more great and detailed reviews from ya! hugs back
Chapter:04
((I do believe Jahar, of all the Andalite females you are the only one who can run off a male in one visit just by "being yourself" as you called it.))
It was two days later, and Faliter and I were making our causal rounds about the neighborhood. Like many youths with free time on our hands we were simply wandering about, looking for other groups to intersect, or just chatting. As usual I took Faliter's teasing in good humor, she meant nothing by it, and it was her way of talking about tense things, by making them less tense. It also meant I could tease her back just as liberally.
((I hardly have any interest in a male, who is so lazy as to be so discouraged by that,)) I responded defensively.
((Yes, but would he have had a chance anyway?)) Faliter said thoughtfully like it was a plintconarythmic equation she was musing over.
((Perhaps someone who has so much experience with males as to have a new one every week can inform me,)) I countered dryly.
Faliter merely laughed, ((Indeed.))
We continued down the shaded side of the field, talking of little, unimportant things, gossip and random wonderings. I remember thinking how everything was going to return to normal now that this excitement with Arbat was over. Then our mist of bonding was breached by another, one I nearly startled at despite his casual approach.
((Jahar? There you are I have been looking for you.)) Alloran greeted as he walked up to us from between the trees by our sides, I felt my hearts sink. Why was he here? He had been looking for me as well...did Arbat want to see me again for some reason? Or was he perhaps he had been angered by my before slight snubbing of his brother and was here to talk to me about it despite his façade of calm.
((It is nice to see you, Alloran-Semitur-Corrass is it? I am Faliter, Jahar's sister. I am sorry I must take up the task of greetings, but it seems as if perhaps, my sister's mind has stopped,)) I heard Faliter say, which shook me out of my reverie and despite my misgivings, I knew I still must be polite.
((Hello Alloran-Semitur-Corrass,)) I replied stiffly, attempting to keep this meeting formal. ((Why have you been seeking me out?))
Alloran laughed, breaking whatever indifference I had wanted to create. ((To speak to you of course, )) he took a step towards me, ((you know you're words intrigued me the last time we spoke.)) He confessed, with such a look of sudden fondness I could not help but to take a slight step back in response.
((Well I guess this should be the time I excuse myself, I will see you back home sister.)) Faliter said, gracefully walking away, I could see that excited glint in her eyes, and I hoped with all my being that she would not encounter one of her friends on the way back to spill this gossip too. Even though I knew there was no hope that my mother wouldn't know by the time I returned. Unless somehow I managed to cut this short...
I looked at Alloran uncertainly, ((So...I did not...strike you as perhaps, pompous or strange?)) I asked uncertainly, after all it was always seen as slight arrogance on a females part to be overly strong in her point, when debating, or to carry it on to long.
((No, interesting, even fascinating yes, but not exactly strange. Pompous? A little perhaps but perhaps you deserved to be so, I could tell you knew what you were talking about,)) Alloran assured me.
((Oh well, that is good...I suppose,)) it was a paltry response, yes, but I could not think of anything else to say.
After an awkward pause, Alloran went on, ((Jahar, I would like to know you better, I would like to know why you think the way you do, what you think of me.))
I swung my previous traveling eyestalks at him in surprise, ((Why? I assure you Alloran, I am no wonder to behold.))
((You are wrong about that, so many people, they do not question what is before them, they are too..stupid...to contemplate beyond what is before them. )) Alloran explained, a look in his eyes of something like...disgust? It was only there briefly for his expression turned merry again, ((Also, why should I allow such and attractive female to simply walk out of my life?)) He came even closer to me, our faces only inches apart though I did have to crane my neck slightly to look into his main eyes.
Andalites rarely came so close together with acquaintances, family members stood this close, married couples stood this close, lovers stood this close together. ((Do you want to court me?)) I asked bluntly, I did not wish to dance about the subject, even though it still felt awkward to say it.
Alloran answered just as bluntly, ((Yes, I do.))
((What about Arbat?)) I asked, not wanting to create a rift between the two.
((I have spoken to him, he said something along the lines of "good luck", but do not think harshly of him, you are not his type, but I hope I am yours,)) Alloran replied with a smile.
I looked away,((I do not know...I do not wish to engage in something I feel may ultimately disappoint me or you.))
((Do not speak with such heavy words! It is not wise to downplay something you have not yet tried, )) Alloran advised, and after contemplating those words for a few seconds something in me thought him right. Perhaps it was the need to prove I wasn't a coward, maybe a sudden want to experience something new. Or perhaps even, I was already beginning to fall in love with him.
((Very well, I will accept your challenge,)) I said, smiling a bit at my own bad joke.
Alloran chuckled anyway,((Indeed, but I think my reward will be well worth any obstacles hurled in my way.))
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Soooo..how'd ya'll like it? Yeah, yeah I know it's short and took me quite a while to turn out, but hey, writer's block is a bitch. So please read and review and we'll defeat it together.-
I will give my shot-outs now, if you don't want to read 'em, just skip on down....
Jicklet-Hooray! Does a little dance I'll send the e-mail do you soon, but right now I have a splitting head ache. Not that writing's gonna help, but one must suffer to make art!
Toby Hammee-What my logic behind the question was- Well, to me, I don't think Andalite courting would be as human courting is so to speak. Being the rather reserved, and blunt species they are, I think they would approach love in a more business manner than humans. Instead of thinking like "Wow, that's guy/girl is really hot. I wonder if they'll give me the time of day.." when they see someone attractive, more like "I wonder if they'll make a good wife/husband for me", straight to the point really with no added ceremony. So when Arbat could see Jahar wasn't thinking marriage, he felt it would just be a waste of time to pursue further. Maybe it was just a rush to but a roadblock in the relationship, bbbbuuuttt, it was a good one right? ;) Looking forward to more great and detailed reviews from ya! hugs back
Chapter:04
((I do believe Jahar, of all the Andalite females you are the only one who can run off a male in one visit just by "being yourself" as you called it.))
It was two days later, and Faliter and I were making our causal rounds about the neighborhood. Like many youths with free time on our hands we were simply wandering about, looking for other groups to intersect, or just chatting. As usual I took Faliter's teasing in good humor, she meant nothing by it, and it was her way of talking about tense things, by making them less tense. It also meant I could tease her back just as liberally.
((I hardly have any interest in a male, who is so lazy as to be so discouraged by that,)) I responded defensively.
((Yes, but would he have had a chance anyway?)) Faliter said thoughtfully like it was a plintconarythmic equation she was musing over.
((Perhaps someone who has so much experience with males as to have a new one every week can inform me,)) I countered dryly.
Faliter merely laughed, ((Indeed.))
We continued down the shaded side of the field, talking of little, unimportant things, gossip and random wonderings. I remember thinking how everything was going to return to normal now that this excitement with Arbat was over. Then our mist of bonding was breached by another, one I nearly startled at despite his casual approach.
((Jahar? There you are I have been looking for you.)) Alloran greeted as he walked up to us from between the trees by our sides, I felt my hearts sink. Why was he here? He had been looking for me as well...did Arbat want to see me again for some reason? Or was he perhaps he had been angered by my before slight snubbing of his brother and was here to talk to me about it despite his façade of calm.
((It is nice to see you, Alloran-Semitur-Corrass is it? I am Faliter, Jahar's sister. I am sorry I must take up the task of greetings, but it seems as if perhaps, my sister's mind has stopped,)) I heard Faliter say, which shook me out of my reverie and despite my misgivings, I knew I still must be polite.
((Hello Alloran-Semitur-Corrass,)) I replied stiffly, attempting to keep this meeting formal. ((Why have you been seeking me out?))
Alloran laughed, breaking whatever indifference I had wanted to create. ((To speak to you of course, )) he took a step towards me, ((you know you're words intrigued me the last time we spoke.)) He confessed, with such a look of sudden fondness I could not help but to take a slight step back in response.
((Well I guess this should be the time I excuse myself, I will see you back home sister.)) Faliter said, gracefully walking away, I could see that excited glint in her eyes, and I hoped with all my being that she would not encounter one of her friends on the way back to spill this gossip too. Even though I knew there was no hope that my mother wouldn't know by the time I returned. Unless somehow I managed to cut this short...
I looked at Alloran uncertainly, ((So...I did not...strike you as perhaps, pompous or strange?)) I asked uncertainly, after all it was always seen as slight arrogance on a females part to be overly strong in her point, when debating, or to carry it on to long.
((No, interesting, even fascinating yes, but not exactly strange. Pompous? A little perhaps but perhaps you deserved to be so, I could tell you knew what you were talking about,)) Alloran assured me.
((Oh well, that is good...I suppose,)) it was a paltry response, yes, but I could not think of anything else to say.
After an awkward pause, Alloran went on, ((Jahar, I would like to know you better, I would like to know why you think the way you do, what you think of me.))
I swung my previous traveling eyestalks at him in surprise, ((Why? I assure you Alloran, I am no wonder to behold.))
((You are wrong about that, so many people, they do not question what is before them, they are too..stupid...to contemplate beyond what is before them. )) Alloran explained, a look in his eyes of something like...disgust? It was only there briefly for his expression turned merry again, ((Also, why should I allow such and attractive female to simply walk out of my life?)) He came even closer to me, our faces only inches apart though I did have to crane my neck slightly to look into his main eyes.
Andalites rarely came so close together with acquaintances, family members stood this close, married couples stood this close, lovers stood this close together. ((Do you want to court me?)) I asked bluntly, I did not wish to dance about the subject, even though it still felt awkward to say it.
Alloran answered just as bluntly, ((Yes, I do.))
((What about Arbat?)) I asked, not wanting to create a rift between the two.
((I have spoken to him, he said something along the lines of "good luck", but do not think harshly of him, you are not his type, but I hope I am yours,)) Alloran replied with a smile.
I looked away,((I do not know...I do not wish to engage in something I feel may ultimately disappoint me or you.))
((Do not speak with such heavy words! It is not wise to downplay something you have not yet tried, )) Alloran advised, and after contemplating those words for a few seconds something in me thought him right. Perhaps it was the need to prove I wasn't a coward, maybe a sudden want to experience something new. Or perhaps even, I was already beginning to fall in love with him.
((Very well, I will accept your challenge,)) I said, smiling a bit at my own bad joke.
Alloran chuckled anyway,((Indeed, but I think my reward will be well worth any obstacles hurled in my way.))
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Soooo..how'd ya'll like it? Yeah, yeah I know it's short and took me quite a while to turn out, but hey, writer's block is a bitch. So please read and review and we'll defeat it together.-