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Post by Tyrelinn-Malenor-Gorith on May 12, 2009 18:35:28 GMT -5
Tyrelinn sighed. <I...don't know...it just....never grew back.> he said simply. <To this day, I can't figure that one out.> Tyrelinn lay down, his tail brushing aside the tall grass. For the first time in a long time, Tyrelinn felt that he was finally at peace. He looked at Jae again; she was really starting to grow on him.
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Post by Jaealimi Vegath Iroth on May 12, 2009 18:46:41 GMT -5
<Why is your blade black?> She swam closer to him and reached out, running her hand over his tail blade. Her eyes were wide with fascination as she stared at it. She looked up at him with all eyes, which were sparkling with curiosity. This young child, who just a few moments ago had been devastated by the loss of her parents, was completely entranced by him.
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Post by Tyrelinn-Malenor-Gorith on May 12, 2009 18:57:44 GMT -5
Tyrelinn looked at Jae, still smiling. <I was born with a black tail blade,> he said. He stood up. <It's something that not even the Andalite reasearchers could explain. I still don't know exactly what caused it, except that it's caused by some rare disorder....> He stood up. <I like it, though.> He was glad that Jae seemed to be cheering up now.
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Post by Jaealimi Vegath Iroth on May 12, 2009 19:29:53 GMT -5
She giggled a little and looked up at him. <I like it too. It looks nice. How long have you been here?> She walked out of the water and onto shore next to him. She shook her fur out a little and looked up at him. She reached up and gently took his hand. The look in her eyes showed how she thought of him now. He was her protector, her father. Whether he liked it or not, she'd adopted him as family.
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Post by Tyrelinn-Malenor-Gorith on May 12, 2009 20:04:02 GMT -5
Tyrelinn held her hand. <I've been here about 20 years. Maybe more....> he said thinking. He smiled at her. <Yeah. 20 long years. I've seen lots of things come and go over that amount of time. Some better than others. I'm tired. You ready to go home?> He said the word 'home' knowing that he wasn't gonna just let Jae go. Sure, he didn't know much about kids, but he was willing to try.
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Post by Jaealimi Vegath Iroth on May 12, 2009 20:15:36 GMT -5
Her eyes lit up at the word home and she smiled brightly. <Yeah! Let's go home!> She hopped a little, incredibly happy now. She had a new father and a new home. But underneath the childlike innocence, she was still a little sad, wanting her mother back. She'd spent all her time with her mother when her father was away on missions. She looked up at him as they walked. <Is there a female there?>
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Post by Tyrelinn-Malenor-Gorith on May 12, 2009 20:32:09 GMT -5
Tyrelinn slowed, feeling tears well up in his own eyes. His stalk eye drooped, looking at the ground. <I...I'm afraid not, Jae. There was....but that was a long time ago....one day, she went out...and never came back. I...don't know what happened to her...there's a chance she may still be alive, but...it's been 18 years....> His voice trailed off as he pulled Jae closer to him in an effort to comfort her and himself, and continued on towards the scoop.
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Post by Jaealimi Vegath Iroth on May 12, 2009 20:51:41 GMT -5
Her stalks drooped a little too as he told her no. She leaned into him as he hugged her and she looked around, seeing the scoop. She walked over to it. <What was she like?> She looked up at him, curious. She curled her legs beneath her and lay down in the scoop. Her new home.
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Post by Tyrelinn-Malenor-Gorith on May 12, 2009 21:17:36 GMT -5
Tyrelinn walked inside and lay down beside her. <Rabnak would have loved you,> he said smiling. <She was beautiful, yet even though she was fully grown, she still had that child-like innocence. You actually remind me a lot of her,> he said, his stalk eye perking up as he smiled softly.
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Post by Jaealimi Vegath Iroth on May 12, 2009 21:36:40 GMT -5
She smiled a bit as he said she was a lot like Rabnak. She liked hearing that he reminded him of his love. That meant she was doing something good. She reached up and took his hand to draw him down to sit down. <You really loved her?> She was smiling softly up at him, enjoying this. She lay her head on his shoulder, snuggling close to him as she learned about his past.
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Post by Tyrelinn-Malenor-Gorith on May 12, 2009 21:46:07 GMT -5
Tyrelinn edged closer to Jae, smiling back as she lay her head on his shoulder. He kept his arm around her. He had already grown attached to her. <Yes, Jaealimi. I did. Very much. I still do. And I always will...whether I see her again or not.> He paused, closing his eyes for a minute.
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Post by Jaealimi Vegath Iroth on May 12, 2009 23:26:16 GMT -5
She looked up at him and smiled as he said he would always love Rabnak. She reached up slowly and touched his cheek in a gentle Andalite kiss. <She loved you too. I can tell.> She brought her hand away, smiling a bit. She sighed and closed her eyes, leaning into him. She started to drift off to sleep in his comforting arms, happy here with him.
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Post by Tyrelinn-Malenor-Gorith on May 13, 2009 5:49:43 GMT -5
He opened his eyes and smiled at her. <That she did,> he said. He put his arms around her as she closed her eyes; he too, drifting off to sleep.
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Post by Jaealimi Vegath Iroth on May 13, 2009 16:07:05 GMT -5
She slept peacefully next to him for most of the night, but as the night went on, she started to shift a little, whining sadly. Visions of her past flashed through her mind, watching as her parents were eviscerated. Her tail whipped a little in her agitation. She woke up with a yelp as it sank into her flank. She jumped to her feet, spinning a little as she pulled the blade out of her side. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she tried to stop the bleeding.
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Post by Tyrelinn-Malenor-Gorith on May 13, 2009 16:26:18 GMT -5
Tyrelinn woke up to Jae's moving and whining. His stalk eye opened to see Jae pulling her blade out of her flank. He got up, and gently put his arm around her. <Bad dream?> he asked, gently touching her cheek in an effort to comfort her. <That's quite a cut. I'll be right back to make it all better.>
Tyrelinn went to the other side of the scoop, and picked up a dusty blue box. The Escafil Device he had taken from his father's ship when they crashed. He hadn't touched it since he put it in that spot the day he crashed. He wiped it on his fur to get the dust off before walking up to Jae, holding it out to her. Then, he realized he'd never thought to ask, so he took the opportunity to do so. <Can you morph, already?> he said sweetly.
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