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Post by cherry on Jul 30, 2009 13:00:04 GMT -5
Xander looked over at the wolf as they drove through the desert and the garage appeared near thought the storm of sand. Audra was in the back part of the dunebuggy. Xander pulled into the garage and got out. He put his goggles on his head and looked into the back of the dunebuggy. She was still asleep. Xander picked her up and put her on some blankets he had in the back. He arrange them and put her under the fan in the garage so she wouldn't be hot.
Daxter heard a dunebuggy come into the garage. he jumped down onto the shelf and jumped to the floor of the garage to see Xander standing over a wolf. "Hey, what's up with the wolf?' He asked Xander.
Xander looked over at Daxter. "It's...." He looked down at the wolf. "....it's Audra." Xander started to walk around the garage and took his jacket off of the hook on the wall.
"Hey, where are you going?" Daxter asked. "And why the hell did you just say Audra was a wolf???"
"Because she is." Xander told Daxter sternly. "Watch her until tray and Darren get here. I'll be back in a while."
"What? Where? Who? Why? How?" Daxter screeched. "What are you talking about??"
"I need time to think and I don't have time to explain." Xander told Daxter. he jumped in his buggy and sped off the other direction toward the Darsor Mountains.
It was a silent ride with Darren. "I wanna apologize about how we all acted back there. It was just a really big surprise." tray told him. "It's just that...Audra's like family to both Xander and me and we just feel protective of her sometimes."
Tray pulled into Xander's garage to see Audra there, and Daxter, but no Xander. Tray jumped out of his buggy. "Daxter, where did Xander go?" he asked.
"I don't know. He put the wolf down...who he says is Audra and left. Said eh needed sometime to think. Seemed pretty pissed, actually." Daxter told him. he looked at the wolf. "Is that really Audra?"
"Daxter, here's the quick version." Tray started. "That's Darren." he said pointing to Darren. "He meet Audra, he's a werewolf, Xander and I meet him this morning. Audra got hurt, she is a shifter. Xander got freaked out that all of us our shifter, I'm a shifter too." tray added. "And now we're here...you with me?"
"No, I'm not." Daxter said, shaking his head. "But for the sake of everyone here, I'll just say I get it and nodded my head 'yes'."
"Great." Tray said.
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Post by Evey on Jul 31, 2009 15:42:35 GMT -5
Crackleing flames leaped into the air sending showers of sparks raining down on the undergrowth. Burning branches crashed to the ground as dark black smoke swirled through the air. Whispering voices joined in with the echo of the crackling flames as a single set of pawsteps thudded through the Kos as a wolf ran through the clearing black and covered with soot. The wolf was Audra.
With a frightened yowl she plunged into the burning undergrowth her green eyes full of confusion and fear as she searched franticly for an escape. And found none. Everyware she turned was the burning flames that singed her fur and fleash. There she stood frozen to the spot as the wispering got louder and louder in her ears. Clapsing on the chard ground her paws over her ears she howled in pain.
"I should have told you sooner!"
Audra blue paws twitched in her sleep makeing little wimpers to each movement. With a sudden wine she jerked up from her makeshift bed of blankets and staired blankly at the garage. No more suger before bedtime for you She joked hollowly with herself as she shook her head, trying to dislodge the firey dream. She was so guilty that she had not had the guts to tell Xander the truth about herself and Tray.
Whats done is done . . . She tried to reasure herself as she streached looking around the garage to see Tray and Daxter conversing on the other side. Fun . . .
Small pawprints dappled the desert sands as the small muse ran through the Kuneer desert. Her sparkleing aura trailed off of her makeing her appear as a small shooting star shooting across the open sands. Looking over the horizon and spying a garage Kioko's curiousity took over as she bounded over to the entrence, tip toeing as she aproched the door. Peaking her head through the garage enterence the acidicsmell of oil and machines bit a her nose letting out a mew of discust she noticed the person standing around inside.
Listening to the empty growl of her belly her staired at the little orange rat standing inside the grage. Licking her chops she got on her hunches and sprang aiming for the small creature.
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Post by Robert The Historian on Jul 31, 2009 19:20:37 GMT -5
"I wanna apologize about how we all acted back there. It was just a really big surprise." Tray told him. "It's just that...Audra's like family to both Xander and me and we just feel protective of her sometimes." Darren couldn't reply. He felt the same way. Though he only knew Audra for a short time he already felt like he wanted to protect her. He looked over at the sleeping Audra in the buggy as the desert drifted past in a blur of yellow speckled dust clouds. Darren got out of the buggy and landed on the hot sand with a thud he still didn't have any footwear, it got trashed in his last shift just like the clothes he was wearing now. He watched as Audra darted off after a small animal. She seemed to always be on the move. Darren gave a quick nod to the person called Daxter in front of him. He wasn't in the mood for talking. Rihimos who was still sitting on his shoulder was become agitated. Something was wrong with her too. He hadn't seen her act like this in ages. Dismissing it as nerves from being around so many new faces he continued into the garage. He dropped his bag in the corner of the room under some shelves but kept the sword attached to his hip. Mutter his last spell possibly for the day he repaired his shirt so it looked presentable and his trousers. the thread wound together covering up the holes but it made the colour of his shirt fade. One of the first rules of magic. Everything has to come from something. ***************** Rihimos jumped off Darren shoulders. It felt like her body was tearing apart at the seams. She tried to think what was happening but it was to much. She darted out into the desert and lay on her side in the sand. Her fur was becoming distorted and faded. She mentally screamed in her head. |
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Post by cherry on Jul 31, 2009 19:41:44 GMT -5
Daxter walked around the garage repeating the new information he had just be given to himself. "So, Audra...you...that guy..." he said, pointing to Darren. "Are all shifters?"
"Me and Audra are shifters. Darren's a werewolf. Darren, Daxter, Daxter, Darren." Tray introduced them. H loomed over Audra. "Audra," he whispered. "yo, girl, you ok?" he askedd He felt bad. And a little betrayed. But ti was kind of even for Audra and him. He never told her that he was a shifter either. So, he guessed he couldn't be angry. Why waste the emotion?
Daxter sat down at the edge of the garage and suddenly felt something pounce on him. "Hey hey hey!!!" Daxter screamed as he fought with the animal. He finally pushed the animal off. He slapped the animal. "Watch it, Glowly. You just lost a date with Orange Lighting." he said, stroking his fur. "A little help here Tray?"
Tray rolled his eyes and looked back at Daxter. "Dax, it's just a muse. It's friendly." He tried to assure him. Tray turned his glance back to Audra. The blood had dried up and the wound was starting to heal.
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Xander parked his buggy at the edge of the deserts and the bottom of the mountains. Xander got out and lit a smoke. He leaned against the buggy and felt the cool breeze rippled through his hair and the cigarette smoke fill his nostrils. He just needed time to think.
Why didn't Audra tell him? he would have understand. he felt lied to and betrayed. He didn't know if he could ever forgive Audra. But his feelings for her kept him from making up his mind.
He ran his finger through his hair and sighed. What was so special about this Darren dude anyway? He thought.
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Post by Evey on Jul 31, 2009 20:43:48 GMT -5
Audra looked at Tray from across the room as he called her name. With a wolfy grin she let out a howl to tell him that she was ok. With a yawn she streached her aching muscles still trying to shake the dream that was now plagueing the innermost spaces of her brain. Letting out a soft frustrated growl as she shook her head one last time and stood up her legs no longer wobbleing beneith her.
Working her way over to Tray and Daxter. Rolling her eyes as she saw Daxter fighting a muse. Funny little creatures . . . She said eyeing it and then looking over at Daxter. With a small playful growl she gently bopped him over the head.
Kioko let out a small growl when Daxter slapped her, confused at how the small rat like creature could both talk and fight. Letting out a mew of frustration and then she big blue wolf that walked over. Her eyes got wider and she crouched down behind daxter mewing.
Audra noticed the reaction of the muse to her presence and stepped back a little giveing the little creature some space. I must have scared the poor thing . . . Well really who wouldn't be scared of a large blue wolf?" She thought sitting down and scratching her ear.
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Post by Robert The Historian on Aug 1, 2009 10:24:49 GMT -5
Darren mumbled a hello to Daxter underneath his breath. He may as well get used to it. He was probably going be here awhile. Still Audra had given him a clear answer about his offer. He'd stay as long as he could without making to much of a fuss. If she said no than it was no different than any other day. But why did the thought of her turning him down make him want to shout. She was attractive he could admit and seemed a nice enough person, and she held her own with Vince. He needed to focus now he needed to rest and clear his head. Darren walked out back into the desert out of the garage nodding to Tray on the way out. He liked Tray, he seemed like a nice enough fellow, Xander seemed to have a few problems but was good at heart and Daxter? He seemed like someone caught in the crossfire. He needed something to occupy his thoughts. Hmm I could use a better weapon instead of just my sword. He had the logs of Rowan and Ash he collected from the trees in a fae wood. Maybe he could use them to make something. A bow. He had some left over flax that had been spun into string for the bow. It'd be perfect. He ran outside and lay his tools out in front of him atop a working carpet he kept in his bag. But heard a faint mewing before he could begin. ************ Rihimos stood on a fours, she kept going in and out of conciousness. She couldn't do this. She screamed but it came out as another cat meow. She began to pant heavily and then it just stopped. Everything went black. The last thing she heard was a gasp. ************* Darren sat up and looked wide eyed at Rihimos. Mother of all Spirits. He couldn't say anything. Rihimos was draped in red velvet shirt embroided with gold around the wrists and had black trouser on as well with had a stitched gold thread along the side. Around her head was the final piece to it. A gold circlet lay atop her head. He blinked his eyes to make sure what he saw wasn't an illusion and swore profusely after. Rihimos was a woman. |
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Post by cherry on Aug 1, 2009 12:59:11 GMT -5
Tray went over to the group of three animals and tried to shoo the muse away. "Go home, scat, go!" tray tried to shoo it away. Then Tray heard Darren gasp. Tray stood up and turned around to see a woman. "Um, darren.................who is that?" Tray asked. He looked around, he couldn't find th cat.......that's when it dwelled on him that the lady might have been the cat.
Daxter put his hands up defensively to the muse. "Watch, Glowly, I've dueled with creatures like you. And when I was done with there was only 5 muses left, IN THE WORLD!" Daxter forgot eh had also told Tray that story, but when he told Tray it was metal heads. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Xander threw his cigarette on the ground and smashed it with his shoe. It better go back to the garage an make amends with Audra. He swung into his vehicle and backed up. He headed off toward the garage.
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Post by Neko~San on Aug 3, 2009 13:01:34 GMT -5
Zara walked into the garage, filled with people.And a wolf? She felt that there was someting fishey going on here.
" Umm . . . sorry I just came to get a apart. Am I interupting something?" She stared at all the people in the room. She knew a few of them, but not many.
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Post by Evey on Aug 3, 2009 16:22:32 GMT -5
Audra turned as she heard the meowing comeing from outside the garage. Wait? Is that? Audra asked herself as she noticed the woman laying on the ground. Is that the cat? She asked herself, she couldn't be sure because she hadn't memorized the cats sent. Walking around the woman who had stopped in for parts Audra aproched Darren and nudged him a bit makeing sure he wasn't in complete shock.
Kioko let out a small mew as the wolf walked away and patted Daxter on the head looking up at Tray who had tried to shoo her away. With a bounceing around his legs she let out a adorable mew and bounded over to the odd woman who had apered in the shop.
Mewing with delight she circled the womans legs her sparkleing aura danceing off of her like fireflys on a warm summer night.
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Post by cherry on Aug 3, 2009 16:29:35 GMT -5
"Oh, hello." Tray said as Zara came into the shop. "Sorry, Xander's not-"
Xander stopped in the garage and saw Zara, Audra, a muse, Daxter, Tray, darren...a woman? "Great." Xander muttered. "hey, Zara." Xander said, stepping out of the buggy. "I guess you here for the part. It's in the back, I'll go get it." Xander started to walk into the back to get the new muffler.
"Well...I guess he is here." Tray laughed. Tray started to walk toward Darren and the woman. "um...hi." Tray said to the woman giving a small wave. "My names Tray...this is Daxter."
Daxter waved. He was in shock too. he was trying to work all the information into his brain, but it was hard. his brain's pretty small.
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Post by Neko~San on Aug 4, 2009 11:31:39 GMT -5
Zara smiled as Xander went to the back. She looked at all the people around here.
" So, are you all having some kind of fancy soire without me or something?" She shook her head." I never get invited." Her small laugh filled the silent room. It was obvios to her that something was happening that she couldnt know about. I'll just have to ask Jayeson later. He knows just about everything.. She sat down on one of the work benches to wait for Xander.
Jayeson sat outside, watcing. He still didn't like the smelld coming from that garage. There were too many mixed scents. From the corner of his eye he saw movement. It was in the garage. A wolf, and a cat? He lightly stepped down to see what was happening. This could be very interesting Going closer he stopped. The wolf was small, but looked very strong. It was a scent he barely recognized, and only because Zara smelled that way sometimes after she had come back from the garages or races.
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Post by Robert The Historian on Aug 4, 2009 11:49:51 GMT -5
Darren felt Audra nudge his hand. He always knew that Rihimos was special ever since she helped him when he was younger...but this.... this was unbelievable. Well not unbelievable, he changed into a wolf at least once every month, it was just...Amazing really. But when he thought of all the times that the cat had understood him or fought to protect him it seemed all very humane. He gave Audra a quick stroke on her head to let her know he was ok. he blinked again to check that this was really the cat he'd known for 10 years. He crouched down and gave he a light shake.
"Rihimos, if that's you wake please" He kept his voice low. Hw was amazed but also worried that she might be hurt. He loved Rihimos like a pet and now that he saw her like this, he felt like an older brother.
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Aries blinked her new eyes, she felt like shit. She turned her head to see Darren. He was as slightly lighter shade than his usual brown. She tried to stand on all fours but it felt....wrong. Instead she quickly tried standing on two legs. Better.
"What's wrong?"
Then her eyes widened, it didn't come out as a meow or any other cat noise. She looked down at herself. I'm human?! Again? The curse is over? She was excited and happy she grabbed Darren and the strange wolf and pulled them straight into a hug. Then stood back. She felt something twitching, looking down she squeaked. I've got a tail?! She lifted her hands to her ears. They felt like cat ears. She knew if she looked in the mirror her eyes would be yellow. She'd become a witch again. But this time she was a Neko as well.
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Post by Evey on Aug 18, 2009 16:23:38 GMT -5
Audra was confused by the strange womans hug but accepted it anyway, not that she really had a choice. With a wolfy grin she cocked her head to the one side and looked at the girl, glad that she was so happy and excited. Slowly backing away she noticed a figure standing off in the distance observing them. Letting out a warning howl she staired angerly at the figure her paws sparking with blue archs of lightining.
Kioko looked up at the strange woman and gave a light mew and then sprinted around her going to see what all the comotion outside was about.
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Post by cherry on Aug 19, 2009 0:37:15 GMT -5
Xander opened the closet door and the muffler slowly moved through the air into his hands. he walked back and extended his arm to give the muffler to Zara. "Here, Zara," He faked a smile. "Don't worry about payin', I'll get the money from you later...another day." he told here. He turned his back to the other people. Xander lit up a cigarette. He didn't' care who the damn woman was. He just wanted all of these people out of his garage.
Tray looked at Xander curiously. He must still be pretty shook up, Tray thought. he looked back and cocked an eyebrow as the woman hugged Audra and Darren. tray remained quiet. He wasn't sure what to say, really.
Daxter jumped onto Tray's shoulder. "Ok, ok...who the hell is this?" Daxter asked. "So, the cat, really wasn't a cat??" Daxter almost screeched.
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Post by Robert The Historian on Aug 19, 2009 8:41:53 GMT -5
Darren still in shock just gaped, but realising his rudeness closed his mouth. Though Rihimos looked rather irritated at the comment. "Well the cat, is standing right in front of you. I'm a witch if you must know." But then she looked at her new features. "I guess a neko as well" She muttered quietly. Darren tried to recall all the things the Rihimos had done while she was a cat that he couldn't explained. Besides understanding him fully and occasionally fighting he couldn't pick out anything. "So Rihimos, your a witch that was turned into a cat an because of the amount of time you spent as one your now part neko..." Ah my head hurts. He thought to himself. But at least he knew why his cat was so special now. --------------------- Aries was glad that they were starting to get the idea. But she wanted to clear a few thing up.
"Yes that's simply it but there where complications to" She gave a brief history of what had happened to her* "Oh and the name is Aries not Rihimos." Though why... that's for Darren's ears only she thought. She loved him as a brother and he took care of her in need so it was the least she could do to thank him, then she would leave to find her own way in the world. Though first she needed to see if Tyzthen was still alive.*(If you wish to know read her history in the character bio I can't write it all again) |
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Post by Neko~San on Aug 21, 2009 10:21:32 GMT -5
Zara looked at the Neko woman. She was a witch? She shook her head. This was a strange place, and it had just gotten stranger.
" Thanks for the part Xander ." She said. She turned to leave. This place just gets stranger and stranger everyday. She thought to herself.
Jayeson coul hear Zara leaving. The Neko witch was a surprise, and she seemed to have quite a bit of power. He decided to come closer, jus to make sure he memorized all the scents. He stood in the shadows of the open door, memorizing all the scents around him.
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