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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:58 pm
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Mama shrugged. "Let the girl do as she pleases." Rose cheered. "Hear that Cade?! Mama said she can do it!" A grumble of dissatisfaction came from the back of the building, but no body came back out. Rose danced around happily. "Maybe we can do a duet! Oh, and I'll have to make you up a pretty dress to go with the dance. Maybe we can even get that pretty artist boy to play the piano for us! Oh he is a heartthrob! His smile makes my heart beat! He's not from around here. He's from a southern kingdom past here, thats where he got that pretty tan skin!" Rose tapped her finger to her chin. "Kinda reminds me of Cade's skin tone. Mama, whats that Kingdom to the south called." Mama clucked her tongue and wrinkled up her nose. "I tink it be called....Vistania? Vistonia? Something 'Vista'. Mama went there when she was but a wee gal. The men are just a beautiful as the women, but the women are much more curvy than the gals here." Mama clucked her tongue. "Those women had full bodies and rarely wore any of these frilly nonsense items like they do here. Much prettier there than here, much."
Rose looked down at her pale skin and sighed. "I wish I could go lounge in the sun and get a tan like them. I think it would make my eyes pop to have such honey colored skin!" Rose giggled to herself until Cade came into the room. Cade's expression was cold and distance. Rose stepped back and shuddered. "What's wrong with you." Cade shook his head, brushing at his long black hair and sighing. "Vistania. Vi-stan-e-ya. Such a beautiful place, yes, but they have their sins as well. Here its the Bentians, there is the Eunuchs." Rose gasped. "How could you say such a thing! Eunuchs are often left over from Bentian training." Cade smiled softly. "Yes, but the Eunuchs are treated much better in Vistania because they are seen as gifts. They often come with talents. Artists, Musicians, Singers, even tutors. Of course they are ridiculed, but they aren't banished from placed and forced to do things they do not wish." Cade tied his hair back with another strand of hair and smiled. "It's a beautiful place, we should take a trip there one day."
Rose lifted her eyebrow. "how do you know so much about that place? Did you live there?" Cade shrugged. "For a short time. I'm from the Eastern Isles and things are much harsher there. The Western Isles that the Duke is from are nice like Vistania, but the Western Isles are a much scarier place. This Kingdom technically rules that land, but the lawlessness there would leave you speechless with horror."
((had to give me a chance to explain myself vampuric ^^; Cade isn't from this area so he's seen different things, its a scare tactic))
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Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 1:06 am
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Leo listened to the other, "I have heard of the Isles-" he'd also read about them when quietly researching the kingdom he was to be sold to, but his master had caught him before he could read much and the resulting beating had left Leo unable to move much until he was taken to meet Lucian for the first time. "on of the men my master lent me to for a night was from the Eastern Isle. he was kinder than most, but asked rather usual things from me. i learned much in that night." he'd also learned a few of the dances from that area, the fluid movements of their dances reminded him of water so much he'd incorperated what he had learned into every dance from then on, much to the pleasure of his masters. Leo turned to Rose and smiled a little, "i too think you would look good with a slightly darker skin tone, but you are beautiful as you are now, Rose-san." she smiled shyly and had to look away. "i've been trained in most forms of dance across the world, as well as how to play every instrament available in my country." which was pretty much every instrament ever made. he smiled at Cade, "i also have experiance with jealous masters who wished to show me off. i know how to be alluring but off limits," he winked, showing a little backbone, "and if i can handel it you'll be there to keep an eye out for me, right?"
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Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:26 pm
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Cade smiled, taking some of his hair into his hands a braiding it. Rose watched him curiously as he strode around the room checking over things. "What are you doing?" Cade looked over to her and smiled softly. "Why does that matter?" He played with the blond braid in his hand and smiled slyly. "I'm getting myself cleaned up so I may go out on the town tonight. Why does this concern you?" Rose's eyes widened with joy. "Are you sneaking off to that place again!? With the drums and that singer whose tongue is sweet and his words like fire?! Oh please take me with you!" Rose threw herself at Cade, begging the entire way. Cade gracefully span away from her eager hands. " Non, non, non. C'est impossible! It's much to dangerous for you to go. I shouldn't have let you go the first time. Those people are a rowdy bunch and most are from my homeland. I'd never forgive myself if something foul came upon you. You're supposed to be watching over the Princess."
Rose huffed, placing her hands on her hips. "Why can't I bring her with me? She's tough enough and anyone who threatens her will surely back off once I show my skills." Cade shook his head, throwing his blond hair around his head and shoulders. "Non. I will not endanger you or the Princess. I'm going out because I haven't left this building in nearly a year. I need to get out while I still can! This will give you a chance to teach the Princess some dance moves."
-------------------**********----------------- Lucian wasn't even listening to them. his father was going ballistic and his mother was weeping in her chair. his father threatened to disown him, but that didn't even make Lucian flinch. Lucian looked his father dead in his eyes and lied to him. "She's dead. I killed her because she didn't do what I ordered. Isn't that how you're supposed to do things?" His mother wailed from the background and his father went pale. His anger was sent flying out of him in one sudden gush. Lucian felt his heart sink. Just the words made him sick. Dead? Lucian sank to his knees and wept like a child. When his mother tried to comfort him, he fled. Lucian ran blindly to his chambers and sobbed on his bed. He couldn't keep the image of his Lily dead and cold from intruding into his mind. Nothing could comfort him.
Kyuki snuck into his chamber and sat on his bed. Her soft, yet calloused hands touched his shoulder. Lucian turned and looked up at her. Her warm, tan skin was highlighted by her long, wavy blond hair.Lucian turned to her and sobbed against her breasts. Kyuki sat there and held him. Lucian didn't know of the scars that were upon her back from her brutal childhood outside the kingdom nor did he know of the son she lost before her time as he maid. Lucian just knew that her arms were the only motherly arms her had in the kingdom and he needed them more than anything else in the world.
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Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 12:26 am
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Leo looked from Cade to Rose and then back, not sure who's side he should take, or if he should take a side at all. going out might be educational, but there was such thing as asking from trouble and from how Cade put it, going to this place may just be it. "If you wish-i can stay here alone. i will be true to Lucian-sama," if a bentain was not with her master then she was either under gaurd or locked up so that no other could touch her and leo expected it to be no different here. "you may do as you wish to ensure i remain untouched, it does not bother me" he assured, but it felt wierd to do so. he'd never really had a choise before-or been asked really. many times he'd been bound and gaged in a small dark room, or chained inside a cage and left, sometimes for days, to await his master's return.
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Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 1:28 pm
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:19 pm
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:58 pm
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Leo looked down and nodded, "as you wish" he said softly, unsure how else to repone. he laughed softly at Rose' comment, "pants really are easier aren't they?" he said softly, slipping the cloth from his body and turning to fold it neatly. he placed both of their clothes on the counter and then turned to look at Rose. while he was able to restore his energy, his ability to heal his physical wounds was limited. he could heal almost anything for someone else, but his own body was another story. he still bore some marks from his treatment before he had been given to Lucian. he didn't mind them too much since Rose was bentian as wel and knew what it was like. he moved to the other and gently touched the mark on his shoulder, "you were taken when you were young?" he asked softly, noting the date. "only two years before i-so you weren't born into it? or are you far younger than i originally thought?" he himself was sixteen or seventeen, he'd lost count in the years of being a bentian, and had thought Rose was his age as well, but if he had been born into this life he was only 14 years old.
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 7:06 pm
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:15 am
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Leo smiled, "i understand." he said softly, touching Rose's shoulder. he smiled, "i'll wash your back-" he said softly and he carried out his promise. he gently washed the other's back, using slow circular motions. when he finished he quickly washed himself and then got a towel and started to dry himself. he knew what it was like, knew the pain and horror of being a bentian, but he considered Rose to have been lucky. Rose had grown up acting famine, having her sisters for her only guide, but Leo had grown up as a boy and had fought against the trainers tooth and nail. he felt a small tremor run down his back, even thinking of that time with the briefest of touches made his stomach clench in fear and his body ache to curl into the fedal position, protecting his vunerable head and stomache. he finished drying off and sat in front of the mirror to brush out his hair, thiniking about if he should style it or not but it was just to keep his mind of darker thoughts
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 2:35 pm
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Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 3:02 pm
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