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 Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 6:47 pm
Anabel brought her through the doorway and into the kitchen where she poured three cups of tea. she set one in front of where she set Sorrow and set the other two on a tray and walked into the other entry way, "Gentlemen. Would you care to move one room over and enjoy a cup of tea in the living room?"
Vaine growled, but walked into the living room and flopped into a chair, while Kartane smiled politely and lifted the tray from her hands, "Thank you very much for the tea young lady, but you'd best return to your company in the kitchen while we catch up on lost time."
Anabel smiled and nodded, "Thank you sir." she returned to the kitchen and turned to where she had thought vermillion to be sitting, "You never answered me when i asked you if you wanted a cup of tea."
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Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 7:42 pm
Vermillion smiled; "You left to answer the door, I didn't want to be rude and speak to your back, but i wouldn't mind a cup to take the edge off the long flight." Sorrow glanced a Mei; "Who put your arm through the ringer?" Mei looked at Sorrow; "No one, and who the heck are you. One of Vermillion's past flames?" Sorrow's voice took a dangerous tone to it, and she slid her chair back ready to leap up and hack her head off. "Keep talking witch, and we'll step outside and fertilize the garden, but never have i been or will be Vermillion's flame. So if you reference that one more time I'm going to kill you without hesitation or remorse for my actions. You're that worthless to me."
Vermillion glanced at Sorrow; "Down girl, i think you made your point, and you will not degrade Anabel's garden nor the interior of her home. However, she has about 6 minutes left to let her curse up on the boy." Sorrow glared at Mei; "What were you thinking, why even come to this place if you lack the power to do things on your own, because do you have any idea how stupid you look hiding behind some little boy?"
Mei growled removing a small bottle with blue energy and smashed it on the table sending little glass pieces everywhere. "Fine, he's got his voice back, you three happy now, and now stop whatever it is that is killing me." Vermillion leaned back in his chair; "Nothing is killing you, i poked you with a standard blade, but you believed their was something because of who I am. However, congratulations on jumping to the path of atonement, and now so long as your civil with your tongue you'll have civil words spoken back at you. Now why don't you give us the real reason why you decided to come here and interfere in our lives?" Mei said nothing but sipped her tea. Sorrow scooted her chair back up to the table properly.
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Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 8:17 pm
Anabel set Vermillion's cup of tea down in front of him, and spilled a little of it on the table from her shaking hands, "Oh!" she gasped as she dashed over to the counter and grabbed her dish towel to wipe up the small spills, "I'm so sorry... I must be.. a bit clumsy."
She finished wiping up the mess and walked back to the sink. she stood there, hands on either side of the sink, trembling from the growing tension in her house.
Vaine was still arguing with Kartane, and Now Sorrow and Vermillion were interrogating Mei about things she didn't want to talk about... Maybe she has pure intentions to seek out Vermillion and just used Dagon as a cover to make sure she got what she wanted. Mei could really be some girl being harassed by dragons and seeking vermillions aid because of her problems wherever she lives...
Her father always told her that dragons tended to be quite violent when provoked. Though she didn't know what provoked them to burn down half their town that one day... but that was a while ago, and things are better now.
Everyone has their reasons for doing something, and Anabel always starts a conversation with a new person thinking that their intent is always pure. Despite all Mei has done to the people she loved... she couldn't help but feel sorry for the poor girl.
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Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 9:28 pm
Mei stood up setting her empty cup on the table speaking clearly; "The woman who requested your services on the mountain recognized the man you killed as an agent of Dagon's. She has gone on to figure out who in our militia group tipped him off, and I was left to figure out the mess here. So basically I've come to the conclusion rather painfully that everyone checks out and the cause is someone on our end of things. We spent the time learning about everyone important in this town while you were busy making the sword. Backgrounds, getting our stories straight, and even our clothing was matched up to push the believability we were agents of Dagon's as well. So i think I did a rather poor job of things here, but this is not my element. I'd rather prefer attacking military targets then innocent people. So now that the truth is out I'll take my leave of this town." Mei bowed and headed on out the back door turning to walk into the woods."
Vermillion got up and walked over to Anabel, he paused behind her for a minute, and then just wrapped his arms around her lightly. "I'm sorry for this mess, please forgive me, i was really worried after finding out some of the things she done. I guess I'm guilty of underestimating the people around you and you yourself. I have no excuse for my behavior."
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 10:34 am
Anabel leaned back into his chest and wiped a tear with her hand, "Don't be sorry, and I guess I don't understand what you're sorry about... But I'm sorry I wasn't what you expected me to be... and I am probably a lot weaker than what you imagined me to be..."
she slid out of his hug and refilled Sorrow's tea, then Vermillions. she put some more water in the pot, and placed it back on the stove to warm up.
"Also, What about your behavior do you have to make an excuse for.... Unless you were making silly funny faces at me I didn't pick up on I don't see why you would have to have an excuse for how you behave... Of course... I don't see a lot now a days..."
She touched Mei's chair and noticed she wasn't there anymore, so she took her cup and placed it in the sink. then sat down at the table, "So, Sorrow... What brings you to Nictaros?"
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 6:23 pm
"Vermillion asked if my family would come and help you out, I had nothing to do back home, so to keep out of trouble i came along with Vermillion."
Vermillion turned around; "No you're not, actually that is the reason I'm apologizing for Anabel, because you're more then i expected and strong enough to sit in the presence of someone who hurt you and treat them with the same fairness you showed me on the bar stool the night we met. It takes a strong will to ignore the aggression and the hate to see the truth. I come back and bring aggression into your presence based one account of the events that took place in my absence. I should have asked you first before speaking as i did, and causing you distress."
Sorrow spoke up leaning back; "Heavenly light be Anabel, to thaw the frozen heart of the mountain, but she needs neither sight or power to feel what stands behind her."
"Sorrow I..." Vermillion stalled and Sorrow leaned forward resting her arms on the table. "Vermillion I have been in this room for nearly an hour and have you pegged, the very way you act around her, you love her, and you made a trip to Arias for her. So why don't you just love her and cast the words aside for the moment?"
Vermillion nodded and walked over to give Anabel a quick kiss on the cheek before moving over to sit in his chair. Sorrow shrugged; "Its a start, but then again not everyone can be a Casanova."
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 8:10 pm
Anabel blushed softly and touched her cheek, "I-I'm going to go see if Vaine and his guest want's more tea..." she grabbed the pot and lifted the lid to add some more tea to it, then brought it into the other room. Leaving Sorrow and Vermillion in the kitchen for the moment.
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 10:06 pm
Sorrow rolled her eyes; "Real smooth, do you always go over the top, or you just never been around many women?" Vermillion glared; "If you're such a hotshot at it, why do you despise love so much, because the way your talking makes me think some lucky b*****d is missing out." "I had a really bad relationship that is why, one that wrecked my life, and threw me in a pit of depression. I don't want to risk falling that far down again, but yet I seem to attract men like a magnet. You know the gentlemen from the field?" Vermillion nodded; "Master Kaos, I believe that is what the kids were calling him, but you think he's in love with you?" Sorrow nodded; "In a creepy kind of way."
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 10:16 pm
~~~ In the other room ~~~
Anabel came in with her teapot and a bright smile lighting her face, "did you want more tea?"
Vaine shook his head and handed her the cup, "Though I would enjoy some Blood wine... If you happen to have some."
Kartane held up his cup and smiled, "Thank you Darling, but could you sit here and Keep Vaine company... It would seem I would have to correct my son's actions again."
Anabel nodded, and took Kartane's seat while filling his cup, "What is wrong?"
He smiled, "It's nothing to worry yourself over... It would just seem that his actions were once again misunderstood... Due to my actions in the past... Just keep Vaine company for a bit... I'll return soon."
With his cup in hand he slipped from the living room, into the kitchen and took a seat between Vermillion and Sorrow, "My my, That was a Hilarious comment you made there Sorrow... My son being a creeper... For the likes of you. Ha!"
He sipped his tea and set the cup and saucer down, "He doesn't see you when he looks at you... He sees Sylvie. The first and only woman he ever fell in love with. She was a beautiful, kind, intelligent, caring woman who would made him a very happy young man... they were almost perfect for each other..."
Kartane stared into the dark liquid in his cup and sighed, "You look just like her... If only your wings were half the size and white... you'd be a match. the poor man is hopelessly confused, and has a huge emotional conflict to face every time he sees you."
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 10:31 pm
Vermillion looked at the farm boy, and then looked at Sorrow. "I take it you both know each other?" Sorrow sighed; "I don't know him by name Vermillion, the body I helped him get, as far as i know he's just another consciousness of Kaos's, and for the most part we got off on the wrong foot when he tried to kill me."
Vermillion nodded; "Well the logic sounds reasonable to your current situation." Sorrow looked at Kartane; "So what caused Sylvie to leave Kaos if they were so closely a match?"
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 10:49 pm
"I did."
Kartane kept his eyes on his tea and sighed, "She was the first scar I left on my boy, and I'm sure him seeing you is like grinding salt into his wound."
"I followed him one night after work, and found him with Sylvie. she was teaching him how to use his psychic abilities to bend elements. I became enraged by her teachings, and I don't even know why... Instead of talking it out like I normally would have if I had a problem with someone... I killed her."
"No no, I didn't just kill her... It was slow and painful. She was hiding her pain well though... which upset me more." Kartane's pupils kept dilating as he told his story, "Kaos was clinging to my waist begging for me to stop, but I just threw him to the ground and placed a barrier around him." Kartane rubbed his eyes and forced his eyes to focus on the tea, "He watched the whole thing... I ripped her wings out of her back and from those wounds I pulled her torn up organs out... by the time i had come to she was a skeleton with flesh."
He looked up at Sorrow and smiled weakly, "It's upsetting that you think so lowly of him... You should be honored that he can see such a beautiful woman in you... I could also see you two doing a lot of healing for each other, just being friends."
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 11:08 pm
Sorrow went to say something, but Vermillion quickly spoke up. "Excuse me, I know this isn't relevant to what your discussing, but I haven't gotten your name yet."
Sorrow shook her head; "I won't judge you based on that, its not my place to, that is between you and your son, but the day we met in the woods. Why did you just attack me without provocation, was it because I looked like her, or was it something else?"
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 11:38 pm
He finished his tea and smiled, "Well, If you want to know... I had just gotten done killing three members of Twilite... And I figured you were coming to take me to jail... Which you kind of were... So I was going to kill you, so Kaos didn't come to and be like, 'Why am I in jail?' The poor man would have been terribly confused... And wrongly accused for that matter... But none of you would have know that... now would you have?"
He turned to Vermillion, "My name is Kartane... Kartane Kessaku. I would have been the most successful Medical practitioner, however, My career was cut short due to an experiment by the people I worked with... Not only did they ruin my career... they ruined my life... and for that, each and every one will pay." his happy, insane self slowly dulled to the cold killer he really was, "Hmmm... I bet Vaine is getting lonely... I should relieve Anabel of her duties, before he decides he loves her."
Kartane nodded to the two and excused himself from the table.
Moments later Anabel came in even more flushed than when she left the kitchen and smiled, "Well, That was odd... I think Vaine really loves that Bloodwine... He was all hanging on me and trying to kiss my neck and cheek, and lips, but I wouldn't let him do that."
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 11:56 pm
Vermillion's face flushed with jealously and anger; "That was the love of wine? To me it sounds as if he was trying to seduce you into making love." Sorrow was still crunching on information but spoke up; "Vermillion, put it away, jealousy and anger is a big no no, but why don't you...." Vermillion spoke up; "Anabel, how about a walk in the woods?"
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Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 12:03 am
"O-okay... I'm a bit sleepy so you might have to direct me..." she set the teapot down and looked over at Sorrow, "You don't mind if I go do you? After all you're my company and I don't want to make you uncomfortable by leaving."
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