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Post by Maladra Head of Security on Oct 13, 2012 8:20:17 GMT -5
After he looked and saw her face he knew what to do. He nodded to her and he ran off with a coat on, "I'll be back..." he went to Hana and smiled, "I'll bring him back... 'Kay?" she whimpered a little as he ran off. "Ill bring him back... Even if he isn't still number one on my list of people I actually like..."
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Belmonte stood holding his right arm, which looked shredded and burnt. He was fighting for air, simply trying his hardest to stay alive. Alistairs coat was removed and singed as was his hat. "I say, you sure haven't changed since I stole your soul way back when..." he said sighing. Belmonte collapsed and sobbed, "You... You were never... My..." he looked at Kibiko and tears ran down his bloody mess of a face. "You hate me... Now run..."
Alistair stood over him and smiled, "Whose YOUR worst NIGHTMARE?!" he screamed digging his fingers into Belmonte's arm, the pain caused his eyes to glow then fade. "You pathetic boy!" he yelled kicking him aside like a piece of trash. As he did, Belmonte became his demon self again, the look he frightened so many people with.
"You are no human son, not anymore. You are a monster. A complete abomination! You are a DEMON!" as he said it Kibiko shouted, "NO!" she screamed, she sobbed softly. She then stood, looking him in the eye.
"Stop this! Leave him alone! Fight m-" as she was saying it, Tori zoomed by grabbing Alistair by the face. As he did, he impaled him into the ground. "You don't need to be buggin us anymore..." he said slowly then turned to Kibiko. "Take him home..." he looked at him and sighed. "His new home..." Tori formed a blade on his hand.
"DIE!" Tori yelled as he stabbed Alistair. He screamed and imploded in a bright light, Tori looked around and noticed that Kibiko had left with Belmonte.
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As Kibiko carried him he opened his eyes, "Kibiko...?" he said as she stopped and looked him in the eyes. She hugged him and sobbed, "I am so sorry... It my fault that you got hurt..." she said, he made tears as she did. "I know and I am sorry that I used to be such a bother..." she picked him up and then carried him to the front courtyard of Nuriko's home, Mio ran to them and she held onto him and cried, "Belmonte!"
From there, the laughter of Hana could be heard clear as day. Belmonte opened his eyes and smiled. He saw her midnight blue eyes and his glew.
"Little one..."
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Post by Nuriko, Lillith, Adrianne on Oct 13, 2012 8:48:17 GMT -5
Nuriko smiled, the change in little Hana's attitude letting her know that everything was ok. She stood there, hana wrapped in a blanket to keep her warm, and sat in a chair on the front porch so it wasn't raining on them. Hana giggled, reaching her hand outward as Nuriko looked out. Kibiko was carrying Belmonte. Mio ran out to them and hugged Belmonte, crying. Hana's laughter was infectious. Nuriko smiled. She stood up, carrying the child over to Belmonte.
"Hana must really like you. I have never seen her this happy, and I'm her mother. That means something." Hana giggled. Nuriko smiled, adjusting the blanket on the child so she didn't get wet from the rain. She looked out toward where they came from to see if Tori had followed.
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Post by Maladra Head of Security on Oct 13, 2012 8:59:09 GMT -5
Belmonte smiled as the child came closer. Kibiko picked him up and moved him to her and as they met Hana played with his fingers. she squealed with happiness and giggled. Mio smiled, "She... Really likes you Belmonte..." she teared up and giggled and helped Kibiko bring him inside. Placid watched as the group brought them in, Jayden was on the floor with him while Lilith with Mihari.
"What a fool..." he said scoffing as Jayden pulled on his fingers. "You seem to pay no attention to them. You are my son alright... Humph..." he said making the child laugh, Placid smiled a bit and as he did tori walked in and became startled, "Gah! Dear god what wrong with your face?!" he walked over and poked him in the nose. As he did Jayden mimicked him by poking Placid on the hand. "Whats this thing your mouth is doing. Stop it. Your scaring everyone..." He walked off smirking and sighing.
'These kids... They make life way easier...'
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Post by Nuriko, Lillith, Adrianne on Oct 13, 2012 9:08:57 GMT -5
Mihari slapped Tori in the arm. "I've been trying to get him to smile more often thank you. I like his smile!!" she said indignantly. She giggled, Lillith looking around curiously. She didn't seem half as interested in everything else as she was in placid. She giggled at Jayden poking placids hands. Mihari laughed, then put lillith down to go into the kitchen. She sat at the table, sipping on her drink.
Nuriko followed behind quietly, and when they placed Belmonte on the couch across the living room, she left Hana with him, seeing as how she was thoroughly amusing herself playing with him. She followed behind Tori, sneaking up behind him and wrapping her arms around his waist. "Thank you, Tori." she said, resting her head on his shoulders.
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Post by Maladra Head of Security on Oct 13, 2012 9:17:11 GMT -5
"Thank you?" he turned around and looked her in the eye, "For what?"
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Kibiko and Mio cleaned Belmonte up a bit before leaving him to rest. Mio picked up Hana and held her as she sat near Belmonte. "He is so young... He looks no older than 7 or 8..." she said smiling at the little bundle of joy she held.
"Your cute you know that?" she said as the girl giggled and looked at Belmonte as he slept. Her eyes fixed on him for a set time. She looked down to see his left arm. Which was changing, back to its old form. Mio noticed and covered Hana from seeing it.
"Oh no... Nuri!"
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Post by Nuriko, Lillith, Adrianne on Oct 13, 2012 9:31:44 GMT -5
Nuriko smiled, but when she went to answer, she heard Mio calling out to her. She sounded worried. She rushed back out into the living room. She sighed, smiling. "He is still fighting the demon." she looked at Hana, who was fussing, trying to reach for Belmonte. She looked back at him. "He must have used up alot of strength in that fight, its making it hard for him to keep the form, as hes not used to it." she took Hana, who was fussing and trying to reach for Belmonte. She looked between the two, then looked at her daughter. "You have a thought?" she said, looking at Hana. Then she smiled, shrugging. "Whatever you want, kid." she slowly sat down next to Belmonte, then slowly lowered Hana onto the boys chest. Hana calmed herself, closing her eyes and closing one fist on the boys shirt. She looked as if she was going to sleep. But as they watched the two, Belmonte's arm stopped changing. As it changed back into that of a boy, Nuriko raised the arm, Hana grabbing his finger. She giggled, smiling as she laid there.
After a few minutes, it looked a if they were both sleeping soundly. Nuriko remained sitting there, grinning. "Well, she is the child of two angels. If she didn't have healing powers I'd be kind of surprised. I just didn't expect them to be this powerful this young." She sounded almost proud of herself.
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Post by Maladra Head of Security on Oct 13, 2012 9:41:04 GMT -5
Tori walked in to see his daughter asleep on the boy. He raised an eyebrow to it and shrugged as he walked behind Nuriko and placed a hand on her shoulder. He watched his daughter sleep and smiled.
"She is pretty happy with him. I wonder why though..." he said as Kibiko giggled. "I bet I know why..." she walked into the kitchen and he followed. "What is the reason then?" he said, she smiled "You seriously don't know? She has a crush on him you dunce!" she laughed as she took a sip of water. Tori's face grew dark and a bit worried.
"Already...?" he said as she giggled at his reaction. "Trust me, we work fast. When we see someone we like we don't hold back. Well, most of the time we don't..." she said looking at him and then to the floor. "It seems things will calm down now that he is around though..." she said walking back into the room that Belmonte laid in. Tori stood there and felt afraid of something he couldn't explain.
"But, for how long...?"
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Post by Nuriko, Lillith, Adrianne on Oct 13, 2012 10:10:47 GMT -5
Nuriko giggled. "It's not even that. Children are the most purest form of life. And this one is an angel. She sees things we will never understand. She sees good in people who may not know they have it in themselves. She can help develop it too, if he stays around her long enough." she held Tori's hand, resting her head on his hand. She could tell Tori was still troubled by something.
"And remember this. This house. This house will not allow evil within it. Hell itself could pound on its walls and they would not be able to gain entry. Even if something evil could get in, they couldn't stand to stay here."
Mihari came out of the kitchen, sitting next to Placid and resting her head on his shoulder. Lillith and jayden were sleeping on the floor in front of placid. Mihari smiled, wrapping her arms around Placids arm and closing her eyes.
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Post by Maladra Head of Security on Oct 13, 2012 10:42:04 GMT -5
Tori sighed, "Yeah, well... Still, its still young for boys though... right?" he said as Kibiko made a face at him. She laughed, "Its never to young Tori!" she smiled as Belmonte woke up to see the child on his chest. "Uh, Hello there..." he said to Hana who was still asleep. This made him smile a bit, "Thank you..." he said softly.
Kibiko sat with the twins as they seemed to be together as often as they could. Placid watched them before putting them into the crib, Hana awoke and laughed and giggled at Belmonte and he picked her up then placed her in his lap.
"what happened? My arm feels... Better?"
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Post by Nuriko, Lillith, Adrianne on Oct 13, 2012 11:44:18 GMT -5
Nuriko smiled. "It varies. I would say its too young for boys. But that was just me. All we can do is watch and see what happens over the years. She's too young to act on those feelings as of now. She's too young to even voice them in any way we can understand." she watched as Hana played with Belmonte's hands. "She is a child of two angels. Her healing powers and holy aura are impressive, even for a baby." she laughed. "As long as she is happy, I am happy." she closed her eyes, wrapping an arm around Tori and resting her head on him.
Mihari sat there in the room where the twins crib was set up. She looked out the window, thinking about the past, thinking about the future. She drew up her knees, wrapping her arms around them, looking out the window. She thought of everything that had happened over the past year. A year ago, she was under the impression she wasn't going to survive to go to college. Now she's healthy, raising twins. She thought about placid. The man who changed her life. She sighed. She missed when they used to get time alone together. She closed her eyes, resting her head on her knees.
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Post by Maladra Head of Security on Oct 13, 2012 12:15:59 GMT -5
Placid stood next to Mihari and placed a hand on her shoulder. "Im forever... in your soul." he said with his eyes closed a bit. Almost as if he was falling asleep. He looked at Hana. 'She can see the good in him... But, what about me...?' he thought walking over to Hana and got her attention. "Hey... Hana..." he said smiling at her. She looked at him and her eyes became dark and mesmerized. Before long she started throwing a fit.
"What happened?" Mio said picking her up and calming her looking at Placid who was walking off. He sighed and looked back lazily, "She can see the good in everyone... But me... The darkness took hold and now it left me with a black soul. She saw what HE wanted her to see..." he walked out, noticed it was snowing and shook his head. "Only if my soul was this pure..."
Mio handed Hana back to Nuriko as Tori walked out after him. "Placid... Your soul... Its black..." he said not sure how to continue. "But, you can't let that get in the way of how we think of you man..." he said it and Placid turned around smiling. "I never did, I just no not to expect anything to... Amazing to happen to my damaged soul." he said patting his chest.
"That is not true..." said a voice from the doorway. It was Belmonte, "You taught me more than I would have hoped for. You both gave me hope when I felt like my fake friends were really just that. you both gave me promise and a reason to become a better being. Your soul may be stained black, but, so is mine Placid..."
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Post by Nuriko, Lillith, Adrianne on Oct 13, 2012 12:39:44 GMT -5
Nuriko sighed, standing up and walking outside. She stood in front of placid, staring at him coldly. Then she slapped him across the face, hard enough to almost knock him on the ground.
"You really don't get it. Yes. You have a black soul. So do I. It's not what your soul looks like that counts, it's what you do with it. What you did in the past? It no longer means anything. It doesn't matter anymore!!!" her voice was raising as she said it. "And you think nothing 'amazing' will ever happen to your soul? What does that mean for her?" she pointed toward the room where Mihari was sitting watching over the children. "That woman has been there for you since you turned up here. She has risked her life, multiple times, because she loves you. If you don't think the ability to be loved by someone isn't amazing, you need to sort out your priorities." she sighed, turning away, looking out into the snow. She shook her head. "I'm sorry... I may have been a bit harsh. But..." she inhaled slowly, "Punishing yourself for what you did thousands of years ago will get you nowhere. All you can do is work to make this world safe for her and your children. You have a woman who loves you enough to risk her own life to make sure you are safe. That should mean something." She continued looking out into the snow before stepping out into the snow a few feet. She fought the urge to cry, and just watched the snow fall around her.
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Post by Maladra Head of Security on Oct 13, 2012 13:00:36 GMT -5
Placid rubbed his face and sighed with a warm calm face. "You misunderstood what I said I think..." he said, sighing but still having a warm look on his face. "I meant it as means that I have learned to deal with the problem... Even though there is evil inside I can always know that I have minor control over it." He walked to Nuriko and nodded, "Though you are right about those who care about me..." he looked into the white speckled sky and took a deep breath. "This place... It makes me sick you know?" he said stepping outside the border of the home.
Tori smiled and walked back inside. Hana was with Belmonte again, as usual. They both continued to play until Hana saw Tori. She wanted him to pick her up, as he did Belmonte smiled. "I am glad you came to my aid Liwa... I appreciate it..." he said closing his eyes. "I owe you more than I can give..."
As he said it he became dizzy. "Ugh, please, excuse me..." he said dashing outside the border and vomiting. "This body is small... How drab." he said wiping away the gross left-overs. Placid was next to him as he said it, making him speak. "That body is weak... The bad part is... You will not grow like a normal human. The body is damaged and on top of that highly unused. So... You won't look 17 or 18 until around the time my children hit 16 or 17..." he said looking him in the eye and smiling.
"Oh the humanity..."
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Post by Nuriko, Lillith, Adrianne on Oct 13, 2012 13:21:18 GMT -5
Nuriko was startled when Rei walked out of the house, grabbing his sisters hand and walking outside the house. She was startled. She looked at him as they stopped in front of Placid and Belmonte. "Are you sure?" she asked him, and he nodded, looking sad and ashamed. She nodded and looked at the two.
"Not many people ever question why my brother spends long periods of time outside the house. He can't take it either...." she sighed, thinking back. "Placid may know, but you don't. Rei is only my adopted brother. A couple thousand years after my exile, I was wandering around, I heard rumors of a city where anyone who came within a hundred yards of it would just drop dead. Their life force completely sucked out. I went to go check it out. I found him. He looked the same way he does now. But he had this power to completely drain the soul of anything living that came within a certain radius of him." she looked at him for a second. "I took him in. I helped him control it. To this day, we don't know what he is or how he got that way. But after consuming hundreds of souls, and being sane enough to understand he was killing them, he never got over it. He can only stay in my house for about a day without getting sick. He is also over 3000 years old and has never aged."
She smiled sadly, glancing back at her house for a small second. "Sometimes I wonder why the house has no effect on me. I thought it was because I was the one who put the wards up in the first place. And sometimes I think that i've done enough good in this world that the house accepts me as I am, not as I was. But i'll never know." she laughed, but it was a sad laugh.
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Post by Maladra Head of Security on Oct 13, 2012 14:00:56 GMT -5
'Madness, madness madness! It all adds up to insanity doesn't it? Placiiiiiid...'
Placid sighed looking at the house, "Even though it makes me sick, I can't help but feel comforted under its roof." He said calmly, Belmonte agreed and looked a Rei. "You and I share the same age it seems..." He said messing with the snow beneath his feet. It was a cold winter this year, snow and mostly ice came so far.
"This time of the year is my favorite..." Belmonte said looking into the sky. "So peaceful..." Placid nodded in agreement. He walked inside and sat next to Mihari, inside his head, a discussion with Nocturne drew him closer to the peak of insanity. He felt mad inside, crazy, a point that not even Mihari could clense the Insanity. Nocturne kept tearing at his mind piece by piece. Making sure Placid knew pain everytime he made a thought.
Tori sat with Hana and Mio and she had an odd facination with Tori's eyes. "She keeps gazing into them Tori. Its kinda adorable." Mio said watching her, "I wonder what she sees..." Hana and Tori locked eye and both sets of eyes began to glow their own colors. Mio watched as the light faded until Hana then fell asleep and Tori blinked before yawning himself.
As the rest of them made their small talk, Kibiko stood in the back Courtyard, a bit upset at the current arrangment. "I don't think I am mad... Maybe I am just confused... I don't even know the difference anymore. Since Shun left I don't know anything like I used to..." She sighed and sat on the nearby fountain and felt a gust of wind blow past, it was as cold as an old widows heart during war. Kibiko gained a chill and went inside, keeping herself warm was an easy task for her natural figure. Often deemed 'sexy' by most boys, or, those she didn't care for.
"I only want one guy..."
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