Rill
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Post by Rill on May 19, 2008 7:22:58 GMT -5
Rill, feeling as if something had been lost, decided to get over his fear. He rolled onto his side and put a hand on the arm resting on her belly. "Only if you want to..." He whispered. He looked into her eyes and thought frantically, What now?! What am I supposed to do now?! Okay, think... What would any person who understood women do...? I DONT KNOW!!!!!!! I guess I'll just see what happens...
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Post by Elu || Lorne || Shanta || Liss on May 19, 2008 7:31:53 GMT -5
Elu smiled at the touch of his hand. "You're panicking," she told him. "I see it in your eyes, dear." She wondered if they were out too late, but the thought didn't last long. She was happy to be out in the night with her beautiful eagle. She sat up a bit and let her lips meet his softly. Would the panic in his eyes persist?
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Rill
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Post by Rill on May 19, 2008 7:43:41 GMT -5
Rill's head exploded. The kiss that lasted but a moment seemed to last for days, years, eternities, and by the end of it, the panic that Elu had said she saw was long gone. After an eternity of his head exploding, he went all relaxed, almost to the point of limp, but still able to move. It was as if a veil had been lifted from his eyes, and everything was more beautiful, especially her. The moonlight reflected off her hair seemed to dazzle even the stars shining above. He went back in for one more before he completely lost control. "We do need to get back..." Rill said, regrettingly, "I'm sorry," He said, somewhat to himself. He changed back into a bird and rested on her shoulder, just being there, and he was happy.
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Post by Elu || Lorne || Shanta || Liss on May 19, 2008 7:49:25 GMT -5
She would have flopped happily to the ground had he not leaned against her. When she was sure he would not fall, she shifted also, and lifted her small kestrel form into the night again. you're...amazing, you know? She waiting for him to meet her in the air before heading towards the mansion. The air was cold beneath their wings. She glanced back at the eagle, letting out a kestrel's cry. She was glad they'd gotten a chance to stretch their wings, even if they were obliged to return.
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Rill
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Post by Rill on May 19, 2008 18:29:17 GMT -5
Hardly, Rill replied, spreading out his wings and flying swiftly back to the mansion. He let out an eagle's cry to match the kestrel's.
When they arrived at the mansion, after five minutes of circling, trying to find the right balcony, Rill led Elu inside and closed and locked the door behind them. A pang of pain made him remember his foot, as he walked, now hobbled, to the comfy chair. He sat down and motioned for the kestrel to lie doen on the bed and get some rest, but as he did that there was a knock on the door. Rill glanced hurredly at Elu.
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Post by Elu || Lorne || Shanta || Liss on May 19, 2008 18:45:37 GMT -5
Elu didn't have the chance to even sit down before the door was pushed open. "C-come in?" she called, trying to smooth her windswept hair. She turned to face the door, which open to reveal a somber looking guard. Elu felt something awful in her chest at his expression. "What...what happened?"
Outside the room, the jaguar's body lay sumped against the wall. A deep vertical slash across her neck was the obvious cause of death and her own knife had fallen to the floor beside her, slicked with her own blood. Red covered the floor before her, having gushed violently from the wound. It was impossible not to notice now, but she had been killed, or had killed herself silently. It was only by chance the guard had even seen her.
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Rill
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Post by Rill on May 19, 2008 18:51:47 GMT -5
Rill, hidden in the shadows, watched the scene, ready to spring out if need called.
"I-i don't know! I just was patrolling the area and I found the jaguar, lying there! She is closest to you room, so I was wondering if you could tell me!" The guard came into the room, looking around suspiciouly. He obviously wasnt very good at tracking, or he would have noticed Rill sitting there, still as death itself, not wanting to be seen.
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Post by Elu || Lorne || Shanta || Liss on May 19, 2008 19:29:48 GMT -5
"The what..?" Elu took a peek outside the room, but quickly came back in within the safety of the room. Now that she realized, blood had spattered onto the door as well. Palely, she rolled over onto the bed. "Go away, wouldn't you, sir?" The kestrel wanted to be left alone, but there was the chance that the guard could interpret this as suspicious.
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Rill
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Post by Rill on May 20, 2008 6:34:46 GMT -5
The guard looked suspiciously at the bird. "Why should I leave? You are a prime suspect right now!" He said loudly. "I'm going to go and get some of the other guards, and alert them to whats happened. I'm also going to lock the door, so don't try to escape!" Suspicions plain on his face again. He left and Rill heard a loud click as the door locked.
"What happened, do you think?" Rill asked, concerned.
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Post by Elu || Lorne || Shanta || Liss on May 20, 2008 6:40:21 GMT -5
"The murderer is in the mansion," she sighed. "There's no doubt- unless they got through our door. But...it's highly unlikely. I'm sure she didn't kill herself, either," she said, still curled up on the bed, wings folded weakly against her back. "And he thinks I did it."
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Rill
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Post by Rill on May 20, 2008 15:14:52 GMT -5
Rill moved from his spot on the chair, to the bed next to the small figure, curled on the bed. "We wont let him think that for long, will we?" Rill said, trying to be comforting. He put his arms aroud her, trying to make her feel better.
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Post by Elu || Lorne || Shanta || Liss on May 21, 2008 7:05:26 GMT -5
"I hope not...." she murmured, leaning into his embrace.. "Rill, your foot," she reminded him, hoping he'd take the hint and sit. She exhaled heavily. "You should be glad your didn't see her...it was an awful mess out there..."
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Shou
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Post by Shou on May 21, 2008 16:08:35 GMT -5
Shou's sister appeared in the hall, oddly alone, and quickly noticed Lan Mei standing indecisively in the hall. "What are you doing out in the hall Lan Mei? I hear my brother almost shifted and I find you away from his side? What were you thinking? I thought told you to watch after him." Though she had said no such thing. "I hear there has been another murder. From now on you are not to leave my brother's side. Is that clear?"
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Post by calixthefallen on May 23, 2008 9:07:48 GMT -5
Jack flowed down the hall his eyes a burning blue "yes master I understand", he said deep in his own mind, connected to Mean Bird Guy's. Now for the cigarettes, he pulled the pack inside his own belt and rushed away with the sound of the opening door.
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Rill
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Post by Rill on May 27, 2008 10:37:52 GMT -5
"I know..." Rill said, and sat by Elu, still holding her. They had to get out, somehow... Maybe they should frame someone, to force the guards to let the rest of the prisoners go... Or they could figure out who the murderer was... That would be better, Rill thought.
"You need to sleep, forget about everything else and sleep," Rill said soothingly. He gave her a quick kiss on the forehead and pulled the covers over her. He also pulled the chair into the corner closest to the bed, so he could watch, but be hidden, should the guard come back.
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