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Post by Cat on Feb 14, 2005 18:45:57 GMT -5
Julian shrank away from Killer mistrustfully. He reached out behind him and, feeling a bookshelf, pulled himself into a standing position.
"trust me this time, I won't hurt you."
"Trust you!" Julian echoed. "Trust you! You must be mad! I can never forgive you for what you did to Shay. Never! You held a knife to my dæmon's throat!"
Shay padded up behind them on noiseless paws, her eyes dull and trained on the ground, head hanging. Julian glanced at his miserable-looking dæmon and felt a hot surge of hatred towards Killer. "You can't threaten her life like that and just expect us to become best friends. Get out of here! Get out!"
As he shouted these words he was edging away. For a fleeting second he wondered if he'd angered Killer enough to earn Shay another knife to her throat. He moved protectively in front of his dæmon and cast Tobias one last, desperate look.
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Post by Kamy on Feb 15, 2005 13:01:07 GMT -5
"ok, if you can't trust me, I guess I'll have to earn your trust." As he said this, Killer was pulling something out of his pocket.
"so how much will it be, 1000, 2000?" He said as he flipped through a bunch of money.
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Post by Cat on Feb 15, 2005 13:56:38 GMT -5
Julian could only stare incredulously at the pound notes in Killer's hands. Two thousand pounds ... he thought numbly. That was a lot. Probably more than the alethiometer could fetch, even. He stepped forward and his hand moved a little, an impulse to accept the money. Take it, and then flee. His heart raced at the thought. He'd never stolen so much money in his life. Do it, do it! he urged himself mentally.
Next to him, Shay shifted a little, her drawn-out claws making a small scraping sound against the floor. Julian froze. If he grabbed the money, he could be sure that Killer would grab Shay again. Immediately realizing that he swiftly moved away from Killer.
"I don't accept bribes. Don't you get it? I will never trust you. And why do y' want my trust so badly anyway?" he dogged. "My trust surely isn't worth a thousand quid. I think you're a little touched in the head."
With that said, he bent down and let Shay crawl into his lap. Once his arms were around her, he straightened up and repeated himself: "Get out of here."
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Post by Kamy on Feb 15, 2005 14:16:27 GMT -5
"why dont you trust me? Here, take it" Killer laid down the money and stepped away from Julian and Shay "It's now you start believing Im a reasonable person, someone you can trust. I admit I acted rationally before, and for that I am sorry. oh, and don't try just running way after you take the money, I have my ways of getting to you."
With this he backed away and let Julian decide.
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Post by Cat on Feb 15, 2005 14:40:16 GMT -5
Julian looked at the money on the floor and frowned a little, his mind working furiously. One particular thought stood out and he murmured it aloud, "Where'd you get all that money anyway?"
Before Killer could reply, however, Shay gave an unearthly yowl, with all the vehemence of a snarling wolf. She leaped out of Julian's arms, clipping his hand with her claws as she did, and landed crouched on the floor, her tail lashing wildly.
"'Why don't you trust me?'" she echoed Killer in furious tones. "Why don't we trust you! You breached our trust when your dæmon snatched me up and tore me away from Julian! You lost the chance to ever gain our trust when you laid hand on me! You're sick! This is what I think of your foul money --" She swung out a paw and sent the bundle of money flying in Forgotten's direction. Her eyes were gleaming red with the blood that rose behind them, every glittering tooth bared. "Taboo or not, you say one more word, just one, and Julian will show you exactly how it feels to have your dæmon trapped in another's grasp!"
At the sound of his name, Julian straightened up and tried to look as though he could carry out this threat, but in his heart he knew he couldn't bear to. He watched Shay in stricken silence - she was usually the calm, rational one.
"Keep your kind words and your trust and your money!" Shay went on in one fierce breath. "If you ever so much as dare to speak to us, ever again, I'll prove a much stronger adversary - yes, it's alright to think I'm weak when you're stretching our bond, or holding me - but when you play by the rules you'll wish you'd never touched me! Leave this place! I never want to see you again!"
Once her furious tirade was finished up she spun on her heel and bolted further into the bookshop. Julian swallowed, awed by his dæmon, and followed the second he felt her pulling away from him. "Shay!" he called softly, but she was still running, turning sharp corners around shelves and chairs. Julian only knew where to follow her by instinct, and their mental link. Finally, at the very back of the shop, Shay threw herself down behind a chair, tears sliding down her soft cheeks and whiskers in seconds. Julian quietly crouched behind the chair with her, and wordlessly Shay climbed into his lap.
"I hate him," she sobbed through clenched teeth, "I hate him, I just hate him, Julian ..."
"I know," whispered Julian, the only thing he could think of to say. "It's alright, Shay. I don't like 'im either. Hopefully ... hopefully the guy with the fox dæmon will kick him out." He wiped away her tears and added, "I wouldn't've taken his money anyway."
Shay crept inside his jacket, not a word passing between them after that.
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Post by Kamy on Feb 15, 2005 14:51:20 GMT -5
Killer looked in Awe at shay whle she was ranting. After She had left he simple looked at Julian and said "I didn't know that would happen", then Julian ran off, following Shay. Killer left the money on the ground, and went over to a bookshelf. he pulled out a book called Daemon Bonds and began to read. the first scentence he read cleared everything up for him. Never get too far from your daemon, and NEVER let anyone else touch it. "Damn, I wish I read this earlier" said Killer "If only I'd have know that would happen, I am a STUPID IDIOT!" he screamed the last 2 words and they echoed throughout the bookshop. He read on, learning more as he went ahead.
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Post by cock of teh walk on Feb 15, 2005 23:20:02 GMT -5
behemoith wandered through the doors and stomped his feet to get the snow off. ' wheres my morning coffe' he roared.
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Post by Zen on Feb 16, 2005 18:52:21 GMT -5
Senna was about to respond to the boy who approached her when suddenly another boy ran towards the two of them.
"Listen, there's this guy here, and he's crazy, he grabbed my dæmon and honestly I'm a little afraid of him doin' that again, can you - can you kick him out, or something?"
Seralis cried out. 'Grabbed his dæmon - Sen, don't let it happen to us, not again -"
'I won't let it happen.' Senna clung tightly to Seralis and darted behind a bookshelf.
From behind their hiding place, the girl and her companion saw a brief scuffle, then a bribe - then the boy's dæmon, Shay from what she gathered, ran. The boy - Julian - followed.
Senna stealthily slipped from behind the bookshelf and snuck to where Julian was. She knelt and peered behind the chair. He was pressing his dæmon to him, crying.
She reached out and touched Julian's shoulder lightly, like a butterfly landing. 'It's... it's fine,' she whispered. 'I know what it's like. I do.'
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Post by Cat on Feb 16, 2005 19:35:16 GMT -5
Julian cringed away from Senna's touch. Shay ignored her completely, unable to stop her flow of tears.
"How do you know?" Julian demanded. His eyes flickered with sudden anger. "What, some random lunatic has grabbed your dæmon and held a knife to it?"
Shay's body shuddered with sobs. Julian's grip on her fur tightened and he stood up, gesturing vaguely towards Seralis. "What's your story, then?" he asked with a sneer.
The mere fact that this girl was trying to comfort him unnerved Julian. Nice people were often false. Even so, Shay had never fallen apart like this. Maybe, maybe she would find more comfort in a stranger's soft words. Looking doubtful, he took her out from his jacket and set her on the ground, indicating Seralis. 'Talk to her dæmon,' he thought.
'Why?' she asked suspiciously. Her mental-voice was more under control. 'You're the one who doesn't like me talking to strangers.'
'Just do it.'
Still crouched, he brushed away one of his dæmon's tears and stood up to face Senna again. Shay sat down, her whiskers twitching as she observed the girl's dæmon.
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Post by cock of teh walk on Feb 16, 2005 19:48:43 GMT -5
behemouth watched this emotional event curiously. he looked around waiting for Lee to join him through the hole in the wall. They were having lots of fun jumping between worlds. he went up to the two conversing and just sortof stood ther sniffing around, feeling a bit lost with out Lee. Also...no one had brought him his morning coffee. those bastards.
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Post by Kamy on Feb 17, 2005 16:42:57 GMT -5
OOC: first off lee (bunny, whatever you are) youre getting on my nerves and your not funny
Killer Began flipping through the pages of the book faster, taking in every word as he went. Nearby forgotten lay playing with a small rubber ball. Killer jumped up and yelled "A-HA!" Killer had found something interesting. "Lets go find Julian, Iv'e found a way to make things right". at this he turned on his heel, and marched off, but forgotten lay behind.
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Post by Zen on Feb 17, 2005 17:33:39 GMT -5
"How do you know? What, some random lunatic has grabbed your dæmon and held a knife to it?"
'Close enough.' Seralis became an owl and unfurled a wing. Seven white lines ran down from one side to the other.
'From when we were young,' said Senna. 'Our dad... he wouldn't touch my brother's, sister's and my dæmons, but he'd take knives and... well...' - she decided to be matter of fact - 'hold them to their wings. He'd always threaten to cut them off. Seven times, as you can see. We've thought we were going to die now... well, eight times.'
Seralis folded his wings then, and became a wildcat like Shay. He sat down next to her. 'Don't cry. I do know what it's like.'
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Post by Cat on Feb 17, 2005 17:44:54 GMT -5
Julian softened. As least his own father had never sunk that low. "That's horrible. Why'd he do it? Alcoholic, or something?" Alcohol would perhaps have been an excuse; it was the excuse Julian's father always used for his bad-tempered behaviour.
Another thought struck Julian and he added, "Your siblings' dæmons were all birds?" Usually family dæmons varied. In Julian's family there was a red fox, a sand cat, and a snowy owl, and his mother's dæmon had been an ermine.
Shay heaved a sad sigh as she blinked at Seralis. "I feel tainted. Like nothing will ever be the same between Julian and I again."
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Post by Kamy on Feb 17, 2005 18:42:05 GMT -5
Killer began to run in Julian's direction, but as soon as he saw Julian Forgotten darted the other way, the bond between master and friend was being broken. Kille retreated. "Why did you do that?" he asked Forgotten. "I am listening to te stories they are telling eachother about" she replied.
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Post by Zen on Feb 18, 2005 17:42:12 GMT -5
Senna shook her head. 'He wasn't my real father. My father died, and my mother was forced into a marraige for money.'
'And no, my siblings' dæmons weren't settled. They got pinned down in bird forms by his dæmon - a tiger, she was absolutely enormous - and couldn't change, or else they'd be crushed or whatever they were would be cut. Marie's dæmon, Rither, settled as a wolf, and Gabriel's Lukai as a cat. ' She grinned. 'I'm the last, Ser hasn't settled yet.'
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Seralis nuzzled Shay and whispered 'It feels like that, for a while. It heals, though... you know you're not dead, and that they love you as much as before - if not more. I wasn't ever -' here the wildcat stopped and felt a shudder ripple from whiskers to tail - 'touched by anyone else, but.... still.
'How long ago did it happen?'
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