Scar Issues.

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The gentle doze cast upon him seemed only that of a guise. Holding onto Trader with an unnaturally tight grasp for a sleeping child, Kyle moved with Traders shifting, resting his head over her shoulder, but as they would exit the office, one eye would peek open to gaze at the mand Elrith. Dissappering from his view with a turn of motion from Trader, Kyle would now look back at a hall way, his lids falling half way shut as real sleep attempted to ensnair him once again. By the time they had entered into that of the library, sleep would have fallen on him for, hopefully, the last time that day. Such long hours he had spent, first being that morning in a cell made of iron and rock, now to be taken to a place of warmth and comfort. Perhaps living here will be a healthy change. Perhaps not......

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Flipping back the covers of her bed with a foot, Trader would gently lay Kyle down, half choking herself as she caught his rolling head with her elbow.

Straightening up, she gazed at Kyle a moment, peace stealing over his childish features. Walking over to her dresser, by now covered in stickers of different bands and bits of wit, she took a pen and engraved into the wood in black one of her favorite Green Day lyrics:

Life's a bitch.
And so am I. The world owes me, so f-

Some one knocked. Out of habit, Trader tapped the same rhythm, lyric forgotten. Her own way of saying 'come in', without having to speak.

Grief tore through her gut, a sob gurggling from her mouth. Bowing her head, she let herself cry for a moment, before biting her lip and coming back together. Taking deep shuddering breaths, she turned around to face her room, leaning against her dresser. Rubbing her eyes to dry them up some, she replayed the knock through her head.

Elrith.... Letting her chin fall to her chest, Trader wondered if she was really ready to be responsible for a kid. Could she be that patient? Would she be that patient? What about food? Would they share a bed? What about clothes? He couldn't wear her sweatshirt forever. How big would he get? Would his years be the same as a human's?

How the hell do people do this?
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*he heard the return knock. knowing her the way he did he knew that was his cue to enter. he twisted the nob and entered slowly. Closing the door softly behind him. He noticed the small child asleep, smiling up at her he glanced back into her eyes. However one did not need magical eyes to read this libaryian like an open book. Her emotions were clear to him.*

"Well... must have been an exciting time off for you i suppose eh? I assume you will be requirering a larger dorm as well?"

*His words were forced, his mind straying. He thought of her time ahead. He had been married many times throughout his life, a life now long beyond compare save by his brother Omaga. No others of this plain had lived so long. He had in his time been a husband, a father, a brother, and more then anything else... though he hated it... a soldier. His 25 sons and 14 daughters. now only 1 son and 3 daughters. thye others dead from age. His immortality was not hereditary. His son would be in battle now, 25 years old and a sword in his hand since age 5. He would most likely be the victor. His daughters were closer. one even at the university, secretly. they were 17, 19, and 30. He was snapped back to real time and to the current events.*

"Trader... I am sorry... you must be terrified of the future... but you dont have to be."

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Curled up in the fetal possition, Kyle put his head near his knees, his arms wrapping around his legs compleatly, allowing him to fall into a heavy sleep that would put him out for several hours.

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Trader barely registered Elrith was talking.

... Need a bigger dorm...

"Naw. This one is fine." It was big enough. For her and a kid, as long as it was just them, her and Kyle should be fine. A small shudder crept up her spine, goosebumps rising along her arms.

"I'm not scared." She whispered, eyes going blank as she gazed at her floor. "I just don't know what to do, how to... To do anything." Trader let her breathing slow, twirling the pen through her fingers and back again. She worked her gum at the back of her mouth, cheek muscles flexing.

I just don't know what to do..... I just don't know. What to do. What to do. What to do. I just don't know.
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Dying Is The Day Worth Living For.

I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut. My weakness is that I care too much.
Knowledge. Is. Power.

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*He walked over scilently and place a calming hand on her shoulder. Turely, hwe was also transfering some magic into her, forcing her brain to calm a bit by realese of hormones, but that was not something anyone but an experienced mage would notice. Then again, one could notice the aura from his hand, one of confidence, and trust.*

"Dont worry about it Trader... you'll find that it is natural to raise a child. i know from experience."

*His mind wondered for a moment back to his families faces. and he couldnt suppress a smile of a different kind.*

'If you dwell to much... you may loose the present, dont worry and dont wonder. just act..."

*With that he walked over and leaned on the wall, looking at her, secertly wiping a forming tear away from the thought of his mostly long past family.*

"However, i would like to know what happened and how this young one came into your care... if you dont mind telling me? If you would rather not discuss it, ill leave you to your thoughts."

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Rolling to one side, Kyles facial expressions would every so often with the changing of dreams, mostly about Trader and the new world he has been put in. Curling back up, his tail would flip up and lightly bounce against his own head, his mouth hanging slightly open as he stretched sideways on the bed.

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"You mean, I am going to raise some seven year old that isn't even human while I know nothing about the species and slash or kids, for that matter, out of instinct."

Trader gazed an intensly flat glare at her floor, tapping the pen against her thigh to a random beat going through her head. Something puzzled her, though.

"Wait.... You were a parent? A father? Are A parent? "

Just act. Ha. I'm no actor. I can't just do something. God, what the hell did I get myself into?

"I went to a black market in town to get my friend Jaimz a book. He gave me a blank check to pay with, 'cause he didn't know how much it would cost, or if it would even be there.

"I took a tumble down some stairs, and wound up in this like, underground jail kinda thing. That's were I found Kyle."

Some times, one can be too nice.

"I just kinda like... I dunno, I just wanted to get him out, ya know? Like, he's a freakin' little kid. A little kid with cat ears and a tail, but still. So I got him, payed for him, we, Kyle and me.... Well...."

She skipped the part about getting chased by the vampire out of the market, tripping, falling, then going a few blocks to her car and driving with one hand and foot.

"Well, we kinda went to McDonalds and got him something to eat after that. He ordered the biggest thing on the menu, and ate it all. It was insane. I mean, I can't even eat all that." She lifted her gaze to Kyle, then found Elrith's face. She tried to look honest, which she was being, but at the same time, she was trying to find answers. Anything to let her know everything would be alright, even though it wasn't currently. Anything to let her know anything.
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Dying Is The Day Worth Living For.

I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut. My weakness is that I care too much.
Knowledge. Is. Power.

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*He nodded as she peiced together what he had said.*

"And yes Ms. Trader, i was and am a parent. total number over the past few centuries has been 39... but your life will be easier trhen mine was. and not cause it is just one kid."

*He let that fact alone and listened as she told her story, but scined she had left something out.*

"Wait. they just let you walk out... even though you werent supposed to be there. the black market normally wuouldnt be so forgiving... did you leave something out?"

*He looked at her and awaited her answer.*

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Tossing from side to side suddenly, Kyle would become very restless, his face contorting with his dream. From one toss to the next, his body suddenly flash paced through the air, landing on Traders shoulder, even as heavy, or light, he would weigh, Trader would feel nothing as Kyle crouched, staring over toward Elrith.

In his intensity, Kyle's eyes would appeared to be wrong, the soft golden eyes now a deep violet with a crossed pupil running horizontally. As well, the mana pressure in the room would increase dramatically, as if someone, or several people, had just stormed the room.

Ready to flash pace again through the air, Kyle would let out a deep growl from the middle of his chest, the vibrations cutting the air, mana release from his body in small pulses as warning to the supposed threat of Elrith.

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Trader stared at Elrith.

"S.... Seriously?" She found it hard to see Elrith bossing little kids around. She found it hard to see him bossng anyone around. She smiled big at his question of her walking out, but didn't answer.

Her smile melted a little. "Like... You like.... Fricken..... How many kids?!" She blinked, about shedding her skin as Kyle jumped on her.

"Kyle...." She warned, unsure of what he was doing. "Chill." She turned her head just as Kyle's eyes changed, and she swallowed hard. She wasn't sure if it was a good thing. For the moment, she was guessing it was bad.

Trader's muscles tightened, prepairing to take that first hit. She hoped, that if something went wrong, she could overpower Kyle. Recalling how he had pushed the vampire down the stairs and ran so fast, her stomach constricted. She made a fist, unrolled it, knuckles popping, then made one again. She continued the motion, watching Kyle ever second.
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Dying Is The Day Worth Living For.

I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut. My weakness is that I care too much.
Knowledge. Is. Power.

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*elrith smiled as he looked from Kyle to Trader.*

"He is a protective one. Im certain you too have made quite a strong bond that i am."

*He raised his hands to show he was not armed (save by his magic.) and had no intention of fighting. He step foward and layed a hand on trader's shoulder.*

"No need to get hastey. after all im sure that you dont want to fight Kyle..."

*Elrith's eyes narrowed as he glanced back at kyle. however the glare on his glasses hid this fact from veiw. Elrith was ready to defend them both should the boy go out of control. He wouldnt hurt the boy... IF he could avoid it.*

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For two grown people, specially someone with prolonged health, the two people before Kyle obviously had no idea that as a child and a neko, some instinctual characteristics would still reside inside of the little neko boy. There words meant nothing, all Kyle could know right now was to protect that which is most precious to him. In most case's its there own life, but Kyle was now thinking that Trader was in some kind of danger, and his animalistic side was all that controlled him. As Elrith's hand landed on Traders other shoulder, Kyle would then move forward, his teeth, grinded down from fangs from the black-market, would simply clamp around Elrith's hand, the pressure not even close to hard enough to hurt, now allowing Kyle to hang from Elrith's arm. After gnawing for a moment, Kyle’s eyes would return to normal, swirling back to there characteristic slits for pupils. Once coherent, Kyle would just fall to the ground, passed out from the excess use of energy.

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Trader reached one arm around Kyle's waste just as he jumped, squeezing him against herself. She bit her lip in thought for a moment, before wrapping one hand around to the shoulder closest to her. Lifting him, she bent down to let his feet rest on the ground.

Sliding her hand down his arm, she held his hand as she stood again, looking at Elrith apologeticly. "I'm sorry. You guys should probably meet on better terms some time."

Getthefuckoutofmyroom.

She nodded to Elrith, a slight bow of her head. Please.
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Dying Is The Day Worth Living For.

I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut. My weakness is that I care too much.
Knowledge. Is. Power.

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*Elrith did not move his hand as it was bitten, knowing that an animal would more then likely release if an attack like that didnty efect the target. He put his hands behind his back like a soldier would and smiled, however his eyes still narrowed as she mentions their meeting again.*

"Perhaps it would be best if we never meet at all... after all i dont want to cause anymore trouble then i already have. Have a goodevening Ms. Trader."

*He did an about face and quitely left the room, using his heel to let the door close softly. he was not angry, however he didnt want to be a bother and he realized that the kid was not happy with his pressence. He decided he would merely give the child a very wide birth, and hopefully they wouldnt have to have another such encounter.*

"Youth... a foolish thing... however it is such a glorious thing as well..."