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Post by Kairi Valor on Jan 24, 2010 15:24:59 GMT -5
A feeling of unbridled, child like joy made Kairi giggle and jump to her feet. In under seconds, as she'd done in the gardens, she was running around, almost like a chicken with it's head cut off.
Her Brother's hat stayed, surprisingly, atop her head. She was giggling happily, occasionally throwing out her arms and prancing instead of running.
Sometimes, she would stop and twirl. Other times, she would hold her arms out and stare at the stars.
Kairi was really happy. For whatever reason, and she was merrily showing it. In a way she was glad there were no people. She wouldn't do this otherwise......Well, maybe she would. And not once, through all of this, did she notice that not once, she never fell.
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Post by Terumi, Jubei on Jan 24, 2010 15:31:36 GMT -5
He smiled, and was about to tell her to be careful, however, surprisingly, she didn't fall once. He just watched in amazement at his little sister's inner child, laughing quietly. It made him happy that she could feel such joy, despite the war they were in. His wish had been that someone would win this war, so that his little sister, himself, and Caitlyn could all be happy and not have to worry about other clans and wars and territories. Just once, he'd like to let all the worry go away, like his little sister seemed to be doing now. [/blockquote]
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Post by Kairi Valor on Jan 24, 2010 16:01:14 GMT -5
Giggling happily, she rushed back over to him, and with a strength she didn't know she possessed, pulled him to his feet. She ran, dragging him with her, and giggling again.
She jumped back and forth and and then bounced on her feet, turning to him and leaning up, according to their height difference, and ruffling his hair. "If your happy and you know it." She grinned, and clapped her hands once. "Clap your hands."
Laughing, she held his hand again, and carried him along, dancing and singing, laughing and jumping about.
She eventually stopped, and turned to him again, smiling softly. "Be happy, Brother. Things will work out. Promise. I don't know if I can do anything. No, wait, I know I probably can't! But I'll try."
Taking off his hat, she placed it back on his head, and led him to a crumbling edge of the Soccer field. Large, overly fed weeds obscured the fallen rubble of one part of the wall.
But Kairi simply moved the weeds aside, pulling her Brother with her, and ducking to crawl beneath some crumbled rocks, held up by each other, having not hit the ground yet.
All the time, she stayed silent, pulling her Brother along. The crevice sloped downwards, and required good maneuvering to be able not to slip and fall. It was dark, but manageable, and definitely worth it when Kairi straightened and pulled her Brother up along beside her.
She smiled at him, and gestured to a very small, very rounded opening, hidden beneath the bleachers of the Soccer field.
Clean, green grass grew from the ground, and there, coming out of a small hole in the earthen wall was spring water. Clean, pure spring water that trickled from the wall into a grove dug into the Earth, that led the water to a pond in the center of the opened room.
Other tunnels, just as dark, were dug into the walls, and lead to who knew where. It wasn't too big, or magnificent or anything, but it was still very beautiful.
She looked around, and then giggled. "I found this place by accident. It was a year ago, and I had wanted to find a good place to read. I went over to this wall, and when I tried to lean against the wall, I fell backwards, and I saw the crawlspace."
She brought him over to the small pond and showed him the pure water. "Well, I was curious, so I decided to explore, but the tunnel was too dark. I was planning on going back, but I tripped, and fell. I landed down here."
Smiling, she looked up at him. "So, whatcha think?"
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Post by Terumi, Jubei on Jan 24, 2010 18:51:44 GMT -5
He wondered where she was taking him this entire time, and grew more and more amazed with each new discovery. "This is amazing." He chuckled. It reminded him of the secret place he had found in the Deepsea Tides, except that was more of a cave, and this was more of a...tunnel. He just laughed and hugged his sister tight, holding her close. "This is great, sis. I'm glad you have somewhere to yourself." He just laughed and continued gazing around, astonished at the amazing discovery. [/blockquote]
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Post by Kairi Valor on Jan 24, 2010 18:59:01 GMT -5
She grinned, but mumbled under her breath, loud enough for him to hear, "It wasn't so fun falling down here to find it."
She placed her hands on her hips proudly, and nodded, proud of her discovery. She turned to him, her head cocked to the side. "I plan to make this my hideout. And the rest of these tunnels.....Well, I'll have to find out where they go."
She rubbed the back of her head nervously. "I didn't check them out yet. But, well, your welcome anytime of course."
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Post by Terumi, Jubei on Jan 24, 2010 19:01:07 GMT -5
He just laughed, poking her nose. "A secret hide-out, hm? Well, I guess you are kind of a super-hero. The Clumsy Crusader." He just laughed and jumped out of arm's reach in case she decided to wail on him and looked around at the tunnels. "It fits as a secret hideout though...I'll definitely show you mine next time we go to the beach, okay sis? I have one too." He laughed and continued looking into the dark tunnels. It would be hard to see during the day, but now it was night, it was almost impossible. [/blockquote]
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Post by Kairi Valor on Jan 24, 2010 19:11:06 GMT -5
And wail she did. She stomped her foot in mock anger, pointing a finger at him. "I-I-I......" She paused, and then laughed. "Your absolutely right."
She watched him check the tunnels, and then perked up when she heard that he had his own hideout. "Really? I can't wait to see it! I...." She blushed. "You will take me, right?"
She sat on the ground, staring at her reflection in the sparkly water. She giggled, before deciding to make some silly faces at the water, while her Nii-sama continued to explore her hideout.
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Post by Terumi, Jubei on Jan 24, 2010 19:51:13 GMT -5
He grinned and strutted back into the room, laughing. "I've decided. Tomorrow, bring your swimsuit, but wear normal clothes. You, me and Cait are all going to go out to dinner, and then I'll take you both to my secret hide-out. She's already been there, but you haven't yet." He grinned and sat next to her. "Sound good?" [/blockquote]
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Post by Kairi Valor on Jan 24, 2010 20:00:39 GMT -5
Kairi laughed and then nodded. "Mmhmm. I do love the sea! The water is so pretty! And I get meet Caitlyn, and see your hideout. Tomorrow is going to be perfect."
She grinned very much like a cat, and hugged him tightly, before dancing away, and mumbling to herself about getting her favorite bathing suit out of her closet, and other inaudible things.
She paced, eager and happy, barely remembering that she was clumsy, and stumbling about. But she hardly noticed, until she fell right onto her butt.
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Post by Terumi, Jubei on Jan 24, 2010 21:50:30 GMT -5
Jubei once again his his smirk behind his hand, just watching his cute little sister. Yes, tomorrow would be very good indeed. He blinked, then laughed quietly, looking up at her. "Where do you want to eat tomorrow, sis? I'll leave the decision up to you. And I'm buying, before you get any smart ideas." He grinned. He would leave the decision up to her for now. [/blockquote]
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Post by Kairi Valor on Jan 24, 2010 21:58:06 GMT -5
For a moment, she looked at him like a deer caught in headlights, before she broke out into a grin. "The Allure seems too.......Crowdy?" She giggled. "I don't think that's a word."
She looked up in thought. "I've never been to Freed's, but I don't want to put Caitlyn in our territory like that, so I guess we can eat at the Wok. I like the Wok. The atmosphere is nice."
Nodding to herself, she stood up, dusting off her skirt. "Does that sound okay, Nii-sama? The Wok is also the less expensive, so you won't to pay that much."
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Post by Terumi, Jubei on Jan 24, 2010 22:22:04 GMT -5
He just laughed at her suggestions, grinning. "Nii-sama knows the chef at the Wok, so they won't have to pay anything at all. Good choice, onee-chan." He gathered her in his arms and hugged her, then blinked outside. "Well, now that we have that decided, I should go tell Caitlyn the plans somehow before it gets too late, okay?" He smiled at her and kissed her nose, winking. "Be good and get home safe." [/blockquote]
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Post by Kairi Valor on Jan 24, 2010 23:00:51 GMT -5
Kairi squealed at the sudden hug, but giggled. "Thank you. I actually thought on it too."
She wiggled her nose at him, after he'd kissed it, before ruffling his hair, then placing the hat she had on her head back on his own. "You be safe too. No need to worry bout me. No one seems to want to harm me yet."
She waved, winked, and then took off into a tunnel. She'd probably be lost for a while, but at least it would pass the time until tomorrow. After all, it was just one of those nights where Kairi couldn't sleep. Be safe Nii-sama.
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