spilling blood in the night

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Keana couldn't help but smile. She had made the little dear so happy. That made her happy to see the little one prance around. She looked back at Kael smiling. It was bitter sweet at that moment, Isi is always in pain it really hurt Bikena. She was so sad for her, but she tried to put it in the back of her head.

Walking over to the mirror, Keana started to pose as she did. "Your welcome, my princess." She said tenderly. For Keana it would be fun to play dress up with this babe as much as she wanted to play with her. It was like the childhood she never had.

Bikeana went off looking for something else. When she finally found it, she had a devious smirk on her face. She would wait for Kael to find a gown first before she presented it. She moved closer to Kael and looked into the rack of clothes.
(ickie sorry for the shortness.)

[Amaryllis]

"Ah, here we go," Kael announced finally, extracting himself from the many folds of fabric with a shiny sliver cape in his teeth. "Perfect for a princess." Walking over to Isi, he put it around her shoulders and let her fasten it with her teeth. The shimmering folds fell around her paws and she smiled a winning smile, even if her teeth were tinged an odd color from constantly coughing and hacking.

Kael glanced over at Keana and grinned as well, showing his nicely-groomed white teeth. It was nice for Isi to have someone of her own gender that would properly let her indulge in girly things like she always wanted to. Sibine, Bindi, and certainly Ava were not the most active, playful types, and Kael, despite all that he was, was not femenine enough to wear little tiaras and twirl about.

(( XD We don't have much to talk about.... *cough* ))

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Bikeana smiled at the little pup happiness. "You really do look like royalty!" she laughed and took Isi's paw and twirled her around. She went back to her animal form and sat on her hunches. She looked over her furred shoulder over to Kael. "Isi, uncle Keal and I have to talk. Go look for some more princess neccessities hun, ok?" she smiled.

When Isi left she faced Kael. "I don't know how to say this, so I will just tell you flat out." she siad and took a breathe biting her lip. "I want to live hear with you, and your friends. If that is ok with everyone. I enjoy all of you and would love to spend a eternity waking up and seeing someone say good morning to me instead of silence." she panted awhile to regain her thoughts and let Kael think before beginning. "Please, I don't want to whither in dust and have no one to say good bye. Just shadows." she whispered and almost knelt to him.

[Amaryllis]

(( XD YAYAYAYAY ))

Isi spun happily, ignoring the ache and twinge in her left hind leg when she did so, and landed lightly on all four paws. At this next announcement, Isi giggled impishly, and nodded. "Okaaaay, you and uncle Kael can talk," she said, her voice full of teasing and playful wickedness. She limped over to a small wooden door and nudged it open with her muzzle, slipping through the crack and dissapearing into yet another room full of spare props and other various objects of interest.

Kael blinked a bit. Talk? he thought frantically. But ... why? He could, of course, think of several reasons, each one more unnerving than the next. Perhaps she wanted to take Isi back with her for company! No, that's stupid, he thought, chastising himself. Of course, that would be better than, for example, requesting that she take Poppy with her, though Kael couldn't see what a strange little Murdon heart that was somehow still beating would mean to anyone other than him.

Of course, there were the reasons that could be expected of the gender with which he was dealing. The sleep deprivation might factor into some insane request, like, for example, babies. Sure, Isi was one thing, but Kael had quite a lot of trouble imagining himself with, of all things, babies! And that would involve all sorts of commitments, which might not have been so bad had he not tried that whole thing before. It never, absolutely never worked out to his benefit.

Then, of course, came the actual question. It pained Kael immensely to see the desperation in Keana's face - he could understand some of that emotion. The Murder in him was ... well, screaming bloody murder, bringing up countless memories of how females had used his sympathy or his caring. Despite that, he was beginning to find that a part of him that had lain dormant for so many years, a part that had gotten him into more disheartening situations than he could count, was awakening at the sight of the beautiful lady before him, telling him in softer tones that he ought to give her a chance - after all, she had been nothing but kind to him! Her pleading was certainly heart-felt, this part of Kael insisted. Who cared about the others in his past, that was the past! He was wiser now!

Besides, Kael thought, doing his best to quiet the Murderer in his soul, it's not as if living with us means that she's looking to live with me. She got along quite well with Bindikaei, so it could just be that she likes all of us. Realizing that he was taking rather along time to answer, Kael shook his head and smiled at Keana. "Of course, I cannot speak for everyone," he began, "but I, for one, would absolutely love to have another sane one around, sometimes." Winking to show that he was at least partially kidding, Kael snatched yet another hat off the shelves - an odd little jester's cap - and placed it on Keana's head as a way of sealing the deal, so to speak.

Oh, bloody hell, he'd done it again.

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(I know. :3 ~blinks~)

Keana smiled at the gracefulness of the babe. "Perfect!" she said softly and watched her limp off.

Then she looked back at Kael. oh no did I do it again? she frantically thought knowing she nerved him. This might break there friendship also, she considered. Oh she thought she did another no, no! She got up and looked Kael in the eye more stronger now. One part of her wanted to look back ready for a 'no'. But Kael seemed nice enough, and she was sure the outhers wouldn't mind! Espically little Isi.

Oh the wait was painful. Keana kept biting down on her lip, she could've sworn there was blood dripping from her chin! Her tial flicked nervously. She wondered what he was thinking. Right now she wanted to collasp on her soft but broken bed. I will have to be calm and strong. she thought to herself.

"Really lets go see what the outhers think!" she cried adjusting her new hat and winking back and Kael. "Thank you so far." she said and started looking for the exit. She would've kissed on the cheek if it wasn't for the past.

[Amaryllis]

Kael could have sighed with relief. There had been tangible tension while he was sorting things out, but it appeared that that was mostly gone. The one thing that he really didn't want was any sort of emotional breakdown from anybody, and he was rather pleased with himself for sorting things out and making sure that everyone was happy for the moment.

Suddenly, a little red shot flew from the prop room, apparently carrying a little child's toy and wearing a beaded necklace. "Miss Keana is coming to stay with us?" Isi asked of Kael in utter delight, her eyes wide, her hind paw daintily lifted and oozing slightly from its sudden frenzied use. "Really?" She turned to Keana, seeking affirmation.

"Yes, it looks like she is, Kael said, though he was looking at Keana when he answered and not Isi. He was forced to glance down in worry at the little one, however, when he suddenly found her attatched to his leg, squealing in delight.

"Thank you, uncle Kael!" Isi cried, before detatching herself and limping swiftly over to the blood female. She was still wearing her tiara, though it was a bit lopsided from dashing about. "Let's go tell everybody!" she declared, before glancing up at the trapdoor that lead into the room.

"Okay, come here, little Isi," Kael said, crouching down and letting the babe climb onto his back, just alongside Poppy. Being the skinny, sickly thing Isi was, she could manage this easily. That being settled, Kael looked over his shoulder. "Hold on," he said with a toothy smile, before thrusting himself up through the trapdoor and lancing with a minimal amount of grace on the stage, his hat still somewhat in place.

Allowing Isi to climb off, he paced over to the trapdoor, glancing into the room again. "Need a hand?" he asked teasingly, before stepping back to give Keana plenty of room. Of course, there were other exits, but this one was, without a doubt, the most fun.

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(Aw you make Isi so cute!)

Keana, was also happy the horrible tention was over. She couldn't have beared if it went on any longer. Oh she could feel herself shaking. She shifted, again into her anthro form. She did it because she was feeling nervous. She shifted her weight to one leg and layed back on a costume rack looking down. She moved her snow-white hand around her stomache. She had butterflies in her stomach.(and apparently so does ST.)

At the red flash Bikeana went out of her daze. She nodded softley over to the little babe and relaxed her shoulders and let the custome rack support it.

Keana nodded again to Kael. She bent down to Isi and said softly, "yes, looks like we can play again." she said pulling up the beaded necklace softly to admire it. She adjusted Isi's tiara before saying "Ok, lets go tell them." she nodded.

Keana couldn't help but smile and rest her chin on her hand that was making a V up to her head. Kael would've made a great father, just seeing him and Isi together was very pleasing.

Before climing up, Keana looked over to see Isi and Kael was out of the way. "I beleive I can make it, if I don't tell Isi I give her my cape." she siad remembering it was on her. She elegantlyslipped it of and put it back. Then she shifted in her animal form and stepped back. With a few strides, and a lung she was looking Kael in the eye. "Who should we tell first?"

[Amaryllis]

(( n_n Yes, I must admit that I'm putting off growing her. She's such a sweet little baby. <3
Kael: *panickingatthethoughtofreproduction* ))

Kael watched, somewhat impressed, as Keana made the leap with ease. "Anyone you want," he replied, nodding out at the vast theatre. "They all should be around still - who was your favorite?"

The black male was finally letting it sink in that Keana was coming to live with him. He hadn't really thought about it before, but now that he was thinking about it, he realized how much fun it would be. Keana was obviously wonderful with little ones, so she and Isi would have a wonderful time, and ... well, he got the feeling that Keana understood the workings of his strange little mind a bit better than Sibine or Bindi. It was nice to think that he would have someone that he could talk to properly, without having to defend his pride or explain whenever he used sarcasm.

Isi perched at Kael's feet, wiggling about happily and batting at the beads of her oversized necklace with a paw. The sheer excitement of the morning was substantially dulling the overwhelming pain she felt on a daily basis. Miss Keana was so very nice and fun, much more fun than grumpy uncle Kael. Isi couldn't wait to play dress-up more - it was almost like having a friend her age, for once. Almost.

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(Yeah I don't think it would be the same. She so child-like and cuuuute. ask Mem to not grow her!~eyes wander~ ~pets fainting Kael~)

Keana was very good at leaps, she took long strides when hunting and was used to a long stretch, and using her powerful black legs. "I don't care. Whoever is the closest here! I can't wait to tell them." she grinned to him. It was true, she felt like a little kid on a chrismas morning, she couldn't wait.(doesn't ST use that line alot. XD)

Keana stopped at his questions and paused. "Well, I'd have to say..... you! silly!" she giggled. "But, Isi is my favorite play mate." She siad and nuzzled to little babe at Kael's feet. She, also felt it would be great to be living here. She would had all she would need here. Well, she had all she needed at her outher theatre but company. She had been deprived of it for who knows how long.

With a pause Bikeana continued. "I have an idea!" She announced looking at both of them. She paused again for suspence. "Kael and I will go hunting, we will bring something back and make the announcement. How does that sound?" She grinned. "Besides, I want to see how the big hunter does." she winked.

[Amaryllis]

"Oh, of course," Kael smiled, getting back into form again. "How could you like anyone more than a Murder that carries around a beating heart? Silly question." Really, Kael was quite happy to hear Keana say that; he also knew perfectly well why he was so happy, but he wasn't going to admit that to the bitter part of himself just yet.

At this next proposition, Kael grinned again. It was actually quite a good idea - not only would it give him time alone with Keana once more, but it would certainly prove her worth to the other residents of the theatre. Though he had seen what an excellent huntress Bikeana was, Sibine and Bindikaei had not. Kael didn't think that they were the type to shun another Euclides, but it was best to be sure that Keana would be welcome.

Of course, he didn't say this. "Oh, you'll be impressed," is what he said, followed by a nod and smile. "Shall we? I'm never too sleepy for a hunt."

"Good luck, Miss Keana! Good luck, uncle Kael!" Isi warbled as Kael made his way across the stage [Bindi was nowhere to be seen] and toward the doors to the outside of the theatre.

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(can I bring in one of my new trade euclides to spice it up when they are hunting?)

"Ah, I find it hard to resist the heat." she laughed and trotted a few strids before him. She looked back at him playfully grinning.

The reason Bikeana wanted to make the announcement was to be a formal type of thing. Like when you talk at dinner time, that is what she hoped for. She also thought it would be more accepting when they are all happy and filled. And to let Kael take all the glory for the kill.

"Perfect! We shall." She smiled puffing her chest out. She bent down and kissed Isi on the head lightly. "I will be back soon." she trotted up to Kael and gave him a satisfied and playful smile once again. "common lets go hunt!" hunting was one of Bikeana's favorite pass times. She loved the exercise, thrill, and the relaxation afterwards.
(sorry, its short. But if I have two characters I could write a lot more. ~hint, hint, wink, wink~)

[Amaryllis]

(( =O That'd be schweet! *excited now* XD And sorry it took me so long to reply, a lot of ... interesting things going on right now. ; ))

"Okay, Miss Keana!" Isi warbled, before turning and limping away, probably in search of Sibine or Bindikaei. It was going to be all she could do to keep this exciting news to herself! Of course, she was going to let the grown-ups tell, but it made her feel important, being in on such a special secret.

Meanwhile, Kael lead his new roommate out the doors, closing them with a push of his back paw once she was outside. He gazed up and down the street, making sure that there were no humans about to bother the dynamic duo, and, when he was sure the roads were clear, he turned to Keana and grinned. "Where are we off to?" he asked of her. "Wherever you want to go, it's fine with me." Anyway, he thought, it might be nice to try somewhere new. The old alleyways and borderline forests could get boring, after all.

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"I'm sure you can keep such a big secret by yourself. I trust you." she said and lightly kissed Isi on the head. She then flicked her tial, and trotted past Kael. Before she passed him, Keana gave him a playful wink.

Pale orbs searched the area. With a playful grin, her muscles tensed. "Come follow me if you can!" she flicked her tial right in Kael's face and darted towards a nearby allyway. For Keana, the allyways were like the highway to..... well somewhere random! Her long stride and powerful long legs pushed her farthur into the shadows. The large paws danced around the messy trash and outher unpleasent objects in there.

"Ah, young love." came a sudden vioce that stopped the Blood right in her tracks. "But, what is love, without lust?" came the velvatey vioce again. Keana, whose eye's were searching everwhere without a tilt of head. And back hair, that was bristling defensively.
"Who is there?" she growled.
"Nobody, you don't know."
"What? Kael!" she cried wanting his support near her.

belloobaskennels.com/euclides10.htm

Finally what seemed like another shadow stepped into the sun reveling a milky blue drapped in darker blue coat. The euclides shifted into her humanoid form and gave Bikeana a innocent but fake look by butting her index finger on her lips and giving a pouty look. "I'm surprised, you don't know me?" she flicked her golden with thick brown streaks hair and let her soft, lamb like body to twirl.

"-name-!" Keana gasped and shifted towards Kael as if to say help me. She wanted him to hold her but she knew that could never happen.
(eh, ST forgot her name and she is using different computer and can't see her own website. O.o thats baaaad. So, can you give me her name from her page?)

[Amaryllis]

(( Siailabi. ^^ Or Aila, if you will. =O She's a beauty, by the way! *melt* ))

Kael chased after Keana, laughing and batting after her tail with a paw as he stumbled along on three legs, probably looking like a bit of a fool. As before, however, he didn't mind, much. Giving up on catching her tail, Kael put his energy into thundering after her - his legs were slightly shorter, so it took a bit of work, but he managed it all right. He was soon exhilirated with the thrill of simply running -

It was only when Keana came skidding to a stop that Kael realized something was wrong. Becoming tense and alert in a matter of seconds, Kael looked around, his white eyes wide and fearful. Perhaps he might not have been so worried had the voice not been talking about something he was trying to keep inside himself for the moment. Also, the voice sounded distinctly female. All he was thinking about was how desperately he wished that this wasn't a blast from his past...

Kael let out a small sigh of relief when the stunning lady stepped out - he'd never seen her before in his life. He quickly realized that this was a silly thing to be relieved about; how was he to know that she wasn't dangerous, even deadly? She certainly seemed sweet and innocent, but ... well, then, so did Ava and Sibine, and that was all an act.

"Excuse me," Kael said, quietly stepping up to stand beside Keana. She was obviously frightened of this female - who knew why, seeing as she was of lower rank. It would be best to assert himself, he decided, and ensure that she did not think she could boss the two of them around. "Did no one teach you manners? You would do well to control yourself, Siailabi." Kael supposed that it helped his image to have Poppy nestled on his back, especially since this lady had just seen him bounding about like a hysterical pup. He showed his teeth, just a bit, for emphasis.

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(Yes, I remember now. Usually I know all my LC's names by heart but she's new so I have to get use to it. -shrugs-)

"Can't catch me!" giggled Keana as Kael tried to tag her tial. She made it curl closer to her body to shorted it teasingly. For her too, it felt good to run. And she was more surprise at how she handeled playing. But, she was always more relax arount Kael.

Bikeana slided back to Kael's side having her head near the ground growling with her blood tinged teeth. Aila, on the outher hand was grinning in a manner that she was happy of how irritated she'd made Keana. Her eye's shifted towards Kael as she finally noticed him after getting aquanted with Keana. With another flick of her sparkling hair, the tall, skinny, pale figure moved closer.

At Keal's words made Aila's red lips grow in amusment. "Oh, tsk tsk, thats not like you to hide behind your lover." she wiggled her finger. "Now, who are you hansome?" she stood akimbo.(hips shifted weight to one end, and hand on hips. Elbow pointing outward. Yes, ST learned a word.)

At this, Keana puffed herself up obviously angre. "He isn't your play thing and never will be!" she roared stepping closer to the euclides. Aila smirked. "Why won't you introduce me?" With a sigh, Bikeana looked back towards Kael. "This is Siailabi. She is a Temptation and is driven by lust you see, she uses men for play things and to get what she wants. She is a cheating, liar, and my antagonist." she glared back to the 'lovely' figure before them.

With that, the Temptation shifted into her animal form. She moved forward them. Each step carefully placed in a rthymatic way. "Don't be so harsh dear." she said, her femanim vioce slipping from a soft tongue.

(Yes, I had to bring in a Temptation. Its not like I hate you, Kael.-snickers at frozen kitty-)