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Post by Desdemona on Dec 19, 2005 16:41:28 GMT -5
Every year the Rennelds family, and maybe some of the Maelstroms came down and decorated the stables. They put everything form mistle toe over Othello's and Serenity's stall to making the hay red and green. Jill and Josie had the job of putting tinsel on every door, window, and beam up in the ceiling. Des repainted the signs stating the animals names. Gush, Tiara, and Tiri cleaed the animals. Gush was only doing this for Tiara and Tiri were so small they couldn't reach most of the backs or heads. Every one was participating, using magic to change colors of wood and hay, shining coats and feathers, and just having fun pushing eachother under mistle toe.
Outside, in the cold, moist air, stood Josie. She had become tired of all the noise, and had walked outside in the night air for a breather, closing the barn door behind her. Cole had put a small patch of mistle toe over every door, just for the fun of it, but Josie had been in such deep thought, she didn't realy notice. She wore a light pinkish shirt with the collar around her shoulders, and a pair of jeans. Of course, she wore boots, but that was pretty much it. She put her hands in her pockets, just standing, looking at the sky. Her skin grew goosebumps, and she found herself asking how Fox can stand the cold air up in those high heavens. Shivering a bit, she thought about going back into the warmth, but found that she couldn't be bothered to move, so she stood shivering, staring up at the sky.
Cole was in the loft, and smiled down at his dad's cousin, and lowered a larger clump of mistle to, and hung it ontop of the other one, making it look like one big clump. Then he pulled himself up, and continued working on the wreath in the loft.
Adrian was inside, stroking Serenity's mane, also standing under the evil green leaves but only pretended not to notice, wondering what'd happen. She looked up to Des, who was just comming down a ladder when Gush held a bit of mistle toe over his mother's head and kissed her cheek. Des rolled her eyes, and licked Gush's cheek. Of course, this was all not that serious, just playing around.
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Post by Kale on Dec 19, 2005 18:48:06 GMT -5
Very few of the Maelstrom's were actually in the barn at that time. A good deal of the kids were reluctant to step outside the house, perferring the warmth and not for one second wanting a drop in temperature.
Kale was currenly diggin thru a pile of hay in her wolf form, which was quite a rare event for her. She was currently looking for Fiinder, who was oddly hard to find in the bright green and red hay. At any other time of the year, seeing hay this color would have sent her into traumatic shock, but it was clear the colors meant little to her at this time.
Fiinder, on the other hand, was having a pretty good time outwitting his mother. Being much smaller in size, and able to move quicker, he could move faster thru the hay than she could dig it up. Fiinder poked his head out from beneath a larger pile of hay, glancing across the barn at his mother while snickering.
Char shook her head slightly, glancing at FIinder with her head tipped to one side. It was clear by her looks she was one of Nikx's children, but she held absolutley no resemblance to Kale. Not at all. Her hair was brown, with sandy streaks thru it, and her eyes were a pale blue-gray, with strange light purple flecks that moved and fell like snow. She was dressed rather cutley, the same as most of the really little kids in the house, with a black bow tied near her left ear. She seemed to be very clingying to Fiinder. Everytime he popped out of the hay, she chased after him until he dissapeared again, making for a very cute scene.
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Post by ryu on Dec 19, 2005 18:53:24 GMT -5
Ros dug though the piles of hay in some odd form of a dragon-wolf like thing. He had the furry legs of a wolf, the scaly tale of a dragon, the head of a dragon, the eyes of a wolf, the small hole ears of a dragon, and the body of a dragon. Very odd. He was looking for Fiinder also, helping his mother.
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Post by Desdemona on Dec 19, 2005 18:53:42 GMT -5
Adrian watched, rolling her eyes and sighing but smiling. "Fiinder, leave your poor mother alone," She laughed.
Des looked at Kale, grabbed the mistle toe from Gush, and stuck it in Kale's hair, and backed away. "Mistle toe on Kale!!" Des shouted, laughing.
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Post by Kale on Dec 19, 2005 18:59:02 GMT -5
Kale's tail bristled and her face flushed as she morphed back into her normal form. "No no no no!!!" She shook her head widly, unable to shake it free.
Fiinder laughed, hopping out of the hay and shaking off. "Fine..."
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Post by ryu on Dec 19, 2005 19:00:48 GMT -5
Ros morphed back to normal, walked over to Kale, and took the mistletoe out of her hair, eating it.
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Post by Desdemona on Dec 19, 2005 19:01:37 GMT -5
Just out of fun, Cole appeared by her side, and kissed her cheek and Gush kissed the other.
Des laughed, holdingher stomach, and wiped a tear from her eye. "Priceless!" she said, holding a camera.
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Post by Kale on Dec 19, 2005 19:04:20 GMT -5
Kale's face flushed red as she pushed hte two away from her. "NO no no no no! Don't touch me!!" She brought her hands up to her face, scrubbing at her cheeks. "And, Ros, spit that out!!"
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Post by Desdemona on Dec 19, 2005 19:05:46 GMT -5
Des laughed some more, and calmed down.
Adrian sighed, and turned back to Serenity, who was looking to the barn door. Adrian followed her gaze, and slowly walked towards the door.
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Post by ryu on Dec 19, 2005 19:06:33 GMT -5
Ros spit it out, along with a small amount of lava from his second pair of lungs, which kept all of the lava, but had never been used before. The mistletoe burned the second the two made contact on the floor.
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Post by Kale on Dec 19, 2005 19:10:25 GMT -5
Kale rolled her eyes, playfully shoving Des. "That was mean!!"
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Post by Desdemona on Dec 19, 2005 19:11:50 GMT -5
"Aw... but you liked it," Des said, smiling. "Plus, you get to do it to me when I'm not looking," She added.
"Hey! Guys!" Adrian called from the barn door. "What's Josie doin?" She asked.
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Post by Kale on Dec 19, 2005 19:16:17 GMT -5
Kale rolled her eyes, "Like I'd be able too,"
Char perked up, scurrying over to the door and looking out at Josie.
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Post by Desdemona on Dec 19, 2005 19:17:49 GMT -5
Josie was still standing there, staring up at the sky, shivering but not doing anythinga bout it.
ADrian looked at Char. "Should we... let Oberon find her or... shall we take her in?"
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Post by Kale on Dec 19, 2005 19:18:51 GMT -5
Char bit at her lip, looking from Adrian to Josie. "Let's....ask her what's wrong..."
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Post by Desdemona on Dec 19, 2005 19:20:45 GMT -5
Adrian hesitated.
Josie closed her eyes against the bright moon, taking a deep breath and feeling the cold air rush through her lungs.
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Post by Kale on Dec 19, 2005 19:25:22 GMT -5
Char looked up at Adrian for a momment, before scurrying over to Josie. The little girl gently touched Josie's hand, looking up at ehr and blinking her large, cute eyes. "Something wrong?"
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Post by Desdemona on Dec 19, 2005 19:28:13 GMT -5
Josie shook her head. "No.. .I'm perfectly fine," She said softly, as if in a daze.
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Post by Kale on Dec 19, 2005 19:30:16 GMT -5
"You don't seem fine," Char said, her voice laced with concern she held for any and everyone around her who ever seemed even a little down.
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Post by ryu on Dec 19, 2005 19:30:49 GMT -5
Ros smiled mischeviously before taking some mistletoe out of the clump and sticking it in Des' hair, and quickly hiding behind some hay.
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