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Post by bynx on Jan 7, 2007 14:20:36 GMT -5
The soft screech from metallic wheels could be heard as they rolled along the floor. Attached to a long pole, hung two bags, one was half full with blood, the other had a clear fluid, insulin maybe. A closer look would reveal a tiny hand, its delicate fingers wound around the middle of th elong pole. Attatched to that hand stood the tiny girl.
Her blood stained dress held onto memories that should have been long forgotton. Memoires of things a child her age should have never seen. Two large wings, half the size of her body, hung limply behind her, a concoction of the half crazed docters who made her what she is.
Two honey eyes gazed lifelessly down the hallway, full of a deep inner sadness few could explain. They held secrets one should never have known. Firey hair moved about her gently as if the wind had just blown by. A tiny operating mask was apon her face, covering her mouth as it usually did. Two long tubes ran frim underneath the mask back to the bags attatched to the poles.
This tormented child was no one other than Nikkie. Sweet as she was, you would never get to know her. The thrills and monsters of her former life haunted her. The Nikkie you would see, would forever be sad in the presence of others, and of herself. Yet, her eyes seemed to hold their innocence. Deep inside would show a tiny glimmer of light...of hope.
The shadows from the hall seemed to wrap around her as her sillohette could be seen against the gold forewalls. Her hair seemed to float to the right as an imaginary wind flew about her, wrapping her, keeping her safe. Her eyes wide with an inner fear as the darkness seemed to suffocate her.
Her pupils grew wider as the shadows around her seemed to grow. She hit her knee's in a split second, tears forming at the corners of her honey eyes. Her hands immediatly went to her head. One seemed to cover her right ear, as her left hand slowly transformed into a large knife. Her tiny screams of fear echoed through the glorious halls.
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Post by Trix on Jan 8, 2007 19:23:10 GMT -5
Alura, who stood wrapped in a towel, soaking wet, was cursing at a trainee shifter who had tried to sneek into her bathing chambers as a mouse to 'sneek-a-peek'
Hearing the scream she paused "Dear god..." turning on her heel, her wet hair slapping her bare back she growled "I'll deal with you later Mr. Malrone." Taking off down the hallway, she struggled on her soaking feet, leaving a wet trail of foot-prints behind her.
Turning and sprinting down the corridor, Alura called out "I'm comming!" It sounded like Nikkie... That poor child... If someone was.... She froze as she hit the corridor where the child was, the dark aura churning her stomach "Oh dear lord...." sprinting foreward she dropped to ehr knees and wrapped ehr arms around Nikkie while moving the knife hand away from teh child's head "Hush... Nikkie, I'm here... It's alright.. I promise... Nothing's going to hurt you... It's me... Hush...." She blinked a few times down at the child, ehr heart still racing.
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Post by bynx on Jan 8, 2007 21:22:14 GMT -5
Nikkie felt Aluras hand around her,and slowly her knife hand became a regular child s hand. Her screams were slowly silenced as her tiny hands grabbed onto the towel, and she buried her face in Aluras arms.Oblivious to the towel Alura was wearing, she squeezed tighter.
Memories flashed through her head, and the blood on her lags and arms became fresh again. She began to feel heat on her body..And the flames roared through her head. Her weakness..Fire. She began to scream again, oblivious that it was Alura holding her. Blinded by fear and tears, she opened her eyes, and instead of Alura, she saw a nurse, covered in blood..Her blood.b]"Leave me alone!"[/b] her young voice rang out a she tried to fight.
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Post by Trix on Jan 8, 2007 23:18:24 GMT -5
Alura's bronze eyes widened as the blood became fresh, acid burning in her stomach. Shaking lightly she with-held a scream of terror as the child clearly revisited dark memories. "Nikkie, It's Alura...." Her voice was melodic and soothing, but beneath her cool and composed mask; she was shaking with fear... Why were the little girl's nightmares so strong....? The attacks had never been this bad.... Nikkie was seeing her terrors... In broad daylight?
She stroked the struggling childs hair, trying to calm her again, knowing very clearly that it could be dangerous to have her so high strung.
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Post by bynx on Jan 10, 2007 22:21:14 GMT -5
Nikkie's eyes faltered only for a breif second as she revisited the present, and gazed at ALura..Ture..her nightmares had never been this bad..Or in broad daylight..but as the days grew longer...They grew worse..
her arms wrapped around Alura gently..Though only for a bried moment..Her shaking stopped. Slowly..she regained her composure, and returned to normal, pulling herself to her feet, grasping onto the pole. her tubes drug along the ground as she headed slowly for the large medication hospitol. Stumbling lightly from bit to bit, she tried to best to carry herself.
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Post by Tado on Jan 12, 2007 0:31:25 GMT -5
Finding Malrone in his mouse form still, Lemartes had grabbed the creature by its tail and carried it with indignation. "I don't ever want to get wind of you doing this again, you hear?" Setting the mouse on the ground, he nudged it with his boot to send him scurrying along the wall. Seeing Nikkie trudging gravely to the medical station.
Aware of her 'uniqueness,' Lemartes cleared his throat to get her attention before trying to approach her from the side. "Nikkie, is everything alright?" Something out of the corner of his eye caught his attention, and he turned his gaze to see his future wife dressed in nothing but a towel. "Alura. I heard the scream, what happened?"
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Post by bynx on Jan 13, 2007 22:07:15 GMT -5
Nikkie stopped and turned her head, her sad eyes resting upon his as she gave him a short nod no. For some reason, he had drawn her in, she truste dhim more than anyone else she knew, Alura a close second, but none bested him. The girl let go of her pole, which she hardly did, and walked to him, her mask slipping of to reveal soft pink lips as she gently curled up against his standing figure, waiting for him to draw her tiny figure up into his cradleing arms.Silent tears slipped down her face as she cried against him, her tiny hands grabbing, and holding tightly to a peice of his shirt.
"Ne..Never again.." She said gently, her voice quivering..She said it everytime, just after her freak attack....It meant she would never again be in a hospitol, never again be the victem..Never again...
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Post by Tado on Jan 13, 2007 23:11:36 GMT -5
Ignoring the fact that he hardly knew the girl, Lemartes smiled gently at Nikkie before hugging her in a protective, comforting fashion. His tone was soft, and caring. "Nikkie, you're safe... No one is going to hurt you anymore, alright?" As expected, the other shifters had stayed clear of this girl, for fear of exciting her too much, and for other obvious reasons...
"Yes, never again..." Maybe using her own words would help to calm the girl... Lemartes wasn't too sure if she should remain long with out her mask and pole, and slowly led her back to them. "Never again..."
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Post by bynx on Jan 13, 2007 23:19:39 GMT -5
She light a gentle sigh escape her lips as her free hand snaked around her pole. The other hand released his shirt and fixed her mask over her mouth again. The fact that the other shape shifters kept their distance didnt really matter to Nikkie..her shyness kept hr from them anyways..Yet at many times and places she wished she was a normal young chin.d..But she knew she never would..
After adjusting her mask, her free hand found his hand, refusing to let it go as she walked and dragged him with her towards the medical station. For a child, she was slightly strong..Her hand refusing to let go..one of her cute qualities..One of the few she had..She was head strong..
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Post by Tado on Jan 13, 2007 23:44:23 GMT -5
Allowing Nikkie to claim his hand, he glanced back over his should at Alura, and smiled lightly. “Why don’t you get dressed, dear… I’ll take care of it from here. Meet us at the medical station if you’re not busy with anything.” He didn’t want to leave Alura in the halls, with only a towel, but Nikkie simply demanded his presence. Not complaining about it, he lead her to the designated area and checked on the two bags hanging from her pole. Having her sit on a bed, he still held her hand, not wanting her to freak out again.
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Post by bynx on Jan 13, 2007 23:58:03 GMT -5
she swung her legs gently as her usual nurse, familiar by now with the childs condition, switched her bags with two new ones, and reattatched her tubes, slipping them inside of her mask for her to use. Her hand swing gently along with her legs, swinging his arm gently with hers as she watched the nurse. her eyes glinted like a childs would, but only for a breif moment..
The nurse took a clean clothe and ran it over her scars, wiping the blood from her arms..A sigh escaped her lips as she saw the child dress..Everytime she switched Nikkies dress.There was always blood upon it in the same spot when she returned, though there were no wounds there. She gave Lemartes a look before shaking her head no..Signifying the child had not gotton better..If only, she had gotton worse.. She reached out to rub Nikkie's head, but stopped, and only gave a smile, before busying herself with other patients..Nikkie seemed to always come first with many of the people here..Most who gave her a chance grew fond of her..The nurse sighed..So many times she had forgotton about Nikkie, and touched her, sending her into shock yet again..Not this time..Not anymore..
hopping down from the table as stood next to Lemartes..Her hand holding the pole gently, sliding it along with her. She loked up at him, her eyes wide and gently..Amber eyes that still held that tiny bit of hope...That tiny bit of love...or exceptance..That tiny bit of love for him...She trusted him..Like a Father at times..though she would never be able to get as close to him as she wanted..
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Post by Tado on Jan 14, 2007 0:03:56 GMT -5
So… Her conditions were worsening, as he had feared… It seemed like Nikkie would never be ‘normal,’ but Lemartes would look after her all the same. Her heart was in the right place, he knew, and she seemed just like a small child at times, curious about things, and nervous amongst strangers. Giving her a warm smile as she hopped off of the table, Lemartes chuckled softly. “Feeling better now, Nikkie?”
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Post by bynx on Jan 14, 2007 0:20:31 GMT -5
She nodded gently as her eyes smiled for her, her lips never would..Swinging his arms gently still, she peered out of the room and down both directions of the hall curiously her, her cute face held a funny look as she made curious faces to certain things. "where to?" She said gently as she kept looking around, thought she had a pretty good look..to Alura, which made her smile. Alura was warm..but not to warm..
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Post by Tado on Jan 14, 2007 0:27:38 GMT -5
He knew that it was rare for her to speak, and that she only did so around those she was comfortable with. Letting her swing his arm as she pleased, Lemartes also looked down the halls, wondering where his would-be wife had gone to. Probably punishing the peeping tom from earlier, no doubt… Turning his fatherly smile back at Nikkie, he replied. “How about we go outside for a bit, get some fresh air and walk through the garden?”
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Post by bynx on Jan 14, 2007 0:32:54 GMT -5
She nodded and allowed her eyes to shine gently again..She loved to be outside..but could only do it when accompanied by someone who could handle her, which were Lemartes and Alura..She loved it because whenever she was outside, she didnt have to pull her bags around, or where her mask..She also loved the garden..It was where she had first been found here..By Lemartes himself actually..It was her favorite place.
She nodded again before walking quickly, pulling him, silent gigles echoed inside her..Hidden from the outer world..But it was obvious she was happy.
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Post by Tado on Jan 14, 2007 0:42:22 GMT -5
It was good to see her happy, for Lemartes believed Nikkie to have had a rough life. That was probably an understatement, but he tried not to think about her past. It brought shivers even to him at times… Walking at an even pace, he took her out to the garden, before turning towards her and gently removing her mask with a smile. So simple a gesture, yet it conveyed all she needed to know and more. Nikkie was welcomed here, and always would be. He and Alura had been talking about taking care of her personally, and Lemartes saw the suggestion prudent.
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Post by bynx on Jan 14, 2007 0:47:52 GMT -5
Her hand released the pole as soon as he slipped off her mask. The light covered her bloodied arms and legs. Sunlight that is, not artificial. In the sunlight..She looked normal..Her bloodstains were gone..Her skin smooth and clean..She swung his hand gently as she explored aroun dgently, pulling him with her. Ducking down to look in tiny holes and in bushes, their height difference made him crouch down. Gently plucking a plump looking baby pidgeon from a tiny hole, she held it out to him, her eyes shining gently.
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Post by Tado on Jan 14, 2007 0:55:58 GMT -5
More then once, Lemartes found himself stumbling forward at a half crouch, but he cared not. To see the glee in Nikkie’s eyes was well worth the back pain he’d get later… Blinking in surprise as she gave him a baby pigeon, he carefully took the creature with his free hand, and held it up for her to view, even allowing her to pet the bird. The poor thing seemed dazed and confused, though, so Lemartes returned it to its home shortly after. “Cute, isn’t it?”
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Post by bynx on Jan 14, 2007 1:05:17 GMT -5
She nodded, a gentle gleam in her eyes as she watched it hop off. She rose, pulling him up abruptly as she stood on her tips, reached up to grab a bright yellow flower...Yet she just couldnt reach it..She let a sigh of dispair escape her lips as she strained to reach it. she gave Lemartes a look that spoke for itsself."Help me Silly!"
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Post by Tado on Jan 14, 2007 1:08:11 GMT -5
Raising a brow as she reached for something, he looked up at the object of her attention. Smiling apologetically, he raised his free hand and gently plucked the flower in question from its perch, before handing it over to Nikkie. “This one, right?” He found her antics cute and childish, which made him lean more so to the option of becoming her caretaker along with Alura.
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Post by bynx on Jan 14, 2007 1:13:25 GMT -5
She nodded and took it gently, twirling it in her hand before another thing caught her eyes..A butterfly. The rose was soon gently placed in th ebush again, but in a different place. She grabbed his hand and ran, pulling him with her, chasing the fleeing butterfly.
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Post by Tado on Jan 14, 2007 1:21:42 GMT -5
It would seem that Nikkie had a boundless supply of energy if given the right conditions, or at least that’s what Lemartes was starting to think. He took her out as much as he could, but he felt even that was not enough for the poor girl. Jogging along side her with a smile, he easily kept pace as they followed the flying insect around the garden.
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Post by bynx on Jan 14, 2007 1:23:55 GMT -5
Nikkie screamed out of suprise as a bird swooped down and grabbed the butterfly, her eyes widened in suprise, her face looked funny. "Hey! Give it back!" She said as she held her hand out open to the bird..It had an aura to it, it was a shape shifter. Her eyes turned to Lemartes as she curled into him, her feelings hurt for the poor bug.
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Post by Tado on Jan 14, 2007 1:32:25 GMT -5
Narrowing his eyes at the bird, Lemartes frowned. Surely the shifter could see that Nikkie was playing with the thing… Hugging her gently, he raised a brow at the bird, trying to identify the shifter. Probably some youth who hadn’t met Nikkie yet, he presumed… Anyone who knew the girl also knew not to interfere with the few joys she had.
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Post by bynx on Jan 14, 2007 1:41:53 GMT -5
Nikkie watched as the bird flew off, and her arm shook gently, though she tried her best not to, her arm transformed into a knife, though she did nothing. her arm hung limply at her sighed she pushed away from him in shame.
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Post by Tado on Jan 14, 2007 1:51:36 GMT -5
A little worried as she pushed away, Lemartes hugged her still, not letting her gain any distance. To get his point across, his hand traced down her arm, and to her knife of a hand. Taking the blade gently in his palm, he smiled. “You didn’t do anything wrong, Nikkie. It’s alright.”
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Post by bynx on Jan 14, 2007 1:53:43 GMT -5
Her hand gently returned to normal as she held his hand, gazing up at the fading figure of the bird, she watched as it transformed into a rat just as it swooped down..It was the rat from earlier...She scowled gently...What did he have against them all? She didnt even know him...
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Post by Tado on Jan 14, 2007 2:08:31 GMT -5
Malrone... He was making a pest of himself quite thoroughly as of late... He and Alura would have a good talk with him later... Turning his gaze back to Nikkie he sighed and ushered her along the path, trying to get her thoughts away from the troublesome shifter...
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Post by bynx on Jan 14, 2007 10:37:54 GMT -5
As he ushered her, she easily forgot about him, to absorbed in the things she could never find inside. Finding yet another butterfly, she pulled him along with her to find out where it would land. It landed on a bright yellow flower...He favorite color. She bent down to get a clser look, her eyes full of wonder.
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Post by Trix on Jan 14, 2007 23:21:39 GMT -5
Standing infront of a mirror she raised a brow and placed her hands on her toned stomach, her undergarments a lovely matching pale white lace. Closing her eyes as she sighed she reached over on the table for a silver brush and forced her 'stray' hairs down into the rest. Smiling as her appearance became much more appealing to her she reached for her usual clothes and slid them over her feminine frame before sitting down on the near-by bed, tears stinging her eyes.
Why? She wasn't exactally sure.... Shaking her head she slowly rose to her feet and put her hand on her hips while looking foreward and sighing.
Grabbing her broad sword she started out of the room, wondering where her future husband and Nikke had gone. Spotting the 'peeping tom' she felt a sudden flame ignite inside. "Excuse me." She said in a low and venomous tone. Giving him a hard nudge with her foot she forced him to change back into his human form.
Anger controlling her she unsheathed her sword and pressed the tip against his cest, fury blazing in her eyes. "If I ever and I mean ever see you doing what you did this morning," She broke off and gave him a rough kick in the knee "I swear to god you're not going to like the result."
Sheathing her sword she spun on her heels and headed outside, searching for Lemartes and Nikkie.
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