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Armand... Age: 9
"Please! Show me your hunk!" whined Ashlen.
Yamiko was back at her human home, deciding to meet the group once again. She even brought Armand and Ashi back with her so that he could get to know her friends. Plus she wanted to show him off... that was the mother part in her. She was in the cafe' that she would always go to, with Ashlen, Jasmine, and Nami. These girls were only a very small portion of the group.
"Ashlen, would you calm down? Sheesh... it's Yamiko's guy," Nami said, serving herself up with a drink. She was on brake. "What's his name? At least tell us that,"
"So you want to see him, too, huh?" Yamiko said with a smirk. They already know Armand and it took awhile for him to get comfortable with the women since they made a scene about his coming. Right now, he was close to his mom, looking about and eating a donut.
Nami and Jasmine grinned at Yamiko then Ashlen sighed.
"Aw... we want to see your little man's Daddy, come on!" Yamiko sighed then took out her phone, soon opening it up and scanning through the pictures of the I.M.A.G.
"His name is Soma Cruz," she said, soon finding a good picture of him.
The silver hair was shining by the sun, his pale face glowing. But it wasn't enough to cover that smile of his. "Here," The woman gave them the phone and the three of them examined it. There was a gasp of surprise and also a bit of swooning.
"Whoa-ho man! You don't find guys like that everyday!" said Nami, smirking at Yamiko. "Good job! You got yourself a pretty boy!" she clapped.
"He's gorgeous...What Academy do you go? I want to steal him," Ashlen was, of course, serious about this. Yamiko grabbed the phone away then glared at her.
"Sorry, but I don't think he'll like a woman that's so... fickle. Plus, you should know," her voice turned venomous. "You should know how deadly a panther is when an unwanted being comes near her territory..."
Yes, even Yamiko lived with that bit of instinct in her.
"I'm surprised that he managed to catch you! I mean, Yamiko you're a guy magnet yourself you know! But you just swat them way like flies! How did he get in your arms?"
Yamiko only smirked then placed the phone on the table and leaned back. She sighed softly then looked out the window.
"Persistence and, in my part, curiosity. He looked like one that has a bit of order. Believe me, he's protective and passionate,"
"Ooh, that's a formula of... him being the jealous type?" Ashlen said, drinking her shake.
Yamiko nodded to her.
"Yup, he is! I understand why, but I actually don't mind it as much." she blushed slightly, looking away at the girls. Ashlen grinned then licked her lips as she stared at Yamiko.
"Mm, I'm sure he made an impact on you for sure! Look at you!"
Yamiko laughed lightly then shook her head, but suddenly frowned. Jasmine's face went soft and she placed a strand of her golden hair behind her ear.
"You haven't been in touch with him as much.... have you,"
The yasha only glared at the psychic slightly then looked at Armand, who was looking down at his donut. He mumbled something under his breath.
"He's a jerk..." and with that he got out of the booth and ran out of the store.
"Armand!" Yamiko got up to go after him but noticed that Nami was already out of the Cafe‚ to get him. The yasha heard him. She was afraid that this would happen.
The boy continued on running, pushing and shoving passed people, going through the town without stopping until his very energy left his body. Soon, he found himself near the river in the ditch out of the town square. He had his knees close to his chest, staring down at the water, his eyes becoming blurry. The boy sniffed, not knowing what came over him back there. It was as if this deep rage filled him up when his father was mentioned, and seeing the very look on his mom's face, that look of sadness, he just couldn't control himself.
"Hey, kid!" a woman called, Armand suddenly flinching and getting up to run away again. Nami caught up to him and grabbed his arm, soon making him sit down with her since her knees collapsed from all the running.
"Okay, you really need to explain yourself," she said between her panting, "After... after I catch my breath..."
"You sure made a scene back there," Armand didn't look at the woman, only stared down at the water. "Do you mind telling me the reason? Your mom is worried about you,"
"I'm just mad, that's all," Armand mumbled, his hands pulling at some grass to keep him occupied.
"Why is that?" Nami asked.
Armand didn't look at her, only the grass, not saying anything for a few moments before he finally answered.
"He said that he would protect Mom. He said that he would help me protect her, too! But, he's not around to do that... and you wanna know what happened?!" He grabbed a fist full of the grass then pulled the green blades out forcefully. "Mom almost died while trying to help her friend. This monster tore off most of her thigh, but still... she could've died! And where was Dad, her so-called protector?"
Nami was stunned by him, and she fully understood why this boy was angry. It was because of the fact that his father wasn't around to fully keep his promise to Yamiko and Armand. There's gotta be a good reason as to why, though...
Armand sighed then threw the ripped out grass away. "I love my dad, I do, but.... Whenever I see Mom's face, looking so sad since he's not around, that just gives me reason enough to hate him."
Nami sighed and shook her head, soon placing a hand on his head and rubbed it.
"Man, you really love your mom, huh? But don't worry so much about her." The young woman smiled down at him. "She loves you too and you hating your dad would only make her even more upset. Come on, I'm sure that your dad is proud to have a son like you and I'm sure that he has a good reason for not being around as much. You just have to wait for that answer." She soon got herself up then smiled at him.
"Now until then, why don't you come back with me with a big smile on your face to calm down your mom."
Armand only looked up at her with his glazed, red eyes that had some surprise to them. Some enlightenment. He sighed, sniffling and wiping away his eyes with his arm, then held up his hand towards her so that he could get up. Nami smiled then helped him stand, soon patting him on the back of his shoulder before the two walked off back to the Café.
((Okay, here the idea was two things... The reaction for Yamiko's friends to Soma and to show the deep feelings that Armand felt towards his father.
Soma Cruz belongs to Konami (c) ))
 Yamiko Enoki · Sun Jun 29, 2008 @ 02:55am · 0 Comments |
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