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 Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 2:15 pm
Ai follows at a more leisurely pace, wondering silently to herself if Corby's knowing was going to cause them any trouble. It shouldn't. The neko was fairly closed mouth about the secrets he uncovered. To him it was the discovery of the truth that mattered, not the spreading. Perhaps a meeting with Mica and Shar would be the first thing on her list of things to do, to see what they might suggest.
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Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 9:19 pm
Kero looked at her as she came in, smiling his winning smile at her, spoiling the image by mischievously flicking a bit of butter onto her ear.
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Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 9:59 pm
Growling, she tries to clean it off, but wind up smearing it all over the side of her face.
"Argh... now how am I going to get that off..." she moans glaring at him, reaching for a jug of milk, eyeing the distance between them thoughtfully.
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Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 10:01 pm
"You don't, sira. I don't want you to. Why else would I have started to butter you up?"
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Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 7:25 am
The milk lands square in his face, sans jug of course.
"Have a milk bath... it's good for the skin." retorts the lioness ducking for cover. She knows what is going to happen next. It's happened many times over the years they've been together and it's always a mess to clean up, but so much fun while it takes place.
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Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 2:26 pm
And so the puns and the food begin to fly, almost as fast as the jabs and taunts they give to each other. Finally, Kero is pinning Tam on the ground, nuzzling her and licking her neck, where some juice had been thrown.
"I win this one, Sira. So what's my prize?"
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Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 2:41 pm
The bardic lion sighs as she nuzzles him back. "You get to go clean up this mess... that's what." she offers hopefully, then when he doesn't release her, she rolls her eyes and makes a face. "alright... already... After we clean up a bit, then straighten the kitchen and you make us a quick bite to eat, I'll find my purse and we'll go soak at the baths... in that private pool you like so well. Will that pay my forfeit?"
She grins at him hopefully, she really needed a good long soak and so did he. But they probably would need to clean themselves up a bit before strolling into the Baths. She was coated with butter, syrup and heaven only knew what and he was sticky with honey and milk and so dusted with flour he was almost as white as she was. If they showed up looking like they presently did, they be chased out and told to wash up first.
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Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 3:50 pm
Kero laughs, nuzzling her and slowly getting off.
"So long as soaking is the only thing we do, yes. I didn't mean for you to take it as me wanting to mate. I merely wanted a nice warm soak after we get this place cleaned up together."
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Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 4:07 pm
She gets up laughing. "Good, because that is all I was offering. I fully intend to soak in my humanoid form. If I do it like this, I'll overheat." As she speaks she morphs into a long thin effeminate version of Talesian and shakes back his long red hair, tying it back with a thin leather strip.
"Besides, I haven't had a good long soak in ages and I've been craving one. But if I want to do it anymore, we need rent the private pool or go after hours. I almost regret telling you to forget the idea of a soaking pool for the house."
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 6:38 pm
Kero's eyes suddenly grow vague, a look Ai has seen before, when he plans things.
"I wonder...with proper wood...stone called to form two natural channels...pass through a boiler...to heat....or over ice, to chill...a large pool...I bet it could be done!"
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2010 9:13 pm
Ai perks up at the thought of an indoor bathing pool filled with chilled water in the hot days of summer.
"Sounds like a plan, for a future date. Let's get this place cleaned up first before you start drawing up plans, fair enough>"
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 8:29 pm
Kero nods, getting started on the cleaning. Firstly, he simply calls to his salamanders to burn off anything unsalvageable, as Ash is much easier to clean up than spilled food. Afterwards, he takes a broom and a rag to the place as Ai/Tam walks around, straightening the place up and getting things back in order. Finally, Kero pipes up.
"Sira. I know this is a touchy subject, and I hate having to bring it up, but how exactly do you feel about our relationship now? I personally enjoy it, and not just for the obvious reasons. I've known I loved you for a while now, and even others have asked me why I didn't move in on the pretty lioness who visits us sometimes. But I want to know your feelings as well, Sira."
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 8:54 pm
**please note, I've reworked this a bit, to make it more clear...**
Ai pauses in place, her hand lifted to return a mug to it's rightful place. She sighs and closes her eyes, then finishes the task before sitting down at the table.
"How do I feel? I... I honestly don't know, Kero. I have always cared for you, more so now than ever before..." She rubs her eyes and wipes away a stray tear, giving him a trembling smile.
"I'm torn, if you wish to know the truth. I never dreamt I'd love you this way... never thought I'd give you my heart as I have. But I know what is to come and it hurts deep inside... You have someone waiting for you... someone you don't truly know all that well right now. But she is someone you loved deeply in your former life, someone you gave your heart to, and when you get those memories back you'll understand. Because of that, it would be wrong for me to place any claim on you, however small. It would be breaking my trust. Both your former self and she trusted me to bring you through this rejuvenation intact, so that you can take up your life as it was, but with fresh views and new spirit. You are not him, not truly, but you will have his responsibilities and his memories. And... you will have his mate. Tes is waiting for you. You've met her and she told you as much, right? I don't want to come between you and I fear that perhaps I have. And... and then... there is Bezernia... I thought my path was clear. He said he would set me free and I thought I was, but I was fooling myself. And knowing that hurts almost as deeply as the knowledge that someday I will have to surrender you to another. I... I love him, too, a different sort of love. What I feel for you burns brightly, warm and strong, while what I felt for him was like a gentle stream, quiet and cool, ever flowing... I know not if it was an enduring love, but it lasted through many a trial. That is why I've been trying to distance myself, if you wish the truth."
The bard sighs heavily, refusing to look him in the eye. Her voice is thick with emotion, but she forces the words out anyway, knowing they were something he needed to hear.
"I'm torn and confused and I do not wish to bring you to harm in my confusion. But the truth is... I love you, Kero. Right here, right now, I love you more than anyone I have ever loved. Your love consumes me while his has always soothed my soul. And yet, despite the fact that I love you, there remains a conflict within me. I know not what is best, for me... for you... for him. I did not choose this. I had no wish to hurt either of you, but I have hurt him, badly. This I know. And now he has gone and cut himself off from me, perhaps forever. I... I do not know. Nor do I understand this conflict within me. I feel so empty. I can no longer feel him inside as I once did... For eons he was there, keeping me whole and now, nothing. We may have fought like demons and told each other we no longer cared, but deep inside we both knew the truth and that truth helped us both to go on. Apparantly he has kept his word to that extent. He said he'd stay and may have left me, but he has truly set me free. Only now that he has, I find I am missing a part of me, a part I did not know existed, and know not how to make it better for either of us. How can I fill this chasm inside? Where is my completion? I may be the scion of love, but this is a form of love I've never before experienced. It hurts. I'm all cut up, torn up inside, bleeding emotionally. My doubts and worries consume me. You have no idea of the screens I've had to erect in the last few days just to keep from what I feel inside from overwhelming you. But none of this is your fault, Kerobian. You are the best thing that has ever happened to me. If anyone is to blame in this mess, it is me. I crossed a line and now I must pay. Perhaps... perhaps, I needed this... to hurt deep inside and not know what to do to make the pain go away, to truly understand the nature of surrendering one's self to another."
Finally she lifts her head and looks at him, her face sad but serene. "I probably shouldn't have even told you that much. But you asked and now that you know, perhaps you will understand why I'm trying to return things to the way they were. Surely you have no wish to be shackled to one such as me anyway."
**I guess you could say Tam is in a damned if he does, damned if he doesn't situation here. And he's wise enough to know it. But this confrontation, with the truth out in the open, will either return everything back to their previous relationship, with him loving Kero in silence, or whatever you wish. He's dropped enough hints over the passage of time. How many times, since we started this little scenario, has he told Kerobian he loves him probably more than he should? This time he's flat out told him exactly how he feels. And, as the scion of love, it really doesn't matter which way you wish to take this. He will learn and grow from it no matter how the outcome goes. It's always been my intention to have him grow from this relationship and growth doesn't always mean happy endings.**
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 5:29 pm
Kero, who has been listening to her with open ears and an open heart, comes forward and nuzzles her gently, licking her snout with his warm tongue.
"Sira, Kechara, I can understand perfectly why you feel like that. I felt the same way about it, until I spoke to Tes."
At Ai's surprised look, Kero nods, nuzzling her again, his fur smelling nicely of milk and honey...which fit, since that was Tam's main ammo during the fight.
"Oh yes, Sira. I talked to her first. Back when we first came together....in that way, shall we say.....I told her there were times I had been attracted to you in that way, both as a lion and a human. I can't explain it, but I know that what I feel for you isn't just passion, but true love. I understand perfectly where you are coming from. Just as you are torn between loving me or loving Bez, I am torn between loving Tes and loving you. And she talked to me about it.
Yes, she talked. Long and sincerely. She told me first that right now, she didn't really care what I did. She knew I was young, and that sometimes, these things happen. She told me she didn't want to stunt my emotional growth by denying me the opportunity to fall in love with another, other than her.
She also told me, when I mentioned that I was torn between you and her, that I had once taught her an important lesson, and she taught it to me.
What she told me was that you have to take things as they come. Few exist who can see the future, and those who can often go mad. Tes told me that by worrying about things like that, I was doing nobody any good, and that by denying myself the right to love, over my agony of indecision, I was hurting others as well, not just myself.
That's what I think we need to remember, Sira. Yes, I know it hurts to know you will one day have to give me up to Tes, just as it hurts me to know I will one day have to give you up to Bez. But just because we will one day find solace in the arms of others doesn't mean we shouldn't find solace in each others arms now. I love you, and I always will. If we only have a few years left to be together, I want them to be the happiest years they can be. And when we do part, no regrets. If we don't love each other, and accept that we are in love, then we will not only have some miserable times in here, but we will always regret what might have been.
I love you, Sira. That's all there is to it. It matters not what the morrow brings, because I will love you then as well."
With that, Kero gently wrapped the bard in his arms, nuzzling him and looking into his eyes, letting his own show their chocolate brown to the bard. Kero nuzzles again, and leans in, whispering into the bard's ear.
"I love you"
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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 5:51 pm
Ai flashes him a trembling tiny smile, lifting her hand to the side of his face, threading her fingers lightly in the fur.
"Kero, what are we going to do? The two of us? How can I be your guardian if I... I am to walk at your side? It's times like this... when you sound so wise, so kind... you sound so much like your former self. I find it so hard to seperate the two anymore. You sound so assured, so mature... and yet you are so very young."
She leans forward and buries her face in his fur, her shoulders shaking slightly with her tears. "But as the Lord is my Father... I love you so very much."
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