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Mar 14, 2006 23:47

"Artemis~"

The small girl slipped in the room where the white cat was as well, her hands behind her back. There was a small, mysterious smile on her face and her cheeks were covered with a cute rosy blush.

She stopped just before her best friend and kneeled down. "I've got something for you."

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stcatsfiresoul March 18 2006, 03:31:33 UTC
Hino Rei wanted to rush downstairs right after class. She wanted to see how her Mina-chan liked the locker full of presents, despite the fact that she had already Seen it when she Saw her unsuspecting girlfriend entering the locker combination during her vision. However, she managed to find the willpower not to give in to temptation, telling herself to wait and make sure Minako had time to get over the initial embarrassment of the semi-public display of affection, and to eat enough of the candy "hearts" to find the message that lay hidden underneath.

Her first thought to check up on Utena was foiled for the same reason, as the two girls were obviously roommates. Rei had been dropping by almost every day, if only for a few minutes just to check on the injured girl's condition. She seemed to be very healthy, though still unconscious and now hooked up to an IV unit to keep her from growing any weaker. Knowing that between living with one of the nurses and the always nosy watchful Artemis, Utena would be in good hands even if Rei herself ( ... )

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adageblunder March 19 2006, 02:02:58 UTC
As it turned out, Liz was already quite obviously being comforted by Artemis behind the half-closed door. Her material White Day present lay on one side, depicting all the touching times they'd shared together, the empty top of its box laying on the other. With his pink nose touching the one on his Liz's face, the eyes that had been looking into hers slowly made their way up to Rei as she entered. The position of his white body over Liz's was still much like a pounce, and he began looking rather guilty when he became aware of himself, though it may have easily appeared simply as a girl and her cat.

Worried for a second, is ears lowered, before he nervously perked himself up again, "Hi-Hino-san!" Laughing a little, he leaned back to more of a sit, suddenly becoming flat and short, though not quite angry. "What are you doing here?"

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liz_riley March 19 2006, 10:54:02 UTC
"Rei-chan?" Innocent gaze towards the other Seer as she was completely unaware that their position could be taken very wrong. Liz smiled gently at the other girl. "Can I help you with something, Rei-chan?"

It was only then that she noticed Artemis' discomfort and she gazed questioningly up at her special person. "Artemis?"

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stcatsfiresoul March 19 2006, 20:10:49 UTC
Rei stared blankly at the two as the door slowly creaked open. She was not entirely certain what she had walked in on, as she could feel waves of guilt and nervousness radiating from the white cat, whereas the girl's aura was as calm and innocent as she had ever Seen.

It was then that she caught glimpses of an empty box and white chocolate near where their bodies lay. Suddenly she remembered Minako making occasional, off-handed remarks about Artemis going to visit "his little girlfriend" again. I thought she was just jealous that Artemis was pretty much Liz's pet cat now, she silently mused. Maybe I should have taken her more literally...

Blinking her stare into a more natural glance, Rei spoke up. "Oh, er, Liz-chan." Somehow the honorific startled Rei, both because she was still used to classmates calling her Rei-san and because Liz was not Japanese herself, but she shrugged it off and added it to her name as well. "I just wanted to drop by and see how you were doing." Glancing up at the cat sitting on the girl's chest, Rei added ( ... )

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adageblunder March 20 2006, 01:31:27 UTC
"Well," Artemis hesitated, backing up a little further down the girl, as if it would make him less noticed. There was probably nothing he could say to improve the situation, so he simply attempted to pass the ball, so to speak. "I don't know, Liz, did she come at a bad time?" He asked the question playfully, after noticing his Liz's quaint confusion, then looked between both halves of the white box around them. "It's your room." At worst, he figured, her answer would be simplistic.

(OOC: Liz-chan sounds weird. O_o)

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liz_riley March 20 2006, 17:25:17 UTC
Liz shook her head and smiled, completely missing the knowing smirk on Rei's face. "It's alright. Right, Artemis?"

She worked herself up, arms around Artemis so he wouldn't fall to the ground. Of course, Artemis being a cat there was a small chance that he'd get hurt. But she'd rather not take any chances with her Artemis.

"Please, sit down," the girl smiled at the other Seer while she put the chocolate artwork on a safer place. "Do you want something to drink? Or anything else?"

OOC: Myeah. XD; And I think Liz started to call Rei Rei-chan most likely after she heard Minako calling Rei that. Or just thought it was normal to add -chan to someone's name. Oo Since she doesn't even know what it means. Oo

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stcatsfiresoul March 20 2006, 20:50:43 UTC
"Oh, no, that's okay." Rei said the polite words sincerely, despite her assumption that Liz would likely go and bring brownies and cookies and whatever other homemade goodies that she had on hand no matter how she chose to respond. Her eyes glanced over at Artemis for a second, thinking that if she did decide to wander off that would at least give Rei a chance to tell him that they needed to have a word in private.

Looking back at her short friend, Rei continued. "I didn't mean for you to be the hostess and entertain everybody. I just rarely see you outside of class, and thought I'd swing by to visit." Of course, the main reason she was visiting was to see how Liz was holding up after her mother's death, and Artemis seemed to be doing a more than adequate job of keeping her happy. I wonder if this was a smart idea after all, Rei asked herself. I still should say something to each of them, but both are kind of personal and they're always together...

[OOC: *laughs* Yeah, but it was a spur-of-the-moment thing while Rei was caught off ( ... )

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liz_riley March 21 2006, 15:35:05 UTC
"But Rei-chan said that we'd have a drink together sometime with something nice." The little girl actually looked disappointed. "And I don't get to see Rei-chan very often... You really don't want any apple pie, Rei-chan?"

Liz also looked at Artemis, in the hope that the cat would say he'd like a piece and that this would help to persuade Rei to accept the offer as well.

OOC: I don't know, "Dr. Tam" sounds alright. =P Liz prefers "Dr. Simon", though. ...And it's still better than "Mr. Haruka". Oo;

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adageblunder March 21 2006, 19:53:19 UTC
Artemis had taken a seat on the bed near to where Rei was standing, watching Liz putter around in her cute little way. Then looking between the two girls when the question was asked, the two things he did not want to do were upset Liz or somehow wind up arguing with Rei.

"Oh, well," he started, clearing his throat and smiling the best a cat could smile. "We haven't had anything since before classes ended, either, so it's no problem for Hino-san to eat with us now, hmm?"

(OOC: Minako says "Simon" because it sounds hot, plus "Tam" probably reminds her of River and the fact they're somehow related.)

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stcatsfiresoul March 21 2006, 21:02:54 UTC
The unexpected guest glanced between Liz and Artemis as each spoke in turn, before smiling at Liz and accepting her gracious offer. "That actually sounds really good, Liz. Sure, I'll stick around as long as I'm not bothering anyone."

Continuing the same thought only moments after the small girl scurried off to bring a dessert for three, Rei took a seat casually on the bed next to Artemis and whispered "Gomen, Artemis." She looked slightly embarrassed for his sake. "I wasn't expecting to walk in on you giving Liz a White Day present..."

[OOC: Somehow I can't see Rei saying anything more formal or polite than "Simon" from here on out, either. Poor fella, getting drug into her and Mamoru's argument at the worst possible time!]

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adageblunder March 22 2006, 02:10:36 UTC
"That's, not really..." Artemis whispered back, not really sure how to explain quickly enough. "She was giving me a present, actually. Guess she has some learning to do, there. I was just teach, um, thanking her. Anyway..."

A white paw scratched the back of the cat's ear, "Did Minako send you down here or something? I kept meaning to catch you, but I've been a little, ah, busy." That's a brilliant way to put everything.

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stcatsfiresoul March 22 2006, 04:36:43 UTC
"Uh-huh," Rei said in response, finding all of this slightly amusing.

"No, Mina-chan didn't send me down here. In fact, I actually haven't seen her at all today..." A smirk began to appear, as if there were more to that statement that she was not telling. Her mind began to wander as she was trying to imagine how her Mina-chan would thank her for her own White Day surprise. But Rei forced those idle thoughts from her mind, remembering how quickly her Seer friend noticed them before.

Without saying too much, Rei hinted towards Artemis that she knew what he was trying to say. "No, she didn't send me, but I have been meaning to catch up with you too, for right at a month now." She glanced over at the cat while extending the first two fingers of her left hand. "Minako told me, well, everything about her, but the only thing I know about Mars is that I'm an Aries..."

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adageblunder March 22 2006, 06:06:21 UTC
Artemis smirked, and while not a Seer or Prophet, was observant enough to at least note Rei's brief distraction. Everything, hmm?

"I don't know much more than that, to be honest. They're memories locked in the back of your soul, not mine, after all." Watching Liz, his mind began to tick, wondering if it would really be so horrible to let her know what was going on. Turn to Rei, he added, "You, aren't the only one we've found with a mark like that, though. Things, didn't turn out so well..."

There was a short pause before he went on. "It's not as if Liz is just any random person, though. She's not even a, well, 'mundane' person. Do you mind talking about it here?" Leaving Rei to think, Artemis' eyes followed his Liz at work again, a little more directly. "Liz can keep a secret, if she knows it's a secret, right?" It was mostly to Liz herself as she came back by, though he also glanced back to Rei, because it was still about her.

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stcatsfiresoul March 22 2006, 06:44:13 UTC
Rei looked slightly flustered as the question was posed to her. Her thoughts immediately went to the girl's detailed illustration of the other deep secret that she and Minako shared, one that was not spoken aloud but Liz managed to discover despite their caution.

Nervously, she glanced at Artemis, trying to get one last whisper in before the small girl came close enough to overhear. "It's not just my secret. By talking about my former life, wouldn't that expose someone else's current identity?" That someone, of course, was her Mina-chan, though Rei was hesitant to say her name aloud just to be safe ( ... )

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liz_riley March 22 2006, 07:53:40 UTC
Liz glanced surprised up from her careful balancing of the tray. "I... I guess I can keep a secret..." Unless father really wants to know something... But I don't think he'll be interested in any of this kind of things. "But you don't have to tell anything, of course."

She smiled at the two, showing not even the slightest bit of curiosity. She had learned little girls shouldn't be curious. Bad things would come from that.

"So... here. And... that one is for you," the girl said while she handed over the apple pie and drink to her two friends. "Did you want to talk to Artemis, Rei-chan? I can also wait somewhere else, if you prefer that."

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stcatsfiresoul March 22 2006, 09:02:17 UTC
Not knowing what to say or what to do, Rei glanced back at the white feline sitting beside her before accepting her slice of pie. Liz was an honest girl, and Artemis had a point when he said that she likely could keep a secret if she knows it's something not to be shared. Besides, as close as she and Artemis were becoming, it would not surprise her if they already shared secrets between the two.

The only thing Rei knew for a fact was that she had lived a previous life. That in and of itself was not too damaging of a secret to be revealed, as long as it did not somehow interfere with Minako's duties as Sailor V. But that was a mission that Artemis was a part of as well, so she trusted the guardian cat to know how much if anything to share. Of the three, he was the one holding the most information, and the one best able to decide.

[OOC: Typos suck. And seem to happen a lot at 3am.] ^_^;;

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