by ToxicShadow » 04/13/2013 3:46 AM
"I didn't have a childhood," she reminded Kurohi, knowing fully well that his opinions of child-like behavior were not good ones. However, in relation to her own life, perhaps he would at least see her view, even if he didn't agree with it. "I refuse to entirely rob my children of what I was robbed of. They don't have to live our lives; I pray that they don't." That was one of the very reasons that she refused to have her children within her mate's realm, the demon world. That, and she already had a family prior. There was no way that she would leave them behind. She would rather have her nearly endless life end than to tear away from or uproot her family against their wishes. This world in which they lived, while not her origin, was their home. Unfortunately for him, Kurohi was thrown blindly into their family and became anchored to this human world as well. "They go through extensive training as it is, with both you and I, and even their sisters. If they want to do something else once in awhile, they should."
Growling softly at his putting down of fun, she looked away from him breifly. Even though she never said it outloud and she found herself very attracted and attached to him, Lolita often referred to her mate as a "fun sucker," since he seemed to suck the fun out of everything. The concept of fun was entirely foriegn to him, and that was probably one of their greatest differences. She thrived on having a good time, doing things on a whim because she thought it would be fun and interesting. Such a thing nearly guided her life, now that she finally had the chance to experience such things.
Regardless of her mental fussing and name calling, a shiver ran down her spine as his lips brushed against her ear and she immediately batted playfully in his direction, though he was already long gone by then. Despite being somewhat embarrassed by that turn of events, her pretty face twisted with a scowl. "You may win in a contest of speed, Sweetheart, that's undeniable, but I have a few good advantages, too. You're too 'dignified,' to go where you need to go to find all of the eggs, you have a distaste for water, and I am one creature which you can lose track of if you're not careful. Plus, I am your female and might just cause quite the distraction." With those words, her scowl turned into a mischievous smile, as it was pretty obvious what she was getting at.
The last sentiment might have been odd to be proud of, but it was true. Lolita's general ensemble may have been modest, for what it was, but there was no denying that she was visually appealing to the opposite sex and some of the same sex, too. This undoubtedly put Kurohi at unease from time to time, that she was well aware of, but he was equally aware that she was loyal to him. Plus, she'd become incredibly much less of a social butterfly than she had previously been. The best part was that even he couldn't deny that she was very "distracting," which was his polite way to put it.
"Exhibit A!" Looking around for only a moment, the fairy made the decision to check under a low brush and, behold, she found an egg! Only, to retrieve such a thing which was deep inside the little branches, it required her to be on her hands and knees. Wearing the dress, heels and mesh stockings as she was, this likely created too much of a view, though with only Kurohi looking, it didn't seem to bother her in the slightest. Of course, she was only like this for, probably a very distracting, moment before she uprighted herself and placed the bright orange egg in the basket hooked around her arm. She brushed back her long hair from her face with a satisfied smirk. "That alone can be distracting, and something you wouldn't do. I might play dirty if I have to in order to win a challenge against you."
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Try as Mei might, from the distance they had stayed back, she couldn't hear or see anything that was going on with the fairy and demon egg hunters. She and Himea alike wanted to creep closer, but knew fully well that the consequences would only come that much sooner if they did. Making a frustrated face, the older sister slumped to the ground. "We need a chance to move in, but if we do it now, they'll definitely catch us. I bet they haven't even started looking for the eggs." The pair was notorious for their banter back and forth if they disagreed on anything. It took them forever to get anything done when they started with different views.
"It is not!" Himea protested, her voice as loud as she could manage while it was still at a whisper. For once, she crossed her arms and pouted, too, right back at her brother. "Fun isn't a waste of time, Hayate. You like reading and making cookies, and those things are fun. Daddy likes fun too, but his only idea of fun right now is training." The last thing Himea wanted right now was to resume training. They trained nearly every day, unless their mother had other plans for them that took up all the available time, and even if she needed to practice close combat, this was important to her, too. She could train any other time.
In all reality, there was no sense in trying to convince her brother, because he was so much like their father, but Himea had to state her opinion - much like her mother. Sadly, Himea didn't like arguing with her brother, though, which always made it especially difficult if they had different views.
"I have the feeling that they will turn this into a contest," the older sister cut in. "In which case, it will be very interesting to see how things pan out. You wouldn't want to miss that, would you, Hayate?"
(And suddenly, my posts are way too long. I did NOT mean for that to happen. xD;)