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Post by Maid Melody on May 20, 2011 19:46:06 GMT -5
Elly smiled and nodded at Terra, glad that this was the case. After all, there really was no going back after you evolved...as much as you might wish to,"I'm glad..."she mewed back at Terra,"You make a very pretty Leafeon."
Elayne blinked when she was handed the tulip and found herself blushing again at what Felis was saying. She...wanted to tell him really but...not in front of Rosa...at least not right now. Smiling when Felis said that she could tell him later, Elayne relaxed and smelled the tulip he had given her,"Thanks..."she said quietly before smiling at Felis' mention of music and the spring festival. Thinking for a few moments, Elayne nodded and smiled,"It does sound like fun...I'd love to come."she replied, hoping that she would still be in the area when it came time for the spring festival.
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Post by Jay on May 20, 2011 20:25:29 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/FelisRosa2.png);color:#45632c;][atrb=height,347][atrb=width,472][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(275),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:107px;)]Terra seemed smile a little at Elly's words and then blushed considerably when the Espeon stated that she was pretty as a Leafeon. <T-thank you> sh eanswered back with a quiet smile of sorts.
Felis smiled rather big when Elayne stated that she'd love to come to the spring festival. "There will be rides and games and contests... We'll be having a spring appeals contest, a battle roulette, and a cross dressing pageant among other things~!" he grinned rather large as he stated it. Rosa's eyes glimmered, and she nodded her head. "It's going to be great!" she chimed lightly. [/scrolly] |
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Post by Maid Melody on May 21, 2011 0:38:54 GMT -5
Elly smiled and nodded as a sort of your welcome and looked over at Rosa before an idea came to mind, "Hey...do you want to play tag? We could see if Rosa would play with us and I know Skye would be up to it." she asked in a kind voice, swishing her tail eagerly back and forth.
Elayne smiled when Felis went on about the spring festival and thought about how nice that sounded and well...Lily seemed pretty interested in the whole appeals area, perhaps she should enter that, never mind that she might be recognized...she could take precautions if that ever happened, always had in the past anyway. "The appeals contest sounds interesting, I may enter that with Lily, she showed me some impressive moves one day and well, it looked like they came straight out of a contest." Elayne said in a quiet, thoughtful voice, already trying to figure out how she could make sure to be in the area when the spring festival came around.
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Post by Jay on May 21, 2011 1:11:05 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/FelisRosa2.png);color:#45632c;][atrb=height,347][atrb=width,472][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(275),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:107px;)]Terra blinked a moment before slowly nodded her head. <Ok> she answered back looking over towards Rosa. The area was big enough, thankfully, and there wasn't anything around that could be damage, so it seemed rather good. Yes, this would be good. Walking over and staring up at Rosa, the fox pokemon stared for a few seconds. Rosa turned her head to one side noticing that she was being stared at. "What?" she asked with a light confused air about her.
Felis grinned rather large at Elayne's answer. "That's wonderful~" he answered with a grin. "I'm going to be presenting that one~!" Then again... Felis planned to present them all if he could... simply because he felt it was the right thing to do being the Duke after all, heh. [/scrolly] |
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Post by Maid Melody on May 21, 2011 3:51:38 GMT -5
Elly told Skye what they were planning to do and sure enough, the Dragonair was up for it as well but remained where he was for the time being. Grinning rather mischievously, Elly trotted over to Rosa before lightly tapping her with her paw, racing off just as soon as she did so,"You're it!" Elly laughed, broadcasting her thoughts for the other participants to hear as well. Sure enough, this proclamation was all Skye had been waiting for before 'running' away as well.
Elayne smiled before seeing that Elly had proceeded to start a game of tag and laughed lightly, she always knew what to do...now with Rosa hopefully distracted, she could...tell Felis...it was simple right...just tell him why she'd been gone. Turning back to Felis, she smiled,"I'll do my best to be there then but...I travel a lot because..."Elayne started, taking a deep breath before looking back down at the tulip again, hands shaking just a little but...she could trust Felis...wanted to trust him,"because...'cause...I....I...I'm running...I have been for years..."she finally said, though her voice was rather quiet lest Rosa hear her...she didn't want the young girl to hear it...to worry when she should be happy.
Eyes still locked on the tulip, Elayne waited to hear what Felis had to say, surely he could see how much just that admission would mean...except for Ez and Cora, she had never told anyone why she couldn't go home, wouldn't go home. Truth was, she was tired...luck could only get her so far and really it was a miracle she hadn't been caught yet, but that was largely because of Elly. If Elayne hadn't had her...she might have been dragged back long ago, but the Espeon had a knack for getting out of tough situations and had saved them...saved her countless times. Still, there had been many times Elayne had just wanted to sleep and the embarrassment of Felis finding her sleeping basically in his backyard came back to her. But then again she had been awake basically the entire night before because she recognized the forest and wanted to get out of it before anyone found her. Thankfully it had been Felis who had found her and not...someone else, Elayne nearly shuddered when she thought of what might have happened...of what still could happen...depending on what Felis said. But then he had only shown concern for her...he wouldn't...would he...?
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Post by Jay on May 21, 2011 9:39:01 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/FelisRosa2.png);color:#45632c;][atrb=height,347][atrb=width,472][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(275),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:107px;)]Rosa quickly giggled at realizing what was going on. Taking after Elly rather quickly, the young girl continued to run after her. However, in another moment, Terra had taken off in a different direction, and Rosa was realizing there were more people in the game. Finally catching sight of Skye, Rosa's eyes grew as she changed direction and chased after him instead.
Felis had turned his head a moment when the game had started and could only smile a little when he watched Rosa take off with them. However, at the start of Elayne's words, Felis had turned his head back and was then waiting and listening. He was quiet as more questioning thoughts poured into his mind. Running from what, exactly? That didn't quite explain.... And then was that the reason she had disappeared or had she been captured by rebels or something? However, in the moment they were all formed, Felis pushed all these thoughts back rather quickly, stepped forwards, and wrapped his arms around Elayne holding her close for a moment in a hug. "If you've been running.... then I'm glad you took a moment to stop and rest at the castle then," he finally answered back more of a low hum than anything in order to keep Rosa from not hearing. "I'm not sure what you're running from... but you're safe here, Elayne," Felis smiled. [/scrolly] |
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Post by Maid Melody on May 22, 2011 4:16:36 GMT -5
Elly laughed when Rosa started to chase her and stayed just barely out of the girl's reach until Rosa dashed off after Skye. Skye smiled and flew just a little ways above the ground, enough to give him at least a little more speed but by this time Rosa had already tagged him. Turning to Terra, the Dragonair began to chase her instead, determined to not be 'it' for very long.
Elayne didn't know what she had expected Felis to do but...it was certainly not this. As Felis embraced her, Elayne could feel herself began to shake as the tears started to come. Somewhere in between Felis hugging her and the sudden realization that she was safe, Elayne had dropped the tulip and was now more or less clinging to Felis. The relief she felt was immense; it felt as if a great weight had been lifted off her shoulders...after all these years of running, always afraid of what the next day would bring...this was something Elayne hadn't expected in her wildest dreams.
As Felis pulled away, Elayne smiled back at him, tears of joy glistening in her eyes as she tried to find her voice. After a moment, Elayne found her voice and wiped away her tears lest Rosa think she was upset,"Thank you....you don't know how much that means..."Elayne said quietly before taking a deep breath, more to calm herself then anything else...she didn't know how Felis would react to the rest of the story but...he had to know,"Nobody kidnapped me...I ran away."she began, looking at Felis trying to gauge his reaction before continuing,"Mother couldn't accept me...thought my dream of being a breeder was foolish...a faze. Dad couldn't stop her or didn't try but...mother and I...we fought every day. Before then even...I rescued Elly, hid her from them because they...she...actually tried to tell me hurting a little Eevee was good for it. Then they wanted to turn Lily shadow...she was so scared and I-..."Elayne's voice cut out as tears threatened to steal it away once again but Elayne pushed through it, her voice just above a whisper now,"I couldn't handle it anymore...mother thought I was foolish for dreaming and not spending time dressing up and playing house....I love Pokemon....the outside...I ran that night wanting to save Lily and get away from mother....but then a few months later the posters appeared. I spent the last five years running because of them..."
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Post by Jay on May 22, 2011 11:09:11 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/FelisRosa2.png);color:#45632c;][atrb=height,347][atrb=width,472][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(275),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:107px;)]Rosa grinned when she had tagged Skye and backed up considerably before then turning and running in a different direction rather quickly looking back as she did so. Suddenly begin chased by Skye, Terra grinned a little before turning and running rather quickly looking back every few seconds.
At Elayne's first words, Felis was simply quiet and waited for the rest of the story. As he listened to it all, Felis found himself fighting to control his features. He knew about shadow pokemon having listened to a story or two here and there... and Akira had one... though he had recieved that when he was younger.. and it had caused so much chaos when it went out of control at the ball.... As Elayne finished, Felis simply pulled Elayne into yet another hug. "I... had no idea, Elayne," he stated quietly. "You've had it so rough.... how... about I tell you a story, now?" he asked rather quietly for a moment looking sideways towards Rosa before stepping back a bit more and then finally resolving to maybe change rooms entirely. "Rosa! Elayne and I are going to talk for a bit in a different room. If you're hungry, I left out apples and sweets." Felis smiled.
Rosa stopped what she was doing for a moment before looking sideways and rather confused for a few seconds. After that, she simply nodded. "Uh.. ok," she finally answered back nodding as she said it. Felis nodded and then took Elayne's hand gently before slowly leading her off out of the room. Walking down the hallway and finally pushing open a door down the hallway, Felis led into a rather calm comfortable looking conference room. Closing the door quietly behind them, Felis sighed outwards and leaned on the door for a few seconds.
"A year and a-......no actually two years now..." Felis started rather slowly. "This very castle burned...." he stopped a moment hesitating a little. "Rebels attacked...and my father and eldest brother fled....while those damn rebels killed nearly everyone... I really don't know how I survived...." he bit his lip hard for a few seconds. "And Rosa came out of it as well.... but everyone else...didn't..... I rebuilt the castle.... and... told Rosa... sweet little lies because I was too weak to admit that... I'd failed to keep everyone alive...." Felis shook a little and breathed outwards. "And loss hurts....I'm... not saying 'go back to your mom and dad right now'..... just that maybe send a letter here and there... I can twist the mailing system a bit to make it seem like you're from all different places so they wouldn't know where you were if need be....." He bit his lip again and looked at Elayne more or less hoping she understood what he meant. [/scrolly] |
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Post by Maid Melody on May 22, 2011 16:56:36 GMT -5
Skye sped up, determined to tag Terra. Elly watched Felis and Elayne out of the corner of her eye as she ran, a little distracted from the game with what was going on. The Espeon was rather pleased with Felis' reaction to what Elayne had told him, perhaps they would be safe with Felis and not have to run constantly...Elly could tell that Elayne was tired of running all the time, as was she truth be told. Elly was so distracted that she almost ran into Rosa when the young girl stopped but corrected her path just in time, jumping out of the way so she wouldn't run into the girl.
Elayne blinked as she was once again pulled into an embrace and found herself crying again...she had never expected Felis to say that...to be honest, Elayne had grown so used to not trusting people that she had been almost afraid to tell him but...it was all right now. When Felis released her and asked Elayne if she wanted to hear a story, Elayne looked a little confused at first but managed to smile slightly and nod in reply, allowing herself to be led away after Felis had told Rosa where they were going. Elayne felt a twinge of panic at the thought of not being with Elly but...that was foolish...pushing the thought away, Elayne walked into the room and looked at Felis, waiting for him to begin.
When Felis began to explain about the fire, Elayne's eyes grew wide and she covered her mouth with her hand to stifle a gasp at what had happened in the span of time she'd been gone. As Felis continued, all Elayne could do was stand there, hand over her mouth as her eyes filled with unshed tears. This time it was Elayne's turn to hug Felis after he finished speaking. For a moment she didn't say anything, not that she could at that point anyway,"I'm....so sorry Felis...."Elayne whispered, hugging him for a moment longer before releasing him and looking into his eyes. She couldn't imagine the pain he must've felt...must still be feeling and thought about her parents for possibly the first time in months. It really wasn't fair to her dad really....it wasn't his fault that she ran away. Felis' words had hit rather hard and Elayne knew that if he had the chance to see his family again he would take it in a heartbeat judging by the pained expression he'd had moments earlier.
Hugging herself, Elayne looked away from Felis for a moment, taking a deep breath to calm herself before looking back at the man again,"But...you're right...it's not fair to them...to Dad...I'll write but...I don't want them finding me. I'm not sure I could face them just yet..."Elayne said in a quiet voice, a small smile on her face. After a moment of silence, she looked over at the couches and took a step towards them before stopping and looking back at Felis,"Should we sit down...?"
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Post by Jay on May 22, 2011 17:53:06 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/VC/FelisRosa2.png);color:#45632c;][atrb=height,347][atrb=width,472][atrb=style,border:0 black none,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(275),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:107px;)]Rosa watched and seemed to giggle to herself. Terra was finally tagged and then changed direction chasing after Rosa who was then running to get away. After a few seconds, Terra changed direction again and chased afte Elly.
At receiving the hug, Felis found himself surprised for one reason or another. He didn't expect it, in all truth, yet it was nice. At Elayne's words, Felis simply held her a bit closer. When Elayne finally released the hug, Felis did so as well and managed a half smile as he fought back the sudden urge to cry. He... wasn't going to cry... he couldn't... it'd... it'd be bad to allow himself to do so again... However, somehow in the wake of all these thoughts, Felis found tears streaming down his cheeks regardless. As Elayne calmed herself, Felis did so as well and wiped whatever few stray tears had come loose away.
At Elayne's words, Felis found himself soothed. That was good... Elayne had family still... and at least writing... saying that she was ok and alive... that was something he wished those in his family would do... but... they were all past the point of doing that, and he knew it.... At the suggestion to sit down, Felis nodded his head and then slowly started over before finally seating himself on one of the couches.
"I can make sure that they won't find out about you being in forest castle... if you decide to stay here... you can still travel wherever, but you can always stay here...." he stated with a calmer voice. "How... have all your travels been going?"
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Post by Maid Melody on May 22, 2011 23:09:01 GMT -5
Elayne sat down near Felis on one of the couches and found herself relaxing, loving the feel of a couch after....how long had it been...? Well, Elayne spent most of her time outside...away from cities so it had to have been a good few months at least since she'd been able to relax on a real couch, aside from occasional pokecenters that is. Elayne was so comfortable, about as relaxed as a cat, that she almost didn't hear Felis' offer. Uttering a small murmur, Elayne was about to ask Felis to repeat himself when the full meaning of what he had just offered clicked. Sitting up, Elayne looked surprised to say the least, eyes nearly as round as saucers,"You...mean...I can stay here?!"Elayne asked in a quiet, almost hesitant voice, not sure if she could believe what she was actually hearing. Just the thought of not having to run anymore, of being safe, being able to sleep at night without worry was mind boggling. Whatever Felis had said afterwards was completely lost on Elayne, not seeming near as important to the young woman when compared to actually being able to stay in a real house with a real bed.
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Post by Jay on May 22, 2011 23:16:02 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/felistable1.png);color:#566965;][atrb=width,428][atrb=height,333][atrb=style,border:3 #566965 ridge,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(210),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:50px;margin-left:215px;)]Felis blinked a moment at Elayne's question before smiling and nodding. "Of course you can. We have plenty of rooms, and you can pick one out that you like and we'll furnish it the way you like it," he answered back with an easy smile on his face. "And you can come and go as you please, of course...." he stated after a few seconds. "Just... be careful, you know," he smiled rather quietly.
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Post by Maid Melody on May 22, 2011 23:27:21 GMT -5
Elayne's eyes grew wide at Felis' response and she squeaked/squealed, hugging Felis all of a sudden with obvious joy,"Thank you! Thankyouthankyouthankyou THANK YOU!"Elayne all but squealed before calming down just a little bit, at least enough to finally release Felis and sit back in her original position on the couch,"And I can pick the room and...everything?"
Hardly able to contain herself, Elayne hugged/glomped Felis again,"THANK YOU Felis, thank you so much. Of course I promise I'll be careful, it's just...Oh my gosh I can't believe this..."Elayne continued in an excited voice,"I can actually relax tonight and Elly won't have to stand guard and an actual bed. I can't believe this...this...is really happening right? I'm not...not dreaming am I?"
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Post by Jay on May 22, 2011 23:36:45 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/felistable1.png);color:#566965;][atrb=width,428][atrb=height,333][atrb=style,border:3 #566965 ridge,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(210),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:50px;margin-left:215px;)]At the first hug, Felis found himself surprised but a calm smile played on his features. At the full on glomp, Felis found himself grinning hard back. Hugging her back rather tightly, Felis smiled even bigger before finally releasing her and nodding his head. "Yes you can have your own room, and no I don't think your dreaming," he laughed back. "I don't think I'd like to be someone else's dream, hahaha," the blonde haired man laughed a little for a few seconds before finally calming again and nodding his head a bit more. "We'll set you up with a room, maybe go out and buy some extra furniture and things, paint it whatever color, heh~ It'll be fun." Felis couldn't stop grinning rather pleased with himself for making the girl so happy. "Oh there is one condition though," Felis stated growing rather calm and stern faced for a good half second before breaking into a smile again. "You'll have to play with Rosa and tell her all about your travels and all types of sorts," he finally laughed a little. "She seems fascinated by stories and the like, hehehe."
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Post by Maid Melody on May 23, 2011 0:38:18 GMT -5
Elayne laughed when Felis said that she wasn't dreaming and finally released the man, eyes dancing with delight as he went on about what they could do to fix up her room. Elayne could still hardly believe this was happening...but slowly she was beginning to realize that this wasn't a dream, after all like Felis said Elayne wouldn't think that he would be in her dream. Elayne was still grinning like a cheshire cat when Felis mentioned the condition, causing her to calm down ever so slightly until she saw Felis' grin again. Laughing at the condition, Elayne nodded and leaned back against the couch again,"I'd love to~. I can show her some of my drawings too, I'm kind of an amateur artist, more of a hobby really, I've drawn quite a few things during my travels. I had to sneak into town a few times to get more sketchbooks actually...oh! You wanted to know about my travels too right? Well, where do you want me to start?"Elayne said in a delighted voice, though much calmer than earlier.
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Post by Jay on May 23, 2011 1:21:03 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/felistable1.png);color:#566965;][atrb=width,428][atrb=height,333][atrb=style,border:3 #566965 ridge,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(210),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:50px;margin-left:215px;)]Felis found himself smiling easily at Elayne's words. He hadn't seen her this excited before, he didn't think anyways, and it was something quite new indeed. As she asked about where he wanted to start, Felis seemed to suddenly grin a moment. "Start from the beginning of them," he answered back nodding his head a little. He'd listen and understand... it would be good to know what she'd been through from her own stories. If anything, he'd get a comment or two in somewhere, heh. [/scrolly] |
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Post by Maid Melody on May 23, 2011 16:07:03 GMT -5
Elayne leaned back on the couch and thought about how it had all began, trying to remember the exact details of the day she had left...or was it the night she had left...well either way it didn't really matter. Closing her eyes a moment, Elayne thought back about the day she had left and smiled softly before coming up with a way to begin. "Well, it's a little hard to remember since it was so long ago but, I do remember some parts at least....now let's see. That morning I had fought with mother for about the third time that day, she was scolding me for spending more time in the woods and the library then being a proper lady. I've never enjoyed being cooped up from the time I was little so I don't know why she kept trying to force me to stay inside, it just made everyone miserable really. Anyway, that day I had spent more time in the woods then usual because I was trying to calm down and I find that I can relax more. I hated fighting with her constantly, but she was trying to make me be something that I wasn't...I was good friends with the people in the town and mother disapproved. I had thought about leaving several times before but knew that if I did they would miss me...but that changed when mother demanded, not asked, demanded that I make Lily shadow."Elayne began, taking a deep breath as she remembered the fear in Lily's eyes at the word shadow. By that time she had Elly and Skye as well but they were kept a secret from her parents just for that very reason...she had seen some shadow Pokemon before and hated what the process did to them, remove their emotions just to make them stronger. It was cruel...Pokemon could become stronger by raising them, there was a reason why they had emotions...to just get rid of them like that-. Giving a half-laugh that sounded more bitter than anything, Elayne continued,"I had seen shadows before then and the thought of robbing Lily of her emotions just so she could get stronger was appalling. The whole point of Pokemon...well at least in my opinion, is to raise them to become stronger. It's not like there's an automatic switch you can flip that makes them suddenly able to battle well."
Elayne was fuming at the thought of what her mom had tried to do and probably would've ranted longer but the realization that Felis was still there stopped her cold, and her face flushed with embarrassment,"Sorry..."she muttered, "I didn't meant to rant like that..."
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Post by Jay on May 23, 2011 16:23:27 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/felistable1.png);color:#566965;][atrb=width,428][atrb=height,333][atrb=style,border:3 #566965 ridge,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(210),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:50px;margin-left:215px;)]Felis had been quiet the entire time that Elayne talked allowing his own thoughts to work that over. He knew of shadow pokemon though his immediate family having originally established their power not from strong pokemon but from their general ability to work with people and dictate well. He'd never owned a shadow pokemon but knew of two that had them. In the end of it, Felis was somewhat impartial to them when it came down to it. He wouldn't do it to his own pokemon but didn't find it his place to restrict others on the matter. He wasn't going to chew out Akira for having a shadow pokemon when the man had received that particular pokemon from his father, and he wasn't about to clash with Adrian unless pushed into a corner to do so. That woman... seemed to have a few issues here and there, but he Felis wasn't one to judge on just a few meetings and talks. Then there was the whole... west issue..... Era had had shadow pokemon for some time, so....
At Elayne's apology, Felis simply shook his head a bit. "It's fine, go on," he stated rather calmly after that simply restricting his emotions till hearing more of what had happened. He... really couldn't remember seeing his aunt the way that Elayne was describing, yet then again, they didn't live close enough to where one could easily just walk over and visit. His own mother had been such a blessing to the family that it... was just odd, really....
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Post by Maid Melody on May 23, 2011 21:24:52 GMT -5
Elayne smiled sheepishly, relieved that Felis wasn't upset at her little rant and continued,"Well anyway, after mother demanded Lily be turned shadow, I snuck out that night...now that I think about it, I think Dad knew I was going to run because he spent a lot of time with me after that argument. I don't blame him for not standing up to her or not taking my side...but it was nice that it was just the two of us for once. After I left the town, I spent most of my time wandering the woods further away from my home, drawing some of the herbs and plants I found. It was fun actually, actually living what I had read in books, I learned how to make my own Pokemon food and what plants healed minor wounds. I really just spent most of my time getting as far away from home as possible while teaching my Pokemon new things. I was actually thinking about how I would go about breeding my Pokemon when the posters showed up and my life turned upside down."Elayne continued, halting briefly when she remembered the first day she had seen the poster,"That first day I was walking down the street to a daycare center because they specialize in raising Pokemon and such, hoping to get some pointers when Elly hissed all of a sudden and told me to run. Surprised that Elly, my normally docile Espeon yelled at me or even hissed for that matter, I ran, looking back only to see her psychic some people into an alley before running after me. We got away and I asked what happened back there and she explained that they were intent on kidnapping me. Thankfully I had decided to bring my bag with me instead of leaving it at the Pokecenter so we spent the night in the woods and tried again the next day. I was heading back to the same daycare center when I caught sight of the wanted poster and felt like I was about to collapse. I ripped the poster off the billboard and after grabbing some supplies left the town without a second glance. Thankfully though there wasn't a repeat of what happened the prior day but I knew it could very well happen again. I was right...throughout the next few months I was chased, cornered, threatened, and very nearly captured every time I so much as showed my face in a town. I only went in towns when I needed supplies that I couldn't find in the woods or wherever I was staying at the time but ever time there was always a threat."
Elayne stopped and looked down at the couch, taking a deep breath as she remembered how afraid she had been, it had been a constant reminder to her that she was never safe, never would be safe as long as those accursed wanted posters were up. There was always someone greedy wanting to take advantage of what seemed to be a rather easy task...but then Elayne was an adult now, shouldn't they be taken down by now...or was her mom that desperate to get her back. The result of those posters...after all that had happened, it was a small wonder that the woman didn't just give up already because Elayne had resolved to never go back...especially after all that had happened because of them.
Elayne sighed and rubbed one of her arms before finally looking back at Felis and going on with her story,"I probably would have been caught long ago but Elly had a knack of getting out of tough situations, and even avoiding danger entirely...but I suppose that's because she's a psychic. I don't really know what I would do without her really...she was my first Pokemon and we're really close...of all my Pokemon, I trust Elly the most, after all that we've been through how can I not...? Anyway...after a couple of years the attempts grew significantly less...I guess I was more trouble than I was worth but I don't really know why. One time Elly sensed that we were being followed so we hid...but then this girl came around the corner and I didn't think she was a threat so I came out of hiding...we talked and traveled together for several months...maybe a year...I can't remember,"Elayne continued in a quiet voice, pain evident in her eyes as she continued,"I trusted her...she had helped me escape many times before but...it was all a ploy. I've had other people betray me before and should've known better than to allow anyone to get that close to me again...so I guess it was inevitable. We were travelling in a swamp one day and she said that she was going to scout ahead and asked me to set up camp. Elly had been unusually tense that day but I thought she was just tired, we had been traveling nearly 48 hours straight so I didn't think much about it. After I set up camp I realized that she wasn't back yet so I left the campsite and went to find out where she went. I found her all right...and five other men with rope and duct tape..."
Elayne stopped for a moment and looked down at the couch, her voice growing quieter as she continued with the story,"If Elly hadn't been there...I don't know what would have happened. I was in shock, unable to move but Elly had immediately jumped in front of me and just as quickly used the men's own tools against them to tie them up to nearby trees and yelled at me to run. Elly's voice yelling in my mind brought me out of the daze that I had been in and I ran...and ran...until I found someone to ask for help. I begged them to help...although now that I look back on it...they could have very well been one of those greedy people that had just tried to kidnap me but I was too panicked at the time to realize it. Elly was in trouble, I could feel it and I just had to get help. I released Lily and convinced the guy I found to come back with me, by the time we reached Elly again, she was in poor shape and we were immediately ambushed by four Golduck. I released Skye and together with Lily managed to fight off two of the Golduck while Graham handled the other two. We saved Elly and I packed up my things before we managed to find a pokecenter...after that day...I promised myself that I would never leave Elly's side...I...just couldn't bear to see her hurt like that...because...it was because of me..."Elayne's voice broke at that point, not allowing her to speak anymore. That betrayal had hurt far more than the fear that had been a constant companion to Elayne since the last time she could remember. It made it hard to trust but...somehow Elayne knew she could trust Felis...and...it felt good to have someone else know...
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Post by Jay on May 23, 2011 21:59:06 GMT -5
[atrb=style,background-image:url(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc64/Heart-of-Thorns/felistable1.png);color:#566965;][atrb=width,428][atrb=height,333][atrb=style,border:3 #566965 ridge,bTable][scrolly:h(250),w(210),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:50px;margin-left:215px;)]Feliciano Rossi was quiet as he listened to the full story of everything play out as it had. He flinched at a few words here and there but was able to keep most of his cool through it. Nodding his head at the end of it, he frowned quietly. Leaning forwards on the couch and setting one elbow on his knee and his head in his hand, he looked sideways at her before finally standing and walking to sit right next to her instead. Leaning back into the couch for a moment before sitting forwards again, Felis stared quietly back at Elayne before starting to speak.
"You've.... been through a lot... and grown up a lot, it seems," he slowly smiled a bit at his own words. She was still his little cousin (like he had been one to talk back then though) but had grown up and was able to take care of herself, it seemed. But I'd have to wonder... would it be so bad to go back? But... no I wouldn't force her to do so after all of that. She is an adult after all and after having gone through all that deserves to be treated like one rather than what I'd be doing.... After a few seconds, he sighed quietly again. "I also have a certain Espeon to thank for my cousin staying safe then over all these years," he chuckled a little thinking of the small pokemon that Rosa had used to call 'kitty' back then having become Elayne's guard now.
"From your account... I guess people had assumed that you weren't just lost by in trouble.... for treating you that way," he sighed shaking his head a bit at his own words not liking them in the least. Elayne was far from some sort of criminal as far as he knew, and he was going to keep that thought with him until she gave definite reason to prove this thought wrong. "But then again... Era's gone into chaos with Nolan's crash and Alice's falter, and all most of us are left with is a power struggle and rebels... the streets are barely safe, and people have become cruel.... Someone simply after money would do anything while pursuing it." Felis bit the side of his mouth softly for a moment at this thought.
"I've been doing what I can with ruling the east, but for all my work, it never seems like enough," he sighed a little shaking his head a bit as he took in the full aspects of what he was saying. It probably wasn't doing any good to his health to dwell on such subjects, yet Felis found himself doing so regardless. He was the duke after all no matter which way one looked at it he had responsibilities. Thankfully he'd managed to get by and keep himself from changing too much on the outside..... Though he knew well enough how much he'd had to bottle up on the inside. Now if only that bottle would not explode but simply vanish somehow, heh that would be nice. "But anyways.... anything after that?" he smiled a little before pulling her into a sideways hug and holding her gently there. [/scrolly] |
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