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Post by Stormy on Mar 27, 2012 9:00:55 GMT -5
Garrik grinned at the nod, then started to stand up when the boy demanded who Virika was. "She's my girlfriend, Virika Pandora," he said, coming to his full height again and wrapping an arm around her waist.
"And you never told us your name," Garrik mentioned.
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Post by FaizahPandora on Mar 27, 2012 9:10:39 GMT -5
The boy stuck out his tongue at the word "girlfriend". He was at the age when girls still had cooties, and cooties was deadly and contagious. But he looked up at his brother when he heard the next words.
"And you never told us your name."
He blushed slightly. He didn't like his name... But he would have to tell them eventually. So it might as well be now.
"My name is David..." He muttered as he looked at the ground again. Then he looked at his brother, his brows knitted together. "Is your girlfriend going to have a baby?" He asked.
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Post by Stormy on Mar 27, 2012 15:14:27 GMT -5
It was Garrik's turn to blush now, but he nodded to David's question. "Yeah, David, she's gonna have a baby." It was a fact he was starting to swing around for, and he was really starting to look forward to it.
But his excitement over being a father deserved no place here, though he was less uneasy about his brother now that they would be certain he wouldn't be going into foster care. Right away, anyway. If, for some reason, David didn't like it at Rocky, they would need to find soemthing else for the boy.
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Post by FaizahPandora on Mar 27, 2012 17:47:31 GMT -5
David suddenly smiled. Something he had never admitted to anyone was that David adored babies. And thinking about it he knew it was likely that it was his brother's baby she was going to have. Which only made the boy more excited. He was going to be an uncle...!
David looked over at the red haired woman again, wondering where she fit into the whole thing. He turned back to Virika and Garrik and decided he might as well ask. He hadn't been shy yet, so why should he start?
"Who is she?" He asked as he pointed over his shoulder to Faizah.
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Post by Stormy on Mar 28, 2012 16:21:46 GMT -5
"She's Virika's cousin, Faizah. She keeps everything in the mountain running smoothly. She...helped me find out where to find you and..." Garrik's gaze flicked sadly toward the graves.
Though her methodology was rather cruel. I would have liked to know what I was getting in to, rather than get my hopes up... he thought.
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Post by FaizahPandora on Mar 29, 2012 11:21:13 GMT -5
((Is it just me or does this kid go from very mature to childish and back again?))
David nodded, glancing over his shoulder once more. He suddenly wanted to leave, and be far from the hooded man that he could be. The man gave David the creeps... He turned back to Garrik.
"When can we leave?" He asked.
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Post by Stormy on Apr 2, 2012 12:02:37 GMT -5
((I've noticed that a lot of kids do. Maybe not as wholey as this, but still.))
Garrik cast one last look at the graves, feeling tears prick behind his eyes again, but he blinked them away. He glanced at Virika, then back down to David. "I'm sure we can leave soon. Just let me talk with Faizah real quick," he said, slipping away from Virika.
"Faizah, I have something to ask of you."
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Post by FaizahPandora on Apr 2, 2012 12:44:01 GMT -5
Faizah turned to Garrik, wondering what had happened between him and his little brother. She attempted a small smile, but he seemed upset so she let it fade. She squared her shoulders. "What is it?" She asked.
Virika stayed behind with David, not sure what else to do. She glanced at the graves once more, from the corner of her eye, but quickly looked back at David. She wasn't sure what to make of the graves. Those were her child's grandparents... And the baby would never know them...
She shook herself, then kneeled down to be at David's level. "What do you like, David?" She asked, smiling shyly at him.
Daivd was surprised that the woman had spoken to him. At first he didn't want to answer her, but then he decided he should. She didn't seem scary. And she was going to have his brother's baby. She seemed like a nice lady...
"I like babies..." He muttered in a low pitched whisper, as if he were shy.
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Post by Stormy on Apr 26, 2012 13:26:19 GMT -5
"David wants to come with us. And I'm not about to let him be sucked up by foster care. And I don't see any reason why he can't come with us to Rocky. Sure he's just a kid, but that gives him longer to learn about the dragons and whers. And even if he doesn't want to Impress or if he wants to and doesn't, he can help out or leave; he'll be old enough by that point to live on his own, if that's what he wants.
"But I'm not going to let him be left alone like I was. He's already scarred enough from our parents dying at so young an age," Garrik said, a steely fire igniting in his dark eyes. He would keep an eye out for David even if it meant leaving Rocky... He just hoped Virika would come with him if it came down to that. But he would also understand if she didn't. It'd be asking her to leave her family behind, and everyone she knew.
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Post by FaizahPandora on Apr 27, 2012 9:36:56 GMT -5
Faizah nodded. "It's not a problem, Garrik. I was almost expecting him to want to come to Rocky." She said. A smile tried to curve the edges of her mouth, but she knew Garrik was upset and she didn't want to upset him more.
((Sorry for cruddy post))
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