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Post by anora on Jan 25, 2009 23:53:46 GMT -5
Anora wasn't usually the sort of person to go and waste money, but she had been working hard all week and she felt that she deserved a day to spoil herself for once. Of course, she still had her limits and she would be careful not to lose her head while she was here. After all, she was still a very responsible person for her age.
Looking around at all the shops, she didn't really know where to begin. It had been so long since she had been to the mall that she was uncertain of what to do first. Perhaps something sweet, maybe a few new clothes for work and days like today, and maybe she would even find a few accessories or something just to brighten her day. She stood there looking at a map that was on a display and wondering where she should start.
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Post by purezen on Jan 26, 2009 13:57:24 GMT -5
This…was…embarrassing.
Standing in the lobby now, he had let out a deep sigh that had a heavy feeling of relief. It was that obvious. It had been a while since he got to rest seeing that he was running back and forth, forth and back, one floor to the next as he had ran about the mall following behind his sisters. The girls only wanted to try out some clothes, and with Parfaye in an uproar, she would surely not stop until she tried everything appealing to her eyes and try to fit Mint into something that was just as decent.
But why did he have to carry all the bags?
He had a variety of different perfumes, women’s dresses and outfits, not to mention a small dose of Lingerie that he was embarrassed to look at. He kept his thumb pressed against the bag so that he wouldn’t have to get a glimpse of anything to bought. No one would want to picture their sister in such outfits. What exactly did she use these for anyway? Not only that, but when did “she” someone who wasn’t use to this world’s customs discover fashion?
He frowned as his cheeks flushed red. Trying to picture his sister looking sexy for someone was so embarrassing. Sure they both always were silent and followed orders to protect him, but they had broken away in a blink of an eye when their weaknesses were placed right in front of them.
After having another set of bags thrown into his chest, he had already reached with his thumb to collect the ring handles onto his fingers. He had watched Parfaye snatch her sister by the wrist and drag her off to another store while yelling about something that looked “Drop dead gorgeous.” He had begun to walk about the area toting the bag of women clothing. Passing by a numerous number of people in thought forgetting two things in particular.
One thing was that he was carrying the bags for his sisters seeing they weren’t such a burden. He was happy to do something for someone, but the second pretty much had made the first a worse case seeing so many people looked at the boy. Violet hair and such a gentle baby face with those sapphire hinted colored eyes having the female features of a girl in some way.
Though right now, he had little mind of his appearance. Right now, he could use something to eat from the local snack vendor. [/size]
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Post by anora on Jan 26, 2009 22:18:24 GMT -5
Anora sighed lightly as she continued to look up at the map, feeling no more secure in her decision of where to begin then whenever she had first looked at this sign. She shook her head, why did there need to be so many stores anyways? Who could possibly need so many stores to sell the same items? Turning around, Anora decided to go around the sign and head to the left. It was best to just start there and go along as she went.... that certainly seemed to be the easiest of the solutions, though she had to do something besides standing there all day.
Unfortunately for her... and someone else..... as she moved around the sign she wasn't paying attention to where she was going. There was a guy walking down the row who had been carrying a whole lot of bags, which was slightly surprising in itself. She really didn't know too many guys who would come to the mall to do as much shopping as all of that.
"Oh wow, I'm so sorry, are you alright?"
She looked apologetically towards him, being taken by surprise once again, though this time for how he looked. He had rather unique features for a guy, she wasn't expecting that so much either. Anora smiled lightly, wondering what she should do now, it seemed rather rude to just run off , so she decided to stick around and be sure he was alright.
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Post by purezen on Jan 27, 2009 1:05:50 GMT -5
It was unexpected as he was suddenly surprised by the figure that motioned from behind the sign. In a snap reaction he threw his hands up in surprise as they were at his shoulders. It seemed like someone told him to freeze, but it was just his usual reaction. He couldn’t help his nervous habits. ”Oh!” was all he said before his heart had come back with it’s pulsating beats to calm his nerves. His sisters had such silent steps and could surprise him, but he didn’t expect this to happen from just anyone. He had blamed it on the sign of course seeing that he was in such a rush to sneak off.
He only made eye contact to make sure his heart came to a rest. A sigh of relief escaping between his lips as he saw this wasn’t his sisters to see him be a klutz. ”Oh! I-I‘m just fine…” His gentle voice giving a response before he had shook his hands frantically in assurance. He didn’t want to place the blame on this girl, it was just the way he was after all. If anything, he’d feel guilty if anyone was to think their fault over his clumsy manners.
”You kind of surprised me. I guess I should pay more-”
He stop mid sentence as he halted looking at his lifted hand. He shifted his eyes left to right trying to locate what he had lost. He only stopped to see his bags that were dropped and some even spilled over. What made his eyes scream was what contents had spilled on the floor as his mouth opened up slightly in surprise.
”Uh…eeep!”
He squealed as he grabbed one handle of a bag and layered it onto the ground. His hand reaching out and ranking contents of dresses, panties with the labels along with some shoes with glamorous shine and heels to match. He had just as easily placed one bag down in a frantic rush before reaching for another bag and start raking more varying from women magazines and bras back into another bag.
”I-I‘m s-sorry! I‘m sorry! It‘s not mine I‘m here with my sis-”
He paused once again as he reached grasping a pair of lacey underwear. His face had burnt a bright red, but not before long all the color leaving showing his pale appearance. He had quickly shoved the pair of exotic clothing into the last bag before dropping the bag and standing as he had kept bowing before Anora and twiddling his thumbs across his lap.
”Eep! I-I-I‘m sorry! I‘m sorry! I-I can explain! I mean, I‘m not sick, or I don‘t wear ladies stuff…I-I mean…”
He had calmed down. He had a blank stare towards the girl before giving a deep swallow and bowing his head once more in front of her.
”Umm…sorry for the inconvenience. Umm…I‘m sorry for obstructing your path miss.”
This was so embarrassing. He had kneeled down as he started to take his fingers as he slipped each bag one by one onto his hands. It was going to be tedious separating the stuff before his sisters gotten a hold of him, but that couldn’t be compared to this most embarrassing endeavor. He could’ve sworn he gotten over this when he was younger, but some things never changed, just how his sisters said. [/size]
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Post by anora on Jan 27, 2009 15:00:42 GMT -5
Anora watched him, she was a little surprised whenever the bags fell over and certain things flew out, but she was sure that she had kept her face blank of anything she might of been thinking. His explanation of being here with his sisters made perfect sense to her though so her smile only widened as he blushed and tried to hurry to clean everything up. She could picture girls making their brother carry all the bags, since it was something she would probably do if she had any siblings.
"Please don't be sorry, you weren't obstructing my path in any way. I just wasn't paying attention whenever I stepped around the sign.... I really should have been looking out more."
She had been trying very hard to keep composed, though she couldn't help laughing softly, this whole thing had been pretty funny. Of course she hadn't wanted to laugh until she knew that he was alright first.
"And don't worry, I'm sure that having sisters can be very difficult. There's no need to be embarrassed about things. I think that it's really nice of you to do this for them, it must be difficult carrying all their bags with their things in them, but you still do it..... you must be really kind to do such a thing for them."
She didn't want him to feel weird with her standing there so she tried to be understanding instead. Anora used to happily go with her parents shopping, her father often being the brave one to carry her and her mothers bags. Though neither of them was around anymore and she was left here to do all of this on her own.
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Post by purezen on Jan 27, 2009 16:02:40 GMT -5
”Well…they needed me.”
He had stood up as he had looked to Anora with his eyes open a bit confused on her statement. Because they were his sisters he did this? Perish the thought. There were things about Xenneth that were different from anyone else. He didn’t even know of this quality seeing he was a bit ignorant about some things, but it was in a way that made him so wise. It was for an instance that she said that he was a bit perplexed.
”Sure, they’re my sisters, but if they need my help, then I’m more than happy to lend a hand. I must admit, Parfaye did fool me seeing she didn’t go into detail, but even if she did tell me she wanted me to hold onto her bags at the store while her and Mint went shopping, I might’ve done just that.”
He had slipped the last finger around the ring as he collected the bags. He stood up straight once more as he looked about the floor of his surroundings to see if he had dropped anything else or left anything around. He’d know that he’d be in trouble if he left one article of clothing about the mall that belonged to Parfaye. Mint was not to worry about as she seemed to think trivial of the fashion, but his life was in danger if he crossed the wrong sister.
”Anyway, I guess you had somewhere to go seeing you stepped from behind the map.” he had mentioned as he walked to her side only to stand by her examining the same map. His violet eyes started to scan the map. ”My sisters were heading to a department store in the mall, but…” he frowned, ”…I see they won’t be back for a while.” It was ridiculous! The location upon the map was clear on the other side of the mall. He knew from that moment that he had been duped…TWICE! It was incredible. Sometimes, he swore he could raise a finger to Parfaye one day to mark the limits, however, it wouldn’t be very smart seeing she was one of his guardians as well.
He let out a tiresome sigh. It was going to be another long day. [/size]
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Post by anora on Jan 27, 2009 17:20:42 GMT -5
"Well they are still really lucky to have a nice guy like you for a brother, it's sweet of you to be willing to help them out."
Anora smiled at him, perhaps the way that she had wondered it before hadn't been best. She hadn't meant to imply that he wouldn't help them just to be nice rather than just because of being their brother. She sighed lightly, hoping that she hadn't offended him any way.
"I wouldn't really say that I was heading anywhere specific, I just wanted to look around the mall for a while and if I noticed anything that caught my eye then I might get it.... I thought the map might help me pick something but it didn't really."
She thought about what he said and glanced up at the map to try and see where he was looking. Anora didn't mean to pry, she only wanted to be sure that things were alright, she'd already met one person who had been less then happy with her, no need to go making other enemies,
"I'm sorry, I guess my running into you held you up from them huh? I didn't mean to keep you"
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Post by purezen on Jan 27, 2009 17:57:31 GMT -5
Xenneth had let out a light laugh. This girl seemed very polite. If anything it was more than he would be at times since in the past he would be completely self conscious of someone else’s feelings and didn’t want to pass off making anyone unhappy. More or less she seemed that way as well. He smiled at the thought of his sister learning a lesson or two from her if Parfaye could ever meet her.
As if! Mint was nice and quiet and Parfaye was the complete opposite. He could actually picture the girl lifting a brow at Anora and even saying some sort of snide comment about her just because Xenneth bumped into her. It was either she was very over protective, or she just down right had an attitude problem. Putting that thought aside he had shuffled the bags around his right hand to his left collecting them in a hurdle. There was only maybe four in total, and seeing what the contents were, they weren’t heavy at all.
”Oh! No! Not at all. I was actually looking for this map to see exactly where they were going so I can see if I‘d have time to go get something to eat. They‘re on the other side of the mall, so they‘ll be back….with…ya‘ know….more bags.” he had said the last part with a small chuckle, but it soon turned into a miserable sigh seeing he knew what was to come. They were going to pawn more of their junk off on him, but still, he knew he’d get to return home later and have enough time to return to the Gardens for work.
”But don‘t worry about me at all. I did say I‘d take time off to help buy them some clothes. The only thing that‘s really hurting is my wallet. Other than that it‘s nice to meet you/” he had insisted. His face had broken into a quizzical expression as if he had plagued by a riddle speaking to this girl. It had taken a while to realize something that had gone unnoticed for a while.
”Now that I mention it…” he had begun to say before his right hand offered to her kindly had closed only to fall to his side as he let out another innocent chuckle and place a blissful smile on his face.
”I don‘t know your name.”
That note was true enough. Polite as he was, he couldn’t help but to lift his right hand and place it upon his chest as he gestured to himself.
”As I said before, it‘s nice to meet you. My name is Xenneth Hikari…” the flower child introduced, ”…and may I ask who you are?”
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Post by anora on Jan 27, 2009 19:43:48 GMT -5
"Oh, my name is Anora Avalon, it's nice to meet you Xenneth"
Anora smiled at him warmly, feeling better about today already. She thought that today was going to be kinda boring, especially since she didn't know what she wanted here. Though at the mention of getting food, she thought of something that she had indeed been wanting to get while she was here. Anora really didn't have much of a sweet tooth, though whenever she did, she wanted something special,
"Getting something to eat doesn't sound all that bad, though wouldn't you wait for your sisters to get something as well?"
If he was looking after them here and doing all this for them of his own will, then he seemed like the type of person who might also wait to eat with them. Of course she didn't know too much about siblings, maybe he hadn't eaten in a while so it would be better for him to grab something while they were busy and away.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to pry, you know, thinking about food, I should probably go and get something myself. I guess malls have a way of making people hungry."
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Post by purezen on Jan 28, 2009 2:11:12 GMT -5
”Well…yes…” he had responded to her question before he turned around and put a frown on his face. ”I understand, and it’s not anything you should be ashamed of at all. It’s very sweet that you’re concerned for my sisters.
He had cuffed his mouth with his right hand before he removed it to open his eyes admiring this girl’s caring attitude.
”A matter of fact…I appreciate someone like you who are concerned for them…even if you don‘t know them.”
That part thought to himself, but it was something that made him smile in between his words.
“Unfortunately, I hope they forgive me, as I‘ve not had much to eat compared to them. They will be shopping for an awfully long time, and I‘m sure they‘ll understand. I would call and tell them where I would be, but the last part of our tour of the mall consists of getting them a cell phone.”
It was ironic since they needed one for situations like this. Although he could explain much about his sisters seeing the origin was unbelievable, but it was best to say that they weren’t exactly up to date when it came to the matters of being ordinary girls. If anything, they seemed to have gotten the shopping part down, and later they did mention trying a pedicure and hair styles. It was unbelievable; they had only just started to pick up on the culture of an everyday average young woman, and already they seemed to fit in so nicely.
”I‘ll return shortly. It‘s only a small snack after all, and I‘m pretty sure they can find me. If anything, they‘re more manageable than I could ever be by myself.”
He had let out a sound chuckle once more with the hint. The girls could be described as anything short of strong. They were after all not normal, but he didn’t dare breathe a word of it. It was his secret as a foster brother to simply let them live with him and let them experience this world, and in exchange they would protect him in the place of his mother who had difficulties seeing him as is. Even though Anora didn’t know this, anything about these girls, he seemed to respect her because she went out her way to think about them.
”Since you‘re hungry as well Ms. Anora, will you be joining me at the food court? I‘ll be most delight to treat you, and I can sure use a hand for what I have in mind for later if you‘re not busy.”
He had let his sapphire colored eyes sit on the girl as they seemed inviting. Nothing short of pure warmth from his cute expression from the moment he asked. He could make a puppy surrender in a begging contest, and that was without the begging as he welcomed the girl to a small party of two. If anything, he’d like to get to know his new friend that seemed so…thoughtful. [/size]
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Post by anora on Jan 28, 2009 20:35:12 GMT -5
"Well I didn't want to seem nosy, I guess I just thought about how I would want to eat with my family.... but you should get something if that's the case, it wouldn't be good to wait too long since your carrying everything and need to keep your energy up"
She was rambling a little bit as she sometimes did. It wasn't really a nervous habit like others, it was just a regular sort of habit. Anora smiled at him softly, she was glad that so far she hadn't offended him but being nosy.
"I would really like to join you, though you don't have to pay for me, I can take care of things. I'm sure you're doing your fare share of spending here as well."
This was definately out of the ordinary, it was rare for her to be in the mall to begin with, but to be making friends with someone after just meeting them was even more unusual. Normally she was far too busy to make friends or to meet others like this. Still he seemed to be so nice and sweet, she couldn't help liking his presence and wanting to get to know more about him, and even these sisters she was hearing about.
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Post by purezen on Jan 28, 2009 22:15:28 GMT -5
”Whatever you wish!”
He had responded and tossed his head with a blissful tilt of his right head. His little braided violet diamond pattern alignment of hair had shown on that side of his head with a sway as the single braid had drifted to and fro like a pendulum. His hands, even though busy capturing the multiple bags upon his wrists had slide along his skinny shoulders as he placed his hands together in a pleased clap before he turned back to the map and stepped slightly to the side addressing the directory.
”A usual place would be fine for me, but yet, I‘m also curious to know what you‘d recommend. It may be nice trying someone else‘s favorites after all.”
He had turned to his left to address Anora once more. ”…but I guess we‘ll see when we reach the food court.” he had added as he pointed to the map. His finger was gestured with a point to the north side that was completely opposite of where his sisters had intended to go. He would have to surely high tail it back to this spot in the center of the mall before they had gotten back, or they’d come and find him.
”I guess we should get going. It doesn‘t seem so close, but not exactly far. Other than that, I‘m sure we can do some window shopping on the way.” He had stepped ahead of Anora after taking the map to memory. He was polite to lead the way for the young lady seeing he had already felt much obliged to pay her back for getting in her way and dragging her along. He only wished he got to shop with his sisters like this, but they weren’t exactly bonding as he planned. He didn’t have the heart to shop with the girl’s anyway as stepping into a women’s store and giving an opinion for a sister would sound a little…
What was the word? Awkwardly…incest? [/size]
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Post by anora on Jan 29, 2009 19:25:09 GMT -5
"Well I can't think of anything particular off the top of my head that could be different, though your right, at the food court we can see what they have and decide what to get from there. Although I should warn you that I probably won't know what to get, I rarely come here and usually I wait to eat at home since I cook my own meals. I like to eat healthy whenever I can"
She smiled softly, knowing that she probably sounded like some health nut in saying that. Though she wasn't that bad... sure she liked to eat well, though having sweet things or fast food now and then wasn't bad. Anora had seen a lot of shows and the news about how fast food was ruining peoples bodies and their health systems though, so whenever she was able to she would make her own food at home. Even at the apartment, Anora had a little green house set up on her balcony where she would grow some of her own vegetables to be sure it was really fresh.
"I'm sure we will get there in no time at all, I really don't do a great deal of shopping so you don't have to worry about me doing too much shopping along the way. If anything I will try to wait until after eating so that I won't be holding you up. Wouldn't want your sisters having to track you down after all right?"
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Post by purezen on Jan 29, 2009 20:49:55 GMT -5
Xenneth frowned slightly. It was more or less in a cute manner seeing that one part of him wanted to chuckle at this girl’s politeness, and the other part wanting him to ask “Why so serious?” or something along those lines. He had reached out both of his hands to her wrist breaking the space policy just this once with his gentle hands since he got the idea that Anora was more worried about someone like him than his self. He had put a smile back on his face as he took her by bother hands even though the bags he carried were sliding along his wrists.
”Please! Don‘t worry about me! Just try to have fun! Okay?”
He didn’t give time for her to answer as he had given a limp toss of his shoulders before relaxing once more. ”There‘s nothing wrong with having fun, right? I‘m sure my sisters will understand that I was only out helping a friend. Come on! Let‘s get something to eat before we both starve sitting up here worrying about one another.”
As he slowly let go of the girl’s hands he had turned around before picking up his hand signaling a blissful wave to Anora. If there was anything that he had learned from the course of these years after being shy and reserved for such a long time, if there was a smile to be won through day, then go for it and stop being so reserved. He figured he, or rather they, had said enough apologies and worries. If nothing was to be done, they’d simply waste time.
His hands spread as they opened and the rings had slid to his palms before he grasped them with both hands. He had walked along with the bags hanging to his lap as he held them looking about.
”There are so many things, but so many possibilities. I barely know what to buy myself just thinking about it and I waste time. That‘s why I just buy the first thing I see. If you wasting time thinking, you‘d miss out on something you wished you would‘ve tried sooner.”
He had tossed words of wisdom not talking to no one in general. It was just wishful thinking as he walked along the polished tiles of the floor. It wasn’t obvious to whom he was referring to until he looked over his shoulder as he had given a smile from his feminine face and asked simply to Anora,
”Right?” [/size]
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Post by anora on Jan 29, 2009 22:51:03 GMT -5
Anora almost jumped whenever he touched her hands, though she managed to repress the feeling in order to spare his feelings from being hurt. She wasn't repulsed or surprised by what he did, but she wasn't used to the gesture. Most people were only friendly with her in a 'keeping their distance kinda way,' though. She really didn't have any close friends about to play around with or people that usually touched her. The contact was a bit foreign to her, though she pushed it all from her mind in order to focus on what he was saying instead. Now only a smile could find its way to her face, he was really sweet and kind, and she certainly appreciated that about him. He was a very comforting to be around.
"Alright then, no more worries, let's just try to have some fun then and get ourselves something to eat."
She watched him with the bags, he was kind of amusing in the way he was able to move them around like he was and to carry them. It made her laugh softly to see his actions, it was interesting to her. She was really glad that they were able to get walking, it would help them get to the food faster, plus they seemed to be having fun already, whenever they were shopping or eating then that would probably just give them time to talk even more, maybe even really be friends, one could never have too many friends.
"I don't know, usually I never shop unless it's for food or things that I need. However, when I do shop for anything else then I tend to think about it kinda carefully."
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