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Post by Seven on Jan 20, 2013 15:37:18 GMT -5
Daemon gauged both of his daughter's expressions, pondering silently. Ank was sleepy, Usha was wide awake, and Nef was clearly exhausted. "I think this calls for story-time," he said rather abruptly.
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Post by Pan on Jan 20, 2013 15:40:46 GMT -5
Nef blinked a few times but at this Usha came running out of her hiding stop and plopped down on Nef's lap. Nef gave an oof sound and looked down at Usha who was giving her full attention to her father and was ust useing her mother as a place to sit. Ank opened her her eyes now and looked up at Daemon. Nef's wraps her arms around Usha and relaxes on the bed. "All right what are you going to tell us?"
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Post by Seven on Jan 20, 2013 15:51:18 GMT -5
Daemon smiled at Usha's eagerness, taking his own seat in a chair. "Let me tell you the story of our people, my daughters, to know the glory and darkness from which you were born..." Daemon began to weave a tale, really a set of anecdotes to story form, and only once he began to finish did he realize how deeply patriotic he was to his homeland. It was a baffling notion, as he had always considered himself pledged to his world because that's what best served him--either way, he pushed it from his mind. All in all, it was probably the most inappropriate bedtime story for a child of their age. Not that this stopped him. After all, they weren't human children, now were they?
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Post by Pan on Jan 20, 2013 15:56:50 GMT -5
At the end of the story the girls look completely entranced with the tail. They mind full of imagery that they had never seen and it was very clear that they enjoyed the story. Nef on the other hand did not. Her mouth was open and she was just staring at him in aw. "That is the story you picked to tell them?" She looked flabbergasted just trying to wrap her mind around what she had heard. "That was... Not what I was expecting and not something you should have told them Daemon." She said in a low voice as she picked Usha off her lap and placed her on the bed. Usha gave in and helped Ank into the bed with her as both girls lay down next to each other holding hands again.
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Post by Seven on Jan 20, 2013 16:01:22 GMT -5
Daemon scoffed. "What did you want me to tell them? About rainbows and ponies? It's better they know their history now rather than later." He then closed the distance toward Nef. "After all, a lie by omission is still a lie, is it not? And you wouldn't want me lying to our daughters, about where they come from, what they are... would you?" Just as abruptly, he turned away from her, lightly running his hand over the girls foreheads to push back the hair from their eyes. "Don't you worry. Maybe next time I'll tell you a made up story--like the story of the Red Death. Would you like that?"
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Post by Pan on Jan 20, 2013 16:07:43 GMT -5
Nef gets up now and pulls the light sheet over the two of them as they get comfortable in the bed. "I understand that you want out girls to know where it is you came from but still. Stories of war and death and temptation at this age? Don't you think you could have at least waited till they where a bit older?" At his other response she looks to him with a wary look on her face. "I think I'll pass on more story time from you for now. That one you just told is still making my skin crawl."
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Post by Seven on Jan 20, 2013 16:09:20 GMT -5
Daemon simply smirked, raising an eyebrow. "They're growing quickly, Nef. I hope that you're aware that Ank has already taken to leafing through your brain like one thumbing through a book."
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Post by Pan on Jan 20, 2013 16:11:47 GMT -5
"What?" Nef looks down at her youngest and smallest girl now. "I don't know how I feel about this..." While Ank was laying there a small smile formed over her face and Nef reach out and ruffled her hair. "Hey you little mind reader go to sleep."
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Post by Seven on Jan 20, 2013 16:14:48 GMT -5
Daemon chuckled softly. You know, maybe he could get used to this. Weirdly enough. It was different in any case.
Maybe it was all of this sickeningly feel-good emotion that was floating around the room, but for whatever reason, Daemon slunk his arm around Nefertari's waist. "And you? Is it past your bedtime as well?" he murmured quietly.
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Post by Pan on Jan 20, 2013 16:19:32 GMT -5
Nef's wasn't expecting that at all as she felt his arms wrap around her. Her heart skipped a beat and her cheeks flushed. She slightly turned her head to look at him and in the motion of doing that Daemon could feel power rush into his body, unknown by Nef. She gave him a soft smile now. "Yes I do believe your right but your story has made me quite frighten. Stay with me tonight?" She asks now turning around to face him.
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Post by Seven on Jan 20, 2013 16:22:55 GMT -5
He raised his eyebrows at the sentiment. She was afraid because of the story he had told of his life--wasn't that like inviting the boogeyman out from under bed to keep you safe? He chuckled faintly with this thought before placing his other arm around her waist. "That makes no logical sense," he couldn't help to point out, though he understood that her reasoning wasn't her true reasons for inviting her to stay. "But I'm sure I can comply nonetheless..."
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Post by Pan on Jan 20, 2013 16:26:52 GMT -5
She smiles again leaning close into him as the head back to where her bed was at. "I know it doesn't but if it gets you to stay with me even just for a night then so be it." And again the close Nef got to Daemon he could feel more power entering his body. When she was happy with him this is what he would gain from her subconsciously.
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Post by Seven on Jan 20, 2013 16:39:33 GMT -5
That was an unusual sensation--
That's when he remembered what Melali had said. The power of a god was linked to their mate. The trust they held in them was linked to them as well.
Perhaps his unconscious was wiser than he knew. Which was saying quite a bit for Daemon, considering he had already considered all aspects of his mind to be perfect. Well, always room for pleasant surprises.
He smiled at her, delectable treat that she was proving herself to be. His hand moved up from her waist, coming up to cup her cheek. He even allowed his thumb to brush along her jawline. "And here you said you didn't like scary stories."
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Post by Pan on Jan 20, 2013 17:08:32 GMT -5
She smiles as she reaches up to cup his hand with hers. "Well if this becomes normal after you tell stories like that I might begin to like them."She moves her head and kisses the palm on his hand as she moved it away from her face. "Lets get some rest." While still holding his hand and leads him to her bed but she doesn't push her luck with trying anything. It had only been just earlier that he seemed to hate her and now he was all right with her and Nef wanted to keep it that way. She was all right with having him just sleep with her in the same bed tonight.
The next morning Isis took it upon herself to give Daemon and Nef a little brake from their children. She taken the girls when they woke up, tell both of them what she was doing so they didn't worry, and brought them with her to the main room in the places to play with both her and Shiku. For most of the morning Isis spent her time with her husband and her grandchildren. It was later into the afternoon when things began to become crazy once again.
Isis hand been sitting on her throne with Ank on her lap watching Usha play with Shiku on the main floor. Usha had stone quite a bit of energy from Isis and was running around playing tag with her grandfather. Ank wasn't interested in that and had taken to watching on her grandmothers lap. It was then that there was a sound like a clap of thunder had just gone off in the palace shaking the place. Ank jumped and clung to Isis while Usha hid behind Shiku not knowing where the noise had come from. Isis rubbed the small girls head and said in a very calm voice. "Hush little one there is nothing to fear. It seems we have a guest." She then looks down to Shiku. "Shiku my love come and take set next to me with Usha. I want to give the best impression on out guest when they arrive in the room." She was very calm about all this knowing that that sound could only be caused by another like her and she wanted to have a goof image when that God entered the room.
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Post by Seven on Jan 21, 2013 12:04:18 GMT -5
Shiku knew better than to question his wife's orders, supposing he hadn't realized what that rumbling thunderous sound had been. He had though, and so he very quickly scooped Usha up and set her beside him. "Now behave yourself Usha," he said in hushed whispers. "This is very important and we continue playing later."
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