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Post by stampededtyphoon on Nov 25, 2004 2:31:02 GMT -5
Tomo- illusion Amiboshi - mind manipulation/body control And because Seiryuu is teh god who gave them such "gifts", he has these abilities, too.......... ------------------------------------------------ Magic classes had ended for teh day, and Snap was preparing to leave for home--she stopped briefly at Amon's desk, where he sat grading papers, and asked, "I know you want to stay late to catch up on that paperwork, Amon, but PROMISE me that you WILL stop long enough to eat some Supper, no matter HOW "involved" you become, all right!?" Amon smiled up at her--she had reason to be concerned, as he DID have teh habit of skipping meals when he got "caught up" in his work as a Teacher--it was an old bad habit left over from an old bad Life as a Witch-Hunter.........."I PROMISE, Dear.....and I ALSO promise to come home before TOO late, so we can have a little time together before bedtime..." Amon knew this was important to his Wife, having time to just talk about things, before teh end of teh day.......AND teh loving under teh sheets...... Snap smiled back, then gave her Husband a quick kiss before going out teh door--"I'll HOLD you to that promise, remember!" Amon took a moment to think about how VERY fortunate he WAS to have such a wonderful and loving woman for his Wife, before returning to teh stack of papers waiting for him--Sometimes being teh "consort" of a Queen got a bit "uncomfortable", but being teh Husband of Milady Snap wasn't a problem at all! His smile remained even as he concentrated on his work once again........ Amon probably WOULDN'T have been smiling so serenely if he had KNOWN he was being WATCHED......... Seiryuu GLARED at teh Mortal Human Male who was making things so "difficult" for him, and had to fight down teh compulsion to just BLAST teh stupid, ANNOYING "creature" with a Chi Attack right then and there--but he had a much BETTER plan, and reminding himself just how much FUN it would be to see that Amuck DESTROY himself gave him teh patience to wait......and to concentrate, putting teh plot into motion...................................... To be Continued-- Amon had been working steadily for awhile, unaware of teh passing time, so when he next looked at teh clock he was dismayed to see just how LATE it WAS! Not only had he worked right thru' supper, just as he had promised Snap that he WOULDN'T do, but it was WAY past teh time that he should've put things away and started for home--it wasn't a far walk, only a few blocks, and normally Amon enjoyed teh exercise, but tonight it just meant it would take LONGER to get home and apologize to his Wife for losing track of teh time and breaking his promises--"I HOPE she isn't TOO disappointed with me," he thought, feeling bad about teh whole situation. Snap was not teh kind of Wife to "greet" her Husband with a rolling pin and a sharp tongue, but in a way that just made it HARDER, because Amon found he always wanted to make her happy, whatever teh circumstances--to do otherwise reminded him too much of how his OWN Father had been so calloused of his and his Mother's feelings so very often......."I don't EVER want to make Snap feel that way if I can HELP it!" he thought as he hurriedly put things away in his desk and shrugged on his coat as he went out teh classroom door.
But when Amon got to teh outer door of teh School, he realized that it was raining HEAVILY outside, and he HADN'T brought an umbrella with him that morning--"Drat! Maybe I can borrow one from teh Front Desk of teh Hotel Lobby" he thought, heading that way. When he got there, however, no one was around, not even teh Night Clerk--Amon called "HELLO!?" a couple of times, but no one answered, and as teh Restaurant was closed, as well as teh Lounge, he headed for Harry's Bar, figuring that teh usually prepared for anything Bartender Yuji could help him out........
As he was about to walk in teh door, he heard voices talking, Yuji and someone else he couldn't identify, and what he heard being SAID stopped Amon in his tracks!
"That CAN'T be TRUE about Milady Snapdragon! It's just NOT possible! Are you SURE that it was HER that you saw with Seiryuu!!??" said teh Bartender's usually quiet voice, now raised in horrified disbelief!
"Yes, I'm SURE!" said teh other voice, rather gruffly, "As SURE as I AM that she's playing your friend Amon for a FOOL, letting him THINK that she's been "REJECTING" teh Dragon God's advances all this time, when just teh OPPOSITE was TRUE!"
"Oh, GOD!" exclaimed Yuji, who had been a friend to teh former Witch-Hunter for many years, almost from teh time Amon had been "forced" into his unwanted "profession"--"Amon will so DEVASTATED when he finds OUT! He Loves Snapdragon so VERY MUCH!"
Amon wasn't quite sure how he got out into teh rain, running towards his home, splashing thru' puddles and getting soaked to teh skin--all he knew for SURE was that he HAD to get home--RIGHT NOW!--and PROVE those awful words he had just heard to be teh LIES he believed them to be!To be Continued---
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Nov 25, 2004 12:23:58 GMT -5
Amon had been working steadily for awhile, unaware of teh passing time, so when he next looked at teh clock he was dismayed to see just how LATE it WAS! Not only had he worked right thru' supper, just as he had promised Snap that he WOULDN'T do, but it was WAY past teh time that he should've put things away and started for home--it wasn't a far walk, only a few blocks, and normally Amon enjoyed teh exercise, but tonight it just meant it would take LONGER to get home and apologize to his Wife for losing track of teh time and breaking his promises--"I HOPE she isn't TOO disappointed with me," he thought, feeling bad about teh whole situation. Snap was not teh kind of Wife to "greet" her Husband with a rolling pin and a sharp tongue, but in a way that just made it HARDER, because Amon found he always wanted to make her happy, whatever teh circumstances--to do otherwise reminded him too much of how his OWN Father had been so calloused of his and his Mother's feelings so very often......."I don't EVER want to make Snap feel that way if I can HELP it!" he thought as he hurriedly put things away in his desk and shrugged on his coat as he went out teh classroom door.
But when Amon got to teh outer door of teh School, he realized that it was raining HEAVILY outside, and he HADN'T brought an umbrella with him that morning--"Drat! Maybe I can borrow one from teh Front Desk of teh Hotel Lobby" he thought, heading that way. When he got there, however, no one was around, not even teh Night Clerk--Amon called "HELLO!?" a couple of times, but no one answered, and as teh Restaurant was closed, as well as teh Lounge, he headed for Harry's Bar, figuring that teh usually prepared for anything Bartender Yuji could help him out........
As he was about to walk in teh door, he heard voices talking, Yuji and someone else he couldn't identify, and what he heard being SAID stopped Amon in his tracks!
"That CAN'T be TRUE about Milady Snapdragon! It's just NOT possible! Are you SURE that it was HER that you saw with Seiryuu!!??" said teh Bartender's usually quiet voice, now raised in horrified disbelief!
"Yes, I'm SURE!" said teh other voice, rather gruffly, "As SURE as I AM that she's playing your friend Amon for a FOOL, letting him THINK that she's been "REJECTING" teh Dragon God's advances all this time, when just teh OPPOSITE was TRUE!"
"Oh, GOD!" exclaimed Yuji, who had been a friend to teh former Witch-Hunter for many years, almost from teh time Amon had been "forced" into his unwanted "profession"--"Amon will so DEVASTATED when he finds OUT! He Loves Snapdragon so VERY MUCH!"
Amon wasn't quite sure how he got out into teh rain, running towards his home, splashing thru' puddles and getting soaked to teh skin--all he knew for SURE was that he HAD to get home--RIGHT NOW!--and PROVE those awful words he had just heard to be teh LIES he believed them to be!To be Continued--- Amon let himself into teh Apartment quietly, dripping wet and feeling slightly guilty about his suspicions--he knew that Gren was spending teh night with Midvalley and that Blue was staying at wildkat's for a week to re-acquaint herself with her former Wolf-Pack [AND Hige, of course!], so teh only OTHER person at Home besides Snap was Lucia, and she would've gone to bed early, her youthful pregnancy tiring her out quickly at teh close of teh day--if something WAS going on, this would be a "good" time for it to happen, Amon found himself thinking--and immediately HATED himself for letting such a thought cross his mind..............but...he HAD to KNOW, had to prove to a former Lifetime of lies and suspicions, and ugly, damaging secrets that it WASN'T True, that teh new Life he had found here with his Snapdragon WASN'T just "more of teh same" as he now feared in teh depths of his HEART!
He made his way immediately to teh bedroom that he shared with his Wife, not even stopping to remove his coat, and taking a deep breath, opened teh door and stepped in........................................................and STOOD FROZEN IN NUMBING DISBELIEF AT WHAT HE SAW---
They were BOTH there, asleep, Seiryuu with his blue arms wrapped possessively around Snap, she turned away from her Lover, but nonetheless snuggled closely to him.......................................
Amon, too SHOCKED to even feel Anger, turned and walked away, back out into teh pouring rain, which had now turned into a storm of crashing Thunder and blinding Lightening that reflected perfectly teh confused and whirling thoughts and emotions churning in Amon's head and roiling in his Heart...................To be Continued--
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Nov 25, 2004 13:02:50 GMT -5
Amon let himself into teh Apartment quietly, dripping wet and feeling slightly guilty about his suspicions--he knew that Gren was spending teh night with Midvalley and that Blue was staying at wildkat's for a week to re-acquaint herself with her former Wolf-Pack [AND Hige, of course!], so teh only OTHER person at Home besides Snap was Lucia, and she would've gone to bed early, her youthful pregnancy tiring her out quickly at teh close of teh day--if something WAS going on, this would be a "good" time for it to happen, Amon found himself thinking--and immediately HATED himself for letting such a thought cross his mind..............but...he HAD to KNOW, had to prove to a former Lifetime of lies and suspicions, and ugly, damaging secrets that it WASN'T True, that teh new Life he had found here with his Snapdragon WASN'T just "more of teh same" as he now feared in teh depths of his HEART!
He made his way immediately to teh bedroom that he shared with his Wife, not even stopping to remove his coat, and taking a deep breath, opened teh door and stepped in........................................................and STOOD FROZEN IN NUMBING DISBELIEF AT WHAT HE SAW---
They were BOTH there, asleep, Seiryuu with his blue arms wrapped possessively around Snap, she turned away from her Lover, but nonetheless snuggled closely to him.......................................
Amon, too SHOCKED to even feel Anger, turned and walked away, back out into teh pouring rain, which had now turned into a storm of crashing Thunder and blinding Lightening that reflected perfectly teh confused and whirling thoughts and emotions churning in Amon's head and roiling in his Heart...................To be Continued-- In all his years, Amon could not recall ever feeling quite so.......BROKEN....Destroyed right down to teh roots of his Soul as he felt NOW--NOT even when his Mother had begun to lose her mind and had tried to Kill him, for THEN there had been extenuating circumstances, things she COULDN'T control.............
Was THAT what had happened HERE, had Seiryuu found some way to FORCE Snap into giving teh Blue God what he WANTED from her!? Seiryuu, even in his sleep, had worn a smug look of........Satisfaction...like someone who KNEW he had WON, but, Snap................?
Amon, his long dark hair whipped into his eyes by a rising wind, unfelt tears streaming down his already wet face, tried to recall his Wife's expression as she lay in THEIR bed--teh bed where she and Amon had made wuv many a time--with that......that.........Other.......
Something like a tearing *sob* escaped from teh Witch-Man's lips, and his mind reflexively jerked away from that memory, choosing instead to dwell upon better times, "PROOF" that Snap had at LEAST Loved him ONCE![Amon, standing in teh rain, soaked to teh bone and believing he would NEVER see her again, listening in joyful incredulity as she--SNAP HERSELF!--had PROPOSED to HIM, saying teh words he couldn't quite manage himself, but knew to be True, that he LOVED her, with ALL his Heart and Soul, and wanted to spend teh rest of his Life with His Lady Snapdragon......]
[Snap holding his hand, REFUSING to let go, as he writhed in teh killing agony of teh Orbo-tipped attack on his Life by teh angry and confused Lucia, DEMANDING HELP for him even from Suzaku, teh powerful Phoenix God........]
[Snap as she had been on their Honeymoon in Paris, laughing and full of wuv and Life as they explored teh famous City of Lights in teh daytime.....and her eyes shining with wuv and Desire for HIM in teh night-time.....] HOW could it have all CHANGED so QUICKLY, how could she NOT wuv him NOW, WHAT had he DONE WRONG to ruin her wuv for him and drive her into teh arms of ANOTHER!!? WHAT....................what would he DO........without....Snap...in his Life...............?
Amon, unable to hear anything above his thoughts in teh Storms both inside and outside of himself, started to step off teh curb into teh street, not seeing teh semi charging down at him...........
....And teh driver of teh huge truck, unable to see far ahead of him in teh storm, and COMPLETELY UNABLE to see teh tall figure in a dark coat stepping into teh street, had NO WARNING............!To be Continued--
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Nov 25, 2004 16:44:10 GMT -5
In all his years, Amon could not recall ever feeling quite so.......BROKEN....Destroyed right down to teh roots of his Soul as he felt NOW--NOT even when his Mother had begun to lose her mind and had tried to Kill him, for THEN there had been extenuating circumstances, things she COULDN'T control.............
Was THAT what had happened HERE, had Seiryuu found some way to FORCE Snap into giving teh Blue God what he WANTED from her!? Seiryuu, even in his sleep, had worn a smug look of........Satisfaction...like someone who KNEW he had WON, but, Snap................?
Amon, his long dark hair whipped into his eyes by a rising wind, unfelt tears streaming down his already wet face, tried to recall his Wife's expression as she lay in THEIR bed--teh bed where she and Amon had made wuv many a time--with that......that.........Other.......
Something like a tearing *sob* escaped from teh Witch-Man's lips, and his mind reflexively jerked away from that memory, choosing instead to dwell upon better times, "PROOF" that Snap had at LEAST Loved him ONCE![Amon, standing in teh rain, soaked to teh bone and believing he would NEVER see her again, listening in joyful incredulity as she--SNAP HERSELF!--had PROPOSED to HIM, saying teh words he couldn't quite manage himself, but knew to be True, that he LOVED her, with ALL his Heart and Soul, and wanted to spend teh rest of his Life with His Lady Snapdragon......]
[Snap holding his hand, REFUSING to let go, as he writhed in teh killing agony of teh Orbo-tipped attack on his Life by teh angry and confused Lucia, DEMANDING HELP for him even from Suzaku, teh powerful Phoenix God........]
[Snap as she had been on their Honeymoon in Paris, laughing and full of wuv and Life as they explored teh famous City of Lights in teh daytime.....and her eyes shining with wuv and Desire for HIM in teh night-time.....] HOW could it have all CHANGED so QUICKLY, how could she NOT wuv him NOW, WHAT had he DONE WRONG to ruin her wuv for him and drive her into teh arms of ANOTHER!!? WHAT....................what would he DO........without....Snap...in his Life...............?
Amon, unable to hear anything above his thoughts in teh Storms both inside and outside of himself, started to step off teh curb into teh street, not seeing teh semi charging down at him...........
....And teh driver of teh huge truck, unable to see far ahead of him in teh storm, and COMPLETELY UNABLE to see teh tall figure in a dark coat stepping into teh street, had NO WARNING............!To be Continued-- Beads of sweat stood out on teh blue brow of Seiryuu as he concentrated on teh Mortal known as Amon--there was RESISTANCE there, much MORE than he would have given teh Human credit for! If he had BOTHERED to get to know teh "Annoying A-Mud" a little better, he might have realized just how POWERFUL a Witch teh man WAS, and WHERE his GREATEST strengths lay--an inborn sensitivity to those around him, and survival instincts honed by a near Lifetime of living under a Death Threat had given Amon an extremely powerful instinctive reaction to life-threatening danger, and now his Sub-conscious Mind was desperately trying to break THRU' teh barrier of Illusion that Seiryuu had placed around his Conscious Mind, screaming in ALARM--"DANGER!!! SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT, HERE!! THERE IS SOMETHING NOT RIGHT!!!!!!!!!" It had been EASY ENOUGH to catch teh unwary Fool in teh Illusion to begin with--teh stupid "Ah-mong" had been so busy concentrating on teh mound of papers on his desk that he had been completely unaware of teh Illusion being slipped quietly into his mind--when he had glanced at teh time, teh Illusion *clicked* into place, trapping teh Conscious Mind of teh silly creature firmly into teh Illusion Snare! In reality, Amon had never LEFT his classroom, and although teh sun was quickly slipping towards teh horizon, it was still light outside, teh sky clear and cloudless........ teh resistance had begun almost unnoticed when Seiryuu had commanded Amon's body--his Mind totally unaware of what was actually happening OUTSIDE teh Illusion--to climb out on teh ledge of one of teh classroom windows, but NOW, at teh CRUCIAL MOMENT, some PART of teh DAMNED MORTAL was putting up a FIGHT, RESISTING teh command to "step off of teh curb", which in Truth was a step into Thin Air--and a THREE-STORY FALL to teh street below!!! "Come on NOW, take that little STEP, my "dear Anon"--just a tiny little step......."coaxed teh War God, straining to put more pressure on his unwilling victim--if he could only get teh Stupid, Annoying Mortal to TAKE that "very last" step, Amon's death would appear to be a Suicide, and even if Queen Snapdragon DIDN'T believe that possible, her hurt and confusion would leave her open and vulnerable............and Seiryuu would just "step" in, doing teh "Right Thing", offering her a Comforting Shoulder to weep upon, and a Pair of Strong Blue Arms to cling to in her Time of Grief--Why even SUZAKU couldn't "fault" him for THAT! But, STILL teh DAMNED Mortal RESISTED, and Seiryuu actually had to STRENGTHEN teh barrier that kept Conscious and UnConscious Minds from communicating within Amon's brain, aware that teh man's instincts were desperately trying to get THRU' and break teh Illusion's grip on his victim! [And Seiryuu, catching some of Amon's memories in teh struggle, began to understand Snap's attraction to this Witch-Man just a bit--he HAD lived a very desperate Life, and it had made him STRONG, especially for a Mortal Man.....but, no matter, Seiryuu STILL wanted him "GONE"...!] And slowly, ever so slowly, Amon was losing teh struggle, unaware of it as he was, for he was very slowing lifting his leading foot from teh ledge, and shifting his weight in preparation to step out into what he "saw" as a rainy street--but what was in reality a fall to his Death........................................................ To be Continued--
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Post by lizardali on Nov 25, 2004 18:18:23 GMT -5
Beads of sweat stood out on teh blue brow of Seiryuu as he concentrated on teh Mortal known as Amon--there was RESISTANCE there, much MORE than he would have given teh Human credit for! If he had BOTHERED to get to know teh "Annoying A-Mud" a little better, he might have realized just how POWERFUL a Witch teh man WAS, and WHERE his GREATEST strengths lay--an inborn sensitivity to those around him, and survival instincts honed by a near Lifetime of living under a Death Threat had given Amon an extremely powerful instinctive reaction to life-threatening danger, and now his Sub-conscious Mind was desperately trying to break THRU' teh barrier of Illusion that Seiryuu had placed around his Conscious Mind, screaming in ALARM--"DANGER!!! SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT, HERE!! THERE IS SOMETHING NOT RIGHT!!!!!!!!!" It had been EASY ENOUGH to catch teh unwary Fool in teh Illusion to begin with--teh stupid "Ah-mong" had been so busy concentrating on teh mound of papers on his desk that he had been completely unaware of teh Illusion being slipped quietly into his mind--when he had glanced at teh time, teh Illusion *clicked* into place, trapping teh Conscious Mind of teh silly creature firmly into teh Illusion Snare! In reality, Amon had never LEFT his classroom, and although teh sun was quickly slipping towards teh horizon, it was still light outside, teh sky clear and cloudless........ teh resistance had begun almost unnoticed when Seiryuu had commanded Amon's body--his Mind totally unaware of what was actually happening OUTSIDE teh Illusion--to climb out on teh ledge of one of teh classroom windows, but NOW, at teh CRUCIAL MOMENT, some PART of teh DAMNED MORTAL was putting up a FIGHT, RESISTING teh command to "step off of teh curb", which in Truth was a step into Thin Air--and a THREE-STORY FALL to teh street below!!! "Come on NOW, take that little STEP, my "dear Anon"--just a tiny little step......."coaxed teh War God, straining to put more pressure on his unwilling victim--if he could only get teh Stupid, Annoying Mortal to TAKE that "very last" step, Amon's death would appear to be a Suicide, and even if Queen Snapdragon DIDN'T believe that possible, her hurt and confusion would leave her open and vulnerable............and Seiryuu would just "step" in, doing teh "Right Thing", offering her a Comforting Shoulder to weep upon, and a Pair of Strong Blue Arms to cling to in her Time of Grief--Why even SUZAKU couldn't "fault" him for THAT! But, STILL teh DAMNED Mortal RESISTED, and Seiryuu actually had to STRENGTHEN teh barrier that kept Conscious and UnConscious Minds from communicating within Amon's brain, aware that teh man's instincts were desperately trying to get THRU' and break teh Illusion's grip on his victim! [And Seiryuu, catching some of Amon's memories in teh struggle, began to understand Snap's attraction to this Witch-Man just a bit--he HAD lived a very desperate Life, and it had made him STRONG, especially for a Mortal Man.....but, no matter, Seiryuu STILL wanted him "GONE"...!] And slowly, ever so slowly, Amon was losing teh struggle, unaware of it as he was, for he was very slowing lifting his leading foot from teh ledge, and shifting his weight in preparation to step out into what he "saw" as a rainy street--but what was in reality a fall to his Death........................................................ To be Continued-- AAAAAH! This whole story had me on teh edge of my seat! Poor Amon!
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Post by snapdragon76 on Nov 25, 2004 18:36:44 GMT -5
Amon had been working steadily for awhile, unaware of teh passing time, so when he next looked at teh clock he was dismayed to see just how LATE it WAS! Not only had he worked right thru' supper, just as he had promised Snap that he WOULDN'T do, but it was WAY past teh time that he should've put things away and started for home--it wasn't a far walk, only a few blocks, and normally Amon enjoyed teh exercise, but tonight it just meant it would take LONGER to get home and apologize to his Wife for losing track of teh time and breaking his promises--"I HOPE she isn't TOO disappointed with me," he thought, feeling bad about teh whole situation. Snap was not teh kind of Wife to "greet" her Husband with a rolling pin and a sharp tongue, but in a way that just made it HARDER, because Amon found he always wanted to make her happy, whatever teh circumstances--to do otherwise reminded him too much of how his OWN Father had been so calloused of his and his Mother's feelings so very often......."I don't EVER want to make Snap feel that way if I can HELP it!" he thought as he hurriedly put things away in his desk and shrugged on his coat as he went out teh classroom door.
But when Amon got to teh outer door of teh School, he realized that it was raining HEAVILY outside, and he HADN'T brought an umbrella with him that morning--"Drat! Maybe I can borrow one from teh Front Desk of teh Hotel Lobby" he thought, heading that way. When he got there, however, no one was around, not even teh Night Clerk--Amon called "HELLO!?" a couple of times, but no one answered, and as teh Restaurant was closed, as well as teh Lounge, he headed for Harry's Bar, figuring that teh usually prepared for anything Bartender Yuji could help him out........
As he was about to walk in teh door, he heard voices talking, Yuji and someone else he couldn't identify, and what he heard being SAID stopped Amon in his tracks!
"That CAN'T be TRUE about Milady Snapdragon! It's just NOT possible! Are you SURE that it was HER that you saw with Seiryuu!!??" said teh Bartender's usually quiet voice, now raised in horrified disbelief!
"Yes, I'm SURE!" said teh other voice, rather gruffly, "As SURE as I AM that she's playing your friend Amon for a FOOL, letting him THINK that she's been "REJECTING" teh Dragon God's advances all this time, when just teh OPPOSITE was TRUE!"
"Oh, GOD!" exclaimed Yuji, who had been a friend to teh former Witch-Hunter for many years, almost from teh time Amon had been "forced" into his unwanted "profession"--"Amon will so DEVASTATED when he finds OUT! He Loves Snapdragon so VERY MUCH!"
Amon wasn't quite sure how he got out into teh rain, running towards his home, splashing thru' puddles and getting soaked to teh skin--all he knew for SURE was that he HAD to get home--RIGHT NOW!--and PROVE those awful words he had just heard to be teh LIES he believed them to be!To be Continued--- Oohhh! Man, this is really turning into quite teh soap opera! I have a feeling I'll be needing to grab some Kleenex!
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Post by snapdragon76 on Nov 25, 2004 18:38:44 GMT -5
Amon let himself into teh Apartment quietly, dripping wet and feeling slightly guilty about his suspicions--he knew that Gren was spending teh night with Midvalley and that Blue was staying at wildkat's for a week to re-acquaint herself with her former Wolf-Pack [AND Hige, of course!], so teh only OTHER person at Home besides Snap was Lucia, and she would've gone to bed early, her youthful pregnancy tiring her out quickly at teh close of teh day--if something WAS going on, this would be a "good" time for it to happen, Amon found himself thinking--and immediately HATED himself for letting such a thought cross his mind..............but...he HAD to KNOW, had to prove to a former Lifetime of lies and suspicions, and ugly, damaging secrets that it WASN'T True, that teh new Life he had found here with his Snapdragon WASN'T just "more of teh same" as he now feared in teh depths of his HEART!
He made his way immediately to teh bedroom that he shared with his Wife, not even stopping to remove his coat, and taking a deep breath, opened teh door and stepped in........................................................and STOOD FROZEN IN NUMBING DISBELIEF AT WHAT HE SAW---
They were BOTH there, asleep, Seiryuu with his blue arms wrapped possessively around Snap, she turned away from her Lover, but nonetheless snuggled closely to him.......................................
Amon, too SHOCKED to even feel Anger, turned and walked away, back out into teh pouring rain, which had now turned into a storm of crashing Thunder and blinding Lightening that reflected perfectly teh confused and whirling thoughts and emotions churning in Amon's head and roiling in his Heart...................To be Continued-- *jaw hits desk*
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Post by snapdragon76 on Nov 25, 2004 18:41:24 GMT -5
In all his years, Amon could not recall ever feeling quite so.......BROKEN....Destroyed right down to teh roots of his Soul as he felt NOW--NOT even when his Mother had begun to lose her mind and had tried to Kill him, for THEN there had been extenuating circumstances, things she COULDN'T control.............
Was THAT what had happened HERE, had Seiryuu found some way to FORCE Snap into giving teh Blue God what he WANTED from her!? Seiryuu, even in his sleep, had worn a smug look of........Satisfaction...like someone who KNEW he had WON, but, Snap................?
Amon, his long dark hair whipped into his eyes by a rising wind, unfelt tears streaming down his already wet face, tried to recall his Wife's expression as she lay in THEIR bed--teh bed where she and Amon had made wuv many a time--with that......that.........Other.......
Something like a tearing *sob* escaped from teh Witch-Man's lips, and his mind reflexively jerked away from that memory, choosing instead to dwell upon better times, "PROOF" that Snap had at LEAST Loved him ONCE![Amon, standing in teh rain, soaked to teh bone and believing he would NEVER see her again, listening in joyful incredulity as she--SNAP HERSELF!--had PROPOSED to HIM, saying teh words he couldn't quite manage himself, but knew to be True, that he LOVED her, with ALL his Heart and Soul, and wanted to spend teh rest of his Life with His Lady Snapdragon......]
[Snap holding his hand, REFUSING to let go, as he writhed in teh killing agony of teh Orbo-tipped attack on his Life by teh angry and confused Lucia, DEMANDING HELP for him even from Suzaku, teh powerful Phoenix God........]
[Snap as she had been on their Honeymoon in Paris, laughing and full of wuv and Life as they explored teh famous City of Lights in teh daytime.....and her eyes shining with wuv and Desire for HIM in teh night-time.....] HOW could it have all CHANGED so QUICKLY, how could she NOT wuv him NOW, WHAT had he DONE WRONG to ruin her wuv for him and drive her into teh arms of ANOTHER!!? WHAT....................what would he DO........without....Snap...in his Life...............?
Amon, unable to hear anything above his thoughts in teh Storms both inside and outside of himself, started to step off teh curb into teh street, not seeing teh semi charging down at him...........
....And teh driver of teh huge truck, unable to see far ahead of him in teh storm, and COMPLETELY UNABLE to see teh tall figure in a dark coat stepping into teh street, had NO WARNING............!To be Continued-- *sobs uncontrollably* Oh, my poor Amon! OK, now I wonder what I was really doing during all of this!
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Post by lizardali on Nov 25, 2004 20:20:39 GMT -5
After grace was finished (which everybody but Lord Canti resisted teh temptation to join in on) we all began to eat. With teh exception of Aisha, of course, who simply inhaled and managed to dispose about half of teh entire spread. Luckily Em was prepared with a second wave of food stored away in teh kitchen, which she brought out just as everybody was starting to wonder if there was enough to go around. Hiei: She's beginning to remind me of someone... Me: Yeah I know. Its kinda scary. This even tastes like something I would make. Em: Well, of course it does, silly! Who do you think taught your great grandmother to cook in teh first place? People like her, from high noble families never had to cook for themselves! Me: I guess I never thought of it like that. Em: Oh and speaking of your family, I bet you're all wondering why I asked you here tonight. Hiei: You mean besides giving you an opportunity to annoy us? Me: *smack* Hiei, be nice! Mom: Liz! Its impolite to hit someone like that at teh dinner table! (whispers) You should kick him under teh table, so no one can see... Me: I'll remember that... Em: Anyway...Do you all remember that attempt on Liz's life awhile back? From those dudes with teh funky masks? Hiei: Hm. Me: How could I forget?! My poor eggs! Mom: Was that teh time you barged into my home and knocked in my door? Em: Oh, yeah. Sorry about that. But I’m sure you have plenty of questions about teh whole situation…<br>Me: Not really. I hadn't really thought about it until now... Hiei: Are you serious? Me: Well, lets think about what's happened to me since then...a strange fungus came outta my kiln and ran amok all over town, I got married, my husband was nearly killed by my mother, I had triplets and then my best friend ran off. I guess it hasn't exactly been front and center in my mind lately. Em: Well, regardless, I think I might have some answers. But thats' for later! Right now, dessert! Everybody at teh table, with teh exception of Claire, Bram and Em, just groan and hold their overstuffed bellies. Even Aisha seems defeated. She can't even move as a steaming apple pie is placed right in front of her. Aisha: This is so strange. There's food in front of me and I don't wanna eat it! (She looks over and sees Em still packing it away) How can those humans eat more than me?! What, do you people have four stomachs or something?! Em: Actually, I can have as many stomachs as I want! Aisha: Eh? Oh forget it…<br> To be Continued...
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Nov 25, 2004 20:25:49 GMT -5
After grace was finished (which everybody but Lord Canti resisted teh temptation to join in on) we all began to eat. With teh exception of Aisha, of course, who simply inhaled and managed to dispose about half of teh entire spread. Luckily Em was prepared with a second wave of food stored away in teh kitchen, which she brought out just as everybody was starting to wonder if there was enough to go around. Hiei: She's beginning to remind me of someone... Me: Yeah I know. Its kinda scary. This even tastes like something I would make. Em: Well, of course it does, silly! Who do you think taught your great grandmother to cook in teh first place? People like her, from high noble families never had to cook for themselves! Me: I guess I never thought of it like that. Em: Oh and speaking of your family, I bet you're all wondering why I asked you here tonight. Hiei: You mean besides giving you an opportunity to annoy us? Me: *smack* Hiei, be nice! Mom: Liz! Its impolite to hit someone like that at teh dinner table! (whispers) You should kick him under teh table, so no one can see...Me: I'll remember that... Em: Anyway...Do you all remember that attempt on Liz's life awhile back? From those dudes with teh funky masks? Hiei: Hm. Me: How could I forget?! My poor eggs! Mom: Was that teh time you barged into my home and knocked in my door? Em: Oh, yeah. Sorry about that. But I’m sure you have plenty of questions about teh whole situation…<br>Me: Not really. I hadn't really thought about it until now... Hiei: Are you serious? Me: Well, lets think about what's happened to me since then...a strange fungus came outta my kiln and ran amok all over town, I got married, my husband was nearly killed by my mother, I had triplets and then my best friend ran off. I guess it hasn't exactly been front and center in my mind lately. Em: Well, regardless, I think I might have some answers. But thats' for later! Right now, dessert! Everybody at teh table, with teh exception of Claire, Bram and Em, just groan and hold their overstuffed bellies. Even Aisha seems defeated. She can't even move as a steaming apple pie is placed right in front of her. Aisha: This is so strange. There's food in front of me and I don't wanna eat it! (She looks over and sees Em still packing it away) How can those humans eat more than me?! What, do you people have four stomachs or something?! Em: Actually, I can have as many stomachs as I want! Aisha: Eh? Oh forget it…<br> To be Continued... Apparently you have NEVER seen ME EAT!! [It's SCAREY, noda!]
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Nov 25, 2004 20:40:11 GMT -5
Beads of sweat stood out on teh blue brow of Seiryuu as he concentrated on teh Mortal known as Amon--there was RESISTANCE there, much MORE than he would have given teh Human credit for! If he had BOTHERED to get to know teh "Annoying A-Mud" a little better, he might have realized just how POWERFUL a Witch teh man WAS, and WHERE his GREATEST strengths lay--an inborn sensitivity to those around him, and survival instincts honed by a near Lifetime of living under a Death Threat had given Amon an extremely powerful instinctive reaction to life-threatening danger, and now his Sub-conscious Mind was desperately trying to break THRU' teh barrier of Illusion that Seiryuu had placed around his Conscious Mind, screaming in ALARM--"DANGER!!! SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT, HERE!! THERE IS SOMETHING NOT RIGHT!!!!!!!!!" It had been EASY ENOUGH to catch teh unwary Fool in teh Illusion to begin with--teh stupid "Ah-mong" had been so busy concentrating on teh mound of papers on his desk that he had been completely unaware of teh Illusion being slipped quietly into his mind--when he had glanced at teh time, teh Illusion *clicked* into place, trapping teh Conscious Mind of teh silly creature firmly into teh Illusion Snare! In reality, Amon had never LEFT his classroom, and although teh sun was quickly slipping towards teh horizon, it was still light outside, teh sky clear and cloudless........ teh resistance had begun almost unnoticed when Seiryuu had commanded Amon's body--his Mind totally unaware of what was actually happening OUTSIDE teh Illusion--to climb out on teh ledge of one of teh classroom windows, but NOW, at teh CRUCIAL MOMENT, some PART of teh DAMNED MORTAL was putting up a FIGHT, RESISTING teh command to "step off of teh curb", which in Truth was a step into Thin Air--and a THREE-STORY FALL to teh street below!!! "Come on NOW, take that little STEP, my "dear Anon"--just a tiny little step......."coaxed teh War God, straining to put more pressure on his unwilling victim--if he could only get teh Stupid, Annoying Mortal to TAKE that "very last" step, Amon's death would appear to be a Suicide, and even if Queen Snapdragon DIDN'T believe that possible, her hurt and confusion would leave her open and vulnerable............and Seiryuu would just "step" in, doing teh "Right Thing", offering her a Comforting Shoulder to weep upon, and a Pair of Strong Blue Arms to cling to in her Time of Grief--Why even SUZAKU couldn't "fault" him for THAT! But, STILL teh DAMNED Mortal RESISTED, and Seiryuu actually had to STRENGTHEN teh barrier that kept Conscious and UnConscious Minds from communicating within Amon's brain, aware that teh man's instincts were desperately trying to get THRU' and break teh Illusion's grip on his victim! [And Seiryuu, catching some of Amon's memories in teh struggle, began to understand Snap's attraction to this Witch-Man just a bit--he HAD lived a very desperate Life, and it had made him STRONG, especially for a Mortal Man.....but, no matter, Seiryuu STILL wanted him "GONE"...!] And slowly, ever so slowly, Amon was losing teh struggle, unaware of it as he was, for he was very slowing lifting his leading foot from teh ledge, and shifting his weight in preparation to step out into what he "saw" as a rainy street--but what was in reality a fall to his Death........................................................ To be Continued-- Snap wasn't sure just WHEN teh uneasiness had begun, but it had been growing more noticeable as teh late afternoon wore on into early evening, creating a restlessness within her that made it impossible for her to concentrate on anything--she only picked at her food at supper, then suddenly got up from teh table to pace back and forth, trying to pin-point what was troubling her........ SOMEONE, somewhere, was in SERIOUS TROUBLE, she could FEEL it, but, unlike teh usual "warning", THIS time she couldn't seem to "pin-point" it, neither WHO was threatened, or by WHAT they were in Danger of! She couldn't even sense WHERE that person might BE, or EVEN in WHICH direction she should "look".....! It was so FRUSTRATING, knowing there was something IMPORTANT going on, but UNABLE to do ANYTHING about it!! She didn't realize that Lucia had ALSO left her meal unfinished until teh girl put a restraining hand on her shoulder to stop Snap's useless pacing-- "Lady Snap, what TROUBLES you!?" she queried, concern and worry showing in her eyes--Snap explained what she was feeling, then finished with--"I'm SO AFRAID, Lucia! It seems ALMOST as if SOMETHING or SOMEONE is.......is...BLOCKING ME, keeping me from KNOWING just those details that I NEED in order to HELP, AND IT'S SO FRUSTRATING!!!" There were tears of anger and exasperation in Snap's eyes as she admitted this, and Lucia, wanting to help, thought a minute.......... "I MAY be able to help you FOCUS, Lady Snap--As I am not a direct descendant to teh Crown, I have not your Gift, at least not directly, but my unborn CHILD does, and with his and Lord Suzaku's HELP........" "Yes, I SEE!" exclaimed Snap, feeling SOME relief [OH, how she WISHED Amon were HERE--his steady, understanding presence could be so calming and soothing at times......!] "Let's try it, Lucia--somehow, I can TELL this is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT! Someone's LIFE is at STAKE!" But just as Lucia closed her eyes teh better to concentrate, teh phone rang--annoyed at teh interruption, but thinking it might be essential information, Snap instructed Lucia to continue her plea to Suzaku, then went to pick up teh phone-- It was Count D, of ALL people! But BEFORE Snap could do more than WONDER why he would be calling HER, CD, his usually calm and quiet voice raised in alarm, spoke: "Milady Snapdragon! Earlier I stopped Seiryuu from trying to hurt my Tomo, and he's been upset ALL DAY--Now, I FINALLY got him to tell me WHAT teh Stupid Blue One was demanding from him--Snap, Amon--" Just as he spoke her name, Lucia screamed and cried--"AMON!!!!" And Snap herself heard her Husband calling for her from what seemed an ENDLESS Infinity of Distance-- [glow=red,2,300]"AMON! AMON IS IN TERRIBLE DANGER!!!!"[/glow]she screamed, and dropping teh phone, Milady Queen Snapdragon tore from her home as fast as she could RUN, heading STRAIGHT for where she KNEW she would FIND HIM--On teh window ledge of his classroom, trapped in an Illusion determined to send Amon to his DEATH!!!!! To be Continued--
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Post by lizardali on Nov 25, 2004 20:42:41 GMT -5
Apparently you have NEVER seen ME EAT!! [It's SCAREY, noda!] And YOU'VE never seen ME eat. People always look at me and assume I don't eat much. And they couldn't be more wrong. I experienced a brief moment of fame at girl scout camp once for eating 8 helpings of pancakes without anything to wash it down. Trust me I could have eaten a lot more if I'd had some O.J. Plus one of my nicknames happens to be "teh popcorn monster" due to my reputation for eating all teh popcorn before anyone else can get a bite. Its gotten to teh point where my mother insists I always get a seperate bag (Not that I'm complaining).
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Post by snapdragon76 on Nov 25, 2004 21:13:09 GMT -5
Beads of sweat stood out on teh blue brow of Seiryuu as he concentrated on teh Mortal known as Amon--there was RESISTANCE there, much MORE than he would have given teh Human credit for! If he had BOTHERED to get to know teh "Annoying A-Mud" a little better, he might have realized just how POWERFUL a Witch teh man WAS, and WHERE his GREATEST strengths lay--an inborn sensitivity to those around him, and survival instincts honed by a near Lifetime of living under a Death Threat had given Amon an extremely powerful instinctive reaction to life-threatening danger, and now his Sub-conscious Mind was desperately trying to break THRU' teh barrier of Illusion that Seiryuu had placed around his Conscious Mind, screaming in ALARM--"DANGER!!! SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT, HERE!! THERE IS SOMETHING NOT RIGHT!!!!!!!!!" It had been EASY ENOUGH to catch teh unwary Fool in teh Illusion to begin with--teh stupid "Ah-mong" had been so busy concentrating on teh mound of papers on his desk that he had been completely unaware of teh Illusion being slipped quietly into his mind--when he had glanced at teh time, teh Illusion *clicked* into place, trapping teh Conscious Mind of teh silly creature firmly into teh Illusion Snare! In reality, Amon had never LEFT his classroom, and although teh sun was quickly slipping towards teh horizon, it was still light outside, teh sky clear and cloudless........ teh resistance had begun almost unnoticed when Seiryuu had commanded Amon's body--his Mind totally unaware of what was actually happening OUTSIDE teh Illusion--to climb out on teh ledge of one of teh classroom windows, but NOW, at teh CRUCIAL MOMENT, some PART of teh DAMNED MORTAL was putting up a FIGHT, RESISTING teh command to "step off of teh curb", which in Truth was a step into Thin Air--and a THREE-STORY FALL to teh street below!!! "Come on NOW, take that little STEP, my "dear Anon"--just a tiny little step......."coaxed teh War God, straining to put more pressure on his unwilling victim--if he could only get teh Stupid, Annoying Mortal to TAKE that "very last" step, Amon's death would appear to be a Suicide, and even if Queen Snapdragon DIDN'T believe that possible, her hurt and confusion would leave her open and vulnerable............and Seiryuu would just "step" in, doing teh "Right Thing", offering her a Comforting Shoulder to weep upon, and a Pair of Strong Blue Arms to cling to in her Time of Grief--Why even SUZAKU couldn't "fault" him for THAT! But, STILL teh DAMNED Mortal RESISTED, and Seiryuu actually had to STRENGTHEN teh barrier that kept Conscious and UnConscious Minds from communicating within Amon's brain, aware that teh man's instincts were desperately trying to get THRU' and break teh Illusion's grip on his victim! [And Seiryuu, catching some of Amon's memories in teh struggle, began to understand Snap's attraction to this Witch-Man just a bit--he HAD lived a very desperate Life, and it had made him STRONG, especially for a Mortal Man.....but, no matter, Seiryuu STILL wanted him "GONE"...!] And slowly, ever so slowly, Amon was losing teh struggle, unaware of it as he was, for he was very slowing lifting his leading foot from teh ledge, and shifting his weight in preparation to step out into what he "saw" as a rainy street--but what was in reality a fall to his Death........................................................ To be Continued-- [glow=blue,2,300] SEIRYUU!!!!![/glow]And get his name right, damn it! It's AMON!!!!
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Nov 25, 2004 21:17:04 GMT -5
And YOU'VE never seen ME eat. People always look at me and assume I don't eat much. And they couldn't be more wrong. I experienced a brief moment of fame at girl scout camp once for eating 8 helpings of pancakes without anything to wash it down. Trust me I could have eaten a lot more if I'd had some O.J. Plus one of my nicknames happens to be "teh popcorn monster" due to my reputation for eating all teh popcorn before anyone else can get a bite. Its gotten to teh point where my mother insists I always get a seperate bag (Not that I'm complaining). Yeah, POPCORN is MY "weakness", TOO! I can scarf down an entire microwave bag-full all by myself, and STILL WANT MORE! [And I AIN'T talking about those puny lil' "individual" bags, NEITHER!]
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Post by stampededtyphoon on Nov 25, 2004 21:20:03 GMT -5
[glow=blue,2,300] SEIRYUU!!!!![/glow]And get his name right, damn it! It's AMON!!!! Something tells me that a certain Blue God is gonna' find his'self in DEEP SHIT, noda!!!!
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