Korlian
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Post by Korlian on May 1, 2010 22:53:15 GMT -5
Korlian stared through the branches at the oddly colored sky, his gray eyes matching the color above him perfectly. His hands rested under his head, the silvery pipes hanging over his chest on their length of cord, chill against the side of his body.
The wall was not far from his side, this tree having been the one he'd called Ariel to before Samhein, and the one he'd spent most of his time in up until that eventful day. Now... the forest felt safer again, the hold of winter... and Winter, broken for another six months. He hummed to himself softly, just watching the nearly unbroken cloud move above him though the buds just forming on the tree branches. This tree was a little late, but that worked just fine for Korlian. It might not have afforded him much disguise, but it gave him a lovely view of the sky.
He continued humming to himself, not even noticing as it turned from some long-forgotten tune to the simple little ditty sung around a cake just before blowing out candles.
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Ariel Hawk
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Post by Ariel Hawk on May 1, 2010 23:02:14 GMT -5
Ariel walked through the courtyard toward the wall that separated the schoolgrounds from the forest, a spring in her step. The day was warm, though the sky was overcast -- it never really got sunny here. She sang to herself as she walked, a song she had heard a few times before, celebrating the start of summer.
"Unite and unite, oh let us all unite, for Summer is coming today... And whither we are going, we all will unite, in the merry morning of May..."
She paused under a familiar tree and looked up into its branches, grinning up at the figure she saw there, sprawled across the branches. "Happy Beltaine, Korlian!"
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Korlian
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Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams... Only then can you belong to me...
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Post by Korlian on May 1, 2010 23:05:52 GMT -5
Korlian blinked, then hung from his knees, looking at her with his head cranked back slightly to see the person below him better. The little ditty remained in his head, as yet wordless and unnamed. He smiled back slightly, "And to you. Can you feel the difference?" he asked, tilting his head up toward his shoulder.
His hair fell into his eyes and he raked it to the side, letting gravity pull it away from his face. The pipes tried to hit him in the face but he caught them, tucking them into his shirt again. His eyes flickered toward the forest, as if explaining what he meant while he softly started humming again. The name remained beyond his easy recall, as it was not a song he heard very often.
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Ariel Hawk
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Post by Ariel Hawk on May 1, 2010 23:21:59 GMT -5
Ariel nodded, unable to keep from grinning as Korlian looked down at her -- he looked silly upside-down, but really, who didn't? "Yeah, I can. It feels a lot safer now." She leaned on the trunk of the tree, looking up at him and listening to the song he was humming. After a few seconds she began to sing along.
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you... Happy birthday, dear Korlian, happy birthday to you!" She smiled. "I'd almost forgotten Beltaine is your birthday. It makes the most sense anyway, since you're Seelie."
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Korlian
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Post by Korlian on May 1, 2010 23:35:48 GMT -5
Korlian shrugged, "It probably is not my real birthday, but... it works. Was that what I was humming?"
He reached up to grab the branch he hung from, then swung down to land next to her. He landed in a cat-like crouch, then stood gracefully, raking his hair back from his face with a careless hand. "I don't hear it very often, so I guess it's not too surprising I didn't immediately recognize it."
His expression was oddly pensive, his eyes as stormy at the sky above them, or perhaps more like the sea before a storm, slate gray and dark. He glanced back at the forest, then gave an all-over shudder and focused on her again.
"Sorry about that," he said brightly, though it seemed somewhat forced. "Been in an odd mood all morning."
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Ariel Hawk
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Post by Ariel Hawk on May 2, 2010 13:29:42 GMT -5
Ariel nodded, staying still as Korlian swung down from the tree to land next to her. She watched him quietly for a moment as his stormy, pensive eyes suddenly brightened, and he spoke to her with what seemed like forced cheer.
"It's okay," she smiled back. "Have you been in that tree all morning?"
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Korlian
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Post by Korlian on May 2, 2010 15:53:19 GMT -5
Korlian held his hand palm down and shook it side to side in a 'so-so' motion. "Sort of, I guess. Not like I have much else to do except cause trouble, and I have very good reasons to lie low."
He grinned at Ariel, his lips turned up slightly in his usual mischievous smirk. "And what brings you out here, hm? Certainly no call you can not explain. You have no connection to the forest, and I have not played my pipes in such a way since Samhein."
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Ariel Hawk
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Post by Ariel Hawk on May 2, 2010 19:33:40 GMT -5
"Yeah, I guess you do," Ariel nodded, recalling Halloween.
Her face sobered for a moment or two until his next question, and she brightened, grinning back at him. "It's Saturday, it's warm outside and I felt like taking a walk. Who wants to be inside on a day like this? I wish it were actually sunny, though. This eternal twilight gets kind of annoying after a while."
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Korlian
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Post by Korlian on May 2, 2010 19:37:17 GMT -5
"I like it," Korlian said. "Reminds me of home. I sometimes miss Ireland... Though it is much more fun here."
He grinned widely, climbing back into the tree and offering her a hand. "You should see Professor Harrows' garden from here. It's all sorts of pretty colors now."
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Ariel Hawk
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Post by Ariel Hawk on May 2, 2010 19:42:14 GMT -5
Ariel grinned, taking his hand and accepting his help up into the tree, following his gaze toward the aforesaid garden. "Wow... you're right, it's gorgeous. You can tell she really loves gardening; everything's so well-cared for."
She turned back to Korlian, leaning on a sturdy limb to keep from falling. "I've never been to Ireland. What's it like, besides greener than the Wicked Witch of the West?" she laughed.
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Korlian
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Post by Korlian on May 2, 2010 23:45:35 GMT -5
"Wet. Beautiful, though," he said softly. "Lots of hills and places to hide. I can disappear for days back home. It's almost impossible here."
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Ariel Hawk
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Post by Ariel Hawk on May 2, 2010 23:59:51 GMT -5
Ariel nodded, smiling. "England is pretty wet, too. I love the countryside more than the cities. Dad and I live just outside of Leeds. We always go walking on the hills, especially in summer. Dad takes me to all the places he used to take my mum when she was alive, and we used to visit her gravestone every year on her birthday. Dad would leave a red rose with a black ribbon on her grave... she loved Phantom of the Opera as much as he does. That was before we came here, of course."
She shook herself mentally, blushing a little and lowering her head. "Sorry, here I am ruining your birthday with angst..."
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Korlian
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Post by Korlian on May 3, 2010 23:18:48 GMT -5
Korlian laughed at her, "Ruining? It's just another day. At least you LIKE your parent."
He laid on a branch, his stomach pressed into the bark. "Besides, everyone suffers it occasionally, eh?"
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Post by Ariel Hawk on May 4, 2010 14:58:41 GMT -5
"I guess," Ariel shrugged. She looked back up at the sky, which she noticed was the same color as Korlian's eyes, and spoke again. "What's your family like? I don't think you've ever told me about them."
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Korlian
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Post by Korlian on May 4, 2010 15:37:35 GMT -5
"That is because other than Lhachlhass, they are not important," he snorted angrily, slicing his hand through the air in irritation. "I do not care about them."
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Ariel Hawk
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Post by Ariel Hawk on May 4, 2010 15:48:23 GMT -5
Ariel raised her eyebrows and nodded. "Well, that answers that, I guess..." She decided not to press the subject further, and shifted position as her arm started to fall asleep.
She slipped off of the limb with a yelp, but managed to catch herself, hanging by both hands for a moment before swinging her legs up and climbing carefully back onto the limb, finding a more comfortable and hopefully safer position. "Heh. Oops."
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Korlian
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Post by Korlian on May 4, 2010 17:43:18 GMT -5
Korlian watched her, offering her a hand. "Alright, back to the ground with you. Your father would kill me if you got hurt following me in a tree."
He helped her to the ground, watching her carefully. "And I am not certain what that would do, so... I would rather avoid that."
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Ariel Hawk
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Post by Ariel Hawk on May 4, 2010 20:39:00 GMT -5
Ariel smiled as she took Korlian's hand and accepted his help to the ground. "Hah, true enough. Best not to think about that."
She leaned against the trunk of the tree again, craning her neck a bit to look up at him. "And speaking of my father, I told him I'd help him sort through his ridiculously extensive collection of musicals today, and I don't know how long that will take. So I'll see you later, sometime after whenever we get done."
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Korlian
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Post by Korlian on May 4, 2010 20:52:22 GMT -5
Korlian looked down at her, giving her a cheeky wave. "See you in Math, probably. Good bye, and have fun."
He crawled higher into the tree, but watched her leave with a small part of his attention. "Wouldn't want to get you in trouble, after all. I do enough of that without dragging you into it."
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Ariel Hawk
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Post by Ariel Hawk on May 4, 2010 22:33:21 GMT -5
"Alright. Bye!" Ariel grinned and took a few steps away from the tree, waving back at Korlian as she did. She lingered for a moment, watching him climb higher into the tree, then turned and hurried away and into the castle for some father-daughter time.
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