Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Jan 18, 2010 2:50:30 GMT -5
Zephyros sat working on a group project in Literature with Aramis. They'd gotten The Three Musketeers, which seemed to have irritated Aramis but with the silent mage, it was hard to tell. The boy never spoke except when he had to... the last time Zeph could remember actually speaking with his partner outside of class was when he'd first woken after hurting his wrists.
He sighed, flicking through the pages of their project syllabus, looking for how the paper was supposed to be formatted. Aramis had offered to make the visual, and had really done most of the research, so Zeph really only had the paper to do himself. Though it probably wasn't surprising that Aramis knew so much about the book... It being his namesake and all.
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Post by Euros Aetai on Jan 18, 2010 2:56:12 GMT -5
A boy about Zephyros' height, but with brown hair and glasses, walked up, sat his books down beside Aramis, and took a seat at the table.
"Literature project? God, I got some silly war novel, mind helping me out? Transferring in in the middle of the year is horror." He flashed a dramatically pained expression at both boys.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Jan 18, 2010 3:06:33 GMT -5
Zephyros shrugged without looking up and nearly answered, then stiffened and looked up. Yes, it was who he'd thought it was.
"Didn't you get a partner for your project?" he hissed. "Why don't you go make their life a living hell? I really don't need you for that anymore, you know."
He shifted a little and the light caught at the white scars across his wrist. Zeph sighed as he watched Aramis twitch, then turn away. Poor kid. At least his shoulder was healed.
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Post by Euros Aetai on Jan 18, 2010 3:16:57 GMT -5
Euros rolled his eyes. "Of course I did- and he'd rather let me hang than help, aside from not knowing any more than I do. Really, pneumati, you can at least pretend to be nice."
He turned to Aramis and extended a hand. "Sorry, I don't mean to be rude, he and I have a bit of history. Euros. And you?"
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Post by Aramis Aldin on Jan 18, 2010 11:33:52 GMT -5
Aramis looked at him in surprise, having hoped he'd managed to disappear into the background. Shaking Euros' hand slowly, he managed a slight smile.
"Aramis..." he said, his voice soft and not just because he was in the library. "I-it is n-nice to m-meet you."
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Jan 18, 2010 11:50:21 GMT -5
Zephyros glared at his brother, "Leave him alone Euros. He's almost as susceptible to your little miasma as I am. Aramis has already gone through enough this year."
He put a hand on his friend's shoulder, squeezing it gently. There was a knot of scarring under his hand, and he winced a little. He hadn't hurt Aramis at all, had he? Watching the other mage, he was relieved to see no sign of pain. Whatever had happened, it had been really effective. At least that meant Aramis had one less reminder of the hell first semester had been. Pulling his hand away, Zephyros rubbed at his wrists, looking at the silvery scars. So long as Euros didn't have a dorm too close to his...
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Post by Euros Aetai on Jan 18, 2010 20:25:15 GMT -5
"So defensive. I'm sorry my condition offends you," he glared, then smiled back at Aramis. "And it's wonderful to meet you. I don't suppose you're the boyfriend? I've been dying to meet him."
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Jan 18, 2010 20:27:29 GMT -5
"No he is NOT," Zephyros injected quickly. "Jason is in the university. Aramis just happens to have been the one who saved my life. At least, one of several."
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Aramis Aldin
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Post by Aramis Aldin on Jan 18, 2010 20:29:42 GMT -5
Aramis twitched violently at Euros' question and shook his head as Zephyros answered, scooting away from them both a little. This was very quickly looking like it might become a fight, and he didn't want to be involved.
"Zeph, I'm going to go get on a computer and work on the visual," he said, gathering his things and leaving quickly.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Jan 18, 2010 20:32:18 GMT -5
Zephyros nodded as Aramis left, glaring sharply at his brother. "Good going, moron. Couldn't you tell he's shy? As far as I know, he's straight. What the hell do you really want?"
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Post by Euros Aetai on Jan 18, 2010 20:35:37 GMT -5
Euros looked slightly shocked and adjusted his glasses. "My, he's sensitive. Like a delicate hothouse flower... are you certain he's straight?" he grinned.
"Why, I wanted to say hello to my little brother- and get some help on this assignment. Whatever else do you think I want?"
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Jan 18, 2010 20:45:05 GMT -5
"He's never looked at anyone either way, so either he's straight or asexual," Zephyros shrugged, then glared at Euros again.
"If you want help, why don't you go see about getting a different partner? I've got my own project and a paper to write," he snapped, pulling out some paper and starting on an outline for the essay.
This would probably be easier if I read the book... he thought to himself, pointedly ignoring Euros. Hopefully it would work and Euros would go away from Zeph before he started feeling upset. Damn little... aura. Whatever the hell you'd call it. Zephyros' only real reaction to it, to keep from getting too depressed, was to get angry. Unfortunately, it didn't usually drive Euros away.
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Post by Euros Aetai on Jan 18, 2010 21:44:07 GMT -5
"Too bad," Euros remarked wistfully.
"That wouldn't let me spend time with my little brother. You nearly died, I can't be concerned?" He glared. "Fine. I'll just be quiet, try to get some homework done, and you can think happy thoughts." He pulled out a book from his pile and began to read.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Jan 18, 2010 21:56:38 GMT -5
Zephyros flinched, then set his paper aside. "Alright... I... I guess you have a point. And the homework can wait."
He leaned an elbow against the table and put his chin in his hand, looking at Euros. "I'm sorry, alright? I wasn't expecting you to be coming..."
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Post by Euros Aetai on Jan 18, 2010 22:12:34 GMT -5
Euros looked carefully from over his book. "You're sorry?" He was not sure how to feel about this.
"Well," he mumbled. "I wasn't expecting we would be here either, but apparently your Headmaster put a call in to our dear parents about your attempted suicide and Notos'... flirting? Crazed antics? Something of that nature... and their response was to send the rest of their children. I don't understand it myself, I liked it where we were."
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Jan 18, 2010 23:04:41 GMT -5
"To Notos being Notos..." Zeph grumbled, holding his head with his fingers twined tightly in his hair. "Damn, I was hoping she wouldn't... Of course she would. I wanted to wait until I'd healed bit more to tell them myself... and then Halloween happened and..."
He pulled on his hair a little. "I guess our parents thought you and Boreas might control Notos and I or something... I guess seventeen years of living with us hasn't really taught them anything. Did they ever get the house fixed?"
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Post by Euros Aetai on Jan 20, 2010 18:01:03 GMT -5
"It is common policy in high schools to inform parents when a child has tried to kill themselves. None of us are too happy with you about that." He gave Zephyros a serious look. "I think the idea was less control, more that they were hoping we would look after you. I don't see why, given neither of us are exactly the nurturing type." He smirked.
"They managed most of it. Some of it they're waiting to remodel anyhow."
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Jan 20, 2010 21:27:11 GMT -5
Zephyros declined to look at his brother. He was surprised he hadn't already gotten a lecture from Euros, and he was expecting a huge one from Boreas once their paths crossed. "I don't know what you could have done that Notos wasn't capable of, and he didn't notice. Neither did Aritha, and you know how well she knows me. I doubt having either you or Boreas here would have changed anything."
He sighed, his hands still in his hair. Shivering suddenly, he wrapped his arms around his chest and curled up a little. Still refusing to look at his brother, his eyes just flitted around the library. He didn't need 'looking after'. Especially not from Euros OR from Boreas.
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Post by Euros Aetai on Jan 23, 2010 12:54:31 GMT -5
Euros sat there for a moment, then marked his place in his book, sat it down, and stood up, a growling noise in the back of his throat. He put his hand on Zephyros' shoulder.
"You're not allowed to die, idiot."
He struggled for something to say after that, but failed.
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Jan 24, 2010 2:21:19 GMT -5
Zephyros jerked away from his brother, standing quickly. "I'm not allowed? I'm not allowed[/i]?! Who are you to allow me to do anything? My older brother? I've got three of those, and none of them, especially not you, have ever had the right to allow or deny me anything!"
His green eyes lightened, slowly turned gold in his anger. "There's been times you would have gladly been holding the knife! Why so different now?! Because you wouldn't have been the one doing the deed?"
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Post by Euros Aetai on Mar 4, 2010 3:06:53 GMT -5
Euros glared up at the other boy, then marked his place in his book and stuffed it back in his bag.
"You're delusional, Zephyros," he hissed, using his brother's full name for once. "A weak little self-centered twig of a boy- I'm not the one allowing you anything, but if you could think that far ahead, we would never have gotten in this situation."
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Mar 4, 2010 3:24:53 GMT -5
"What's that supposed to mean? Going to school with me is a situation? Nice to know blood is thick with you. I hadn't meant to be found, you know. Not when I was."
His shoulders slumped and he fell into his chair limply. Hearing Euros use his full name had hit him, and he wasn't sure why. Was it really that unusual for him to hear it? Weak... so weak he couldn't even bring himself to face his parents... twig was unfair. He'd filled out again... "There was no reason for anyone else to be there for hours."
He snorted slightly, his eyes blank. "I had thought it all out, I thought. I'd planned for weeks. No one should have found me until two hours later... There was no logical reason for Jason to be there, and several why he shouldn't have been..."
Zeph turned his head away from Euros. "Hate me for it if you want... Everyone else does. It's not like you and I ever really got along anyway, and even Notos is pushing me away. Why do you even care? It's not like there aren't two others, both of whom you get along with better. With four of us, one of us has to be spare, right? Why not the youngest?"
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Post by Euros Aetai on Mar 8, 2010 17:42:37 GMT -5
Euros gave Zephyros a long, blank, disturbed look.
He neatly pushed his chair back, stood up, and replaced it. "Have... a very nice rest of the- Lord Zeus, I am not-" he flung his hands into the air and began to walk off.
"Not, categorically not dealing with this..."
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Zephyros Aetai
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Post by Zephyros Aetai on Mar 8, 2010 19:38:27 GMT -5
Zephyros watched him go quietly, his heart aching for some reason. He'd hoped perhaps that Euros would have refuted him... something. Obviously, it had been a vain hope. Heaving a heavy sigh, he slumped worse in his seat, just staring blankly at his paper. It was hard to focus on school work when your brother, abet one you did not get along with, agreed with the statement that you were spare...
"Euros, you forgot your bag," he called softly.
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