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Post by Silent Dove on Sept 4, 2006 19:48:15 GMT -5
Alice gave a soft yet nervous laugh. "Heh...right..."She said softly. 'Biting isn't exactly my biggest concern...'She thought to herself. She was sure he would not at all harm her. But, if it was Haven, what if he transformed in front of everyone?
Hearing Rory's suggestion, she nodded. "Alright, that sounds like a nice idea."She said.
The hawk tilted its head as large brown eyes peered down at the three young humans. It twisted its head upright once more, before letting out another screech.
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Post by Hyperactivefox on Sept 4, 2006 19:58:09 GMT -5
Haru stayed put for a long moment, unwilling to pull his eyes away from the scene. A graceful golden, black, and red-feathered hawk flying in the midst of the pouring rain, a smokey gray sky above. ((Ooh, that does sound like a pretty picture...I wanna make a pic of that!))
He suddenly felt a shiver run through him from the icy rain clinging to his skin. "So...can I come?" he asked, going from snappy and angry to shy and uncertain all of a sudden.
"Yea, that's the point, man!" Rory said with a wave of his hand. "Now come on! I'm starving and there's a Panda Express calling to me. I'll buy." With one final glance upwards he began to walk through the trees once more.
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Post by Silent Dove on Sept 4, 2006 20:06:21 GMT -5
Alice continued to glance at the hawk. She really did now want to leave him there, but it may rise suspicion between Rory and Haru if she remained. She only cast a second glance before looking away. She looked toward Rory. "Sounds good."She said and started following.
The hawk twitched it's graceful wings slightly. It let out a third screech, as if it were calling for someone. As the three youths began to walk away, the hawk flew into the above trees. Yes, it was actually following them.
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Post by Hyperactivefox on Sept 4, 2006 20:15:42 GMT -5
((Ooh, this oughtta be interresting XD ))
Rory led the way, sloshing through the rain and the mud that covered his expensive shoes. Not that he seemed to mind, he never liked them much in the first place and he felt it was a way of rebelling against the mold his parents had tried to shove him in. He reached the road in no time and continued down it. "You guys coming?" he asked.
Haru kept glancing back at the hawk, its cry drawing his attention to the fact that it was following them. "What am I, a carcass for the vultures? I'm not dead yet!" he shouted, half to himself. Shaking his head, he ran after Rory.
"So...what did happen to your family?" Rory asked once Haru was behind him.
"Mom and dad died," Haru said shortly. "My brothers and sisters were sent to other relatives while I got the worst. I havn't seen any of them for 2 years now."
"Ouch," Rory murmured, even as he slowed down to wait for Alice.
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Post by Silent Dove on Sept 4, 2006 20:22:31 GMT -5
((Yup yup! ^_^ ))
Alice followed, listening to Haru when he spoke of his life. "That's terrible."She stated, unable to think about what that would be like. She never saw her parents much and was often ignored, but at least they were alive. And she still had Haven...
That may Alice remember. She glanced up at the sky, seeing the same red tailed-hawk fly around, following them. 'Oh, what is he thinking?'She wondered to herself. There was a concerned look on her face, but she continued walking. She saw that Haru also noticed the bird was following them.
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Post by Hyperactivefox on Sept 4, 2006 20:32:02 GMT -5
Rory didn't have a clue about their arial watcher. "So what? You just ran away?"
"Hey, there was no way I was staying with that witch!" Haru said defensively. "I mean, how would you feel about having to tiptoe with every step, never touch anything, never say more than 'yes ma'am'?"
"Hey, you think that's bad, try going to a boarding school for nine years. I've been there."
"Yea, well at least you havn't lost everything."
"True that," Rory said with a shrug. And indeed he decided to just let Haru have his way. They were approaching one of the buisier streets in the town, cars sending up shoots of water as they went by. "So what about you, Alice? What's your story?" Rory asked. He was slowly beginning to relax, even though Haru was digging under his skin. To think that his house had been here his whole life and he'd never met one person his own age around here. And wow, two in one day! Well, at least Haru was sort of close to his age.
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Post by Silent Dove on Sept 4, 2006 20:41:05 GMT -5
Alice shrugged her shoulders as she continued walking. "My story isn't much. I was raised with my older brother, and still have a mother and father. However, they go on business trips a lot. They never payed much attention though, so my brother and I did whatever we could to get them to notice us. They still don't notice us though, but I guess I've gotten over it."She said shrugging her shoulders once more. "At least they let us go to public school."She said. "Still, I worry about my brother after what happened not too long ago."She said without thinking.
Mistake. BIG mistake right there. If Alice could do anything it would be to take that last bit about her brother out of the conversation.
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Post by Hyperactivefox on Sept 4, 2006 20:53:25 GMT -5
"Really? What happened?" Rory asked. As he was in front he didn't see the horrified look on Alice's face and didn't realize that he might be tresspassing on something private.
Suddenly another car swept by, driving close to the sidewalk near the trio and accellorating rappidly. Sure enough, a wave of water, mud, and whatever gunk was being washed from the streets flew up at Haru and completely covered him. Now being wet was one thing, being wet and covered with mud and the rubbage of the gutter was completely different. Haru spat some of the disgusting water out of his mouth and rounded on the car even as it drove by. "HEY! WHY DON'T YOU GO DRIVE THAT THING OFF A CLIFF WHILE YOU'RE AT IT, IDIOTS!" he shouted in vain.
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Post by Silent Dove on Sept 4, 2006 21:02:33 GMT -5
"Oh..uh..well.."Alice stuttered. Before she came up with something, the car ran past them. Luckily for Alice, she had managed to only stay wet. She glanced over, seeing poor little Haru covered in mud and everything nasty that has probably been on the ground. She winced at the yell. Yeah, she was a bit uncomfortable at the moment.
The hawk, who had been still follow, saw the female become a bit nervous or umcomfortable..however you wanted to word it. You could say "big-brother-instincts" kicked in over animals ones because of what happened next. The red tailed hawk swooped down and cawed at both Rory and Haru. Basically, the hawk was attacking them.
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Post by Hyperactivefox on Sept 4, 2006 21:08:16 GMT -5
"Holy freak!" Rory shouted as he suddenly saw the hawk dive. "Haru, duck!"
"AAAaaahh!" Haru shouted as the hawk swooped down over him--and he ducked just in time.
Rory leaped out of the way easily, but his eyes were filled with confusion. This wasn't normal animal behavior. Did it have rabies or something? It had been acting fine when they saw it back by the creek. He didn't take time to puzzle it out though. All he knew was that this bird was trying to hurt them. He reached down and grabbed a broken bottle out of the gutter, raising it to throw at the hawk.
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Post by Silent Dove on Sept 4, 2006 21:18:40 GMT -5
Alice's eyes widened when she saw Rory grab the broken glass bottle. 'He could hurt Haven!'She though going into a few seconds of panic. "RORY DON'T!"She shouted, much different then her usual calm and soothing meek tone. Well, she didn't want anyone to get hurt, especially Haven. Even if he was a...hawk at the moment.
She sent a glance over to the bird. 'Haven..don't do anything!'She thought, wishing he could here her thoughts.
The hawk screeched, flying a way a bit of a distance, not wanting to be harmed by sharp glass. That was mainly it. Humans were bad, except the girl. Why did the bird only trust the girl? It was not sure, somewhat of a sixth sense basically. Still, it sent a threatening look toward Rory.
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Post by Hyperactivefox on Sept 4, 2006 21:29:32 GMT -5
Rory glanced back at Alice just as he was about to throw and the hawk flew out of range. Rory scowled but slowly lowered the broken bottle. He kept it in his hand though, glaring back at the hawk and feeling like he had entered a staring contest of sorts.
"That thing tried to eat my face!" Haru shouted as he regained his feet.
Rory didn't shift his gaze as he spoke. "I wouldn't have hurt it much, just scare it off...hopefully." Then again, Rory had terrible aim and it was hard to say whether he would have hit the hawk or not. "There's something wrong with it."
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Post by Silent Dove on Sept 4, 2006 21:34:04 GMT -5
Alice did not say anything at first. She had to think about what she was going to say, or she may have said the wrong thing about the Hawk, about Haven. "I'm sure it's natural. Perhaps he was just concerned. You know, animals fear us."She said. Alice was basically defending the Hawk. How could she not? It was her brother! Of course Rory and Haru had no idea her brother turned into a bird, but oh well.
The hawk was still staring at the boy who carried the bottle. He refused to blink. Besides, the water in the air were keeping his large brown eyes perfectly moist. He was circling the trio above, almost like it was circling prey.
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Post by Hyperactivefox on Sept 4, 2006 21:56:49 GMT -5
Rory merely grunted, but the more he thought about it he figured they might have come real close to this thing's nest for it to act like this. It wasn't rabid, he could tell that much. So it must be something else....
"Come on, the vulture is giving me the creeps," Haru said as he brushed off some more mud from his pants. "And keep a hold on that bottle, I think it's keeping the bird away." Haru wasn't looking too happy. A few days after coming here Haru started having the symptoms of a shifter, though he didn't know what it was. He'd transformed many times before, mostly while running from the police. That hawk had almost triggered his shifting, and that would be the worst thing with these other two around.
Rory reluctantly began to walk on, though he made sure he always knew where the hawk was. The sooner they got indoors the better. "Come on, Alice," he said, stepping closer, afraid that the hawk might attack her next.
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Post by Silent Dove on Sept 4, 2006 22:04:13 GMT -5
Alice sighed. It was at least a good thing they did not know the hawk was her brother, or that would have caused some problems if they ever met Haven as a human. Alice nodded at Rory, following. Still she was concerned about Haven. She did not know how long he had been in that form. Still, none of the siblings had control over their shifting. This made Alice nervous since there was a chance she could even shift.
The Hawk still followed. It had a mixture of animal, hunter, and brother instincts in it. Usually it would just be animal and hunter, however since his sister, that girl, was there, his brother instincts kept on getting triggered.
Alice glanced back seeing the hawk still following. "He's so stubborn in that form.."She muttered to herself without realizing it.
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