tampered | Log; Unfinished

Log; Unfinished

When; Last night
Rating; G
Characters; Lyra [

caged_song]
Summary; Kamui invites Nill to stay with Lyra and himself that night.
Log;

Nill motioned forward toward the two puppies, padding beside her and following her loyally. Ama and Miya hadn't been any trouble the other day and Roger (the duckling that had taken a liking to her) had seemingly enjoyed their company as well. They reached the apartment door and Nill knocked lightly, hoping that it would be loud enough for Kamui or Lyra to hear.

She bent down and petted the dogs absent mindedly, as the girl waited for the door to open.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Luckily, where Kamui and Lyra were situated in the living room was close to the door, so he heard it knock right away. "Ah, must be Nill..." he mumbled as he got up to answer it, somewhat excited to see her again. It'd been a while since he'd had time to spend with just his girls.

Of course, he'd forgotten entirely that Nill would have the puppies with her, and as soon as he opened the door, he found himself on the floor again with a yelp. Thanks to Ama. Who had apparently temporarily forgotten her training and tackled him with all her near-fifty pound weight so she could lick him silly. "Ah!" he squirmed as Miya joined in, being the smaller of the dogs, but just as happy to see him, "Heeelp~" It was embarrassing to be owned by your own dogs, but...

Lyra came pounding in from living room, and tried to shove Ama off of Kamui. "Let him get up! Off Ama!" She ordered, before breaking down into laughter, and collapsing next to Kamui.

"Hello Nill!"

Nill smiled, unable to laugh quite yet. The girl gave a wave of hello before helping to pull Miya off of Kamui as well. She had forgotten how hyper the two dogs could be, they really were very fond of their master.

It was encouraging to see Lyra and Kamui doing well, considering the string of recent events.

When the dogs were finally pulled back, Kamui sat up and at least tried to regain some of his dignity, smoothing back his now-more-messy-than-usual hair and trying to stop his blushing. "Bad puppies," he scolded menacingly, even though the animals hardly looked phased.

"And bad Imouto, too. Laughing at me..." he pouted playfully and shoved her a little, but gently, feeling somehow happier with both of his girl friends around. Not as happy as when he was with Jowy, but... happy enough. They were safe here.

Lyra smirked behind the tangled strands of her hair.

"But big brother, it was so funny!" Lyra told him as she struggled to her feet.

"Nill, get inside. We can have tea, or something," And get everyone inside, so they could sit down and talk.

The girl nodded, and stepped through the doorway, helping to close it behind her.

Tea sounded nice, Mister Az was quite fond of tea so it was a familiar drink. Her wings fluttered slightly at the prospect of having something to drink. Now that she thought about it...she was kind of thirsty. Although she didn't want to admit it, she had spent most of the previous night in a sort of fright.

The picture...would have seemed harmless. But the memory it jolted was painful...it made her wonder. If she had stayed there longer...would they have done something of the sort to her? Would they have cut open her head and...let's not think about that...Nill bit her lip, keeping herself from following that train of thought.

There were people here that cared for her, the scientists wouldn't come here...she would be fine...just fine.

Kamui caught that slight change in Nill -a fearful, worried shift- and instantly pulled her into a comforting hug. No fear, she didn't have to have any fear: she was with people who adored and cared about her.

"I'm glad you decided to come, Nill," he whispered into her ear gently, pulling away with a kind smile and a pat of the head. "We'll have feed you too." Carefully, he took her hand and started to lead her further into the apartment, looking back, "Have you had dinner yet? Or is just a snack okay?"

"We've got sweets," Lyra volunteered, as she shooed the puppies in and shut the door.

"And Kamui's been teaching me how to cook so- I can help!" she added proudly, scratching Ama behind the ears.

"I'm glad you're hear, Nill. I think everything- everything is going to be more peaceful now. I mean after that fight... I'm sure that by the third, everything will get better... And then Pan will be back," she sighed happily. Having the other part of herself so far away for so long was almost painful, and was certainly draining.

Nill's eyes widened, surprised by the sudden hug, but instantly relaxed into it. Hugs never failed to make Nill feel safe. The girl nodded slightly, as she got a reassuring pat on the head. She was glad to know so many understanding people in the City...

Dinner? Nill hadn't quite thought about that...Come to think of it, she hadn't eaten dinner, but she wasn't quite that hungry as well. She shook her head, signaling that she hadn't had dinner. The girl had a small appetite after all...A snack should be fine...although...she did kind of want to try Lyra's cooking.

Nill nodded in agreement to Lyra. Everything would be better...wouldn't it?

"Yeah, things will... calm down soon..." Kamui looked worried for a moment, thinking of how Jowy was still out of it. If he wasn't awake by then... maybe it meant he wasn't going to wake up, and what would Kamui do then?

He had to try to stay positive, though. He had thought about it, and really, that's what Jowy would want him focusing on. Jowy didn't want him to be sad anymore; and besides, he also had to stay strong for Lyra. At least until she got Pan back.

"So..." they entered the kitchen, Kamui quickly mussing Lyra's hair playfully as he finally let go of Nill's hand. "What should we make Nill?" He started going through the fridge, taking stock of what they had.

"Something sweet- but not cupcakes or lemon cake- I've heard enough about those... Chocolate chip cookies?" Lyra suggested. She smiled softly as Kamui mussed her hair.

"And we should save some for Jowy and Riou... Maybe the smell will wake 'em up," she joked. There wasn't any need to voice her concerns... Everyone knew them, so she had to act as cheerful as she could possibly act.

Nill nodded at Lyra's suggestion, wings flapping slightly. Chocolate chip cookies sounded good...Plus, she did kind of like eating the cookie dough sometimes. The girl had fondness for sweet things.

She smiled reassuringly to the both of them. Nill rolled up her sleeves, signaling that she would help out as much as she could. They'd make the best cookies ever...and then Mister Jowy and Mister Riou would definitely wake up, because it'd be so yummy they couldn't resist.

Kamui tried not to get upset at Lyra saying the cookies would wake them up (he knew they wouldn't), instead trying to focus on the task at hand. Cookies. Okay. Flour, butter, sugar, eggs, touch of salt, chocolate... they had all that.

Without further ado, he set out bowls, measuring cups, and ingredients. "Um... who wants to do what?" It didn't take three people to make cookies...

I'll mix everything together! Lyra volunteered, "You can measure stuff out and Nill... Nill can divide the dough into cookies, and get the cookie sheet ready!" That seemed like a fair division of labor to her.

Lyra beamed happily. Besides Jowy being unconscious for days, and Pan being gone, and the nonstop curses, everything was going pretty well.

Nill nodded and got to work preparing the cookie sheet first, since it would probably be awhile before the dough was ready.

It already seemed like nothing was wrong...and nothing had been wrong. The girl liked that feeling and hoped it would last for a long time.

With a nod, Kamui started to get to work, carefully measuring everything out. Two cups here, two tablespoons there...

Of course, as his life went... not everything could be easy: the flour, being the last thing he was going to measure, decided to be stubborn. "Ah..." he gasped, confused, as a puff of flour suddenly became airborne, coating him with a powdery white. All in all, he just looked very confused at the moment, blinking and trying to figure out why it'd done that.

Lyra couldn't help it. She laughed. Loudly, and giddily at the utterly befuddled flour coated Kamui.

"It goes in the cups, not on you~" she admonished him as she began mixing the first ingredients together.

Nill joined Lyra's laughter with her own silent version. It wasn't just the fact that Kamui was coated in flour, it was also his expression.

She smiled gleefully, spirits instantly brighter than before, and to a truer note.

Kamui pouted, huffed, and stuck out his tongue. No love; no love at all. "I know that."

He paused as if he was going to take a moment to wipe himself clean, but then... changed his mind. Instead, he took a small fistful of flour and threw it at Lyra to dust her as well. Revenge.

Lyra couldn't help herself. She cackled, and tossed some more flour at Kamui, before adding a few more ingredients. Almost done. Just had to stir it all together...

Nill laughed, as the flour settled on the two of them. The girl had just finished setting up the cookie sheets now.

She peered eagerly over Lyra's shoulder, quite pleased to see that it looked very yummy already.

Kamui wanted to retaliate, he really did, but Nill seemed eager to get these cookies going, so he held back. Didn't also want to risk getting Nill all dirty, either, even though it'd be fun to play with her too. Maybe later, if they decided to make something else.

"Hmm..." with the very tip of a spoon, he scooped up a little of the dough, tasting it despite it being still raw. "It's..." he chewed a chocolate chip, looking up as if contemplating, "I think it's good." All they needed to do now was spoon them on the sheet and bake them.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Log; Unfinished

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject

no subject