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Post by Venom on Aug 13, 2008 14:42:42 GMT -5
A silent figure walked away from the portal from the twilight realm, his shoulders hunched and black eyes observant. He shuffled through the trees, taking it all in, then jumped into a shadow. There he crouched, rocking back and forth on his heels and biting the nail on his thumb. He chuckled slightly, knowing that this was probably against Ambrosias will, but not really caring. He drew swirls in the forest dirt, eyes always alert.
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Post by Ashy on Aug 13, 2008 15:08:58 GMT -5
Zyra lept after L, silently watching and following. She wanted to be a shadow lurker so bad, but she wasn't born to be one, so she had to act like she were one. She rolled her eyes at the shuffling shadows and continued slipping into the shadows the L had previously been in. She ran into something that was slightly rocking and held in a scream. Crap! she cursed in her head as she jumped. Why hadn't I seen him stop? she thought, rolling back through her memories in slow motion. Of course! It was because I was not focused. she thought, Come on, Zyra! Focus! Concentrate! she scolded herself as she peered at L's features through the dark.
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Post by Venom on Aug 13, 2008 15:10:57 GMT -5
L grunted slightly then looked up at Zyra with his blank eyes, then they shifted back to the swirls on the ground. He began rocking again and smirked. "What are you doing here?" He said simply, his voice portraying no emotion. He lowered his hand again and continued drawing in the dirt.
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Post by Ashy on Aug 13, 2008 15:14:41 GMT -5
"Uhmm," Zyra stuttered, hugging herself slightly. It was kind of cold outside. "stuff. And you? Err, L." she added, glancing down at the dirt. What's so interesting about that dirt? she thought, eying L and the dirt mysteriously. He's kind of creeping me out. A shiver ran swiftly down Zyra's spine and she knew it wasn't because of the slight chill outside. She had to ignore it, and that's what she did.
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Post by Venom on Aug 13, 2008 15:18:14 GMT -5
L said nothing for a long awhile, pulling his hand up so he could rest both on his knees. "Exploring," He replied, his dark eyes observing the land around him. "Hmmm..." He added, pushing himself up. His shoulders were still hunched, but he was still tall. He shuffled through the shadows, barefoot as usual, studying the ground in a small clearing not far off.
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Post by Ashy on Aug 13, 2008 15:22:37 GMT -5
Zyra frowned at him but nodded. She followed him more carefully this time until he came to a halt. She approached him timidly. "Erm, L? May I join you?" Zyra asked, her voice quivering. "You know, exploring?" she added, staring down at the ground and towards her fidgiting feet. She bit the inside of her lip, glad that she couldn't feel the pain that her sharp teeth probably emitted.
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Post by Venom on Aug 13, 2008 15:26:04 GMT -5
L didnt reply for a moment, just studied the ground with his blank eyes. He waved his hand slightly. "Do what you must," He said, the wind blowing his dark hair over his face. He frowned, then crouched down again. He was craving candy. Mm... He pulled a sucker out of his pocket and popped it into his mouth, focusing on the clearing once more and the strange tracks that only those with the sharpest of eyes could see.
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Post by Ashy on Aug 13, 2008 15:30:38 GMT -5
Zyra frowned again. "Okay. Well, I must follow you. Do you mind?" she said, this time her voice sturdy and powerful. Where did that come from? she thought to herself, a bit puzzled. L was so weird... yet she was so intrigued by him that she couldn't simply let him walk away without learning anything. There was definitely something that he was following that was invisible to Zyra, but that wasn't the part that gave her the creeps at all.
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Post by Venom on Aug 13, 2008 15:36:31 GMT -5
"Nope," He replied, his eyes shifting up as he figured out what had gone down here. He crawled to the next shadow and crouched again, holding the sucker at the very end of the stick with two fingers, almost if he found it repulsive. But he didnt. He grunted and narrowed his eyes, observing some of the plants. "Nothing interesting," He said bluntly, finding this world almost dull.
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Post by Ashy on Aug 13, 2008 15:42:42 GMT -5
Zyra smiled slightly as she continued to slide after him. "Great. Will you tell me what you are looking for? Maybe I can help." she offered, barely believing her own words. Zyra sighed and looked down at her feet again. She shuffled her feet from foot to foot.
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Post by Venom on Aug 13, 2008 15:46:38 GMT -5
L glanced at her from the corner of his eye, then looked her up and down. "Not really looking for anything," He replied, pulling the sucker out again, "Im exploring." He pushed himself up to his feet again, rubbing the bottom of his foot against the side of his jeans to scratch and itch. He turned towards her and raised an eyebrow, then looked over her shoulder at a peculiar flower. "Hmm.."
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Post by Ashy on Aug 13, 2008 15:51:19 GMT -5
Zyra nodded again before turning around to look right behind her to try and find the thing that L was so fascinated by. "What is it?" she inquired cautiously, eying the area behind her suspiciously. Just then Zyra noticed L's barefeet and held in a gasp. Those feet have got to be killing him!
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Post by Venom on Aug 13, 2008 15:55:54 GMT -5
L shook his head and turned back to Zyra, then followed her gaze to his feet. He smirked slightly. "What?" He grumbled, shoving his hands in his pockets.
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Post by Ashy on Aug 13, 2008 15:58:18 GMT -5
"I was- just thinking." Zyra said, her voice shaking at first before firming up. Zyra shrugged her shoulders briefly before her face rippled into a small smile.
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Post by Venom on Aug 13, 2008 16:00:28 GMT -5
L raised his eyebrows slightly, then pushed past Zyra and into the next patch of shadows. There he snuggled to the far back where it was harder to see and looked at Zyra, observing a moment as if she were another curious thing from this new world.
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