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Post by TIME on Feb 18, 2011 23:54:11 GMT -5
| [atrb=border,0,bTable][atrb=cellSpacing,0,bTable][atrb=background,http://i51.tinypic.com/df7r7p.jpg][atrb=width,500][atrb=height,97] cellar door ❝ This famous linguist once said that of all the phrases in the English language, of all the endless combinations of words in all of history, that 'Cellar Door' is the most beautiful. ❞ | [atrb=background,http://i54.tinypic.com/10rqpsk.jpg] a dark figure moved through the night like a phantom. this figure was a messenger from the missing reborn-sama, but the messenger was the bringer of reborn-sama’s notorious holiday games. the vongola-style games have long since been played out by tsunayoshi-sama and his guardians. each holiday brought about a different game, and it was currently valentine’s day. this day was known for match-making galore during reborn-sama’s early years, but he had settled on a wonderful game almost ten years ago. this game was no cakewalk. participants were split up at random into pairs of two, and they had to spend the day acting like a true couple. the fake couples were all scored, and the highest scorers earned two tickets to the namimori zoo while the losers earned a one-way trip to death. there has never been a report of death from this game though, so no one really expected that to be the punishment. a revised edition of this game allowed for the losers to act as the personal slave to the winners for a full twenty-four hours. those were the rules, and the rules have once again come into play. a new game was beginning, and the cast has been selected. reborn’s message read thusly, “you’ve been selected to compete in the vongola-style valentine’s day. be grateful. the loser gets death, and the winner receives a glorious prize. act like a couple with your partner to succeed, and be sure to arrive at your destination on time. the times and destinations are written on another paper. do your best, and i’ll know if you don’t compete. so do your best.” tagged ## kitsune ayumu and xiomar patrizo credit ## template by pademelon of on the edge! |
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Post by KITSUNE AYUMU on Feb 19, 2011 0:54:13 GMT -5
the fox-like blonde had received the shock of his young life when he woke up, but the shock had worn off over the past thirty minutes. kitsune couldn’t believe how his day was going. first, the kit woke up to a white envelope telling him of his misfortune. next, he wasted ten whole minutes staring blankly at the note not comprehending. then, the blonde had arrived at the mall entrance only for his date to not have arrived yet. to be fair, fifteen minutes still remained before the other person could be considered late, but the suspense was killing the petite male. after all, the inquisitive kit knew nothing about his date. that mere fact was eating away at him as he waited, and he could barely keep from running around in frustrated circles. why can’t you get here faster, mystery date?
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Post by XIOMAR PATRIZO on Feb 19, 2011 23:36:10 GMT -5
 Xiomar hadn't been anywhere near Namimori during that time. He was still in Italy, for that matter. The man never would of submitted to such a game in reality. It had been a message from Griffon that had brought him to Namimori. Something about a weird letter from the Acrobaleno Reborn. Xiomar had taken interest and he had gotten there in record time, most from ridding on his box animal if nothing else. Xiomar had rented a hotel room just in time for the man behind the counter to say that a letter had been sent for him. He quickly took the letter thinking it was from the boss or maybe Griffon. He read it and yet again, he found something rather strange. A game? THIS WAS WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT?!?! Xio was irritated, very, very irritated and that blonde was toast. However, the words that the baby said made him sigh. He had no choice it seemed. So, he guessed he might as well go to the mall. He got there not late, and actually a few minutes early only to see a blonde pacing circles. He did not look like part of the Vongola which meant that the man had never met him before. When he heard mystery date however, that made him sigh. So this was how it was going to go. Curse that damn baby. "Are you completely idiotic, pacing in circles wont help anything." the man said.
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Post by KITSUNE AYUMU on Feb 19, 2011 23:51:26 GMT -5
kitsune stopped pacing when a deeper voice reached his ears. the young kit whirled around to stare wide-eyed at the mysterious blackette. the bonde’s first impressions were tall, mysterious, and a lot like his raven. an excited smile spread across the fox’s animated face, but his companion looked almost unapproachable. kitsune bounded over to him regardless and immediately launched himself at the taller male. you’re arrived, and you’re early too. let’s find something to eat. or we could just explore—window-shopping has always been fun. you can look and not ever buy a thing, and sometimes you’ll see the most beautiful and astounding things. or we could go watch something in the theater inside, but i’d much rather walk around. oh! we can visit the pet store and visit with all the animals. the blonde only paused for a moment to collect his breath. and finally… i’m ayumu kitsune. you are?
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Post by XIOMAR PATRIZO on Feb 20, 2011 1:02:59 GMT -5
What was Xiomar's first impression of the blonde? Where was the off switch? Xio simply was not used to so much talking. He had never really liked things like that, he wasn't deathly silent, no. But he wasn't used to just chatting freely about how you felt and all that petty side conversation normal people did every day to make their lives pass by. The most Xio had ever talked was probably to Maria confirming different things, or possibly when he was yelling at Griffin, he wasn't quite sure. They were both pretty close. His eye twitched slightly at all the questions right after the other. He really, REALLY didn't like this kid. But, he also didn't want to find out what Reborn would do to him if he simply quit which meant he was stuck with him. A sigh passed over his lips. "Look, I don't do this whole, side conversation thing, so you just pick something I will follow and we will get through this game without any bloodshed okay, kid?" he said. He was trying to be as nice as possible but with Xio things were never that easy. "I am Xiomar Patrizo." was all he said to the blonde's last comment.
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Post by KITSUNE AYUMU on Feb 20, 2011 1:17:12 GMT -5
a pout settled on the kit’s face, and the pout only grew more profound with each word out of the blackette’s mouth. yet the energized sparkle in his sky blue eyes never disappeared, and the pout was almost immediately replaced by a radiant smile. hmm… then from now on… i’ll call you “mar-nyan.” i’ve never used “-nyan” at the end of anyone’s name before, so mar-nyan is a special case. nyan is after all the sound that cats supposedly make, and hiso tends to think that i look a lot like a fox or a cat. which do you think i look more like, mar-nyan, a cat or a fox? or do you think it might be some other animal? let’s go visit the animals. all this talk about them as made me miss the ones i’m taking care of. did you know that a lot of dogs are being abused by their owners? it’s heart-wrenching, don’t you think? the blonde once again paused to take in a deep breath, and he made sure to take a firm hold on xiomar’s wrist before offering a bright smile to anyone nearby. let’s get going. we have stores and pets to visit ~!
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Post by XIOMAR PATRIZO on Feb 20, 2011 15:18:18 GMT -5
The pout of the kid bothered him. He wasn't used to kids, but the pout, it just did something to him. He had never had to deal with kids before, so it was sort of hard on the man to accept that he had been the cause of putting it there. Was this what others called sympathy? Or something else that the man had never encountered before in his entire being. The nickname was a pain in the butt and would of normally mad his brow twitch, but that cursed pout. Xio sighed. It seemed like he couldn't be rude or mean to the blonde anymore. "Fox." was Xio's only response. He didn't like to chat a mile a minute, but if he could respond with less words, the better and easier this would be. Xiomar, to be honest didn't know all that much about animals except for his box animal, but that didn't really count. When the blonde grabbed his wrist he didn't resist but followed easily after the blonde. He wasn't exactly sure how this was going to work out but, he guessed he would leave it to fate for just this once.
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Post by KITSUNE AYUMU on Feb 20, 2011 18:43:45 GMT -5
the pout intensified as the blonde continued to pull xiomar along. did the older man really think that just one word would deter him? he must have lost his mind then. even hiso knew better than to just say one word because that was the kit’s motivation to say even more. the blackette would soon learn though. nobody challenged the blonde and came out winning. it just didn’t happen. the blonde had his looks, pout, and kicked puppy look on his side; moreover, kitsune never let anyone beat him. neh, xio-nyan? can’t you say more than word! should we go get something to eat or visit the animals? i’m hungry, but going to see the cats sounds fun. why do you think i look like a fox? hiso never tells me why; he just says that. will you tell me? oh! look! it’s a costume store. let’s go look inside. i think xio-nyan would make a handsome butler-bunny. the fox quickly changed directions and began leading the other toward the shop. a happy smile had replaced his pout. hmm… what should i try on? a princess costume? or a pirate outfit? going around with an eye patch on seems like fun. or i could try dressing up like alice? then xio-nyan could be the white rabbit, and i’m helpless alice.
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Post by XIOMAR PATRIZO on Feb 20, 2011 19:16:41 GMT -5
Xio wasn't quite sure why the pout continued. He didn't understand what he could possibly have done to upset him this time. Xio's mind went through another miniature volcano when the blonde started asking so many questions again. Xio just couldn't handle it. He couldn't concentrate on all of them at once and it was starting to give him a headache. "I.. I can.. but.. BAH!!!" he said shaking his head. "Kitsu... " he said grabbing the small boy's hand at that second before he walked into the store still talking happily. "C-Can I talk to you a second before we go in?" he said softly. He hoped maybe he could explain to the small fox that he needed one question at a time. Then maybe the two would actually be okay on this little adventure.
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Post by KITSUNE AYUMU on Feb 20, 2011 20:01:58 GMT -5
the kit stopped moving and talking when he felt xiomar grab his hand. he turned confused sky blue hues on the blackette and let his head tilt to the side. a small pout blossomed on his face as he cast one last glance at the costume store. his attention snapped back to the blackette when he heard the other speak, and happiness bubbled up inside. xiomar had actually spoken more than one word, so the man didn’t hate him. the blonde almost broke out into a dance of joy, but he refrained. the pout disappeared slowly, and a bright smile covered the kit’s face. what do you need, xio-nyan? did i do something wrong? i’m sorry if i did.
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