askerian: Serious Karkat in a red long-sleeved shirt (lenacute)
askerian ([personal profile] askerian) wrote2004-08-25 10:26 pm

she writes O_o

Ouaaaah j'ai écrit à Werewolf. Sans dec. @_@;;;;

(wrote on the next garou chapter. No kidding. @_@;;;)

I've been writing Two Knights-ness too, here's what I got:


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They parked the nondescript little car they had ended up using and walked to the pet shop Heero had located a few days ago. Relena had considered asking him why he had bothered to notice one pet shop, but had then realized during his skillful navigation of the car through the numerous one-way streets that he had practically the whole town memorized in his almost eidetic memory, and then she had been reminded of all the times he walked in a room and immediately knew where everything was supposed to be.

For a moment she wondered how it was to be able to recall so well every little detail you came across --it must be greatly useful to have such a special ability -- but then she winced; Heero had lived through some pretty awful things and it must have been harder for him than for most people to let Time dull the memories to the point they no longer actively bothered him. She wondered if the ability was natural or if it had been trained into him. Maybe eventually she would get an occasion to ask.

As they arrived to the door, Heero called Kuro to him to leash and muzzle him. The black dog looked at him reproachfully, but stayed at heel obediently. Duo pushed the door open and was immediately greeted by a smiling young woman who -- if Relena noticed right-- was checking him out. Hm. Maybe they should have given him some time to get into something else than baggy pants that threatened to fall off his hips and a red tanktop that had been at the right size when he'd been fifteen. She wondered if Heero had noticed the clerk's reaction and if he ever felt jealous, and glanced back at him to check.

As usual, his expression was unreadable, but she detected vague amusement. It changed into annoyance when the clerk hurried to slip out from behind the cash desk.

"I'm sorry, sir, but you can't bring your dog inside."

Duo and Heero exchanged a look and the braided man moved to intercept her. "Actually... We were hoping we would be able to choose a pet that would get along with him. Kuro's a sweet dog, really, but very shy. We thought it would be good to find a pet that wouldn't traumatize him."

The woman's resolve wavered a little, faced with Duo's honest, hopeful smile; Kuro cooperated by hiding behind Heero's legs cutely even as he stretched his neck to sniff at what was inside the pet shop.

"Well... It's against regulations..."

"He's muzzled, and I can keep him on a short leash," Heero commented neutrally. "But if that's too much of a bother, I can wait outside."

Duo sighed and rolled his eyes discretely at Heero, as if berating him for conceding so quickly. "Relena, you could start looking at the kittens," he commented, probably to get her out of the way while he charmed the woman into obedience.

She nodded and stepped away, smiling politely at the clerk. The woman looked at her, then gaped in surprise, having apparently recognized her. Well, maybe that would make things easier, Relena thought, smothering her guilty conscience at using her influence to get around rules.

"Oh-- uhm. That is... If you make sure he's held tight at all times, then I guess... Just this once..."

Yep, it did. Relena gave her a grateful smile.

"Thank you," Heero commented, still as neutral, as he walked in slowly. Kuro sniffed around cautiously, but didn't even try to step away from Heero, obviously uneasy in such an environment. A lone puppy woke up and yipped at him excitedly, and he waved his tail a little, but he followed Heero toward where Relena and Duo were leaning over the kittens' pens.

"Oh, how could I ever choose?" the young woman complained halfheartedly. They were all so cute. Some were obviously common cats, being of all the possible colors and then some, but some were obviously from more expensive breeds.

"This one looks dignified. Bet she'd look right proper on your lap as you give an interview, princess," Duo teased as he pointed at a Persian kitten.

Relena made a face. The little animal reminded her of a senator she knew, with a face perpetually like he'd smelled something unpleasant, and with long, graying hair on the sides of the head... which always made his baldness at the top more apparent. "No offense to the kitten, but no thanks."

"Aww, but she looks so ... noble..."

"I think the word you want is snob," Heero commented quietly as he leaned between them to glance at the squirming mass of kittens. "Getting her fur to stay clean and untangled will probably take hours every day anyway."

Relena nodded, grateful for the escape Heero had provided her. She was mostly sure that Duo had been teasing her, but she still didn't want to offend.

Duo pointed to a sleeping black kitten, but she shook her head before he could say anything.

"Mother is a bit superstitious like that," she apologized before he could tease her about not liking his favorite color. "She wouldn't say anything, but she would be a bit uneasy."

The clerk was hovering behind them, but she didn't interrupt them yet, for which Relena was grateful. There were so many cats in here, she couldn't choose.

"Okay, so no black cat, no Persian cat..."

"You can't take one too young either," Heero mused. "It wouldn't be properly socialized."

Duo let his fingers trail in the middle of a pile of cream-colored kittens, tickling an ear here and there. His hand was immediately pounced on and then enthusiastically chewed up. Relena laughed.

"Hey! So it makes you laugh?" Duo mock-growled, pulling one kitten out of the heap and dumping it in her arms. "Here, let's see how you like being attacked by that hellbeast in training."

Of course, cats were annoying creatures and the kitten was perfectly happy with batting at her hair and butting his head against her chin. She started to pet it, amused. It was purring like a motor already.

"This one looks friendly. What do you think, Heero?" she commented as he leaned over her shoulder to get a closer look.

The kitten shot out of her arms to attack Heero's bangs. Sadly, they were, like always, in front of Heero's nose, so naturally when he felt tiny claws on his face, the Japanese man stepped back.

With the kitten still trying to chomp on his bangs.

Five seconds later, Relena and Heero had managed to thoroughly get in each other's way trying to grab the kitten before it fell, said kitten was hanging on Kuro's back by the tip of its tiny claws and Duo was guffawing loudly.

Kuro gave the creamy kitten on his back a thoroughly bewildered look, but was apparently too stunned to move, which allowed the clerk to pick it up. Giving the woman an apologetic look, Relena reached out to hold it again, properly this time.

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect it."

"It's okay, Minist-- uhm, miss."

Relena grinned at her, grateful for her tact. "Thank you --"quick glance at her tag-- "Sandra. Is there a better way to hold a kitten?"

She let the nervous woman show her how to place her arms, how best to hold the little beast. It purred again, already forgetting its acrobatic adventures.

"This is a Siamese cat," the clerk commented.

"I thought they had boots and a mask," Duo replied, puzzled, as he played with a small creamy paw.

"Oh-- they get it later, as they grow up. The color of their fur is actually heat-sensitive, so the colder parts of their bodies, that is their paws, tail and face darken faster. It's quite fascinating," she added with a nervous -- and mildly flirtatious-- smile at Duo.

"Quite," he agreed, smiling back and pretending not to feel the prickle of the kitten's claws on his fingers. Behind him, Heero rolled his eyes, and Relena looked down at the animal not to laugh.

If Heero didn't look that annoyed that his lover was an incorrigible flirt, then she didn't need to get annoyed on his behalf. It was good. Duo was actually pretty amusing when he tried to be smooth, and so far it had been entirely harmless.

"These have no pedigree, so you won't be able to breed them or enter them into most contest..."

Relena shook her head. "That's not important. I wasn't planning to."

The clerk blinked at her, as if she had trouble comprehending that someone of such high standing could not prefer something that came with a little "authenticity guaranteed" tag. Luckily another customer came in and she left to greet him. Relena turned back to Heero and Duo.

"What do you think?"

"I hear they're clingy as far as cats go," Duo commented, suckling a drop of blood off the tip of his clawed finger.

"Friendlier than most cats. That's good," Heero replied, shooting him a dirty look.

"And I bet she'll look so pretty with her little boots," Relena concluded, nuzzling the purring beast. "Now the Kuro test."

She dumped the kitten in Heero's arms, who managed to hold it, but looked mightily uncomfortable as he did, as if scared of breaking the tiny animal. Gracelessly, the man knelt, letting his dog sniff his burden. The kitten meowed a little and pawed at his nose, but he didn't scratch. Kuro gave it a shy lick, as if he wasn't sure if he was supposed to welcome the thing or eat it.

"That's as good a greeting as we're going to get," Heero commented as he got up to give the little animal to Relena again. She tried not to appear to notice how very relieved he seemed to be to get rid of the small, frail creature. It was so adorable, and a little sad too.

"Then I guess we're taking this one home. Do you want to come home, babycat?" she whispered to the kitten. It looked up at her, meowing, and she decided that it had to mean yes.

"Let's go find the clerk," Duo commented with a chuckle.

Relena was aware that Heero was watching her cuddling the kitten, but it was just too soft and fluffy to stop cuddling. She wondered if he found her silly for going gaga over an animal, then decided that even if he did, she didn't care.

Heero reached out, freeing one of her locks from the cat's teeth, and tucked it back behind her ear gently.

"Let's get its gear," he commented softly. "It's going to need a name; do you have ideas?"

Heart still jumping in her chest from his unexpected gesture, she followed him to the cash desk.

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*huggles everyone who actually likes Two Knights* I never thought anyone but Zan would ever be interested ;_____; *cuddlecuddles* *loves*


And now I'm gonna write on Cloneness for my Sera-love. So productive. Maybe I'm sick. O_o;;;;

[identity profile] joisbishmyoga.livejournal.com 2004-08-25 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Kuro gave it a shy lick, as if he wasn't sure if he was supposed to welcome the thing or eat it.

Eat it! j/k... kawaii!!! Cuteness! I likies Kuro!


"That's as good a greeting as we're going to get," Heero commented as he got up to give the little animal to Relena again. She tried not to appear to notice how very relieved he seemed to be to get rid of the small, frail creature. It was so adorable, and a little sad too.

Awwwwwwwwwww! It is! But maybe more adorable... like a new daddy not quite sure how to hold the baby. Plenty of normal ppl are like that. But with Heero's history... yeah, a little sad. *cries for Hee-chan* *glomps him*

*holds out teacup with 1x2xR logo* More please? You've converted me.

[identity profile] kodalai.livejournal.com 2004-08-25 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Eat it!

Whenever Årwen looks at Keiko, I can practically hear her thinking... "One bite. That's all it would take. Maybe two..."

[identity profile] ex-res-judic324.livejournal.com 2004-08-25 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
as if he wasn't sure if he was supposed to welcome the thing or eat it.

[cackles] That reminds me of when we first got my siamese. They were in a ventalated box for most of the car ride home, and I put the box down for a second to open up the garage door and the dog managed to pry the top off the box. Got two pairs of kitten claws on his nose for his trouble, and he gave me this look like "Well, why can't I eat it."

[snugs] I thought that this was cute and so OOC that it almost hurt. Poor Relena trying to figure out how to appropriately communicate with Heero and with Duo and where she fits into the dynamic. Heero being helpful and not, and Duo being apparently oblivious, but not. [snugs!] I love this one.

[identity profile] sunhawk16.livejournal.com 2004-08-25 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Awww... dash of sweet, bit of angst... lovely. ^^;

[identity profile] meanne77.livejournal.com 2004-08-25 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
J'aime pas les siamois... ^^;
Mais c'est mignon (la fic, pas les siamois ! XD Enfin, c'est tjs mieux que les persants)

[identity profile] windandwater.livejournal.com 2004-08-25 07:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Eeee... this WAS really kawaii. Now I will have to stop eating my chocolates, for fear I will go into insulin shock. I also like how Relena is starting to... I guess, watch more, to see if Heero would really like her.

... and I expect you will give me my cloneness soon. *gets rolled up newspaper handy*

[identity profile] kayryn666.livejournal.com 2004-08-25 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
*flails* MWEEE! I was very wrong, fluff IS your forte, just not something that goes terribly smooth in a fic such as Garou... then again, I loved that chapter even so, so meh, what do I know? ^_~

AWW!! I can so relate to Heero! When I got my kitties Ruby and Cuddles, (bother and sister) you could hold both of them at once! It's so easy to feel like you could break the poor little dears!!

*grins* Luff it, write on!!!!!!!

[identity profile] kayryn666.livejournal.com 2004-08-27 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Goes well in Garou to break up the angst... but for some reason I dont seem to enjoy it as much as when the fic itself is just one big fluffball.

*shrugs* I think it's just me.

[identity profile] wardove.livejournal.com 2004-08-26 10:49 am (UTC)(link)
Very awesome chapter. It was very, very sweet. The interaction was great.

I think you're telling this story really well. ^_^

Can't wait for more.

[identity profile] spotsofcolour.livejournal.com 2004-08-27 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
Yay! Small Fluffity things with claws! And just general Fluff! *claps*

I remember the last time I took my dog into a pet shop. He dragged me right the way across the room and started eating the stuff out of the dog-treat bins. I learned my lesson there and then that 11-year-old girls have no chance when faced with a mutantly large adult labrador who wants food.
And I know if he were faced with a kitten, he'd try to play with it, but probably squash it in the process. Silly dog.

Yay! More clone-ness! I've only just managed to read it all so I'm looking forward to the next bit now. :D