Alms for the poor (open)

[Kiye]

Many of the citizens of Solstace ignored the empty tin cup in Ira's outstretched hand. And those were the nicer people. Others today had glared at her, some had yelled, calling her a disgrace to the city, a few had spit on her. She'd yet to get any form of kindness.

When yet another person glared at her, she sighed. Apparently she wouldn't find any generosity here either. Rolling her eyes, Ira hooked the cup onto a belt loop and pulled her leather jacket back on. She glanced around where she was seated against the wall for a moment before finding what she was looking for. Curled up in a ball beside her was a rather small lump of fur. Smiling, Ira stood and picked up Twix's sleeping form and cradled him in the crook of her arm and headed off down the street in search of a new corner to haunt. The pockets of her overloaded cargo pants jingled and clanked slightly as she walked. She had no pack to carry her small amount o belongings, yet she had an arsenal of pockets, so she packed them full of random items she decided she had to keep. Her tin cup, a couple coins of such a small amount that she couldn't buy anything with them, and a broken harmonica among the collection.

Another sigh escaped Ira's frowning lips as she headed towards the richer district. Maybe they would have enough money that they wouldn't be too stingy. Or they'd be worse and throw things at her. Again. The worst thing that might happen is that Ira wouldn't get someone to give willingly. Willingly being the operative word. A smirk found it's way onto her features. Irabelle had an odd sense of morals, She wouldn't steal if she'd gotten anything that day (people spitting and throwing things didnt count), But if people hadn't given anything, she'd steal what she needed, and if people had been particularly malicious, she would respond in turn with malevolence, stealing as much as she could.

Today hadn't been a good day. If no one would help in the next hour or so, Ira decided she would probabaly turn very malicious very fast.

[kadaj1989]

Dangeron, a lone devil, wanderd around the city in search of a place to stay, he was on the run from the rest of his kind and he wished not to sleep out on the streets worried he may get cought. hevery turn he took, every step he made, Dangeron made quite sure he looked aroung the best he could. (im going to be alone for the rest of my life) he thought, (i wish i could have my children here with me) Strangers were all around him, even if he couldn't see them, he sure as hell could smell them. Dangeron was never really normal for his kind, the demons and devils weere naturally known as the evil creatures of the dark to come and feed on human souls and rip others apart if they were ever crossed. but not this one, no he was kind, gental, and loveing, cared for many things, but mostly his children wherever they may be. He had loved an angel once as well, Armana, the mother of his beautiful twin children, sadly she was killed for marrying Dangeron, and her daughter was taken away. Dangeron gave his son to the angels for he looked like them, it was the best he could do. now, after many years in the dungeons of his kin, he has escaped and fought many of his kin to stay free, Dangeron has never known a peacefull life after Armana's death, it pained him to continue to live, but he stays alive for the sake of his beloved children, not knowing his daughter, Nemesis, is also dead.
Seeing a child not too far away from him his heart sunk, she looked to be a teenager to his eyes, and she seemed lonely. "poor child" he spoke to himself" he let out a sigh as he looked in his pocket. there was some elvish bread he had bought from a merchant on the street, and it was the last of it too. it was wrapped in a lovely green silk ribbon.
Dangeron's eyes filled with sorrow as he looked back to the girl, but he noticed she smelled of wolf, (what the hell?) he thought. Dangeron had never seen any creature other then demons,devils, angels, and humans, and this girl was none of them.
Near the girl he noticed a furry little ferrit, it was so cute all currled up in a ball like that, it almost made him chuckle. the girl then stood and started walking, he desperately felt the need to aid this girl, so he fallowed. Touching his back he made sure his precious violin was kept tight to his back. "good" he mutterd before fallowing the girl.
The girl was still very well in his sights, fallowing closer he knelt down to her and with a cutely tilt of the head, and the warmest smile one could hold, he held out the square form of the palm sized elvish bread, "i hope you like elvish bread" he said kindly, "its quite filling and very well made" A sigh escaped his lips as the sadness returned to his fetaures, "how did such an adorible girl like you end up out on the streets begging for food?" he asked, "it depreses me to see a child so lonely and in need.....allow me to help you...please"

[Kiye]

Ira yawned quietly as she walked, she hadn't slept very well the last few nights, and they were beginning to catch up with her. Maybe that was the reason she didn't notice someone follow her.
She jumped when Dangeron held a square piece of bread in front of her. Turning to see him better, she looked into his face. Seeing no sign of any kind of malevolence in his features, she slowly took the bread from his hand. "I-I wouldn't know if I like it or not, I've never had it before . . ." Her thoughts raced as the man spoke This is a nice surprise. Is he just doing this out of the goodness of his heart? Wait, did he just call me adorable?
Ira smiled shyly, as she began to explain, "W-Well, I can't exactly go home, because My parents disowned me, and I don't have any skills," honest skills, anyway "So I can't get a job, and so I'm stuck out here on the streets, all alone," She glanced down at the ferret now nestled into her jacket pocket, "Well, Me 'n Twix, anyway" She said with a shrug and a smile.

(Ugh, I'm tired. Sorry for shortness)

[kadaj1989]

He watched her as she letout the cutest yawn, "aww your so cute..." he stepped back a bit when she jumped, "o! im so sorry! i didn't mean to scare you!" watching her take the bread he smiled sweetly, "o it's real good...i've never met the elves but i hear there awsome...and i don't think i've met one of your kind either"
Dangeron giggled a bit when he saw the confusion apon her features, "im sorry....your prabally not use to someone being so nice to you" he laughed. he noticed she studderd a bit and it made him belive she was even more adorible. "they disowned you?" the look of sadness came over his features, "how....how could someone be so cold hearted?" he said as he looked to the ground. Letting out a sigh he stood, "what has come of this world?" he asked himself, "its horrible" looking at the girl again as she looked down at her pockt she said the word twix, "who's Twix?" he asked.

[Kiye]

'One of your kind' He'd said! Oh my god, does he know? or is he guessing? He must be guessing, If he knew he wouldn't be speaking to me . . . Though she didn;t mean to, she still stuttered as she spoke, "M-My parents disowned me b-because of what I am." she looked into his eyes, and still wondered if he was only guessing about what 'her kind' were.

When the strange man asked about Twix, Ira reached into her jacket pocket with one hand and gently grabbed the sleeping weasel around his torso. "This is Twix, He's a ferret" She explained, while Twix sleepily opened his eyes and looked around. "He's usually asleep until dark, though, so he's kinda out of it" Ira placed the drowsy ferret back into her pocket, which moved for a moment as the weasel got comfortable one more.

[kadaj1989]

Dangeron tilted his head when he saw how skitish she was getting, "um? im sorry...its just ive never met anyone other then angles, humans, and other devils and demons" he sighed, "and it won't matter what breed you are" he smiled, "i love all!" he held his arms out in a hyperactive kind of way, "but..." he lowerd his arms, "not very many loves me....." Looking the sad little girl into her eyes he grunted, "horrible people" he growled, "no one should get dissowned just because there diffrent....don't worry i know how you feel....my parents dissowned me cause i was inlove with someone on the side of the enemy.....an angel...her name was Armana....and my children are haflings....though i havent been to see them....ive been imprisioned." His sad look immeatly brightend when he saw Twix, "o he's so cute!" he said as he gentlly petted the ferret on the head with his finger, "ahh i see...ferret's are nocturnal"

[Kiye]

Ira smiled softly, "Yeah, he's nocturnal, and I'm beginning to think I should be too, the way he always wants to run around at night" She rolled her eyes and gave a little sigh. As she listened to his woeful tale, her face fell, and said "Oh, I'm so sorry. My life isn't nearly so bad, and yet I usually end up sulking most of the time, whereas you've had some horrible experiences, and yet you can be so happy and carefree." I wish I could be the same
Ira sighed, "My parents were stupid and judgemental anyway. they hated everything that wasn't 'pure human values', which included anythin non-human, or even part non-human." She rolled her eyes, "They were okay with me for a while, but they always got mad when I played with some of the other kids in my neighborhood, because apparently they were 'half-breeds', and 'not to be trusted'. I thought they were pretty trustworthy, when I was eleven I even gave one of them my first kiss, unbeknownst to my parents, of course." Ira paused for a moment, then continued, "The only highschool my parents could get me into had other breeds of humanoids. I was fine with it, but they were insane, as usual, and hated everything about it, but I wanted to keep going there, so I did." Ira was silent for another moment, "About three quarters of the way through my freshman year I started going out with a boy, who turned out to have lycanthropy. I'd been dating him for a few weeks when he suddenly started avoiding me for a few days. I went to his house one night, on the full moon, to see what was going on." She sighed, "He ended up biting me, and I came down with Lycanthropy. I thought it was one of the coolest things in the world, I could turn into this wolf-girl, and I was super strong and i could hear everything! My parents were not so enthused. They tried living with me, but it became unbearable after the first few days, they started aviding me in my own house. Finally they gave me a choice, Either stay in my room for the rest of my life, or they would disown me and I had to leave. So I left. I grabbed some stuff, threw it in a bag and ended up here" Ira sighed, and looked up at Dangeron.

After a few seconds she said "I have absolutely NO idea why I just told you my life story . . ."

[kadaj1989]

"im good at staying up late at night myself" he said with a smile, "i try to be happy most of the times..." he began, "so i can try an keep others happy too" Dangeron grunted angrily, "selfish humans...makes me sick...." he looked around before looking back at the girl, (wish i could take care of her....) he thought as he simply listend to the firl infront of him, (shes so sweet and kind....she should have never gotten such cruality from her parents) "it's only right that you get to goto the highschool of your choice" tilting his head with a cocked eyebrow he repeated the word he wasnt fimular with " lycanthropy?" he questioned, "whats that?" he asked. "oh its fine really" he said as he placed his hands on Ira's shoulders, "it just makes me so sad to hear such a story as yours" he said before giveing the girl a hug.

[Kiye]

"Oh, Lycanthropy is basically the infection of werewolfism, which means I'm a werewolf . . ."

Then he hugged her. Though surprised, Ira didn't pull away from Dangeron's hug. It was the first contact she'd had with another humanoid in . . . had it truly been years? The idea that it had really been so long since she'd had any physical contact that hadn't included people shoving her out of the way brought tears to her eyes.

Instictively she wrapped her arms around Dangeron. She hadn't realized how much she'd been craving affection until he'd hugged her. Tears streamed dow Ira's cheeks as she pressed her face into Dangeron's shirt. She clung to him as she sobbed quietly into his chest.

A muffled squeak of protest brought Ira back to herself and she pulled away. Twix, having been squershed between the hugging bodies, had voiced his discomfiture. Wiping an eye, Ira looked down at the still-drowsy ferret and sniffled, "S-Sorry Twix, go b-back to sleep" The ferret retreated into the pocket once more and Ira looked up at Dangeron. She sniffled again before saying "I-I'm, uhm, I'm s-sorry about th-that. I d-didn't mean to- w-well, I mean I-I just-" she cut herself off, not sure how to explain what had just happened.

[kadaj1989]

"a neko werewolf?" he asked, "i see" he smiled, "your too cute" he said as he noticed her stiffin in his embrace, "why are you crying?" he asked, "are you not use to people being kind to you?" he asked before scooping the girl up into his arms as he stood and hugged her some more. "its ok" he hushed the girl silently as he held her, rocking her a bit, (i like this...it's almost like getting a second chance....) he thought, (i never got to hold my children like this)
Hearing the squeek he held the girl out infront of him, "im sorry did we squish him?" he asked before holding her in his arms while leaning against a brick wall to slide down till he was sitting on the ground, "its ok" he said softly before lightly hugging her again, "everyone needs some love and care....and i can tell you need it"

[Kiye]

Ira sniffled and wiped the last of the tears from her eyes. "Th-thanks, it's j-just that when y-you hugged me, I-I realised th-that it was the f-first time anyone had hugged m-me or b-been really k-kind to me in y-years" She sniffled again, "And you're r-right, everyone d-does need affection, i-it's just th-that s-sometimes they d-don't realise it" She smiled at Dangeron

(Ack, sorry for shortness . . .)

[kadaj1989]

((tis okk))

Dangeron took the girls hand and genitally shoved it away so he could wipe the tears away for her, "i can assume you've wiped away alot of your tears..." he said as he brushed her hair away from her eyes, "shh it's ok i know...i know how that feels...that seince of lonelyness...like no one cares about you or even wants to be around you....like your an outcast from the world...." rubbing the girl's ears a bit he smiled, "some never realize it at all" he took a breath, " i think we outcasts should stick together...so how about it? i'll let you travel with me...and nither of us can ever be alone."

[Kiye]

Sniffling, Ira looked up into his face as he wiped the tears from her cheeks. She smiled and laughed quietly as he spoke and played with her ears. As he made his proposal, Ira perked her ears, and if she'd had her tail it would've begun wagging. "R-really?" she asked, her eyes lighting up at the idea. "I-I'd love that!" She smiled widely, "I-I've always wanted t-to go exploring, b-but I've n-never been well-off en-nough to l-leave the c-c-city." She stood there looking utterly excited for a moment before she hugged him again. "Th-thank you, thank y-you s-so much!" Her words were muffled, because she was speaking into his chest, but they were definitely heartfelt and sincere.
Ira had always hated the city, but she didn't have nearly enough wilderness experience to leave the hustle and bustle. This was a rare opportunity, and Now Ira was determined to follow this man for as long as she lived, even i she had to stalk him to do so . . . . but she really hoped she wouldn't have to go quite that far.

[kadaj1989]

OOC: i cant believe i missed talking to you again ;-;

Smiling he hugged the girl feeling like he'd accomplished something great like no other could do what he had just done. "im glad you'll travel with me Ira" he grinned, "and don't worry i won't let anything or anyone harm you ok"
Running his fingers through her hair as she thanked him over and over, he stood straight and looked around to possibly find a place they could find something to eat, "are you getting hungry?" he asked knowing full well he had no money, though he could hunt. "do you know how to get out of this city?"

[annara]

Ember and Agua walked the streets sight seeing. Or atleast Agua was. Ember scowled and walked with her arms crossed, her long black skirt swishing in time with her hips. She always swished her hips when she was angry, Agua thought it was the cutest thing in the world and never missed teasing her about it. Ember only followed him because she knew she wouldnt last in this crazy place without him, and she would worry if he were here alone. She was hungry and thirsty and she could feel the walls and people pressing closer. She heard someone ask where the exit to the city was. She was only too happy to help. "Agua come on." She said and tugged him over to the people standing together. "Hi, I couldnt help but over hear you, are you looking for the exit to the forest?"