Kiri Otanashi's Story

Micheal had been walking all day with out rest his legs ached in pain. If it was night time the journey wouldn't have been as long, but since he was stuck in a 10 year old body the trip was longer than what it really was. He carried a duffel bag across his body as well as his trusted violin which had a few coins and dollars. It was easier to earn money when you were a kid playing a violin near malls or bookstores. The bag jingled a little bit with the coins as he finally made his way to the mansion. Gazing in amazement at the beautiful architecture and old look.

Micheal then noticed some people standing there some no older than he was. He could only assume they were just like him under a cursed that wouldn't break. At least that's what he assumed that the curse was unbreakable. Quietly he walked up to the group of females which sort of made him uncomfortable, but he kept calm as best as he could. "Hello there. . ." Micheal said gently as a small smile graced his small face.

Miranda smiled shyly as a group of people formed around her, "Uu-m hello," she peeped, as she squeezed into the manor, "I came here to stay, I found this flyer..." she held it out, and eyed the mass at the door.
All she really wanted to was go to her room, she wasn't ready for a heartfelt meeting yet, she wanted to rest...Holding her bag with one hand she held out the flyer, giving it a little shake, eager to get her things put away.
Something caught her eye, a glisten off of a pair of glasses perhaps? She shook, and leaned against the doorway a bit...Must we all stand by the door...
She crossed her arm in front of her and watched the others, a boy passing through the group. Must have been him, Her face towards the doorway, her eyes lingered on him for a moment more, I wonder If he is cursed...

Elysia looked at everyone amazed at the turn out. She backed away from the door and motioned for everyone to come in. She walked to the living room. She was thinking of the people that came here to stay. All different and yet tied together cause of the curse. She sat down in her chair and thought of all the questions she wanted to ask. She then thought of what rules she would have to put in to action. She didn't really plain on anyone really showing up. She then turned her head to look at them again. 'Two girls and one guy,' She thought,' Not a good combination. The girls will be in the west wing with me and maybe the guy in the east? Or should I have it the other way around so I could keep an eye on him.' She was confused and it showed on her face. She then sighed and leaned her head back a moment. She turned back to normal. She would let them choose. As long as they either payed the rent or helped out around here it really shouldn't matter to her, but then again she knew how guys were. She knew how guys acted when she went in to town at night.

The eerie mood of the building was lifted, as more and more of the cursed entered. No two were the same, except for the curse. Some were tall, others like herself were not so tall. The men were all..very handsome...and all the girls were very pretty. It reminded her more of like a slumber party than a collection of messed up people. The interior of the home was lit, and the sounds of the group were softened by the decor. An lovely rug covered the floor, she knew this because she was keeping her head down and staring at it.

The sir seemed thick, and humid in the house. Using her free hand she flipped her pigtail out of her face and once again looked around the room. There were three other girls and three guys. She simply grasped her bag and waited for the the host to answer.
Tapping her finger's along her bag to her favorite piece "Fur Elise" she stood in the hall. Taking notice of the last two to enter, she looked up.
A girl and a boy, she began, Both cursed, they must be siblings. Possibly lovers as well. She turned her eyes on Kiri as she spoke , Nothing that appears special to me...though she seems very nervous Randi wanted to speak next, to lift some of the burden from the shy woman but her words caught in her throat, so she remained silent, swaying in the corner.
Curiosity began creeping up her spine as she looked around the room, about the very cute blond boy that had walked in particular. The moment her eyes passed over to the door, a rosy hue began blooming up on her cheeks like a field of baby rose buds all blossoming across from her ears across her nose. What's wrong with me, he's just cute...no big deal. Though she still dipped her head once again to hide the blush. This is weird, she thought, maybe it's because I know their cursed...I know they understand...
Lastly she examined the host, who was standing near the first guy to enter. She seemed to be just as astonished about the number of us that existed as we were.

"All right!" Jem pronounced loudly as more and more "cursed kids" kept showing up behind him. "This is looking better and better!" He scanned each and every one of them, disregarding the boy with the glasses and barely noticing the other guy that showed up after him. No, he was more focused on the girls.

The host looked nice enough; he liked dark-haired chicks. The girl who had just spoken, Kiri Ota-something, looked a little timid and unsure of herself- not really his type, and she looked a bit too old. The green-haired girl held some promise, though he couldn't be sure because she hadn't spoken yet. And finally, his eyes settled on the second dark-haired girl with the pigtails and busy fingers. She was pretty, he noted with a grin. It widened when he caught her glance toward him, and he gave her a wink.

They're so big...and warm...and soft...
Smiling up at him she clutched her bag with two hands and replied, "It's lovely to meet you, I'm sorry about the way I acted. I don't let people in usually...you know because of the curse, I can't really have friends."
Taking one last glance back at the piano she turned to face the entryway and started walking back to the others.
"I guess I should start trying a little harder," she chuckled, and touched his arm, "Do you think you and I...we could..." pausing for a moment she reeled about what she truly wanted, but settled knowing it was far to soon, "We could be friends?"
Softening her face as she spoke, her lips and eyes were delicate on her face, her long eyelashes waving as she blinked. She leaned her body forward as she walked and swayed her hips. It was her naturally graceful gate, one that came with years of posture training for piano. Her slender legs carried her next to him, thought she had to walk a little faster to make up for the height difference.
He seems sweet...and such a pretty smile...

As they walked in she heard the shy girl introduce herself, and with a new burst of courage she smiled at her and said, "It's so nice to meet you Kiri, My name is Miranda but you can all me Randi."

"...I can't really have any friends."

"I know what you mean," Jem chuckled, adjusting the strap on his shoulder as he walked alongside the girl, his long strides matched by her smaller, faster ones. "That's why I usually only go out at night. Plus, I'm a bartender. Talking to people's sort of in the job description."

"I guess I should start trying a little harder." Jem's grin widened when she chuckled and touched his arm, deciding he liked her laugh. "Do you think you and I...we could...we could be friends?"

Jem laughed at this, at the way this seemed like such a serious question to her. Friends had always come easy to him, ever since he was a child before the curse, and he actually couldn't remember the last time someone had politely asked to be friends with him. It was cute.

"Of course!" he answered with another chuckle, putting a hand on her shoulder. "After all, we'll be practically living together from now on, won't we? Might as well get comfortable."

They arrived back to where they had started, where all the other cursed children were still gathered around the hostess. They were just in time to hear the brown-haired girl ask for introductions before Randi introduced herself to the others with a new found courage. He grinned as she finished, giving a small wave to the other cursed kids.

"And my name's Benjamin Maddox," he said. "But everyone just calls me Jem. Hi, it's great to be here!"

Husky and Cooro remained standing at the door, hesitating in their decision to enter the residence. Husky had since put away the flyer, tucking the vibrant paper back into a pocket. Frowning for a moment as he tugged Cooro fully into the room, Husky smiled as he turned to look at the other people. Cooro, however, remained standing half-behind her brother despite his attempts at getting her to not use him as a human shield.

Hearing a girl comment that everyone should introduce themselves, Husky smiled a little wider, happy that someone else brought it up. "My name's Husky." he glanced over his shoulder at Cooro and prodded her with his elbow.
"Cooro." her voice was barely audible, a fact that spurred another prod from Husky.
"My name's Cooro. I'm Husky's twin sister. I'm the cool one. He's just a friendly little Husky puppy." Cooro tried to imagine it was just her and Husky in the room and she ended up speaking like she had outside earlier in the evening; her voice was loud and clear and even accompanied by a small giggle at her end comment.

Squeaking as she realized she'd spoken like she normally would, Cooro moved farther behind Husky, continuing to use him as a shield although she peered over his shoulder. She wasn't really sure how to act around people other than her twin, even though they'd lived at an orphanage with several other children for almost six years. Lost in her own thoughts for a moment, Cooro didn't notice that Husky had sidestepped, leaving her standing next to him. Pausing as she realized what had just happened, Cooro felt a pale flush rise to her cheeks as she realized how exposed she felt now that she wasn't hiding behind her brother.

"It's very nice to meet you Jem, and you too, Randi and Kiri!" Husky's smile was bright and true as he spoke to the three other people that had thus far introduced themselves.

Micheal listened to the introduction. He really wasn't into the whole introductions until one voice was loud and clear it sort of caught his attention. "My name's Cooro. I'm Husky's twin sister. I'm the cool one. He's just a friendly little Husky puppy." Her voice was loud and clear and even accompanied by a small giggle at her end comment. Clearing his voice. "Micheal Eden." He said gently with a small smile and glanced at Cooro briefly with gentle eyes. He then put his bag down only cause it was getting on his nerves.