Sora's wails could be heard by almost everyone in the area, and Nicole only shook her head and sighed. After being shooed away by Reiko, Nicole had somehow miraculously managed to slip away from Sora, and so far, she stayed away. She stretched languidly, her body stretched out across Kira, who was lying in the sun in her lioness form. Nicole relaxed against her familiar. It wasn't that she didn't love Sora, because she loved him more than she even thought it was possible to love someone, but Reiko and Shizuka were right. Sometimes, she really just needed her personal space.
She ran a hand over her stomach, which had grown slightly. If she closed her eyes and focused, she could hear two heartbeats that were not her own. That thought made her smile. These were her children. She would be a mother, and of twins to boot. So far, neither child had consumed the other. She had no idea why, but she would not question it. Already she had begun to feel a strong desire to protect them, even though they weren't even born yet. She yawned slightly, frowning when a scent invaded her nose. She opened one eye. "Unless you left Sora somewhere you had better stay away from me."
Somehow, the blue-haired pure-blood managed to escape from Shizuka, a low growl rumbling through her throat in the process. Her face had burned a shade darker than what was considered normal, and she didn't like being flustered so easily, especially when it was his fault that she was. Pursing her lips together, Shizuka released a frustrated groan as she ran a hand through her scarlet hair. She could smell him farther inland, and she wasn't going to chase him all the way in. He'd come back soon enough, and she would deal the proper punishment when he did so. Instead, she turned on her heel and walked back towards the place she once inhabited, a familar scent catching the wind in the process. She turned her head and smiled softly, following the scent before stumbling across Nicole.
"Actually, you are safer with me around than far away," she retorted, taking a seat next to Nicole and reached over to scratch Kira behind the ear. "He's currently on my wanted list," she added. "Has he suffocated you yet?" she questioned, leaning so that she was resting on her elbows and her feet kicking the sand.
Nicole snorted. "Yet? He passed that point three months ago. Five more months to go." This was all said with a smile, though. He really did mean well, even if he was incredibly over-bearing. "I can only imagine what he's going to be like once they're born." Kira purred slightly when Shizuka scratched her ear, the deep rumble vibrating across Nicole's back. She wondered if there was a way to tell what genders they were. She shrugged away the quesiton, choosing instead a topic that was perhaps a little more dangerous. "So, why exactly is Sora on your wanted list? That is my fiancee and the father of my children you're hunting."
"I am sure once the twins are born, his attention will shift from you to them. Sora, he," she paused, trying to think of the proper word to say when she finally found it. "Sora doesn't know his limits, and tends to be overbearing to a point it might be obsessive, but that should work to your favor once the twins are born. You'll be getting a majority of the sleep while he wakes to tend to the kids," she replied before she quirked an eyebrow at Nicole's next question. She sighed softly through her nose before leaning fully on her back, hands propped behind her head in the process.
"He touched a touchy subject for me, and I didn't like what he was implying," was her only response. Which was true, she didn't like what he was implying, partially because she was afraid of it. She wasn't sure if she was ready to admit this to herself, because if she did, it would mean surrendering to everything that she was fighting against. For so long, it had only been Judai that occupied her heart, and now, she was afraid of her heart. It was betraying her, causing her to feel something she didn't want to for another. Every time she saw his smirk, the pull of his lips, that was all she could focus on. Nothing had pulled her so strongly as to what he was currently doing to her now.
Nicole stretched again, closing both of her eyes. A small smile appeared on her face. "Ah, he mentioned Hikaru, didn't he? He means well, which is why I try not to get too upset with him. It isn't easy, but then, love never is. And I'm looking forward to the thought of sleep." She sighed softly, but her eyes flew open a second later, both of her hands on her stomach. She laughed softly. "Well, I guess I had better get used to not sleeping...they're kicking."
Shizuka scoffed at Nicole's statement about Sora. She knew that, from the beginning she knew that love wasn't easy, and that it would never be easy. It was a curse, yet a blessing in disguise, and she wanted to covet it for as long as she could when she had Judai. And it was a painful feeling to know that he had never reciprocated her feelings. He never acknowledged them, never mentioned them, and that night when he turned his back on her when she confessed, it broke something in her heart. But she had promised herself that she would always love him, that no matter how hard she would try to ignore those feelings, she would still love him.
She sighed softly though and turned to face Nicole. "Am I really that obvious?" she stated with a light laugh. Maybe she was, maybe she wasn't. If she was, then she'd have to be more discreet about it. She couldn't allow him to know she had conceeded and was just ready to give into him. She didn't want that. No, she wanted something more, something that she wouldn't be able to provide, and she wasn't sure if that was okay or not. She frowned, deciding to push those thoughts to the back of her mind.
"I doubt you'll be getting any sleep regardless. With the way Sora is, I'm sure he'll be driving you insane at the oddest of hours," she stated, leaning up so that she was now sitting in an up-right position. She took in a deep breath before releasing it slowly. "Good-luck with hiding from Sora. I have someone I need to find now," she replied, standing and dusting the sand from her dress. She still had retribution to pay to the blue-haired pure-blood. He wasn't going to get off that easily.
Nicole shook her head with a smile, and called after the red-head, "Just don't kill him, okay?"
She ran a hand over her stomach, which had grown slightly. If she closed her eyes and focused, she could hear two heartbeats that were not her own. That thought made her smile. These were her children. She would be a mother, and of twins to boot. So far, neither child had consumed the other. She had no idea why, but she would not question it. Already she had begun to feel a strong desire to protect them, even though they weren't even born yet. She yawned slightly, frowning when a scent invaded her nose. She opened one eye. "Unless you left Sora somewhere you had better stay away from me."
Somehow, the blue-haired pure-blood managed to escape from Shizuka, a low growl rumbling through her throat in the process. Her face had burned a shade darker than what was considered normal, and she didn't like being flustered so easily, especially when it was his fault that she was. Pursing her lips together, Shizuka released a frustrated groan as she ran a hand through her scarlet hair. She could smell him farther inland, and she wasn't going to chase him all the way in. He'd come back soon enough, and she would deal the proper punishment when he did so. Instead, she turned on her heel and walked back towards the place she once inhabited, a familar scent catching the wind in the process. She turned her head and smiled softly, following the scent before stumbling across Nicole.
"Actually, you are safer with me around than far away," she retorted, taking a seat next to Nicole and reached over to scratch Kira behind the ear. "He's currently on my wanted list," she added. "Has he suffocated you yet?" she questioned, leaning so that she was resting on her elbows and her feet kicking the sand.
Nicole snorted. "Yet? He passed that point three months ago. Five more months to go." This was all said with a smile, though. He really did mean well, even if he was incredibly over-bearing. "I can only imagine what he's going to be like once they're born." Kira purred slightly when Shizuka scratched her ear, the deep rumble vibrating across Nicole's back. She wondered if there was a way to tell what genders they were. She shrugged away the quesiton, choosing instead a topic that was perhaps a little more dangerous. "So, why exactly is Sora on your wanted list? That is my fiancee and the father of my children you're hunting."
"I am sure once the twins are born, his attention will shift from you to them. Sora, he," she paused, trying to think of the proper word to say when she finally found it. "Sora doesn't know his limits, and tends to be overbearing to a point it might be obsessive, but that should work to your favor once the twins are born. You'll be getting a majority of the sleep while he wakes to tend to the kids," she replied before she quirked an eyebrow at Nicole's next question. She sighed softly through her nose before leaning fully on her back, hands propped behind her head in the process.
"He touched a touchy subject for me, and I didn't like what he was implying," was her only response. Which was true, she didn't like what he was implying, partially because she was afraid of it. She wasn't sure if she was ready to admit this to herself, because if she did, it would mean surrendering to everything that she was fighting against. For so long, it had only been Judai that occupied her heart, and now, she was afraid of her heart. It was betraying her, causing her to feel something she didn't want to for another. Every time she saw his smirk, the pull of his lips, that was all she could focus on. Nothing had pulled her so strongly as to what he was currently doing to her now.
Nicole stretched again, closing both of her eyes. A small smile appeared on her face. "Ah, he mentioned Hikaru, didn't he? He means well, which is why I try not to get too upset with him. It isn't easy, but then, love never is. And I'm looking forward to the thought of sleep." She sighed softly, but her eyes flew open a second later, both of her hands on her stomach. She laughed softly. "Well, I guess I had better get used to not sleeping...they're kicking."
Shizuka scoffed at Nicole's statement about Sora. She knew that, from the beginning she knew that love wasn't easy, and that it would never be easy. It was a curse, yet a blessing in disguise, and she wanted to covet it for as long as she could when she had Judai. And it was a painful feeling to know that he had never reciprocated her feelings. He never acknowledged them, never mentioned them, and that night when he turned his back on her when she confessed, it broke something in her heart. But she had promised herself that she would always love him, that no matter how hard she would try to ignore those feelings, she would still love him.
She sighed softly though and turned to face Nicole. "Am I really that obvious?" she stated with a light laugh. Maybe she was, maybe she wasn't. If she was, then she'd have to be more discreet about it. She couldn't allow him to know she had conceeded and was just ready to give into him. She didn't want that. No, she wanted something more, something that she wouldn't be able to provide, and she wasn't sure if that was okay or not. She frowned, deciding to push those thoughts to the back of her mind.
"I doubt you'll be getting any sleep regardless. With the way Sora is, I'm sure he'll be driving you insane at the oddest of hours," she stated, leaning up so that she was now sitting in an up-right position. She took in a deep breath before releasing it slowly. "Good-luck with hiding from Sora. I have someone I need to find now," she replied, standing and dusting the sand from her dress. She still had retribution to pay to the blue-haired pure-blood. He wasn't going to get off that easily.
Nicole shook her head with a smile, and called after the red-head, "Just don't kill him, okay?"