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Jun 3, 2009 16:32:28 GMT -5
Post by Ladorak on Jun 3, 2009 16:32:28 GMT -5
"Oh really no.....I don't want you to pay me back. What's gonna happen when I clear my name and they decide to give me a bunch of back pay?" he said, grinning at her and winking. "I'll have all this excess money plus money from YOU as well." he said, still smiling. "What kind of gentlemammal would I be if I took your cash?" he asked. "Don't worry...." he stood up, pushing his chair in.
"I'll look for things to invest in and hopefully get some cash to get by while I work on clearing my name." He led the way to the door and held it open for her. "Besides, it just.....burns me inside to think that di Borgo or his friend Peraldi as being behind this. I mean I'll take him on head to head, but talking about me when I'm hundreds of miles away and across the sea? What sort of cowards are they?" he said, remembering where he was suddenly and stopping himself from saying anything more.
"How about we take it slow on the way back to the city? I was thinking of maybe going to the Legislative Assembly to see a session for myself tomorrow, and then maybe we could head to a show at the theater or something." he asked her. "By the way....what sort of job would you look for? What are your work interests?" he asked, curious when she had mentioned that to him earlier. The meerkat couldn't picture Val working....instead he pictured her all decked out in royal robes and living a noble life in some manor some place. She just didn't seem the working type to him, and so it tickled the 'kat's curiosity to learn exactly what Val saw herself as doing in Cosnair.
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Jun 4, 2009 10:32:51 GMT -5
Post by jaydjasmyn on Jun 4, 2009 10:32:51 GMT -5
~val
Valeata laughed. "There's no such thing as 'extra' money! But if you insist. I'll not pay you back but perhaps I can pay you back by way of assistance with your case or other things. Does the hotel room have cooking facilities? We could make meals there rather then go out. That would save us money." The word 'us' sounded strange to the femme but it also sounded so very good to say. A smile touched her lips as they got up and prepared to walk to the door.
The female lingered on his words. He seemed so wrapped up in his world and trying to clear his name. For good cause. Lies were evil and so were the beasts that spread them. Lies were like stealing. They stole away the true identity of a creature and to Val that was worthy of a good beating, if not even more harsh... depending on the beast.
Once they were outside Bone was sharing some plans that he had formulated in his brain. She nodded. Taking it slow back to the city would be fine by me but we don't need to go see a show. That would be more money spent. We should try and concentrate on clearing your name. You just have to tell me what I can do." Val snuggled her paw into his. It felt so good.
In her mind she thought about what she wanted to do with her life. Her comment and his question got her to thinking but she just couldn't come up with anything. "Truthfully Boneparte? I don't know what sort of job I would do. I never really cultivated any interests. Not long after I graduated we lost our home and thriving business and so it really didn't give me time to think about it. Students in high school really didn't think about their future that much. We were all just out looking for fun but I guess I should think about it now. I need money, especially so since I won't be marrying a rich beast anytime soon." Again she laughed. The whole idea of marrying into a fortune sounded really silly to her now.
Slowly they walked. Val's mind was going a mile a minute. She had so much to think about. "What do 'you' picture me doing? How do you see me?" Indeed she was curious about how the male looked at her. What did he see in her? Was she just another pretty creature to him? Surely not.
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Jun 7, 2009 14:39:36 GMT -5
Post by Ladorak on Jun 7, 2009 14:39:36 GMT -5
Boneparte did not reject her paw at all as she slid it into his. It felt good to hold her paw....natural...and right. He felt as if he could take on the world if she would only be next to him through it all....but little did he know his future had many twists and turns and would end up at a certain destination that even he couldn't predict. But he realized that thinking she'd be by his side through thick and thin was a weighty thing indeed.
Was this love? Lust? Something in between? He knew one thing though. When she was near him he felt calm....poised...and courageous as well. He felt almost...completed...as if she were his other half, if that were even possible. "No, no kitchen in the hotel I'm afraid, it's not THAT good." he said, laughing. He listened attentively as she told him she wasn't sure what she wanted to do. She was young, like him, and hadn't thought about it much. Boneparte himself, aside from freeing Personza, had no real idea of what he wanted to do either.
Shrugging, he turned to face her now as they began moving through the streets on a slow walk back to Cosnair's heart. "Wellllll....you're just too beautiful to be doing common work of course. To be honest...I picture you as a noble of course, sitting at home in a large mansion or even palace someplace heheh. You'd be a Duchess at the very least, or maybe a Countess or heck! Maybe...maybe even an Empress!" he said, blushing now as he realized he was just speaking his lucid thoughts. She was too beautiful to be doing anything else though! "You deserve to adorn some throne someplace." he finished, looking down at his foot paws in embarrassment now, still blushing.
"Perhaps...perhaps I could be your General....going out and winning great victories for you and gaining honor and praise for your throne." this was said more quietly now, as it was only just a fantasy of his. But he quickly recovered by chuckling now, and turning that into a short laugh. "Sorry....I was just....well.....I don't know WHAT that was." he said, blushing now, his red skin showing a bit through his sandy facial fur. Great Boneparte....great....way to voice your strange fantasies to her. He wondered what she'd think of him now, and did his best to smile for her reply.
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Jun 9, 2009 10:22:01 GMT -5
Post by jaydjasmyn on Jun 9, 2009 10:22:01 GMT -5
~Val
Val's hips swayed in tune with the way that she was moving her paw, forward and back. And of course his arm would be moving as well since she still kept a firm grip on it. It was comfortable to hold his paw. Nothing felt more comforting in this world then to walk with Boneparte, especially so as a 'couple'. This part of their relationship still needed to sink into Val's brain but thus far she was enjoying the beginning of it.
She laughed and then shook her head. "Oh? Well beauty has nothing to do with work. I'm not afraid to work you know? I'm not afraid to get my paws dirty for the sake of earning money and the pleasure of the feeling of a job well done." Again she chuckled cutely and then turned to Bone, pulling his paw and turning him as well. "But if I were an Empress and you were my general I would make sure that you were far from the front lines so that I could keep you safe." She smiled up at him.
It didn't end there though. Val's features were betraying her. What were they revealing? They had been together for over a month now and the femme was finding her attachment to him growing and growing. It was a feeling that was now out of control. "It's a very romantic thought though... Isn't it? Even if I don't see that role in my future it's still fun to think about. I think that I'd go insane if I didn't have my fantasies in my head." As if it were telling him that it was okay to have such fanciful thoughts in your mind she reached up, upon tip-paws and kissed him, ever so delicately but with more feeling then ever before.
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Jun 9, 2009 11:58:41 GMT -5
Post by Ladorak on Jun 9, 2009 11:58:41 GMT -5
Boneparte wrapped his arms about her and pulled her in, not afraid to show his signs of affection for this female in public anymore.They were a couple in all regards of the word, and though his moral compass was eating away at him, Boneparte felt that he could at least take solace in the here and now and not worry so much about the future.
A few paws clapping and some shouts of encouragement from behind Val could be heard, and the meerkat opened his eyes to see that some of the National Guard which were marching by were showing their support for the two peculiar mongoose like mammals as they kissed. Boneparte drew back, smiling down at her with embarrassment again. "Perhaps we should get back to the hotel. It seems we'll be on display for the Guard otherwise." he said, chuckling now. He didn't mind it....Val was most certainly the attractive female, and Boneparte wasn't ashamed to be seen with her.
"Well....one can dream of course. Come my dear....let's be getting back." He led her by the paw now, past the marching files of the National Guard as they began to bivouac on the outskirts of the city, setting up armed camps for the capital's protection as war was now a reality. Boneparte had a new confidence about him now. He'd come out on top.....he'd have to. He just felt more secure and safe with Val now, and perhaps this trip of his wouldn't be so bad after all. He still disliked this country, but figured that maybe it won't be all bad with Val at his side. He led her back into that "City of Light" that lay ahead of them, looking with anticipation rather than revulsion to his future now.
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