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Post by Zona K. Noakes on Jan 5, 2015 20:28:21 GMT
Open to Stephen Leland (and anyone else who knows where Zona live)
Continued from thread Do You?
"Well that just happened." Zona thought to herself as she walked out of the LeLand's house with all of the other guests. Due to a certain groom who ran out the wedding was... Canceled... and many of the guests were asked to go home, Zona happened to be one of them. As Zona walked home she wondered why Stephen would run off the way he did, the bride seemed nice from the one time Zona met the blue haired girl, so she had no clue as to why he ran off. "Well that was a wreck... And I got dressed up for nothing..." Zona thought as she walked a bit faster, it was getting colder as she sun was nearly gone from the sky. As Zona finally got to her house she grabbed the key and turned it in the lock, pushed the door open and stepped inside.
Badger: The cuss you are. Mr. Fox: The cuss am I? Are you cussing with me? Badger: No, you cussing with me? Mr. Fox: Don't cussing point at me! Badger: If you're gonna cuss with somebody, you're not gonna cuss with me, you little cuss! Mr. Fox: You're not gonna cuss with me! -Fantastic Mr.Fox (2009)
The inside of the house was slightly dark, giving appearance as if no one was home. This was not the case, since a certain noble had broke into the humble abode. At the moment, he was seated on one of the chairs stationed by the window, playing- if one view "playing" as getting their hand torn apart- with Tilly. As the door opened, Stephen looked up, caution showing in his face from where he was sitting by the window. Seeing how it was just the tattooed house owner and not some guard to drag him away, he visibly relaxed.
"Fancy meeting you here, Zona" he joked with an excited grin. He had done away with the expensive wedding jacket and silk vest which now hung nearly over the arm of his chair. The top three buttons of his collared shirt were undone and his neck-tie was currently being used as a toy for Jay. Seeing how he had discarded his mask, his unusual feline eye was uncovered, giving off a faint glow. "Glad you have finally arrived. Do you have any food? I am simply starving from all this activity." He chatted casually, the exhilaration from his earlier actions still fresh on his amused face.
As Zona stepped into her house shock took over her face. "What the-" Zona said as she shut the door and walked over to a small oil lantern hanging on the wall. As she lit the lamp light began to fill the house illuminating everything and everyone. "What in the HELL are you doing here?!? Why did you run off and ditch the bride?!?" Zona asked, walking over to the noble sitting in the chair. "Why did you come here?"
Badger: The cuss you are. Mr. Fox: The cuss am I? Are you cussing with me? Badger: No, you cussing with me? Mr. Fox: Don't cussing point at me! Badger: If you're gonna cuss with somebody, you're not gonna cuss with me, you little cuss! Mr. Fox: You're not gonna cuss with me! -Fantastic Mr.Fox (2009)
The noble shrugged, leaning back as he crossed a leg over his knee. "Why did I ruin my own wedding? It just was not right. Ikuze never wanted to marry me so I gave her the out she wanted." If one looked close they could see a hint of dejection in his eyes at admitting these words. "Our marriage would never end in a happy one with the unspoken rules we are governed by nowadays." An ander marrying a half-ander noble would not work; if their secret was found out, it would be the end for both Ikuze and him.
"Alas, Father will be furious for quite some time. So, I need a place to stay while he calms down. His hounds no doubt will be checking every inn in this town to the next, so i needed an acquaintance's house- preferably one not know by my father- to preside in." He picked up a book from the side table and examined it as he went on. "Seeing how I might have just lost what few friends I had, I really have no place I would be welcome at. The only obvious choice was your home. I believe I was the one who bought this house and i think it is high time you return the favor and permit me to stay here for a while."
He glanced up and gave her an i-win-and-there-is-nothing-you-can-do-about-it smirk. "So there you have it. I believe I have answered all of you inquiries. One questions I have myself is why do i not see a plate of food in front of me yet. If this is how you treat your guests then I hardly think you get much company these days. All the better for my situation I suppose." In a brisk manner, he got up, setting the book down as he stalked over to her kitchen. "I am in the mood for fish. Do you have any that i would like?"
Zona just stood there and listened to the noble speak. At first she was shocked to hear all this but then it started to make more sense, she knew nobles normally had arranged marriages and this must had been one, they were cute together though. As he talked Zona thought about why he came here and didn't go to an inn or someone else's house, but with his dad looking for him the inn was out (ha inn, out...) and seeing as how the noble had a hard time making friends, let alone keep them, she seemed to be his only good option... Plus he did have a point, he did buy her this house... Just as she was accepting the fact that she had a new house guest he said something about 'fish' and how he didn't have a plate of food in front of him yet.
"Fish?! You think I have Fish on hand?! Ha!" Zona said as she walked over to the boy now standing in the kitchen, "You can stay but lets get one thing straight here, if ya want any of that fancy-pansy good stuff, ya gonna hav' ta go out and get it yer self. I don't have the kind a money to spend on stuff like that. I think all I got is some bread and fresh fruit... I'll go out and get somethin' for later tonight." Zona said as she began to head towards the stairs, "I'll do that after I change. There are some extra blankets upstairs I can get for ya, but you'll be sleepin' on the couch down here. There's a small bathroom under the stairs that I think you know about so your welcome to use that. And if you would like I could grab you a different shirt and pair of pants while I'm out, so you don't have to wear that, or to be a bit more...casual..." Zona stopped half way up the stairs and turned around to look at the runway groom. "Oh and one more thing. Don't think just because you bought the house means you can order me around, act all high and mighty like I'm yer house maid or somethin'. I will kick you out if I have to. Complain all you like, go ahead and try to throw me out because this is 'your house', you gave me the house, the deed, the key, which makes it mine." Zona turned and began back up the stairs, "And even if you did manage to get me out, it wouldn't affect me. I know how to live on the streets. You don't." And with that she was up the stairs and in her room, shutting the door behind her.
Badger: The cuss you are. Mr. Fox: The cuss am I? Are you cussing with me? Badger: No, you cussing with me? Mr. Fox: Don't cussing point at me! Badger: If you're gonna cuss with somebody, you're not gonna cuss with me, you little cuss! Mr. Fox: You're not gonna cuss with me! -Fantastic Mr.Fox (2009)
Stephen sniffed, displeased with her lack of sea food. Zona went on to rant about this and that. The noble half listened as he searched for food that actually LOOKED edible. Due to this lack of attention, he managed to get only part of what she was saying; something about "get it yer self", "clothing... casual", "I'm yer house maid or somethin", "I will kick you out...", and the usual rubbish you expect to hear from someone who you just managed to break into their house.
Grabbing a decent looking apple he turned to her. "Indeed, point taken. Worry not about any expenses I incurred, they will be all taken care of. Alas, I will not be able to go out as often as I wish; Ditching one's own wedding gives a person a slight infamy and I hardly want to be recognized by an unfriendly face." After a moment of brief pause he went on, trying to recall what had just been said to him. "As for my clothing, I have a spare set lying around here somewhere." With those words he walked over near where the bathroom was, testing the floor boards. Finding the creaking one he was looking for, he pulled out a knife down from his ankle and gently pried up the board. Hidden in a small compartment was a bag of supplies. One might question as to why he stored these materials in her house but this was not the first time he had thought to run away from his responsibilities. This was one of the few emergency bags he had stored around the city for he knew that in the moment of his great escape he would hardly have time to grab supplies on the way out.
After procuring the bag and replacing the floor board, he walked back over to the window, checking the items by placing the bag on the side table and rummaging through it. He made a face as dust flew out of the bag, causing him to cough a little a mumble something about lack of cleaning. "Now, dinner.... hmm, i feel like Atlantic Cod and chips- possibly a dessert and a side dish as well, I will let you choose those. You may pick up these items at a restaurant called Wilons- just mention my name to the owner and she'll give you a discount. Shame you did not get any of the reception food. The main dish was smoked salmon. Oh well... Let's see, what else... ah! Could you do me a favor? You look lovely in that dress, shame on me for not mentioning so before" he stated, suddenly all charm.
Post by Zona K. Noakes on Jan 7, 2015 17:16:08 GMT
As Zona was upstairs changing she heard him say something about him having his own clothing here, figures he would have done something like that, hid clothing in her house. Once she was out of the dress and back in her street clothes she headed down stairs with a handful of blankets. As she got down there she set the blankets down and listened to the noble talk about fish again, all Zona could do was roll her eyes. "Smoked Salmon huh... Well no thanks not for me, I would have found something else." Zona said as she walked over to a cabinet next to the table and grabbed her large, brown jacket, "So... No fish. I know a place that has good steaks I'll pick some of those up. And I guess you don't need me to get clothes for you then... since ya have some..." Zona turned around and began to walk towards the door, pulling the jacket up and over her shoulders, covering the tattoos on her back.
Badger: The cuss you are. Mr. Fox: The cuss am I? Are you cussing with me? Badger: No, you cussing with me? Mr. Fox: Don't cussing point at me! Badger: If you're gonna cuss with somebody, you're not gonna cuss with me, you little cuss! Mr. Fox: You're not gonna cuss with me! -Fantastic Mr.Fox (2009)
Post by Stephen Leland on Jan 12, 2015 4:08:47 GMT
"Pardon" he hissed, dropping the bag then moving quickly in front of her to block her exit "but did you just say 'No Fish?" A scowl lit his features "As in, there will be no sea born creatures permitted in this house hold? Ever? Are you a demon?!?" No Fish?! The woman might as well have told him to starve. His yellow eye flashed, giving him somewhat the look of an angry cat. "I said I would pay for the food. What is the problem. Let me have my fish, woman!" Maybe he was being a bit dramatic but he was on edge. Who wouldn't be after ditching their own wedding. "And you have yet to responded to my in request- well, actually it is more of a behest but I was polite enough to let you think you had an option." Clearing his throat, he straightened some as he went on. "I need you to obtain my cats and bring them to me- UNHARMED- if you would be so kind" he added with a tense smile. If she said no- which she probably would- there would be a problem. Charles probably already had some trap set out to catch him if he attempted to get his cats. Zona was fast enough that she could probably slip in and out undetected- maybe.
Post by Zona K. Noakes on Jan 13, 2015 3:23:39 GMT
Zona was stopped right in her traces as the noble darted in front of her. So she just stood there as he began to rant about his fish again, and then added something about his cats... figured he would want them. "Call me a demon, call me a cleaver, call me whatever you want but no fish will be in this house." Zona said as she grabbed his shirt collar and pushed him away from the door. "As for the cats... TILLY!!!" Zona called, and a moment later a striped cat came trotting from around the corner, "Tilly go to his house and get all his cats, how many do you have? 6 or so right? Just go and get them and then bring them back here. Alright? Now go... Tilly with get your cats." In response to what Zona just said a rather irritated and annoyed sound came from the cats mouth, "Meeeeooooww MMEEEOOWWW mmeeow... mew..." "Oh don't give me that attitude just go..." Zona said, too annoyed to argue with the cat. She then opened the door and off went the cat in the direction of the Leland's house, and just before she shut the door she turned around and faced the noble, "I'm allergic to fish by the way." Turning back around she shut the door and headed off.
Badger: The cuss you are. Mr. Fox: The cuss am I? Are you cussing with me? Badger: No, you cussing with me? Mr. Fox: Don't cussing point at me! Badger: If you're gonna cuss with somebody, you're not gonna cuss with me, you little cuss! Mr. Fox: You're not gonna cuss with me! -Fantastic Mr.Fox (2009)
Post by Stephen Leland on Jan 15, 2015 1:42:05 GMT
Being from a noble family, the younger Leland was not use to being denied of his wants. So, all he could do was stare at the blue haired woman in shock as she refused him fish. At least she did not disagree to get his cats! She slammed the door in his face, bringing him back to reality. ".... this must be hell..." he concluded, anger and despair eating at his empty stomach. With a huff, he grabbed his clothes and went to change out of his formal wear in her bathroom.
Emerging a few minutes later, he changed to tan pants and button up off-white shirt. After searching the house in vain for something to pass the time, he finally settled on taking a short nap in one of the chairs. There were a few items he forgot to pack in his to-go bag: An eye patch for his vile feline eye (why he would forget something like that was beyond him) and some decent books seeing how Zona had very few. Trying to ignore all this unplesentness, he closed his eyes and snoozed for a bit.
Post by Zona K. Noakes on Jan 19, 2015 4:33:53 GMT
After Zona left she when straight to the market to get stuff for dinner and for the next day or two. As she walked around she ended up finding great steak, sweet potatoes, a nice wine, along with some peppers and cheese, not to mention the bread and chicken for the next day. Zona was lucky she had a house with an ice box, not many homes had that, but with it getting colder out she didn't need to get ice as often as in the summer, she still needed a new one though so she got one as well. After getting everything she headed back home, she wondered what the noble was doing... it wouldn't surprise her if he changed everything around because it 'wasn't to his liking'.
After Zona had told her to leave and go find the new persons cats, Tilly ran out the front door and followed the scent of the stranger. Tilly had a vague memory of him and it was not a very pleasant one, he had taken something from her and for that she could never be at ease around her, the only reason she was doing this was because Zona told her to. Though she did hate that woman most of the time they had always been together, and she would always be with her no matter what. As she followed the scent Tilly came across a very large house, and as she sniffed around the outside she found an open window witch she easily jumped up, and onto the window ledge.
Badger: The cuss you are. Mr. Fox: The cuss am I? Are you cussing with me? Badger: No, you cussing with me? Mr. Fox: Don't cussing point at me! Badger: If you're gonna cuss with somebody, you're not gonna cuss with me, you little cuss! Mr. Fox: You're not gonna cuss with me! -Fantastic Mr.Fox (2009)
As luck would have it, that pesky noble was still asleep; unfortunately-for him and those who had the pleasure of encountering him after this nap- he was having a terrible nightmare when a foolish guard in a castle refused to let him in, claiming That his mother was a hamster and his father smelt of elderberries, which caused much unpleasantness in his cold, shriveled heart.
The window in which our small feline friend had crawled into happened to be the kitchen, where a plump man was busy stirring a pot of leek soup- Charles needed some comfort food since his only son decided to fluster the family with his crazed antics. Shame that all that wedding food he had slaved over to make was now going to waste... Lost in thought, the foreign cat's entrance went unnoticed.
The felines who were being sought after were up on the second level, moping around in their masters room. The big, scary father creature had caged them in this room. Juliet swatted at Horatio's tail as they waited from something interesting to happen in their small, furry lives.
Post by Zona K. Noakes on Feb 19, 2015 16:44:44 GMT
As Zona opened the door she noticed a sleeping, now changed into different clothing, noble. Carefully and quietly she walked in and gently set the food down, though she didn't care for the attitude the noble gave her she thought he could use the nap after all that had happened to him that day. Sorting through the food and what not she grabbed what she would need for dinner and put the rest in her ice box, she then began to start cooking. Upon jumping into the window Tilly noticed a human back to her, quickly she jumped down from the window and landed on the ground without a and darted around the corner, hiding in the shadows to make sure the person didn't see her. Once she was sure the human didn't see her she slowly began walking away for the comfort of the shadows, sniffing around she cough the scent of other cats. Tilly's hair stood on end at the new smells of other cats, she wasn't one for asking friends and hated the fact that she needed to get these cat, but once she got them she new that new human at her house would leave and she would never need to see him again. Following the scent she darted up the stairs and hid along the side of the wall, ducking into open doors when unfamiliar noises came, or the sound of foot steps. The closer she got to what seemed to be a closed door the stronger the scent of the other cats got.
Badger: The cuss you are. Mr. Fox: The cuss am I? Are you cussing with me? Badger: No, you cussing with me? Mr. Fox: Don't cussing point at me! Badger: If you're gonna cuss with somebody, you're not gonna cuss with me, you little cuss! Mr. Fox: You're not gonna cuss with me! -Fantastic Mr.Fox (2009)
Post by Stephen Leland on May 21, 2015 5:19:04 GMT
The familiar sent of cooking food roused the noble from his slumber. He shook his head, hoping to shake away the vage memory of that unpleasant dream. Pushing himself up into a standing position, he grimaced when he felt and heard a few of his bones crack. Napping in chairs always made him sore. You would think he would learn by now from the countless times he had taken a snooze in his library but the after math of his actions did not always register. He strode over to the kitchen, smoothing his shirt as he went. "What are you making? Anything good?" he looked over Zona's shoulder, curious about the food items she was preparing.
Titania, the white Persian, was the first to intercept the unknown sent of another cat. She hissed sharply to get her group's attention. The the younger kittens froze, looking to their leader with curious eyes. Antonio bolted to the door and looked through the crack, watching for the intruder, ready to defend if necessary. Everyone was on edge except for Horatio of course. He was slumbering on the bed. The 7 cat's stood/laid silently, waiting for the newcomer to appear.
Post by Zona K. Noakes on May 21, 2015 20:07:14 GMT
Zona looked over her shoulder as the sound of rustling and footsteps arose. "So your up?" She said as she turned back to the cooking, the sweet potatoes were over half way done with their cooking and needed just a bit longer before they would be ready to serve, and the steaks had just been placed down to start their cooking just minutes before Stephen woke up. "Well for me this stuff is gold, but for you it's probably not. It's steak, and sweet potatoes with some sweet peppers with cheese and seasoning on them." Zona said as she finished up putting the last of the mixed up cheese and seasoning on the peppers, she then moved them over next to the still cooking steaks. "Hope you can choke this stuff down." Zona said with a smirk, rather interested to see how the noble would react to this food.As Tilly walked closer to the door she knew the other cats were behind the door, the scent of them was overwhelming and it made the hair on her back stand on end. Unlike humans Tilly couldn't just open the door with that weird 5th finger they had, but luckily for her she learned how to open them. Looking around a small table stood next to the door, and in one quick and quiet jump she made it from the floor to the top of the table in seconds. Reaching over she placed her paws on the handle of the door and fidgeted with it for a few moments before hearing the click of the now open door. Pushing it open some as she jumped down from the table, Tilly carefully peered around the corner, unsure of what was to come.
Badger: The cuss you are. Mr. Fox: The cuss am I? Are you cussing with me? Badger: No, you cussing with me? Mr. Fox: Don't cussing point at me! Badger: If you're gonna cuss with somebody, you're not gonna cuss with me, you little cuss! Mr. Fox: You're not gonna cuss with me! -Fantastic Mr.Fox (2009)
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