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Duties of the significant other
Topic Started: Aug 20 2013, 02:53 PM (3,299 Views)
Eneas Clio
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((This directly follows "The Walk".))

Only Buttercup would carry Zerna, so when he'd decided to go for a ride he'd taken the large black horse and left Pepper alone in the pen. Pepper clearly didn't mind; when Buttercup was gone, the cave kittens stayed out of the pen so she had it to herself. For a while, Clio had just watched the speckled horse through the kitchen window, but before long she'd grabbed a small bunch of carrots and gone out to the pen. She hadn't even reached the fence when Pepper spotted her and trotted over, her ears pricked forward. As soon as she was in reach, she gave the horse one of the carrots and was almost immediately 'attacked' by hungry - and jealous - cave kittens. "You guys don't even like carrots." To prove her point, she offered one of the cubs a carrot, and the tiny animal scrambled backward, giving her a dirty look. "See, that's what I thought. Go play somewhere else." She nudged them away and turned her attention back to Pepper, petting the horse's nose. Across the yard she could hear approaching hoof beats, most likely Buttercup on her way home. "Uh oh. You're gonna have to share your carrots," she teased Pepper, feeding her a second one. "Not that you really need to eat this many of them anyway. Spoiled rotten, that's what you are."
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Zerna Jernal
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Zerna's ride with Buttercup had taken longer then he planed because Selene's problem and his duty to help her was really beating him up inside. Not to mention the realization of the extent of Selene's love for him in the past. The massive black horse moved like grace her self as she came in to view. Zerna figured she wanted to show her self off a little. Her black silky fur was more then enough to show her off, she was like a shining shadow moving across the horse path, like Pepper. Her ears perked forward and her nostrils flared when she could smell the sweetness of carrot. Jernal saw it as well and was expecting her to rush towards Miss Clio, but she showed remarkable restraint. Zerna was both happy and a bit insecure, knowing that Clio would probably sense his emotional distress.
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Eneas Clio
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There was something odd about what she picked up from them, and she left Pepper behind to greet them, offering Buttercup a carrot as she approached. Puzzled and a little concerned, she put her hand on Buttercup's shoulder to stop her, looking up at Zerna. "Is everything okay?"
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Zerna Jernal
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"I'll survive." he answered, not wanting to lie to her.
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Eneas Clio
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"That's a 'no' then. Want to talk about it?"
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"Not really." he answered as he jumped down from the black horses back. He sighed slightly.
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Eneas Clio
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"Well you're going to have to tell me eventually." Clio gave him a crooked grin as she pulled the reins over Buttercup's head to lead her back to the pen. "You were out there for a while... did something happen?"
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"Just ran in to Seline and no I don't feel like talking about it thank you..."
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Eneas Clio
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"Selene? What's Selene doing here?"
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Zerna Jernal
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"Daily walk with her cave cat kitten, Lincoln."
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"Didn't know she adopted one. Cute name though." She led Buttercup into the stable that bordered the pen, stopping there long enough to take the saddle and bridle off before letting the horse trot out into the pen. "I take it you're upset about something she said then."
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"I'll survive." was all he answered as he took a seat on the deck just outside the kitchen. He could feel the cool in the air and he had a feeling it would start to rain soon. He leaned against the wall as he rested his head against it.
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"Yes, you said that already." Closing the stable door that led to the yard itself, she followed him over to where he'd sat down. "I know you're upset, but you're not going to feel any better about whatever it is unless you talk about it."
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"I know you did and since I have to tell you more then once, you are not getting the hint." he could hear the rumble in the distance.
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"Zerna, don't act like that. I'm concerned... I don't like it when you get like this."
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