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Post by jialingjin on Jul 15, 2006 23:33:18 GMT -5
Jialing either was ignoring Kai, or she did not hear him. Jialing was swaying from side to side, her arms outstretched as she looked down at Jin walking at her side. She was singing to the pup in an off key, raspy voice. Her goal was merely to amuse the dog, like she often did when the two were together.
"When I wake up, well I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you When I go out, yeah I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you If I get drunk, well I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who gets drunk next to you And if I haver, hey I know I'm gonna be I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you"
Jialing did a twirl, clapping her hands in time with the music as she sang to Jin, whose tail was wagging. The thought of going home to the Earth Kingdom had brightened Jialing's mood. She had never left the Earth Kingdom before.. never even the West half before! The great continent was divided by a desert so vast.. Well she'd never seen it.. nor did she ever wish to. She'd stick to her mountains thankyouvery much..
"But I would walk 500 miles And I would walk 500 more Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles To fall down at your door"
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Post by reed on Jul 16, 2006 0:21:23 GMT -5
Reed had walked in through the back door of Ying Ying's and up the stairs to his , temperary, room. He had a sack which he was loading his things in to. Kai, on the other hand, reached in to his pocket and pulled out a pipe. Yes, Yes, Kai indeed keeps a pipe in his pocket. And soon after reaching in to his other pocket he pulled out tabaco. Kai used a glass piece, about the size of a quater, and held it up to the sun. The suns rays reflected on the glass and Kai's tabaco started to crackle. He shoved the glass backin to his pocket along with the rest of the tabaco and stuck the pipe's end in his mouth. Kai inhaled and removed the pipe from his mouth alowing a puff of smoke to leave his lips and causing the air around him to reak of tabaco. Kai looked to Jialing as she started to sing. Why was she the man in this song...right then.. Kai let out a grunt. Sound's like a dying animal he thought.
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Post by jialingjin on Jul 16, 2006 1:13:30 GMT -5
So what if it did? And it was an old Earth Kingdom song her father had taught her. She just enjoyed singing when she was in a good mood. Shooting Kai a look, Jialing disappeared down a hall towards her room. Still singing, she began to gather what few things she had.. mainly her bow and arrows. However, she also had her only harness that contained pouches of a few coins, water logged herbs, string, a knife, etc. etc. She didn't have much to begin with, nor did she get much more on Nadai Island. So, having throw that old donkey harness overherself, Jia sauntered out to hall, a spring in her steps as she climbed to the boys, still humming. Jialing threw herself agianst the door, and stared at Kai's pipe.. a brow lifting slowly. "Yer gonna kill yourself."
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Post by reed on Jul 16, 2006 1:26:04 GMT -5
Reed had finished packing his things, and was walking down the hall towards the stairs. Thoughts flying through his head. He didn't know what it would be like. He didn't know why it would be so different. He had to make it back to his mother. He missed her. He hadn't seen her in. . . . What? Two years? He sighed as his boots clunked down the stairs. Kai took another inhale of tabaco before blowing it out in a circular form. Just then he heard Jialing's voice. "Yer gonna kill yourself." Kai took another puff. " I might. . .I guess it's a win/ lose situation." Kai shrugged as Reed came around the back once more. "Are we ready?" Reed said his sack around his shoulder against his back.
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Post by jialingjin on Jul 17, 2006 15:09:22 GMT -5
Jialing grabbed the leather belts strapped around her figure, lifted them up and then dropped them with a jingle of beads, buckles and lord knows what else clanking around in those pouches. "All I own. I can never be ready enough." Jialing then turned on her heel, with a toss of her sepia hair and stepped out onto the porch. "I take it Kai is providing our transport to the mainland? Or do we have to row ourselves to the Earth Kingdom on a raft again?" Jin whine at her heels, looking up at her as he lowered his tail. Jin never took too well to the raft.. and well.. boats weren't much better but at least they had railings.
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Post by reed on Jul 17, 2006 20:45:37 GMT -5
Kai stood up and brushed him self off. “That’s correct,” Kai said answering Jialing’s question, “ Or you could row your selves, but that would take a little longer than planned. We have to make it back in about two, three days tops.” Kai explained as his eyes shifted to the Ying Ying, who was clinging on to Reed’s arm as she said her very long goodbye. “Reed, Jialing,” she sniffled, “I loved having you here, and You have to come again!“ Ying Ying’s tone then grew more soft, “And Reed, I‘m so sorry for your loss and that I am unable to make it to his funeral. Hiashi was a good man.” She said giving Reed a bear hug and then moving on to Jialing. “Jialing, I’m going to miss having another woman to talk to. I’m also sorry that my husband can’t say his good byes, he was so tired from working the night shift--” “It’s ok, Ying Ying. No harm done,” He said as he waved to her as he started to walk. Ying Ying looked to Kai and said, “ You’re going to kill your self.” Then waved to them from her porch. Kai sighed, "I never get good 'goodbye'."
Kai started to walk by Jialing, “ Oh and also, Reed might be a little… touchy on the ride back, just to let you know. Because guys don’t burst into tears like women do. They hold it in and get all edgy…..just thought I’d let you know.” He finished off coughing up to Reed.
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Post by jialingjin on Jul 18, 2006 23:41:41 GMT -5
"Whatever, Kai.." Jialing sighed heavily as she rolled her eyes away from him. The young woman's walk sped up to a quick jog, her low heeled boots kicking up dirt on the pathway. They were heading into the woods surrounding Ying Ying's house, making their way to the nearest port and to Kai's Ship. Jialing's mi,nd wasn't on showing up the sailors again, nor proving that she can beat any of them in an arm wrestling match.. rather it was on Reed.
Jin didn't follow Jialing, trotting alongside Kai. His golden head lifted up, big, warm brown eyes eyeing the captain with a quizzical look.
Jialing caught up to Reed, slowing her stride to match his. "Hey.." She murmured under her breath, turning her head towards. She offered him.. the barest of smiles. She each up, and patted his shoulder lightly with her hand.. before her hand settled permanelty on to his shoulder with a supportive squeeze.
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Post by reed on Jul 19, 2006 10:07:00 GMT -5
Kai watched as Jialing made her way up to her Reed dust fraying around her boots. Kai looked to the golden hound beside him. Kai looked back up to the two. “Awww. . . . ” Kai started, “The shoulder hold- ish thing. How sweet,” He mocked. His gaze drifted down the Jin, “Looks like they’re made for each other.”
Reed looked to his shoulder where Jialing’s hand was. Then he looked at her a with a semi smile, “Hey. . . .” He said back to her. As they walked Reed looked back to Jin and Kai walking a short distance behind them, Jin waggin’ his tail, and Kai smoking his pipe. “Looks like they’re getting along pretty well,” Reed commented looking forward once more.
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Post by jialingjin on Jul 19, 2006 23:38:41 GMT -5
((Jialing and Reed are FINALLY leaving Nadai Island))
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