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lavandarlizard2I finished another on-line application. *headdesk* At least this one didn't send me off with a canned "Thank you; you do not meet our requirements at this time." Everything is so freaking tight around here right now... I'm about to apply at Arco or 7-11. For a night shift. O.o
BFB - Part 101 - Blood Ties
Duo looked up at Heero’s approach and grinned. “How’d it go?”
“I have a check for Ctik. I’ve already contacted Gringott’s and one of their senior representatives will meet with us tonight to handle the accounts.” He looked the pair over. Duo looked… tired, perhaps. Michael looked glum. “And what have you discovered?”
Duo glanced at Michael, but the boy ducked his head with an embarrassed shrug. “I asked about Ctik’s crypt and Michael was able to show me where it is. Or was.”
Heero lifted one eyebrow. “You know where Ctik’s crypt is?” Dammit, he was going to have a very long talk with that idiot vamp once they got him awake and his finances sorted out.
“Um…”
“Go ahead, Michael,” said Duo gently. “Heero won’t bite you.”
“Well… I’ve known about it for a while… where it is, I mean. But I’ve never been in it!” he cried at Heero’s sharp look. “Not until today. There’s a passage, but it ends in a door and I could never figure out how to open the door…” He looked at Duo. “He figured it out, though. He talked to a… a gopher, and she… told him how it opened. How my dad opened it…”
Heero threw Duo a narrow look. “May I see this, please?” he said carefully to Michael.
The kid shrugged again. “Sure. C’mon.” He hopped off the stone and led the way to the keystone.
“I am going to ream Ctik for this,” Heero muttered under his breath to Duo.
“Not too much; he just trusted the wrong person,” Duo whispered back. “And don’t glare at me. Miles is the one who did the damage.”
“Sorry. It is a strain not to just break Miles’ lying, thieving neck.”
“I know. I kinda want to punch him a few times myself.”
“This is the entrance stone,” said Michael, demonstrating how the stone opened. They followed him down into the passage and along its meandering length to the door. Michael stretched up and touched the keystone of the arch and the door began to move.
“It’s a blood spell,” Duo explained. “It allows access to anyone – I’m guessing – who is blood-kin to Ctik.”
Heero glared into the empty space. “Miles did this?” he growled.
“I’d say so, yeah. Probably while pretty damn drunk, too.”
“I see.” He turned away from the room in disgust. “Thank you, Michael, for showing us this place.”
“Um… Are you going to see Ctik?”
“Tonight; yes.”
“Could you tell him I’m really sorry… and I’ll miss him a lot?”
Heero cocked his head, seeing Michael as Duo had seen him; a too-bright child with more curiosity than understanding.
“We will tell him. I don’t believe Ctik will be angry with you, your siblings or your mother. He knows where the blame lies.”
Michael nodded slowly. “Yeah… Thanks.” He scuffed his shoe in the hard dirt and Duo sighed.
“Well, come on; let’s get out of here. We have things to do for Ctik at home and you –“ he pointed at Michael. “Have packing to get started on. And I’d say you might want to use the back stairs for a while. I imagine your parents are making some pretty difficult decisions right now, and they really don’t need any interruptions. Okay?”
Michael snorted. “If you mean Mom is probably dismantling Dad, cell by cell, yeah, I don’t want anything to do with that!”
“Good kid,” Duo smirked.
After they had climbed out of the passageway and closed the entrance, Heero sketched some figures over it with an index finger. “I’ve sealed the passage,” he told Michael. “No need to chance anyone else finding it. You have our cards?” Michael nodded and produced them from his pocket. “Good. You may contact either of us if you have questions or concerns.” He glanced at Duo. “Or if you just need to talk…”
Michael shoved his hands into his pockets and shrugged. “Thanks… Can I ask about Ctik, too?”
“Of course,” Duo replied with a smile. “And I’ll make sure he contacts you after he’s settled somewhere.”
“Great.” He looked over at the massive stone mansion. “I really like this place… It’s gonna feel weird not living here anymore…” He shrugged yet again. “Hey, I’m young; I’ll adapt.” He grinned at Duo.
The Banshee reached out and ruffled the kid’s hair. “You’ll do great, Michael. Have patience with your Mom and sister, though; they’re gonna be kind of tense for a while.”
“Gotcha.”
“Then we will be leaving.” Heero morphed and scooped Duo up in his arms as Michael’s eyes widened and his jaw dropped. “Good day, Michael Grinsted.” Duo just waggled his fingers and clung to Heero’s neck as his wings snapped open and he leaped into the air.
Michael stood waving until they lost sight of him.
BFB - Part 101 - Blood Ties
Duo looked up at Heero’s approach and grinned. “How’d it go?”
“I have a check for Ctik. I’ve already contacted Gringott’s and one of their senior representatives will meet with us tonight to handle the accounts.” He looked the pair over. Duo looked… tired, perhaps. Michael looked glum. “And what have you discovered?”
Duo glanced at Michael, but the boy ducked his head with an embarrassed shrug. “I asked about Ctik’s crypt and Michael was able to show me where it is. Or was.”
Heero lifted one eyebrow. “You know where Ctik’s crypt is?” Dammit, he was going to have a very long talk with that idiot vamp once they got him awake and his finances sorted out.
“Um…”
“Go ahead, Michael,” said Duo gently. “Heero won’t bite you.”
“Well… I’ve known about it for a while… where it is, I mean. But I’ve never been in it!” he cried at Heero’s sharp look. “Not until today. There’s a passage, but it ends in a door and I could never figure out how to open the door…” He looked at Duo. “He figured it out, though. He talked to a… a gopher, and she… told him how it opened. How my dad opened it…”
Heero threw Duo a narrow look. “May I see this, please?” he said carefully to Michael.
The kid shrugged again. “Sure. C’mon.” He hopped off the stone and led the way to the keystone.
“I am going to ream Ctik for this,” Heero muttered under his breath to Duo.
“Not too much; he just trusted the wrong person,” Duo whispered back. “And don’t glare at me. Miles is the one who did the damage.”
“Sorry. It is a strain not to just break Miles’ lying, thieving neck.”
“I know. I kinda want to punch him a few times myself.”
“This is the entrance stone,” said Michael, demonstrating how the stone opened. They followed him down into the passage and along its meandering length to the door. Michael stretched up and touched the keystone of the arch and the door began to move.
“It’s a blood spell,” Duo explained. “It allows access to anyone – I’m guessing – who is blood-kin to Ctik.”
Heero glared into the empty space. “Miles did this?” he growled.
“I’d say so, yeah. Probably while pretty damn drunk, too.”
“I see.” He turned away from the room in disgust. “Thank you, Michael, for showing us this place.”
“Um… Are you going to see Ctik?”
“Tonight; yes.”
“Could you tell him I’m really sorry… and I’ll miss him a lot?”
Heero cocked his head, seeing Michael as Duo had seen him; a too-bright child with more curiosity than understanding.
“We will tell him. I don’t believe Ctik will be angry with you, your siblings or your mother. He knows where the blame lies.”
Michael nodded slowly. “Yeah… Thanks.” He scuffed his shoe in the hard dirt and Duo sighed.
“Well, come on; let’s get out of here. We have things to do for Ctik at home and you –“ he pointed at Michael. “Have packing to get started on. And I’d say you might want to use the back stairs for a while. I imagine your parents are making some pretty difficult decisions right now, and they really don’t need any interruptions. Okay?”
Michael snorted. “If you mean Mom is probably dismantling Dad, cell by cell, yeah, I don’t want anything to do with that!”
“Good kid,” Duo smirked.
After they had climbed out of the passageway and closed the entrance, Heero sketched some figures over it with an index finger. “I’ve sealed the passage,” he told Michael. “No need to chance anyone else finding it. You have our cards?” Michael nodded and produced them from his pocket. “Good. You may contact either of us if you have questions or concerns.” He glanced at Duo. “Or if you just need to talk…”
Michael shoved his hands into his pockets and shrugged. “Thanks… Can I ask about Ctik, too?”
“Of course,” Duo replied with a smile. “And I’ll make sure he contacts you after he’s settled somewhere.”
“Great.” He looked over at the massive stone mansion. “I really like this place… It’s gonna feel weird not living here anymore…” He shrugged yet again. “Hey, I’m young; I’ll adapt.” He grinned at Duo.
The Banshee reached out and ruffled the kid’s hair. “You’ll do great, Michael. Have patience with your Mom and sister, though; they’re gonna be kind of tense for a while.”
“Gotcha.”
“Then we will be leaving.” Heero morphed and scooped Duo up in his arms as Michael’s eyes widened and his jaw dropped. “Good day, Michael Grinsted.” Duo just waggled his fingers and clung to Heero’s neck as his wings snapped open and he leaped into the air.
Michael stood waving until they lost sight of him.
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Date: 2008-11-07 05:36 pm (UTC)^_____^