opalgirl
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Post by opalgirl on Mar 5, 2010 11:56:05 GMT 10
Title: Adopted by the Menagerie Rating: G Length: 258 words Competitor: Buri Round/Fight: 2/D Summary: Kel's animals have adopted Buri. *** The first morning she wakes to find Kel’s battered, one-eared dog sprawled over her stomach, Buri grumbles and scratches the creature’s ear. Jump’s crooked tail thumps against her thigh, and he fixes her with his black eyes. “Go away, you silly creature,” she says quietly, trying not to rouse his mistress. “I like horses, not dogs.” Jump stares at her, sighs, and stretches his legs, apparently content to lie on top of her. She can see the scars beneath his fur, along with his broken tail, and something around her heart clenches. She may not like dogs, but she would never mistreat one. Buri pets the dog, and lets him stay where he is. “You’ve been adopted,” Kel says, when she eases herself out from under the covers. “Look.” Buri sighs, turns her head, and is greeted with an annoyed cheep. Kel giggles, and Buri rolls her eyes at the sight of the sparrows having nested in her hair while she slept. “Birds, shoo,” she says, and they look at her with tiny sober black eyes and remain unmoving. Kel fetches bowls of seed for the birds, and they do take flight, following her. “You have a menagerie in here,” Buri remarks dryly, easing Jump back onto the mattress, “and they’re using me as a bed.” “They like you,” says Kel, smiling as she feeds her birds, “and I think they have good taste.” Buri snorts. “Of course they do. I never had a horse nest in my hair or try to use me as a pillow, though.”
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Post by PeroxidePirate on Mar 5, 2010 12:07:09 GMT 10
Aw, I love this! Very sweet.
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Post by Lisa on Mar 7, 2010 14:55:00 GMT 10
Adorable!
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Post by opalgirl on Mar 7, 2010 15:15:40 GMT 10
Adorable! And since I know you don't like the sparrows, I'm glad you find it cute. PeroxidePirate: Thank you!
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Post by Lisa on Mar 7, 2010 15:36:30 GMT 10
I like them when they act like normal birds and cheep loudly, so this is perfect.
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