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[Elloria]

Genji's eyes narrowed as Leilani spoke. It was all well and good for her to say such things about her sire - the man was surely little more than an Alagaesian. Alagaesians were hardly better than animals. But she was insinuating that a marriage to Genji - who adhered quite strongly to the Itasan way of life - would be like her mother's marriage. Women beat their husbands as regularly as men beat their wives on Itasus. In other words, with minimal frequency because such an attempt more often ended in a fair brawl between the two than a beating. And that was just with the less reputable families. The five major clans tended to be more sophisticated about their marital disputes. He would not beat his wife without reason - he would probably spend much of his time leaving her to her own devices! But that was beside the point. She was trying to compare him to her father!

He shifted slightly in his seat, sitting farther forward on the chair and leaning towards the brother and sister. “I find that you Alagaesians tend to be disgusting, arrogant fools.” His voice is cold and anger is evident in his entire posture. “Your father is quite obviously an example of such. Your people are predominantly raised to be ignorant and disrespectful and godless. As a result, tragedies such as your mother’s and my mother’s occur.” He leans back and eyes both siblings critically. “You see, my mother was used by Count Felix Lantieri as a bargaining chip for trade with Itasus,” Genji said silkily. “For sexual favors, the Count allowed my mother’s people to continue trading with Teirm. And I was the result of his blackmailing and forceful ways. But when faced with the evidence of his abhorrent behavior, he refused to acknowledge it until it was convenient for him to do so. Not once did he repent. Not once did he ask for forgiveness.” His eyes hardened as he spoke, shifting from his usual disdain to disgust and outrage. “This my Alagaesian father did and more. I am not an Alagaesian like my father. I am an Itasan like my mother. Do not ever place me on the level of an Alagaesian, whether explicitly or implicitly.”

He felt Raiden gently tug on his sleeve and he turned his gaze upon the man. The assassin did not flinch as he said, “Please calm, Kazan-sama. I somehow doubt lecturing her on the nature of Alagaesians will help her disposition anymore than it helps yours.[/b][/color]” Genji snorted and returned his attention to the siblings across from him. He wanted to gauge their reaction to his statements.

[Nayeli]

’introducing
{leilani richards*}
featuring--! Turin Richards---! ---! --!
Come on closer, I wanna show you
What I'd like to do, You sit back now
Just relax now, I'll take care of you
Hot temptations, Sweet sensations
Infiltrating through, Sweet sensations
Hot temptations, Coming over you

I watched as his eyes narrowed towards me and I held my eyes just as firm and stern as his own. I had been taught how to debate and how to speak my mind. I did not plan on marrying anyone, not anyone except for my Darek. I wished that now his wings would close around me and his lips were upon my skin. He was not human like my disgusting father and worthless uncle, no, he was more then that, so much more and I wanted to be with him forever. I wished only to see him, only to spend my life with him. I did not care that children would never come… Though it would hurt… I knew I could still have children in other ways.

I would not turn out like my mother, miserable, forced to live with a man the rest of her life, a man she never once loved. I had half a mind to take her as far from this land as I could, tell everyone she died so she could have a marriage and the family she had always wanted, but such a thing would never happen. I did not have the ways to do as I wished and that meant, watched as my mother died a lonely, miserable death.

”I find that you Alagaesians tend to be disgusting, arrogant fools.” I tilted my head, listening to him as he spoke. Many would think of us as such, we had once been a respected country and now we were nothing more then animals trying to survive. ”Your father is quite obviously an example of such. Your people are predominantly raised to be ignorant and disrespectful and godless. As a result, tragedies such as your mother’s and my mother’s occur.” I listened a bit more… He was right about one thing, Godless. I had never really felt a faith touch me, so I had strayed away from any. I felt that if there was a faith, it would come towards me and I would have use of it. ”You see, my mother was used by Count Felix Lantieri as a bargaining chip for trade with Itasus,” I moved my head slightly, my eyes did not soften as I watched him and listened to his voice touch my ears… His lyrics were not as smooth or pleasurable as my Darek’s were.

”For sexual favors, the Count allowed my mother’s people to continue trading with Teirm. And I was the result of his blackmailing and forceful ways. But when faced with the evidence of his abhorrent behavior, he refused to acknowledge it until it was convenient for him to do so. Not once did he repent. Not once did he ask for forgiveness.” So, this man’s great people had to be used in order to get trade. To me, I saw nothing more in it then a mere whore, but I did not know the true story, so I figured there were other reason for her sleeping with a animal. ”This my Alagaesian father did and more. I am not an Alagaesian like my father. I am an Itasan like my mother. Do not ever place me on the level of an Alagaesian, whether explicitly or implicitly.”

I rolled my eyes slightly, watched as his guard spoke to him for a moment and glanced to my brother, who was relaxed, just watching as the discussion continued. ”Count Genji… I place all men into the same category until I feel I can trust them… The category of fools, animals, beaters and other things. Only a few have made it into my book as men… My brother, My Darek, and my Guard Sean… Now, I do not plan on marrying you and I will not marry you. So, you might as well return to your city of Teirm and find some other maiden that you fancy.”

[/color] My voice was as sharp as daggers and I glanced to my brother who was slightly surprised I had placed him into such a category.
[/blockquote][/blockquote]

Gonna take it slow babe, Do it my way
Keep your eyes on me. Your reaction
To my action is what I want to see
Rhythmic motion, Raw emotion
Infiltrating through, Sweet sensations
Hot temptations, Coming over you

’word count 0.673
’tagged genji lantieri; raiden hiroisora
’song Come on Closer--! Jem
’post status done
’comment (^_^)
’template creator nayeli

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[Elloria]

Genji felt amusement bubbling up inside him, warring with the anger of his pride. Even the sharp quality of her voice amused him. When she finished, he could hold back no longer. He let his head fall forward slightly and laughed aloud. It was not humorless, as it generally was. What this child had just said was so naive and simple-minded, he could not help but laugh. It was several long moments before his laughter subsided into quiet chuckles and gradually dwindled away. The silence left behind seemed loud to his ears, but he simply lifted his head and leveled Leilani with a look of amused contempt. “Your words evince how young and naive you truly are, Leilani,” he said calmly. He shifted his legs until he was sitting in a slightly cross-legged fashion with his knees resting on the arms of the chair. He set his left elbow on his knee and rested his cheek in his hand as he looked at her. His expression softened slightly as he looked at her. For all that Nayeli claimed this girl was intelligent and clever, Leilani was still a child with all of a child’s illusions about how the world should work. Genji rather wanted to disillusion her, but it would be quite a challenge to do so. “What in the name of Yawata no Kami makes you think I have any desire to marry you? Or any Alagaesian for that matter? ‘Tis rather arrogant and assumptive of you.”

[Nayeli]

’introducing
{leilani richards*}
featuring--! Turin Richards---! ---! --!
Come on closer, I wanna show you
What I'd like to do, You sit back now
Just relax now, I'll take care of you
Hot temptations, Sweet sensations
Infiltrating through, Sweet sensations
Hot temptations, Coming over you

I saw the amusement and waited for the laughter, which came without a problem. I had just called him a fool, animal, beater and he found that funny? I rolled my eyes slightly. I had said nothing more, only that he was a animal and I had no intention of marrying him. Nayeli was confident that he would marry me, but this was a two sided thing and I had no intentions to do so and I would make this as hard on my sister and my stupid, arrogant uncle.

“Your words evince how young and naive you truly are, Leilani,” I lifted my head slightly, looking at him from my seat, my eyes had not soften, had no intention to soften. My emerald eyes, so elven like, just looked at him with pure annoyance. I watched as he pulled his legs up slightly, while mine set as properly as possible. I would have a firm talk with my sister after this and also a long letter to my love before this was over.

“What in the name of Yawata no Kami makes you think I have any desire to marry you? Or any Alagaesian for that matter? ‘Tis rather arrogant and assumptive of you.” I smiled slightly, leaning towards him as he spoke his last words. My eyes glanced at his guard for a moment and then at Turin who set quietly, watching, wondering what my next words would be. ”If you do not wish to be married, Genji, then why did you come… Apparently your actions show differently. You come to my home, if this is what you wish to call it and my sister introduced the marriage idea… Sounds to me like she offer and you accepted.”

[/color] I said.

My sister was not normally forceful and I highly doubt she forced this idiot, she probably gave the offer and had him think about it until she left and here he was, accepting the offer, but merely being batted away by my hand. ”I would rather marry a farmer then a arrogant bastard like yourself.”[/color] I showed quickly I did not care about royal blood. If I did care, I would have never adopted my younger sister, I would have never struck up the relationship with Darek.
[/blockquote][/blockquote]

Gonna take it slow babe, Do it my way
Keep your eyes on me. Your reaction
To my action is what I want to see
Rhythmic motion, Raw emotion
Infiltrating through, Sweet sensations
Hot temptations, Coming over you

’word count 0.379
’tagged genji lantieri; raiden hiroisora
’song Come on Closer--! Jem
’post status done
’comment (^_^)
’template creator nayeli

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[Elloria]

(OOC: quean is another word for bimbo or wench. XD)

Genji grinned as she said, “I would rather marry a farmer than an arrogant bastard like yourself.” He heard a slight rustle of cloth as Raiden shifted on his knees. Though the count had little doubt that the floor was hardly comfortable, he knew his guard was feeling more than a little outraged on his behalf. He flicked his eyes briefly to the older man, noting the intensity with which he gazed at Leilani. Raiden, his eternal defender, was ready to rise to the occasion - if Genji allowed it. But the conversation was too entertaining to let it end so quickly. He leaned to the right and gently brushed his fingers against Raiden's hair. The guard looked at him briefly before giving a slight nod and relaxing. Satisified, Genji moved back into his last position and looked back at Leilani.

“I doubt you would last long as a farmer’s wife,” he said frankly. “What do you know of toil such as that? Your brother or sister would more readily adapt to it than a pampered, infantile quean such as yourself.” He chuckled. “If you're going to insult me, you could at least come up with something a bit more imaginative than arrogant bastard. But to answer your question, I am here out of a sense of self-preservation. Do you honestly think that someone in my position could refuse an offer handed to them by the king himself and live to tell the tale?” With a sigh, Genji shrugged his right shoulder. “I suppose I could have returned to Itasus and abandoned this kami-forsaken land, but my people would have considered such an action shameful. I would be in an undesirable position regardless of my choice. But let us face it. You are the lesser of two evils.” He continued to steadily hold her unusual green gaze, unfazed by the harshness in it - he had been subject to far worse on Itasus. But for once, his expression was neither disdainful nor disinterested. It was frank and open, if somewhat amused.

[Nayeli]

’introducing
{leilani richards*}
featuring--! Turin Richards---! ---! --!
Come on closer, I wanna show you
What I'd like to do, You sit back now
Just relax now, I'll take care of you
Hot temptations, Sweet sensations
Infiltrating through, Sweet sensations
Hot temptations, Coming over you

My own eyes went to his guard, daring him to make a move. If he dared to move again me, he would find himself at the disposal of my sister, being tortured for hours just for her own fun. I watched him, waiting for him to either relax or make a move. I finally turned my eyes back to Genji before looking at my brother for a moment. I twiddled with my ribbon that marked my place in the book and set back. I looked at him, my eyes showed without a problem that I was not going to marry this stupid fool.

”I doubt you would last long as a farmer’s wife,” I looked at him for a moment, waiting for him to speak further. ”What do you know of toil such as that? Your brother or sister would more readily adapt to it than a pampered, infantile quean such as yourself.” I did not know what he meant, but I curled my lip in a snarl like action. I would adapt fine, it ran within’ my family to adapt to things. ”I am a quick learner, you underestimate me.”

[/color] I said bluntly, looking at him, waiting for him to continue.

”If you're going to insult me, you could at least come up with something a bit more imaginative than arrogant bastard. But to answer your question, I am here out of a sense of self-preservation. Do you honestly think that someone in my position could refuse an offer handed to them by the king himself and live to tell the tale?” I chuckled this time, my eyes holding amusement. ”Does it look like I care about my uncle… If I honestly did, I would be honored to marry such a fine man, but as you can see, I fear nothing, so why should you?”[/color] I glanced to my brother who smiled slightly at me. He knew I was right, my uncle could not hurt anything, the only reason this land was battle worn and such was because of others running his life. My sister had made this idea, I was sure of that, so I doubt this man had anything to fear, of course, maybe it was my sister this man feared. That brought it’s own amusements.

”I suppose I could have returned to Itasus and abandoned this kami-forsaken land, but my people would have considered such an action shameful. I would be in an undesirable position regardless of my choice. But let us face it. You are the lesser of two evils.” I looked at him for a moment, biting my nail with a smile on my face. ”Well, you might as well return to your own pathetic country and leave ours alone, honestly, I think you would be better off in your own country, with your own people.”[/color] I said, opening my book for a moment and taking the ribbon out. ”Turin, could you put this book back, I wanted to continue reading it, but I think I might just put it back until a later date.”[/color] My brother stood, slipping the book from my hand. I took the ribbon softly in my hand and tied it quickly around my own wrist, making a simple bow before looking back at him, waiting for yet another reply.
[/blockquote][/blockquote]

Gonna take it slow babe, Do it my way
Keep your eyes on me. Your reaction
To my action is what I want to see
Rhythmic motion, Raw emotion
Infiltrating through, Sweet sensations
Hot temptations, Coming over you

’word count 0.550
’tagged genji lantieri; raiden hiroisora
’song Come on Closer--! Jem
’post status done
’comment (^_^)
’template creator nayeli

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[Elloria]

(OOC: Short, I know. Sorreh. )

Genji's lips quirked upwards in a smirk. Oh yes, he was just quaking in his zori from her stinging comments. Oh, the agony and humiliation. He closed his eyes, shaking his head before opening them to look at her again. “Only a fool does not feel some fear in the face of unregulated insanity,” he replied calmly, smirk still firmly in place. He watched serenely as she handed Turin her book and tied the ribbon around her wrist. When she glanced at him, awaiting his reply, he met her eyes once more. His gaze was soft and pensive as he considered her words. “You might feel Itasus is pathetic. But it, at least, is not crumbling apart beneath the feet of its people due to the idiocy of its leader, the greed of that leader’s ‘minions,’ and the cowardice of the leader’s family to properly dispose of the problem’s source.” His expression hardened instantly. “Whether you like it or not, we WILL be married. And so long as you give me no reason to behave otherwise, I will treat you like the honorable woman you are.”