Continuation: A Simple Trip

[Masika]

masika said:

"Man, that was close..." Masika sighed as he slowed down from a run to a slow walk as he approached the oasis. He sat down being careful not to rub his bare feet on the hot sand too roughly, and looked down at bundle of clothes in his hands. Well, at least I have another pair of clothes.

"Get back here you theif!" is what the 'victim' yelled at Masi, and he took it a little bit personally Theif... Slowly, he unfolded them and starting with the top peice, he dipped it the water and began to clean the clothes the best he could. He didn't want to wear something that had someone else's sweat and who knows what else on it.

selentha said:

(Longer child! :3)

Selentha let out a soft sigh and balanced the basket full of sheets as she continued to walk down the worn path towards the small oasis.

The sunlight emited heat waves that could be seen in the distance, Selen shaded her eyes and squinted slightly to avoid the light hitting her eyes.

She continued to trudge up the sand dune until she saw the reflecting waters of the oasis, its cool breeze refreshing her. She jogged up, making sure to not let any sheets fall. Her pink lips widened in a smile as she kneeled down and pulled out the bar of soap used for the laundry.
Selentha wiped her forehead with the back of her hand, her long hair tied up in a high; messy bun. As she cleaned, she heard the stomping of hurried footsteps and looked up to see a young man stand near her, not noticing her presence yet.
Selentha stood slowly hearing the angry cries in the distance.

"What happened? "she asked curiously.

Selentha kneeled back to her laundry and continued to tending to it, her ears still perked for the answer of the young man that appeared next to her. She tried not to drift off into another thoughtful daydream, taking guard in case he was danger but so far he seemed to be of none.

masika said:

(I tried.. ;.; I haven't Rped in a reaaally long time)

Masika continued scrubbing the clothes roughly with his hands. He stopped every once in a while to look around to make sure no one was about to ambush him or something. Indeed, he was acting very suspicious. Soon, he finished washing the top piece, folded it neatly and placed it in his lap, then went on to the bottom piece, which looked like a skirt to him, but Masika couldn't afford to be picky.

"What happened?" Masika turned his head quickly to see who the voice belonged to. To his relief, he found out it was only a woman washing clothes too. "Um...Just.. some drunken men were chasing after me..." Of course he was lying again, a frequent habit he had developed since his family's death. When he turned back around to continue washing his new 'skirt', he couldn't find it... In fact, it dropped in the oasis without him knowing it, and most likely sunk to the bottom. Masika sighed as he realized this, reached down into the water, and tried to locate it...

selentha said:

"Some drunks eh?" She cracked a friendly smile as she sat on her feet, still hunched in her kneeling position.
She glanced towards him and then back at her wet hands, the water dripping off her fingertips as the sheet floated in the banks of the oasis.
Selentha tucked a strand of blonde hair, her silver-blue orbs grazing back to his own eyes and her pink lips lifted in another friendly smile.

"So what brings you to this cozy town along the banks of the Nile?" She asked curiously, looking back to her cloth and began to work again.

"I dont mind it really, its quite interesting and it does have its benefits being a priestess! I love helping the people and such" she rambled a bit, fluttering about.
She sighed softly and licked her lips, glancing up at the sky. It was a nice day for it not being not quite so hot for once, a nice breeze swept past them; fluttering her robes slightly.
She adjusted her hair bun and smiled a bit.

"Drunks like those are idiots for being such jerks, if they pick a fight with ya I'll so kick their butts for you!" she gleamed white teeth and clenched her fist.

masika said:

When Masika finally felt the piece of clothing, he smiled and grabbed it, and then pulled it from underneath the water. Masika sat upright to finish washing the clothes and replied to the woman beside him.

"Well..I guess I just want to see new places." He didn't want to tell her about his whole family dieing, for he didn't want her to pity him and drown him with "Aw.."s, "That's so terrible!"s, and "I'm so sorry..."s. It would just make him even more terrible about the whole thing. Plus, he already said he's lost his family when he was in his other form, Layla. Suspicion would just gather up gradually...

"I don’t mind it really, its quite interesting and it does have its benefits being a priestess! I love helping the people and such"
"You're a priestess?!" Masika spun around to face the woman, his face full of astonishment and excitement. He's always wanted to meet a priestess in person since he saw one when he was little. He saw them as women that were blessed with unexplainable beauty of the Gods and Goddesses themselves. The thought of having the ability to connect with the Gods and Goddesses directly simply amazed him. First I meet a girl that's really a dragon..and now this? What's next?
Masika almost completely ignored the priestess’s next comment and just continued staring at her with awe and admiration.

selentha said:

"You're a priestess?!" Masika spun around quickly, facing her with a look of astonishment, excitement twinkling in his eyes.
She blinked twice, a small frown on her lips as a look of confusion marked her features. She saw no big deal with being a priestess, though she was always looked upon when she roamed the streets and she heard the soft murmurs of the people she passed by, the people she use to know who ridculed her behind her back,some still even spat in her path but she ignored it all. Not a care because she knew she had true friends and people whom she grew to care dearly about.
She brought out of her deep thinking to smiled at Masika.

"Y-Yes..Im the high priestess of Ra" She smiled, giggling a bit at his still ever-wide grin.

She stood up, her the edges of her robes pooling over her feet and straighten herself. "It is a pleasure to meet you, Im sorry Im not really in the best of wear! Im just doing some cleaning of the trainer robes and such." she smiled, flicking a strand off her loose hair behind her ear.

"Why such excitement dear?" she asked, tilting her head slightly.

masika said:

Masika blushed slightly and turned away as the woman frowned at him. “I..I’m sorry.” He looked back his clothes that were, thankfully, still in his hands – an attempt to shift his mind to something else so he could forget feeling stupid. Now how am I going to dry this..? It could probably be hung in between two trees..if only he had a line with him.

"Y-Yes..Im the high priestess of Ra"

[/color] Masika turned around to face the young woman again as he heard her giggle, and smiled back at her. With his mood brightened, he stood up as well, but he was still puzzled on where to put his clothes so they can dry. "It is a pleasure to meet you, I'm sorry I'm not really in the best of wear! I'm just doing some cleaning of the trainer robes and such.
"It's a pleasure to meet you too. Do you happen to have a line I can dry my clothes, by any chance?"

Masika turned away from the priestess, and flapped the stolen shirt and the 'skirt. At least he would be able to get a little water off of it.

"Why such excitement dear?"
He tilted his head and smiled wider at her. "Well, back home was ordinary. Nothing different happened, and I've always admired priestesses and their beauty...By the way, I didn't get your name - I'm Masika." [/quote]

selentha said:

"Well, back home was ordinary. Nothing different happened, and I've always admired priestesses and their beauty...By the way, I didn't get your name - I'm Masika"came the reply from the boy as he grinned widely.

Selentha giggled, covering her mouth with a small hand as she shook her head,"No No, How rude of me! It is a pleasure to meet you Masika, I am Selentha. But most friends call me Selen" she winked and grinned earnestly.

"I sure do have a line you can borrow to dry your clothes! They do indeed come in handy! You may keep it if you wish, I have plenty." She smiled and kneeled back down, continuing to wash up the dirty robes from training, magic mishaps, food stains, etc from them to change back into the pure color they originated. Selentha wipped the sweat from her brow with the back of her wet hand, sighing softly before looking back over at Masika.

"Its so funny how much magical mishaps can cause such hard stains to remove worse than wine. But I guess thats how it goes when you train them." she laughed,"So Masika, what brings you here to our city? By the looks you're not from here...as well as how your eyes are when you look upon the city." Selentha smiled warmly.

[Masika]

Masika relaxed the muscles in his face, trying to soften his smile a little so he would look more “mature”. He folded his arm, which had his clothes hung on it, to himself and bended at the waist, making sure to elegantly swing his arm away from himself to complete classy bow to the priestess. “It is a great pleasure to meet you too, Priestess Selentha.”

The toothy grin appeared once again as the blonde handed him a line (I’m not sure if Selen did.. But I’ll just say so, if that’s ok with you.). The boy bended back up from his bow to stand straight once again and gently took the line from her hand. “Thank you, miss.”[/color] Masika then turned away and walked toward the closet tree. Adoring the vibrant hues of the leaves before continuing, he took the one end of the line and tied it high up on the bark, skillfully using just one hand and using his half of his fingers like another. He listened to the priestess begin to speak as he took hold of the other end of the line and walked toward another tree, that happened to be close to Selentha.

"It’s so funny how much magical mishaps can cause such hard stains to remove worse than wine. But I guess that’s how it goes when you train them."[/color]
A soft chuckle was expressed before pulling the line taut and again, tying the end high up on the bark. “You’re practicing magic? I remember when my father was teaching my mother how to spellcast… She almost blew up our hut.” [/color] Masika laughed again recalling the event.

He and his brothers were outside playing games with the other children in the village, when suddenly, the side of their hut caught aflame... Their poor long curly haired, red headed mother ran out with her hands on her head. She stopped beside Masika and his brothers before exchanging looks with them then looking back at the hut. “I.. I’m never going to get this spellcastin’ thing. I was meant to be a shapeshifter, not a spellcaster! Ra Damnit.” [/i][/color] Then she ran back to their, now burning, home, beckoning her sons to follow her and help put out the fire.

Drifting back to the present, Masika closed his silver eyes for a few moments before opening them again, lifting up the wet shirt folded on his arm, and folding it over the hung line to dry.

"So Masika, what brings you here to our city? By the looks you're not from here...as well as how your eyes are when you look upon the city."[/color]

"Well... That city looks exciting.. There must be many things always going on there. I want to see more of what's out there."[/color]

Masika turned his head to smile at the priestess once again. "May I call you 'Selen' as well?" Hopefully the young man would have another friend to add to his very short list.[/color]

[Selentha]

“You’re practicing magic? I remember when my father was teaching my mother how to spellcast… She almost blew up our hut.”[/white] Selentha burst into a fit of giggles. She recalled all the times when she first became partners with Sethos and all the people they tried to teach magic. oh..such interesting times that usually ended her trying to hold Sethos back from their students who most caused chaos in their temples. Her thoughts were suddenly interrpted as the boy spoke again, his smile adorable as she blushed slightly.

"Well... That city looks exciting.. There must be many things always going on there. I want to see more of what's out there."he said.

"Yes, our city is full of life...though do becareful..for some are..not so good" she commented as she paused in her hanging up the robes, her eyes going unfocued for a split second before she smiled brightly,"but Im sure you can avoid those people!"

She finished hanging the robes, lifting her arms in the air and arched her back, stretching all that she could. Letting a sigh out, she plopped down next to her basket, placing her bare feet in the cool water.

"..May I call you 'Selen' as well?" he softly asked, almost timid in his question as he looked at her hopefully.

Her eyes sparkled with the light as she let out a tinkling laughter that went loud.

"Of course dear! I do no mind at all" she smiled

[Masika]

Masika smirked, hearing the blonde woman’s giggle fit as he began to hang the manskirt on the line next to the shirt. “Seriously! It took hours to put the fire out.” His smile faded away as he continued to think about his mother, father, his two prankster brother, and his dear sister. It was still painful to recall his family… His murdered family.

A sigh escaped from his lips and he lifted his manskirt off his arm, folding it onto the line. Well, he was done with that! Now all Masika needed to do is wait for the clothes to dry.. That wouldn’t take too long, seeing as the sun was still pretty high in the sky. After standing there for a few moments, listening to the priestess’s words, he went to sit down next to her. His feet were placed in the water as well and he kicked around gently.

"Well... That city looks exciting.. There must be many things always going on there. I want to see more of what's out there. Yes, our city is full of life...though do becareful..for some are..not so good. But I’m sure you can avoid those people!"

Masika nodded. He didn’t have to ask about what he would bump into; he already knew…
The flirtatious women that would just lead you into trouble so deep, you couldn’t dig your way out.
The ambitious thieves.
The drunken men that touched young women constantly.
The.. very large.. “dogs”.

A shiver ran down his spine remembering the encounter with the hellhound, Nova. He was still very grateful to Seth for coming when he did… and for Kisa as well, for them both allowing him to stay at the palace.. Well, allowing Layla to stay at the palace. Too bad they didn’t know him as the real Masika.

“So.. Selen. What do you do as a priestess? I mean.. other than pray to the Gods. There has to be more than that.” He asked, trying to start a conversation to rid the silence.

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[Selentha]

“So.. Selen. What do you do as a priestess? I mean.. other than pray to the Gods. There has to be more than that." He asked curiously, peering through dark bangs as he smiled timidly, his voice breaking the silence.

Selentha looked up from her intent gaze on the oasis' waters that lapped at their feet. She smiled and lifted her eyes to the sky.

"Well, being a high priestess..you're also like a tutor. I teach the young ones magic and rituals that they practice and come over durning festivities." she explained,"you also have to make a bond between yourself and the other high priest/priestess..." at that her cheeks went to a rosy hue. She coughed and smiled politely, looking back to him as she slowly stopped smiling," Becomming a high priestess was dark days for me. Ive learned to become the most kind teacher and avoid violence or punishments."

She shook her head to rid the dark thoughts, quirking her pink lips into a huge smile, she leaned forward and clasped her hands together.

"You must see how wonderful the city is! I would gladly give you a tour and show you all there is behind the city and from the commoners point of view" she giggled.