This is a roleplay with Happydeath & SonicSweeti only. You are free to read along as you like, but please do not post.

Thank you~

Long ago, two separate clans were formed. Both of these clans had nearly the same amount of strength, both of the clans were feared by all that knew about them. Both sides fought for what they sought to be truth and never once did they both one another, it was thought to many others that weren't part of the clan that they were almost like protectors of the planet itself. That was until one day, two warriors upon each side of the clan had ended up getting into an argument on which of the two clans were stronger. It hadn't taken much for these two warriors to end up battling against one another and finally only to have one left standing. Due to this one battle between the two clans, it had ended up causing a war that seemed to last what looked to be forever.

The hatred for one another has continued to last even to this day, many people have thought that with these two clans battling one another for so long that it would one day cause the end of the planet itself. The people who weren't part of either of the clans had thought that if this continued the end of the world might as well be brought upon them all immediately. Now even with the modern day closing in ever more, the two clans continue to hate one another, never allowing any of the children of the two clans see one another. Leaving nearly all the children completely unaware of what their ancestors have done to create all this hatred.

---------- Post added 01-29-2013 at 03:29 AM ----------

Name: Akito Daishi
Race: Snow Leopard
Age: 20
Role: Prince
Talent(s): Martial Arts, musician, artist.
Like(s):
◘ Roses of many different colors.
◘ Playing any instrument he can get his hands on.
◘ Drawing.
◘ Reading.
◘ Practicing his martial arts.
◘ Sweets.
Dislike(s):
◘ Blood.
◘ Being alone.
◘ Hate.
◘ Cocky people.
◘ Disrespect.
◘ The feeling of being useless.
Background: Being born into royalty of the Tranzvilla clan, Akito was pretty much spoiled ever since he was baby. From the day of his birth up to his childhood, he was never told about the other clan and the hatred his own clan had against them. Rather, he was kept in the dark to keep him safe from any harm as well as any stress it might put on him of thinking that he could be targeted by any assassins that might try to kill him. At his early age of being a child and growing up, Akito was always so very hyper-active and loved to make new friends with anyone he ever had a chance with.
It was rare to ever see him being allowed outside the sights of any guards of the clan, but every once in a while he would end up sneaking away into town to see if he could meet some new people even if they weren't like him at all. People who were different from him always interested Akito which made him want to be their friend all the more.
However, as time passed by and he reached his teenage years. Akito still remained the same until one fateful day of him sneaking away from the sight of the guards once more. Rather then staying around the town where he had gotten to meet other anthros like him, he left the clan's safety and went roaming around the forest nearby. Within a matter of minutes, he was caught off guard when what seemed like a man wearing all black came up to him with a blade to his throat. The man seemed to be another anthro just like Akito, however he spoke to the prince about killing him and causing the Tranzvilla clan to fall with the prince's death. Completely unaware of what this meant, the man was soon killed on spot by one of the guards from Akito's own clan. It didn't take long before the Akito went home to ask his parents about what had happened and finally figuring out the truth behind the two clans.
Ever since learning about the hatred between the two clans, Akito has hated the thought that two different clans of both anthros hated one another so much for such a pathetic reason. After that day, Akito has been much less hyper and a bit more serious about everything. Although from time to time, he will show a bit of his happiness once more.
Extra: He has a tattoo on his chest to resemble he is the prince and a tattoo on his back to prove he is part of the Tranzvilla clan. Other then his hands and feet his only other weapon he tends to rarely carry around is his katana.

[Pic is just for reference; I will do a completed illustration of her eventually thats fully finished. She does wear clothes, but peasant clothing when doing odd jobs, tasteful clothing when dancing or waitressing]
Name: Nora Nafala
Race: Aura Leopard
Age: 19
Role: Picker, Dancer, waitress, caregiver; any odd jobs to bring home food to her small siblings and ill mother.
Talent(s): Dancing, Drawing, Animals
Like(s):
◘ Smaller Animals
◘ Music
◘ Drawing
◘ Reading
◘ Nature
◘ Water
◘ Fruit
Dislike(s):
◘ Violence
◘ Loneliness
◘ Hatred
◘ Feeling Used
◘ Perverts
◘ The palace guards (they always accuse her of doing something bad)
Background: Being the eldest of 5 children, Its my duty to be the caregiver for them. My younger siblings include male triplets who are 6, and a sister one who is 9 [i'll detail hem later]. My mother is very ill with an unknown virus so she cannot be outside in the cold for too long. Being that its very cold 9 months out of the year, she almost never leaves the house and stays home caring for the children. I am out being home maker. Father left our clan when we were young; I was 9... and he never returned.
Our clan lives in the east side of Tranzvilla City. Our side of the wall is very poor, but we all tend to look after one another and our children. Noone is to ever go near the wall; some say, people have disappeared. Sometimes I assume thats how father vanished without a trace.

---------- Post added 01-29-2013 at 08:59 PM ----------

Chores. Chores. More Chores.
I yawn, hanging up the laundry job for the day. Nick, Nate and Nuka are all playing in the opposing yard as Nala sits at the table and doodles in her pad. I admire her attempts at drawing a tree from afar, but shed never ask for my help or opinion.
The sweet warm spring breeze blew through my hair and I smiled in it. Though I never had time to myself, I did love the jobs I had to be outside. My neighbor called me in and thanked me for doing her wash. She paid me more than she should have but I thanked her anyway and headed back into my own yard and washed up.
"Your supper is done, are you going to eat before you head to work today?" I nodded and slid into the bench seat at the table before slurping down my soup.
"Im going into the market today." I said. In the market, many goods of all kinds are brought in from other clans across the nation to do trade and sell in our market. It brings some sort of profits to our nation, though it never seemed to make a difference.
I finsihed my bowl and kissed mom on the head. "Don't wait up for me, I'll be home late" I said running out the door. She went to the door and waved me off as I sprinted down the street.

Roaming the large beautifully decorated halls of the kingdom's palace, I make my way around the different empty rooms of the palace to try and find something to do. The guards that normally would patrol the halls had been given a day off from duty from my parents, however i don't think my mother and father would let me walk around the palace alone without most likely being watched by one of their more elite guards from the shadows. I already know for a fact that I can't stop them from sending guards to follow me, not to mention I wouldn't really be able to tell the guards not to follow me since they seem to be more loyal to my mother and father rather then myself. I could understand that just fine, they were my parents I can't really fight against them.
Letting out a deep sigh for a moment as I come to a complete stop in the middle of the hallway. I turn my attention over toward the window on my left side and take a look right out to see if I can spot anything of interest to me. The town down below was filled with happy families spending time with each other, mothers, fathers and their children laughing with one another like they had no care in the world. Clenching down onto the window sill I grit down onto my teeth as thoughts of spending time with my family go through my head. I quickly shake my head to forget about my parents deciding not to spend more time with me but rather begin wondering how our clan hated another clan so deeply when the people looked so happy as though there was not a care in the world.
Taking a look around the hallway I'm standing in, I quickly ran down the opposite direction I was walking from and quickly made my way down multiple separate hallways til I finally made my way out of the palace by leaving through the garden. Making my way ever closer to the town and away from the palace, I continued to breathe heavily to try and catch my breath from running so quickly. My thoughts began wandering around inside my head on what to do first now that I had finally been able to leave the palace.

After running for what seemed like forever, I approached a necklace stand, I smile and greet the owner of the shop. She eyes me warily and puffs her cigarette from her red, overdone fox lips. "Can I help you?" She said in a raspy tone.
I hold back my choking cough and smile at her and wave, inadvertently waving away the second hand smoke. "Hi! Im looking to earn some money for my family. Can I help you sell some jewelry?" The woman smiled and looked me up and down. I was a nice thin build...she was not so much. She smiled. "Of course. You wore the perfect shirt too. This is my latest piece." She fumbled to a knitted sack and pulled out an amber gem necklace. It was beautiful and handcrafted with delicate care. My eyes sparkled. "Oh my, its lovely" I said, handling it gently as she handed it over.
"You have the perfect neck to sell it. Please, put it on and lure customers over with your beautiful neck." She said, running her nail across my collarbone. I got chills as I put it on and walked out into the crowd telling epople about it as they walked by.

Right as I'm making my way ever closer toward the wall that had seperate the two clans, I quickly come to a stop as I take a look down at my body for a moment. It didn't seem like the greatest idea to be walking around outside of the kingdom with my face revealed to everyone in public, I quickly turn my back to the wall for a moment to look right back at the kingdom. Taking in a deep breath, I ran as fast as I could to return into the kingdom and make my way to my room to grab my large black and blue hooded coat. Swinging it right over my body and pulling the hood over my head to hide my identity I return to the outside of the palace without being noticed by anyone. "I hope mother and father don't find out too soon." I whisper to myself before leaving to the wall.
As I come to the gate that separated the wall, the guards stand to the side as they let me pass with ease. Without a word to either one of the two guards, I make my way into town and take a glance upwards only for a moment. The town was packed with people both of the two clans of all different races, it was more than easy enough to take notice of who was from which clan and how much they despised one another. Thankfully enough with my coat no one seems to notice me as I walk down the middle path, between all the people.
Soon enough the voice of a female catches my attention as I turn my head over to see a young girl advertizing a necklace to everyone that walked by. Standing from afar my eyes only widen for a moment at the gaze of her beauty for an instant I had thought for sure that she was part of my clan. Unaware that she was from the other clan other then my own, I make my way over to her and rather than taking notice of the necklace she advertizes I keep my attention upon her face for a moment. Within less then a second pass, I shake my head and turn my attention toward the necklace. "Oh. What a nice necklace you have miss. May I ask how much it is worth..?" Unaware of the other older looking woman selling the necklace, I keep my speech and attention upon the pinkish furred female in from of me.
All the while speaking with the female in front of me, I don't realize that my mother and father have already noticed that I have left the palace and had began assembling guards to go in search of me. Heavily armed guards begin marching through the market area in search of me without my own self noticing.

Staring. I felt it and made my fur fluff a bit and I turned to find a male fur looking my way... not at my necklace but at my face. Did he know me or something? I blushed and walked up to him. "Hi, are you interested in my necklace?" I said sweetly to him. His eyes were as blue as the sky and his fur... looked familiar. I heard marching in the distance and looked past him to see a line of guards walking through the main isle of the market. I quirked an eyebrow.
"Thats odd... they dont usually send that many guards out for a simple theft. I wonder whats going on" I said, stepping to the side to let them pass.

Listening to the girl in front of me ask if i was interested in the necklace she had worn, for a moment I had already been in my own world and didn't realize that she was speaking about the necklace. Although I quickly shake my head and give a warm smile as well as a nod to prove the fact that I was indeed interested in the necklace, even if it was only a way to cover up the fact that I was more to actually look at her. "Indeed, that is a really beautiful necklace you have on. Does it belong to you or would be happening to be selling it?" I asked as the sound of the heavily armed guards came closer, myself still completely unaware about them approaching down the crowd. When the girl spoke about the guards coming down and wondering what was going on, my eyes quickly widen up as I turn my head over my shoulder only slightly to see the guards coming in my direction only to stop right behind me. However, rather then looking at me turn to look at the girl in front of me as though they recognized her. The leader of the guards stood tall behind me as he held out a paper with the prince's picture on it. "You, thief girl. I know you already know better then to steal anymore. So why don't you answer my question and tell me, have you seen this man anywhere? Answer truthfully." He demanded as he continued to give a deep menacing glare. "Hey. That means you too. Turn around and tell me if you seen this man anywhere." He demanded from me, completely not knowing I was the prince before him. Taking a quiet gulp I stay silent and look up only slightly to see the paper but not high enough for the guards to see my face. "No sir...I d-do have not seen him. I'm sorry."

I blushed and smiled shaking my head. "Oh heavens now it doesn't belong to me. Only in my wildest dreams." I giggled. "I'm selling it. Its $50. Interested?" I asked him, hoping to sell it and earn a bit off the sale.
I looked up at the burly guard and frowned. "Oh Rasheed, you know me by now, I've given up that lifestyle." I said folding my arms. The boy before me seemed uneasy and I looked at him as he covered his face. The guard shoved the paper in my face after showing it to the male. My eyes widened, but after hearing his response I shook my head. "No I havnt seen him. He a thief or sumthin?" I said, looking at my claws, arms folded. Whys he running away? Why is he hiding?

As the guard listened to how the pink furred female spoke up using his actual name out in public as well as with the other guards around. A few quiet chuckles and giggles came from both the male and female guards that were standing behind him, a small but easily noticeable blush came across the leader of the guard's face as he gave the girl a darkening glare. "You dare use my name out in public? You are to address me as sir! You do not have the right to speak to me that way and it does not matter whether or not you have given up that 'life' you call it. You are and always shall be a thief in my book!" He let out a small semi yell as he awaited for an answer to if she had seen the man on the paper or not.
Quickly when the girl had asked if the man on the picture was another thief of sorts, I can help myself but mentally laugh to myself at the thought of me being a thief. 'I wonder how it must feel to be a thief..hmm..' I thought to myself as a small smile appeared on my lips. While on the other hand, the guard became shocked and yet nearly enraged at the thought that the girl didn't know who the man was on the picture. "How dare you address him as such? This man is the prince of the kingdom, although I am not surprised you wouldn't know who this man is anyway. Your clan knows nothing of our clan, truly I wonder why sometimes how you have survived the wars in the past with our ancestors." the guard mocked as the other guards began to let out small chuckles and laughs of their own to agree with their leader.
My own smile quickly turned to a frown as I listened to the guards laugh at the girl, it at least let me know that the girl was from the other clan other than my own. However, the way they treated her was completely unacceptable. I had wanted to just pull off my hood and speak up, but if I had done that I would've been dragged immediately back to the kingdom and possibility never get a chance to see this girl ever again. "Just leave her alone will you..? She told you she didn't know where he was. Can't you just leave us alone and continue your search?" I spoke up with my voice low down to a whispering tone, the head guard now focused his attention onto me as he gritted his teeth. Two people were beginning to show disrespect to the head guard, Rasheed was never one to have a good temper as he quickly unsheathed his large two-handed broad sword and held it to the back of my neck. "You watch your tongue kid, unless you want to be beheaded right where you stand." He threatened with the other guards remaining still. I didn't bother to flinch nor shake as I kept my face stern and unafraid of the guard's threat.

[work on shorter posts *twitch*]

"Yeah and your clean will always be dirty rats in my book. You have nothing on me, so just move along and look for your thief." He then corrected me on the identification of the lost male fur and I grew pale, my tail fell limp. The boy is a prince? I wanted to pass out on the spot, but he must have had a reason to run off. I wouldn't blame him, to run away from these baboons. I shook my head.
"I don't keep tabs on your clans royalty, guards, or pets. I know none of you do. I really have no reason to. The only names I know are yours and a few of your guards." I waved to a guard posted in the back as she waved to me.
I stepped back as the boy-er, Prince defended me.
Cindy, another guard who always kind of liked me for getting her discounted goods and jewelry came up beside Rasheed and placed her hand on his weapon, another around his shoulders. "C'mon Rasheed, were wasting time here, the Prince could be in danger. Stop causing a ruckus and lead the way." She winked at me.

(I'm so sorry Q^Q!!)

As Rasheed continued to hold his weapon toward the back of my head as though he was going to strike me down. Hearing another female voice come up, one that sounded very familiar this time caught my attention. I didn't say a word but rather listened as she tried to calm Rasheed down from getting any more anger then he already was. A deep sigh was given by the head guard as he sheathed his weapon back and nodded once to Cindy. "Fine. Your right, come soliders! We must find the prince immediately!" He ordered out as all that was heard from the rest of the guards were the one word being 'sir!'. Soon enough they marched away from me and the girl standing in front of me.
Giving a soft exhale of my own breath for relief, I keep my eyes away from the girl standing in front of me and direct them toward the ground. "I wonder why the prince is gone...well, enough of that matter. Uhm..where were we--? Ah, uhh..the necklace, how much did you say it was again?" I spoke trying to move along the subject in hopes that the girl didn't realize from earlier my face was the same as the prince picture the guard had shown her.

(i-is that otay? Q^Q;;)

[better, lets me react better <3]

Cindy gave a two finger salute to me and walked off with the rest of the lot, as they all continued to show the picture of the prince off the onlookers and gawkers, none have seen him. I crossed my arms and looked to the boy, quirking an eyebrow,
Is he serious? He actually thinks I have no idea who he is? I'll play along, to see what he's up to. "The necklace is $50" I said, shaking my head, looking past him at the guards marching away. "Boy, I wonder why the Prince ran away..." I said, letting out a breath.

(yay :3)

Waiting for an answer from the girl standing in front of me on how much the necklace was, my heart continues to beat at a near uncontrolable rate that she would find out that I'm actually the prince. The silence at first from her gave away the thought to me that she had already found out the truth. 'I might have to run..why did they have to show--' right before I can even finish thinking to myself, hearing the girl speak up and telling me that the necklace was actually 50 dollars. A slight mental sigh goes through my mind as I gave a small smile before reaching into my pocket and pulling out 50 dollars. "H-here you go." I handed her the money before waiting for her to give me the necklace.
Right as I had handed the money and heard her speak up once more about wondering why the prince must've ran away, I gave a small bit slightly noticeable gulp as I keep my head down and try to keep my hood from showing my face whatsoever. "I..I wonder too, why would he give up everything just like that..right?" I spoke as my heartbeat starts racing once more.

[forgive some spelling or cap errors; im having issues with my keyboard ;O;]

My eyes widen at the crisp bill he pulls from his pocket and he places it in my hand. I smile at him and nod, taking off the necklace and handing it to him. "You must have someone very special in your life you're giving this to" I said with a wide smile.
I looked over head as the clouds rolled in and it started to ran. "Oh my, I must be gong." I bowed to him. "Thanks so much for buying the necklace" I walked to the cart a few feet away and handed the money over. The lady gave me my days pay; $10. I sighed and started to walk off, not caring about the rain. I had to buy groceries with this money... and it wouldn't buy much.

(Lol, I didnt see any problems with spelling nor caps. xD)

Watching as how the girl had taken off her necklace only to take the money from my hand and hand the necklace to him. I slowly grasp the jewelry into my hand but rather then bothering to look down at the new item I had just bought, I couldn't seem to remove my sight from looking at this girl in front of me. Her beauty matched her own kindness and yet from what I can remember of what my parents had told me about the other clan other then my own was that the people there were all rude and had no manners toward anyone nor anything else. However, from what I just saw and heard from the girl's voice it was no doubt about it the complete opposite of what my parents had told me. "Heh, yeah..I guess." I replied to her comment about the necklace being for some really nice if I was going to buy it. I had only replied with an approval only because I didn't want to make it seem obvious that I wasn't really buying the necklace for anyone but rather just to make conversation with the girl.
Soon enough, when the rain started pouring down I let out a mental gasp as I looked up toward the sky to feel the rain hit my face. By the time I had looked back at the girl, she was giving the money toward an older lady at the stand before receiving only part of the payment and running off. If her clan was truly poor and that was all the money she was going to get, there was no doubt in my mind that she was probably going to try and buy food with that. Without even a moment of hesitation, I followed after the girl but made sure to keep myself hidden in the crowd to see where she would end up if I kept following her.

I walked through the rain, weaved n and out of the crowds, not sensing anyone following me, and I kept thinking about the boy who bought the necklace. I should have asked his name... tched and kept on, knowing i'd probably never see him again. He was from another clan, royalty. He probably thought I was ugly or pathetic.
Entering a small, worn down shop on the edge of the marketplace, I came in. The shop keeper waved to me and I waved back to the elderly woman.
"Have anything new and fresh, Bubba?" I asked her, looking around. She smiled at me from behind the counter and pointed to a table to the left. "Fresh Fruit and Veggis just came in, and a few loaves of bread." I smiled and walked up to the table. Bread... $4... each veggie was $1 each. I grabbed the bread and some fruit and veggies and handed her my bill. She thanked me and gave me a bag. I continued to look around.
"It looks a little different in here."

Following after the girl I make sure to keep my face hidden from anyone in the crowd as my body starts to become slightly drenched from the rain beginning to pour just a bit harder. Even with the girl moving quickly through the crowd, I continued to keep up with her quite easily even though many times I had to stop and stand to the side for the guards that were looking for me to go pass and continue their search. 'How long is mother and father planning on searching for me..?' I thought to myself as I noticed as how the girl made her way into one of the old worn shops. Stepping inside the shop with the rest of the other crowds coming in as well, I make my way over toward one of the counters that had plenty of vegetables on it's shelf. Making sure that while I had stood there, I would be hidden behind a couple of people in the shop as well. Taking a look at the corner of my eye, I stared over toward the girl. She seemed to only be able to buy only a few things, if she was buying food for herself that looked like it was going to be plenty for her. However, something in my gut told me that it was doubt that it was just for her.
Without so much as a warning, hearing another man step out from behind the older looking woman behind the counter, I turned my attention toward the old man. "Yes. It has changed it bit, we moved some of the shleves to the side to make more room for other customers to walk around." The old man spoke with a light laughter of his own. "So Nora, how has your mother been? Getting any better?" The old man was co-owner of the shop as well as the husband to the older lady. The two seemed to know this girl. 'Nora..?...thats her name..? Wow..it's really nice.'

The elderly rabbit fur couple always made me smile. Just the little things they did, even something as simple as moving around a few shelves to adhere to his ever growing customer base. He asked about my mother and I lowered my head. "She's still very ill. The doctor doesn't know what she has and what caused it. It's...been pretty rough at home these days." I replied with a heavy sigh. "I have to do all kinds of odd jobs to help out. I'm always tired and busy..." I said, holding back the tears. "I miss the days... Where we could all go out as a family, like when I was little. On our little picnics in the meadow. Now, the Tranzvilla clan hunts small game there, and all the grass and dirt is uneven and dead." I said with a sigh. "Nowhere is safe anymore. You know, the prince of the other clan is missing? Makes me wonder if something happened to him." Bubba adjusted her glasses.
"Ya don't say? That's odd."

The older man behind the counter that asked about how Nora's mother had immediately frowned when she said that her mother still wasn't doing well and that the doctor couldn't seem to find any cure or reason to why her mother was sick. I lowered my eyes from looking over toward the three people talking with one another as I turned my attention toward the ground after hearing about what my clan had done to the meadows that her family used to go to picnics at. I hadn't known much of the construction of on why my parents had built the area for games since during that time I was still too young to know anything. I had thought that the area had always been like that so I didn't bother to ask anyone about it. Listening right after that the girl stated on the fact that I was missing from the kingdom, my eyes widen for a moment as I bite down onto my lower lip. The older man's lips soon came to a bit of smile as he laughed lightly at the thought of the prince missing. "The royal prince of the Tranzvilla clan leaving the safety of the kingdom?..I wonder what else he'll know how to do outside of all that luxury of being given whatever he wants." He had spoken, staying quiet from all of that I looked down at both my hands for a minute as I took a mental sigh to myself. This wasn't the first time I had left my home to see others outside the kingdom, but if I were to had went into the wild I had gotten the feeling many times I really would probably die on my own.

I giggled "I agree, Mr. Bubba. But right now I can't think about that, I need to get home to the kids and Mama. You both take care of yourselves." I said with a wave as I headed outside gripping my bag tightly. I had to get home soon; it would soon be dinner time.

On my walk home, the crowds seemed to die down a bit, but some Tranzvilla soldiers were still hanging about here and there still looking for their prince. Of course, I had seen him, if I wasn't mistaken the boy who bought my necklace was him, but what was it my business to reveal that to the guards? I am getting no reward or thanks in return. I approached my home and the triplets ran out of the front door and tackled me, I fell to the ground, laughing.
"Hey, c'mon guys, i'm getting too old for this" I laughed. One snatched the bag from me and ran off, and started to eat an apple, while the other took the bag and rummaged through it. My eyed widened.
"HEY now stop that! Them rations need to last for 2 days!!!" I said, rolling onto all fours and chasing them.

The old man behind the counter nodded as he waved to Nora as the old couple watched her leave the shop and run off on home to her family for dinner. I only turned my head slightly over my shoulder to see as how she had quickly bolted out the door and made her way back to her home. If I had heard right, she spoke of kids and her mother for dinner and yet that was all she was going to bring for food? There was no doubt about it that was not going to be enough for a whole family especially if it was going to be more then one child. My frown stayed on my lips as I made my way over toward one of the counters to find the same veggies and fruit that the girl had just gotten. I had grabbed several different vegatables and multiple pieces of fruit into my hands as I brought them over toward the old couple behind the counter. Keeping my head the entire time, I pulled out my bag of golden coins and placed them onto the counter with the food. "I was wondering...if you might have a fresh roast anywhere? I will be willing to pay for it.." I spoke with my tone of voice low.
The old man stayed silent for a moment as he raised an eyebrow toward me before nodding. "Well..yes, we do have about one or two in the back. Although, its going to be quite a lot. You think your going to be able to pay for it, son?" he asked as I nodded and paid for everything I had gotten. Leaving with a two large bags in my hands, I followed the scent of the girl all the way into the more poor clan of the land. Once reaching her home, I had heard from the outside a bit of yelling and laughing over food going on inside the small home. 'Thats where she lives..?'

Our home was small, originally built by my father before him and my mother wed. All three of my brothers shared one full sized bed, where my sister and I shared a bed and my mother had her own single bed. I rarely slept in bed with my sister because I always came in from work so late and I didn't want to ever wake her up; shes a light sleeper. I slept in the loft upstairs on a hay filled sack. It was the only privacy I got, if I ever was up there alone. I rushed the kids inside and hugged Mamma as I went to the door.
"Feeling well mama?" She smiled and hugged me; her fur looked paler by the day.
"I am always better when my Nora comes home. I'll start dinner, could you bring in the laundry?" I nodded, handing her the bag of food and going out back, all the while humming a tune.

Making my way up to the side of the girl's home, I had peeked my head slightly over a small window as I noticed how it seemed to be a small looking version of a kitchen on the inside. There seemed to be what looked like a small stove that was either run on coal if not firewood to get the flame going. Turning my gaze back and forth from one part of the room to the next, I had heard the girl speaking with her mother as well as some kids laughing and playing around with each other in the next room right over. Just from listening to the mother's tone of voice, it wasn't too difficult to realize that she was indeed really sick but yet everyone in the house sounded so very happy, almost as though the thought of barely having money or food bothered them.
A deep frown remained on my lips as I watched as how the girl left through the back to go get the laundry. If what the mother said was true about her making dinner and her being sick like that, it brought a slight bit of fear to me that she would get hurt from doing such a job. keeping both the large bags of food in my grip, I made my way to t he back of the home only to find multiple different sized as well as colors of clothing hanging in the sunlight to dry. I immediately made my way up to the girl but made sure my face was still hidden. "Hello again..I'm sorry to interrupt you, but I would like to ask you..this is your home..?" I asked with my voice low and a bit saddened.

Mother inside the home started to gather the small logs of wood and threw them in the oven, then went to the table to unpack the bag of food. My sister drew her drawings and my brothers took turns playing a classic tabletop checkers we had in our family for years.
I took down the laundry and folded it, placing it in a basket when the familiar figure appeared in the yard. Stunned and frightened, I froze, not knowing what to do. Is he here to rob us? Rob me? What does he want? I simply nodded to his question.
"Uhm, if you followed me because you were dissatisfied with the necklace, i'm sorry to say Im not the person you should be speaking to. I worked for someone in the market" I said, trying to hurry and take down the clothes, not even bothering to fold them. The storm that was over the market was making ts way here.

Slowly I had put down the two large bags in my hands onto the ground as I looked at the girl standing in front of me. She was grabbing the laundry off the hooks of the line that they used to hold up the clothes to let them dry as quickly as possible, immediately I turned my attention toward the sky and noticed how the dark clouds were slowly making their way over toward the more poor side of the clan. Listening to as how she stated that if I wanted a refund for the necklace that she wasn't the one to speak to about that, I could only shake my head as I made my way over to her and began to help her take down some of the clothes and place them into the basket. Pushing down some of the laundry into the basket to make some more room, I took my attention back onto the girl before only showing a light smile on my lips. "No, it is not about the necklace..I was wondering, if you wouldn't mind it..if I could come over?" I asked doubting she'd give me a random answer as to saying yes, it wouldn't had been surprising but yet I still gave it a try anyway. I wanted to see how her family acted on the inside, to see how the girl's family was still sounding so happy even with their problems for food and their mother's sickness. "I would like to also speak...with you..in private when I get the chance."