inside were pictures of your small family

Ghita Marino · 04-02-2010, 06:22 PM

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Yay! Table change! <33
Wc: 1325. @__@;; Long post is unintentionally long, thanks to muse taking a mind of it's own.

Feeling the ebony muzzle of her sister nuzzle her body, Ghita felt obliged to return the favor, rarely shown affection manifesting itself as the fae rested her dust-hued muzzle on top of Savina's. Closing her turquoise eyes for the moment that the affection lasted, the sister let herself take comfort in her stronger littermate, the sister she had always looked up to sparing a moment in what must be a very busy life for her sister. Just as Savina began to speak, Ghita could already hear the patter of tiny paws approaching, the mother noting the scent of her child moment before he leapt out from behind the bookcase.

Amusement flickering in her optics for a moment, Ghita couldn't help but be reminded of herself at that age and younger; wild, spontaneous, and certainly mischievous. As he ran towards the pair of them, Ghita's slender hand reached down to stroke her son's head, the action causing her entire frame to bend like a willow branch towards him. Shock and mild disappointment painted her face for a moment, feeling the dust that hadn't removed itself from his pelt now coat her fingers. "Aro; Why must you have gotten dirty before the family gets here?"

Scowling for a moment before the forgiving smile spread, the wolfess proceeded to dust the messy child off, messing with the fur on top of his head before finally becoming satisfied with it. "Your daddy is correct. Everyone is arriving soon, so behave yourself like I know you can, alright?" Unable to help herself from chuckling as her son did, slender hands propped her chin up by resting on her knees, bending as she looked at her young son. "That's quite a relief, Aro. If only the other three times this week had been similar..." A wry smile coating her lips, she ruffled his pelt one more time to show she was not angry at him before turning to Savina, mock exasperation clearly showing through. "Was Gotham ever this rambunctious as a pup? My hands are full with only one of them at once!"

Her son quickly moved on to introducing himself to Savina with a charisma that obviously had been inherited from his father. Clicking her tongue while he impolitely inquired Savina's identity, her hand still found itself on his back as the small pup ran around their legs, shaking her head as he went. "You know who this is!" Fur prickling with warmth as her sister had to identify herself to her son, Ghita couldn't help but feel embarrassed that Aro had forgotten so quickly. It was true, he had been young when the ebony fae last presented herself to him, but to the fae, it seemed something that should be known, engrained in their being as to who was their family, for better or for worse.

Speak of her family, the scent of her darker mate swept around the fae before he arrived, the bright sun around his eye instantly warming the room. A soft smile crept across Ghita's face as her mate hugged her son, the same warm and light-headed feeling approaching every time Jazper was around her. Laughing as his golden eyes met her turquoise ones, Ghita extended her now free hand to Jazper, showing her intent to hold it as her mate was around. Her own tail had started wagging, the females working in synch to create a flurry enough to disturb the dust around them. "Jaz." The simple word was uttered all alone, the look she gave him able to say more than the fae had ever been able to. I'm glad you came, thank you.

The next arrival was surrounded with more complication than Ghita had ever hoped. Her third and final littermate, her older brother Ehno was expected to come, bringing in tow the litter he had had with the ivory fae, Naniko - a former member of Crimson Dreams. Stealing a quick glance to Savina as their brother entered the room, Ghita knew all too well all sides of the story that surrounded the scenario; Cambria wasn't showing up today because of her brother and his pups, and Ghita knew Savina still reeled from the betrayal. Blinking at her brother's greeting, the smile that could not have gotten bigger did, squeezing her mate's hand for a moment before releasing it, turning her focus towards the four newest members of their family.

Although her excitement to see her new nieces and nephews paled compared to her sister's on the outside, the inner excitement was still the same, letting her gaze sweep over every hair on the pup's bodies, listening attentively as Harlowe, Rio, Lucia, and Caprica were introduced to them. Smiling, the Dreamer fae leaned against her brother a little, the mood of the day sweeping her up and allowing her to show such affection. As pups, Ehno and Savina had always been closer, leaving Ghita to her own brooding and adventures, but once Ghita had arrived in Crimson Dreams, that had taken a turn for the better. "It's good to see you, Ehno." Grinning at Lucia's and Caprica's greeting, she responded with her own "Hello there!" Before fully noting the similarities between Caprica's, Rio's and Aro's pelts.

"We're still waiting on some - my daughter, included." Ghita replied, worry beginning to slowly creep into her voice. Her daughter did know the land well, but there were all sorts of accidents that could render a pup unable to move... Before her litter had arrived, Ghita had never been such a worrywart, but now that was all her mind could think of, pulling off of Ehno's body as her heart raced, wondering where her auburn daughter had ended up.

The mother's worry was quickly remedied by none other than Sophia's frame entering the manor at long last. However, it was in an explosion of snow and ice and orange fur, as the small ball rolled into the room. Eyelids flying open to fully appreciate the scene before her, her tough little girl immediately straightening up and dusting herself off, approaching her mother. Smiling, the mother lifted her pup into her arms and settled her on her lap, both Jazper and Ghita now in possession of an offspring. Stroking her daughter's head as she spoke, the mother let the child finish before adding her own anecdote only for Sophia's ears. "I was worried you had gotten lost, caro. Everything is okay?"

Smile returning to her face now as the last honorary Marino entered the manor, Ghita offered a grin as he practically ran across the room to her sister, both craniums close to her own as the couple shared a romantic lick. Nodding her head as the greeting was offered, Ghita took it upon herself to make the surrounding strangers known to both Kansas and Sophia. "Your Uncle Ehno is right beside us, with his four children; Rio, Caprica, Harlowe, and Lucia - they're your cousins, Sophia."

Absorbed in her daughter's appreciation of the surrounding gathering, Ghita almost missed the words that Savina whispered just for the littermates. However, wolven ears had graced her, allowing her to only miss the first word that Savina spoke. Instead of the joy that Ghita should have felt at seeing almost all of her family assembled, the fae bowed her head slightly, moving a hand onto Savina's in comfort. "I'm sure that she would love to see us all here, happy and healthy like this, Savina. She'd feel badly that we were sad on her account to ruin this day." At times, Ghita could be the sage of her littermates, although the moments were few and far between. Speaking her comfort in a tone loud enough for Savina, Ehno, and Sophia to hear only, Ghita quickly blinked away the moisture she was currently fighting in her eyes, the battle won within seconds as she turned her focus back to her brother. "Was the trip over here all right, Ehno?"

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