02-21-2008, 04:04 PM
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[/html]Beppe's gaze shied away from the look that the other was giving him, shuffling a little in his place and trying to hide his sheepish expression. The boy wouldn't have been able to explain why these fish were sacred, only that they were. Surely, hiding in these red lanterns or within the weathered face of the statues, were gods, watching the two young wolves with heavy hands. Once they had made their judgement, those gods would work in their mysterious ways and craft a net so heavy that Merit and his yellow-bellied new acquaintance Beppe would be unable to slip beneath it.
"Pleased to meet you," the boy said weakly from behind a rather forced smile. Trying to get away from the image of some lamentable creature, he said, "I have heard story that these big yellow fish come from heaven themselves, and that one of them has been given a black pearl from the demon.. Vito, and if the fish dies then the pearl will be given back to Vito and he will be strong again. The pearl is his soul, and if the pearl is free he is." Beppe had let his eyes rest on a lantern in the distance throughout his entire story and only now he let his eyes rest meekly on the other. Being scared of a demon was better than being scared of fish, right?
After a moment, the blood that was rushing through Beppe's body was almost overwhelming. His little story, a last ditch effort to make himself feel less like a squirming little girl, had likely made it even worse. Feeling more awkward than he had in his entire life, the boy smiled faintly and said, "I have to go now, nice to meet you." He turned, trying not to be too obvious, and walked away much quicker than he arrived.[html]