Where art thou, brother?

Silas Agata · 05-13-2010, 01:35 PM

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Of course he could tell that Anatoliy’s words were laced with playful sarcasm, and Silas shot him another disapproving, yet amused smirk. In love? Was that was it really was? Silas knew that Halo was absolutely gorgeous and that her presence brought on all sorts of strange feelings within him, but he wasn’t sure if that was what love was. He had, obviously, experienced love for his family members, but love in this way was completely new to him. He wasn’t sure quite what to think. "You think so?" He commented softly, almost to himself more than to Anatoliy.

"Oh, Tol, come off it," Silas complained, giving his brother a slight shove as he seemed to playfully lecture him about treating Halo right. "It’s not like she’s my mate or something. Just… an interest." But he himself couldn’t help but smile at those words. And then, the boy stopped dead in his tracks, directing a hard stare at Anatoliy. "Oh god, not Liliya. Tol, don’t say a word to her! I don’t want to have to hear her go on about it." He sighed, shaking his head slightly (which sent water flying from his saturated hair) before continuing their walk to the mansion. The building had seemed to have snuck up on the two, and the young Praeses hadn’t realized they were so close. "Pleaseeee, don’t. I would have to kill you then," a mischievous, yet playful look shot in his brother’s direction.

And then, they stepped onto the covered porch and the rain was avoided for now. "Home, sweet, home," Silas cooed, as he opened the front doors and steered his brother inside. They came into the front lobby and Anatoliy instantly started firing off questions again about Halo. Though of course he wanted to talk, Silas merely frowned in return. "Ahh, before we talk, let’s move into another room." Halo, after all, lived in the mansion too, and he wouldn’t want her to overhear any of the Russo’s conversation. Silas escorted his brother down the center wing hallway, turning to the right and leading them into the sitting room that was situated just below where Silas’ room was upstairs. "Don’t want anyone to, you know, hear our conversation," he told Tol, shutting the door behind them.

From a trunk situated against the back of the room, Silas pulled out some quilts. He tossed one toward Tol, "You can dry off and keep warm." Once he retrieved one for himself, Silas closed the trunk with a dismissing swipe of a paw and draped his quilt over the back of one of the intact chairs. "Let me grab us something to eat and I’ll be right back." Silas went out into the hallway and skirted over towards the kitchen where he knew various meats were stored. Though he didn’t want to waste time cooking up the meals like Cassius had so long ago when Silas had first moved in, he took two slabs of caribou meat and plunked them down onto two china plates. Balancing them both with one arm, Silas made his way back to the sitting room where Anatoliy sat waiting, hopefully hungry and beginning to dry off from the damp weather outside. "Here, brother – something to hold you over." He handed him one of the plates, before taking a seat in one of the chairs. He pulled the quilt over him, before setting the meal on his lap. Before anything, he removed his bandana and rung the water from it, not bothering to care that the water was leaking onto the floor, before retying it back into its usual spot amongst his dark locks.

"Now to answer your question, her name is Halo," he finally divulged to his brother, smile reforming amongst his features. "There’s just something about her. I mean, she’s drop dead gorgeous, but then there’s the air about her… she just has this strength. Whenever I’m around her I find myself trying to impress her. And it’s not that I don’t want dad to know, it’s just… I don’t want to bother everyone with something that’s just… well, not definite. I don’t know what she thinks of me." And just like what often happened when Halo was around, Silas could feel the warmth of embarrassment spread behind the fur along his cheeks.

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