someone had to stop the rain.

[Nikolai Russo]

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http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/ ... itable.png);background-position:bottom;background-repeat:no-repeat;"> He might have been lost in his thoughts, he wasn't sure. The moment a voice surged through his mind, all other thoughts were immediately dismissed. This was nothing new; the second he was interrupted from his thoughts, all focus was lost altogether. It was why he became so frustrated when interrupted from his cartography, why he grew so furious when people bothered him out of boredom or curiosity. This wasn't the case. His name was thrown into the air, gently almost, and the concept startled him. The beast hadn't met enough faces for them to know, let alone remember, his name. Nikolai turned his shoulder and pointed his duel-hued eyes to the intruder. His shoulders squared. His back straightened. "Luka," he muttered, as if confirming the name to himself. The beast wanted to apologize, all of a sudden--he had to be wrong; he was seeing things. His brother, out in the middle of nowhere? Just passing by, in the same area, just feet away? How had it happened? And yet, despite such denial, a smile started across his face, and his voice continued. "Vhat... Vhat are you doingk heere?" He took a step forward, shaking his head in awe. "Can't be you... I thought you vere dead," he said, almost laughing.

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