Brother/Sister time

[River]

Briar walked straight through the Guys' Dorm to Room 305, ignoring the curious looks she recieved. She marched into her older brother's room, closed the door behind her, and plopped down on his bed, trying to hide the pain she knew probably showed in her eyes. "Hey, bro, what's up?"

[Velareksil]

Taihphel looked up in slight surprise at his beloved sister. He had been writing in boredom before she had come, so her presence was a welcomed surprise. He tilted his head slightly, staring through her with curiosity. His dark eyes filled with a kindness as he peered into her bright pupils. When the sadness and pain in her eyes sunk into the ocean that was his heart, he rose from his post and touched her face with a warm hand, "Although I'd like to welcome you here first, I can't help but ask. Who dared to hurt you so much that your beautiful eyes would fill with this sadness? What kind of cruel happening could inflict such agony upon your own pure soul?

((oh my, dramatic books have taken their toll on my writing style, can't we just pretend he was getting way too into his little writing or something? TT-TT))

[River]

((LOL MAPLEKIT xP))

"Oh, i-it's nothing." Briar murmured, curling up in her brother's arms. He was the only family she had, the only person who had never deserted her.

[Velareksil]

((Ah, stubborn, alas, this will be fun.))

Letting out a small sigh, Taihphel sat down next to her as he hugged her gently, stroking her back with those same warm hands. ((and diving his nose into her soft and silky pelt, letting her sweet scent fill his nostrils, yup I'm still stuck on that <nodnod>)) He closed his eyes and finally allowed himself a few words, "if you don't tell me, I'll never know. If I never know, even if I'm right here by your side, I'll never be able to help you in any of the troubles that come up your life," he said quietly, "and, if that happens, I'll never be able to grant you a happiness you so deserve and I so desire to give."

((And then he leaned in to nuzzle her gently, a deep purr could be heard as he did so. His love and his passion all communicated as he slowly and gently pressured his sister into speaking at last. How do I continue to cling to this, constantly? <3

I swear this guy is more dramatic then Dye, how did that happen? Why do none of my characters turn out like I want them to? <epic fail>))

[River]

Briar closed her eyes and leaned her head against his chest. "I can't date Scarlet. I can't. I don't want to lose her, but I'm going to lose her whether I date her or not. Tai, I don't know what to do. I love her, but I'm going to lose her like everyone else, and I don't know if I can live through that again." Tears leaked out and slid down her cheeks. She never cried in front of anyone but her brother.

[Velareksil]

Taihphel ran his hand through his sister's hair, his eyes looking steadily before him as he thought of the words he could string together, the sentences he could form. The outcomes, the paths. He didn't want his words to mislead his sister, he didn't want his sister to be hurt, but the barrier of fear was something that he knew had to be broken one day. "It's not bad to love," he whispered, "and all people have their reasons for what they do. It's normal to be afraid of betrayal, it's normal to think all people will betray you once you've been betrayed. But still, it's not bad to love, it's not bad to come to love, it's not bad to act on emotions alone, and it's not bad to trust. Don't let your fears stop you. I'll always be here to hold you if ever and whenever you need me. But don't let the doings of people in the past effect your thoughts of people in the present. All people are kind, and all humans are human, but that's all one person has in common with the next. If they tell you they love you, and you can see it in their eyes, they love you and that is all. If they tell you they love you, with purity in their eyes, then they need you, and want you to need them, they want to hold you, and they want you to hold them. If they tell you they hate you, and there's a pain in their eyes, they don't truly hate.
'love's a desire,
so do not fear end
hatred's a sorrow
that'll come once again
and fear is the wall
that neither befriends'
there is plenty of sadness, and hatred in this world, but it's overruled by the love and happiness in this world, if you seek it you won't find it, if you look up you'll see it. If you trust you may be broken, but if you trust just one more time, there can always be a change. That is why people trust, long, and cry, it's all for the same thing, to be loved, and for their salvation.
But if things turn out badly I'll be here to get you through, if it turns out well, I'll be here to support you; either which way, I'll always be here." he said, taking his sister's head in his hands as he brush away her tears with a gentle swipe of a thumb. He smiled a calm smile and spoke in his gentle tone, "is that alright?"

((<nodnod> I'm such a failure I know, but, eh, this is why nobody asks me to help them XD))

[River]

((You are SOOOO NOT a failure!!! That was beautiful!!!))

"B-but love doesn't last, not for everyone else. People find reasons to hate, to reject, to desert. All the love in the world doesn't change that. Even...even parents find reasons to hate..." Briar choked the words out, her heart breaking all over again at the memory of her mother's words. Oh why, God, have you cursed me with this child? What did I do to deserve such an aweful offspring? and her father's words, three years prior: Marie, I cannot be seen with such a child! She is an abomination, and she shames us! Briar sobbed her heart out. "Why does everyone find a reason to hate me, Tai?"

[Velareksil]

Taihphel shook his head softly, "wrong, I'm here to love you, at least. Even if there is hatred, even if people leave their passions behind. They will find passion again. Hatred emerges from love, but love will always be sought, love will always survive. It's dangerous, it's saddening, and it's...the humanized version of survival at the fittest. Love is the healing power, hatred is the burning power, both will always exist. Passion is the eternal internal drive, the strength and the desire to survive in this search for meaning, for a place in somebody's heart. Not everybody is going to reject you, not everybody is going to leave you. I promise you there is kindness in this world, although that is for you to find. Parents, or guardians are still human beings, they know fear, but for ours, their fear evolved to anger, to confusion, to hatred. I don't, I could never understand them, but they...don't let them, never let the ones that hurt you rule your life, for there is a pain in leaving an ever burning scar, as well. They both each knew a kind of love for one another, that much I know. Believe in the power of love. Believe in me, for I'll always be here when you reach out. To calm your tears when you do shout. I'll be here to catch your tears before they fall into the endless ocean. And there are people, so many kind people who would gladly do the same. Who would want to find their meaning by embracing another. Just trust your heart to find them." he said, holding his sister tightly, wishing he could take away the pain of the past. But all memories were there, they could be obstacles, they could be motors. But they were all there, they all deserved to survive, just as human emotions.

((;lkdhga;lkdshga;s <dies>))

[River]

((MAPLEKIT! You're posts are BEAUTIFUL!!! :-o))

Briar looked at him, a faint glimmer of hope in her green eyes. In spite of herself, she did trust him. "So...it's okay to be with Scarlet?" she asked, her normally casual, careless voice was soft and scared.

[Velareksil]

Taihphel nodded softly, his strange hair brushing his eyelashes slightly. He smiled a kind and gentle smile, "I'm sure she longs for you right now just as you long for her," he whispered softly, "if it would help, I would come with you, but for now I'll let you go, because there's a kind of passion that burns more deeply when two hearts become one and two souls form one world," he said, the soft smile still upon his face. He brushed her hair with a kind affection, "although I would suggest you wash your face before you go," he said lightly.

((.___.; that's a first <3))

[River]

((Actually it's not. xP))

Briar chuckled and brushed tears out of her eyes. "Thanks, bro." she said with a smile, giving him a tight hug. Somehow, he always managed to make her feel better. She jumped down from his bed and ran toward Scarlet's room...