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Aidenn leapt forward, grabbing a knife he had stashed on a shelf near the door, hearing Adrian do the same, a second behind. Antoine just jumped into the room, a blade she had had on her slicing the air. And then they heard it.
From beneath the shredded upholstery, ruined books, assorted pieces of paper and miscelaneous cat supplies... a small miow. Adrian's head turned, so slowly it was as if his neck was no longer controlled by his body. He turned until he was facing Aidenn, a combination of horror, shock, fury and allergies crossing his face. His perfect lips parted into a stunned expression for a moment, his eyes still smoldering. "What.was.that." Every word fell to the floor like a lead weight.
Aidenn's eyes widened. He turned to Antoine, who was on her knees, searching for Fluffy. "Um, Antoine? Would we care to explain?"
Having just made an unsuccessful grab at something white and furry under a pile of toys, still cold, and getting more annoyed by the second, she looked up, an irate, evil grin on her face "Why, Aidenn! We're surprised at us! After all, WE FOUND IT! DEAL WITH IT!" With that, she shoved herself forward into the pile, and burrowed after the cat.
Adrian cocked his head to one side, an identical smile to Antoine's on his face. "Care to explain, brother dear?"
Aidenn nibbled delicately at his lower lip, shifty-eyeing around the room. "Wuh... Uh... Weeeeeellll... we see, we were outside, and..."
Five minutes later, the whole story had been revealed, the cat nabbed, and Adrian's eyes were watering as sneeze after sneeze poured out of him. Antoine was off to one side, trying to shove the unwilling Fluffy into a deluxe leather carrying case, while they cleaned up.
"Aidenn, we're ACHOOO! Dead..."
"Um...."
Finally successful, Antoine stood, walking over to them. "What are we going to do?"
"We're gedding rid ub id, dat's whad!"
Aidenn's lower lip shot out, quivering. His head lowered, bangs falling over his face as his eyes widened to impossible width.
Antoine hastily covered her eyes, wisely. Adrian was not so lucky, and was caught full force. "Dot...sad...puppy...eyds! Cand't...resist! Doe! Dat thig has god do go!"
Aidenn turned up the intensity of his gaze, a pair of large tears filling the corners of his eyes.
"Ack! Enough!" Antoine sat up, assuming her best 'command' face. "Right! This is what we're going to do. The cat is safely shut away, we will clean up this mess first."
"Doe we ACHOO! Wod't! We're sdill ACHOO! Sneeding!"
Aidenn and Antoine exchanged crafty glances. "Well then... there's only one thing to do."
"Oh good. We'll call duh pound..."
But it was too late. Aidenn scooped up his flailing twin, Antoine grabbing his booted feet. Together, they dragged him, shrieking, down the halls, up the stairs, through the doorways, and to the reprogramming rooms.
"ACK! Wad are we going do do?" Adrian looked horrified.
"Calm down, we're going to cure our allergies. Just...get...in!" With a final shove, the shrieking Twin was forced into the room. The other two exchanged curt, business-like nods, before entering the control booth.
It was very noisy, as Adrian's shrieks filled the little booth completely.
"Ow! Turn off the sound feed!"
"What? We can't hear us, the screaming's too loud!" Aidenn hit a button and the sound stopped. "What did we say?"
Antoine looked irritated. "We...oh, never mind. To work!"
It didn't take long, as it was such a minor change, and Aidenn hurried forward to throw the big door open, sending Adrian tumbling out. Antoine examined the inside of the door. "Hmmm... scratch marks...Silly Adrian!"
Adrian glowered up at both of them, no mean feat when lying on the floor. "We are NOT amused!"
"But, we can talk again!"
Adrian hauled himself to his feet, looking thoughtful. "True........."
Aidenn grinned, prancing around "We can keep the kitty!!!!"
Antoine and Adrian both looked stunned.
Some time later, the Three surveyed their freshly cleaned suite. All cat supplies had been neatly arranged and set up for their new pet's convienience, the damage had been repaired, the garbage disposed of, and the cat released to explore his new territory. The Three sat on a couch, exhausted, but pleased by their work.
"Does this cat have a name?" Adrian asked, watching its progress as it sniffed everything in turn.
"Fluffy!" announced Aidenn proudly, "His name is Fluffy."
The other two exchanged exasperated glances. "We...seeeeeee...." Adrian shrugged.
Aidenn gave a huge, theatrical yawn and scooped up the unwilling cat. "Well, we're off to bed. Tomorrow's a big day, with riding and all. Oh yes, The Merovingian is coming along. Night!"
"AAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCKKKKKK!!!!" Antoine leapt up, raced around the room twice (once clockwise, once counterclockwise), before flopping back on the couch, gagging. "Horses... Mero...Nnnnnhhhh..." She pretended to faint.
Adrian raised one gorgeous eyebrow. "Oh yes, we forgot to mention that. Well, we're off to bed, too. Don't stay up too late!"
Aidenn leapt forward, grabbing a knife he had stashed on a shelf near the door, hearing Adrian do the same, a second behind. Antoine just jumped into the room, a blade she had had on her slicing the air. And then they heard it.
From beneath the shredded upholstery, ruined books, assorted pieces of paper and miscelaneous cat supplies... a small miow. Adrian's head turned, so slowly it was as if his neck was no longer controlled by his body. He turned until he was facing Aidenn, a combination of horror, shock, fury and allergies crossing his face. His perfect lips parted into a stunned expression for a moment, his eyes still smoldering. "What.was.that." Every word fell to the floor like a lead weight.
Aidenn's eyes widened. He turned to Antoine, who was on her knees, searching for Fluffy. "Um, Antoine? Would we care to explain?"
Having just made an unsuccessful grab at something white and furry under a pile of toys, still cold, and getting more annoyed by the second, she looked up, an irate, evil grin on her face "Why, Aidenn! We're surprised at us! After all, WE FOUND IT! DEAL WITH IT!" With that, she shoved herself forward into the pile, and burrowed after the cat.
Adrian cocked his head to one side, an identical smile to Antoine's on his face. "Care to explain, brother dear?"
Aidenn nibbled delicately at his lower lip, shifty-eyeing around the room. "Wuh... Uh... Weeeeeellll... we see, we were outside, and..."
Five minutes later, the whole story had been revealed, the cat nabbed, and Adrian's eyes were watering as sneeze after sneeze poured out of him. Antoine was off to one side, trying to shove the unwilling Fluffy into a deluxe leather carrying case, while they cleaned up.
"Aidenn, we're ACHOOO! Dead..."
"Um...."
Finally successful, Antoine stood, walking over to them. "What are we going to do?"
"We're gedding rid ub id, dat's whad!"
Aidenn's lower lip shot out, quivering. His head lowered, bangs falling over his face as his eyes widened to impossible width.
Antoine hastily covered her eyes, wisely. Adrian was not so lucky, and was caught full force. "Dot...sad...puppy...eyds! Cand't...resist! Doe! Dat thig has god do go!"
Aidenn turned up the intensity of his gaze, a pair of large tears filling the corners of his eyes.
"Ack! Enough!" Antoine sat up, assuming her best 'command' face. "Right! This is what we're going to do. The cat is safely shut away, we will clean up this mess first."
"Doe we ACHOO! Wod't! We're sdill ACHOO! Sneeding!"
Aidenn and Antoine exchanged crafty glances. "Well then... there's only one thing to do."
"Oh good. We'll call duh pound..."
But it was too late. Aidenn scooped up his flailing twin, Antoine grabbing his booted feet. Together, they dragged him, shrieking, down the halls, up the stairs, through the doorways, and to the reprogramming rooms.
"ACK! Wad are we going do do?" Adrian looked horrified.
"Calm down, we're going to cure our allergies. Just...get...in!" With a final shove, the shrieking Twin was forced into the room. The other two exchanged curt, business-like nods, before entering the control booth.
It was very noisy, as Adrian's shrieks filled the little booth completely.
"Ow! Turn off the sound feed!"
"What? We can't hear us, the screaming's too loud!" Aidenn hit a button and the sound stopped. "What did we say?"
Antoine looked irritated. "We...oh, never mind. To work!"
It didn't take long, as it was such a minor change, and Aidenn hurried forward to throw the big door open, sending Adrian tumbling out. Antoine examined the inside of the door. "Hmmm... scratch marks...Silly Adrian!"
Adrian glowered up at both of them, no mean feat when lying on the floor. "We are NOT amused!"
"But, we can talk again!"
Adrian hauled himself to his feet, looking thoughtful. "True........."
Aidenn grinned, prancing around "We can keep the kitty!!!!"
Antoine and Adrian both looked stunned.
Some time later, the Three surveyed their freshly cleaned suite. All cat supplies had been neatly arranged and set up for their new pet's convienience, the damage had been repaired, the garbage disposed of, and the cat released to explore his new territory. The Three sat on a couch, exhausted, but pleased by their work.
"Does this cat have a name?" Adrian asked, watching its progress as it sniffed everything in turn.
"Fluffy!" announced Aidenn proudly, "His name is Fluffy."
The other two exchanged exasperated glances. "We...seeeeeee...." Adrian shrugged.
Aidenn gave a huge, theatrical yawn and scooped up the unwilling cat. "Well, we're off to bed. Tomorrow's a big day, with riding and all. Oh yes, The Merovingian is coming along. Night!"
"AAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCKKKKKK!!!!" Antoine leapt up, raced around the room twice (once clockwise, once counterclockwise), before flopping back on the couch, gagging. "Horses... Mero...Nnnnnhhhh..." She pretended to faint.
Adrian raised one gorgeous eyebrow. "Oh yes, we forgot to mention that. Well, we're off to bed, too. Don't stay up too late!"