lost boy

[crcpuscular-deactivated20190127]

“I didn’t catch his name. Entertainment? Right. Forgive me if this comes off as rude, but are you by chance a dog?”

[blackbonescody]

“He sounds outrageous. Why on Earth would that come off as rude? Dogs are the best species to exist. Yes i am one, or i was. Now i’m this strange, gangly, pale human thing. What about you? Butterfly? You seem like a butterfly.”

[stillholdenon-deactivated201708]

“Gahh.. Cody! This is humiliating…” Holden rolled his eyes, taking the collar from his friend. “I’m doing this for you.” He grumbled, unclipping the collar. “You’d better not take any pictures.”

[blackbonescody]

“Exactly! It’s humiliating! And demeaning! At least i’m not scratching your ears and saying good boy. Although, that part isn’t actually so bad. But at least you don’t have to be forced to fetch the small old mangy tennis ball every two seconds. How can humans be so careless, that they keep losing it? Just keep it in your hand for Christ’s sake!” Cody realised he had gone off on a spat and paused, nodding, thoroughly pleased as Holden took the collar. “I’m going to take one photo and post it on this Instagrain thing, saying ‘puppy eyes’, so people realise what it’s like”

[thelastbjorgman-blog]

“Oh it totally should be,my royal tutors were much more smarter then those that work her.”

[blackbonescody]

“Are you real? Royal tutors? What La La Land of candy canes and cookies do you come from?”

[nylablackbone-blog]

“Don’t tell me what to do, kid,” the words might have seemed snappy from an outsider’s perspective, but there was no malice beneath them; if anything, she was barely concealing a toothy smile, “Pfft, you wish. You and me, we’re gonna have to test that theory some day– I’ll bet you a steak that it won’t be you who comes out on top.” Even if that ever happened, it was likely Nyla would have eased up. She knew how to hold her own, but she was also the master of letting other’s win. “You say that like it’s a bad thing. You know there’s no one I’d rather be stuck with,” the words were rare and genuine, but the moment passed quickly, “Don’t tell me you actually care about getting in trouble. Life’s only fun when you’re breaking a few rules, I thought I’d already taught you that– there are no fun adventures had sitting in a classroom.” Probably the wrong attitude to have, especially considering how bad she was currently doing in school, but when had Nyla ever cared about book learning? She was good with her hands, learning through doing, and that was unlikely ever to change. While getting up to mischief more often than not landed her into a heap of trouble, it was also on adventures that she learned most– maybe that was why she thought it was so important for Cody to join her all the time. “But the same could be said about comedians, brother,” she pointed out, the oddness of cartoons unlost on her, “They’re just humans who say offensive things, yet everyone laughs and makes them famous. Cartoons aren’t half as bad as they are… well, all the cartoons aside from Courage and Catdog.”  Her smile was nothing short of pure happiness and excitement, and she gave a sure nod, “There aren’t many, but there’re a few– I’ll introduce them to you, whenever you want!” Drama was pointless; all it did was cause temporary excitement, before it died down and was forgotten about. Nyla had lost interest in so many of the different school dramas pretty quick, around the time she realized that it was usually the same situation with different people– she couldn’t have been happier that Cody had learned quicker than she not to indulge in it. Leave the humans to their human ways, that was her motto. The harshness which had appeared in her voice was immediately lost once more, and her expression turned soft. “I agree. Let’s leave him where he belongs– in the past,” then, because she couldn’t help herself when his words seemed unusually gentle, “Everything ok?”

[blackbonescody]

“Nyla.” Cody playfully snarled, his canines flashing at her. The two had a strange sense of humour, but it worked for the pair. He never worried about the two falling apart, or getting into a serious argument. Well, until he found out what he had. “A steak?” That piqued his interest, his mouth drooling slightly at just the thought. “Sounds like a deal.” He agreed readily, although he was wary at the idea of fighting, even pretending to, with his sister. She was tough, and he felt bad for anybody who underestimated her. Her words were said quickly, quick enough that anybody else might have missed them entirely, but Cody didn’t, and it felt like home to hear those words from her mouth, as if no time had passed between them. He didn’t say anything to acknowledge them, knew it would probably only embarrass her or annoy her, so instead he latched onto her next sentence. “Of course i care about getting into trouble, father would-” He paused in his own words, surprised at how easily they came to him. Their father wasn’t here, but sometimes Cody lived in such a real sense of fear and dread that he felt like their father was right behind them, ready at any moment. Cody’s eyes flashed to Nyla’s, panicked briefly, wishing he hadn’t brought their father up. Cody pushed that out of his head, instead he chuckled at the mention of comedians, having had the exact same thoughts himself, and of course only Nyla would ever voice them. It was like she could read his mind sometimes. “Whenever i want?” He asked, just to be sure, his own smile growing wide and unabashed now. The smile slipped only briefly- because here it was, more then ever- Nyla was giving him the chance to say something, say anything, say it say it say it- but his throat closed in on itself, and he found himself nodding with a forced smile on his face instead now. Liar, a malicious voice whispered inside his head. The voice sounded like his father.

[stillholdenon-deactivated201708]

“Wait.. you gotta be joking.. there’s no way I’m doing that.”

[blackbonescody]

“Just try it. You put on the collar, and then you’ll see just how badly dogs have to suffer. How it’s an awful invention! Just put it on for a minute, tops!”

[crcpuscular-deactivated20190127]

“I’m not sure, that’s what I’m trying to figure out. Chew on one for hours? Why would you do that?”

[blackbonescody]

“Who said this ludicrous thing to you? Well, it’d make for great entertainment, and it’s perfect for when you can’t find a nice bone, or tennis ball to get your teeth on.”

[thelastbjorgman-blog]

“Well it kinda is if you get the dumass as a teacher next year.”Irene said,shrugging a little.

[blackbonescody]

“I’m sure your complaint will be put on the top of a list of important things and the teacher will be fired pronto.”

[camillecharming]

“I did. I did just throw a book at you. And I’m really sorry, are you alright?” She walked over to where to the book lay on the floor, retrieving it and returning it to it’s shelf. “I have been told that before, yes,” she laughed. She slowly turned back around to face him. “I’m not insane.”

[blackbonescody]

“Did i do something wrong? Usually things only get thrown at me if i did something wrong. Like spoke, or moved too loudly. I’m sorry if that was the case.” An apology. It was so surprising to hear that the rest of the words died in his throat immediately. “I... I’m alright. Yes.” He said finally, very slowly, confused. Cody rubbed at the spot on his head for a brief moment before letting his arm fall back down. “Alright, if you say so.” Cody said easily, with a shrug of his shoulders.

[cheapthriill]

“——— everyone has their own particular likes, i guess. the place i come from is very chaotic, so… i find it entertaining.” dante shrugged in response, he was just offering options, if the boy didn’t find them suitable then that wasn’t his problem. “you’re welcome.”

[blackbonescody]

“Of course. Sorry, was that rude of me to say?” Cody frowned at himself, not understanding humans still at times. “Do you do it a lot? The .. Drama stuff? Are you good at it?”

[nylablackbone-blog]

“No worries there, kid. It might be the last thing you need, but it’s the last thing I want– and you’d best not let these people change you, either,” though the look she gave him was akin to an ‘or else’, the playful nudge that accompanied her words softened it some. She was forever clueless about her brother’s inner train of thought, too focused on having him here and filling him in on everything to even try tune in too much. “There’s lots of places to check out– I can show you all the best, don’t worry. Maybe between classes, after them… or during them,” her eyes took on a vaguely mischievous glint, mind already whirling with ideas for adventures the two of them could get into, especially when classes were in session and the grounds were empty. The woods surrounding the school would never compare to the jungle of home, of course, but with Cody by her side, it would be as close as possible. “It’s a silly cartoon about a scaredy dog. You’re lucky you haven’t seen it, really.” Nyla was well aware that dogs in Buena Vista did not live as she and Cody would have lived with their family– it was a fact hard to forget when she walked past a domesticated canine every day. Nyla herself lived a curious life because of that; not at home anymore with her fellow canines, and never close to being at home with the humans. It was obvious from the look on her face that she thought the answer to his question was no, no one here was normal at all. “For a lot of them, anger is default or they have drama coming out of their ears. But some of them are good… at least, a very small amount,” a wry smile pulling at one side of her mouth, then, she continued a little bitterly, “There’s a piece of advice for you to remember for Dad– ‘go for a run, maybe you’ll blow off some steam’.”

[blackbonescody]

“Don’t call me kid. I’m not that much younger then you. And plus, i can definitely beat you in a fight.” He teased. Nyla played rough and knew how to hold her own, there was definitely no way Cody would ever fight her, let alone win. “I’m never changing, dear sister. You’re stuck with me forever.” He stretched up his arms, stifling a small yawn before giving her a wide grin as she nudged him playfully. It felt like they were children again, and another pang of guilt ripped through him. “During them? Nyla, tell me you haven’t been skipping classes. Don’t you get in trouble for that?” Cody asked, warily. Trouble was always something he worked hard to stay away from, unlike his sister who actively worked towards it. “Cartoons are strange creations. They’re drawings. And they’re famous. Isn’t that weird?” He half laughed, incredulous. “Really? You think someone is good? Well, i must meet said person or people, because you find nearly everybody exhausting.” He grinned at her again, excitement thrumming through him at the idea of exploring, meeting people, making friends, being with his sister most importantly. Cody never understood drama, and he believed it to be a Blackbone trait, because Nyla never seemed to have much time for it either, thankfully. As the conversation turned suddenly, and Nyla’s smile turned twisted harsher now, Cody felt vaguely sick, and he ducked his head. Their father. Of course... How could  Cody even try to forget such a figure in his life? “... Let’s not talk about him.” He said softly instead of all the things he truly wanted to say. He wanted to tell Nyla everything, about their mother, about how thankful he was for her protection, about how he knew what a coward he was- but like always... He didn’t.

[camillecharming]

Camille sighed in annoyance when she heard a familiar mumbling start up behind her. She glanced behind her, but as usual she didn’t see anyone. In fact, the whole library was empty other than her and the ghost she could sense behind her. Usually she was pretty patient about those on the other side trying to communicate with her, but she was pretty sure this was the same ghost that had been following her around all day just to aggravate her.  His indistinct rambling was growing louder by the second and the headache it was giving her was almost more than she could bare. It was so loud she didn’t hear the other person enter the library right before she finally snapped. “Stop yelling at me!” She grabbed the first book she saw off the shelf and through it at the ghost. But, of course, it flew right through the ghost and hit the other person instead. “Oh, shit! I’m so sorry, are you okay?”

[blackbonescody]

Cody winced as something solid hit him. A whine left his mouth out of habit, and he rubbed at his already messy hair, glancing up at the girl, a brief scowl on his features before it got replaced by his usual sunny smile. His eyebrows knitted together. “You just threw a book at me.” He stated slowly, tilting his head to the side as he glanced down at the book, now on the floor, then back at the girl. “You got a mean swing on you. Anybody ever tell you that?” Cody chuckled lightly, to show he didn’t mind really. “But, i mean. I could ask you the same. Are you okay? Your mutterings are similar to that of an insane person.”

[blackbonescody]

@alexkaligreat: @therealdoge also I have super strength so don't cross me, even if I'm super unfit right now

@therealdoge: @alexkaligreat chill out man nobodys trying to fight you, my point is that you look like shit. you should go to a human vet or something.

[crcpuscular-deactivated20190127]

“Today an old man told me I should ‘put a cold steak on that nasty shiner.’ I know that he meant my bruise, but I really don’t understand the cold steak thing. What is the obsession with that on this planet? Does it actually do anything?”

[blackbonescody]

“Why would you waste a steak like that? I can chew on one for hours, they’re endlessly entertaining.”

[ledger-heath]

“Go boldly and honestly through the world. Learn to love the fact that there is nobody else quite like you.”

[thelastbjorgman-blog]

“I swear the teachers here give you a detention for nothing. It’s not like I actually called her dumb,just implied it.”

[blackbonescody]

“That’s a fascinating story, really.” He looked over at the girl. “But not my problem.”

[cheapthriill]

“——— well, it’s not that kind of drama, i’d actually enjoy that a lot more, to be honest. but i think a more appropiate name would be an acting club? they teach how to act and pretending to be someone that you’re not.” he looked up with his tongue stuck in between his fingers, it was a gesture he usually did when he was trying to think or remember something. “i think i got this one out of another pen that stopped working, but you should be able to get one in any place where they sell school supplies?”

[blackbonescody]

“Really? That sort of drama is the worst. Who has time for that?” Cody rolled his eyes at the mere thought of it. “A club for acting? Charming. Doesn’t really sound like my sort of thing though.” He wrinkled his nose. “A school supplies place. Good idea. Thank you.”

[stillholdenon-deactivated201708]

“Dude, there’s never a time I’m not thinking about dinner.” Holden grinned. 

[blackbonescody]

Cody beamed, “You’re my kind of guy, then.”