Elena smiles and nods. "We love you all the time."
She nods and wipes her eyes, "I really am sorry I forgot what day it was. I wasn't trying to intentionally hurt you. I would never do that."
"I'm sorry for getting so upset about it," Elena says.
She shakes her head, "No...you had every right...to be upset. I should have written it down or something I guess. I'll definitely be there when you have your baby okay? I'm just sorry I hurt you."
Elena smiles. "A lot can happen in eight months. We'll see, okay?"
She nods, "Okay." Letting go of Elena she gets up, "I gotta get some stuff together since I'm gonna spend thed night with Dillon after the reception tomorrow. I also need some sleep if I'm gonna have to wear a dress for your wedding tomorrow." She says while giving her sister a smirk.
Elena kisses Rajni's forehead. "Okay. We have to let this ink set before we can sleep."
"Oh...I'm sorry....did I make it too late for you? You need rest too. Tomorrow is your big day and you have to get some good sleep. You don't want to be tired for it." She says, worried that her taking her time with the designs might have made her sisters have to stay up too late.
"No, silly," Elena says. "It's the day after tomorrow. The ink needs time to dry completely, but it'll set in a few hours."
Rajni blushes, "Damn it....I can't keep anything straight. Probably my tired brain....I'm too young to be this forgetful. Okay, day after tomorrow. Got it."
Rajni yawns, "Okay, I better get to bed then. I still have work in the morning, andc then I'm off on vacation for your wedding and the camping trip. If it needs a few hours to set, make sure you don't do anything to....smudge it. Have a good rest of your night you two, and get some good sleep. You're still pregnant Elena, so you still need your rest. I love you both."
Rajni helps Elena up off the floor before giving her a goodnight hug, and kiss on her cheek. Turning to Kama, she gives her a hug and kiss on the cheek as well before going to the door.
Opening it she looks back at them, "Goodnight. I'll see you tomorrow, after I get home from work."
"Okay, we'll see you tomorrow," Elena responds. "Have a good day at work."
She nods after yawning again, "Okay...thanks Sis, I'll see you tomorrow."
Bidding her sisters a good night, Rajni goes to her and Juhi's room. Slipping into the room quietly, Rajni changes into her sleepwear and crawls into her bed. Looking over at Juhi's bed, she sees her cat curled up asleep with thed young girl. Smiling, Rajni closes her eyes and quickly falls asleep.
As they wait for Elena she says, "I haven't drawn or colored anything since I was a young girl....and Farron was never very supportive of those things, and he didn't give out much praise....so, I guess I'm just not used to hearing it. I like hunting, but.....I really like doing things that allow me to be creative. Like....when I'm wrapping packages for Halfpocket's customers.....I just get in this "zone"....ya know? Do I sound completely ridiculous?"
"You've gotten back in touch with the artist in your soul. There is nothing ridiculous about it." Kama adds smiling as she looks at their beautiful mendhi. "Thank you Rajni, it means so much to us."
Rajni turns to look at Kama, "Thank you, I hope you guys know how much you mean to me. Goodnight." She then turns and goes to her room, quietly closing their door behind her.
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Having already had her bath the night before, Rajni gets up early and dresses warmly. Going over to her sister's bed, she pulls an extra cover over her. Rubbing her cat's head, she gives her the "stay" and "guard" command, ensuring that she would stay close to Juhi and keep her warm until she was ready to get up. She would put some food down for Shar before leaving this morning. Shivering slightly, she hurries to get into her layers. She wasn't sure if Halfpocket's would even be open on such a morning as this, but she didn't want to be late if he was.
Getting downstairs she puts down some food and water for Shar before grabbing some fruit out of a bowl and sitting down at the table with it, some cheese and a little bread.
Having been exhausted the last couple of days, and after everything she'd gone through, Arista has no problem sleeping past sunrise.
Unlike her mother however, Celine is awakened by the cold air in her room and the puppy's wet nose against her cheek. Opening her eyes a little she sees the first rays of the sun coming into her window and smiles.
Celine lies beneath the warm covers for a couple more minutes until Honey whines a little, letting her know that her puppy really needed to go outside. Giving her some more pets she finally gets up out of the bed. Pulling on pants and a thick shirt that don't match whatsoever over her warm sleep things, she pulls on her boots and wraps her little cloak around herself before coming out of her room.
Seeing Theon asleep on the couch she goes past him to the front door. Stretching up and jumping a little, she grabs a hold of the handle and pulls. The door swings open a little harder than she was ready for with the force of the wind outside, and she's flung back a little. Landing with a thump on her behind. She growls a little as she stands back up. Honey needed to go outside and she wasn't gonna give in to some stupid door.
Rubbing her behind, she goes with Honey to the now open door.
Honey looks up at Celine and whines softly.
Giving her puppy a reassuring loving pet on her back and head she leans down to her puppy to talk quietly to her, "Sshhhh...it's okay Honey. Just hurry and go potty so I can close door. Just real quick, you can do it."
With her encouragement, the little puppy goes quickly outside as Celine stands at the door. Honey hops through the snow like a bunny which makes Celine giggle as she waits for her to do her business.
Honey finishes quickly and runs back into the house, shaking snow everywhere and shivering.
The cold blast of air wakes Theon up on the couch. He rubs his eyes and looks over to see his niece and her dog. "Celine...what are you doing?"
She points out the door, "Honey go potty. I take her."
Theon goes to the door and closes it. "Go get a towel for Honey, Celine. She doesn't need to get sick."
Celine nods and runs to the bathroom to get a towel. Coming back out into the living room she wraps it around Honey and picks her up. Carrying her puppy she takes her to the kitchen, where the heat from the wood stove kept the room a bit warmer than the others. Sitting down in a chair with Honey near the stove, Celine starts rubbing her down while talking softly to her puppy.
Theon knocks on Arista and Alethiro's bedroom door.
Having been so tired for so many days, she would have been happy to go on sleeping....however, that was not going to happen. The knocking on her door has her sitting up in the bed, her eyes still blurry from sleep. Getting something warm on her feet, she shuffles over to the door and looks out of it with bleary sleep filled eyes, "Whhaa...Celine?" She has to shake her head for a minute to clear it of the feelings left from lingering dreams.
Her eyes seem to take a moment to focus, "Huh? Ohhh....Theon, is everything okay?" She asks while rubbing her eyes, her curly mass of hair falling all over her face.
"Yeah, your daughter just let the dog out and I got blasted with some cold air," Theon answers. "You look tired, so why don't you tell me what to make Celine for breakfast and I'll go do that."
She looks at him for a moment, "Are you sure? You don't have to." She says before yawning, "I'm sorry she woke you up that way. I've told her before not to go out without telling someone." She sighs, "There's some dry oat cereal and fruit in the kitchen. It's pretty easy to make. You just add milk and warm it in a pan on the stove, then add the fruit to it when it's done. She likes it with a little honey on top and a glass of milk. Do you think you can find stuff in there?" She didn't want him to feel obligated to make Celine's breakfast, but it would allow her a few more minutes of rest before she had to get things going.
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Theon nods sleepily. "Yeah, it's no problem."
He then shuffles off to the kitchen. "I'm going to make you breakfast, Celine. Mommy is still sleepy."
The aasimar rummages around for the ingredients then gets started on his niece's breakfast.
Asha walks into the kitchen. "Good morning, Rajni. Do you need a warm breakfast?"
Grateful for her brother's presence in ways she can't even really describe, Arista leaves her door cracked open and goes to lay back down in her bed for a few more minutes.
Done with the towel she looks up at him, "Mommy sleepin?"
Finishing the bite of fruit in her mouth she looks up at her Mama, "Mmmm....that actually sounds really good mama. Kama and Elena might be up a bit later. I had them up pretty late while I finished the mendhi, and Elena said they would have to stay up a little longer for it to set....so they're probably gonna be pretty tired this morning. Just wanted to let you know so you wouldn't worry if they didn't come down right away today."
Theon nods as the milk starts to warm up. "She didn't get as much sleep as you."
Asha nods. "I don't blame anyone for sleeping in on a day like this."
She starts cooking some eggs on the stove, seasoning them lightly.
Her lip sets into a pout as she gets down off the chair to take the towel back to the bathroom. While in the bathroom, she uses the potty, washes and dries her hands and face, and brushes her teeth.
Celine walks back into the kitchen and pushes a chair against the counter. Climbing up into the chair she gets a banana out of the bowl and hops down with it. Taking it over to him she holds it up, "Nana please."
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Rajni nods, "Yeah, it's cold enough to freeze the tits off a witch out there."
Asha raises an eyebrow. "Where did you learn such an expression?"
"Do you want it on the cereal or by itself?" Theon asks, never one to talk to a child differently than an adult.
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She blushes and looks down, "Probably down at the docks. Sorry mama." She says with a contrite tone.
"You're old enough to talk however you please," Asha says. "I just don't want Juhi to pick up on it and little children are like assassins. They can sneak up on you when you least expect it."
She smiles, "Cereal please." Going to a drawer she takes out a spoon before getting a napkin from another drawer. With her spoon in one hand and napkin in the other she climbs back up to the table.
She shakes her head, "I'll try to be more careful about what I say and where. I promise I won't talk like that around Juhi."
"That's all I ask," Asha says, heating up some bread and making some wheat cereal.
Theon finishes making the cereal, slices up the banana, puts it on top and adds a little honey and sugar. He puts the bowl in front of his niece as he goes to get a glass of milk for her. He sets the glass next to the bowl but far enough away from the edge of the table. "Here you go, Celine."
"Okay mama." She says while getting some dishes and spoons put on the table as she waits for breakfast to be ready.
Giving him a smile she picks up her spoon, "Thank you." She says before blowing on her cereal and taking small bites between drinks of her milk.
Asha serves Rajni her breakfast. "Eat up and I hope it'll keep you while you're out. I can't see Halfpocket having the shop open today..."
"He might not, but I appreciate the breakfast all the same mama. You're a wonderful cook, and a great mama." She says before digging into her breakfast.
Asha smiles. "If he isn't open, don't stay out in this weather too long. I don't want you to get sick. Priya makes some home remedies which are worse than the illness."
Making a face she shakes her head, "Don't worry mama. There's no way I'll let that happen. If he isn't open, I'll probably pop by and see if Dillon is staying in before I come home."