Posted by Civilian Seamus McKenzie (Future Citizen) in Earth - Seek And Ye Shall Find… Whether You Want To Or Not

Posted by Civilian Ragna Idun McKenzie (Future Citizen) in Earth - Seek And Ye Shall Find… Whether You Want To Or Not

Posted by Civilian Seamus McKenzie (Future Citizen) in Earth - Seek And Ye Shall Find… Whether You Want To Or Not
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Runa grinned, “Good answer.” She kissed him, pulling herself close to him, breathing him in and letting him have all of her. They fit next to each other, her heart matched the rhythm of his, and she could feel, like a tangible thing, her soul twinning itself with his. The street was oddly empty as they stood there as time slowed in the moment. Then very gently she pulled back and looked into his eyes. She tucked her hand into his arm, “Come on, we’re fixing this, now.” She started walking, back the way she had come, towards the manor, but despite her determination she was no hurry, savoring the walk and time with him.

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Runa had been gone for hours. Revna tried her comm again and nothing. It wouldn’t even connect. She asked those who knew here if they had seen her, but no one had any idea where she had gone. No one had seen her since she had walked off the stage after playing with Tara and Blaire. Then Revna got distracted in the party and excitement and the sudden responsibilities. She mentioned it to Mike, but he was right Runa was a grown woman and could go where she wanted. By the time the sun went down Revna wasn’t willing to accept that answer anymore. Runa could go and do as she wanted but it wasn’t like her to not answer her comm and in fact it wasn’t even connecting. That started a full on search until Tara came out cackling like an old bat crazy crone. On her personal communicator was a picture of Runa with a man. A huge, built, ripped, shaved head, mustache and goatee, strapping SCOTT. Her hand was tucked into his arm, his hand resting over hers. His body was curved slightly toward and over hers, and Runa was leaning into him. There was no mistaking the look on their faces. Revna looked at Mike, she had no doubt who the man was. Revna moved next to Mike, tucking herself under his arm, “Mike, we have to fix this.” her words and gaze serious and slightly pleading. They had to find a way. This was Runa and Revna had been convinced yesterday that Capall deserved better after what she’d learned. “And then we can have fun at her expense.” Ragna looked from Mike and Revna to Tara and back. “Fix what?” Revna grinned, “This!” and passed the photo to Ragna who started laughing and passed it to Seamus and then around to the rest of the family. Helka grabbed Tara by the arm, “We have things to do Tara.” And Helka cackled and they disappeared.

Runa and Revna

Mike looked at the pic. “Capall… well… shit.” he said with a laugh. “I mean… you know what? Good for her! And him! If Runa thinks he’s solid enough to look at him like that? I’ll take her opinion as fact.” Suddenly his eyes went wide and Revna would see that smile on his face. The one on his face when he filled her hiking boot with peanut butter. The one where he convinced her to wear a lace up corset and then tied her to the bed post while lacing it up. That smile. “Oh… oh yeah… oh yeah this is happening.”

He looked at Revna and said “Go get your dad.” and he started chuckling evilly.

Mike

Revna shook her head, oh no, nope....she was just really glad she wasn’t on the receiving end of that smile this time. She scampered off before Mike starting getting other ideas that included her. She found her Da and Uncle Oddvar by the mead, her Da knocking back a whole mug at a time. “Really Cuyler, just be glad he’s not an intergalactic pirate!” Oddvar’s warm rich belly laugh made Revna smile. “Well ya, but she could have at least answered the comm. It’s like that time they got lost and drunk…oh lords and ladies you don’t think she was drunk do you? That poor guy.” Oddvar and Revna laughed, “No Da, a drink maybe but it takes a LOT to make Runa drunk. Anyway, Mike wants you…something about ‘oh yeah this is happening.’ So if ya want in on it, you better get moving.” Cuyler looked at Oddvar, and remembering the punk rockers waiting outside the gate, they began to laugh and in ground eating strides rejoined Mike. Cuyler clapped his hands and then rubbed them together. “Whatcha got in mind, son?”

Cuyler

Mike looked at both men, and then Seamus as he arrived grinning. “Now if’n ye told me I’d be seein’ my sister-in-law walking around with the likes of Capall yesterday? Oh, I’d have knocked ya flat. But that picture… didja see that?! Gods above I’m surprised they ain’t moved in and pickin’ out curtains already!” and the assembled men howled in laughter.

Revna and Ragna looked at each other and back at them and then Revna looks at them dead serious, “What makes you think they haven’t? She’s been gone HOURS.” Ragna and Revna exchanged another look and grinned.

Mike was the first to gather his composure and said “Ok… ok… ok ok ok ok ok ok… so here’s the idea. Capall banished himself, right? Can’t really marry legit do anything with Runa unless that’s handled. And it’s Runa… so she’s on her way here right now. ALL of you know this. So… I say we hold her feet to the proverbial fire a bit. I mean…” and he glanced at Cuyler and Oddvar, “… it’s not like she doesn’t have it coming with all the teasing and torture she’s lavished on her sisters… right?” and he grinned the grin.

Mike

Cuyler crossed arms across his broad chest a boyish grin across his face. “Oh yeah, we’re doing this, but,” he looked at his other two daughters and then his two sons. “So yeah I get it, how you two feel about Runa picking on the other two…but trust this old man, who has experience with it…you may not want to get involved between sisters. They’re liable to turn on you.” Oddvar snorted, “Yeah take it from your old man there, got between Helka and Sophie....I’ll show you pictures some time. But I am ALL in. Now like you said, Runa’s on her way here…when she decides to get here is another thing…so we may have hours or 10 minutes. What are we doin?” Cuyler grinned, “Oh my dear sweet problem child. 3 heart attacks a day…she’s about to get hers.”

Cuyler and Oddvar

Mike just smiled and said simply “All of you… just follow my lead. And by all the gods and stars above…”

“Don’t. Laugh.”

Mike

And they all laughed. Better to get it out now than before. Oddvar looked around, “Where did those two get too?” Cuyler looked around, “Who?” Oddvar rolled his eyes at him, “Your wife and Tara…umm Lady Tara.” Cuyler looked at Mike and Seamus and tilted his head at his brother and grinned. “Who knows, I’m not gettin’ involved in that.”

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They approached the drive for the main estate, there wasn’t any traffic. Those staying were settled and those leaving had already gone home. Runa stopped them before the gate, where all the shields were hanging. She reached up, in an impressive show of upper body strength, and pulled herself up, unhooked her shield from where it was hanging, dropped quietly, and then reaching between the wrought iron snagged her sword from where it was leaning against the fence. Sword slipped onto her belt and shield on her back, she took his hand and kissed Capall with all her heart. She knew he may not be familiar with their traditions or even the McKenzie ones, his parents not having seen value in them, but he was worth it. And she was going to do this the right way, because she wanted him to know he had value for himself and that she knew he was worth it. Then taking his hand the walked through the gate.

Capall hesitated, his size refusing to let Runa drag him through, and then looked at her. “Only for you would I do this.” and he stepped through and onto the grounds.

Runa turned and looked at him, dead serious. “We leave, right now, and never come back. There is nothing here for me with out you. We’ll walk away and make our own life.”

There were whispers at first. Runa expected it and she simply held Capall’s hand and kept walking. There were insults from the McKenzies and Edmans a like.

Capall was unfazed. The only reaction to a particularly cruel taunt from a young Edman woman standing next to a young McKenzie man was a gentle squeeze of Runa’s hand.

Runa turned her gaze on the woman, letting her see her face, and she was shocked. “So easily we forget, Ella, to Rise from the darkness,” Runa’s voice was soft, a reprimand but kind and a hint of understanding the woman’s confusion, but that clearly she was wrong. Ella stepped back and grew quiet and contemplative. “I’m sorry Runa.”

“OH MY GODS RUNA! Where have you been we’ve been searching EVERYWHERE!” Ada came up in a rush, comm in her hand, =C= Revna we found her!=C= Runa looked at Ada, “Found me? I wasn’t lost.” Ada waited for a response and wasn’t really look at her. “Revna’s been trying to comm you for HOURS.” Then she looked up, eyes landed on Capall and her whole body language changed, “Runa?” She held out a hand to her. “I saw him across the wall, he was trying to get at you and Ragna.” She lifted the com to call Ragna and Seamus. The whispers were spreading, but Runa stepped closer to Ada, taking Capall with her, by sheer momentum and the look on her face making Adam back up.

Runa

“Easy, love.” he whispered. “They’ll certainly spare you… me not so much. And there has been a lot of drinking.” he reminded her.

“I can handle drunks.”

Soon, however, they found themselves approaching the main bonfire. Seamus looked up and snarled slightly, standing and drawing his sword and stepping in front of them. “No, Runa. Just no. This is not the time or the place for… for… for whatever this is.”

Seamus

Runa stepped right in front of Capall, blocking Seamus and she didn’t blink. As he drew his sword she shrugged the shield down onto her arm. She wouldn’t draw steel on him, her brother, but she wasn’t going to back down. “Seamus, I gave you my word, if there was a problem and I needed your help I would tell you. Well I’m telling you, there is a problem, but it’s not a Marshal problem. We’re going to see the Chiefs, Michael and Revna. Now you can call Ragna and the two of you give us an armed guard if it pleases you, but we’re going.”

Runa