from fairest creatures

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Characters: OU!England and you!
Setting: Kitchen or Floor 19, the new library.
Format: Starting prose, but I'm flexible, baby. ;D
Summary: He's a bit disturbed by the lack of tea and history textbooks in this tower.
Warnings: England in the kitchen (but don't worry, only for tea!), probably language, and flying mint bunny.


Kitchen;;

He hadn't the faintest idea exactly how that trunk had been packed to encompass all of his basic needs, but he had never been more thankful for it as he was when he arrived in the kitchen and realized that this place lacked a supply of tea. He had brought his own tea down regardless of what he expected to find -- he trusted his own supply and brands far more than anything the tower had to offer -- but it was troubling to know that he'd probably end up having to ration what he had.

A deep sigh fell from the kingdom as he leaned back against the counter next to the stove, where the water waited to boil. He only hoped that the power wouldn't blip out while the stove was on, as it had seemed to be keen on doing this month thus far -- with the rate at which his nerves were fraying, he needed a cup of jasmine post-haste.
Floor 19;;

"There's nothing up there, either?" he questioned, craning his head back to look at the winged green creature hovering near the highest shelves. When the soft voice answered in the negative, England's generous eyebrows furrowed in perplexity.

The entire history section was gone from this library. Something about that disturbed him to his core. Those weren't just dry retellings of things that most people didn't care about anymore; those were his memories. The story of his life, and the lives of all of his comrades, as well. Stories that would die if they weren't passed down.

Chunks had been carved out of some other sections as well, it seemed. England was skeptical that the removals were at random, especially with one section all but eradicated. The pudgy rabbit fluttered down to rest on his shoulder, and he absently reached up a hand to stroke its head as he pondered. To anyone without a sight for fairies and the supernatural, it would look more like a gesture of madness to empty air at the side of his head, but England had more important things to worry about at the moment than his perceived sanity.

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[isnotagiraffe.livejournal.com]

Taiki nodded slowly, "For the most part." As long as he avoided certain rooms that was. "It is a very strange and frightning place."

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He gave a small sigh of relief, only as much as was polite. "I'm glad," he admitted, agitating a tea bag with each hand. "I'm almost certain that you don't need to be told so, but, do be careful nonetheless." Even though Taiki appeared to have a degree of maturity, he was still a child. Why were there so many unattended kids in this abhorrent place, anyways?

"Will you be wanting sugar?"

[isnotagiraffe.livejournal.com]

Taiki gave another small smile, "I will, but Sanshi and Gouran are here so they will protect me." He shook his head, "No thank you mister Kirkland."

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England smiled faintly, stirring the tea bags around one more time before raising his mug to sip it. Content with the flavor, he offered the other one to Taiki with his free hand.

"Sanshi and Gouran, hm? Are they friends of yours?"

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"Thank you." Taiki took the tea with a smile and nodded, "They are my shirei, Sanshi, Gouran!" Within a moment there was a small dog and a woman who was a mix of a few different creatures at his side. Sanshi took his hand, Taiki knew he wasn't meant to summon them all the time, especially not infront of humans but they came whenever he called here because it was such a horrific place.

"This is Sanshi," Taiki squeezed her hand, "And Gouran."

ooc: Visual for Sanshi http://moe.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/thumbs/475419145.gif

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England was a little startled by their sudden appearance, but it became something far from alarm; in fact, he almost looked excited for a moment. But blink, and one wouldn't notice it, as England was a master of keeping himself composed (or so he claimed, anyways). So there were other summoners and magic practicioners here. Fascinating.

"It's a pleasure," he said with a smile, on the chance that the two summons could understand him. The woman was particularly intriguing, but it would be rude to ask what species she was meant to be. And besides, the boy had referred to them as "shirei" -- England couldn't claim to be familiar with such beings, but maybe he could ask about it later.

[isnotagiraffe.livejournal.com]

"Hello," Sanshi said with a small smile before turning to Taiki, "Taiki?"

Taiki smiled and held her hand tighter, "I know I'm sorry." He shouldn't really summon them, but describing them to people was difficult and he knew that if there was ever a problem they would come anyways so it was best people got used to them. He smiled at Gouran and thanked him and the second demon disapeared but Sanshi remained.

"This is mister Kirkland," Sanshi smiled at him, "He made Jasmine tea!"

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England responded to the introduction with a careful upward tilt of his lips, setting one hand on his stomach and the other behind his back to offer Sanshi an aristocratic bow. A bit old-fashioned, perhaps, but he felt it appropriate. "Arthur Kirkland, at your service, Miss Sanshi."

[isnotagiraffe.livejournal.com]

Sanshi smiled and nodded, "Hello Arthur Kirkland." She didn't let go of Taiki's hand but Taiki smiled and took a sip of his tea. "This is really nice mister Kirkland, I'm sorry... could I ask... do you come from Earth."

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He straightened up once Taiki spoke again. The question was received with a mild degree of bemusement, at first, but England understood his rationale. He'd seen some weird things around this tower.

"I'm glad that it's to your taste," he replied, with the addendum, "and indeed I do."

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Taiki smiled and nodded, "I spoke to some people and it seems there are multipul places called earth. But is there a country called Japan on your earth?"

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Oh, right, England had almost forgotten the parallel worlds thing. But he supposed there would have to be more than one earth, if there were female versions of the nations running around this tower.

He smiled a little in recognition. "Indeed there is. I've been to Japan; it's rather lovely." It's just a guess, but: "Is that where you are from?"

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Taiki smiled and gave a small nod. "Sort of mister Kirkland, I am from the twelve Kingdoms, but my Ranka... Sorry," he realised that the man might not know the word, "that is a fruit that people are born from there... was blown over to earth in a storm and I grew up in Japan until Sanshi found me." He squeezed Sanshi's hand again. "Which country do you come from?"

[pixietea.livejournal.com]

People born from fruits? How curious. He was thankful for Taiki's elaboration, as it saved him the embarrassment of having to ask. The nation gave a light chuckle. "I'm from England," he responded. Well, he technically was. Normally the accent was a dead giveaway, but perhaps Taiki had never heard the accents of the British Isles before.

[isnotagiraffe.livejournal.com]

"Oh yes I know where that is," Taiki smiled, he hadn't really heard any British accents before and he smiled again nervously.

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"It's quite a brilliant place," England assured, hiding his knowing smile behind the rim of his cup. "Rainy, but the culture is unlike any other."

Well, if no one else was going to stroke his ego...

"Perhaps you could visit some time. It's very different from Japan."

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Taiki smiled he had heard that Britain was really rainy, but that was the only thing about the country that he had heard. "That would be nice, maybe once we manage to get home I can ask Lord Gyousou if I can go to earth and visit you for a little while." If Lord Gyousou ever let him out of his sight after this, that was.

[pixietea.livejournal.com]

"Don't trouble yourself; I imagine the trip would be just a tad out of the way," he remarked lightly. "But, if the opportunity ever arises, do seize it. You'll never forget the sights." Especially growing up in Japan, England would look very different to Taiki.

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"Sorry," Taiki said automatically, thinking he had upset the man or made him angry with his idea. "I hope one day to have the oportunity."

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This boy certainly did apologize a lot. England raised an eyebrow marginally. "You haven't offended me, dear lad." He raised the mug to his mouth to sip it again following his statement. "Don't fret so much. Your manners are just fine." They weren't perfect, but having raised someone as rambunctious as America, England was a bit more lenient on etiquette from children as long as their intentions were good.

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"Oh, thank you." Taiki knew his manners wern't perfect and he often worried about upsetting or offending people. He had often gotten things wrong in Japan and had been a disapointment to his grandmother. On Mount Hou Sanshi had been there to help him but she did not know how he was suposed to act here.

He drank his tea some more in silence, Sanshi's arms wrapped protectively around him.

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"Of course, dear boy," England returned easily as he nursed his tea. He fell into a hush after that, eyes skimming over the forms of both Taiki and Sanshi fleetingly enough so as to not be rude. Japan was very big on manners, probably as big as England himself, and this boy sounded almost like nobility of some sort. The pressure he must have had to keep his etiquette impeccable was no doubt astounding.

"Are you familiar with other types of tea, Taiki?" England queried after a few moments.

/looks up names of tea

[isnotagiraffe.livejournal.com]

Taiki smiled as he drank his tea not really bothered by the silence. At the question he nodded, "Yes I know quite a few type's of tea. In Japan my grandma used to like Green tea, like Tamaryokucha and Kukicha and my mothers faverite was Matcha." He smiled again remembering.

"I like berry and fruit tea as well though my grandma used to say it was too sweet. There are some tea's in the 12 Kingdoms that I don't think they have on earth but the tea on Mount Hou was always nice."

/i have this problem all the time orz

[pixietea.livejournal.com]

The island nation smiled at Taiki's knowledge, glancing down into the warm jasmine tea that half-filled his mug. "It's quite alright to like sweet tea, particularly if one is young," he said. He usually found that children did tend to gravitate towards the sugary or fruity teas. "I enjoy many teas, though I must say that Earl Grey is my favourite."

His interest was piqued at the mention of Taiki's home world. "Really now? A shame; I'd love to try them."

At least I got to learn interesting things about Japanese tea!

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Taiki smiled again, feeling more comfertable now they had spoken for a little while. "Earl Grey is a black tea isn't it?" He smiled again and held onto Sanshi's hand a little tighter as he thought about Mount Hou.

"I wish you could, some of them are really delicious."