A Welcome Home

[»Míríel«]

Miriel's feet carried her cautiously and carefully into her new room. but as her feet passed through the doorway, she knew she would love this place. The floor was made out of a deep cherry wood that seemed to glisten and gleam with life. A large fireplace, intricately carved, had a welcoming fire within. The chairs that surrounded the fire were a deep brown and flickered slightly with the red light from the fire. Walls the color of the morning sun, seemed to lighten and accent the darker colors with it's rich, yellow warmth. A desk, made out of the same color cherry wood, sat against the wall to the right . Though it wasn't as carved as the fireplace it had a quiet beauty about it, like the fresh flowers that decorated it's table to in a vase.

Going further into the room and around a little room divider for privacy, you came upon a bed, it's wood was also cherry wood and it 's four posted bed stretched upward, decorated with scroll work. The bed itself was mounded with golden colored pillows and the bedsheets had flowing embroidery on it. A small dresser and a closet were off to the side, filled with other clothes.

Miriel wandered through the room with a look of awe. It fit her perfectly. The light smell of lavender, roses, and pine reminded her of the forest and flower gardens. It was elegant and gracefully decorated, not being to glamorous, yet not to plain either. Immediately as she had stepped in the place seemed to embrace her in welcome and clear her mind of any problems and fears. she turned to Raphael and Axel with a bright smile upon her lips, and a gleam of happiness in her eyes. " It's absolutely perfect! I could never have wanted anything more." She, for once, now had a place to stay, a place to relax and think, a place she could call her own. Never before had she had such a gift, and she knew she would treasure this place forever.

[»Míríel«]

(The fireplace )

[Miss Fifi]

Axel glanced down, not wanting her to see the obvious laughter in his eyes. She was so much like a child, although he was quite sure she wasn't innocent. Having his emotions on display was a bit unnerving for him. It certainly wasn't something he often did. It was subtle movement, just enough to hide his face but not enough to look unnatural or awkward. He could feel Raphael's eyes graze over him; that man sure was annoying. It was true, though. This room was absolutely perfect for Miriel; it captured her essence perfectly. He glanced back up at her, and when he saw her smile, he felt his face start to burn. Quickly he acted as if he were scratching his head and looked back down.

Raphael had a devious smirk playing on his lips. After being around Axel so long, you started to learn things about him. He knew that Axel was either highly embarrassed, or just too overjoyed to show it. Either was highly possible. Trying to hide his snicker, he began to move towards the door. "Perhaps I should go... It seems as though you two need some time..." He couldn't help the grin of amusement that stole over his face as he shot out the door before Axel could stop him.

Axel lunged out at Raphael's throat, but grabbed nothing but air. He held his clenched fist out, cursing Raphael over and over under his breath. His head whipped around toward Miriel, feeling like an idiot. "Uh.. well.." he mumbled, not knowing what to say.

[»Míríel«]

Miriel's eyes widened as Raphael exited and spoke of leaving the two alone. Suddenly being alone with Axel caused butterflies to come to her stomach, and a hint of pink to grace her cheeks. She had never been nervous like this by him before. Her gaze lowered slightly as she rubbed the pommel of her sword. A smile played at her lips. Raphael and Axel, were indeed like brothers. They seemed to be able to read each others mind without one saying anything.

When her gaze lifted to Axel, her composure had resumed and the pink had faded from her cheeks. "Well..... she laughed slightly, relieving the air of the feeling of awkwardness. "Raphael sure knows how to switch things up." She grinned at him for a moment before shaking her head. Sure she felt friendly toward Axel, but then again she felt friendly toward just about everyone. There was a sight feeling of something deeper, something inside her seemed to come alive when she saw him. But this she just put off in excitement of seeing the room.

Walking toward Axel she pushed him gently out of the room. "now shoo, I think I'm going to take a little nap and test out this room of mine. " With a final push she smiled at him and closed the door slightly. Walking toward the bed she couldn't help a girly giggle as she dove onto the welcoming covers. With a sigh of contentment she smiled up at the ceiling. So this is what home felt like, she had forgotten. Her black eyelashes covered those blue depths and she put her hands behind her head. She had a feeling she was going to like this place.

[Miss Fifi]

Axel didn't have a chance to say anything as he was shoved out the door, then it proceeded to be closed in his face. He had a look of incredulous confusion on his face. "Girls..." he muttered, stalking off in the other direction. He then stopped after taking a few steps, thinking about where he wanted to go. His room was boring, although he could use a nap. Deciding he might as well use his free time to get a snooze in, he stomped down the hallway and threw his door open. He glanced around the empty room, the silence uneasy. "I really need to get a cat..."
With a grunt, he threw his scythe against the floor, slammed the door closed with his foot and proceeded to throw himself into the red lounger. Within a few minutes he was sprawled out, his arm hanging over the side, snoring loudly in a peaceful sleep.