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Caedil, because that name was given to him by his parents and he will wear it with pride to respect what they thought was a good name for him and sees keeping his birthname shows that he trusts his parents to make good decisions. Though, for those he accepts as his friends and when talking to himself, he doesn't mind being called Cae.
Collaborative Story:
((Partners with Rakkun and using her beautiful boy Zamir in our story, which was written in Google Drive.))

Caedil hesitated briefly as his ears flattened to his skull, the evening breeze ruffling the tuft of hair that hung in his face as he once again made a list of the ups and downs of actually getting his fortune read. He’d already been divorced- mostly because he wasn’t finding himself enjoying the role as a husband, and he hadn’t been looking at his mate as often as he had Kiamaras of the...same gender. The thought of not being attracted to a female made him a little tense. He had heard the hateful words of those against homosexuals, pansexuals, and bisexuals, and the thought of those words being directed at him sent a troubled chill down his spine. Focus Cae, focus! With a slow, deep exhale he cleared his thoughts and began walking toward the faint light that came from the store known as Urban Treasures, his tail flicking to the side briefly as he quietly made his way toward the building while telling himself that surely luck would be on his side now.
Zamir’s ears perked up as he heard the slight tingling of the bell atop the frame of the doors entrance. He slightly lifted the beads and curtains to address his newest customer. “Welcome to Urban Treasures, We have jewelry, trinkets, teas and I also do fortune readings in the back room. If you need anything just let me know.” Zamir gazed the lightly colored kia over as a small smirk spread across his lips. His appearance was timed perfectly as Zamir had just finished the rest of his work on the upper level of his shop.
The smaller Kia lifted his head from staring at his paws like a child, blue eyes studying the darker male before he approached the curtains with his ears flattening to his head more as a sign of his anxiety. Something like coming to this area for such a thing as a fortune was so unlike him...but there he was, confused and looking for a sign that would push him toward the right direction. “Ye-yes,” he paused and took another deep breath, having to tell himself that Zamir wasn’t going to do anything that he didn’t ask for before he managed to continue, “I was hoping, if you have the time, that you could read my fortune?”
“What’s your name? And what question would you like answered?” Zamir shifted to the side of the door frame to lift back the curtain to the back room. He pointed with his other hand to the dark brown table that sat a little farther back up against the wall in the back room. The light colored Kia seemed a bit nervous and Zamir couldn’t help but stare at him a bit harder to see if he might start changing colors about his face.
Caedil blushed beneath his fur as he pondered the question before slowly slipping past Zamir and into the back room as his tail gave a nervous flick. “My name is Caedil and I was….actually hoping that you could tell me about the direction my love life is heading,” he admitted quietly, as if ashamed to the words that escaped him as he got settled in one of the seats at the table and watched the darker colored kia. “Do you think you can answer that for me?”
“Hello Caedil, my name is Zamir.” The darker kia said with a slight soft silver twist in his voice. “Getting your fortune read is something that you interpret on your own. I just hope that my cards might help you find the answer that you are looking for...” Zamir floated past Caedil slightly brushing against his side. He placed his hand on the cover of a small box that set upon the table and opened it to remove the well used cards.He sat gracefully in the chair farthest away from the door and again pointed Caedil to where he needed to be. It took him only a moment to shuffle them and place eight different cards face down on the table. “This is a planetary spread, it will give you insight into your current state in life. It should also help you figure out where you are headed in love.” Zamir added the last two words with an almost whisper like voice.
Caedil eyed the cards for moment, mentally scolding himself for the childish assumption that he would have his tea leaves read. The things one let wander into their heads sometimes….He shook his head slightly after a moment, fixing his pretty blue gaze on the cards and tilting his head to the side. Doubt swelled and weighed down in his stomach, making him hesitate before he nodded to Zamir. “Is there anything...specific that I have to do or do I just look at the cards?”
“Just look and draw you should be able to draw own conclusions as I explain the cards and their placements. This first card holds the meaning of your current overall self.", Zamir flipped the card and let out a small cooing sound. "Well would you look at this...The King of Wands. It seems your current self is passionate with a spry body and mind." Zamir stole another glance at Caedil before moving his focus back to the cards on the table. He skipped over the next two cards and flipped the 4th card over. The card read Death in large black letters… “This is the card that concerns your love life. The card of Death represents a form of rebirth, perhaps your old style of love no longer exists in your life.” Again Zamir skipped over the cards on the table flipping only the very last card. “Lastly you have the card that holds the meaning of the outcome. The Devil In Reverse also holds a meaning of rebirth as well as freedom.”
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[Alva.]

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THIS WILL END AT 7 PM CENTRAL TIME TONIGHT

There are several forms that are so close to being done, so please try and finish them up guys!!

[Alva.]

CLOSED!

This competition is now closed for judging, any forms edited after 3 pm central time will be disqualified!

[Alva.]

Though there were few completed forms, I had a difficult time choosing a winner! Before I announce who won, I want to say everyone's story was amazing in its own way, but sadly only once can win.

The winner is
L Lawliet!

I love how you were able to bring in his past (divorcing from his mate) and turn that into something that gave him a brighter future. It doesn't feel forced, loved the story overall, and the artwork is fantastic! Congratulations!

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L Lawliet.


Though I did have the chance to change my name from Caedil to another, it didn't seem right to.
Just because my demons haunt my past, just like the majority of everyone else's, does not mean I should
run and hide from them. For they make me who I am today, and if I were to change my name... Well, I feel
as though I'd be a different person and that's something that scares me to the bone.. I am who I am - and
it's better to embrace it than to hide it from the gazing eye. Just because I'm not happy with who I am, or
what I have done in the past, doesn't mean I can't change my own future - and that is why I kept my name.
I've made mistakes. We've all made mistakes - but it's up to you to decide weather you run from
them, or learn from them. And quite frankly, I prefer the latter.

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The shadows that haunt my past linger here in the present trying to sway me from my hopes
and dreams to lead me down a darkened alleyway of depression. It's a tough battle to fight when it's all
your torturous mind seems to want to think about. The dwindling fire of the hope that I'd get through
this is slowly diminishing... Where did it all go wrong..?

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I ran. With tears in my eyes, I ran. With blisters starting to form on my feet I still ran. And I ran until I
could no longer. Until my legs were to buckle from the speed I were running, to where my heart was
going to burst due to the erratic contractions it made just to try and keep the blood flow flowing.. though,
I was surprised that it could still beat for it had just been shattered into a million pieces.Empty. If
there were one word that could describe how I felt it would be empty..

They shun me for the divorce... They blame /me/ for being the one who broke her heart though it were
a mutual thing... Do they expect me to stay with her simply because she was my 'one and only' at some
point in the past? Do they expect me to stay with her when I don't love her any more? To lie to her by
whispering ''I love you'' just before she falls asleep? To hold, to kiss her, and just cover up how I felt to
make the relationship which I didn't want to be in continue?

Once I came to a halt, since my legs could no longer carry my writhing soul, I buckled down to my knees.
With the thunder looming overhead as heaven's tears fell down onto the earth and myself, I ran my hand
through my hair. ''Deep breaths, Caed, deep breaths..'' those were the only words which I can remember
thinking to myself, but even they couldn't stop me from beginning to hyperventilate.due to my rapid
breathing, my body was turning against me: I saw double of what was in front of me, a loud ringing
was sounding in both of my ears and thus silencing the pitter-pattering of the rain, and my head was
spinning. Then, I blacked out.

I don't know how long I had been out for when I finally came to. My eyes slowly started to flutter open,
wincing at the sight of a light hanging brightly above me as my vision slowly started to focus.
''Careful,'' a quiet, yet soft and gentle, voice said. ''You took quite a fall back there..''
The voice made me jump and thus jolting up into a sitting position - which I later regretted as a sharp
pulse of pain shot up through my spinal column which caused me to hiss out.
''I said careful... You're still weak and need to be careful with what you do... being reckless will not
help you..'' The voice once again said, and this time I could see who it was. sitting at the side of the
bed with an icepack in hand sat a young woman with snow-white hair and pale purple eyes that shone
like amethysts in the lamp's light that hung above me.

''Wh...where am I? What happened..? W..who are you..?'' Disoriented, many questions made their
way to my mind. I'm certain the other could see the confusion on my face for she gave me a smile of
both pity and curiosity.
''From what I could tell you had a pretty bad fall and since you were stuck out in
the rain I wouldn't be surprised if you managed to catch a cold.. So, I brought you back to my home
to rest.'' Her smile complemented her features beautifully.
The memories of what had happened came flooding back causing me to look away, the guilt once
again on my face.
''What's wrong..? You know, since you're stuck here for the time being, if you have anything on your
mind you're free to tell me, you know? I'll try to help the best as I can...''

I don't know what impulse told me I could trust her but whatever it was let my mouth open and speak,
telling her what happened with ease. As I spoke I could see the look pity turn to an expression of
sympathy and once I finished, she then spoke once more.
''I'm sorry to hear that,.. uhm... sorry, but I don't believe I've asked for your name.'' Though her
expression had now changed back to a soft and gentle smile, her voice was laced with embarrassment.
''Caedil,'' I said, a smile slightly tugging at my lips. ''And yours?''
''Gaia.'' The embarrassment had left her voice once more. What a beautiful name to make an
equivalently beautiful lady.

''Well, Caedil, things will get better.'' She tried to soothe my nerves, but even then words caused doubt
in my mind.
''You think so?'' I asked. She must have seen the doubt in my eyes as she nodded, gently placing her
own paw on mine.
''I know so..'' she said - something about the way she spoke and her body language made me think
that everything was going to be okay, even if deep down I knew it wasn't going to be...
She smiled once more, taking her paw off of mine as she stood. ''It seems to have been a long day
for you... Try to get some rest.. I'll wake you in the morning.'' She smiled gently, to which I returned
with the same gesture. She blew out the light in the lantern above me before leaving the room for
the night.

I think things will be getting better from here on out... No one knows what the future holds for them,
and I am no different. But I know if Gaia is in it somewhere, even as a guiding hand, I know my
future will be a good one.
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[Palmie]

Congrats L Lawlet! Your story and art was lovely!

[bsktcase]

Congrats L Lawlet! I would love to rp with you sometime c: I own his Mom, Brother, and Niece <3

[Rexodus]

Though there were few completed forms, I had a difficult time choosing a winner! Before I announce who won, I want to say everyone's story was amazing in its own way, but sadly only once can win.

The winner is
L Lawliet!

I love how you were able to bring in his past (divorcing from his mate) and turn that into something that gave him a brighter future. It doesn't feel forced, loved the story overall, and the artwork is fantastic! Congratulations!

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And when I thought my day could get any better, this was just the topper on the cake ;w;
I'm litterally shaking right now! ;w; Thank you, thank you, thank you - so, so much! You have no idea how much I had bonded with this lovely <3
*Huggles Caedil*
Thank you again!

Congrats L Lawlet! Your story and art was lovely!

Thank you so much ^^ your words mean a lot <3

Congrats L Lawlet! I would love to rp with you sometime c: I own his Mom, Brother, and Niece <3

Thank you so much ^^ I'd love to rp with you also ^^ <3

[mulder]

congrats!
I'd like to keep my art, of that's fine uwu

[oriole]

Congrats! Your form is lovely, you certainly deserved him! You may have my art.