[Rexodus]

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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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Featuring EveAngel's Gaia.
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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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[O b l i v i o n ☯]

Username: O b l i v i o n
Name: Caedil
Collaborative Story:
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[PFDC]

Username:
Name:
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[bambi,]

Username: bambi,
Name: Caedil
Collaborative Story: w.i.p
Extra w.i.p

[Dewey]

dropping out; lost connection. </3

[Shaynn]

Username: Shaynn
Name:
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Reserve! <3

[Alva.]

REMINDER that this ends this month! (aka June 20th)

[pidgeoncat]

Username: glace
Name: Caedil
Collaborative Story: wip
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[Eternal.]

Username: Eternal.
Name: Caedil
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ALL THE RESERVE

[Palmie]

By soulBridge.

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Sun Kissed
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Now let me introduce myself as you may not know my name. The name is Oliver, but please refer to me as Ollie. I know what you may be thinking "I know another that looks just as you, but by the name Caedil!" Yes I know the one you speak of named Caedil because that was me! But madame I must say that I have changed because I have. Caedil is no name for merchant or even a crook.
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With Clara Oswin Oswald's Namid

Namid wondered around the crowded streets looking for a place to spend her coins for a new teapot or some herbs. She held her coin pouch tightly in her paws while wandering pedestrians bumped into her. After a bit of wandering she got to a shop with a dark purple cast iron teapot with three gold koi fish on it. She opened the door and heard the jingle of a bell to inform the owner that a customer has arrived.

Namid closed the door and looked around the store for a second. It was a dimly lit small room with creaky old floor boards, a chipping and water damaged ceiling, and where the wall was exposed there was old peeling wall paper, and it smelled of a putrid odor. But Namid almost didn't notice how bad everything was because across the walls there were extravagant paintings, masks, and things and there were shelves upon shelves with hundreds of objects and weird objects.

"Ah Madame!" said a voice, "I see you have stumbled upon my little shop! Welcome to Ollie's Emporium. I am Oliver Madame, but please call me as Ollie. So Madame do you have those eyes upon something in particular?" Ollie grinned a toothy grin and he motioned to his merchandise.

Namid fumbled with her coin pouch and stuttered, "Um... I saw this teapot-"
"Ah Madame Teapots!" Ollie interrupted. He eyed her coin pouch and thought, "The fool has many coins and they should be all mine," and with that thought he grinned with glee. "Come with me madame and see the teapots I have," He went to one of the abundant shelves and rummaged to find the pots.

He came to Namid with his arms filled with teapots. "Come Madame to my desk so you can see what I have," he waddled to his desk with Namid close behind. He set down the pots all in a row and grinned to Namid. "So Madame which catches your eyes?"

Namid scanned the teapots, there were porcelain teapots with extravagant paintings, modern ones made of glass, cast iron pots with gold or silver designs on them, and others made of yixing clay in the shapes of animals. She stared at them for a bit and sighed and then looked back to where the purple pot lay. "Madame I see that one of these isn't the one you desire,"

Namid nodded and said "Well there is one in the win-"

"Oh! Madame the one in the window!" Ollie said. "If she wants that one so much I'll just charge her double! I'll tell her it was made by a king's potter, and she won't even question that stole it from another!" Ollie thought, and with these twisted things in his mind he grinned with glee. "Come Madame," he said skipping to the window with delight. He grabbed the pot and looked at Namid with greedy eyes and said,"This teapot is 40 gold coins Madame,"

Namid frowned and fumbled with her coin purse, "But sir all I have is 35 and I was also hoping to buy some tea leaves too,"

Ollie furrowed his brow and sighed, "Okay madame for all your coins I'll give you the pot, two matching cups and, a bag of tea leaves. This is a special deal Madame," I smiled and added, "I must also mention the cups are 10 coins and the tea 5 so as you can see is that this is a very special deal,"
Namid thought and said, "What kind of tea?"

Ollie smiled and said, "Any kind you want! I have it imported strait from Asia," He laughed a bit to himself at the thought of his clever lie. He never got tea imported he just gathered leaves from anywhere and put them in tea pouches. Ollie scurried quickly to the tea and the cups and brought them back to his desk. He motion to Namid to come and she quickly picked up the pot and went back to the desk.

"So Madame you see I have many," Ollie said pointing to the pouches.

Namid nodded and saw that he had Oolong green tea and she pointed to it and said, "That one Sir,"

"Good choice Madame its strait from China. Now the cups, have a look!" Oliver said. He handed her one cup for her to examine. They were same color as the pot, but only had one gold koi on it. She nodded and said, "Deal,"

Ollie smiled greedily and snatched the cup from her hand and wrapped it and put it into a brown paper bag. He did the same with the rest of the items and put them all in the bag. "So Madame my pay," he said. Namid gave him her coin pouch and he dumped its contents on his desk. He counted exactly thirty-five coins times times just to be sure and put them away in a box. "Madame enjoy it!" he said.
"You still have my coin purse," she said.


By Kugelmugel.

"Oh Madame please excuse my forgetfulness!" he said. "Its fine! I'll take it again on her way out," He thought. He handed her the purse and she put it at the top of the bag.

"Thank you!" she said. Ollie scurried to the door opened it for her and as she walked out he put his hand in her bag and stole the purse. He closed the door as soon as her tail was out and he looked a his new merchandise. It was black with intricate stitching of many colours on it. He grinned greedily once again and put it in the window where the pot once stood. He put away the other pots and tea and went to his desk to go look at his coins. Namid didn't notice that her coin purse was missing till she had enough coins to go shopping again, but by the time she needed it a new object had replaced her coin pouch in the window.

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