The Heart within the Knot [Jin~]

[Ziva]

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On mords toujour la même pomme
Et le serpent danse

Her steps were leading into the village, that green hair flowing behind her. With a crouch, she ended up behind a small house, watching the children play in the sun. She was watching their movements, their muscles : too skinny, too thin. With a soft slink, she moved again, whirling green in the light before she was into shadows again. Cat like, she climbed up a building, and looked for near by trees. Someone passed by, and she shrunk, before slipping off again, that dirty smock looking nothing better then dirt. The girl looked dirty, her hair gnarled and messy, sticks sticking out here and there, and just an overall filthy child. Those green eyes looked at the humans, and she felt that disgust well up inside of her, even as she heard a child point her out. Stilling, those eyes looked as they ran up to her, surrounding her : make a mess of noise and attention, as the Kokiri finally showed her fangs. And even then : they were curious, and asked more questions. The girl felt her fingers curl, as a snarl touched her lips : they wouldn't stop.

''Get away, filthy maggots.''

With a burst, she broke their ranks, and ran further away from them : dodging and weaving through legs and ending up, finally, alone. The girl stared at the water, as she curled up on her knees, using her hair to hide her. Surely, there was more then these filthy humans in this town. It was hard not to eat them, as she played with a blade of grass, that green gaze looking ahead. Blankly, of course, as she was lost in her own thoughts : therefore she would miss anyone walking towards her, the little green haired urchin on the side of the river bank. The girl looked lonely and lost, as here, the trees seemed to love the humans.. was she really alone or was there something she didn't see? Ziva just didn't get it.

A heavy sigh dropped from her lips.

The Kokiri hybrid was beginning to doubt that she ever would.

-- Tags! :: Jin, Plot!
-- Song! :: J'accuse mon père by Mozart l'opéra rock
-- OOC! :: X3 Turtles, Turtles

[Jin Reno]

Jin simply sat high up above the rest of the village, resting on a small raised bit of land that over-looked the whole village without many plans for the day. It was one of those simple, peaceful days that bored him ever so much. There was nothing at all adventurous about sitting and staying in an area for who knows how long, but it was all that he could think of doing at the moment sadly. However, the dull day was broken by what sounded like people finding something interesting that seemed to walk into the village.

Sitting up and looking over toward the collection of people, Jin struggled to see what it was that was so... interesting that their attention was drawn to it. It was then, as he started to lean over the edge of the out-cropping that the source of the attention darted out from the group. A flash of green ran through the village somewhat, and as he followed it, he spotted a single person, sitting by the water, or at least he thought it was a person, the large amount of hair and plant matter could of made it a deku. Either way, it was something new and exciting, and Jin just had to check things out.

Jumping down from the raised bit of land, fully geared with his shields and clothes, Jin made his way over to the strange person and sat down next to her, looking out over the water before tapping a single toe into the water. "Hmm... much too cold to go swimming right now..." He muttered to himself, before looking over at the girl next to him. He couldn't really tell what she was, but at the very least, he had a feeling she was either a kokiri or a young hylian. The ears you know.

"So... you know I think those people were trying to see if you where doing alright or something... because you do seem a little beaten up." Jin said, simply trying to start conversation, though not actually looking at the green haired female. "Are you alright though?" He asked her, staring at the water. There was something with the way that she sat that felt familiar too him, something oddly close and saddening.

[Ziva]

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On mords toujour la même pomme
Et le serpent danse

Someone approached : it took a few moments for Ziva to actually realize this, and then further time for her to understand it. Once it sunk in her far off perception, the green haired hybrid lifted her eyes, staring straight at the male beside her. ''Why would filthy, wild creatures care of such things? Stuck in such their superiority that they would try to subtly tell others that they are of no worth? Such words are empty of feeling : and useless. They mean nothing : for they are filthy human words.'' she said, a light hiss to her voice, as the girl rose suddenly, those green eyes looking like fury. But not anything at him : that gaze stayed and looked around, as she opened her palms and stuck them in front of her. ''I am a child of the forest : a wild child.'' she said slowly, and very softly, before she gave that sharp fanged grin at the male.

''And humans are filth until the individual proves themselves!'' she said, making a big motion with her hand and arm. Of course, her leg had shifted towards the bank, and with a sudden lurching motion, Ziva felt her body begin to fall. The realization came almost as a shock : her mouth opened slightly as a single, strong flash of vulnerability streaked across her face. She had fallen off her tree once before : and it had hurt badly. Ever since then.. falling had always been a unwanted thing. She had trained her balance to prevent it. So if the girl did find herself falling.. she would be stuck on what to do.

And she was falling now.

-- Tags! :: Jin, Plot!
-- Song! :: J'accuse mon père by Mozart l'opéra rock
-- OOC! :: X3 Turtles, Turtles

[Jin Reno]

Jin just watched as she spoke, the words that she was saying going right over his head simple as that. He tilted his head and watched her. "Are you a filthy Wild creature? Because I've seen several animals who keep themselves clean in the wild." Jin said, looking at the water without much thought. "I am a Human. A Human who was a nobody until about a few months ago... no one knew I even existed, and yet now I am a Human Gentry. Its slightly amazing." He said, leaning forward somewhat. His body was armored by his shields, the color of his clothes didn't fit the nature of the land, but it didn't matter.

With the big motion that the girl did, Jin looked over at her slightly and watched the events unfold slowly. At the rate she was going, he was sure that sooner or later her destination would be into the water. It was too cold for someone to be swimming, at least at the moment. She'd get wet if something didn't change. Jin pushed himself to his feet and reached out for the girl, his hand aiming to grab the piece of cloth that she was currently wearing. Was it a dress? An overly large shirt? What color was it originally he had to wonder. "Ahhh careful!" He said, his fingers brushing the cloth.

Another lean forward and he caught her by the cloth, the old material groaning beneath his fingers as he pulled her back from her potential dip in the water. He pulled her toward him and felt his fingers rip the material somewhat. All he could think now was...

Oh... put too much strength into that... going to fall down...

[Ziva]

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On mords toujour la même pomme
Et le serpent danse

Flash of fangs now, an almost aggressive aura around her. ''Doesn't matter what I think of myself! Watch your own words, human!'' she spit out angrily, uncaring of his own musing thoughts. Of course, she had to start to fall, and her mind froze more or less. Brushing fingers and then a sudden yank, force against her small body, as she was brought off the bank, and lightly bumped into the male. She gave a sort of sound, as she shook her head, before noting the piece of cloth in his hand. Staring down, she saw at her smock, that she had so painstakingly made out of cloths of bodies, was falling to the ground. Her gaze was searching, as she felt a sort of boiling inside of her, closing her eyes. ''You ripped my clothes off.'' she said, plainly, as she tried to regain her composure. The trees and plants near by were giggling, and the girl was listening.

''Does that mean you're a shameless pervert.'' she stated again, plainly and blunt. Her hand had curled into a fist, a natural reaction, as those green eyes were sharp, and remorseless, and holding onto a dark glint. ''I'm going to need new clothes.'' she muttered to herself, shifting her head, to let those matted green strands fall all over her body like a sheet, effectively working to cover her. She was a dirty, filthy thing : rude and insulted him at nearly all turns. But there was a spark in those eyes : the fact that he had not gotten angry at her, like most did, or even say anything bad back, was fascinating to the Kokiri outcast.

And it made her just a little bit hungry for more.

-- Tags! :: Jin, Plot!
-- Song! :: J'accuse mon père by Mozart l'opéra rock
-- OOC! :: X3 Turtles, Turtles

[Jin Reno]

Well, Jin didn't mean to insult her like he did, apparently did, did he? He couldn't really figure out why she simply snapped at him like she did, considering how she spoke though, she might just be that kind of person. Some people just treated you as if you attacked them, no matter what sometimes.

However, after he had saved her from falling into the water, it seemed as if her clothes couldn't stand it and simply fell apart. If she was more adult looking, Jin probably would have freaked out a bit, but in his eyes she wasn't much more then a child, so he just rubbed his head. "Ah... Gee... sorry about that. Here, I have a replacement that you can have." Jin said, removing his shield and bucklers, sliding out of his vest-jacket and sash, and pulling off his white shirt.

On him, it would cover his arms mostly and stop a little past his waist, though on the Kokiri girl, it would fit almost like a white dress. "Here, hold your arms over your head and lets get this on before you catch a cold alright?" Jin said, preparing the shirt to be easily slid over her head. He figured he would throw in his sash too, just wrap it around her waist a bit and she would look just fine. A little plan clothes wise, but fine.

"And if you want to be treated a little less like a victim of curiosity next time you go somewhere, you might want to clean up your hair and face a bit. "

[Ziva]

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On mords toujour la même pomme
Et le serpent danse

The girl was watching him, and right in her throat was an objection to any sort of kindness, but something stopped her. She didn't know what, as the male removed shields and bucklers, finally going with whatever he wore on his chest. With hesitation, she lifted her arms, and allowed the male to slip the shirt around her head, as she popped it up the top, and stared at the male, pulling her hair out of the dress or whatever this was. The girl felt her face redden slightly, almost as if ashamed : this human was helping, even though she had been nothing but aggressive to him. Sure she hadn't tried eating him yet, but she felt a sort of strange awkwardness, as she shifted, brushing her strands of hair into workable formats. ''Clean up?'' she muttered, unsure of the word itself. After all, she lived on the side of a marsh : that meant no clean water and going in there was more dirtying then cleaning. So the meaning of clean was rain, when it happened. ''I can't make it rain, so I can't be clean.'' she said, thinking that maybe that's what he meant. Sure, the trees knew a lot from the travelers mumbling and rumors, but in reality, few things actually meant anything to them. So they got a lot of details wrong.

Thinking of other things got her mind off that strange awkwardness, as she felt maybe perhaps she should trust this man, just a little, at least to learn something. Even humans were useful sometimes, as she shifted, the sleeves really awkward on her. She felt restricted to say the least, as she gave a light frown, opening her hand for a moment, and then flexing her arm. The girl was curious, as her green messy hair was moved out of the way again, that gaze almost watching curiously the male before her. She was definitely that, if anything else.

Curious that is.

-- Tags! :: Jin, Plot!
-- Song! :: J'accuse mon père by Mozart l'opéra rock
-- OOC! :: X3 Turtles, Turtles

[Jin Reno]

With the shirt on her, looking like a nice little dress, Jin smiled and wrapped the small sash around her waist, and he nodded. Now she looked almost just fine. Her hair was pulled from the back neck hole, and she looked good. "There, almost done." He said, and when she looked at him he looked back at her. "Yeah, clean up. And there is some fresh water back at the inn that they use for bathing. We can remove all the twigs and dirt from your hair if you want, and wipe down your face so its not so muddy." Jin said, putting his gear back on and fixing his bucklers. "Granted, if you don't want too, then there is no rush, but take a look at yourself and then compare yourself to the others you saw." Jin said, showing her the reflected surface of his buckler, her current appearance easy to see.

He did wonder how she would actually react to her appearance like this, but if she didn't want to look like she had been through hell and back each time she went somewhere, she would have to get cleaned off. "I can help, but I won't be there all the time if you don't want. I had to learn how to appear before too, so I know what you are going through." He said, rubbing his head.

[Ziva]

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On mords toujour la même pomme
Et le serpent danse

The male attached something to her waist, and she frowned lightly. She felt like a little child, but it wasn't too unpleasant. This was something she didn't know about : so it was fine to feel little and unable to understand it, right? The male explained to her, and she figured that she looked weird, compaired to everyone else. He moved one of those round thingies, and for a moment, she was surprised at how bright and shiny it was, her eyes looking at it in wonder. Extending a hand, she hesitated, and then touched the round shield, that fascinated gaze staring at the reflected appearance. The person there looked very messy, and muddy too. Frowning, she was startled when the figure frowned back. ''.. Err.. that's me?'' she said, very softly, entranced by the reflection of herself. In fact, she began making faces at it, and giggled lightly, almost enjoying it. It was quite new to Ziva to see herself, as she looked up at the human male with those big, swallowing green eyes. The light spark of gentle, childish innocence was hiding, the darkness giving way just a little. It was interesting, what this human knew, and how much he would help someone like her.

''You know I eat people right? So why are you so nice to me and help me?'' she said, her fingers slowly leaving the shield, that gaze staring directly at him, as to not miss any reaction from him. She was indeed curious and wondered : humans were filthy and evil. They cut down trees, and left stuff all over : they were selfish and greedy, plucking plants from their homes and tearing things apart. The meadow had whispered this to her : all humans were evil. Everyone was evil and deserved to die, she had concluded, and thus now, she stood in front of a human, and for the very first time in her life, felt confused. Why was he so nice, if he was evil? That was something difficult for the girl to comprehend. She frowned again, staring at the male, having heard what he said, but her head hurt more and she wanted an answer.

A very selfish little girl.

-- Tags! :: Jin, Plot!
-- Song! :: J'accuse mon père by Mozart l'opéra rock
-- OOC! :: X3 Turtles, Turtles

[Jin Reno]

"Yeah, its you. Most people see how you look and think that you might of been attacked and get worried." Jin said, allowing her to stare at herself longer. He chuckled as he watched her, remembering himself doing similar actions once before, and he wondered why she hadn't encountered a mirrored surface like this one before. Where had she lived most of her life, and why was it that she was so unknowing of the world around her? When she looked up at him in a way that seemed almost too innocent, Jin just smiled back down at her, a good feeling in his chest as he helped her out like he was.

Jin blinked, and then chuckled, "Well... I didn't know you eat people, but if I wasn't as strong as I was, that might worry me. And I am helping you because I've been in a very similar situation that you are in now, and figured it'd be better if I at least helped you out." With that, he patted her on her shoulder and knelt down a bit. "So, shall we fix your hair and get that mud from your face, or do you want to keep looking like the wild forest child?" Jin asked, wanting to see what the next thing that the girl would do after he had offered to help her more.

[Ziva]

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On mords toujour la même pomme
Et le serpent danse

''Me..'' the girl said softly, her gaze almost strange, watery. She was seeing herself for the first time : it felt strange but good at the same time. Moments of thought were washed away, the feeling of pride or perhaps knowledge still tingling everyone of her bones. Now she was waiting for an answer to her question, that gaze focused. He answered her, and the girl frowned, almost trying to understand. His touch made her jump slightly, her face going wide in surprise. The girl just stared at him, and then at the ground, nodding shyly. She wasn't sure how to deal with this situation : even Ziva had limits to herself, and this was one of them. The green haired girl was unsure, but she kept shifting, before softly wrapping her hand around the male's wrist, as if assuring herself that he was actually touching her. It was strange, being touched by someone else : new and unique to say the least, as Ziva kept her gaze to the ground, feelings her cheeks rosy. She didn't really know how to handle these feelings, as she shifted on her feet, almost nervously

She wasn't sure what would happen next, but her mind was racing. Why was this person to nice to a people eater like her? Sure she should feel ruffled at him saying he was strong, and she not in other words, but it didn't really feel like malice. So the green haired girl was slightly confused, as her green gaze flickered back and forth to the male, and then the ground. She was kinda scared but it was alright, as she mused slightly on the strange situation. Truly, this town had been anything but boring, as her life had been as of late. Perhaps something was changing? Or was the world always like this, and she was the one changing?

-- Tags! :: Jin, Plot!
-- Song! :: J'accuse mon père by Mozart l'opéra rock
-- OOC! :: X3 Turtles, Turtles

[Jin Reno]

"Yes." He said once more, nodding his head toward Ziva. He wondered just what she was planning as he stood there, watching her. He noticed that she put his hand on his wrist, but it seemed like she wasn't doing much more then that. However, Jin could tell that she was mostly just in deep thought over the entire situation.

After a little bit of waiting, he gave her a smile nod moved the backler back to his arm. "Come on, lets go to my room at the inn. There we can get you cleaned up and I'll let you meet Sasha." Jin said, and he led the way, heading into one of the buildings in the town and toward a room in the back. When he entered the room, sitting on one of the side tables was Sasha, the little deku baba sitting there, not doing too much.

OOC: Sorry... kinda suckish posts....

[Ziva]

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On mords toujour la même pomme
Et le serpent danse

He seemed to be almost observing her : but the girl didn't care much for it. The questions in her mind were more important. Then he moved, putting away the thing that was showing herself, and she lifted her head, tilting it, as he began to walk away. With a lurching step, the girl grabbed onto his hand, almost childishly defensive. She didn't want to be separated, as he led her through the streets, her small frame easily keeping up with his bigger steps by jogging. She followed him into a building, a bit tense, but sensing the wood surrounding the home, she was more easily relaxed. The girl entered the room with him, curious green eyes gazing around the simple home. Then her eyes landed on the creature he had named Sasha, and her eyes widened. Suddenly letting go of his arm, the girl jogged over to the small creature, smiling very gently at it, extending a finger to pet it.

Running her finger along the creature softly, the Kokiri hybrid gave a light hum and smiled at the creature. ''So you're Sasha, hm? How does this man treat you, little one?'' she said, her voice unable to be understood by the human : but perfectly understandable to the creature before her. Her voice was beautiful and held an old sort of twist to it : to animals and plants, she was as different as night was to day, to her usual self. A beautiful smile touched her lips, as she was gently gazing at the small Deku Baba, an almost unique glow around her. It was a strange feeling, very gentle and unique as she smiled, a true smile from the bottom of her soul. After all, her heart was open to this little creature.

And that was certainly new.

-- Tags! :: Jin, Plot!
-- Song! :: J'accuse mon père by Mozart l'opéra rock
-- OOC! :: X3 Turtles, Turtles

[Jin Reno]

When Ziva first entered the room, Sasha gave her the same snapping sounds she always gave to strangers, and Jin just chuckled at this and left the room. Jin couldn't figure out what Ziva was saying, but he didn't care too much about that. Why she entertained herself with the mini albino deku baba, Jin began to get things ready to help clean up Ziva some.

As Sasha was pet, she moved her head a bit with Ziva's touch, snapping softly, almost like she was purring to the touch of the nature child. The response Sasha gave wouldn't be heard by others, but to Ziva it was clear. She wanted a bug, she was a little hungry and she wanted Ziva to get her a bug from the jar. Unknown to Jin, but all this time he had hung out with the little plant, he had spoiled it.

Jin took a small bowl and filled it with water, and also took a small face cloth and a small cube of soap. He had these items and added another bowl of water to the mix and placed them all onto a tray. In his bag he had a simple comb as well, and with them all ready, he walked back out into the room and placed the items onto the floor, grabbed his comb, and sat down, looking at Ziva.

"You can bring Sasha with you if you want, but I suggest we get this over with quickly." Jin said with a smile.

[Ziva]

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On mords toujour la même pomme
Et le serpent danse

It felt right. There was no other words to it, as Ziva softly connected with the small creature, that was strangely belonging to a human. The little thing was spoiled, sure but the green haired girl smiled, as her body moved towards the jar : it was on a bit higher self. After a few seconds of jumping, the girl just sighed, and extended her hand. With a rush of her magic, a vine extended from her body, wrapping around the jar. With a pull, it was now in Ziva's hands, as the girl made only a small hole : she wasn't sure if the bugs were alive. Faster then lightning, the vine snaped and captured a bug, as the lid was closed. The vine then traveled over the the deku baba, and placed the bug into it's mouth, as Ziva made sure the lid was closed tightly.

The male's voice caused the Kokiri's head to lift, even as the vine wrapped around the pot and brought the Deku Baba with it, the girl blushing again. She looked innocently caught, with the vine coming out of her arm, and the jar of bugs in her hands. Putting down the jar, she walked over to the male, staring up at him, unsure of what to do, as the vine put the small creature into the girl's hands. Petting Sasha, now that Ziva knew a name, she was still shy.. but was waiting to see what would happen with this man. It was definitely mysterious, but she was definitely eager too.. such a strange feeling.

-- Tags! :: Jin, Plot!
-- Song! :: J'accuse mon père by Mozart l'opéra rock
-- OOC! :: X3 Turtles, Turtles

[Jin Reno]

As food was presented and given to her, Sasha snapped down on the bug and ate it happily, rocking side to side a bit as it chewed the bug up. Sasha liked Ziva, because she could talk to her and she could feed her, both things were good for the plant in its opinion.

Jin looked at Ziva and gave her a smile. "Very nice... is that some sort of magic you have with that vine?" Jin asked, patting the ground in front of him. "Take a seat and we'll begin by cleaning your hair somewhat, getting some of these branches and dirt out of your hair. If you want." He said with a smile, not trying to make her worry.

"Also, Sasha's been my friend for a few years now... only one I had for a while, so make sure to take good care of her." Jin said gently.