Zuri, Abby, Strips ~ Private

[zash]

Zuri's eyes were closed and heavy. A nap sounded nice now. Then Strips laid a blanket over Zuri. Zuri snuggled up with the blanket to keep warm. He smiled kept the blanket close. "Hoooo, Abby." Were about the last things to leave his lips. Even though he was drunk and out of his mind, he still missed Abby and was still feeling remorse for what he had done. But eventually Zuri fell asleep and stopped moving and talking. His drunken slurring had come to an end. He was fast asleep and his worries were gone and so was his talking. Now it could calm down a bit in there, with Zuri being quiet now.

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Strips stopped dead in his tracks when he heard Zuri mutter Abby's name. He looked back, a puzzled look on his face, before shrugging and continuing to the kitchen.

Abby was at the table, finishing up the drink Strips had poured for her earlier. She looked at Strips, but didn't initiate a conversation.

"Zuri's takin' a nap" Strips announced as he sat down next to her.

"I hope he chokes on his tongue while he's asleep" Abby growled.

Strips rolled his eyes, "Would you knock it off already. I know you're upset, but get a grip already! So he threw you across the room, so what? You're a vampire; you could kick his ass if you wanted. Instead of being angry at him, why don't you try channeling your anger in a different way?"

Abby got a kind of annoyed look on her face. "And how do you purpose I do that?"

Strips looked up, thinking; then looked back at her thoughtfully. "I have an idea" he replied, taking her by the hand and leading her outside.

[zash]

Zuri was out cold and dead asleep. Not much else to explain. He tossed and turned a few times but that was abou it. He had tucked his wings underneath the blanket to keep them warm and he had pulled the blanket over his head. But he was dead asleep and didn't hear Strips and Abby going outside.

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They went out into the backyard together, and Strips walked over to a shed on the left side of the yard. Abby stayed put until Strips returned with a bow and a handful of arrows. She raised her eyebrow curiously. "What are you doing?" She asked, tilting her head to the side.

"I, am teaching you, how to shoot" he replied, smiling. "When I was younger, my father and I would always come out here to shoot together. I found it to be quite relaxing. Now come here, take this." Strips handed Abby the bow.

She just looked at him like he was crazy; she didn't know what to do with it.

"Just do your best" Strips instructed, handing her an arrow. "The target's over there, nailed to that tree."

Abby shook her head. This was retarded; she had never shot a bow before. She did her best, but her stance was all wrong and she hadn't pulled the sting back far enough; the arrow didn't even go three feet through the air.

Strips's facial expressions never changed as he watched her; he wasn't going to make fun of her for not doing very well her first try. God knows he didn't do every well his first time; he had somehow managed to snap the arrow straight into the air, and it almost landed on top of his head. That was a long time ago, though, and he had improved a great deal since then. "Here, let me show you."

Taking the bow from Abby, he grabbed another arrow, and pulled the sting back. Because Strips was left handed, he had to stand differently than Abby did; having his left hand pull back the string. This could make it harder for Abby to learn, but he hoped it didn't. After pulling back the string all the way, he released it and sent the arrow flying toward it's target. He was one ring off of hitting a bull’s-eye; this disappointed him because he knew he was able to hit a perfect bull’s-eye.

Abby looked like she was about ready to start drooling, watching the muscles in Strips's arm flex as he pulled back on the string. She was trying to pay attention to what he was doing, but she was a bit distracted. She didn't know it at the time, but her hormones were playing tricks on her.

[zash]

Zuri was still sound asleep. Not even the sound of a bow snapping and an arrow hitting its mark could wake him up. He was in a drunken slumber. The sleep where only the need to puke or pee would wake him up. Which luckily for him he didn't need to do right now. But the need to puke was probably on its way. He had eaten but he didn't eat before he drank, thats where the secret resides. By the time he had eaten his stomach was already messed up so eating the bread probably only helped soak up some of the left over and reduce how badly his stomach was upset. But he was still likely to spill his guts at one point in time. But for now he continued his peaceful slumber.

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Strips wasn't paying attention to Abby, and therefore didn't notice the strange look she was giving him. "Okay, your turn again." Strips handed the bow to Abby without looking at her, and Abby took it and got into position again.

This time, Strips helped her out a bit. He told her how to stand, where to put her hands, and how far back to draw the string. While doing all of this, he stood with his stomach pressed into Abby's back, doing his best to instruct her. Everything was all backwards now, and made it difficult.

Abby didn't seem to care, and was rather enjoying the feeling of Strips's warm body pressed up against hers. She did, however, eye the target carefully, and aim the way Strips had instructed her too. She released the arrow and sent it flying toward the target, which it actually managed to hit this time. This made Abby feel proud; she beamed from ear to ear.

They continued taking turns shooting for about two hours. Abby greatly improved during that time, and had even forgotten the fact that she was mad at Zuri; for now, anyway. Strips got some practice time in, which he greatly needed. And after two hours, they went back inside the house. Strips went straight for the living room to check on Zuri.

[zash]

About an hour ago Zuri ended up waking up. He sat up and threw the blanket off and ran for the bathroom. He just barely made it to the toilet when he threw up. After a little bit of that he rinsed out his mouth. He found some mouth wash and used it and then went back into the living room laid back down on the couch curled up again and fell asleep again. He wasn't really up for moving around just yet. His head was throbbing so going back to sleep to escape the pain sounded pretty nice. But by the time Strips and Abby had come back in he was asleep again. His head faced out with one wing under him and the other like another blanket, wrapped around over the top of him, all with the big blanket he had thrown over him. He was quite warm and comfortable.

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Strips walked into the living to find Zuri still asleep, though that was probably for the best. He tried not to disturb him; walked back into the kitchen where Abby was.

"Yep, he's still out cold" he reported, throwing himself down in a chair at the kitchen table. "What would you like to do now?"

Abby looked thoughtful, swishing her tail back and forth. "Can was go for a walk?"

Strips didn't like the sound of that; he didn't want to leave the house and go out there, where he felt like his life was endanger twenty-four/seven.

"Aww, please! I've never been here before and I'd really like for you to show me around." She continued to plead, smiling sweetly.

"Oh, alright, we'll go for a walk." Strips reluctantly caved.

Abby squealed for joy; took Strips by the hand and led him out the door.

[zash]

Zuri was awoken by a girly squel. "The heck" He thought. His head was throbbing and his eyes hurt. "Uh, damn." He silently said. He didn't really move or get up. Then he heard Abby and Strips leave throught the front door. "Hmm." He looked over as they went through the door. He then closed his eyes and stopped moving. As soon as they were out the door and were probably down the road or something he pulled off the blanket and got up. He slowly staggered to the bathroom. He then took a wiss and then took off all his clothes again and took a shower. He turned the water on hot and sat down. He enjoyed his steam bath as he laid back and relaxed a bit. The steam made his head stop hurting so badly and the hot water soothed his muscles. "Ah man, I feel like I got hit by a truck. But a nice hot shower will help me feel better."

After about 10 minutes of laying there he felt much better. His head still hurt a bit but it was better than it was. He got up and got out of the shower. He dried off with a towel from under the sink. "Ah, since I'm home alone." He just put on his underwear and put a towel around his waist. "Just in case they come back." He thought. He then went on a hunt for some pain reliever. He managed to find some in the medicine cabinent. He popped a few and took a swig from the sink.

"Alright, now to fill my stomach." He was still a bit hungry. All he had was the bread from earlier. The "Magical Bread." Zuri walked into the kitchen and rummaged around the cabinents and such. He found the loaf of bread and a can of soup. He found a bowl and put the soup in the bowl and through it into the microwave. He took out a piece of bread and ate it. Something to absorb the days drinking. He finished the piece of bread and grabbed another, then the microwave went off and he went over to the microwave, with the piece of bread in his mouth, and opened it up and took out the soup. He put the bowl on the counter and began to search for a spoon.

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Abby and Strips didn’t go far, just around a few blocks. Strips took her around to see the immediate neighborhood, but was reluctant to take her any further. Laziness on his part; it had been a rough past couple of days and he just didn’t want to go through the trouble of taking her to all the ‘hot spots’. He would have liked to take her to see the castle, but also figured they would eventually end up there anyway, so he might as well wait.

Abby got to see the shops and playgrounds, anything that was in close proximity to the house. She was hoping that they would run into some people Strips used to know, but that didn’t happen.

After about thirty minutes of walking and looking around, they finally got back to the house. Strips opened the door and then stepped aside to allow Abby to go ahead of him. “Why thank you, kind sir” she said with a bow, before walking into the house.

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"Ah ha! Found a spoon." Zuri had found a spoon about the time Strips and abby walked in. He stuck it in his bowl of soup and took a sip of his soup. "Haaaaa, thats good." He took the piece of bread and dipped it in the soup and took a bite. "Thats good." He stuck the rest of the bread in his mouth as he walked into the living room. Thats when it happened. "Crap." Zuri thought to himself. "Hey guys. What's up?" He said muffled by the bread.

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Strips and Abby were already in the house when Zuri walked into the living room.

"What the hell, man?!" Strips turned his head and covered his eyes with his hand immediately upon seeing Zuri. He didn't care if Zuri was in a towel; he didn't want to see without any pants on.

Abby, on the other hand, just kind of stared in bewilderment. She wasn't disturbed by the site; just questioning it.

[zash]

"Uhm, well yeah. I'm feeling better. Uh, thanks for the help. Aaaannnnd weeeell, what have you guys been up to? I took a shower and well I'm eating, if you couldn't tell." Zuri just kinda nodded his head as he talked. Wasn't exactly sure what to do. If he had made it to the couch he probably wouldn't care so much. But he was standing, and it was definently awkward. Zuri just kinda looked down at his bowl. He took a bite of his bread and ate it and then dipped it into the soup and ate more of it. "Why bother letting it get cold?" Zuri thought to himself.

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Strips sighed; kept his eyes locked onto the floor as he walked to the couch and sat down. "Ooooh," he groaned, "you're eating out of my bowl. You're half naked. You're eating out of my bowl while you're half naked! You've probably been sitting on my couch. You're half naked. You've been sitting on my couch half naked!" He groaned once more before standing again, keeping his back to Zuri. He walked over to the mantel above the fireplace, where a picture of his family stood, and flipped it down so his parents couldn't "see" Zuri in all of his half naked-ness.

Abby was merely glaring at Zuri, not saying a word. She walked past him to enter the kitchen, and as she did she rammed her shoulder into his, and kept walked; never looked back.

[zash]

Zuri just kinda stared at Strips. "Alright." Then Abby walked "by". When she rammed Zuri in the side he dumped part of his soup on himself, but mostly on the towel. "Ah, come on. Thats a waist of soup." Though Zuri was getting annoyed at Abby now, partially because he was still under the influence a bit, he was still kinda testy and easily had his mood changed. But for now he tried to keep it cool. He had food, he had just gotten out of the shower and things were still decent. Thanks to Strips he was kinda laughing when Abby rammed him. Zuri sighed and finished his bread. He then slurped up the rest of the soup real quick before he was attacked from behind and lost more of his soup. "Uhm, I'm gonna get dressed." Zuri walked through the door way the rest of the way and began to circle around to the other door way when his towel fel off. "Thank God I was wearing underwear."