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Kamaria
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see what you find there with grace in your heart and flowers in your hair
There was a lull in the storms for the time being. Which was perfect because that meant that Auntie Maeve was going to finally take her to meet her new friend. Something she has been waiting to do for what felt like ages. It wasn't really that long, but to Paige it felt like an eternity. Especially when the possibility of a best friend was so close. With the monsoons raging outside their door, it wasn't really possible to go out and play. Which meant no exploring or swimming or building sandcastles. None of the fun things she normally got to do. So with the promise of a friend and a sleep over which meant ample playtime, Paige was beyond excited.

She holds onto Maeve's hand, her little cloth backpack over her shoulders as her sandaled feet find every possible puddle. Before long they're outside the door. Maeve smiles down at her, releasing her hand and urging her forward. "Go ahead and knock, sweetling. I'm sure she's just as excited as you are." The woman encourages her and Paige takes a deep breath before stepping forward, balling up her little fist and knocking on the door before her.
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Kamaria

The sound of a knock on the door has Kamaria jumping up from where she sits on the floor, playing with the kittens. One of them pounces after her as she runs over to the front hall. Of course Sunjata beats her there, his steps much larger and steadier.

The door is opened and they'll find Sunjata, welcoming them in, with Kamaria, standing there in the hallway with a little white kitten peeking out from behind her legs. Its face is very flat and ugly, but in a cute way.

Kamaria gasps when she sees the other girl, something so refreshing about someone the same size as her, the same age (roughly). She clasps her hands together and beams - but she doesn't wait for them to come in slowly, dawdling about as the adults take up with each other.

With a skip in her step, she dashes forward and comes to an abrupt halt just in front of the other girl. "Hi!" She giggles, "I'm Kamaria, and that's Lizzy-" she points to the little cat, which is batting at something on the ground. "Do you wanna come play with us?" Her brows raise hopefully.
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see what you find there with grace in your heart and flowers in your hair
Maeve ushers her inside, already beginning to speak with the incredibly tall man that seems to fill up the entire doorway and before she can even ask where the other girl is, she's appearing. Paige drops Maeve's hand, stepping away from her side and already starting to rush towards the younger girl with her bright blonde hair and sea green eyes. They barely stop short of running into each other. There is only a moment of hesitation before she's smiling back brightly, dimples showing in her cheeks, "Hello! I'm Paige."

Shining blue eyes drop down to the white kitten with its cute flat face and her grin grows larger, "I like your kitten." She's always wanted one herself, but they haven't been able to get one because of where they're living. She doesn't mind too much. There are always strays to play with. Paige casts one more glance up to Maeve who is still speaking with Sunjata before she's nodding enthusiastically.

"I brought some dolls and a ball! I didn't know what you'd like, but Auntie Mae said that you'd probably like one of those." Paige bounces on her toes, barely taller than the younger girl, hands holding onto the straps of her bag, "We're supposed to have a sleep over. Have you ever had one?" She asks, already following after Kamaria to the room the girl had been playing in before.
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Kamaria

Kamaria smiles brightly at the way they seem to be gravitated toward one another, glad that her excitement and jubilance is reciprocated. She repeats the name carefully, "Paige. Paige. I like your name," she offers, looking over the other girl's much darker hair paired with lighter blue eyes. She sort of likes everything about her, but she doesn't know quite how to say that.

At the admission of liking Lizzy, Kamaria turns her attentions towards the little kit. She scoops up the fuzzball and offers it out to Paige, where it is quite used to the attention and goes limp, rather subdued and happy to receive some attention. "You can hold her if you want! She's really nice," Kamaria encourages, attempting to make this new friend of hers happy and welcome.

At the mention of dolls and a ball, Kamaria tilts her head in some amount of consideration. She doesn't know which she prefers, but she lets Paige continue to what she has to say next. A sleepover? What does it mean?! She shakes her head vigorously in answer as she leads Paige toward the living room, which is cozy and rather warm in comparison to the outside. Either way, she's very excited, but she tries to contain it.

"I like whatever you like! But Lizzy likes to chase things. We can play ball with her if you want to," she remarks, as if it might help in their decision-making. Her eyes grow wide as she leans in and asks a little hushed, "What's a sleepover? Is that your mom?" Which, of course, she's referring to Maeve, not knowing much better than to assume - but she isn't too sure.
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It's kind of silly the way she says her name a few times as if she's trying out the word. Paige smiles just as brightly in return when the other girl compliments her name. She likes her name too. "Thank you. I think yours is pretty too." Paige chirps back, bouncing on her toes as Kamaria seems to take her in. She looks right back at her, noting their differences and similarities, but her examination is cut short when the girl in question suddenly scoops up the kitten. She holds her out and Paige's smile grows larger as she takes Lizzy from her.

She snuggles her close to her chest and carefully pets the top of her head until she's purring in her arms. Paige mentions the things she brought and the fact that she's here for a sleepover which is incredibly exciting because she hasn't actually had one outside of the Halenani before. She follows after her into the living room, setting Lizzy down so she can open up her bag to find the ball she brought. How did she not know if she liked dolls or balls? It seemed like a simple enough thing, but maybe she just hasn't played with them before. Auntie Mae did say that she wasn't familiar with here. Maybe where she was from they didn't those kinds of toys.

"We can totally play ball with her." Paige giggles, setting the ball on the floor before sending it rolling with a gentle push for Lizzy to chase. The girl looks over at Kamaria as she leans in to speak with her like she's sharing a secret and her brows raise. She didn't know what a sleepover was either? Well she would definitely have to fix that! Another giggle pushes past her lips and she quickly shakes her head, "Nuh uh, that's my Auntie Mae. She works with my mom." Maeve wasn't her real aunt, but all the kids that lived at the Halenani called her that. Plus, Paige didn't have anyone else that could be her aunt so this was a good compromise.

"A sleepover is when you have a friend who spends the night at your house. You do things like play games and make pillow forts and play hide and seek and, uhm.. Just all sorts of stuff!" Paige does her best to explain the concept to the other girl, dropping her own voice down to speak in hushed tones with her new friend.
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Kamaria

Kamaria's eyes light up a little brighter and flutter open a little wider at the compliment, not having been told that before. With this in mind, she is more than happy to offer the kitten over for Paige to hold, giggling a little when Lizzy starts to purr so loud they can both hear it clearly. "She likes you!" Kamaria points out with warm approval, before she's skipping off to show Paige to the livingroom.

When Lizzy is set down, she seems to settle where she's been placed, eagerly awaiting what lies inside of Paige's bag. Reflecting this curiosity, Kamaria peers over the other girl's shoulder with raised brows. When the ball is pushed, the kitten suddenly becomes a predator, ducking down into a crouch to carefully stalk it.

Kamaria's mouth opens in a silent 'oh' at the revelation that that's Auntie Mae, nodding. She wonders, in the back of her mind, where Paige lives, what her house looks like, who lives with her. Does she have a big family? Or a little one, like Kamaria? At least, for now, it feels that way, being that it's mostly just her and Sunjata here - except from time to time, when friends visit. Like now! It's always exciting when she can meet someone new. Even though she has sooo many questions, she tries to be patient and let Paige answer the first ones.

Although she does wiggle on her tiptoes, swaying slightly, conveying perhaps that she has a lot more on her mind. A sleepover sounds absolutely delightful, and Kamaria doesn't know why she's never had one before - what an outrage! "Oh!" She pipes up, grinning, "What do you wanna do? We can make a pillow fort in my room, if you want to! Let's get all the pillows in the whole house. So it can be the biggest! C'mon!" She moves away towards one of the couches, grabbing as many pillows as she can. She pauses, though, smile faltering as she turns back to face Paige, "Unless you wanna play hide and seek first?" Kamaria might look a little funny with a heap of pillows in her little arms, but she pays this no mind; she's more concerned with making sure her new friend is happy.
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Lizzy purrs loudly in her grasp and Paige's eyes light up with delight as she snuggles the little fluff ball close for a moment. "That's good 'cause I like her too!" She giggles, setting the kitten down before starting to dig in her bag for the ball that she brought. Paige sets it on the floor, rolling it so Lizzy can go after it, watching closely as she gets down into a pouncing position, bottom wiggling before lunging after the ball.

Paige glances back at Kamaria, head cocking to the side as her lips form the 'oh' when she tells her that Maeve is her auntie and not her mom. She watches as the other girl seems to get lost in her head. Paige wouldn't mind all the questions. She likes teaching people about things. She helps all the younger kids back at the Halenani and teaches them all sorts of things. Games, rules, and all the best tricks for hiding. She's really good at that kind of thing. "Yeah! She, uhm, runs the place that my momma works at and helps take care of everyone there. So we all just call her Auntie Mae even though we aren't actually related." Paige explains with a small shrug of her shoulders. It made sense to her, but some people thought it was weird.

The other girl stands, leaving her backpack on the ground as Kamarai starts to talk again, words coming out of her a mile a minute. Paige blinks, but her smile is just as big as the younger girl goes for the pillows before she has a chance to actually respond. That's fine by her. She loves pillow forts. Her and her momma make them a lot when she doesn't have to work. They're her favorite. "Nuh uh! Pillow forts first! Hide and seek is better at night 'cause you can hide really good in the dark." Paige explains to the other girl with a sage nod because she absolutely knows about these things. "We call it man hunt then. When you play it in the dark 'cause saying hide and seek in the dark just sounds kinda silly." She giggles, moving to grab what pillows are left on the couch.

She's not that much bigger than Kamaria, but she can hold more pillows with her longer arms and doesn't waste any time gathering everything that's left. "Let's put these in your room first then go get more! I bet there are lots of pillows and stuff in the house." This house was huuuuge. Paige hadn't ever seen a house this big. There had to be tons of pillows hidden inside!
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Kamaria

Kamaria's eyes go wide in awe as the other girl describes a bit about Auntie Mae, where she lives, and the 'everyone' she mentions. Paige doesn't seem bothered by her curiosity, which only spurs her on to question further. "You have a big family!" She asks, or assumes, "What's that like? Did you bring all'a them with you?" Her gaze swivels down the front hallway, almost expectantly.

Paige seems real smart, if she's honest. Kamaria pauses enough to listen to her infinite wisdom about hide and seek - no, man hunt! Excitement forms into a big smile on her face. "That sounds fun!" She giggles, not at all perturbed by the idea, unafraid of things like the dark. That's when the stars shine brightest, after all. "Are you better at hiding or... hunting?" She asks more seriously - as serious as one can be about playing hide and seek with a bunch of pillows in their arms. She's carefully looking over the other girl to try and decipher the answer for herself, 'sizing her up' if you will.

The pillows are easily collected between the two of them. With a shuffle of her feet, Kamaria sets off to lead Paige into her room. "There are tons of pillows!" She affirms proudly as she barges into her own room. She hesitates a moment, not fully sure about how pillow forts are built. So without further ado, she dumps the lot of them onto her bed.

Her room is simple but also pretty wonderful, she thinks. There are a lot of blankets - one with with stars on it, handmade - and lots of her own pillows. Her bed is never made, always leaping into the next thing. Seashells, especially big conches, line her dressers and shelves. Plushes too, ones of sea animals. A window sits above her bed, offering a view of the shoreline, but the blinds are closed due to the dark and gloomy weather.

They can waste no time in gathering up as many pillows as they can (sorry to the rest of the house!), and once they're back with as many as they could find, Kamaria lifts a proud smile to Paige. "So how do we make it? Should we use my blankets?" She wonders, grasping at the large, puffy duvet, "We can put this one on the floor, to sit on. It's real comfy." As she tugs at it, the mountain of pillows they've piled on top of it makes it very difficult to move. She gives it a heave, but finds that it barely budges. Her brows furrow determinedly and she glances over at Paige as she pulls again, sinking all of her weight back for leverage, "Help!"
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see what you find there with grace in your heart and flowers in your hair
Did she have a big family? Paige’s brows knit together as she considers it, lips pursing, ”Well, kinda. We aren’t related, but we do all live together. So I guess that sorta counts?” She really isn't sure. It’s not something that Paige spends a lot of time trying to puzzle out. She giggles, shaking her head at Kamaria, ”Nooo. They didn’t all come! That would be so many people!” Paige is pretty sure that Mr. Jata’s house would be able to hold all of them, but this was a sleep over just for them! No adults allowed. Except Aunite Mae and Mr. Jata, of course.

She nods excitedly, grinning over at the other girl as they start to gather absolutely as many pillows as they can carry. Paige has longer arms so she grabs more than Kamaria, trailing after her towards her room which is up a bunch of stairs. The girls definitely lose a few pillows on the way. ”It’s sooo much fun! One of my favorite games. Besides like… Marco Polo.” Did Kamaria know what that was? Paige will happily tell her. Maybe when the storms go away they can go play at the beach together! That would be the best ever. They could build sandcastles and find shells and look for starfish and play mermaids. So many things to look forward to. ”I’m a real good hider, but I think I’m a good hunter too.”

Paige follows suit, dumping her own haul onto Kamaria’s bed before taking a slow look around her room. It’s a lot fancier than her own. She doesn’t have her own room. All the kids have bunk beds in one of the spare rooms so there isn’t really a space of her own to decorate. The girls eyes fall on the blanket and she makes an excited sound, ”That’s the one Auntie Mae made for you! She makes the best blankets ever. They’re so soft.” Kamaria’s blanket was really pretty and Paige had been a little jealous at first, but she’s happy that the other girl has it now. Everyone needs a good blanket. That’s just a fact. ”I like your room. You’ve got a lot of nice shells.”

She giggles, rushing over to her side and grabbing a hold of the edge of the duvet, ”It’s good to have like... chairs and stuff to be the base! Then we just pile it all up. Make the walls out of pillows and put so many blankets in there it’s just a big heap.” She explains before giving a hard tug on the duvet with Paige. They both go falling backwards, the duvet coming off the bed along with their absolute mountain of pillows, covering them both. Paige squeals in delight, laughing as she falls to her back on the floor, totally covered beneath all the pillows. She pushes them off, reaching over for Kamaria to help her wiggle free of the pillow avalanche they’ve unleashed open themselves.
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Kamaria

Pillows are had and giggles exchanged, but the mention of Marco Polo is an unfamiliar game to Kamaria, as well. "Nuh-uh," she says, echoing the way Paige says it, liking the way the phrase feels on her own lips, "Never played that! What is it?" She reshuffles the pillows in her arms, dropping them a few times over before they make it to her room.

An excited sound catches Kamaria's attention as they set their pillows down on the bed. Following the other girl's eyes, she spots the plush, soft blanket. Her eyes light up and she smiles, "Yeah, it is! It's my favorite, but you can have it while you're here if you want." She shrugs, not one to be possessive or jealous of things like that. As for the shells? She beams with pride and points out, "My daddy helps me collect them. Like that really big one over there!"

Kamaria's green-hued eyes widen at the instructions Paige lays out, and she tries to absorb as much of it as she can. Chairs, though? That's doable, at least she thinks it is. But, first things first, get this blanket off the dang bed!

Suddenly it's an avalanche of soft blankets and heavy pillows, and Kamaria lets out a shrill squeal in reaction. Although she's anything but panicked, her laughter is muffled in the sea of fabrics. Paige reaches out to find her just as she pops her blonde head through the pile. With a playfully triumphant laugh, she smacks Paige with one of the pillows. "Ha! Can't get me!" She taunts.
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"It's kinda like hide and seek in the water, but one person has their eyes closed and the other has their eyes open. It's a lot of fun. We should play that too when it's not stormy anymore." Plans for Longheat already forming in her head filled with days of sun, sand, and swimming. Hunting for shells and building sandcastles. So much to do now that she has a friend to do them all with.

There is talks of blankets and shells, pillows thrown and giggles shared, mixed with plenty of childish delight at Sunjata's exasperation at their inability to settle down. There are plenty of firsts to be had here by both girls. Proper sleepovers, pillow forts, man hunt, and everything in between. They play and play long into the night before they finally crash in a heap together in a blanket nest big enough to rival even the best ones made by Kamaria's father. With heads touching and arms wrapped around each other, the girls fall into a restful sleep, surely dreaming of all the delightful things they plan to get up to tomorrow.

Little do they realize the foundation that's being laid down for them. A friendship that will be hard to rattle. One that will see them through years and years to come. Not that either one of them thinks that far ahead. Torchline is sure to have their hands full once both girls realize the potential mischief they can get up to with each other. Surely Safrin will approve of it all, right?

~FIN <3~
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