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PeanutButterGoddess · Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 7962

“Sounds good, our parents will like that. And speaking of which, I gotta go find Dad. Thanks for the talk, Asha.” Neran said before heading towards the mud room.
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The sounds of Swan Lake filled an empty studio, interrupted only by the sound of sudden pops and guttural groans grasped tight in the throat so not to yell out. Ania had been burning the midnight oil so to speak. With her mothers semi retirement, more work has been divided between the siblings, and Ania would never complain about it. But it’s kept her time in the studio limited, and her dances sloppy and rushed. Last season she was only cast as the Diamond Fairy for Sleeping Beauty, not that her heart was set on Princess Aurora, but her skill and reputation should’ve secured the possibility of a lead role. That hurt her ego. If Vania could hold first chair cello all this time while balancing mob life, there was no reason Ania couldn’t do the same.

But she was overworking herself this season. Auditions were coming up for Swan Lake, a tired classic, but Ania had plaid the Black Swan every year and did not want to give up the mantle. She had been in the studio rehearsing all night into the wee hours of the morning. While the other dances were learning new choreography for smaller productions, Ania had sequestered herself into an empty studio to practice her steps solo. But with every spin and step, a sudden pop of the tendon in her left foot could be heard. She tried to muscle through it, teeth grit and eyes watering as she worked through as many steps as she could before eventually dropping to the floor, panting and biting her knuckles to keep from yelling.

Achilles Tendonitis.

She slammed her fists on the well manicured floor, growling in anger before collecting her foot in her lap again to examine briefly. She gently caressed the back of her foot, messaging the heel. She could see it was beginning to swell but she felt like she had more in her still. She sighed and pressed the back of her hand to her forehead, dabbing the sweat away lightly before taking a breath and rising to her feet again.

PeanutButterGoddess · Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 7962

When you grow up in a household with as many children as there were in the Castillo-Mehtevas family, it is often hard to grow up your own person. Somehow, despite the odds however, each of the six siblings did just that, each of them growing up into very different personalities. There was Asha, the beautiful, pragmatic one; Sal, the tender, affable one; Godric, the rebellious mama's boy; Lucinda, the quirky and independent one; Owen, sassy and never one to take anyone's guff; and then there was Neran, the deft handed and reliable one.

Most of the kids had moved out of the family home, some of them even starting families of their own, but they all still came around often enough to see their parents or help out when they could, which was how Neran ended up at Owen's dance studio.

Apparently, some urgent mail from his school had been sent to the house and Havania had asked Neran to deliver it to his babiest brother on her behalf when he went back to the city for a gig. Never one to say no to either of his parents, he took the envelope and gave his mother a kiss on the cheek before returning to the city, making his way to the studio with little time to spare before his gig.

He was no stranger to the studio, though, it still felt strange to come in when he wasn't immediately met by Owen. However, when Owen sent him a text that he was running late due to a subway delay, he entered alone and went to seek out Owen's storage locker to jam the paperwork in.

Neran poked around in search of said locker, listening to the muffled music and sounds of footwork in the main studio down the hall. It sounded like a lot of people and he didn't want to interrupt such a large goings on, so when he heard softer music and more singled out footwork in an adjoining studio, he opted to poke his head into that door instead.

"Hello?" He called out, but immediately paused with a flush when he saw just whose practice he'd stumbled upon.

Ania Nikitin.
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Ania had mustered a running leap into a grande jeté when someone had come in, a voice cutting through the music. Upon landing on her feet, she grunted as her foot popped again, causing her to collapse on the floor. She bit her lip and turned her head away from the door, so whoever it was wouldn’t see her in pain. Clasping quickly onto her foot with her head still turned.

“Yes? What is it?” She called out.

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"Oh! Are you okay?" Neran asked as he quickly hurried over when Ania collapsed. He crouched down and placed a hand on her shoulder, stooping to look at her foot. It was clearly swollen, red and angry with strain.
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“I’m fine! I’m fine!” Ania insisted through grit teeth, though she hissed at her own light touch on her foot. If she weren’t in such pain, she’d jerk away from the touch on her shoulder, but at the moment she hardly noticed.

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Neran furrowed his brows and shook his head.

"No you're not." He said before moving so he could grab Ania's arm, gently coaxing it to drape on his shoulder while placing his other hand at her hip. "Let me get you up. Do you guys have someone here who can look at it? Should I call someone?"
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inchargemarge · Site Admin Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 7943

“No, don’t touch me!” Ania fanned her hand at him to put her down. “I don’t need anyone.” Ania insisted, she pulled away from Neran and wobbled toward the only chair in the room that was posted next to the table hosting the speaker. She slapped the speaker off, bracing herself on the little table before dropping herself gracelessly onto the metal folding chair. She had already begun to delicately unlace her shoes, hissing at the grazes if her fingertips on her leg.

She was finally able to peek up at who it was.

“Owens brother, again.” She breathed, trying to catch her breath. “What are you doing here?” She asked.

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Neran pursed his lips at being brushed off, but didn’t fight Ania, letting her wobble off on her own, though he did follow.

“He had some stuff I needed to drop off.” He said. He took a beat before speaking again. “Listen, we should really get that looked at. It will only get worse if you ignore it.”
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“Peter will tell me to ice and elevate it, it’s not worth a trip.” Ania sighed, though she wondered if Daisy might’ve had a quick fix, seemed to always be working on various remedies that benefited the supernatural community.

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"Well, probably, but what if it needs more attention then you think? It'll only be worse off for you if you don't get it taken care of." Neran insisted still.
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“You somebody’s mother?” Ania asked, sarcastically of course but he was probably right still. She sighed, rubbing the back of her neck, relenting a bit. “I’ll call a car for myself, I can get myself taken care of. Thank you for the concern.” Ania said slowly. Though inherently mean and serious like her mother, she was raised with some manners.

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“Traffic is a nightmare right now. It’ll take ages for a car to get here.” Neran explained. “The hospital Peter works at is close enough, isn’t it? Let me just help you get there.”
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“Why do you want to help me so badly?” Ania asked, brows furrowed in a cross of confusion, annoyance and sincerity.

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Neran furrowed his brows in confusion.

“What do you mean why? You’re hurt, so of course I’d help you.” He said simply.
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