(M) The Darkness Is Coming IC (Tats & Kicks)

[Tatsuke]

Aroura was walking along the forest floor. She hummed quietly to herself as the birds sang their songs. It wasnt until movement caught her eye and she went to investigate. She laughed at seeing a bunny near a bush. She knelt down and put a hand towards it. The rabbit didnt flee as most animals didnt when elves were around. They seemed more relaxed around them.

She began to hum again as she got up and started moving on. Letting the rabbit eat in peace. "What to do today," she thought out loud,'the darkness seems to be getting rather close...we really should fight it and get rid of such evil that causes us to loose so much forest..' Shaking her head she decided to put this thought out of her mind and look into it later.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngYou poor thing, you. Dimitri thought to himself. How did this happen? I hope it wasn't one of those snakes, again.
Lightly he wrapped the damaged wing in dry grass and the juices from the root of a plant.

It was a bird he had found, waddling around and trying to flap its wings. One of its wings he had immediately noticed wasn't working as well as the other one. He was assuming it had been picked at by a snake, or by a bigger predator. Birds were always the weaker of prey, and he felt terrible about it.

He had taken his time, coaxing the bird and crooning at it to settle it down. For now, it had worked. But birds were easily spooked creatures. He knew this and so he had set out on trying to find its nest. He knew it had to be close to where he had found the bird because birds didn't hop around like that unless they were close to their nest.

In his hands, the bird started tweeting loudly the closer he got to its nest. It tried to spread its wings again to take off. Dimitri gently held its wings together to keep it from further injuring itself. Instead of it flying up to its nest, he spread his wings and reached up to it. He carefully put the bird back in its nest, for a moment just taking his time to smile at it.

"You'll be okay." Dimitri promised the bird, "I will be back to check on you."

He lifted himself away from the nest and dropped back down to the ground. With a mistake of timing his landing, his feet slipped out from under him and he landed on his back with a light "thump" against the forest bristles and fallen leaves.

[Tatsuke]

Aroura looked around, things had suddenly seemed quiet where she was all of a sudden. She looked around her trying to figure out why the birds had stopped their songs. She shivered a little, before starting to walk a little faster. 'Something isnt right here...' she thought to herself.

Moving along a little further she was able to feel a little safer. She shivered a little before looking to the sky, it seemed to still be daylight. She listened and smiled,'awesome a river! She hurried to it, feeling hungry she figured she might as well stop and get a few fish. She dug out her dagger from her waist pouch, and started to walk into the water. She staid still at the center of it, waist deep. Waiting for the silver signs of fish.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngNow, there were many things he could have done from where he was laying on the ground. He could have chosen to start cursing because of the pain of having tripped. He could have chosen to roll over and get back up off the ground. And while those things had rolled across Dimitri's mind in those brief seconds of tripping, adrenaline rushed moments, that wasn't what he had chosen to do.

Dimitri began to laugh at his own clumsiness. This was not the first time he had miscalculated his feet and landing time. Naturally, fairies were supposed to be graceful. They were supposed to have great timing and essence of countenance. But Dimitri sometimes had his mind on other things than landing correctly.

His laughing had risen up in climax, filling the air briefly and then falling back into place with soft chortles.

It had been days since he had laughed. Since a darkness had presented itself into the forest, he had much more dawning things on his mind than enjoying the moments of laughter. Now, however, he decided to take the few moments to look back up at the bird he had guided home. It was silent, but at least it was home. That was the best he could wish for it.

[Tatsuke]

She growled not having any luck at catching the fish that swam by. 'Guess I'm not hungry after all...' she grumbled a little before coming out of the water and laid on the grass. She looked up to the sky. Curious of what else she could find to eat, but more of snack on. She thought she had heard something of a laugh from far off in the forest. She wasnt any where near it. She lifted herself up with her elbows looking towards she was sure the laugh had come from, 'Who could that be?' she was sure no fairy would be around here, or so she had thought.

"What the hell? Why not?" she thought out loud and started to head towards where she thought she had heard the laughing come from. She gripped her bow slightly tighter just in case there were things within the forest that might get in her way.

Little did she know she was being followed, something indeed was keeping its presence unknown. And working hard to keep hidden. Blue eyes watched and waited, going from shadow to shadow. Moving swift but keeping to the tree cover.

It seemed like it took hours of zigzagging through the forest of trees before she was sure she had noticed what appeared to be a fairy. She sighed slightly more out of relief that it was fairy and not human. She relaxed her grip on the bow and slowly emerged from the shadows,"are you alright?" Her hazel eyes showing concern for the fairy.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngSince having tripped over his own feet, Dimitri had calmed down greatly. He had come down from the high of laughter and was now enjoying just the view he was looking up at. Yes, the forest was a beauty! All it held was beautiful! His appreciation for its appearance made him even more sorrowful that whatever it was that had arrived in this forest had been pushing the nature back.

He frowned at the skyline at this thought. What a saddening thing it was. How could something do this? He should be more concerned about it. Maybe he should look into it. His fairy brethren would beg to differ. Look into it?- they would scoff- You're just a fairy! Just leave it alone.

And they would have a great point too. He laughed at this.

But his laughter was cut short when a presence drew near. He sat up quickly and turned his head towards where the presence was approaching. Unfortunately, he noticed it too late to do anything good about it. It was too late to fly away or duck into hiding. He had tensed up, thinking through his options. No hiding. No running. No flyin-

His thoughts were cut off when he realized that it was nothing to fear- as of yet. It was an elf! Elves were hardly his enemy, normally. He relaxed and smiled lightly at the elf.

"Hello!" He lifted himself onto his feet with the assistance of his wings, and glided across the forest floor towards her. "I am alright. Are you alright? Should I be concerned of your presence?"

[Tatsuke]

She shook her head, "Not at all, but its unlike fairies to be on the ground..." She turned her head slightly, "and I am fine, thanks." She watched him wondering how he had gotten on the ground floor of the forest to begin with. Its unlike them to be so clumsy, fairy were known for being light on their feet and excellent fliers. "At least your wings dont seem to be damaged from being on the ground." She then did a small bow, "I am sorry I didnt introduce myself how rude. I am Aroura." She then looked to the fairy, "I am glad that you are alright." She then looked around them, seeming that things here were still alright from what attacked the forest around them.

The creature that had followed her kept the shadows. Far enough to watch, yet close enough that he could hear. He listened a little. He observed them, studied them. Anything that would give him an advantage for when the time came to attack. His nails dug into the tree, wishing it was flesh, the heat of battle always seemed to make them feel more alive.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngOh good! He didn't have to worry about an attack then! There were several things for him to worry about an attack for. For instance, fairies were not commonly fighters. They would rather talk it out first, maybe find a compromise. Combat was the last resort.

There was also the concern about whatever it was that was attacking the forest. It was so dark. The presence gave him shivers whenever he was on the ground.

And the last being that there were stronger competitors out and about. Everything from wild dogs and cats to snakes!

Dimitri shrunk in size before the elf, turning tiny like his people naturally were. He typically didn't shift into a six-foot fairy, except for when helping the forest animals. Now he was back in his most comfortable form, his wings buzzing behind him to keep him afloat in front of the elf's face.

"I saw a bird!" He announced to the elf, "It needed help. And it was so cute! So I helped it." He chuckled to himself.

Then she was introducing herself and he had realized that he too had yet to introduce himself.
"Dimitri!" He greeted her, "And what is it that you were doing, Aroura?"

[Tatsuke]

"I was trying to fish until I heard you laughter," she said smiling kindly to Dimitri. "Is the bird alright?" She looked for it wondering if it was on the ground, "You didnt accidentally harm it when you fell did you?" her hazel eyes looked back to him when she couldnt find the poor thing on the ground any where. She wondered where else it could have been since the fairy was now in its right size.

The creature getting board decided to head back towards the pack, hoping his information would help in their hunt. It almost wanted to laugh as it ran towards the more quiet part of the forest. This time not caring for his racket as they ran. 'It'll be dinner time soon,' it licked their lips.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngOh no! He had disturbed an elf in its natural habitat. He should apologize.

Dimitri opened his mouth to do so but became suddenly distracted by the talk of the bird. His eyes lit up and he turned in the air, pointing up towards the bird's nest. It was well above ground level, but not quite fairy level. One could see the nest from the ground if they were looking for it or were pointed in the right direction for it.

"Up there!" He announced, "It is alright. Just a bad wing, is all." He turned again and reached out a hand, poking her nose with that hand.

"Are you hungry? Is that why you were fishing? I have berries and nuts!" Dimitri glanced up towards the sky, his eyes searching the horizon. Unfortunately, he had strayed far from home so he couldn't reach his home to get the berries and nuts. But maybe he would be able to find one. He could practically smell the berries as it was. They had such an intoxicating scent!

"Or not." He added with a nervous laugh, "Such a long ways up, you know... but there are always berry bushes around!"

Were elves as inclined to berries and nuts as fairies were? He had always taken them as carnivores, but now thinking on it he did find it weird that he was offering berries and nuts to an elf.

[Tatsuke]

She looked up to the tree that the bird was in, seeing it safe had her smile. She looked back to the fairy and tucked a strand of blond hair behind her ear, "Berries and nuts will be fine, and its ok if you cant find anything." She didnt want to disturb what the fairy had planned for the rest of the day, as it seemed daylight might not last to much longer. the sun was not yet setting though.

Getting back to the leader of the pack it bowed its head and got onto one knee in respect. It then looked up towards the leader with exciting eyes, "I have found what we have saught.."

The leader smiled, "You are certain of what you have found?" He looked to the other pack members behind him as the wolf before him responed.

"Yes they appear alone, and only two. One elf, one fairy," they replied getting to their feet, "when do we strike?"

"Darkness will give us cover, its best we wait. If you got the scent you will lead us to the battle," He smiled as he looked the forest beyond his pack mate. It shouldnt be long now...

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngSo she was hungry! Oh no he felt even worse for distracting her from her quest for food! What a bother he had been! Had he known her ears were keen to listening, he would have been much quieter. He should have been to begin with! He was a grounded fairy! That was a risk as it was. He should be more careful this time around more than ever because of the unsettling things that had been happening in the forest.

"I haven't apologized yet for disturbing you..." He began nervously, "I am truly sorry about that, Aroura. Please forgive me. I didn't mean to disturb a hungry elf! Oh you must think I'm just awful. What kind of fairy am I? I should have been more considerate!"

He went on as he began to flutter towards more of the forest. He knew where the berries were, of course. He loved to just close his eyes and smell them. The forest was thick with them! And what a joy it was to be a creature that ate of them and hadn't a worry about having to hunt for anything else.

He felt a pang of guilt in his stomach as he sought the berries. The poor elf... he had disturbed her in her hunt for fish. Fishing was hard enough! And he had ruined it! He didn't know how she could even be withstanding his presence.

But alas! He would make up for it! He was seeking the berries, after all, in all of their glory.

[Tatsuke]

She was having a hard time not laughing at the poor fairy, "Dimitori, its alright really." She wasnt to sure how far he would go to get some berries, and she didnt want him to get hurt on her behalf. She followed the fluttering fairy none the less, "The fish werent really working out anyway, they seemed to know I was waiting for them. So I had gotten out and was laying on the grass when I had heard your laughter." She hoped this would make the fairy a little bit less guilty for disturbing her. But she honestly didnt have anything else goin on anyway during the day. So she didnt mind waiting for the fairy to find some berries.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngShe... she... she was laughing? Was that maniacal laughter? Was it laughter spawned from pity? Should Dimitri be concerned? Should he begin to ask if she were alright. There were so many things in this forest that could cause a fit of laughter! All of which he was thinking of in his racing mind, except for the cause of comedy.

Dimitri's eyes landed on Aroura when she said it was alright. It was? Could he be sure? What if she were lying? It didn't matter! He was going to make it up to her!

...Except... She had been laying in the grass when she heard him laughing. Dimitri blinked at this. So her poor hunting time wasn't caused by his own lack of control? It was just because the fish were cunning today? He felt the weight of guilt lift off his chest and relief come flooding in him.

"Oh." He breathed out, "Oh thank goodness. I would have hated myself for a long time had I disturbed you and your fish."

Abruptly, Dimitri stopped in the air. He hovered above a bushel of wild berries.

"There!" He announced, glinting eyes on the berries. "Such treats to feast on!"

[Tatsuke]

Aroura smiled to him and looked over to the berries, 'I forget at times how fairies think...I havent been around one in a long time.' She looked to Dimitori, "Thank you very much in finding them. Please eat as well if you are hungry." She walked over to the bush and sat down next to it and picked off a berry, examining it with thought before placing it in her mouth. Its sweet juices seemed to good to be true let alone come from something so small. She had almost forgotten such taste from berries. She smiled and closed her eyes, "These are so good!"

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngDimitri was pleased to hear that Aroura liked the berries. He watched her reaction with genuine concern, wondering if he had done it all right, if he had found the right berries for her. There were so many kinds in this forest, and he knew the bad from the good. But they all had different tastes too! These berries were some of his favorite because of their sweetness. But what if the elf didn't like sweet tasting food? What if she was highly displeased? What if she needed another kind of berry?

These concerns floated away from his mind by her reaction. His eyes glinted again.

"I'm so happy you like them!" He chirped to the elf. "Berries are so good!"

He plucked one of them from the bush, feeling the weight in his arms. He huffed and heaved with it, flapping his wings extra hard to stay afloat. In the end, he decided that Aroura's shoulder made for a nice resting place to eat his berry. He sat cross-legged on her shoulder with the berry between his legs.

"I hope you don't mind." He said, "But your shoulder looked so cozy! I couldn't resist!"

[Tatsuke]

"Its no problem at all," She smiled to Dimitori and picked another berry from the bush. She was glad that things havent really changed the fairies with such darkness coming upon the forest. She shook her head lightly not wanting to disturb the fairy on her shoulder.

"So out of curiosity, do you live alone or do you live with the fairy folk?" she loved learning about fairies as much as she could. The history of them was really fascinating, along with their dances that they sometimes did.

Trying hard to get through bushes, and undergrowth in the forest. A dark creature lurked, he was kind of lost though. Often they could sense where they were, but this land was totally different then the one they lived in. Yellow eyes poked out of the bush it had been fighting with trying to get free from its branches.

"Stupid thing let go!" it hissed getting mad at the evil plant. It finally fell face first onto the ground. 'Owe..' it then sat up and looked around them. The forest seemed to be nothing but clear of anything. No sign of life at all besides birds. Where are the beasts?

Standing up it started to wonder off again looking for what it had lost.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngOh good! She didn't mind! He was happy for that! He didn't want to upset her or make her angry. Not after he had just made an elf friend! Well, at least he considered this a new friendship. It was hard for a fairy not to immediately think someone was their friend when they were on friendly terms and all. Or maybe this was more of a "I'm so sorry for disturbing you, please don't crush me, here have some berries" sort of thing.

He hoped it wasn't that thing. That sounded terrible! That sounded like she could become dangerous any second! He began to get fussed up again, making a face down at the berry in his lap.
He mumbled something angrily at the berry, but it was too quiet to tell just what it was.

Dimitri's eyes brightened up again in just the next second. He grabbed the berry and stuck his teeth into it. The juices squirted all across his face and drenched the front of his neck so it almost looked like blood. He quickly lapped up the gathering juice in the hole he had created in the berry.

Dimitri laughed brightly at the berry for its squirting. "Silly, berry. You're so good!"

He was about to take another bite of it when he was distracted immediately by the elf. His ears perked up and he looked over at Aroura.

"I live alone." Dimitri told her with a smile, "But not too far away... you know, just in case something happens. And you, Aroura? Do you live alone too?"

[Tatsuke]

"Yea I live alone," she replied as she smiled at the mess that was now all over the fairy, "The elves and I dont see eye to eye...So I live alone, wondering the forest. I dont mind it though." She said looking up at the sky as she ate another berry. "These are really good, I'll have to remember these when I am out of food," she smiled, she'd eaten other berries but these seemed more tasty.

The little creature wondered around the forest keeping to the shadows. It started to growl more in frustration then at anything or anyone. "Where am I!" It yelled, but of course being only mid shin height didnt help matters at all. It's ears picked up on soemthing, voices? Could it be? Without thinking it jumped up and started to run happily towards the voices.

Before long he turned around the corner of a bush and shouted, "Finally I have found you!" It then realized it wasnt who he was looking for at all. It appeared to be an elf talking to...nothing? It didnt see the fairy on the elf's shoulder. 'Ooops,' it froze in fear as it watched them, normally elves attack demons on site so it was curious of what this one would do. 'Run,' its mind was telling him but he froze instead.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngReally? Dimitri frowned. Did that make the elf lonely? He wondered how he would feel if he were in her position. To be in a position where you couldn't agree on terms with the kind of your own... He thought onto the other fairies briefly. He loved them all. Of course he did! He just liked his space... and he was more of a night-owl anyways. He loved to stay up all night and play and help with whatever he could. Unfortunately, his escapades bothered a lot of the other fairies that weren't so keen to the night.

Dimitri had resorted in making his home a bit further away from them. In a way, it was like living in the country! And this way, when he did sleep, he wouldn't be bothered! He glowed with happiness as he thought back onto it. But then his smile fell immediately when he realized how rude he was being. Smiling after she had told him something like that! He was awful!

"I would feel so lost without a home." He whimpered, "You poor thing! Wandering all alone! How do you do it? Don't you get lonely? Oh! You shouldn't ever feel lonely! That's just awful! I'll make sure you never feel lonely again! I'll see eye to eye with you-!" He would have continued in his valiant exclamations and promises when he was startled by the arrival of another mystical being.

Dimitri almost fell off the elf's shoulder. He dropped his berry to the ground with a gasp. First, because he had dropped his berry and he had really been enjoying that. And second because there was a stranger in the midst!

"Hold, mighty presence!" He announced, puffing out his small fairy chest. He was standing on the elf's shoulder, pretending to be big and mighty. "And-..." His voice faltered. He didn't know what he was supposed to say after something like that.

[Tatsuke]

"I think its lost..." The elf said turning her head to the side, "And its to puny to do to much harm." She looked to the fairy,"You'd be more intimidating in your bigger form.." She remained sitting on the ground not at all afraid of something kinda almost looked cute.

The creature only blinked at their reactions, "No ah! Its a demon kill or run?" It turned its head to the side rather confused before slowly walking towards them. It then looked to the fairy, "What is that?" it wished to poke it to see what would happen, bug luckily the fairy was to far from it. It then looked back to the elf,"Has any erm other person come this way?"

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngLost? Dimitri gasped. No! The poor thing! And he had practically called it out to a fight! Okay... not really. But he didn't want it to think that he had! The poor thing was only lost! Oh how did this happen?! What cruel fate would tear this little cutie from its wandering?!

He was torn away from his worried and frantic thoughts when Aroura made a good point. He would look a lot more intimidating in a bigger form! He heaved his chest up again and nodded his head in agreement. Yes... of course... next time he would have to take her advice!

But for now, he lifted off of her shoulders and fluttered over to the creature. He perched on its head, then looked down so his head popped over its eyes and he was smiling down at it.

"I have not seen anyone except the elf!" He announced, "Did you lose your mama? Papa? Brother? Sister? Fellow kind? How can I help? Are you hungry? Thirsty?" He got a terrible look on his face and straightened up. Oh no! What if the thing hadn't eaten or drank anything in days?!

[Tatsuke]

"Umm I'm fine thanks, I dont eat what normal beings eat?" it wasnt to sure of the phrase to really use,"and no I have lost my master...he'll be so unhappy when he finds out I've gotten lost..."

"Master?" The elf asked standing up and stretching, "So your a slave to a demon?" She started to look angry.

It jumped a tad startled, "No not so much a slave, more of a protector.." It turned its head to the side, careful not to knock the fairy down,"And I'd hate to ask little person...but why are you on my head?"

Aroura calmed down a little,"well as Dimitori said, we havent seen anyone else in the forest besides us. If there was another the animals would give us signs.." She looked to Dimitory and smiled a little,'[i]Life of a fairy is truly interesting.'

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngIt didn't eat what normal beings did? Dimitri stared at the thing, fixated by his own confusion. How could a creature not like berries?! He felt a bit insulted by this. He felt like everyone should like berries! Berries were so sweet! So sweet... and... so... His stomach grumbled unnecessarily.

Dimitri chuckled down at his stomach and pulled his hands over it. "Shhhh." He mumbled to his stomach. "You can have another berry soon. Just be quiet now."

He looked up again when he announced that he had lost his master. Master? What an odd term! Did this make him a servant? He wondered if it were voluntary or not. But Aroura's question answered it for him in the next few seconds. Oh boy! Dimitri would hate to have a master! He would no longer be free roaming! And he just loved his independence.

"I'm on your head because..." Dimitri trailed off. He grinned. He had no real answer for that question. Instead, he lifted away from the strange being and fluttered back over to Aroura to perch on her shoulder.

"Do you want help finding your master?" Dimitri asked the little creature. He liked to help. He could help now! He wondered how he would help though... From the sounds of it, even this little thing didn't know where his master was.

[Tatsuke]

"The name is Blinky..." it replied looking from the elf to the human bird. Turning its head to the side it asked, "what's your names? And are you sure you want to help erm a demon like me?"

"I am Aroura," she said as she stood up. She shrugged, "we got nothing better to do...and perhaps our friendly fairy can help us out by flying above the trees and seeing if there is anything around us."

"Well he'd be in the shadows..during the day but as sun sets he'll be more active," he looked to the odd thing with wings,"he wears dark clothing if that helps any...?"

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngBlinky? What an odd name! Dimitri wondered if he gave it to himself or if his master had. He wondered of many things about that name. Did he blink a lot? Was he head-shy? Did Dimitri ask these questions aloud? He paused. No. Maybe he should keep those thoughts to himself. Maybe it would be too personal to ask about.

"Dimitri!" He chirped after Aroura had introduced herself. He followed suit with his own introduction of himself by the use of his name. It was only polite to reply to the cute little thing! Okay, it was bigger than he was in this form. But when he grew he could be bigger than it! So he chose to look at it as a cute little thing!

Aroura assured the little thing they could help, and then suggested he help by flying above. Dimitri glanced up at the trees and the sky with a grin on his face.

"Of course!" He boasted, "I can do that!" Though he hadn't any more idea of what to look for than a dark figure. That made it a bit more difficult for him, but he could still try!

[Tatsuke]

"I am guessing though the person you serve is not human..." said Aroura looking to Blinky, still curious of what the thing really even was.

It shook its head, "No he isnt human, but isnt like normal erm demons I suppose you could say. Often he fights with the others.." It licked its teeth and then blinked at them,"Oops sorry...I get carried away when I think of the battles..."

Aroura nodded slowly and looked to Dimitori wondering if he had seen anything within the forest. That he could see. Evles eyes were well known to look for just about anything, but with so many trees and no good height she was to little to no help at this point. "Maybe we should head to the stream if Dimitori cant find them..The stream seems to bring many around for its the only water source for miles.."

"Yay! Friends always good to have friends!" Blinky yelled and then became quiet, "Sorry.." it then looked to the flying fairy curiously.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngNot human? A demon? Dimitri tried to think if he had ever seen a demon in person before. No. He had heard many stories about them. They were evil!

A gasp left his lips. Was he conspiring with a bad entity? Was it something that was causing all the disturbances in the forest? Dimitri's eyes widened. If that were the case then he would be helping to destroy their home! And he couldn't do that!

But wait... this cute little thing was asking for help. And if it were asking for help from an elf and a fairy, then it couldn't be bad! Then it couldn't be like all the stories that Dimitri had heard about demons! And yet, he knew he wanted to ask Blinky so many questions when they did find his master. Or didn't... He was worried about not finding the poor guy's master. Then it would all be Dimitri's fault! He would have failed!

"Okay..." He said shakily. He didn't want to fail Blinky! But he had to try! He had to! "Up I go!" A determined look crossed Dimitri's face. He would try! And so he flew up far into the sky to get a greater look of the forest around them.

[Tatsuke]

Within the forest was a figure that appeared as the little creature had described. They had a hood over their head to keep the sun off the best they could. He was alone though. Seeming to be looking for something, they looked around trees and bushes. "I cant believe it would get lost so easily!" he huffed and looked again behind another bush. They werent near Dimitori, Aroura and Blinky.

The elf looked back to Blinky,"Come we will find him better if I were to carry you." She bent down and grabbed the little creature gently. Blinky smiled and started to get comfortable in her arms. "Yay!" She laughed, 'Between these two, things might get interesting before night falls..' She looked to Dimitori unsure if he had found anything or not.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngFrom up in the sky, Dimitri felt at home. He always loved it better when he was in the sky or somewhere high. He loved perching and nesting and flying. He loved to be so much higher than all the other species. It made him feel safe and a bit superior, like nothing could hurt him! Like nothing could reach him to get him.

From his position, looking down, he could spot Blinky and Aroura. They looked so puny from where he was. He could also see birds getting ready for the night, creatures settling in the forest, some scurrying about. He could see the bushes and the trees, the berries and the nuts. He could see a stream and the sun.

Dimitri frowned. He felt as if he would have to fly out a bit further or higher to find Blinky's master though. And so he looked down at the two of them again and thought about putting up his index finger to indicate to give him a moment. But he was too tiny to see his fingers from up where he was.

He thought better of it and just traveled further, zipping through branches and tree heads to search higher and wider for Blinky's master.

[Tatsuke]

"When I get a hold of that little creature, it'll wish it was in the other realm!" they sighed, the creature was always causing him trouble though. He laughed a little at how the creature would react around certain people. And this just made him laugh even louder. Looking to the sky to see how late it was getting. It wasnt quite dark enough for him to move freely yet. He shook his head and started his search on wards.

Aroura didnt mind the wait as she held the creature to her who seemed to be making itself quite comfortable. "You are truly not what I would expect from a demon...I thought all were evil."

"No not all of us, in fact many are..but it depends how you look at it I suppose...To us humans are the least scary, along with those who appear human. We have many creatures that look weird and angry, and well they are mean.." Blinky said giving the wrong impression they realized, "What I mean is, for us example, we are the clean up crew of battles." It smiled up to Aroura, "We eat demons..those who are dead or cant live on. There are many of us so not all of us get our fill. But there are many battles.." It looked towards the sky wondering if they could see Dimitori but couldnt seem to see him at all,"Where did the bug go?"

Aroura started to laugh. Hard. She couldnt believe such a thing came out of a creature, they feared so much. Blinky however only seemed to look at her in confusion and hoped that she wouldnt accidentally drop him on the ground that it quickly moved to her shoulder feeling better and safer there.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngAhhh. It felt so good outside. The later the days wore on, the better he felt. It was like he was being filled with a newer kind of energy when the day worn on. Typically at the beginning of the day he felt all sickly and like he hadn't rested too well- which made sense because he hardly ever slept during the night.

But the later the day got, the better he felt! Dimitri loved everything about later times of day. It just felt so good. It got warmer too, and then cooler. So much cooler. He loved cooler weather, but it did make it hard for him to fly when it got too cold. He shuddered to just think about it. He strained his wings many a time during the cold weather.

His thoughts were put a stop to when he heard laughter. Laughter! He loved the sound of laughter! He gasped gleefully when he heard it, immediately drawn to its vicinity. He wanted to see what was so funny. He wanted to join in the laughter!

It was upon finding the source of the laughter, down below, that he realized this being looked quite a bit like what Blinky had been describing to be his master. Dimitri didn't think about approaching it carefully. He felt comfortable about Blinky's presence, so he figured he could trust approaching this presence too.

"Hello!" He chirped, having swept down from the sky and towards the figure, "Are you missing a thing that calls you 'master'?"

[Tatsuke]

Their ears picked up on the voice and it nearly made him jump a foot from the ground. They were sure they were alone. They looked around not seeing anything at first until they realized something was fluttering around them. They turned his head to the side confused at first,'A fairy? Saying hi?' He was sure that his little creature had something to do with this.

"Yea I am missing something that I suppose would fit that description," he replied,"I dont suppose it has been causing trouble some where, have they?" He knew how the little creature loved to just talk and learn what it could and then use it to make people laugh, fall in love, he sighed mentally. 'It better not have found a girl! That would be bad...' He then turned his head to the side slightly,"Ah dont tell me it called me master?" Just realizing that the fairy had said something along the words of master. He hated it when Blinky called him that!

Aroura apologized for laughing so hard but it wrather was funny. "So your saying it depends how you look at them..yet there are evil ones out there. So tell me, what makes the evil one evil, and how are they different from those who arent?"

Turning its head to the side slightly Blinky blinked a few times before answering the question, as if really thinking hard on how to answer. "Well...I know a perfect example! My master is good," it smiled,"Very good. Yes he may look evil, but he is good. You see..He is a vampire. But is different from the ones that we normally watch. He doesnt harm unless provoked and when it comes to blood he tries to use substitutes." It then started to think again making sure to answer the elves question the best it could, "Werewolves are mean though. They like to hunt master...I think thats why they are really here. Not so much for this land...they just like to hunt, and elves and faries are just caught up in it all.."

"So your saying, the only reason the werewolves are even here is cause your master is here?" Aroura asked trying to understand it all but decided maybe its master would be best, "Nevermind I think I'll ask the one you call master to help explain..and it might be best if Dimitori was here so he could understand it as well."

Shrugging it agreed and looked around them. The forest was pretty then most he had been to. It then smiled and looked to the bush of berries, "Are those tasty?"

"Yea I suppose...but if your not used to other food, you may not like them." Aroura replied, almost curious of what the little creature would do, let alone react to the berries if it did eat them.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngIt seemed shocked! Dimitri shouldn't have went up to it like this! Now he was feeling awful. What did he do!? What should he do to make it up for this?! What could he do? He began to panic again, wondering how to make this all better.

But his finicky mind went from worrying about one thing to focusing it on what this guy was saying.

"Sounds like him!" He laughed merrily, "I know where he is!"

He wouldn't say that he had been causing any trouble though. Dimitri actually liked him! But... Dimitri liked anyone he met. If they didn't give him a reason to not like them, then chances were he would immediately claim them as 'friend'. It was just in his nature!

"He said he was lost!" Dimitri felt he should add this, "And so I promised to help him find you!" Oh yes, now he would not have failed the cute little creature! Now he wouldn't feel so guilty!

[Tatsuke]

"Can you lead the way?" he asked looking to the fairy, before looking around in the shadows. He didnt trust what lurks in them, or the ones that are usually in his world. He shrugged and looked back the the fair, "I'm glad it didnt cause any of you any trouble. Normally it does.."

Aroura sat on a tree root as she waited for Dimitori, she wondered what was taking the fairy so long to look. She looked over to the creature who seemed to now be playing with the berry bush.

Picking off a berry, Blinky started to roll it around in his hands. Watching it go from one hand to the other. It then sat down next to the bush while playing with it. Watching it fascinated, it then took the berry between two of its claw like fingers and accidentally squished it. Causing the juice to come out of the thin shell that protected it. Frowning, or what looked a lot like a frown Blinky hissed quietly at the squished berry, "it died."

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngCould he lead the way? Of course he could lead the way! That's what Dimitri wanted to do! He wanted to reunite master and servant! The poor little guy was so lost! They were probably missing each other!

"No! He didn't cause any problem!" He assured the man. "It was me, I intruded the elf! I caused the problems. He was only trying to find you!" Somehow these two things fit perfectly in his head. Yes. He had caused the problems! And because of that, now the little guy was lost and so Dimitri had to find this man to lead back to the little creature Blinky.

Dimitri already began to flutter back in the direction of Aroura and Blinky. He had to lead this man back to them! He had to! He didn't want to disappoint Blinky! He only wanted them to be reunited!

Though it occurred to him as he fluttered through the bushes and trees, sticks and leaves, that he had no idea who this man actually was. He only knew that this was Blinky's master.

[Tatsuke]

He followed Dimitori the best he could the fairy wasnt exactly easy to follow seeming to zig and zag in places and then straight and then back to zig zagging. Still keeping the shadows he managed to keep up, wish night would hurry up, walking where the sun was was so much easier for him. He was kinda surprised that the fairy said an elf was with the creature, but he knew it wasnt a trap. This fairy was to happy, and seemed to be too good of a mood to have been such.

Still playing with the berries Blinky looked back to Aroura, "Do you think he got lost? The little bug?" it looked to the side watching her. She seemed to be lost in thought until Blinky had spoken.

"Dimitori isnt a bug, he is a fairy," she smiled, "Are there really no such things where you are from?"

Shaking its head no it thought for a second,"Nope, the closest thing we have a pesky bugs I guess that are kinda not like demons..they are just annoying." It looked back to the berry bush,"I still think he got lost.." It then squished another berry.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngDimitri was so excited to get the master back to Blinky that he hadn't thought about how difficult he was making it for the master to follow along with him. If he hadn't of been so excited then he would have thought twice about the speed and the means by which he was flying to slow down a bit or to make it easier for the master. But in his excitement, he had completely forgotten about mannerisms and just flew on.

That ended though the second he came back into the small little clearing where he had left the elf- Aroura, and the demon- Blinky. He stopped midair and looked at the two of them, at first astounded by their presence as if this is the first they had seen them.

But Dimitri was only soaking in the sight. He had met so many people today! So many great people! It made him so happy to think about that he just had to stop for a second and take it all in...

And then he zoomed forward. Unfortunately, in his excitement and mad dash, he tumbled in the air until he came crashing to a stop at Aroura's nose.
He shook off his confusion and then looked at her with a grin: "I found him! I found him!"

[Tatsuke]

"Be careful Dimitori," said Aroura looking to the figure that he had found. Dressed in black is the only thing that was described, and it fit this person quite well. She looked to the creature next to her only to realize that it hadnt noticed the figure had appeared now thanks to the fairy.

The figure stopped in the shadows once they had come across the elf and the creature next to her who was still playing with the berries. They seemed awkward to him, normally elves, and fairies dont get to know demons. He looked to Blinky who seemed not to have noticed their arrival right away.

"Blinky, why are you toying with those berries..." He finally asked causing the creature to nearly jump out of its thoughts and look towards him.

"Master!" It shouted and ran up to him hugging his leg as if it were a child finding its father after being lost so long.

"I told you not to call me that!" he said with a sigh as he picked the creature up and put it on his shoulder.

"I really am glad it found someone that wouldnt hurt it," he said looking to the fairy and the elf,"Though I was sure all elves and fairy didnt like well demons."

Aroura shrugged to the figures question,"According to your little friend there. It seems not all are bad depending how you look at them.."

The figure looked to Blinky,"Really you tried to explain whats been going on? I hope you didnt confuse them.."

"No way! The elf is sharper then you think...but bug boy is funny and I like him," it said happily before looking to the fairy and the elf, "Thanks for finding him!"

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngWell, that was true that most didn't like demons. Though Dimitri had never met one up front and personal until now. Back when he had never seen one, let alone heard of any near his people, he was certain all of them were evil and bad entities. And he was certain that they were the reason why their homes were being destroyed!

But now that he had met little Blinky and its master, Dimitri had a whole new look on it. Not all of them were terrible, awful beings! Some of them were actually pretty nice. Dimitri liked Blinky because he was cute! And he liked Blinky's master because he showed concern for Blinky- and anything that showed concern had to be nice!

Pleasure and happiness filled him when master and little creature were united. Dimitri squealed and clapped his hands together merrily. He was so happy for them! They looked like the perfect fit for each other!

He slowly stopped clapping when he realized two things: Blinky tried to explain what was going on to Aroura, and he had just called him a bug.

Dimitri puffed out his chest and pointed a finger towards Blinky: "I'm no bug!" He shrieked, "I'm a fairy! Roar! I'm scarier than a bug! Look at me... do things!" He finished and threw his arms up into the air.

[Tatsuke]

Blinky started to laugh at the fairy doing things in the air that only seemed bug like to him. It shrugged its small shoulders, "Sorry your kinda tiny like a bug." It watched the fairy humorously.

"O right Dimitori wasnt here when Blinky had started to explain..So maybe you could explain it better than what it could?"

He nodded a little before he decided on something a little better, "I will explain it the best I can and I do apologize if I seem to rant." He then leaned against a tree and crossed his arms deep in thought on how to go about it. He then looked to Blinky who seemed to shrug and edge him on to tell them the story. It then climbed down from his shoulder and sat at his feet looking up at him excitedly.

"Well it all really started long ago...Which for us is a very long time. We dont age like well humans would," he tried to explain as best he could."In a realm much like this one its much darker, the sky is that of blood red, with hardly any light. This world is best for demons as it helps keep them safe and those who die by sunlight this world was perfect for them. The forests there is where most of this had started, there was a werewolf there that wanted more power then he could handle and started to recruit demons of many kinds to over take the system. Our system is put in place to protect other demons that wish to live in peace." He stopped for a second making sure he was explaining it the best he could,"Well this werewolf did take out the system, so there is no longer a safe place for any demon in our realm, those who fled the realm did, those who couldnt were put as protection by these little creatures here known as Shadow Creatures, SC for short. They have their own unique techniques that can help save the demons that need it. And with so many Shadow Creatures always out and on the look out often we save a lot, other times not so lucky.

Being one to flee didnt mean you were safe, it meant you could go to a hopefully safer world, but that isnt always the case. Like this world is afraid of demons and such that they dont understand. I can see why, most of us have fangs, or scary forms that they look intimidating. Those who fled are still in danger from the demons they have ran from, as you see they have learned how to get into other worlds now, and cause trouble," he then sat on the ground in front of Blinky,"I am one of the demons that had fled, they want me for my skills, and if I dont give them what they want they will most likely destroy me as well. So I constantly move.." He then looked up at them, during his talk he made sure to keep his fangs hidden, appearing human was all he really wanted. He often only showed them when annoyed or angered.

Petting Blinky on the head and watching the elf and the fairy,"My name is Shade."

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngDimitri's face fell when he had failed to persuade the little guy that he wasn't a bug and was meaner than one. That he was strong! That he wasn't a bug! But... but... he had failed. And so Dimitri sunk to the ground lightly and then just laid there. He spread his body out across a dead leave and turned his face towards the grains of dirt.

His life was over! He was a bug! A bug! Now was the time to act like a bug. He better go find a spider's web to get trapped in- which was sadly something he had done before. Some spider webs were so big and heavy! And strong... and he just happened to stumble into a few of them before.

As he sulked on that little leaf, he listened intently to the story that was being told. Demons! They had fled! But that wasn't really what struck him as odd- what struck him as odd was the werewolves. He drew a few things out of that story:

1. Werewolves were evil.
2. Shadow creatures like Blinky were good and not to be underestimated.
3. Shade had ran and now the werewolves were here.

[Tatsuke]

The elf was quiet for sometime as she listened to the story. She could see how that would cause the enemy to be at their door. She looked to Dimitori,"What do you think Dimitori?" Her thoughts were more of trying to get a small alliance, but knowing that might be impossible. No one would listen to them until it was to late.

Shade's green eyes watched them carefuly, he wasnt sure if their history would have changed anything. He looked to Blinky who seemed to have enjoyed the story made him laugh at his expression.

"Well said master!" Blinky said smiling at him.

"I said stop call me that!" Shade growled at the creature.

"Awe, but I like to call you master.." it seemed to pout a little as it then picked at the ground at its feet.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngBut what he actually thought on the matter was different. He knew of the many things like what he had come to determine from the story. He had discovered that werewolves were evil and these two were good. But what he thought about all of this...

"Oh," He murmured and looked towards Aroura. "I think... that we need to put a stop to these werewolves... They're destroying our homes..." But he didn't know what to do about it.

And who did they tell about this? Did they go to their elites? But... would they even believe them? And what they do about it? He didn't know if he would be punished or not for bringing such an absurd thing to the elites.

"I don't know what to do." He mumbled, still laying on that little leaf. "It's so complicated!"

[Tatsuke]

Blinky looked to the fairy and an evil like grin came across its face. It then stood up and walked slowly towards the fairy. It then leaned over getting as close as it could before...

LICK

Shade stood shocked that the creature would do such a thing, "Blinky! Its not edible!"

Aroura laughed trying not to, it was kinda funny since it was totally random. But she agreed, taking any of the two would cause trouble for them both. She looked to the sky as it seemed to get later,"There is no use working it out right now..this might take a lot of planning to get either side willing to help..."

"I wasnt going to eat him!" it seemed to pout and sit next to the fairy,"I suppose you could think of it as a 'kiss'? That is what its called right?"

Shade only shook his head at the poor creature, "If he steps on you I wont stop him."

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngDimitri could feel eyes on him. So when he looked up to see that it was Blinky staring at him, he was a bit surprised. What? Did he have something on his face? Did he smell bad? Was his butt crack showing? Was he indecently exposed? Should he be concerned about a spider coming his way? Another predatory bug? A snake-?!

He stopped thinking the second that there was a warm tongue invading his privacy. He shrieked in horror and surprise at how wet he now was.

"Noooo!" He cried out, "No!" He fluttered up and began to shake out his limbs, trying to rid the saliva from his body. "Ew!" He started to do a nervous dance in the air, "Ew! I've been invaded! Ew! Help me! Help me! I need something! I don't know what! Something to make me less icky! No! Ew! Why me?!"

Wait. Did Blinky just say it was the equivalent to a kiss? Dimitri stared at the small creature. He didn't know what to make of this! On one hand it was kind... on the other... it was so gross.

"Oh." He said nervously, "That's a really gross thing to do. Next time, just... not do that." He laughed brightly.

[Tatsuke]

Blinky was to busy laughing at Dimitori's reaction to the lick, finding it rather funny. It then nodded,"Agreed wont happen again." It looked up at him and smiled,"Now you are where you belong. In the air not on the ground like a bug." It continued to smile at him. Which was weird cause normally when they smile, they show all their teeth.

"Will you leave the poor fairy alone," Shade asked shacking his head and sighing, "I dont suppose there are any villages near here are there?" He was only curious.

Aroura shook her head, "Nope we are in the middle of no where here." She looked to Dimitori,"your lucky you dont taste good, it might have eaten you." She was of course teasing.

She then frowned a little,"We should find you two a place to stay for the night. Sunlight seems to be fading fast." She looked to Dimitori,"Any idea if there are any abandoned houses around?"

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngGood! Because if it did happen again... Dimitri couldn't think up a substantial threat. He was on the verge of laughing as it was. Whenever someone laughed, he wanted to laugh along too because the feeling of laughter was amazing.

He stopped short though when he was told he was where he rightfully belonged. Dimitri put his hands on his waist and turned his head up towards the darkening skies. Well! How rude! Though he was grinning too. For whatever reason, he found that funny too.

He was still grossed out that he had been licked, and he was wondering how he was going to clean himself up because of it. But his thoughts became distracted when he was asked if he knew of any abandoned homes. Of course he did! Humans liked to come in and out forests, building cabins and then leaving them for the longest amounts of time!

"Yes!" He chirped, "Come along!" And then he began to flutter away.

[Tatsuke]

Aroura shook her head and laughed lightly before getting up to catch up to Dimitori. She walked on ahead of Shade and Blinky. She around into the looming shadows, the forest often got darker as darkness drew closer. It always sent a shiver through her, she didnt know why. Before the darkness in the forest, she wouldnt normally be affected by such. She narrowed her eyes deep in thought as she walked.

Shade grabbed Blinky and put him on his shoulder once more as they walked. He didnt wish to loose him again and have yet another horrible cat and mouse finding game. He looked into the shadows of the forest as well, but he was more worried about what may be following them. Shaking it off the best he could he followed Aroura, and Dimitori. He was careful to watch where he stepped not wanting to trip on any tree roots.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngDimitri made sure to go slower this time around. Though during the night it was easier to see him fluttering about because of the natural way fairies were. He practically glowed with magic! His wings were the source of most of the illumination, sparkling in a bright white, blue, and purple essence.

He almost danced through the air as he sought after the cabin he knew was around here somewhere. He had just stumbled upon it earlier in the day, before he found the poor injured bird!

It took more time than he thought it would to find the little cabin. But it all came out to be worth it when he broke free of the arms of trees and came out into a rather small clearing with a cabin hidden in the midst of trees. It was small, yes. But at least it wasn't totally abandoned. Its owners vacationed in it annually, so they kept it rather clean. However, now wasn't their time to vacation so the cabin was left dormant.

Dimitri came to a stop outside the cabin.

[Tatsuke]

Taking careful steps and finding it easier to follow Dimitori as night neared, Aroura looked on ahead. She wasnt sure if Dimitori remembered the way until the came across the clearing. Breaking from the trees and bushes she walked up to the cabin and looked through a window. She looked to Dimitori,"This should work for them."

Shade and Blinky werent to far behind. They looked around before entering the clearing to join their new friends. Blinky jumped out of his arms and ran to the cabin happily. It then started to jump to see through the window Aroura was looking through. Shade walked to the door and checked to see if it was locked. He was almost shocked when he realized it wasnt and slowly opened the door. He looked to Dimitori,"do you want to come in or are you two heading out?"

Aroura shrugged, "Dimitori is more of the night owl, I can tell." She looked to him, "you can stay if you wish, but I think I better sleep." She looked to Dimitori and then to Shade, "Shall we meet here when morning comes?"

"Sounds fine with me.." Shade replied and looked to the fairy unsure of what he would be doing.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngTwas true that he was a night owl. But that did not mean he stayed in one place during the night. He liked to go out exploring, searching to help anyone in need of it, eat berries, bathe. He had so much to do during the night! At the top of his list, at the moment, was to bathe. After being licked, he more than needed it.

"Well, goodnight!" He told the two creatures, "I'm going to the river!"

He was more than inclined to hating goodbyes. But he knew he would be back later when it was a more appropriate time. And so he fluttered forward and hugged the nose of Shade and then Blinky.

"Bye! I'll be back later!" He chirped before fluttering off.

Now he just had to find the river. And maybe eat some berries afterwards... and if there really was nothing to do, like helping out with something, then he would return to the two of them. But for now! He had a bath to take!

[Tatsuke]

Blinky watched the fairy go and laughed a little more to itself, he enjoyed Dimitori's humor. It then looked to Shade and turned its head to the side,"You havent eaten yet, so I'll be back with something good." It then headed out the door only to be caught by Shade's hand.

"Dont you dare think of following the fairy or elf, got it?" Shade said sternly,"You caused more then necessary trouble for them."

Blinky nodded sadly,"Fine..I'll be back when I can. And you may want to do your thing so I dont get lost?"

Shade rolled his eyes and nodded, "Yea I dont need to hunt all night for you." He crossed his arms and let Blinky leave the shack. He then closed the door behind him and looked around the room,'I normally dont sleep at night, but I suppose I could at least attempt.' He looked around the shack for a comfortable room, finding one that had a good sized bed. Smiling he jumped onto it and laid on it. He looked up at the ceiling, 'Lets home the wolves will be quiet tonight..' He knew this was wishful thinking, they were able to move better at night when the elves and fairies wouldnt see them. It was then that Shade sat up on the bed, crossed his legs and closed his eyes. Concentrating he made a small circle appear on the bed, slowly it started to grow but it was to small for anything big to come through. Slowly somehting that looked like dark purple horns, that were really ears popped from from the bubbling circle. Its yellow eyes looked to Shade as it waited for their body to come through the portal. Then once fully through the portal had closed. The creature turned its head to the side curiously. "Just stand watch and keep your ears opened for Blinky who is to bring me a meal," Shade said before laying back onto the bed.

Blinky looked around for anything that Shade might like to eat. It saw nothing, big or small for Shade to eat on. It frowned a little deep in thought on where something big would be, or something small. Birds maybe? It licked its lips and started to climb a tree. Using its claws they dug into the bark and swiftly looked for nests that might have been there. But none. It hissed lowly and started searching again...

Far off into the forest, something stirred, something that had been watching the Dimitori and Aroura. Picking up on their scent from hours ago, they had started to follow. This time with a huge pack behind them. Their leader was not far from the person doing the tracking. They soon stopped at the clearing that the elf and fairy were. The leader sniffing the air growled lowly. They smelled someone, someone he had hopped would soon show up. "Continue on!" he snarled to the others, "We should be close." They started to pick up the pace, with night fall it was so much easier for them to see, let alone find what they often wanted.

Aroura was not far from the shack. She didnt wish to loose sight of it. She was making a bed of leaves from the trees around her, she rather sleep on the ground then any where else. To have walls around her made her always feel trapped, and kinda secluded from the world, she didnt like that. She loved nature to much to shut it out. She then laid on her bed and smiled looking up to the night sky, the stars seemed to just be poking out of the darkening blue sky.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/zEUAT68.pngHe was a hunter! Roar! A hunter of water! Roar! Dimitri released little roars as he flew through the air. Yes! He was a mighty water hunter! And he would find a water source if it took him all night! Which he was hoping it wouldn't because there were so many other fun things to do at night!

"I'm the baddest fairy of them all!" He announced while buzzing through branches and leaves, bushes and brush.
Though his statement was far from true. Dimitri was more of a kindred spirit than anything too violent.

It took him away from the shack, no more than a mile, to find a stream. He burst from the brushes and curled up into a ball in midair. Quickly he tucked his wings in and then went crashing into the water with a maniacal laugh. Yes! He was the greatest water hunter! He had found the source to cleanse his body! That thing... Blinky... having licked him like that... He shuddered to think back on it. Then again, the gesture was nice! Friendship forever!

Dimitri popped his head out of the water and whipped his hair back and forth to clear it of the water. Then he began to flicker above the water source, letting his hands skim the water before plunging in repeatedly. All of this ruckus in the water wasn't very noisy to normal ears. But to a fairy, it was quite rambunctious.

"Hey!" He heard a squeak that didn't sound so pleased, "You scared away the fish!"

When Dimitri popped his head up from the water, he was looking at another fairy. For a moment he stared at the fairy as if maybe he was hallucinating. A water fairy? Well, that was odd. He hadn't seen one since...

"Willow?" He asked, a grin spreading across his face. He almost looked evil as he did this.

The fairy pouted, floating above the water with her arms crossed over her chest. "Figures it was you! What are you doing, Dimitri? You shouldn't be splashing about like that! You'll disturb the fish!"

"I'm good at that." He laughed merrily. He lifted out of the water, zooming towards her. He stopped in front of her and took in the sight briefly, trying to decide whether to tackle her into the water or- no, that was the best idea. So he grabbed her and dived into the water, cackling all the while.

[Tatsuke]

The creature jumped from the bed and onto the floor with a thud, landing on its feet. They looked around the little room and then back to Shade. It wasnt feeling to safe here at all, but knew it was better then nothing. Its ears pricked up a little thinking it had heard something outside and went to go check it out. It walked through the doorway of the room and found a couch near the window. Jumping up and going over to the couch, it climbed the best it could onto tie couch and looked out the window. Shadows could be seen, but it couldnt tell if they were moving or not. Its eyes narrowed slightly watching and waiting.
Zig zaging as the trail to the shack was, it didnt take them long to find it. Their eyes flashed slightly from the moon rishing, but other then that could hardly be seen in the shadows of the forest. Their leader with white fer made sure to stay hidden well just in case Shade had summoned the shadow creatures, their sight was kinda scary. They seemed to be able to see through shadows of darkness. Snarling it looked to his pack sending them around the shack so that their enemy cant escape this time.

Aroura yawned sleepily and turned onto her side, her eyes closed. She tried her best to drift off to sleep. Hearing the forest animals of the night always helped her sleep. She enjoyed their songs. It wasnt until she had heard a howl that her thoughts snapped her to attention. 'Was that a wolf? or...' She wasnt to sure. She narroed her eyes and looked into the darkness. She could see nothing around her and wondered if she should head back towards the shack.

Upon hearing the howl Blinky jumped and turned towards the shacks location. Its eyes narrowed knowing to well what a howl could mean. It hurried off jumping over tree roots and dodging bushes, not wanting to get stuck. It looked around in the darkness not seeing anything. Narrowing its eyes it decided it was time..

'Where is Shade?' it sent towards the other little creature in the house. Their ability to talk through thought was some what impressive, but it depended on how far they were from each other. As far as Blinky knew not many of other demons had such a skill.

'He is in the bedroom,' the creature replied looking out the window still, it had heard the howl as well but had seen nothing,'I am not sure...but I think I better get him up..'

'you think? Blinky rolled his eyes as he jumped over another root, 'Get him up and I'll be there soon.'

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.png"Stop!" She shrieked and splashed water in his face. "No more! Why would you do that? Gosh, Dimitri! You're so unbelievable! I can't believe you!"

Dimitri watched her rise out of the water with a grin on his face. "You looked like you needed to cool down!"

Willow sighed and put her hands up to her face. She supposed she couldn't blame him, exactly. If she weren't so horrified that she had been tackled into the water, she would have found it funny and even a bit fun. But she was too surprised by his presence to admit to either of those things. She was, however, glad to see another fairy.

"Why aren't you on higher ground?" She asked after he too had lifted out of the water.

"It's the night." Dimitri hooted to her, he was raising his hands, trying to be creepy. But he only accomplished looking silly to her. "I haunt things at night!"

Willow tossed her head back and laughed loudly at the fairy's display. "You couldn't even scare a tick, if you tried!" She stopped laughing and turned her head to the side. Something... felt strange. It felt like darkness was suddenly suffocating the night. "We shouldn't be out here, Dimitri. Let's go somewhere safer."

"Are you scared?" He asked her in a creepy voice. But she only laughed again at his attempt to be scary, this time weaker because something was scaring her- it just wasn't him.

"Fine," Dimitri gave in and took her by the wrist merrily. He began to zip away, making it hard for her to keep pace with his exciting gestures. "I know where to go! Come on! You should meet some people anyways! They're real great! You'll like them!"

[Tatsuke]

The creature jumped down from the couch onto the floor and raced into the bedroom. It climbed up onto the bed, using the covers as a way up. They then started to jump up and down on Shade to get him up. It hissed softly.

"What do you want?" he groaned as he slowly moved onto his back. He looked at the creature and knew something had to be wrong for it to be waking him up. He shook his head slightly and looked to the darkness outside. It seemed really quiet around them. A little to quiet. He got up out of the bed and looked to the creature, "Seems we may have company.."

The creature nodded slowly,"Yep! And we seem to be surrounded acording to Blinky.."

"Your just now telling me this?" Shade groaned,"Of all the creatures you are suppose to be the smartest..Come on SC." He then headed out of the room and looked around for something of some use but knew that this shack seemed to have nothing. He growled a little and showed his fangs in irritation,"What to do..."

"Call more creatures?" SC suggested knowing it may or may not help.

"Something like that would alert both fairy and elf, they can sence magic I believe.." He was sure they could due to them seeming to know where he was when he did massive summons. He shook his head and tried to think of another way. The only thing he could think of was teleporting some where else, but if the fairy and elf were here they would get caught up in the cross hairs of battle. He scratched his head conflicted.

Once the pack had the shack surrounded did the leader make his presence known. They stepped into the clearing and seemed to be showing all his teeth as he seemed to attempt a grin in wolf form. Knowing his prey was indeed in the shack.

"Why not come on out little bat, we wont play to rough with your carcass," It sneered as they moved in closer.

It didnt take her long to get to the shack location but soon stopped when seeing the massive wolves. They were bigger than your normal wolf it seemed. She narrowed her eyes, 'Are these the werewolves that Shade was talking about?' She looked around to see any weakness to get into unoticed but couldnt find one. The shack was indeed surounded.

Blinky came across Aroura and leaped at her, knowing it might have been the wrong idea once in mid leap. It grabbed onto her leg and started to climb on up. And stopped at her shoulder to get a better look of what was going on. It then looked to her and blinked a few times wondering what they could do to attempt to get Shade out.

Aroura almost screamed until she realized it was one of Shade's protectors on her. She let it climb onto her shoulder as she looked back to the shack to see a wolf in the middle of the clearing, she knew if she fired an arrow at it, it'd only cause them to all turn to her..

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngThey were on their way when suddenly, Dimitri felt the fairy slowing down on him. He stopped mid-flight and looked back to her. She was frowning and glancing forward to the direction in which they were heading.

"Something's..." Willow mumbled, "...It doesn't feel good."

Dimitri made a little noise, somewhere between a gasp and a shriek. He followed her gaze towards the shack he was bringing her to. So she could sense it then? All that darkness... all that... evil. It gave him goosebumps. It also made him think that they should turn and run. But he also recalled what Shade was saying earlier. And it was because of that that he knew he had to continue forward.

"Come on," He insisted and started up again. She was still lagging, but with the rush of his voice and urgency he showed, she picked up her pace.

The two of them landed on a stick in a tree, before the shack, and looking down. It was as Dimitri thought. The werewolves, yes? So this is what Shade had been talking about. And they were here now, probably after that demon. But Dimitri couldn't just sit by and watch... Shade was his new friend.

"Oyyyy!" He cried out merrily. Willow had no time to stop him. He released her wrist and dived to the ground floor of the forest. He was fluttering just above the steps to the cabin. "Hello!" He greeted the pack, "My name is Dimitri! And I am here to kick your as-!"

"What are you doing?!" Willow shrieked, "Get back up here! They look really mean and hungry! And I doubt you'd be able to fill them up!"

Dimitri looked up at her with an odd expression on his face. "There are plenty of berries in this forest! We could make pies! Jams! Tarts! Enough for everyone!"

[Tatsuke]

Blinky tried not to laugh when he had heard the shriek of a fairy. It knew that Dimitori must have found the shack and knew what was going on. It looked to Aroura and turned its head to the side. It wasnt sure what to really do.

"Shade cant summon more of us in fear that the evles or fairies sence it..a big group of us would surely cause alarm to both sides," Blinky said trying to carry conversation from what he was getting from SC within the shack,"He says that he could teleport out but didnt want you guys to have to fight without knowing...and by the way DImitori is I doubt we could get him in time..as he is already in the middle of it."

Aroura roolled her eyes,"Ugh that fairy is going to get himself killed!" She then faced the pack and didnt care now that the wolves might turn on them,"Its now or never. And to now have to save a fairy from being squished we better get a move on." She put an arrow onto the bow before pulling it back and aiming at one of the pack member's neck. She then released the arrow. It hit true hitting the wolf right through the neck and into the shoulder of another that was next to it.

Howling in pain the wolf looked to the arrow that was now inside its shoulder and broke it at the tip. It then looked towards the elf and snarled before moving towards her. Blinky was already on to the one that had gotten injured and started doing what it did best to kill it. Biting into its flesh at the neck to make sure it was dead it looked to the one that was coming for Aroura and quickly jumped onto the wolf's back and digging its nails into its thick fer to stay on.

'Looks like we are fighting our way out of here,' Blinky sent to SC to relay it to Shade.

Hearing the fairy outside the door SC moved to open the door. Shade behind it, nails extended. He thought he saw something move in the darkness like a flash. It wasnt until he heard the howl of pain that he realized what had hit the creature, an arrow. He smiled a little,'Looks like the elf is here too.' He looked to SC who then looked up at him.

"Blinky says the elf is attacking the pack to hopefully give you time to escape," SC said relaying what Blinky was telling him.

Shade shook his head,'Brave elf..'He nodded and headed out the door, ready to face the leader infront of him,"We have to go through him first." He said it low enough for only SC to hear. SC smirked and nodded ready for when his master would attack it.

"So you finally show yourself!" it roared before charging at the vampire before it.

Shade moved and grabbed Dimitori so he wouldnt be in the chaos that was about to unfold. He held him gently in his hand before turning to the wolf,"Of course, you think I'd run from you? Storm."

Storm snarled and lundged at him again, "You wont get far!"

Seeing its chance SC jumped onto storm and clawed at the werewolf's leg the best it could with the thick fur. Causing Storm to look down at it and try to shake it off as it clung for deer life.

Shade finding his chance released Dimitori,"You may want to either grow..or find cover." He insisted before charging at the werewolf, fangs showing in the night as he had his nails become claws. He racked them across Storm's right arm and chest before.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.pngDimitri was ready to start unleashing some serious fairy rage. He was ready to buzz around heads and... well, he didn't really know. He just knew that he couldn't let anyone get killed! He was confident that he could do something! Maybe offer some berries, some nuts, some hugs.

He squeaked when he was suddenly picked up. He was surprised because it was the vampire that had picked him up. At least he wasn't being squished! He did cling onto the man's fingers though, watching with wide eyes hell unfold on these wolves. Aroura! She was here too! Wrecking havoc with her bow and arrow!

Dimitri opened his mouth to start cheering her on, but he was told to either grow or find somewhere to hide. A grin crossed his face and he grew to a more "normal" size for creatures like these. As he grew, he watched Shade attack the werewolf. It was a surprise! It was like the old time war between werewolves and vampires.

He released a whoop to cheer him on before diving to the ground. As he slid, the dry ground beneath him turned to mud. Yay for being an earth fairy! He didn't know what making the ground into mud would really do. But maybe it would put things on the vampire's side instead!

[Tatsuke]

Noticing what the fairy was doing and made sure not to step where he may slip. He attempted to get the wolf however to fall, giving himself an advantage. He made sure to stay out of SC's way as well before launching himself at the wolf only to cause it to dodge his blows. Hissing angrily he continued to work on getting the creature to fall.

Biting at the werewolf's leg SC tried to bring the beast down as well. When that appeared not to be working it moved upwards onto the werewolf's back and seeing its blood licked it's lips. It then went for it and bit down hard.

Howling in pain the werewolf grabbed the creature from his shoulder and threw it across the clearing. He then growled at Shade and napped at him, using claws and nails to try and grab him to keep him still. But Shade seemed to be moving to fast, and keeping his own balance on sudden slippery ground wasnt becoming easy.

Flying arrows at the werewolves that she could attack and distract from their leader. Aroura managed to kill two with deadly head blows, and others only injure. She gritted her teeth seeing that some were heading to help out their leader while others were heading for Dimitori and some coming for her. Blinky was doing what he could but that didnt seem quite enough to keep them at bay. She knew she'd have to do close to close combat with some in hopes to keep them away from the others.

Working hard on the one that was coming for Aroura Blinky managed to take it down by digging and biting into its neck. The little guy was so used to its other comrades to help that it seemed to be taking it longer then usually to bring the creatures down. It looked to Aroura with a smile of red teeth before jumping down and going for another.

'We need more help then this..' Blinky looked to Shade who seemed to be knowing it as well. But he knew Storm wouldnt give him such an opportunity to summon more of them. Hissing and growling in frustration it wasnt sure what it could really do. It was glad SC seemed to be trying to help until it had gotten flown off and across the valley. It wasnt to worried though, shadow creatures seemed to be hard to kill or injure.

Hissing and growling SC got back to its feet knowing it wouldnt be able to reach Shade in time to help him. It looked around the shadows looking for something that might just turn into their favor. It looked around finding nothing though. It puffed up and then let out slowly the air it had taken in. Calming itself. It wasnt until Shade had gotten hit by a really powerful blow from the creature did it start to run towards the werewolf. Growling and hissing as it watched Shade stumble, but not fall. The wolf was about to bite Shade! It hissed as it got close, it launched itself at the wolf's nose and bit down on it's nose.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngHad it worked? He didn't know... yes and no? Dimitri almost regretted making the ground so muddy. But at the same time, he felt he had done the best he could. But he also felt like he shouldn't have done that...

Dimitri couldn't think too hard on this because he had only just realized the wolves were pretty much after anyone. He roared at one of them, raising up his hands as if he were possibly the strongest thing ever. He wasn't. But he liked to act like it!

"Tackle it!" He heard Willow cheer from the tree.

Like Dimitri could! He laughed a bit. No way was he getting near one of them! He wasn't good at hand-to-hand! He was good at magic! Specifically, it was earth magic that he could. And so he rose up the roots of trees to send it through the body of a wolf. And then he quickly fluttered away, changing back into his appropriate fairy size.

He joined Willow back up in the tree, glancing towards her as if he were expecting her to go down and do something.

"No way," She said, as if having read his thoughts. "They'll murder me! I'm good here."

He tossed his head back and laughed loudly, "Fine! Don't join!"

[Tatsuke]

Seeing his opportunity Shade quickly disappeared into the shadows of the home to hopefully equal out the odds a bit. He knew he'd have to stay hidden for a long while before going back out. He closed his eyes and concentrated, instead of summoning he was going to do something much much harder. Slowly around each wolves feet began a small circle that started to slowly grow in size, a size that would move them into the other realm safely. Slowly the circles began to bubble and the wolves started to melt into the ground.

SC and blinky both jumped off the wolves as they started to sink into the ground before their eyes. Both seemed rather confused on what was going on until it dawned on them. They backed away to a good pace and watched as each wolf was disappearing. Each one snarling and thrashing, only making the portal move that much slower to get them into the other realm. They both knew this would only delay them for a time.

Aroura blinked wrather confused on what was going as she had another arrow ready for a wolf that was about to charg her but seemed to be sinking into the ground.. once they had all disappeared she looked around to the little creatures in the shadows. She then headed over to them to get a few answers.

Seeing Aroura nearing them, Blinky jumped up and hugged her,"Yay you are safe!"

"Of course, but what was that?" Aroura asked as the other creature seemed to have disappeared to the shadows.

"That is a desummonging. As far as I know only one person could so such a thing," Blinky said with a smile and looked around them, glad for not to many injuries and glad no one had died. It then blinked and looked around, "What happened to the glowing bug?"

Shade leaned against the shack, it had taken a lot more energy then he had expected, and not eaten since they arrived didnt help matters. He saw SC in the shadows and only waved it off, wishing to be alone for a bit. SC only shrugged and headed back to the others.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngDimitri didn't want to look down to know what he had done with his power. He didn't want to know that he had uprooted roots just to send it through another being. If he looked back down, he knew he would never sleep again in his entire life.

"Don't look." Willow covered up his eyes, but that didn't stop herself from looking down. She wanted to see what was happening! However, when she looked back down she was surprised to see that the wolves were... were sinking? She blinked twice.

No. That was really happening. She looked at the fairy, wondering if she should let him see. But she decided against it and looked down again. What was happening was like nothing she had ever seen before! It was astounding!

"I don't hear anything." Dimitri whispered. He rose his hands up to the ones covering his eyes. "What's going on?"

"They're gone." Willow dropped her hands from his eyes and dived out of the tree. "Come on!" She insisted, "I want to play in the mud!"

Mud? Mud... Oh yea! Mud! Dimitri's eyes brightened again and he too followed in suit. He splashed down into the mud and began to roll around. He didn't even notice the others, forgetting them briefly in the efforts of having mud fun!

[Tatsuke]

As SC headed back to the others it found two oddly glowing lights that seemed to move in unison to each other. It moved to get a better look not knowing what they really were. Coming to the mud it staid a little distance watching them with fascination and awe.

Aroura looked to Blinky who seemed to be wnd woatching SC with the fairies curious of the creatures reaction when it saw them up close. It wondered if SC would think that the fairies were bugs as well. It smiled at the thought of them both calling them bugs and watching their reactions. Blinky then thought about licking the new fairy if it could get close enough. It climbed down Aroura's arm and then leg and jumped the rest of the way down. It then went over to SC's side and watched the fairies. Their yellow eyes never leaving their every move.

Shaking her head Aroua stood up and looked around the clearing. She was surprised that even the dead wolves seemed to be gone as well. She looked around wondering what happened to Shade. She started to look into the shadows that were near the forest first. Seeing no sign she sighed and headed over to join SC and Blinky.

Shade took a few more moments to get himself together before he would join the others. He wrapped his arm in some cloth he had carried on him to keep it from bleeding. Walking out of the shadows he joined the rest of the group,"Thanks for you help, all of you." He felt bad to have them go through so much trouble, but was glad they were all safe.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngIn the midst of playing with the mud, Dimitri slowly realized that there were eyes on them. He stopped in the mud and laid there, staring up at the creature. It reminded him a lot like Blinky! And he almost mistook the creature for Blinky until... well, until Blinky joined the creature.

Dimitri scooted away from them and crawled through the air over to Willow who had stopped. She had gathered mud in her hand and was looking like she was going to throw it to the shadow creatures.

Dimitri stopped her by grabbing the mud from her hand. He slapped it back down to the earth, "Quickly! Get away from them! They might lick you!" He cried out.

Willow rolled her eyes at the fairy only to turn them towards the shadow creatures. She puffed herself up and began to fly towards them. She stopped on the head of Blinky, rubbing her hands along its head as if she were trying to determine what this thing was.

"Demon!" She cried out.

"No!" Dimitri assured her from where he was in the mud, "A good being! Just don't let it lick you!"

Willow stopped moving her hands about its head and turned her eyes towards the other creature that had appeared. She puffed up again and pointed an accusing finger towards him: "Evil!"

"No!" Dimitri cried out, coming forward now to stop her from pointing fingers. He tackled her off of Blinky's head and into the mud. "He's good! The wolves are bad!"

[Tatsuke]

Frowning for it was enjoying the little scratch on its head from the fairy. Blinky looked to the fairy and then to Dimitori,"I am guessing you didnt tell her..."

"What are they?" asked SC curiously as he watched the little lights.

"Fireflies," Blinky said happily crossing his arms going to enjoy the reaction from the two fairies.

SC shook his head, "Fireflies have many legs." it did a little thing with its claws and to resemble legs moving all the time. And looked back the the fairies they only have four limbs...how strange little bugs."

Blinky tried not to laugh but couldnt help it. He laughed anyway. He good reaction from them both.

Aroura laughed a little at the two surprised that Blinky would call them fireflies this time instead of bug, but she also knew fireflies were a type of bug. She could see how they could be mixed up but knew fairies for their various colors. She then looked to Shade and nodded happily,"We shall always help. Each fairy have their own unique abilities though Dimtori did his best, he wasnt able to fully help out.." She put her bow back over her shoulder realizing she still had it out.

"I dont know how long they will be really gone for but I have bought us some time.." he looked to the new fairy and turned his head to the side, he was making sure that he hid his fangs not liking others to stare at them,"Who's the new fairy?"

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngFireflies?! Fireflies?! No! Willow puffed up again, putting her fists up, ready for a fight.

"How dare you!" She shrieked at the creature, "You evil, filthy thing! I oughta-!" She punched its ears. But being hit by a fairy was like being tapped by a feather. "I'll destroy you!"

Dimitri flew up and pulled her back again, trying to keep her under control. "Stop!" He insisted. Though his face was red from being called a 'firefly'. That was so embarrassing to be called! He wasn't a bug!
"Come on, we just got done fighting!" He cried out some more when she continued to grapple with him. Suddenly, Willow went limp in his arms. The sudden drop of weight caused him to go crashing down into the mud with her. It looked like that had been her plan, for she hopped back up out of the mud and marched her way back to Blinky.

"I am not a firefly!" She screeched, "I am a fairy!" She stomped her foot in the mud, causing for it to get stuck. Her face melted of anger and she began to panic, fluttering her wings and kicking her other foot to get out of the mud. "Eh!" She cried out with exertion and effort, "Eh!"

As for Dimitri, he felt almost hurt. He sniffled and looked down. It was true that he was pretty useless when it came to fighting... he didn't like hurting people!
"I'm sorry!" He exclaimed, completely exasperated by the exhaustion of violence. "I'm really sorry! I'll make it up to you! I... I... there are fish in the river! Wait no, fish and I don't get along... I... I don't know! But I'll make it up to you!..." he trailed off weakly and bowed his head in despair. That was until he popped his head back up with a pout on his face, gesturing towards the fairy fighting with the mud. "That's Willow... she's a water fairy."

[Tatsuke]

"I didnt mean no disrespect Dimitori," Aroura said feeling bad that the fairy was having such a bad night. She sighed and picked him up putting him onto her shoulder. She smiled to him,"There."

SC however was curious in the little fairy and walked over to it,"Told you it wasnt a bug.." It replied looking at it as it now crawled on all fours and stopped only a few feet from the fairy. Instead of licking the fairy or even poking it, it grabbed it. It was being as gentle as it could before standing up. It then held it up to eye level to get a better look at the small creature,"They are prettier then demons...and really fascinating.."

Shrugging slightly Blinky watched expecting the fairy to hit it in the eye and then fall laughing if it happened. He then looked to the fairy on Aroura's shoulder and felt left out. It then climbed onto Shade's shoulder and sat there feeling more at home this way. It then looked to SC who remained in the mud and was so transfixed by the fairy.

"Its alright Dimitori, I dont eat fish anyway.." he then looked to the one he had called Willow curious of how she would react with a demon picking her up. He wasnt sure if it was a good idea for SC to be getting so close.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.png"Too late!" Dimitri called out, throwing himself down and burying his face in the mud. "I'm a failu-!" He hadn't the time to be as dramatic because he was being lifted up. Merry laughter spilled from his lips as he cried out: "Wheeee!" And when he was sat back down on her shoulder, he sighed as if he had just found the perfect seat.

"Oh, Aroura!" He cried out, "I'm so glad we're friends! You have such nice shoulders!" He patted her shoulder, and then immediately regretted it; "I'm muddy!" He sobbed, "I just got you muddy! I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry, Aroura! First I ruin your fishing trip, and now I've ruined your shoulder! And Shade doesn't even like fish!"

As for Willow, she was too focused on getting her foot out of the mud to realize a hand was coming upon her until it was too late. She screamed out of frustration and began to beat her little fists on the hand of the intruder.

"It burns!" She said, melodramatically, "It burns! I'm dying! Dying! So much evil... so much evil! I'm burnin-!" She stopped when she realized something: she wasn't burning. She wasn't even hurting! But all the stories she heard of demons...

"I'm... I'm not burning," She said amazed by this sudden revelation. "I'm okay..." But why? Willow looked the creature up and down, trying to determine if this were some sort of trick. "Hey!" She pointed a finger at it now. "Why aren't you eating me? Do I not look tasty enough? Do I not appeal to your taste-buds?"

[Tatsuke]

SC thought for a moment before it replied, "We dont eat pretty things." It then put her onto his head liking the idea of a fairy being on it.

"yea suck up to the fairy bug," Blinky smirked but only got a glare from Shade who seemed to be getting tired of the bug humor,"Sorry.." it muttered and sat there silent on his shoulder.

"What I mean is I dont like it, its more of I cant eat it.." Shade tried to explain but wasnt sure how to explain what he could eat without seeming ruthless. He frowned a little before looking to Blinky for help but it seemed to be sulking now.

"Dont worry about the dirt, I can wash these off in the stream when we get near it," the elf said happily and petted the fairy gently on the head, she knew she had to be careful cause of their size, and fragility. She then looked to Shade slightly confused, "What do you mean you cant eat fish? its it more of the lack of taste or?"

"Its more of they dont have enough meat?" he decided to put it that way.

"He has to eat something more like rabbit to bear," SC said deciding to help out. It was busy looking up at the fairy on its head, or at least trying to see it with its eyes.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngWillow narrowed her eyes, still unsure whether this was a trick or not. She wasn't sure whether to hit him in the eyeball or stick her hands up his nose. She didn't know if she should reach out and try to bite the creature's chin.

But suddenly she was being placed on top of its head. She began to pat its head all over the place, still trying to see if she would burn or not. But it appeared that the story she had been told was a lie. Or that Dimitri wasn't lying and they weren't evil.

"Fine," She huffed. "I'll believe you're good, for now. But don't think I'm not watching you! I don't trust you yet!"

Slowly, Dimitri stopped sniffling. She could just wash her clothes? Why hadn't he thought about that?! A grin came across his expression and he skittered over to her face, giving it a muddy hug.

"I'm so glad!" He exclaimed, "I haven't disappointed you!" Except for in fighting. Inwardly, he sobbed.

Now, Dimitri glanced towards Shade. For a moment he didn't understand. Was there something wrong with fish? Was he allergic? But then it became clear and he felt embarrassed for assuming the worst. He bowed his head in shame.

"Sorry." He croaked. Though he was also thinking back on the bird he had saved earlier. Oh that poor bird was just going to become someone's meal anyways! His heart ached.

[Tatsuke]

Purring at the fairy's touch on SC's head, it really enjoyed being petted. It then headed over to Shade's side and looked up, not moving its head in fear the fairy would fall off. "I have a new friend! Named...ummm what was it?" SC asked, he couldnt remember due to only paying attention to the fairies.

"Willow," Blinky said with a small laugh as it then looked to Dimitori confused on why it seemed so down, "Something wrong?"

Aroura nodded a little thinking of anything near them they could try to grab as a quick snack. She couldnt think of anything except some deer maybe were out and about at this time of night. She looked to Dimitori,"Are you alright?" She was glad the fairy wasnt sulking over dirtying her clothes but he seemed sad once more.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.png"Whoa, buddy. Don't get ahead of yourself!" Willow exclaimed when the creature claimed her as its friend. She was still trying to act tough because of all the stories she had heard about demons. She couldn't let her guard down yet! Even if Dimitri seemed perfectly comfortable around them! Minus the bug-name-calling, of course.

Though she did like the creature's head. It was comfortable! And she felt like she could see everything without having to fly! Fine. She would stay where she was. And so she continued to pat the creature's head merrily.

As for Dimitri, he was thinking on all the creatures of the forest that he had made friends with. So many birds, so many animals. The only real animals that he never befriended were spiders and snakes and predatory birds.

Sure, he knew people ate them. That was the cycle of life... but it was still really sad to think about!

"It's fine!" He insisted and popped up a bit. He began to wave a hand out in front of him. "Let's find a bunny!"

[Tatsuke]

"Your OK killing a bunny?" Asked Aroura slight in surprise and shock.

Seeming to purr but coming out as a soft growl it sat at Shade's feet and looked around them. It was enjoying the change of sceenery. Way better then home.

Blinky loomed from the fairy to the els seeming confused,"I suppose the elf could cook it after Shade is done with it.." it then blinked remembering something. It jumped down and walked over to SC to look at Willow,"I am Blinky, the creature your on is SC." It then smiled at her,"and we don't eat anything around here. We come from a different realm."

"Which way do you think we should head? Or should we split up?" Asked Shade.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngThe truth was that Dimitri was not okay killing any animal. He didn't eat anything of that sort! Some of his kind may, but he was an exception to the rule. The very idea of killing a bunny was making him faint. He fell nauseous soon when they suggested Aroura cook it.

"I don't feel good." He held onto his stomach tightly. His throat felt too tight and his stomach was in knots. Oh that poor bunny... it was the circle of life, he knew. But he still mourned for all the creatures. He would mourn too if Shade didn't eat. He needed to eat! And so did the others! They had to eat!

Then there was Willow, looking about the landscape with wide eyes. It had been awhile since she had left the stream. But seeing another fairy she recognized caused for her to leave it. She was always re-energized when she was around her kind. So she didn't think she would go back to the stream any time soon while her fellow brethren was still around.

Still, she was quite suspicious of these people. Elves were okay. She had never had issues with elves. But demons and vampires... they were supposed to be evil! Why weren't these things evil?

Willow's eyes fell on Blinky when the creature spoke. She pursed her mother together, trying to decide what to make of this.
"Well..." She started after a minute of studying the two of them, "I like SC's head. And I guess you're okay too. For now."

The question was asked of which way to go. Dimitri was still feeling too nauseous to move. As an earth fairy, he knew fairly well the habits and trails of bunnies. But even thinking about helping to hunt one made him even more sick. As did the idea of splitting up. What if they split up and someone got hurt because the werewolves found them? Dimitri didn't want anyone getting hurt!

[Tatsuke]

Aroura sighed lightly and knew that Dimitori was having a hard time,"Lets sit this one out then Dimitori, this way you wont have to watch it."

SC looked around them and then back at Willow a thought coming to its head, "How old are fairies?"

"I dont think anyone really knows.." Blinky said, "I bet they are like us who can live forever and never show age."

Shaking his head Shade looked around them as well, looking into the forest to listening for anything that would even sound like that might be close by. Shrugging slightly he looked to Dimitori who even looked like he was going to be sick from the rabbit idea,"SC, Blinky and I can find one. When we have we can return here once we are done..."

[Tatsuke]

OOps ><" sorry double posted D:

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngReally? He got to sit it out? But what if they separated from them and then got hurt? What if they got lost? What if they were attacked by werewolves? What if they were attacked by other big animals in the forest? What if they were attacked by snakes?! Snakes!

Dimitri began to freak out over the thoughts like what was running through his head. But he stopped immediately when he realized that the shadow creatures and Shade were more than capable of fending anything off. After all, they were still alive after all the time of their living.

He settled down and patted Aroura's shoulder a bit happily. "Okay!" He agreed, "But aren't you hungry, Aroura? What will you eat?"

Willow was a bit shocked by the question. How queer! What would bring that question to mind? It was so odd that at first she had no real response for it. But Blinky practically hit it right on the nose.

"You should see how we're born." She giggled. Fairies lived weird lives when it came to aging and the life cycle process. She had always thought it weird, even if she were a fairy.

Willow rose up from the creature's head when they determined they were going to go hunt for a rabbit. She hadn't an issue with that, but she did want to stay behind. And so she fluttered back down into the mud, careful to land on a stick instead of inside the mud.

[Tatsuke]

"How about you find me some more of those yummy berries," she said licking her lips at the though. She looked over to him and smiled, "They were pretty tasty."

Curiousity seemed to grow more when Willow had said that it wanted to ask but it seemed they were heading off,"I'll ask you later, when I return!" It watch her land on a stick that was near the mud, seeming to be a weird place if you didnt want to be dirty, or did it? SC shrugged and walked over to Shade and looked up at him,"We going?"

Shade nodded,"yea we are going." He looked to them,"I'll be back as soon as I can."
Then they started to head off in search for something they could eat, mostly him though. He looked to Blinky and SC who both seemed to have followed after him. They knew they should be quiet when hunting but both creatures seemed to be really interested in this world.

"What do you think fairies eat?" asked SC curiously before looking around.

"Berries?" asked Blinky,"but they seem to big for their mouths..maybe they eat roots?"

"We are hunting and you guys now want to talk about this?" Shade said with a small growl.

"Well when is a good time? We are always around them so its hard to talk alone," Blinky said with a smile.

"You can talk to each other telepathically," Shade reminded them, feeling slightly like a baby sitter when it came to these two at times.

Things then got quiet and he already knew why. They were discussing it in their heads now. He nearly laughed but didnt want to scare any of the wild life away. He looked around them and stopped to listen for any sign of life. There was a mouse he had heard nibbling on a nut, and frogs in the distance, but not hearing any sign of rabbit feet, or deer. He moved on. Putting his hands behind his head he continued to head on, he looked up towards the sky,'At least its not raining.'

It wasnt to much longer that the spotted something move in the brush. He looked to SC and Blinky who at the time were to busy in their minds didnt realize Shade had stopped. They had taken a few more steps and then looked back at him.

"There is an animal over there, now I want you two to work on getting it out so we can eat and join the others," he whispered, slightly annoyed that they rather talk about fairies and elvs on a hunt. SC and Blinky both shrugged and started to head for the brush, though they werent quite in the hunting mood. Shade could tell cause they seemed to be back in their own conversation.

Instead of sneaking up on it they had spooked it and chased it towards its den, only then did they realize that they could have done a better job at cornering it. They hissed softly before heading down into the barrow. Both froze at the site before them and came hurriedly out of the hole.

"Whats wrong now?" Shade asked as he crossed his arms wanting his dinner.

"We cant eat that one, it has a family, the babies would die.." Blinky said sadly.
SC nodded in agreement, "Think of the poor fairies if they found out we killed a mother bunny..."

"For goodness sake then find me a new dinner," Shade hissed in frustration. His energy was really depleting since his use of getting the werewolves out of this realm to save everyone. He leaned against a tree, "I'm going to wait here while you two get me something to eat."

They nodded and darted off again. In search for something for their master to eat. They both seemed to giggle, knowing that Shade hated being called that before darting into the brush and disappearing.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngThis seemed to bring Dimitri out of his slump. His eyes brightened at the prospects of finding his new friend some food. Food that they didn't have to kill! Food that was pure! Food that he didn't call a friend!

He cackled excitedly and lifted off of her shoulder. He dived down and grabbed Willow by her wrist again, pulling her away from the stick and up into the air.

"Come on!" He claimed excitedly, "Let's go find some berries!"

"B-berries?" She echoed. For a moment her face was blank as her mind tried to catch up with what just happened. Then suddenly, she was getting excited. "Berries! They're so good!"

She ripped her wrist out of Dimitri's grasp and darted ahead of him in the forest. Dimitri took this as a challenge and followed her. But just as he was passing her, he stopped midair and waited. He had forgotten that he was supposed to be leading Aroura to the berries! And so he darted back to her and pulled on her clothes with a grin on his face.

"Berries!" He insisted, "Let's find berries!"

[Tatsuke]

Laughing at the excited fairies and Dimitori now tugging on her clothes, she decided it might be best to run to keep up with them then to walk. She didnt mind running, the cool breeze against your skin, and the wind in your hair. She smiled and looked to Dimitori,"Lets race!" She smiled and started to head off after Willow. She would keep her pace low though so she didnt out run the fairies to badly.

Shade sighed and closed his eyes, he didnt know for sure what he'd do without the little helpers he was able to have with him. This world was deffinately different then what he was used to. Normally he'd find one that was mostly humans and villages, this one seemed wrather peaceful despite the horror that was unleashed on this world. If only he had known before coming here. He looked to the sky glad for a while they will be left alone.

SC and Blinky were off talking about the elves only causing more questions then answers. They soon came across an animal that would help Shade out. They then decided to work together and get the creature so they could head back to the others.

"I bet elves live in trees," SC said with a smile, "Making their huts out of its leaves so they blend in."

"No no they sleep on the ground to be closer to mother natuere," Blinky said shaking its head as it attempted to catch the rabbit only to have it dart towards SC and then dart another way. They both ended up calinding into each other. Blinky rubbed its head, "Owe.."

SC growled as it rubbed its head and glared at the bunny,"Your mine now!" It then launched itself at it and grabbed the rabbit by the hind legs, only to be kicked in the face, "I dont think we are good at this...these are smaller then demons."

"You think?" Blinky replied rubbing its head still and getting up, they knew they had to kill the poor thing which only seemed harder then what it really was. It wasnt until they saw light that they stopped what they were doing, "Whats that?"

"A village?" SC asked looking towards the light as well, "Humans?"

Blinky shook his head unsure and decided to go investigate, "Come on! If they are humans we may have a better snack then a rabbit, then no elf or fairy will feel bad!" It smiled and raced towards the lights. SC wasnt so sure but followed after anyway.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngRace? They couldn't hope to beat an elf! Elves were so fast! So fast and witty! But Dimitri liked a challenge! Except, this challenge was weird. Did she even know where she was going?

He laughed aloud at the thought of the elf not even knowing where she was racing to! But Willow had scurried on without him, after the berries to eat. He couldn't blame her. Berries were so good!

He followed her streak of light in the darkness until suddenly he ran right into a berry bush. He landed among the thorns and the berries. Willow gasped, floating above the bush.

"Dimitri!" She cried out, "You're an idiot! Are you okay?"

Dimitri didn't want to move. He was perfectly fine staying among the thorns and berries as to not further get scratched or stabbed.

"I like berries!" He chirped back. His hands grabbed one of them and he pulled it towards his body. He hugged it and smacked his head against the berry, burying his teeth into its skin. Whenever he ate berries he always got so dirty! But he didn't mind. He liked the taste of berries! Two of them was enough to make him feel like he was bursting from the seams.

[Tatsuke]

Laughing as Dimitori landed in a bush, but not any bush a berry one! Aroura couldnt help but laugh as she had slowed to a walk to catch up to them, "Nice Dimitori! You sure did find a berry bush." She smiled as she picked a berry. She looked around them not minding the darkness, it didnt feel like it had before and she was happy for it.

Staying to the shadows SC and Blinky looked around, everyone seemed to be in bed already. They looked through a few windows seeing everything look more human then fairy or elf. They looked at one another and decided to head back towards Shade. Smiling they ran towards him happily, not caring if they made noise now. They didnt take long to find him laying against a tree.

His eyes looked towards the racket only to see that it was SC and Blinky making the noise. He groaned lightly and stood up. He watched as they skidded to a halt and seemed to be talking all at once. He raised his hands and looked to Blinky and SC.

"One at a time, Blinky lets have you explain," he said looking from one to the other.

"We found it! We found a better thing then some bunny! Come an see!" Blinky said heading the way they had come.

"Yes yes you must!" SC said happily following after Blinky.

Shade shook his head at the silly creatures and decided to follow them to what they had found. He watched them as the scuried faster on ahead. He decided running might be better to catch up with them. Picking up speed and nearly tripping on them did he see what they had seen. Lights up ahead, lights that looked like they belonged to a village. He staid to the shadows and looked around, his mind buzzing of hunger he looked back to the creatures, "you sure this is safe?"

Blinky and SC frowned slightly but nodded, "We investigated, they appear to be human homes..."

"And the shadows of this village are clear?" his eyes narrowed looking around the village and then to SC and Blinky,"Stay here just in case." He then headed slowly into the village keeping out of site just in case. He needed his strength back, and didnt care how he got it back. Since the two seemed to agree this was better then getting the fairies upset over life he didnt wish to argue. Thouh he wondered if they would stay like this now due to the fairies way of life rubbing onto them. He shook such thoughts from his mind as he looked through a few windows looking for one that would have hopefully someone within.

It wasnt long before he came to one that had someone sleeping in a room. They appeared human, as he slipped the window open and climbed quietly as he could into the room. He walked over to the person's bed. Unable to controle his hunger any more, he sank his fangs into the person's neck and begann to feed. He ignored the yelp the person had in attempt to scream out and struggle. He growled and held them firmly down before yanking his fangs free. his green eyes became a slight red toned as he looked to the window and hissed at what he saw.

Green eyes from the window narrowed, blond hair was slightly in their face, and pointed ears told him he'd be caught. He wasnt sure if he was surounded or not and looked to get away only to have the elf climb through the window and pulled out their bow and aiming it at his head, "Your coming with me demon." She growled as she motioned for it to head to the window where others were waiting.

Shade seeing no choice at the moment agreed to climb out of the window. The elf watched as he left the room watching him until the others had him secured with chains. She then walked to the firgure on the bed and started to heal their wounds. Turning away once the job was done she climbed out of the window. "Take him to the village. We shall feast lovely tonight knowing one demon has spared many," she replied as they dragged the struggling vampire away.

Blinky and SC blinked both shocked. They were sure elves staid away from human places, unless...they both came to realize something at the same time and both threw their heads into their paws. They then quickly headed back toward the otehrs in hopes that maybe they could save him. They werent sure how though, since it was hard to get the other fairy to agree that they were nice and friendly, but now that Shade had fed off a human, were they going to think they made a wrong choice?

They darted in zig zag motions to keep enemies off their tails. It didnt take them long to get to the shack only to realize no one was around. They both hissed in frustration. Blinky looked to SC really worried about their master. SC seemed to be worried as well. It looked around for signs of either elf or fairy.

"Head out and I'll wait here in hopes they come back?" Blinky said.

SC nodded and darted into the forest looking for any signs of weird fairy light or the elf.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngIt took him a few minutes to finish a whole berry, but when he had Dimitri decided to push aside the thorns. Sometimes, he totally forgot what he could do. He pointed his fingers in either direction, creating a path for himself through the thorns and leaves of the bush.

He darted out of the path and came out in the opening again, licking his hands rid of the berry juice.
"I want to make a tart." Dimitri announced as he plucked another berry from the bush. He heaved it up to his bare chest and went flying back up onto the shoulder of Aroura.

Willow had plucked a leaf from a tree and brought it down. It had dew drops on it. She drank from one of the drops and then handed it up to Aroura, thinking that maybe she wanted a drink too! She was smiling.
"Water?" She offered.

"Silly, fairy!" Dimitri scolded her, "That's enough water for an elf! Elves need bigger leaves!"

[Tatsuke]

"Dimitori, at least she offered," she said picking a berry,"Its alright Willow, I am fine. Perhaps when Shade is back we can all head to the stream and get something to drink."

Looking around the darkened forest SC was about to give up until it hissed. "Where are you guys at!" it shouted loudly looking around the forest for them. Not seeing any sign of sparking light or the elf laughing at the fairies. It then looked in a bush and blinked at what it had in it, 'ooo whats this?' Picking the berry it decided to eat it and see what it tasted like only to make a bitter looking face and spit it out, "YUK!!!" it then rubbed its tongue on its arm trying to get the taste out,"that wasnt very good at all!"

The elves dragged him to their village that was a good distance from the human one. They then tied him up to a tree and put a few guards around him before they went on their way. They made sure to bind his hands behind him however. Hissing he tried to get away using the strength he could. But however using most of it and just feeding he knew it would be a while before his strength would return. He closed his eyes and bared his fangs in frustration. 'Normally if something is too good to be true never fall for it!' but the hunger was strong then, he frowned, not sure how long he'd been without having to feed. He knew it was bad to not feed for a long time. Often that is how they killed their victim without meaning to. He glared at the elves,'I doubt they will listen..'

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngWillow made a face at Dimitri when Aroura told him what was what. She felt like putting her hands out and being like "what, punk! What!" But she felt that sort of display was inappropriate and so she chose against doing that, going for the better option of drinking from the next dew drop.

Dimitri bowed his head in disgrace for a brief moment. But eyes on the berry made him think better of it and he took a splashing bite of the berry. Or at least, he was when he heard yelling. His ears perked up and he flickered away from the elf.

"That was the shadow creature!" He said, "Did you hear that? Did you? I heard it! Maybe its lost! We shouldn't let him be lost all out there on his own!"

Willow peaked her head up from the leaf. She let it drop down to the forest floor and joined by Dimitri's side.
"Is that SC?" She asked, "Oh geez. What if it is lost?! And those things get to it?!"

[Tatsuke]

What the elf had heard was something of 'Yuk' nothing before that. She looked to Dimitori,"I wonder if they got to the shack and wondered where we were.." She didnt think they had been gone that long. She looked to willow and Dimitori.

"Lets go and see if we can find them," She looked around for any sign of them.

SC looked at the bush, "How can someone eat something so yuky." it hissed at the plant almost wishing to attack it the silly thing for having berries on it. It then looked around a little, its yellow eyes looking in the shadows, "Aroura!? Dimitori!? Other pretty fairy I keep forgetting your name!?" It called wondering if they were close.

looking to the sky, Shade was glad daylight wasnt for quite a few more hours. He was sure they would have put him in a spot that the light would surely hit the tree. He tried again to get free from the chains that bound him, 'What did they do use magic against these things!' He wasnt surprised, he looked up the guards and growled at them,"Let me go dang it! You have the wrong dang person! Right now they are in a different realm then here." But all he got from them were glares and spears pointed in his direction. Growling softly he tried to think of a better way to get out of here, it was clear they really didnt want to listen. 'I really should have asked what the hell they talk about when demons come up..' he wondered if he should have gotten their view point as well.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngIt was a good idea to go and look for them. Dimitri didn't like the idea of anyone being lost in this forest. Even as a fairy it was scary to be lost! Though many nights he had spent exploring this forest, it was hard for him to get too lost unless he traveled too far in the wrong direction.

He heard the noise again, the voice of one of the shadow creatures.

Dimitri began to flutter towards it, cautiously because he didn't know what was out there. But quickly too because he didn't like the idea of anyone being lost in the forest.

What was that thing's name again? It was initials. Willow thought back on it deeply, trying to remember the interaction from earlier. She snapped her fingers as if having come up with the answer to the universe.

"SC!" She called. Who cares if she was drawing attention? If those wolves showed up again, she would hit them with a stick!

[Tatsuke]

Hearing the voices of Willow SC ran towards them. Its yellow eyes scanning the darkness and soon found the lights of the fairies it skidded to a stop before running into the elf's leg. It looked up happy and sad at the same time.

"I am glad I found you...we have a small problem.." it turned its head to the side and looked them sadly,"Its best if we had to the shack where Blinky is this way we can get things straight..."

Aroura turned her head to the side stopping a few free from SC rather confused. She looked Dimitori and Willow and looked back to SC. "Is Shade not with you?"

"Its best explained when we are together," it said trying not to sound to desperate as it headed back to the other creature. Hoping that they were following.

Shade growled a little as the head elf the one who had caught him in the act had returned. Her eyes full of height. He couldnt understand why. He did nothing wrong in his mind, he needed to eat, and he did. He wasnt going to kill the child, or at least he wouldnt mean to. He watched the elf before him carefully. But they didnt seem to want to talk. They seemed to be examining him, studying him. He shivered slightly as he watched her. His eyes had gone back to their normal green color by now, but that didnt mean the elf trusted him. He hissed lightly in anger, "You have the wrong dang person!"

[Tatsuke]

Hearing the voices of Willow SC ran towards them. Its yellow eyes scanning the darkness and soon found the lights of the fairies it skidded to a stop before running into the elf's leg. It looked up happy and sad at the same time.

"I am glad I found you...we have a small problem.." it turned its head to the side and looked them sadly,"Its best if we had to the shack where Blinky is this way we can get things straight..."

Aroura turned her head to the side stopping a few free from SC rather confused. She looked Dimitori and Willow and looked back to SC. "Is Shade not with you?"

"Its best explained when we are together," it said trying not to sound to desperate as it headed back to the other creature. Hoping that they were following.

Shade growled a little as the head elf the one who had caught him in the act had returned. Her eyes full of height. He couldnt understand why. He did nothing wrong in his mind, he needed to eat, and he did. He wasnt going to kill the child, or at least he wouldnt mean to. He watched the elf before him carefully. But they didnt seem to want to talk. They seemed to be examining him, studying him. He shivered slightly as he watched her. His eyes had gone back to their normal green color by now, but that didnt mean the elf trusted him. He hissed lightly in anger, "You have the wrong dang person!"

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngThere was a problem? That sounded awful. And Willow had a feeling that the problem had to do with Shade given that SC avoided the question, saying it would be better to talk about it with Blinky around.

She came down from the air and landed on SC's head, patting it and looking down at the shadow creature. She didn't ask anything on the matter, not daring to, not with that look on SC's face.

Dimitri followed behind, trying not to wonder too hard about what was going on. The little thing came looking for them. And it sounded so desperate! What had happened? Was it the werewolves again?

Dimiti frowned and looked up to the sky. It was darker and darker as the night went on, it seemed. He could only imagine what kind of horrors could happen during this night.

[Tatsuke]

It lead them back to where Blinky was. Blinky was waiting in the middle of the clearing and looked to them. Happy that SC found them and didnt end up getting lost. They stopped only feet from each other. then they both faced Dimitori and Aroura since Willow was already on SC's head.

"You'll never guess what we found!" SC said happily at first, "We found a village, and thats way better than a bunny!" It turned its head slightly not wanting to knock the fairy off.

Blinky nodded, "But after Shade disappeared into the village shortly after he was spotted by an elf army..."

Aroura blinked shocked, "Your sure? We dont venture into villages unless necessary..."

"They were elves..." Blinky assured her looking at them,"and they got him..How do we save him?"

Shaking her head and looking serious she looked up to the sky, "We dont have much time I'm afraid, if they are elves then they will either burn him, or they will wait until daylight.." She sighed not sure what they could really do,"I'm afraid that everyone is used to superstition they wont listen to what we say..and they may think that you could be controlling what we say..."

SC and Blinky both seemed to hiss in frustrating. It wasnt meant to scare them any. They sat on the ground, both putting their heads on its paws. They appeared to be really sad and deep in thought. They couldnt summon without Shade. Blinky looked to SC wondering a few things before speaking out loud.

"Does anyone know magic?" Blinky asked looking to the fairies and then to the elf.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngDimitri didn't think that they could do anything more than maybe hug each other... But then he thought back on it, really thought back on it. Elves could be mean! Elves were suspicious people! They were set in their ways! Come to think of it, Aroura was the first elf he had stumbled across that was easy to approach.

He shuddered to think that Shade had been taken by the elves. They could do some evil stuff too...

"We have to help!" He cried out in horror. They couldn't let the vampire get burned alive! No! That was horrible!

"That sucks." Willow said blankly. It did suck. But she didn't know what else to say. Dimitri was being Captain Obvious, so he had that covered.

As for the magic, she exchanged glances with Dimitri, "He can do earth magic. And I can do healing magic. But that's the only magic..."

[Tatsuke]

Blinky started to walk back and fourth deep in thought. There had to be something something they could do...He then stopped mid step and looked to Dimitori almost with an evil like grin, "You could protect Shade using earth! You could create a dome around him of earth if the sun comes up or even a wall so he cant catch on fire!"

"I dont think that will work..I dont think earth fairies have such powers like that..." SC said looking to Dimitori for confirmation.

The elf sighed not liking what could happen but knew of only one possibly way,"The only way to save them is to convince that what Shade says is true...At this point they see all demons as evil upon our land. For them to see the truth will be extremely hard.."

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngDimitri almost receded back when the little creature looked at him. He didn't like that look... but he did like that idea. A grin flickered across his face.

"Yea!" He agreed. He had never tried something like that, at least not to that excessive amount, before. He had made little caves over bugs to keep them safe from a bird. Or making one over a snake after he had accidentally done something to its den. This would be a new experience!

But his grin faltered when Aroura spoke up. It didn't sound easy, certainly not. And she was the elf too! So if she looked like that... Dimitri didn't have a lot of faith this "convincing" thing would work. Elves were so suspicious and convinced in their ways. But Aroura had been convinced otherwise... But what if she was more open minded than her fellow kind?

"What if we give them a pie?" Willow suggested, "We could give them a pie and tell them what they're doing is wrong! ...Or we could drown them." She said with a straight face. Though she cracked up into laughter a mere second later. "No! Just kidding about that last part!"

[Tatsuke]

Blinky sighed lightly,"We wouldnt get him out but it'd protect him from whatever they did..."

"its a start to a plan..." SC encouraged thinking now as well what they could do,"What if we go to the fairies for help?" It looked to Willow and Dimitori,"are they easier to get onto our side then the elves would be? Would they listen to Fairies?"

"I'm not sure if they would, but they would know for sure they mean well. Fairies like elves like to protect the forest, and I'm sure if they agreed your not evil they might be able to convince the elves..." she said, "But its a slight chance..."

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngA start to a plan... but not a full plan. Dimitri just wanted to rush in there without a plan and cause a bunch of ruckus. Because to him it sounded like the best plan! Still... he did like the idea of going to the fairies. Yay! Then his own kind would know that sometimes the evil spirits could be good!

"Whose do we go to though?" Willow asked. Her kind was spread out across the forest, streams, rivers, anywhere there was water. And to get to the elders in charge... well that was a long way to go. And she didn't know if they would even want to go to the elves, given that it was even further.

"We can go to mine!" Dimitri soared up high into the air, as if dancing. "They're not far! I can go to them! Beg for some help!" Convincing his own kind... He wondered how. But it was late into the hour, and him waking them should be enough for them to know that he was telling the truth for he never woke his own kind otherwise.

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"Its worth a shot!" SC said happily looking to Dimitori, willing to try anything.

"I suppose, lets head there and see what we can do..Lead the way great fairy!" Blinky replied with a small laugh, realizing it was the first time it had even called a fairy a fairy.

Shaking her head, "I hope we can..or it'll be us against...well a lot of odds..." She looked to Dimitori ready to go when he was.

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http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngTake them to his people? But his people didn't live on the ground. Hardly fairies ever did when they could live up above, far from the predators. How would he get them up to his people when they couldn't fly?

"Oh." He said nervously, "Okay... But... but... well, a few things, I suppose... First, we live above." He pointed to the sky. "And... and they'll freak out if there is an evil presence." He just about did when he saw that shadow creature. Speaking of which, this was the first he addressed him as a fairy. Dimitri grinned at that realization.

"So we'll go up!" Willow chirped in, "And they can wait on the ground! Fairy villages are very small, anyways. You guys would crush it! Everyone!" She laughed, "Okay, maybe not everyone.​"

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"I didnt know they were that small.." Blinky said thinking of their conversation earlier with SC. They both wondered what the fairies lived in.

"We can wait on the ground!" it smiled to them,"Then maybe bring a few with you to see us?"

"Well I see no other choice..and I dont wish to crush a village and have them all mad at us anyway so the ground should be fine," Aroura looked to Dimitori,"I hope you can explain things well..."

She looked around the dark forest, it almost felt empty for some reason, like the life within it was no longer the same as it was before the demons had entered. Then she could feel the life in the forest, now it seemed to fade.

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http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngDimitri needn't any more permission to take Willow by the wrist and soar high up into the air. He passed by leaves, branches, thorns, nests, hives, and so much more. It wasn't until he burst from the canopy did he come out above the treeline. From here it just looked like trees, but he knew was hidden at the tops of the trees.

Together him and Willow traveled above the canopy of trees until they Dimitri suddenly dived down. Willow wasn't expecting what came after. The village was hidden in that of a large Weeping Willow tree. Cottages and huts made of twigs and grasses were the homes of fairies. The glows of the fairies lit up the tree like that of a Christmas tree or New York City on New Years.

Dimitri pulled her along until coming to a rough stop outside a rather large hut. He let his feet skim over the branch of the tree, his fist coming up to the door of the hut. He knocked on it loudly.

"M'Lady!" He called loudly, "It's Dimitri! There is an emergency in the forest!"

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"I didnt expect him to leave that fast..." Aroura said looking up into the sky not able to see where they had fully gone. She sighed lightly and leaned against a tree. Things didnt seem good at all, and if they couldnt convince the fairies what was their other options. She looked to SC and narrowed her eyes slightly.

"It accord to me..you didnt fully say what would have caused the elves to attack Shade," Aroura watched them closely,"Shade is a demon yes? But you never did say what kind.."

They both seemed to gulp at the same time before Blinky spoke up first, "Well you see...he is a vampire..." it didnt really wish to say it. It hated saying such words of their master, they cared to much to let their master die.

"So that would be why the elves reacted the way they did..." she closed her eyes,"this is very grim..." She was glad that Dimitori wasnt here to hear that. She wasnt sure how the fairy would have reacted.

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http://fotos.fotoflexer.com/f07dcadc1b3171ac5fd7ec27766c3b7c.jpg"Dimitri, what are you doing here? It is so late. You should be sleeping." The one he came for ushered him and Willow inside after she had answered the door. "You should know better than to wake people, Dimitri. I've told you before that if you are going to be up so late, then you need to not disturb the other fairies."

"I apologize." Dimitri was breathless and feeling guilty. But he hadn't time for too many apologies or to even make it up to her. "Lady Ella, I've come to you because of something happening in the forest. I've witnessed it for myself."

"And what of this water fairy with you?" Lady Ella asked him, gesturing towards Willow that was letting her eyes look over the hut.

"Willow," Dimitri told her, "She's witnessed it too, m'lady. Now, I don't have a lot of time to explain. But if you are willing, I will tell you what I know."

Since it was unusual for the fairy to come and wake others up during this time of night, the elder fairy permitted him to speak on what he had seen and what was going on in the forest. The urgency in his voice was enough to convince her of his story. But still, it came to her as odd that a demon was at all innocent.

"Why should I trust that a demon is not to be punished by the elves?" She asked.

"Because-!" Dimitri began, then faltered. He searched for the words that were missing from his tongue. "Because..." He tried again, his mouth suddenly feeling dry. "He hasn't done anything wrong! Why should he be punished for no wrongdoing?"

"It's up to the elves to decide his fate." She told him, "I see no reason to get involved."

"M'lady!" He cried out in protest, "You can't possibly be serious! You can't leave someone innocent to die! It's wrong! The elves... you can't let them... I mean.. I... I'm sorry. But, that is just how it is!" He puffed up his chest and tried to look mighty, "Now! Will you convince them or not?"

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The elf gritted her teeth, so he had fed on a human in that village to cause such a ruckus...She closed her eyes, "Your master is sad to say good as dead...if they saw an evil act they wont hesitate and say he killed a human regardless if he did or not..."

"But he doesnt kill humans...maybe animals but thats cause they dont have enough blood to get his strength back..and he used a lot of strength to get rid of the werewolves.." SC said feeling really bad for revealing so much.

"Summoning weakens him...and if injured we cant see him...We would turn against him. We are blood crazed but only for demon blood..." Blinky added turning its head to the side sadly and looking up to the sky, 'Shade..'

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http://fotos.fotoflexer.com/f07dcadc1b3171ac5fd7ec27766c3b7c.jpgEvery time she argued with Dimitri, she felt like she were arguing with the most innocent of them all. It was because of this that Lady Ella had such a hard time with him. It was hard for her to let what was just happen when he so insisted that everyone had good in them, and that they just needed a second chance or something along those lines.

Again, Lady Ella found herself giving in to this stubborn fairy.

"Okay," She agreed, "But do not let word of this get out to any of the others." She warned Dimitri. He was grinning like a child now, and she had to force back a smile herself. "Now come, show me to these people you have met."

Dimitri did just that. He took her from her den with Willow and traveled the ways out of the village once more. He knew Lady Ella didn't like traveling at night. She preferred the light to do all things in. So for her to come out and help made him feel even more happy. He flew through the darkness, his white light what was guiding the other two. It wasn't hard for him to see them on either side of him. Willow had a strong blue glow and Lady Ella had a strong gold glow. So he needn't turn his head to either side to know that he wasn't losing them.

He dived through the trees once more, passing the same trees and leaves and sticks as he went until suddenly-

"Ack!" He hit a stick and bounced off of it. Dimitri tumbled through the air and then collapsed on a shoulder. Mmm. A shoulder. So warm. He patted the shoulder and opened his eyes to find that he landed on Aroura's shoulder.

"Aroura!" He screamed with delight, "I did it! I got Lady Ella to come with us!"

[Tatsuke]

"Lady Ella?" she frowned wondering if she should have known the fairy personally or from history. She shook her head not recalling but smiled none the less,"I am glad, we dont have much time.." She wondered if she should have told Dimitori of why Shade was caught in the first place but figured it might be best to tell him later. She looked to the creatures hoping they could save their new friend from such wrong doing from the elves.

"Who's Lady Ella?" asked SC curiously,"Another fairy?" It looked around wondering if it could see it in the sky.

Blinky seemed to be looking as well, but with little luck in finding it. Frowning they looked back to the elf and Dimitori,"I hope we arent to late.."

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http://fotos.fotoflexer.com/f07dcadc1b3171ac5fd7ec27766c3b7c.jpg"She's kind of like... the leader of my kind." Dimitri began slowly. He didn't know how to explain it. But that sounded right to him. Of course, there were other fairy leaders. But for his village specifically, she was their leader.

"So I suppose you were telling the truth, Dimitri." She sighed after having seen both of the shadow creatures and hearing them speak. There was real concern in their voices. She had not seen demons to show concern before. And the stories she heard of them was even worse.

"Very well then." She said, "Let's see if we can convince the elves otherwise of their decision."
She put a hand on Dimitri's shoulder and glanced towards the shadow creatures: "Well, I imagine you both know the way to your... master?"

[Tatsuke]

"Ummmm," Blink thought for a second and shook it's head,"No idea."

SC tried to think of what direction they had headed into the forest. I belive they went east if that helps any..."

"A bit I know of a few elves that live in that dirction," Aroura replied,"but it would take to long to check them all..."

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http://i.imgur.com/Gl5fPCX.pngThey didn't know where their master was? So she was just wasting her time. Awoken for nothing.
Lady Ella sighed and brought a hand up to her face.
"Goodnight," She told everyone, starting to flutter upwards but Dimitri caught her before she could leave.

"No! Don't give up!" Dimitri complained, "We'll find the village!" He looked around the forest as if it would show itself. But not even he could help in finding the right village. That was just too many to check! And they didn't have that sort of time!

Lady Ella sighed and came back down to his level. She wouldn't win against him with him being so stubborn. She wished this weren't the case.

Willow dived towards the ground. She stopped just about it and then landed gently on her feet. She put her hands on her hips and began to walk forward on her tippy-toes.

"Well, this just won't do!" She stated loudly, "No, no, no!"

[Tatsuke]

"We know where the human village is!" Blinky said happily,"We can lead you there? Would that help any?"

"Yea we can head there then maybe the elf will know what village is closer! I bet Shade would be there!" SC said happily and looked to the fairies, "Come come lets try!"

Aroura would have laughed if not for the circumstances, she looked to Dimitori and then to willow, "We could give it a try, we could even have you two check the village once we know the right direction. Being so small I doubt the elves would notice you flying by." She meant this as a compliment then an insult. She looked to the creatures,"Its worth a shot, lead the way!"

Blinky and SC jumped up and headed for the forest behind them, "This way, not far at all!" They both looked back to them. Waiting for the fairies.

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At least they knew where the human village was. Though it did seem strange to Dimitri that elves would be in a human village. What had drew them there? Or were just there for the heck of it? Or maybe they were just looking after the humans?

Dimitri didn't know the answers to any of those questions. But he did know that he was happy to hear they knew where that village was. Yes! A clue! A clue to rescue Shade!

Something else was on Lady Ella's mind. She was sighing inwardly and thinking about how a fairy so innocent could wound up in so much trouble because he allowed himself to befriend creatures like demons. He was so gullible, so naive. Maybe Lady Ella would force him to stay in their village until he properly learned that talking with strangers was not safe.

Yes, Lady Ella decided that she needed to teach Dimitri laws of socialization. Had he not been raised right? Was that it? She figured this must be the case if he had befriended demons. She had no problem with the elf. Elves were just that- elves. But demons on the other hand...

[Tatsuke]

Blinky and SC had lead them to the village where the humans slept. They looked back to Aroura and pointed. "That direction."

"There is a village of elves near here, but only a good few miles. We should be able to run into them farely easy.." she looked to Dimitori and Willow, then to Lady Ellena,"Do you two wish to scope out the place? Or do we just walk in and say hi?" She smiled a little to her second suggestion.

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Dimitri noticed how she had smiled at her second suggestion. So he too broke into a grin and fluttered up to her shoulder, "Let's do the second suggestion!" He chirped.

Suddenly, he felt into silence at a thought in his head that was a funny. Not funny in the humorous way, but in the weird thought kind of way- a thought you shouldn't normally have because it seemed so out of the ordinary.

"Are you excited to see elves?" He asked Aroura in a whisper. He felt like he should be whispering as he asked this because it felt like a private talk to have. He knew Aroura lived on her own because she didn't see eye to eye with the other elves. But that was all she had told him.

[Tatsuke]

"It might be fun, I havent seen any of them in a long time. So why not be a little excited?" she couldnt help but smile looking to Dimitori,"You really want to do the second suggestion?"

"Sounds fun!" Blinky replied fist in the air, "Lets go!"

"To save our friend!" chimed in SC happily looking at them,'Its good to have friends.'

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Elves were different creatures, Dimitri knew. They were stubborn, set in their ways, and were highly opinionated. Dimitri had always respected elves because of their strength and intelligence. They were so witty and they were so intelligent. He had always been in awe whenever he met an elf just because of how they were.

But Aroura was a different kind of elf. She was a lot different than the other elves he had met because she was so open-minded. At first she had been set in what she had believed, it appeared. And then, when convinced otherwise, fell into line with the truth that these people were good.

But Dimitri wondered about the other elves. Were any of them like Aroura? He couldn't imagine that being so. Aroura was so unique! She was so kind and so strong, so intelligent! He felt like Aroura should know all of that, but he had the impression of her that she was already confident in who she was. After all, she was able to live independently without worry.

So when Aroura answered his question, Dimitri began to squeal with glee. He was so happy to hear that she was excited to see some elves! He was excited to see some elves too! So many elves in one place was unheard of to him. But he had never been to an elf village before! This was going to be such a new experience for him!

This would also be a new experience for Willow. She too had never been to an elf village. But she had heard quite a bit about them. She was somewhat intimidated by the idea of entering into one. Elves were so strong! It was true that elves and fairies got along fine because of their duties in protecting the forest. But it was no lie that elves were strong creatures.

[Tatsuke]

This time Aroura lead the way to the village of one of her ken. She wasnt sure how they would react with the shadow creatures, and the information she had gathered on the demons they were facing. She put it aside for not more concentrated on getting their then worried on how to convince them. She was mostly going to rely on the fairies, they werent so easily turned to be convinced of the demons being good. She only had a hunch whe n she saw Blinky for the first time. It didnt attack them, it showed human like emotions, even if it couldnt get the facial right. She could hear it in its voice. And any creature lost needs to find where it belongs. She looked on knowing they should be getting close as they human village slowly melted away behind them.

SC looked around them slightly confused on where they were heading, and did they show themselves right away or do they wait for the clear. It had so many questions but didnt wish to ask until it was time. It then looked to Willow, missing her on its head already.

This caused Blinky to laugh a little as it had complained to him that it wanted a fairy on its head. It shook its head and looked on ahead, hoping their master was alright. It bared its teeth and looked the ground, just in time to jump over a tree root, he barely jumped over it. It then looked to the glowing fairies.

Shade was still tied to the tree by the chains. He was still attempting to escape, but only caused the elves to put more guards onto him just in case. They didnt know for sure a demons real strength and didnt wish to take their chances in this one getting away.

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Aroura must have known where she was going because she took charge. As for Dimitri, he was coasting along the easy way. He had taken a seat on Aroura's shoulder like some pet that needed to be by its owner all the time. He was glad that at least she knew where she was going. Creatures could easily get lost in this forest.

Dimitri glanced up at the elf as she walked along. He couldn't read her expression that well, in fact she was a pretty hard person to read. So he dropped trying to read what was on her mind and instead glanced towards the other fairies that were floating along behind them.

He was surprised he had convinced Lady Ella to come with him. She wasn't easily persuaded into things like this. But even more so, he was surprised she hadn't turned right back around when she saw both of the shadow creatures.

Dimitri smiled to himself and turned his gaze now towards Willow. He didn't know why she was still tagging along. He had always known that Willow liked to be alone, but she also craved being around her own kind. Dimitri knew she refueled by being around a fairy for awhile, and then she would be on her merry until she went on through that same process again.

He wondered just how long she would stick around before heading back to a body of water again. Hopefully she would stay around because Dimitri was worried that she might get hurt with the new terror in the forest. Or at least, if she didn't stay with them then at least to go back to her own brethren.

Speaking of which, Willow had completely different things on her mind. She was thinking about what it would be like to live in an elf village. Would it be scary? She couldn't imagine it to be so. She felt like that maybe the elves felt protected altogether. Strength in numbers!

Her thoughts were cut short when she noticed SC was looking on over at her. At first she made a face at the creature, but quickly stopped when she remembered how it had picked her up earlier and placed her on its head. Maybe that's what it was wanting now.

Willow looked at Dimitri. Well, it was no fair that he didn't have to flap on forward! She should get a ride too! She huffed inwardly and fluttered over to SC, perching herself on top of the shadow creature's head where she was starting to think that it felt like home.

[Tatsuke]

'Yay! I got a fairy on my head!' it sent to Blinky happily.

'You are so weird...' Blinky sent back looking on ahead. He wondered how much further but nearly froze when he saw what appeared to be homes. But made of leaves, wood, and things that came from the forest itself. 'We are close to the village..we might want to be careful let alone maybe hide..' Blinky replied and stopped short from them.

"Should we hide and let you guys walk in or do we come?" SC finally asked looking to the elf and Dimitori.

Aroura stopped walking and turned to them,"That I am unsure...I dont know how the elves would react to you guys. They may not see you as good.."

"We wait in the shadows then?" SC asked sadly, it didnt want to leave Willow. It was really liking the fairy on its head.

"We must do what we have to.." Blinky said looking to them,"Call when you need us!" It smiled and darted into a bush.

Aroura nodded and looked to SC,"I am sorry.." She then looked on to the village before them. Guards seemed to be every where. They had spears and wooden shields in hand. They really seemed ready for a fight. She hesitated slightly before walking into the village. They seemed not to pay no mind to her as she thought. They paid no attention to the fairies either. It wasnt until they were near the middle of the village that some had noticed them. She looked around a little and noticed the demon right away within the village. Tied to a tree in chains, looking in bad condition. She knew that they would do what they could to get information out of an enemy. She looked for the main home in the village. There was always one in every.

It didnt take her long to find it. She walked over and knocked on the door twice. It then slowly opened and a head poked out. Green eyes looked from her and to the fairies. Her white hair was tucked behind her elven ears. Most elves wore green to blend into their surroundings so it was no surprise that this one too was indeed wearing green.

"Can I help you?" They asked, their age didnt show in their voice. They still sounded quite young, and not even a wrinkle of skin.

"May we come in elder? We seek a small meeting if you'd hear us out.." the elf said with great respect. Elders were suppose to be wise and hoping that all elders havent forgotten how life used to be before the evil, she hoped things will go smoothly.

"Of course, come in come in," she replied moving and opening the door wider for her and the fairies to enter.

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It looked happy, so Willow supposed that she had assumed correctly this time around. Though she did think it odd that a shadow creature would be so happy that a fairy would be on its head. Was she some sort of accessory? She huffed up at that thought. She was no accessory! She was a fairy!

But she couldn't think too deeply into that anyways because they were being separated for now. It appeared that the demons wouldn't be presentable in front of elves. They would probably have issues getting inside so long as the shadow creatures were with them. So it was best that the fairies and the elf went alone together.

That sort of made Willow nervous and at last she was finally realizing just how worried she was about the events that would take place. As a fairy she abhorred evil, even evils done in the name of what was good- that included killing demons. Killing was bad, no matter how it was justified!

And it was then that she couldn't believe that Lady Ella would allow for the elves to do as they wanted with the demon. But... at the same time... Lady Ella was the leader of her village. And to get into such a high position, she had to be wiser than the rest. So maybe she shouldn't be so quick to jump to an opinion.

Speaking of Lady Ella, she was following Aroura closely with dancing eyes on the elves. She was excited to be in an elf village again. It had been quite some time since she had left her own village. And to think that she had left to come to an elf village, in the name of saving a demon.

She sighed. She could blame Dimitri for that last part. Oh yes. She was going to have to teach him not to talk to strangers or to trust so easily. He was like an innocent child she needed to warn of the corruption.

The fairy in question was dancing on Aroura's shoulder. He liked the sights. He liked the elves. He liked the village. He liked the smells! He liked-

A large gasp left Dimitri.

"NOOOO!" He screamed when he saw Shade tied to a tree. "SHADE. NO! WHAT HAVE THEY DONE?! NO!" He started to zoom forward, but Lady Ella grabbed onto his arm to keep him going forward, moving along with Aroura.

He was weeping by the time they were invited into the elder's home.

[Tatsuke]

Shade watched them head into a hut, unsure of what they were doing here. He didnt see the shadow creatures with them. His eyes narrowed a little wondering where they could be. Light pink was starting to hit the horizon,'Not much time now..' He saw Dimitori who seemed to be really miserable at seeing him like this. He couldnt blame them, nor could he blame how they took evil things into their own hands. He closed his eyes and rested his head on the tree. 'What a night,' he thought.

Heading into the home Aroura waited for the others before sitting on the floor. Elves never believed in having furniture, made it easier for them to move if they didnt have belongings. She looked to the elder.

"So what is it you wish to talk about?" she asked looking from one to the other, then her eyes falling to Aroura.

"Elder we have a request...only to hear us out," she said trying not to seem like they were in a hurry, but day break was coming. They only had a few hours maybe a little more to explain everything.

"Very well, I will not speak until you have finished then," she said sitting down across from her. She looked to the other fairies and noticed an elder among them. Seeing this she knew this had to be important to them.

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"No," Dimitri whimpered from within the home. He wanted to go back out there! He wanted to free Shade! He wanted to help him! He didn't look good! He didn't look good at all! He needed to get out there and help!

He started inching towards the door, but when Lady Ella turned and looked at him he was forced to a stop. But he had to get out there and help! He had to help Shade! What if they weren't quick enough to the point?! He felt like there was a time constrict because of how rushed Aroura sounded. What were they going to do to Shade?! Did they have time to save him?

"The man you have is good!" Dimitri squeaked when it appeared they were allowed to talk now. It was rude. He should have asked for permission first. But he needed to get out there and help Shade! "He's a good demon! You gotta let him go! Have mercy! He's only a child!" That last part wasn't true, but he felt like it added to his argument.

Lady Ella placed a hand on his shoulder to silence him. Dimitri was forced to look down, but he still wanted to yell and demand that amends be made.

"Excuse him," Lady Ella sighed to the elder elf. "What he means is that the demon you have in custody has been wrongly accused. He is not evil as the stories say. But, as always, it is up to you and your kind to decide on the measures."

[Tatsuke]

The elder looked to the panicked fairy who seemed really wanting out of the hut, and to help a demon? She looked to Aroura. Finally realizing why the elf had come to them. She watched her closely.

"Great elder, its true. The demon you have here has most likely done something stupid, but at the same time has saved fairy and elf without hesitation for his own life. He was attacked by werewolves, mean evil dog creatures and they were then going to turn onto us. Instead of fleeing when he had a chance he fled to safety and then made them disappear back to where they came from. But he says that will not hold them for long. The creatures he has with him area also good, and show nothing of what a demon should. Demons are suspected to be these evil things that are in our legends, but they show care, friendship and possibly love.." Aroura replied thinking back on how the creature had looked to Willow and then smiling when she landed on its head. She smiled sadly,"They had to flee to our world to save themselves from such evil. And the person you have tied up seems to want to end it.."

The elder took it all in slowly, she looked to the elder fairy Lady Ella, "What do you think of all this? After all our codes are similar...Do you believe demons can truly be good? Even if you saw one digging their fangs into something living and could have killed them?"

"He wouldnt kill-" she was cut off by a wave of her hand meaning wait to speak for she had wished to hear the elder fairy.

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That Lady Ella had not heard. Dimitri missed telling that story to her. But he was so convincing otherwise when he panicked as such, that she couldn't help but to think he had to have been telling the truth- and thus she had tagged along. But now that she was hearing this story, and hearing that a fairy from her village had been saved from werewolves because of a demon... Well it was very convincing to her.

Still... there were doubts...

But now she was being put on the spot. At first, she had to think about what she was going to say. And so she was silent for a moment, leaving a moment to hear Dimitri try to get out there again only to be stopped by her pointing a finger at him to stay.

"Can demons be good?" She asked the room aloud, "It is in their nature to be evil, there is no doubt in my mind of that. It is just as humans. Creatures born out of sin. But just like humans, they can decide whether to act on those evil intentions or choose a better path. I believe, in this case, that these ones have chosen a better path. After all, like you said, they could have killed them, but they did not."

[Tatsuke]

Aroura looked to Dimitori, she had thought he explained the whole story to his elder. Did he leave things out? Then again the fairy was quick to panic and forget details. She shook her head slightly and looked to the elder.

"If I may explain further? The creatures that were with him, after you had taken their friend. They came to us and explained what happened. Dimitori then went to his elder Lady Ella, and when that happened did they explain. I guess when he had summoned them back to where they belonged he lost a lot of his strength and needed to feed. They said human blood is more stronger than animal. Of course they were looking for animal blood at first until they noticed the village.." Aroura tried to explain.

The elder frowned, "Its not like us to have the wrong person in our village..." she looked to the elder fairy and then back to Aroura, "And these creatures are also good?"

Aroura sighed lightly. She stood up and walked over to the door and opened it. "SC, Blinky get in here so the elder can see for herself!" She called.

It didnt take them long before they stumbled over each other and caused a huge seen before they rolled over each other into the hut. They smiled up at her, "Yes?" They said together.

SC looked to Willow and smiled. It walked over to her and put her back on his head happy once again to have the fairy back on its head.

"The fairy isnt a hood ornament!" Blinky hissed, "Its meant to be treated better."

"She isnt...I just like her on my head..." It seemed sad as it then brought it down into its arms, "I'm sorry..."

The elder blinked at seeing them, "They can feel? I thought they couldnt show such emotions.."

"Hello!" said Blinky looking to the elder elf, "I am Blinky. That is SC. Let me tell you about demons!"

"No I think Shade should.." Aroura said happily,"he might be better at telling it.."

"Awe but I wanted to at least try..." Blinky pouted and crossed its arms, "Not fair."

"I think I've seen and heard enough.." the elder said standing to her feet. She then walked outside. There was a little bit of commotion and protests. And a loud clank of chains hitting the floor. Aroura wasnt sure what was going on until the door opened and a semi limp form walked through the door. The elder laid him on a bed and then sat back down across from Aroura,"Around here he is better off taking animal blood. Its safer."

"We are sorry...We really tried to get a bunny.." Blinky said.

"We were this close and then it kicked me in the face.." SC said sadly showing with one hand his two claws only inches from each other. It kept Willow in the other, though opened palmed so she didnt feel like she had to stay.

Shade hissed lightly,"You guys make to much noise..." he then closed his eyes glad to be away from the sun as it seemed to climb higher into the sky.

"Since we are wrong about demons perhaps we should send word of one helping that has two creatures so this doesnt happen again.." the elder looked to Aroura, "I'll leave this to you, however you will be sent with a message from our village to send to them as well."

Aroura nodded, "Thank you elder."

[Kicks]

Dimitri was slowly turning into a creature of whimpers and soft cries. Why couldn't they just go out there and grab Shade?! And then talk about it in here?! Why must they wait and torture the man! His new friend was being forced to wait outside! And he didn't even have a chance to defend himself in her-!

Dimitri suddenly froze. They were talking about blood. Did he... did he not know something that Aroura did? Blood... from an animal... and then a human? Blood... But that was silly... That was just silly. Blood wasn't meat! Blood was... it was...

Dimitri started shaking. Wait. No... that was silly. Maybe it wasn't blood they were mentioning! Maybe that was just a code word for meat! Yea! That had to be it! Because... because it didn't make sense to eat blood... Only sadists and vampires ate blood... only... only...

The fairy looked between the two elves speaking to one another about this subject. The other elf, the elder, seemed to understand a lot more than he did about what was going on. So... so he was missing something. Something really important. Something... something terrifying.

He felt like he was going to be sick. He felt like he had been lied to! Like he was so stupid! Dimitri froze when the shadow creatures crashed into the place. Were they... were they like Shade too? He glanced at them with wide eyes.

Willow wasn't paying attention much. Well, that was a lie in a way. She was paying attention, but she was still so amazed that she was in the village of elves. They were all over the place! Their village was so much bigger than anything she was used to! It was amazing in here! And the way the elves spoke to one another- she was astounded. So much respect! And they sounded like scholars the way they spoke.

The only time she did start to pay close attention was when the shadow creatures were called forth. For a moment she feared that they would be taken like Shade or worse. After all, they would be seen as evil. But it appeared that the Elder was convinced otherwise. She wondered if Lady Ella was convinced they were good too.

Fairy Elders were weird, she knew. They did their best for their people. And she knew that Lady Ella would do things to make one of her villagers feel better, which would include lying. So if she were lying or not when she had spoken to the Elder... she wasn't sure. She was sure of one thing though: she was being picked up and put onto a head.

Willow squealed and began to pat SC's head happily. Okay okay, she had decided she liked these creatures. And she couldn't help but to smirk and turn her nose up when Blinky spoke in her favor of being an ornament. But it appeared that SC was repulsed by that suggestion and sad.

"It's okay," She forgave the creature after a stubborn minute. She had to give that dramatic pause for effect! Though it did feel weird to be on its hand instead of its head, and so she fluttered back on top of SC's head again.

As for Dimitri, when Shade was brought back inside he turned his wide eyes towards the demon. He had been lied to. There was something that he hadn't been told. There was something... something wrong here. Something about blood and... blood had to be a keyword for meat... it just had to be...

But Dimitri knew that wasn't the case. He was so hoping it was, but he couldn't lie to himself. Lying was wrong! Again, he felt sick. It was a different kind of sick than what he might feel if he came down with an illness. It felt like his heart had risen up into his throat and his stomach had dropped to his feet. It felt like his head was heavy and the earth was swimming.

He needed air. And to get away. And clear his head. He needed a berry. He needed to hug a bird. He needed to... needed... he needed... he n-.

[Tatsuke]

Grabbing Dimitori she put him on her shoulder before heading out of the hut. "We'll be back," she said before leaving. When the door closed she looked around them. The elf soldiers seemed to be more fanned out this time as if keeping an eye on the forest. She sighed lightly and looked on as she walked. She then looked to Dimitori as she stopped at the forest line between the elf village and the forest. She leaned against a tree, placing a foot against it as she did.

"You ok? You seemed you needed some air or something," she looked at him worriedly, it wasnt like the fair to just not talk and be all happy and bubbly. She turned her head to the side, "I'm sorry I didnt tell you what had happened when you had gotten back from getting Lady Ella.."

Back in the hut the shadow creatures looked from Shade and back to the elders rather lost in what they were to do now. Shade couldnt leave until later on in the evening. They then looked to Lady Ella.

"What is the Fairy village like? Dimitori said if we had followed we would have crushed it.." Blinky replied curious if it was like the elf village.

"OOO I've been wondering that as well!" SC said happily looking to the elder elf to see if they might have known.

"Curious little things..." the elder replied, "I think I'll get us something to eat. Berries for you elder fairy and the other fairy?"

"OO and raw meat?" asked SC happily.

"We dont eat raw meat..." Blinky replied not catching on.

"I know we dont!" SC said glaring at Blinky and pointing to the heap with his back turned to them," He does.."

The elder nodded, "Of course." She wasnt sure on what else the fairies would need so she waited.

Realizing that the fairy was now back on its head he smiled more, "Yay fairy likes my head."

[Kicks]

Dimitri was so caught up in his thoughts that he didn't realize he was suddenly on Aroura's shoulder until she said something. He blinked and looked around. They were outside and walking. It felt better to be out here. He could breathe out here. He didn't feel suffocated to be around things he didn't understand.

He just couldn't wrap his head around it. He was so sure they were good. He was so sure that they had done nothing wrong and needed help. He was so sure that they had told him everything! But... but they left something out, and he didn't know why that was. Probably because they thought if he knew it would change his mind.

It did, in a way. But not in a way that made him want to turn his back on them. It made him think that maybe he couldn't trust as easily because he wasn't told everything. But even more so, it made him think that... that...

Dimitri tried to shake his head from these thoughts. But it was too hard to shake away because he felt so strongly when he saw Shade tied up like that. He wanted to help him! He wanted for the right thing to be done! For no one to be hurt! But... but... someone was hurt. Except, it was none of them. It was some stranger back in that human village. It didn't matter if they weren't killed. It was thievery, it was invasion, it was breaking of privacy.

He straightened up when his thoughts were interrupted by Aroura. Dimitri's eyes softened and he glanced at her briefly before quickly looking away. Yes, Aroura had known. But he wondered for how long she had known, and why she didn't tell him when he returned to her.

"It's okay." He mumbled quietly, "You had your reasons."

Lady Ella was looking towards the door where the elf and the fairy had vanished into the village. She had seen that look on Dimitri's face. Was it because he had only just realized how gullible and naive he had been to trust things so easily?

Her eyes turned towards the shadow creatures when they presented their curious questions. They were such odd creatures to be associated with evil.

"Yes, thank you." She first replied to the Elder Elf. It was only polite to answer to the elder first. They deserved the most recognition and respect for the position they had worked hard to obtain.

But when she had replied, she turned her attention back to the shadow creatures.

"Fairies are small, therefore our villages are small. My kind live up high in the trees. More specifically, we live in a Weeping Willow tree. At night, it lights up because of our glows. But during the day, the village blends in. It's kind of like here, except in a tree." She told them.

[Tatsuke]

The elder nodded and left the hut to get them all something to eat. Leaving them to talk amongst themselves.

"I wish we could see it, I bet it's pretty,"* said Blinky.

SC sat down so the fairy wouldn't fall off his head. It looked around the room they were in. It was big and cozy but nothing fancy.

Shade listened as his mind wondered slowly else where. At least he'd be safe for a while...but that won't last long.

"Dimitori.." she frowned not liking the fairy upset it wasn't like him at all. She then clapped hee hands together, "how about this, no more secrets between friends." She hoped this would cheer him up at least some, or if he wished to be alone for a bit she would understand.

[Kicks]

Pretty? Lady Ella wouldn't use that word to describe her village. But she supposed from an outsider it might be pretty. She liked it because they remained in the forest, but high enough above ground that they weren't made into the prey.

Though she did find something interesting about the little thing said. It knew the word 'pretty'. She didn't think that evil creatures could no such a thing. She wondered what they thought "pretty" was exactly. She was hoping it wasn't in their mind that pretty was the sight of blood and gore across the plains.

"You could say that." Lady Ella finally responded. She didn't favor to hold a conversation any longer though. If the light had come out, she had to be back to her people.

"Thank the Elder for me." She told Willow. "I need to get back to my village. Things needed to be tended to." And later, after her responsibilities, she would have to teach Dimitri a few things. But for now, she left the hut and headed out.

Willow patted SC's head when she was given the order. Yea right. She didn't have to take orders from her! She wasn't from her village! She could be rebellious if she wanted to! But... at the same time... word could get back to her own home. Fine. She would be good. She would obey. For now!

As for Dimitri, he was poking Aroura's shoulder in thought. It was sort of hard to think about this too much. He didn't want to think about any of it. But if he didn't, then it would only build up in the back of his head until it all came back to haunt him.

When Aroura offered a deal with him, he had to think on that. If he agreed and then someone broke that promise, he would be so hurt! But if he didn't agree, then there would be more secrets and lies! And he didn't like either of those things. They were such bad ultimatums...

"Okay." He agreed with a sigh. Then he got a stubborn look on his face, "But no lying!"

[Tatsuke]

"Agreed," she smiled looking to the fairy on her shoulder,"No lying." She then looked around the village wondering if Dimitori had wished to see more or if he had wished to head back. She wasnt sure how long herself would want to stay here. She always felt uneasy with her own kind, like they judged her. Shaking it off she looked back to the fairy on her shoulder, "Any place you wish to see while we are here?"

The elder returned to the hut, seeing that the elder fairy had already left. She figured they had duties as well. She placed a plate of berries in the middle of the circle mat on the floor. "Eat as many as you like, I also brought leaves for the fairies for when they wish to drink." She placed a bowl of water next to the berries, and put the leaves next to the bowl. "I have a few duties to attend to and might not be back until later.." she replied as she handed a dead animal to Blinky.

"Thanks!" said Blinky happily as he took it over to the figure laying on the floor, he hadnt moved at all.

When the elder had left Blinky hiss at Shade,"Are you going to sulk all day or you going to eat!"

Shade lifted his head a little and looked back to them. He was in bad shape or appeared to be. But they knew how strong he really was. "Eat and you will feel better!" Blinky insisted. Shade only rolled his eyes as he grabbed the animal from Blinky and turned away once again so they wouldnt have to witness what he was doing. Once done, he whipped the blood from his mouth onto his sleeve and gave the animal back to Blinky.

"Better!" Blinky said and looked to the berries on the floor, "Are those good?"

"You kidding me? I tried one for the hell of it in the forest and it was yukie," SC said crossing his arms.

"Maybe you tried a poisonous one.." Blinky teased sitting down near the plate tempted to try one.

Shade listened, he rolled over onto his other side so he could watch as he laid down. 'They sure are enjoying themselves besides the dangers of being here...' he closed his eyes once more deep in thought, more of when the enemy would appear, and would he be able to stop it. He knew he couldnt do it alone, even if he summoned more of his creatures to his aid.

[Kicks]

No lying. Good. They could agree on that together. That's all Dimitri wanted at that moment. That and maybe to hug a bird. But he couldn't think of anyway to go about and do that. None of his bird friends were around here! Oh well. He would have to wait until later to hug the bird.

When Aroura asked her next question, Dimitri glanced up at her. He could answer in two ways, and either way could lead him to a destination. He could also choose another option that wasn't on the table. But he wouldn't do that.

"I want to go back." He said. He did, but he didn't. So technically, it wasn't a lie. He didn't want to because he didn't know how he would feel back in there. But he also did want to go back because the elves were scary in so many numbers.

The shadow creatures appeared not to be fans of berries. Which was fine. Not everyone could love berries! That just left more for Willow! She had a big appetite! But part of that was lost when she witnessed a dead animal given to Shade.

The blood drained from her little face. Ew. No way could she ever do that. She felt sick to her stomach just thinking about drinking blood. Ugh. So salty. So gross. Bleck!

Willow lifted away from SC and dropped down to the berries. She grabbed one, struggling for a moment to keep steady. And then she dropped to her knees with the berry resting on them.

[Tatsuke]

Aroura liked the idea to head back to the others. They werent to far from it. She then walked along the a few huts only to examine them as she headed towards the elder's hut. Her hand pushed open the elder's hut and stepped in. She wasnt sure if they had missed anything or not. She then sat across from the creatures after shutting the door. Aroura then looked to Dimitori,"Looks like some berries arrived. Want to join Willow?"

"Welcome back," Shade said from where he was, he wasnt entirely full but didnt wish to bring more discust to anyone in the room. He sat up a little and examined his wounds, they werent bleeding, and were healing nicely. He looked at them and watched Willow with the berry.

SC shivered a little as it watched Willow,"How are you going to eat it? Its so big.."

"We had a theory that you guys either peeled the skin away or you'd just face palm into them.." Blinky said watching them. Both looking really intensely at them.

"You are going to make them feel uncomfortable if you keep staring like that," laughed Aroura.

[Kicks]

Dimitri looked around as they went. It was true that he was intimidated by this many elves around the place. He was even more intimidated because of how he had seen- he felt his stomach twist as he realized once more what the demon had been caught doing. An evil act to sustain life. He didn't know how to feel about it.

Dimitri moved his eyes away from each elf that they passed and to the huts instead. They looked similar to what the fairies made their homes out of. He wondered if they had an upstairs and a downstairs. And he wondered even more what a big elf hut would look like. Or was the Elder's the largest? He wondered, too, how many elders they had in this village. Or if it were like the fairies and each village had an Elder, then all the village leaders made up the Elders.

He tried not to ask more questions in his head, especially when they stepped in, because he knew he would have no answers to these questions unless he wanted to bother people with questions. And he didn't want to bother people! He didn't want to be the cause of bother! So he kept these questions to himself and moved on with the other thoughts that were clotting his head.

Shade had welcomed them back, and he was looking better too! He broke into a happy grin and even gasped with an exclamation of joy. But his mind intruded his happiness with a terrible thought. He had to kill to look that good.

Dimitri pushed that thought away from his head. He couldn't think about the animal that had been killed to sustain another life. It was the circle of life. That's how it went. Just the circle of life. Whatever he ate was probably near the bottom of the food chain.

Instead he thought onto what Aroura had pointed out. His eyes turned to the berries. Willow already had a berry, and maybe he should join her too. Berries were good... they were especially good for fairies. Enough sugar to keep up energy and antioxidants, vitamins, minerals to keep them from getting sick (most of the time).

He did like berries too. He liked how different berries tasted. Some were tart, others sickly sweet. And they always looked so pretty too. They came in so many different colors and different shapes. His favorite berry was a raspberry because they were easier to eat. He would pluck off the little balls that made up the berry and ate them one at a time. His least favorite were blueberries because they always got him so messy and turned him purple or blue.

"Okay." He responded to Aroura at last.

He moved away from her shoulder and joined Willow at the berries. He looked over at her, taking note that it was a berry not too easy for fairies to eat. She was going to get messy. But he had a feeling she didn't care with that stubborn look on her face.

As he grabbed a berry, Willow set her face in front of the berry.

"Go ahead!" She said to them both, "Enjoy the show!"

When she bit into the berry the juices squirted across herself and catching Dimitri too. He was too surprised to complain at her for being so careless with a bursting berry. But he had a feeling even if he had, she wouldn't care. She chomped down onto the berry again, trying to keep her eyes on the shadow creature as she did.

"We just bite them! Like how a human eats a peach... if peaches were really big." Willow said, her face red from the juice of the berry.

[Tatsuke]

SC laughed as he watched them,"seems like fun." He wished they were a little bigger to cause juice to fly like that as well.

Laughing as she watched the two fairies eat the berries, she picked one up herself to eat. She didnt mind them, juicy, tarty, they all tasted good to her. Thought this time she had picked up a tarty one and it made her make a face as she ate it.

Blinky shook his head and walked over to Shade and sat next to him. It looked up at him worriedly, but didnt say a word. It didnt blame him for not wishing to talk much. Shade was most likely thinking a lot on this world and how its so much different then where they came from. It closed its eyes and rested its head on Shade's knee.

Putting a hand on the creature's head he started to pet the little creature. He closed his own eyes, thinking back on how this had all started. Being a vampire had its perks, you remembered things better then most, and when you thought back to something it seemed like you were there vs where you were now. Often he would thing back to his parents, thing back when things were good before the down fall. Often he wished things were like that now.

Shaking his head to clear such thoughts he looked around the room for the first time. There were only a few windows in the hut that shown outside. Many elves seemed busy cause they would pass back and fourth on the paths between the huts. He looked back to the happy little creature on his knee and sighed lightly. He wondered how it could sleep so peacefully at time.

[Kicks]

Fun was one way to describe eating berries. And sometimes Dimitri might agree with him. Sometimes he liked to eat berries just to paint his face a funny color. Sometimes he liked to eat berries just to waste time, like when he was watching the sky. Sometimes he liked to eat berries just to squirt the juices everywhere. In those cases it was fun.

But other times eating berries was annoying because of how big they were. Sometimes he didn't want the juices to squirt everywhere (like when Willow squirted her berry). Then there were times when he was really hungry and mad. Because when he go hungry, he got grumpy. And so he got mad at the berries because they squirted and were hard to eat sometimes.

He didn't know what time this was for him. This was new to him... to feel so weird. He wasn't used to it. Dimitri didn't know what to think about anything anymore. He felt like his world had went into a spin.

He plucked out one of the little balls from the raspberry and popped it into his mouth. It was sweet, he wasn't expecting anything less. But he wasn't paying much attention to the taste as he was his thoughts.

Dimitri decided now that he had to forget everything he was taught by the village. He had to think for himself. He had to decide what was right and what was wrong. He had to decide that the world wasn't so black and white as he was raised to think. No, he had to think differently now. He had to decide for himself what was good and what was bad. And that included deciding what he thought on eating blood to survive.

[Tatsuke]

It wasnt until later on that the elder had returned to the hut. She was pleased that they enjoyed the food she had left for the fairies. She didnt pay much attention to Shade however as she looked to Aroura.

"Can we talk please?" the elder asked wishing to speak to her alone.

"Of course elder.." Aroura said standing up, to refuse would be against the elven way. She sighed lightly knowing this would have come sooner or later. She smiled to the fairies and winked to Dimitori, this time she would tell him what happens. She then headed out of the hut followed by the elder who then closed the door behind them.

She then stopped when they were a good distance from the hut they had came out of. It was then that elder looked to her, she seemed slightly mad. Aroura couldnt blame her really. She crossed her arms and waited, wishing to get this over with.

"I cant believe you would defend a demon of all things! It may seem to be nice, but that thing could easily turn against you," she said sternly, "These are dark times, we must fight against the ones we find. The village your so called friend was in was a bate house. Yea real humans live within it but we use it for bate to get the demons that attack them." She sighed a little before continuing, "I swear you have been gone to long from us that you are forgetting our ways. You need to stay in a elf village and relearn them."

Aroura tried not to get offended but was finding it hard not to. When she was sure that the elder had finished talking did she speak. Controlling her anger the best she could.

"If he wanted us dead he would have done so by now..and as for our ways perhaps they should learn to change as the seasons do. We cant keep living the way we are, the world changes, and so much we with it," She bowed her head in respect before going back to the elder hut.

Shade sighed lightly seeing the elder had come and then leave with Aroura. He had a bad feeling about it but didnt wish to bring it to their attention. SC was busy with the fairies watching them eat the berries. Blinky was still on his knee resting its head. Shaking his head Shade closed his eyes once more, waiting for night. 'Night takes to long,' he thought getting irritated that he couldnt go out until late.

[Kicks]

Aroura was called forth by her elder. Dimitri could only imagine what the elder would have to talk to her about. He was hoping that she wasn’t in any trouble. He knew how she felt about being around other elves. And for this he felt sorry for her that she was having to talk to the elder.

Dimitri was thinking about following her and protecting her from any harshness her way. But she gave him a wink and he understood then that whatever was said out there would be said to him. And so he settled down and focused on his berry, appetite lost.

He felt bad for Aroura. He didn’t know it felt to not see eye-to-eye with his own kind… though after what had happened this past day… he knew that was going to change. Pretty soon he would be nervous to be around his own kind.

“Are you thirsty?” Willow’s voice broke him from his thoughts.

“No.” Dimitri looked over to the leaves. “Just tired.” Which was true. In the last forty eight hours he had slept for none.

[Tatsuke]

Hearing the footsteps of someone coming closer, it wasnt until the door opened though that he looked over to see Aroura come through the door. Shade frowned a little seeing that she was definitely having something on her mind. And the way she closed the door behind her told him she had used restraint.

Aroura had her eyes closed once the door was closed. She leaned against the wall that was next to it,"I officially hate our kind." She crossed her arms, "The sooner we leave here the better."

"I thought all elves got a long.." Blink said stirring from its rest and looking to her confused.

"We do to a point, but some elves dont agree with staying how things are..." she looked to the creature,"Sorry the elder really frustrated me." She looked to Dimitori wondering if he was still up but saw he that he might be sleeping. She sighed, 'Guess I'll tell him when he wakes..this way he wont be left out again.'

"The sooner we leave the better..." SC agreed unsure of what happened between Aroura and the elder. It seemed like they might have gotten into a big fight.

[Kicks]

Forty eight hours without sleep in a fairy's world was pretty much like no sleep for a cat. Though Dimitri could blame that partially on himself. He didn't like sleeping at night. And daytime naps were the best. However, he got so distracted by nature and helping things out that he forgot what sleep was.

Now though, sleep was catching up to him quickly. It wasn't long after he told Willow he was tired that he was dozing off. His head started to do the bobbing thing where he would try to keep it up but it would just fall back against his chest. And his wings stopped fluttering so hard to keep himself in the air.

In the end, the fight was hopeless. He wanted to stay up to wait for Aroura to see what news she brought with her. And he was thinking: any second she'll be back. But seconds in sleepy-ville could be hours with how heavy his eyes were. His wings stopped flapping and he found rest, curling up next to the berries. At least he would dream sweetly!

Willow thought about putting a berry on his back or on his side for him to cuddle with or just to be funny. But she immediately stopped thinking that when Aroura came back.

"Ooooo." She purred, "You look mad! Tell me who did it! I'll take them on! Yea! I'll show them!"

[Tatsuke]

Aroura laughed despite being mad she couldnt help like the fairies comment, "Its alright..I promised Dimitori I would explain things when he wakes. As for who upset me I'll give you one guess." She looked over to Shade who seemed to be getting wrestless as well. She sighed a little knowing they couldnt move until later. And she knew the elder most likely knew this as well..

"OOo can I guess?" asked SC excited to play the guessing game.

"I want to guess!" Blinky said looking to her,"Please?"

"Willow gets dibs," she laughed at them.

Shade looked to her slightly puzzled but knew she made a promise and wished to keep it so he didnt ask for details. He looked to the fairy who was sleeping on the berries. "An odd place to try and sleep..thought he would have used a leaf to sleep on.." He stretched a little, now would be a time for himself to rest but he didnt feel like missing anything, and the shadow creatures werent good with giving information if something had happened. But then there was an elf...

"How about we all rest? Its been a long few days.." he knew none of them slept for a while. He stretched out onto his back on the floor, "I promise I wont bite." He meant this to be serious but wasnt sure if he should have said anything. He shrugged a little before getting himself comfortable for sleep.

[Kicks]

One guess, huh? Willow got a determined look on her face. Well, it couldn't be Shade because she came back mad- she didn't leave mad. And it couldn't be Dimitri because they were friends. Friends didn't get mad at each other, right? She felt like that should be an unwritten rule of friendship.

But she did leave with the elder, and she did speak about her kind. So...

"Hey! I get to guess first!" She cried out to the shadow creatures. "It's my turn!" She added before turning her stubborn face towards Aroura, "The elder!" She pointed a finger towards Aroura, "And if it isn't, well then- poopie!"

[Tatsuke]

"Bingo, on the dot," Aroura said as she moved to the other side of the room, she figured the Fairies could sleep near each other or the berries. She yawned a little, "Yea I'm wiped after the day and night we've had." She didnt pay much attention to his last comment as it seemed kinda weird, why would he bite his friends? She shrugged it off and laid onto her side facing them, her head propped up on her arm, head on her hand not wanting to fully lay down if everyone else was going to stay up.

SC and Blinky had moved closer to Shade and both laid next to him, leaning on his back so he knew they were there. They smiled at them before closing there eyes. SC looked to the fairies, it liked their new friends. There was nothing like them at all where they had came from.

"That wasnt fair, you knew the answer.." SC said, "My guess was it was a bee..." It was sleepy and yawned showing all its sharp teeth, not meaning to. before closing its eyes one last time before sleep took it.

[Kicks]

Willow tried hard not to laugh at SC when the thing argued against her. Okay, so she did know the answer- only after she had figured it out. Really! It could have been anyone that had picked on Aroura! And she would get them too! She would get the elder as soon as she could! Maybe she would go looking for her, go searching-

Her eyes stopped on the teeth. "Wow!" She quickly quieted herself down. Such sharp teeth! She wished she had sharp teeth!

Willow bit the air as if pretending to have really sharp teeth. It would be so cool to have sharp teeth! It would be like being a shark! Everyone would be scared of her! She could just threaten to bite them all! Yea she could bite the elde-

Her thoughts were cut off by a sudden yawn. Okay. She would bite the elder later. For now, everyone looking so tired was getting to her. She would sleep too, she decided. She looked at Dimitri, then at SC's head. Hmm. Sleep next to the berries and Dimitri? Or on SC's head?

Willow decided in the end to flutter up and away from the berries. She pranced onto SC's head and then curled up into a ball.

[Tatsuke]

By the time Shade had stirred it was late evening. The sun was slowly starting to set. He lifted his head and groaned softly not wishing to wake the others. He then remembered the elf was angery before falling asleep. He wondered what could have caused such a problem. He shook his head and looked to the sleeping creatures. He smiled to see Willow had slept on SC's head, 'That will make him happy..' He then stood up and leaned against the wall that was behind him. He watched the others for a while while they slept, he was more in deep in thought lately he realized. He closed his eyes, smiling sadly, 'Not used to having friends around..but the odd trio seems to be a good start..'

SC and Blinky were still sleeping. They hardly moved while they slept. SC didnt know that Willow had slept on its head and was about to turn around in its sleep but instead rolled onto its stomach. Willow was safe for now..

Sleeping on the floor Aroura was on her side facing away from them, she hardly stirred at all. The only thing that gave her away that she was alive was her light breathing. She seemed peaceful while she slept.

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There was a stirring. At first Dimitri thought it was a figment of his imagination in his dream. He thought that maybe the setting had shifted in his dream. But his conscious was telling him to wake up, that something was happening, that there was movement. It was his instinct to think that way: it kept him alive.

Dimitri opened his eyes and peered out across the room. It seemed to have gotten darker. Did that mean night was drawing in on them? He felt a pinch in his stomach for many reasons.

Night was when things got dangerous. Would the werewolves be back? Would the shadow creatures and Shade be okay? Would anyone be okay? What were they going to do about the werewolves?

Aside from those thoughts was the taunting that he hadn't been to his village except to get Lady Ella. He hadn't completed any duties there. Oh no. Dusk would be so mad at him again. Dusk was always picking up his slack. He would have to get something for him. Something like a ladybug!

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Shade looked to the creatures that slept, curious of what they would dream about. He never really thought about it. He never even asked them to follow him the more he thought about it. They brought it on themselves to keep him safe. He shook his head and looked outside, waiting for dark was becoming a pain. He put his hood over his head and sighed. Arms crossed he thought he heard something move, though as tiny as it was he was sure it was a fairy.

Aroura stirred and sat up. Rubbing her eyes she looked around to see that Shade was already up. She was surprised it wasnt the fairies that had gotten up first. They were more in-tune to evening drawing then anything. She then stretched a little but remained on the floor. She crossed her arms and wondered how long they would sleep for. She then looked to Shade,"Your up early..." She wasnt sure if that was right, late? Early? She thought early was right though, he was a vampire so he was used to the night.

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Dimitri lifted up from beside the berries. He wasn't very comfortable. He felt really sore. Was that because of all the working and running and such? Or was it because of where he had slept?

He looked around and saw that Willow must have been far more comfortable than him. He wondered if the others had slept comfortably.

Dimitri fluttered just above the berries, trying to fully wake up. He wanted to sleep some more. His little body was crying for it! But he had to wake up. He had to go find a ladybug to give to Dusk before he hunted him down and threw a fit.

He stretched out completely, shaking out his limbs and then rubbing his neck.

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"Evening sleepy head," Aroura teased as was making sure not to wake Willow and the creatures she was with.

Shade watched them quietly his eyes kept flickering to the window. The elves seemed busy still, he wondered what they had to do every day to keep moving so much. He never saw anything like that in any village other then the big ones. He then looked back to the fairy and elf.

Blinky started to stir, not from the noise of people talking because it wasnt tired anymore. It looked to SC and Willow to the others. It then looked to Shade, concern on how he was doing, but knew he wouldnt tell it. Sighting it walked over to berries and picked one up to play with.

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Dimitri floated lazily towards the two of them. He thought about hugging Shade's face, because he had decided in his weird dreams that he would make up his mind about what was good and what was bad. And in his new rules, Shade was good and the werewolves were bad. Unless of course they had a condition like Shade's. But it didn't seem that way. They were just mean!

He did end up going over to Shade and hugged the left side of his face.
"I like you," He told the vampire, "Don't get in trouble again. Or I'll hug you again! I swear I will!" Dimitri released his hug from Shade's face and floated over to Aroura.

He face-planted into her shoulder and wrapped his arms to either side of himself.
"Rorie," He decided he would start calling her that. That was another thing he had decided in his dreams. "I have to find a ladybug."

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"A ladybug?" she seemed confused on why he would need a ladybug.

Shade rubbed the side of his face where Dimitori had hugged him. He was lost on what the little fairy had done, maybe he wasnt fully awake and didnt know what he was saying or doing? He decided to go with that cause the fairy seemed out of it the way he was flying.

Blinky laughed at their reaction and looked over to the fairy and elf, "Two more should be up soon I'd think.." It looked over to Shade who seemed to still be watching the fairy and elf together. It then looked over to the fairy, "Rorie?"

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"Yup." Dimitri answered to both the ladybug and nickname questions. He couldn't properly form real answers though. He was still too tired. He wanted to just sleep and pretend he didn't have any responsibilities. Yea. He should just...-

"Ahhh!" Willow went from laying down to straight up in the air, trying to hit something. She threw her fists around the air, twirling once when she put herself out of balance.

Dimitri sat up straight on Aroura's shoulder, "Ahhhh!" He screamed with Willow, "Get it! Get it! Hit it!" He didn't know what he was cheering her on for.

Slowly, Willow stopped throwing her fists. She must have realized it was only a dream because she dropped her fists midair and just blinked her eyes. She twirled around a few times, just to make sure she was awake.

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The racket caused SC to jump up and look around as well, "I didnt do it!"

"What were you dreaming?" smirked Shade looking to the creature.

"Nothing.." SC said quickly looking away from him and towards Willow, "You ok?"

Laughing in hisses to keep from laughing to loudly Blinky watched them. "You two are funny."

Aroura smiled at them as she then decided to stand up as well and stretch better. She looked around seeing that everyone was alright. She was glad her people didnt disturb them or harm them. She then looked back to Dimitori wondering how long it would be for him to be fully awake, "Why do you need a ladybug?"

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The racket caused SC to jump up and look around as well, "I didnt do it!"

"What were you dreaming?" smirked Shade looking to the creature.

"Nothing.." SC said quickly looking away from him and towards Willow, "You ok?"

Laughing in hisses to keep from laughing to loudly Blinky watched them. "You two are funny."

Aroura smiled at them as she then decided to stand up as well and stretch better. She looked around seeing that everyone was alright. She was glad her people didnt disturb them or harm them. She then looked back to Dimitori wondering how long it would be for him to be fully awake, "Why do you need a ladybug?"

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There was nothing to punch in front of her. Oh poopie. It was only a dream. And there she had thought she truly had the ability to punch a snake in the face. Snakes were scary. She was really scared of snakes. They were so big and slick! And they were scary!

Willow rubbed her face until she was fully awake and able to comprehend that evening had dawned on them. Ugh! That meant she was becoming like Dimitri! No! He had a poopie body clock!

She glared at him before she turned her eyes towards SC. She pointed a finger at him like some kind of warrior and announced: "Of course!"

As for Dimitri, he was still slowly waking up and coming to terms with the evening.
"Because... Dusk." He told Aroura, "And..." He yawned wide. "He likes ladybugs."

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"So you need to get 'Dusk' a ladybug cause he likes ladybugs?" she was totally lost on what the fairy was saying, "I think your still in dream land Dimitori..."

Smiling that the fairy was alright and seemed a little more awake it looked out the window, dark seemed to be coming more fast then it was light. It looked over to Shade wondering when they would be heading out. Blinky looked around the room one last time before moving over to the berries and picked one up rolling it from one hand to the other. It liked to play with the berries.

"We should head out when we can.." Shade finally said looking to them. he could clear the area with ease without having to worry about the sun now. Once in the forest and shade he'd be safe. He looked to them and wondering if they were ready.

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"So you need to get 'Dusk' a ladybug cause he likes ladybugs?" she was totally lost on what the fairy was saying, "I think your still in dream land Dimitori..."

Smiling that the fairy was alright and seemed a little more awake it looked out the window, dark seemed to be coming more fast then it was light. It looked over to Shade wondering when they would be heading out. Blinky looked around the room one last time before moving over to the berries and picked one up rolling it from one hand to the other. It liked to play with the berries.

"We should head out when we can.." Shade finally said looking to them. he could clear the area with ease without having to worry about the sun now. Once in the forest and shade he'd be safe. He looked to them and wondering if they were ready.

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Aroura was partly right. But after a few more minutes of looking around, Dimitri managed to shake himself from being sleepy. He floated over to the berries and grabbed one.

"Dinner," He said to the berry happily before biting into it. Berries were like energy bursts! He once heard that humans drank something called "coffee" to keep themselves awake. That must be like what berries were too.

After a few bites of the berry he was able to fully answer Aroura: "I help repair homes in my village. But sometimes" all of the time, "I get distracted and forget. I work with Dusk. He gets really mad when I forget. So I find a ladybug and bring it to him! He likes to ride around on them."

And Shade was right about heading out. Dimitri better do that and check in back home. He may have lived away from the village, but he still helped the village.

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"Well now that we are all awake we should get going. We can bring the berries with us if you wish Dimitori," she said looking to her pouch. She then looked back at him, she had plenty of room in it. She then moved closer to them and grabbed a berry herself before eating it.

Moving to the door Shade waited to open it. He didnt want to be in the village any longer then they had to be. He looked back to the elf.

"Do you have that scroll thing that the elder was going to give you?"

"I almost forgot..I'll get that as we leave," she replied looking to him,"We can meet in the forest."

"I'll leave SC with you then and keep Blinky with me. This way they can lead you to us," Shade replied.

Aroura nodded,"Sounds good to me." She decided she'd tell Dimitori once they were in the forest on what the elder had said. She didnt wish the fairy to cause any trouble for her here.

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Dimitri zoomed up from his bowl of berries. They were leaving! He had yet to find a ladybug! But he could now! He had already made a list of things to do in his head. He would find a ladybug, he would give the ladybug to Dusk, he would find these guys again, he would talk to Aroura.

Dimitri nodded at this idea in his head. Good. He had a list. Now to stick to it and complete his tasks.

"I will find you guys later!" He told everyone with a beaming smile, "I need to go get a ladybug! But don't worry, I won't get lost when finding you guys!"

Willow frowned. How come he was leaving? She wanted to be around her kind! She demanded to go with him by yanking his wrist.

"I want to go too!" She yelled at him. It was a demand, not a request.

Dimitri stared at her as if he had just been yelled at by his own mother. Slowly he shrunk back and nodded his head: "Yea sure. Okay."

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Shade smiled a little,"We will run into each other soon." He looked to the shadow creatures who needed in agreement. Blinky opened the door and headed out. It didnt bother waiting until it was in the forest away from the elves eyes. Shade looked to Aroura who was putting the berries into her pouch for later.

"Right, lets go SC," Aroura said looking to Shade, "We will catch up soon.."

Shade nodded and headed out the door, using his vampire speed he rushed to the forest and staid in the shadows. He watched the village for a little while before looking to Blinky,"Lets go." He then headed deeper into the forest. Hoping away from villages and hopefully more elves.

Blinky followed at his side and looked around curious if the others would be alright. It wasnt to sure on what would happen now. It was only a matter of hours that the werewolves would return to this world and start the hunt again. It hoped this time things would be different...

Aroura headed out of the village and down the streets with SC at her side. It looked around them a little liking the village but not the elves within it. It then looked to Aroura who seemed to be really concentrating on what she needed to do.

Ignoring what Aroura was feeling about seeing the elder again. She really didnt wish to. She didnt care much for the elders words but she needed the dang scroll to save her friend from other villages. She sighed lightly as she found the elder among some elves. She waited a little while as the elder noticed her. She waved the others away and walked over to her.

"Are you heading out?" she asked.

"Yea we have things we must get to.." Aroura replied watching her,"I need the scroll though so we can keep him out of danger. And I assure you he wont attack another village.."

She nodded though her word meant little. "This is it here, however him breaking that will cause chaos for him so he better not bite another human." She watched Aroura closely,"If this is the path you choose you may want to tread carefully around your own kind." It was more of a warning then a threat.

Taking the scroll from the elder she began to head out. She didnt like her anyway. She didnt like much of their kind. SC at her side still was rather confused a little bit. It sensed there was something between the two it had missed but didnt bring it up. As they entered the forest they started to look for Shade.

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Finding a ladybug was always easy for Dimitri. He knew just where to look to find them! They were mostly in the grass and the flowers, especially after it rained. And so he and Willow checked some grass for ladybugs. They were everywhere. They chose one with three dots because Dimitri told Willow that was Dusk's favorite number.

He used a weed to keep the ladybug with them, like a sort of leash. And it was good that the ladybug could fly too. It buzzed behind them, following Dimitri (its current handler).

When they did get back to his village, it was bustling with life. Fairies were busy doing their jobs, talking with friends, loved ones, so on and so forth. He didn't have to search too hard among the village to find Dusk napping on a leaf. He was awoken by Dimitri's shouting.

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Aroura shivered once they were in the forest, "Glad to be away from them!"

"You seem on edge when around your own kind...Why?" SC asked confused, "Do you not like them?"

"Its a long story and maybe once I tell you and the others it'll be come clear on why.." Aroura wasnt sure herself on how to react to her kind. She liked being around them, but the way they were wasnt for her. Tucking the scroll into her pouch she looked to SC,"Lead the way to Shade."

It nodded and started to head towards the direction shade and Blinky had gone unsure of when they would be able to catch up. It was little and they can move pretty fast when they wish to.

Shade didnt want to stop until they were a good distance away from the village. When he thought they were far enough he looked to Blinky who had stopped at his feet. "This should be far enough. Send SC our location and hopefully they can find us."

Blinky nodded and tried to guide SC the best that it could. It wasnt sure on how they were traveling, was on SC on the ground or shoulder? It did its best to remember land marks and such to let SC know if it was close to them or not.

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"I know, I know!" Dimitri cried out, "I said I was sorry! I even brought you a ladybug!" Dusk was a lot angrier than he thought he would be over this. But, Dimitri supposed that was his fault. After all, this was not the first he had completely ditched his duties.

Dusk continued to grumble about how much he hated it when Dimitri lacked in his responsibilities. But he stopped the second a shadow came over them. He looked up to see Lady Ella.

"Hello, all." She said, "Dimitri, so glad you're back in the village. I've been meaning to talk to you about last night."

Last night? Dimitri tried to remember if he had done anything wrong last night. Nope. Not that he could- oh no. His stomach slowly sank. It was about the demon, wasn't it? Oh he knew it. This sucked. He almost started protesting about having to talk to her, but his eyes caught hold of Dusk's sly expression.

"Last night?" The earth fairy purred, "What happened last night? Dimi, you dog. And with an elder t-"

"That's enough." Lady Ella snapped at the fairy, "I will not have those rumors floating around. Be mindful of your own business, Dusk. Dimitri, now." She snapped his fingers at him and continued on her way. Dimitri supposed that meant he had to follow her.

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Blinky soon saw SC coming towards them, "Over here!" It shouted to them.

"Hey there you are!" called Aroura heading towards them. "Sorry it took so long, the elder loves to give hell before someone leaves.." She then looked to Blinky and then to Shade, "Where to now?"

"Unsure...Dimitori went to the fairy village so when do you think he'll be back?"

"I am not sure..I hope he didnt do something stupid like for get to do soemthing that is important.." Aroua said in thought,"But there is a place kinda close to them I think..We could meet them there."

Shade shrugged, "Its better then waiting here I suppose lead the way." He knew the elf knew this forest better than anyone.

"yea I can lead the way," she replied as she started to head onwards through the forest. She dodged tree limbs as she walked. She had questions for him but didnt want answers without Dimitori, she would try hard to keep her promise and wait for the fairy to return. This way she wasnt breaking it.

After sometime, and it had gottend darker they were able to move faster. Running through the forest, the creatures were on Shade's shoulders keeping hold not to fall. They enjoyed this, they hadnt been this fast in a long time. They had their mouths open like dogs in a moving car. If there were such things here. They skidded to a halt once they heard a stream of water. The creatures grew excited over it and looked to Shade for permission. Shade nodded and they darted off towards it.

They didnt look back as they jumped into the coolness of the water. They then started to play and splash. They hardly ever got to do this so a break from what they normally do was awesome to them.

Aroura stopped a few freet from the stream,"They should be able to find us here."

"Awesome," Shade replied happily and sat on the ground watching the little creatures play in the pool.

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Dimitri blinked at Lady Ella. "I... am...?" He trailed off, already starting to burst into laughter. "Grounded?" He started cackling insanely, grabbing at his sides and rolling around in the air.

He had been taken into Lady Ella's place, Willow was forced to wait outside. Inside, Lady Ella began to go over their laws and standards, what they believed, what was good, what was wrong, what was evil. She talked about last night and demons. And then, when he stopped paying attention, she snapped him out of his daydream by announcing he was grounded.

"Laugh it up." She said, "But you are grounded until you remember what is good and what is evil."

Dimitri suddenly stopped laughing. She was being serious. He blinked at her. But... but he was too old to be grounded! She couldn't ground him! She may be the elder, but that didn't give her the right to ground him! But... of course it did. Because she withheld the laws and made sure they too were followed. And she could disgrace him from his home. She could force him away from his own kind. She could... she could...

Dimitri felt a tear in his chest. He was being split between how he felt, and what he was supposed to feel.

"Now go home and sleep." She pointed to the door, "Take Willow with you."

Dimitri swallowed hard and left the home of the elder. He tugged at Willow's wrist and dragged her away, up towards the sky again. When they were far from the village, he whispered to her: "I'm grounded."

"You're grounded?" Willow began to laugh. "So? Tell her to shove it!"

"I can't do that! That's my home!" Dimitri whined at her, "But I also can't... well, you know. I just..." He sighed in anguish.

"So make a new home!" Willow chirped, "That isn't the only fairy village. Sure, it may have been the one you grew up in... but there are other villages! Like my village! I don't live there, but at least they don't ground me!" She laughed and spun around in the air, "Just don't worry about it, and let's go meet with the others."

"But I'm grounded!" He insisted with a sniffle. Willow had enough with arguing with him. She grabbed him by the wrist and dragged him off into the night.

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A dripping wet creature walked over to Shade and started to shake the water off of itself, getting Shade wet. Shade hissed lightly,"Why did you do that for?" The creature only laughed and headed back into the water splashing Blinky in the process.

Shade wondered if they got pruny like humans did when they were in water to long. He wasnt sure, he never seen the creatures play in water before. A lot of the time they were on the run so to be able to relax was something new to them all. He looked up to the sky watching as the night seemed to get darker and darker.

Aroura was sitting on the bank, but her feet were in the water. She was enjoying watching the creatures before her splash and play in the water. She only hoped that no fairies were trying to finish or they would end up in trouble with a mad fairy. She smiled as she watched them, finding them interesting when it came to certain things.

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Dimitri supposed that if it really did come down to him getting into trouble with Lady Ella, he could always just tell her that Willow forced him away from his home. He liked that idea because it was true and he wouldn't be lying. But then he feared her asking why he didn't fight it. Though the answer was simple really: Dimitri was not a fighter.

The further away from the village they got, the safer he felt oddly. He felt like he was leaving behind all those nasty feelings in exchange for the feeling of freedom. It was rejuvenating.

Willow was on the hunt for the others as Dimitri thought to himself about what he was going to do about being grounded. He couldn't blatantly disobey Lady Ella. He would be in so much trouble. He didn't want to get kicked out of his village. That was his home! His friends were there! But then again, Willow did have a great point. He may have been raised there, but it was not the only fairy village.

At long last it felt like, they started diving through the sky until they came to a stop just above some body of water. Dimitri thought it was just Willow searching for what she loved most, but then he noticed the others.

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"Wonder if Dimitori is alright," said Arorua looking towards Shade, was worried that something bad might have happened to them. She wondered if they had gotten lost while trying to find them.

"I'm sure they are alright, we should see them soon I would think," replied Shade looking to the creatures who were now done playing in the water and laid on the grass looking up at the sky. They just seemed out of place watching and having fun. He didnt think they knew how to relax. They were always busy doing something.

SC looked over at the elf and then to Shade confused,"Why would they not show up?"

"Is it cause of us?" asked Blinky wondering if they did something wrong.

"I doubt it," Shade said looking to them,"Just have fun."

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Dimitri had to hand it to Willow- she was one heck of a tracker. He almost told her this, but Willow zoomed out from right beside him and took off towards the shadow creatures and the two others. He watched in surprise from far away as she practically leached onto SC's head like some kind of octopus. Her little limbs were sprawled out on the creature's head to keep herself from falling off, as if she were holding onto a mechanical bull.

Dimitri blinked. He could remember when she was suspicious of all of them. He wondered just what had changed to get her to go diving on someone's head like that.
But nonetheless, he smiled softly and shook his head. She was a freak.

He fluttered away from his spot and went towards the others cautiously. He was in trouble, he knew. So he feared getting closer to them just in case some other fairy was watching. But the only fairies around that he could see were Willow and himself.

Dimitri stopped in front of Aroura with his head bowed in defeat and shame, "I got in trouble." He grumbled to her, "Lady Ella tried to ground me, but then Willow kidnapped me."

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"Grounded?" she looked at him sadly, "What happened to cause that?"

Shade watched and did his best to hear the little fair to know what was going on. He hoped it wasnt his fault, but something told him it was, along with the creautes. He sighed lightly and looked to Willow who was now on SC's had.

Jumping when Willow landed on its haed SC looked around wondering if something hit him. It wasnt until Blinky was laughing did he realize that Willow must have returned. It looked up to see if it could see will,"Like my head?"

"Well it is round an perfect for a fairy to sit," Blinky said still laughing.

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"Grounded?" she looked at him sadly, "What happened to cause that?"

Shade watched and did his best to hear the little fair to know what was going on. He hoped it wasnt his fault, but something told him it was, along with the creautes. He sighed lightly and looked to Willow who was now on SC's had.

Jumping when Willow landed on its haed SC looked around wondering if something hit him. It wasnt until Blinky was laughing did he realize that Willow must have returned. It looked up to see if it could see will,"Like my head?"

"Well it is round an perfect for a fairy to sit," Blinky said still laughing.

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http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.png"She said that I don't know the differences between what is good and what is bad." He grumbled to Aroura, "But I know the difference! Just the differences she think are the differences is what I think is stupid!" He cried out. "Because they are stupid! I think it's because we haven't ever really talked to any demons. And yea..."

Or maybe they had, but they were the wrong kind of demons! Or maybe Lady Ella was right and demons were just manipulative and they were lying to him...

No but Aroura made him a promise! There were no more lies! No more lies! He knew that!
Suddenly he felt tears pooling in his eyes.
"Oh!" He said and floated over to Shade. He wrapped his arms around the left side of Shade's face again. "Oh! No, you can't be evil! Don't be tricking me! I really like you!" He sobbed, "You're so cool! And caring! And you love the shadow creatures! And you're so strong and protective!"

As for Willow, she was ignoring what was going on over there. She was having too much fun on top of SC's head.
"It's so round!" She agreed with Blinky, patting her hands all along SC's head.

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"The only thing I kept hidden is me being a vampire.." Shade said looking to the Fairy that was hugging his face again. He found it weird to be hugged on the cheek, but he supposed it was better then him wanting to hug one of his fingers. "I even told you what cause all this, if anything the thing I expected from any one is hate then friendship..."

Blinky looked back at him hearing what Shade said seemed to make it feel sad, "Its not our fault though on whats happening..We are trying to fix it none the less though.."

SC was having fun with Willow as well then jumped to its feet, "Lets play a game!"

Looking back at Shade and Dimitori. "I was told the same thing kinda..That I need to hang out with my own kind then being around demons.." Aroura said looking at them sadly, she didnt like it at at all, "They like their old ways, and they dont accept change very easy...Guess fairies are the same way.."

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http://i.imgur.com/TcQMidA.pngDimitri pulled away from Shade's face and began to float backwards. He was really hoping that was the truth. He liked them too much! And he wanted to be right against Lady Ella! For the first time he just wanted to show an elder that they were wrong.

But that was only because they were wrong this time! Everyone was wrong this time! He wasn't just being a child this time! He wasn't being naive! He wasn't being gullible! It was just the truth! They didn't know the truth. But he did! He hoped he did...

"Well they're wrong!" He announced boldly.

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"I'm not saying all demons are like me though, and those I often deal with. The ones that cause trouble and break our rules that we have placed are often who we deal with..And Storm is one of these who has been breaking rules," he sighed a little he wasnt sure on where to go from here. The behind them or anything. How could they defeat Storm? He had been pondering over it for sometime.

SC looked from the elf to Shade and back again feeling like it had missed something. It then looked around and wondered if Willow wanted to play in the water. Blinky then decided to do something it thought would be funny and walked over to SC and Willow. It had already done this to Dimitori, it wondered if Willow would do the same.

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Blinky smiled as it had licked Willow, watching the little fairy.

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Those words... Dimitri didn't know that was how it worked at all. He tried to think onto that deeply. But... his brain couldn't wrap around such an organized structure. But it could wrap around the fact that Storm was breaking the rules and he was destroying their homes in this forest. They had to get rid of him.

"How do we get rid of Storm?" He demanded, "We need to! He's bad! How do we do it? It's just him and his pack, right? Okay! So let's take them down! Let's run them out! Let's make them run!"

He wasn't getting in over his head. He just really wanted take Storm out. This was his home! People were getting hurt! They had to be taken care of.

As for Willow, she was minding her own business when suddenly-
"Oh!" No Blinky had not just done that. No no no.
Willow rose up from SC's head and got ready to tackle. She did try to tackle, but what ended up happening was that she shot right into Blinky's face.

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Falling over from the sudden reaction from the fairy it looked up at the sky confused on it. "Not at all how Dimitori reacted..." it then laughed, "Sorry...Fairy reactions are funny..."

"That was mean Blinky..." SC said with a pout, "What if she was deep in thought of something and you totally broke her trail of thought.."

"Sorry I couldnt help it.." Blinky said sitting up and looking to where Willow might have gone to.

"That I am still working out.." Shade said,"I am unsure of how we can really defeat him. If we make his pack smaller he might be easier to handle.."

Listening to them Aroura frowned, "How can we make a pack that big smaller? Normally even if you killed the head of the leader another would take its place...but with different ideals..what if its different for werewolf packs?"

"True most packs often stay away from vampires, others fight head on against them. Forever being in a battle with each other, neither side giving up and ending up with many of their kind dead on both sides of the fight. What started to feud between us and them isnt really known.." Shade said sadly,"Maybe they think we are better then them...or maybe they wish to be the top species. Its really hard to say."

[Kicks]

Willow had been flung back when the thing fell. Good! She had made it fall! And it was laughing at her! She needed to beat it up!

The fiery little fairy prepared herself for battle, getting ready to charge. She rose a tiny fist up into the air and exclaimed: "ROAAAAAAAAAR!" Before flying at Blinky and hitting the creature in the head with her body. Except, it was more like a tap... that sent her rolling back in the air.

Willow ran right into Dimitri who in turn went tumbling in the air. He caught himself quicker than Willow did and reached out to pull her to a stop too. She was dizzy by the time he grabbed her.

Dimitri kept an arm supporting the fairy as she regained herself from such a spin. But his eyes remained locked and loaded on the other two: the elf and the vampire.

"Okay!" He said, "So we take out all the wolves! And then we take out Shade!" He didn't know anything about what he was talking about. But he knew these two would work it out!

[Tatsuke]

"I think you are confused..." Aroura said laughing wondering if he got dizzy, "But yes lets take out the wolves!"

"But tonight, lets have some fun!" Shade smiled looking to the creatures who seemed to be having fun.

Flailing its arms and running in circles. "The fairy wants to kill me!" Blinky shouted as it tried to think of a way to hide from the fairies wrath. It then blinked when it no longer felt fists on its head and looked to the sky to see a dizzy fairy and Dimitori in the sky. "Why are you up there?"

[Kicks]

"I may be!" Dimitri agreed with a laugh.

He was going to say something else, but then suddenly Willow was grabbing his wrist and pushing him through the air as if he were some kind of object to be used as a weapon. She shoved it into the face of Blinky. Dimitri grabbed onto Blinky's face for dear life.

"I don't know what's happening!" He cried out in surprise. "Stop it, Willow! You're so mean!"

Willow now stood in the air, hands on her hips, eyes on the two of them. "I am not!" She stated boldly, "I am Willow!"

[Tatsuke]

SC was laughing and rolling on the ground. "That's why you dont mess with a fairy," it said through laughter.

Glaring at SC and crossing its arms. Blinky looked up to Willow,"I was only having fun.."

"Its alright Blinky, she can only drawn you if you get into the water," Shade said with a smirk, he was kidding of course but to Blinky the look on its face was priceless.

Jaw open and looking stun at Shade for making such a comment. It then slowly looked to Willow, "Please dont kill me! I'll be a good little creature..."

Laughing still SC sat up and watched them wondering what Willow will do. It wondered if it wanted to swim and then play drown the shadow creature Blinky. It smiled at the thought.

Little did anyone know that something was watching them. Something that could only sence them near, and see infur-red. It slowly got closer, using the grass to slowly hide itself, waiting only feet from the creatures and fairies. It would wait for the right time to strike with its scaly head and sharp poisonous fangs.

[Kicks]

Willow gave the creature a nasty look. For a moment all she did was stare at the shadow creature. Then slowly, she turned around and floated up to a branch in the tree. She sprawled herself out on it, yawning.
"You guys may be night creatures!" She squeaked, "But I am not!"

Dimitri grinned at his fellow fairy at her exclamation. Not a lot of fairies were active at night. He knew he was sure more than active at night. That was his favorite time! He hadn't met another fairy like that, so it came as no surprise to him that Willow was announcing her time to sleep to everyone.

"AHHHH!" He screamed at her to keep her awake.

Willow didn't react as he thought she would. What she did was cover her ears instead of retaliating to him.

[Tatsuke]

Slithering ever closer to the group. It watched still waiting for a slip up. Hunger driving it on as it watched them.

"Didnt you get enough sleep earlier Willow?" Shade asked looking up to her surprised she could be so tired.

"Fairies seem to use a lot of energy flying so she might have used it all when flying back to us.." Aroura thought watching them.

Ears twitching Blinky had an urge to look behind him only to see eyes in his. It blinked a few times making sure it was seeing something that is definitely not normal. Or maybe it was but not him. It slowly backed up to get a better look. Scales, doesnt have legs, eyes, no sign of ears, fork tongue. It then poked it causing it to coil and come back out straight. "What are you?"

"What did you find?" asked SC looking over to Blinky wanting to poke it as well.

[Kicks]

"I like sleep!" She responded groggily. "It's nice. And normal people sleep at night, Shade! But you're not normal, are you? No! And neither is anyone else here! But I am. I am the best." She giggled to herself. "Yea... the best..." She trailed off in a whisper as if she were already dreaming about herself being the best.

She dozed off within seconds of picturing herself as the best. Willow was a strange fairy. She was energetic like the rest and slept at night like most of the rest, but she was cocky and feisty.

As for Dimitri, he turned his attention towards Blinky when he noticed something. He floated closer as curiosity consumed him. Though when he got close enough to see what it was, he suddenly froze in the air.

"Nooooo!" He screamed at Blinky. He swept over to the shadow creature and began tugging at its ears to get away from it. "Stay away! They're bad!"

[Tatsuke]

"Bad?" asked Blinky confused stepping away from it in time as it tried to bite Blinky's foot.

"Its a demon," SC hissed at it but the thing called 'bad' seemed to do nothing at all. It then poked it again causing it to coil up again and look towards SC.

"What is it?" asked Blinky still transfixed on it.

"What did you guys find?" hearing the commotion of the three she walked over and blinked at seeing the small snake. She knew the markings and sighed, "Its poisonous.." She looked to the creatures,"Your better off-"

"Poisonous?" asked SC as it then took the snake close to the head and watched it try to wiggle free.

"Let it go," Shade said watching them, he wasnt sure what they had found but figured it would be better off away from them.

"Ok..." SC said sadly, "Bye buddy..." It then swung it and threw it towards the stream.

SPLOOSH

The creature hit the water and under it went before it started to swim to the opposite side of the stream. SC then looked back at them. "I wanted to have fun with it.."

"your better off playing with a rabbit..." Aroura said with a laugh.

"You didnt have to throw it that far.." Shade said shaking his head.

The commotion had reached the ear of a fairy. She was flying in mid-air with a leaf in her hand. The leaf had a drop of water within it before it hand fallen to the ground. Startled by the commotion she wandered if she should check it out. Flying in the direction that she thought was sure that the sound had came from seemed to lead her upstream. Weaving and ducking through the trees and brush, she loved to play in the leaves as she flew, the smell of them were amazing. She then stopped and landed on the ground to watch the figures. She was hidden in a bush, concealed in shadow, her blue hair blending in well with the darkness. Her golden eyes watched as she rested her hands on a bushes limb.

[Kicks]

"Hiss!" Dimitri shouted at the snake, "Hiss!" He gave up on trying to pull the shadow creature away from the snake. Instead, Dimitri flew backwards far away from the scene. No way was he going to get eaten today! Nope! He would stay far away from that thing, thank you!

As he flew backwards, he watched as the other two got involved... and then the snake was thrown. He had two reactions for this. First he cackled in laughter, then second he started cheering in agreement.

"Yay!" He cried out, clapping his hands furiously.

[Tatsuke]

As she watched she slowly started to see the creatures before the elf and fairy were demons. her eyes narrowed as she watched their white teeth flash in the night sky's light. She couldnt understand why the elf wasnt attacking them. But seemed so relax. Unable to contain herself any longer she decided to attack!

Swooping down and zig zagging, her light was blue around her body, and purple towards the tail. She got behind one of the creatures and formed a water ball in her hands and then launched it towards the creature. It hit the back of the creature's head causing the creature to fall from the force, but also get it wet. "Stay back from the demon!" She called narrowing her eyes.

"Wait!" SC said trying to find a place to hide unable to see exactly where the ball of water had come from. It then decided next best thing duck and hope the grass would hide it.

"What the hell?" asked Blinky looking around after falling,"Who threw th-"

Another water ball had been thrown at Blinky. She was confused on why the fairy and elf didnt seem to be running from the demons.

Shade stood up and looked to the small fairy and turned his head to the side before looking to Dimitori,"Friend of yours?"

"Well the fairy doesnt know that these are different creatures.." Aroura said shaking her head as she too got up and examined the fairy, it seemed different from the fairies she'd known. She then reached into her pouch and held out the scroll that was given to her from the elder, "These Creatures are protected under elven law, unless they attack a human they are to remain untouched."

"What!" she squeaked feeling dumb she slowly fluttered into the grass, feeling small, "but...but...they are evil..."

[Kicks]

Dimitri was so consumed in his laughter that he hadn't even realized there was an attack until it was suddenly over. He sat up straight in the sky and looked around. Something had happened and he just totally missed it! So he started looking closer at the scene before him.

"Oh!" He exclaimed, now noticing the fairy. "It's a fairy!" He cheered.
But did he know her? No, no, no. He kind of wished he did though because he liked knowing lots of people and having lots of friends.

Dimitri dived down into the grass to meet her side. He threw his arms around the fairy in a hug.
"It's okay!" He reassured her, "I thought they were evil too!"

[Tatsuke]

Looking to Dimitori confused, "How are they not evil?" She turned her head to the side really lost on what was going on. How they were taught and everything, this seemed to go against it.

"We are good..." SC assured her.

"Yep!" Blinky said but realized that them talking only seemed to stress out the little fairy all the more.

Sighing Shade sat back down on the grass,"Tell me what are you guys taught?"

"Well.." Aroura wasnt sure wehre to even begin with such a question. Each story was different as it was told down from generation to generation. She wondered if Dimitori could tell it better.

[Kicks]

"They didn't try to possess us or kill us!" Dimitri chirped to her, "But the other demons are bad... they do want to kill... they're mean! But Shade saved us from them! That's the big guy right there. Except... he-" he looked around before whispering to the fairy: "-eats blood." He nodded frantically before pulling away.

His ears became in tune with the question posed by Shade. Aroura looked lost on what to say, so Dimitri wiggled up into the air to match his height.

"Demons are the devil's workers!" He told Shade, "They possess people and kill people, and they take people to hell where people will forever be tortured! They kill people, and they eat people, and they have no mercy or remorse! They don't care about anything else other than themselves! They hurt people! So they're evil!"

[Tatsuke]

"You want a glimpse of the true world we come from?" he smiled to the fairy,"You'd be glad to be here.."

"What he means is he can open a window and show you our wold without having to enter it..." Blinky said looking to them.

"Eats blood!" She jumped to her feet, still on the ground as she was she wished she didnt hear that part at all. "Demons are bad..very bad. And he is one too! I was sure he was just some elf dressed weird..."

"Ouch, that hurts.." Shade said crossing his arms,"Willow was skeptic, but she sleeps soundly as ever in that tree." He pointed to the tree closest to them,"I doubt she'd sleep so peacefully if we were truly evil. And with the contract from the elders as long as I dont do something stupid I'll live."

"But this is madness!" She screeched looking from one to the other before slowly flying around them high enough to see them all. She then stopped in mid air, wings fluttering as she looked to Dimitori,"Do the other fairies know of them too?" She wondered why she didnt get any word from the grape vine on what was going on within the forest. "I am never late in getting such news!"

[Kicks]

Glimpse into their world? No way! Dimitri didn't want to see such madness! He didn't want to lose innocence! He didn't want to fall into temptation to see such horrors! No! He was perfectly fine with knowing what he did. What was it again? Yea... yea... ignorance is bliss! And he would much rather remain blissful not seeing where they came from!

He shook his head furiously at them, declining such an offer. He hoped no one would want to look into such a thing! Though, he thought that it would be a great way to force people into acting good.

"W-wait!" Dimitri cried out when she shrieked about blood. "I thought it sounded bad too! Went against everything I knew! But I've decided to decide for myself what I think is good and bad! And Shade is good!"

Willow, having heard the ruckus and her name, peeked her head up. She looked over the scene with dreamy eyes, as if she weren't truly awake yet. She glared slightly before floating down from the branch and going over to SC. She plopped down on top of the creature's head, turned over, curled into a ball, and fell back asleep.

Dimitri watched his fairy friend before looking at the new fairy again: "Yea... the other fairies know... well at least my village. But no doubt word will get out..."

[Tatsuke]

"Decided?" she looked at him confused, "Your a fairy right? Not a demon?" she examined him for a while, yea he appeared to be a fairy. What if they possessed him and he wasnt himself. No then it might be obvious then what he was saying. She looked down to the fairy that then slept on the creatures head, "Is she nuts!"

"This is how they all act towards us Dimitori. We are used to it," Shade said looking around them,"Humans, elves, fairies. They see a demon and get it in their heads that all are evil. And your tells of us seem to hit the nose a bit. But if your ever curious of our world just say the word." He smiled to him, "Its not what you think of fire and stone."

"Its really cool looking from a birds eye of view..." Blinky said looking over to Shade,"I didnt know you could make a window into our world..."

"I never had to before.." Shade said with a small laugh.

"Not all demons are bad?" she asked really confused. She sat in the air cross legged trying to wrap her mind over it all she then came to a decision,"I'm going to follow you and see for myself!"

"Thanks for offering and not asking.." Aroura said with a small sigh. "Well thats three fairs, two creatures of the night and a vampire. This is an odd band to save our world..."

"Indeed it is," Shade smiled,"But an interesting one."

[Kicks]

"Decided!" Dimitri chirped back, "I was so horrified! That I had to make up my own mind of what was good and bad! ...Of course, I'm technically grounded by my village elder for not knowing the differences... but she is wrong! And so are the rest! Not all of them are evil! I've seen it for myself!"

He pointed towards Shade with excitement, "He needs blood to live, yes! But, he doesn't kill anyone when he does it!" Except for animals. He almost started crying but forced himself to stop. It may be true that he killed animals, but so did humans and elves. And they weren't evil!"

"I am a fairy!" He announced, "And I claim that these creatures are not evil!" He pointed a finger boldly into the air.

It was as she thought. A damn vampire and his little minions in this forest... And they had managed to corrupt such good souls too. These demons really were much more manipulative than the other ones she had yet to seen.

The woman was crouching in a tree, cloaked in the shadows of the night to spy on the group. She was only drawn to the noise because she had been hunting in the area for whatever was causing destruction to the forest. This was her home too. She'd be damned if she would let anything destroy it.

It was lurking in the darkness that she found the little, weird group. She had been eavesdropping since, gathering intelligence to confirm her suspicions.

[Tatsuke]

"You are grounded! What are you doing out here then! To go against a fairy elder is normally banishment!" her eyes grew wide eyed,"Do you even know what you have caused yourself?" She was shocked a fairy would go against an elders wishes with that would be bad luck upon the fairy that left.

"What? He'd only be alone on his own.." SC said looking up at the freaking out fairy once again. 'This fairy is odd...very odd...'

"So what will happen then to Dimitori?" asked Aroura confused,"Can he not change villages?"

"To go against an elder means you cant live in any villages...And be known as a black sheep among our people.." she looked at Dimitori sadly. Did he not know the rules or did he forget? or did he not care cause he wanted to be with this weird group,"You'll throw away the fairy villages for these demons?"

Frowning Aroura could see how that might put Dimitori in a bad situation. But she hoped with the scroll she could convince the other fairies that the demons were good. She sighed, "We wont know for sure Dimitori. The scroll from the elder should help some villages. If not you could always live among the elves. They would take in a fairy happily."

"Live with the elves?" She screeched, "You have weird curfews as well as other weird rules...I dont think I'd ever live with an Elf.." She then thought about it, "I didnt give you my name. Its Shea."

[Kicks]

"I was kidnapped!" He explained himself, "By Willow! And it's dark and dangerous and I didn't want to go back on my own!" That last part was both truth, and not so much. He didn't want to go back. Who would after having been grounded? He felt like he was being punished for all the wrong reasons! Like he was being specifically targeted!

But he also knew this wasn't the best way to deal with it. He dropped his eyes to the ground. Banishment... from all the villages... a black sheep among his people... Dimitri didn't like the sound of any of that. How come he couldn't just convince Lady Ella otherwise? Was she worried that he would somehow be corrupted? That he was being tricked? But Shade said he wasn't lying about anything!

Dimitri felt his heart grow heavy again. He sunk down and laid in the grass with his limbs sprawled out.

There was the offer of living in an elf village. But... his people... he loved his people. He loved everyone, regardless. But what about his friends? And Dusk would be so mad at him!

Willow patted SC's head as she woke up once more. These people were so loud! Didn't they know a fairy was trying to sleep? Her eyes peered out across at her crestfallen friend, another fairy, and the others. Oh boy, that fairy looked worked up.

Willow glanced down at the water. Then at the fairy that called herself Shea. Willow decided against doing it when she looked at the water again. That meant getting up from SC's head, and she was too warm and comfortable to try that.

[Tatsuke]

"I thought you knew what it meant..." she looked to the fairy sadly but shrugged it off herself she didnt care much for other fairies. She liked their company though but liked her quiet too. She looked around them as she decided to let the quiet of the forest come to their ears. It was really nice out. Hearing the crickets chirp and the stream moving. She liked it.

"Dimitori..." Aroura felt sorry for him, she knew how much the village had meant for him,"If you want you can head there and carry out your grounding. You can find us after. With luck they wont know you are gone.."

Shade crossed his arms knowing it was up to the fairy to make his own decision. He didnt blame the fairy, home was home. To be gone from your home you feel there is no real home to go to. He looked around the forest closely but saw no animals even near them. "We wont think anything less of you Dimitori, home is where you belong. We have no home so we understand what you are going through.."

The creatures were listening to them talk. Both were sitting in the grass enjoying their time listening to them and the forest around them. SC however was curious of what the fairy was doing on its head, wondering if she would try to sleep again or if she was up for the night.

[Kicks]

Oh no! Now Dimitri was put into a terrible position. If he left now he would seem unloyal and like he did believe in what his village elder told him. Everyone would think he cared more about his own people than other people. They would think that he needed a home (which he did) but in a mean way! They would think that he didn't want to help, that he was perfectly fine with what was happening.

But on the other hand... if he didn't go home then he would turn into a black sheep. He would no longer be able to have a village to call home. He wouldn't be around his kind! And he needed to be around his kind! He had to be!

Dimitri sat petrified with wide eyes. They were such hard decisions to make. But why did he have to settle? He had to do something! Convincing Lady Ella would be like trying to convince a priest that he was wrong. But what if he convinced her that he thought she was right?

But would that backfire on him? He thought about it for a hard second. Yes... eventually it would. But hopefully by then she would see the error of her ways. So this is what Dimitri decided. He smiled and flickered back up into the air.

"I'm going home!" He announced brightly, "But don't worry! I will be back when I can! I will get ungrounded! And then be back!"

As for Willow, she gave her fairy friend a thumbs up: "You do you!" She cheered him on. Then she patted SC's head and whispered: "Being around you people is going to make me nocturnal. I hope you feel guilty."

[Tatsuke]

"Not one bit," SC said happily, he liked the fairy, and wanted to play.

"Good luck Dimitori," Aroura said hoping he'd be alright, that the elder of the fairy village wouldnt notice that he wasnt home. She sighed, she worried about that fairy. But was glad he had made a choice. She hoped the elder wouldnt be to hard on him.

The fairy looked around her towards the creatures on the ground, "Do they bite?"

"O yes we bite!" Blinky teased feeling that it was pay back for the water in its face.

This nearly caused the fairy to jump in mid air, her wings fluttering. "So mean."

"You attacked me with a water ball not even seeing if we were safe to be around or no!" Blinky said crossing its arms.

"Well normally demons are mean.." she said crossing her own arms and fluttering over to Aroura's head and sitting on it.

'I hope Dimitori knows what he is doing...,' thought Shade as he watched them,"Would you like us to wait here so its easier for you to find us?" He didnt mind waiting here, it was way better than an elf village.

[Kicks]

Dimitri rubbed his face with his hands, looking back and forth at all the people. It was too bad that he had to leave, that he couldn't just stay with them. He liked them! He had made new friends and now he was leaving his friends!

He looked at Shade when he presented his question. But Dimitri just shook his head: "No, that's okay..." He didn't want people to wait up for him. "I will find you guys, no matter what. I will find my friends!"

Dimitri shot up into the air and began to flutter away from the group. He didn't want to go! But he had to go... but he didn't want to go... but he had to go... But... but... "Bye!" He cried out before taking off. He better go before he stopped himself.

As for Willow, she was watching her fairy friend leave. Too bad that he was going. She liked to hang out with her kind every once and awhile! They gave her more energy! Too bad he was gone now. She sighed and looked down at SC. Oh well. At least she had this creature for a friend.

She patted SC's head again and frowned: "Well, you should!"

[Tatsuke]

"But the darkness shows your true beauty.." SC said happily,"Your glow is hard to see during the day.."

"I think thats the point SC..." Blinky said with a smile and a laugh. It watched as Dimitori took off.

"So since we have his permission to head else where, where shall we head to?" asked Aroura,"To another elf village?"

"Umm if we do your going in alone. I'm not showing my face around them.." Shade said arms crossed, he had enough of elves for a little while.

Laughing but understanding Aroura nodded, "Alright I'll head in alone. Once they see the scroll though things should hopefully be safe for you.."

"We can only hope..." Shade said looking to the stream. He walked over to it and sat down. He then put a hand into the cool water. Of course as a vampire you hardly felt something that is cold. He sighed the only thing they ever feel is pain and the thirst for blood.

"Scroll?" asked the fairy on top of Aroura's head, "What scroll?"

"Its a scroll from an elder from the elven tribe.." she said looking up but not moving her head as the fairy fluttered off, to see her better.

"So they are convinced that these demons are good?" Shea asked watching them.

"Yea she even talked to them before making up her mind.." Aroura said.

Blinky decided to venture out a bit towards the forest. Wondering if it could find another creature like the snake. SC however seemed to be happy sitting on the grass talking to Willow. It continued to look and then saw a berry bush. It then pulled one off and turned it in its hands. It liked how the berries looked, there was nothing like em where they came from.

[Kicks]

"Yea! That is the point!" Willow agreed with Blinky, "You can't see us during the day! It's our way of survival!" Well it went both ways. She didn't like the glow because it gave way for predators to find them. But she also liked it because then she could see where she was going at night.

During the day she could do what she needed to without fearing getting hurt or being found by creatures she didn't want finding her. But she knew being around these people that would be impossible to do during the day. Or night. These people had danger following them.

But oh well.

It didn't matter she had been eavesdropping for that long. It didn't matter what the little fairy had to say. What the elf had to prove they were of no threat. The damn thing was a vampire. Of course they wouldn't think it was any danger! They weren't what that damn thing fed off of. A mosquito it was- a pest.

Claire pulled out her dagger. It probably wouldn't work. She knew that by looking down at the dagger. Maybe she should observe some more before she made her move on killing it. Vampires were strong, and they had hidden abilities.

Claire was beginning to slide her dagger away when she noticed something down below. One of those little shadow creatures had wandered off on their own. Claire decided to use that as her opportunity. She dipped her dagger into poison before sidling down the tree silently. She moved carefully, placing her feet where the forest was softest. Then she sneaked up behind the little creature to put a dagger at Blinky's throat.

[Tatsuke]

Dropping the berry right away, Blinky froze feeling the blade at its neck. It didnt cry out in fear the person behind it would harm him. It closed its eyes tightly, unsure of what it could do against suh a thing. It had no abilities of its own. Not really.

"But I like the light.." SC said being defensive about it. But knew it also made a point of being seen at night more then day and shrugged, "but you win.." It then looked over towards Shade who was still at the stream. It then looked to Willow, "Why are you not playing in the water? I thought Dimitori said you liked water.."

Humming lightly the elf went over and sat next to Shade, looking into the water herself before. Only a few fish splashed in the water as she approached. She then looked towards Shade, her hazel eyes watched him but she didnt say anything. She could tell Shade was thinking and didnt wish to disturb his thoughts.

Flying over head, Shea watched Willow and SC. She found it strange that the creature and a fairy would get along. It was against everything they were taught. What was wrong with these fairies...Was it cause they loved everything that lived? Or that they hated to see something die? She knew most fairies hated both death, and loved the creatures that were alive. She crossed her arms trying to figure them out.

[Kicks]

"I'm not going to hurt you." Claire whispered the creature. After years of living in the forest she had found a way to whisper that didn't make her voice travel. "We're going to go join your friends now. And you are going to ask your 'master' or whatever it is you call him, what he's doing in my forest and why I shouldn't kill him."

Claire slid the blade away from the creature's neck, careful not to cut its skin. Then she pointed the blade at the back of Blinky's head. "Now go on," She said quietly. "Let's go see them."

This was a test really. She needed to see the threat herself. She needed to determine what it would do, and from there if she should kill the demon or not.

"That's right! I win!" Willow said victoriously, "I always do because I am always right! Because I am Willow!" She announced.

But she dropped her bold act when she was asked why she wasn't playing in the water. Her eyes turned towards the water slowly. "Because that's where the snake went..." She whispered to SC in a fearful tone.

[Tatsuke]

"Snake gone now though.." SC said happily as it looked to the water, "I bet it floated down stream.."

Nodding once the blade was away from its neck it looked to the figure who had held it. But the shadows of the forest hid her well. It then looked to Shade and Aroura before slowly heading towards them. Unsure of how things would work out. Would the person get what she wants and kill its friend, or would she kill him and then its friend..Not wanting either to happen it looked back but didnt say a word as it walked to Shade's side.

"There is someone who wishes to talk to you..." Blinky whispered fearing not to talk to loud.

"Who?" asked Shade looking to Blinky not seeing the figure that had been following him.

"Whats going on?" asked Aroura not able to catch everything the little creature was saying to Shade. She slowly stood up and looked the way that Blinky had possibly came from.

[Kicks]

Floated downstream? Willow hadn't thought about that. Her eyes brightened up and she turned towards the water. She thought about jumping in, was just about ready to party it up in the water when suddenly Blinky stumbled back to them.

Willow took note of the shift of atmosphere. Something switched in her head and she started looking around for whatever was causing this shift in demeanor.

The person in question sleeked through the forest, following in Blinky's trail. She kept her dagger pointed out, at a sharp angle, towards the little creature she was following. One false move and it was over.

Claire stopped just behind Blinky, keeping her dagger pointed towards the strange creature's back. Until now she had hooded herself well with her cloak. But here, where there was more light, there was no point anymore in concealing her head with her hood. She flipped the hood back and let it fall against her back to reveal her identity.

"An elf!" Willow mistakenly cheered. She started to zoom at the woman, but then came to an immediately halt when she noticed that she had the wrong ears. The wrong everything. "You're not an elf!" She accused, "What are you doing with that dagger? You're a bully!" Willow reached down to Claire's hand to try and punch it away from her. But Claire just raised up her elbow and knocked the fairy to send her back in the air.

[Tatsuke]

"What do you think your doing with Blinky!" SC shouted angrily. It wanted to bite, to defend its friend.

'This isnt the time..She only wishes to talk to Shade..I dont think she intends to kill me in the process...' Blinky sent to SC hoping to calm him down a little.

Crossing his arms SC glared at the women before him. Not liking that she would threaten one of his own, or their friend Shade. He watched as Shade got to his feet.

Turning to face the women that had the dagger to his creature's back. He glared at the women. He knew Blinky might be alright, but still. He didnt like those who threatened his friends. Demons or not.

"Can I help you?" he crossed his arms watching the person take off their hood. So she want an elf, no human. This seemed to make things worse, not just for him but for the friends he was with. He narrowed his eyes knowing elf, and fairies didnt get along with humans.

"What is a human doing here?" Shea asked curious at the same time fearful of the human. Humans often staid close together, but this one appeared alone. She quickly looked around them wondering if they were surrounded. She then looked back to the human.

"What are you doing here?" asked Aroura slowly getting to her feet, realizing they had a human among them. She watched them closely and grabbed her own dagger from her pouch, but slowly concealing it in case it game down to a fight. Humans were vicious when it came to things they didnt understand.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/i7ZsOfo.pngClaire slid her eyes over the rest of the freakish group. An elf, two fairies, these creatures, and a vampire. She ticked them off in her head. But one of them was missing, she had seen him earlier. She better keep her eyes peeled in case he was still around. Damn fairies were tricky.

"Word gets around," She said. "Apparently there was an intrusion in the human village. What the hell was a vampire doing? Feeding, is my guess." She pointed her dagger up towards Shade, "You think you can just got about doing whatever the hell you want? You've put some attention on yourself. And as you are aware, vampires aren't exactly acceptable."

She knew all of this from her own intelligences. And by that, it was her eavesdropping. It was how she stayed up to speed with what was happening in the forest. It was how she kept herself alive.

But she didn't come here to point fingers, though that was exactly what she was doing. She came here to figure out whether this vampire was a threat or not, along with his freakish companions. It wasn't just them though- she had seen signs of other things, word of other beings.

Claire tightened her fist as she thought about those beings. Such threats! Why the hell were they in the forest?!

[Tatsuke]

"Yea I wasn in a village and attacked a human in their sleep," Shade replied not going to hide it from a mere human. To him they were the same as all humans,"However the boy would have lived either way. I'm able to control my need of blood. Its those who dont control themselves or dont feed when need to, those are the ones who kill their victims. And I wouldnt have needed the human blood if I didnt waist my strength on a group of werewolves that had attacked us."

"I dont think that is helping us any!" Blinky cried out looking to from the women to Shade and back again.

"It is true, he was attacked by werewolves, and when we tried to help him out the werewolves turned on us. It seemed pretty hopeless as we were really out numbered," Aroura said looking to Shade, "But he managed to send them back where they came from."

"They wont be there much longer, they have ways to get back here. And we arent ready, not even close," Shade bared his fangs watching the women before him. He was irritated to be out of his thoughts for a dang human.

Watching them and listening to what they had said seemed to make some sense but still. Shade attacked a human. She crossed her arms,"You attacked a human and show no remorse for it!?"

"I'm a vampire," Shade glared at the fairy,"I prefer blood packs then human blood off a human. But there is nothing like that here. So I have to manage. However I wont be biting any humans thanks to the elder elf." He looked back to the women before him.

'Dimitori what would you do..He'd say lets not fight, lets be friends!' this thought almost made Aroura laugh out loud. 'Dang fairy you really have grown on me...' She watched the human before her. She didnt trust them, they lie more then the elven kind did. She knew this could lead to a battle fast. And the way Shade was reacting wasnt helping much either. Was it cause humans and vampires also didnt get along?

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/i7ZsOfo.pngSo the allegations were true. Claire narrowed her eyes. What he said didn't matter to justify his cause. It was unacceptable regardless of what he believed. Hadn't he known it would lead to his exposure? The idiot was careless.

Though she wasn't hung up on the thought of him a vampire taking from a human. She was hung on what she had been told about the werewolves. She knew of another evil's presence in the forest, and now she knew just what it was. A vampire could say he did it to live, but werewolves? They were the worst. Ruthless, uncaring, merciless. And almost impossible to destroy.

Claire scowled.
"Don't expect remorse from a vampire. So long as they think they can justify their actions, they won't show remorse." She mumbled. But that was just an afterthought. She was focused on the werewolves still.

"The werewolves appearance and yours isn't just coincidental, is it?" She grumbled, "And stop baring your teeth! You look like a damn dog. You're not intimidating anyone." She slid her dagger away. There was no use for it here unless the vampire or his cohorts tried anything. If that were the case, she would show no mercy in doing what she would have to do.

Unafraid, she turned her back on the group of misfits and faced the water. She had thoughts of throwing holy water at the vampire. But whether rumors were true or not of its effects, she didn't bother to sneak into a village to get some. However, looking at the water reminded her of that.

"So then what?" She snapped, raising her arms up to either side of her, "These werewolves are just going to get away with it? Sounds like that vampire and them go back if they chose to attack. They're vengeful creatures, aren't they? So then what are they after the vampire for? And why aren't you owning up to taking care of the threat you attracted to the forest?"

[Tatsuke]

"Dont call me dog!" he glared at her as he crossed his arms, 'Nothing like those beasts..' He found it more of an insult. He hated to be compared to those monsters. He watched her closely,"Do you think I havent tried to kill him before he would cause such a mess? If I had went for him while he was down the others would have died, then I'd have to deal with his pack. Easy right? But I wasnt able to summon anything at the time for I was injured. I dont put friends on the line for no reason."

'OOO Dog seems to get to him...I'll make note of that..' thought Shea happily as she watched the two.

"I dont think she needs an explanation. Revealing weakness to her would mean ending your life," Blinky said crossing its arms and looking at the one who had threatened him with the dagger to take her to his master.

"Its true him and I do go way back, and fought in just about every place I go. What drives him so mad at me I really cant say," Shade watched the girl before him,"All I know is he wants me dead or on his side. And like hell I'll take orders from a mangy dog!"

SC slowly backed away from them. It didnt like Shade mad. Shade mad always meant something bad would happen.

"Before the fighting our world was peaceful and everyone within it respected the rules. The shadow creatures with held the law. Things were good and better then..then he showed up and didnt like our ways so he is hell bent on changing it, and changed it he has," he glared at the water, his home was no longer his. Most of it was already spreading towards Storm. Finding allies there was hard enough. So he had gone out in hopes to regain allies from the ones that fled. But he never ran into them. He hen turned his back against the human. He didnt see her as a threat since she put the dagger away.

"Shade.." Aroura started but decided to leave it alone. She then looked to the human,"So you know of the werewolves? I wont ask where you got your resources. But you have to agree they are worse then one vampire."

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/i7ZsOfo.pngThis vampire was weaker than she thought if he was incapable of taking care of the threat that chased him. And how selfish it was to lead a threat into a thriving forest. And since she had been watching him, all he had been doing down here was entertaining an idea of fun. He should have been deciding on a plan! Or was he not aware of the true threat? There were lives in this forest. An infestation of werewolves was bad!

For some time she remained silent with her thoughts. Those damn werewolves... This didn't let the vampire off the hook. Downplay his position by talking up the werewolves was not going to force her to turn an eye on the threat of a vampire.

She folded her arms across her chest before turning around and facing the elf.

"Both are threats." She said. But then Claire paused and glanced towards the angry vampire. Throwing a tantrum like a child. She thought to herself. Not like any other vampire I've stumbled across. ​She moved her eyes back to the elf. "However, the werewolves need to be taken care of."

[Tatsuke]

"Well at least we can agree on one thing," Aroura said watching the human before her. She wasnt sure what to make of them. She saw the threat of the wolves but she also seemed to see Shade as a threat. She looked from Shade to the women and back again.

"Why are you such a bully!" SC said looking to the human,"You are all the same! You only see the bad and that is all you'll ever see!"

"SC dont start.." Blinky said looking to Shade, he seemed pretty upset. Something the women had said was definitely getting to him.

"I'm going for a walk.." Shade finally said heading away from them. He could care less if the human had decided that he staid out of trouble. Right now he needed air, and didnt wish to cause more harm then he already had,"Blinky come."

Blinky looked from Shade to the human and nodded, "Coming!" He quickly ran to catch up and climbed up onto Shade's shoulder as he was walking. It then looked back towards the group, 'I wish Dimitori was here!' It then looked back on ahead wondering where they were headed off to.

"Alright we'll be here.." Aroura said sadly watching them go. She then looked to Willow wondering what her thoughts about all this were. She really didnt like the human herself. She placed the dagger back in her pouch and crossed her arms.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/zEUAT68.pngWillow had steadied herself in the air after having been flicked back. It took her awhile to get over how dizzy she was, and by the time that was over Shade and Blinky were gone and the woman was looking ready to leave.

"That's it!" Willow screeched, "No! You don't get to leave!" She got into the face of the human and grabbed onto her nose with both of her hands, "You don't get to come in here and agree that werewolves are bad! You have to stay and help otherwise you're part of the problem!"

Claire swatted at her, sending Willow into a dizzying spin again. Willow managed to catch herself much more swifter this time around.
"Back off, you pest." Claire said, "You may enjoy flaunting yourself around in the dark to all nocturnals out there, but I'd rather be on higher ground when the mountain lions and wolves come out to play."

"Hey!" Willow screamed at her. She grabbed at her hair and began to pull furiously. "Where do you think you're going, missy?! No way are you going anywhere! You come in here waving a dagger around like that! And now you just up and decide to leave!? No!"

Claire reached back to grab the fairy. But Willow darted aside and began to flutter around her head.
"I've got more words for you!" Willow yelled, waving her arms around. "You can't go anywhere because then we don't know if you're plotting to kill Mr. Shade! So you have to stay here!"

"Oh? And you're going to make me?" Claire purred to the little fairy. She plucked her out of the sky, holding her up by two fingers. "It's not safe out here, fairy. In case it hasn't donned on you yet, but it's night. You should be seeking better ground too." She released the fairy.

[Tatsuke]

"Hey no one picks up a fairy and gets away with it!" said Shea, she may not agree with what this group was doing. But she defended her own kind. She formed a good sized ball of water and threw it at the human in the face, "Leave fairies alone!"

"How can you say werewolves and vampires are bad, but you treat things around you bad as well. You treat elves and fairies poorly, how are you different from the wolves and demons that wish to take over?" SC asked watching the human.

"You act like your all innocent but you humans are all the same," Aroura said glaring at her, "You talk big, you talk like you know whats going on. Then leave so you dont get hurt by whats out there. I dont see you taking on any of these demons that have come from another place. Instead you put it all on one vampire's shoulders expecting him to just fix it on his own!"

Glaring at the human, she was mad. Mad that she would drive Shade off alone with only one creature at his side. Mad that she would storm in here and act like she knew what was going on. Mad that she would pick on a fairy something smaller then her.

"Instead of insulting fairies and telling them what to do, maybe you should look at yourself. You are out here alone I'm guessing. But that'd be stupid right? No human comes out here alone. We all know that. Yet here you are barking up a tree on your own," Aroura watched her closely,"and then to pick on a fairy cause its easier than a vampire. Cause face it vampires are stronger then humans, elves, and fairies. But I bet you cant stand up to a pack of wolves on your own. And neither can we."

"I think we should head back..." Blinky said when they were out of ear shot from them all.

Not stopping to look back he growled, "I'm not going back with that human around!" He looked around before stopping. He then looked to Blinky,"besides she really frustrates me. She knows nothing but acts tough." He looked to his shoulder where Blinky was, "And I needed your help which is why I summoned you to follow."

"O? Whats going on?" Blinky looked at him kinda lost in what Shade was planning. It jumped onto the ground in time to see Shade had already begun. It watched as Shade had already started to summon another creature. It then understood a little that it'd need to translate for him.

Once the creature was fully in their world did it look towards Shade and Blinky. It did a small bow before waiting for orders. Often they were all like this, they dont talk so they needed a translator.

"Now, tell me are the wolves still there?" Shade asked curious if they were still in the realm he had sent them too.

Blinky translated and nodded a few times before looking to Shade grimly,"They are back...but it seems to have gotten worse.."

"Dont tell me..I hate worse," He looked to Blinky before leaning against a tree,"I'm guessing they are back in this world right?"

"Yea..." Blinky said getting more from the shadow creature before him. Almost to be confirming what it had said and then looked back to Shade its eyes full of worry,"But thats not the big issue..."

"Great.." Shade sighed and looked around them. He was shocked that the human didnt follow after him. He was sure she would have. He shrugged it off and looked to Blinky,"Alright for now we shall do this..." He then closed his eyes and summoned as many as he could of the little creatures. "I dont wish to be caught off guard again so this is what we are going to do. I want them to hide in the shadows. If they get caught by someone I'll deal with that creature personally got it?" He looked to Blinky who nodded and translated it all.

"Now since that took more energy then expected lets get some food. Take four or six with you. Find something big and tell me where," Shade said closing his eyes as they all then scattered in different directions. He needed information on where Storm was. Was he close? Was he watching him even now? His eyes narrowed, being in a weakened straight with danger on your tail wasnt good.

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/i7ZsOfo.png"I believe what you are referring to as picking on a fairy, is defense." Claire corrected the elf. "Though funny, because it is an insult to the fairy that you would think I was picking on her because of her size. Obviously you have not seen them morph or what they can do."

She wiped her face of the water, "Like throwing things. Or raising up dirt piles to suffocate you. I don't underestimate fairies, but you my dear, do." Then she pointed to the other fairy, "And you. I have no recollection of treating either kind bad. But if you can offer up some proof, I would more than welcome it. As far as I remember, I believe it was only the demon I insulted. Which you are ironically forgetting does hurt people."

Claire extended her hands to either side of her: "I do not underestimate any creatures of this forest. Elves, fairies, all of them... I hide at night because that is what intelligent creatures do. Fairies do it. Humans do it. Other creatures do it. Next time when you think you know someone- get your facts straight first. And to correct you if I will, I did confront a demon that came into this forest. You call him a friend. And if I find those werewolves- you bet your ass I'll confront them too. But they hide as well. Because they're intelligent. It's the smart thing to do." She smiled as if to herself, "And humans- we are not all the same. Don't categorize me. Don't think you know me, elf. I could look at you and say you're the same as your kind. But I suppose that would be an insult, wouldn't it?"

Claire turned around with her hands on her hips, "You act like you need me on your side. Yet your people- the ones that call me bully, picking on the smaller ones, running because it's night- insult me. You all act like you're high and mighty out here. When I bet both elf and fairy were suspicious of these very demons. You're no more innocent than I am. Don't call me out on accounts you're guilty of. I'm not a fool, nor am I blind. I know fairies possess more power than what they act like. You darling, picked a fight with me." She pointed towards Willow, "So don't play victim here. And the rest of you, don't treat her as a victim. You're insulting the amount of power that little thing has."

"I'm not a victim!" Willow squealed, "I'll take you on! Put up your fists! Put them up, I say! I'll take you on!"
Claire plucked her out of the sky again, "I can't." She cooed to the fairy, "Otherwise I am just a bully when you were the challenger." She released her and shrugged her shoulders. "All of what you people say are full of fallacies. Insulting people is not a way to make allies."

Claire pulled her spear out from her back, "It's night now. The dangers are out. I am not prepared as I was to scope out the danger that was here. Now, are we done with the petty arguing? Or have you all finally seen that it is night, and the predators are out?"

"The predators are out!" Willow agreed with a squeak, "Which is why we need to be out! To find the werewolves and take care of them!"

"That's a stupid plan." Claire stated with no remorse. "You can't win a war against demons by going in head-first. You need to have a plan. A real plan. I took that little creature because I figured the vampire wouldn't do anything that would lead me to hurting it. It's an ultimatum. Find the werewolves' ultimatum, if you have to. Something to hold over their heads. You can't just go in head-first."

[Tatsuke]

"We have a plan but I dont think we'll include you," Aroura crossed her arms. She didnt like humans. She had her reasons. This one could talk and seem to not care who she was talking to.

"She showed pitty on the demon she had found for it was lost in the forest you big monster!" SC said watching the human,"As for the fairy, I've only seen this one and one other. They stay small, so I cant say for sure I've seen their true power at hand."

"Our wings are fragile you clumsy ulgh! Picking us up by them could really damage them!" Shea said looking to Willow wondering if she was alright. Wing damage often left them on the ground, hence ground fairies. They could no longer fly but they could still transform to be big or little. But that wasnt a life of a fairy.

"Besides if we let you go, I'm sure you'd track Shade down anyway. Might even finish him off so the werewolves will leave. I doubt that is much of a plan either," Aroura glared at the human. She couldnt let them leave let alone do something stupid here as well. She sighed and looked to SC, "So I tell you what, while you leave we will have SC here follow you. Once you are away and we know you wont cause any harm to our pary will it return."

"I dont like that idea..." SC said not liking the human,"I dont want to go..." It feared the human. If it could do that to Blinky and show nothing for it. And then act all tough and pick on a fairy. It'd hate to see what she'd do to him if he followed after her.

Alone in the forest Shade looked around him. He knew his creatures would locate the wolves within minutes and relay it to the others to bring back to him. He looked up to the sky, his hands into fists. It was getting to him. She knew nothing. He let her get under his skin, and she won. He hated that most. Growling he punched a tree, a random tree and caused it to splinter, leaving a good bashed bit of wood. But the tree was still standing. And there was no hole where his fist was. He smiled a little knowing he could at least control somethings. He looked back to the sky, the moon. Missing his own world, 'Storm I'll never forgive you!' He then yelled out into the night, "I will find you!"

[Kicks]

http://i.imgur.com/eMhiS7w.png"I don't think so!" Claire shouted, "That little demon creature can stay with your cute little group. No way will anyone in this group see where-"

"I'M BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!" A fairy came crashing through the trees, fluttering like mad with a grin on his face. "I'M NO LONGER GROUNDED! LADY ELLA SAID-!" He slammed into Claire's face, thinking it was Aroura's shoulder.

Dimitri paused, grabbing onto the face to force himself to fly back. But as he was starting to fly back, fingers plucked at him.
He stared into the face of the creature as he was plucked. Ah... she's pretty. She's pretty like Aroura! I wonder if they're friends! Is she an el- but her ears... and the rest of her...

"Human!" Dimitri cheered happily, "You're a human! Wow! I love humans! I once- well that's a long story. I'll skip it! Hi! I'm Dimitri and this is-" He was going to start introducing everyone but one look across at everyone there... they all look so mad... and where are Blinky and Shade?

Claire stared at the fairy that was hanging limply by her fingers, acting like she was nothing more than a jolly ol' giant. Which. She. Was. Not.
"You're the one that was missing." She mumbled, "And what were you doing?"
"Talking with my village elder!" Dimitri cooed at her. "Can you let go? That really hurts my wings. They're already so sore from flying- oh!" He said when he was released. Then he grinned. "Thank you!" He fluttered to the top of the human's head and began playing with her hair. "Look, Aroura! A human!" He cheered at the annoyed looking elf. "Now Shade will never go hungry! Right, lady? Because you're our friend now! And friends let other friends-!"

"What the hell? No!" Claire exclaimed, reaching up to try and swat him away. But Dimitri lifted just above her head and then floated back on top of it when she stopped swatting.

"Oh right!" Dimitri chirped, "Because I forgot to ask politely! Hi! My name is Dimitri! And that is Willow- Willow, what're you- PUT THAT ROCK DOWN."
He tackled her midair. The little girl fairy had grabbed a rock bigger than her and was going to throw it at Claire's eye, but didn't have time to because Dimitri tackled her in the air.

"And this is Willow!" Dimitri went on with introductions, "And that is Shea! And that is Aroura! And that is SC! You'll have to meet Shade and Blinky later. But they're great too!"

[Tatsuke]

It wasnt long before the creatures had found something for Shade to eat. Following them to the carcass they had found he smiled sadly, 'This is what I'm down to...' He knelt by the dead animal and petted it softly. He wished it didnt have to die for him to live. He closed his eyes and bit into the deer's neck sucking the poor creature dry. He was glad it was already dead. He then looked to the creatures and looked to Blinky,"Stay close." His eyes narrowed feeling something in the air had shifted. He wasnt sure quite yet what it could have been.

The shadow creatures nodded, there were only six of them but they knew they would defend Shade. They had their reasons to follow him. They chose from when the first battle came that they would protect him. He looked to Blinky,"Do you think I should have told them why Storm is so desperate to kill me?"

"I dont think it would have mattered...They see you as a friend. And they wish to protect their friend," Blinky said, "Besides you have right on your side...What Storm did was not forgiveale, not even to us." It hissed angry at the wolf for what he'd done. "Hopefully we can go home though...I dont like this world that much."

"Our friends are good though, I may send you all back and just hang with them for a while when this is over," Shade smiled, he enjoyed the company of his friends, Dimitori, WIllow, and Aroura.

Unsure of what to tell Dimitori, she wasnt expecting him to be back so soon,"How are you ungrounded? And firstly dont think her and I are friends way from it. Also she attacked Willow by grabbing her and second Shade is gone right now cause of her.."

"Small or not I dont like her way of thinking about fairies," Shea said with crossed arms.

"Welcome back Dimitori, sorry it couldnt be under better...conditions," said SC sadly,"We'll have to catch you up on whats going on.." It sighed lightly,"SO this is how it went, she held a dagger to Blinky and Blinky walked over to Shade to let him know the girl wanted to talk to him. So they talked and boy is she against us. Not like ok they are evil. But really against us, but at least understands that wolves are worse then us..I think. Then she went on about all sorts of stuff on Shade. Like why he brought the evil here with him. Why didnt he finish him already. Yada yada." SC tried to explain the best it could knowing Dimitori's attention span for long conversations.

[Kicks]

"I will tell you later!" Dimitri chirped to Aroura when she asked about how he was ungrounded.

Dimitri stared between everyone. SC was right about one thing: he did not have a long attention span for conversations like these. He quickly grew impatient with them because fingers were pointed everywhere. When the truth of the matter was: he didn't care who was at fault!

"We should all forgive and forget!" He announced brightly, "And start over! Pretend we don't know each other and then start over again!" He laughed at his bright idea.

"You little-" Claire hissed, "I didn't attack-!"

"STARTING OVER. NOW." Dimitri cut her off. He flew over to Aroura, waved his hands in her face as if he were taking back time. "Woooo," He said spookily to her before going to SC and doing the same, then Shea, then Claire, then Willow. "And now!" He cheered when he had stopped flying around to wave his hands in everyone's faces.

"Hi!" He greeted the human again, "I'm Dimitri! What is your name?"

Claire wasn't going to win with this little bubble around. She had a feeling he would "start over" again and again until everyone got along. That was irritating. But she was not one to let her pride get in the way, unlike other humans. So she gave in and sighed. But she took a moment to herself to collect her thoughts.

"Hi, Dimitri." She greeted the little fairy, "My name is Claire."

"Hi, Claire!" Dimitri waved at her happily. "I'm a fairy! So is Shea and Willow! Shea is the one with the blue hair and Willow is the one with the blonde hair!"

"Hi, Shea. Hi, Willow." Claire greeted the other fairies. "I'm a human."

Willow didn't like what Dimitri was doing. She still wanted to fight the human! But it also looked like a lot of fun... she wanted to have fun too! "Hi, Claire!" She greeted, "This is SC! His head is nice!"

[Tatsuke]

Not believe what Dimitori was doing Aroura sighed knowing he would just make them all get along sooner or later. She crossed her arms deciding this could be interesting. She looked to the human named Clair,"I'm Aroura.."

"Shea as Dimitori said..I didnt mean to hit you with the water ball. It was force of habit for standing up to my own kind.." She said with a small bit of sincerity to her voice. She wasnt overly sorry but she did or might have over reacted.

"SC!" SC said he wasnt sure how things would go down but he figured it was best to just play along and see,"As for Shade well I am not fully sure where he went to..."

Seeing nothing around him only pissed him off more. He looked to the other creatures and decided for now he'd keep them near him. He looked to Blinky,"Find our way back...we shouldnt separate to much."

Nodding Blinky located the others and started to lead the way back to where they had come. It wondered if the human was still there. It looked back to Shade, wondering if he was calmed down a little.

"I really hope she is gone.." Shade mumbled not in the mood for another fight off with her. Verbal or not that girl got under his skin in a bad way. He sighed a little and wiped the animal blood off on his sleeve making sure the fairies wouldnt panic at seeing it. He looked to the other creatures that were following him,"Make sure they know not to do anything stupid or else.."

"Of course! An attack on a human would mean even worse then you being chained up," Blinky said looking back at him,"I've covered that bit already. And not just with these five.."

"Good I hope they listen.." Shade said looking around them as they neared the clearing.

[Kicks]

That was the strangest name she had heard of an elf. Fairies and elves usually were given the strangest names from being named after trees to being named after the stars. Though the name Aroura did remind her of the galaxy. So Claire figured it wasn't too strange for an elf to be named that. It sounded almost celestial, to be honest.

Claire nodded towards the elf before looking to the fairy. She couldn't help but to fight a smile back down at the little creature's apology. Fairies had always been a strange species to her.
"Well, to be fair I did pick up your friend by her wings." She admitted, then her eyes trailed to Willow. "Sorry about that."

"Well... I did try to fight you..." Willow grumbled. She kicked the air with her little foot, pulling a childish face. "But only because you know the werewolves are evil too and you were still trying to leave! You could have gone after Shade!"

Claire wasn't going to get in another argument with the little creature. She was not going to go in circles with these people, it would just not work out for the better. "You're right," minus the going after Shade part. She wasn't an idiot. "I'm sorry." Better to lay it down and give in, get this behind them than argue with a fairy- the buggers were tricky.

[Tatsuke]

"So now that that is taken care of, how did you get un-grounded Dimitori?" asked Aroura looking to the fairy curiously,"Did she just let you off the hook with a warning?" She could picture him pleading to be off the hook this once with the elder fairy. She might even had let him go then. She laughed at the thought. Not meaning to out loud.

"I bet he got off with some kind of good behavior or something," SC said looking to the fairy.

"I doubt that SC...It had to be something else.." Shea said looking to Dimitori curiously. She then looked to Willow curious of another thing but decided to leave it for now. She looked back to DImitori.

"Looks like the human is still around.." Blinky said as they came to the small clearing by the stream. It looked back to Shade.

"Well looks like Dimitori joined back up with us so maybe things have settled down..." Shade said looking to Blinky then the other creatures. He sighed and started to head back to them. He wasnt sure if he would tell the human what he knew as he looked to Aroura and then Dimitori, and Willow. He decided to ignore the human as much as possible. Knowing Dimitori's idea would be for them to get along.

[Kicks]

Dimitri was happy that the tension was now gone. He hated coming back to that! Especially since they were all alive and should just get along! But now that the air was clear, he felt like he could finally breathe around them. He liked it much better when everyone was just friends!

He smiled all around before finally answering the question that Aroura had for him: "I told her that she was right! And that I would be more careful! And keep her updated on what was happening. And then she let me go... after I begged some more."

Suddenly Dimitri's attention turned to the that had joined them: "Claire! That is Shade! And that is Blinky!"

"Oh, I've already met them." Claire informed the little fairy. But she did kneel down towards the shadow creature, "Sorry for holding your life at stake, sweetheart."

[Tatsuke]

It blinked at her and turned its head to the side watching her before nodding, "Its ok we get the wrong impression quite a bit..." It was slightly lost on what was going on and hoped Dimitori or Willow would explain what was going on.

"Clair huh?" He shrugged,"Nice to meet you." He kept it short as he knew very well she was most likely wishing she could leave the odd group. He then looked to DImitori,"By inform what do you mean?" He was slighty curious,"Do you mean inform, like spy or inform like keep her updated on whats going on in the forest?"

"Thats mean! Dimitori wouldnt spy," Aroura said looking to Dimitori hoping she was right.

Blinky looked towards SC who seemed on edge as well with what was going on and tried to inform Blinky on what had happened. It nodded slightly and turned its head to the other side curious.

'So he know what had happened before?'

'Nope dont think he really cares either...Think he just didnt want there to be a fight...' SC sent looking at the two and sitting back on the ground. It looked around wondering where Willow went off to.

'Why do you like Willow on your head so much?' Blinky sent confused on why it'd want a fiary on its head.

'I like Willow, Dimitori sits on Aroura's shoulder so he wont sit on my head..' SC replied looking over to Dimitori.

Blinky shrugged and looked back to the human,"If it helps any we dont eat what you think. We eat other demons!" It said happily.

"O yea that'll make her feel better..." Shade said with a small laugh. He wasnt sure on how she'd feel about that. He then looked to the creatures at his feet, "These guys dont have names, they dont talk like the others..the ones that talk get names. Often I need them to translate for me since they seem to only listen to those two.." He sighed it was a big pain.

"You have more!" Shea said almost coming close to fainting from seeing more demons, "How many do you have?"

"Well..I never counted...thousands?" Shade said trying to think of the number they would have all together.

"That would take a while to count us all.." Blinky said looking to Shea.

"Alright the rest of yea, scatter out but make sure I can see you," Shade said before looking back to the group. They nodded and darted off once Blinky translated it and looked back to Shade, "They'll stay close."

[Kicks]

"Spy?" Dimitri asked in a whisper, "What's that? Is that like... like...?" He didn't know. But from what Aroura said, it sounded like it was a terrible thing to be! He didn't want to be a spy!"

"It makes you a traitor!" Willow came up to his level again with part of a berry. "You tell the other side weaknesses and try to get them in trouble!"

"Oh no!" Dimitri cried out, "No no no! No! Just what is going on in the forest!" Besides, he would never do that to a friend! And he knew that Lady Ella knew that he would never do that either. So she would never put him up to the task! Maybe somebody else, but never him!

Willow gave him the part of the berry she flew up with. "Here!" She said, "It was a long ways to get here! Have a berry!"

Dimitri gasped happily and took the berry into his arms. Oh what a good friend! He loved berries! But before he could bite into it, he paused at what Blinky said. His eye twitched in horror.

Claire had a different reaction than Dimitri. She almost looked intrigued by what the little demon had said. Eating other demons? How obscure!

[Tatsuke]

"Well at least she just wants information.." Shade said sighing a little, he didnt mean to be testy. But he hated things as they were right now. He then headed over to a tree that was close by and sat under it. Blinky quickly joined him. Shade petted its had as it crawled onto his lap.

"What are your thoughts Blinky?" asked Shade looking to it.

"You dont want to know my thoughts," it closed its eyes and sighed a little as it curled up to sleep. "My mind is on sleep.."

"Took that much out of yea huh?" asked Shade laughing a little.

"Next time get your own meal and I'll ask you," it yawned.

"Fair enough..." said Shade laughing a little before closing his own eyes.

"So where should we head to?" Aroura asked, "We thought of going to the elven village to let them know of Shade..."

"I'm just tagging along, doesnt mean I trust em yet," she crossed her arms,"So if you going to the village I'm following!"

"What do you think Dimitori?" asked SC looking up to the fairy.

[Kicks]

Dimitri smiled over at Shade and the sleepy shadow creature. So cute! Such a cute little pair! He almost cheered that out, but before he could, he was being addressed. What did he think? That was a pretty good question.

"Okay!" He said brightly, "What Aroura said!" His eyes caught Claire walking away: "Where are you going? I thought we were friends... aren't you going to come too?"

"It's night." Claire pointed out for what felt like the millionth time that day. But she kept her voice full of patience. "I'm going home."

"But..." Dimitri began to argue with a pout. "But..." He kicked the air like a spanked child. "Okay, fine. But be back!" He chirped, "When it's light out!"

The little thing was going to make her promise, wasn't he? He was that impossible. Claire didn't know whether to be impressed by the stubbornness of a fairy, or to be annoyed. So she chose to be neither.

"Fine." She said with a shrug of her shoulders.

[Tatsuke]

"Ugh why did you do that for?" Aroura asked looking to Dimitori, she didnt care much for the human. But now she had to be apart of their group?

"Well its better than fighting her I suppose.." Shea said looking around them, "And at least she is heading home, so there shouldnt be more trouble."

"I suppose.." SC said with a shrug and looked over to Shade and Blinky,"Dont you have news anyway?"

"We were waiting.." Blinky replied sleepily looking over at them, Shade was still petting its head.

"Blinky is the one with the information not me. I didnt wish to know.." Shade said as he stopped petting Blinky,"Go ahead and out with it Blinky."

Yawning Blinky got to its feet, "Fine..I'll nap later." It stretched as it then looked to the others, "The wolves are back..but they dont come alone.."

[Kicks]

"You're so mean!" Dimitri cried out. "You guys! We need allies! The meanness will only push them away! She apologized, didn't she? She was being polite, wasn't she? Didn't I say to start over?! Unbelievable! Everyone needs to stop being mean!"

Whatever, Claire thought. Bitches will be bitches. She straightened herself up and then boiled herself into a tree. It was then she jumped into another tree and vanished into the forest.

"Great!" Dimitri cried out. "What if she goes and joins the enemy? We all need to be nicer if we are going to win!"

He sighed and pitched his head in an irritated way. This was not how they made allies! He pushed that from his thoughts and focused on Blinky instead.

[Tatsuke]

"Sorry.." Aroura mumbled under her breath watching where Clair had headed off to. "But I doubt she'd go that far. She seemed hell bent to kill any type of demon good or bad..."

"Well we are scary," SC said showing its teeth to her, "ROAR!"

"I dont think that helps any," Aroura said with a small smile but could see them as being scary. She looked to Willow.

"Allies? O is there going to be a fight?" asked Shea excitedly,"I wish to join in! It might be fun."

"Fights arent fun," replied Shade looking to Shea, "There are many casualties in every battle..I havent seen one that no one has died in.."

"Well Storm managed to get some other type of allies on his side...so things arent going to be good.." Blinky said sadly looking up to Shade, "You know what I mean..The ones that arent vampires.."

"Of course, he cant stand vampires," crossing his arms,"What Blinky is saying he has managed to get more demons on his side, and has come back here with them.."

[Kicks]

Dimitri's face fell when he heard about the new allies on Storm's side. Just great! That bad guy could get allies! But oh no! It was just so hard to get along with people that could help them! Why did people have to be so difficult?!

"She's probably never going to come back." Dimitri mumbled. Which means... yea, they were screwed. He ran his hands over his face in an annoyed way. They weren't going to win! Everyone was going to die!

Dimitri fell back in the air and let himself crash down into the grass below. Then he just laid there, having given up because the numbers were against them and there was no point if they were pushing out allies.

Willow dived in the air and flew back up quickly. Well, to her it sounded like she needed to get out of dodge!
"Weeeeeeeeeell," She said, "Since it's pretty obvious we're all going to die... I propose the personal decision to get out of dodge."

But then the other people would die. And Dimitri didn't want that. But it was going to happen no matter what!

[Tatsuke]

"I could try to track her down if you want and talk to her..." SC suggested looking to the fairies, it was only trying to help but didnt really know what it could do.

"Relax, I doubt she even went home. I bet she is spying on us waiting for us to slip up and come in to save the day," Aroura said looking to the forest where Clair had disappeared, "If anything I'll go.."

"Bu-" SC was about to protest but something from another shadow creature caught its attention. He looked to Blinky who also got the same message. They both then looked to Shade.

"The others have located Storm.." Blinky said looking up at Shade, not giving SC the chance to tell.

"Good, have them keep tracked of him. I didnt think it would take them long to find him.." Shade stood up and looked to the others,"I wanted to know how many he had brought with him, along with the location."

"Not a bad idea.." Shea said with her arms crossed and looked to Aroura, "If she wants to go after her she can. But I hope you dont get yourself hurt..."

"I'll just talk to her.." Aroura said slightly confused on what Shea was saying.

[Kicks]

Dimitri highly doubted it. But he didn't say anything. He was too mad about their circumstances. That stupid werewolf had more allies on his side! And they had little to none! They were all going to die. This forest was going to die. Everything and everyone was going to die.

He rolled over in the grass and spread his arms out across the area he consumed. He was tired again. He blamed it on the flying and being worked up. A fairy could only take so much before their little heart broke and it made them tired!

As for Claire, well she was no liar. When she said that there were dangers at night, she meant it. And she would leave too, back to her own home. Besides, why would she stay around a group of people full of nothing but-
She swung over a branch and flipped down into another tree, springing up and grabbing onto a branch part of the next tree.

[Tatsuke]

Walking over to the little fairy that was now laying on the groun Blinky then poked his side, "You ok?" It turned its head in concern watching it. Its yellow eyes close to Dimitori's head.

Deciding to head off after Clair, as much as she would most likely regret it. She looked back to the group, she doubted they would go any where the way Dimitori was acting. So she headed off into the forest. She took her dagger out just in case she would need it, but she didnt htink she would need it this night. She headed through the brush, and swallowed up by the shadows.

Unsure if she could even find a hunter like Clair, she was really different from other humans. And to be able to do that to Blinky, without it knowing meant she could possibly sneak up on anything without them knowing it. She looked around her, from trees to shadows to bushes, but didnt see a trace on where Clair had gone. There werent any foot prints, or any signs she had even been there. She sighed, 'Great this might become a needle in a hay stack...'

Flying down slowly Shea decided to take her chance. She knelt down by the fairy and put her hand on Dimitori's shoulder, "All is not lost. If we dont try then everything is lost. There is still hope that we can find some elves to help us, or even other fairies. Now that we know where they are..." She tried to lift Dimitori's small head off the ground but wasnt doing a good job of it. She then sat there watching him.

"Would Lady Ela help any?" Blinky asked looking to Willow or Shea if they knew the answer,"She wanted tabs, does that mean she might help?"

Watching in silence Shade looked at them. They all had some part to play it seemed in this fight. He didnt wish for them to die because of his selfishness in not getting together with the allies. He didnt expect a human to be an alli, he expected elves and fairies. He looked to the half circle moon wondering how many friends they could get before the next attack. Knowing it wont be long know that Storm will be on the move again...

[Kicks]

Yes, there was hope they could find people. But whether or not people were willing to help was a totally different question. Dimitri knew if he were in the position where snide remarks were being thrown at him, he wouldn't want to ally himself with those people. If they weren't better to people, how did they expect to get help?

"I'm sad." He said, "We're outnumbered!" He threw his hands up into the air, eyes directly ahead of him and looking up to the trees.

Though he didn't know if Lady Ella would even help. Her duty was to protect her own village, not get tied into the affairs of others. Lady Ella also wouldn't compromise with choosing the lesser of two evils. His village prided themselves in remaining passive.

But maybe if more elves joined then Lady Ella would see that the cause was for good. Dimitri sighed and turned his head to the side: "I don't know if she would."

As for the human, she had left the trees in exchange to scour rock faces, up their overgrown vines. She didn't quite reach the top for Claire's stop was just below the very top of the rock faces. She swept herself across the vines with the ease of someone whom had done this a dozen times.

Her feet touched hard rock when she landed from her jump. There was a slit in the rock face she had found just after she had moved into the forest. It had led to a greater path on the other side.

Claire slid herself through the small slit in the rock face and came out on the other side- into a cave she called home. She lit the torches that kept the cave alight during the night. Then she slung her bag down onto the fur carpet of a mountain lion.

The cave, when she first found it, was cold and damp. But she knew the night she found it that it could be something so much more. Over the years she had killed different creatures that became a threat to her- angry mountain lions, irritated bobcats, deadly wolves. They became her blankets, her carpet, her clothes. Everything had a purpose.
She had made her bed from wood and a stuffed, stitched fur to make a mattress. There was a wooden rack that kept her daggers and throwing sticks neatly organized so she didn't trip over them. But aside from the bed, the furs, and that rack- she had little else. Her food was stored where it was the coldest- inside the crevices of the walls of the cave.

[Tatsuke]

Looking around and finding nothing, no hint of where Clair had gone off to. She crossed her arms. She knew Dimitori would only be sad if she didnt find her. But how could she track someone that didnt wish to be tracked. She looked to the sky as if it had answers she wasnt aware of. She heard many legends where stars lead people, but to her the legend was just that, stories. She closed her eyes in thought,'How to find someone that doesnt want to be found...'

"Do you really think we should have let Aroura go on her own?" asked Blinky looking over to Shade.

"I suppose not..But good luck on finding an elf this late at night.." Shade said looking to the forest,"As far as the creatures know, Storm and the rest arent near us. So she should be safe from him for a while."

"What of the other creatures though?" asked SC confused, "Didnt Clair say there were other dangers in the darkness?"

"Whats more dangerous than me and werewolves?" asked Shade looking to SC who then seemed to shut up after that.

"Come on you silly fairy, can you not think of one soul that would not help us out?" Shea asked rubbing the fairy's head. She wondered if he had allies that he relied on. Or maybe not..She shook her head and thought for a while, 'I dont have any friends, none that I can rely on...' Her gold eyes looked at him sadly, her hair slowly getting into her eyes as she tried to think of what she could do. She had that, but didnt wish to scare the fairies. She wasnt exactly normal..Or to her she wasnt.

"Why cant humans be more easy to find!" Aroura shouted into the darkness only to cause a pair of yellow eyes to look her way.

"Blinky? SC?" she asked looking towards the glowing eyes from the moon. No they were with Shade, was this a different shadow creature or...

She didnt have much time to ponder the thought as the creature lunged at her, sharp teeth and canines. She jumped out of the way in time to miss its nasty claws. 'A mountain lion this far from the mountains? she narrowed her eyes, 'Have all the creatures gone mad from the evil...' She contemplated on taking her dagger out, she didnt have any means to take on the cat. She didnt need meat, she didnt need its fur for anything. She glared at it,"You stupid cat! I dont want to kill you!" She lunged at it knowing she very well wouldnt have much choice in the matter.

The cat lunged back at her snarling and growling as it ripped at her, slicing the elf's arm badly before going for a biting blow. Biting nothing but air it growled more and lunged at her again. Leaving the elf little time to react or even think. It was hungry, and wanted to eat. Seeing the elf stumble from its blow, saw its chance and swiped at her legs, thinking the elf had jumped high enough from the blow, but wasnt. She managed to get her leg cut from its big claws, three good scratches were on her leg. Dripping with blood from the cats claws it continued to attack her.

"You leave me no choice.." the elf said wishing she wouldnt have to end the poor creatures life. She only killed when she needed food, shelter, clothes, or fur to sleep on. She pulled the dagger out of her pouch, held it where the blade faced away from her and lunged at the cat's side. She managed to skid in the grass and slice open its belly. Blood dripped onto the grass as the creature roared out in pain and flailed to attack her again. But she quickly climbed onto it when the creature had stumbled and stabbed it in the neck to end it. "May the gods of the elves take you to peace..." she said panting for breath as she sat on the poor creature. She closed her eyes and petted it,"This was not your doing." She looked around her into the shadow, 'The werewolves are causing trouble then I thought they could...Were they up in the hills?' She wished she had known the location of them, then she could stay away and think of a plan. She looked to where the mountains were, where the cat wold have lived without possibly being killed by her blade.

[Kicks]

Not a soul that would help them out. Exactly. All the fairies he knew believed in what they were taught. They could be just as stubborn as the elves when it came to what they believed to be nothing but the truth. So Dimitri was afraid to say that he really didn't know anyone that would be willing to help.

On top of that he feared bringing the subject up to anyone, anyways. They might rat him out to Lady Ella who would ground him again for participating in something he shouldn't be.

Dimitri tensed up as he thought about that. No. He couldn't tell any other fairy: "They'll just tattle." He said, then reached up towards Shea's face. He put his hands gently on either side of her face, a smiling coming across his own: "Why do you look so sad?"

Typically, Claire was not disturbed by the angry screams of the night. She had gotten used to sleeping through them or just ignoring them. They no longer scared her as they did when she first arrived in the forest. Without them, she doubted she would be able to sleep- that's how used to them she was.

But this time, when she heard angry growls of a wildcat, she knew that it had gotten a hold of something. Claire glanced towards one of her spears. But she doubted she would need it. Wildcats could be scared off easily with loud noise.

She stood up from the bed and left the cave through the slit in the rock face again. The woman stood at the edge of the cave; there was only about a foot of space between the cave entrance and nothing but air. Claire's eyes skimmed over the forest below her, looking for the signs of the wild animal.

[Tatsuke]

Looking over her wounds she sighed, they were deeper then she expected. The cat had dug its nails deep into her skin. She looked into her leather pouch for anything that could help. Finding nothing she looked to the bushes for anything healing related. She wasnt completely in the dark without a med kit. She knew what plants would help any wound, but finding such in the dark wasnt going to be easy. She growled as she looked through bushes and ferns. She found a few roots that would help once ground down but she needed the plant that would help with the bleeding. She stood up and looked around her, putting the roots she did find into her leather pouch. Her hazel eyes scanning the shadows, knowing blood would attract anything this time of night.

Taking her knife out of the cat she walked over to a tree and started to work away the wood. She needed a good long peice, thick enough for her to use as a table. However finding a good tree that had bark was slightly harder. She looked for one that might be already pealing from the tree, this would be easier for her. She examined each tree near her only to find one with a small amount of the bark away from the tree. With a small hiss between her teeth she started to widdle it away from the tree, it would be time consuming but she had to keep herself busy. Deep wounds could be dangerous, if the bleeding didnt stop, to the animals around her.

What seemed like hours was most likely minutes as the wood started to come away from the tree. Once it fell the the ground did she start to work on a herb that would help. She took out the roots she did have and started to use the hilt of the blade to grind them into a powder. Without the one to stop the bleeding, she wasnt sure how efective it would be.

"I'm sad because we are in the middle of no where, with demons around us. And no one seems to want to help destroy it!" She looked at him teary eyed. Her golden eyes looking into his, 'Why did I not notice his eyes until now...' she blushed slightly and hoped that Dimitori wouldnt have noticed.

Watching them in silence still Shade looked down to Blinky who was now asleep on his lap and seemed to be to happy to move. He sighed a little and looked towards the forest wondering how Aroura was doing finding the human. He hoped that she was alright.

"OOO fairy moment!" SC said happily clapping its hands as it watched the two fairies.

[Kicks]

If a mountain lion was on the prowl, then her little cave wasn't safe. And if it were on the prowl, and making those sorts of sounds, then it would have found something to eat. Claire sighed and grabbed onto a vine.

She better get down there and take care of the threat before it found a way up to her home. She hated it when wild animals found their way up there. Usually it was only birds. But sometimes wolves and wildcats were smart enough to reach her as well.

Claire cloaked herself again and used the vines to jump down to a tree. She crouched alongside a thick branch and then jumped from it to the next tree. She had heard it somewhere down here. She just had to keep her eyes open, her senses clear...-

Was that blood? Claire jumped to the next tree, grabbing the branch with both of her hands. She flipped her legs over it and reached down to the branch below with her hands. She spun along the branch before getting enough momentum to jump from the branch and to the ground.

Where she landed, she found herself staring at a carcass to a dead wildcat.

That may be true! Most creatures would rather look out for their own than get wrapped up in something like this- especially something that conflicted with their own personal beliefs. Dimitri knew this personally because he had to debate with himself whether or not Shade was truly evil for eating blood.

But that wasn't something to tell someone! That wasn't a way to look at it! Even if it were true! Dimitri too was discouraged. Their home was going to be destroyed!

But instead of telling any of that to the weeping fairy, he dropped his hands from her face and rolled up to a stand. He then proceeded to tackle her in a hug. Because hugs made everything better!

Willow perched herself atop SC's head while the other two fairies interacted. She patted the creature's head thoughtfully. All of this had her thinking that there really was nothing to be done. And she didn't like to think about that.

[Tatsuke]

Once grounded up she slowly put the powder onto her wounds. She winced as it stung but it would keep it from being infected at least. If it staid in. She did the same to her cut leg and leaned against a tree to keep herself from moving. Movement seemed to make the wounds worse, and sometimes not stop bleeding. She looked to the sky as she listened closely around her, she didnt hear anything of a threat which was good. No wolves howling, or other cats. She wasnt to sure on the demons though...In her state she'd be lucky to kill one before another finished her.

"Dimitori?" she blinked as she hugged the fairy back and smiled a little,"Thanks.." She whispered into the little fair's ear happily. Hugs always seemed to make her feel better.

"Do you think they like each other? Even if they just met tonight?" SC tried to whisper to Willow wanting to start gossip. It heard of gossip but never really was interested in it until now. It seemed like a good time, and it'd be fun.

[Kicks]

Claire poked the dead animal with her spear, in a crouch, to make sure that it was truly dead. What kind of creature would just leave a wildcat's carcass like this? It attracted more deadlier animals to the meat. And she did not need that sort of attention drawn to this part of the woods.

"I'll come for you." She mumbled to the carcass. She had many uses for a dead carcass. Blankets and clothes were two she could name off. Weapons were another one, medicine as well. She would come back for the carcass but first she had to find out what did it to that animal.

It didn't take her long to hear something. It was movement. She narrowed her eyes and stepped back into the soft brush of the forest ground. It muted her footsteps. Claire moved carefully and with purpose through the woods just a little ways. Then suddenly, she stopped right behind a tree. She glanced over the edge of the tree and towards the thing she had heard. Except, what she saw she wasn't expecting. A scowl came across her face. What the hell was the elf doing out here? Had she stalked her? But Claire was always so careful. No. There had to be another reason she was out here. Though, from the looks of it, the wildcat had gotten her pretty good.

Claire stepped out from the tree in a crouch, pointing her spear out towards the elf. "Enemy or not?" She asked with a sturdy grip on the spear. That should always be the first thing to decide when confronting a creature in the forest.

Dimitri flew back after he was thanked. He lifted up into the air again and began to look around, as if he were trying to decide something. Aroura had still yet to come back. Maybe she hadn't been able to find Claire, or maybe she was in trouble. He wanted to find his friend. But he knew elves were viciously hard to find- especially at night.

His heart grew heavy at that thought. So he wouldn't be able to find her... What else could he do that was useful? He looked around again thoughtfully.

As for Willow, she was giggling like mad because of SC's comment. The creature sounded like all the other fairy girls she had been around!
"Is that even possible?" She asked after she had composed herself. "I mean, that's pretty quick."

[Tatsuke]

"I dunno but..look at them..doe he seem to be happier cause of a few words an seeing her down?" whispered SC to Willow curiously. It knew nothing of love to seeing it up close like this looked obvious to him.

Gathering water in her hands she smiled and threw it at Dimitori,"Lets forget about our worries tonight. We have time to think on that tomorrow when the demons sleep! Maybe then we can come up with a plan to tell Shade." She smiled as she waited for Dimitori to either get hit on purpose or dodge with ease. She wasnt really a good aim when it came to small things.

"Not," Aroura said looking to the voice, knowing it had to be Clair. She didnt know how close she was to her home or where it even was. Let alone how the human was able to track was kinda scary. She decided not to worry about this as she closed her eyes letting the human approach. "I dont know why the wild cat would come from the mountains..but it seemed pretty angry." She really didnt mean to leave the animal there, she had wanted to attend to her wounds before going back but obviously she failed in that. She opened a Hazel eye towards her,"I was looking for you. Dimitori feared you wouldnt come back so to quiet the stubborn fairy I came looking for you. However, when you dont want to be found, you make it hard to be tracked. Impressive really." She knew no human that could have such abilities to hide their tracks.

[Kicks]

Water! Now, he could choose to stumble back clumsily. Or he could open his mouth and take a good drink of water. Dimitri decided to open his mouth and let the water hit him. He didn't get too good of a drink, but at least he got some in his mouth!

He wasn't too sure about not thinking about the threat. But she did have a good point that tomorrow the demons would be sleeping. So that was a good point. And they didn't have a plan yet. And he wasn't sure if they would even be able to make one at this point in time. So he let it drop, much like himself to the ground. There were cool nocturnal bugs at night! He wanted to find one!

Willow shrugged her shoulders. Dimitri had a way of flipping his emotions around, doing a 180. But the girl did look happier. She didn't know what to think. She was just skeptical of the idea of liking someone at first sight.

Claire lowered her spear down and approached the elf.
"Sounds like its must have been driven out from its home." She said, "No doubt by something more powerful than it. Or a loud noise. Mountain lions are scared away by loud noises. But it could be a number of things." She looked over the elf, "You got a handle on these wounds? Or do you need a coagulant?"
When she heard she was being sought after because of that loud fairy, she wasn't too surprised. She wouldn't trust herself to not come back either.
She said nothing of it though. She'd rather not.
"Years of practice." She said.

[Tatsuke]

"Where are you going?" Shea asked looking to where the fairy was going.

"Eh its still early to tell.." SC said, "Dimitori can give anyone whiplash.."

"I could only find roots that would help with the infection if it occurs, I havent found anything that could help stop the bleeding.." she said looking around her. "And I bet it took you longer than years to master it...How old were you when you started out on your own?" She didnt mean it as an insult, more intrigued. She wasnt sure she'd get to know the human over night anyway,"But if you need to go else where I'll not keep you. I'll live as long as I dont move." She wasnt completely defenseless.

[Kicks]

Willow laughed and patted SC's head pleasantly: "I'm telling on you! Dimitri will beat you up! Well, probably not. But-"
"I'm beating someone up?!" Dimitri cried out in horror. He heard his name and immediately shifted his attention from almost answering Shea to the other two. "Who?! And why?! That's nice!"

"No one! Go back to crawling in the grass!" Willow answered him, waving a hand back and forth to blow off what he was talking about. She pretended to not even know what he was talking about even though it was clear she did.

"I was looking for a bug!" Dimitri shouted back at her. "They're so fun to ride! Have you ever ridden a bug? They're so much fun! And so nice!"

Claire nodded her head slowly. "Well... here..." She opened the pouch at her waist and pulled out a small vial. "Take a sip. It's a powerful coagulant made from a few different plants." She handed it over to the elf. It wasn't in her nature to let someone bleed out when she could do something about it. Not all humans were made of loathing and distrust.

"Ten years ago." She answered her question, "And the only person who should be going anywhere is you. If you stay out here with blood like that, you're going to attract predators. My home isn't far from here."

[Tatsuke]

"No dont think I've ever ridden a bug..I've rode fish a few times..that was fun," Shea replied fluttering above him,"I hope you dont find a ground spider down there.."

Smiling at the two and glad to have Willow on its head he looked to where Aroura had gone. She seemed to have been gone for a long time but knew she was most likely talking to the human and that might be why it was taking so long. It then tried to look up to see Willow, "Is my head comfortable for you? Is that why you like to be on it?"

"Y-your inviting me to your home?" asked the elf slightly shocked as she took the small vile from her,'Coagulant wonder how she made it...' She took a small sip of it and handed it back as she shivered from the taste causing small goose bumps to form on her skin. "Has an interesting flavor.." she laughed a little, she didnt know what to expect from plants. She then nodded slightly,"Ten years..long time." She then attempted to stand knowing she was right that if she staid she'd most likely attract predators that would be hungry. "What do we do about the dead cat?" She looked over to it, she didnt want to waist it, its teeth or claws would make fine weapons. She looked back to Clair,"You could have it, as a thanks for helping me out."

[Kicks]

"Spider?!" Dimitri shrieked. He had completely forgotten about spiders! They were poisonous! But they were just as scared of him as he was of them! Except when spiders got scared, they bit! So Dimitri flew back up quickly. He didn't want to get bitten by any spiders! They made him feel really sick and painful after he got bitten by them.

As for Willow, she laughed again and bobbed her little head: "Yes! Your head is really comfortable! It's nice and round! And the perfect height to keep away from bad ground things! But not tall enough to bump into anything! It's really comfortable to sleep on too because you're so warm! You should feel proud of your perfect head!"

Claire slid it back into the pouch at her waist. She strapped the lap back on the pouch tightly so it didn't let loose anything inside of it. The elf seemed so shocked that she was offering her a place at her home. She shrugged her shoulders.

"In the morning I'll take care of it. If it's not already gone." She sighed. It probably would already be gone, leaving predators to circle the area for a few days before finding better grounds. But there wasn't much else she could do about it.

"You okay to move?" She asked now.

[Tatsuke]

Laughing at Dimitori's reaction to ground spiders was pretty funny. She looked at him while laughing,"Well you could try and find a firefly or something. I'm sure those are around here some where.." She liked those bugs most. They had their own glow, just like a fairy. She wondered if they were meant to be fairy bugs. She laughed at the thought and looked around to see if she could find any little blinking lights.

"I am happy that you enjoy it so much," SC said happily looking around them, things seemed to be doing pretty well. The forest was quiet but still had life going on meaning the werewolves werent around them. Not yet and maybe its like Shea said when morning comes and they sleep they can figure out a plan to tell them. It yawned a little thinking of daytlight and tried to shake it off. It looked up at he sky,"Are there any stories of fairies in the sky?"

"I think I can walk.." the elf replied taking a few shaky and limping steps. She frowned a little,'Guess the cat did more damage than I had thought..' She then looked to Clair,"Your home wouldnt be up in a tree..or anything?" She wasnt sure she could climb on her own. And with help even that seemed it would be a clumsy mess. Her hazel eyes watching Clair curiously, the human wasnt to bad she supposed. She might have went over board to say that all humans were the same. "Sorry for the fight earlier.." this time she meant it, and hoped that Clair would accept it. But she wasnt sure if Clair could.

[Kicks]

"Fireflies." Dimitri whispered to himself. Those things were so cool! They lit up too! He loved to stalk them and pretend to be part of their little group. It was so much fun!

But before he had the chance to go about and find some to stalk, he noticed that SC was yawning. "Oh!" He cried out in surprise, "You're tired!"
The fairy flew over to SC quickly and began to rub the creature's head. "Shhh, go to sleep. Shhh. It's all okay."

Willow giggled happily and began to do the same to SC, "Shhh. Go to sleep." She chimed in.

"Don't worry about it." Claire replied to the apology. "And my home isn't up in a tree..." Her eyes were filled with amusement, thinking this to be hilarious. "But it is up on some rock faces." She said, "But I have an idea of how to get you up there."

Claire glanced up at a tree above her head. The elf was limping and was shaky. So she reached up and snapped off a branch thick enough to support the elf's weight.
"This should help to steady you." She said and passed over the branch. Then she began to walk North.

Earlier in her years in the forest she had created a sort of mechanism that helped her carry up supplies and food to her home. She used a pulley system for it, created by the vines and a piece of wood. If it could support the weight of an animal, she was betting it could support the weight of an elf.

[Tatsuke]

"You two arent helping me stay up.." SC seemed to pout a little as it started to slowly close its eyes and lay on the ground, starting to curl up.

"Awe you made it sleep!" Shea said laughing happily as she flew over head of them before landing on the ground and poking the sleeping demon who didnt even seem to react. She giggled,"It is warm."

"A rock face?" she blinked as she took the stick from Clair. Aroura quickly started to try to keep up with Clair looking around as she did. She wasnt really sure what way the others were at this point. So she was glad to have found Clair then to be lost in the forest. Her thoughts then went on to other things as she followed. What human age did she come to live in the forest? Did she learn to hunt or was she taught before she had left? And who taught her the art of healing..She didnt know any humans to use such things to their advantage, so Clair must have learned some where. She wasnt sure how to ask though or if Clair wanted to go into her history with her just yet so she decided to put it off for now. It wasnt like they were friends yet. They only met that night.