Akio smiled at Jack's little statment of him trying to cheer him up, he got up and wrapped a towel around his waist and down, then started wrapping multiple around his wings. He looked at him before he decided to leave. "You dont understand do you?......I've fought god...I lost....My wings are only white, because of my mother's saracfice for them." he started to walk out towards the exit, before he turned the corner he turned around once more. "If you dont believe me....I shall show you proof later on at the inn, if you'd like." he said with a sad expression going across his face and walking away.

Mei nodded in agreement, murmuring “Yeah…” Before relaxing into the water once more. Mei yawned a little, playfully reaching over to pat Sikura on the bottom and tease “But you really shouldn’t tempt me so.” With a laugh she then moved to the other side of the hot springs a moment, not wanting sikura to feel the water near her skin begin to shift temperature. It grow a little cooler then a little warmer… Her body rejecting being in one form too long…

Mei chuckled as Sikura squeaked, closing her eyes slowly. “By being close enough to touch, that’s how you’re tempting me.” Grinning to herself she shifted in the water, feeling her body shiver as it resisted. At the question, however, she opened her eyes and shook her head. “no… You did nothing wrong, You’re just too delicious for a little Mei like me to resist” chuckling she winked as she said this, surprised really. She’d expected that the stroke on the other girl would scare her off…

“Sikura…” Mei trailed off, biting her lip a moment before looking up at the other girl. “Don’t’ take me to seriously okay? I’m…I’m fun but… strange things happen around me…to me… and I really don’t want to see you hurt anymore then I have to…” Mei sighed and shook her head, glancing away for a moment and running a hand through her hair. This girl…why did she have to be so emotional? It made Mei feel bad about this whole charade…the charade of being a man or a woman when really she was just….as she put it a ‘Mei’….not that anyone could ever see her that way…

After a long walk back to the inn, Akio had finally reached it. He walked across the room noticing that the bar seemed empty, so he proceed towards his room, and got dressed. He looked back at his wings and had noticed that the towels he wrapped eariler had been soaked from his wet wings, so he took them off and replaced them with drier ones that were steaming hot, at first he jumped since he put them on too quickly.

“Oh?” Mei chuckled lightly, slowly standing up as finally the soul won out over the will. “I wouldn’t be so sure…” He said softly… yes…he.. For in Mei’s place stood a man with shoulder length hair the same color as before…same dark blue as before… He smiled at her, the water covering his ….sensitive parts. The dragon tattoo now curled over a muscular flat chest and though the lips remained naturally blue they sat over a much firmer jaw. With that Mei turned and grabbed a towel, wrapping it around his waist as he stepped out of the bath. She wouldn’t be confused now… but mei suspected she would be angry…

As Akio sat on his bed side he had just finished wrapping his wings with the towels and smiled. He started to wonder if anyone had returned and walked down to the bar, he looked around downstairs and noticed that it was still empty. He walked over to tthe counter and asked for some hot tea. Once he had it, he placed a few gold coins onto the table and sat down to start drinking it, thinking about how annoying it will be when he took off the towels, since the feathers would probably be all ruffled up.

The soft tinkle of bells on the door announced another presense making their way into the tavern. Without a word, the cloaked figure sat in a far corner of the bar. Saying nothing, the stranger seemed content to just have a place to sit down and relax.

Mei chuckled, glancing over his shoulder at her. “I am neither a man or a woman Sikura and can not live as either….and a useless flirt at that… Be careful sweetheart, you’re in dangerous enough waters as is… “ With that and a wink Mei picked up the cloths Mei’d been wearing, holding them close to his body so the enchantment in them was activated and they transformed to her ‘male’ outfit. That is a t shirt made of transparent black material and usual tight black pants.

After a few more moments of silence, the newcomer spoke in a soft alto voice, barely loud enough to hear. After requesting some hot cocoa, the figure went quiet once more, observing the surroundings with mild interest.

Akio looked over to the stranger and just sat there as he watched the bartender bring the hot cocoa over to the stranger. "Hmm whats with everyone and hot cocoa?" he said to himself looking at the stranger.

Eventually, the stranger finished the hot beverage and lay a few coins on the table, getting up and turning to the door once more. Hearing the voice, the figure turned towards the source. "It is warm, it is non alchoholic, and it has chocolate...are those not reason enough?" With that, the person continued out the door. While the warm, lit shelter was nice, it wasn't wise to spend too long in any one place, especially one so peaceful.

Akio walked over to the stranger and grabbed onto the shoulder. "Hey, not a good idea to have something so hot, then leaving into the cold so quickly. Trust me. you dont want to do that." he said shaking his head slightly.

Mei chuckled, still holding his clothing a moment longer before glancing over his shoulder to her and raising an eyebrow. “My sister wants to kill me…and anyone allied with me. You’re falling for jack…an assassin…. Honey how are you not in danger?” He shook his head, smirking for a moment.

The rather short individual tensed immediately at the contact. "I'm fine...do not touch me sir..." the soft voive hissed, a slight waver of anxiousness in the tone. Pulling away, the masked stranger eyed the man warily.

Akio let go of the stranger and smirked a bit. "Fine...but I'm just saying you wont last long out there if your leaving now." he said turning around and walking back towards his table.