A slight gasp escaped Seraphina's lips as she felt her body jerk back. Feeling her half-sisters tight grip on her wrist she stared coldly at the girl,not letting any flicker of emotion cross her face. At first she was confused by the Fire Princess's actions,that was until Nina explained as to why she didn't want her sister to leave that things became clear. Seraphina was clearly surprised at the sudden invitation to go sight-seeing around the kingdom but knew that it could also mean something bad. Half of herself wanted to go with her sister,and the other half began to scream at her "NO". You could clearly see the inner conflict by the pained expression on her face. When Nina let go of Seraphina's wrist,she gradually lowered her head,not wanted the Princess to see anymore of her weakness. It wouldn't hurt....right? She began to think. Finally agreeing to the Princess's request her expression softened as she lifted her head back up to face Nina's red orbs with her own blue ones. "I'll go." She whispered in monotone. Just because she agreed to her half-sisters request doesn't mean she trusted her. Seraphina was always on her guard against the Royal Family...Always.

Nina smiled with joy when her half-sister agreed to go with her, and was ready to just giver her a hug but then decided not to just because they had always been distance from each other. Well it wasn't necessarily their fault but she decided to go on the side of caution. Nina smiled saying "That's great, we can finally spend sometime together", she looked around quickly then picked up at Shadow and said "We should probably get going or we'll be late for the the guards changing, meaning we'll never get out until late." She turned and started making her way to the other side of the garden to make their way out of the castle walls. Nina was so happy to have someone to go with especially since it was her half-sister, Nina knew that she didn't really care for her but Nina always liked to try and change that seeing as she was family and all.

The old warrior awoke a second before the wind-up alarm clock began to ring, slamming it off within a second of it ringing. He stood and stretched, his dark room hiding the criss-crossing scars covering his torso. Malachi Moriarty reached for his mask and slipped it on, the seals locking with a hiss. He was ready for the day.

The young woman snored, asleep and unaware of the looming danger until it was too late. She sputtered awake as a cup of ice cold water was poured over her head by her younger siblings. The young girls let out giggles as they ran out of the room, Kinzy Rose stumbling to her feet, an angry yet playful look on her face as she ran after them shouting, "You're gonna get it you little brats!"

Malachi tightened the last buckle on his dark uniform, his weapons in place, his quiver full. He poured food and water for the small puppy that was still asleep as he went out... he was ready for the day.

Kinzy hopped down the stairs to the kitchen, putting her boot on as she went with her sword belt held in her teeth. As she entered the kitchen she tightened the belt and stole her dad's toast, giving him a kiss on the cheek as she ran out... she was running late.

Seraphina stayed completely silent as she followed her sister down the castle corridors. Jaax was right at her heels,every so often making her trip and almost fall on the tiled surface. As they neared the entrance of the castle her movements slowed and she grew closer to the wall,just in case a guard came by. Copying her half-sisters actions she picked up her puppy and skillfully traveled through the endless halls until they reached the outside. With only a few yards to go until complete freedom she looked over at her sister,making sure she was ready, and then began to run. Her built,lean legs quickly carried her over the cement ground and past the gates. No one,not even the newly dispatched guards caught the two princess as they rushed out of the castle and into the bustling streets. Blending in easily with the crowd the two girls began to walk further and further away from the castle. Finally after a few minutes of silence Seraphina looked over at her half-sister and asked "What do we do now?"

Peter blushed brightly, quickly hiding it when a guard walked by. "Does it matter?" He asked in embaressment, hiding it the best could. He was so thankful that she knew about his feelings, but at same time it was a curse due to her constant teasing when it was just them. "So are we going to go?" He asked, his free hand juggling two small balls of water. Like all of the members of the royal families he could bend his kingdoms elements, a small trouble he found with his love for Seraphina. He knew that if he were to successfully wed her, his sons would not contain his power.

"Very well then I shall induldge you're little curse can't say mother and father will be to happy but if you're happy I'm happy." Finx said with a smile "and the sooner you get out of my hair the better." she shook her head slightly and grabbed a shawl to put over her dress.

Chiyu finally made it to the top of the tower and into the aviary. She smiled as she looked around the high rafters pulling one of the parisols out of the stand at the door and opening it. The smell was horrendous but the sight was beautiful. Hundreds of birds all different species, colors, and sizes. She walked over to one of the smallest cages which was hanging open in the corner. Peaking inside, she whistled softly and a small sparrow fluttered out and onto her out-stretched hand. "Hello Shizune." she whispered and the small bird began to sing.

Chiyu happily pet back the bird's feathers lightly with her fingertip before leaving the room with Shizune now on her shoulder. She headed out for the garden still trying to avoid the gaurds but just as she made the door she was caught by one standing guard outside. And from there on he became her escort. Never too close but never far enough away for her own liking. She had luckily grabbed one of her books from the library. She had already wrapped the binding in blank leather so that the title was hidden and he was far enough away where it wouldn't have truly matter if she had or had not. She took her favorite perch under and old weeping cherry tree and began to The two of them were the same really, at least they could have their freedom, however limited it was, and enjoy it to the fullest.

Nina led the way through the halls know which ones to take after traveling through them so often, when she heard her half-sister stubble behind her Nina slowed slightly know she would catch up. Upon reaching the gates she quickly looked around to make sure that there were no guards close enough to see them get out. Seeing as there were none close enough she picked up Shadow and ran through the gates and kept going until she knew they would be out of sight from the gate guards. She had heard her half-sister running behind her so Nina knew that she hadn't fallen or gotten caught by the guards she smiled and slowed down to a walking speed and kept going. Hearing Seraphina ask what they were going to do next Nina looked over at her and smiled saying "Sight seeing, shopping, exploring. You know we can pretty much do whatever we want to because we have no body guard we don't have to be worried about being judged by their opinions or worry about the king plans queen finding out about or outing."

"Thanks so much." He said so excitedly, leaving to get the horses ready.

(Sorry for long wait and short post been having some issues.)

While she was looking around the shops, trying to add some heat to her fashion, Ash noticed the princesses walking around without a guard. She could help but think of it as the perfect time to attack a royal. Shooing the thought from her mind, she stepped towards them. A smirk was on her face as she put her hand on the eldest's shoulder. "You're quite a ways from the palace young princess." She said, quietly so no others would know who it was. She figured that the lack of guards meant they snuck out. Nina wasn't too close to Ash's own princes, but close enough to be familiar.

((Anyone know where The_Black_King may be by chance?))

{Nope not really the faintest idea}

Nina gasped slightly when someone touched her on the should and mentioned that she was far away from home. She turned around slowly then said "And your one to be talking, but I think that you have mistaken me for someone I am not" She tried to say it as calmly as she could so that it would be believable. She recognized the person who she was talking to as she was close to one of the princesses that ruled another kingdom and hoped that she did not recognize her. She put Shadow down by her side and looked back at the lady and said "Now if you don't mind me and my sister have to get back to running earns for our family." She turned and took her half-sisters arm and began to walk away with Shadow close to behind hoping that the lady wouldn't follow them or go and tell her father about her outing.

"If it weren't for you little Shadow, I might have bought that. But you're features are far to high for a fire commoner." Ash said, following the two, making sure no gaurds were on the look out. "I promise I won't tell anyone of your adventure, as long as you keep me close to watch out for anyone." She said, the force in her voice indicating a demand rather than a request.

Nina stopped and turned to face her again saying "Many people in this kingdom have cats as pets, and many of them look the same. Also, that is not really an excuse to think that I am the princesses, to her that may be insualting." Nina gulped slightly realizing that this lady was not going to let them be very easily or at all really. To think all she wanted to do today was go out and go sight seeing with her half-sister and not have and member ofthe royal guard or a member of the palace following them around. Hearing the woman's demand Nina looked over at her sister quickly then back at the lady saying"We don't need anyone to watch out for people for us as no one is looking for us and we walk these streets running earns every week. Plus it looks like you have you own kingdom to go back to since you look like your not from around here." Nina bit her tounge after her last comment so that she wouldn't say anything that may give away who she really was, but the lady was already positive about who she was which made it harder on Nina to make the lie more realistic.

Finx rolled her eyes and followed after her brother he could be such a pain some times but she loved him anyway.

"I'm positive you can take care of yourself. But I know what ways the guards do and don't look, especially for missing princesses, so I think I could be of use. To be honest I'm just trying to find my princess. And if you don't want to have a royal guard you're in luck I'm a peasant." Ash said honestly, her clothes showing it if not the slight bit of dirt at the bridge of her nose. She wouldn't leave them alone anyways, in hopes that they would run into Stephani before her father did.

Seeing his sister come up, Peter hopped on his horse, keeping hold of hers. He was so excited to see Seraphina when he got there, although his flowers were messed up and he couldn't give them to her anymore. She had always been nice to him at least and he had helped her with countless inventions when she needed it, so he hoped she felt the same way for him. "Come on I don't want to intrude during their lunch.

Nina looked at her and sighed, this was getting hard to deal with and was actually starting to get frustrating. She looked back at her sister then back at the lady saying "Listen, I've been out here many times and I've never gotten caught. So, we don't need anyone to watch out for guards for us. Also,I think that if you are looking for your princess then you should hurry along and actually try to find her instead of trying to protect us." She smiled nicely at her and hoped that she got the point this time then added in "Oh, and there isn't really much to worry about here in the Fire Kingdom everyone is friendly. So, there is no worry for us to be walking around on our own." She turned back to her sister and then back to the lady and waited to see if she would get the point.

Finx sighed and glared at her horse "You behave you hear me?" she let one of the guards lift her onto the horse since she was to short to climb on the horse herself. With a huff she rejusted her dress. "Now lets go." she kicked the horse gently and it took off running she screeched and clung to its mane for dear life.

(( Wow! Sorry for not posting,some family issues came up but I'm back. ^^ ))

Seraphina was as confused and irritated about the current situation as her half-sister was. Her original instinct was to ignore the peasant but after analyzing her insistent tone the princess decided against it. She watched silently as her half-sister fought desperately with words,just trying to get this girl to back off and get the very clear message, "Go away." However the insistence on the hidden message Seraphina knew this girl wasn't going to go away. This peasant,whoever she was, was going to follow them; with or without permission. As of this moment the girl was only trying to get into the princess's way in a clear,direct manor. Finally after some deep thinking Seraphina took hold of her half-sisters upper arm;indicating for her to step back and let her take charge of the current situation. Taking a small step; almost as if attempting to shield the other fire princess; Seraphina finally spoke. "We don't have anything to do with the Royals, however you are welcome to join my sister and I on one condition; stay in front of us and don't make any sudden moves. We'll enjoy your company on a cautionary behalf." With her owns eyes watching the girl she could at least have some security that both her and her half-sister would be safe from any..."surprise attacks."

Peter shot off in a gallop after her, ready to grab the reigns and slow down when he caught up. By the time he was able to catch her horse, which was just a little harder to do than he hoped, they were at the fire kingdom. He slowed the horses down and they entered in a calm and regal trot. He had helped her fix her hair right before they entered the volcanic kingdom, and found some volcanic rock flowers at the edge of a small lava pit, a helpful part for finding the semi rare flowers. While they were inside, he noticed a pretty young lady harrassing two others. From where he was, he yelled for the harasser to stop bothering them before continuing to go see his beloved. He figured it was because he was so excited about seeing her this particular day, he thought that one of them looked like Seraphina. Once they had arrived at the castle they were greated by a somewhat chubby guard, he was rather friendly as well. He kept flashing looks at Finx, but thankfully didn't show any intention to take action. "We are here to see the Princesses Seraphina and or Nina if either are available today?" He said quickly to take up his whole attention for as long as he could.

Ash was getting frustrated about the fight they were putting up, but decided not to continue when the water prince had called her out. A few miscellaneous persons were starting to look, so she just silently walked off into an alley.

Luker turned down an alley Sly sitting on his shoulder, he had been in the Fire Kingdom for at least two weeks now trying to find out how to put his families plan into action here. He had learned his way around town easily and how to get into the Castle unnoticed. He had also noticed that the Fire Princess Nina had been sneaking out of the Castle as well, with no one to protect her and no one watching out for her. He had been following her fruit to figure out what she like and where she goes to try and figure out what he could do to make her fall in love with him, though keeping to the shadows so that she would not notice him. This had given him plenty of opportunities for him to learn about her and for what he could do to impress her.

Luker had turned down another alley way when he noticed the Fire Princess at the other end arguing with what appeared to be a civilian from the Air Kingdom and standing beside the other Fire Princess. He walked close to the end of the alley and stood in the shadows to watch what would happen. Seeing how the Princess Nina stood up and blatantly lied to the civilian about being a princess, he smirked to himself knowing how it was a lie and was slightly impressed. Sh seemed to be extremely confident in what she said even if it was a lie. He then thought that if he could convince her to join the Dark Kingdom she could be useful with trying to turn the other Princesses as well.

When he heard someone calling the Air civilian out he looked for who it was and saw that it was the Water Pirince who seemed to be in a rush and didn't recognize the two princesses. He looked back at the lady and watched as she slipped into the alley way. He smirked and stepped out of the shadows saying "So, your really going to give up that easy or are going to start following them around now? You were right about them being the Fire Princess's anyways one is always out here the other one seems to be newer as I haven't even see here with Pincess Nina before. But why do you have and intrest in them?" He looked at the lady again waiting to see what she was going to say before he went and continued to follow the Princess.

(sorry for not posting not really a place for me to interact.)

((Where the hay is King? Kind of hard to post the princess's bodyguards when the princess hasn't posted))

((Yeah I didn't get a warning so I'm about to make the spot open again so others can interact more... Also Luna I believe the fire kingdom is the only choice right now thunder is kinda stuck we have four characters waiting there right now lol if anyone can find some more people to join or something to get more characters before this dies I would totally love you forever... in a not awkward way of course))