Rain glanced over, it was a blunt question… She nodded, however, glancing to the floor once more. Reaching up and pulling her shirt aside enough to show some of her shoulder…the criss cross of scars…the old burn scars… they were literally covering the space. There was more but that‘s all he would be able to see. “Apparently some of the hunters have a very old school idea of how to get a witch to confess…and some of them just liked to take advantage of a woman helpless. Apparently raping a witch isn’t wrong according to them, it’s just another interrogation technique.” She then grew silent, pulling her shirt back into place.

"Oi..." Dante reached over carefully, placing his hand on her shoulder to stop her from fulling it down. "Don't get me wrong. I'd love to hear what you're going to say, but I don't want to see that kind of thing." He sighed before pulling his hand back, rubbing it as if to relieve some ache. He sighed, before shrugged. Sounds just about the same, except, well... Dante's never been taken advantage of like that before. He didn't trust pedophiles, or course, for that reason. He was weak when he was tiny. Why do you think he kept the gun with him?

"Sucks. I'd hate men too if it were something like that." He shrugged. Or, maybe he'd enjoy it a bit too much. That is, if there were no curse and it was all willing.

(( T^T LILY!!! I'll try my best folks but I am dead ass tired. Only slept an hour this morning. Blah. Is Ti still with Oni?))

( Yup. xD He is. )

Oni had woken up from what seemed like a nightmare. He was to tired to move or even open his eyes but he was awake. There was something like fog covering his mind. Everything thing was fuzzy and out of focus. He tried to grasp at thoughts but each one slipped through his fingers. He tried once more then froze. . .wait. He got a feeling that perhaps not knowing, not seeing through the fog might be safer and easier. He gave a mental sigh but could not shake the feeling of something being wrong. It was almost as if he had completed a puzzle and now all the pieces were scattered and laying on the floor. Did he really want to see the picture this puzzle made?

((Thankies ^-^ ))

Rain simply nodded as he spoke, letting her gaze stay staring distantly into space. She sighed softly, closing her eyes a moment. “I…don’t hate men…I just… I don’t like being touched usually. Brings to mind hot pokers and…. “ Shaking her head then shrugging slightly. “So… why do you hate women…” she asked softly, glancing at him as she tried to push the attention from her.

He floated there staring at the pieces but not really looking at them wondering what had made everything shatter. He figured it couldn't be good and tried to retreat in to his mind. However, there was no place safe place to go. It seemed these puzzle pieces and remnants were everywhere. Oni turned to run when the pieces seemed to come together on their own and encircle him in a dome. He could not run and everything flooded into him.

Oni's body let out a blood chilling scream as memories and thoughts that were not his own came streaming into him. There was one ultimate bit of knowledge that made the scream take on a weight of utter and complete sorrow. . . he knew Xanic was dead.

Dante bit his lip before bowing his head. He fell silent, his eyes growing dark for a moment. He's only told one person about this before. Violetta. Even she only knew the bare minimum. "Women are all the same," he started. "They only think of themselves. There's hardly any empathy. They are mischievous and disgusting, abusing their body and looks to get their way. If they can't get their way, they throw fits and only become worse. They cry easy, they whine..." His eyes twitched suddenly as he stopped before sighing heavily. "When we were in the forest earlier, you looked just like my mother for a moment. It was terrorizing."

He stopped for a moment before feigning and grin and a chuckle. "It's... nothing compared to your story though, huh? Hot pokers? Burns are the worst kind of pain."

“So hurt by your mother…I see.” Rain said quietly, looking at the ground. She ignored the comment on women, knowing she often felt the same of men …that they were all the same and selfish…incapable of empathy or caring. Deep down though…she knew it wasn’t true and evil had nothing to do with gender, and she suspected Dante was the same.

She then said quietly, “Physically maybe worse… but it’s different when it’s someone who’s supposed to love you….Emotional pain’s harder….” Rain paused and shook her head, leaning on the back of the bench and tilting her head to look up at the sky. “We should go back to the inn…” she said now…softly. She was starting to realize how alike they were…and that his anger was as much a cover as her temper and sarcasm…

Dante fell silent for a long time after her comment. He was again haunted of visions of his past- mainly his father. It wasn't the memories he was fond of, either. He rubbed his face slowly, his hands having quickly grown shaky. There was another difference between the two of them that could not be fixed. Where as she could block out or begin to forget even a little bit, for him, it was always there. He wanted to numb down the pain. Even the memories would be fine as long as the familiar smell and fear that had etched him once before hadn't cursed him to make the memories so vivid.

"Yeah. Sure." He got up from his seat, scarf in his left hand. He couldn't find enough in himself to even look back to Rain. His eyes stayed forward, a calm expression taking place. It seemed as if he were only worn out from lack of sleep now- all thanks to his skills with acting. (You had to be able to act in his occupation.)

Oni's scream cut off and he wept feeling nothing but loss and pain. He couldn't think, he couldn't act and it seemed nothing would ever be the same. Brother was gone.

((Sorry so short, my minds not working. Okay so maybe that wasn't much better. . . *sad face*))

Nodding she stood, walking slightly behind him in thought. She knew better then to say anything, she knew through experience no one can help. Rain did, however, understand him now and it made her feel guilt…. Last night to him would have been like someone shoving her against the wall and pulling off her cloths would be to her…She then simply promised softly “…It won’t happen again Dante…” She then simply walked a little faster as she headed towards the Inn without a word.

From just outside the inn, Chie heard the sorrowful scream and looked up, alarmed. Wine-colored eyes fixed on the window she believed it had come out of... She glanced back to the child, smiling lightly. "I'm going to go see what that scream was for, Michi should stay here." And with those few words, the small girl darted inside, bounded up the steps and then quite literally dissolved the door with a touch - in her haste she forgot to act as a human and just turn the knob. Her eyes fell first on the black dog and the boy with longer black hair (who she identified as being either vampire or half), but then her gaze shifted to the weeping boy in the bed. "You...are you all right?" She asked, stepping into the room with lithe dancer's steps. Dark red eyes looked concerned as she stared at the purple-haired boy. She resisted the urge to dive into his mind and pluck the answer from there.

Oni had not heard the door open, the person walk in or the question asked of him. Ever since he could remember it had always been Xanic and him. Now with him gone it felt like he was being ripped apart inside and nothing could stop his pain. He starting shaking and moaned sadly while tears continued to flow down his checks. He felt like dying.

((w00t behold my scandalous form, ooooh yeah ))

( If Dante had only bee there. He at least has the empathy and experience to say, 'It doesn't matter if he's fucking evil. The kid would rather hurt himself than off his brother! I bloody fucking would!" xD )

Dante looked back to Rain before shrugging weakly. "You don't have to promise that. Just don't tell anyone. I haven't even told Viola that much." Well, all he'd told Viola was that his mother was abusive. He let her figure the rest on her own. He sighed, looking up as they neared the edge of town. He hadn't traveled too far from the forest path. He didn't really want to. Especially not after last night.

((*huggles Sherry* you ish soo cute ;) . Oh yeah here is a fun naked song :P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cySmUjQB05I Yeah poor Oni :( ))

{yeah, poor oni ;_; *sniffles* ...and, um, I believe I remember you saying something about no one but Ti entering his mind? forgive me if I got it wrong :P lol}

No reply. Chie sighed, she really didn't want to... but he wasn't responding to her. With a long exhale, the Atlantian dropped her mental guard and diverted the energy into probing his mind for the answers she desired. She cringed slightly when she realized she could not enter his mind, but gave a sigh of relief. She hadn't really wanted to intrude into his mind anyway...it had always felt incredibly rude to her. Well then, here's to hoping the vampire (or dhampir, she wasn't sure) wouldn't attack her for getting nearer...

Chie crossed the room fully with lithe, elegant steps and came to sit upon the end of his bed with her legs hanging over the bed and sticking out from beneath her white dress. Her dark blue hair spilled onto his comforter around her form as she twisted her body around and leaned forward to stare at him. The child's face was perfectly smooth now, the surprise and worry washed away. "Why are you crying?" She asked in a childish soprano, the question sweet and gentle. Perhaps she would have to wait for him to notice her...very well, she had patience and time - lots and lots of time. Her gaze never wavered as she stared at him with red eyes the color of blood.

(( T^T You remembers *luvers you* You are awesome! ))

( x3 Naaaw~ Oni is being adowable. x3 )

( Dun worry, Oni! You can snuggle Dante all you want when he gets back! >O )

{hahaha *is lurved* :3 I thought I remembered it being mentioned before, lol =P}

Rain smiled softly, “Honey I never do anything because I have to….Not my nature.” She said simply, walking slowly forward. She stepped onto the path, walking easily towards the Inn. She would keep that promise, whether or not he expected her to. That was the one thing that override even her temper, rain said what she meant and meant what she said. That was one thing that had never changed…..even without her memory it’d always been the core of her identity. She glanced at the ground a moment, thinking of Lily…Of Oni….of everything. This ….it was as close to what she would have as a family ever again.

Oni was in so much pain and shutting out the world seemed like the only comforting thing. Suddenly he felt a someone push against his mind though they did not enter it had caught his attention. Opening his blood shot eyes he saw a girl. She had asked something but he hadn't been coherent enough to piece it together. In fear he drew away from her curling up in the corner of the bed and screamed in the face of the unknown.

((wow so much luvin. . .hmm I should not wear clothes more often))

( Phht. xD Kay. )

Dante scratched the back of his head and breathed deep. "Right... sure..." He muttered to himself. Whatever. It wasn't that big of a deal. He just wanted to get back, drink himself into a stupor, and sleep again. Sadly, he couldn't get drunk unless he wanted to chibisize, and he couldn't drink 'legally' if he was chibisized. This world was one big fucked up mess for him.

"Worried?" He finally asked finally, looking back to Rain. "Right... whatever happened to Oni? I've been in dark about everything for the past few days."

{hahaha, silly kuma =P and *giggles* chie made the bed go 'poof', oops xD; lol}

Startled, Chie drew back as the boy pulled away from her and screamed. She covered her ears with her hands, wincing and then staring at him with wide eyes. What the heck?! She asks a polite question and then gets yelled at? A small twinge of annoyance flared up inside her though it was easily quelled; but what could she do to just make him stop screaming and listen to her? Frustrated, the Atlantian girl removed her hands from her ears and placed them on the bed sheets with importance. "Be quiet!" she shouted, simultaneously changing the bed's state of matter from solid to gas, and thus causing the entire bed to seem to just disappear into thin air. Chie blinked. "Ah, oops..." She said in a small voice as her butt thudded against the floor. "I...I'm sorry, I'll recreate it later, I promise!" The child appeared flustered. "But just...could you tell me why you're crying?" Chie hoped he wasn't too mad about the, uh, bed disappearing...

Rain looked up as he spoke, startled from her thoughts. She didn’t know what had made it clear she was worried…but she saw no reason to lie now. “Rin went into Oni’s mind to Bind Xanic…..something went wrong. Xanic was killed and Ti barely saved Oni from dying too…” she shrugged, trying not to look like she was as worried as she was. She wondered if Oni would hate her….she took him to Rin after all. It was worth it though…if he lived.