Dante chcukled and messed the boys hair up. Well, it ended up not being a terrible waste of time. (A waste nonetheless.) He got up and crossed his arms, looking to the mess. "You should clean up. I'll have a surprise for you downstairs." He winked to the boy before slipping free of his grip and heading out. "Hurry up, alright?"

( Uhmm... I don't read anything but books and RP Posts. And game text... and labels... Sorry. xD )

((It's slowly turning into a book... I meant it to be a short, but it's closer to a novella now...))

( I meant published books. As in on paper. I read on the road if it's long, hun. xD; )

(( sorry I was going to mention it in the PM I sent but I spaced. Can you send the link?))

Oni giggled as his friend messed up his hair and his eyes went wide at the mention of a surprise. Before he could ask any questions Dante and strategically slipped out of the room. He called out, "Okay I'm hurrying!" Oni got to work quickly and put his school stuff into the desk drawer that was empty. He slid the white board under the bed and tidied up the rest. Once it looked like everything was good to go Oni bolted down stairs looked for Dante.

(( you are going to read it cuz I said so. So there. Just think of it as a preview of a book, not in print yet. ))

Ti looked to Dalcha as she sniffed about the floor before answering Talianda. "Well, you have an elemental alignment of Electricity and Wind, both of which could counteract what I could do with water. I'm pretty confident I can make it work, it will just take a bit more work." He answered, lazily watching the dog and letting his mind wander a bit.

"Electricity? I wasn't aware of that," Talianda said, looking confused. "I've only ever used wind. How would I have it?"

((Part one, Prologue: http://drakina.deviantart.com/art/Th...-pro-110415563 ))

Dante set himself to work. He sifted through the freezer until he found it. Vanilla. Perfect, right? Well, the sugar fiend would love it. He put it on the counter before nabbing a bowl and fork. For those of you that don't seem to understand, the fork is one of the better tools to scoops with. It didn't slid about, and it easily stabbed into the hard mixture and made it easier to extract.

He put a serving into the bowl before throwing chocolate syrup on top in one of those fancy scribble designs. With a small spoon shoved in between the bowl and ice cream he place it out onto the bar counter just in time for Oni. He winked to the boy before slipping back into the kitchen to clean up.

((I do that to ice cream bowls...))

Dante sighed and pointed to the bowl. "Oi. Rinse it and throw it in the dish washer. Don't just leave it for someone else." He smiled, then headed out. "I have some business in town, Oni." He stopped before smiling weakly to the boy. "I'm sorry. You said you wanted to go out as well. Ti will bring you if you ask. For now, I have a few things I must do alone. Sorry." He waved and headed off quickly.

Ti chuckled as Oni ran down after Dante only to find a bowl of ice cream. The boy's face lit up with joy as he quickly ate it all. Ti smiled at him then turned to Talianda "Well, if you don't know about it, then I can assume you don't work with it. That makes my job easier." He stretched and stood, glancing at a clock on the wall before making his way behind the bar again to grab a shot glass and whiskey. He heard Dante in the kitchen, something about leaving. He shrugged to himself and poured a shot, downing it quickly.

Talianda set down his now empty tea cup. "Well, how would I use it? How can electricity be helpful?" he asked. His curiosity had risen. "Is it harder than other elements?"

( Phht. One day you should follow Dante. xD )

((But Oni's a good puppy XD))

((Yeah Oni does as he is told, lol. No mischief maker. However if he isnt told not do something he usually will get curious enough to try it.

Drakina- reading story ^-^))

Ti sighed and poured another shot 'here we go...' He downed the second shot and took a sharp breath as the liquid fire hit his throat. He closed his eyes a moment before answering. "Electricity is a secondary element, a more refined type of Fire. All secondaries are said to be harder to master, but it depends on the person. As for pros and cons, I'm not exactly able to tell you off the top of my head, but I'm sure I have a book somewhere that could help you." he poured another shot without thinking, and downed that one too.

Talianda tilted his head to the side. "Refined fire? And how old is the book?" He was worried about more new words, ones that he wouldn't know. He had been doing pretty well, but he still remembered his first visit here, and the bottle of... peroxide? Yes, that was it.

((lol okay sherry I just thought of a reasonable way Oni could 'follow' you into town. . .should I go for it))

( Sure. xD )

Dante was too far in front to notice any followers- right off the bat, that is. He didn't much care. His thoughts were troubling him lately. Why was he thinking so harshly lately? Using people? He didn't want to use them. He didn't need them for anything. Then why did he want them?

Before he knew it he'd reached town. He walked right into the streets and headed for the nearest bar- his first target. He had to find his target somehow. He had started on the farther end of town before, he'd almost cleared all the bars of suspicion.

(( i'm sorry guys, I'm not feeling well, I'm going to have Ti meditate or something. ))

Ti chuckled, "All of my books are old, I've been collecting them for centuries. The problem is finding the right information in English." He downed one more shot before putting the bottle back and making his way up to his room. He shuffled though his books, dust floating about as the smell of old book filled the air. He found a medium-sized red leather-bound book, brushed a bit of dust and charcoal off it and checked the title as he stood. "Here we go" He muttered to himself before going back down stairs. "Here, this is a book on Elemental Magic and Druidic practices. Be careful though, it's about 400 years old, ok?" He set the book on the bar by Tal and sighed, his head getting a bit fuzzy. He looked about, not seeing Oni, but remembering what Dante had said. 'He must have gone with him.' He thought. He closed his eyes a moment before speaking again. "That should answer your questions, I have to go meditate for a while." He said simply, turning to go to his room again. Dalcha looked to him from her spot on the couch, but just went back to napping.

Pre'acha'n cawed at the other ravens, telling them to get off his back. They had been pestering him all day for fun, and he was getting more annoyed than usual. Leave me alone! He cawed again, then noticed a flash of purple hair. Oni? He fell silent, following Oni and Dante in the tree branches, then above roofs as they got to town. What are they doing here at a bar?

"Thank you," he said. "It's close to the same age as me, that's interesting." He curled up on the chair he was on, carefully opening the book and starting to read.