((ahh pretties >.<))

Oni snuggled against the vampire when he picked him up. He was scared and half blind but Ti had come for him. Once they got back to the inn Oni was set on the sofa. Oni was glad to be home and curled up on the sofa thanking Ti quietly.

((so um maybe Ti goes upstairs to meditate on his wounds or something))

[[sounds good I guess.]]

Arina watched as Ti walked past her up to his room. She put out her hand to stop him but retracted it looking down and moving into the main room. She saw Oni on the couch. "Hello Oni..." she said softly, she hadn't talked to him in a few days but thought she'd say it none the less. She made her way behind the bar making a pot of honeysuckle tea. That alone made her miss that cute little fairy that used to flitter about. She poured herself a glass mixing in some honey and lemon then took a sip.

Oni's head snapped up at the voice first in fear but then recognized it as Arina. "Hello Arina," he said in a small voice. "I . . I can't see too well right now. . .could . . could you get me something to drink? My stomach feels a little upset," he asked quietly. He was sure he had blood himself and wanted to bath but with the drug still in his system he couldn't see well enough to do so. He would have to wait till it wore off.

"Uh sure," She said and got another cup out, she put more honey than she did her own and no lemon. "This might help you feel a little better, it's warm, and i made it sweet for you." She said softly as she made her way over to him. "You don't sound too well, so... like i said... maybe it will help..." she held the cup out to him moving the blue hair behind her.

Oni moved his hands till he felt the cup and held onto it through his shakes. He took a long sip and let it warm him. The honey she added did indeed help as the sugar made it's way through him. He gave a weak smile and said, "Thank you Arina it's really good . . .and it's helping." He tried to think of other things so he asked her quietly something that had been on his mind, "Arina. . . do you mind that Lukas is special to me?" Arina was Lukas' sister and nice to boot and Oni had wanted to make sure she would be okay with her brother liking someone as pathetic as him.

Ti went to his room knowing Arina would take care of Oni. He shrugged off his coat and pulled off his shirt, wincing as he felt the bullet wound stretch and burn. He let out a breath in a hiss and felt the wound, finding it deeper than he first thought. 'Damn' He thought, wincing again as he inspected it. 'maybe I can't tend it by myself....the vodka is downstairs anyways.' He sighed as he thought of Arina's reaction, then made his way back down the stairs, blood beginning to drip down his chest again.

Dalcha had stayed outside, licking the blood off her paws and muzzle before daring to walk inside. Her eyes had returned to their normal brown and she had relaxed. She nursed her wounds while hiding in the gardens.

Arina smiled "Of course I don't mind. Lukas is lucky to have you." She said softly as she sat down on the floor in front of him and lighting the fire in the fireplace with a nod of her head. "He's happy, and I like that. He was very... closed off before he left. I like that he's smiling again, since he found you. I mean you know, he's smiled, but really smiling rather than you know, putting on a show... it's nice to see that again." She looked up as she heard footsteps on the stairs seeing Ti. The blood made her frown a bit. "Every time Ti, I swear, I should just not let you out of my sight."

Oni warmed inside not only because of the honey lemon tea but because of Arina's words. She was happy for them and happy that he had helped Lukas really smile. He got a little smile of his own and said, "He makes me smile too. He helps me forget about all the bad things and about Xanic not being here anymore. He makes me happy. I love him." He really did too. Lukas was like a small sun warming him and making his deary thoughts turn sunny.

Arina smiled back at Oni. "Well I'm glad to hear that. I think things will work out well for the two of you." She said. "You finish that tea and feel better. I have no power over drugs, and you seem to be very drugged."

Oni said in reply,"Yeah. . .it was a man who wanted to take me back. . ." he waited a moment then continued, "Ti is a good person. . .he saved me." He thought about his new father and felt good. Now he knew for certain that Ti was the kind of person who he could trust and rely on. That sparked a memory and he said, "Arina Ti said I could help around with chores so um I was wondering what sort of things I could do. Oh and I learned how to use my card so I have money to pay what I owe."

Ti sighed as she scolded him, then stopped and blinked. 'Periwinkle?' He looked at her hair and couldn't help but laugh. He leaned against the wall, hand to his chest as he laughed at her new hair color. "I'm sorry, but what did you do to yourself?" he asked, wincing a bit now that the laughter subsided.

Arina looked at Oni "Don't be ridiculous, you don't owe me anything. I suppose you could help with the dishes, when it's full you press the button to turn the machine on to wash them and put them away afterward, think you can do that?" She asked smiling then frowned as Ti started to laugh. "Well, I felt like changing it." She muttered. "And i didn't feel like cutting it..." She sighed "Though I will admit it didn't turn out quite like I had planned..."

He said in reply, "Okay I can do that. I want to be helpful and do my part."

Oni heard Ti and said seriously, "Thank you Ti. . . for saving me. Are you and Dalcha okay? It sounded like a lot of gunfire." He really hoped he hadn't been the reason why his friends got hurt.

Ti chuckled again as she pouted, but turned to Oni as he spoke, a soft smile on his face. "You don't have to thank me, it's nothing I wouldn't do for the rest of our little family. I think Dalcha is ok, but I might have to get a bullet out of her. I'm not sure if she was hit, she hasn't come inside yet." He looked to the door with worry on his face before continuing. "Speaking of bullets, I need help getting this one out, Arina. Just no healing magic, ok? My body hasn't been dealing well with it." He said apologetically

She sighed and nodded." Alright, lets go up to my bathroom, I'll have the tools in there, and you can wash up afterward. "She said standing and moving around the couch, she patted Oni on the head as she did so. "You rest up kiddo." She said and moved towards the stairs.

Oni frowned at Ti's words. It seemed they had both gotten hurt and he said softly with shame, "I'm sorry." He tried not to cry. He curled up on the sofa and wondered if he would be able to sleep with out Lukas there.

Ti nodded and glanced at the door one more time before following Arina up to her room. He caught a few drips of blood as they fell from his chest, letting not one fall to the nice floors below. "I'm sorry I get roughed up all the time.... but it's part of who I am I guess." He said with a sigh.

Arina shrugged "I understand, It doesn't bother me as much as it did in the beginning... I mean, I still get upset... but you know, I've gotten to picking and choosing which ones need attention, and which don't and all." She pushed open the door to her room and walked to the bathroom opening a drawer and pulling out a little package and then nodded for him to sit on the toilet as she started to open the package. "Well treat magically anyway." she added pulling out a few things.

( Any room for me? x3 )

(( ya come on in. Dante is pretty smart. . .maybe he can figure something out using Oni's phone. . . ? ))

( Oni has a phone? Who let that happen? O-o )

What was all the racket? Dante headed downstairs, rubbing his tired face. Because on Oni's interruption he had been out at work until the early hours of the morning. It wasn't fun. Around that time most people were too drunk to even talk! He sighed and looked around the Inn. Huh... alright. The norm.

Without a second thought he went to the kitchen to forge for foodstuffs- anything to fill his empty belly.

[[oni always had a phone, i believe Xanic had used it more or something.

((It belonged to Xanic technically who would report to the Director, lol. Oni's still covered in blood and is half blind sitting on the sofa, lol ))

[[someone hang out in my artsu shop with me, Dx it died at pg 3 and i can't post again cause of the double post rule]]

Ti followed Arina to the bathroom and sat on the toilet lid. He winced as a bit of blood gushed from the wound and spilled down his torso. "The bullet's in there pretty deep, I can't get it on my own without doing more damage" he said as he leaned back, the cold porcelain making him shiver slightly. He looked down to his torso, watching the blood drip down the muscles and scars.