Stretching his own hand out Jatan grabbed Caleb's and shook it. "It's nice to meet you to Akasha." He grinned at Caleb's comment and looked to his sister. "I guess I'm the Uncle now eh?" He turned back to Caleb still grinning. "So I take it that your guy's act is with the trampolines? I have to say that's awesome!" He meant it, just watching them do a few tricks impressed him. He would never admit it but he was slightly afraid of the trampolines.

Watching Jatan interact with the siblings had her smiling again. She was glad they were getting a long. "Yeah I guess you are!" She said with a laugh. "So how long are you staying this time?" She couldn't help but feel a little hopeful that he would stay for a long time. Sometimes he came for a few days and sometimes it was for a few years.

Laughing hard Azra couldn't help it. When she finally calmed herself she spoke. "Yes she will as long as I'm with you. Don't worry about the dagger part. If she had been paying attention she would have caught it. She's more mad that she let it hit her." She gave him a small smile and then a shooing gesture. "Now go, ask. I'll go with you."

Akasha grinned. "Excuse the other two, Kita and Kyle found a challenge and take those seriously." She tilted her head to their direction, brushing her bangs back away from her eyes. Cal also grinned as he and the other shook hands, but he stilled abruptly. "Shifter?" He murmured softly in confusion, the hairs on the back of his neck standing on end. Aki noticed, one eyebrow raising in confusion at her brother, knowing he and Kita were the most perceptive to things around them. Caleb let his hand drift back to his lap as he looked from Zalia to Jatan, wondering what was going on.

Kita looked over to her other male sibling, she could sense the unease from him. Kyle though remained blissfully unaware as he focused on helping Melony.

Melony smiled before trying again. This time she actually managed without wobble. "Hey Naki! Look at this! I didn't wobble this time!" She did it again to demonstrate, pushing off with her feet then landing on her hands. Instead of ending up on her feet though, the young woman landed roughly on her back with a loud sound as all the breath left her. She sat up again while rubbing her head. "Well, I did it when Kyle was helping me anyway. This is going to take a while." She kept rubbing her head, then rubbed her back a bit before standing up again. She wondered where Day was, and how things had went with him telling Ahanna and Rythen about his other form.

Nervously Casimir nodded to Azra before walking over to Zalia amidst the little congregation of strangers. "I was wondering if you would let me leave the circus with Azra. I... want to get a surprise for Cire." HE looked at the man beside the ringmaster and instinctively reached for weapons he did not have. His hands clenched into fists as he looked at him. Danger emanated from him, and had Casimir trying to think of ways to eliminate him before he knew it. Then he forced himself to take a deep breath and think. The hunter did not relax his hands or his stance, but he'd turned his mind to defense rather then a will to kill.

Kita smiled with obvious joy and pride at her accomplishment, as did Kyle. Jumping with a shout he watched as she tried on her own, the siblings wincing at the loud smack when she landed on her back. Hearing her words as Kita swiftly moved to her side, the tiger shifter smiled with a giggle. "It usually does take a while, it took us a long while to perfect some of our moves." She said as she held her hand out to assist the other girl stand up. Kyle nodded in agreement. "Yea, I remember falling a lot myself. Painful thing that." He whined slightly as his body twinged in rememberance and sympathy.

About to explain what Jatan was to Caleb she was interrupted when Casimir came over to him, Azra following close behind. "A surprise to Cire?" She couldn't help but frown. What was this man up to or was he being serious. When she had seen the both of them earlier thoughts had sprung up in her mind. Moving her gaze to Azra she gave her a look. "Alright the two of you may go. The circus will be moving soon so be quick." She froze when she heard a snarl right next to her.

When the man came up to Zalia and asked to leave Jatan turned to look at him. The inside of his throat shifted into a jaguars and he let out a snarl. He sounded just like the jungle beast. He had been watching his movements and didn't like them. Shifting his throat back he stood closer to his sister. "Hunters sis? Are you absolutely mad!" Each second he was growing mad with fear linked to it. His sister was his world and here she was letting dangerous people that wanted them dead to roam around their circus.

Flinching when Jatan yelled at her Zalia steeled her spine and whirled on him. "Az take Casimir now please. And you!" She yelled at her brother. "You don't have a say about my actions! You're never around so don't get all protective now brother." She was mad now and was struggling to control her tone. Turning to Caleb she tried to smile. "He's a shapeshifter. One that can change into any animal or change his physical appearance." That said she turned around and exited the tent.

Jatan let his sister yell at him and felt horrible. Everything she had said was right. He needed to be around for her instead of traveling. That was going to change now, he was sticking around. Letting out a heavy sigh he looked at his sisters retreating form. "I am such an ass," he mumbled. He was wondering if he should follow after her but he was slightly afraid to do so. When she was angry she did all kinds of mean stuff.

With an slightly open mouth Azra watched everything happen. When Zalia stormed off she turned to Casimir. "Come on let's get going we don't have a lot of time." She said and walked away. "Chen! I'm heading out into town. I'll be back ok?" She directed into her sisters mind.

Hearing her sister in her mind Chenol stopped dancing and nodded to her. Be careful I love you, she directed back and got them same. Now alone she sat down and started to stretch, oblivious of everything going on.

Caleb and Akasha had both tensed, her brother or not, they would have lept in Zalia's defense, when Jatan started to yell. They settled slightly, wincing as the ringleader started to shout. Caleb looked up at the older woman with a nod while Akasha's expression held understanding about what had made Caleb anxious about the male. She looked over her shoulder as she felt the eyes of her other siblings, one shoulder lifting and dropping in a shrug.

Kita looked between Melony and Zalia as she walked out of the tent before smiling apologetically as she shifted to her animal and running after the only person she felt truly safe around. Kyle shook his head at the blonde girl as she bolted, leaving him with the newest trainee. "Don't worry, Kita isn't upset on her own this time. But Zalia has been...I guess more...to Kita than the rest of us. We four trust each other so implicitly, rely on each other and help each other, but just before we were found was the worst. Especially for Kita, and Zalia rescued Kita when we could not." He spoke softly, part of him in awe for the older, currently upset, woman. He shook his head and turned back to Melony. "Alright, lets get to practice again. I know we can get it." He encouraged happily.

Cal watched the interaction, pained almost as Zalia left, but saw the flash of orange as Kita chased her. He smiled softly, knowing that Kita was probably the best to go after her. He heard the other male, and chuckled lightly. He brushed Akasha away, which she looked affronted to, but quelled and flipped to the higher levels so he could chat. "I wouldn't really say you were an ass. Maybe a little insensitive, but not an ass." He spoke low, hoping he wasn't overstepping himself as he tried to strike a conversation with the other man.

Mumbling under her breath a bunch of obscenities Zalia stopped once she saw Kita run up to her in her furry form. "Oh kitten," she sighed and reach out to scratch behind her ears. Kitten was her endearment for Kita and she said it when either one of them was distraught mostly. Going over to a tree she sat beneath it and gestured for Kita to sit by her. "I can't believe I yelled at him. But he makes me so mad sometimes. I just wished he would be here more often and I think it's finally getting to me." She told the beautiful cat by her.

Turning to look at Caleb, Jatan gave him a weak smile and sat down. "Yeah I guess insensitive is the word for it. I know she's been wanting me to stick around more often but I like exploring. I just have a need for it. But no longer, I'm here till she tells me to leave." He looked at the younger man and studied him. "I'm glad she has the four of you to look after her. You all seem protective over her." Jatan couldn't help but start to like them all. Anyone that was close to his little sister was someone special.

Melony felt a frown cross her face. "What happened? I know I haven't know you all for very long, but... What happened to all of you?" She looked at Kyle with sympathy and curiosity in her eyes. She didn't want to seem cruel or as if she was prying, but she wanted to know what had happened to make Kita like she was.

Melony watched without comment what happened. Zalia storming off, Caleb going up to talk with her brother. She was to deep in thought to pay attention. When she did snap out of it, it was to look at Kyle again her eyes full of a silent demand to know. To know what had happened to scar Nakita so badly that she clung to the only people she trusted like they were the only thing that kept her afloat.

After watching events unfold with difficulty Casimir nodded at Azra. He followed her without question all the while wondering at the change he'd given up. He recognized Zalia's brother. He'd never met him of course, but he recognized the supernatural that was hunted by only the best. With the information he had, Casimir could become the greatest hunter alive! The young man shook his head. Casimir couldn't harm the circus, Cire was there. He was beginning to see that not all the supernaturals were bad either. Azra was quite nice, and those siblings, he envied how close they were.

Rae distangled herself from her sister and went to the side of the tent and sat down. She still wasn't very confortable here.

Roe sighed as her sister left her but was distracted by everything within the tent. All the people and their tools were truely amazing. The trampolines really amazed her. She had once been in a town that had an amazing gym. She had broken in one night and spent the entire time playing around. They had a trampoline that she had just loved. Sadly she hadn't been able to enjoy it more then that one night as her and her sister had to leave the town the next morning.

Feravin walked along the path of the woods before finally emerging to behold the circus. He smiled pleasantly, taking in a deep breath, his wings extending out as he did so and folding back up as he exhaled. He grinned and started wandering around, looking for any wandering supe's that may be outside so that he could kill the abominations. He paused, shaking his head and thinking, "No, no, that's not right. I can't do that yet, not until I get the order to. First, I need to infiltrate them so that I can provide whatever tactical info that I can until they're weak enough to be destroyed." He nodded, satisfied with his memory of his orders and went back to wandering about.

Kyle tensed as she asked to know. Down right demanded if her stare was anything to go by. He held his hands up in surrender to the girl. "Alright, but not here. Let's go to my family's tent." He offered, heading out of the practice tent to where his family slept, the brightly colored tent larger on the inside than it appeared on the outside. Off to one side in the square interior there were two large sized sleeping bags with sheets covering it in each corner, two more on the other side. He move to the one in the far right corner, sitting down in the middle of the brown sheets, motioning to the spot across from him. "It's a really long story." He said, breath seeming to trail the words in a woosh.

Kita purred as she felt the scratching behind her ear, nuzzling against the other womans legs, trying to offer as much comfort as she could to the upset woman. She 'mreowed' softly, trying to convey her understanding, she did after all have two brothers.

Caleb returned the smile genuinely. "I know what you mean. I like traveling, I'd prefer more, but just by being in the circus I get to travel more than I or my family used to." He shrugged lightly, watching as his male twin left the tent with one of the new comers. "Plus, Aki nearly went ballistic when she found out about that particular hunter. Never piss off a hawk, it isn't pretty." He cringed at the memory of the pissed off female. He grinned when he heard his next sentence, humming in agreement. "She looks out for us a lot too, so its the least we can do." Cal responded, ducking his head with a slight flush of color.

Feravin looked up when he spotted Kyle and Melony leave the practice tent, and wondered wether he should check the tent they left or the tent they were going to for more people. After wondering about it for a bit, he decided to go to the practice tent. He lifted the flap and stepped inside and was surprised to see so many people all around all of a sudden. He froze, fighting both the instinct to start attacking, since it seemed likely they were all supe's, and the sudden urge to hide in a corner since the crowd reminded him of his 'multiple combatant training sessions'... mainly the ones that had started around age 4.

Mellie stuck her tongue out playfully and giggled, then looked up at Rythen. She slowly slipped her hand into his, lacing her fingers with his, leaning into him softly. Her eyes traced his facial expression, and whilst they did, she thought. She felt safe with Rythen, but that loneliness was still in her heart. She had an odd relationship with her brother. They were always side-by-side, until he ran away, without her. Ever since that day, she felt alone, and betrayed. Softly, she lowered her eyes and looked at her bare feet, which were slightly dirty. Her mind was on her brother, her heart the same, but her conscious on Rythen.

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Lucifer laughed and swam to the bottom, which was at least twenty feet. When he did, he held onto a large rock, and stay there. His goal was to make Scarlett worry and come in search for him. He made bubbled for the fish to chase after them as they floated up. Lucifer loved being with these fish. When they became human, they were always so joyful and happy. Even when they were fish, they were so cute and life-loving. He looked around at the algae, and tinier fish that were probably just born, and smiled to himself.

Kyle watched her carefully, not sure how to start, but he could see the tension in her as she gripped the blankets on Kita's 'bed'. "I probably shouldn't, you're already tense and I haven't even started. Our life was wretched, but at least we're still alive, we still have each other." He said lightly, voice thick with emotion. Ky knew deep down he probably shouldn't say anything, especially since she was still new here and previously a Hunter. But he was so trusting, and she seemed so sincere to him.

He took a deep breath to calm himself, before slowly outlinging the basics; him and his siblings being orphaned at the age of 6, living on their own in different abandoned warehouses, collecting cold rain water to use as cleaning water, becoming theives to eat and clothe themselves throughout the changing seasons, lying to homeless shelters that their sick mother sent them to collect food. By high school, it was found out that they each were a shifter with different animals, how they managed to move within the area to avoid the different Hunters that would come after them, how just before coming here, they had been found and Kita separated from them, to be beaten badly, and something else but he paused, unable to finish the story because of the damage done to his sister. "It...It was never easy, but again, we lived, survived, and are still together." He finished lamely as he sighed and leaned back on his arms, watching her through brunette bangs.

Ahanna looked at Mellie. She is thinking about something else. Ahanna reached over and grabbed Day. "We can talk more later. Come on horsy pants. Time to show your new skin around." She waved at Rythen and Mellie then walked out of the tent dragging Day behind her. Where to start?

Rythen watched as his sister and her mount left. This is really funny. He looked down at Mellie. She seemed to be so far away. He sat down on the bed suddenly and pulled her onto his lap. "Well that was fun and distracting. What now?"

Snickering Azra gave Casimir a smile. "I was just kidding! Man you hunters really need to lighten up." She said with a chuckle. Putting the car in gear she floored the car and shot out of the garage tent. Driving was so fun and she never really got the chance to. Leaving the circus behind she smiled and slowed the car just a tid bit down. "Ok so were going to this shop I know, it's full of supernatural 'pets' that you can choose from. The owner is a pretty scary guy but a friend. I will do all the talking so just point out what you want ok? Understand this if you threaten this guy or attack or do anything like that he will eat you and I can't do anything about it. Don't get me wrong he's a totally sweet guy but he's a Cyclops and I think you know how they are.." she trailed off there and just drove.

Smiling Jatan nodded to the younger man. "Yeah I guess you do travel a lot being in the circus. What did he do to make your sister so mad?" He heard the Hawk comment and couldn't help but smile. He had smelled that they each were shifters and he had pegged Akasha as some sort of bird, just not what. It would be nice to have someone like him around. "Zala's always been so motherly, even when she was little. It makes since that she's so attached to the four of you." He said with a small smile. His sister grew up to be an amazing women.

Hearing Rae Chenol stood up and walked over to her. Spotting the new guy she frowned. "Rae will you and your sister watch him. I'm going to get Zalia." Shifting to her tail she slithered quickly out of the tent and over to where Zalia was. "Zala we have a sssupernatural that just ssshowed up. He'ss in the tent with everyone elssssse. I have Rae and Roe watching him." Sometimes having a snake's tongue really sucked. But she could use it for many things.

Wrapping her arms around the tiger Zalia put her face into her fur. Lightly running her hand through Kita's fur she just hugged her. When Chenol came over to her she lifted her face up and frowned. "I really need to do something about the sensory magic. I can't believe someone else just walked right in!" Standing up she scratched behind Kita's ears once more. "Let's go see who they are." She said and bent down. Grabbing her shrunken staff from her boot she ran her hand over it making it grow to it's original length. She started to walk and entered the tent once more. Seeing the new guy she walked over to him. "Hello my name is Zalia, I'm the ringmaster."

Feravin closed his eyes, took in a breath to calm himself, and when he opened them he completely fine as he stepped forward with a smile saying, "Hello Zalia, my name is Feravin, a half-celestial half-elf, and I heard of your circus here and came to ask you if I may join it. It is a dangerous world out there for people like me what with the hunters and whatnot, and this place, I've heard, is quite safe."