"Well...like i said the mages frown on cross dressing and i am not a very good mage so i was out in the woods beingme when it happened." Hotaru said to him as he whispered, taking the food that was handed to him and eatting it very slowly as he looked down, a pink tint ot his face before he leaned against Heo's shoulder and started to doodle on the back of his hand with his finger. "I was sacred and lost.....i am very happy i finally found you." he whispered in his femine voice as he turnned his big blue eye up to the man, watching his face, caefully.

"I am glad that you like them, you can eat as much as you want cause i can always catch more." Chris said to Mat, glaring at the old man who was watching him carefully, not likeing the fact that he all of a sudden taken an interest in him. "Once we are all done eatting we should get moving." he said to them all, he was still had a mean look on his face as he didn't take his eyes off the old man, not liking him watching him so close or the thoughtful look on his face.

Kleisser stopped in his tracks and slowly turned around and stared at Sakura for a full five minutes, blinking in confusion. Then he began laughing hysterically, eventually falling to his knees and holding his sides with tears running down his face from the exertion of laughing so much. He waved his face, took a few deep breaths and looked up only to begin laughing again, falling on his butt.

Sakura looked down at Kleisser, who seemed to be laughing hysterically. She stood there confused. She was very serious. Sakura placed her hands of her hips and gave Kleisser a stern look -- a look she doesn't give people very often. "H-Hey! Don't laugh at me! These are very dangerous people!" the names sounded ridiculous but she was serious about her job to protect the people that lived in her world.

Ain nodded. "I don't envy you very much, being around for so long." he said, frowning a little. He might get depressed getting so many years and watching the world go by. He wouldn't be able to make very many friends on the count on seeing them go. As they walked to the cafe front, he glanced up at him. "Sounds kind of, sad." he muttered. "What would happen to the ones that can't be in the library? I used to think it was just like, you have no knowledge of the outside world unless it was something to do with, book ripping, or something like that. You go on almost clueless and stuff." he muttered, shaking his head. Ever since he took up the job though he was learning new things. Though sometimes he wished not to know. Since it made him feel guilty for being free from being stuck in a book. He had to wonder what type he would be. And if anyone would ever use him. The last part of Anansi's words caused him to smirk. "I was entrusted with it alone. Besides.. I don't think there's very many trustworthy people. But... I suppose you may be right. I'll think about it."

After a few more minutes Kleisser managed to stand up, chuckling as he wiped tears from his eyes he said, "Oh yes, the sound like absolute monsters. I'm absolutely positive that the Sweet Tooth pirates are a plague far worse than the cannibals of the Ether Sea and though I have easily put down the Dark Brotherhood assassin guild I do not doubt that the Blackberry Mafia would be a blight upon the kingdom."

Mathew ate all of his food and smiled. "You go hunting later right?" He smiled then kissed Chirs. "Chris how did you get out of the water I just rember you fell in. But Heo said ever thingwa sall right and this weird storm didn't touch you." Mathew hugged Chris then finshed his food off. He seem very full right now.

When Heo saw Mathew was full he finshed off his own meal he was going offer his food to his prince to make sure he was happy. He didn't had to make it up to him after up setting him about the kitten. "Mathew... I'm sorry about your kitten I promise I'll get you another one... I should not have harm your pet. I was out of line my prince." Heo was not paying much attention to the little boy who was dressed as a girl his first job was to Mathew and well his heart wanted to make him happy.

Sakura narrowed her eyes and gave him a 'look'. "Are you making fun of me, Kleisser? Because if you are, I don't think that's very nice to question my strength. I battle with a giant hammer. Do you know how many concussions this hammer is worth? Many...many concussions." she said to him. She wouldn't take out her hammer right now because of the little space in the corridor, though it was pretty huge. Sakura had to admit that it was very amusing to use, kind of like 'Whack-a-mole' but I'd say it's more like "Whack-a-dangerous-criminal-trying-to-kill-other-people-for-no-reason".

Kleisser smiled wryly as he bowed slightly saying, "I do apologize my dear Sakura. However," Kleisser's smile disappeared as his face darkened, "No one threatens me my dear. I am Lord Kleisser, great king of my entire world. No... one... threatens... me." He turned and kept walking a few feet before turning with his original kind and polite expression and said, "Come on my dear, you probably wouldn't want to be alone around here, no telling what sort of dangerous people are about."

Sakura gulped. "W-Well I wasn't threatening you Kleisser. I just thought you were questioning my strength is all, no need to get serious.." she said to him. 'Man, he could be scary...'she thought. After he walked a few feet ahead of her and turned around, she nodded ad walked by his side. She suddenly felt threatened by him after seeing that other part of him. 'I-It was nothing..' she convinced herself mentally. She continued to look around. Every part looked the same to her..it was weird. How could these people tell the difference?

"If i have to then i will go huntting later." he said as he chuckled, not kissing Mat back as he frowned and ponder at the man's next question, thinking it over. "I don't know....i was swept in the water and was about to be eatten then something happened to keep the monster from eatting me. So i swam back up to the surface and out of the water as the creature was swept away. You were upset so i i came over to you and calmed you down. Yes, the storm didn't touch me...it seemed as if where ever i was at the area was calm." he said to Mat as he thought it over, he had a wild guess that it was Mat who was the cause of the storm but he wasn't completely sure about it just yet.

Hotaru seemed to puff up like a small mad bird as he jumpped up to his feet and glared down at Mathew, whom his Heo was giving more attention to then him, he wasn't happy about it. "He is mine!!! You mean nasty two timing rat!!!" when he yelled the word rat to Mat, he ended up changing into one for about five minutes or less, the boy was still fuming that his worrior was wantting Mathew over him, after all he was the one that was saved by him and was the one that searched every where for him, unlike Mathew.

Mattew blinked. "Huh...?" then he was changed. "Squeak Squeak SQUEAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The little rat run up and down on Chris panic as he was now a rat and not sure how long he would stay that way he was squeaking up a storm. His noses was twitching and he very up set and distressed as he didn't understand why he was a rat now.

Heo glared at Hotaru. "Change my princde back to his right form now! I do not belong to you, my life soul heart and body be long to our kingdom prince who should now be our king. What is with you??" Heo did not get it at all.

Chris blinked down at the now rat in his lap who was running about in a panic, he caught the prince and held him as he petted him, a smile on his face since he thought he was cute in this form but wouldn't voice it allowed just yet. "Calm down, Mat. Your tiny heart can't take much more of you freaking out." he whispered so that he wouldn't hurt his poor love's ears. Five minutes passed and he poofed back into his normal form, Chris was now hugging him. "See that wasn't so bad was it?" he asked him as he held him close, trying to keep him calm.

"Your prince, your prince. It is always Mathew.....everything has to be about Mathew. I watched as you came to the tower, always to see him, i saw how you envied your brother cause he had Mathew. What about me? I was always there for you....waitting for you to claim me like Your brother claimed Mat. And even now when he has another man you still want him and he is still toying with the both of you!!!" Hotaru yelled at him as he broken down crying once more, not careing that he spell didn't even held up as he told Heo what he thought and felt, he then kicked the man in the shins as he grabbed his bag and ran away, clearly he was upset that he chose Mat over him even though he had always loved him since he first was rescued by him, he didn't even care that his spell didn't last long.

Mathew had just started to calm down when he changed back to a human form and clung to Chris. He was glad he was no longer a rat because it freaked him out big time. Then he cuddled to Chris. He had been so streeted ot he didn't really hear the other male yelling about the past.

Heo listened but was more worried about his prince those in good concscience he could not let the smaller male run off like that. Not with how up set he was. Heo ran after the younger male right after Mathew changed back it was not hard to track the boy until with his own prince who was with out even know it would use magic to cover his trail. "Come back... and explain these how can he be doing that when his heart belong to another man." He sighed.

Anansi gave him a small sad smile, "As long as I live on in the minds of my people I will be. There will be no peace for me." He places a hand over his heart bowing his head slightly. His teachings still have followers even though they had been twisted and names changed he was still as much a god here as in his stories. He was only allowed so much freedom however and away from his followers, few and far between, he had almost no power. He shook his head. It was something he had learned to cope with a long time ago. His smile shifted into a slightly happier one, "I have been around long enough to know that we are very much aware of the world around us, even if some pretend not to notice. But also that the newer books don't know yet. As we saw earlier." He was worried. Something told him this would not be the first mishap. "Yes you were entrusted with this job alone and I do hope you look into finding some help, do you plan to take care of the library for the rest of your life?"

Chris smiled at the now human mage prince, holding him close and kissing his forehead as he made sure that he was alright, he liked the rat version of Mat but he liked the human one better, after all there was alot more that he could do to him in that form.

"Why? You don't want me. You don't even care that he is jerking you around even when he is with that other man. You don't even care that i belong to you from the first moment we met." Hotaru yelled at the man, it was clear that he was upset and his voice echoed around the woods, bouncing off one tree and to another. For all that he is, he was still a mage and a virgin, always waitting for Heo who would never come for him, never to take what is rightfully his, but instead let it rot like a doll left in the woods.

Ain frowned, giving him an apologetic look. It was sad to know that he would be around forever it seemed. Some way to be remembered. He wanted to ask him if he ever wanted to go back to his home-place, wondering if he ever got homesick. But he did not want to dampen the mood. Right now they were supposed to be relaxing. He smiled softly, giving a nod. "I can see that. I wonder if the other two boys have gone back to their books. And, if we're going to have more of these days whenever I get a new stock on books." he commented, thinking about it. He would have to be more prepared. "What? That's a silly question" he said, grinning. "Of course I plan to take care of it til I die. I live longer than humans, so of course, I will age slower, longer time at the library." He didn't know what else to do. "I don' have many other skills, and don't have much of a social life either, so it's perfect." he said, shrugging before glancing down at the floor. He was fine with taking care of it, the books and it's characters more important to him than even himself sometimes. With a few exceptions. He raised his head suddenly, surprise in his eyes as he remembered something. "Ah. Remind me when we get back, I have to do inventory.." he said, almost dreading it. With all the new books, he had to see what ones were lost, stolen, replaced and brand new. He disliked the job, but he did have to give the school a file. Opening the door for Anansi he inhaled, closing his eyes at the sweet smell of coffee.

Anansi gave him an apologetic smile. "Forgive me, I suppose that was silly of me." he chuckled placing a hand over his chest. He had not meant to dampen the mood. Musings he supposed he should have kept to himself. And though he did miss home, he could always return through stories, even if briefly. Though he still worried. It was a very selfish life for the books. One person to take care of them, all of them. he wondered how often the others actually thought of AIn as more then a caretaker. "I'll be sure to remind you." he says stepping through the door with a slight nod.

Ain shook his head, brushing away a stray lock of hair from his eyes. "No no.. No need to say sorry. I like to know." he said before going to the line to order a coffee after Anansi passed through. He looked at the options almost as if debating on what to get. He finally decided to get a normal cup of coffee. With a scone. He stifled a yawn again, rubbing his eyes. Or an espresso. With lots of shots. "Thank you." he said, giving him a small smile before turning back to the line. "What would you like? It's on me of course." he added the last part with a smirk.

Mathew looked around. "What happend and why did he turn me in to a rat? Chris what did he mean..." He looked in to chris's eyes. "Am I a bad person?"

Heo blinked. "There you go again saying I am your...and your mine. I don't even know how you got that idea in your head. I just saved you on my way to the mage tower. i didn't even know you were a mage. Nor did I know you still were in the tower. Its my swear job to keep my prince safe... Yes I love him no matter who he is with. Those I think its now now because its not my twin..." he sighed. "But you need to stop acting this way to me its like we just actally met. To you it may have been years. but to me it was only twice." He looked at the young male. "So relax and lets go back to the fire."

Another amused chuckled stirred with in him as he crossed his arms. He shook his head. Anansi glanced up at the menu. There weren't to many things to his taste, though he did recognize somethings. He could have a tea, coffee would not sit well with his stomach. His head tilted to look at the menu he crossed his arms behind his back in a lazy fashion. "And I do appreciate it for I would not have a means to pay. I am afraid a tale is not viable payment anymore." He grins turning his eyes back to Ain. "They have chai tea, I am willing to see if they live up to my standards."

"So, my dear," Kleisser said as they walked, "What sort of a world is it that you come from? Is it a kingdom of some sort?" He thought to himself, <If she's a hero of her kingdom it would be a simple thing to conquer. If the soldiers and heroes are anything like her it would probably take no more than a single Darkwing battalion and Decay to wipe them all out. I've been wondering how to expand the borders of my land and it appears that this place may be the solution.>

"No, your not a bad person. I believe that the boy believes you are with me and Heo. I also believe that he has a thing for Heo even though Heo does not know so or that he likes to deny it. What do you think old man?" Chris asked the old guy as he continued to hold Mat, rocking him slightly, locking eyes with him as he kissed him once more. He pushed Mat's hair out of his face, smiling down at his lover as he tried to comfort him the best that he could. He cut the rest of the rabbits meat up and wrapped them in some colth and stuck them back in a bag.

"Why? Why should i go back when your just going to rub your feelings for Mat in my face....." Hotaru said in a small voice as he was slumped against a tree, he pulled a picture out of his skirt pocket and looked at it, fingering the people in it. "If i was more like Mat.....would you love me then?" he said in a small voice, he was still crying as he didn't move from his spot, just fingering the picture that looked old a worn, you could tell that Hotaru looked at it alot and fingered it alot.

He gave a small grin. It would have been amusing to see if they accept stories. Of course, they would probably be stared at oddly. "Too bad. Your tales are pretty good." he said, shrugging before smirking. "Chai tea? Alright then, anything else to munch on?" he asked, moving up the line as they walked. He smirked. "If they don't make it up your standards, we'll file a complaint."

The old man smirked. "What I think....maybe its to soon to say my dear boy." he smirked then looked more at the pair.

Mathew looked to Chris. "When they come back we should get going right?" Mathew licked his lips and cuddled to Chris just enjoying being near him like this. He was totally at peace. "Well... know Heo I would say he didn't know... well not until now that is..."

Heo looked at the boy and moved closer to him. "So who the picture of?" He asked not looking at it yet. Heo didn't know how to respond to the boy really so he change the topic to the picture. He need to get the boy back to the group. "You should come with us for your safety I will make sure your safe just like the rest of the group."

Cleo sunk to the ground during Mathais' ministrations, and panted lightly having never been serviced in such a way before. When he was conscious of himself, he cupped his face in his hands, tuckin his legs together as if to hide himself. He was almost in tears as he was disgusted with himself for allowing such a thing.

"Go away." he sobbed, turning away from the demon that took his self control. He had no idea what he did to provoke such an action, but he knew he was terribly traumatized.