"Railey?" Alexia said as she watched the man exit the cafe. She was positive that was him and hoped he had heard her instead of going past them. The Ace spoke and blushed. She must look ridiculous since this was her 3rd trip back to the Cafe.

Wow. There were a lot of people in the shop tonight. He could have sworn the last time he'd been there it had been nearly empty. How disappointing. He smiled politely at the people still standing in the middle of the floor as he followed to a table. The gentlemen seemed pretty deep in conversation. He wondered if they were staying... 'Oh really, Daniel,' he scolded himself, 'It's not like you're in heat. Knock it off.'

Chiara's moment was broken when he heard Derrick and Ace chatting, and Alexis entering with someone new, or so it seemed. She stepped aside and pushed her sister toward her, somewhat 'shielding' her, because her sister was quite timid. One the man had sat down, and Alexis was out of the way, she took Twiggy's hand and brought her to the group. "Hey everyone, this is my little sister, Karen. She's...well, one of my kind, obviously," Chiara said with a chuckle. "Karen, this is Derrick, and Ace," and quickly restating in a mutter "They're Gods. Artemis and Hermes." She watched Karen slightly curtsy to them and dive into her arms. She breathed in the heavy scent of the woods, and it was as if she were home once again. Oh, how she missed home. But duty called her here, and the Fates willed it as well.


Karen quickly quieted as two people - a male and female - entered through the coffee shop's door. Feeling her sister's hand grab her own in comfort, she relaxed a bit. However, her eyes grew wide in surprise as she was introduced to two men with a sense of extremely strong power emitting from their bodies. Karen was about to chide her sister for telling their secret of nymph origins so easily, but Chiara cut her off. She blushed a deep pink and made a slight curtsy to them with a muttered "How do you do," and looking down shyly as Chiara corrected herself and introduced the two men as Gods.

Derrick couldn't help but chuckle. This whole god(...dess) thing was going to have to get some getting used to. "The curtsy is a bit much." He said bluntly, but honestly... it was. It wasn't like he was a king or anything, well he didn't want to be treated like anything like that. The hair's on his neck stood on end as he felt someone watching him. He slowly turned and looked at the young man that Alexia had walked in with. The boy was staring at him and Ace. His eyes left the young man and slowly came back to Alexia, that strange Deja Vu feeling overwhelming him. It was then that the red-head thug from before... Ares walked through the door, followed closely by... Hades? It had to be. No one else had such a dark Aura about them. The one that called death to it, and tamed souls. It could only be the Underworld God. "...Herm..." Derrick whispered motioning to the two men who had entered.

Ace laughed slightly when Karen curtsied at him and Derrick, wondering if all nymphs were like this. He wasn't used to such etiquette. Usually he'd get a high five or something instead. Ah well, it was nice treatment. But before he could go off on an unrelated tangent, he felt an odd sense of Deja Vu, as if someone he knew was in the room. Actually, it grew stronger once two more people filed into the shop. The redhead-thug was...Ares? It made sense, but the next one a little less as it was Hades. No mistaking that sort of death-like feeling for anyone else. But it was as if someone else was here to, but it couldn't be. All that was left was that other boy. No, that wasn't important, what was important was the other two. "Y-yeah I know," he murmured back.

Railey stopped dead in his tracks and turned around. "ALEXIA! Don't ever go ruinning off alone!"

He was angered and then saw the young man she was with. Scratching his head, the god sighed and shrugged.

"Looks like I was worried for nothing. I guess your guy was waiting for you." His voice sounded deeper, less like him. It was actually Poseidon speaking more now than Railey.

Turning back to the gods, the male sighed and waved his hand apologetically.

"Forgive my behavior... maybe there is something we all need to discuss."

His face now adorned a small tuff of hair at the end of his chin.

Her guy? He raised his brows at the assumption. Not that he would mind such a position, but why was it that a guy and a girl could not walk into a restaurant together without people assuming they were a couple. He'd have replied, except the man had already turned to the others still standing in the middle of the floor. That alone caused him to stare at them. And then two more came in! What an odd mish-mesh of people. "Well, looks like there's a party going on in here tonight," he commented to Alexia, running a hand through his hair in mild annoyance. He sighed, shaking his head. Maybe he'd eventually find a quiet coffee house. But for now, he was here to get coffee and a snack. "What would you like to eat?" he asked as he looked through a menu. Oh, they did have pie! Great.

Alexia was about to retort, but Railey had already turned to the other guys. She frowned and folded her arms. That was the last times he was talking to him. Daniel then spoke and she returned to her normal self to talk to him. "Anythings fine really," She smiled. He was paying for it and she liked all the deserts here so she'd like anything he picked.

Woo love triangle. Ace snickered mentally, when Railey had an outburst. Funny, I don't remember Poseidon ever being bipolar, in both myth and reincarnation, he thought with a shrug. Despite this, Ace nodded at the sea god, although noticing the slight tuft of hair on the boy's chin. "Nice facial hair," he noted, wondering how the boy grew that in a matter of minutes. He chose to ignore the waitress and her "companion" in favor of talking to the gods. He didn't really have any business with them anyway...well other than taking quips of their status with each other.

Derrick just watched Posiedon, annoyance was obvious. "... I can understand chasing a siren for companionship... but letting a mortal girl tug on your heartstrings is a little much." He grumbled, as his eyes followed the couple/friends to the table, before slowing coming back to settle on the small group that was forming. They were starting to cause a scene by just standing here.

But the focus was now on Red-headed Ares, and the man he had never seen before. However, the aura was unquestionable. Both Ares and Hades had joined into the Coffee House Posse. Well... that was two more down. "We should probably step outside... we are starting to gain attention by just standing here." He muttered before turning, nodding towards the others and stepping outside of the coffee house.

The one thing they didn't want was to bring attention to themselves right now.

Daniel peeked through the menu a bit more, deciding pie and coffee would do him. Cherry pie sounded excellent. "How 'bout we split a slice of cherry pie? We can get it a la mode." He smiled, putting the menu down to glance across the table at her. "D'you want anything to drink?"

He noticed the gathering crowd starting to head outside. Perhaps they were just waiting for others and had decided this was a good landmark to meet at. How strange. He turned his attention back to Alexia though, as she was his company.

"Ok," Alexia smiled, "Oh no, I'm fine really." He was a lot nicer than Railey. Then again that was only because she was mad at him. Railey wasn't too bad, he did worry about her, but Alexia would push the good qualities out of her mind whenever she was angry at someone. Besides, it seems he had found more important people to hang with as well as 3 girls. She wondered what they were going to talk about and wondered if it had anything to do with that strange vial.

After placing their order and receiving his coffee (yay!), e was in a better position for conversation. "Have you heard those riots going on out there?" he asked, shaking his head as he stirred in sugar and cream. "All over a drug that can only lead to their deaths. It'll be the ruin of the city." He took a sip of his coffee, clearly annoyed by recent events. "Maybe with the riots, though, the murders will stop for a while." He sighed. What was the world coming to?

"Yeah, I heard," Alexia said looking down at the table. "It wasn't always this chaotic," She said remembering her childhood and how peaceful things were. She smiled at the memory and sighed knowing it was useless to dawn on the past.

"It's just a shame," he said, taking a sip from his mug. "Seems like a drug that will kill you is a foolish thing to die for." But then, maybe he was just cynical because he'd experienced it. He'd never had the need or desire to.

"Well it doesn't kill everyone," Alexia said remembering Railey. Though it did something weird, she kind of wanted to know what. She had been drawn to the drug, but not allowed to drink it. Another reason she wasn't speaking to Railey.

Chiara watched Poseidon come in and have a skiff with Alexis. She pursed her lips and but then chuckled in agreement with Derrick as sirens being a better match. There was a bit of a chill in the air, and then a sudden heat, as Chiara turned. Then she saw Ares and Hades, and it made sense. Still, she felt like she had the symptoms of a fever or such - being hot, then shivering cold, etc. She saw Twiggy shiver out of her peripheral vision. Going over to the counter, she order a small vanilla cappuccino and shared it with her sister, which seemed to help more. She and her sister followed the group of Gods outside.

Karen blushed and looked away - down at the floor, more specifically - in embarrassment as Artemis slightly chided her, and said it wasn't necessary to curtsy like such. She somewhat regained herself as three more Gods entered. Her sister whispered their names - Poseidon, Ares, and Hades - and she shivered as there was a mixture of heat and cold in the air. Her sister left her side but came back quickly with something in a styrofoam cup. She took a sip and burned her tongue slightly. "Ow!" She blew a chilling air into the cup, cooling it to a perfect temperature, and drank again. This time she could taste the flavor - something slightly sweet, thin, but it a way creamy. A small smile creeped over her face, and accompanying her sister, she followed the group as they left the coffee shop.

Aphrodite pushed open the door to the shop and looked around. And saw more Gods... Gosh this was dandy, a whole lot of people that she really didn't have to help find, which boosted her mood considerably. She walked past the few standing around and took a seat at the bar and turned to face them all, feet planted in front of her as she leaned on her arms which lay on her knees. Her mouth curled up in a cruel mocking smile as she watched the Gods and the girls, which she was having a hard time identifiying....

She watched them with no display of emotion while in truth her emotions were running rampant. She wanted to scream and cry, and on the other hand she........ she wasn't sure what she wanted...

"Sure it does," he said, shrugging. "For some, it takes their lives. For others? Their will, their freedom. Something powerful enough to bring rioting to the streets all over the city has already enslaved those it hasn't killed." He'd not witnessed the rebirth of the Gods as she had.

Curiosity made him glance up as the bells chimed again, and for a moment, he struck by the woman who'd come in. Though she was wrapped in black and attempted to hide beneath the hood of her sweatshirt, her face was still visible, and it was quite lovely. He shook himself mentally though, turning back to the conversation at hand.

"You weren't here when it happened," Alexia said, though she knew it was still a horrible thing. Yet a part of her yearned for it and she had to shake that feeling away. It wasn't worth it. "Though I'm not totally sure if he's alright," Alexia frowned as she remembered Railey. She didn't like the idea of talking about him either.

"I suppose that's a fair sentiment," he replied, "on both accounts." Ah, and here was dessert. Excellent.

"Thank you," Alexia smiled at the waitress that had brought them the dessert. They were coworkers and she hoped not too many rumors would get spread around about her after tonight. This wasn't a normal thing for her. Coming to the cafe with a guy two times. The waitress winked at her causing Alexia to feel nervous. She guessed it did kind of look like a date, especially since they were sharing a pie.

He'd not thought of that, really. He'd become used to sharing food with classmates, especially desserts. The dessserts at coffee shops and restaurants tended to be so very large, and rich, and far too much for one person to eat. The same seemed to be true of this place, he observed as he took a bite of the pie. At lesat it tasted good. He smiled contentedly, much like a kid in a candy shop, with just that first bite. He loved cherry pie.

Alexia smiled as she watched Daniel take a bit of the pie. She then blushed and quickly looked down at the pie. This was a bit awkward for her. She had shared pie with friends, but they were all girls. She shook the thoughts away. He was cute, but she didn't know him that well yet, they were just friends. Settling on that idea, she took a bite as well.

He glanced up when she didn't immediately dig in as well and grinned slightly. "Is something wrong?" he asked, head tilting to the side. "You seem a little tense. Have I said something?"