A faint smile made its way onto Tenshi's face and she curled up closer to Night, "I think I can imagine what happened...but tell me anyway." There was an air about this place...it spoke of memories, happy, sad...good times...bad times. But it made her feel safe most of all, especially being here with Night.

((gahh! so short >.<))

"Mmmmm.......Salem are you okay?" He said as he faked a yawn, and sleepiness, he moved to the edge of the bed. He rubbed at his eyes, and motioned for her to get back into the bed. On the inside he was a little surprised by her reaction, he had a shirt on and a shorts. She smelled wonderful to him, he wantted her back into her arms, he was hurtting from her absents.

((no worries. It's fine.))

Night smiled softly and looked into her eyes. "Well I guess it started while we were playing guitar together... And you asked how my family was.... Back then I used to read people's fortunes.... And tarrot cards... And curse people.." he said and chuckled. "Not alot of family's liked that... And most of the time they didn't take me in because of it... You made me promise to try my hardest to find a family, but I had failed again... So I told you and you got angry. More angry then you ever had. Saying things like I was an angel and people who couldn't see that were idiots... I finally got you to calm down and we spent the rest of the day drawing... When I went home it was pouring and your mom called asking if you were there... You had dissappeared and she hadn't seen you for hours thinking you were with me.... I paniked. I don't remember ever being so scared. We all went searching for you... And when they called it quits for the storm I snuck back out and found you here..." he whispered and shivered remembering how cold he had been. "You were sopping wet and shivering in the corner and when I found you you were so scared of the lightning and thunder you couldn't speak... I stayed here with you all night... And once the lightning passed you made me promise to never leave you... And I said I never would because I loved you." he said and a smile crossed his face. "You had been gone because you had walked around town trying to find me a new home..." he whispered and closed his eyes. "It was the nicest thing anyone had done for me..."

Salem glarred at him from her spot on the floor but soon gave up and climbed back into bed. Pulling the covers back she paused. "Why, are you dressed already?" She asked confused at why he was wearing day clothes rather than his PJs. She sat on the be instead, her glare once again returning though it was more playful this time. "You snuck into the bed room didn't you? Ooooh I am so telling your mom!" A huge smile played on her face as she jumped off the bed far from him. She was challenging him.

"Hmm....yea and last night was wonderful. I thought i would put my clothes on so i wouldn't embarass you when you woke up again." he said with a half joking, and half serious tone of voice, he laid back on the bed. He was joking with her but he still was very serious, he wantted to have the night that he was joking with her about, he had a seductive smile placed on his face. He locked his fingers together behind his head, looking up at the ceiling.

Salem's eyes were huge at that point. "Wait, what?" She said as she froze momentarily. "Oh man I am telling now!" She then darted around the bed and for the door. She wasn't sure what she was going to tell his mom, she didn't even plan on going to her she was just trying to get Matt the lazy bum out of bed and doing something. She at least hoped that he would get up and join her.

She seemed a lot braver in Night's memories than she had in her own. She could see it now, running around town looking for a family to take Night in. But it had been for such a selfish reason... "You shouldn't give me so much credit love, I just didn't want you to leave me here by myself..." Tenshi whispered, wrapping her arms around Night's middle and burying her face into his chest, "It was such a selfish reason...and yet you came for me...that made me happy...very happy." She shook slightly as a few tears squeezed themselves past her closed eyelids, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry...I made you promise not to leave my side and yet...I forgot it all. It's my fault..." Her voice cracked at the end and she couldn't finish her sentence. A feeling of regret filled her and she cried.

"Yea we had hot, steamy, passonate love making last night." He chuckled as he got up and moved over towards her. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into a kiss, picking on her was something that he always did, but the bad thig was he wantted to do what he was joking wit her about. He stiffled it down though, not wantting to seem to push to her, he didn't even bother to break the kiss, he was enjoying it after missing it for so long.

Salem's hands moved to Matt's chest. It wasn't what she expect to happen but this was nice too. His smell was almost intoxicating, just the mixture of the smells on him was just amazing. There was a thought tugging at her brain and she pulled away. "You are such a liar," she said a smirk on her face though her eyes seemed pretty dazed. "You always were a liar about stuff," she laughed, though it was more joking around but she called it lieing in hopes to make him feel worse. She always had.

Night looked down at Tenshi surprised. She had remembered. It made him so happy he didn't care. It ment there was still hope. Night held Tenshi and cradled her against him. "Tenshi.... It's okay.... I don't care... I didn't want to leave you either..." he whispered and stroked her head lovingly. He then tilted her head up to make her look at him and he smiled and his bright green eyes gleamed. "I love you Tenshi." he whispered and kissed her softly.

"Love you too..." He was too nice, too kind. And he loved her unconditionally, but that wasn't the best part, no, the best part was that he made her love him as well. She moved her arms so that they wrapped around Night's neck and kissed him back. When air became a necessity she pulled back and leaned her head in the crook of his neck, "Would you mind if I...took a nap?" she asked softly, weariness tugging at her eyelids.

Night smiled he loved hearing that she loved him too. It made his heart pound in his throat. It had to be the most beautiful thing in the world to his ears. He kissed her until he had to breath. He smiled wider and nodded. "Of course not... But do you want me to carry you back to your house...." he asked softly and held her close, cradling her to him. He had loved her since she had found him that day, with a bruise on his eye from his abusive father, and had told him that everything would be okay. He was so greatful for her to have come into his life.... And he wouldve taken that chance to be a musicion had he not promised to wait for her and never leave her. It was the only reason he had stayed here in this town.

"Such cruel words.....you have killed me with them." he said as he dead his best dying act, he put his hand over his heart and stumbled back until he landed on her bed, actting dead. He was such a lair but it was an on going joke between them, he would lie as a joke, she would say something mean, meant as a joke, and he would fake like he was dead. She might have not remembered, and thought he had really died, or she did and went over to beat him up. Either way he hopped she went ove to the bed so he could continue to carry out his plan. what she didn't know was that his parents were three hours away which was were the nearest city was and they wouldn't be back for a while.

"Oh no," Salem said freaking out jokingly. "I didn't mean to kill you!" The cheesey jokingness was plain as day in her voice, but it was meant to be. She trotted back over to the bed and kneeling beside Matt she placed her hands on his belly and began pressing as if to give him chest compressions. "Don't die on me Mattais!" She said mocking doctors of those crazy tv shows.

Tenshi didn't bother to, or couldn't, reply as she slipped into the welcoming embrace of sleep. She snuggled closer to the warmth radiating off of Night's body, she didn't want this moment to end...but it would have to, after all she still had responsibilities to her mother and to the band.

"Come on Night! Hurry up!" Where was she? Tenshi looked around and then a small smile settled on her face, this place was...familiar...A small movement caught her eye and she turned to find herself staring at her younger self. 'What?'But her younger self just continued onwards, a small boy following after her. 'Is this...a memory?' Tenshi followed after the two, curiously. It was just like a normal day with her friends she realized, she could act like herself. She could smile, laugh, all without a care in the world. Suddenly a dark figure swept over the two small children and scooped little Tenshi up. 'No way...' "'Tou-san!" little Tenshi laughed, wrapping her arms around her father's neck in an affectionate hug. ' 'Tou-san...'

"Gotcha!!!" He said to her as he oulled her on top of him, rolling over until she was underneath him. He kissed her passionately on the lips, before he looked into her eyes with a seductive smile on his face. "It has been along time since anyone called me Mattais." He said softly to her, looking over her face, he had a smile on his face. Everything about him was just screaming that he was in love and was loving it. He was laying on top of her, he was being careful not to put to much pressure on her and especially in certain areas. He gave a groan before he rolled off of her, making sure he had his lower half covered by a blanket.

Night smiled softly and stroked her head. He heard her say her father's name and his expression softened. That man had changed his life. And in doing so made Night feel more connected to Tenshi. He remembered the funeral all too well... And it was something that never seemed to get better because soon after Tenshi had left him for her band. He took Tenshi into his arms carefully after pulling up the latter and then walked out upon a branch. He then stepped lightly from branch to branch until landing on the ground lightly. It was a good idea to bring her home soon. She had been threw alot... That and he planned on buying that house he had been saving for and move into it once he was granted his freedom from his current family.

((oh lol you just made me remember, Night's going to graduate high school right? And Tenshi's only in her second(?) year XD))

Tenshi blinked her eyes open blearily noticing that the sky seemed to be moving. A moment later and it sunk in that she was the one moving. She reached up a hand and rubbed at her eyes sleepily, "Going...home...?" She asked. She wasn't very good with waking up, which was why she tended to not sleep a lot. That and nightmares about her father's death. Somewhere along the line she had developed insomnia but she'd been able to keep that little bit of information away from everyone. Maybe it was just being close to Night again or something that made her able to fall asleep so easily.

Salem had just about enough time to squee in surprise before his lips pressed against hers and then, then everything stopped, but was moving super fast all at the same time. She didn't care if it was going to ruin the mood at all, a goofy smile spread across her face as she said, "What your mom doesn't call you that when you drive the tractor into the pond anymore?"

When he rolled off of her she almost felt like she had done something wrong, but the groan would really be from what she said. Chuckling a bit she pulled her upper body onto his chest, laying her head under folded arms. "Is somebody having issues?" She asked in a baby voice, she was mocking him just ever so slightly.

Night smiled and nodded. "Yeah.... It's going to rain soon..." he said looking at the sky. "Sorry if I woke you Tenshi..." he whispered and stroked her cheek with his thumb. "Remind me when we get back to your house to give you the adress of my new house.... I'm hopefully going to start movig in tommorrow or today... But I have to teachthe little monsters at the dojo tonight so I'm not sure..." he said softly thinking aloud like he always used to with her. "Yeah I know I'm still taking Karate... Do you remember the stuff I tought you?" he asked hopefully trying not to ramble. He just wanted to talk so much because she was one of the only people he was comfortable to talk to and she actually listened to him.

"No she doesn't call me that anymore not since you left. Yes....yes i am having issues.....Issues with not taking you right now like i want to." he said to her, throwing and arm over his eyes and covering them up, he loved her and wantted her in every way possible, marriage included but he wouldn't tell her that. His other arm wrapped around her, holding her in place on his chest, he peeked out from under his arm at her. He knew she was joking and mocking her but there was nothing he could really do about it. He was being completely honest with her and he knew she could hear the need, the want, the ache he was feeling in his voice.

Salem moved up closer to Matt, not so much that his arm would slide off her but enough so that her eyes were level with her own. "Oh you poor baby," she cooed softly before kissing him. A smile still played on her face, she knew how he was at the moment, many guys had gotten like that before him. She had never done anything though, no matter what the media had said. She had always been too scared, that was the one thing that really remained the same about her, she was scared. "But why hasn't your mom called you that since I left?"

"Err...some?" She replied hesitantly. She was actually trying to get the image of little kids jumping on Night and randomly kicking him out of her head, but she was obviously failing miserably, the smile on her face not helping to hide that fact. "Oh, you're getting your own place?" She wrapped her arms carefully around his neck and rested her cheek on his chest, "That's cool. You tell your family yet?"

Night chuckled and shook his head. "You're a horrible lier..." he said and then nodded. "Yeah.... They're pitching in a little bit because they want me the hell out of their house... Trust me when I saw im getting kicked out in three days, having a house or not..." he said softly and sighed inwardly. He had gone to the club that his parents had worked at and had not only gotten offered their jobs but had nearly gotten them fired.... They weren't too happy with him right now...

"Well, you're always welcome over. 'Kaa-san would be happy to see I'm hanging out with people other than Lyna and Salem all the time..." Tenshi trailed off, "Oh god! I forgot to call Salem and Lyna!" She pulled her cellphone out with a little difficulty from her pocket and shot an apologetic glance to Night before dialing Salem's number.

((thought I'd try to bring everyone back together again XD))