][I don't know. I haven't heard anything from Piptik at all. I hope they come back, but we can't really stand around and wait forever while Amani and Esmme have all the fun posting all day long with each other. <3][

Sensing, rather than seeing, his frown, she herself felt her smile wan a little. "I'm sorry about that. I wish I could help." She really did, but mental maladies she had no clue on. It was something that Rapheal or even Az could handle. She turned her head back to where she knew the being would be, chuckling lightly at the thought of him being a ghost. "No he is not a ghost. I think he's more an elemental." She shrugged her shoulder, not knowing what to say. Her left hand came back up and rubbed her temple through the ribbon, her finger tips glowing a soft holy, white coler that pulsed with a healing light. She sighed softly as the headache fully vanished, but she did not remove the ribbon. "Wonder when its gonna be dark..." She murmured mostly to herself.

Seiri ran thin fingers through his long black bangs, his lower lip jutting out in a slight pout. Patience had never been his strong suit, and he wanted to wait till his angel could see before introducing himself to her. He lifted his right leg, left hand coming up to cover the knee as his chin settled ontop the fingers and leaned his forehead against the crook of his right arms elbow. He sighed again, damning this place for disrupting things. He'd planned it out that he'd make Ceci some new friends, introduce himself to her when she could see, then make himself look utterly delicious, like his current pose now, and maybe bed the cute angel. Only know he wasn't sure if that would ever happen.

(( why do I feel like apologizing all of sudden...?))

][Iunno. You've nothing to apologize for, though. As far as I know. -cuddles-][

"I'm sure I'll remember eventually.." He didn't really sound sure though. The frown still on his lips. That head tilted to the side slightly as his brow furrowed a bit. "Do you want it to be dark?" He glanced around a moment and shivered, this forest was such a strange place, yet it did not feel entirely unfamiliar. His red eye, and the red marking through it glowed slightly, and he grunted softly. He could feel it, the essence of time, no he could see it. He closed his other eye, so he could see it more clearly. What was this, really? He had thought of night time and how long it would be before night fell, if night fell in this place, and now he was seeing it. Seeing the passage of time as if it were a very tangible thing. The young man blinked.

It had been bright..well..as bright as the forest got at a time equivalant of mid-day. With it's glowing pinkish trees, now. In the blink of his eye, it was night. The dragon demon stared. Eyes wide, startled. Had he done that? He had felt it. Felt the power gathering around him and then dispersing over the forest, and the forest had bent to his will. It had allowed him to make it night. The young man shivered, the pink trees still glowed, but faintly. Just enough to give off a comfortable light. The red eye no longer glowed, and he was a bit stunned. The sound of approaching footsteps brought him somewhat out of his stunned stupor and he turned slightly to watch the girl approach.

Cecilia inhaled deeply, she'd felt it, the gathering of power, and she exhaled as it seemed to pop. Then she felt it in her bones, it had gone from psuedo-twilight to night time all of sudden. Hesitantly she removed the ribbon again, her eyes retaining their opaqueness, then she blinked them. Warm, bright brown eyes looked out. She looked around, blinking owlishly, her lips parted in a silent 'o'. Her right thumb moved and pressed a button, the staff shortening quickly, and she slipped it in a special hold at her lower back. She turned and looked at the male, her lips breaking into a large grin before she glomped him in an enthusiastic hug. Pulling back a minute later with a bright blush, she giggled slightly. "I apologize I should not have done that. Its just been a while since I could see..." She trailed off, her mood suddenly dampened in thought.

Seiri blinked at the power the amnesiac demon seemed to hold, and that excited him. Maybe he could take the dragon instead? It was bound to be interesting either way and he had no real preference, beauty was beauty. Dropping from the tree, he landed in a crouch before standing. Lifting his arms and lacing his fingers behind his head, he walked to the now quad group. "Hello lovelies." He greeted with a friendly grin.

The unexpected hug brought him into another startled stupor. "Wha..?" The young man looked so terribly confused. He was. He was so very confused. The tackle-hug sent him stumbling back a few steps, where he promptly slipped on the leaves covering the ground and ended up, once again sitting on the ground at Cecilia's feet. Blinking a bit. "..Uhm.." The dragon demon blinked again, turning his head to look at the very..very pretty demon that approached them. Gods that man looked yummy. Wait? What? Where had that thought come from? A bit of color rose in his cheeks when he'd thought that, and a bit of warmth seemed to gather in the pit of his stomach. What was that? A soft whimper escaped him and he promptly flung himself backwards to lay on the leaf covered ground, tossing one arm over his eyes.

Things were happening too fast. "Can someone please. Please tell me what just happened? Please?" His voice wasn't loud. Just a pleading whisper filled with uncertainty and confusion, he moved his arm slightly, giving himself another glimpse of that pretty demon. A gentle moan left his lips, that arm dropped back into place over his eyes and he wriggled slightly on the ground. As if he couldn't get comfortable. The blush that had risen to his cheeks darkened some. What the hell was going on with him? And..what exactly at Cecilia meant, he had figured she was blind. That had been easy to figure out..but now she could see? Was it because it had gotten dark? His head was beginning to hurt and he felt like he was twirling round and round even though he was laying on the ground.

Cecilia blinked as she watched the male fall before she kneeled down next to him, apologies tumbling from her lips till he fell back when the newest addition joined them. Even she couldn't keep a faint gasp hidden, he was so very pretty, but he also felt...familiar? She pouted and tilted her head in cute confusion. "I know you, don't I?" She asked softly, before turning to the blushing male on the ground when she heard him whimper. "Are you ok?" She questioned him even as she brushed her fingers across his brow to check his temperture.

Seiri blinked. Well that was certainly a new reaction. Blinking ruby eyes, his held tilted to the side. Leaning forward he smiled as his angel, his sweet and so innocent angel, tried to find out what was wrong with the dragon. "Is something the matter mon draco?" He asked, purring softly at the end with a cheshire grin. Turning to the angel he bobbed his head slightly. "Yes you do my lovely angel. My name is Seiri, but you've been calling me Nox." He replied to her, taking a few steps closer to the pair. "To answer your question, dragon, you performed a great feat of magic, time magic to be precise. Which then lead to the lovely Cecilia here being able to see again. If only for a short time, since this gift will only last till sunrise." He explained gently, grinning again with a peek of teeth. "Unless you were wondering about something else?" He wondered aloud.


((I dun care if I said it wrong...I'm leaving it for now >.>))

For a while he was silent, just nodding slightly when Cecilia asked him if he were okay. He didn't get up though, he did take in a few deep breaths, somehow forcing the blush of his cheeks to begin to disappear. For now at least. He listened as Cecilia spoke with the pretty demon, Seiri, remaining quiet as they spoke. When Seiri spoke of the magic that had been used, the young man blinked and propped himself up on his elbows to look intently at the demon. Staring at the pretty male only made him blush again and he coughed slightly as he looked away. Though, his blush darkened once again when Seiri asked him if he were wondering about something else.

"I..feel rather strange.." He mumbled those words softly, and shook his head. Looking to Cecilia, then to the elemental and then to the human girl that had approached them before looking back to Seiri. He shifted slightly on his elbows. Being near this male and looking at him, and when Seiri looked at him...It made him uncomfortable, in a way that was embarrasing and yet oddly pleasant. A shiver ran down his spine. What was wrong with him? "...I don't even know how I did such magic..." The young man sat up, sitting indian style with his hands placed carefully in his lap. His eyes lingered on Seiri. "Do you know anything about me? I can't remember anything about myself."

By the time Ora reached the three, the woman who they were calling Cecilia was taking a ribbon off of her eyes. The being she thought to be a spirit had jumped down from the trees. Watching him curiously she took a step forward. The three of them seemed to be talking about things rather serious, but she wasn't paying attention. She was now standing before the one who called his self Seiri, staring up at him like a child staring up at her favorite childhood costume character. She reached forward towards his chest with her hand...

((I'm going to leave it at that until someone can tell me if her hand should or should not go through him ^^))

“Is it truly foolish to want to save something?”

Ariel stood stunned by her words. They struck something within him that left him barely coherant of what was going on until he heard the noise of someone hitting the ground at their feet. Cecilia moved to help the male up, but the elemental didn't move. He was so lost in thought that it was difficult to react to anything at that moment. He heard them speaking to one another . . . introductions perhaps . . . but by the time Ariel had forced himself back to reality, their surroundings changed.
Darkness filled the forest - time had moved. The silver-haired creature frowned, listening to the approaching steps of someone else. There is so much activity within the forest. It was almost a bit nerve-wracking. Silver eyes settled on the newcomer: a male who looked unhappy and confused. Ariel watched for a while longer as Cecilia burst into emotion, giving the stranger a hug that made the elemental's winds flicker about them with the scent of a fresh brook. Just as he was about to speak, Ariel's pale gaze shot over to the next intruder. This one looked . . . dark.

Seiri seemed to prompt a strange reaction from the newcomer, and everyone seemed . . . oddly distant. Ariel, who appeared agitated at so much company, flickered away on a rough wind. He was still there with everyone, but by the time Ora reached out to Seiri, the elemental had taken to the breeze that flit through the surrounding area.
I will not fall in with the company of demons. He'd had enough of their kind in his life.

Ariel's irritated hiss of disapproval echoed through the surrounding trees as he disappeared in a wisp of silvery wind.

((:XD I just figured there were too many people gathered in one place. That . . . and Ariel holds hope to escape, but hasn't been around people in a LONG while, so I thought that he might act a bit strangely. :sweat:))

Ora reached out and just before her fingers got to him, he vanished, just like that. She stood owl eyed for a moment with her arm still outstretched. She rested her arm by her side remembering she was lost, "Can someone tell me which way to go to get out of here, please?" she said looking about the group, disregaurding the vanishing act, as nothing would suprise her at this point. "This place is strange, I've never been here before, my foot is cut and it's dark..." She looked down as tears began to fill her eyes. "...I just want to go home now." She said quietly.

Bright brown eyes watched the going ons, pouting softly though as her windy friend disappeared, though something told her he wouldn't be too far away. She stood slowly, exhaustion seeming to settle over her for a few moments. Really this day had so much happening, and trying to keep up with it was hard. She moved over to the single human, with a tired smile. "Hello." She greeted lightly, not sure what else to say at the moment. "I wish I knew where the exit was, or what was going on myself, but I dont. I can heal your foot if you let me know where you cut it." She spoke softly yet warmly as she started to kneel in front of the girl, ready to help in the one way she could.

Seiri just shook his head and grinned. Strange huh? The raven wondered if it was more from his loss of memories, his surprise at magic he himself had commanded, or because of him. He half hoped it was the last one, but knew it was more or less a combination of the three. "Strange how lovely? And I wish I knew more about you, you are quite the looker..." The raven purred the compliment, letting his eyes slip close. Re-opening the ruby orbs, he sighed and pouted. "Alas I do not though. Maybe once you see something familiar you will remember. Till then, I think I'll call you Draco. Or Ryu...Either should fit you." He unlaced one hand and waved it mildly in a dismissive gesture, his eyes roaming to the girls as the blonde angel spoke. He smiled tenderly, Cecilia always had such a sweet heart, until someone pissed her off. Then she was a total firecracker. The sudden image of her angry brought a very small groan from his lips before he pushed that image away when he started to blend with an image of the other male.

((I thought I'd make it easier by putting Seiri's in a diff color.))

For a while he was silent. Watching Cecilia as she tended to the human girl. He frowned deeply at not being able to help, he didn't know how to get out either. When the elemental had vanished around them he had shivered slightly and blinked owlishly for a moment. Had he done something to make the elemental leave? The young man shook his head slightly, still frowning as he looked at Seiri, at the compliment Seiri paid him, he turned his head away rather quickly. His cheeks nearly as red as his left eye. "Don't say things like that..." He mumbled the words, it really didn't help that strange feeling he had. Slowly he looked back up at Seiri. "Call me whatever you want...and..I feel...strange..Feverish but without a fever." His frown deepened. "Dragons are familiar things, I know that, and I've seen one..but seeing something familiar only seems to make it worse."

He leaned forward, hiding his face in his hands. His elbows resting on his legs and his body trembled for a moment. Anger. Sudden anger that very quickly gave way to fear and something close to despair. "How can I exist if I don't even know myself? Who am I? What are the things that determine who I am? Are memories so important that I can't function properly without them? What is my name? Where do I come from? Why am I here and why does this forest speak to me and yet tell me nothing I need to know?" His voice quieted and his body trembled again. "Without a past or memories, do I truly exist, and to what point and purpose?"

Ora fought back her tears as the woman who'd had the ribbon over her eyes knelt down to help. Curious as to what she meant by 'healing' her foot she sat and pointed to the foot with large gash on the bottom, "It's here", she said. Her feet were dirty and the bottom of her sheer gown was torn and ratty now. Looking towards the man with the red eye she began to feel bad. Her person was lost, but his soul seemed to be lost. She should tell him about her visions. She had clearly seen him, running. That's when she'd heard noise in the forest and run into it. Then she'd seen him in a vision again, running towards something, a person maybe. She kept quiet thinking about the visions, not realizing she was staring blankly at him, not blinking.

Cecilia smiled warmly, her left reaching back and grabbing the ribbon she'd had tied around her eyes, using it to clean some of the dirt from the wound. "Sorry if that hurts a little, but it'll be better now." She apologized softly before placed her palm on the girl's foot. Closing her eys in concentration, her hand glowed gently, another small ripple of holy white light. When the glow stopped and her eyes opened, she checked the foot, smiling when the last bit of the wound closed. "There we go." She smiled brightly, before she glanced over to the male. "I kind of like Ryu better." She added to the other conversation as she stood and moved to the one sitting on the ground, holding out her right hand to help him stand, again. "Please don't fret much. I know how you feel. I lost my memories once." Her smile seemed forced, tinted in sadness.

Seiri shivered lightly as he felt the pulse of her holy gift, humming softly. "Why shouldn't I say them?" He questioned, mock affronted at this other rebuffing him. He watched as the seemingly younger male trembled, it made him so cute and he just wanted to hold the other and protect him. That brought a light chuckle bubbling past his lips. A raven, protecting a dragon? He'd sooner become someone's dinner than be a successful protector. When Ceci moved back to the other male, he couldn't stop the second fond smile he had for her alone as she shared her own troubles in an effort to calm the male. "She speaks the truth. I've known her for a while and she's only recently had her memories returned after many years without them." He supported her in trying to calm him, he hated seeing the other so troubled.

He didn't seem to inclined to stand. He did fold his hands back into his lap and look up. The holy light had made him just a bit uncomfortable, he had shifted and glanced warily at Cecilia, then he had stared down at his lap. He was silent. Not saying anything now. When Cecilia offered her hand, slowly, he took it and slowly he stood. Once he was standing, he stepped away from Cecilia, with a wary look. Something told him, that if he had touched her holy light, it would have burned him. Best not to let her too close with that sort of thing...though...why would such a thing hurt him? Looking at her, she made him feel warm. The kind of warmth that only comes from a relative...Like a parent or grandparent whom you know without a doubt truly cares for you, because you can feel the warmth from their love.

He shook his head. Pushing such odd thoughts away. Looking to the human for a few moments. Cecilia's holy light hadn't hurt the human, so why did it fill him with a sense of dread, an almost fear, and a certainty that it would harm him? He shifted on his feet, his gaze moving back to Cecilia. "The magic you used...It frightens me.." He spoke the words quietly. As if he didn't want anyone else, other than those near him, to hear them.

The woman placed her hand on Ora's foot and closed her eyes. A small glow lit her face. In a moment the glow faded and the woman removed her hand. Wiggling her toes Ora smiled, "Thank you! That's amazing!" She was relieved to be able to walk through this forest again in a painless manner. The woman walked over to the man with the red eye and was speaking with him, apparently her magic had frightened him. He was a curious one, but who wasn't in this forest? She stood and walked over to them. "May I ask what I can call you both? And what you plan to do to get out of this forest?"

Cecilia smiled at the girl when she heard her thanks. "It was nothing, but you are welcome." She bowed her head slightly, it was part of her manners. Looking back to the male, which she'd decided to call Ryu, she fought not to frown. She didn't want to frighten him, and she nibbled her bottom lip in thought, though her eyes landed on Seiri then widened. Bopping herself on the forehead with a mild grin. "Of course! Thats why!" She giggled to herself, sharing a glance with the quietly laughing Seiri before looking back at the other. "My gift frightens you because you are, or have demon blood in your veins. Demons naturally are supposed to fear my kind." She explained softly, moving her hands behind her back to clasp them together.

Seiri just kept his laughter silent as he watched the reactions between the other three, they were so cute. "So...Ryu..." He let the name roll off his tongue as he finally called the other by a name. "You have nothing to fear from Cecilia, though she is an angel, she's only good for defending and healing." He chuckled even as she pouted and stuck her tongue out at him. Turning to the human he folded his left hand in front of his stomach and bent at the waist in a bow. "I am Seiri, the girl is Cecilia, and we've just decided to call the delectable one Ryu. As for getting out...Well, we'd have to separate from sweet Cecilia so she can take to the elemental. It seems he doesn't like groups or demons." He replied to her, a cheshire grin on his face when he stood straight and pointed to each of the three named people.

"She can speak without being left alone." Ariel slowly materialized behind Cecilia, a rather displeased expression on his face. Silver eyes narrowing, he looked over the newest addition to the group with a breeze that smelled faintly of rain. The wind tickled over Ora before returning to swirl about Cecilia and himself.
"I . . . am Ariel." The elemental looked ready to flit away on the winds that tugged at his silver hair and pale clothing. Seemingly uncomfortable, Ariel was only as solid as his rain-scented wisps that moved over the two girls. Offering a bow that would have made many stage performers jealous, Ariel flit away again . . . and solidified at Cecilia's right elbow.

His cold gaze moved to Seiri as his expression darkened. "How uncommon. Something like you following something like her." Intangible fingers moved through Cecilia's hair as he spoke, the air taking on the scent of ozone and rain.

His brow had furrowed, he seemed just a little more confused. The young man sighed softly, shifting on his feet. "Earlier someone told me..that I am..a dragon demon.." He bit his bottom lip for a moment, looking from Cecilia to Seiri. Still he was a little confused, why was his kind supposed to fear Cecilia's kind? Angels and Demons...He shook his head. Perhaps he would ask them more about that later. Other than her strange magic, he saw no reason to fear her. When the elemental returned, he offered it a slight but friendly smile. He was silent though, when the elemental introduced itself, he glanced at the human and then to Seiri. He couldn't explain it, but something inside him made him want to be alone with Seiri. Perhaps, Seiri could tell him more about demons and angels, and it would be easier to talk one on one..perhaps that was why he felt this longing to be alone with other male. He didn't say any of that, only blushed slightly at the thought of being alone with Seiri..was he getting sick?

Thoughts of Seiri caused him to feel rather feverish all over. Not to mention that strange, but undeniably pleasant feeling a little lower down his body. The young man shifted on his feet and looked down at the ground. Though, Ariel's words caused him to look up at the elemental then to Seiri with a slight frown. "...Ariel doesn't like us? Because we're demons?" Somehow that thought made him a little sad. It didn't seem fair to him to not like someone just because of what they were instead of who they were...then again..he didn't really know who he was..

(I wanna join *tugs a hanky with mouth* But...............)

][But what? It's open. No profiles necessary, just jump right in.][

(I guess I'll join. Shyness makes me super nervous though. Chesamai: http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/h...anime_girl.jpg SnowBall: http://i761.photobucket.com/albums/x...e/b559953e.jpg )

"Come on SnowBall! Don't tell me you can't keep up!" Chesamai laughed as she made her merry way through the forest. SnowBall, her guardian spirit, struggled 10 feet away. He was in a human form so it was much harder to walk. He wasn't a very athletic human. "Please, Lady Chesamai wait for me!" He begged as she kept going. Eventually the two did get sepporated. "LADY CHESAMAI!" SnowBall yelled practically jumping out of his skin. He was a worry wart. Chesamai didn't hear him as she pranced through the forest.

][ <3 Your characters look so cute Secret!][

(Thank ya.)

Cecilia started when she heard the elemental speak behind her, though she didn't move away. Taking a deep breath of the rain filled wind, she sighed in contentment. "Hello again." She said before turning slightly to look at him, able to actually see him at the moment. Clear brown eyes watched him, frowning when she heard him speak to Seiri. "Something like him...?" She tilted her head to the side, why did his words seem harsh? She shook her head to clear it, she'd think about it later.

Seiri smiled when Ariel returned, if only happy because it made Ceci happy, but his last comment made the raven frown in anger. "Me? Uncommon? She's made no complaints about my prescence." He responded, letting his shoulder rose and drop in an easy roll. Turning to look at the dragon, noticing that the other had blushed. His lips twitched as he stepped closer to the other, the hands he'd had placed on his hips, tucked into the back of his pants. He took one and placed it around Ryu's shoulders. "I say we give these guys some time away from us demons. I can see you have questions, but are too nervous to ask right now. Hopefully I can answer them for you." He said softly when he leaned in close to the others ear, flicking a glance to Cecilia and Ariel, before removing his arm and turned around to walk a few yards away. He wanted to keep the angel in his sights, but leave enough room so that the elemental was more comfortable.