Kyran glanced around at everyone; Seeing that most of them were ready then flapped his wings a couple times and lifted into the air. Once in the air he hovered for a moment before heading south west of where they were currently at. He made sure to fly slower then he normally would as to not lose anyone in the process. While in the air he relaxed slightly; It didn't take a whole lot of work to keep himself in the air and all of his weight was taken off his legs which were wobbling beneath him. He paused for a moment and looked back to make sure that the others were indeed following him.

LaRae looked at Nanashi when he knocked her hand away. Her eyes widened very slightly when she realized that she'd been messing with the bandages yet again. She gave a heavy sigh and was about to mumble '...sorry.' until she saw him kneel down in front of her. She looked away for a moment, feeling terrible that she had to accept help when it came to flying. At least for the time being. Something about having to have someone else carry her when she had her own wings really irked her. But she knew she couldn't use her's so she bit her lip lightly and climbed onto his back, wrapping her arms around his neck rather loosely. She shifted her eyes to the side and sighed once more. For now she'd just have to accept the help; She was thankful at least, that it was Nanashi who was carrying her and not one of the others.

Nero was just about to follow after Kyran when he felt Hikari wrap her arms around his neck. He glanced down at her and shook his head slightly. "...What... Afraid I might drop you?" He asked in a rather sarcastic tone, and not exactly expecting an answer. He lifted his eyes back towards the sky and extended his dark wings completely, then flapped them a couple times before he was into the air and following right after Kyran. Ordinarily he might have followed further behind but since they were heading to some house for rest, and it wasn't really that far away so he left less distance between himself and the navigator. Not to mention that if anyone was going to attack you'd see them almost instantly in the air; There weren't quite as many places to hide. Though, that was by far the least of his worries. Believe it or not he was actually quite concerned for Kyran's well being also. He was pretty sure that the guys wings could only carry him so far before they too would just give out from exhaustion.

Aamori wasn't exactly sure she was ready to be on her feet, but tried to keep herself stable as soon as Celestine put her down. She hadn't completely regained her energy and she barely had enough in her to be awake at the moment but she wasn't going to make anyone carry her, not when she was capable of flying herself. She moved away from Celestine and staggered slightly but straightened herself up right away. She let her wings fall from her back and then spread out a bit. At first her wings were rather limp and she had trouble getting them to straighten up, but after stretching them a few times they spread out completely. She paused and looked over at Celestine with a weak smile. "Well, lets go..."

Nanashi looked back to LaRae and smiled weakly, "I know..." he said softly, knowing that she was grumbling mentally. He looked ahead again when Kyran took off and spread his wings a little more, taking a few quick steps and hopping into the air as he flapped his wings quickly and lifted into the air. He hurried up a little, catching up to Kyran. He knew he couldn't do too much now if his strength gave out on him, but he still wanted to be able to try.

Hikari looked up at Nero again when he gave her the sarcastic question, but she did answer him honestly. "...A bit." she said quietly, "Not on purpose of course." She didn't think Nero would drop her or anything, but there was always the possibility of her slipping. She looked away from him and over to Kyran again, tightening her grip on Nero as he took off the ground. Once they were in the air she closed her eyes again and turned her face back toward Nero's chest again. She just wasn't too fond of flying if she wasn't the one steering.

Celestine watched Aamori closely and stood beside her until she was ready to go. He nodded and spread his own wings before taking off, though he tried to hover for a moment, waiting for Aamori to take off before starting forward again. He breathed in deeply and sighed as he flew a little higher, clearly enjoying the breeze. This was where he was at home... he was always at home in the sky.

Aamori took a few moments longer before getting into the air to flex her wings a couple times. She felt like she was cleaning cob webs from the crevasses of them; It'd been far too long since the last time she actually used them for flight. She looked up at Celestine once he was in the air and flapped her wings a few times and lifted herself into the air. Once she was up she started to drop a little, then had to flap her wings a little harder to keep herself up. She gave a heavy sigh once she was up and able to follow the others. She made a mental note to herself to try and remember to use her wings more often; At the rate she was going she'd probably lose all the strength that she'd built up in them and then they'd practically be useless until she worked the strength back into them.

Kyran didn't waste anymore time in getting to where he'd wanted to go. It must have seemed like they just got into the air. The house he was headed to was already visible. The house wasn't that large, but it was clearly of decent size. It had two stories, and the roof was completely flat. Clearly made for landings. There was a small garden on the side of the house with various flowers and a few types of vegetables. There was also a clothes line nearby with some laundry hanging on it. It looked like some random family might be living there, it was pretty clear the house was being lived in after all. Once he was close enough, practically in the front yard of the house he began to descend down to the ground. As soon as his feet touched the ground his wings folded up tightly behind him, his tail curled back up and he turned to look up to wait for everyone else. He took a deep breath, he was quite relaxed from the flight. Just as he started to lift his hand to block the sun from his eyes he felt every last bit of energy slip from him and he collapsed face first onto the ground.

LaRae couldn't help but tighten her grip around Nanashi's neck slightly when he took off. This was the first time she'd ever had to be carried when flying so she wasn't exactly sure what to expect. It was definitely a new experience; Though she really would rather have been using her own wings then have to rely on someone else's. "...You doing alright Nanashi?" She asked quietly as she glanced down at the ground for a moment. "...You should put me down as soon as you land..."

Nero kept his eyes on where he was going even through Hikari's talking. He sighed lightly half tempted to pretend to drop her; Just to see her reaction but decided against it since he was returning a favor. He tightened his grip again, to reassure her that he wasn't going to drop her. "...Ya' know..." He started. "...I asked you to be quiet." He said in the same sarcastic tone as before. As they started to near the place Kyran was leading them to he shifted his glance to the house practically in the middle of no where and quirked a brow. Curious to know if they were going to land in front of someone's house; Then he couldn't help but hope that Kyran knew the people who lived in it. He sighed lightly when he saw Kyran descend. Though as soon as he saw Kyran collapse on the ground he pulled his wings shut behind him and let himself plummet down towards the ground rather quickly; Probably fast enough to scare Hikari a little. Once he was closer to the ground he bent his knees slightly and let his wings slow the impact. He never once loosened his grip on Hikari until his feet were planted firmly on the ground. He didn't waste any time once he was back on the ground; He headed closer to Kyran, even with Hikari still in tow and stopped just in front of the guy laying on the ground. His first thought since he didn't have any hands free was to kick Kyran in the side; Which he did, though Kyran didn't budge. Nero sighed heavily. "Looks like we've got another one down..." He muttered staring down at Kyran's burned back.

Nanashi glanced back to LaRae for a moment. "...I'm just fine..." he said softly, "You're not heavy." He looked ahead at the house and tilted his head. He guessed that Kyran must know whoever lived there. Maybe it was his house? He didn't know. He watched as Kyran landed in front of the house and started to descend himself, though he started to drop a little faster when he saw Kyran collapse. His feet touched down not far away and he immediately knelt to let LaRae off before standing again and folding his wings as he approached Kyran, though Nero had already beat him there. He glared at him when he kicked him, but it being Nero...he was afraid to say anything. He bit his lower lip lightly and knelt down beside Kyran when he realized that he wasn't moving, lightly placing a hand on his shoulder. He had a feeling he was going to have a sore side when he woke up as well after that.

Celestine looked back to Aamori when she first got into the air, seeing the way that she struggled. He hung back a little to stay with her, but he only payed enough attention to her to make sure that she was able to stay airborne. Otherwise he was looking around and enjoying the breeze. It didn't take him long to see the house coming into view. It looked like a nice cozy little place. At least there was plenty of space around. He slowly started to descend on the ground, taking a couple of steps forward when he landed as he folded his feathered wings again. He looked over to Kyran, but since he already had help over there he didn't go to him, he preoccupied himself with looking over the area.

Hikari growled quietly when Nero reminded her that he wanted her to be quiet. Her tail thrashed once, smacking against his leg lightly just to let him know that she did not like being talked to that way, but she obliged in being quiet and actually relaxed her grip a little when he tightened his. She was fine while they flew, at least until he started to drop quickly. She gasped and tightened her grip on him again, curling up in his arms. Her wings pushed against his arm slightly as she instinctively tried to open them, but the way that he was holding her was pinning them in place. By the time they hit the ground again, Hikari had her face buried in Nero's chest again. When he hit the ground she looked up slowly as if making sure they were on the ground again before she relaxed and let out the breath that she'd been holding the entire time they were falling. I ought to slap you... she thought before she realized why he'd landed so quickly. She turned her gaze to the ground and sighed when she say Kyran collapsed there. Her eyes narrowed when Nero kicked him and she glared back at him, "Don't kick him, you moron, he's hurt enough already!" she snapped at him and then huffed. "Put me down." She was still really tired and a little shaky, but she thought if he sat her on her feet she should be able to stay on them for a bit.

Kyran didn't move even after being kicked hard in the side by Nero. He didn't budge at all and didn't show any signs of being responsive even when Nanashi placed his hand to his shoulder. He just laid there on the ground with his head on the ground.

LaRae climbed off Nanashi's back as soon as he knelt down. She didn't follow over to Kyran like Nanashi had. She stood quietly and looked over the house, completely ignoring what was going on Kyran at this point. She was intrigued by the garden by the side of the house and quickly found herself standing next to it. She stared down at the garden for a moment with a quirked brow. Plants like these shouldn't be growing in dead land like this. She knelt down and placed her hand to the ground for a moment; Her hand just barely glowing green. The color in her hand only stayed long enough for her to use her magic to find out that there was lush soil beneath all this rock. She pulled her hand back and only questioned how that was possible.

Nero glared down at Hikari when she called him a moron. He loosened his grip slightly. So what if he kicked Kyran a little too hard. He was only checking to see if Kyran was still conscious. Since the guy hadn't moved an inch clearly he was passed out cold. He shrugged lightly and then looked down at Hikari once more when she said to put her down. "Alright." He said simply. He didn't bother moving from standing next to Kyran and completely dropped Hikari. She was practically being held over top of Kyran so there was nearly no way she'd not fall on top of him. Nero slipped his hands back into his pockets and sighed softly. "...Oops... I'm sorry... I'm a moron... I didn't know any better...." He muttered bitterly as he turned away from them and started to walk off to the other side of the house.

Aamori had a little trouble at first keeping herself airborne, she kept dropping down a little and then having to flap her wings extra hard to get herself back up. When the house finally came into view and everyone had started to land she gave a sigh of relief and started to just let herself drop down like she had been doing from the get go. Once her feet hit the ground she fell down onto her butt with her legs bent slightly on either side of her. She dropped her hands down in front of her and leaned forward as her wings just fell around her like a blanket. She was incredibly tired just from that short of a flight. Her breathing was slightly heavy and she was trying to catch her breath.

Hikari's eyes widened wen she felt herself falling and flailed a little, knowing she was going to land right on Kyran. She grunted when she landed and quickly rolled herself off, glaring up at Nero when he spoke. "Oh...you!!" she said, angrily, her tail swishing behind her. She wasn't so angry that he dropped her as she was that he dropped her on Kyran's back. She shook her head and looked back to Kyran, her anger fading into concern as she rolled him over carefully and gently lifted his head enough to let it rest in her lap. She gently ran her fingers across his forehead, sweeping his hair away. "..."

Nanashi gasped when Nero dropped Hikari and he backed out of the way as she rolled off of Kyran. He looked at her and then down to Kyran slowly. "...Is...he going to be alright?" he asked quietly, looking down at him with those concerned eyes again.

"Yes...he will be. But he is going to need to rest for a while. I strained himself to much." she said softly. She wanted to heal the burns, but she barely had the energy now.

Celestine turned away from the house to glance back to Aamori to see how she was doing. He sighed when he saw her on the ground and walked over to her again, kneeling in front of her. He reached out to her and placed his hands on her shoulders. "Aamori? Are you alright?" he asked softly, looking a little concerned. "...You aren't going to collapse again are you?" he asked and he pushed her hair back behind her shoulders.

Kyran, yet again didn't budge when Nero dropped Hikari on him. He'd clearly warn himself out to the point where he was unconscious. He would be alright given plenty of time to sleep; Eventually he'd wake up though he'd be extremely sore after the burns and new bruises he'd been given.

Nero didn't utter a single word from this point on. He quietly made his way over to the opposite side of the house then where the garden was and set his back against the house; Then brought himself down into a seated position. He sighed heavily and set his head back against the wood of the house.

LaRae still knelt by the garden, even more curious. She reached down and wrapped her hand around a lily and plucked it gently from the ground roots and all. She held it out flat in her hand and examined the roots. Her eyes then fell to the ground where she pulled the flower from. She rather quickly dropped her fingers into the ground after plucking the root from the flower and then tucking the flower behind her ear. She was dumbfounded as to how this was even possible and intended to try and find out.

Aamori took a moment longer trying to catch her breath before looking up at Celestine who'd come down to her level. "...I-I'm fine..." She mumbled; Her breathing starting to regulate. "...I'm just worn out." She paused. "And... So what... If I collapse... I didn't ask... you to watch over me..." She added looking away from him; Back towards her hands that were practically the only thing keeping her from falling forward. She was extremely tired to say the least. She'd be fine after a little sleep; Though she'd need no where near as much sleep as Kyran.

Not but moments later another dragon started to descend onto the roof of the house. It was clear that the dragon was of the thunder clan by the purple wings and tail. The dragon upon further inspection appeared to be a small framed girl; Looking no older then sixteen. She was wearing quite the interesting outfit. A black skirt with a fishnet rim, one fishnet stocking and one purple and black striped thigh high sock along with ankle high black heeled boots. She wore a purple and black tank top with a darker purple sweater over top that hung down past her shoulders. Her eyes were a shade of light purple and she had short brown hair that was the same color as Kyran's; She wore a purple and black stripped headband just after her purple horns that held her hair in place. She clearly kept better care of her outward appearance compared to Kyran. Little did any of them know that this girl was really his little sister. Her eyes scanned the area, taking note of everyone who was here. She'd been following them for awhile, at least around the last forest they were in. She still smelled of lilies; her favorite scent. She was surprised that her brother had not picked up on it. Though with the shape he was in, she couldn't blame him either. She looked down at him; Seeing him passed out on the ground and wasted very little time leaping off the roof and landing on the ground gently with bent knees. She straightened herself up and walked over to Kyran, Hikari and Nanashi and just stared down at Kyran. "...He looks like he's seen better days." She said quietly just before looking back and forth between the three of them in front of her.

Hikari was focused mostly on Kyran and nearly startled when the girl approached them. She looked up quickly, her eyes wide for a moment, and then she relaxed. "...Yes...I suppose we all have..." she sad slowly as she looked the girl over. She looked at her hair, recognizing the color easily enough. "...Do you know him?" she asked, and then remembered the conversation she and Kyran had been having earlier. The girl looked about the right age. "Are you his sister?"

Nanashi looked up when the girl walked over to them as well, but he wasn't as quick to speak as Hikari was. He was surprised that he hadn't noticed her come, but then again he hadn't been looking for her really. He blinked when he realized where the smell of lilies was coming from now. "...Have you...been following us?" he asked rather timidly. Maybe that was why he hadn't seen any flowers before when he smelled the scent.

Celestine sighed as he looked at her and shook his head. "...You don't have to ask." he said simply, "I'm probably about as stubborn as you are." If she collapsed, he wouldn't just leave her there, though the idea was half tempting at times. "I was the one who told you to use your magic, I knew what it would do... I may as well make sure you're alright." He moved a little closer and put his arm around her gently, pulling her to the side a little so that she could lean against him and relax her arms. "Alright?"

The girl's ears twitched a couple times when she heard Hikari ask if she knew him, followed by are you his sister? She smiled rather brightly and nodded slightly, having trouble deciding which she'd have rather done. "Yes, this lump on the ground is my brother." She said smirking lightly. She merely shook her head a little when she noticed that her brother was passed out; Apparently he'd taken a beating. Her pale purple eyes traveled over to Nanashi when he asked if she'd been following them. Again, she smiled and nodded. "I'm surprised anyone noticed, well... Anyone other then Kyran." She paused. "I've been tailing you all since you made it to that forest." She stopped at that, no need to give any reason. Not to mention her brother's health was a little more important at the present moment. "So, we should get him inside and onto a bed." She paused pointing back towards the house. "This is our house, his room is upstairs two doors on the right." She stated glancing back down at Nanashi. Clearly intending that info to make Nanashi move her brother. If Kyran wasn't completely unconscious she might have tried to move him herself, but a full grown limp male body; She was in no shape going to be able to move him. "Oh, If you don't want to climb the stairs there is an entrance to the second floor from the roof; Of course with a set of stairs but those go down. So I suppose then you could just drop him down the stairs." She chuckled lightly; Joking of course. No need to add more injuries to him. She turned slightly and looked at Hikari, her smile still plastered on her face. "So, since you had a good idea of who I was... Does this mean Kyran talks about me?" She asked quite interested to hear the answer.

LaRae continued to play in the dirt for a little while longer. Her attention completely taken over by this strange garden. She pulled her hands from the ground and started to rub the dirt from her hands onto her pants. By now it was nearly obvious to her at least that this garden had been disguised to look this way. The whole area was covered with good soil; hidden under a thin layer of rock. "...What type of connections does the owner of this house have?" She mumbled quietly knowing this garden could only have been started by someone from her clan with a lot of magical power. She rested her hands on top of her thighs and quirked a brow. She wanted to know who lived here; Though if she'd been listening to what was going on around her she might have already known the answer to that question.

Aamori shook her head lightly. "You don't have to... watch over me..." She paused. "...I knew what I was... doing... after all." She stopped and took a deep breath. She was startled slightly when he wrapped his arm around her and pulled her so she could lean on him. Her eyes widened a little and again her cheeks were flushed with pink. If not for the fact that she was tired she would've have pulled away from him and moved. Instead she leaned against him and shut her eyes gently trying to relax and let the color fade from her face again.

Nanashi looked up at the girl and nodded. "...I recognize the scent... I was wondering why I didn't see any lilies around." He blinked when she started telling them where Kyran's room was and how to get there. He caught the hint easily enough. "Alright." He said unsurely as he started to pick him up. Kyran was a lot bigger than LaRae and heavier, so he had a little trouble with him, but he managed. "...I think I'll take my chances going upstairs. I'm not sure I could fly to the roof with him." he admitted. He had a rocky take off just carrying LaRae. He glanced down to Kyran for a moment as he started to turn to go to the house, letting his legs down long enough to open the door before picking him up again and continuing inside. He looked around for a moment before finding the stairs and starting up them slowly, careful of where he was putting his feet. Once he reached the top he glanced down the hallway, moving down to Kyran's room. He pushed the door open with his foot and slipped inside, taking him to the bed and laying him down gently. He just stood there for a moment looking at him, unsure of what else he should do. He thought of covering him up but he'd just laid him down on top of the cover and he didn't want to try dragging it out from under him. He looked at the burn on his chest and sighed. He really wished he'd been able to be more help.

Hikari watched as Nanashi gathered Kyran in his arms, but then turned his head back to Kyran's sister. She smiled weakly, "Well...he spoke of you when I asked. I mentioned my sister and he slipped the word 'too' in when he commented on it, so I assumed he had a sister as well. He told me you were about sixteen...and that I would probably get to see you before we left this territory." She smiled to her, "...My name is Hikari. The young man that just went inside is Nanashi." She started to try to push herself up, though she was still very wobbly as she tried to straighten her legs. They just didn't seem to want to support her. After a few moments she managed to get up and sighed softly.

Celestine sighed softly. "...Consider it payback for getting Hikari to get me that herb, then." He said finally. "You didn't have to do that, either." Technically he'd told her not to, but she did it anyway. Using that logic he figured even if she did tell him to bug off he didn't really have to...though he just might mainly because he wasn't that mild tempered most of the time. He just shifted positions a little so that he was more comfortable as well and kept his arm around her. He glanced over to the others for a moment, finally noticing the other girl that was there with them now. He glanced around, no longer seeing Nero, Nanashi, or Kyran. He guessed one of them or both had taken Kyran inside...or Nanashi had and Nero had just wondered off again like usual.

Kyran again was unresponsive through the whole task of being carried up to his room. Though once laying down on his bed you could now clearly see a steady rise and fall of his chest. He seemed to relax a little now. His hand finally loosened it's grip and the relic slipped from his fingers and lay on the bed mere inches from his hand.

The girl watched as Nanashi took Kyran inside; Once they were out of sight she turned her attention back to Hikari and gave a soft smile. "...Well that was rude of him. To go and talk about me and never share my name." She paused and gave a small sigh. "My name is Minako." She watched as Hikari struggled to get to her feet and then she shook her head lightly. "Looks like you could use a bed to sleep in too." She said quietly. "There's another room, next to Kyran's. It's the guest room; The first door on the right." She paused. "It's got a double bed in it, so there is plenty of room." She added with a soft smile. She moved closer to Hikari and set her hand down on her should lightly. "Think you can make it that far on your own?" Even if Hikari couldn't make it to the bedroom on her own, she'd be more then happy to help. Especially anyone who was friends with her brother.

LaRae finally got back to her feet and then dusted herself off. She gave a soft sigh and turned around; Now seeing the other thunder dragon with Hikari. Again she quirked a brow; She couldn't believe she hadn't noticed the girl before. She lifted her hand and made sure the flower she picked was still stuck behind her ear and then proceeded to walk over to them. She stopped just on the other side of Hikari and glanced over at the other girl. Unfortunately she hadn't been able to pick up on the similarities between Kyran and the girl; So she didn't know just yet that Minako was indeed Kyran's little sister. "...So... Hikari, who is this?"

Aamori kept her eyes shut and continued to rest against Celestine. She listened for a moment when he started to bring up the herb that she had talked Hikari and Kyran into getting. She of course wanted to argue; That was not the same thing, in her eyes anyway. She gave a soft sigh. "...I'll get off you in a few minutes. Just need to rest a little..." She mumbled quietly.

Nanashi looked down at the orb when it rolled out of Kyran's hand and started to reach for it to move it off the bed, but stopped himself before he touched it. He didn't really want to get lit up like a Christmas tree. He sighed and looked back to Kyran for a moment before finally turning to leave the room. He glanced down the hall again and then started for the stairs, stepping back outside the door and hovering near the entrance.

Hikari smiled slightly to Minako, "Minako is a nice name." she commented then sighed softly, looking a little relieved that she had somewhere to crash for a little bit. "Thank you... I think I can at least make it up a set of stairs. There...is a rail isn't there?" She just wanted to make sure that she had something to latch onto and she was pretty sure she'd be fine. She glanced over to LaRae when she approached her and smiled slightly. "Oh...This is Kyran's little sister, Minako." she told her, "Minako, this is LaRae."


Celestine glanced back to Aamori again and shook his head slightly, rubbing her arm lightly. "It's alright. Take your time." he said simply. He wasn't in any huge hurry to get up and go inside; he much preferred being outdoors unless it was storming.

Minako nodded happily hearing Hikari say that she had a nice name. Though, she enjoyed nearly any and all compliments given to her. She glanced up when the LaRae came up and of course noticed right away that she was an earth dragon. She smiled lightly. "It's nice to meet you." She said simply before looking back at Hikari to answer her question. "Yes, there is a railing." She took her hand from her shoulder and dropped it back down to her side. "Well, why don't we head inside. Need to check on Kyran too after all." She said as she started to walk towards the front door of the house. She paused for a moment and turned back to look at LaRae. "Oh, and you're more then welcome to come inside too. Or you can play in the garden... I'm sure you'd feel more at home there." She said with a soft smile before turning back towards the house.

LaRae gave a slight smile when Hikari introduced them. "It's nice to meet you too, Minako." She said quietly. She hadn't known that Kyran had a little sister, though now that she thought about it the two of them did look a like. Well, except for the fact that Minako took better care of her looks then Kyran did. She nodded lightly when Minako said she could come inside too; Though the permission to go mess around in the garden sounded more interesting. She smiled softly. "...I think I'll have a look at the garden you have a bit longer, then come inside a little later." She turned and started to head back over to the garden.

Aamori opened her eyes slightly, and glanced around for a moment before shutting them again gently. "...Still..." She paused. "...I won't rest on you for long." She sighed softly before opening her eyes once more. "...And here I would've thought you didn't like a demented water snake touching you." She said with a soft chuckle.

Hikari smiled slightly and nodded when she said they needed to go in and check on Kyran. She let Minako go ahead and then started after her on her way to the house, glancing over to the garden for a moment. "Oh yeah... I have something to put on Kyran's burns... It will sooth them and help them heal a little faster. He's already pretty much forbidden me from healing them myself." Though after she finished with Nero she could about see why he had. She needed to put some of the ointment on her hand and wrap it up as well, but she'd wait on that a little while.

Nanashi continued to hover near the door even after Minako and Hikari got there. He didn't seem to be too interested in going back inside. He just glanced over to Minako and offered her a hint of a smile. "He looks a little better now...more relaxed." he told her simply, since he wasn't sure if she wanted an update or not.

Celestine looked down at her and rolled his eyes slightly, though a half smile came to his lips. "I never said that I had anything against water snakes." he said simply. "...I just have something against perfect strangers putting their lips on me. I suppose by now, I can hardly consider you a stranger...even if you are a little demented."

Minako looked up at Nanashi when he gave a brief update on her brother. She warmly back at him. "Thank you for carrying him upstairs, and I appreciate the update." She stated pleasantly just before stepping past him and into the house. She of course held the front door open for Hikari and then headed up the stairs. "Kyran can be a little stubborn sometimes, so I can understand him not wanting any healing." She paused. "Though I'm sure you knew that already." She sighed softly when she reached the top of the stairs. "He's never really been willing to accept help from anyone. He doesn't like to anyway. Not since our father... well..." She hesitated slightly but continued on anyway. "Our father passed away." Talking briefly about such things never really bothered her; Though Kyran wouldn't usually bring it up. She on the other hand had pretty much accepted it. She was still a little bitter about how everything happened, but she understood there was nothing she could do about it and their father was gone now. No reason to still be mourning; So she tried to always be chipper. At least for Kyran's sake. She waited at the top of the stairs for Hikari; She'd turned and looked down at her for a moment before looking back to her brothers bedroom door.

LaRae knelt down at the same place in front of the garden as she had before and began to fill in the hole she'd made previously. Once the hole was filled in she leaned forward slightly and wrapped her arms around the front of her legs; Then rested her head down on her knees and just looked around the garden. She was still surprised that such flowers and vegetables were growing here. Of course while she was sitting there looking she listened to her stomach growl lightly. Apparently seeing all the fresh grown veggies reminded her she hadn't eaten very much in the past couple days.

Aamori sat up slightly so that she could look over at him. "I have something against water snakes. They're vicious little snakes that follow you around everywhere." She said smirking lightly. Of course she was referring to an actual water snake and not herself, though that could easily be over looked since she had been following Celestine practically everywhere. She just stared at him for a moment and shook her head when he said she was a little demented; She ignored the comment rather then make a smart ass remark back.

Nanashi nodded slightly to Minako and then glanced away again, looking over to LaRae. After a moment he just walked over to her and sat down beside her, looking at the lilies. He slowly reached out and held one of the flowers in his hand. He half smiled and took a deep breath, breathing in the scent.

Hikari followed Minako inside and started up the stairs after her, clinging tightly to the railing and listening to her talk. She looked up to her when she mentioned their father dying. The way that Kyran spoke before, she thought that he was still alive. "Oh...I see..." she said softly as she made her way to the top of the stairs. "...I'm sorry..." she said with a weak smile. "...My mother is gone, too." she said quietly. She looked at Minako again when she finally reached the top of the stairs. "He didn't tell me about that... He was just telling me about his grandfather...and you. He mentioned his father but...not in past tense."

Celestine raised an eyebrow at her. "Hmm...are you sure you are referring to water snakes or is that still a metaphor?" he said with a slight smirk, "...From my experience snakes are only viscous when threatened or provoked, and they only follow you if they don't feel threatened by you. There are a lot of them in my territory."

Minako turned slightly to look at Hikari once she'd reached the top of the stairs. "He doesn't usually refer to either of our parents in past tense." She said quietly. "That's just how he is." She turned back towards his bedroom door and walked over to it. She stood there for a moment and peeked in. She looked at him for a moment still passed out on his bed and then looked back towards Hikari. "I'm sorry to hear that you've lost your mother, I know what that can be like; Especially when you're young." She gave a soft sigh and glanced back inside Kyran's room for a moment. "You can go ahead and go in, I'm just going to grab a couple things first." She said quietly and then turned and headed down to the last room on the left. She slipped inside and began rummaging around for a few things. She ended up grabbing a light blanket along with a small bowl of water and a soft cloth. It took her a few minutes but she managed to make her way back down the hall and into her brothers room. She set the bowl down on the dresser as soon as she entered then proceeded over to the bed with the blanket. "So... Hikari, how'd you and my brother meet?"

LaRae looked up and over at Nanashi when he came over; She smiled softly. "...You like flowers don't you?" She glanced down at the lilies after asking. Though her eyes rather quickly shifted back over to the different vegetables in the garden. She thought for a moment before she got up and moved over to the other side of the garden, closer to the veggies. Then proceeded to pluck a couple different things from the garden and set them down next to her.

Aamori sat up a little straighter and gave a soft sigh. "...The point I was trying to make is that I don't like... to be called a water snake. I'm no snake and just because I'm a water dragon and like water... doesn't make me a water snake." She let her eyes trail off to the side. Then she brought up her knees, leaned forward and rested her head on top of her knees. Then she wrapped her arms around her legs; Her tail rather quickly followed and wrapped around the base of her; Resting against her feet. She didn't take being called names very well. She could put up a good front, but no matter how hard she tried the names still hurt sometimes. Especially when you get told you're 'different' at a young age and all the other children poke fun at you and call you names. It just brought back some less then happy thoughts from her younger years.

Hikari shook her head slightly when Minako said that she was sorry to hear that she'd lost her mother. "Yes, I suppose... I believe my father took it harder than anyone." She looked into the room where Kyran was and then back to Minako, nodding when she said that she could go in. She entered the room and went over to sit on the edge of the bed on the opposite side of Kyran from the relic. She began to dig around inside her pack until she found the ointment for burns and then opened it, dipping her good hand inside. She looked at the burns and gently started to rub the ointment over the burn on his chest. She couldn't really get to his back at the moment...she guessed that one would have to wait a bit. She looked up again when Minako came back and smiled slightly. "Well...that's kind of an odd story. We met at the festival a few days back. LaRae apparently got into a fight and was pretty badly hurt. Nanashi was with her, and I went over to see what was wrong...I guess I scared her because she backed up and kind of...made a shell and connected it to the fence, but since she couldn't get it down, Nanashi fan off to find someone that could break it, and...well Kyran was the one he happened to run into."

Nanashi smiled slightly. "Yes...I like flowers." he admitted. He didn't find anything wrong with that, though most guys would never admit it so easily. He watched as she moved over the the vegetables and started to pick them. "..." He was hungry, but he didn't want to just start digging in someone's garden. At least not until he'd been invited, but he didn't say anything to LaRae. Honestly, hid stomach had been about to eat itself for days. Having only two slices of bread didn't go too far over the course of six days.

Celestine looked at her for a few moments and sighed, shaking his head. "...I hardly see it as an insult...calling you demented was the insult. Even still, I only said it once, and I cannot take it back. You are the one who is continuing to bring it up and dwelling on it." He sighed softly and looked at her for a moment before leaning over a little. he hesitated for a moment before lightly kissing the side of her head. "So I suppose you will just have to forgive me. I believe I am already over it."

Minako started to unfold the blanket and then set it gently over top of her brother before returning to the bowl with water she'd placed on the dresser. "...That is definitely one of the more interesting stories I've heard." She stated as she set the cloth down on the bowl for a moment. "Kyran doesn't usually talk a lot about the places he's been or the people he meets, specially the ones from other territories. So it's nice to hear a little from someone else." She pulled the cloth from the bowl and started to wring it out a little. "I suppose he doesn't talk about it too much because he wants to protect me. Or at least that's what I think. He doesn't want me to ever leave this territory or meet other clan dragons." She paused, turning back towards Hikari. She folded up the cloth neatly and walked it over to her brother and gently set it down on his forehead. "I doubt I could ever blame him though, after what happened." She took a step back from the side of the bed and eyed the orb near his hand. Of course it struck her interest and she started to reach out for it. Her index finger gently grazed the top of it for a moment before she wrapped her whole hand around it and lifted it up off the bed. She stared at it for a moment before moving closer to the end table next to his bed and opening the drawer and setting it down inside. She pushed the drawer shut and looked over at her brother again. "I assume he'll be out for a couple days... At the most."

LaRae lifted her eyes only for a moment to look over at Nanashi. She gave a soft smile, then continued to pick things from the garden. Making sure only to take a few things and not to ruin the whole garden. Once she'd picked enough she stood up again and dusted herself off, then wiped her hands on her jeans again. She walked back over to Nanashi and pulled the lily from her hair and handed it to him. "You can have this one. That way we don't pick anymore." She said softly before returning to the other side of the garden and slowly gathering everything she'd picked in her arms.

Aamori's cheeks became flushed with red after he kissed the side of her head. She almost immediately buried her head in her knees. She sat there quiet for a few minutes before peeking her head up from her knees; only enough that her eyes were visible. "...I don't mean to dwell on it..." She mumbled. "...It's just you're not the first to call me a water snake..." She buried her head again for a moment, but lifted it once more. "...I do forgive you..." She paused. "...Just... don't call me that... again, please." She shifted her eyes again, avoiding eye contact all together. "Though... You may call me demented all you like." She added lastly with a faint hint of sarcasm.

Hikari smiled weakly to Mikako again and then glanced back to Kyran. "...Well, he is your brother, I guess it's natural for him to try to look out for you." She smiled a little more when she looked back to her. "...I don't know what happened...but we're not all that terrible." she said lightly. She was curious and did want to ask what she was talking about, but something told her that it was one of those subject that you just didn't ask about. She looked back to Kyran again for a moment and then back to Minako. "Oh don't--" she started when she saw her at the relic, but when he touched it and it didn't shock her she sighed in relief. "...I guess everyone from your clan can touch it." She held up her hand for a moment. "It didn't like me picking it up." She looked at the burn on her hand again and then dipped her fingers in the ointment again before rubbing it over the burns with her fingertips. She winced slightly, but then closed the bottle. She dug into her pack again and pulled out a bandage, starting to wrap it around her hand, though considering that she only hand one hand it wasn't going too well. She'd get up and leave Kyran to rest as soon as she got that thing on straight.

Nanashi looked at the lily when LaRae handed it to him and smiled slightly. "...Thank you." he said softly, holding it to his nose to smell. He liked flowers, but he hardly ever picked them. He didn't like to kill them, and he knew it would only wilt if he pulled them off their stems. His eyes followed LaRae as she walked over to the vegetables again, but then he glanced away and just started to absently twirl the stem of the lily in his fingers.

Celestine just looked at her for a moment and then looked away again. "Heh...and here I thought I was being original." he said simply. He just put his hand on her shoulder for a moment. "You take too many things to heart. You shouldn't let it bother you so badly. They're just words. They only hurt if you let them." he said simply, "...But I won't say it again if it bothers you that badly."

Minako looked over at Hikari when she spoke of the orb she'd just set inside the end table. She quirked a brow slightly when she saw the burn on Hikari's hand. She hadn't been briefed on everything regarding the relics; Let alone the job that her brother and these others were doing. So she didn't really understand, but left well enough alone. She sighed softly watching Hikari struggle with the wrap on her hand and walked over to her. She knelt down and just reached over taking her hand and the bandage without a word and began to wrap her hand. She knotted the bandage off and smiled softly. "You probably shouldn't keep that on for too long. You'll want to let that burn air out." She said softly before returning to the dresser to check the amount of water still in the bowl. "...Oh... and I know that not all dragons are terrible. Kyran would rather just keep me away from other clans; He doesn't want to see history repeat itself... That's all." She shifted her pale purple eyes slightly until they fell on the ground. "...You see... Our Mother passed away when I was only three and Kyran was ten... Of course our Father didn't take that well and practically went crazy trying to raise us by himself. A couple years after our Mother's passing, he met another woman... She was from the Earth clan." She paused, sighing lightly. "...Our Father let that woman secretly live here, and she practically became his new wife. Though they never actually married. We lived well together for awhile.... Until they were found out..." She cut herself off and glanced back over at Hikari as she forced a smile. "...I'm pretty sure you can piece together what happened from there..." She lingered in front of the bowl for a moment longer before taking a step closer to the bedroom door. "...Well... I'm going to head down stairs now, but feel free to stay in here as long as you like." She paused. "Oh, when you do leave please pull his door shut a little." She said with a more natural pleasant smile as she left the room and started to head down stairs.

LaRae picked up the last few vegetables and held them in her arms. She glanced over at Nanashi and smiled lightly. "If you hold onto that lily for awhile I can reattach it to the stem later and replant it." She said quietly as she started to walk again, moving past him and headed for the house. "I'm going inside now..." She said lastly before making it around the corner and over to the front door. She stood in front of the door for a moment before using her tail to pull the door open so she wouldn't take a chance dropping any of the stuff she'd picked from the garden. Once inside she noticed Minako on her way down the stairs and smiled slightly. "...I hope you don't mind..." Of course she was referring to everything she'd taken from the garden. "...Oh, and your kitchen is where?" She asked patiently waiting for Minako to show her where to go.

Minako watched as LaRae opened the door and came inside with a considerable amount of fresh vegetables. She returned the smile and nodded softly. "No, of course not. Help yourself." She said quietly before stepping down off the last step and in front of LaRae to lead her back into the kitchen. "This way." She said glancing back over her shoulder to make sure that LaRae was following her. She stopped in the kitchen and pointed her over to the counter where she could set everything down. "...Did you plan on making something?" She asked moving to the sink and reaching into the drawer next to it to pull out a peeling knife. She handed it over to LaRae. "Are you going to need anything else?"

Aamori gave a soft sigh. "You can't change who you are in the course of a day..." She said quietly. "...I've only been trying to not let stuff like that bother me for a couple years now..." She paused. "It isn't exactly easy."

Hikari blinked when Minako took her hand and finished wrapping the bandage for her. "Thank you." she said with a smile and then nodded when she said she'd want to let it air out. "Yes, I an only covering it while the ointment seeps in a bit. I don't want o make a mess whenever I touch something." She set her hands down in her lap and looked at Minako as she started to explain what had happened to their parents. Her smile faded and she sat silently, listening intently. Of course it wasn't hard to figure out what had happened, for her at least. Obviously they had been killed. "...I'm sorry." she whispered softly. She remained on the edge of the bed for a moment and nodded when she said that she was going back downstairs. "Alright. I think I will go rest soon." she said simply. She offered her another smile, "Thank you for letting me use the guest room." She said, though Minako was already on her way out before she completely finished the sentence. She looked back to Kyran again and sighed softly, giving him a sympathetic gaze as she placed her hand against his cheek lightly. It surprised her not that he was so friendly with her. She'd have thought that he wouldn't want to take his chances getting anywhere near a girl from another clan. Hikari was completely clueless when it came to recognizing her own emotions, but she did know that feelings could develop whether you ever meant for them to or not. As far as she was concerned though, Kyran was just a really good friend, on that she cared about dearly.

Nanashi looked up to to LaRae when she announced that she was going inside. "...Oh...alright." he said softly. He looked down at the flower again and continued to twirl the stem in his fingers. He didn't intend to toss it down, so he'd hold onto it until LaRae was ready to put it back. He just sat there silently for a few more minutes before standing up himself and slowly stepping back inside. He glanced shyly and Minako and again just hovered near the doorway again, unsure of where he should go. He glanced toward the nearest chair, but didn't move toward it. He felt completely out of place here, and it showed.

Celestine glanced over to her again and shook his head. "...Girls are too emotional." He said simply before standing up and dusting himself off. He looked down to her again and held out his hands again. "Come on, lets get you inside. We're about the only ones left out here."

LaRae only nodded and took the knife she was handed. Considering everything that they had all gone through, the least she could do was prepare something more then bread for them all to eat. Believe it or not, she was a really good cook; She had a lot of experience. Mostly from doing all of the cooking for her adopted family for so many years. She had started to peel the vegetables with the knife, just over the sink next to Minako. She glanced over at her when she asked if she'd need anything else. "Umm..." She paused to think for a moment; Stopping the knife. "...A pot of course and anything else you're willing to give up." She said with a soft laugh and then went back to peeling.

Minako moved over to a large set of cabinets and removed a large cooking pot; Just as LaRae had asked for it then set it down on the stove. She grabbed one more thing, a frying pan; Then set it down on the stove as well. "Anything?" She asked looking at LaRae for a second before stepping over to the fridge and pulling it open, taking a look inside. "...Do you have any preference?" She asked looking up from the fridge and over to LaRae. She happened to notice Nanashi just standing there, looking rather uncomfortable. She smiled softly. "Nanashi, you can make yourself at home. You don't have to stand there like a decoration." She said chuckling slightly before pulling some already cut fish from the fridge. She then took it over to the counter next to LaRae and set it down. "...This is the only thing we have a lot of; So it should stretch enough to feed everyone." She looked away for a moment and then started to pull the peels from the sink and dump them into the trash under the sink. "...LaRae, if you don't mind me asking... Where did you learn to cook?"

LaRae had been too preoccupied with what she was doing to notice that Nanashi had come inside the house also. The only person who currently could snag her attention was Minako and that was only because it was her kitchen after all. She finished peeling and chopping the vegetables and then took them over to the frying pan and dumped them in. She glanced back at Minako when she'd set the fish down and nodded. "That's fine. I'm not making anything special, so anything would do just fine." She stated before turning up the heat on the frying pan. She then went back to the fish and was going to cut it up too; but noticed that it was already done. She glanced over at Minako when she asked her question. "...Well..." She paused. "...I just 'had' to learn. I was made the cook where I was living." She said quietly before checking on the veggies in the frying pan. She'd remove some of the veggies and add them to the larger pot soon; Then place the cut fish in with the remaining veggies. She looked back to Minako for a moment. "...So, do you know how to cook Minako?"

Aamori's mood had changed considerably with Celestine's last comment. Which she happened to glare up at him slightly. "And boys aren't emotional enough." She gave a heavy sigh and looked at his extended hand for a moment before taking it and getting to her feet. She took her hand back and began to dust herself off as well before glancing around for a moment. She hadn't noticed that they were the only one's still outside. She looked over at him for a second, with a faint smirk. "...Are you sure you don't want to spend the night on the roof again, rather then inside a building with four walls?"

Hikari finally got up and started back toward the door. She pulled it closed behind her as she stepped back into the hallway and then glanced around for a moment before finding the guest room. She sighed and walked over to the bed, sitting down on the edge of it before removing her boots and stretching out on the bed. She nuzzled into the pillow and closed her eyes, falling asleep almost as soon as she was still.

Nanashi looked at Minako again when she said his name, his ears perking up a little. "...Alright." He said quietly before moving over to a chair to sit down. He sat up straight with his hands in his lap, still a little awkward. He pretty much went from standing like a decoration to sitting like one. He turned his head to peek into the kitchen to see what LaRae and Minako were doing. He was half wondering how Minako knew his name, but he guessed Hikari could have told her. He would have offered to help out in the kitchen, but really the best that he could do at cooling was roasting something over a fire.

Celestine shrugged slightly when she said that boys weren't emotional enough. "Someone has to be the support." he said simply. When she asked if he was going to stay on the roof again he just blinked. "Actually...I was just going to make sure you got inside alright and then come back out." he said simply. He only really tended to come inside when it was raining if he could help it. He was just a little odd like that. If you ever lost him, the best place to look would be the highest place accessible at the time...so long as it was quiet.

Minako looked over at LaRae and shook her head lightly when asked if she could cook. "...Unfortunately my brother does most of the cooking. At least when he's here." She said quietly before glancing over at the frying pan; LaRae had already added the fish to the pan and for lack of better words, it was starting to smell wonderful. Her eyes slowly trailed back over to LaRae. "Is there anything else I can get for you?" She asked quietly, not even sure as to what she was cooking to begin with.

LaRae continued to work with the stuff in the frying pan, slowly moving some of it over to the pot once it was cooked enough. She glanced over at Minako briefly. "...I would never have guessed that Kyran knew how to cook." She said simply before moving away from the stove and over to the fridge. "You don't need to get me anything else, I can handle it from here." She said with a faint smile as she reached into the fridge and pulled out some milk. She walked back over to the pot and poured some milk in; Then proceeded to finish her cooking as fast as she could without ruining it. "I'll be done in a few minutes; Thanks for letting me use your kitchen."

Minako sighed lightly and nodded. "You're welcome." She lingered in the kitchen for a moment longer; Though she was pretty sure that LaRae was trying nicely to get her to leave the room. "...Just let me know if you need anything else, alright?" She said quietly before walking out of the kitchen and headed towards Nanashi. She couldn't help but laugh softly seeing how he was sitting in the chair. She moved over to another chair and had a seat. "Ya' know... It won't kill you to relax a little."

Aamori gave a heavy sigh after hearing what he had said. She actually had wished that she wasn't right about him staying outside; But she couldn't exactly blame him. She'd stay out here if there was water near by. She took a few steps away from him and towards the house; She paused and turned slightly to face him. "...Just stay out here, I can walk myself inside." She said quietly before turning back towards the house and continuing to walk towards the door. She didn't bother looking back at him again even when she made it to the door. She gave another heavy sigh and let herself into the house. Once inside she noticed Nanashi and another girl; She kind of looked like Kyran. She quirked a brow slightly but never moved from where she was; Though the smells coming from the kitchen made her want to head into the kitchen.

Nero had been resting on the opposite side of the house then everyone else and out of sight. Though he was quite tired of all the noises by this point. He pushed against the side of the house and got to his feet. He stood there for a moment before slipping his hands into his pockets and glancing around. He wanted somewhere a little quieter to go, away from everyone else. Though, now that most of them where inside the house maybe he wouldn't have to go anywhere. He backed up a few steps and leaned against the house shutting his eyes gently waiting to see if it would indeed stay quiet; Otherwise he was leaving for a little while.