Kanone just started to gather up the fish, looking back to Aamori to see how she was managing once or twice. He sighed softly when he saw how much trouble she was having. Then he slapped himself in the head. "I knew I forgot something..." he muttered. He had six fish here to carry and nothing to put them in. He looked around for a moment and finally grabbed his shirt and spread it out before tossing the fish onto it and rolling them up. He tied it together at the top with the rope belt that had been around his waist and then looked back to Aamori again just as she put her holster back down. He walked over to her and knelt down beside her. "...Need some help?" he asked as he picked up the holster for her. "I can carry them for you if you want."

Nanashi smiled at LaRae and shook his head when she said that she could just stay there. "Come on..." he said softly before scooping her up into his arms. "You know I wouldn't do that..." He nuzzled her lightly and then turned around to start back toward the house they were staying at.

Hikari looked over to Kyran and then shook her head with a half smile. "...Oh never mind." she said as she leaned back herself. "I just noticed your impeccable timing is all." she told him before looking up to see Celestine coming back their way again. "......"

Celestine just sighed as he reached the living room and finally glanced over to Kyran and Hikari, though he didn't say anything to them right now. He just turned and headed over to the stairs again to go find something else to wear and take a bath, as much as he dreaded that last part. One thing was for sure, he was going to be up there a lot longer than Hikari had been.

Aamori looked over at Kanone slightly when he knelt down beside her. Her cheeks were pink now, so she still refrained from looking at him directly. She shook her head lightly and reached over to take her holster back. "That's alright... You've got enough to carry." She said quietly before reaching down and picking up her sandals too. "...And as soon as my hand isn't sore anymore then I can put these things back on." She said as she stood back up.

LaRae merely nodded slightly. "...I didn't think you would." She said quietly as she rested her head against him. "...I'm sorry you have to carry me again." She added before shutting her eyes gently.

Kyran waited until Celestine was up the stairs before looking back over to Hikari. "My impeccable timing?...." He paused. "...He looks rather down, and I didn't want that to rub off on me. That's all." He said quietly before resting his head back again.

Kanone smiled at Aamori again and nodded. "It won't hurt for too much longer... I don't think." he patted her shoulder lightly and then went back to get the fish and his pole. He sighed and tossed the pole over his shoulder before starting to walk back toward the village, though he paused to wait for Aamori a bit and let her get beside him again.

Nanashi smiled at LaRae and shook his head. "...Don't apologize...I don't mind." he said softly as he continued back toward the house. "I like to carry you." he said with a soft laugh. He sighed softly and held her a little closer as they approached the bridge.

Hikari looked over to Kyran again and smiled, shaking her head. "...I think he's just really tired..." she said softly, "He looks like he wants to sleep but just can't get that way." She leaned her head over against Kyran's shoulder and shut her eyes. "I wonder if she talked him into going with us later..." she commented.

Aamori held onto her things with her good arm and pressed them to her chest so she wouldn't drop them. She crossed her other arm in front of her and looked her hand over. He said it shouldn't hurt for too much longer, she hoped he was right. It wasn't all that pretty to look at either; Well, at least to her anyway. She'd focused on the small reddened areas where the thorns had been and gave a small sigh. She looked up when she noticed that Kanone had stopped and was waiting for her to catch up to him. She hurried over to him so that they could head back now.

LaRae opened her eyes and looked at Nanashi after shaking her head lightly. "What is there to like about carrying dead weight?" She paused with a slight smile. "...That doesn't sound all that fun to me."

Kyran gave a soft nod. "Yeah, I suppose." He paused. "...I have a feeling he probably isn't going to be getting decent sleep while we're here." He said quietly. He smirked faintly and looked back down at Hikari. "With him the way he is, he's in no mood to argue so I'm sure she has managed to get him to agree to going." He paused. "...You could probably talk him into doing a lot of things he doesn't want to when he's too tired to fight back."

Nero had completely left the town earlier and was just now deciding to head back. He'd been near the graveyard when LaRae and Nanashi had stopped there but didn't bother letting his presence be known. Once the two of them were gone though, he made his way out of the trees and into the cemetery walking along the open path LaRae had left. He just shook his head lightly; This indeed was a lot of flowers. He continued to walk with his hands in his pockets on his way back to the house from before.

Kanone just smiled slightly at her and continued to walk along the edge of the river quietly. He was walking a bit father than he would have otherwise, mainly because he wanted to get that stuff for Aamori's hand. He smiled slightly at her when the bridge came into view and then looked off in the direction of the house. He sighed softly and then smiled slightly at her. "I'll start cooking as soon as we get your hand taken care of. How do you like your fish anyway?"

Nanashi chucked softly. "You aren't that heavy." he told her, "...It's just nice to know someone doesn't mind me holding them." he said softly. He glanced up just in time to see Aamori and Kanone come out ahead of them at the bridge. "Oh...Aamori is back." he told her simply as he continued across the bridge.

Hikari smiled slightly. "No...Probably not." she agreed softly. Celestine just seemed so upset when they came here it would be odd if he was able to sleep easy." She giggled softly when he said that Sonia could probably talk him into a lot of things, "Yes, I would have to agree..." she said as she shook her head slightly. "Poor kid."

Aamori was a bit relieved to see the bridge so quickly since she hadn't been paying attention to the pace they were going. The entire walk her eyes kept shifting between her hand and then the river. She looked up at Kanone when she heard him talking to her and smiled a little. "It doesn't really matter to me, as long as it's been cooked." She said lightly "...And you don't have to do anything else for my hand, you've done enough by taking the time to get all the thorns out." She paused. "...I'm sure it'll be alright anyway."

LaRae just gave a soft smile and then even chuckled a bit. "...It's taken you this long to realize that?" She asked quietly before looking up after his comment about Aamori. She looked over at Kanone and Aamori briefly before turning her head back and resting is against Nanashi. "I'm a bit surprised that Aamori's been away from Celestine this long.." She said quietly; A thought she just happened to think out loud.

Kyran gave a soft sigh after thinking for a moment. "...I have a feeling that he won't sleep well until we're done in this territory." He said quietly. "When we're done here and get to the next territory maybe we should stop and take a day or two to let everyone rest, and see if he can get some sleep." He paused. "It won't be healthy to keep going if he doesn't get some..." He added lastly.

Nero wasn't too far behind Nanashi and LaRae; After all he could see them from where he was. He just kept his distance though while he walked he was occasionally looking around since he hadn't really payed any attention to the surroundings before. He was a little more relaxed now then he had been at the start of the day and it was probably obvious.

Kanone looked over to her again and smiled. "...You know if I don't mom will." He said simply. And then she would probably chew him out for not doing anything. He sighed and shook his head as he continued down the path to the front porch. He leaned his pole against the side of the house and then ran his free hand back through his hair for a moment, trying to push the wet strands from his face before he opened the door and started in, grabbing his pole again on the way in. He sighed and glanced around, half smiling at Kyran and Hikari before starting over to the kitchen to drop off the fish.

Nanashi laughed softly. "...No...I didn't just notice." He said quietly. He shook his head at her comment. "...Celestine's really tired...she's probably just trying to let him sleep... besides his cousin seems more fun to be around." he said simply as he followed them up to the porch, getting there a little after they'd gone inside.

Hikari nodded slightly. "Yes...I know." she said softly, "That sounds like a good idea... but as time concerned as he is I am not sure how well he would go for that."

Aamori sighed softly hearing him say that his mother would do something about her hand if he didn't. The first thing that came to her mind was how his mother was going to find out. She didn't exactly plan to go broadcasting that she hurt herself by touching a flower. She followed him inside the house and immediately walked over to the bench in front of the large windows and set down her holster and sandals. She didn't bother sitting down because her hair was still a bit wet, not to mention her clothes weren't completely dry. She gave a heavy sigh when she realized that her wet hair had soaked the back of the skort she had on. "...Wonderful..." She muttered quietly to herself.

LaRae shook her head slightly, she hadn't realized she said that out loud. "...Yes, I suppose so." She said quietly. She looked up when she realized that they'd made it back to the house. "...You can go ahead and set me down now." She paused. "I think I'll be alright to go inside myself."

Kyran looked up when he heard the door open and looked at Kanone for a moment, then to Aamori. He smiled weakly and turned his attention back to Hikari. "Yes, I'm aware he won't want to take a break like that. But I think he will if his health depends on it, along with the success of the mission." He paused. "If he's tired all the time, he won't be able to fight... and I'm almost positive we're going to run into more trouble along the way and you saw how he gets with people being 'useless'...." He said with a small sigh.

Kanone went to the kitchen and passed the fish off to the mother. He told her that he planned to cook it himself, but she insisted that he let her do it while he got ready to go. He sighed and just left the fish with her and then took his shirt and pole and started back toward the living room. He sighed and glanced over to Aamori. "Hey, come on." he said nodding toward the stairs. He just started up, glancing back once to make sure that she was coming. He motioned to the door at the very end of the hallway once they were upstairs. "There should be some cream in the cabinet down there. I'm going to go put this stuff up. If you can't find it I'll get it for you in a few minutes." he said simply as he started into the room right across from Sonia's.

Celestine was still upstairs trying to get cleaned off. He'd gone to his room and looked around for something else to wear. Surprisingly most of his clothes were still there as well, though he'd grown a bit since he left, he still hadn't grown so much that his clothes wouldn't fit anymore. Actually...a lot of them would probably fit him better now. Once he'd picked out some clothes he went down the hall to the last room to take a bath, though he'd completely forgotten to lock the door behind him on the way. The bathroom was relatively large with a large tub that took up a good portion of the corner of the room. The sink was along the other wall, and that was where he's put his clothes. He was still tired, so all he'd done so far was fill the tub with warm weather and submerge himself before sitting back up and crossing his arms over the edge of the tub. He had his head resting on his arm and his eyes half closed as steam rose out of the water around him.

Nanashi smiled slightly and nodded as he set her back on her feet once they were back on the porch. "Alright, there you go." He said softly. He reached around her to open the door for her and then stood to the side, waiting for her to go in first.

Hikari sighed softly and nodded. "Yes...that is true enough." she said as she watched Kanone walk around and then go upstairs. "...Well lets hope that he'll take good care of himself..." she said softly, "He doesn't seem to do a very good job of that." As skinny as he was she was half surprised that he hadn't starved by now.

Aamori looked up and over at Kanone when he came back into the living room and nodded towards the stairs; Telling her to come. She gave a small sigh and followed after him, heading up the stairs. Once upstairs she glanced down the hall towards the bathroom door he'd motioned to. "...Um... Alright." She said quietly then started down the hall towards the bathroom. When she reached the door she started to reach out to touch the door knob but stopped and pulled her hand back; Then reached for the knob with her other hand. She hadn't thought to knock first and proceeded to open the door and step into the bathroom. Her eyes went straight to the sink; Since that was where she assumed the cream would be and noticed the clothes. Of course then her eyes automatically trailed over to the bath tub. Her eyes widened slightly, and cheeks filled with blush seeing as Celestine was taking a bath and she turned right back around and hurried out of the bathroom pulling the door shut behind her.

LaRae started to go through the door since he'd held it open for her, though she clearly wobbled slightly. She was still tired but didn't want to alarm anyone by having Nanashi carry her any further then he already had. Once she was back inside she looked over at Kyran and Hikari and smiled slightly before continuing over to the opposite side of the couch to sit down; Any longer on her feet and she was liable to fall over.

Kyran nodded slightly. "Yes, well... He'll have to take better care of himself when he's with us... Either that or I'm sure Aamori will pester him until no end." He said with a soft laugh. He glanced up when he heard the door open again and saw LaRae come inside and sit down at the other end of the couch. It was hard not to see how tired she looked, he merely quirked a brow a bit before looking back to the door waiting to see Nanashi come inside too.

Celestine was just relaxing in the tub until he heard the door open. He blinked and looked up for a moment before he noticed Aamori standing in the doorway. His eyes widened and he froze, his cheeks turning blood red. "G-get out!!" He yelled at her before ducking back into the tub again, at least until he head the door close. He poked his head up again and sighed before sitting up and finally starting to actually wash. He guessed he'd best hurry and get out of here before anyone else walked in.

Kanone didn't take too long putting his stuff away. He wasn't going to bother changing clothes until after he bathed. He came back into the hallway and blinked when he saw Aamori. "Did you find it?" He asked as he started down the hallway toward her. He was completely unaware that Celestine was taking a bath, the last he knew he was sleeping.

Nanashi stood on the porch for a moment before stepping back inside and closing the door behind him. He glanced over to Kyran and Hikari almost shyly before walking over to sit beside LaRae. He didn't say a word to anyone, like usual. As much as he liked Kyran and Hikari, it was still rather awkward talking to them. It was awkward talking to any one in this group aside from LaRae.

Hikari chuckled softly at Kyran's comment and then looked up when she saw LaRae come in. She tilted her head slightly and then glanced over to Nanashi. "...Welcome back you two. Out looking around?" she asked pleasantly. She knew LaRae had been up to something by the way she looked, but she decided not to point it out.

Aamori had tilted her head down shielding her face with her hair. She didn't bother looking up when she heard Kanone's question, she merely shook her head 'no' rather quickly. She continued to stand there rather quiet for a moment. "...C-Celestine's... t-taking a bath..." She stuttered quietly before starting to take a few steps away from the bathroom door.

LaRae leaned her head back on the couch and tried to relax a little but hearing what Hikari said only reminded her that hands and clothes weren't exactly clean; Not to mention she was sitting on a white couch. She gave a heavy sigh and pulled herself up from the couch before moving to the other side of the coffee table and sitting down on the ground. She really didn't want to leave stains on such a nice couch, especially in someone else's house. She looked over at Hikari and nodded slightly. "...You could say that."

Kyran watched LaRae move off the couch; In the process spotting the dirt smeared into her jeans and on her hands. Gathering that must have been the reason she moved from the comfort of the couch onto the hard wood floor. "You look beat LaRae, what in Arienh were you two doing?" He asked lightly while looking between the two.

Nero opened the door and stepped into the living room only moments before hearing the question that Kyran asked. He knew the answer to that question of course but just kept his mouth shut while he looked around the living room a little. He hadn't been inside yet so he was just admiring some of the decoration.

Kanone blinked and then snickered slightly before he cracked up laughing. "Hahahaha!! Oops... Hahahahhaa!!" He shook his head and took a deep breath, "Aright, I'll get it." he said with a snicker, "It's not like it's nothing I've never seen before." He said simply as he opened the door and walked inside, heading straight over to the mirror above the sink to open the cabinet.

"KANONE!!!" Celestine yelled before throwing the bar of soap at him. "GET THE HELL OUT!!!"

"Cool your jets, kid, it's not like I can see anything, and not like I don't have my own if I could." He said simply after he ducked the bar of soap. "I'm just getting something for Aamori's hand." he found the cream that he was looking for and then threw the soap back at Celestine again before heading out into the hallway. "Alrighty now..."

Nanashi blinked when LaRae got up and went to sit in the floor and then looked back to Kyran. "...Nothing." He answered his question simply. Really he hadn't been doing anything but following LaRae, "Just taking a walk..." Kyran really sounded like he meant something, but he had no idea what he was aiming for when he asked that question.

Hikari just watched LaRae and then looked at Kyran when he asked his question. She cleared her throat quietly and then looked over to Nero when he walked in. She just offered him a slight smile and then glanced away again.

Aamori lifted her eyes momentarily when she heard Kanone burst out laughing. She half glared at him and then lowered her eyes again. "...I don't exactly find any humor in that..." She said quietly before he went into the bathroom. Since he'd gone inside she just turned and started to walk back down the hallway to put some distance between herself and that door. She stopped at the stairs and sat down at the top step waiting for Kanone.

LaRae looked over at Kyran when she heard his question and just stared blankly at him; She couldn't believe that he'd even imply that or maybe she was just thinking that was what he was implying. She shook her head lightly; He couldn't possibly, it was just a harmless question. She gave a small sigh after hearing Nanashi answer his question. She didn't bother saying anything since Nanashi already had and just leaned back a little on her hands after placing them behind her.

Kyran glanced over at Nanashi hearing him answer the question he asked and gave a slight nod. That was definitely a more boring answer then he'd thought he'd receive but not completely unexpected. He heard Hikari clear her throat and half noticed the look on LaRae's face and shrugged lightly. "...What?... It was just a question." He said with a faint laugh.

Nero had made his way closer to the harp, just looking at it when he heard the conversation going on between the others. He crossed his arms over his chest loosely and lifted his eyes, staring out the large windows. "...Since when was making that many flowers grow from out of no where, nothing?" He asked glancing back towards Nanashi and LaRae for a moment before looking right back out the window.

Kanone shook his head as he left the bathroom and looked around once he was back in the hallway. He smiled slightly when he saw Aamori all the way at the other end of the hall and started down to her, opening the little container on the way. "Here you go." he said softly as he sat down beside her. he dipped his index and middle finger into the cream and then reached over to put a little on her hand, which would give t a nice cooling sensation shortly. "Rub it in." he told her as he started to put the cap back on. "Guess I'll put this up later so I don't get the soap thrown at me again." He said with a chuckle. "Hahaha I'm sorry but that was pretty funny from where I'm standing."

Nanashi blinked when he realized that the girls were making something else of what Kyran was asking and then tilted his head, though he started slightly when Nero spoke. "...W...well...I didn't do anything..." he said quietly, his ears falling back slightly, "...I wasn't answering for her." He looked really nervous whenever Nero spoke to him. He was obviously still a little afraid of him, even though judging by the concern he'd showed for him when he was injured, he still wouldn't wish any harm on him.

Hikari just blinked and looked at Nero before turning her eyes back to Nanashi for his reaction. "...What's this about flowers?" she asked as she looked at LaRae. Obviously she'd been the one pulling that stunt. "Why were you growing flowers??"

Aamori looked up when she heard Kanone and watched him put some of that cream on her hand. She just stared at it for a moment until he said to rub it in. She felt silly for not doing that right away but proceeded to do so after being told to. Once she was finished she just sat with her arms resting to her knees. "...Yeah... haha ...real funny." She muttered quietly. "I doubt you'd be laughing if you'd been in my place and walked in on a girl taking a bath..."

LaRae's ears perked up a bit when she heard what Nero said. She was a little surprised, she hadn't remembered seeing anyone else in that immediate area. She was curious as to where he was hiding if he was able to see what she'd done. She gave a small sigh after hearing Hikari's questions. She hadn't planned on really speaking about it, she had originally just wanted to leave it alone. She was positive if any of them went by that area they'd figure it out on their own anyway. "...It's really nothing..." She said lightly. "...I just thought that growing the flowers would be something nice I could do..." She said quietly.

Kyran was a bit surprised to hear Nero say anything; Though he was a bit more surprised that Nero had seen what the other two were up to. He looked over at LaRae when she started to answer Hikari's questions. "It doesn't seem like nothing if you've managed to tire yourself so quickly..." He commented. "...At any rate, where'd you grow these flowers?"

LaRae looked over at Kyran for a moment. She couldn't believe it was still so obvious how tired she was. Ordinarily growing flowers was a simple feat, one of the first things you learned how to do. But that was definitely a larger scale of flowers then she'd intended to produce. She didn't regret it though, it made the whole area a bit more pleasant. "...Oh, that field we passed on the way in..." She said quietly to answer his question.

Kanone rubbed the back of his head slightly. "It's happened..." he admitted. "But then again I also had a girl strip down to her panties on me today, soo..." he just laughed, "Not that I minded, I was enjoying the view. I'm a guy, you know, I'm not supposed to run the other way at the sight of a girl's body." He said with a laugh, "But then again, Celestine is pretty scary." He was pretty much just teasing her now. The girl that he'd walked in on was just his mother, who'd pretty much done the same thing that Celestine had done and forgot to lock the door, and he'd been pretty young when it happened.

Nanashi sighed softly and leaned back against the couch a little, closing his eyes when everyone started to turn their questions on LaRae. He was relieved that they let him off of the hook, though he really didn't see what was with the barrage of questions. He opened his eyes again and looked over to Kyran. "...Sonia said that hardly anyone could bring themselves to go back there..." he said quietly, "...So she just wanted to make it...a little easier."

Hikari smiled at LaRae and shook her head slightly. "That's so sweet..." she said softly, "...but you really wore yourself out on that, didn't you?" She shifted positions slightly and then glanced over to Nero again. She was half wanting to ask where he'd been, but she decided against it. She'd probably just get a mean look an 'it's none of your business' in response, anyway.

Aamori merely looked at him when he started on about a girl stripping down to her panties. She was about ask him when that happened because she'd been with him most of the day and didn't remember that happening; But she just stared at him for a moment, her cheeks turning pink. Of course she was only just now realizing that she was the one who'd done that in front of him. She'd been so interesting in getting into the water that she hadn't really payed attention to the fact that Kanone was just standing there and could see her. As she listened to him continue on the color of her cheeks only became more obvious. She finally stopped staring at him and turned her head away; She was at a loss for words at the moment. Unable to think of anything to say, not even to joke around.

LaRae glanced over to Nanashi when spoke and gave a faint nod before looking to Hikari. "...I sure am getting a lot of these 'sweet' comments today..." She said lightly. "...And yes... I didn't have a proper estimate of the size of the field..." She paused. "So I'm exhausted..." She said before letting her arms give out under her, causing her to fall back so that she was laying on the floor.

Kyran listened to Nanashi and then heard what LaRae had said to answer Hikari's questions. He gave a small sigh. "...I think I may end up wandering back out that way sometime, just to see." He said quietly.

Nero by now had made his way over to the bench that sat in front of the large windows. He happened to glance down and see Aamori's holster; Staff included and reached over unbuckling it and holding it in his hand. He just sat there inspecting it. He'd yet to really see her use it so he was curious at how it worked. He assumed that it extended, if it didn't it'd be relatively useless. It took him a few more minutes of just looking the thing over before remembering that he'd seen such a staff before, but where? He gave a slightly annoyed sigh and set the staff back down top of the holster. Not bothering to put it back the way it was.

Kanone watched Aamori and then laughed softly. "Hey don't worry about it. I'm sure I've seem more skin than that from a few other people." He said simply as he patted her on the head and stood up. "Well, I don't know about you, but I smell fish!" he stated before holding his hand out to her to help her up.

Nanashi smiled slightly at LaRae and then shook his head slightly before glancing back over to Kyran. "...It's worth the walk." He said quietly. He wanted to get LaRae back up here, but guessed there was a reason that she moved down there to begin with. He sighed softly and closed his eyes as he leaned back against the couch again.

Hikari smiled again and just shook her head with a soft sigh. "I may have to come with you." she said simply when she glanced over to Kyran. She sniffed the air slightly and tilted her head. "Smells like Sonia has dinner on."

Aamori glanced back over at him briefly with a faint smirk on her face. "...That's excluding family though right?" She paused before taking his hand and getting to her feet. "In any case, I'm glad you enjoyed the view; You'll probably never see it again." She said with a small chuckle before starting down the stairs.

LaRae continued to lay on the floor even when she smelt what was being cooked and heard Hikari's comment. Usually she might have already been on her feet and headed towards the food by now but she didn't have the energy. "...It's just a bunch of flowers... No need to make it sound better than it actually is..." She said quietly.

Kyran had glanced over at Nero; watching him messing with Aamori's staff for a moment before looking away. He sniffed the air for a moment hearing what Hikari had said and then smiled slightly. He smiled a bit and then started to get up from the couch.

Kanone shrugged. "Don't worry, I think the image is burned into my mind." He said with a slight laugh. He shook his head and started down the stairs after her, stretching on the way. He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair again, and shook his head. "Hmm...I smell like a lake." He said with a slight laugh. "Thanks a lot, Aamori." he said playfully.

Nanashi sniffed the air after Hikari's comment and his mouth started to water. He sat up again and looked down to LaRae with a slight smile. "...Would you like me to bring you something?" he asked softly. He stood up and walked over to her, squatting down beside her, "Or do you want to try to get to the kitchen?"

Hikari smiled at Kyran and then stood up before starting toward the hallway. She smiled at LaRae as she passed and would have asked her if she needed any help, but Nanashi had already beaten her to it, so she just went on.

Sonia was still cooking the fish in the kitchen, though it was almost done. She was pretty fast when it came to cooking, so she'd already filleted, breaded, and had the fish pretty much cooked. She already had the table set, though she had a couple of extra plates set out just in case. She'd also made a sauce to go with the fish, though it may have been a little sweet for some's taste, it still went pretty well with the fish.

Aamori sighed softly. "Oh, I'm not worried. I'm sure with time, you'll have forgotten all about that image and myself." She said quietly. Once she reached the bottom of the stairs she stepped off to the side and looked at Kanone while shaking her head lightly. "...You could smell of worse things." She commented with a smirk. "And last I checked, you didn't have to dive into the lake... You chose to... So it's unfair to go blaming that one on me." She said with a soft chuckle.

LaRae looked at Nanashi when he squatted beside her and gave a small smile. "...I'd appreciate it if you could just bring me something." She said as she started to push herself back up into a seated position.

Kyran followed after Hikari when she started to make her way to the kitchen but paused and looked back over to Nero. "You should probably eat too Nero. I haven't seen you eat anything for awhile now..." He commented lightly before continuing to follow Hikari again.

Nero lifted his eyes for a moment when he heard Kyran speak to him. He just stared at Kyran a bit uninterested; Though the smell of fish coming from the kitchen was starting to change his mind. He hadn't eaten in a while and he was rather hungry. He gave a sigh, shrugging lightly before walking over to the hallway to follow after Kyran.

Kanone smiled. "You know I wouldn't have if you weren't thee." he said simply, "And why do you say that? My memory isn't that bad." He said with a soft laugh. He patted her head once he reached the bottom of the stairs and saw nearly everyone else heading off toward the kitchen as well. "Damn, better hurry or we won't have a seat." he said with a soft laugh.

Nanashi nodded slightly and smiled at her before standing up again. "Alright..." he said softly. He straightened up and glanced over to Kanone and Aamori for a moment before starting over toward the hallway after Nero. He was going to just ask if Sonia minded if he ate in here with LaRae.

Hikari glanced over to Sonia when she reached the kitchen and smiled slightly as she took a seat. "It smells good." she said lightly.

Sonia smiled back to Hikari as she took the fish off and piled it onto a large plate before carrying it over to sit on the table, along with the bowl of off-white sauce and a small dipper. "Thank you dear. Kanone made fast work of catching these today." she said with a smile. She set everything down in the center of the table and then stood off to the side to wait for everyone to take a seat. She knew that there weren't going to be enough seats for everyone, so she would wait to see who all showed up before she took one. She wouldn't make company stand or leave the table.

Kyran continued over to the table to sit down next to Hikari. He glanced up, looking to Sonia. "It looks wonderful." He said simply with a smile.

Nero glanced around a bit once he made it into the kitchen. Though he continued to follow over to the table. He didn't sit down though, he just stood behind the chair he intended to sit in while looking over the food on the table.

Aamori looked at Kanone for a moment. "You know... I'd appreciate it if you'd stop patting me on my head..." She paused. "That's the type of thing one does to little kids... Or those who are several years younger..." She said quietly. She wasn't upset about it or anything but she was starting to feel like a child being patted on the head all the time. "Oh...um... well, I said that because eventually people you meet are forgotten, especially if you never see them again." She paused. "But I might also be hoping you forget that image... It's just a little embarrassing." She said quietly then shook her head slightly. "And I don't care if there isn't a seat, so long as there is some fish left." She said with a soft chuckle as she followed after Kanone.

LaRae just watched quietly when Nanashi left for the kitchen and then looked over at Aamori and Kanone. She quirked a brow slightly curious to know what image Aamori was talking about. She shrugged lightly and scooted a little closer to the coffee table to lean against it.

Sonia smiled at Kyran. "Thank you very much." She said lightly. She then glanced over to the black dragon, assuming that he must be Nero since that was the only one that she had yet to meet aside from Aamori. "Hello. I assume you must be Nero? My name is Sonia." she said with a pleasant smile. "Nice to meet you."

Hikari glanced over to Nero and tilted her head slightly. "Are you going to sit down?" she asked simply.

Nanashi glanced around for a moment when he reached the kitchen and then looked over to Sonia. He stood there rather shyly for a moment before he finally spoke. "...Um...S-sonia...would it be alright if LaRae and I ate in the living room?" he asked quietly. "There wouldn't be enough chairs anyway..." he said quietly.

Sonia looked back over to Nanashi for a moment and thought for a moment. "Well...I suppose so, just try not to get anything on the sofa, alright?" she said with a smile. "There are plates on the counter. Help yourself." she said brightly.

Kanone glanced over to Aamori when she asked him to stop patting her on the head. He just laughed and shook his head. "You and Celestine go well together. You're both o particular." He said as he headed toward the hallway, "Only he tells me that he's not a dog." He shook his head again when she said that people forgot people that they never say again. "And you're negative, too! How do oyu know I'll never see you again? We could bump into each other somewhere." He stepped into the kitchen and glanced around. "Wow this is going to be a tight squeeze." he commented as he looked at the little table. He knew how this usually went; guests got the table, family went to find somewhere else to sit. "Hmmm..."

Nanashi glanced back to Kanone from where he'd wandered over to the counter to get the plate. "...LaRae and I are eating out there." He said simply.
"Yes I get a chair!" he said happily, wagging his tail for a moment.
"Kanone, get back upstairs and get a shirt on! You are not sitting at this table looking like that young man!"
"...Aw come on!"
"Get a move on, Mister!"
Kanone just sighed and dropped his head before turning around to march back out the way he'd come.