Hikari sighed softly and closed her eyes for a moment as she propped her chin on her hands. "Yeah, that's pretty much it." she agreed with Kyran after he answered Nanashi. She sighed and turned around to look at him as he tucked the gloves into his pocket and blinked when she noticed the scars along his arm. She opened her mouth to say something but then closed it again, deciding it was probably best to refrain from comment.

Nanashi nodded slightly without looking back to either of them. "Oh...I see." he said simply as she shut off the water and started to wash the dishes that were in the sink. He didn't really know why he started that job, but it seemed like the thing to do. It would save Sonia a little trouble later. He made pretty quick work of the plates and then rinsed them off and set them over to dry.

Kanone finally came back downstairs with his hair pulled up the way it had been before. He was wearing another blue shirt, similar to the one he'd had on before, only it had long sleeves and was a slightly lighter shade. He had a white sash tied around his waste similar to the kind that Celestine usually wore, and wore a pair of cream colored pants with matching boots. He blinked when he saw LaRae laying on the floor asleep and smiled slightly as he walked over to her. "That's nowhere to sleep..." he said lightly before leaning down to pick her up.

Celestine sighed softly and closed his eyes as he reached over to place his hand on Nobu's head. "...You can go back if you want... I'm...going to stay out here for a little while..." he said softly. He sighed softly and finally just laid over on his side, closing his eyes for a moment as he rested his head on his arm.

Kyran had noticed the scars on Nanashi's arms but hadn't said a word about it. He might have asked if he wasn't trying to be careful about the things he spoke about; Considering how angry he seemed to have made Nero. He gave a small sigh and then looked back to Nanashi. "So what possessed you to do the dishes?"

Nobu lifted his head slightly once Celestine had laid down on his side. He could go back now that he'd eaten and the thought crossed his mind, but all he planned on doing was laying on the porch again. He decided to just stay. He then laid his head back down while his tails rested snuggly against him. 'If you don't mind, I'm just going to lay here next to you.' He paused. 'If you're tired, you're more then welcome to rest against me.'

LaRae just barely registered that anyone had touched her, let alone picked her up. She cracked her eyes open for only a second and tried to focus on who it was but her eyes shut again and she was right back asleep before she could tell.

Nanashi glanced back to Kyran for a moment as he dried his hands on his pants and started to put his gloves right back on. "...I don't know... I guess so Sonia wouldn't have to do them later. ...I'd I'm going to be here I may as well make myself useful, right?" he said simply. "...Why...should...I have left them alone?" he asked a little nervously. Maybe it was rude to do someone else's dishes, he didn't know.

Hikari smiled at Nanashi and shook her head, "No, Nanashi, don't worry. It was nice of you to do them for her." she assured him.

Celestine looked up to Nobu for a moment and then sighed softly. "...If you want..." he said quietly. He just lay there for a moment before scooting a little closer to him and lifting his head up to rest against him. He wasn't sure that he was going to sleep but it seemed like a pretty good idea. He just nuzzled against Nobu's side gently and sighed softly as he closed his eyes. "...Thanks,Nobu..." he muttered softly. Resting against Nobu was a lit better than being completely on the ground.

Kanone smiled slightly at LaRae when she opened her eyes and then walked over to the couch with her, laying her down gently on the cushions. "There... That's better." he said simply. He patted her arm lightly and then started to head back toward the kitchen. He guessed he better do the dishes before his mother had a cow.

Kyran nodded slightly in agreement when Hikari spoke to answer the question that Nanashi had asked. He then laughed lightly. "Yes, no need to worry. After all I did the dishes at lunch." He said lightly. "...I only asked because I was a little surprised to see you do them, that's all."

Nobu's ears perked up a little when Celestine came closer and rested his head against him. After a moment his ears fell back down and he relaxed a bit, though his ears twitched slightly hearing the thanks from Celestine. '...No need to thank me...' He could tell how tired Celestine was, it was obvious that he hadn't been sleeping well; If at all. So he just wanted to do something to try and help, perhaps even offer some small amount of comfort.

LaRae curled right back up when she was set down on the couch and was fast asleep. Had she not been so tired she'd have protested being placed on the couch because of her dirt stained jeans and her dirty hands. She hadn't really even completely registered where she'd been set down, all she knew was that it was a lot more comfortable then the floor she had been laying on.

Nanashi sighed softly in relief and then looked over to Kyran again. "Oh..." He said quietly. "...Why?" he tilted his head a little to the side. He didn't know why it would be so surprising to see him do the dishes. Maybe it was just because he never did anything else. He glanced over to the hallway as Kanone came back to the kitchen and then stepped away from the sink again.

Kanone looked around for a moment when he got into the kitchen and blinked. "Um...you know there's a living room in there with more comfortable seats." he said simply as he walked up to the sink. He blinked and looked at the empty sink and then over to the clean dishes. "...Umm... okay or not." He guessed his mom had already gotten to them before she went up.

Celestine just nuzzled into his fur a little more as he tried to get comfortable. Here just seemed as good a place as any to hide out for a little while. He didn't particularly care to be there for the wedding ceremony, though he would go to party afterwards just because he told his aunt that he would show up. After a few minutes his breathing slowed, showing that he'd apparently at least dozed off.

Kyran just looked at Nanashi for a moment before answering. "...Well... I guess because I haven't seen you do very much." He paused. "And, I guess I just never expected you to do something nice like that without being told to..." He said quietly. "Then again, I don't really expect to see anyone in our group really doing dishes in someone else's house..." He paused and looked over at Hikari with a slight smirk on his face. "Speaking of which, have you ever had to wash dishes before Hikari?" He of course was only joking; You could tell by the tone he used. He was just trying to lighten the mood a little; It felt like it could go sour at any moment. He looked up and over towards Kanone when he heard him speak about the living room. "...I'm aware." He said with a pause. "I thought I'd sit here while LaRae and Nanashi were eating."

Nobu continued to lay there motionless once Celestine had dozed off. He didn't budge even an inch, just from the fear of waking him. He just wanted to see Celestine get some sleep, even if it wasn't a lot.

Aamori was still sitting on the bridge quietly. She hadn't moved from that spot, and she continued to just stare down at the water while she kicked her legs back and forth a little. After getting away from the house and thinking about what she said for awhile she'd pretty quickly realized that it would've been better if she hadn't opened her mouth. She really had no right to say anything and she couldn't go making excuses about not knowing any better. Her common sense told her better and she couldn't exactly go saying she was an Elder in training from Kairava and could speak her mind to anyone she wanted. She gave a heavy sigh and tilted her head back a little to stare up at the sky.

Nanashi just looked over to Kyran again and then nodded. "Oh..." he said simply. He guessed it was fairly natural to think that he wouldn't do something nice without being asked. After all most of the world wasn't nice to him, why should he do chores if he's not asked. He glanced over to Kanone for a moment and then stepped a little further away when he saw him looking over the sink. He seemed so much braver when LaRae was around, but since she was in the other room, and he was almost certain by now asleep, he was just as timid to speak to anyone as he was when they first met.

Hikari blinked at Kyran's question and then shook her head. "Of course...not." she said as she crossed he arms. "I've never had to. But I have done them before." she said simply. "I'm not completely spoiled." she said playfully as she stuck her tongue out at him.

Kanone just half smiled. "Heh...you guys are nuts." he said simply, "Well, looks like they're done eating. LaRae's passed out on the couch right now, anyway." He shrugged and then started back toward the living room again, but paused before he got there. "Oh yeah, anyone have any idea when Celestine went to hide?"

Celestine had only just been asleep long enough to begin dreaming when his mind was attacked again by the flood of memories that he'd shared with Aamori about the day the village was attacked. As long as he was here, he couldn't go without thinking about it when he was awake, especially when he was asleep. He felt trapped in his own mind, he couldn't wake up and he couldn't stop the flood of images and sounds. All he could do was roll over and whine and groan as tears started to roll down his cheeks. He finally managed to pull himself out of it right before the part where he was struck, and he bolted upright with a rather loud shriek before he choked himself off and just leaned forward with his head buried in his hands. He was glad that none of the others were around because he couldn't stop the tears from flowing from his eyes. All he wanted to do was sleep for a little while, and his mind just wasn't going to let him do that peacefully. Through this entire trip he was usually one of the first one's up and the last one's to go to sleep and last night he really hadn't slept but about half an hour. Even today when he went for a nap, he didn't stay asleep longer than fifteen minutes.

Kyran looked back over to Hikari when he heard her reply. He just laughed softly. "I'm surprised you've done dishes before. I was almost certain by the softness of your hands that you'd never done anything like that." He smirked lightly when she stuck her tongue out at him. "Ladies shouldn't stick their tongues out, they're liable to be grabbed if not careful." He said with another small laugh before turning slightly to look at Kanone. "She's asleep? After what she said she'd done, I'm surprised she was able to stay awake long enough to even eat." He shrugged lightly. "As for Celestine, I'm not really sure." He paused. "I doubt I could tell you were anyone went. Both Nero and Aamori I'm almost certain have left too."

Nobu couldn't help lifting his head to look at Celestine when he heard the noises he was making. When Celestine shot up, his ears fell back. He sat there for a moment before standing up and walking around so that he could look at Celestine. He just looked at him with his head in his hands for a moment before gently pushing his head closer to Celestine. '...Are you alright?' He asked quietly. He was a bit concerned and wasn't really aware of the dreams that plagued Celestine. He'd mastered his gift so he was able to block out a lot of things, which made it nearly impossible for Celestine's dreams to just force their way through like they had when Aamori had seen them.

Hikari laughed at Kyran, a bit sarcastically. "Ha ha, very funny." she said before she smiled. "You know doing dishes a time or two wouldn't do anything to my hands." she said simply. She glanced over to Kanone and shook her head slightly. "...No, sorry, I have no idea..."

Kanone sighed and then blinked. "...What she did? What did she do?" he asked simply. He crossed his arms and leaned against the door frame for a moment.

Nanashi glanced over to Kanone for a moment. "...She wanted to grow flowers on Celestine's mother's grave..." He said quietly, "and then she grew flowers all over the entire field." he said softly.

"...oh....um...wow." he said, a bit surprised.

Celestine just nodded weakly, "Y...y-yes...I'm fine..." he said quietly, his voice cracking as he tried to choke back sobs. He lowered his hands and started trying to wipe his eyes, but more tears only replaced the ones that he wiped away. "...I..I'm just....I'm tired..." he said quietly.

Kyran just smiled at Hikari before looking back over to Kanone and Nanashi. "LaRae had inquired about what happened to Celestine years back. After hearing about it I get the impression she wanted to try and do something nice since her clan did what they did." He said quietly. "Though, I'm only guessing at why she'd use up so much of her energy in order to plant that many flowers." He paused. "With the way Celestine has treated her, I'm a little surprised that she even bothered." He commented lastly.

Nobu pulled his head back slightly and tilted it to the side a little. '...You don't look fine...' He said quietly. 'Why can't you sleep? Maybe I can help.' He then sat down and continued to watch Celestine. He didn't like to see anyone cry, for any reason so he really just wanted to help make things better for him.

"Oh..." he said simply and then smiled weakly. "Well...I guess LaRae is just a lot nicer than Celestine..." he said simply, "...He's a real pain in the ass, but he grows on you after a while..." he said with a slight laugh, "...I guess you'll see. Sounds like you guys are stuck with him for a while." He said simply. "Oh well... Guess I'd better start looking for people before mom comes down here in a huffing flurry." he said with a soft laugh.

Hikari smiled slightly and shook his head before resting her arm on the table again. "...Do you know what time this party starts?" she asked simply.

"Haha Yeah, it stars about ten minutes ago. Mom probably forgot what time it is. So when she gets down here, she's going to be ready to leave."

Nanashi sighed softly and glanced toward the window before looking back to Hikari and Kyran as Kanone left the room. "...Well, I hope you guys have fun." He said with a pleasant smile. He wouldn't have minded going, but he knew it would be more trouble than it was worth.

Celestine sighed and wiped his eyes again. He was trying not to cry, but he never cried, so when he started it was hard to stop. He finally laid back down again. "...Not unless you can make the past go away..." he said quietly. "...I don't want to watch it again...once was more than enough..." He didn't know why it was so much easier to talk to Nobu than anyone else. Had he been one of the others Celestine probably would have gotten up and run off as soon as he realized that his face was wet. But Nobu was an animal and he couldn't tell the others that he'd seen him cry...so he guessed it didn't matter.

Kyran just gave a slight nod. LaRae was definitely nicer then Celestine, that much was obvious. He looked over at Kanone when he said that he'd better start looking for people. "...Don't bother looking for Nero." He paused. "I'm sure he hasn't gone far and he'll more then likely just stay around here." He glanced back to Hikari when she asked about when the party started; He hadn't thought to ask that. Though he shook his head lightly hearing Kanone's answer. Somehow that didn't surprise him. He finally stood up from his chair and stretched a bit, his tail even uncurled completely for a moment before springing right back to it's curled state. He turned and looked over at Nanashi. "...By that I assume you're not going either?" He asked as he brought his hands up to adjust his vest a little. "Just because LaRae is asleep doesn't mean you can't come with us, ya' know."

Nobu moved crawled over to lay next to Celestine when he had laid back on the ground. '...I can't make the past go away, but I might be able to help block it out long enough for you to get some sleep.' He commented quietly. 'I can block the images that others project from my own mind, I've never tried to do it in someone else's mind. But I'm sure I might be able to give you some relief if the images are haunting you.' He paused. '...It's up to you.' He then moved his head a little and laid it down on Celestine gently.

Nero was still sitting outside on the porch. Kyran was right, he hadn't gone far. He was sitting at the edge with one knee drawn up so that he could lay his arm across it and then rest his head to it. He was just sitting there quietly staring down at the ground and thinking about home. He was beginning to dread the thought of returning home for this relic; Especially at the chance of Kana finding out he was in the area. He'd never hear the end of it. Especially because he was traveling in the company of three beautiful girls and from different clans no less.

Hikari looked over to Kyran for a moment when he stood up and then looked back to Nanashi again. "Yeah, Nanashi, you really don't have to stay here. You look like you want to go."

Nanashi just turned his eyes to the ground and shook his head slightly. "...No. I don't like parties... there's too many people." he said quietly, "...I don't want a repeat of the festival... You guys being there is one thing...it just wouldn't be a good idea for me." he tried to explain. A couple of people he could get along with decently, but when it came to a large groups if one or two people really had a problem with him, it usually didn't take too long before most everyone had a problem with him.

Kanone sighed softly when he heard what Kyran said, but just continued down the hallway and out the front door. He glanced around when he got outside and then half smiled when he saw Nero. He really didn't like being around this guy by himself. "...Um...Hey." He said as he crossed his arms and leaned against the porch rail. "...Um...were you going to come with us, or were you planning to stay here?" he asked simply. He figured he may as well ask anyway. Kyran didn't know everything.

Celestine moved his hand to rest on top of Nobu's head and then closed his eyes again. "...You can try... But it doesn't really matter..." he said quietly. "...I just...need to learn to deal with it. You aren't going to be around forever..."

Kyran looked at Nanashi for a moment before just giving a light shrug of his shoulders. "...Alright. You don't have to go." He paused. "Though, I am almost positive that if LaRae were going, you'd go too." He said with a nod.

Nero's ears twitched when he heard someone come outside. He didn't lift his head until he heard Kanone speak. He lifted his hand and brushed his hair from his face before looking over at Kanone. He just stared for a moment before looking away. "No. I'm not going." He said simply before resting his head down against his arm again.

Nobu continued to lay with his head on Celestine. 'I may not be around for ever, but I can help while I'm here.' He paused. '...The only thing is, you need to be touching me at all times or else I don't think I can keep the images blocked.' He made himself comfortable as close to Celestine as he could get without actually being on him. '...Just try to fall asleep like normal. I'll take care of the rest.'

Nanashi glanced back to Kyran again and shook his head. "...No... I still don't think I would..."

Hikari tilted her head slightly as she looked at Nanashi. "Why not? You would have someone you're more comfortable with to talk to..." she tried gently.

"...I know...but it would just be...more trouble than it's worth... She...goes off at people too easily if they say or so anything at me... It just...causes more trouble... I mean... I appreciate the gesture but... she can't try to get back at everyone who says something to me... It only makes things worse, like with Nero's friend..." he said quietly.

"Oh... so that was what happened back there..." she said softly. She guessed one of Nero's friends must have been picking on him and LaRae took up for him. "...I guess that explains it..." Maybe that was why Nero didn't seem to care for Nanashi or LaRae.

Kanone smiled weakly. "...Okay." He said simply. "...Well...um...you didn't happen to see where Aamori or Celestine ran off to, did you?" he asked simply.

Celestine nodded weakly and just tried to get comfortable on the ground. "...Right..." he muttered quietly. He kept his hand resting against Nobu's head lightly as he tried again to go so sleep. As riled up as he was, it still didn't take him but a few minutes to doze off again. It was oddly easy with Nobu close to him; it usually took him a good half an hour to get to sleep.

Kyran listened quietly and then gave a light sigh. He hadn't known exactly what had happened back at the festival. But now things made a little more sense. "...Well we can't force you into going." He paused and turned to Hikari with a light shrug. "But at least we tried." He didn't comment about LaRae going off on people, he'd witnessed that a couple times himself. But he could kind of understand why she did it. Though he thought she could stand to be a little less aggressive when sticking up for Nanashi.

Nero didn't lift his head but he did turn so that he could see Kanone a little. "No. They left before I came outside." He said, then turned away again.

Nobu perked his ears up for a moment when he realized that Celestine had fallen asleep again. That was a little faster then he expected, but Celestine had said he was tired. He just relaxed again and focused on trying to keep any unwanted images from Celestine's mind. So long as Celestine didn't break contact with him he shouldn't have any trouble blocking out the bad dreams.

Nanashi smiled weakly. "...Don't worry about it..." he said quietly, "...I can have fun...when it's just us." he told them. He was at least starting to warm up to the group a little, or at least most of the group. He glanced back toward the hallway again and started to turn around. "...I'm going to go back in here..." he said in that same quiet tone as he started to walk off again.

Hikari smiled weakly. "...Okay." she said softly as she watched him go. "...Poor guy... and the sad thing is that he's right..." she said softly, her ears drooping slightly. "He's scarred all to pieces, and I really can't see him doing anything to provoke anyone to have earned them..."

Kanone half smiled. "Alright...well thanks anyway. Guess I'd best go track em down." he said simply. "See ya later." he said as he gave him a playful salute and started to walk down the path. He had a good idea where to find Aamori; all he had to do was follow the water.

Celestine didn't move a muscle after he fell asleep again; it was almost more like he'd just passed out than actually gone to sleep. Either way, at least he was resting decently for now.

Kyran gave a light nod and watched Nanashi walk off. He turned back to Hikari and sighed softly. "...Yes, I noticed that..." He said quietly. "Unfortunately I think that him just existing is enough to provoke some people..." He said lastly before changing the subject. "..I wonder who Celestine has to ask for these directions.."

Aamori shifted a little and gave a sigh. She hadn't really been paying attention to the time, and it was starting to get late. She half thought about going back before it got too much later but couldn't seem to talk herself into it. She continued to kick her legs back and forth a bit while she sat and stared down at the river again.

Nobu continued to lay there without moving; Quietly focused on what he was doing.

Nanashi just went to sit back down on the other side of the sofa once he was out of the kitchen. He sighed softly and closed his eyes as he leaned back against the couch, trying to get comfortable.

Hikari sighed softly. "I know...and that's what's sad about it... He's a sweet boy." she said softly. She looked up when she heard his question and then tilted her head. "Hmm... I don't know... that's a good question. I wonder..." she said softly.

Kanone made short work of getting to the bridge and smiled slightly when he saw Aamori sitting there. "Hello there." He said as he came up to lean beside her. "You ready to party?" He asked playfully. "...Well as soon as I find Celestine." he amended. "Lets see... have any ideas where he would be?"

Kyran gave a small sigh not bothering to say anything more on the topic with Nanashi. He didn't really want to get into a depressing conversation. He looked over at Hikari for a moment. "...Speaking on that subject, I'm a little worried about where we're going considering Kanone's reaction earlier today." He said lightly as he loosely crossed his arms over his chest.

Aamori looked up when she heard Kanone's voice and then looked over at him when he leaned against the bridge next to her and offered a weak smile. She turned her eyes away again and looked down at the water. "...I'm not so sure that I'm going." She said with a sigh. "As for Celestine, I'm not entirely too sure. He was already gone from the house when I decided to leave..." She lifted her eyes for a moment. "...And I think that I've seen more then enough of Celestine for one day." She commented trying not to laugh.

Hikari sighed softly. "Yeah...that...really didn't sound too good. Even the name is a little foreboding. What was it...The Forbidden Temple?" she asked, tilting her head slightly, "...I wonder why it's forbidden..." she said thoughtfully. "There must be some reason... Guess that's why it's a good place to check."

Kanone sighed, "Aw, why not? I thought you were going to listen to me play like a buffoon." He said with a weak smile. "Besides I need someone to dance with. Well...I could get out there b myself, but I'd look pretty dumb." he tried again. He laughed at the comment that she made about seeing enough of Celestine. "Hey, at least he didn't stand up." He said with another laugh. "Then you would have seen too much of him. Anyway...you wanna help me find him or am I on my own??"

Kyran gently lifted one of his hands up and rested it under his chin for a moment while he thought. He hadn't really recalled the name of the place, but Hikari had at least. "The place where we found the Thunder relic was a forbidden place. Well, the whole forest was..." He paused. "...I can't explain it but I'm just a little uneasy about this place he spoke of." He said quietly before lowering his hand from his chin. "I can't deny being curious about it at the same time though."

Aamori gave a soft sigh before glancing up from the river. "Trust me, you don't want to dance with me." She paused. "I don't think I dance very well and lets just say you weren't the only one who smelled like a lake..." She turned her head to look over at him for a moment. "Though, it seems that one of us smells a little better." She said with a soft chuckle. She just shook her head lightly when he said at least Celestine hadn't stood up. "...I'm afraid he'd have killed me on the spot if I'd seen that much of him." She said quietly before spinning her legs around to the other side of the bridge and pushing herself from her seat. "And I've nothing better to do, so I guess I can help you find him."

Hikari nodded as well and then sighed. "...Yes I am a bit curious as well. I suppose it makes sense that a place that's 'forbidden' would be the best place to keep one of those relics. If it were a place that people came to all the time then there wouldn't be very well hidden." She sighed and crossed her arms on the table again. "...I just wonder what he meant even before that... He made it sound like...the forest was alive... Well....I mean of course it's alive, it's plants, but I mean...more alive than that..."

Kanone smiled slightly. "Well we can be crappy dancers together. And so what, the lake doesn't smell that bad. Besides, aren't you suppose to smell like water?" he asked playfully. He took her hand once she got down and started to continue over the bridge. He highly doubted that Celestine would go on toward that party; he'd probably want as far from it as physically possible. "And no, I bet he probably would have fallen over from embarrassment before he got around to killing you." He said with a snicker, "He'd do that later."

Sonia finally came rushing downstairs and looked around. She already knew that Nanashi said that he wasn't going, so she didn't pester him, she just hurried toward the kitchen. "Kanone we--" she started and then sighed when she realized that he wasn't there. She already looked extremely frazzled; obviously she'd figured how that they were no w about twenty minutes late. "Oh.. where did he go?" She sighed and pushed her pale green hair back behind her ear before looking toward the door again. "Oh well... Are you two ready? I'm sorry I lost track of time, we've already nearly missed the ceremony part." She had at least tried to clean herself up to look more presentable, even though she'd looked fine before. She'd combed her hair back and put part of it into a braid that wrapped around her head and then hung down her back. She was wearing a pastel purple dress with short flowy sleeves and a white sash that went around the middle to tie in the back. Simple, but nice.

Kyran sighed softly. "Yes, now that you mention it he did make it sound that way." He paused. "...I've never heard of any forest being... well... that alive." He shook his head slightly. "I actually find it almost hard to believe, especially here in Caledonia... I'd expect something strange like that in Medini though." He shrugged lightly and turned slightly to look over at Sonia when she came into the kitchen. "Kanone went to try and locate Aamori and Celestine." He said simply. "...And yes, I believe we're ready to go." He said as he turned back to look at Hikari.

Aamori just stared down at their hands for a moment and then looked back up at him. "...The lake isn't what smells so bad... It's the fishy smell on my clothes from that fish that I was having trouble holding onto." She commented. "And water itself doesn't have a smell, so there is no way for me to smell like water." She said with a small chuckle. She shook her head lightly to the last comment he made. "...If he fell over, I so would've run away to hide." She paused. "...And last I checked, Celestine seems to forget about hurting people when it's put off." She chuckled a little. "He seems to have forgotten that you lied to him about your Mother."

Hikari nodded again to what Kyran said. "...Well...if it's that bad here, then I can only imagine what it will be like there..." she said simply. She looked over to Sonia when she came into the kitchen again and nodded when Kyran said that they were ready. She stood up and straightened out her skirt, "Yes, I'm ready." she said simply.

Sonia smiled slightly, "Alright, well...I suppose we can go on... Kanone will catch up." she said simply. She motioned them toward the door and then started out, heading toward the living room again. She paused for a moment and looked over to Nanashi. "...Are oyu sure you want to stay here, dear?" She thought she would at least ask.

Nanashi looked up from where he was about to fall asleep himself. "...Yes..." he said softly.

"Well...alright. You can just make yourself at home." she said with a slight smile. "There is an extra room upstairs if you want. You look a little tired."

Nanashi smiled weakly and nodded. "...Thanks." he said quietly. He didn't plan on moving, though.

Sonia nodded to him again and then started toward the door again.

Kanone laughed again and shook his head. "Well... the water kinda smells like fish." he said simply, "Just douse yourself in some of mom's perfume when you get back to the house. Honestly, we're outside, I don't see the bit deal. Just brush your hair out, try to cover the fish smell a little, and you're good." he said simply. "Of course you could see if you'd fit in some of mom's clothes...but you're a little shorter than her..." He snickered when she mentioned that Celestine forgot when he was supposed to pummel someone later. "Haha exactly." He glanced around for a moment as they started to reach the edge of the village and approached the cemetery again. "Whoa...holy shit she wasn't kidding..." He said as he looked around at the flowers.