Turtle led the company towards the exit of the tent, turning to check they were all following him and also to look at the destruction of the tent and its contents. It made him a little sad to see it falling apart like this, because despite the horrible things going on backstage, the audience had always enjoyed the show, and sometimes a smile on a poor child's face was worth all the horrors of being caged and used by the DreamCatcher.
Then again, he might just be whitewashing the past... he used to resent the laughter gleaned at the dreams and nightmares' expense.

Yuki, like Turtle, would glance back to see if the whole group was following. From the group he would focus on his mother, then on Phineas, then he would face forward. His mother showed no sign of knowing that he had been moved, or was still moving, which was just as well. If his mother could not distinguish between friend and foe, which occasionally happened during her feverish episodes, she would struggle. It was extremely difficult to hold her down. As he walked he wondered how Ari was fairing. His mother's temperature was probably really high by now.

((We get internet on Monday XD! And I think I get my computer up there this weekend.))

Once outside, Turtle sat next to the exit he'd been leading through and counted (vaguely, if you can imagine what a dog's counting would be like) his new friends as they came out, making sure everyone was evacuating the premises. A fly landed on his nose and proceeded to climb into his nostril. The dog rolled his eyes. Just when you thought you were going to run out of maggots...

[[Oh, yay! >w<
Turtle is so funny XD ]]

Yuki flinched at Turtle's apathy. He always believed flies to be extremely bothersome and annoying. As respectful as he was for all life (and some death), he did not at all like flies. Moving away from an internal conversation with himself, Yuki unlocked the trailer door a second time and stepped inside, keeping Phineas steady. "I think mama and Phineas should take the master bedroom," he said. "The bed is more than big enough for both of them."

Ani had followed them outside to the location of the trailer. She had picked a spot, where the soil was softest and began her growings. It wasn't a salve, instead it was something that Micheal needed to digest. Her slender fingers worked quickly at drawing the circles and writing the incantation for each item with in it. When she didnt need anything else, she left the plants to grow as she rummaged through her little pouch. She was glad that the man at the trade in store had told her that he doesnt accept empty bottles as trades. She had kept the empty honey bottle and now was in need of it. She washed it out with water before filling it half way with clean water. She turned her attention to the plants, plucking an orange, tomato, and a few other items. She proceeded to squeeze each one dry into the bottle, the receding plants left and she shook it all up, reopening the bottle she needed a few more ingredients before it was ready. She once again picked up her pouch and extracted a carefully closed box. Unfolding the thing she took out two enchanted cloves, and a black bottle that was as tall and slender as her middle finger. She grinded the cloves before emptying them into the potion, then she tilted the dark bottle, thick red liquid poured from it. After several drops she shut back the bottle. She held the honey bottle up as she watched the transformation. The red liquid crushes anything that was solid within the water solute and turned the potion a deep burgundy. The red liquid was an three headed mandrakes blood, slain. She of course did not do the slaying, she would not place such a precious creatures death in her hands.
The liquid swirled and there was light bubbles appeared on the surface, smoke was coming from the top of the bottle as she looked up to find where Micheal was. The potion must be drunk while it was still bubbling, if not it was worthless.

Ani didnt need to look far for him, He was watching her doing right in front of her. He knew she was ready as she looked up for him. He squatted in front of her, he reached to take the potion, but she said, "Take off the jacket and shirt."
Micheal did as she asked, folded both of his clothing as he placed them beside him. "Why?"
Ani replied, "Its just as I thought," The blackness had moved from his arm and was now spreading across his left chest almost reaching his heart, "Its vast, this potion might not be able to vanish it completely, so I will tap into the spirits source of energy to help banish it. We must hurry before it reached your heart..." She said now handing him the potion. "Drink..everything." Ani had her left hand outspread on his heart, the other had his dead fingers clasped within her own. "Drink." She ordered.
Micheal felt a bit weird with her touching him, but he went ahead and drank the potion down, every last drop fell hot and slippery down his throat and he gagged as it was bitter and repulsive, something that should not be inside him. He licked his lips, as he felt it not reached his stomach but his left side. He turned his head to watch his lifeless arm, the curse was lifting, it was turning bit lighter, his color returning in blotchs, but it would not go completely like Ani had said.

Ani had closed her eyes, but as she reached inside herself, touching the spirit, asking it to help, her eyes shot back open, her iris's rolling back into her head, whites only to be seen. Her mouth hung open a little as she struggled to breath. The spirit tended to overpower her alot, it couldnt be helped. The Ani inside struggled to keep her breath going, so it sounded like awful ragged sounds. The spirit moved its arms (Ani's hands) up and down the curse, caressing it. She knew the curse..it just wanted warmth and love. Her white fingers lifted it self from Ani's hands and dug into Micheals flesh, she wrapped her icy long fingers around the curse's head, which was heading for the warm beating heart, and she pulled. She could feel the thing come easily to her, could feel it relishing on feeding on her spirit, but she was much to strong for it. Pulling it from the mans arm, she cuddled it, like a little child to her. Some curses were like that. They werent just words to be delt with and countered, but they were dark creatures sent to do a duty.
Ani's hands fell back as well as her body as the Spirit left her, it stepped from her body, white and shining. It did not look like a person, but its shape was of that. It turned it head, to Micheal as it walked a few steps, whispering,
"Niveus lux lucis spiritus vita , poena subsido quod expello obscurum vobis. Capiam tutela illae , tamen vos incubo meus somes vel alius EGO mos planto poena vel magis."
She walked away leaving Micheal feeling a cold shiver in his being, he spoke latin, but he always heard the Spirit speak the ancient world tongue, something he did not understand. She accommodated, since Ani was not there to translate. Micheal turned her phrase over in his mind, she had said, "White light breaths life, pain subside and banish the darkness from you. I will take care of this, but you watch over my body or else I will make the pain even more..." He shook it off, the cold feeling that it had left him with. The spirit was strong, spiritual and therefore able to do things he probably could not, he did not take her warning lightly. He flexed his left arm, opening and closing his fingers, life back into it. He swiftly stood up and donned his clothes back on as he began packing up Ani's things. Her body was in a crumpled heap, she was dead...he knew that much.

After carefully setting Phineas on the large bed, Yuki went outside to look for Ani. He was surprised to see her body crumpled on the floor, limp, like a human-sized jointed doll. "What happened to her?" he asked, not sure he wanted to know. All the while a familiar voice prodded the back of his mind, asking for permission. Permission for what? Yuki walked towards Ani carefully, scared of what he might find.

Micheal looked up at the little boy as he straighten out Ani's body, "The Spirit left her body, when it does, Ani's dead." He said looking from Ani to the boy. "The Spirit is the only reason she is alive. As you know, she is a human who has lived beyond human years..." He added nodding.

"O-oh..." Yuki mumbled. Something was slamming into the back of his head. It wasn't his mother's voice. But it was a moment's voice. "I think someone wants to talk to you," said Yuki, with unusual confidence. "She's invaded my mind already. I won't be able to stop her." When he finished his sentence, his voice had become layered. It was his voice, and the voice of a woman speaking. It was Yume's voice.

"I was going to talk to Shan, but seeing as how she isn't available, I'll have to make due with you instead," she said, through the young boy's lips. When the Dreamweaver possessed someone, it was not necessary to fight against the vessel's soul. She was part of every vessel, whether it be dead or alive, and part of every soul. Yuki was aware of her, but he would not fight against her. "Shan is in no state to listen to what I have to say, so you'll be the one to listen Micheal. I have not been breathing. Ever since this disaster happened, I've been suffocating, but I cannot die. My own body is trying to kill me and it won't succeed. But if this keeps going, the damage will be irreparable, to me, and to the worlds. My mind is fighting against me too. I could cause permanent damage that not even the next Weaver can fix. Now that she has found the boy, no more stops. No more stalling. If I am made to disappear the damage will be impossible to fix. Stay with the group and tell her. Make sure you tell her. "If you don't...." Yume's voice faltered for a moment. "If you don't... I will never forgive you, Mike. Not ever." And then, she was gone.

Yuki swayed slightly but managed to stay on his feet. He leaned against the side of the trailer, just in case. He had been aware of the Dreamweaver, but he had not heard what she said, not being in possession of his own ears at the time. "What did she tell you?" Yuki asked, looking for a way to distract himself. He hoped that the spirit would come back to Ani soon.

Micheal recognized the distorted voice immediately, "Yume.." He muttered, he felt something twinge inside him before it was extinguished. Anger filled him as he listened to her words. "You wont forgive me?!" He nearly screamed, but it was controlled as he stood up. He wanted to strangle the voice. "You should think twice before asking me of any favors Weaver." He spatted out. His anger unfolded and heat was thick around him. The voice was gone and the boy remained. His mouth was a thin line as he stared at the dead body of Ani, thinking of years before, until he shook his head. He looked at the boy, "Let me know when Shan is awake." He said simple as he sat back on the ground taking Ani's hand. He held it for a moment thinking about when she would wake. He was too hurt and confused to think of anything else.

For a split second Yuki was sure that Micheal would grab him by the neck and fling him into the nearest solid wall. This fear evaporated quickly enough, as Micheal appeared to calm down. The dead body all too close to him, Yuki had a need to distract himself while he waited. "Earlier, when we first met," he began apprehensively, "you said you thought the Dreamweaver was despicable." He paused to sit down. "I've noticed, people always seem angry with her, and she's always angry with other people. I don't know if people were angry with her because she was angry, or if she pushed people away because they seemed to be angry with her and she didn't want to deal with it all. It's as if people are angry before they get the chance to meet her. Yume doesn't really like heaven. People there always know who she is. But she doesn't really like Earth either. She says there are too many corrupted minds. I don't think I'd ever envy her..." He remained quiet for a few moments and sat up stiffly. "Oh, I um... I'll be sure to tell you when mama wakes up. You'll probably have to wait a few hours...."

Micheal looked at the boy and shook his head, a rather solemn look came over his face. He was a smart boy, too bad he had to deal with growing up with an Angel for a mother.
"I dont know what others reasons are for hating her, but mine is very legitimate. She and all the other Angel kinds made me who I am today, a fallen." He said clearly. He stood up and moved away from Ani and the child.

"I'm sorry for saying this, but I can't imagine Yume ever being part of making someone a fallen," Yuki said carefully. "Yume was in love with a fallen once. Back before mama was born, she said. Out of nowhere the angel disappeared. The next thing Yume had heard of him was that he had become a fallen. She said something bad happened after, but she's never told me what. Then she slept for a long time. She said she wanted to grow distant from everyone. She was tired of the Council of Elders. They still keep watch over her. Or did. I don't know where they are now that this has happened. Mama said this could even be their fault, but she didn't explain why. She almost did but I stopped her. She had a look on her face I didn't like." Yuki tugged on his hair quietly. He felt like he had said too much already. "I think that the people who really know her, and I mean understand her, not just know who she is, will probably have a hard time hating her. But I guess not everyone's given that chance. It's impossible..."

"You have been shown only one side of the world kid." He said his back turned, he was cleaning his sword of the grime that was on it from the lastest kills in the Circus tent. "Everything thing has two sides. Neither right, neither wrong, but both at fault." He said. The darkness showed something very bright heading towards them. It was the earth spirit, it had finally come back. The spirit was white and flowing, not touching the ground. It didnt have a visible face, but when it needed to speak, a mouth was there. Reaching the body of Ani, thin lines, like fingers reached from the spirit to her. It flowed into her mouth and nostrils, something silky and magical like. Micheal had only seen it happen once before but he was still mesmerized by the look of. Ani's eyes shot open as she gasped, she breath in deeply sitting up in the process. She looked around her, eyes wide, for a moment she forgot where she was, who she was. Micheal bent to her, "Ani...you are right?" He asked taking her hand to help her up, but she couldnt move for a moment, "Ani?"

"Maybe she needs to gather her bearings?" Yuki asked, hopeful and nervous. He wasn't sure what being possessed by the Earth spirit felt like, but he guessed it was very disorienting. While he waited, he thought about what Micheal had told him. Clearly he was someone who had seen both sides of the world. This confused Yuki more, as the man seemed unwilling to give the Dreamweaver a chance. About this particular matter, he remained quiet. He certainly didn't want to give Micheal a reason to be displeased.

Ani nodded, "Im fine...Im fine. Its rousing to wake up again from the dead, your soul being pulled back before even reaching the heavens." She said sadly. With Micheals help she was standing up. "How is your arm Micheal?" She asked concentrating on her center to bring herself back completely. "All well, thank you Ani." Micheal replied, his hand steady on her arm.

Relieved, Yuki smiled. "To say this was a tiring day would be a terrible understatement," he said. "But if you'd like to see The Kingdom, mama could show you once this is over. Heaven is not for the dead alone." Yuki had read the bible. He hadn't liked it. "In mama's company, even a Fallen is allowed in Heaven. But I suppose sir Micheal has had enough of Heaven. Whatever the reason is for him to disclose. I've said too much and I'm sorry," Yuki added quickly.

Micheal ignored the statement about him tired of heaven. He would very much like to live in Heaven, but it was not his choice. He was banished, ruled to not enter its pearly white gates. His face grew angry at the statement and Ani noticed immediately, She patted his hand before she smiled at Yuki, "I would rather not...it would make the wait even more terrible." She replied softly. The spirit had told her that it would release when it had found another worthy body. It would give her back her human years so that she may grow old, marry, have children and die like a human. But that time had yet to come. Sometimes she didnt care for the in between like, and just wanted to leave her mortal body behind and ascend to the heavens.

Micheal saw the bliss pass over Ani's face as she answered the boys question. "You should stop speaking now before you have every one is a more sullen mood of wishery and dreams." He replied.

"I'm sorry," Yuki said, his face turning a deep crimson. Yume had told him that sometimes dreams were what kept someone going, but he wasn't about to displease the man even more. He stopped speaking for a good while, noticing for the first time in a while that he had yet to tell anyone what he was. There had certainly been opportunities for it, but those had gone by. And now everyone was in a precarious mood that he didn't want to worsen by breaking the silence on his own.

Ani was able to be on her own once again, a bit more resting and she would be as good as new.

Micheal was sitting by himself off in front of the forest. He was sharpening tools and such that was on his person.

Ani looked over at Yuki, and walked over to him, sitting in front of him. "Would you like something to eat?" She asked thinking of what she could make. "We can whip up a fire and cook some vegetable stew...." She said. "We can have a nice dinner prepared for everyone." Ani said looking around at their weary gang.

Yuki nodded and stood up, rubbing his eyes. "Today was pretty... awful," he said, picking his words carefully. "Um... Miss Ani? I need to get something off my mind before going to sleep. Do you mind hearing it? It keeps bothering me." He held his hands together behind his back anxiously, looking down at the ground. He really didn't like the thought of someone's insides at all.

Ani was starting on her task of getting a fire started, "Whats on your mind Yuki?" She asked looking at his troubled face. She had gathered round rocks and formed it into a circle, there were sticks now in the center of the rock circle, more before she called Micheal over to make the fire.

He began nervously, trying to completely avoid an image he couldn't rid himself of. "Today.. a while ago... " He stopped and took a deep breath before he could keep going. "I saw the Dream Catcher... what was left of him. It scared me. It scares me." He felt his eyes water, and it shamed him to cry, but he couldn't stop himself in time to hide it. "He was just... lying there, torn up..." He said between soft sniffles.

Ani was startled at the thought of the child seeing something so horrid. She was close enough to him to put her arms around his shoulders and hugged him, "Shh...Its alright now. Im sorry that you had to see something so frightening." She herself hadnt seen the body, so she didnt know the depth of the situation, she can imagine it was bad if it shook such a strong boy up. She smoothed his hair as she comforted him. "It is the nature of animals, creatures that use their teeth to hunt and kill." Ani said softly. She had seen Phineas in his dragon form bounding behind the DreamCatcher in the tent. "Their kills are always frightening, but it is the way of the world." She added. "I know that I cant make you forget, but in time you will, dont worry, you will. When you fall asleep, think about your Mother, all the times you were happy, things that make you happy...having Phineas back again, gaining a new friend.." She said meaning the dog. Ani patted his hand as she looked at him. "Dont think about it too much sweetie. It will be in the back of your mind and if you let it, it will always frighten you." She said looking at him eye to eye.

"Okay miss," Yuki said, leaning against Ani's side. He cried more silently now, waiting for the horrible feeling to pass; this was the only way it would work for him. Ani's touch was comforting, and he took her words to heart. He was worried about the pair now residing in the master bedroom, but with hope that they would be alright, he began to gather his happy memories. Many of them involved his new traveling companions, but this he kept to himself.

((Wowww cool things happened while I was gone XD))

Turtle was lying at the foot of the bed in the master bedroom, head on his paws, waiting.
His sense of smell had long ago deteriorated into nothing, but he was almost glad that it had, for the smells of food and other such things drove him crazy, since he couldn't eat them in such a way as to savour the flavours.
The maggots that digested his foor for him, however, had amazing olfactory senses, and they were writhing in excitement.
Something nearby was dead.
Giving in to the annoying sensation, the dog stood, shook his head briefly, and trotted the the doorway of the trailer, poking his head out the door.
It was one of the travelers. Turtle took in the scene, Ani dead on the ground and Micheal standing over her, looking angry enough to kill. Yuki was standing just out of the frame of Turtle's vision, so the implications were very obvious to the dog. He already had a strong dislike of Micheal, and here he was, killing people one by one like some murderer in the night...
The dog's vision wasn't very good, just like any normal dog, and as well as not being able to see colours, he could not see spirits. So when Ani stirred and awoke, Turtle was startled back into the trailer, where he cowered like a silly fearful puppy.
Micheal was... making zombies! The hellhound wished now more than ever that he could speak.