[[Aw, don't feel bad, Elektra~ >_<
Your sigs always make me laugh XD

And "Cows Go Moo" really makes me want to say "moo" out loud... which .. I just.. kind.. of.. did... XDDDDD;;;;
I feel like such a dork >_>]]

Shan sighed, with all her weight on her left arm. Even in this form she was left-haded, and her left arm was significantly stronger. She didn't even make an attempt at standing up just yet. If she fell, the could hurt her wings. How did someone catch a falling angel? So she sat, hoping that what she had done was enough for him. Hopefully, this way, he could gain something he had lost before the group ever came across him.

Ani stared at Shan, her beauty was magnified beyond words. She reluctantly tore her eyes away from the glowing angel as she caressed the face of the boy, a slight touch to the face, along the outline of his chin, before she let her hand fall. She watched in amazement as the legs became solid. She was so close, she could feel the magic, the power that Shan emitted from herself. She sighed in the lights softness and felt at peace with herself. It wasnt before long that the feet were back in place, not a single spot of blood was to be seen. His legs were new and clean without a speck on them.
She smiled at him, "Now, there we are...good as new." She said softly. "You should say thank you." She said smiling lightly, and whispering into his ear, as close as she could get still kneeling. "Come, I will help you stand." She offered. She stood up, her hand outstreched once again. She looked over at Shan, the tire shown on her face. "Are you all right Shan?" She asked.

"I'm alright,"she said. "I just need to stay in one spot for a while, unless a lightning bold strikes me. And that seems very unlikely." She leaned back against her other arm. Her back was inclined, her legs were together in front of her, bare feet touching the ground. A good part of her wings were on the ground as well. They were light, but she could not keep them up just then.

Kira walked closer to Shan, wondering how long it could take to change back to her human form. "Tired?" She looked at the magnificent wings, still slightly in awe of her form, but shook her head. She felt a bit of power radiating from Shan, probably more than herself of course, though that wasn't the focus right now. She turned her head, waiting for the now, legged boy speak.

((Oh man, it was SUCH a bad time for me to get sick >_< I'm back... holy cow, you guys did a lot while I was gone! Um, um... *figures out what to do*))

Phineas cracked open an eyelid, and closed it again when he saw that even more people had gathered around him. It was too late now, to attack. He could only hope that they meant well. He pretended to be asleep, all the while listening to the noises they made with their mouths, quickly learning their spoken language. He didn't want to, he didn't mean to, he was doing it against his own will.
And now a new language was being spoken, and he tried to learn that one as well, but no sooner had he grasped the meaning of the word crus, he was distracted by a strange feeling where he had not had one in a very long time. It itched as if an army of red fire ants were crawling all over his injured legs, and then itched as if they had walked out onto the legs that no longer existed. It made him want to chew his legs off all over again, but somehow the need to stay still and wait for the humans to make their first attack was stronger. (He couldn't imagine that this feeling had come from one of their actions)
Then suddenly the tingling stopped, and he felt the texture of the dirt under his new legs.
A voice right in his ear offered him help. He opened his eyes and turned his head fearfully towards the whisper, meeting seagreen eyes with his own inhuman golds. He gripped the ground more tightly for a moment, then relaxed.

((I used latin for the angel language, I hope that's okay?))

[[Aw, sorry you were sick >_<;; *pats*
The latin is fine~ >w<
woah, my stomach just growled.. XD]]

Shan felt her strength coming back to her. Slowly, she stood up. She didn't yet have the power to return to a human form, but she could now move stand without having the ground moving when she wasn't. She looked at Kira and answered, "a bit." The boy had opened his eyes, peaking Shan's curiosity. She motioned for her son to come over.

Curious, Yuki went over to where the group was gathered and stood next to his mother. Then, he looked at the boy sitting on the ground, legs outstretched before him. Had he been a foe, his mother would not have left her weapons behind. Who is he? He wondered. Phineas had eyes much like Yuki's own.

((yeah, I had to go to work and school anyway, too. But it's a three day weekend and despite the news showing the WHOLE STATE covered in clouds for a week, it is sunny, and thus I feel better. Aspirin mighta helped, too.))

Other golden eyes approached.
Phineas blinked.
With a sudden burst of energy, he rolled away from Ani, planted his hands firmly on the ground and hoisted himself up onto his hands. Using his hands as his feet, he tried to run away, but found himself hindered by the real legs now attached to his body.
With a cry of confusion, he rolled onto his back, sat up, and stared at the legs for a moment, before clawing at them frantically.

((Glad you're better, Steffox.))

Demitra sat cross legged by the group and admired Shan's power with a smile. But her expression changed into horror as she watched the newcomer claw at its new legs wildly. She grew confused, then sad. Demitra wanted to understand him. "Will he get used to it?" she asked Shan, an obvious worry in voice.

[[It's been gray for quite a while. Kind of depressing o.e;; I ALMOST got sick D8;;;]]

Yuki shrank back, horrified. He could not understand why Phineas was trying to hurt himself, or why he wanted to hurt himself escaped Yuki's mind completely. He felt an urge to cling to his mother, as childish as that was, but she had moved away from him too quickly.

Before Yuki had realized it, Shan had pinned Phineas face down with as much force as she felt necessary. Weak by an angel's standards could still be quite strong by someone else's. She was lying on his back, holding his arms to his sides, and pinning his legs with her own. Her wings were spread low, tips touching the ground. Her face was close to his left hear (his other ear involuntarily occupied by the dirt). There are many things she could have said, but after a silence, she asked him only one thing. "Do you wish to go home?"

((I finished a reference picture of Phineas here.))

He struggled under the angel for a little while and then gave up, breathing heavily. His captor asked him a question. He tried to answer in his native tongue but found his body unable to form the reverberant singsong tones of the draconian language. Tears washed clean streaks down his dirty face.
"Hhhom" he echoed, raspily. He turned his face deeper into the dirt, and tried again. "Home."

((edit: ugh, actually, his arms are way too short in that picture. Proportions are hard on weird characters like this... *tweaks*))

[[I squeed. For real. Mom thought it was weird XDD
Can I kidnaps? 8D << such lovely,proper syntax. really.
I'll update the profile in a bit ^^

OH goodness, it's cold here.. my legs and knees hurt when it's cold DX;;]]

Shan heaved a deep sigh as she sat Phineas upright, brushing his tears away. Home was truly where she wanted to be, too, but it wasn't really home without the Dreamweaver anymore. She held him close, but not with the same forced strength as before. He had stopped struggling and trying to undo the legs that had cost her much energy, and for now, that was good enough.

((Fixed it. It's not as good now. >_< There are better pics, I just don't feel like using my scanner today... I might make myself, though, it's been a while since I saved all the doodles from my class notes. NEW. Hahaha! You squeed yourself! Whereabout are you, that it's cold?))

Phineas closed his eyes and leaned against the angel's warmth.
He felt the pressure of everyone's eyes on him, and his dragon self bristled nervously at being so exposed. Yet he felt safe, safer than he had in a long time. He found himself wondering, again, if this was a dream or reality, and was unnerved to find that, for once, he hoped it was real.
Pale from the exertion of emotion and body, he slumped thankfully into relaxation.

[[Southern California. It's like a child that must have it's way. Hot one week, cold the next. Or even really hot and really cold within the same week D8 Today, the sun comes out, and then it goes~ (come back, sun!)

Shan stroked his head gently, glad that she had not been forced to take more drastic measures to calm the boy down. As for his reason for ending up in such a situation, she refrained from asking. A peace hung about them that she did not want to break. They needed to sleep. Her mind had been so purposefully occupied by Phineas that the environment had nearly escaped her. She could stay here with him while the others slept in the cave. There would be a look-out at all times either way. They needed to sleep. But she didn't want to move him. He looked like he hadn't been this relaxed in a while.

((Totally know what you mean. I live in frigging Cali Dx))
Kira nodded at Shan's answer, deciding to sit down and observe the rest of it, knowing that the others could handle it if necessary. She almost got up when the boy had tried to escape, most likely by habit, but then stopped when Shan was able to subdue him instead. She wondered how she was able to have that soothing effect on people, but that might be why she was leader.

((I live in washington... we're not used to sun, and it snowed in april O_O So we're all pretty happy about the meteorologist being wrong again.))

Phineas had never been this relaxed, even in his previous life. Always there was the threat of hunters, gold-robbers, other dragons seeking to add to their reputation. Even a mother would turn on her child once it was matured, and Phineas had just reached that age between losing his mother and finding a mate.
He felt vaguely that he was stealing someone else's mother, and though he knew he should be embarassed by this, he also felt like it was owed to him.
He smiled unknowingly, flashing sharp canines to the night.

[[It's annoying, but I don't think I'd be able to live anywhere else comfortably D8; I'm too used to this. Whatever "this" is XD. I DO hope tomorrow's warmer, though o.e
I'd die frozen in Washington XDDD]]

Yuki finally relaxed when the boy finally calmed down. Reassuring himself, he took his place on the spot above the cave once more. As he looked out into the darkness, he remembered the feeling of being held by his mother. It was a very safe feeling. Perhaps it was part of her, that aspect of her motherly instinct. He couldn't really picture her with that aspect of her missing. It was like trying to picture her without a face.

Shan smiled. It was a mixed smile of interest and contentment. The boy definitely wasn't human, but he seemed very comfortable and safe. A part of her always longed to sate a certain instinct. Moments like this were always very uplifting. She frowned, however, when she thought of what would happen when they would all have to move on. She knew perfectly well that she had to move on, but she didn't want to leave him behind. But if he followed her, he would be walking towards danger.

((You probably would freeze. I pretty much wear scarves year round just in case it gets cold.))

Phineas tried to purr his contentment but found his body lacking, once again, the ability to do so. So he turned his head to look up at the lady comforting him, and his smile instantly melted off his face when he saw her frown.
He could feel her uncertainty and it unsettled him again. Maybe he wasn't safe. Maybe none of them were. He tensed, his instincts awakening from their nap to listen intently at the world around him. Had she heard something? Was there something coming? Or had it been something HE had done?

[[year-round?? o.e I'd be flat-out doomed, then XD Or I'd absolutely refuse to go out in the winter o.e; Like those children you see that try to hang on to things while an adult is pulling them to leave. DX]]

The sudden change in expression startled Shan. Had she been any more obvious, the boy might have tried to run off as before. She could already feel him becoming tense again. "Don't worry, we're safe here, "she assured him. "I just thought about the wrong thing, at the wrong moment is all." This was the truth, as best as she could say it. They really weren't in danger at the moment. It was the near future that was bothering her.

((I just really really hate the cold. I made a summer scarf, it's really light but if you wrap it enough it keeps you warm, otherwise it lets in breeze and is quite nice. ^_^))

Phineas relaxed again, letting her words soothe him. He decided to try to tell her something. He searched his new catalogue of speech and clumsily formed a sentence...
"I is... not a child." he said, hoping he had correctly construed the meanings of the words.

[[A breeze would be nice. Not a blast of cold wind, but a breeze. In the summer, I let my hair down in the hopes that it will catch even the smallest wind like a sail XD. Not that I prever 109 F weather... D8; ]]

Shan couldn't help but chuckle a little. Child or not, Phineas did sound like one at that moment. "It's 'am', dear. 'I am not a child," she said, her smile clearly visible. What he said was true though, and if they were to stand up side by side, it was likely that he would be taller.

"I am not a child" he echoed, using the same inflections as she had. He returned her smile, confused. He thought of something else. His expression turned serious as he intoned, "I am... a nightmare?"

[[Oh lord. You know those songs that catch you completely off guard?... I just randomly click links on youtube to listen to music, and out of nowhere, a song starts playing, with "those" kinds of moans.. DX; *scarred* ]]

Shan looked at him. "Of course not, she replied. "If you were, you wouldn't have had the mind to ask. Still, I'm glad you did. Otherwise, it might have lingered in your head without an answer."

((I love doodling between posts... XD DWAGON!))

Phineas looked relieved. "I am lost, though, am I?" he asked, recalling the things he had overheard the travelers saying about him.

[[I was about to put "indigo" as my font.. XD Anyway! XD
Doodle!!! *hugs it* Do you want me to put it up on the profile? >w<
P.S. I've been doodling too! XD but it's a Chibi I owe someone(and it's on paper XD)... I DO have a Shan chibi somehwere though.. I'll find it in a bit XD]]

Shan nodded. "You are, or at least you were. You've been found by someone now." She stayed quiet for a bit. "You could come with us, if you'd like," she said, hoping he would. What would he do otherwise? Would he end up the same as before?

((HEHEHE! I wonder if there's a font out there somewhere called that, and what it looks like... I would love to see your doodles! I totally scoped out your devart page, too!))

Phineas thought about this offer for a long while.
"I would like." He accepted dreamily.
He leaned his head back against Shan's arm and gazed at her wings. A wind ruffled the feathers slightly and sent him into a dreamless sleep.