"Oh really now?" Izumi asked glancing at Zeke before turning a smirk towards Rion. "I would have never thought Mr. Big and bad here would have been scared of harmless kittys." Izumi uncrossed her arms as she reached for a napkin to clean up the tea she had spilled when she had sliammed it only to be suddenly brought face to face with Rion. She tried to avert her eyes, blushing furiously again as she suddenly felt his tongue on her cheek and pulled away as if to hide her face. "Y-You couldve just used...a napkin." It was all Izumi could think to say as she let her hair fall and cover her face, energetically cleaning up her mess. Her heart was pounding in her chest and suddenly she found herself wishing she wasnt so...naive.

Using the new girl entrance as an excuse Izumi stood and bowed to them, her hair still hiding her face before immediently turning around and running for the door. Suddenly she felt weird and didnt like not understanding what was happening. It looked like Zeke had no choice but to get the tab now

((STALKER!!! XD
Awww. Love triangle thing... More like a knot really.... XD
Waiting for Takeno-kun/ Ryu and Cows go moo/ Fayne....))

Ryu frowned at Fayne's statement. If what he said was true then, wouldnt she...? Ryu stepped into the clearing and groaned as he saw Ayu clutching to a tree trunk. "God damnit." He cursed under his breath. Though there was noticeable changes in the girl there was no denying it was her. "At least now I wont be lectured to take care of you from that Elizabeth." He said with a defeated sigh, his hands on his waist as he stared at the girl. "Cant you even clean up your own mess? Im sure fayne didnt ask for this."

((Edit: My bad D: Trying to watch family guy))

"Huh? I wonder what's wrong with Izumi? Oh well...." Rion seemed confused. "I have an uneasy feeling that something weird is going to happen here."

Rune got annoyed, she entered the building very quietly and ducked behind a table that they couldn't see her behind.

Ryu startled her, causing her wings to flap about, throwing her off balance and ultimately falling.
"Ryu! For Godess sake, don't do that! And anyways, dragon scales are valuable to a whole variety of people, thus making them very valuable! Besides the fact that they make good armor components. So help me pick them up! We can't let anybody else know that a 'dragon' was here! Soldiers might trash this entire village trying to hunt one down for the scales to line their pockets with gold!" She was frantically motioning with her arms, causing to realize how worse for wear her clothes were. "Damn. I'm going to have to pay for new clothes." Especially since these clothes were made for a 15 year old, not for a larger 18 year old...

Estelle decided to go find this Mia and request something nice and hot. She glanced at Zeke and Rion, wondering if they were still going to be there when she returned. "Do you guys mind if I eat with you?" she asked.

((sorry for the short response, but I have to go to work, be back in a few hours))

Izumi leaned against the door as she got outside, thankful from her the others couldnt see her. Now it seemed more embarressment was seeping in from her sudden departure but there was nothing she could do about it now. And to top it off she was starting to get embarressed about her conversation with Zeke. Obviously this girl needs to learn to keep her mouth shut.

Izumi pushed off the door and started to head towards where the inn they had passed earlier was. Sleep was all the girl wanted to think about seeing as how she grew more and more embarressed thinking about all that had happened since her encounter with Shigo. The only moments that she had actually relaxed and was able to enjoy was walking with Zeke till their conversation made a turn for the worse. It really wasnt that good of a day it seemed. "I should just return to my mission." She muttured to herself as she stopped walking to look towards the citys entrance and exit. "theresno point in staying here." But even then she couldnt bring herself to do it so instead Izumi plopped down next to a tree and brought her legs up to her chest and tried to blend in.

Ryu scoffed at the very idea of people wanting Ayus scales and instead opted to sit down, Scythe in hand, to watch. A smile seemed to linger on his face as he was still laughing in the inside at Ayus fall. "What was that you were telling me earlier about people getting wrong ideas for walking around with out a shirt?" He pointed out, mocking the girl and her scanty clothing. "Want a one size fits all shirt?"

Ayu had to blush. Even though her rags covered the majority of her body, it was really tight and the fact that her wings had ripped off the back of her shirt, there was a very large chance that the whole outfit would be reduced to pieces of thread if she bent over again.
"Yes please Ryu..."

Rose frowned at Arubiels words, a frown that seemed to deepen at the sight of Shigo and Orpheus. "But my lord..." Rose whispered moving slowly towards him, that gleam of deep love and worship for him appearing in her light eyes as seh stopped beside him and kneeled down by his chair so she didnt seem to overshadow him. "I can infiltrate them for you. Surely you know that? Just give me a chance, I wont dissapoint you." She murmured to him, her desire painfully obvious on her face as she looked up at him, one of her hands resting on his chairs arms and seeming to inch closer to his own. "Please master?"

"I wasn't really eating but you may sit down with my friend Zeke if you like, here's the money for the meals." Rion said as he placed twelve lucres on the table. Rion got up and left the restaurant. Rion started to walk towards the inn until he saw Izumi sitting on a tree all alone. Rion speedflashed next to her. "Hey, why'd you run away? Sorry I did, uhm, you know, I didn't mean to embarass you or anything. I just did what I did on impulse. I'm really sorry." Rion said.

Rune decided she was being childish and got up and decided to make her presence known. "Do y-you... d-do y-you g-guys m-mind i-if I-I j-join y-you," she said shaking horribly.

"Whats this? Are you blushing?" Ryu rose quickly and walked up beside her a evil smirk on his face as he pulled out the shirt she had given him earlier. He was quite enjoying this turn of events. " 'Please Ryu...' What?" He asked, laughter in his voice as he held the shirt out of the girls reach, trying to coax her into asking or even begging for the shirt if it was possible.

"It's not necessary, Rose. But thank you for asking." Arubeil said as he tried to rub Rose's head but couldn't because he had no physical form.

Fayne chuckled, realizing that Ayu was dressed in rags. He kept silent though, preferring to observe what would happen. As it seemed, Ryu had the advantage again over Ayu. Then again she could fly so would that still work? She would probably need to go to a tailor in order to get some new shirts and holes for her wings.

Izumi looked up surprised, immediently trying to plaster a look of unconcern and a smile on her face as she saw it was simply Rion. "Oh no, dont worry about it!' She said holding her hands up and waving them as if to dismiss the thought. "I-I dont know what came over me." She said still smiling as she unconsciencly straightened her legs out and rearranged her skirts. It was out of habit mostly, those who looked innocent and perfect were never taken to be peoples killers so she was often the decoy while her brother finished the job. "Dont worry about me, Im fine really." Izumi said looking back at Rion, still smiling. you should go back and have fun with your friends." I mean you and Zeke probably havent seen each other in ages from what hes told me."

Rose sighed, obviously dissapointed in his answer though she hid it very well. "If that is your wish." She muttured, placing a soft pale hand on her head where Arubeils was supposed to be. She felt she needed to do something. Surely Arubeil couldnt just make her stay here and wait while others did secret work for him. Rose was still fairly sure that she could get a Guardian or two alone and that she wouldve too, if that Blue haired boy hadnt shown up. Hell with her skills she could have them worshipping Arubeil as she did, there was no reason to kill the useful, only the useless.

Rion rubbed Izumi's head, "I'm more worried about you. I am sorry though I tend to do things like that on impulse." Rion hanged upside down on a branch, "Hmmm.....was Rune spying on me? I could have sworn I smelled her perfume in the air." Rion said.

Rune blushed, "I wasn't spy on you! I just wanted to see... Izumi! Hi Izumi! How's it going?" She tried to stop herself from giong any redder

"....gotcha!" She sprang from her spot, one flap of her wings giving her more speed and aligned them close to her body, allowing her to shoot right past Ryu and slip the shirt on in one motion. Now wearing a smirk similar to what Ryu had on his face earlier, she turned to Fayne.
"Now... How do I 'retract' these wings?"

Izumi blushed, shaking her head slightly in order to get him to stop though she really didnt care one way or another. "Youll fall." She pointed out, her smile becoming a little less fake as she mocked scooting over so he would not land on her.

"Perfume?" Izumi asked, confused again as no one she knew wore the stuff. To her perfume was just a waste of money to make boys think a girls scent was unforgettable. But the boy would always find the truth when the next girl smells exactly the same. Without realizing it while Izumi got lost in thought she had looked back down to the ground, her blush retreating when suddenly a new voice reached her eyes. She looked up to see a girl she had never seen before trying to make conversation with her. "Uh...Hi?" Surprised seh glanced between the girl and Rion before just trying to go with the flow of it. It was starting to look like she was going to get alone time. "I guess I could be better, what about you?"

"It's all good," Rune said, trying desperately to avoid looking at Rion. "Um... how's life going?"

Fayne thought for a minute, trying to remember how he retracted his wings. The last time he used them he was around eighteen years old which was five years ago. Damn that was a long time. At the time he got them he was in shock, almost wrecking his wings when he tried to retract them. He knew that it had more than just wanting for them to disappear. He suddenly remembered, feeling a bit dense that it wasn't the first thing he thought of. "Envision them retracting into your body and suppress them from coming back out."

Ryu frowned again, dropping his hand as he turned back around to Fayne. "Suit yourself, but dont forget you owe me money now Ayu." He said bluntly before returning to take his seat against the tree and closed his eyes to wait and let Fayne show Ayu how to use her new body.