Ivan followed the girl a few seconds after she left the arena. "You know, it's not nice to run away from someone, especially if they could help you get to Halloween Town." She walked up next to where Clyde was standing. "Besides, I have no reason to help my father. I detest him." She flicked her wrist and a portal opened. "Now, do you want to get home of not?" She asked, stepping so she was only half in.

Clyde paused as Ivan opened a portal. "Really? You could help me get home?" She quickly looked around to see if the guy who had sent her there was around. "As long as Silver Hair isn't here to stop me, I'll accept that offer. Jack is probably looking for me." She smiled lightly. "Sorry for that insult earlier. This place has just, well, put me on my toes." She laughed nervously and started walking towards Ivan. "On my toenails, really."

Ivan smiled. "It's fine. Insults no longer mean anything to me." She shook her head. "Anyways, I actually came out here to interact with people." She then grabbed Ivan's wrist and pulled her into the portal, closing it behind them. "Okay, now just follow me. Don't wander from the path I am taking, or very powerful heartless will get you." After finishing the sentence, she broke into a brisk walk. "Besides, I do have to catch up with Jack. I haven't seen him in ages."

Tyler had gained enough consciousness to run and jump.into the portal and followed them to halloween town

Clyde raised an eyebrow and started walking after Ivan. "You know Jack? How? I know you can jump... places, but you actually get to know people." She smiled when she thought about Jack. "Oh, I can't wait to get back. I'll be with Jack again, planning out Halloween and going into Christmas Town for breaks and cookies." She sighed. "Pure, sweet, blissful cookies and plans. But I wonder what will happen to that boy, what's his name, Tyler." She laughed. "Maybe he'll just resume his regular life and forget about me."

Clyde" tyler shouted and collapsed from exhaustion

Clyde turned around at the sound of her name and almost jumped when she saw Tyler fall. She looked around and followed the path back, making sure to retrace her steps. She got to Tyler and picked him up the best she could, putting him into a piggyback ride position. She then retraced her steps again to catch up to Ivan. She spoke in a whisper. "Jeez, Tyler, why'd you follow us. You could've been killed or something. At least Jack will know what to do. He always does."

We need to stay together he mumbled

Ivan sighed. "Foolish boy." She continued to walk for a ways and then abruptly stop. "Here." She hopped through a portal on the ground and then she found herself free-falling down to the town square. "Oh my." She leaned forward and decended at a slower rate. "Well. Come on." She waved them down.

(Would you play Jack too)

Clyde looked back and Tyler and sighed, still following Ivan. "You really think that, don't you? You probably think that we have to stay together no matter what. It sounds sappy, but that's the aura I get from you. We need to stay together, you say, but when you say that I feel like dumping you right here to leave you for that powerful heartless Ivan mentioned." She laughed a bit. "Just wait until we get to Halloween Town. You'll probably feel like I did when I got to your place, only it'll be more of a scared feeling. There are vampires, all sorts of monsters, the buildings are dark and the sun is always up..." She kept rambling on about Halloween Town, just finding a reason to keep talking.

Jack approached them " there you are clyde its nice to ssee you ivan whats with the biy he looks iniured" jack asked

Ivan smiled at Jack. "Oh my! How nice to see you Jack." She landed softly on her feet. "Oh, he was fighting with me. Haha~" She laughed slightly.

A dark form slowly settled on the fense in the hollow's high street a few whimsical bats dancing expecting the sounds the being would soon fill the night air with. oh how it sounded so evil and delighting. a ghost floated down to the figure. "Masseur Yueri, will you delight us in that song o' yers?" The figure hadn't taken his hood down, nor even responded to the request. but he held his hand out and a thing as black as the night yet with a shine like a good sun ray appeared and he removed a piece from the side of this item. giving the metallic strings a heart stopping screech. then began in a low verse.
"Warm once was I, the son of a sea chap. A rightful heir in tow.
The whistle of thine lips the sweet smell of salt,
from across the deck and bow.
Then woe, Woe I sing this day for heart and body be split.
Lost is my hope of ever being whole. Insanity set in just a bit.
A ghost of myself Least I be saved. A man in hollow form.
My soul, and my mind lost in regret. My conscience I fear is torn.
So sings I this song and abate my rage with slow and melodic tunes.
To waste away the sad slow eternity for I know I have been doomed."
A few vampires had gathered, and began wailing in ominous harmony. soon being joined by all manner of monsters and ghouls. The musician pelted a sharp screech, and began the Chorus

"The moon sound down on me.
The sun I must flee
Great gusts of wind doth caress
song of the lost I sing to ye all
For it is the song that I know best"
Xio let off the strings and sat quietly on his fense and began to try and cry. still to no avail. "I see sally doing this all day. but why can I not shed a tear?" he asked Zero Jack's dog. a new and welcome regular to his alley amusement show. he began a slow tune and felt the hearts of all around him pull and tug in the rhythm. He'd have to hit the Town square for a night cup of bitterbeer, his stomach a bit agitated. a ghoul had heard and placed a muffin with worms swaying from side to side at Xio. "Shoo." he said to the critters. and they scurried away squeaking their disdain at having their home eaten.

Clyde smiled. "Hey, Jack. Sorry I disappeared. Some guy with silver hair in a black cloak pulled me through a portal and I ended up in... Coliseum or something. As for Tyler, he came from there and followed us. I fought him too." She looked around and sighed. "Glad to be back."

Great lets get the boy some rest and bandage him up" jack saod

A shiver went down Ivan's spine once she felt Xio's presence. "Oh. Jack, we'll have to catch up. I have have... something to take care of." She opened yet another portal and walked into it. A short time afterwards, she stepped out in front of Xio. "Hello there." She said it quite out of breath, having opened the portals so often withing a short time within each other. "May I ask what you are doing here?" She smiled slightly. "I see that you are trying to cry yet again." She hopped up on the fence next to him. She sighed before adding, "Why do you where that cloak? You should wear a kimono like me." She flared out the kimono and laughed.

That girl! he shouted in his head. he didn't even look at her. as was his usual response to her popping up at random times. "No one wants to see me with out it..." he replied. He then began stroking the strings for " Hush Now And Let The Seamen Rest." He would continue this until she switched the subject off of his mannerisms, and would continue if she wished to talk about him in general. He did though feel a bit of something when she was around. But he had no clue as to what the feeling was. it started in his chestthen made him think happy thoughts. which was a concerning thing. He didn't know what compelled him, but he in turned asked a question. "What is your name?"

"My! You see me around Castle Oblivion all the time and yet do not know my name. Tsk, tsk Xio." Ivan chuckled. "I am Ivan." She listened to his music as it echoed through the emptiness. "Well, I'd like to see what you look like without that dreary cloak." she sighed, breathing evenly through her nose.

Xio Looked at her underneath the cloak. Ivan...? He let the name roll around a bit in his head, and reached for the brim of his hood. Stopping the music, and getting a sorrowful moan from a group of ghouls. Zero wafted to sit next to the Girl. Slowly after Xio tapped the brim, the hood fell away, as the moonlight gently brightened his snow white hair, cut unevenly, and sticking out every where. His bangs a bit darker then the rest of his mop top. He had his eyes closed not exactly liking the brightness, but slowly he opened them gazing up at the face in the moon, with a very deep shade of greens. He had a unique scar, running from his left side to his right across the bridge of his nose. Just a few centimeters under each eye. he wore even more charms in his ears. Each silently jingling together. "No one like bright faces around here. why is that? so i keep my hood on." he picked up Twilight Helix the violin, and snapped the bow back in place. He swung it in a vertical circle and it flashed a light and dark multitude of shades as it vanished. He then bowed to his audience and hopped down from the fence. Holding his hand up to help Ivan down. "I don't remember Castle Oblivion anymore. Not since i killed Demyx. If you were around for that. Then you'll know i am no longer an Organization puppet." He said hopefully dismissing any though tfrom her mind that he means to cause trouble. which he hadn't even considered. No he just wanted to be left alone in his misery. when she was down, with or without his help he began walking to the town square. he would like a new set of strings for Helix, and no one made the best like the sad spider under the gargoyle. " I must bid you farewell." he said swatting up his hood before stalking off.

Ivan's fist clenched when he mentioned that he killed Demyx. "Oh, so your the one who killed him." a tear rolled down her face as her pinkish-red eyes shimmered with the tears welling up in them. "I remember that sad day. I found Demy as he lay dying. He made me a secret on how to use his Sitar." She laughed and continued to sit on the fence, tilting her head down to hide her face.

Xio Stopped when he heard her talk of finding him. When he turned around. he saw her reaction, and could only feel nothing for her. He knew what to say. but he also knew not to say them if you really don't mean them. Telling her he was sorry for killing a man he was once close friends with, was like a hollow sweet lie on his tongue. He only turned back around and continued walking. tossing a charm he had ripped from his cloak behind his back. hoping his accuracy was true. "It's a armor charm. Use it to protect any one else that's close to you." he said. and disappeared around the next corner. He saw jack and another boy with Clyde. a girl he hadn't come to know personally. Yet, the only reason he was even close to Jack was because he liked the skeletal being, he had a strangely amusing way to put Xio's situation. "Hello." He whispered as he stepped over to the fountain, knocking on the driest side as hard as he could. a loud shriek, and an, angry "I'm coming!" came from a small hole on the lower base.

Ivan looked up just in time to catch the charm Xio tossed her. He reminded her of Demyx in such an odd way. She wiped the tears away from her face before she pet Zero. Her hand went through him, but he didn't seem to mind too much. After a while she walked to where Xio was talking to Jack and the group.