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Ambrosia 'Ami' Delaire

"Worry is a misuse of imagination."

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a character in “Lone Sin II”, originally authored by NasiaWords, as played by RolePlayGateway

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Name:
Ambrosia Fay Delaire
β€œYou can call me Ami.”
Age:
18
β€œI don't get the importance.”
Rank:
E
β€œIt's the most common rank in our Guild.”
Gender:
Female
β€œThat's what I'm aware of.”
Area:
Wind
β€œAir and Wind are very different.”
Oddities:
~Prefers 'Ami'
β€œIt's easier to say.”
Sexuality:
Heterosexual
β€œIt is what it is.”
Romantic Interest:
TBD
β€œWell, I like everyone.”
Nationality:
Β½ Greek
ΒΌ Turkish
ΒΌ English
β€œI like to make people think I'm part Fury.”





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Eye Color:
Golden Glow Yellow
β€œThey remind me of the Sun.”
Hair Color/Length:
White/Lower Back
β€œI'm trying to grow it very long.”
Height:
5'0"
β€œVertically challenged.”
Weight:
98 lbs.
β€œI eat a lot.”
Scars:
Several small ones from training
β€œIt's a Wind Mage thing.”
Tattoos:
N/A
β€œI don't personally think I need one.”
Birthmarks:
A freckle in between her shoulder blades
β€œMark of a Fury.”
Piercings:
N/A
β€œIt doesn't make sense.”






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Dominant Emotion:
Apathy
β€œSome people find it a viable source of entertainment.”
Personality:
Ami is through and through the same person. There really is no second or third layer to her. When you look at her, you see a cute child with a blank expression. When you talk to her, she will say whatever is fit for the situation, but she often ventures off into her own thoughts. To her guild mates, she is someone to rely on and talk to about anything. Ami does smile or frown, but really only around people she knows and trusts. In general, she isn't a talkative person, even when it comes to things she likes. Ami is very simple and it doesn't take much to keep her occupied or happy. Despite looking rather childish, she is a rather adult person. Her vocabulary isn't the greatest, but she doesn't seem to want to fix it. All in all, Ami is small, cute, considerate, but she just doesn't really every show it.
β€œI like to think of myself as trustworthy.”
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Likes:
❣Gardening❣Butterflies❣Sweets❣Sammie❣Vegetables❣Cats❣Flying❣Reading❣Magic❣Scottish Foods❣Cleanliness❣Fish❣Wind❣Dressing Up❣
Dislikes:
✘Loud Noises✘Junk Food✘Getting Lost✘Losing Track of Her Items✘Surprises✘Math✘Ruinosus✘Arrogance✘Plant Killing Bugs✘Being Tired✘Darkness✘
Talents:
✿Spacing Out| Her ex-teachers and classmates established it was a real talent. Ami could space out instantly and not even an explosion could phase her.
✿Gardening| Ami has a green thumb, but with the constant moving around, it's hard for her to keep any sort of garden.
✿Comedy| Many people find her emotionless responses absolutely hilarious. She is fond of jokes and funny stories.
✿Piano| Though her hands are small, Ami has been able to play piano ever since she was little.
✿Cooking| Ami knows how to pick the freshest ingredients for any dish, so naturally, anything she makes tastes wondrous.
Flaws:
☣Appears Rude| Though her spacing ability is amazing, she often comes across as rude to anyone that doesn't know her.
☣No Emotion| Not showing emotion often gets Ami into trouble or is a reason to losing friends.
☣Nyctophobia| Learning about demons and Shadow Keepers, Ami developed a fear of the dark and hasn't been able to shake it.
☣Height| Due to her short stature, Ami is a little klutzier than most. It also makes certain tasks hard to perform without magical assistance.

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Weaknesses:
☠Dark| Ami cannot be alone in the dark and she often becomes immobile if she cannot see.
☠Separation| If she is separated from Sammie, her demon, Ami goes through a sort of silent withdrawal.
☠Cats| Ami loves the little creatures, but she's horribly allergic.
☠Height| As a fore mentioned, Ami is clumsy because of her height.
Hobbies:
β™ͺAerobatics| Ami is one of the rare wind users with a phenomena called Aerodrome. It's a condition that causes the Keeper to have the ability to sprout wings. Due to this condition, Ami has a love for Aerobatics and can often be spotted in the air doing all sorts of tricks.
β™ͺPiano| She's been playing since she was young, so she feels odd if its been a while.
β™ͺGardening| When she can, for instance if the mission is a longer one, she will do what she can to build and maintain a small garden.
β™ͺCooking Sweets| Ami believes no one can resist sweets, so she loves to make them for her guild mates.
β™ͺReading| Ami loves to read Avian books, comedy books, cook books and music books.





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Powers:
∞Sonic Blade| Particles in the air condense and vibrate at high speeds, creating Ami's sonic blades.
∞Howler| A strong wind comes seemingly from the ground, lifting many objects in the air before ceasing and causing any items lifted to fall from a large height.
∞Giant's Breath| Basically a strong wind that speeds though the area Ami chooses.
∞Shrapnel Torrent| It is like a tornado, with Ami in the middle, the shoots wind at a high rate of speed and creates sharp fragments that can tear through most things.
∞Forward Blade| Basically the same thing as Shrapnel Torrent, but without the protective barrier surrounding Ami. Better for aerial attacks.
∞Weather Scout| Ami can manipulate the air currents to create small storms.
Special Power:
∞Sonic Hurricane| This must be performed from the air. Ami creates a mini-hurricane that only lasts while she is awake. Once she passes out, the storm ceases. It is like a normal hurricane, with high-speed winds, rain, lightning and thunder. It also has the same elements of Shrapnel Torrent, making it extremely deadly to be caught in.
Secondary Area:
Sound
Skill Set:
Aerobatics
Aerial Attacks





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Typical Attire: Ami is a modest dresser, loving longer skirts and sweaters. But she loves to dress up with her Demon and wear similar outfits.

Keepsakes: Ami's only keepsake is her photo album she created while at a Keeper academy. It contains photos of all her friends and her parents.

History: Ami was born in Greece, but only lived there for the first few years of her life. She was born to Kiral Delaire and Callie Delaire, both highly respected Mages. She first established her powers around her 5th birthday, she could manipulate the wind to a breeze level. It was the same time that Ami met Sammie. While Ami was growing up, her parents didn't take on any missions, they wanted to be there for their little Ami as much as possible. So once Ami was old enough to join an academy, the Council encouraged it greatly. Around the age of 8, Ami began her life at the England Academy for Higher Learning, a boarding school for young keepers.

ImageAmi was quick to make friends with her classmates. Not only her cute exterior, but for some reason, her apathetic attitude really caught everyone's eye. She spent the next 7 years learning all she could to expand her knowledge and become the best Keeper she could. Her bonds with her friends and Demon grew quickly and on her time off, she would visit her parents. She developed crushes, gained a few foes and had plenty of fun. All in all, Ami had a rather normal life. Ranking exams came along and everyone was surprised to see how well Ami had scored. She was automatically ranked a J and sent to be an errand girl for the Council. Her parents were proud of her and even some of her friends had been able to join Ami. They eventually formed a Guild with one of their former teacher, Last Freedom.

Around the age of 16, Ami's parents went missing. She didn't notice until their letters stopped coming in and their calls ceased. The Council said nothing of it, but rumors that the Council had turned Ami's parents into Hunters. As to why they wouldn't tell her, Ami had no clue. She trained even harder in an attempt to please the Council and figure out where her parents were. But all she ended up doing was earning a spot in the guild Lone Sin, being admitted when she was 17. She has been there for over a year now, still hoping to solve the mystery of her parent’s disappearance.

Other: ||Ami's eyes often turn red when she is using her powers.||



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Name:
Samantha
(Sammie)
"I'm used to Sammie, but you can call me whichever."
Age:
Unknown/Appears 16
"All I can say is that I've seen a lot."
Gender:
Female
"It can't be to hard to tell."
Area:
Shadow
"It's odd considering Ami is afraid of the dark."
Oddities:
|Is just like Ami|
|Eats all the time|
"We could be twins."





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Eye Color: Deep Carmine Pink
"Different shade than my hair."
Hair Color/Length: Coral Pink/To Shoulder Blades
"I usually do the same thing to it."
Height: 5'6"
"Average."
Weight: 127 lbs.
"Understandable, it's about average."
Scars: N/A
"My skin is clear and fair."
Tattoos: A black skull tattooed on her lower back.
"It just shows I'm a Shadow Demon."
Birthmarks: N/A
"I've had Ami check for them."
Piercings: N/A
"I wouldn't look good."





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Dominant Emotion:
Apathy
β€œWe are one in the same.”
Personality:
Sammie is just like Ami in every aspect. There really is no second or third layer to her. When you look at her, you see a cute young woman with a blank expression. When you talk to her, she will say whatever is fit for the situation, but she often ventures off into her own thoughts. She is more ditsy than Ami by a long run. Sammie does smile or frown, but really only around people she knows and trusts. In general, she isn't a talkative person, even when it comes to things she likes. Sammie loves food, like, to much to be real. When Sammie is angered or Ami is in danger, she turns into a massive shadow skeleton. Sammie is always by Ami's side and hates having to leave her for any reason.
β€œApathy at it's finest I suppose.”
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Likes:
❣Sweets❣Eating❣Ami❣Eating❣The Guild❣Eating❣Dark❣Eating❣Training❣Eating❣Snuggling❣Eating❣Dressing Up❣
Dislikes:
✘Cold✘Being Hungry✘Danger✘Bright Lights✘Being Separated✘Some Cheeses✘Ami Being Sad✘
Talents:
✿Eating| If you spot Sammie and she isn't eating, something is wrong.
✿Deceiving| It is a gift as a shadow, she can lie and deceive with a scary naturalness.
✿Hand-to-Hand| Sammie does exceptionally well with hand to hand combat.
✿Captivating Attention| She is a rather cute young woman, so passing through a crowd can turn heads.
✿Making Ami Happy| Sammie seems to be the only one who can truly make Ami happy.
Flaws:
☣Anger| Sammie has no control over her anger, so when she loses it, it can be bad.
☣Hunger| If Sammie is hungry, she lacks in her normal skills.
☣Overprotective| Sammie never lets Ami out of her sight.
☣Powers| Her powers become weaker in the daylight.
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Weaknesses:
☠Daylight| Effects the magnitude of Sammie's powers.
☠Ami| If Ami is in danger, Sammie goes into an unstable rage.
☠Hunger| When Sammie is hungry, she grows weaker.
Hobbies:
β™ͺCooking| Sammie adores to cook along side Ami.
β™ͺEating| There is constantly some sort of food or snack in her hands.
β™ͺAerobatics| Sammie can use Dark Wings and fly alongside Ami. She often practices with her when they aren't doing anything else.
β™ͺDrawing| Sammie draws rather well, often drawing scenery more than anything.
β™ͺDressing Up| Sammie relies on Ami for her clothing choices, but loves doing so none-the-less.




So begins...

Ambrosia 'Ami' Delaire's Story

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"It's nice to see someone smile."


Ami landed next to her demon, Sammie, on top of the highest building closest to the station. They had only been a few towns over, so Ami thought it would be a good opportunity to practice her aerobatics. They scanned the area with more precision for a park that would hide their landing. They were sure people would question a young girl walking through their building that had never even entered in the first place.

"Over there Ami," Sammie pointed. Ami followed the direction of her finger until she too spotted the small area. "Let's go." The two took off once again, speeding over to the dark patch. As soon as they knew they were in the clear, the dropped out of sight and into the waiting tree below them. They dropped once more, this time landing on the soft grass before erecting their stature and dusting off their clothes. Sammie nodded at her Keeper, walking slightly ahead of her. Ami followed closely behind, holding the straps of her backpack and looking down.

Sammie always looked up, so it was much easier for Ami to walk behind her instead of ahead and possibly tumble into someone. It didn't help that she couldn't step over her own feet without stumbling. Ami looked up to see their destination up ahead. It was Harrogate Station, a rather small and quaint spot. It was an odd meeting spot, but whatever Master says goes.

"Looks like we weren't the first to make it," Ami stated, hearing the voices of her Guild Mates as she approached the station. They still had some ways to walk, but since Ami minored in Sound magic at the academy, her hearing was exceptional. "Can we stop by the bathroom?" Sammie nodded, making a detour to the restroom. While Ami's demon waited outside the restroom, the small girl went in and inspected her back. Her wings had retracted without a problem and there was no indication that they were even there ... well, besides her birthmark. Ami fixed her dress and then her jacket before emerging from the room and to her demon's side.

It was only a matter of minutes before they made it to the meeting place. Sammie bowed and stepped aside for Ami to see the group before her. Guild Master Cathal was there, along with Lucca and Kenji, then there was another boy as well. Ami curtsied and greeted her peers formally.

"Hello Master Cathal, Kenji, Lucca, stranger. I'm assuming we are waiting for Alice is all." Ami turned to the new recruit and held out a hand. "I'm Ambrosia Delaire, but you can call me Ami. This is my demon, Samantha, but she goes by Sammie." Sammie bowed once more, then making her way to Ami's side.

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Character Portrait: Fintan Kearney Character Portrait: Ambrosia 'Ami' Delaire Character Portrait: Cathal Elmslie Character Portrait: Lucca Cornelio Character Portrait: Alice Vatalini Dimitru Character Portrait: Kenji Nakamora
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"Every new beginning ends."


"God dammit, Gabriel! The others are probably going to leave without us!" Alice dashed around the corner, thankful she picked sneakers instead of heels. Sure she could run in them, but sneakers were much faster. She dodged left and right to avoid running into strangers.

"It's not my fault! You decided to the guys house, not me!"

"You were supposed to tell me the time!" Alice shook her head at the shadow whizzing past people beside her. In all reality, it was her fault, but Alice wasn't going to admit it. She paused, seeing a building with the word 'Harrogate' on the side, so she slowed her pace. Then the station came into view and Alice stopped. Gabriel manifested next to her in his human form, immediately clinging on to the panting girl next to him. Alice tried to shake him off, but he hung on with no intention of letting go. "Gabriel, cool it with the lovey-dovey act. It's right there and I'm late as it is."

"But you have to catch your breath so they don't know you were running." He made a fair point. The two moved to the railing that blocked of a park and sat down. "See, Ami is late too. I just saw her go in." Alice rolled her eyes and leaned back against the rails behind her. Cathal was lucky he was the Guild Master, otherwise she would have had no problem being late. She didn't care much at all about the insignificant mission coming up. Any one of the Guild Members could have done the mission all their own. Gabriel had referred to it as a bonding exercise for the Guild. Alice pulled the ponytail holder out of her hair, letting the lavender locks fall down. Despite how much she had been running, she still smelled like a field of violets with the smell of cologne still lingering on her skin. Gabriel had already grabbed her hair and made it into a loose side braid while Alice touched up her mascara.

After a few minutes, Alice and Gabriel stood and sauntered over to the station. They found the group of Keepers' and Demon's with ease and she moved shamelessly over, standing behind Ami so she was clearly visible. She wrapped her arms around the small girl, resting her chin on the top of Ami's head.

"So when are we leaving," Alice questioned, not addressing her tardiness at all.

"Says the one who just arrived," Gabriel said as he stacked his head on top of Alice's, wrapping his arms around her. He eyed the stranger in the group, assuming he was a new member. "Hey there, noob. I'm Gabriel and this plum head is Alice." Gabriel moved and nodded to the other men in the group. "And ladies, you're all looking beautiful tonight. I'm so glad to be in a group with so many privileged and capable young women." Alice rolled her eyes at her demon, sighing to match.

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Character Portrait: Fintan Kearney Character Portrait: Ambrosia 'Ami' Delaire Character Portrait: Cathal Elmslie Character Portrait: Lucca Cornelio Character Portrait: Alice Vatalini Dimitru Character Portrait: Kenji Nakamora
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"Just try."


The first to arrive was a new face to the guild, Fintan Kearney and his demon Vergil.

β€œHey, Master Cathal, nice to see you and Yukine again. I hope we aren’t late.”

β€œNot at all, Fintan. You are right on time.” Yukine looked at the two that had arrived, nodding as a greeting. Soon, Kenji and Lucca arrived as well, greeting Fintan with warmth. Things seemed to be going well so far. The only ones they were waiting on now were the girls. β€œI suppose I should just do a safety brief before we head to the airport.” Cathal pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Fintan. He figured he knew what was going on, but the paper held a more detailed description of what exactly was going to happen. β€œExcessive amount of hell hounds are loose in Jersey Devil territory. The Council wants us to take care of this little problem. I know you guys think this is stupid and that they should send a lesser guild. But we need to make sure to perfect our ability to work as a team. That’s why we are taking on a lesser task. Group one, Fintan and I, will be taking on the Northern section of the Pine Barrens. Group two, Lucca and Ambrosia, will take the Southern portion and group three, Kenji and Alice, will handle the middle section. If you have a problem with your pairing, please let me know now.”

As soon as Cathal finished his speech, Ami and her demon emerged, greeting their guild mates missing the emotion Cathal still wasn’t used too. At this point, Yukine started to hide behind Cathal. Sure Lucca’s demon was a woman, but it was just one. Now there were two more. Cathal didn’t move or even recognize his demon’s timid nature.

β€œAmbrosia, you are paired with Lucca. You will be tackling the Southern parts of the Pine Barrens.” Cathal turned back to the rest of the group. β€œOnce Alice arrives, we can make our way to the airport. Here are your tickets and I assume you all have your passports on you. How you get to the airport, I don’t care, but I would love for us all to be on the same plane.” It was about then that Alice strolled up, inquiring about what time they were leaving. She was the one student he didn’t formally address. She was just not someone he felt he would like very well. He didn’t mind everyone else, but she just dirtied herself with the darkness that was human temptations. And she was only nineteen. β€œAlright, be at the airport in 30 minutes, the plane leaves in an hour.”

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Character Portrait: Fintan Kearney Character Portrait: Ambrosia 'Ami' Delaire Character Portrait: Cathal Elmslie Character Portrait: Lucca Cornelio Character Portrait: Alice Vatalini Dimitru Character Portrait: Kenji Nakamora
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_Lucca nodded his acknowledgement when he was given his partner. He liked Ami, she was nice, a bit out there, but nice. Lucca had smiled when Kenji approached and gave a slight wave. The older guy, being the way he was, leaned on Lucca like he was a foot shorter though it was only a few inches difference. Lucca leaned away slightly, making an odd face that elicited a smile from Jacob.

Lucca gave a small wave to Alice, not as psyched to see her as everyone else. She was just too... much, for him. Kenji on the other hand, winked at Alice. He didn't really like Alice that way, well maybe he did, he wasn't really sure, but he had done it because he was trying to hide his uncertainty. He knew it was working, that was a talent of his. He saw Alice the way he saw himself, thinking she was like him in the way she must be hiding something, pushing her real feelings down by displaying a more cruel version. Perhaps that was why Kenji looked at her in a different light than most girls, she reminded him of Jacob on his bad days, that only Kenji saw, and Jacob was a part of Kenji however much he wanted to deny it sometimes.

"We're working together by the way," Kenji stated, his flirting the moment before now replaced with a face that looked like he couldn't care less.

Lucca looked over at Kenji, asking, "Hey, you brought a car, right?" Kenji had walked in, not ridden a train in like Lucca and Casey. "Yeah, I brought a car. It could probably fit all of us if it needed to. I can just fly if we need more room. Besides, if we get pulled over, I don't have a legit licence here... so, maybe you should drive Lucca," Kenji said, nodding his head as if deep in thought.

Lucca didn't meet Kenji's eyes as he muttered something quietly under his breath. "What?" Kenji asked, leaning in to hear what Lucca said. "He said he doesn't have his licence either," Casey said helpfully with a slight roll of the eyes. Kenji smiled as he straightened up again. "Nice, thanks for telling him," Lucca muttered with a jovial smile on his face. Casey shrugged, her motion saying no problem for her.

"It's cool man, I'll drive. People will just have to sit in other people's laps if I take more than four people not including me," Kenji stated as he hefted his bag higher on his shoulder. "Those who don't want to fly and or do whatever it is you do, come with me," Kenji stated as he waved people on to follow him should they want to.

"Yo, new guy, I got a seat in my car if you want it. It's a short ride to the airport, it'll be a tight fit, but it's possible," Kenji called over his shoulder as he took up reached for the sunglasses that hung at his throat on his tshirt. He slipped them on as he walked outside though England wasn't that sunny that day. Image


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Jacob stayed behind to look at the new kid. "Come on, we don't bite. Except Kenji when he's really hungry. I'll shift so you can have the front seat if you want," Jacob offered as he turned to walk quickly to catch up to his fast walking keeper.

On the way out of the door, Jacob ruffled Lucca's hair, stating, "It's cool, Kenji just knows how to drive because he did something illegal a while back, can't be helped." He said it as if it was something that happened every day, Kenji breaking the law, which could very well be the case when it came to Kenji.

He led the way out to his car, summoning a strong, tiny wind into the key hole of the trunk, popping it without difficulty. He tossed his bag back in, thinking they'd have gotten on another train or something. Why had he even left the States again? Kenji walked to the front of the car, manipulating the wind once more to unlock his car door, then unlock the car for everyone else a second later. He climbed in, closing the door and starting the car. Lucca got in the seat behind Kenji, allowing Casey to climb into his lap. The two were best friends, nothing more, yet some keepers found it odd that Lucca was so close to his demon.

"Okay, roll call, better yet, who's in my car?"Kenji asked, raising his voice only slightly and only giving a slight glance back. "Jacob," Jacob stated from where he sat in Casey's lap despite Lucca's complaints. "Lucca's here, with your demon crushing him," Lucca managed. "By the way Jacob, you're crushing me," Lucca managed as he tried to shove Jacob off only to find there was no room to do anything.

"I'm here, Casey, that is," Casey stated simply, hugging Jacob from behind. For whatever reason, Jacob and Casey were like siblings in the way they treated each other, possibly because Lucca and Kenji were so close to each other on such occasions.

Kenji listened to the other names, smiled, then put the car in gear. "Off we go. Jacob, if you braid my hair like you did last time, you're walking to Jersey," Kenji stated upon feeling a tug on a lock of his hair. "So, what's going on in people's lives since our last encounter?" Kenji asked, glancing in the rear view mirror as he drove. He leaned against his door, the window down a little.

Kenji wondered briefly about Alice again. What was he thinking, he needed to get the girl out of his head, lest he get her and himself killed. He pushed the thought of her away. He wasn't going to flirt with her, or pretend to flirt with her, again, for a long time, until he felt he could control himself. He knew she had something against guys, and though he didn't want to hurt her in a way that was really going to hurt her for real, but he didn't want to accidentally be the cause of her receiving physical pain either. Worse, what if she broke him and left nothing left of his already heavy-... he was thinking way too deeply as well as way too melodramatically. Breathing deeply, he pressed the gas, keeping an eye out for any police in case they decided to get him for speeding. He'd just screw with their radar guns by slowing the appearance of the car's speed, or just have it take off and have Lucca conceal it in shadows, whatever. Speeding made Kenji feel loose, like nothing could touch him, or hurt him, anywhere or any way.

He listened and didn't listen as people talked. Lucca filled in the gaps in noise, working with Jacob as a tag team.

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"Every new beginning ends."


"We're working together by the way," Alice's guild mate Kenji stated. The Keeper turned to look at the Guild Master, who seemed to be completely ignoring her. The small girl she had been leaning on moved out from under her, handing Alice her ticket. Alice smiled down, rustling the Wind Mage's hair.

"Thanks Ami." Alice waved to Kenji and Lucca in a sort of passive manner. "Why in the hell do we need to work in teams?" Gabriel slithered up to Alice's side and grabbed her hand. She simply looked away in fake distaste. When Kenji offered to give them a ride, Alice shook her head, knowing Ami would do the same. How the Master intended on getting there was a mystery. "I'll fly, thanks."

"How about a race? I'll race Sam, and you can race Ami." Alice nodded at her demons suggestion. She received nods of conformation from Ami and Sammie, making it official. "Guess we will see guys at the airport. Try not to keep us waiting," Gabriel said jokingly. The four made it out to the park where Ami had made her landing and Alice had taken a short break. With all wings extended, they stood off for a few minutes. They were really admiring each others wings. Ami's were real wings and Alice's were simply Shadows, but it was all still worth admiring. Ami's were pure white, giving her an angelic look. Sammie's were the same as her Master's but a little smaller with a light pink tint to them. Alice's were large and
black with a slight shimmer. Gabriel's were black with a blue tint when the light hit them just right.

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"It's nice to see someone smile."


Ami took off with amazing force, leaving the others in her dust. Her glory seemed temporary, Alice managed to catch up easily, but her struggle was obvious. Ami turned to see the demons flying at a leisurely and steady pace behind them. They were getting smaller and smaller as Ami and Alice pumped their wings, Ami assumed it was really between Alice and herself. She also predicted that the two would somehow arrive at the airport before their Masters, being demons it was a positive.

"Come on Alice, where is your fighting spirit?" Ami heard a bunch of shouting, but the wind passing by was drowning out most of when Alice was trying to say. Ami cracked a small smile, knowing that she wasn't even flying her fastest. But she didn't want to beat Alice too bad. Seeing her guild mate put in so much effort made her happy. Ami continued to look ahead, spotting a group of geese flying in a path that would intersect with theirs. The young Keeper slowed down to be at pace with Alice, only to point ahead and lower herself. Alice went up, narrowly avoiding the group of animals.

They had been flying high speed for a bit before they spotted the airport. Alice and Ami looked at each other, speeding up to finish the race. Just as Ami had thought, Gabriel and Sammie were on the roof, waiting for them. The Wind Mage was the first to land, doing so delicately. Alice on the other hand bulldozed right into Gabriel, almost falling off the roof in the process.

"Now we need to go to the terminal." The group nodded to one another. Alice and Gabriel morphed into the shadows while Ami and Sammie took the normal way, seeing as they couldn't morph through anything.

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"Hey, I'm Finny and this is Vergil," he declared, holding up the bird for them to see, "Nice to finally meet you guys." Kenji gave a slight wave, barely lifting his hand off of the wheel. As he sped, he spoke calmly, "Hey Fin, I'm Kenji, the blonde's Casey, the dude falling off of Casey's lap is Jacob, and the boy who was just getting crushed is Lucca. You know who's keeper and demon probably," Kenji spoke as he pulled into the airport's car rental place. He stepped out, calling for everyone else to as well. Jacob, who was in a rather strange position after falling off of Casey's lap, climbs out and nearly falls on his knees.

Kenji popped the trunk, grabbing his and other people's stuff with the winds before setting them down and closing the trunk with his hand. "Lady and gentleman, we have arrived," Kenji stated as he tossed the keys of the rental car to some employee who was approaching him for just that. After a few words were exchanged, Kenji grabbed his bags, tossing Lucca his, then moved to the terminal.

"So, you and Vergil, what genre of magic do you have?" Lucca asked as he walked next to Kenji, who had his hands in his pocket and was looking both ways before crossing a rather busy street. "Mainly, that is," Lucca stated simply as an afterthought.

"Crap, Lucca, looks like we're running behind, think you can go ahead to keep our seats?" Kenji asked upon checking his watch. They were just about to have to go through security. Kenji considered their options. Lucca could get through easily with the shadows, and Casey, Virgil, and Jacob could just walk through, leaving Kenji and Fin. Kenji knew Lucca well enough to know he couldn't change Kenji into shadows without shadows. He passed his stuff to Lucca who nodded, giving Fin a quick nod and smile before melting into shadows, racing to the corner of the room and flying quickly towards the terminal.

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Kenji hadn't slept a wink on the plane. He had kept his sunglasses on and looked out the window the entire time. Jacob, not wanting to really hang out anymore, and exhausted, shifted to rest in Kenji's cup of water, not moving or communicating in any way, looking like a strange, unmelting piece of ice. The kid behind Kenji kicked his seat again and Kenji nearly said something, but found he didn't really care a moment before he turned. Lucca sat in the row in front of him next to Ami.

Kenji had glanced at Alice once during their flight. "Hey, Alice... I..." Kenji realized he was about to say something stupid. "Do you have a mirror? Getting off the plane I need to look my best," Kenji asked, trying to sound as not stupid as possible while also keeping up his usual facade. At least he thought he had covered up his main concern. He really didn't care all too much about appearing self centered, it helped him feel better.

Kenji stepped out of the rental car. He liked flying more, but in Jersey, there wasn't enough things going on in the sky to keep people's attention off of him. A random passerby may look up and see him.

Kenji sped along again, at least he could get away with something more common and on the ground. "Alice, how are we going to contact Cathal when we need to?" Kenji asked as he pulled up in the direction of the middle part of the pine barrens. He parked, looking out at the woods beyond. He reached under the seat of the backseat, pulling out a bag of knives of various sizes.

"You can borrow one if you want," Kenji stated without looking up, being friendly in the way he offered it. He didn't let his slip show that he hadn't done it on purpose, not wanting Alice to think something of him.

Lucca emerged from the shadows, appearing as if he stepped out of a tree. He looked around for Ami, calling her name a little softly. He looked over at Casey as she approached. He had left his bag in the car Lucca's family owned and had sent for them. Lucca wondered briefly whether or not he was smart to trust Kenji didn't bring any weapons whatsoever to Britain. He had carried knives on a plane for the guy, and the guy had even snuck knives onto his own flight to England.

Lost in his thoughts, he didn't really think about the woods around him. He looked around, half interested as he looked around for Ami, Casey sitting in the branches of a nearby tree.

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"It's nice to see someone smile."


Ami had ridden most of the way to the Pine Barrens with Cathal and Fintan, having them drop her off as they entered. She stretched her wings out wide, starting her flight at a leisurely pace. Lucca and her only had the Southern-most part of the forest and if she was in the air, she wouldn't have to worry about getting snagged by a hell hound. Of course she was low enough no one would spot her, but not to low. It made Ami sad to see the trees wilting so much, but that was why she was there. To get rid of the Hell Hounds and bring peace back to the forest. Ami could see the shadows below her moving rapidly, assuming it was Sammie keeping up with her. A rustling seemed to be following Ami in the trees beside her. It didn't take long for the clear outline of a Devil to appear, looking at her just as she was looking at it. The Keeper sped off to her right, not seeing any threat but not wanting to risk it. It made her wonder where the thing was going. Was there a rally of Jersey Devil's gathering to battle against the Hell Hounds? Ami didn't think they held that kind of thought capacity.

Ami sensed Lucca's presence coming up, so she lowered herself until she was hovering inches above the ground. With complete silence, she dropped down, resting on a fallen tree while she waited for her wings to retract. It wasn't painful really, just made a bit of noise. Once they were done, she carefully made her way over to Lucca.

"Sorry if you had to wait long," Ami said, panting lightly. "I saw a Jersey Devil on my way here. It didn't make a move. It was odd."

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Lucca smiled as he caught sight of Ami. He stood, moving towards her as she continued to speak. "It's alright, it hasn't been more than a few minutes. A Jersey Devil? How odd," Lucca stated in thought. He nodded, wondering briefly about the creature. "Well, let's hope it doesn't mess with us then," Lucca stated with a smile and a small laugh. He moves to check the bullets in his gun, nodding his approval at the fully loaded weapon. He had four, five, possibly ten magazines on him in various locations, available from anywhere he might be, whether it be him laying down or standing up.

Casey jumped down from her tree, manipulating the wind to ease her landing. "Time to go isn't it?" She asks politely, putting her arm around Lucca like a big sister would. Lucca nodded, feeling jitters in his stomach. He was okay with fighting, but he really didn't like the danger part. He nods, moving forward with Casey at his side. She had a knife in her hand, making Lucca wonder where she'd gotten it. "Casey, where'd you get that knife? I didn't pack any for the trip..." Lucca stated, looking at her rather oddly. "Kenji gave it to me, said I might need it," She stated with a large smile. The two moved forward, Lucca swearing he'd have to have a chat with Kenji.

It was then that Lucca felt a large pull of shadows in the area, Alice had just performed some major use of shadows. There was thundering booms ringing through the forest too."Ami, something's going on. Something happened with Alice and Kenji that caused Alice to do something really, really big. This entire situation doesn't feel right," Lucca managed, looking around and feeling as if he was being watched for some reason.

There was a growl from behind and he turned to see a hellhound stalking Ami from behind, another two or three coming in from the surrounding woods, all heading for Ami, ignoring him for now. Kenji fired right over Ami's shoulder as the hellhound pounced, the bullets digging into the creatures chest. It fell, but only rolled to get up, Kenji's bullets weren't working. He managed a frustrated grumble, sheathing the gun then manipulating shadows to envelop his arms. He swung them like swords, the shadows not touching Ami, but slicing right at the hellhound on the other side causing the thing to split in half.

He heard another growl and turned to see hellhounds behind him as well, those focused on him. There was five now, all in all. He heard a whine and turned to see Casey on one, her knife dug into the creatures back and she sat on it like a horse. "Casey, be careful," Lucca cried, fearing for his demon. Casey barely spared him a moment as she jerked the knife, half of the creatures neck becoming disconnected from the body. Casey leaped off as the creature tried to crush her by rolling. Casey took the opportunity to sever the rest of the head then.

There was a terrible roar that rang out from somewhere a little far away. Lucca managed to decapitate a charging hellhound leaving four. That was when Lucca saw the big tornado raging over the forest and knew Kenji and Alice were extremely desperate, and in a very, very bad situation.

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"It's nice to see someone smile."


What all happened next was to quick for Ami to really keep up with. The initial shock of not hearing the Hell Hound's approach froze her, and when she saw Lucca aiming for her, she knew better than to jerk around. The bullets effected it slightly but not enough to bring it down. Ami whipped around to face the beast when it split in half, spraying blood all over her.

It was then she saw the other Hounds making their way towards her. The small girl stood in a defensive position and summoned her Sonic Blades. One of the large beasts jumped at her and earned a clean head off its shoulders. The others didn't learn from the examples given, so she swiftly removed theirs as well. A loud roar echoed through the woods, leaving Ami clenching her ears in pain. After the pain subsided, Ami could feel a strong wind spell being cast nearby and it was growing. She looked into the direction of the brewing storm. It was obvious that this wasn't as easy as they had thought.

A tornado stirred wildly in the middle of the commotion. Lucca hadn't given Ami time to react before pulling her down with him. It grew dimmer, a shield of shadows seemed to be protecting them from the wild winds. Ami did what she could to create a high speed wind barrier outside of the shadow shield for extra protection.

As suddenly as it had began, it ceased, leaving the young girl to simply ponder what was beyond the barriers. Ami instantly stopped her own barrier but Lucca waited a little before letting his down. Understandable. Once the shadows dispersed, all that surrounded them was debris. What exactly was this to do? Ami started to question Master Cathal's leadership skills. It was obvious that the only other Wind Mage had done this. The Council would not be happy.

Ami heard Lucca mutter something, and upon closer inspection, she understood what he meant. There were trees still standing beyond them, unharmed by the mass winds. All that remained of the Hounds were bloodied corpses strung everywhere.

"We have to find them now," Lucca said, earning a nod from Ami. She followed his distracted gaze to spot what he saw. She nodded once more, quickly unfurling her wings and taking off in the direction. The dot soon disappeared, causing Ami great concern. It seemed like hours before she reached them, even when she was flying her fastest.

When she arrived, the scene was more gruesome than what she had discovered minutes before. There were tons of Hounds strewn across the now open field. And in the center laid Alice and Kenji, both seemingly unconscious. Had Kenji really done that? Such an odd and erratic attack existed? Ami tried to lift Alice to no avail, leading her to confirm she was definitely not going to be able to lift Kenji.

"Gabriel has alerted Cathal. Him and the new member are alright. They are on their way." Sammie notified her Keeper, appearing out of nowhere and making her way to the unconscious duo. Ami did the same, checking for pulses and any severe injuries. Kenji seemed to have the worst of it, with gashes and bruises covering a lot of his body. Alice however only had a few minor scratches and a large blue-purple bruise on her side. Ami used a platform to lift the two off the ground for better inspection.

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"Just try."


Cathal smirked at his students quick progress. He need only a stern look and some harsh words to get him going. But he didn't have long too celebrate his victory. It wasn't the rippling shadows that had notified Cathal of the situation, but the massive evil aura he felt.

"If they are resorting to their forbidden powers this early, then either something went really wrong or they aren't as smart as I gave them credit for." Cathal stepped forward, feeling the strong presence disappear only for another to pick up along with the wind. A snarling behind him disappeared as the howling of the wind grew stronger. The Guild Master turned to face it, but it was met with a falling tree before his own sword. Cathal jumped back, exploding the head for extra measure. The wind grew stronger and stronger, giving Cathal the feeling that he would fly away any second.

"It must be the others! They must be in trouble!" Cathal shook his head at the young man, beginning to protest until he was interrupted. "Never mind anymore, we have to find cover!" Putting up an Ice Shield wouldn't be hard, but he would have to get to Fintan before he could consider doing that. It was then that Cathal noticed another tree falling, but this time it was going for Fintan. The Guild Master sunk down and pushed off as hard as he could, whispering an apology to Yukine. He sliced the tree in half, tackling Fintan to the ground and quickly put up a thick ice shield. He seemed to do it just in time as the outside winds sped immensely, tearing everything to shreds. Yukine transformed back to his normal self, holding his head in pain.

"What the hell Cathal! You didn't even give me time to prepare!" Cathal glared deeply at his demon counterpart, Yukine mumbling angrily in response.

Within a few minutes, the outside world settled but Cathal hesitated to leave his shell. What sight met his eyes was exactly what he had expected. The area surrounding them was torn to shreds while just beyond a boundary, the trees remained untouched. Gabriel, Alice's demon, arrived but Cathal already knew what he was going to say. He nodded to the Shadow Demon, taking off without a world. Cathal propelled himself forward, dashing at an amazing speed, for a Keeper, towards what he knew was Kenji and Alice.

It took him a good amount of time to actually reach them, but seeing that Ami was already there taking care of them, he didn't fuss about it. He walked towards them at a brisk pace. Kenji had received the worst of it, the Guild Master lifted his shirt to observe the damage. Alice seemed to only have a few scratches and a large bruise on her side.

"They both used their Special Skill so they won't be waking up anytime soon," Ami notified him. Cathal nodded in response, resting a hand on Ami's shoulder.

"Are you guys okay?" Ami nodded. If she had hurt herself, she didn't know where or how. "Gabriel, you fly Kenji to my car, Sammie you take Alice. The rest of us will be there as soon as we can. Our only option is to take them to the cottage and have the clean up do what they can. They'll have to call in a few Earth Mage's to mend this mess." Gabriel and Sammie did as they were told, hauling the two off towards the car. Cathal looked at the three Keepers and their Demons. He was glad none of them were hurt. "Never follow their example. If it gets overwhelming, leave the area. Shadow Keepers, morph out, Wind Keepers, fly out. From now on we are staying in one group." With that, Cathal began to make his way back to the car. He used the same speed he had to get to Alice and Kenji in the first place. There weren't any Hounds left, Cathal knew that for sure.

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ImageLucca had wanted to meld into the shadows to follow, but realized he couldn't. Taking a deep breath, he summoned the wind, somewhat scared to do so. He carefully, and very gently, propelled himself after Ami. He landed clumsily, not used to using his wind power as much as his shadows. Upon landing, Lucca looked around at the carnage. He had known both keepers were powerful, but this? This was insane. Upon approaching the two after Ami, Lucca watched concerned, thankful that the two were alive. They had just used two major powers that could have killed them.

Lucca approached his friends. When he saw Ami struggle to life Alice, Lucca knew he could lift Alice maybe, but definitely not Kenji. Lucca nodded upon hearing Sammie. He was thankful Cathal was coming. They needed him. "How many hounds are here you think?" Lucca asked, looking around again. This clearing was larger than the one he and Ami had come from, blood and black bodies carpeting the ground.

Lucca looked up upon seeing Cathal approaching. He didn't say anything, expecting the leader to not be happy. Lucca nodded in response to Cathal's question. He was okay physically, but he was worried about his friends and felt sick to his stomach. What had gotten so bad that Kenji had summoned something of that size after Alice had used her own special ability? Lucca listened as Cathal gave instructions. Upon the mention of two demons, he looked around for Kenji's own demon. Where was Jacob?

Lucca nodded in response to Cathal. Kenji and Alice would probably both be reprimanded later. Lucca and a solemn Casey followed Cathal to his car, flying together, Casey helping Lucca in the process. As the two flew, Lucca looked at the surrounding forest. There was at least four circles of cleared forest, seemingly random, yet Lucca knew Kenji had done it for a reason. Perhaps he'd talk to him about it when he woke up.

Upon reaching the car, Lucca studied Kenji and Alice's condition. They needed to have someone just look at them, Kenji more than Alice. Lucca wondered how Kenji had managed to control the winds enough to focus them away from Alice. "Casey, can you go grab Kenji's car? Like, fly it to the cottage?" Lucca asked her. She nodded, not saying anything as she eyed Kenji and Alice once more before taking off. She'd arrive at the cottage soon enough with the car somehow.

"Cathal, what was up with the hellhounds? Why were there so many? Especially around Kenji and Alice? I thought this was just a tiny mission to kill ten or less hounds..." Kenji stated, sitting in the back seat next to the unconscious Kenji.

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It took about another thirty minutes to make his way back to the car. Cathal quickly started it, waiting until the others were in the car. He took off without hesitation towards the cottage that waited in a near by forest.

"Cathal, what was up with the hellhounds? Why were there so many? Especially around Kenji and Alice? I thought this was just a tiny mission to kill ten or less hounds..." Lucca stated.

"I couldn't tell you." Cathal said with a tone that meant to leave the situation alone. Originally there were supposed to only be at least twenty. An easy task for them. It must have been the ambush he had heard about, or something related to it. That may have explained their size. Those weren't the Hounds they were supposed to kill, those ones were fresh out of the underworld.

Ami was flying relatively close behind the car waiting till they grew closer to a main road. Once it came to the point that she couldn't follow without being seen, Ami expanded her wing to carry her up a safe distance. If a normal human saw her, she would just look like a normal bird at that point.



The cottage was in a neighboring forest, a place known for its lack of magical life. how they were so close but so different baffled the magical community, but no one cared enough to really figure it out. Cathal pulled into the driveway, exited the car after turning it off and opening one of the back doors. He pulled Kenji out, slinging him over his shoulder and making his way towards the front shoulder. Gabriel pulled his Master out and carried her behind Cathal. The cottage itself was rather large, enough rooms to house everyone. It was of course reserved by the Council which had no shortage of money.

"Lucca, Ami, Fintan, please get comfortable and rest. You did good today." It was pretty late at that point, about eight o' clock or so. Cathal and Gabriel carried the unconscious duo back to the infirmary room. "Like I said, all we can do is wait for them to wake up. I don't want to upset you, so I'll have you wash her up. I'll clean Kenji and dress his wounds the best I can." Cathal pulled the curtain that separated the beds down, immediately beginning to undress Kenji and clean of the now dried blood.

Ami went to the kitchen instead of to her room, figuring she would make dinner for everyone. There was lots of food stocked in the fridge and cabinets. She had to think of something that would feed a lot of people. Jambalaya seemed like a smart choice, so she quickly began her preparations. Sammie had taken their belongings to their room and came back down to help cook.

After adding everything to the two large pots, Ami searched around the kitchen for bowls for everyone. Sammie insisted on setting the table, which was done quickly. The Keeper than went around to tell the boys, including the ones in the infirmary, that dinner would be ready for them soon.

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Lucca looked after Cathal curiously. He seemed to know more than he let. Lucca stepped out of the car, watching the others walk in but waiting for Casey to show up. It wasn't much longer until she did, landing Lucca's own car beside her as gently as possible. Lucca thanked her and went to take out Alice and Kenji's belongings. Casey took Alice's stuff for Kenji. The two were silent as they moved into the cottage.

Lucca put on a small smile upon smelling food though it fell rather quickly. When they entered the infirmary, Casey glanced into the closest of the two sections of the infirmary sectioned off by a curtain. "Kenji's in the other one," She said softly as she set Alice's belongings at the foot of the bed, standing by Gabriel. Lucca moved into the section cornered off for Kenji. "She'll be alright Gabriel. Come on, Ami made some food, let's go see if we can help," Casey stated softly to Gabriel, putting her hand on his shoulder. She pulled the covers up around Alice and motioned for Gabriel to go first to the kitchen area.

Lucca moved to Kenji's bed. "He's doing well, isn't he?" Lucca asked Cathal as he dug through Kenji's bag to find his sweatpants. Pulling them out, Lucca fitted them on Kenji should Alice wake first. Kenji stirred slightly but didn't wake upon Lucca moving his legs. "I wonder how long he'll be out," Lucca whispered before stepping back. "Ami made food by the way." As if Ami had heard him, she came by, telling Cathal and him that it was nearly ready. "Suppose we aught to go," Lucca said, walking out of the room to go enjoy dinner.



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It was in the middle of dinner that Jacob appeared by Kenji's bed side. At first, he did nothing but stroke his keeper's cheek. He softly whispered for him to awake. Kenji, still exhausted, stirred slightly. Jacob manipulated water to cover Kenji's mouth, freezing it to cover it. Jacob cracked the back of his hand against Kenji's cheek as hard as he dared to not wake Alice, but hurt Kenji. Kenji probably would have called out should he been able to.

His eyes were wide and he moved to avoid Jacob's next strike, but in his extremely weak state, he moved sluggishly. Jacob was faster and stronger anyway, it didn't matter what he did or what condition he was in. "What is it with you, you idiot? Why did you risk yourself for that little bitch? You risk you, you risk me," Jacob growled at Kenji as he shoved the boy out of bed. Kenji rolled over, trying to breath through the ice over his mouth and struggling to get the needed air through his nose.

Jacob was merciless as he kicked Kenji in the stomach, his legs, his arms, as hard as he could. Kenji rolled over at each kick. He was against the wall soon enough. He pulled his legs in, trying to cover his head as Jacob continued to rain blows on him. "Next time you risk yourself like that, I'll make sure she dies. I will kill her myself, slowly, and make sure she knows that an inner part of you did it. I will kill her and I will make it hurt her so dearly, you will wish she died in your tornado. Am I clear you little bastard?" Jacob hissed at Kenji as he grabbed his hair and looked him in the eyes. Kenji had tears streaming down his face from the pain, hurting so badly everywhere. He stared up at Jacob defiantly resulting in another slap to his face.

"I will kill her, and if you try to stop me, I will just slowly tell her how much you want her dead or hate her. I see it, I know you, you love her, you just won't admit it because you are a scared little bastard. Trust me, you will regret ever crossing me Kenji. I will make you regret it so much. The pain you feel now, it will be ten times worse," Jacob continued to hiss. Kenji, unable to speak, just nodded slowly, trying to catch his breath.

Jacob kicked him once more, throwing an elbow at his head, heard a sound, then dissipated leaving Kenji in the corner, his hands covering his head and streaks of dried tears on his face. He didn't look up, he sat there, his chest and body aching. He hurt more than he had when he had been rudely interrupted, Jacob hurt more than a tornado. He was exhausted, he wanted to sleep, perhaps not wake up, perhaps wake up and eat everything on the planet.

Kenji's face stung, his sides ached worse than ever, and he was sure he had heard a rib or two crack when Jacob had been kicking him viciously. He realized he didn't have a shirt on then but still didn't care. He wasn't sure if Jacob was really gone or not and didn't want him to rain a blow on his head again.

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As Fintan turned to look back at the Guild Master, he heard a sickening snap over the rushing wind in his ears. He turned around to see what was happening and saw a massive tree trunk splitting in half like a heavy mast of a ship, falling in his direction. Fintan's mouth fell open and his sapphire eyes snapped open wide and he tried to skitter out of the way, but he felt like his black shoes were melted into the ground as his muscled jolted, unable to move. He bent over his knees, looking at the ground as the air tugged at his short hair, bracing himself for the impact of the heavy wood, but instead something strong and solid swept him in his stomach, forcing the air out of his lungs and he gaped like a fish out of water, trying to remember how to breathe. He blinked quickly through the airborne debris and dust, trying to figure out what was happening. He vaguely saw Vergil's hair the color of sunshine rush to his side and Cathal's stern look before they were covered in a thick layer of bright ice, shielding them from the winds outside. Fintan shook his head, coughing a couple times before the world sharpened into view and he observed the deadly beauty of the ice Cathal had created with awe.

"Thank you so much," Fintan blurted out quickly, as fast as his tongue would allow, looking at Cathal with completely sincerity as Yukine was complaining. The wind blowing over the doom made the most ominous noise, like the shield would be uprooted at any moment, but Fintan trusted in Cathal's ability as a Keeper and sure enough, as the winds subsided, Fintan and Vergil remained perfectly safe, albeit freezing, under the dome. When Cathal deemed the environment safe, the ice sank back into the ground and they rose to their feet, taking in the destruction.
What had once been the Pine Barrens now looked like a hurricane had hit it, the massive trees had fallen over like toothpicks and the sky was still a green-gray color with swirling clouds that shifted like rumbling waves.

"This wasn't supposed to happen," Vergil murmured in Fintan's ear, a dark look on his young face.

"How can you tell?" Fintan inquired softly, still processing the fact that his classmates were able to create such a devastating attack. Did he harbor that same kind of power inside of him? Something that could leave a path of destruction in its fiery wake?

"It's obvious," the demon insisted absentmindedly, studying the small cut on Fintan's forehead, just under his hairline on the right side where something must've cut him as Cathal was saving him, "Cathal wouldn't have critiqued you on setting a few trees on fire if he thought the whole forest would've been destroyed anyways." One of the demon's came into view and called for Cathal, if Fintan remembered correctly,he was with the girl named Alice. Cathal didn't even need to listen to his explanation to know there was something incredibly wrong and the four of them tore off in the direction of the other Keepers. Fintan huffed and puffed after Cathal's amazing speed as the Guild Master seemed to glide through the fallen trees until they came a halt where the girl, Ami, was looking after the wounded. Fintan clenched his teeth together tightly at the sight of Kenji and Alice passed out and looking dead beat. Cathal checked on Ami before giving out orders, looking a little disgruntled at how the problem had been handled.

"Never follow their example. If it gets overwhelming, leave the area. Shadow Keepers, morph out, Wind Keepers, fly out. From now on we are staying in one group." he growled and Fintan exchanged a wary glance at Vergil who let out a long sigh and slammed his headphones over his ears, narrowing his eyes at the path ahead to the lulling sound of classical music.

"Keep your head up, mio fratello. It'll hurt at first, but it gets better," he promised Finny, hoping he was right for his Keeper's sake.






The cottage was in a beautiful little nook in a separate forest not far away. While Fintan would normally have observed the beauty it was nestled in and think of all the different words he could use for the word green, he instead stared depressed down at the floor of the car. Vergil was once again a parakeet, not because he needed to be, but because he was trying to cheer up his Keeper by hopping around on his tiny little feet and pretending to fall off of Fintan's colossal knee. This also would have normally worked, but all Finny could think about was Kenji and Alice and how he hoped they weren't in pain. As they exited the vehicle Vergil appeared to melt into a colorless puddle before reforming at his decent height, looking a little concerned for Fintan when they walked in the beautiful house.

"You look like you did after reading Edgar Allan Poe for a week. Are you gonna start quoting him at me again?" he teased, rather forced. Fintan gave him a somber look, resting his thumb on his bottom lip.

"And being so young and dipped in folly, I fell in love with melancholy," he murmured wistfully and Vergil let out an exaggerated groan.

"Lucca, Ami, Fintan, please get comfortable and rest. You did good today." Cathal told them, sounding a little more grim than proud, but who could blame him? While the others walked off to do their own thing, Fintan stood in the foyer next to Vergil, feeling without purpose until something amazing started to waft through the air. Vergil perked up like a meerkat out of his hole, sniffing the air dramatically.

"Doth my nose deceive me? What smells so damn good?" Vergil growled like an animal, following the scent towards the kitchen, peering in with Fintan on his tail.

"Looks like Ami's making dinner. That's so... nice," Fintan stated rather stupidly, but a soft smile appeared on his lips and Vergil relaxed at this. At least he didn't have to hear the quote "All I have loved, I have loved alone." for the fifteen billionth time.

" I hope she made more than just two pots," the demon grumbled, still smiling like a predator stalking its prey. Fintan smacked Vergil's arm.

"We are eating with other people now! You can't just eat all of it!" he reminded Vergil, giving him a warning look. Fintan peered around the corner at the girl once more who was bustling around the kitchen with a fluid kind of motion. Gracefulness, Finny finally concluded before he felt a light shove on his shoulders.

"Go talk to her, you in-the-closet introvert! Jeez, with how suave you pretend to be, you sure don't seem to be," the demon pointed out encouragingly.

"Well, what do I say?" the Keeper demanded frantically. Vergil shrugged like he couldn't care less.

"Um, I dunno, tell her that thing you said about her being nice and how her eyes glowed like amber honey in summer sunshine," the demon pushed and Fintan's face felt like it burst into flames.

"I-I never said that!I swear I never said that!" Fintan insisted nervously.

"No, but you were thinking it," Vergil joked, shoving Fintan into Ami's view as he was protesting.

"No, no, no, Vergil I- hiiiiii Ami, was it? Hiii. That um, that stuff you're making smells really good thanks um, thank a lot, really,"[/blue] Fintan stammered, still blushing like a red rose as he avoided her soft eyes.

[color=blue]"Did you like, need any help or anything or should I... go or...?"
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Gabriel had finished dressing Alice, only sitting at that point. Lucca and Casey had entered, Lucca going to Kenji and his demon came to where Gabriel sat. "She'll be alright Gabriel. Come on, Ami made some food, let's go see if we can help," Casey stated softly to Gabriel, putting her hand on his shoulder. She pulled the covers up around Alice and motioned for Gabriel to go first to the kitchen area. The Shadow Demon nodded and stood. He knew she would be alright, but a little voice in the back of his head said not to leave. However, Ami had worked on dinner and nothing could go wrong. Gabriel exited the room and scampered off to the kitchen.

"He's doing well, isn't he?" Lucca asked Cathal. "I wonder how long he'll be out ... Ami made food by the way." As if Ami had heard him, she came by, telling Cathal and him that it was nearly ready. "Suppose we aught to go," Lucca said, walking out of the room to go enjoy dinner. Cathal silently followed, the scent of some delicious food filling the air.

"He's doing fine. I'll have Gabriel heal him more after dinner."

Ami returned to the kitchen, stirring the pots once more before mentally deciding that they were done.

"No, no, no, Vergil I- hiiiiii Ami, was it? Hiii. That um, that stuff you're making smells really good thanks um, thank a lot, really," Fintan stammered. "Did you like, need any help or anything or should I... go or...?" he trailed off.

"It's all done. You can sit down." The small girl dished out even servings of the meal to the bowls waiting on the table. The guild members trickled in little by little until everyone was sitting at the table. All the seats were taken besides three, two of which were in the infirmary. Then there was Kenji's demon which had been missing in action for a while. But it wasn't really any of Ami's concern. "I can make something if no one likes this." Ami folded her hands, muttering a quick thanks before picking up her spoon. She then remembered Fintan's offer for help and reached to touch his hand. "Thank you."

The meal went relatively well until a series of small thumps could be heard from the upstairs infirmary. Sammie, Cathal and Yukine all stood rapidly in worry, but Gabriel had already gotten up from his seat and disappeared. Once he arrived to the infirmary, of course his first action was to check on Alice, but she was still tucked soundly in bed. So he moved to Kenji's section to find the boy laying on the floor, curled up in pain. Without a word, Gabriel lifted the Keeper back onto the bed. He hovered his hands over his body, working his healing magic.

"I'm going to take the safe bet and say you fell off the bed. You should be resting. You shouldn't even try to get up until tomorrow. You need to regain her strength." Gabriel sat for a few more moment, finishing up his work then covered him back up with a blanket. The Shadow Demon looked to the corner of the room as a shadow figure manifested. "Don't let him get up. If anything happens, let me know." The shadow nodded to its commander. "I can bring you some food if you want. It's really good, Ami cooked it."

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Lucca had gone and taken his seat by Kenji's empty chair and Ami. He leaned back, tapping his fingers as he was staring at his food. He didn't really feel like eating but he knew he had to, that he shouldn't cause people to be worried. He leaned forward and began eating hungrily. Lucca quietly mumbled a thanks to Ami as he ate rapidly. Lucca looked up, worried about what could be going on. He saw Gabriel take off and sat back, hoping things were okay in the infirmary.



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Kenji heard someone enter the room but didn't look up. Kenji didn't bother to see who touched him or resist. He was thankful that whoever was helping him made his pain ease. He still felt battered and broken, but it wasn't so bad. His thoughts fell to what Jacob had said. Jacob would target the ones he cared for the most and as much as he was scared to admit it out loud, it was true, he cared for Alice. He had always thought of her as someone as broken as he was, because he never had really heard about her past.

He listened, recognizing Gabriel's voice in his haze. He didn't bother correcting the demon that he had been pushed out of bed, forced to leave when he really just wanted to sleep, possibly for a few weeks. Gabriel was right, he had not strength whatsoever. He hadn't been able to do anything but cover himself up from the blows, hadn't had the energy to care about who was touching him, wasn't even sure he'd care if he was kidnapped or something really bad. Kenji didn't meet Gabriel's eyes, knowing the demon saw the streaks of dried tears, but also just not wanting for him to see the fear he felt for the demon's keeper.

Kenji nearly rolled his eyes, probably would have if he was in a better condition, when Gabriel called a shadow to keep him in bed. Perhaps the shadow would protect Kenji against Jacob should he show up again. Kenji looked up at Gabriel, "I'm not hungry, then saw something that nearly made him fall out of bed for real. Behind Gabriel, standing over Alice, Jacob held a knife over her throat. His words rang through Kenji's head, about how he'd kill her to mess with Kenji.

Kenji breathed deeply, wondering whether or not Alice could even tell there was a blade close to killing her with just a swipe. In an even, soft voice, Kenji managed to speak up. "Gabriel, get Alice out of here, it's not like she's hurt enough to have to be in here anyway, not that you did much to make it that way," Kenji stated, rolling over. He grit his teeth. His chest ached from what he said. He just wanted her to not be near him, to be near Gabriel constantly, where she was safe.

"And next time, take care of your master, don't leave another keeper to do a demon's job," Kenji said, quietly. It hurt him as much to say it as he knew it would for his friend to hear it. Kenji had never called a demon a demon to their face much less a demon's keeper their master. Most demons didn't mind, but it hurt when someone said it as an insult and though Kenji didn't like it, he knew it was necessary. If he wanted Gabriel to get Alice out, he needed to make Gabriel feel uncomfortable leaving her in the same room as himself.

Kenji bit the inside of his cheek, feeling the last of his fight go out. He didn't sleep, but he didn't move. He didn't roll back over to face Gabriel and he didn't dare look at Alice for fear of seeing Jacob threatening her again. Kenji eyed the shadow in the corner, refusing to move or show he was still awake. He was starving, but he wouldn't ask for food. He wanted to see Alice safe, but wouldn't admit it out loud. He wanted to be friends with everyone, but knew it would only hurt him later on.

Kenji couldn't bring himself to say he'd hurt Alice himself if Gabriel didn't protect her, and just prayed the demon would take her away, be overprotective and keep him from hurting her. "Take responsibility or Alice'll probably be killed since nobody else is willing to protect her," Kenji whispered, hoping Gabriel would and wouldn't hear him. He wanted him to so that he would take her away, but he didn't because it was too hurtful for anyone to ever say. His hand gripped the loose cloth of his sweatpants on his outer leg, praying Gabriel would just get out, take her and get out.

He did feel better after Gabriel helping him, but hated that he was making the demon feel as if he shouldn't have helped Kenji. He really wanted to take a shower, possibly the most wanted thing he had at the moment other than things involving the situation at hand.

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"It's all done. You can sit down." Ami told Fintan before beginning to pile the food into the bowls. Fintan complied quietly and sat down in one the chairs while Vergil practically ran around the side of the table to sit down. He picked his spoon up like a shovel and began to scoop the food into his mouth like a wild animal. Fintan elbowed Vergil in the ribs at the sight of his manners and the demon inhaled in shock, choking and spitting the food back into the bowl while he coughed.

"I hate you, he managed weakly glaring at Fintan with red, watery eyes. Fintan gave him a pointed glanced towards his guild mates, making a silent plea. Vergil cleared his throat in response, wiping saliva from his bottom lip, grinning mischievously as his gaze slid over slowly to Ami.

"Thanks a bunches, Snowflake, it's wonderful," he murmured in a sickeningly sweet voice, batting his eyelashes fakely, his nickname clearly referred to Ami's paper white hair. Incredibly original. After a moment, Vergil ran his tongue over his teeth and glared at Fintan who was hiding his face hopelessly in his hands.

"Sorry my manners aren't up to your standards, sweetheart," Vergil sneered before continuing his bowl of Jambalaya, considerably less noisily however. Fintan picked at his food for a moment, thinking he couldn't hardly eat with the thought of Kenji and Alice sleeping off their wounds right over their heads, the occasional thump making the Keeper jump every time. The nervous energy that weighed down like a cloud on the table didn't help the atmosphere either. However, after a minute or so, the intoxicating aroma became too much for him to handle and he dug in, the exhaustion of the day weighing down on him. He wasn't sure if he felt proud or ashamed of his progress today, but he couldn't deny that it was, in fact, progress. He was mulling over the events of today when he felt a soft touch on his hand like the brush of silk sent sensory lightning up his arm. He looked up suddenly, looking into Ami's eyes.

They are kinda like honey, aren't they? he though silently to himself as she thanked him. For a moment, he was so caught up in her gaze that he couldn't remember what she was thanking him for, but once his head cleared from the mysterious fog, he realized it was for his offer earlier.

"Oh, it's not a big deal, I didn't end up doing anything about it anyways. No need to thank me for things I didn't do, haha," he managed kindly, finally sounding like a normal human being to this girl. Ami removed her hand and it felt like his stretched nerves immediately snapped back to normal and the goose flesh on his skin relaxed and Fintan was left wondering what the hell was wrong with him. He slumped back in his chair and Vergil leaned over on his shoulder with a leering smile, waggling his eyebrows suggestively. Fintan's face immediately flushed and he shoved Vergil off of him, sliding him mostly empty bowl in front of the demon to finish. Fintan never really ate much anyways so Vergil almost constantly cleaned up after him, polishing off anything he left over.

"Hurry up and finish, we'll clean up the kitchen since all you do is eat," Fintan decided, a tone of complete finality in his voice. Vergil pouted like a four-year-old with a full mouth of food, rolling his eyes.

"You're such a prick when you want people to think you're well-mannered," he complained quietly into his bowl, but he wasn't wrong. Fintan really did want these people to think highly of the. Because in his eyes, he was at the bottom of the social ladder and he had to scale his way upwards to stand beside his team mates. So yes, it wasn't a lie that Fintan was putting on a bit of an act for the time being. Fintan pretended that he didn't hear the comment and pushed his chair in before rolling up the sleeves of his white shirt that was covered in dirt, grass stains, and who knows what else to begin tackling the dishes. Once his Keeper was out of earshot, Vergil leaned forward, his upper body hovering over the surface of the table, a twisted smile on his handsome face. His eyes scraped across the members at the table

"Think he's weird now? Wait 'til you see his bug collection, Jesus Christ!" Vergil giggled before grabbing both of their dishes, sauntering into the kitchen where he found Finny already elbow-deep in the sink, scrubbing one of the pots furiously. While he was doing this, the Keeper hesitated and filled the pot with water, pausing before slipping his hands into the rather chilly water.

"What're you do-," Vergil began before something that sounded a bit like a slosh exploded into something much larger as Fintan brought the water to a boil so quickly that a good quarter of the water jumped out of the sink and landed on Fintan and the surrounding area. Fintan tensed up for a moment before his body language sagged into something between frustration and humiliation. Vergil rolled his eyes, swiping a dishcloth off of one of the counters, shaking his head while he smushed the towel on Fintan's wet head.

"You don't have to try so hard and don't wear yourself out with something so small. You haven't used your power much so you have to build up your endurance for it. Just chill out and call it a day," Vergil ordered in a brotherly way, leaning against the counter, obviously showing no intention of helping with the dishes at all.

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"It's nice to see someone smile."


Ami ate at a normal pace, not looking up from her bowl, though there was small talk, she didn't participate. It was refreshing however to have such high spirits around the table. When a thump was heard upstairs, the first to jump to action was Gabriel. He was very devoted to his master, it was very cute.

Ami shook her head for a moment, now wasn't a time to be thinking about what was cute and what wasn't. She finished her bowl off and took it up to the sink where Fintan had started to wash the dishes. She started to offer him her plate until a large amount of water splashed out.

It mainly landed on Fintan, but some landed on Ami's side as well. Ami manipulated a slight gust, centered on her so it wouldn't mess anything else up, and dried her clothes quickly. It was then that she realized how dirty her clothes actually were. She looked around and noticed everyone's were just as dirty. Everyone had a fair amount of dirt, grass and blood on them.

"I can clean everyone's clothes, I know how to get all those stains out. Just bring them down stairs and I'll take care of it." Ami grabbed a clean bowl and filled it was some food for whomever was awake and keeping Gabriel occupied. She made her way up the stairs and towards the infirmary only to pause just outside the door. She heard speaking.

"Gabriel, get Alice out of here, it's not like she's hurt enough to have to be in here anyway, not that you did much to make it that way," it was clearly Kenji. "And next time, take care of your master, don't leave another keeper to do a demon's job. Take responsibility or Alice'll probably be killed since nobody else is willing to protect her." It was silent for a good while, but Ami didn't move. She didn't want to become another variable to any stress anyone was feeling. With her abnormal hearing, she could hear everything going on in the room. A chair scratched against the floorboards, Ami assumed Gabriel was getting up. She moved to the doorway quickly with a bad sense. Gabriel grabbed Kenji's shirt and ripped him around so they were face to face.

"And where was your demon," Gabriel snarled. "I saved your ass so don't act all high and mighty. You don't know who you are talking to. If you wanna pick a fight, do it with someone you have a chance against." Gabriel dropped Kenji back onto the bed carelessly, turning to pick up Alice. Gabriel seemed like a different person to Ami when he spoke just then. She had never seen him like that. Ami moved out of Gabriel's way and made it over to Kenji's side.

"You can't say stuff like that Kenji." Ami tucked Kenji back in, sitting him up enough to eat. "But he didn't seem warranted in his actions either." Ami did one of her rare smiles and stood. She exited the room, removing her expression and making her way to the basement. She caught a glimpse in Alice's room of Gabriel laying next to his Master. What had went on in that room? She went into her room to quickly to change into clean clothes. She tied her hair back and put on her usual pastel yellow nightgown that was long and elegant, but made her look even more like a child. She went down the stairs and into the basement, locating all the necessary chemicals to do the job.

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Lucca had been tapping his fingers rapidly, wanting Gabriel to come back and report what had happened. He felt a hand on his shoulder and looked over to see Casey, giving her a small smile that showed his nerves. "They'll be alright," She whispered into his ear. She had known he was anxious about that and he was thankful for her small comforting whisper. Lucca was about to say something when he looked up to see Ami offering to wash the groups clothes. He looked down and only then noticed how bloody and dirty they all were.

"I'll help since I haven't done anything yet," Lucca offered as he stood, Casey beside him as the two went to Lucca's room. Casey changed in one corner and Lucca changed in the other into clothing that was more along the lines of pajamas. Lucca wore a loose pair of soft sweatpants and a loose t-shirt while Casey was in a tank top and a pair of shorts. On their way out, the two heard someone speaking. It wasn't Alice and it certainly didn't sound like Gabriel, leaving it to be Kenji since Jacob still hadn't shown up.

Casey looked at Lucca with wide eyes and he returned the look. Kenji had never said something like that, much less to someone. The two watched Ami before Gabriel emerged with Alice and Ami went in. The two allowed Gabriel and Alice past, watching the girl and wondering whether or not it might have had something to do with her. Both knew Kenji had a little thing for her as a minimum, yet had never asked him about it.



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Kenji had expected a reaction along the lines Gabriel had gone. He faced his old friend with a look of contempt and boredom. When Gabriel asked about Jacob, Kenji saw his demon standing in the corner again, smiling at him as he sat next to Alice silently. He stroked her hair gently, then wrapped his hand around her neck as if he would break it in a moment. Kenji's eyes went back to Gabriel as he continued.

When Gabriel was done, Kenji let himself sink back into bed, thankful Alice was gone and safe with Gabriel. Now Jacob would't kill her. He briefly hoped Alice didn't wake for a few more hours, thankful she hadn't been awake during the time her life had been threatened.

When Ami entered, Kenji wanted to scream at people to leave him alone. Instead, he resumed his look of boredom. He winced slightly when Ami moved him but didn't respond. When she stated Gabriel probably shouldn't have done what he did, Kenji shook his head slightly.

"Ami, I need you to watch them. Both of them. Keep them away from me, I don't want to see Gabriel any more than I have to after the disgrace he caused today," It hurt more to lie to Ami than Gabriel since he saw the girl as his little sister.

Kenji ignored Jacob as he sat down, stroking his hair. "Don't touch me," He whispered fiercely, trying to push Jacob away though his greatest enemy and greatest friend grabbed his hands and pinned them above him against the wall. "Just remember one thing Kenji. You're my toy as much as I am yours. Feelings can't be hidden from someone who is in your head," He whispered into Kenji's ear.

Kenji breathed raggedly, looking Jacob in the eye once more before Jacob released him, going to the door and giving Kenji a wink that told Kenji nothing good was to come before he left the room. Kenji wanted to get up, but he could hardly stay awake anymore. He let sleep come with open arms, praying Lucca would keep Jacob from doing anything stupid.

Lucca heard someone walk downstairs and looked up to see Jacob coming dowm. "There you are, did you check on Kenji already?" Lucca asked as he wrapped his and Casey's clothing up in a ball. "Yeah, he's alright. He's sleeping now. Something got to him. He's acting all weird now, he was very mean too..." Jacob grumbles as if it had hurt him. He allowed his other self to take over. He seemed to stand there dazed for a moment before he looked around. "What happened that got you all beat up?" Jacob asked as he saw everyone was a mess. Lucca and Casey had already gone to work on cleaning the clothes leaving a confused Jacob behind.

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"Every new beginning ends."


Gabriel passed Ami and laid Alice down on her bed, himself next to her sleeping body. He had sensed Jacob's presence appear and disappear twice, he knew something was up. He had caught all Kenji's worried glances in Alice's direction, and he obviously desired a negative reaction from Gabriel. The shadow Gabriel had summoned followed them in to the room.

"Mas-s-s-s-ster Gabriel should watch that demon. He is-s-s-s-sn't to be trus-s-s-s-sted." That was all the figure said before dissipating. Were the two of them up to something? Or was it just one or the other? What could have that demon been doing behind his back? Gabriel heard Jacob's voice and shot out of bed. He disappeared into the shadows, reappearing right behind Jacob. He seemed to be standing at the bottom of the stairs like a lost puppy.

"You," Gabriel grabbed Jacob's shirt and ripped him around to look at him. "Thanks to your neglect to even try to be a decent demon, I had to save your Master's ass and he's ripping me a new one!" Gabriel punched as hard as he could, hitting Jacob in the face. "Why don't you big-headed pricks go back to where you came from because we don't need you here!" Gabriel leaned forward again, hitting Jacob again with all his might. "If you ever touch her again I'll kill both of you. Both of you just get the hell out!"


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"Just try."


Cathal had rested a hand on Fintan's shoulder, signalling he would handle the dishes. He had only begun to wash when a large amount of yelling emerged from the other room. Cathal wasn't quick enough for once and one demon had already landed a few blows to another.

"Knock it of Gabriel!" Cathal pushed the demon back, standing in front of Jacob. "This is everyone's fault! You all acted recklessly and risked your lives and others! If I hear another word out of your mouth Gabriel I will not hesitate to punish you accordingly." Cathal didn't bother on checking if Jacob was alright, he had done his part in stopping Gabriel and that was enough. He simply stood in wait for the Shadow demon to take his leave. Gabriel disappeared and reappeared into his and Alice's room, shutting the door quietly. Slamming it would seem childish. He couldn't leave Alice alone, so he had to stay there.

Cathal huffed, swearing he was watching over a bunch of teenagers ... oh wait, he was. He hastily returned to the kitchen, finishing off the dishes. The Guild Master then made his way to the small study to read some books. The Cottage was large, much larger than a normal cottage, but not abnormally so. Considering 5 people and their demons were occupying it, it was normal sized. It had rooms for everyone, all including large bathrooms. A large dining room, a large kitchen, living room, basement, study, infirmary, etc. The Council had no limit when it came to the best of the best. However they weren't looking so hot right now. Maybe he needed to have more time off with them for team training.

The Guild Master cracked open a rather large book, settling down at the desk. He kept the room's door wide open so he could listen easier if anything else unsavory were to happy.


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"It's nice to see someone smile."


"Ami, I need you to watch them. Both of them. Keep them away from me, I don't want to see Gabriel any more than I have to after the disgrace he caused today."The words rang though Ami's head as she began treating the clothes she had. She was kneeling on the ground, scrubbing away at the stains with a gentle touch. A small frown etched into her face. She didn't want this family to disappear too. What exactly was going on with Kenji? She had always thought that Kenji and Gabriel liked each other. They were so alike after all. Gabriel blowing up like that? And Kenji calling his actions disgraceful? What was happening?

Ami let out a sigh, finishing up her clothes and starting on the next pair.

"Are you okay Ami?" Sammie appeared with her own clothes in hand, wearing a nightgown similar to Ami's but a pastel pink instead of yellow. Ami nodded at her demon, keeping focused on the clothes before her. "I want to see Fintan's bug collection. I might learn something. His demon brought it up during dinner. We could wait till tomorrow. I think Master Cathal is going to have us take a break and do some training." Ami stayed silent.

Ami didn't know what she could do to fix the mess but it was all she could think of. Ami couldn't possibly be the person that stood back and did nothing. Sure she looked like she had no emotion, but it was there. Just hidden. Ami realized that the more she was with her Guild, the more often her emotions would show.