Long Island, New York

"where ever you want to go, love." James picked up his blade, sliding it into the wrist of his jacket,
where it seemed to disappear. "why, are you hoping things head that direction tonight?" He smiled as
he walked out into the crisp night air. His breath created steam, though it was nowhere close to freezing.
"where are we headed, love?"

Michaline grinned at him, and led him away from the small cafe. "Oh, ow about the beach?" She moked him, and turned on him the moment they reached their destination. "Let's just get this over with, shall we, James? I hope you like hell, because I'm sending you back." Her voice became rough and gutteral as he body began changing. Wings and a tail sudenly sprouted from her, blue, her eyes an erie purple. Her fingernails lengthened and turned to claws. "Let's dance."

james took her hand, getting on one knee, and kissed it, then whipped
out his blade. his other hand turned into a claw, and raked it towards her.
"If we must."

She blocked his hand with her arm, the tough skin taking most of the damage. She lept into the air, her wings carrying her. She landed a ways away from him, drawing her own weapon. Dual blades, ornately adorned with blue symbols. The ancestral swords of the Rashen. She growled at him, revealing very sharp and very long fangs. She charged him. Frontal assaults were not normal for her, but, tonight, hell, she was feeling a little reckless.

(Note to Gack: They are on the beach that Jopn is overlooking, fyi. So this would be a perfect time for him to see Michaline. She is in half-form right now.)

Jon's Mp3 player died within minutes. So he sat listening to the sound of waves crashing on the beach. After a while he heard the song of a bird, it was the most beautiful song he had ever heard, it seemed to call to him and say you aren't alone in your grief. Jon sat for a while longer till the moon had rose over the water. He stood and walked to the trail at the edge of the cliff, intending to walk to the water's edge. But he stopped when he saw two figures already there. At first he thought it was a couple taking a romantic walk on the beach, but then the girl started to grow a tail and wings sprouted from her back, the guys hand changed as they started fighting. I must be dreaming, he thought, well this is a pretty awesome dream. He walked a little farther down the trail to wear he could get a good view of the fight.

Valese sat on the couch in the apartment looking at the clock, "She should have been home already somethings wrong", she said with an almost sad tone of voice. She didn't like being alone, "Well I guess I'll go look for her", she said as she slipped on her shoes and jacket. She walked to the corner store and asked the clerk if Michaline had been through, he knew Michaline well cause she would come to the store when she was bored allot. He shook his head and said he hadn't seen her, this worried Valese as she left the store, "Where is she?", she said aloud in the night.

She knew there was a little coffee shop not to far away so she straightened her dress and started for the shop. There was a waitress about to close the door as Valese came up the walk, "Pardon me but have you seen...", she described Michaline; there was always a draw of humans to them so she knew that the waitress would remember her. "Yes I saw a young woman that fits that description, she was having coffee with a very handsome young man and they left together. They seemed to know each other very well and he was flirting allot, but she didn't seem interested; in fact I think he must of been an ex-boyfriend or something cause she seemed awfully pissed at him", said the waitress.

Valese's eyes went wide, "Thank you", she said as she hurried around a corner and into an alley, she knew who the waitress was talking about and that meant that Michaline was fighting somewhere. "James..", she said in breath, she transformed into her half dragon form and took to the skies cause that would be the fastest way to find her sister.

Serafina snapped out of her daze as she heard harsh voices over on the beach. She silently moved forward and drew a branch aside to see what was going on. "Ah hell..." she whispered as her eyes rounded uot and her lips parted. She narrowed her eyes and shook her head. Well, hell! If it isnt one of the Rashen sisters having a tango with a demon. She let out a quiet sigh as she watched them go at each other. Demons. Serafinas hairtips caught on fire just thinking about them and she tried her best to calm down the loath she felt. Stay quiet, Sera. Your only job is to protect the family. If they come near he forest you either shive them away or you high tail it home, grab the kids and make a run for it. Having said this in her mind she calmed and let her burning gaze settle on them. A momevent out of the corner of her eye made her turn her head and she tsked with a small laugh. Well I'll be... its a human. This is getting way out of hand.