Snippet #2241883

Ryu Hitara

"How did you even know I didn't have a Guardian? Ohh... I guess it was kinda obvious when no one came to help when the Fallen tried to attack me.... You? My guardian? No, no thanks. No offense to you or anything, but... my last guardian... I'm not gonna talk about that."

Ryu looked over to Fletcher and felt a frown crease on his usually smiling face. Fletcher didn't want him as a Guardian? That was a first for Ryu. He wasn't quite sure how to take it and it stumbled his usually jolly self. It was like a cold knife right to his chest. After muttering about wishing for a paper craft that could find people, Adelaide opened her mouth as she looked up at him and her words just barely reached his ears.

"Uhm, I can..."

His reach stopped as she pulled out a pair of scissors and began cutting at what looked like thin air to Ryu. After a few moments, two bird like pieces of paper appeared and fluttered about Adelaide's hands. She spoke again, this time saying Takashi's name, and the birds took off like little rockets. Ryu turned swiftly and followed their course through the trees. He was astonished and in awe at her power and could only stare off into the trees as they sought out his Guardian companion. Turning back to Adelaide, his smile had returned. He pushed aside the rejection feeling and watched her carefully.

"Er, West, I think. Water. Height, and then water," Adelaide said and then she fell forward slightly, leaning against the tree in exhaustion. Ryu immediately jumped down and took hold of her shoulders. He gave her a huge smile.

"You. Are. Amazing," he said, putting emphasis on each word. Ryu looked around then, so far the Fallen hadn't found them, but he was sure that wouldn't last long. He leaned down to Adelaide and pulled her up against him, "Excuse me for a moment. I'll carry you alright? At least until we get to Takashi, or she finds us. She's been a Guardian longer than me, I'm sure she'll notice the papercraft in no time. In the meantime, we just need to put as much distance between us and that Fallen!" Ryu bent down, putting his arm under her knees and lifted her up into his arms.

It was a bit of a stretch, but he managed to get her up on the large tree trunk that had fallen. He followed after her and once he was over the other side, he reached for her again. Ryu was hopeful that Takashi would find them before the Fallen did.

Takashi Inevera

"Amazing isn't it? How does it feel to be one of the only people to have seen the most beautiful place in the world?" Kai asked her as he stood up from rolling in the sand. Takashi watched as he discarded his shirt and found that her gaze had a mind of its own, which annoyed her. Her smile slowly faded, as she tried to back on a stony look. She was irritated about her reaction to this pageling. It was too soon to be feeling any attraction at all, but she had to admit he was rather attractive and his personality was likeable as well. He reminded her a lot of her old ward. Maybe that was why she was so irritated.

Takashi crossed her arms and shrugged at him. Turning sideways from him, she looked about the area and took in the nice fresh air around them, "It's alright," she lied smoothly. Her fingers tightened on her arms as she stood there. Then she remembered his promise to show her his 'secret'. Turning her solid green eyes at him, she looked him up and down and ran a hand through her hair again.

"So, what's this secret of yours? You promised to show me something should I come with you. I hope you're a man of his word," she said to him, carefully keeping a flat, monotonous note to her voice.

Her eyes returned to the forest above them and that's when she caught sight of two little paper birds fluttering about weakly before they crumpled and fell to the earth. Her arms uncrossed and her eyes narrowed at what she'd seen. Obviously there was a pageling somewhere nearby, and from the position of the birds, they'd come from the east. Almost the same direction that her and Kai had come from.

"Kai, I want you to listen very carefully," her demeanor had changed completely, "Stay here. I have a feeling things are about to get... strange," she told him. Takashi figured she would tell him about the Fallen later, if her suspicions were right that was.

"I'll tell you more about it later, alright? For now, just trust me and stay here. You'll be safe, I promise," She turned and looked at him steadily before leaving the little area and climbing back up the hill that they'd come down.

Ivy Thomas

Her boots crunched on the pebbles of the playground. She knew that her prey had fled somewhere in that area. Her smile widened as she motioned for her two pagelings to start searching. It wasn't long before she realized that they weren't in the playground, but were in the forest area. Ivy ordered both of her minions to enter the forest and she followed after. She could fell that use of papercraft in the air, a strange tingle in the atmosphere. Ivy had gotten used to that ripple in the earths gravitation only because of her arcane power that dealt with gravity. She was acutely aware of strange phenomena.

With her senses prickling, she followed the use of papercraft from the tree that had a tiny hole in it, to the next area where she felt a large use of papercraft. She came upon a huge fallen tree trunk and hopped up easily on top of it. Ivy surveyed the area, one hand on her hip, the other stretched out loosely at her side. Behind her, both pagelings under her command looked around wearily. The Fallen knew she was coming up on her prey, the young boy and the two pagelings he was protecting.

"They're close," she said and hopped off the log onto the other side. Slowly, she drew her blade and started into the trees. It wouldn't be long before she came upon the three who were running from her.