The one in purple, Cleo, blinked before abashedly scratching the back of her head. [color=ed145b]"Ahaha, right, it's been so long since I've been to an Awakening that I forgot about the naked part. Er, sorry but we didn't bring a change of clothes. You guys kinda showed up on short notice."[/color]

Tia, the girl dressed in orange, approached the group. Only now was it apparent that her hands were hidden under huge, glowing gauntlets. She looked at them, her eyes surveying each, and her mouth moved wordlessly. Nodding, she turned to the taciturn girl clad in green. "About five in total, and three of them ate. Not bad, don't you think?"

In response, Renfred nodded. [color=39b54a]"I suppose explanations are in order, however, this is not the place for it. Also, we're missing someo-"[/color]

In a strange repeat of their own entrance, an azure bolt of light crackled down into their midst. Crouching in the center of the small crater formed by her arrival, was the girl dressed in blue, the one who had rescued them earlier. In her hands once again was her spear, though she was more bruised and cut that she was when she had first appeared. Still, her face only looked mildly disgruntled.

[color=007FFF]"So, can [i]someone[/i] care to explain to me why I was alone?"[/color] she growled. Her head shot to Cleo and she glared at the girl intensely. [color=007FFF]"Well, Cleo?"[/color]

[color=ed145b]"Uh, eh, well, you know, I was just, uh-"[/color] the other girl stammered. The azure girl glowered all the more, and Cleo grew increasingly more flustered. 

Sighing, Renfred placed a hand on the girls shoulder. [color=39b54a]"Delia, we don't have time for this."[/color] Her hand thumb jerked out towards the girls, and Delia stared at them for a moment, before nodding. Cleo sighed in relief, until once again she was shot a glare, this time by Renfred. [color=39b54a]"Needless to say, Cleo, we [i]will[/i] have a discussion about this later. Understood?"[/color]

Nodding in resignation, Cleo gave a sigh of defeat, before dragging herself to Tia's side. 

[color=f26522]"There there Cleo,"[/color] consoled the other girl half-heartedly, as she withheld laughing at her friends expense. 

[color=007FFF]"Since we're all here, I guess that means we can leave now, right?"[/color] said Delia. Her spear suddenly dissolved into motes of blue light, as she crossed her arms over her chest. 

[color=39b54a]"Yes, though we should bring these girls with us for the time being. They'll need an explanation . . . and some time to think, I assume."[/color]

[color=ed145b]"So, who's place are crashing in?"[/color] asked Cleo.

Delia raised her hand lazily. [color=007FFF]"Mine. It's the only one with enough space for you all. Seriously, you'd think after fifty years you guys'd get better housing."[/color]

[color=ed145b]"Well [i]excuuuse[/i]me princess, not all of us were born rich and with nice, big, opulent, completely necessary, totally extravagant, mansions-that-are-pretty-much-castles!"[/color]

Renfred snorted. [color=39b54a]"I keep to my apartment out personal choice, what's your excuse Cleo?"[/color]

[color=ed145b]"Tiaaaa they're bullying me!"[/color]

[color=f7941d]"It's okay to suck with money Cleo, not everyone can be responsible. So long as you admit you are!"[/color] replied Tia cheerfully. Cleo whined some more, and Renfred pinched the bridge of her nose.

[color=007FFF]"Girls we are wasting time,"[/color] cut in Delia, rolling her eyes at Cleo's antics, she faced the other girls, and pointed fingers at Shakti, Katerina, and Winnie, [color=007FFF]"you girls, but especially you three, I trust you can behave yourselves."[/color]

It wasn't a question, it was statement, a statement that promised bad things should it be proven wrong. Without waiting for a response, Delia closed her eyes, and slammed her hand on the ground, [i]hard[/i]. The ground shook violently, and the sound of thunder rolled through the air. Beneath Delia, the ground opened up to a black, lightless hole. The girl fell into it instantly, with Renfred and Tia following suit. Cleo stayed behind and gestured for the other girls to jump in.

Falling inside it was like swimming through black quicksand. There was no sight, no sound, and it felt like forever would come before you were out, but eventually, light returned, and you now found yourselves somewhere very different from the dying and black hellscape you were in previously.

Now, you were surrounded on all sides by lush green foliage. High stone walls were covered by long and green vines with wild grape growing on them, and a distance away, there was a stone mansion, large and demanding attention, with towers and a moat surrounding it.

[color=007FFF]"Welcome to my garden. Don't touch the roses, though go ahead and help yourselves to a grape if you want."[/color]

There stood Delia, no longer clad in her armor, and instead in a pure white dress. Her long brown hair was tied up into a ponytail. She was seated on chair, though she was the only one that was. The other girls surrounded her, except for Tia, who was sitting down on the grass, idly devouring a cluster of grapes.

[color=007FFF]"Before we begin, I believe introductions are in order."[/color]

Renfred nodded slightly. She was dressed in a red sundress, and her wavy dark hair flowed freely down her pale, smooth, shoulders. She wore thin framed glasses. Among the girls, she was perhaps the most beautiful. [color=39b54a]"Amanita Muse Renfred,"[/color] she said without preamble.

[color=ed145b]"Cleo Fabiola, nice to meetcha, and since Renfred won't say it, I recommend you call her by her last name,"[/color] said Cleo with a grin and a wave. The girl had a natural tan, short cut black hair and an impish face. No longer donning her armor, the girlwas dressed in a striped shirt, black jacket, and shorts.

Dressed in nothing but red harem pants, her skin was darker than Cleo's, and among the group, she looked the youngest, though her exact age was difficult to pinpoint through looks alone. [color=f7941d]"Irm Tryo Flkwer,"[/color] her words practically inaudible with her mouth full, Tio swallowed before speaking again, [color=f7941d]"Ehem, Tio Falwker, and you should really try these grapes, Delia raises the best ones, I swear."[/color] 
 
[color=007FFF]"Yes I do,"[/color] replied Delia smugly, [color=007FFF]"I am Delia Juliette le Blanc de la Francoise, though I prefer Delia. I'm the host of this little tea party,"[/color] she said gesturing to Tio, Renfred, and Cleo. [color=007FFF]"So, I believe it's your turn, now."[/color]


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