[I]'I knew this was coming. For some reason, I felt that it would. . . But why does it so hurt?'[/I] Seishu starts on with his cruel words, and Enasi only listened. His fists balled, but he stayed silent and kept a straight face. [I]'Why is he so... angry? What have I done wrong? Why won't you just tell me-."[/I] He bit his tongue as he thought. It was very hypocritical of him to think. Even he knew he didn't tell people about his own feelings. If Seishu was right about anything, masked stress was one. But it was for his minions' own good. He didn't want to have them stressing over something they couldn't fix. [I]'But why can't he understand that?' [/I]

As Seishu spoke of the kiss, something struck in Enasi. It made his cheeks burn in a sad frustration, anger even. And before he could hold his tongue, he exploded. The guardian stood, planning on leaving. But not without a few words. "You know what, maybe I am pathetic. Maybe I do mask all the stress I have- but at least I'm not such a jerk about it. You want to know something? That kids was a challenge for me. As a guardian I would assume you could read emotions better than that- I always care how things make other people feel. It's the one thing that makes me, me. I care. I worry. Do I show it? No! Because I'd rather keep everyone else happy than myself!" Enasi thought about leaving, even going to the door- but instead he leaned against it. 

"I didn't care how it made you feel? Seishu, you cried. Why wouldn't I care how that made you feel? And did it ever occur to you that maybe, just maybe that I could have cared just a little too much? Or are you just too high and arrogant to  think that maybe after being with you for so long that maybe I didn't think you were such an annoying menace? That maybe you could have been considered a decent person? But every time I think something highly of you. . . You end up being a jerk! I don't even know why I-" His voice caught in his throat before he finished the sentence. The last thing he wanted to admit was that he actually liked Seishu- even if he had just admitted it over and over. "I don't even know why I try." Enasi sighed and slid to the floor. By that time, his voice was a whisper. His eyes threatened to tear up, but he never cried. He just sat on the floor, out of view from the other guardian. The rise and fall of his own energy had finally settled, and the occasional negative energy had disappeared as well.

The dream guardian sat there,  with his legs pulled up and his head lowered into them. There was no place he could go to hide away from the world, so he say there in silence. 

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Starla sighed and collapsed amongst a bed of lilies. She inhaled the smell of the flowers and relaxed into them. She exhaled and closed her eyes. [I]. “I feel like I would do anything for Lord Enasi, even if it means guarding something I have no real interest in beyond what my lord wants of me.”[/I] The thought ran through her head over and over. If she was on the right track, how could she get a step forward? And she wondered how her brother was handling the situation. Starla remembered she wasn't suppose to talk to him about her answers, and it only made everything a lot more complicated. 

The two always shared everything. They were always in sync but now, it was a lot more complicated. "Why do you have to be so complicated?" 

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Finn thought over what Crios said. "So the guardian is a softie on the inside. He may act all mean and cruel, but he really isn't." He looked up at Crios and the fox gave a small shrug. 

"I don't think it's much of an act. He really is cruel. But he can't help it. It's in his nature." Crios crossed his arms, and continued walking. 

"Unlike my sister, I am actually more curious about the nightmare. I wanted to know more about him. Sure, I was going to do this because our guardian said we were capable. But I actually wanted to do it." 

A small smile broke onto Crios' face. "I think you're on the right track. You've started with why you want to. Instead of just saying 'because our guardian said so.' But now, I do believe it's more of what you'll do about it. But then again, I could be wrong. After all, I'm still not sure of my own something." The doctor chuckled lightly. 

"I don't know what I'm looking for in order to ask a question. But, actions do speak louder than words. Do you think I'd be able to talk to him?" 

Crios thought about the seriousness of when Seishu kicked them out. He frowned a little, sensing something wrong. It reminded him of his uneasiness leaving the two guardians alone. "Not as of now. Maybe later... the two guardians are having an important... discussion. Give it some time." 

Finn's eyebrow raised, catching the hesitation in his voice. "Alright." He wouldn't go and sneak a peek like Starla would, but now he wondered what their important discussion was. But if the higher ups didn't get to know, he really knew that he'd have no business trying to find out.