Pope Seishu watches Enasi leave with a soft look in his eyes, and Kaila raises an eye in curiosity, but doesn't say anything. It is not his place, and if Master Seishu thinks he needs to know, he will tell him himself. Rasha however novices the look and smiles wide. Seishu turns to Inui and holds his arms gently. “As long as you have to keep on living in the Dream Realm, it is better if you don't start messing with your energy. You stay here with Vio and Little Lokitt, alright Gem?” Kaila flushes at the sound of his nickname and smirks a little at the ones given to the others. Inui nods and shuffles to Rasha's other side. Seishu then turns to Kaila, causing him to stand up a little straighter. “Kaila, you keep an eye on things. Teach these sparklers how to keep a lookout properly. And you. . .” He can tell Rasha is near bursting with the need to talk, and he can guess about what, so instead of instructions he waves a hand and murmurs, “Be nice about it, no embellishment. . .” Kaila loos curious but Rasha just nods and pulls the other two outside. As Seishu slips into the dream of the woman in the room, Rasha gives Kaila a serious look. With as little enthusiasm as he can muster Rasha begins telling Kaila about everything he knows about of Seishu's stay in the Dream Realm. Inui pipes up once in a while to fill in some blanks, but seeing as Rue and Enasi are the only ones that know everything, there are still several holes. However once they pull up to the big thing, both Rasha and Inui become rather tame. It's Inui that says it. “Lord Enasi and Mister. . .Master Seishu, are in love. . .” His voice is quiet but Kaila hears him loud and clear. His eyes widen in shock for the first time since they began speaking and he stops cold. He looks to Rasha to confirm and when met with only a sad nod Kaila has to hold his head to try and comprehend. After a few seconds however, he visibly relaxes. “If this can be done without the balance being disrupted, then I am glad for Master Seishu, and if not, I will do all I can to heal his broken heart. . .” The two dreamers look to one another, knowing that in fear for the balance, Seishu is already trying to keep them apart, but it takes Kaila's curious look to prompt them to speak of the most heartbreaking part of Seishu's stay. - - - - - Enasi bounded off with Crios, holding his hand. "You'll love it don't worry." Two rooms down, was a boy sound asleep. It was rather cute to see Crios so nervous and cautious. It was much different from his normal calm attitude. "Don't worry, he can't see or hear us. We're just dreams remember?" As Crios slowly nodded, Enasi held his hand and they both faded into the dream. Crios looked around at the new scenery. "Horses?" The two were in a field full of grazing horses. Enasi stood by his side and chuckled lightly. "I was expecting cars or space or something. But the kid dreams about horses. I'm guessing he likes them. Now, let's test your energy shall we?" Enasi stepped forward, sending the kid that was dreaming onto one of the horses and watching as they raced off. He added little details just to add to the effect of when the boy woke up he could say, [I]'I had the best dream ever!'[/I] Crios continued to watch his guardian with a small smile. This was all new for the doctor and after a few demonstrations, he managed to help out in the dream. After a sometime, Enasi stopped them both and laughed lightly. "Remember, too much of anything is still bad." And with that, they faded back out into the human realm. "Wow, what an incredible experience. I've never seen such a thing in action before." The doctor sounded amazed and awestruck- which was a first, or at least hadn't been heard in a long while from him. Enasi only laughed lightly, glad that he enjoyed the experience and decided to go into another dream with him. * * * Outside, Finn and Starla were leaning against each other back to back, a little ways from where everyone else was gathered. "Sense anything flower?" "Nope. Nothing." She responded with a sigh, and almost instantly, they slumped to the ground together in sync. After a moment, once again in sync, they looked up. "You sense them to?" "Two nightmare minions. We'll go warn the others." Both of them stood and hurried to the little group crowded around. "Hate to burst your little party, but two nightmare minions are headed past. Could you go on and check to see who's side they're on. You two, lower your energies, we don't need to bring attention to ourselves- like Lord Enasi said." Starla commanded and instantly Rasha and Inui lowered their energies. Rasha had stepped back a little, closer to Kaila just in case she was serious about the threat before. - - - - Kaila looks towards the two energies indicated, but they seem to be trying to keep a low profile so the nightmare minion can't quite tell who they are. With nothing but a little nod to Starla Kaila sets off to go find out just who they are. The plant twins watch him go, Finn looking a little stunned, and Starla almost out right flabbergasted. Turning to look at Rasha she asks incredulously, “Did he just do what I told him to do without any lip? That high ranking Nightmare Minion?” Finn too stares at Rasha, waiting for an answer. Rasha smiles fondly after Kaila. “Indeed he did. . .His smile turns a little smart alack as he looks tot he siblings. “You should never underestimate the things one is willing to do for their idol.” Rasha glances over his shoulder at the building that Seishu's in. “Kaila would do the most humiliating things if it meant keeping My Lord Seishu safe.” Rasha's fear of the siblings is momentarily forgotten as his body hums with the joy of finding another Seishu fan like himself. Inui too seems very content at the moment, but after the siblings glace to one another and then back to the two dreamy dreamers, he shuffles to hide behind Rasha once more. *** Kaila's energy is nearly non existent as he draws close to the two energies, but after a few seconds he returns it to normal. [i]'It's just Ran and Lan'[/i] The brothers had been born two years apart, but their parent's weren't the most creative types. Other than naming them, the parents had not part of their son's lives. The two of them grew up together, very devoted to Master Seishu, and make up the raw muscle on Kaila's team. Mind you, they are not the bulky muscle head types, but their power to back their large build is almost as powerful when combined as Kaila's. Stepping out he motions to the two of them, the darkness of the streets not a hindrance at all as they dart to his side. “Is it him?” Lan, the older brother asks in a excited but hushed whisper. When Kaila simply nods in reply the two much taller minions take steadying breaths before following Kaila back towards the dream gang. “There are some dream minions guarding him, a long story, and a dream who is the only one I've ever met that loves Master Seishu the way I do. I will explain everything later, so just try and keep your energy down and be nice.” The brothers nod, having no problem following orders, especially if it means being able to see Master Seishu. - - - - Starla and Finn waited patiently for Kaila. They glanced back every so often to see if their guardian or Seishu planned on returning soon, but always fell back on guard. Sensing the approaching nightmares, even though they knew one of them was Kaila, both siblings tensed and prepared to attack. "Would you two relax? Trust him! He's on our side!" Rasha pushed past the two, with Inui following, holding his tail. Rasha was the one to greet the two newcomers, but the siblings did relax a little more. He was right, they would have to trust him. "We are waiting for the guardians now. Seishu is getting some healing done." It was almost instant rhat they realized, he was the one Kaila spoke of that loved Seishu. It was obvious in his voice. "Then we will wait with you. And we will keep watch with you." It wasn't a suggestion, it was a fact. And Starla only nodded, seeming to accept them. Finn nodded and decided to shake their hands. "Finn. That's Starla, Rasha, and Inui." He introduced everyone and they returned th3 handshakes. Ran and Lan introduce themselves, and then settle in to keep watch with the dream minions, and Kaila. Ran was the one to notice Inui and tilted his head a bit to get a better look at him. "You're a dream minion kid?" "Looks like one of us if you ask me." Rasha piped up for Inui, who was still a little shy around the newcomers. He found safety in holding Rasha's tail. "He's a soon to be nightmare minion." Before they could ask questions, he decided to explain- only because he got to speak of Seishu so highly and how he planned on taking care of Inui. * * * "That was... rather nice actually." Enasi giggled and patted Crios' back. "It was nice to get away from the office, right?" He recieved a nod and Enasi nudged him forward. "I'll go get Seishu, you meet up with the others." As he turned, he sensed two extra to the group. "Kaila must have brought more friends to help. No need to worry." And with that, Crios walked off to rejoin the group. - - - - Inui becomes slowly more bold now that there are more nightmare minions to look at. Still holding tight to Rasha's tail he shuffles forward to get a good look at the brothers' faces. Kaila meanwhile comes to stand near the dream again his head hanging a bit as is something is weighing it down. Finn and Starla listen, having not really paid attention earlier. The suddenly Kaila, very not like him, cuts in right near the end of Rasha's explanation. “Master Seishu and Lord Enasi are in love.” The two nightmare minions look at him in utter shock, their faces reflection the shock more vividly than Kaila's did. Rasha however adopts a sad look. “But the problem is the Balance.” The two reflect his sadness and nod. Looking to Kaila just as Crios comes within ear shot he murmurs, “Kai, do you think there is a way? I mean, you know about this stuff more than the rest of us right? You are his right hand man after all. . .” Kaila stops to think for a while, Crios coming out to stand next to the plant siblings as he too waits for a verdict. He wishes, deep down, that the both of them could find happiness in the other, but even as chief medic, he knows very little about this balance stuff. - - - - Kaila sighed and crossed his arms. "I am just as unaware as you two. He has never brought anything of the sort up with me. And it probably has to do with him being in the Dream Realm for so long." At that point, it seemed everyone fell into deep thought about the situation. "Rasha, explain more about this Balance thing." The minion seemed honored that his Seishu look a like wanted him to explain such a thing. As soon as he was about to begin, Crios cleared his throat. "I think it would be best for me to explain considering I've been around them longer." Rasha huffed amd crossed his arms, but caved in when Inui hugged his tail reassuringly. It seemed he would never be able to impress the Nightmares. Crios leaned against a telephone pole and began to explain. At first, he explained it the way Enasi had told him, touching their hearts only so slightly. Just like his guardian, he glossed over the heart wrenching things. But then, with a heavy sigh, he told it the way Seishu explained it, giving every heard detail and every sad moment. This had them all saddened and even on the verge of tears. "And that's why. . . It's not really possible for them to be together." Inui sniffled lightly and rubbed his eyes before the tears formed. "Are you sure there isn't a way? They seem... so happy together." Crios sighed and could only shrug. "I'm not sure. It's never happened before." - - - - Ran's head comes up at the last statement. “Then. . .” They all look to him slowly. “It isn't that it can't be, but that we don't know if it can.” They all look around at one another, a new kinds of look on their faces. The sadness is slowly exchanged for curiosity. 'Crios too, his face almost become a little light as he thinks about it. “They say they come from the same race. Two halves of a whole.” Unanimous nods. “So, if they really are two halves, and the Balance is purely contingent on them both being equal, then. . .” Rasha cuts in, “Then the two of them together should not disrupt the balance, as long as the love between them is equal.” Inui looks up at the dream, a small light of hope behind his deep red eyes. Rasha looks around the group with a smile. “My Lord Seishu is worried about disrupting the balance, because he already feels that he loves Lord Enasi so much, and Lord Enasi. . . It's obvious he's very fond of My Lord Seishu, but we don't know if he's as deeply in love. He's never told us. . . .” Crios nods, seeing Rasha's point. His ears droop a bit, but then after a few silent seconds he perks up. “So, all we really need to do is find out how Lord Enasi feels, and if it's the same, then. . .” Inui finally speaks up. “Then all we have to do is get him to admits it, convincing Mi-Master Seishu that everything will stay in balance!” They all look to him and he ducks down, but his eyes remain firm and bright. The Nightmare Minions look to one another, knowing the true passion it would take for their lord to admit such feelings. On the other hand, from what they have gathered from the dream side of the conversation, Enasi is a very loving guy, but he seems to lack the passion they know of their Guardian. - - - - Finn decided to speak up after they had come to a final conclusion. "So our plan is to get Lord Enasi to admit his feelings. That shouldn't be hard enough right?" Rasha nodded in agreement and smiled. "He is very loving and caring. It shouldn't be too hard." But this is where Crios hook his head, making everyone give confused glances. "I've noticed something with our guardian. Unlike Night, our realm was created for us as minions not to worry. Which means he keeps all his problems bottled up and to himself. He doesn't want us worrying, amd when we worry anyway he does al he can to keep us happy. If we were to ask about his feelings for Seishu it would stir up a whole new set of unsettling emotions for him. I don't want him to overburdened himself." A silence fell over the dream minions in the realization. It was tough for them to learn of the hardships of their guardian. He seemed so happy all the time, but to know of the hidden turmoil... It was a shock. Kaila spoke up, seeing their solemn faces. "I think the only way to do this without. . . Hurting your guardian is to keep them together. Or at least find ways to get them closer together." Inui couldn't help but giggle lightly. "It sounds cute. We will all be trying to get them close together. I can't wait to tell Rue." Starla smirked a little. "Hmm, I think some pretty little flowers could set the right mood for them when the time comes. Heh, a cute picnic or something." Her mind started to wander to various cute things the two could do together. "Aww~" - - - - - Kaila rolls his eyes at the fluffy nature of the romance the dream denizens seem to have. “Master Seishu may have developed several more soft and kind tenancies in you realm, but what really gets him going is competition.” Crios looks to him and nods as the other dream denizens look up in confusion. Kaila holds up a hand. “However, you're not entirely off about the flower thing. I have an idea, you'll see it later.” They all look at him very confused but he waves them off with another swipe of his hand. With a light shake of his head Crios speaks up. “That aside, I know what you mean. I think I'll schedule him another session in the pool, and encourage the competition this time. Now that he's feeling better he shouldn't be in any danger.” He looks to Kaila. “So, his wounds, they will not re-open, correct?” The Seishu look alike nods. “Short of digging your claws in and tearing them open, they will remain closed.” He looks down for a moment, but his head comes back up immediately, his expression his normal neutral one. “The inner damage however will remain for a while. The injuries were caused by Master Seishu's blade itself,” the two other nightmare minions gasp lightly at the news, but otherwise stay silent, “and Master Seishu made that thing himself. It was like ripping him apart with his own energy. The sword was infused with his energy even after leaving his hands, and tainted with what Gin put into it. . .” Kaila trails off as Inui covers his ears, Rasha looking away and down. He bows his head slightly. “Forgive me, I forgot how sensitive you all are.” Starla, who had also looked a little sick at the idea of what happened to Seishu, looks very confused at this. “Wait, you are him minions, shouldn't this be affecting you too, or, more in fact!?” Kaila raises a hand, resting it over his heart, the brothers mimic his action. “Our pain has to stay in here. If we give into it, we will not recover.” The dream denizens look on in shock. “Because we live off negative energy, we have to keep our own emotions separate, or else we would become nothing more than balls of fear, anger, and sorrow.” His head hangs once more and he speaks in hushed tones. “So yes, it does affect us more than you, however, we can not give into our pain and sorrow. My own tears could destroy me.” - - - - Crios had thought over how to get his guardian to actually to be competitive. It wasn't like Enasi to voluntarily compete over things. . . But of course, if it had something to do with his minions... [I]'I'm sure if he were to compete with Night in... maybe who can impress someone like Rue and Inui more, he'd be more than willing to compete. [/I] It was an idea, and he was going to keep it in mind as they continued discussing the plan. Though first, he'd have to explain it to Harper and Rue so they wete informed of the new plan. Instead of keeping them away, they had to get them together. . . And with Seishu trying to push him away, it would be a lot more difficult. Starla had become a lot more interested in what Kaila had to say when he spoke of flowers. of course that would interest her. But she sighed when he said she had to wait. "Well, now I'm curious." Starla couldn't help the slight smirk that came to her. "Don't disappoint me. " Only moments later the state of sadness fell over them again. This time, Crios cleared his throat recovering much quicker. "Might I suggest shaping up? We can't look so suspicious when they arrive. And us in tears is quite suspicious." This made them all nod and quiet down about the subject. "We'll start as soon as possible." It was the last thing he said hehe he looked up, sensing the guardians approaching.