[center][b][u]Carmen[/u][/b][/center]

Carmen watched Lily as she gracefully flew up to her, clearly enjoying herself. She followed Lily as she ascended higher and, at her "dancing with the stars" comment, made a smile that said "if only you knew". [b]"You should try it sometime,"[/b] she said in an unusually soft voice. [b]"It really is lovely."[/b] She, of course, knew full well that it wasn't that simple for someone not spawned from the stars, but maybe it would spark Lily's imagination.

Turning abruptly at a sudden (but timely) flash, Carmen looked down to see the normal-looking boy gone, replaced by what was unmistakably a phoenix. Her eyes followed him as he flew up to them, looking back over to Lily as she said, to both of them, [b]"Looks like we won't have any darkness problems,"[/b] she said with a chuckle. [b]"Well, shall we?"[/b] she offered, looking over the island, which looked beautiful and full of undiscovered vistas from this height.