[center][b][u]Loom -- The Academy -- Morning[/u][/b][/center]
[center][i]Mini-collab Fallen and Celaira[/i][/center]

Aeris stood with her back against the door, her blue eyes wide with disbelief. The room was so... big. Compared to the hotel she'd been living out of for the past couple of days, this place was her own personal mansion. She scanned over the ornate furnishings with a blissful sigh. The soft glow coming from the light fixtures around the room created a certain sense of ambiance. It was almost like she was in a dream. A queen-size four poster canopy bed sat in the center of the room adorned by blue silk sheets, and a black comforter to make them pop. On the right side of the room, there was a row of bookshelves, and on the left, what seemed to be a wooden door. With a little bit of a heave, the Vampire pushed herself off the door to enter the room, and walked toward the door on the left of the room. When she opened it, she was greeted by marble. Lots of marble. The comparatively smaller room she now stood in was a bathroom. On one side, there was a rather large tub that looked reminiscent to a jacuzzi. On the other, there was a glass-paned door that, once opened, revealed a shower. At the back of the room sat a porcelein toliet beside a sink with an overhead mirror, and two cabinets beneath it. "Whoa.." Aeris muttered to herself as she slid out of the bathroom and shut the door.

After a few moments of looking around the room some more, and finding the books she required for her class piled up on a desk that she found in an alcove around the corner from the bathroom; Aeris sighed to herself turning to face the door she had entered through. With a sarcastic grin on her face, Little Kasio held her hand up to the wall beside the door, as there was a shadow cast upon it. Carefully she focused, using a fair amount of energy to make sure her destination was somewhat visible on the other side. [i]Okay... Lisara... You can come on over. ...[b]Please[/b] make sure you have everything.[/i] She reached her mind out to her familiar. Her bestfriend, hoping that the strain she was enduring wasn't obvious. A snort was the reply she got. Then the shadows began to ripple and warp as a 7ft tall flaming beast stepped free of the of the portal, three suitcases dangling from her closed jaws. 

Weakly, Aeris smiled at the Hell hound, gratefully closing the portal and stumbling toward the bed. The room began to spin, and the lights dimmed. Her head was swimming. She really should have thought through transporting her stuff instead of just bringing it with her. She felt herself start to sink into the darkness, but the bed looked so far away... 

The next thing she knew, there was nothing but blackness. 

[center][b]Dream[/b][/center]

[i]Aeris was running through an abandonded building, searching for something. Something important. Her breath was leaving her lungs quicker and quicker as she tried to leap up flights of stairs, pearing in every room she could see. She could feel herself try to call out, but her voice was soundless. 

The more she searched, the farther away she felt she was getting from what she was looking for. The stairs seemed to become endless, and the rooms were only ever filled with dust. Mounds and mounds of dust. The creaking of the stairs began to sound like some derranged lullaby as she continued her trek.

After what seemed like hours, the doll heard a strange, yet familiar laughter. Her eyes darted around frantically, catching a glimpse of a black jacket. Without a second thought, Little Kasio darted toward the jacket, only to tumble forward and fall...[/i]

[center][b][u]Late Afternoon/Early Evening[/u][/b][/center]

The vampire sat up suddenly, her irridescent blue eyes full of fear and confusion. Her breathing was ragged, and it took her a moment to realize where she was. Lisara lay curled around her in the floor at the end of the bed, the beast sleeping soundly. As she took in her surroundings, hre breathing began to calm, and she searched through her pockets, trying to find her phone. Once she found it, she began to search through her contact-list. "God dammit." She'd forgotten to give Mai her cellphone number, and he hadn't given her one either. With a haggard sigh, Aeris slid free from Lisara's warm fur, and made her way to the bathroom to take a shower. 

After getting out of the shower, and drying off, Aeris started to rifle through her bags for something to wear. The towel wrapped tightly around her slender body catching any remaining droplets of water that fell from her hair or skin as she searched. 

 
Darius listened to the dead silence where he had took solitude from the outside world. Mostly only darkness surrounded him, faint illuminating lights were scattered along the concrete floor and cast his orange fur in an eerie glow. He was sitting with one leg crossed casually over his other while his golden eyes stared at the sight before him. It was an upright coffin, made from black marble with silver and gold engravings, as several holes littered the cover. He knew it was sealed tightly, though there was no visible lock. His vision watched each of the tiny tube worm their way from the holes, some filled with red liquid while others poured in a yellowish one, continued their tasks undisturbed. 
 
Something deeply stirred within the fox while his paw reached for the only other furnishing within the small room, a side table at his side. His paw closed about the sleek, normal cell phone then flipped on the touch screen. Darius quickly scrolled down the list of various names from known elements like Juan and Emmet, even Olivia, to less distinguishable ones. Finally his eyes paused on one he hadn’t seen in a long time: Ris. 
 
Scattered bits of ancient history flickered within his mind. Hell, a little girl with brown hair and ember eyes which were now bright blue, followed by the rest of two hundred years skirted into focus as he sighed softly. His claw pressed the number followed by the call button. Then he rested it near his large ear to listen, half expected the comfort of her young voice to answer in a familiarity he enjoyed. 

Aeris, having decided to wear knee-length black skirt, and a long-sleeve black shirt, tied her waist-length brown hair back into a ponytail. Just as she adjusted the tightness of the band that held her hair, her phone rang with a familiar ringtone. To her surprise, she picked up the phone to see a name that caused her to smile. Darius. The demon fox had been a friend to her even when she was still with Szayeis, and had somewhat been like a father to her. 

As the vampire slid her finger across the screen to answer the call, she brought the phone up to her ear. "Darius? What a pleasant surprise. What can I do for you?" Her soft, and melodic voice spoke, happiness evident in her tone. It had been a long while since he had actually called her, but she didn't mind. The fox was a prominant figure in her life, and even if they didn't interact constantly, as long as they did sometimes, she wouldn't mind. 

While she awaited his answer, she moved around to the side of the bed, sitting down. 
 
A slight smirk twitched on Darius’s muzzle easily at hearing Aeris, or as she sometimes preferred, Ris, answered the phone. It had been too long for his liking as even Olivia had commented on missing the young vampire. The moment his mind had skimmed over his adopted daughter, his mood quickly faded and blackened into anger. Slowly he closed his eyes. His mental restrains refined and tightened on his emotions while he kept his tone even. As much as he rather reminisced with young Aeris, now wasn’t the time. Besides, if the vampire had known he put off finding Olivia for a chit chat then she would likely rival him in his hatred, though more for him then the situation. The several seconds of no response was a key clue something serious was coming. Not a normal, average call checking up on her search or well-being.
 
“I wished this was a pleasant call, Aeris. I really do since it has been too long. However, I regret to say it is not. I need your assistance with an important task, are you up to it?” He asked, trying to keep the worry and frustration out of his tone. She didn’t provoke him, this creaturewho he had yet to know full. However, no matter what, he will pay. 

Aeris listened to the silence on the other end of the line, and started to tense up. Before she could question him, Darius' voice perked up, and asked her a question. The doll nodded, "Of course Darius, whatever you need. What's happened?" 

“Olivia’s been kidnapped.” Came Darius’s simple words, anything farther was halted to gage her reaction. 

Aeris blinked, as she tried to process the fox's words. "I'm sorry... what?" She felt her blood starting to boil ever so slightly, and the blue in her eyes quickly flashed to purple. 
 
“Aeris, I know I don’t need to repeat myself. You heard correctly. Olivia’s been kidnapped by someone, nameless currently, and requires me to retrieve someone of his. A woman, named Mary. According to him, she’s being housed within the Academy where they teach new musicians. This makes things complex and while I contact the Academy’s principle and a business connection, I’m hoping you’re close by. I have three weeks, however I had to end up locking up Emmet to prevent him from either getting himself or Olivia killed.” He breathed. His eyes still stared into the coffin as if he could see past the marble. A slight sorrow edged into his voice for a moment then faded while he continued to speak. “I had to bleed him Aeris. I didn’t want to but it was needed, can you understand that?” 

The vampire listened as a look that could only be described as ice cold understanding took root on her features. She listened as Darius explained, and nodded silently. "Yes, Darius, I understand. It's for their protection, something you'll never have to explain to me. You'll be somewhat comforted to hear, hopefully, that I'm actually at the Academy. I'm to be a teacher here. So, that might make things easier for us." Aeris paused, waiting for the demon's response with a form of dread knotting itself in her stomach. Who had Olivia? And why did they need this Mary person? She didn't feel right giving someone who could be an innocent over to this person who, right now, was obviously malicious. However, to protect Olivia, she'd likely have done anything. 

“It’s easier with you then Emmet, I’m afraid. As for your location, I’m rather pleased. Maybe you could do me a favor as well? Tell Hazumi and Lily I’ll be arriving between morning and early afternoon tomorrow and it’s about an urgent matter concerning one of their students. One thing this man never covered, a loop hole I intend to use to my benefit, was that he never said I was supposed to keep my muzzle shut.” Darius’s tone sounded slightly sly in its tone, filled with some hope. He decided to also inform his second daughter of anything he had discovered about her lost brother, Mairyell, though he had honestly hadn’t enough to collect the tidbit he’d gain together. 
 
“I’m very grateful, young Aeris. As to show it, I have some information about your brother. Sadly, I’ve not sat down and collected it altogether from my sources so I can’t give you much at this time. However I can tell you the general information. He’s considered a rather righteous hunter and mercenary who’s power’s been rumored to be around warden class. Though exact measurement is impossible as normal with most creatures. Still trying to locate him, I’m afraid Aeris.” 

Aeris smiled, as she would have had she been face to face with the fox. "Will do, Darius." When he started to mention her brother, Aeris' voice grew warmer in its melody. "Actually, I found him today. He had another matter to attend to, but we should be meeting up again soon. It might be a good idea for me to enlist him to help us. What do you think?" 

"Spendid, it's fortunate someone is having some luck. Maybe having your brother around might help in the endeavor. Also, keep in mind the individual who took her has already murder the groundskeeper at her school, I supect right in front of her, and Hank. I don't have to tell you how important this is, he has already made it clear he will torture Olivia unless I deliver so let's hope Hazumi's willing to listen." Darius said, accepting Aeris's brother being brought into the fold though he wished it was otherwise. He trusted Aeris more, having known her better, and though she seemed to have steel confidence in him, Darius didn't. However he easily hid that fact from the young girl.

"I'll try to reason with her, I promise." The vampire looked around her room for a moment and sighed. "Darius, I'm going to go look for Hazumi now, I'll call you when and if anything develops from my talk with her. I'll also let her know you'll be here tomorrow. Good-bye, and be careful." With that, the girl hung up having heard the fox bid her farewell and good luck. Aeris clutched her phone tightly in her hands, an almost feral growl having left her lips as she rose to head out of her room. The first place she was going to check was the ballroom.