[h2]Aiden[/h2]

Aiden cursed as she set herself on fire, he'd forgotten she was crazy enough to do that. The Naginata would break off on impact, the blade dulled by the heat but still a solid hit. He ignored the girl's new nickkname for him, 'Aidy, are you fucking kidding me with that!?!?', intending to reform the blace and do a side swipe, but Oriel suddenly changed up her style, breaking his weapon with a sharp kick upwards, then going for his arm. Aiden was going to respond by using his layer of water to freeze and spike out arouund his arm, only to hesitate at Oriel's comment. [i]"I can be your eye candy if you want, Aidy."[/i]

For a second, Aiden imagined Oriel doing to him all the stuff she did to Sable, and he suddenly felt his face get really warm, an intense blush forming over his cheeks. It stayed as he was pressed to the ground in an arm bar, his head down, hoping his embarrassment couldn't be seen. "Okay, you got me, you win. Can you please let me go now." Aiden tried to keep his tone level, but some of his discomfort could still be heard in it. "And don't call me that, it's annoying."

[h2]Xavier[/h2]

While Kuro was exploring Magnolia, he may have noticed he had a shadow tailing him from the rooftops. Xavier had been tracking the S-class mage for awhile, not willing to take his no for an answer. Xavier needed to do this, needed a tough mission to push his limits. What better way to do that then by jumping in on a an S-class mission. Besides, he could handle this, he was sure of it. It was just one assassin, and they would be focused on the S-class. [i]'This is probably my best idea ever.'[/i]

[i]No, no it's not and your going to get yourself killed, my prince. Please turn back and return before it's too late.'[/i]

Xavier sighed, ignoring the voice as he had for the entire trip. He needed to ger stronger, and nobody was going to help him get it. Fighting a tough foe, even if it's only from the sideline, would provide much needed experience. "I have to get stronger, I must prove myself."