“Shhhhh, shhhhhh, I'm okay Rue, shhhhh.” Seishu murmurs over and over as he pets Rue's hair, rubbing his back and trying to calm him down. Eventually the little fair does manage to relax and the Nightmare Guardian is able to relax a bit. He'd been siphoning off the negative feelings coming from Rue while he cried but had to be careful in containing them as he is not quite in complete control of his faculties at the moment. Smiling at the little minion when he looks up at him Seishu murmurs softly, “I am fine Rue. I'm doing better now than how I was when I first got here, and I survived that, right?” Rue nods, his eyes still full of tears, but as Crios begins speaking he contents himself with laying silently against Seishu's chest, listening intently to make sure Seishu's heart remains beating.

He nods slowly at the doctor's words. “I understand Doc. Kaila and Jentou will see it done.” Out of the corner of his eye he sees the both of them salute and his lips curl into a half smile. [i]'They are still my well trained little ones. . .'[/i] He lets out a sigh, the meds making him mallow and relaxed, a feeling he missed. It's not so much that he wants to feel drugged all the time, but the pain and sickness of the torture makes him long for something, anything that feels better than that. Feeling rather affectionate after his treatment, and having to Enasi to bestow his affection on, when Crios steps back Seishu lifts little Rue's head and gives him a kiss, making the little fairy light up like a Christmas light. Rasha, spotting the kiss, sits up expectantly for his own and sighs into it as Seishu chuckles, planting a soft kiss on his lips as well.

With the little dream denizens taken care of Seishu holds out his hands and without a word Kaila helps him to his feel. Crios eyes the Guardian warily, but before he can escape Seishu pulls him into a rather firm kiss before falling back against Kaila with a chuckle. Crios' tail is three sizes too big but the flush on his cheeks is clearly not an upset flush. He mumbles and kicks out towards Seishu but it's clear he starting to understand this affection thing when it comes to the Nightmare Guardian. [i]'He really is that affectionate with those he cares about. . .Meaning he cares about me. . . . .'[/i] Crios isn't quite sure how he feels about this, but as he watches the twins move in really close to their Guardian, their hands caressing him slightly in their worry, he lets himself relax a bit. [i]'How could we all have been so wrong? Was it all instinct? Indoctrination?'[/i] He lets out a sigh and motions for Rue and Rasha to join him.

The two side up next to him, Rasha elbowing him slightly in the ribs and mouthing the word 'jealous'. Crios rolls his eyes at this and shakes his head, but as Kaila and Jentou begin leading the Guardian towards the door he holds out a hand. “Wait.” he calls and chews his lip a little as the three turn to look at him curiously. He wonders for a moment if it's the right time, but as he feels Seishu can use all the good news he can right now he decides to fill him in on the serum he's created. “I'm not sure if you wanna hear about this right now Night, but I thought I'd let you know about a new discover and creation that will help with bringing peace between our people. . .”

Seishu raises an eye curiously, his heart jumping. “I'm gone for. . .” He looks over at Kaila.

“Ten days Master Seishu.” he replies promptly.

Seishu nods. “I'm gone just over a week and you find the time to do some major universe altering discovery?” He doesn't sound upset, or even skeptical. In fact, he seems almost excited.

The enthusiasm makes Crios a little happy and he goes from unsure to eager. “Yes. It was a shot in the dark really, but you know how Rue is able to tolerate your presence for the most part without getting sick?” Seishu nods. “Well, it turns out that the reason is that he now has negative energy running through his blood, like a natural thing, and it allows him to adapt to negative energy around him and keeps him from being overwhelmed by it, and in most cases, from even feeling ill.”

Seishu looks over at Rue, eyes a little wide. Rue clasps his hands behind his back, swaying shyly back and forth. The Guardian gently removes his arms from his underlings' shoulders and motions Rue over. Rue slips over without hesitation, holding out his hands as Seishu beckons for them. He does his best to stand still as the taller male leans in close, looking deep into his eyes. His wings tremble every so often but other than that he manages to stand completely still. Rue watches, a little envious, however he does his best to keep the feeling down least it distract the Guardian.

His gaze goes deep, looking for the truth of what Crios said, and when at last the flavor of negative energy races across his tongue as if he could taste it in the youth he smiles softly. “You are an amazing little creature Little Bite. . .” he murmurs, making Rue flush proudly, his wings twitching and fluttering happily. Kissing him on the forehead he lets the fairy's hands go and moves back to being held by the twins, giving Crios a nod. “You can tell me more about it later Doc. It's amazing, and you were brilliant for noticing it before anyone else.” He nods again. “Thank you. . .” Crios swells up proudly and nods back, smiling.

Lan and Ran, silent until now, move forward and greet their Guardian, warming at the sigh of his smile as he grins lazily at them. The moment is short lived however as they hear feet on the stairs. All eyes in the room go to the plant siblings as they walk in and explain why they are there. Seishu nods. “Good thinking.” With a look at the Duo he communicates silently that they should do the same and with final expressions of love and relief directed at their Guardian the two lead the way out of the basement, Kaila, Seishu, and Jentou pulling up the rear. 

They pass through the room full of squealing and crying children without being seen, the little figures passing right through them, as they should, as they run about wildly in their zeal for fun. Once outside the two sets of siblings not attached to Seishu take off to make more thorough checks and Seishu looks over at the three remaining dream denizens. “I'm sorry to say this, but I need you three to stick around.” He motions to the minions on either side. “I have a couple fighters here, but they aren't at their best.” Jentou pouts but Kaila simply nods in agreement. “I don't see there being any real problems, but once I'm back on my feet properly I want to get back as soon as possible, and right now, the only one who has the power for that is you Doc.”

Crios looks around, just realizing for the first time that he's the most powerful force for good around right now and he feels a little intimidated by the idea of so much being on his shoulders. He is a very good doctor, powerful and smart, but a fighter he is not, and he's not used to being the strongest person around in the field. However, instead of openly showing his unease he simply brings his gaze back to Seishu and nods. Seishu smiles at the touch of nervousness in his stance, but he doesn't comment, instead directing Kaila off to go find him something tasty to munch on.

~*~*~*~*~

And hour later the group is gathered behind a large apartment building, Seishu standing on his own but still a little wobbly. With his wounds from before not fully healed followed up by several days of weakening and torture he's actually kinda surprised that it didn't take all that long to reach this point. He says his good-byes to his minions, their eyes not betraying their sorrow to be leaving him but he knows they are all weeping inside. He takes Kaila aside and pulls him into a tight hug, making the little minion's eyes go wide before they close and with a long exhale he allows his energy to mix with Seishu's. The Guardian drops a small gift of energy inside him to make sure he will be able to do his job when he gets back and Kaila doesn't complain, the feeling of the energy swirling warmly inside his chest making him feel calm and delighted.

When they pull apart Jentou appears behind his brother and hugs him from behind, earning him a rolling of the eyes from his violet haired counterpart. The blond is a little glassy-eyed and calm again, but Seishu can see little bits of the spark returning to the youth, and he is very glad to see them together. The little exchange over he moves back over to where Crios is trying to open a portal and waits patiently. The doctor has had very little occasion to do this and it's giving him a little trouble. Out of the corner of his eyes Seishu spots Jentou moving away from his brother and he turns his head curiously.

Rasha, relaxed and happy now that everything's been put back on the right path, wanders closer to the slightly smaller male and has a shy expression on his face. Kaila looks completely confused, looking over his shoulder to see why his brother moved away. When he turns back he finds lips on his own, and unlike when his Guardian kisses him, he can feel his heart flutter in a completely different way. He doesn't really understand it, and when Rasha pulls back looking both shy and a little disappointed he murmurs, “Um, what?” The confusion makes Jentou and Rasha giggle slightly and Seishu hides his own sniggering behind a hand. No one has ever had the balls to try anything like that with his second and he's quite sure that Kaila still has no idea how Rasha feels about him.

Rue, hiding his face behind his hands, giggles silently, his ears bright red. With a sigh Seishu murmurs, “Rasha, you must be really good. I've never seen him speechless like this before.” Rasha turns several shades of red but is not deterred. Reaching forward he takes Kaila's hands gently and swings them back and forth slightly while swaying his own body.

Kaila is still very confused, but he does not object to the childishness and lets Rasha do what he wants with his arms. Shaking his head slightly however he asks a little clearer this time, “What's wrong? You looked sad. . .”

The dream giggles again and instead of answering, kisses Kaila again. This time letting his lips linger and Kaila relaxes slightly, this time at least understanding that he's being kissed. Rue moves over and hides behind Seishu, still trying desperately not to laugh out loud. Then the mood is broken as the portal crackles to life and Crios turns around. The scene that meets his eyes makes them go wide and he shakes his head and motions Rasha over. “Rasha, before you go trying to make babies, I think you'd better undergo some treatments so you don't die from it.” Rasha flushes deeper and gives Kaila's hands a squeeze before letting them go. Kaila stutters, trying to explain that he doesn't understand any of this and asking what he means by making babies.

Seishu waves a hand to indicate it's not important at the moment and after a final touch for each of his underlings the dream denizens and the Nightmare Guardian vanish into the far too bright portal back to the Dream Realm. Seishu closes his eyes and leans heavily on Crios as they pass through the swirling lights, his stomach quite empty but still ready to boot up bile should he get too dizzy. Once on the other side Crios orders the two smaller ones off for bed rest in pure positive energy so they can recover and so that he can continue monitoring the effects of negative energy inside Rue. Rue leaves only after getting the okay from Seishu, but Crios doesn't mind. “He really love you you know. . .” He murmurs, looking up at Seishu.

The Guardian nods, smiling softly. The pain killers have him very light feeling, but he's still conscious enough to look around, trying to find his lover as they move down the halls. Crios notices the head movements but decides against saying anything. Instead he keeps his eyes on the path they have to take and once they are at his room he quickly moves to stand behind Seishu as a head of jet black hair attached to what seem so be a rocket comes firing out of the room and straight at the two of them. He feels the hit and hears the groan from Seishu when Inui lands and he is careful to keep Seishu on his feet when he stumbles backwards from the force of it.

The minion is silent, his tears soaking quickly through the Guardian's tattered clothing as he presses as close to Seishu as is physically possible, and once he's sure that the white haired male won't topple over Crios takes his leave without a word and heads for his office. Despite his own exhaustion, he knows that there are things that need tending to before he goes to sleep. [i]'Not to mention, in the mod Inui's in, there isn't any being alive who would dare mess with Night right now'[/i] Letting out a sigh he vanishes around the corner, leaving the pair right outside the room the little nightmare minion has been using since Seishu was kidnapped.

The two simply stand there for several long minutes, Inui crying out all of his bad feelings, Seishu absorbing them and filtering them back to help soothe the little red eyed male. The Guardian is careful to keep their exchange contained, as best he can, and by the end he feels like they are surrounded by a nice, warm blanket. When at last Inui is able to breathe normally again – or at least without it sounding like each breath is his last – Seishu runs his fingers through his hair over and over as he pulls back slightly, his tear streaked face turned up towards his Guardian's. With a gentle smile Seishu says softly, “I'm back.” Inui nods, offering up a wet smile. Seishu gives him a little kiss, making him sigh and then with a slightly stealthy expression he asks, “Hey, can you help me with something?”

Inui nods rapidly, waiting to hear what Seishu wants. Leaning in close the Guardian whispers into his minion's ear and the boy's smile grows even wider. Nodding again he lets Seishu lean on him then together they head off down the hall, past the door to their room. Seishu feels extremely lucky that they don't run into anyone on the trip and once they are standing outside the room he'd been looking for he lets out a faint sigh of relief. Before he can push open the door however he spots a familiar white figure at the end of the hall. Pausing he stares at the long eared creature and they share a long moment before Harper nods and Seishu smiles.

The two slip into the room, Inui relaxed and calm enough to keep his energy in and Seishu in control enough to do the same. Upon entering he takes a moment to just stare at the sight before him. His lover, completely clothed, frumpy and filthy looking, laying face down [b]mostly[/b] on his bed, looking like he'd been hit by a truck and sleeping away despite his space being invaded by two creatures bearing negative energy. Inui lets go of Seishu at the edge of the bed and goes around to the curtains, closing them as quietly as possible as Seishu climbs gently on to the bed. He winces with the pain of it but is careful to not jostle his lover too much as he carefully drags him a little further on to the bed. Carefully removing his shoes he waits until Inui is available to help to remove his shirt as well.

With a sigh Seishu vanishes his own clothing – making Inui blush slightly – before settling next to Enasi and draping an arm cross his body. Now that the red head is on his back Seishu can see his face more clearly and for a long while he simply lay there, admiring the man he loves with a soft expression on his face. Inui carefully crawls up behind Seishu and settles with his back against Seishu's and when eventually the Guardian settles down to rest the little minion snuggles in a little closer before nodding off. Seishu follows soon after, his head resting right next to Enasi's shoulder, his arm still resting across his lover's chest, one leg draped over Enasi's nearest one.

~*~

[i]~As soon as he falls into the darkness, despite knowing it's not the best thing for him to do given his condition, Seishu flexes his desires and almost like a silent explosion the darkness ripples into a completely different scene, rushing outwards from the focal point, Seishu. Trees explode from the earth, the thick grass beneath his feet warm and springy, splitting to make room for the tall slender trunks. Here and there larger trees appear, their boughs thick and their branches broad. 

[b]Too plain[/b]

He stretches on the spot, feeling the world comply to his need and with a grin he watches as giant flowers appear. Nearly twice his height they bend and twist, beautiful music drifting out of them, bringing peace to the Guardian. They erupt all over the forest and with a smiles Seishu murmurs, “Getting there. . .”

Birds fill the air, adding their voices to the soft music as they flash their feathers and drift lazily on the gentle breeze. They are joined shortly by tiny little drakes, the scaly creatures about the size of macaws. He smiles at his work, hoping Enasi finds him soon, hoping that Enasi isn't sitting somewhere, blaming himself and avoiding him. That would make him very sad. The sky overhead is twilight and with a hum he brings forth a large pool of warm, clear water, filled with beautiful creatures whose voices can barely be heard, but seem to add to the song perfectly. He can feel his weakness growing, but he is unwilling to do anything short of what he wants, which is fill this place with so much beauty that Enasi's breath will be taken away.~[/i]