AkiBlue

Pirate Age

Pretty decent to answer the How are you.

And Mahz recently upgraded the server so things should be fine and dandy. Hopefully.

Annnd

Because Santa still gives presents. He has a super ship to give gifts to everyone.

The Power of The Fallen ~ PopeAlessandros x AkiBlue

Aoba nodded at the plan. "Supplies, truck, and clothes. Got it." He nodded once more in reassurance to himself. Those were things most important and that's what they'd get. He looked up at Kuro when he mentioned cute animals and then laughed softly. "They are. I agree." It was even more amusing that it seemed he had tried to play off that he didn't say anything. With a giggle, Aoba whistled playfully "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

Not paying much attention, he stumbled when he was pulled into the store. He quickly gathered himself and looked around to where- well, the entire store. He began to look at everything on the shelves, giving each a meticulous look. "I think it would be better for you to just order now and explain later. Don't worry, I learn fast, I'll be able to catch on." He said, still looking at the stuff. He didn't notice that he had gravitated away from Kuro as he was reading them.

"You look a little lost kid. You need any help?" Aoba looked up, noticing one of the humans picking up something above him.

He stepped backwards and blinked. He was only slightly confused towards the kid remark. 'Weird human,  I'm older than you. . .' "Oh, um, no. No thank you." He quickly shook his head and watched the male chuckle, but nod.

"Alright kid. The sales clerk is pretty friendly so, if you need help just go up to her." The male still assumed he needed help, but decided to leave him be. Aoba quickly made his way back to Kuro's side, and looked at what he was getting. He wasn't going to get used to random strangers coming up to him, even if they were nice.

When Realms Collide {AkiBlue & PopeAlessandros}

'Nyeh... That was... Too bold. I don't think I want to try it again. It was a mistake to try. Even if he doesn't feel the same way, I think he should still know. If only to ease my conscience.'
Enasi looked up from staring at his reflection in the pool. He stopped swinging his feet and looked up when the trio rushed forward. He couldn't help but smile at their happiness. There was a sudden pounce, and he found himself being hugged by Rue. Enasi laughed and patted his head, not wanting him to get too wet from the hug.

As they ran back to Crios' side, he shifted to face the them. Noticing their sadden looks, he could already sense who had won. He gave a gentle smile nonetheless and waited for the judges vote. His cheeks puff lightly as he was declared the loser of the competition, but he could only sigh. The Nightmare did have much more practice in his skill than he, so it was only fair. And as jealous as the dream guardian could get, he could only count it as fair. His arms crossed, but he shrugged. "I guess I'll have to try harder next time." The competitiveness in his eyes had long disappeared and Crios continued. Rue and Inui smiled at Enasi, hoping he wasn't too upset with the choice, but he gave an reassuring smile to say he was okay.

"Well, if it's the doctor's orders, I'll go." Enasi looked up at Harper, taking his paw to help him out of the pool. He smiled and ran fingers through his wet hair. "I've had enough of water anyway." Harper took a few quick steps to catch up and grabbed a towel for him on the way out, so he didn't have to drip water everywhere. "Oh, thank you." Enasi said politely and began to dry off as much as possible. The two fell silent, letting the dream guardian think about his little. . . Mishap.

"For what it's worth, I would've picked you." Harper smiled, only to recieved a smile back. He noticed his guardian looked distant and trapped in his own thoughts. The rabbit could guess as to what it was. With a sigh, he decides to put it up front, risking the reaction. "You should tell him..." His ears bent, and his eyes softened as he looked at the confused guardian. He was currently drying his hair, so he peeked from other the towel, giving a soft 'Nyeh?' sound. "I have good hearing. I... heard what you were going to say. I could see the look in your eyes sir. I've known you long enough to know what that meant."

Enasi froze in place, making Harper stop abruptly. His cheeks reddened once more, only to confirm Harper's guess. "I can't do that. That's- You wouldn't understand. . . It's just... not suppose to be." By this time,  Enasi was in his room. Harper stood at the door as the guardian went about looking for new clothes. He had left to clean off, only to arrive in a fresh change of clothes. "Harper, no. I can't." Enasi day on his bed and shook his head. "I don't need you to worry. I promise. . . I'll be fine."

But Harper wasn't having the excuses. He walked up, taking the guardian's hands and stared in his eyes. "Tell him. Even if you're afraid of the answer, even if you regret it later, because if you don't, you'll be sorry and always wonder the answer for the rest of your life." Harper gave a reassuring smile, and with his bent ears, only made it a cute effect. The guardian was still a deep shade of red, but he hugged the soft rabbit after giving a slow nod.  "Now, you need to get some rest like Doc said."

"Al- Alright." Enasi mumbled and laid in the bed. He didn't fall asleep right away, too focused on Harper's words. He heard the door close and Enasi sighed, throwing covers over him.

The Power of The Fallen ~ PopeAlessandros x AkiBlue

"Great." Was his response to getting the new clothes. Though there was an odd feeling about Kuro's intentions, only to push it away as he coughed. Aoba could have been assuming things. He watched as the book was removed from his hands and gave a pout, only for an arm to wrap around his waist. He looked down, blushing lightly but accepted it. And they were off to the town. "How odd. I knew humans couldn't see my wings...besides the priest,  but I didn't know they could phase through clothing here." It was too weird to comprehend, so he only accepted it.

They were getting close to the border where Kuro said not to go, and he held on to his arm gently. He looked around, never slowing his pace. He was still excited to adventure away from home. He had been cooped up for a day or two so he was glad to get some fresh air. As they began to walk, he hummed softly and continued looking around. It thankfully was a nice day to work. The weather was warm, and the breeze was gentle. "Soo..." Aoba looked around at the seemingly endless road. There was nothing to see, and soon he got bored. His humming had eventually ceased and they walked in silence.

Thirty minutes had passed, or what Aoba deduced as a long time, until he heard the noise of cars and people. "Hey, look, we're here, we're here." Aoba started to take a step ahead, but remembered that he was in unfamiliar territory. He couldn't just run off like he did in heaven. So, he paused and stayed by Kuro's side. He began reading off the signs as they entered the town and curiously watched as people walked past them. He didn't know what it was about them, but humans just seemed so odd... "What're we getting first? The truck?" He said, still looking at everyone else.

One woman walked past, walking her dog with her and it paused to sniff at him and bark happily. It startled Aoba at first, but the woman laughed lightly. "Don't worry, he seems to like you." So, of course the little angel paused and moved away from Kuro to gently pet the dog before she pulled him away. Aoba smiled and then hurried back to the safety of Kuro's side. And once again, his eyes were wondering to the various people around. He looked into a diner they had passed and a happy old couple seemed to smile and wave at him. Blinking, Aoba slowly waved back as he passed.

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

"It was worth a shot."

That was the last thing she said to the dragons before patting their snouts gently. Hey, if Leila got to hug them, she didn't think it would hurt to pat them. At least she didn't ask for a ride.

When all was said and done, she noticed Jasper and Lesley looking sick to their stomachs. And then she noticed the puke. "Gross." Was all she said before she helped Jasper and Lesley (if he needed it).

***

Days past, or what felt like days- Ace wasn't sure of the time since she had gotten to Nowhere. It was hard to keep track of it all, but they ended up having a not so peaceful time resting up. It seemed like nothing but bad news as soon as they got there.

Witches invaded, and worst of all, VinVin had died. She didn't know him that well, but she did talk to him a few times. He seemed like he would've been a fun addition to the group... But, there was nothing they could do now. During the funeral, Ace gave her condolences as everyone else did, and remained in the back for the rest. She didn't think her words of encouragement would help at a time like this.

"If they're so powerful, why are we being thrown in to help? Especially if we're practically rookies in the guides eyes?" She asked this one, only to remember that Harper signed them up fire the job. She gave a laugh and a shrug. "I say that's fair enough. If Harper thinks we can do it, then we can. We've made it this far. Home is close don't you think?"

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Ace took her place in the front of the group- not including the guides and eyed the forest ahead. Gently, she began to sing This is Halloween in a slightly spooky manner. Even if it was for a  children's movie, she still sang it. She may not have known too much like the others did, but she was never deprived of the children's movies like Disney and Pixar... Those, and a few violence orientated she watched as she took residence in her "adopted home."

"Ride with the moon in the dead of night~"

It made her look up to see if the moon was out. To her dismay, the trees and possible fog covered that. So, she continued. 

"I am the who when you call, Who's there?. I am the wind blowing through your hair. I am the shadow on the moon at night, filling your dreams to the brim with fright."

She giggled and turned to look at the others, eventually stopping her song. "Coincidence that we're lost? Or we just have misdirected guides? Nah, what will be a coincidence is when- I mean if, one: the witches find us before we find them,  or two: We fall into their house, or trap." Way to go Ace. Jinx them all.

Riley was soon next to her and Ace laughed. "I thought we were already attempting straight lines? I would've suggested to mark the path, but then the witches would probably ambush us in no time. But it's not like I have any ideas, so forward it is?" She said it as a question just in case someone wanted to object and suggest another way.

 Even so, Ace was walking on forward, trying to make out things in the dark. "Evil or not, they should really think about getting some lights in this place. No one can see in the dark unless you have nightvision- hey can we get nightvision powers...or goggles? That would be pretty cool- er helpful. Imagine playing hide and seek here with nightvision goggles. Awesome!" Somewhere along asking and just making conversation, she started to ramble to whoever listened. It seemed she had forgotten about the potential danger... as usual.

When Realms Collide {AkiBlue & PopeAlessandros}

It started as a simple show to watch, and then all of a sudden, the dream guardian was put into the act. There were a few confused sounds of protest, but soon, realizing he got to be close to Seishu, he decided to comply. He held tight to his counterpart as he was spun around. Every moment he looked into his counterpart's eyes, his own softened intro what could only be described as. . . What seemed to be forbidden between the two. So, Enasi tried to keep his attention on everything else besides the close proximity between them.

Hopefully, Seishu didn't notice the quicker pace Enasi's heart took as they lowered down. He admired his wings as they faded off and then as they settled he took to kicking his feet some to help keep them afloat. There was a deep blush on his face as Seishu leans in close. Out loud, he decided that he had no choice but to tell him. It was going to kill him if he didn't. And there was no point in trying to deny it. He had to tell him. With embarrased courage, he spoke up, not noticing himself float a little closer. "S-Seishu, I wanted to... tell you... that I l-. . ." His voice caught in his throat as Seishu clarified that he needed help getting out. He coughed and cleared his throat.

"Of course, I'm here to help. And I wanted to tell you that I liked your performances. They were really nice." Before Seishu could say anything, Enasi turned biting his lip and swimming to the steps. He gently pulled Seishu along, and helped him out the water, and to a pillar so he could have something to lean against. When Enasi let him go, he stretched again and lifted his trunks a little as the water made them a tad too heavy. He moved away from Seishu and sat on the edge of the pool, slipping hid feet in.

Before the two had got out, Harper had leaned forward with his ears standing forward. When Enadi spoke outloud, he could barely be heard by the others, but Harper heard pretty well. "He's going to say it...He really-" Harper's ears bend almost instantly when the attempt failed. "I could see it in his look. I think we've found our answer about Lord Enasi." He went quiet as the two approached and the three minions ran over.

"Wonderful performances!"

"They were so amazing!"

"I've never seen anything like it!"

The Power of The Fallen ~ PopeAlessandros x AkiBlue

Aoba blinked and then stood straight once more. He adored animals? The little angel wasn't exactly sure if he meant it the way he thought. Aoba adoring cute animals like puppies and kittens was like him cuddling and hugging them, but Kuro didn't seem like one to be cuddly hug an animal. And he was a demon so. . . Aoba shook the thought away, not knowing why he had even bothered to think it over. It was a lot less important than the tasks at hand. "We're going to go to town?"

Aoba's eyes lit up with a mixture of excitement and nervousness. He'd finally get to see regular humans and how they interacted, but he was also going to be out in a populated area where anything could happen. But, he put his trust in Kuro so he pushed the indecisive worry away. As Kuro listed things to do, Aoba carefully reached down and looked at the book. He would start reading it when they returned from getting supplies. "Oh, okay. Well, we should get started. It sounds like it'll take all day." He looked at Kuro as he questioned about money. 'Money...Money...Oh right!' He remembered, he had put the money in his faded pair of pants until he could find a nicer spot to put it.

Aoba pulled the clipped money out and handed it to Kuro. "Father Gerard said that this should last the month, and I guess I have to worry about time since I'm, um mortal and all...?" It still wasn't comfortable to say outloud. And he said it as more of a question, unsure of what else he would have to worry about besides eating and working. He nodded to the rest of what Kuro said and walked to the door. "What are we going to carry all the stuff in one we get it? It sounds like we are getting a lot. Unless the town isn't too far away, is it?" He questioned and looked out the hole in the door.

All seemed quiet outside, and he wondered if Kuro had scared them off for good... at least those three. While he waited, Aoba went back to the couch and opened the book to give the first few pages a decent read. "Do you think we could stop to get a few new clothes as well? I don't really want to wear the same thing everyday. . ."

When Realms Collide {AkiBlue & PopeAlessandros}

'Impressive.'

As Seishu performed, his eyes wandered to the awestruck expressions of the minions. He wasn't going to get upset over their judgement, or anything, in fact, he was happy they seemed to be enjoying themselves. They weren't worried or stressed or sad, which meant he didn't have to ponder over them. . . Well, he still had to, but just for the sake of knowing what they were planning. Because it was obvious they were- but what...

The redhead watched as the judges ran over to cast their votes and he smiled. It was nice to see them so giddy with excitement...but did they really have to go about creating a competition to do so? He sighed and shook his head. He didn't plan on giving up, so once more he swam to center stage. Rasha noticed the that spark of life diminishing from his guardian's eyes and frowned a little. Almost instantly, he jumped up with an idea. Before Enasi could begin, Rasha became the announcer again. "We have the final round! Who will win the hearts of the judges? Lord Seishu? Or Lord Enasi? We can only wait and see!" The other two minions cheered on, and soon enough even Crios and Harper were cheering along.

Enasi smiled lightly and then started his performance. He honestly hadn't planned it this time, he was going off on a whim. The first thing that was created was a whirlpool. It was controlled and steadied to only cause the center to spin. Everywhere else was still and untouched, besides Seishu's little area. Enasi stood at the bottom of the pool, the whirlpool surrounding him. There was no water around him, so he reached his hand out touching the water gently. As he did, three seahorses formed, large enough to be seen from a distance. As they formed, it looked as they were causing the spinning. They stayed to move faster and faster until the whirlpool was a deep golden color, making the pool glow. The cycle started to break the surface and seemed to form a mini tornado above the water.

He was still in the center of it all, watching it all take place and then he got an idea. The tornado of water froze in place, but the whirlpool stopped, encasing the dream guardian in water once more. It looked like he had been swept away, but with a few intricate twists and turns, his head was above the surface. As he went up for air, the tornado split into five rings of energy, all falling around the guardian to make the pool light up. Each ring was larger than the first, and when it hit the water, it dissolved, leaving only a faint glow that too left after a few moments.

"That looked like it took a lot of energy." Crios mused as the guardian nodded and swam back to his little spot.

"Maybe, but I'm sure he's fine. It's not like we can't help him if he's worn out." Harper responded as he got ready to see the final show.

The Power of The Fallen ~ PopeAlessandros x AkiBlue

"Well I was only asking." Aoba stuck his tongue out in return and then looked at Gerard. "Well, he said he owed me...I don't know if interest is what you would call it." He gave a small shrug and then continued. "I would think so... He beat up three demons on his own." Father Gerard leaned against the wall and nodded. "And, well, he said he's the son of Satan so, I think that would be a good idea as to why..." Aoba was aboutto askif Kuro could take him to the library, but caught Gerard's surprise. Immediately, the priest's eyes widened and he nearly stumbled over.

"Ex- Excuse me?" Gerard coughed. 'Kuro is the son of- well this has gotten a lot more. . . Wow.' He ran fingers through his hair, but was unsure of how to respond to it. Aoba gave a confused look.
"Was I not suppose to say that...? S-Sorry." He looked over to see Kuro laying down. He hoped he wasn't mad for telling the priest his status, not sure if it was a bad thing to tell him. Maybe Kuro didn't hear, or he just hadn't reacted, but the demon asked a question pertaining to the farm.

"Oh, well of course. Chickens, cows, pigs, sheep, turkeys, and I do believe that's it for a starter. Anything else you may want, feel free to ask. As for seeds, you'll be getting an assortment of vegetables, fruit, and wheat. There was no specifics considering it was a lot of small packaging. You'll also get tools, and a wagon- of course." He looked at his pocket watch and then sighed. It was time for him to leave again. "It's time for me to go. I shall visit again some other time."

Aoba nodded, a little less saddened by his departure this time. "Alright." Was all he said before waving with a smile. Once the priest was gone, Aoba wandered to the couch and looked over and down at Kuro curiously.

When Realms Collide {AkiBlue & PopeAlessandros}

Enasi watched the performance with intrigue, but stayed silent. He smiled lightly towards the end towards the nice display. Just like before, Seishu displayed his skill with his energy much more than Enasi did. But even the dream guardian thought he may have been over doing it a little. He was still hurt, but he didn't seem to mind it. When Seishu blew him a kiss, Enasi blushed lightly and sunk into the water. 'He's not helping. . .' How was Enasi not suppose to fall for him if he kept doing things like that. If he didn't stop, the guardian might end up getting the wrong idea. Well, what he thought was the wrong idea. The guardian was still positive that he had no interest for him- well nothing deeper than the guardian bond they were suppose to have.

After the cheering and everyone settled, Enasi slipped into the water. Playfully, energy formed on his back to resemble a shark fin as he swam to the middle of the pool once more. He heard the giggles of the other minions as he went underwater and the fin disappeared. This time, with a wave of both arms, his energy caused a stream of water to spiral around. He casually swam around it, guiding it to point upwards. With a touch, energy that looked like starfish were sent into the stream. Five starfish were shot out of the stream into the air. They spun in the air resembling the five stars that one would see at a restaurant. They then exploded in a silent firework style.

There were 'oohs' and 'aahs' from the three, but they silenced once more as he continued. Enasi swam into the stream, letting it push him into the air. He laughed lightly as he was shot into the air, with a flip, he dived back in and then touched the bottom of the pool before once again swimming back up and nodding. He smiled and sighed, floating back to his spot. Harper and Crios had their own looks of amusement. The excitement built and the minions were getting more and more excited as they reached closer to the end. They never saw Enasi so determined to win before, and it was fascinating.