Akari stumbled behind Mica lazily and weakly

Mica laid the girl on the sofa, putting a blanket over her to let her sleep comfortably. And then turned to Akari, grabbing another blanket and pillow to lead him to where the bedrooms were, and into the extra one. "Here, you sleep in here Akari. I want you to become rested. After all, the girl trusts you more than me..."

"I'm fine...I'm going to stay here...." Akari sat next to where the girl was and watched over her

Mica shook her head. "Fine, but here's the blanket and pillow case you want to sleep." Setting them down on the one-person chair, she left to the bathroom to shower.

Kazuki woke up shortly after. When she realized she didn't realize where she was she shot up and looked about frantically. She gripped the cushions with her small hands and whimpered to herself.

Having decided to soak in the tub, Mica came out of the bathroom just moments after Kazuki had woken up. Clad in a large body towel, she dried her hair and walked into the living room, having to go through it to go to her room. Stopping, she saw Kazuki was awake. "Oh, I see you're awake at last." She smiled.

"Where.. where am I?" She asked, turning her gaze to look at the larger lady. With a blink, Kazuki's ears drooped back as her face lit up like a red light from the sight. She turned away from Mica and buried her fingers in the cover that was placed over her bloody form.

Akari jerked awake a bit. "Hm? Oh! You're awake miss...How are you feeling?" He looked at Mica and blushed. "Oh Hello Miss Mica..." He looked away

Mica was rather confused by the reaction of Kazuki, and even that of Akari. But, then it struck her. "Oh, sorry, I forgot I wasn't dressed properly." Leaving the living room giggling, she closed the door to her room to dress in a grey tank top and jean shorts, of which she came back out. "There. Is that better you two?" she asked.

"Yes, Thank you Miss Mica..." Akari looked to the girl on the couch, he touched her cheek. "Are you ok?"

Kazuki's cheek had cooled and returned to it's peachy color as she nodded and look at Akari. "Yes, I am Thank you for asking." She said shyly, her eyes dropping to her gashed and stitched legs.

"When I regain energy I can heal these up...." Akari touched her leg gently. "Unless you want me too now...I think I should do it now..." Akari placed both hands on her legs carefully.

"No..." She said quietly, turning her form so her back from facing him. "I'll be fine after tonight... that's what I figured out when I was tortured by that man for so long.. I learned I heal after a night of sleep."

"Are you sure? I could heal you." Akari places his hand on her back gently looking at her in worry.

"No... I'm just hungry... and thirsty.. and really cold." She explained, pulling the semi-bloody cover around her small form. She did, however, lean back and lay herself against Akari's form. She shut her eyes and nuzzled her head against his chest and stomach gently, the red fabric pulling tighter around him.

Mica smiled at the two of them. At the mention of being hungry and thirsty, her own stomach growled. "Ah, yes, how about I make dinner then?" she asked them, "What would you like?"

"Meat... fruits an veggies a tiger does not like." She said gently to the angel lady

"Very well then Miss Kazuki." She smiled, glancing towards Akari. "And you Akari?"

Akari nuzzled her cheek and cuddled her close trying to warm her. "Anything is fine with me Miss Mica..." He closed his eyes as he held her close.

Turning, she watched the two for a brief moment, remembering her and her brother. That's how they were... when they were younger. Sighing inwardly at the memory, Mica went into the kitchen to fulfill requests of food.

"Thank you for saving me... I've never met anyone who would save me from those years of torture." She said gently as she turned to her side and wrapped her arms around his wasit.

"I'm glad I could help you miss Kuzuki, I couldn't just leave you there..." Akari hugged her, he moved to sit beside her and held her close to his heart.

"I always ran... But he always had his thugs catch me.." She muttered, her form shaking gently. She gripped her fingers in fabric of his shirt as tightly as she could before sighing and shutting her eyes again.

Mica let the meat cook, as she got fruit for Akari prepared and washed onto a plate. Moving to the table, she pulled a chair and sat on it, glancing down. "I miss you terribly... still."

Akari wrapped his wings around Kazuki resting his head on hers. He closed his eyes. "Well you're safe now..."

A low rumble was heard form her very skinny stomach, with a gentle blushing and a opening of the eyes, Kazuki drew back from him slightly and turned her head towards the kitchen. She smelled the cooking meat and she almost began to drool, wiping her mouth on her stitched arm.

Akari looked at her and blushed slightly. "It should be done soon Miss Kazuki.." Akari still held her lightly.

She laid her head back against his chest and began to lick at his shirt lightly, some of her drool seeping onto him. "I'm sorry." She muttered.

"it's ok." Akari stroked her hair gently. "After you eat, if Miss Mica doesn't mind I can get a warm bath ready for you, it may help you sleep."

"A bath sounds nice..." She said with a purr. "Perhaps a sponge bath? I'm in a lot of pain, you know?" She said a bit seductively, licking his shirt again.

Akari blushed and swallowed hard. "I-If you want, I can..." He looked down at her.

She smiled gently and let her hands slide up his form to hug around his neck. "You're so nice to want to help me."

Akari hugged her back. "It was my pleasure to be able to help you...Miss Mica and I were just there at the right time I suppose."

"I was lucky." She pulled back from the hug and rubbed her stomach, staring back at the kitchen again. "If I don't get some food in my starved stomach, I think I just might eat you." She teased, smiling gently at him.

"Not if I eat you first." Akari smiled and laughed and he growled playfully and pretended to bite her neck.

Kazuki flicked her white and black tail about slowly as she watched him and laughed. She gnawed his shoulder with fanged teeth, giggling to herself. "Never."

Akari smiled. "It's been a while since I've been close to anyone, I'm glad it's someone like you that I've been able to get this close to." He blushed.

"I'm just glad you two won't hurt me." She said gently, pulling back from him and smiling innocently. She kissed his nose gently and stood up from the couch, turning on her heel and walking towards the kitchen. She looked basically like a skeleton with little muscle and skin. She scratched the back of her head and let her tail hang tot he ground as she opened the door to the kitchen. She turned her head back to him and smiled lightly. "Coming?"

"Yeah." He says blushing bright red. He got off the couch and followed her.

She held the door open for him, placing her hand on his back and following him in. "Mica... Is it almost done?" Kazuki asked impatiently, not trying to be impatient, but she was hungry.

At the opening of door and sound of soft female voice, Mica sat up, wiping her face and getting up, to finish. "Y-yeah... It's almost done." She saw that it was finished and making sure all was cooked, she turned off the stove and put the meat onto a plate. Getting an eating utensil, she put it on the plate and grabbing both plates, she put them on the table. "Here. If you don't mind, I really would like it if you ate in here. I don't want food in the living room. Even I don't eat in there..." Mica said, going to wipe the counter and to get the two drinks. "What would you like to drink?"

"Thank you Miss Mica, Water will be fine." Akari stood next to a seat. "Here Miss Kazuki..." He pulled the chair out for her.

Kazuki cleared her throat and wiped the drool from her mouth before going to the chair and sitting down. "You wouldn't happen to have any... milk?" She asked quietly. In all naturality she was still only a cub.

Mica nodded. "Yes, I have milk." She turned and went to get the drinks. Now getting the drinks, she turned and gave the drinks to the two.

"Are you hungry? You can have mine if you want it..." She offered generously, pushing her plate forward a bit and drinking her milk.

Akari sat down. "Yes miss Mica are you eating?"

Mica sat down in the other chair, shaking her head in response to Akari's question. "No. I'm not hungry."

"Are you sure miss Mica?" Akari looked at her.

"Are you sure, I'll give you my food." Kazuki said once more.

"Yes, I am quite positive. Both of you eat. You need your strength and so it would be best if you two ate." Mica smiled again.

Kazuki nodded and grabbed the warm meat with her hands, her claws tearing a piece of it off before she shoved it into her mouth.

Akari nodded and took a bite of his food and sipped his water.

Once done with the cooked meat and glass of milk, Kazuki let out a yawn and stretched her arms up into the air. She stood herself up and pushed the chair under the table, grabbing the plate and glass she walked over to the sink and placed them gently into the bottom of it. "I'm full." She said cheerfully, her tail wagging and her fingers scratching her stomach.

Once Akari was finished with his food he slid off the seat and cleaned his and Kazuki's dishes to thank Mica for her help. He walked back into the room and slid his chair in. "Thank you Miss Mica."

Standing, she nodded towards the two. "You're welcome Akari. You and Kazuki can go and do what you like. You can take a bath or something." She left the kitchen, going to her bedroom again, pulling out a picture of her brother. 

Kazuki gripped Akari's hand and tugged him behind her gently. "Come on. You said you'd give me a sponge bath." She said cutely, her tail wrapping around his waist loosely.

Akari smiled and chuckled slightly. "I did, alright let's go..." He went with the Tiger to the bathroom and closed the door behind them. He blushed slightly. "I'll run some warm water while you...er...get undressed..."

Kazuki casually tore the drag from her body, her clothing seemed to need cleaning as well. She looked at her form and began to pull wrap from her form quickly, only to uncover many stitches and gashes. She winced lightly as she looked at them and sighed quietly.

Akari bent over the tub running warm water into the tub and plugging it so that he could use the water. He looked through the cabinets not looking at Kazuki looking for a cloth.

"Are you embarrassed of the natural, Akari?" Kazuki asked gently as she let her fingers run across a few stab holes. As she touched them she flinched back and clenched her eyes shut. "Ow.." She said quietly, peeking at her bicep. "Akari?" She asked gently, now staring at him like a frightened little child.

"Yes Miss Kazuki?" He turned and looked into her eyes. "What do you need?" He asked kindly

"Why are people mean?" Her voice trembled as she asked this, her fingers gripping into fists against her sides. Before long she turned and stepped into the warm water of the bathtub, with a slight furrow of the brows she reached to the bath nuzzle and turned the hot on more.

"I don't know why Kazuki..." Akari found a sponge and dipped it in the water from the faucet, he lathered it and carefully washed her back taking note of wounds he wanted to heal.

"There is no satisfaction in hurting one another.. There is no reward for torturing a little person.. There is no chance of getting away with three years abuse and torture.. There is no point in starving someone, but trying to keep them alive.." She sighed quietly and hugged her knees to her slightly developed chest, laying her head into her arms.

Akari wanted to pull her from the tub and hold her into his arms but held back as he continued to wash her back and shoulders. "You're right...but some people get pleasure from it..."

"Those people don't deserve to be called people.. They are nothing but pigs and animals.. You know what he did to me for the first year before he got tired of it?" She looked back at him, almost crying.

"Kazuki...don't cry...it's ok now, don't think of him, forget about him, Miss Mica and I care about you and would never do anything to hurt you..." Akari kissed her cheek gently

"He raped me.. Over, and over, and over..." She trailed off and looked back down at the bloodied water, searching for her tiny feet. "I'm sorry."

"don't apologize...it will never happen again, I promise you I will fight anyone who tries..." Akari took her arm carefully and washed it.

"I don't know when I'll be able to get over all of this... perhaps in a week... perhaps in a year.. perhaps when I'm happy.." She said slowly turning and hugging around his neck.

Akari hugged her closing his eyes and nuzzling her gently. "I'll be here for you whenever you need me." He said softly.

She kind of cackled to herself as she pulled back and brought him into the tub with a splash. "Akari is all wet now!" She exclaimed gleefully, her mood seemingly lifting from her little pity state.

Akari giggled and splashed her back a bit. He blew cold air on her wet skin laughing slightly.

She felt the air on the back of her neck bristle from his little wind. She growled playfully and tackled him happily. "I'mma get you!"

Akari gasped and screamed playfully as he caught her on top of him. He laughed and tickled her carefully.

She giggled uncontrollably from this, only to find herself rearing up and holding her belly so he could get to it. "You'll never make me talk!" Sh exclaimed playfully.

Akari blew a raspberry on her neck and smiled widely laughing.

She squealed and let her fingers drop to tickle at his sides quickly, yet clumsily. When she was sort of out of breath from laughing, she sat back on Akari's legs and placed her hands on her hips.

Mica, who was passing by the doorway, listened to them in the bathroom. "Are you two alright?" She asked, knocking on the door.

"Yes, we're fine Miss Mica, thank you!" Akari said smiling, he'd never been so happy.

"He's tickling me!" She cried out playfully, giggling to herself as she looked at the door.

Akari laughed. "We have to finish washing you down Miss Kazuki."

She purred lightly and removed herself from his legs, sitting down before his feet and smiling at him warmly. "Then, sponge away, Akari."

Akari washes her skin gently with a sponge rinsing it in the water from time to time.

She shuddered from time to time when he rubbed the sponge over a few of her weak points, thighs, sides, chest and neck. "A.. Akari?"

"Yes Miss Kazuki? I'm not hurting you am I?" Akari stopped and looked at her.

She blushed and shook her head. "No, not at all... I was wondering, do you want me to leave so you can bathe?"

"You can stay in here while I shower if you'd like, I don't mind." Akari looked at her.

She looked down and saw the water rippling around her form in response to her shuddering. She let out a slight moan and gave a sort of, thoughtful and content look.

"Are you ok Miss Kazuki?" Akari slipped his shirt off of his form and laid it on the sink.

"Oh.. I'm just... oh.." She moaned out quietly, her fingers fiddling in the water.

Akari double blinked. "Wha-?" He said softly.

"It's nothing." She said quickly, patting the air with her hands gently. "Hey, look!" She exclaimed as she stared at her hands. A few wounds had began to heal up, a few already healed completely and leaving the stitches behind.

Akari smiled. "That's wonderful...are you all cleaned up?" He pulled out a towel and held it open.

Kazuki nodded and stood up in the tub, stepping over the edge of it and placing herself against the towel and his profile, waiting for it to be wrapped around her.

Akari wrapped the towel and his arms around her placing his chin on her shoulder gently smiling. "I'm glad you're healing."

I'm just glad I get to see you naked... She thought, a red hue forming across her cheeks and nose. "Yeah, me too."

Akari let go and slipped off the rest of his clothes, he drained her bloody water and ran more water waiting for it to warm.

She made her way over to the sink and jumped up onto it, watching him intently, shuttering for a few moments.

Once the bath water had filled the tub once again Akari slid into the water and began to wash his body. He dumped a cup of water over his light purple hair causing it to stick to his head.

"You need any help getting you back?" She asked casually, staring at him.

"sure, if you want to help..." Akari held out the cloth he was using..

She jumped down from the sink and grabbed the cloth, lathering it a bit before rubbing it along Akari's neck and back gingerly.

Akari leaned forward a bit tilting his head down and closed his eyes.

"How is this, Akari?" She asked hesitantly as she ran her fingers along his spine from behind the soapy cloth.

"You're doing well." Akari moaned softly under his breath.

When she felt she was done washing his back, she dipped the rag into the water to get the soap from it and quickly brought it back up over his back to rinse the soap off. She adjusted herself so that she was nearly behind him and the tub, her hands gently gripping his shoulders, and began to message him.

Akari back contorted a bit his wings pushing against the skin on his back, he shuddered and concentrated making them stay in there.

"Are you okay, Akari?" She asked smoothly, her hands skillfully moving down to his biceps and muscles.

"Yeah I'm fine, I just lost the will to keep my wings hidden and had to re coop it..." Akari looked at her and smiled.

She moved her messaging to his sides instantly when she felt his arms loosened up. She messaged under his arms, his ribs, and even his hips in the water. She actually enjoyed this.

Akari looked at her and smiled. "That feels good thank you Miss Kazuki."

"I used to always give messages when I was ten to my family and friends... I guess I just got used to the proper pressure, points, and locations in a short amount of time." She said calmly, leaning forward and kissing his wet shoulder gently.

Akari shivered and blushed, slowly he stood up and took a towel wrapping it around his waist. "All clean..." He pulled the plug on the tub.

Kazuki had dried as she was messaging him. She looked at her soiled clothes and bandages, sighing gently to herself. She thought she would not have to do this under she was healed, due to pain, but she began to shift in her towel into a tiger, almost full grown at that. When she was done, she laid on the ground in a loose ball and lapped her wounds since they started to bleed from the sudden bone rearrangement.

Akari knelt next to her an kissed her nose gently. then began to run more water, he tossed her clothing in the tub and hand washed them.

"She stood up onto all fours and rubbed against his back gently, nipping his towel and pulling it off. She seemed to stick her tongue out at him after this, her tail wagging.

Akari chuckled and pulled his towel back up. "Hey, silly..."

She used her tail now, pulling the towel from his form and letting it drape on the long spinal vertebra.

"Hey..." He chuckles and takes his towel back.

"Face it, Akari... I can steal your towel from you without a hassle..." This may help me out a bit.. Maybe I can takes his clothes without hassle as well.. She thought to herself, her gaze drifting to the ground.

"You know if you want you can wear my clothes until yours dry..." Akari looked at her.

She shook her head and said, "It would hurt to change again.. I might have to sleep like this." She nodded slowly and let her tail flick slightly.

He wrung out her clothes once they were clean. "Ok." He drained the water and refilled the tub throwing his clothes in.

"Akari..?" She said gently, laying down on the tiled floor once more.

"Yes Miss Kazuki?" He looked at her.

"Do I have to sleep outside tonight?" She asked, her white and black form tensing as she waited for his answer.

"I don't think Miss Mica would allow that and if you did I'd sleep beside you outside." Akari wrung out his clothes.

"You don't know how relieved I am to hear that... I'm afraid of the darkness and what it holds in it's perpetual shadows." Kazuki purred lightly and leaned her head back, licking the cool faucet of the sink.

Akari hugs her gently. "Come on we should go get some rest..."

Kazuki nodded and stood herself up, following him out of the door slowly.

"Be careful..." Akari warned after wrapping his towel around his waist and picking up their clothing.

She nodded and let her tail hang enough to where it was almost touching the ground, panting slightly with her massive muzzle and jaw.

"Miss Mica?" Akari poked his head out and looked around for Mica.

Having been in her room once again, she came out and answered Akari's call. "Yes Akari?" Mica's voice had returned to normal I s'pose, to the best of it's ability.

"Do you have any clothing that would fit me while my clothes dry?" Akari looked at her. "Are you ok Miss Mica?"

"I'm fine. I am merely reminiscing on old memories, nothing more." Mica said, going to see if she could find something for them to wear. Finding an old shirt of her little brother's, she grabbed it and oddly enough, found pants, too. "What luck, Akari. I have an outfit of my brother's that he had forgotten to take home from his last visit here..." She said, figuring she'd better find something for Kazuki as well.

"Thank you miss Mica, are you sure it's no bother?" Akari looked at her holding onto his towel.

Kazuki stared up at her and smiled gently, nuzzling her leg gently. "I'm sorry for this, Mica... I'm a bother, aren't I?"

Having found something for Kazuki to wear, she went to the two and gave them their clothes. "Ah, no, you are no bother. My brother hasn't visited me in ages, so no worries." Mica reassured them.

"Miss Mica? Is the back of the shirt open? I'm a bit tired from concentrating on keeping my wings in and I don't want to rip your brother's shirt..." Akari yawned a bit.

"Why don't you just go bare-chested?" Kazuki suggested before grabbing the clothing in her mouth. She tilted her head to the side as she tasted the unfamiliar taste of clean clothes, her eyes squinting slightly. "Hm...."

"What's wrong Miss Mica?" Akari looked up at her slowly releasing his wings from his back.

"Yes, there are..." She said to Akari, glancing towards Kazuki. "Kazuki, dear, there is nothing wrong with them. They are just clean..."

Akari shook his head confused.

"You're giving me clean clothes?!" The clothing dropped from her teeth as she asked this, her tail wagging uncontrollably. "You're so nice!"

Mica giggled. "I plan on buying you more clean clothes. The both of you... now get dressed and we can go out shopping if you'd like." Mica suggested.

"Oh Miss Mica you don't have to do that..." Akari looked at her his wings flexing slightly.

"Don't worry about it. I'm going to whether you like it or not." Mica said firmly.

Akari blushed softly. "Thank you Miss Mica, but all I want is to find my family, and make sure Kazuki stays out of harms way..."

"I'd be happy to go with you, but I can't change right now.. Not with this little bit of energy, and besides. It would hurt much more than the first shift." Kazuki bent her head down and grabbed the clothing in her mouth again, gently placing them over Akari's shoulder.

"I understand. We don't have to go today, but once you get better, we'll go, alright?" Asked Mica, going towards the door, as she thought she heard a knock.

Kazuki nodded gently and walked down the hall, tapping Akari with her tail. "Come on, Akari."

Akari follows pulling his wings into his back.

Kazuki found herself entering one of the rooms in the house that held a bed. She figured it was Mica's so she made her way in and got up onto the bed, curling up loosely.

Akari hopped on the bed and laid on his back yawning.

Kazuki pulled him closer to her with her claws, kind of like she was pulling a teddy bear into her arms. She purred lightly and nuzzled her nose into his shoulder gently.

Akari cuddled up to Kazuki nuzzling her gently.

She went up to the door, opening it and peering around outside, but there was no one. Shrugging, she closed it and locked it to go back to the living room to read.

However, there was another knock and Mica had just been sitting down for but a second, when she heard it. Sighing, she got back up and went to the door, opening it to see a purple-haired man standing there. Blushing faintly, she said, "May I help you?"

Cygnus nodded, "Yes you may. I found this feather," He held up Akari's feather for Mica to see, "and wish to know if there is one with black wings who lives here. I thought that I was the only one with such wings..."

Mica nodded slowly, turning and calling for Akari and Kazuki. "Akari, Kazuki, would you please come here..?"

Akari gets off the bed yawning, he hugs Mica and leans against her, his wings folded gently behind him. "Yeah?"

Mica glanced down to Akari, smiling, putting a hand on his head. "This man here wants to talk to you. It's about your wings..." She glanced towards the man, "His name is...?"

"Cygnus." He said simply, crouching down and examining the boy's features. "You look like you could be a brother... from way down the line though." Cygnus said, noticing their hair was similar and whatnot. "What's your name child?"

"Akari..." He looked at Cygnus. "Are you related to me? I lost my family and I don't remember who they are..."

"Perhaps." Cygnus said, standing up again, letting his wings reveal themselves somewhat. "We do have the same wings. I was the only one in my family born with such wings, infected as such, but... it has been decades since I was born..."

Akari looked at Cygnus with hope in his purple eyes they sparkled up at him.

"I wish that I could say for certain that you are, but I do not know. And I really cannot find out... not right now.. I haven't spoken to the family for thirty years."

Akari lowered his head sadly. "Oh..."

As Kazuki came walking out of the bedroom she saw the older male and almost out of instincts started to growl and snarl. Her fur bristled around her neck and down her spine heavily, it seemed she would not forgive older men for what has happened to her over the period of those three dreadful years. With a quick shift of the paws, the tiger found herself running towards the door, her tail lashing about behind her and knocking small knick-knacks and pictures down from a few mantels and such. She leapt over Akari and easily and attempted to tackle the other purple-haired male with the full weight of her body.

"No! Kazuki! He's ok! He might me a part of my family! please don't hurt him! He's not here to harm you I promise!" Akari whimpered.

Seeing this girl charge after him out of some anger that apparently welled inside her, he didn't move. Muttering spell underneath breathe, he created a forcefield that prevented Kazuki from pouncing onto him, which would ultimately send her flying back into that of which she came. "Child, I would watch yourself." Turning towards Mica, he said, "I'll put those back up for you." He went past them, forcefield now down to where it encased his body, as he picked up the items knocked down by Kazuki's careless actions. Setting them back on the mantel, he smiled slightly. "There. Might I sit for a little while... Miss..."

"Mica. I am Mica..." She quickly said, surprised that such a person would do that, but since he was an angel, she figured that it was due to that. "I have heard of you Cygnus..." She said, going to Kazuki, to make sure she was alright. "You are okay Kazuki?" she asked.

Akari stood to the side of the door starring at the ground biting his lip gently.

Kazuki, in spite of herself, let out a low whimper and flopped her head back against the ground helplessly. She groaned to herself, the reopened wounds spilling blood down her white and black fur like it were dyed water. "I.. don't feel..." She trailed off as she shut her eyes and fell limp, and despite what pain it would bring, her body unconsciously shifted to that of a thirteen-year-old girl, naked still from her earlier bath. A lot of her wounds were reopened from her careless act, but she would not care if she were to get up and see Cygnus in the house still.

"MISS KAZUKI!" Akari ran to her hitting his knees as he dropped to them and pulled her into his arms, he closed his eyes beginning to glow slightly, her wounds finally healed, all of them closing neatly. Akari looked up at the ceiling and hunched over her weakly.

With a low growl, Kazuki shifted slightly in her unconscious state, the blood pumped from her heart not enough to fill up the whole of her body. She had been shivering in his arms, her body temperature unusually low.

Akari's eyes teared up. "Come on...don't leave...stay with me Miss Kazuki..." He held her close rubbing her arms and her back.

Cygnus saw what occurred before him, sighing and removing his trench coat. He hadn't realized the girl was in such a weakened state, otherwise he would've never used his forcefield. Going past the faint Mica who stood silently, eyes widened, tears beading at the corner of her eyes. He got down on one knee, taking Kazuki from Akari and holding her. Checking her breathing, and then her heartbeat, he saw that it was faint. "I can help her..." he said quietly, pressing fingers to her chest and sending a shock through her, as a CPR machine would do. Yet another spell that he learned over the years and mastered.

Her body convulsed, her stomach churning in her body and sending up her previous, and biggest meal she had in three years. She breath in a bit of the vomit but she did not care as she groaned lightly.

"Is she going to be ok?" Akari said weakly.

Leaning her up, he helped her to get the vomit out of her mouth, finding the smell to be repulsive. Smiling, he nodded to Akari. "Your friend will be fine. She's been through a lot, hasn't she? Her body is just overwhelmed, that's all."

After the vomit was cleaned out most of the way and she was leaned up, she blinked a bit and looked around, her vision shown in small slits. When she realized that the hands and arms holding her was not Akira's or Mica's, she hissed and lashed out weakly, her fingers barely scratching Cygnus' flesh.

Akari fell onto his back like a dead bird his wings sprawled out his body weak

Mica immediately went to catch Akari, holding him as Cygnus held Kazuki. She picked him up and went to lay him down on the couch.

Cygnus was unphased, still holding her firmly in hand and picking her up. "Stop squirming. You have me to thank child, I saved your life." He said, thinking back to Jazon. Moving to set her back down on the couch beside Akari, he went to get his trench coat back on. "Mica. Tell Akari he can find me in Foggy Abyss when he wakes. I must be going home. My lover waits for me.." With that said, he went to the door, "And.. Akari will be fine. He just needs rest." Then he left the house to Avalar's streets.

Kazuki groaned to herself and held her stomach, a slight tear running down her cheek as he body convulsed once more. "My stomach.... hurts.." She muttered, laying back against the cushion of the couch. She still did not trust the older male, so she blocked out his final words to her and waited for the door to shut. She pushed herself up and placed her feet on the ground, shaking her head roughly to clear her vision. "I...I'll kill him..."

Akari stirred slightly. "W-Where did he go?" He looked around

Mica moved to force Kazuki to lie back down. "Rest Kazuki, you as well Akari. You both need to rest..." She said, still shivering from witnessing these small events that had brought about memories of two years ago. "Cygnus said that he would be in Foggy Abyss if you wanted to see him. He had to go because he had a lover to get back to."

Kazuki moved past Mica's hands and stood up slowly, a little wobbly on her feet but she used her tail to keep balance. "Fine... but after I rest... I'm going.. and killing him..." She walked towards the hall, placing her hands on the small mantels to keep balance.

"I have to find him..." Akari stood up wobbly and walked to the door. "I have to know if he's a part of my family..." Akari opened the door.

At once, she calmly stood and closed her eyes. "You are stubborn Akari. You must rest... and you will." With a flick of the wrist, she sent a wind gust to shut the door before Akari could step out. Walking over to him, she picked him up again and took him to the room in which Kazuki was going. "You'll have plenty of time to find him."

"NO! Please Miss Mica! I have to know!" Akari struggled best he could beginning to cry his wings flapping like a bird.

Kazuki looked at Akira in Mica's arms and gave him a deadly glare not intended, her face just seemed not to want to change expressions as she pictured the male in her mind. "You won't have a chance to figure out if he is your brother." Was all she said, turning and walking into the room.

"Please don't Miss Kazuki, he maybe the only family I have, please..." Tears streamed down only his eyes causing them to sting.

She put Akari onto the bed, sighing. "Kazuki won't be killing anyone. Not if I have anything to do with it... it's not right to kill someone for no reason." Slight malice laced words as she glanced to the two.

"Please Miss Mica, please allow me to go find him..." Akari begged softly.

"You're not gonna stop me from doing anything.. Once my blood returns to normal level, you won't be able to." Kazuki muttered out, curling up into a naked ball on the bed.

Akari looked at Kazuki, "I've done so much for you Miss Kazuki how could you want to destroy the one thing I've always wanted?" He cried.

"You don't even know if that is your family." She corrected sharply. She wanted to cool down but she was so frustrated that she was so weak at this point that she began to shake in rage. She felt a tear run over her temple as she laid down and she quickly wiped it up with the back of her hand.

"But he could be he's the closest anyone's come in comparison to being related..." Akari wiped his tears away, he couldn't believe the person that he helped save from some senseless violence wanted to kill someone just for being a male older than her.

"Akari... I can't change the way I feel about men!" She pointed out, pushing herself up and staring down at him intensely. With a slight sigh, Kazuki reached for the shirt that Mica had given her to sleep in, but she was not going to sleep, she was too worked up. She pulled the pants on as well, her tail slipping out from the waist of the pants as she stood up from the bed and walked out of the room. "I'm going outside..." She informed them, rubbing the back of her head as she balanced herself with a table and mantels.

Jace made his way up the path to the door, he quickly changed his eyes back to there normal blue and smiled as he knocked on the door.

Sighing, Mica once again forced gravity to enhance its hold under Kazuki's feet, hoping to force her to drop down. "Listen you, I said to stay. Now go and sleep, while I get the door..." At that point, her wings felt they needed a stretching so she did, and they were then going back in as she opened the door. At the sight of Jace, she became confused. Two good-looking men in one day? That was odd.. but nice in a way. She blinked, "Can I help you, sir?"

Jace smiled and took mica's hand and kissed. "Hello.....the names jace.........Im searching for an angel....' He looked at everyting in the room.

She blushed faintly at the kissing of her hand, taking it back and putting it against chest. Hearing what his name was, and then the mentioning of an angel, she stared up at him. "What do you want with me?" She asked, her guard up slightly. Mica wasn't sure if he meant literally or was flattering her.

Akari looked around. "Now's my chance..." He lept from bed and ran as fast as he could, he pushed past Mica and the stranger his wings shedding a few feathers as he past. "I'll return Miss Mica! Good bye Miss Kazuki!" He ran to Avalar as fast as he could

Mica cursed as Akari escaped past her, seeing his feathers flutter everywhere. "AKARI!" She yelled, her own wings unfurling themselves as she moved to go past Jace.

Kazuki, despite the extra gravity to her feet, had regain a bit of her strength and held at Mica's arm. Before she even noticed the new old male, she shook her head and pulled Mica back a bit, quickly gripping her hand and lacing her fingers through fingers. "Miss Mica... Don't worry about him..." Was all she said.

"Someone has to!" She yelled, pulling her fingers from the girl's grasp. "I won't let him get killed... he could."

"And that is exactly why I am going..." Her nose caught the scent of the male and she quickly furrowed her brow and looked up to Jace's face. "You have company..." She snarled out quietly, now pushing past the both of them, bumping Jace as she did, and walked out onto the streets of Avalar.

Mica sighed, knowing she couldn't stop the girl. Leaning back against the doorframe, she slid down it onto knees, forgetting Jace was there for the moment. "I am sorry you had to see that..."

Jace smiled charmingly. "Oh...its no problem.....no problem at all...." He looked at her wings.

Not noticing the vampire stare at white appendages, she let her gaze settle to the inside of her house. "Ah, it's quiet again..." She murmured.

Jace put his hand out as if to help her up.

Unknown to the intentions of the male, Mica took the proffered hand to hoist herself up. Getting up, she smiled, "Thank you. That was kind of you to help me.."

Jace smiled, "No problem......"

She smiled back, faint traces of red gracing cheeks. "Would you like something to drink?"

Jace smiled. "I dont want to be a hasel......."

"Oh, no, you won't be any trouble. Please, come in." Mica entered the house again, going to the kitchen to get drinks. "What would you like?"

A voice whispered in Jace's ear. "Time is ticking away Vampire..."

Jace ignored the voice and smiled at Mika, "What ever you want to give me..."

"I'll give you anything if you'd just ask for it.." She said simply.

Jace smiles charmingly and walks over to her, "In that case...........Red wine.....if you happen to have any...."

To the cupboards she went, scrounging about for any wine. "Ah, you are in luck, I do." Mica smiled, getting it and pulling down two wine glasses. Pouring some into each one, she offered a glass to Jace. "Here you are."

Jace smiled, "Thank you beautiful....." He took a sip.

"You flatter me. There really is nothing worth calling beautiful about me... perhaps, besides my wings. Other than that, I am so plain." Mica said, taking a sip, blushing faintly still.