The Majique Ball, Part I

Kinrea tapped her lap nervously when she sat in a chair towards the back corner of the room. She'd never done this kind of thing before, let alone wear such frilly clothing. This was the first time she had worn a dress in a very long while.

Kinrea was indeed in a large room, much larger than her own home. Her home was petite, made to suit one or two inhabitants. This grand room seemed fit to hold well over hundreds of people, making Kinrea feel much, much smaller. The floor was made of a creme-colored marble, matching the creme-colored walls and golden-splashed curtains and trimming. The two enormous crystal and glass chandeliers above her seemed both delicate and threatening, dangling high with no more than a mere cable and metal supporting it. Looking up at it made Kinrea dizzy and even more nervous.

She looked around the room skeptically, quickly realizing that no one she knew was currently present on the dance floor nor in the dining area. The whole reason she came eluded her still. What in God's name would posess her to suddenly, after so long of being solitary in her own little world, break out in this manner? Perhaps it was the boring daily routine that was her life, or Jinjin's mannerisms. Jinjin loved parties, but had a particular fondness for the Annual Majique Ball. She had always made it sound so profound, so unique! - well, Jinjin had a talent to make anything sound grand.

Kinrea sighed softly and walked impatiently to the ladies' restroom. The restroom itself was the size of two living rooms, just as brilliant as the main ball room itself. She turned to face a large mirror on the wall and found a stunningly beautiful young woman wearing a glistening and glittering creme-dress gazing right back at her. Her face seemed almost painted with a slight glow, her almost-black brown hair pulled back in a tight ponytail with her curls falling behind her head. At first Kinrea was baffled at the sight, then grew disturbed that she was looking into her own face and had not realized it for several minutes. After playing with her hair for a while, a woman who looked no older than twenty-four walked in and smiled at her.

"There you are," the woman said with relief in her voice. "I've been looking for you!" She grabbed Kinrea's arm and tugged her through the door and back into the ball room.

"Jinjin, I-I don't know, " Kinrea stammered nervously. Jinjin was headed for the dance floor, and she didn't like that idea much at all. "I-I'm not up for this quite yet."

"Oh come on, Kin," Jinjin pleaded, "You haven't been out like this in forever!"

"And that's precisely why I DON'T want to dance yet!" Kinrea halted and tugged herself in the direction away from the dance floor. Jinjin let go of her arm and twirled singing, "Fine, suit yourself!" She vanished into the army of dancers.

Kinrea stood looking into the sea of people, wondering if Jinjin could dance just as gracefully as everyone else. She had never really seen Jinjin dance before. She only heard stories that her sister would bring home from long days of dancing and partying. She could play any party role: beautiful and elegant, premiscuous and wild... she could do it. Nothing like Kinrea. She couldn't even believe that her reflection was her own. That's what she gets for letting her sister play dress up with her.

"Excuse me miss," a man's voice said respectfully. "You look lost. Are you alright?"

Kinrea's eyes averted from the dancing sea to a young Asian man's face looking right at hers. "Um," Kinrea fumbled, "Y-Yeah. Quite alright. Thanks," she trailed off looking away as quickly as possible. She looked down at her dress for a second and spoke softly, "Excuse me..." The man only looked at her as she raced out the ball room's main entrance.

Ice Cream Parlor

A continuation of the previous entry. :3



At the ice cream parlor
Shoku: *googley-eyes Philzor*
Philzor: .... <<; ....so about that ice cream...
Dai: ...Cookie dough.... *thinks*
Tauto: Bianca wants strawberryyyyyyyyyyyyyyzzzz~ *twirls*
Dark: I want emo cream-
Letho: Ew, Dark! Eww! Just... ew! You sick person.
Dark: What the hell?
Letho: That's just nasty, man.
Dark: I was talking about Rocky Road. o_o;
Letho: ....Oh.... I knew that.
Swift: Gimme THAT thrice cream. *points at chocolate mint*
Ice cream guy moves to chocolate mint
Try: Ohh, me too! I want that one.
Swift: ...Nevermind, give me peppermint.
Ice cream guy: :| *moves to peppermint*
Try: OH ME TOO! I changed my mind. Peppermint for me.
Swift: ........
Try: :)
Swift: ....Can I get double fudge?
Ice cream guy: o_o... *moves to chocolate*
Try: OH OH ME-
Swift: STOP THAT! D:
Try: What? o_o
Shoku: I dunno what I want! Daigoro, should I get cotton candy or mint chocolate chip?
Dai: Umm... get-
Tauto: GET BOTH! :D
Shoku and Dai: Ewwwww.
Tauto: What?
Shoku: That's... a gross combo!
Tauto: Not even! I mixed mine, and it's DELICIOUS!
Dai: ...Shoku, what flavor is the vomit-colored one?
Shoku: Eegh, I don't know. ):
Tauto: D: It's not vomit! It's cookie dough with orange sherbet!
All of Hitsuzen BUT Tauto: Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
Ice cream guy: *Giggles*
Really long silence
Shoku: ....Can I get cotton candy? Please?
Ice cream guy: Sure. *moves slowly*
Shoku: HURRY UP, before I lose my appetite! Tauto is right next to me. T_T

[Outside.]
Dai: *sips melted cookie dough ice cream out of cup* :3
Tauto: *stares at ice cream* Its not... vomit... D:
Dark: Keep telling yourself that, Bianca... *licks vanilla from a cone*
Try: Hahaaaa, I got double scoop! :D
Shoku: Pshh, pansy. I gots FOUR.
Dai: *mumbles* Fatty...
Shoku: *smacks Dai's arm really hard*
Dai: D:
Kaori: *tosses empty ice cream cup away* Nummy-nummy.
Letho: He put bananas in mine! WTF! I DIDNT ASK FOR THIS!
Dark: Dude, you ordered a banana split.
Letho: ...Oh. ARE YOU SERIOUS?
Shoku: *laughs hysterically* Ohhh my god, so retarded.
Philzor: *emerges from parlor* GAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!
Swift: Oh my-
Philzor has ice cream with ten scoops high on a cone
Shoku: *stares at Dai* And you call ME fatty? -____-

Guild Outing :D

Hitsuzen home. Humongous. Has eight rooms, three bathrooms, a big kitchen, a family room, a living room, and a dining room. Seven rooms belong to the members, two people per room paired by class. The biggest bedroom, triple the size of one normal room, belongs to the founders of Hitsuzen. The house is lush, and the walls are painted a very fair, light green.

Our story starts in the family room. The family room is four times the size as a bedroom. Has three long couches along a wall. On the adjacent wall is a 70-inch plasma screen TV. TV sits on a mahogany and glass entertainment center. Electronics include a sound system, a DVD player, a Wii, a PS2 and PS3.

Dai, Swift, Shoku, and Trystrem stand around the couch closest to the door.

Shoku: *Tugging on Dai's shirt* Come on, dammit! D:
Dai: *holding onto family room couch for dear life* Nuuuuu! TT_TT
Swift: Oh come on, Dai it's just-
Dai: NUUUU! TT__TT
Shoku: LET'S GO DAMMIT! D:<
Try: Gahahaha, Dai.
Tauto walks into family room from bedroom hallway with Kaori.
Kaori: Hey guys, whats-
Tauto: *Bursts out laughing* Gahahaha, what the hell man?! *Points at Dai*
Dai: Tauto, help meeee! TT_TT
Swift: Nooo, stay there. This is funny.
Shoku: WE GOOOO! D:<
Dai: NOOOOO!
BakChee, Daraku, Letho, Erricson, and Dark hear the commotion and come into the room.
Dark: The hell? What's going on?
Swift: We're trying to convince Dai to go for a walk in the sunlight.
Dai: IT'LL BUUUURN! WAAA!
BakChee: Yayyyyy~! Let's all go!
Tauto: Guild outing! :D
Kaori: ...o_o
Letho: *Leans towards Dai* How ya doin'? :D
Dai: SH-SHADDAP! TT_TT
Shoku: Swift, lift Dai's fingers from the couch! We're going. DX
Swift: Okay. >:D
Dai: NUUUU! TT__TT

~

[Outside at Mushroom Park]
Dai: ._. ...
Shoku: ^___^ That wasn't so bad, now was it?
Dai: Shaddap... *Huff* Anyways. What're we doing out here?
Tauto: Enjoying suunnnn- lalalalalalaaaaa~
BakChee: *Climbs a tree*
Letho: *hangs upside down from tree branch*
Swift: Oh my god, dude. Look, it's Philzor!
Shoku: Phi-Philzor?! AHH! *Runs for Philzor*
Dai: What the fu-
Shoku: Eeeyaaaa!
Philzor: *whistles*
Shoku: *stands behind Philzor*
Philzor: *whistles and turns around* AHH! O_O
Shoku: AHH! >___O
Philzor: O_O... Can I help you?
Shoku: *salivates* Hiiii-I love yoo-
Dai: *Covers Shoku's mouth and drags her backwards* Okay, let's go.
Philzor: o_O
Shoku: *muffled arguing* DX
Dai: Sorry for the trouble.
Philzor: It's fine.... <<;
FangBlade walks up to Philzor
FangBlade: Hey homie.
Philzor: O_O???
Shoku and Dai stop and stare
Shoku: Wtf? o_o
Dai: The hell? FangBlade, what are you doing in Broa?!
FangBlade: I... I don't know. D: I'm the awesome number one, I can do anything! :D
The rest of Hitsuzen walks to FangBlade
Try: o_o... *takes pictures*
FangBlade: WTF. D:
BakChee and Daraku: *jump beside FangBlade, squishing him*
BakChee: Piiiictures! :D
FangBlade: D: THE HELL?!!?!
Try: *camera clicker goes off* [click] [click] Anyone else?
Tauto: *runs into picture*
Dai: o_o
Shoku: o_o
Swift: o_o...
Try: [click] [click] [click]
FangBlade: NUUUU! AHHH! *Melts*
BakChee, Daraku, and Tauto: o_o...
Swift: ....ANYWAYS. Let's get some ice cream or something.
Everyone else: Okay. :D
Philzor: Can I come too?! :D
Shoku: HELL YES!
Dai: *at the same time as Shoku* HELL NO! *stares at Shoku*
Shoku: *stares at Dai*
Philzor: o_o... Okay. :D

The Tale Of A Greedy Bastard

Written By: Jordan Conti
Mad props, Swift. ♥

Mysterious Voice: Wanna play a game?
Aneisa: *Wakes up* OH MY GOD, WHERE AM I?
Mysterious Voice: Anna, Can I can I call you Anna?
Aneisa: It's An-
Mysterious Voice: Who gives a shit.
Mysterious Voice: Anyways, you have been-
Aneisa: WHERE AM-
Mysterious Voice: FUCK.. SHUT UP!
Aneisa: o_o...... eep.
Mysterious Voice: >_> ... You have been brought here because of your greedyness towards money.
Mysterious Voice: My sources have told me that you put money infront of your OWN flesh and blood.. This is Un-Acceptable, and until you learn, you will suffer your own punishment.
Mysterious Voice: My name is Jordan, And I will be planning your Oh so Tedious day today.
Jordan: You will find That you are caged above a pit of acid, your goal is to-
Aneisa: OMG MONEY! =D *Grabs money*
Jordan: ... -_-
Aneisa: ... D:
*Hand get's blown off*
Jordan: Oh.... My god -_-
Aneisa: *Drops into pit of acid*
Jordan: You will find that you have 30 seconds to get out of this pool. Or you will deteriorate.
Jordan: You can offer your leg to the machine in return for something golden.
Aneisa: *Rams leg into machine*
Machine: *Pop's out key*
Aneisa: *Unlock's door to get out of pool*
Jordan: .. *Clap*... *Clap*... *Clap*... Well done... Now you can-
Aneisa: OMG 20 BUCKS! *Dives for it*
Jordan: Oh my fucking-
Aneisa: *Falls into pit of snakes*
Jordan: Well that was just AMAZING.

The Dance With Death

Ruby pools and diamond droplets
Rusty blades and speckled tissue
Not the end, no no...
Only the beginning.

It is a dance with death,
A waltzing enemy.
Counting one, two, three,
One, two, three
You're almost dead now,
Come follow me.

Dark little corner, crimson and raven
Dark little corner, solitary haven
It whispers
Dark little person in the dark little corner
Come out, we won't hurt you.

It lies.

Hitsuzen, Part V

Ellinia forests were quiet. Canopies of trees huddle closely overhead, letting only a few rays of sunlight drip through. The looming trees are old, but not as old as the forest itself. The air smelled of rotting leaves and morning dew. Slimes and green mushrooms hid playfully while Hitsuzen made their way through.
Liutenant Dai walked along side his horse with the Four Captains. Bowmen slung their bows around them and walked with the assassins, while the bandits talked quietly with the warriors of tactics and skills. The mages walked silently, admiring the forests of their origin.
Tadeyo found his way to Dai's side, and Dai began to speak of his youth in Ellinia.
"It was awkward for a while growing up here," he began. "My father was a mage, but my mother was a bowman. So I grew up learning to be both. When I was educated to be a wizard here, the bowman blood in me slipped away, and now I barely remember how to aim. Sad, huh?
"Yon and I used to play in these trees as children, and she'd always lose," he said laughing. "We would practice hopping from branch to branch, and she'd hate me because I would just teleport when she was winning. Once, she got so angry she stomped on a branch without thinking, and it broke right under her feet." Tadeyo and Dai laughed at the image of Yon's girlish screaming as she fell until Yon came up behind them and grabbed their shoulders.
"Laugh all you want, Dai," she said vengefully, "If I recall correctly, you cried like a baby when a stump snuck up on you when we were playing in the Growing Tree's top branches when we were fourteen."
Tadeyo burst into laughter when Dai's face flushed of color. He punched Dai playfully on the shoulder. "Don't worry, Liutenant," he said. "I fell out of the Border Tree back in the village trying to impress a girl."
"I wonder which girl," Yon says, winking at him. Tadeyo smiled at her mockingly, as if telling her to shut up rather than agreeing.
The leaves and branches that towered over them began to rustle, and a loud crack of a branch was heard partnered with a yelp of surprise.
"Oh," Swift says looking into the tree branches rustling above. "Speak of the devil..."
Yurei came falling out of the branches above along with a broken tree branch. Tadeyo ran and caught her before she hit the ground, and stared at her face for a moment. Yurei, panting for air, stared back.
"Hey you," she said casually.
"Hey you," he replied teasingly. He glanced up to the tree. "Falling from the sky, are we?" He put her down and she wobbled off, dusting her clothes of the leaves sticking to her.
"Where were you," Tauto asked. "You've been missing for quite a while."
"Ah," Yurei said. "I was delivering messages, and requesting help." She hugged Dai and Swift at the same time. "Why, were you worried?"
"Slightly," Tauto admit. "You just disappeared."
"Hmm," Yurei said monotone. "I'm sorry. But..." She turned to Tadeyo and looked him in the eye. "I found Chun Ji."
Tadeyo lifted his eyebrows at the name, and said, "How is he doing? What'd he say?"
She reached into a pack tied to Dai's horse and pulled out a water bottle, and uncapped it. "He's living on the street with the poor, I'm assuming to blend in. Most of Alaitoc is that way, right? Well, anyways. He said no."
Tadeyo's eyes fell to the ground. "Hm, I knew he would've said that." He walked towards Yurei and put his arm around her neck. "I'm glad you're back."
Yurei smiled her delicate smile and leaned into him. "Likewise."

Camp was set up right around the entrance to the dungeon, their next challenge. Fireflies floated in the air, heightening the magical feeling of the forest. Glows of lights from inside the tents began to extinguish as members began to fall into sleep.
Tadeyo crawls into the small tent pitched for Yurei and himself. The lamp in the corner of the tent glowed dim orange, warming the tent in the cold forest. He threw his shirt off and plopped on his back on the sheets, and began dozing off. Yurei crawled in the tent a little while after he started hearing voices that signed sleep, and he came to.
"You sleepy," she said taking off her shirt, revealing a sports bra.
"Yeah, kind of," he said softly. He closed his eyes, listening to her voice.
"Aww," she said cutely. "I wanted to do something before we crash out."
"Heh," he mused. "Like what?" He opened his eyes to see her kicking her pants off. She took her hair down and closed the tent closed with the clip from her hair, and crawled passionately on top of him.
"Mmmm," he said smiling at her as her face came closer to his. She smiled as she felt up his chest. She kissed him as soon as her face met his, rubbing her body onto his. He rolled herover on to her back and kissed her neck lightly. "Mmmm, maybe I'm not all that tired," he teased, tracing his tounge to the lobe of her ear. She let out a soft moan, and smiled.
"That's what I thought," she teased.

Hitsuzen, Part IV

"Ahh, an exile," he said. He passed the half-filled water bottle to her, and as she drank deeply, he continued. "So what does Tadeyo need?"
"He wants you," Yurei said wiping her mouth with the back of her hand. She passed the bottle back to him, and he began to drink what was left. "To bring Alaitoc members to aid us in this war."
Ji choked on the water, coughing most of it out onto the pavement. "You're kidding," Ji gasped. Yurei stood there staring at him.
"Quite serious," she said.
"Yurei," he started, "Just because I'm leader doesn't mean-"
"Ji, we need this help," Yurei exploded. "The Hunters have already gotten Assassinate on their side. Last I saw, Blood Mafia-"
"There is nothing I can do for you, Yurei," Ji interrupted loudly. He stared at her desperate face, lined with worry.
"You can help us, Chun." She stared into his eyes, hoping to find an answer. But there was none.
"Yurei, I can almost guarantee you that Alaitoc would want nothing to do with outsider's affairs," he reasoned. And she saw the reason in it. "Do you understand what I mean?"
She turned to the road to the Elle Forest and walked slowly from Ji. "Yes, I understand."
She walked until she reached the border where the forest began. She turned her head, and looked Ji in the eyes.
"Without any aid, Chun Ji," she said in low voice. "We will all die."


~


The Hunters army trodded along slowly through the Eastern Rocky Mountains of Perion, exhausted from the excessive heat and lack of rest. Warriors slumped along side their dehydrating horses, who refuse to let anyone ride them until given water. Domeki Rihdan, the guild leader, who was saddled up high on his horse (the only horse that will stand for it), rode along side of his warriors.
"Keep the pace up, men," he shouted. "Perion is only a distance away!"
The men groaned in disbelief, and slugged along. Domeki scouted the area for anything useful that they could use. Fifty miles, The Hunters have been traveling with no rest, and no shade.
All they could do was keep trodding along until their destination is reached.

When nightfall came, the warriors unloaded their packs on the horses and set up a small camp along side of a deep valley. A fire cackled softly underneath the moon. Most of the warriors lay asleep soundly in their tent, while others stood outside chatting lowly. Domeki sat quietly at the campfire and stared into the flames.
"Little sister," he murmured. "What do you think you're doing..." he sighed and propped his head up on his hand and slouched. What an embarrassment, he thought. His own sister, running off with the Thief Captain of Hitsuzen. What would father think of this? He sighed and let out a slight chuckle and a smile.
"We'll find you, little sister."