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The big window in her apartment, though slightly foggy and usually covered by a large black curtain, had a birds eye view of the busy street below. With the sights came the noise.

Kira groaned and rolled over as some b*****d leaned on his horn for a good five minutes. Sometimes having sensitive hearing wasn't as good as it seemed. She opened a bleary gray eye to stare at the clock for a few seconds before closing it and opening both.

'I slept in again...' she thought as she dragged her unwilling body out of bed and into clothing. 'Oh well' She yawned as she shuffled to the door and threw it open... directly into the face of her landlord.

'Oh ********> She stepped outside and slowly shut the door. 'Maybe if I just walk away he won't notice....' "b***h, what was that?" 'or not' She turned her eyes to the fat man in front of her and gave him a blank look before walking past and headed for the stairs.

"Where do you think you're going? You haven't paid your rent in over thre-" The voice faded away as she flew down four steps at a time.
'God, why do I live here again?' Kira sighed and forced the main door open only to be dragged into the never ending river of humans rushing to ********.

She maneuvered between the people and was about the turn the corner when she heard something running around the other side. She threw herself against the wall just in time to see a strange blur fly past. 'Bastards never think of anything around them' She humphed and started to walk forward before a familiar voice stopped her.

'Unobservant like always' She narrowed her eyes.

'Why's that?'

There was a sigh 'The one who just ran past, it had wings'

Vince "Bard" Shintara stood on the top of a large dune, gazing softly out over the land. Apparently, the girls had decided they needed groceries, and had elected Lolicia to go and get it. Not that he could blame them, there wasn't ever any good game around....

But shouldn't she be back by now? Unless, of course, she'd managed to get into some sort of trouble. Again. Vince sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Well, then, I suppose it's time to go play babysitter..." He mumbled to no one but himself. he closed his eyes, and attempted to reach for the ambient energies in a way he was sure only he could. He felt the familiar tug, and slowly urged the power out into the air in a thick wall, displacing the gasses that hung in the air. Vince reached up and pulled down a pair of what looked like a cross between mechanics goggles, and pilot's goggles. They were obviously goggles either way, but the lenses we're mostly round, with a soft curve to make them look slightly more form-fitting.

As soon as the goggles were fixed over his eyes, he let the wedge widen, producing a gap in the middle of the pocket of energy. Of course, it's nearly impossible to keep nothing in any given space, and that was what Vince was hoping for. Since the only available thing to be put into this new vacuum was himself, he wound up flying forward at a fairly fast rate. As soon as he started moving, he would push the vacuum further along, causing it to pull on him even more. In this way, he was able to fly across the lifeless earth in a blur, leaving a large trail of dust behind him. At least, he did until he lifted further into the air.

Of course, this wasn't nearly as enjoyable as natural flight, but it was simple, could be done without changing, and was still a fast mode of transportation. He slowly gained altitude, gazing down at the landscape below. He tapped a button on the side of one of his goggle's lenses, which started morphing and changing shape as it magnified the ground below. This served to further enhance his flight-vision, allowing him to see on the ground almost as if he was hovering a few feet above it as his eyes ratcheted in and out of focus on any particular target. If nothing else, he had to admit, humans made pretty interesting toys. Now if only they weren't so stupid about everything else.

It took him only a couple of minutes to reach the city, at which started to drop silently to the ground, since he couldn't make a bubble of normal air if he was being yanked by a vacuum. The bubble would not only allow him to deflect light around himself and, essentially, become invisible, but would also prevent any thermal scanners from finding him as well. He only stayed invisible until he hit the ground, and was able to meld seamlessly into the crowd. He already had a cover story and everything, should anyone try to see through his disguise. He shuffled along, silently trying to search through this horrible mess to find what he was looking for. There WAS a reason he hated crowds, after all.

And, naturally, by the time he pinpointed her position, she was already out of the city, apparently running from something. That figured. He pushed his way out through the crowd, eventually making his way back out of the city. He shook himself off as though trying to rid himself of unwanted muck before straightening out his clothes. "Well, she has to stop running at some point..." He muttered to himself. So, seeing as how he had nothing else to do, he started walking back off through the wastelands.

'Wings? You're shitting me'

'Fine. don't believe me. Its not my a** that will be bitten'

Kira growled. 'My a** is your a**' She waited for an answer but when none came she sighed.

'How I hate slip personalities' She looked around the busy street and realized she had been standing there for awhile. The people in the store were staring out the window. She turned the corner and headed for the edge of the city.

The change was abrupt. Going from towering buildings of glass and crowded roads to sandy dunes and a glaring sun. Kira welcomed the sudden quiet and the feel of wind on her face as she ran across the packed dirt before the sand.

Finding a high dune she sat down to wait for night when her scales would blend into the sky and she could shift without being seen.

"Wings eh? Maybe I should look into it.... for all I know it could be a dragon..." Her gray eyes reflected the clouds overhead as she stared upwards laying back.