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Mel had slowly staggered and sleep-walked her way all the way over to Cherry Blossom Park. This task seemed almost impossiable, sure, espeically because the walk was close to half an hour. But luckly she didn't get hit by a car or anything because her body had walked the back way. Currently she was snoozing over a particular large and in bloom tree, her body collapsed on the ground. When suddenly she gave a jolt through out her and her eyes opened, quickly widening as she looked around. She glanced from her left to her right and then up at the sky as if expecting to find an answer there. She seriously had no idea where she was at though, she had never seen this place before and all she remebered was that she had previously been sleeping under a different tree with Sei there. "S-Sei?" she started as she stuttered lightly trying to find someone that she knew.

Light, but sure step footsteps made their way across the stone pathway in the park, Jade's handsome older face tucked behind a favorite book of his as the pink petals offset his blue/green outfit. Gently brushing a petal from the page he was reading, he suddenly smiled to himself, catching the still-falling petal before placing it in the book as a bookmark, closing it slowly. "We shall finish our journey later, old friend." He said with a small laugh, placing the small book in his inner breast pocket before pulling his glasses from his face. Without them, Jade seemed to have a slightly feminine look, yet the crimson eyes that watched lovers, students, and pet sought to find a deeper meaning than any could guess. With a small sigh, the Lanvalderian placed both hands behind his back, walking slowly through the park. He did not know what he sought, but anything was better than the boredom that seemed to follow him so, and boredom was bad company to one who had and could afford few friends.

Mel glanced up, her eyes wide and she had made a small yelp sound when she heard Sei approch. She was obviously shooken up having walked all the way over to the place, and now felt a little creeped out that she could actually sleep walk. "I-I...I don't know" she stuttered with a frown as she hugged herself, rubbing her shoulders. She tried to calm down a bit though, just not being able to really that much as she looked back up at him. "I think I sleep walked my whole way over here. I'm really freaked out now" she muttered as she glanced around, also apperently paranoid. She bit down on her lips lightly though as she shook her head and then looked back to him, grabbing onto his hand as lightly as possiable as she stood up. She brushed her self free of the cherry blossoms that actually were the same color as her hair. She looked to him and then slowly lightly smiled, giving a nervous laugh "Well at least we ended up some place nice" she added. Her eyes grew worried though suddenly as she tugged on his arm, wrapping her own around him as she helped give him some support. "You shouldn't have run here so fast" she said as she glanced down, knowing it was her fault.

[I'll be your friend Teach! D8 <333]

Ellie padded around the park, once again the girl had taken a random ride from a stranger and had no idea where she was at! Okay, well actually the ride was from a bus driver, and she just hadn't asked where the bus went when she got on. Still though, when it left, she panicked, and now she had no clue what to do at all. She started to do what some people do when they panic, run around in circles frantically. She was over-reacting, but then again Ellie really had issues with this stuff. At home she sometimes wouldn't get back home for days or untill her sister had found her. However she ran into three people at once, if anyone could do that unbalanced Ellie could.

First off, she had run into and between a male and female neko, and then tripping and toppling over them, she landed next to an older man, knocking him down as well. She collapsed onto the ground, her eyes swirling over quickly as she panicked again.

[Kaori and Kai are NOT neko. I never mentioned neko apendages at all when describing them. D: Stop jumping to conclusions. God. xD]

Kaori jumped in surprise as someone darted between her and Kai. She sprang back, but Kai just frowned, glaring at the person emotionlessly as she fell over. Kaori was staring, eyes slightly wide, and starting forward to help. However, she'd frozen at the sight of the man catching himself, springing back up to his feet. "H-hey!" she stammered, suddenly realizing he had a spear to her brothers throat. "What are you doing?"

Kai just stood there, arms still folded across his chest as he didn't move. Though, if he was alarmed, he hid it perfectly. The slender black tail was flicking behind him slowly, his eyes focused upon the ground. Inside his head, a voice was raving. Kill him! Kill him! What the hell are you just standing there for?! Idiot! Kai ignored it, and stood still, not moving even after the man had moved away. "Feh, whatever," he muttered, ignoring Kaori as she moved over to check his neck for injury. When she was sure he was fine, she turned and peered uncertainly towards the man, not sure what to make of him.

"...excuse me," she began. "You're a... what at Ria?"


Sei stared down at Mel with a soft smile, placing a hand lightly upon her head, ruffling her hair fondly. "It's ok," he grinned. "Im here now!" He turned, glancing back the way he'd come as he squeezed her hand back. I've never seen someone sleep walk such a long distance though," he admitted. But he shrugged it off, facing her again as he saw she looked nervous, then maybe guilty. He just grinned, hugging her lightly with the arm she'd wrapped around herself. "Don't worry about me," he replied. "I told you, I'm not gonna die again so easily."

Jade bowed his head slightly as the woman stood, disregarding the words of the over-bearing youth. "I am glad to meet you, Ellie, and I hope you are alright after such a fall." The smile gave way to a slightly more serious look when she spoke of being new. "Oh? Is that so? Well then, allow me to re-introduce myself to all of you, seeing as I will be your teacher." He removed his glasses, his feminine charm and now-gorgeous face shined through suddenly. "I am Ex-Colonel Jade Curtis, 3rd Division Leader if the Lanvalderian White Knights, And Magster Artium, or Master of Armed and Magical combat, Here at Ria. I will be the one that teaches you all how to use those big weapons you have." He lightly smiled and pointed to the sibling's swords, fingering a bit of his hair from his face with a light laugh. "Now now, don't be hasty. I'm sure you can weild such beastly arms with great ease, but I will teacher you the finesse, grace, and proper usage of power needed to conquer any opponent, no matter how strong the opponent, or out-numbered you are." Standing as though he'd given a small speech, Jade placed both arms behind him, a warm smile on his face again, his crimson eyes stealing physical data from each person as he spoke once more. "And today, I am enjoying a small stroll through the park, and attempting to keep my best, sharpest, and most powerful weapon: The human mind, as ready as my lance. Perhaps you should try it sometime, Master Kai. Maybe you will learn some manners." His tone was playful, but there was an air of coldness about it as he smiled to the boy's sister. "And where might all of you youths be headed right now, If I may ask?"

Ellie's eyes widened just slightly as she watched her new teacher appearently take off his glasses in an almost dramatic preformance. It was fun to watch though, and she felt even more enlightened somehow being around a teacher of high standards again. She smiled at his introduction but other than that just kept silent as he talked to the boy, treating him how the boy treated him. As if to teach a lesson of some kind, she glanced around once, absentmindly as if to try and see if any more teachers would show up. Though you couldn't really tell a teacher from a regular person so she just shrugged. When he finished speak, she turned to him, catching the last bit that he said and figuring that he might have ment her too. "Ah well I'm a tiny bit lost, but this is a nice place to be lost in I suppose" she said smiling again as she looked slightly dazed in her expression.

"N-nice to meet you two" Ellie said slightly stuttering from the boy's coldness that she hadn't actually ever seen before. She glanced at him for a moment longer before turning back to the teacher, feeling safer around him for being a Sensei instead of a slightly scary guy. Though the girl seemed nice, she thought with a small nod and smile.

Mel broke away from the kiss some time later, a smile that almost caused her to start laughing in the kiss. She unpinned herself from under him, and she looked to still have a dazed expression on her face. She joked around as usual, as she was able to swirl her eyes over slightly and hold out her hands, staggering away from him pretending she was blind. "I-I think I just went blind from such a good kiss....but maybe that guy was ugly I can't tell anymore!" she said slightly loudly as she pretended to be having a battle with herself. Of course Sei was deadly handsome though, she was swoon the first time she laid eyes on him.

"Nice to meet you," Kaori replied quietly to Ellie, before her attention returned much more towards the teacher. She wasn't entirely sure what to make of him, but she guessed he didn't seem all that bad. Her red eyes shifted to his hands as he held them out, her pointed ears taking in what he was saying.

She glanced around slowly, nodding almost absently. It was rather nice out, she guessed. At the beauty comment she blinked, slightly surprised, and peered towards him, fighting back a blush. She'd changed quite a bit, but her tendency to grow embarrassed easily had remained the same. "Um, o-ok.." she agreed quietly, slowly accepting his hand.

Kai ignored it all, an imaginary vein twitching at the man's comments towards him. But he just turned and started off again. That was fine with him. He didn't want to be around anyway. Yet, once again Kaori caught him, this time grabbing the back of his long sleeved black shirt, and tugging him towards her again. "Don't leave, please."

Kai turned, glancing over his shoulder and staring down at her. He rolled his eyes and let out a growl, shoving his hands into his pockets. But, he faced her again, no longer wandering away. There was a feeling of guilt, one that he doubted he'd get over, which kept him listening to her. Wimp the voice mocked, but again went ignored.


Sei pulled back, turning around to face her when she slipped away. He chuckled, shaking his head. "What? You went blind from a kiss? ....are you calling me ugly?!" He suddenly shouted, faking anger again as he lightly grabbed her shoulders and shook her back and forth a couple times. Then he grinned, squeezing her close before releasing her once more. "Okaaay," he said as he looked around. "Where to go..."