Holy High - IC III - Open!

[Sky-TheLandOfNekos]

Lance

Dark energy gathered around the school, focusing on one single point to create an orb no larger than a dime. It radiated the evil power of Hell, showing a signature unique to one Demon. Of course, some may have still mistaken it for an attack.

Seconds later, it quickly expanded and changed shape. A portal between dimensions opened. It was a gateway between the spiritual and the physical realms.

Lance stepped through and took a deep breath, relieved to be inhaling something other than Sulfur Dioxide. Some time has passed since he had been there. Hopefully, not much has changed...

Luna, having been left unattended by Nyx after being sucked into the portal with Hyperion, yipped happily as she spotted the familiar face. She raced across the distance between the both of them until she'd reached his feet. When she did, she continued to yip in a happy manner, pawing at his calves as she looked up at him. It was fairly obvious that she still recognized him, even after such time.

Hyperion nodded curtly to the appearing friends, smiling broadly. Then, turning to Nyx, he grabbed her, smiled, said something along the lines of finding out, before pulling in Nyx after him, pulling them both into a pulsing rainbow quasar. Light strikes and shone around them, like a song done in color. In the center of this swirling, resonating cloud, sat a single glowing white ball. Blue and black lightning crackled across it, as sounds like the birth of a child echoed across the empty air, perceptible only to those natural of this vacuumed domain.

"Now, we watch."

Meanwhile, back on Earth, Icarus noticed something odd. A figure of darkness, a daemon, had ripped it's way from hell, appearing before all of them, and no one seemed even remotely alarmed. Stepping forward, he grimaced, the black and gold binary worms squirming on his arms.

"And you would be?"

And she did, watching with piqued interest at the scene unfolding before her. She'd never seen anything quite like this, even if she did own control over the night. The light visible from such a period of time was usually from dead stars, not newly born ones. So, as such, she was seeing such an event for the first time, and honestly, she found it quite beautiful.

Lance

He smiled as Luna ran to his feet, yipping excitedly. Crouching down, he lifted the small fox into his arms and scratched behind her ears. "Hello, Little One," he whispered. "Why are you out here all alone? Where's Nyx?" Then he was approached by another being, one that he recognize. "Put away your weapons before you do something that you will regret. I am simply a visitor from the Underworld, a Demon Lord known as Lance."

[Ranoria]

Luna, having been left unattended by Nyx after being sucked into the portal with Hyperion, yipped happily as she spotted the familiar face. She raced across the distance between the both of them until she'd reached his feet. When she did, she continued to yip in a happy manner, pawing at his calves as she looked up at him. It was fairly obvious that she still recognized him, even after such time.



And she did, watching with piqued interest at the scene unfolding before her. She'd never seen anything quite like this, even if she did own control over the night. The light visible from such a period of time was usually from dead stars, not newly born ones. So, as such, she was seeing such an event for the first time, and honestly, she found it quite beautiful.

Lance

He smiled as Luna ran to his feet, yipping excitedly. Crouching down, he lifted the small fox into his arms and scratched behind her ears. "Hello, Little One," he whispered. "Why are you out here all alone? Where's Nyx?" Then he was approached by another being, one that he recognize. "Put away your weapons before you do something that you will regret. I am simply a visitor from the Underworld, a Demon Lord known as Lance."

Ryujin, who was sleeping happily until then, growled, raising his massive head and turning to face Icarus and Lance. He was fairly certain that they wouldn't fight, and he hoped they wouldn't because he was exhausted. The dragon bared his fangs just slightly, letting out a quiet, warning growl that shook the ground beneath him just slightly before flicking his tail and laying his head back down. They didn't need a fight right now, not after all they'd been through.

[Castle Crashers]

"You...you think so..?" He responded, blushing a little more from the flattery. He'd been a little scared that such a small ring would've disappointed her as he'd heard and seen on TV that some women felt that way. Of course, he'd never actually had experience with other girls besides his sisters and Charlotte, so he could never really tell whether that was just TV drama or not. "Really, if you don't like it I can find you a better one...I just need time to get money...you don't have to pretend you don't like it, I know it's not the best ring in the world..."

"No!" she almost shouted. "Don't get any other ones, this is perfect! You made it! You bothered to make a beautiful ring like this for me, you thought about it and you spent time working hard to make it, instead of just going and buying something! This ring means more than any ring you could ever buy, because it shows just how much you care! Oh, Cade, don't you see? I don't care about how much money went into it or how big it is or any of that--I care about the fact that it's from you, and I love you! That's what makes this ring special, that's what makes it valuable, because of the love that went into it. It's the best engagement ring a girl could ever want, because it was made with love." She leaned her head against his chest, sighing happily. "I'm the luckiest girl in the world," she said quietly, "because of all the girls you could have loved, you chose to love me."

He smiled, happy to see that she actually loved the ring and the time he put into it. "Of course I did, you were the most perfect and beautiful girl in the world to me..." He told her, kissing tbe top of her head gently. "Even if I could choose from anyone in the universe, I'd still choose you."

Luna, having been left unattended by Nyx after being sucked into the portal with Hyperion, yipped happily as she spotted the familiar face. She raced across the distance between the both of them until she'd reached his feet. When she did, she continued to yip in a happy manner, pawing at his calves as she looked up at him. It was fairly obvious that she still recognized him, even after such time.



And she did, watching with piqued interest at the scene unfolding before her. She'd never seen anything quite like this, even if she did own control over the night. The light visible from such a period of time was usually from dead stars, not newly born ones. So, as such, she was seeing such an event for the first time, and honestly, she found it quite beautiful.

Lance

He smiled as Luna ran to his feet, yipping excitedly. Crouching down, he lifted the small fox into his arms and scratched behind her ears. "Hello, Little One," he whispered. "Why are you out here all alone? Where's Nyx?" Then he was approached by another being, one that he recognize. "Put away your weapons before you do something that you will regret. I am simply a visitor from the Underworld, a Demon Lord known as Lance."

She yipped and whined, looking towards the patch of land where the portal was/is/whatever (xD). She then looked back to him, almost sad before she realized she was being held by him once more. She simply yipped and licked his face happily.

[Charlia]

"No!" she almost shouted. "Don't get any other ones, this is perfect! You made it! You bothered to make a beautiful ring like this for me, you thought about it and you spent time working hard to make it, instead of just going and buying something! This ring means more than any ring you could ever buy, because it shows just how much you care! Oh, Cade, don't you see? I don't care about how much money went into it or how big it is or any of that--I care about the fact that it's from you, and I love you! That's what makes this ring special, that's what makes it valuable, because of the love that went into it. It's the best engagement ring a girl could ever want, because it was made with love." She leaned her head against his chest, sighing happily. "I'm the luckiest girl in the world," she said quietly, "because of all the girls you could have loved, you chose to love me."

He smiled, happy to see that she actually loved the ring and the time he put into it. "Of course I did, you were the most perfect and beautiful girl in the world to me..." He told her, kissing tbe top of her head gently. "Even if I could choose from anyone in the universe, I'd still choose you."

"Well, in that case, I guess I'm not the luckiest girl in the world," she mused. "I'm the luckiest girl in the universe." Her eyes sparkled, and she laughed quietly. "I feel like I should be screaming on rooftops or something, I'm so happy. And we're not even married yet! I have no doubt that our wedding will be the happiest moment of my life..."

[Castle Crashers]

He smiled, happy to see that she actually loved the ring and the time he put into it. "Of course I did, you were the most perfect and beautiful girl in the world to me..." He told her, kissing tbe top of her head gently. "Even if I could choose from anyone in the universe, I'd still choose you."

"Well, in that case, I guess I'm not the luckiest girl in the world," she mused. "I'm the luckiest girl in the universe." Her eyes sparkled, and she laughed quietly. "I feel like I should be screaming on rooftops or something, I'm so happy. And we're not even married yet! I have no doubt that our wedding will be the happiest moment of my life..."

His smile broadened, joyful to see that he'd been able to make her so happy. "I can only imagine how wonderful it'll be..." He agreed with a wide smile. "And I imagine our biggest issue will be deciding what flavor cake we should have..." He chuckled, the thought of being married to Charlotte like a dream come true. Sure, they were both a little young for this, but he didn't care. Married or not, he was going to spend the rest of his life with her.

[Charlia]

"Well, in that case, I guess I'm not the luckiest girl in the world," she mused. "I'm the luckiest girl in the universe." Her eyes sparkled, and she laughed quietly. "I feel like I should be screaming on rooftops or something, I'm so happy. And we're not even married yet! I have no doubt that our wedding will be the happiest moment of my life..."

His smile broadened, joyful to see that he'd been able to make her so happy. "I can only imagine how wonderful it'll be..." He agreed with a wide smile. "And I imagine our biggest issue will be deciding what flavor cake we should have..." He chuckled, the thought of being married to Charlotte like a dream come true. Sure, they were both a little young for this, but he didn't care. Married or not, he was going to spend the rest of his life with her.

She laughed nervously. "I... ahaha, I actually haven't had cake in a long time... don't remember what kind I like... So... Anything's fine with me!" she declared, laughing a little more, in genuine amusement this time. "...what sort do you like?" she questioned curiously.

[Great Qin]

Now, where is this place again?

The map was far too incomprehensible for him to read, even though he himself had wrote it. It had gotten wet on the last leg of his journey, and the characters were all smeared. Smeared chicken-scratch was a thousand times worse than regular chicken-scratch. Or dragon-scratch, for that matter. At any rate, it had been a half-assed map to begin with. His brothers found him creating it and then peppered him with different directions until he had around 20 possible routes to choose from and get confused by. As if they'd ever been there, let alone gone to school in their lives.

He turned a corner, walking along the side of the road. His eyes never strayed from the map, and yet, he managed to keep moving in a linear fashion. Finally, he stopped. Ah. Here we are. He looked up at the school, eyeing it carefully. They did a good job disguising it. He sighed once, readying himself. While he chastised his brothers for never learning, he himself had limited school experience. He had slept for a century or so after the offerings and the beliefs stopped almost entirely. Now, he was making himself go to school, if only to one-up on his siblings.

He looked around for someone, anyone, to give him some instruction. He hadn't seen any students not staff as of yet.

Since this is my first RP post, I would appreciate any helping hands, IC or OOC, to get me and my character acclimatized to this RP.

[Castle Crashers]

His smile broadened, joyful to see that he'd been able to make her so happy. "I can only imagine how wonderful it'll be..." He agreed with a wide smile. "And I imagine our biggest issue will be deciding what flavor cake we should have..." He chuckled, the thought of being married to Charlotte like a dream come true. Sure, they were both a little young for this, but he didn't care. Married or not, he was going to spend the rest of his life with her.

She laughed nervously. "I... ahaha, I actually haven't had cake in a long time... don't remember what kind I like... So... Anything's fine with me!" she declared, laughing a little more, in genuine amusement this time. "...what sort do you like?" she questioned curiously.

He thought for a moment, tapping his chin. He hadn't had any cake in a while since they really only had it on his or his family's birthdays as a treat. Of course, that didn't change what his favorites were. "Hmm...The best for me has to be vanilla...second favorite is probably cinnamon." He said. The two had been his top favorites since he was young, but he loved any cake flavors, really.

[Charlia]

She laughed nervously. "I... ahaha, I actually haven't had cake in a long time... don't remember what kind I like... So... Anything's fine with me!" she declared, laughing a little more, in genuine amusement this time. "...what sort do you like?" she questioned curiously.

He thought for a moment, tapping his chin. He hadn't had any cake in a while since they really only had it on his or his family's birthdays as a treat. Of course, that didn't change what his favorites were. "Hmm...The best for me has to be vanilla...second favorite is probably cinnamon." He said. The two had been his top favorites since he was young, but he loved any cake flavors, really.

"Vanilla sounds good to me," she responded with a nod. "If that was our biggest issue, we've got no worries ahead at all... oh wait."

Her eyes widened.

"Cade," she said slowly, "I just realized, aren't there supposed to be other people involved in a wedding? Aren't there bridesmaids and a best man and all of that? I don't even know who all is needed, much less who we're actually going to get to be in the wedding!" She slumped down. "...I think we just found the biggest issue," she muttered. "I have no clue what happens now."

[Castle Crashers]

He thought for a moment, tapping his chin. He hadn't had any cake in a while since they really only had it on his or his family's birthdays as a treat. Of course, that didn't change what his favorites were. "Hmm...The best for me has to be vanilla...second favorite is probably cinnamon." He said. The two had been his top favorites since he was young, but he loved any cake flavors, really.

"Vanilla sounds good to me," she responded with a nod. "If that was our biggest issue, we've got no worries ahead at all... oh wait."

Her eyes widened.

"Cade," she said slowly, "I just realized, aren't there supposed to be other people involved in a wedding? Aren't there bridesmaids and a best man and all of that? I don't even know who all is needed, much less who we're actually going to get to be in the wedding!" She slumped down. "...I think we just found the biggest issue," she muttered. "I have no clue what happens now."

He frowned as the thought came to mind. "...oh yeah..." He slumped down beside her. "Well...uh...I don't know, I'm sure Lux or Xavier or Hamiri would love to be a part of it..." He sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. "I can...see if my family can come..." He suggested. "I just...don't know if you'll like how rowdy they are..."

[Charlia]

"Vanilla sounds good to me," she responded with a nod. "If that was our biggest issue, we've got no worries ahead at all... oh wait."

Her eyes widened.

"Cade," she said slowly, "I just realized, aren't there supposed to be other people involved in a wedding? Aren't there bridesmaids and a best man and all of that? I don't even know who all is needed, much less who we're actually going to get to be in the wedding!" She slumped down. "...I think we just found the biggest issue," she muttered. "I have no clue what happens now."

He frowned as the thought came to mind. "...oh yeah..." He slumped down beside her. "Well...uh...I don't know, I'm sure Lux or Xavier or Hamiri would love to be a part of it..." He sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. "I can...see if my family can come..." He suggested. "I just...don't know if you'll like how rowdy they are..."

"...You're right," she mused, "they probably would enjoy it, and they're all quite nice. Wait... your family? No, I'd love to meet them!" she enthused, grabbing his hands. "If they're anything like you, I'm sure I'll like them all! ...I just hope they like me," she laughed. "The last thing I want is to end up feeling like Juliet. Although you'd probably make a pretty cute Romeo..." she mused, and then frowned. "Minus the whole suicide part. Let's not commit suicide. I really don't understand how that was supposed to be romantic. They died pointlessly because they never took the time to communicate, so on second thought, their relationship was the worst, and from now on I'm avoiding comparisons."

[Castle Crashers]

He frowned as the thought came to mind. "...oh yeah..." He slumped down beside her. "Well...uh...I don't know, I'm sure Lux or Xavier or Hamiri would love to be a part of it..." He sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. "I can...see if my family can come..." He suggested. "I just...don't know if you'll like how rowdy they are..."

"...You're right," she mused, "they probably would enjoy it, and they're all quite nice. Wait... your family? No, I'd love to meet them!" she enthused, grabbing his hands. "If they're anything like you, I'm sure I'll like them all! ...I just hope they like me," she laughed. "The last thing I want is to end up feeling like Juliet. Although you'd probably make a pretty cute Romeo..." she mused, and then frowned. "Minus the whole suicide part. Let's not commit suicide. I really don't understand how that was supposed to be romantic. They died pointlessly because they never took the time to communicate, so on second thought, their relationship was the worst, and from now on I'm avoiding comparisons."

He chuckled. "Don't worry, I'm sure they'll love you. They're just...kinda loud and crazy. They're...not a lot like me, it might take you a little time to get used to them, but...they do mean good." He smiled. "I bet Afina would love you, too." His smile dampened slightly at the thought of his sister, knowing the bad condition she was in. He felt a little bad he hadn't cared to think of or visit her, even if she did hate him. She deserved to be there for that, but he didn't know if she'd make it. She could barely leave her bed, after all. Who knew what condition she was in now..?

[Charlia]

"...You're right," she mused, "they probably would enjoy it, and they're all quite nice. Wait... your family? No, I'd love to meet them!" she enthused, grabbing his hands. "If they're anything like you, I'm sure I'll like them all! ...I just hope they like me," she laughed. "The last thing I want is to end up feeling like Juliet. Although you'd probably make a pretty cute Romeo..." she mused, and then frowned. "Minus the whole suicide part. Let's not commit suicide. I really don't understand how that was supposed to be romantic. They died pointlessly because they never took the time to communicate, so on second thought, their relationship was the worst, and from now on I'm avoiding comparisons."

He chuckled. "Don't worry, I'm sure they'll love you. They're just...kinda loud and crazy. They're...not a lot like me, it might take you a little time to get used to them, but...they do mean good." He smiled. "I bet Afina would love you, too." His smile dampened slightly at the thought of his sister, knowing the bad condition she was in. He felt a little bad he hadn't cared to think of or visit her, even if she did hate him. She deserved to be there for that, but he didn't know if she'd make it. She could barely leave her bed, after all. Who knew what condition she was in now..?

Charlotte saw that he was in pain, and hugged him tightly.

"If she came to the wedding," she whispered, "I might be able to heal her. I don't know if it would work for sure, but I could try."

[Castle Crashers]

He chuckled. "Don't worry, I'm sure they'll love you. They're just...kinda loud and crazy. They're...not a lot like me, it might take you a little time to get used to them, but...they do mean good." He smiled. "I bet Afina would love you, too." His smile dampened slightly at the thought of his sister, knowing the bad condition she was in. He felt a little bad he hadn't cared to think of or visit her, even if she did hate him. She deserved to be there for that, but he didn't know if she'd make it. She could barely leave her bed, after all. Who knew what condition she was in now..?

Charlotte saw that he was in pain, and hugged him tightly.

"If she came to the wedding," she whispered, "I might be able to heal her. I don't know if it would work for sure, but I could try."

"The thing is..." He responded quietly. "I don't think she's well enough to make the trip...it might..." He trailed off, not wanting to finish the sentence. He didn't want to think about that, but he knew it was inevitable. He didn't want to tell Charlotte they'd already had the best healers try to fix her, he didn't want to tell her they'd tried everything. He wanted her to stay hopeful, the way he'd been so long ago. Before she turned on him, before she thought her sickness was his fault, before it all. He wanted her to stay that way.

[Charlia]

Charlotte saw that he was in pain, and hugged him tightly.

"If she came to the wedding," she whispered, "I might be able to heal her. I don't know if it would work for sure, but I could try."

"The thing is..." He responded quietly. "I don't think she's well enough to make the trip...it might..." He trailed off, not wanting to finish the sentence. He didn't want to think about that, but he knew it was inevitable. He didn't want to tell Charlotte they'd already had the best healers try to fix her, he didn't want to tell her they'd tried everything. He wanted her to stay hopeful, the way he'd been so long ago. Before she turned on him, before she thought her sickness was his fault, before it all. He wanted her to stay that way.

"Well... well, maybe I could go there," she suggested quickly, changing tactics. "That would be fine, right? And I could try to heal her, heck, we could even go right now!" Her eyes sparkled. "She could be better in no time at all!"

[Castle Crashers]

"The thing is..." He responded quietly. "I don't think she's well enough to make the trip...it might..." He trailed off, not wanting to finish the sentence. He didn't want to think about that, but he knew it was inevitable. He didn't want to tell Charlotte they'd already had the best healers try to fix her, he didn't want to tell her they'd tried everything. He wanted her to stay hopeful, the way he'd been so long ago. Before she turned on him, before she thought her sickness was his fault, before it all. He wanted her to stay that way.

"Well... well, maybe I could go there," she suggested quickly, changing tactics. "That would be fine, right? And I could try to heal her, heck, we could even go right now!" Her eyes sparkled. "She could be better in no time at all!"

He smiled weakly. "I don't know...do you really wanna deal with my family this early..? We'd be stuck with them...and I'll be honest, it's not beyond some of them to engage in two-hour conversations about the weather..." He said. It was true, they did do that, but he still wanted excuses to keep her away. He didn't want her to feel useless and crushed when she was in such a good mood...

[Charlia]

"Well... well, maybe I could go there," she suggested quickly, changing tactics. "That would be fine, right? And I could try to heal her, heck, we could even go right now!" Her eyes sparkled. "She could be better in no time at all!"

He smiled weakly. "I don't know...do you really wanna deal with my family this early..? We'd be stuck with them...and I'll be honest, it's not beyond some of them to engage in two-hour conversations about the weather..." He said. It was true, they did do that, but he still wanted excuses to keep her away. He didn't want her to feel useless and crushed when she was in such a good mood...

"..." She tilted her head in concern. "Cade, are you trying to hide something? I thought you wanted your sister healed. Why are you trying to keep me away?"

What's wrong?

[Castle Crashers]

He smiled weakly. "I don't know...do you really wanna deal with my family this early..? We'd be stuck with them...and I'll be honest, it's not beyond some of them to engage in two-hour conversations about the weather..." He said. It was true, they did do that, but he still wanted excuses to keep her away. He didn't want her to feel useless and crushed when she was in such a good mood...

"..." She tilted her head in concern. "Cade, are you trying to hide something? I thought you wanted your sister healed. Why are you trying to keep me away?"

What's wrong?

His smile faltered. "It's...well..." His smile disappeared completely. "She's...she can't...she can't be healed..." He finally said, dropping his face into his hands. "We tried so many healers, so many medicines...it just...doesn't work..." He grimaced as he covered his eyes. "I'm sorry...I didn't want to tell you...you were so excited...I just...wanted you to stay that way..."

[Charlia]

"..." She tilted her head in concern. "Cade, are you trying to hide something? I thought you wanted your sister healed. Why are you trying to keep me away?"

What's wrong?

His smile faltered. "It's...well..." His smile disappeared completely. "She's...she can't...she can't be healed..." He finally said, dropping his face into his hands. "We tried so many healers, so many medicines...it just...doesn't work..." He grimaced as he covered his eyes. "I'm sorry...I didn't want to tell you...you were so excited...I just...wanted you to stay that way..."

Her eyes widened, and she hugged him tightly, crying. I shouldn't have talked about it, she thought bitterly. Now I've made him sad!

"I'm sorry, Cade," she wept. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have brought it up. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you sad... I'm sorry..." She rubbed his back, trying to be comforting, but fearing there was nothing she could do to dull the pain.

[Syrixces]

Hyperion simply nodded along with her, still struck by its beauty, even after witnessing this event so many times himself. The cloud of nuclear energy crackled, somehow making noise, even in the depths of space. How, was even beyond Hyperion. Deep in this cloud, this rainbow cloud of light and power, a small tiny glowing one was born, bursting thought the dark black and blue field, piercing the empty blackness of space with pure light.

"Isn't it neat? Kinda weird, to think I was sorta born this way."

Icarus meanwhile, stood down, still mildly curious, but after proving this creatures life code, determined that it meant no harm.

The glowing binary black and gold worms squirming along his arms paused, sliding back onto his shoulders hesitantly.

"Hello daemon. I am Icarus. You were a former student, it would seem?"

Tect, not seeing any of this, had taken notice of a new student arriving, and looking genuinely confused and lost. Walking up to him, despite the protests of the thunderbird in his head, he waved, and gave a quick hello. "Hey, new kid? Names Tect. You need an intro to the place?"

[Castle Crashers]

His smile faltered. "It's...well..." His smile disappeared completely. "She's...she can't...she can't be healed..." He finally said, dropping his face into his hands. "We tried so many healers, so many medicines...it just...doesn't work..." He grimaced as he covered his eyes. "I'm sorry...I didn't want to tell you...you were so excited...I just...wanted you to stay that way..."

Her eyes widened, and she hugged him tightly, crying. I shouldn't have talked about it, she thought bitterly. Now I've made him sad!

"I'm sorry, Cade," she wept. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have brought it up. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you sad... I'm sorry..." She rubbed his back, trying to be comforting, but fearing there was nothing she could do to dull the pain.

No...don't cry...don't cry... He embraced her and held her close, wiping her tears away. "Please don't cry..." He said softly. "Please...it wasn't your fault...you didn't know..." He smiled weakly. "A pretty girl like you shouldn't be crying like this...I wanna see you smile...that's what would make me feel better..." He said, brushing her hair gently out of her face. "I want to see that beautiful smile of yours...that's all I want..."

---

Hyperion simply nodded along with her, still struck by its beauty, even after witnessing this event so many times himself. The cloud of nuclear energy crackled, somehow making noise, even in the depths of space. How, was even beyond Hyperion. Deep in this cloud, this rainbow cloud of light and power, a small tiny glowing one was born, bursting thought the dark black and blue field, piercing the empty blackness of space with pure light.

"Isn't it neat? Kinda weird, to think I was sorta born this way."

"You were?" She asked, raising an eyebrow as she looked to him. The light stung, a little painful, but it wasn't anything as it would've been a few years ago. Hanging out with Hyperion so much had raised her tolerance for light substantially, luckily. If it hadn't, she wasn't sure she'd still be with him.

[Charlia]

Her eyes widened, and she hugged him tightly, crying. I shouldn't have talked about it, she thought bitterly. Now I've made him sad!

"I'm sorry, Cade," she wept. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have brought it up. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you sad... I'm sorry..." She rubbed his back, trying to be comforting, but fearing there was nothing she could do to dull the pain.

No...don't cry...don't cry... He embraced her and held her close, wiping her tears away. "Please don't cry..." He said softly. "Please...it wasn't your fault...you didn't know..." He smiled weakly. "A pretty girl like you shouldn't be crying like this...I wanna see you smile...that's what would make me feel better..." He said, brushing her hair gently out of her face. "I want to see that beautiful smile of yours...that's all I want..."

"Oh... Well... if that will make you feel better," she said quietly, and pulled away a little, rubbing her eyes to get the tears out of them. Then she looked up at Cade and smiled as brightly as she could. It wasn't very convincing, at first, but after a few moments it became a little more real. Is this really all it takes to make you happy? I don't know what I was so worried about. If all I have to do is smile and it will make you feel better...

[Castle Crashers]

No...don't cry...don't cry... He embraced her and held her close, wiping her tears away. "Please don't cry..." He said softly. "Please...it wasn't your fault...you didn't know..." He smiled weakly. "A pretty girl like you shouldn't be crying like this...I wanna see you smile...that's what would make me feel better..." He said, brushing her hair gently out of her face. "I want to see that beautiful smile of yours...that's all I want..."

"Oh... Well... if that will make you feel better," she said quietly, and pulled away a little, rubbing her eyes to get the tears out of them. Then she looked up at Cade and smiled as brightly as she could. It wasn't very convincing, at first, but after a few moments it became a little more real. Is this really all it takes to make you happy? I don't know what I was so worried about. If all I have to do is smile and it will make you feel better...

As she smiled, all the depression and sadness he'd felt while thinking about Afina seemed to melt away. Her warm, bright smile was enough to wipe all his problems and worries away, as long as she was there, as long as she was happy. Nothing mattered but seeing her smile, her happiness, her joy...it was enough to make everything okay. He smiled and kissed her gently. "See? I'm already feeling better. That was all I needed."

[Charlia]

"Oh... Well... if that will make you feel better," she said quietly, and pulled away a little, rubbing her eyes to get the tears out of them. Then she looked up at Cade and smiled as brightly as she could. It wasn't very convincing, at first, but after a few moments it became a little more real. Is this really all it takes to make you happy? I don't know what I was so worried about. If all I have to do is smile and it will make you feel better...

As she smiled, all the depression and sadness he'd felt while thinking about Afina seemed to melt away. Her warm, bright smile was enough to wipe all his problems and worries away, as long as she was there, as long as she was happy. Nothing mattered but seeing her smile, her happiness, her joy...it was enough to make everything okay. He smiled and kissed her gently. "See? I'm already feeling better. That was all I needed."

"You're easily cheered up," she replied, and smiled back, enjoying the lingering feeling of the kiss. Who would have thought I'd ever be in a relationship like this?

"Well, I can't say I'm disappointed. It's nice, knowing that I can make you happy just by smiling."

[Castle Crashers]

As she smiled, all the depression and sadness he'd felt while thinking about Afina seemed to melt away. Her warm, bright smile was enough to wipe all his problems and worries away, as long as she was there, as long as she was happy. Nothing mattered but seeing her smile, her happiness, her joy...it was enough to make everything okay. He smiled and kissed her gently. "See? I'm already feeling better. That was all I needed."

"You're easily cheered up," she replied, and smiled back, enjoying the lingering feeling of the kiss. Who would have thought I'd ever be in a relationship like this?

"Well, I can't say I'm disappointed. It's nice, knowing that I can make you happy just by smiling."

He chuckled. "Well, it's because it's your smile." He said, hugging her tightly. "You're all I need, and seeing you happy is enough to make me happy myself. You're my everything, after all..."