Holy High - IC III - Open!

[Charlia]

"...I think," Haruka said slowly, "that she said she likes you because you're nice, and asked if you'll be her friend. Or she may have accused you of being a liar and said that you were actually a fern. But I have doubts about the second option."

He blushed, and then he turned to look down at her. He then smiled at her, and he answered her, "...I do...I do want to be your friend...And...I like you too." He then continued to rock her, listening to the soft rhythm of the low tides. This was the most peace he had felt in such a long time. There was no pain, no fear, no hatred, no betrayal. It was just a sweet, simple moment with a small baby. It amazed A'yaral.

Kyoko giggled happily and patted his face again, beaming as much as she could.

"'yal fwen," she said contentedly, and then curled closer to him, closing her eyes and drifting into sleep.

[Great Qin]

Hyperion simply smiled widely, got down on one knee before her, or at least as much as he could in deep space, and cupped his hands together before him.

Nyx. I want to spend the rest of my very long, very immortal life with you.

Opening his hands, he revealed a ring of purest crystal, a solid band of diamond, silver interweaving within the crystal, formed atomically within his hands.

Will you marry me?

---

Tect nodded. "Good for you man. I'm the first to go to real school too. Most of my folks come from the Rez back out in Arizona or Nevada. But it was much less my choice than the other guys choice."

"Speaking of which, what's your thing, Ao? God? Hero? Monster? What do you do?"

Pointing out a building with a large series of halls and Doric style columns, he gestured back and forth that those were the main dormitories.

"But, being honest here, I'm not exactly a veteran student either. Heck, I've only been here around a month in total. Still, the kids are pretty nice, and we do have a shit ton of adventure."

Ao looked at him somewhat quizically at the mention of "Arizona" and "Nevada", but composed himself very quickly. In response to Tect's question, he said, "God or Monster, depending on the view you take. Unfortunately, my brothers have been propagating the 'Monster' view recently. For me, being called a Monster is more of an unjust stereotype. As dragons ourselves, it takes a lot of effort not to cause harm without knowing it."

"Speaking of the other students, would you mind making some introductions for me? I've always been a bit nervous introducing myself to strangers alone."

[Castle Crashers]

Children..? The question caught him a bit by surprise. She's...already thinking about having children..? He thought for a moment on this. Of course he wanted children, most definitely...but...wasn't it a little early to be thinking about that when they weren't even married yet..? Maybe I should keep that to myself...I mean, I guess it doesn't really matter...it's not like we don't have anywhere to live, or we don't have money...besides...she could just be asking if you'd ever want any or not...don't get ahead of yourself. "I'd love to have children someday." He answered, smiling as looked down to her. "I don't think it really matters how many...I just know I can see myself having children in the future..."

"Oh," she said with relief. "That's good. I know it's a bit early to ask that sort of thing, but I was just wondering... It would be nice to care for a child, I think. So... I just thought I should ask while it was on my mind."

It's been so long... If I could have that closeness to a child again... I think that would be truly wonderful...

"It's fine...it does need to be talked about, so you're not in the wrong." He said with a soft smile as he looked to her. "Maybe we should...wait until we're married to really be serious about this, okay..?" He said, holding her close as they walked. He didn't want to disappoint her or make her sad, but he really wasn't ready to have a child yet. He wanted to get married to her first, and then...then he could think more clearly about it.

Hyperion simply smiled widely, got down on one knee before her, or at least as much as he could in deep space, and cupped his hands together before him.

Nyx. I want to spend the rest of my very long, very immortal life with you.

Opening his hands, he revealed a ring of purest crystal, a solid band of diamond, silver interweaving within the crystal, formed atomically within his hands.

Will you marry me?

Her eyes widened as she saw the crystal ring, her heart skipping a beat. He wants to get married... She smiled, and she was about to say yes, definitely, but a thought, a poisonous thought crossed her mind. You're a primordial of darkness, though...and he's a titan of the sun...what if you hurt him..? What if something happens..? What if...because you're opposites...it won't work..? Her smile faded slightly, and she bent down to his level before she kissed him softly. When the kiss ended, she rested her forehead against his, cupping her hands around his. "I love you, Hyperion, I do...but...I need time to think about this, okay..?" She said softly, quietly, as if she was afraid if she spoke too loud she'd hurt him. "I'm not saying no, but...just give me a little time to think about this, okay..?"

[Charlia]

"Oh," she said with relief. "That's good. I know it's a bit early to ask that sort of thing, but I was just wondering... It would be nice to care for a child, I think. So... I just thought I should ask while it was on my mind."

It's been so long... If I could have that closeness to a child again... I think that would be truly wonderful...

"It's fine...it does need to be talked about, so you're not in the wrong." He said with a soft smile as he looked to her. "Maybe we should...wait until we're married to really be serious about this, okay..?" He said, holding her close as they walked. He didn't want to disappoint her or make her sad, but he really wasn't ready to have a child yet. He wanted to get married to her first, and then...then he could think more clearly about it.

"O-of course!" she stammered, her face reddening. "I didn't mean to imply... no, no children until after we're married. I should have made that a little clearer, I guess. No way I'd be interested in children before we're actually married. That--that wouldn't feel right. Not to me, anyway."

Not after... the last time...

[Castle Crashers]

"It's fine...it does need to be talked about, so you're not in the wrong." He said with a soft smile as he looked to her. "Maybe we should...wait until we're married to really be serious about this, okay..?" He said, holding her close as they walked. He didn't want to disappoint her or make her sad, but he really wasn't ready to have a child yet. He wanted to get married to her first, and then...then he could think more clearly about it.

"O-of course!" she stammered, her face reddening. "I didn't mean to imply... no, no children until after we're married. I should have made that a little clearer, I guess. No way I'd be interested in children before we're actually married. That--that wouldn't feel right. Not to me, anyway."

Not after... the last time...

He chuckled. "Alright, I just wanted to make sure." He said, leading her back to the school campus just as it was growing night. "So, what do you wanna do now?" He asked, continuing to walk her back towards the actual school building, across the field. "Sleep? Stargaze? Snuggle?"

[Charlia]

"O-of course!" she stammered, her face reddening. "I didn't mean to imply... no, no children until after we're married. I should have made that a little clearer, I guess. No way I'd be interested in children before we're actually married. That--that wouldn't feel right. Not to me, anyway."

Not after... the last time...

He chuckled. "Alright, I just wanted to make sure." He said, leading her back to the school campus just as it was growing night. "So, what do you wanna do now?" He asked, continuing to walk her back towards the actual school building, across the field. "Sleep? Stargaze? Snuggle?"

She stifled a yawn. "I should probably sleep," she muttered. "But you have to kiss me good night first, that's how it's done in books, you know," she lectured playfully, pretending to be stern. "...And I have absolutely no idea if it's done like that in reality," she added with a small laugh. "But who cares, right?"

[Castle Crashers]

He chuckled. "Alright, I just wanted to make sure." He said, leading her back to the school campus just as it was growing night. "So, what do you wanna do now?" He asked, continuing to walk her back towards the actual school building, across the field. "Sleep? Stargaze? Snuggle?"

She stifled a yawn. "I should probably sleep," she muttered. "But you have to kiss me good night first, that's how it's done in books, you know," she lectured playfully, pretending to be stern. "...And I have absolutely no idea if it's done like that in reality," she added with a small laugh. "But who cares, right?"

"I care." He said softly with a warm smile before he leaned in and kissed her gently. He lingered for a moment before he pulled away, still smiling. "Good night, Charlotte." He said as he stepped back. "Dream some good dreams, okay?"

[Charlia]

She stifled a yawn. "I should probably sleep," she muttered. "But you have to kiss me good night first, that's how it's done in books, you know," she lectured playfully, pretending to be stern. "...And I have absolutely no idea if it's done like that in reality," she added with a small laugh. "But who cares, right?"

"I care." He said softly with a warm smile before he leaned in and kissed her gently. He lingered for a moment before he pulled away, still smiling. "Good night, Charlotte." He said as he stepped back. "Dream some good dreams, okay?"

"I'll do my best," she affirmed with a smile, already feeling as though her chances were higher. "Good night, Cade. Sweet dreams to you, too. I love you."

Returning to her dorms, she fell into a deep sleep. Her dreams were not entirely pleasant, although there were a few that were scattered about what was normally filled with nightmares.

She supposed she had Cade to thank for that.

[Castle Crashers]

"I care." He said softly with a warm smile before he leaned in and kissed her gently. He lingered for a moment before he pulled away, still smiling. "Good night, Charlotte." He said as he stepped back. "Dream some good dreams, okay?"

"I'll do my best," she affirmed with a smile, already feeling as though her chances were higher. "Good night, Cade. Sweet dreams to you, too. I love you."

Returning to her dorms, she fell into a deep sleep. Her dreams were not entirely pleasant, although there were a few that were scattered about what was normally filled with nightmares.

She supposed she had Cade to thank for that.

He smiled and stood there, watching her go until she disappeared from his sight. Still, even as she'd disappeared, he couldn't help but smile. He couldn't believe that he was lucky enough to spend the rest of his life with a girl as wonderful as she was...it was like a dream come true. He chuckled and looked up at the night sky for a moment before he started heading to his own dorm, knowing well enough his dreams would be filled with the beautiful red-headed girl he'd soon be calling his wife.

[Syrixces]

"Oh," she said with relief. "That's good. I know it's a bit early to ask that sort of thing, but I was just wondering... It would be nice to care for a child, I think. So... I just thought I should ask while it was on my mind."

It's been so long... If I could have that closeness to a child again... I think that would be truly wonderful...

"It's fine...it does need to be talked about, so you're not in the wrong." He said with a soft smile as he looked to her. "Maybe we should...wait until we're married to really be serious about this, okay..?" He said, holding her close as they walked. He didn't want to disappoint her or make her sad, but he really wasn't ready to have a child yet. He wanted to get married to her first, and then...then he could think more clearly about it.

Hyperion simply smiled widely, got down on one knee before her, or at least as much as he could in deep space, and cupped his hands together before him.

Nyx. I want to spend the rest of my very long, very immortal life with you.

Opening his hands, he revealed a ring of purest crystal, a solid band of diamond, silver interweaving within the crystal, formed atomically within his hands.

Will you marry me?

Her eyes widened as she saw the crystal ring, her heart skipping a beat. He wants to get married... She smiled, and she was about to say yes, definitely, but a thought, a poisonous thought crossed her mind. You're a primordial of darkness, though...and he's a titan of the sun...what if you hurt him..? What if something happens..? What if...because you're opposites...it won't work..? Her smile faded slightly, and she bent down to his level before she kissed him softly. When the kiss ended, she rested her forehead against his, cupping her hands around his. "I love you, Hyperion, I do...but...I need time to think about this, okay..?" She said softly, quietly, as if she was afraid if she spoke too loud she'd hurt him. "I'm not saying no, but...just give me a little time to think about this, okay..?"

Hyperion knelt there for a few seconds, mouth slightly agape, blond hair slicked back, golden eyes a little widened. Gasping for air, a single thought went through his head. Oh, fuck me.

"I...I, yeah. Of course.

I get what you're saying. It's a big decision, it's gonna need some thought.

I love you, okay? And I want to be with you for the rest of my life. So you think on it, and talk to me when you're ready, alright?"

Kissing her lightly on the forehead, he snapped his fingers, a portal ripping through time and space before him, and stepped through to the campus of Holy High, leaving the portal open behind him, so she could too, get back to Earth.

"Love you."

Stepping through the portal, he left it open behind him, and teleported himself away from the school, appearing in a Bavarian Forest hundreds of miles away.

"Fuck."

---

Tect nodded to Ao, and he continued giving him a tour of the campus.

"Sure thing, I'd love to. Though you may already know some of the students. You ever heard of Ryujin? Or Shen?"

[Great Qin]

"It's fine...it does need to be talked about, so you're not in the wrong." He said with a soft smile as he looked to her. "Maybe we should...wait until we're married to really be serious about this, okay..?" He said, holding her close as they walked. He didn't want to disappoint her or make her sad, but he really wasn't ready to have a child yet. He wanted to get married to her first, and then...then he could think more clearly about it.



Her eyes widened as she saw the crystal ring, her heart skipping a beat. He wants to get married... She smiled, and she was about to say yes, definitely, but a thought, a poisonous thought crossed her mind. You're a primordial of darkness, though...and he's a titan of the sun...what if you hurt him..? What if something happens..? What if...because you're opposites...it won't work..? Her smile faded slightly, and she bent down to his level before she kissed him softly. When the kiss ended, she rested her forehead against his, cupping her hands around his. "I love you, Hyperion, I do...but...I need time to think about this, okay..?" She said softly, quietly, as if she was afraid if she spoke too loud she'd hurt him. "I'm not saying no, but...just give me a little time to think about this, okay..?"

Hyperion knelt there for a few seconds, mouth slightly agape, blond hair slicked back, golden eyes a little widened. Gasping for air, a single thought went through his head. Oh, fuck me.

"I...I, yeah. Of course.

I get what you're saying. It's a big decision, it's gonna need some thought.

I love you, okay? And I want to be with you for the rest of my life. So you think on it, and talk to me when you're ready, alright?"

Kissing her lightly on the forehead, he snapped his fingers, a portal ripping through time and space before him, and stepped through to the campus of Holy High, leaving the portal open behind him, so she could too, get back to Earth.

"Love you."

Stepping through the portal, he left it open behind him, and teleported himself away from the school, appearing in a Bavarian Forest hundreds of miles away.

"Fuck."

---

Tect nodded to Ao, and he continued giving him a tour of the campus.

"Sure thing, I'd love to. Though you may already know some of the students. You ever heard of Ryujin? Or Shen?"

"Er...yes, I believe I have heard of them. I've never met them before though." Ao's face fell slightly. Of course I've heard of them, seeing as they're practically relatives to me. I shudder to think of their opinion of me and my siblings at the moment... he thought.

[Castle Crashers]

"It's fine...it does need to be talked about, so you're not in the wrong." He said with a soft smile as he looked to her. "Maybe we should...wait until we're married to really be serious about this, okay..?" He said, holding her close as they walked. He didn't want to disappoint her or make her sad, but he really wasn't ready to have a child yet. He wanted to get married to her first, and then...then he could think more clearly about it.



Her eyes widened as she saw the crystal ring, her heart skipping a beat. He wants to get married... She smiled, and she was about to say yes, definitely, but a thought, a poisonous thought crossed her mind. You're a primordial of darkness, though...and he's a titan of the sun...what if you hurt him..? What if something happens..? What if...because you're opposites...it won't work..? Her smile faded slightly, and she bent down to his level before she kissed him softly. When the kiss ended, she rested her forehead against his, cupping her hands around his. "I love you, Hyperion, I do...but...I need time to think about this, okay..?" She said softly, quietly, as if she was afraid if she spoke too loud she'd hurt him. "I'm not saying no, but...just give me a little time to think about this, okay..?"

Hyperion knelt there for a few seconds, mouth slightly agape, blond hair slicked back, golden eyes a little widened. Gasping for air, a single thought went through his head. Oh, fuck me.

"I...I, yeah. Of course.

I get what you're saying. It's a big decision, it's gonna need some thought.

I love you, okay? And I want to be with you for the rest of my life. So you think on it, and talk to me when you're ready, alright?"

Kissing her lightly on the forehead, he snapped his fingers, a portal ripping through time and space before him, and stepped through to the campus of Holy High, leaving the portal open behind him, so she could too, get back to Earth.

"Love you."

Stepping through the portal, he left it open behind him, and teleported himself away from the school, appearing in a Bavarian Forest hundreds of miles away.

"Fuck."

I...said the wrong thing, didn't I..?
She stood there for a moment, and even if he had sounded even for a moment that things were alright, she knew it was wrong. His experession, his words...he was hiding his pain. He didn't even flash her that smile that was always there when he was happy...you hurt him...even when you tried not to...how awful are you..? She continued to stand there, and for some reason, she felt...bad about her decision. She felt bad she'd told him the truth. I just...didn't want to hurt you... She wanted to tell him, but he was gone. She felt a lump in her throat and her eyes gloss over, but she quickly rubbed it away. It was just...the emptiness of his words...it was something she'd never heard before. She'd hurt his feelings, she'd crushed him, she could tell...that was what hurt the most, to know she'd been able to make him sound that way...stop it. You told him how you truly felt, that's what matters. You can explain things further whenever he shows up again... She sighed and stepped through the portal, back on the campus of Holy High. I need to...get my mind off of this...

[Sky-TheLandOfNekos]

Hyperion knelt there for a few seconds, mouth slightly agape, blond hair slicked back, golden eyes a little widened. Gasping for air, a single thought went through his head. Oh, fuck me.

"I...I, yeah. Of course.

I get what you're saying. It's a big decision, it's gonna need some thought.

I love you, okay? And I want to be with you for the rest of my life. So you think on it, and talk to me when you're ready, alright?"

Kissing her lightly on the forehead, he snapped his fingers, a portal ripping through time and space before him, and stepped through to the campus of Holy High, leaving the portal open behind him, so she could too, get back to Earth.

"Love you."

Stepping through the portal, he left it open behind him, and teleported himself away from the school, appearing in a Bavarian Forest hundreds of miles away.

"Fuck."

I...said the wrong thing, didn't I..?
She stood there for a moment, and even if he had sounded even for a moment that things were alright, she knew it was wrong. His experession, his words...he was hiding his pain. He didn't even flash her that smile that was always there when he was happy...you hurt him...even when you tried not to...how awful are you..? She continued to stand there, and for some reason, she felt...bad about her decision. She felt bad she'd told him the truth. I just...didn't want to hurt you... She wanted to tell him, but he was gone. She felt a lump in her throat and her eyes gloss over, but she quickly rubbed it away. It was just...the emptiness of his words...it was something she'd never heard before. She'd hurt his feelings, she'd crushed him, she could tell...that was what hurt the most, to know she'd been able to make him sound that way...stop it. You told him how you truly felt, that's what matters. You can explain things further whenever he shows up again... She sighed and stepped through the portal, back on the campus of Holy High. I need to...get my mind off of this...

Lance

The demon smiled once he felt the presence of Nyx. Not much time has past since he had last seen her, so she should be happy to see him, right? He didn't waste any time making his way to the goddess, still holding Luna in his arms. Once he found her, he could see that something was bothering her. So, he decided to ask about it. "Hey, what's wrong? Did that Titan do something stupid, again?"

[Castle Crashers]

I...said the wrong thing, didn't I..?
She stood there for a moment, and even if he had sounded even for a moment that things were alright, she knew it was wrong. His experession, his words...he was hiding his pain. He didn't even flash her that smile that was always there when he was happy...you hurt him...even when you tried not to...how awful are you..? She continued to stand there, and for some reason, she felt...bad about her decision. She felt bad she'd told him the truth. I just...didn't want to hurt you... She wanted to tell him, but he was gone. She felt a lump in her throat and her eyes gloss over, but she quickly rubbed it away. It was just...the emptiness of his words...it was something she'd never heard before. She'd hurt his feelings, she'd crushed him, she could tell...that was what hurt the most, to know she'd been able to make him sound that way...stop it. You told him how you truly felt, that's what matters. You can explain things further whenever he shows up again... She sighed and stepped through the portal, back on the campus of Holy High. I need to...get my mind off of this...

Lance

The demon smiled once he felt the presence of Nyx. Not much time has past since he had last seen her, so she should be happy to see him, right? He didn't waste any time making his way to the goddess, still holding Luna in his arms. Once he found her, he could see that something was bothering her. So, he decided to ask about it. "Hey, what's wrong? Did that Titan do something stupid, again?"

Luna yipped excitedly at the sight of her owner once more, even as she noticed the dampened mood of Nyx. To the fox, it felt like she hadn't seen her in forever.
Of course, Nyx was more than surprised to see Lance once more, because as she could recall the last time, he'd disappeared into oblivion forever, never to escape the dark fate. Yet...there he was. Somehow he'd manage to escape, somehow he'd managed to get back to this place... It took her a moment to wipe the shock off of her face and smile. "Well...I think I'm the one that did something stupid this time..." She sighed softly before she smiled again, meeting his eyes. "I thought you were dead, you know..."

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

She blinked. He'd kissed her hand. Now that, that was adorable. Sweet, chivalrous, and absolutely, completely Cade. It was so wonderful of him to always be so considerate of her, always trying to make sure that he didn't scare her or make her feel unsafe, taking things as slowly as she needed to, knowing that she'd been hurt and trying to accommodate her, without even seeming to think about how it might be inconvenient for him.

She remembered one of the times that had been clearest to her...

"What happens on our wedding night? I... I mean... I know what's normal... and i-if that's what you wanted, it'd be okay... I'd be okay... I could do it, and I would if you wanted me to... I know you wouldn't hurt me... it's just that... I've never been that close to anyone except... except for... I just... I don't want to have to keep wondering about this... if that's what you want from me, it's okay... I just want to know... that's all..."

"I would never push you to do something you didn't want to do, Charlotte...and if that means that doesn't happen on our wedding nght, or the night after, or ever for that matter, I'm okay with that. I love you for you, Charlotte, not for your body or anything relating to that matter... I don't want you to ever be scared or afraid of doing something with me, okay? I don't want you to do something like this unless you absolutely want to...I don't want you to ever feel like I'm pressuring you to do something like that, I just want you to know I love you, whether we consummate a marriage or not."

Those words had been an enormous comfort. She knew, no matter what happened, that Cade would never try to get her to do something she wasn't ready for. He wouldn't hurt her or scare her, he'd never make her feel alone, and he'd always, always be there for her whenever she needed him.

She wanted to do the same for him. She made a promise to herself that she would do her very best to be there for him the same way he always was for her.

"I'm happy too," she said again. "There's no one I'd rather have by my side than you."

His face lit up as she said this, and his smile grew. He looked truely, genuinely happy because of her answer, and he felt that way too. He was overjoyed to see that she felt the same way he did, that she wasn't scared or felt pressured to be married to him, even if this whole thing had happened a little quickly. It didn't really matter, he guessed, because even if it would've taken a little longer, there would still be the same result. He'd known she was the girl for him for a while, and he always believed that someday he'd get to spend the rest of his life with her. "I'm so happy you feel the same way..." He said, beaming. "I love you."

---

For a while now, Kystarr had really been on his own. No one really cared to talk or even really pay any notice to him, not that he wasn't used to it, of course. Maybe he'd gotten his hopes up that things would be different simply because everyone here was like him...but now it seemed he was wrong. He sighed and headed for the dorms, searching out an empty room. When he found one, he simply flopped back on the bed, not even caring to close the door. I guess it's back to the life I'm used to...being invisible...

"Hey, kid. Who are you?"

The warrior tapped Kystarr's shoulder and tilted his head, curious about what was going on with this new, mopey student.

[Silverakia]

Aileen went inside, getting some chocolate ice cream. She sighed a bit; ever since she came here, she hasn't made any friends. Taking the spoon, she put some ice cream in her mouth.

[Castle Crashers]

His face lit up as she said this, and his smile grew. He looked truely, genuinely happy because of her answer, and he felt that way too. He was overjoyed to see that she felt the same way he did, that she wasn't scared or felt pressured to be married to him, even if this whole thing had happened a little quickly. It didn't really matter, he guessed, because even if it would've taken a little longer, there would still be the same result. He'd known she was the girl for him for a while, and he always believed that someday he'd get to spend the rest of his life with her. "I'm so happy you feel the same way..." He said, beaming. "I love you."

---

For a while now, Kystarr had really been on his own. No one really cared to talk or even really pay any notice to him, not that he wasn't used to it, of course. Maybe he'd gotten his hopes up that things would be different simply because everyone here was like him...but now it seemed he was wrong. He sighed and headed for the dorms, searching out an empty room. When he found one, he simply flopped back on the bed, not even caring to close the door. I guess it's back to the life I'm used to...being invisible...

"Hey, kid. Who are you?"

The warrior tapped Kystarr's shoulder and tilted his head, curious about what was going on with this new, mopey student.

Ky looked up, a bit surprised by the sudden appearance of the warrior, seeing as he hadn't seen or heard him enter previously. "Um...the name's Kystarr...but everyone calls me Ky..." He said a bit awkwardly, not having expected any kind of conversation after moping around the room. It was night anyways, and as of such, he'd expected an even lesser chance of conversation. I guess I was wrong... "Who're you..?"

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

"Hey, kid. Who are you?"

The warrior tapped Kystarr's shoulder and tilted his head, curious about what was going on with this new, mopey student.

Ky looked up, a bit surprised by the sudden appearance of the warrior, seeing as he hadn't seen or heard him enter previously. "Um...the name's Kystarr...but everyone calls me Ky..." He said a bit awkwardly, not having expected any kind of conversation after moping around the room. It was night anyways, and as of such, he'd expected an even lesser chance of conversation. I guess I was wrong... "Who're you..?"

"I'm Genbu, Chinese God of the North, and the Black Warrior. A pleasure to meet you, Kystarr." Genbu said, smiling and patting his shoulder. "But I came over here to ask... Why are you moping?"

[Sky-TheLandOfNekos]

Lance

The demon smiled once he felt the presence of Nyx. Not much time has past since he had last seen her, so she should be happy to see him, right? He didn't waste any time making his way to the goddess, still holding Luna in his arms. Once he found her, he could see that something was bothering her. So, he decided to ask about it. "Hey, what's wrong? Did that Titan do something stupid, again?"

Luna yipped excitedly at the sight of her owner once more, even as she noticed the dampened mood of Nyx. To the fox, it felt like she hadn't seen her in forever.
Of course, Nyx was more than surprised to see Lance once more, because as she could recall the last time, he'd disappeared into oblivion forever, never to escape the dark fate. Yet...there he was. Somehow he'd manage to escape, somehow he'd managed to get back to this place... It took her a moment to wipe the shock off of her face and smile. "Well...I think I'm the one that did something stupid this time..." She sighed softly before she smiled again, meeting his eyes. "I thought you were dead, you know..."

Lance

"Hmm? Why did you believe that? I'm not that easy to kill, you know," he replied, smiling at her in return. "I simply had some things to do in the underworld, since I can only leave there for so long each time." Once he finished speaking, he lowered the Fox out of his arms and onto the ground. She may have wanted to try to comfort her owner. "Something tells me that I may not want to know what happened..."

[Castle Crashers]

Ky looked up, a bit surprised by the sudden appearance of the warrior, seeing as he hadn't seen or heard him enter previously. "Um...the name's Kystarr...but everyone calls me Ky..." He said a bit awkwardly, not having expected any kind of conversation after moping around the room. It was night anyways, and as of such, he'd expected an even lesser chance of conversation. I guess I was wrong... "Who're you..?"

"I'm Genbu, Chinese God of the North, and the Black Warrior. A pleasure to meet you, Kystarr." Genbu said, smiling and patting his shoulder. "But I came over here to ask... Why are you moping?"

He shrugged, deciding whether or not he should explain everything to this individual. Eh, why not..? "Well...I guess I've been feeling a little left out and invisible..." He said with a low sigh. "Not that that's anything new, it's always been that way...I just...I thought that because all of you here were like me...things would be different..." He rubbed the back of his head and looked down. "I...guess I was wrong."

Luna yipped excitedly at the sight of her owner once more, even as she noticed the dampened mood of Nyx. To the fox, it felt like she hadn't seen her in forever.
Of course, Nyx was more than surprised to see Lance once more, because as she could recall the last time, he'd disappeared into oblivion forever, never to escape the dark fate. Yet...there he was. Somehow he'd manage to escape, somehow he'd managed to get back to this place... It took her a moment to wipe the shock off of her face and smile. "Well...I think I'm the one that did something stupid this time..." She sighed softly before she smiled again, meeting his eyes. "I thought you were dead, you know..."

Lance

"Hmm? Why did you believe that? I'm not that easy to kill, you know," he replied, smiling at her in return. "I simply had some things to do in the underworld, since I can only leave there for so long each time." Once he finished speaking, he lowered the Fox out of his arms and onto the ground. She may have wanted to try to comfort her owner. "Something tells me that I may not want to know what happened..."

Luna yipped and ran the short distance to Nyx, whom picked up the small fox into her arms. Her smile turned a bit sad after Lance's last statement. "It's...probably best if you didn't." She said softly, not wanting to think about the pain and emptiness in Hyperion's face and voice. It would only make her want to cry if she did.

[Free Empire of the Low Isles]

"I'm Genbu, Chinese God of the North, and the Black Warrior. A pleasure to meet you, Kystarr." Genbu said, smiling and patting his shoulder. "But I came over here to ask... Why are you moping?"

He shrugged, deciding whether or not he should explain everything to this individual. Eh, why not..? "Well...I guess I've been feeling a little left out and invisible..." He said with a low sigh. "Not that that's anything new, it's always been that way...I just...I thought that because all of you here were like me...things would be different..." He rubbed the back of his head and looked down. "I...guess I was wrong."

Lance

"Hmm? Why did you believe that? I'm not that easy to kill, you know," he replied, smiling at her in return. "I simply had some things to do in the underworld, since I can only leave there for so long each time." Once he finished speaking, he lowered the Fox out of his arms and onto the ground. She may have wanted to try to comfort her owner. "Something tells me that I may not want to know what happened..."

Luna yipped and ran the short distance to Nyx, whom picked up the small fox into her arms. Her smile turned a bit sad after Lance's last statement. "It's...probably best if you didn't." She said softly, not wanting to think about the pain and emptiness in Hyperion's face and voice. It would only make her want to cry if she did.

"That's just a bad situation, pal..." Genbu said, frowning at him. "Trust me, though, it'll get better. You came at a really bad time for the school, and everyone was busy, and now that we're not... Well, we're all just trying to get as much time with our loved ones in as possible. So, I'm sorry that you're lonely, but please don't blame the others... And don't blame yourself either, kid."

He smiled and ruffled Ky's hair. "You're pretty handsome, so you'll get plenty of friends sooner or later."

[Charlia]

As soon as her eyes opened, she knew where she was, and she stifled a despairing moan.

It was going to be one of those dreams again.

Sure enough, when her mind adjusted to the feelings in the dream, she felt the familiar pain, along with that disgust and humiliation she knew all too well. She felt small and weak... too small, too weak to protect herself. She hated herself for her weakness.

He was saying something to her, but she couldn't hear it through her own sobbing.

These nightmares were the worst of all of them, naturally. She tended to be at least partially lucid during her nightmares lately, which helped some--being able to remind herself that none of it was really happening did seem to calm her somewhat--but it wasn't that much good. After all, just because it wasn't real didn't mean that she didn't still feel every second of it.

Eventually, it ended, as it always did, leaving her curled up, shivering, crying, trying desperately not to break. One of the differences between these nightmares and what had once been reality was that now, she had things she could think about, that she could remind herself were real. Good things that were waiting for her once the nightmare ended.

Naturally, the first picture that entered her mind was one of a smiling, white-haired boy holding out his hand as if inviting her on some grand adventure. She couldn't help but reach out instinctively, but of course, as soon as her hand would have met his, it simply sank through nothingness, and the image vanished. She was left there, reaching out for nothing, her face twisting in anguish, her sobs growing worse as she tried desperately to bring back that feeling of hope... to no avail.

Instead, the man who had caused her so much pain spoke.

"Sometimes you can be so foolish," he said quietly, now taking a seat on the bed next to her prone body. She flinched back, her entire being rebelling against such closeness. "Do you really think he looks at you as anything except the sort of girl you know you are?"

She pulled back even further. "Of course I do," she retorted, surprised she had the nerve to argue. "He's said it enough times, hasn't he? He doesn't care about the things you did to me. He doesn't care about any of the things I've been through, or what I've done, or what I am. He loves me. Which is more than you ever did," she finished, venom in her tone.

"Our definitions of love always were different, weren't they?" he whispered, and kissed her before she could pull away. She wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, her entire posture conveying disgust. Not that he'd ever cared how she felt about any of it. "Anyway, weren't you paying attention earlier? You ask one little question about children, and he immediately jumps to 'wait until we're married'. Sounds a lot like he doubts your 'virtue', doesn't it?" he asked viciously, and then laughed. "Not that I'm too surprised. I'd doubt it myself, if I didn't know for sure... you don't have any."

"Stop it!" she cried out, hands halfway to her ears as if she was going to try and block out his hateful words. "That's not true! He knows I'm not like that! He knows I'm different, that I'd never even consider..." She choked.

"...wouldn't you, though?" He leaned a little closer to her, and she cringed, a whimper of fear escaping her lips.

Then there was a crash as the door to the room flew open, and someone else spoke.

"No. She wouldn't."

Charlotte's eyes lit up, and she turned to the figure in the doorway, tears beginning to well in her eyes.

"I'll be with you in a moment," Cade said to her. "First, I have to take care of him. You might want to close your eyes... this isn't going to be pretty." Shaking his head, he approached, and Charlotte closed her eyes as instructed.

The next thing she heard was a 'zap', and a stifled cry.

"You're the lowest scum in existence, you know that?" Cade growled, and the sound came again. "Killing you here and now is too good for you. I don't even have words for how much I hate you. The things you did to Charlotte..."

"I can do whatever I want with her. She belongs to me."

Those were the wrong words, clearly, as she heard the 'zap' again, only much louder.

"No, she doesn't! You bastard, she'll never belong to you! Someone like her could never belong to someone like you! Nothing I could ever do to you would be enough to pay you back for what you did! You took the most amazing, wonderful, and beautiful girl in the universe and you used her like she was nothing but a cheap plaything! You made her doubt herself, you made her think she deserved the way you treated her. She's gotten over some of that, yeah, but it still hurts her. I can see it. I know she cries at night because she can't sleep without thinking of what you did. I know she's scared whenever someone touches her unexpectedly because she doesn't know who it is. Heck, I think she might even be a little bit afraid of me, thanks to the way you used her! And nobody hurts Charlotte like that, nobody hurts my girl like that, not without answering to me! Why? Because I love her! I've loved her since I met her, and I'll love her until time itself comes to an end! I love her more than anyone or anything, and I know there's no way you'll ever understand that. But she understands it, at least, I hope she does. Because you're not even real, not anymore. You're just a nightmare, and it's time for her to wake up!"

The commotion that followed was impossible for Charlotte to decipher, but after what seemed like forever, she felt someone embracing her gently, and she opened her eyes, already knowing who she would see. Wondering what had happened, she considered looking to find out, but Cade seemed to know that she was thinking about it.

"Don't bother," he said quietly. "He doesn't deserve your thoughts."

Still trembling slightly, she hugged Cade back, and allowed tears of relief to fall.

"It's okay," he reassured. "Everything's going to be okay now. You don't ever have to be scared again. I'll always be here, okay?"

"...okay," she whispered, and closed her eyes.

[Ranoria]

Hyperion knelt there for a few seconds, mouth slightly agape, blond hair slicked back, golden eyes a little widened. Gasping for air, a single thought went through his head. Oh, fuck me.

"I...I, yeah. Of course.

I get what you're saying. It's a big decision, it's gonna need some thought.

I love you, okay? And I want to be with you for the rest of my life. So you think on it, and talk to me when you're ready, alright?"

Kissing her lightly on the forehead, he snapped his fingers, a portal ripping through time and space before him, and stepped through to the campus of Holy High, leaving the portal open behind him, so she could too, get back to Earth.

"Love you."

Stepping through the portal, he left it open behind him, and teleported himself away from the school, appearing in a Bavarian Forest hundreds of miles away.

"Fuck."

---

Tect nodded to Ao, and he continued giving him a tour of the campus.

"Sure thing, I'd love to. Though you may already know some of the students. You ever heard of Ryujin? Or Shen?"

"Er...yes, I believe I have heard of them. I've never met them before though." Ao's face fell slightly. Of course I've heard of them, seeing as they're practically relatives to me. I shudder to think of their opinion of me and my siblings at the moment... he thought.

"Good morning." Ryujin, whom had sniffed out the other dragon, seemed somewhat amused, having heard of Ao, but never seen him, "I don't know too much about you myself. I never did like Shen Lung though." The kami extended a hand, "I'm Ryujin, you may know me as Owatatsumi, dragon king of the oceans and lord over Ryugu-Jo. You are Ao Guang, ruler of the South China Sea, if I heard correctly?"

I'd been considering heading over there for awhile now. Oh, I do despise mortal navies.

[Ranoria]

Aileen went inside, getting some chocolate ice cream. She sighed a bit; ever since she came here, she hasn't made any friends. Taking the spoon, she put some ice cream in her mouth.

Otohime, being her optimistic self, saw Aileen eating ice cream all alone, and sat down next to her, looking a bit tired, but still wearing a smile on her face. "Hey there, I haven't seen you around before." She didn't eat any ice cream herself, but she had never actually tried it, and didn't know what it was in the first place. "I'm Otohime, what's your name?" She seemed genuinely curious, knowing that Aileen must be new and having a rough start, with how busy everyone was.

[Castle Crashers]

He shrugged, deciding whether or not he should explain everything to this individual. Eh, why not..? "Well...I guess I've been feeling a little left out and invisible..." He said with a low sigh. "Not that that's anything new, it's always been that way...I just...I thought that because all of you here were like me...things would be different..." He rubbed the back of his head and looked down. "I...guess I was wrong."



Luna yipped and ran the short distance to Nyx, whom picked up the small fox into her arms. Her smile turned a bit sad after Lance's last statement. "It's...probably best if you didn't." She said softly, not wanting to think about the pain and emptiness in Hyperion's face and voice. It would only make her want to cry if she did.

"That's just a bad situation, pal..." Genbu said, frowning at him. "Trust me, though, it'll get better. You came at a really bad time for the school, and everyone was busy, and now that we're not... Well, we're all just trying to get as much time with our loved ones in as possible. So, I'm sorry that you're lonely, but please don't blame the others... And don't blame yourself either, kid."

He smiled and ruffled Ky's hair. "You're pretty handsome, so you'll get plenty of friends sooner or later."

He blushed as Genbu ruffled his hair and called him handsome, but one couldn't really blame him. No one had ever really complimented or called him handsome or anything before, at least no one besides his parents...his mortal parents, of course. As of such, he really wasn't used to dealing with such flattery. "I...I think I already made a friend..." He answered a bit quietly before his shoulders sagged. "But...I haven't seen her in a while..." He sighed. "I'm beginning to wonder if she's already forgotten about me..."