Alexei pauses, his eyes glowing silver. "No offense, but...I don't think we should be doing this in Serenity's garden." He says, his entire will focused on keeping himself from kissing Neku back. 'This is like when Damian made me lose my powers..' He thinks and his aura blazes, a black glow spreading to Neku. "Wake up." He growls, his eyes glowing blood red. "We don't have time for this. I was right, they're trying to stop us." At his feet, black plants start to form and he sees the plant he'd brought to their realm twenty years ago. "Let the shadows guide you." He says softly and presses his lips to Neku's.
"I blame my husband." Gloria says as he walks into the room.
"Seth, Maranda...Nice to see you both." Max says, smiling as the twins run to hug him. "Let me guess, it's about Sym and Aimee?"
"Jeez, Grampa, you always know everything." Maranda says, looking up at Max. "But you never do anything!"
Gloria grabs Yuki's hand. "You said you weren't going to work...Yuki, I know it's hard, but you need to stop. Getsu will have it handled." As if on cue, a horn sounds on the feed as Angels rush into the fray, golden weapons flashing. "My brother's forces are already en route."
Anya bows her head to Max, smiling. "Sorry, Grandpa, but I'm not the hugging type...Since anyone I hug ends up getting suplexed.." She blushes and looks at Yuki. "Hey, cousin~"