!PRIVATE! Marchen: The Journey

[Bones McCoy]

Healing always took its time, no matter what it was. Time had taken its toll upon her soul, jumping from one generation to the next, or at least she tried. It was hard to find a stable body to sustain her. Werewolves. Yes, she could recall once being much like them, but something changed.

She murmured lightly. Almost awake. Her lips parted as she slowly opened her eyes. She was greeted of course with the smell of fire and the unnatural feeling. “…seems you wish to feel death…” she cooed out.

Slipping the blanket off, her gaze turned sharply towards the man in the cloak. “……Kirie…” give ones name to those you’re about to kill, or a slight introduction. Kirie grasped the back of her neck, recalling a sensation of displeasure from before. She hadn’t finished that hell hound which peeved her to no end. “…so where have you brought me?” she asked shutting her eyes for the moment.

It was odd being in this place and well, still being alive. If someone else had the chance, she’d be dead with her heart gorged out. ‘and why do you seem familiar…?...’

[[mer... >> ]]

[SilverDragonetsu]

The man simply cuckled in a low rasp filled tone, quite clearly sencing the aura of threat in the air and merely amused by it. His dark, brown skined hand lifted from the ground as he shifted his weight to the other. Rested his elbow on his knee and lazily scratched inside his robes beneath his cloak.

"Easy, Lassie," he joked with a hum of a laugh. "I'm just passing through, is all." Sitting up, the man pulled up a stick from his side and proded the embers of the fire. Stirring up it's coals and causing flickers of gold and red to spin upperwards and vanish before hitting the caverns ceiling.

"Must 'a been some skuffle, though. All torn up like that," He chuckled, perhaps abit more malice than seemed rigth in his tone, which suddenly lowered and deeped to a softer touch as he continued. "And ta' think...ya' coulda' done 'em in...wit' but a flick of a claw..."

[Bones McCoy]

Kirie glared in annoyance towards this man. She didn't wish to relax knowing she allowed herself to get carried away. "Quite..." She guessed it had taken more than an hour or so for her wounds to fully heal.

Now, she wanted to murder something. "Oh, but I always enjoy playing with what I plan to kill...I just allowed my guard to get down, which won't be happening again."

Her fingers grasped around the pendant she wore, 'Kiba..hold on a little longer...' She couldn't very well let him have control over this body for a good while. She still had work to do. If Kiba were to die, she'd have to wait again.
"Well, as fun as this is..I think I'm going to leave." Quickly to arise to her feet..it was then did she notice her attire was different.

Clenched teeth and balled up fist, she glared daggers, "Good day as I hope to never see you again.." oh, she wouldn't flirt, or be playful. It was a waste of time, and yet...she wasn't leaving quite yet. Curious nature, perhaps?

[SilverDragonetsu]

"Ai. Tis' always fun to let them 'think' they got the upper hand...", he replied with a rumbling laughter. She seemed quite the same as he remebered. Maniacle adn Quick to temper. Or perhaps Maniacle wasn't quite the word he was serching for.. no...he hadn't much time to recall though, thus left it be at quick to temper.

Lifting his shaded eyes, his lips curved into a wide grin. "So soon, Lassie?" He hummed past his pearly whites a musing chuckle. "For one so hasted to leave...ya sure do take a while to get on your way."

Lifting his hidden hand, the fellow revieled a short slender pipe, half wood, half copper. Bringing it to his lips for a puff, he slapped the stoney floor beside him, inviting the young woman to stay a while longer.

"Companies a scarce in these parts. Honour me with a bit 'o word or two, eh?" Shifting his bum, the fellow leaned back once more, his face always hidden enough to hide his identy, though scarcely to show his expression.

[Bones McCoy]

Her gaze narrowed dangerously towards his remarks. She'd leave just now but, something about the man was familiar. Had she known him before? Doubtful. No one should be able to remember her, at least she didn't think so.

Kirie tensed at the gesture, "Oh really now? Funny..and how would anything I have to say would bring such honor? Hardly..."

She could get information from him, as to where they were, and then be on her way. Kirie grumbled and cursed lightly to herself before sitting back down, but further away from the man. Her thoughts brewed darkly about wanting to rip the man to pieces. It'd be messy, but save her some sanity...the man was pissing her off.

"So..dear sir, you do realize its rude to hide your face when conversing with someone? Take it off or I'll rip it to shreds..." Kirie threatened.

[SilverDragonetsu]

"Now, now. Jus' tryin' ta be friendly, Lassie." He snickered and tilted his head back, allowing his face to glance her way, staring one vibrant blue eye her way, the other hiden beneath a bang of pitch black hair. A piece of which was bound a crimson red..leather, maybe?

"A crourse I'm honoured. Such a delectable little Moon flower." Laying down onto his side, suporting himself on one arm, he let his cloak and arbian styled robes sag, baring more of the Dark tan flesh beneath, some of which bore crimson red markings. His other hand pulled the pipe from his lips, as he sighed out a ploom of hazy smoke.

"Le'see 'er....How bout...Dou'ga. Thas' right. Dou'ga's My name. Pleasure to be meeting you, Lassie." His voice carried more lightly than before, but thick with a british-irish accent, despite appearing like he belonged in the desserts to the far East.

[Bones McCoy]

Friendly? It felt more like he was taunting her in a way, though Kirie was easily to be riled up. “Watch your tongue..” she hissed at the name he deemed to call her. Moon flower…?..

Shaking the name off her mind, she allowed her eyes to gaze at the figure opposite her. “…Dou’ga…you don’t seem sure of yourself….and stop calling me Lassie, I’m not a damn dog…” which was a slight lie considering what she was, but that wasn’t the point here.

Kirie closed her eyes, taking in a deep breath. Things were strange. “Tell me Dou’ga, why did you assist me? And why do you seem-..…no, never mind, answer that question firstly…” she asked crossing her arms across her chest. “and don’t try and screw with me on the details…I really dislike you already enough, give me more of a reason to slit your throat…”

[SilverDragonetsu]

He only smiled more adn chuckled behind ground teeth. Ah, what an amusing lass. Dou'ga nibbled on the tip of his pipe in thought, before sighign out another cloud of toxic fumes into the air.

He rubbed his throat tenderly. "Now don't do that. It'd be pretty awkward somkin' through a hole in my throat." He merely smiled at the idea, though, in a manner saying he'd love to see her try it anyhow. rubbignhis chin now, Dou'ga relaxed adn took the question into thought, though it didn't take much to answer her, as if he were simply being asked the color of the sky.

"Hmmmmmm. Why did I assist ye', eh? Well that's a down right stupid question, there, Lassie." He sucked on his pipe, and blew it all out his nostrals. "If ye' found some straggler poolin' blood all in ye' path, would ya leave 'em there when ya knew they had the breath in 'em yet?"

He left a breif silence hang, long enough to let him take another shallow puff of his pipe before he spoke again. " 'specially when they ain't spose ta' die quite yet..."

(had ta post quick. >w< )

[Bones McCoy]

“You can learn to live with it,” Kirie snapped in quickly at his remark. It seemed he was asking for it quite clearly. The answer she finally received wasn’t what she desired most. Flaws, loops holes, and that only pissed her off further.

She wasn’t a moron, “oh of course…” her voice trailed off. Kirie glanced away briefly before her attention snapped back towards him, “What’s this now Dou’ga? It wasn’t my time? Its never my time…I never truly die…” Kiba would die, but she’d go on living another time and place. The boy deserved a chance in the least.

“Tell me friend,” Kirie cooed softly. She slowly got up on her feet and approached him, “how is it you avoided the hell hound, as I’m quite sure it didn’t just run away after I had fallen, and…” Kneeling down, she became eye level with the man, “I dislike your smoking…” she growled grasping her fingers upon the pipe, “quit or it breaks you b*****d.”


( :3 aww, of course...>> and Kirie is just loving him..loving him to be a corpse )

[SilverDragonetsu]

(XD Oi! I think I like the idea of a 'Dou'gaXKirie' pairing. X3)

Learn to live with it? Pah! He tried not to crack a laugh. Clearing his throat, Dou'ga puffed contently as Kirie reponded to his answer. His single blue eyes stare unimpressively up at the female by the mention of never truely dying. Then closed it again as he puffed.

He heard a shuffling of feet, and reconized this as approching feet. He didn't achknoweldge it until he felt the wooden bit of his pipe grate against his cusbits just slight. Dou'ga's single visiable eye reproached Kirie in a direct stare.

The pipe was brought from his lips, and a frangrant thread of smoke blown into Kirie's direction, snaking past her. "Learn to live wit' it, Lassie."

Exhaling heavily, Dou'ga emptied and cleared the pipe before storing it in his robes again. He'd smoked his fill anyhow. And before his lady...friend...could bound upon him, he sat upright and away from the woman. Patting down his clothes, his features gained a more lively and perky expression.
"Hell Dog? So ths' what tore you up, huh?" Dou'ga whistled low as he picked himself up and pat himself down. "Well, I didn' see any H'ell Dog. Maybe 'is master called on 'em before 'e could get a bite?"

[Bones McCoy]

[[ eh, I don’t mind that..>> but Kiba might not enjoy that type of pairing...since he is Kirie in a sense..…XD ]]

Kirie was ready to break the damn pipe in half at his little remark. He really knew how to get under her skin so easily, as if he had done it before. “I told you to stop calling me that!” she hissed angrily. Her gaze narrowed into slits, watching Dou’ga’s movements.

“Really? Well then…” she said, standing upwards, “whose to say you weren’t the one that called off the beast?” No, Kirie wasn’t trusting the b*****d quite yet. There were familiar aspects of him, and it was disturbing her.

“But then again, Dou’ga, you don’t seem the type to be able to tame anything.” The female smiled slightly at him. Perhaps hinting at something or arising a challenge at the man.
Turning her back to him, she sighed, “tell me where have you dragged me off..and what has become of my original clothes?” It would be rather discomforting when she had to rest and for Kiba to be free…these clothes were fit to her form not of an adult male.

[Aki Ameko]

Aki watched wearily as her escorts took her further and further into the wood. This is strange. I don't like this... Where has everyone gone? Vent? Ryuu? And where are they taking me? Why does Ryuunosuke trust them so much?

But on they went, until they reached a peculiar tree. Aki watched with a mixture of wonder and disbelief as the creatures scaled the 'steps' and opened the 'door'. It was hallow. Aki's unease increased. They were surely planning to take her in there. Well, Suke was marching right in anyway. Aki twitched, and for a moment she had the impulse to jump off and run. But logic took over and told her that she'd be outnumbered anyway. Still clutching the cursing stone tight in her hand, Aki held her breath as she entered the tree.

[SilverDragonetsu]

They entered into the massive hallow tree onto a flat smoot floor decored in the natural life lines of the tree. Ryuunosuke's steps echoed woodly, accompanies by the noisely patters of their..companions. And as if it wasn't dark enough. Behind them thw great wooden door was slowly heaved shut, leaving the group of five in utter darkness. A white glow eminanted at five points on the circumfrence of the floor, giving enough light to see. And then suddenly a weightless sensation and a whir of wind rushed by continuously.

They were dropping, and more quickly than one could imagine. The hallowed tree was an elevator. And the further they dropped, the distance unimaginable, the cooler it became. Not an uncomfortable chill, but a warm chill.

It was silent, aside from Ryunosuke's pacing. The butterflies in his stomache were making him naucious. And pacing in place, despite how little it relived his stomach of it's knotted churning, was all he could to to releive his growing anxiety.

After a long three minutes that seemed like forever, the dimly lit tube they'd been travering down was finally opened up. The platform they stood upon simply hanging against a smooth rocky wall. And beyond them was a great dome cave. So deep and wide and open, it seemed as though a whole country lived within it's bowels. And in fact, just such may very well be. For the moment the underground dome cavern was revealed, lit as bright as day by an unknown light source, one could see quite clearly a massive city mapped out over the entire cavern floor.

[SilverDragonetsu]

"Who said anythin' about taming anythin'? Be it as it is, I perfer things....naturally wild..." His lips held a smirk, wild and daunting in it's own. His smirk flashed what could have been a fang and sharp canines, though his smirk vanished all too quickly for one to be sure.

Standing at the mouth of the cave, Dou'ga turned a little more toward Kirie, smiling with his face tilted towards her. "You'd rather those ragged hole barren things than my gift? Hn, no matter. As you please it, Lassie." He pulled a bag from over his side and tossed it at her feet. It was Kirie's/Kiba's bag, filled with all belongings.

[Aki Ameko]

Aki let out a soft squeak as the floor began moving downward. No, she didn't like this. She didn't like this at all.

And then, finally they landed down in what appeared to be a massive city. Aki could only gape silently in awe.

((This is FAIL but I want to GET ON WITH IT))