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Audric spun around quickly, if there was one thing a barbie playset was good for, it was that it had a mirror his height, as well as actual hangers that fit his clothes. He would live full time in that house, if only the entire thing weren't such a nausiating shade of pink. Adjusting his scarf, he looked himself over again.

He was dressed like a nobleman. A shock of white silk about his neck leant a color to his normally pale skin, folded under and down like a collar, cinched with a stone of ultramarine plastic. Wearing a white tunic under it, the caravat collar sat nicely, lending him an ancient air. Over that he wore a blue tuxedo, so blue it was nearly black, the deep vest sporting baby blue buttons and patterned trim. His favorite part was the fact the coat had tails, the split ended high enough for his own little black tail to poke throuh. Pants the same color as his coat gave him a very uniform and neat look, though he did not have shoes- barbie shoes were not in the least well made, and he was not about to go prancing about in plastic stilettos. Yes- somewhere a 'My Prom Date Ken' doll was naked.

"Audric!" A voice called, causing the little demon to prance from his manicured mansion to face the green haired form of the shopkeeper. After him followed a trail of frosty footprints, quickly melting into tiny droplets of water. Audric gave him a polite bow, beaming at the amused laughter that fell from the shopkeep. Azyre patted him on the shoulder lightly,
"I've got some errands to run, can you hold down the fort until I return?" He asked of the frosty nymph.
"With honor, I shall defend this establishment with my life." Audric replied, feeling unuaually melodramatic. Azyre's gay laughter echoed as he exited the shop, leaving Audric alone. Smiling, the little demon started doing his rounds, leaving little trails of water along the countertops.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Shop Desc.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
One day you come upon a small shop between two large buildings, The window seems a little dingy, with tiny fingerprints smudged left in right. The letters painted on the window reads T.O.Y.S. very curious indeed. You decide to go in and check it out. Along the walls are long shelves with what appears to be Chinese to-go boxes. You notice however that each box has a different and unique symbol on it. If this was supposed to be a toy store, are these jack in the boxes? Along the opposite wall, there are many glass cases with a wide assortment of rings, from the very expensive in appearance, to the cheap dingy kind you find in vending machines. What kind of shop is this?
There are more shelves, holding assortments of colored bottles, and yet more look like mini closets, with all manner of clothes filched off of dolls hanging up for purchase. A small Mirror allows for Oni and Tenshi to view themselves in the clothes. In the store rooms in the back are large toy chests for the oni to play with, should they so desire.
As you continue through the establishment a small rabbit runs through a door in front of your feet, and before you can even try to follow it or kick it, a young man with green hair approaches you, "How may I help you?" he inquires, ocean blue eyes twinkling with mischeif. He seems nice enough, although the fact he is half naked is a little disturbing.

Audric spun at the sound, the door knocking against some bells hung at the ceiling with a melodic tinkling noise. To his suprise, it was not a customer, nor even a human! Icy blue eyes widened as an Oni much like himself wandered in, though human in stature. The tiny demon, who himself retained his naturally small size slid along the counter top until he stood before the other, glancing him over. At last!

Audric jumped himself when Melek did- he hadn't expected the other to be so skittish, it honestly suprised him. Smiling- as it was his duty to be polite, he waved to the other Oni, blue hand tracing white patterns of condensed water in the air.
"Welcome!" He chirped to the oni- was this his first time in the shop since emerging? How exciting! He'd been in several times before, after all, his patron worked here regularly. How many others were there? He hadn't calculated the sheets, did not know how many had been sold. Melek's clothes hid the beautiful patterns along his skin, but he did have curious curly brown hair.

"What's your name?" Audric asked, thrusting his hands into his pockets. Bad idea, pretty soon, his pockets were soaked completely through. Sheepish, he wriggled his hands free and clasped them before himself. He flashed a toothy grin- completely unsure of how to act.

"Melek huh?" Audric asked, diving behind the counter to the record books, flipping through pages until at last he released an excited squeak.
"Ah HAH! I found you!" He cried, leaning over the large notebook to read the notes and information scrawled inside- each box had a sketch of the box, as well as the symbol and where it was first located. Audric carefully peeked Melek over and began a new sketch of what he looked like. Azyre would be so pleased!

Bounding back up onto the main counter, that toothy grin returned.
"You came from a box with a leaf, right? I'm Audric, by the way- and welcome to my shop!"

Audric looked sympethetic- He himself had hidden his box behind a large box of frozen peas- untouched for months.
"Mmhmm...I hope you can find it." He offered, before breaking out with a smile. Melek's shyness brought out his personality some, where normally he was one to just kind of stand and stare...
"I like your hair." he said then, unexpectedly.

"I like it, it's brown and curly...reminds me of tree bark." He said again, watching curiously as Melek dumped lunch all over the floor. The leaf indeed was beautiful, a lovely shade of green, the intricate veins patterning the living thing. Audric looked almost mournful, life and he never really coexisted. Everyone knew frost and fire were plants' most hated enemies, but all he was was just really cold water, and water was needed for life. He'd touched leaves before, and watched the white patterns dance across the leaf, before the skin turned brown and dead- all life sucked from it, leaving it withered and soggy.

Audric slid down to the floor on a small cloud of condensation, walking up to the window, observing as he left trails of icy fog on the window when he breathed.
"...We can go outside." He offered, looking up at Melek. He was small enough to fit in one's palm, a real thumbelina. Tiny black tail flicking back and forth, he was willing to risk personal safety to make Melek comfortable. After all, he could always ask Teak or someone to look after the shop.

Audric grinned then, mood shifting, "Are you suuuuure?" He said, smile broadening. His tail curled up, something it did when he was feeling mischevious. He'd make a terrible liar, he was inexperienced, and his tail might as well have a mind of its own.
"We can only leave for a little while, if you like. It's so stuffy in here, anyway. And it smells of rodents, rabbits I mean." Audric continued, his crafty ancestery getting the better of him.