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Prajna turned to look over its newly soaked shoulder and glared bitterly at the grey clouds and their "tears" before turning this dangerous stare to David, who was trying hard not to make eye contact. Of all the days it could have rained...Of all the days where David had forgotten to put the umbrella back into his car.. what a terrible start to an already difficult day. The Asian let out a defeated sigh as the Frei pushed past him and into the noisy mall, water dripping off of its hat and hair, its frown digging further into its features instantly at the overwhelming hustle and bustle of the building. David groaned. This day was beginning to suck so badly..But no, he couldn't give up now.

"Sorry about the rain Prajna, but we can still go shopping 'kay? See, it's nice and dry in here," David choked, swaying between defeat and optimism. Prajna let out a smug "hn" in response before asking coldly, "Where is the restroom?"

Of course. What an obvious question. David began waking ahead of the Frei, guiding it and hoping to avoid having to meet its eyes any more than was necessary, "This way. ...Again, I'm really sorry Prajna but cheer up. You'll still have fun." A fake laugh.

Prajna eyed the man grimly, "You better hope."
And with that it entered the restroom and began its hunt for paper towels. David clenched a fist and pressed it against the wall in attempt to restrain himself. Stay cool, David, stay cool. It's just a child, just..

"David! Help not wet any more!" Prajna called.

David sighed as he walked over to the poor Frei and began drying off its little accessories.

David had just finished patting Prajna's hat dry with paper towels when the impatient Frei found a faster way to dry: the sensory air dryer. Pulling a little string out from its crimson hair, Prajna playfully waved its hands below the nozzle of the machine before sticking its head underneath, laughing all the while. David rolled his eyes, moving on to the fiery Frei's rings. He stopped at two odd looking rings, the decorations being a darker, greyer colored than the others and he couldn't help but think, Are these new?

That's when the restroom door swung open. It would have been perfectly normal if the door swung open and there was some other Gaian there but there were no footsteps and what's what caught David's attention. Raising his eyes, he saw a familiar spiraling ribbon before lifting his gaze high enough to stop on an unrecognizable face. Bright red hair. Vibrant green eyes. For a split second, David considered the Raevan a girl but no, it wouldn't have come in here if it was a girl right? He turned to his own charge who was still giggling wildly and tossing its hair this way and that under the air dryer. Maybe it was a girl. He sighed but then took in the newcomer's expression: curious.

"Prajna," David stated calmly as the star stopped momentarily to acknowledge him, though coldly.

"What? Busy-- Hn?" Prajna's eyes turned to the soaking stranger and the restroom immediately became quiet. It lifted its head away from the nozzle and seemed to inspect every inch of the new face. He had glorious hair and such bright colors. For a moment Prajna looked down at itself and took in its darker hues before frowning in disapproval. Prajna then turned and called back out to it, "Who are you?"

"Varun."

Prajna tasted the name and found that it was silky, foreign-smooth. Rivener's name had been attractive, but in a rough, raw, meaty kind of way. Xiu's too, though it was simple and sweet. Varun...was simply a name to be said over and over again. A smirk crawled onto Prajna's genderless features as it shot David a glance, making the guardian incredibly uncomfortable. What was going on?

"Hey, Prajna, how bout you let him get a go at the dryer? He's wet too y'kn--" David's stormy eyes were immediately shot down by his Frei's piercing blue ones and the Asian carefully placed the last ring on top of the marble counter, now completely uncertain of what was taking place. Prajna returned its attention to Varun, now filled with enough confidence to begin floating towards it. It wouldn't be cautious like it had been with Xiu. Whenever it had been assertive, as with Rivener, things always seemed to become greatly more interesting. David watched nervously as Prajna floated closer until it was about a foot from Varun, still smirking devilishly.

"Varun, Varun, Varun, hm? Varun thinks Prajna is pretty?" the Frei purred before giving a small spin, a few water droplets being flung from its still dampened ribbon. It stopped facing the Frei, its face now blank but somehow still warm looking.

David rolled his eyes. The Frei was just looking for attention. Again.

David watched, feeling a bit helpless, as Prajna cornered a very confuse Varun; His anxiety was written all over his elegant facial features, but what was David to do? The Asian recalled the first disagreement between Prajna and himself, a dispute that ended in a week's worth of silent treatment -for both of them- from Namini and, for David, this also meant a week worth's of frozen dinners. ..Ugh. Prajna, because it was like a newborn puppy to his sister, received a light scolding and a week's banishment from the television (ooh the tantrums!). David let out a sigh. He wasn't going to let another fight occur between them, but his veterinary side pitied the poor newcomer. These Raevans really were too cute and childlike.. Maybe..he could just..ease~ Prajna away..

"Prajna, I think Varun means to ask--" but when David cautiously placed a hand on his Frei's shoulder, he felt a kind of intense cold..burning rush through his fingertips; He retracted his hand and looked warily at Prajna's face: The frown found upon the androgynous Frei's lips was one of a disapproving teacher or mentor, and the glare was definitely similar to the ones David had received from some angry clients of his. Prajna..was pissed. And instinctively, David remained stunned. This was like a first child to him. He had absolutely no clue what to do except..watch?

Prajna eyed Varun's bobbing head fins curiously, quickly noting how they reflected his mood, and deepened its frown. Varun had shook its head 'No' when asked of Prajna's beauty. "Whatfor?" he had asked it. Hmph. This was no good and Prajna felt its temper rise as it had with Rivener.

"What you mean 'Whatfor'? Prajna wants to know you about pretty Prajna!" its voice was dripping with venom. "Varun thinks pretty more than Prajna?"

A dangerous Frei indeed. Prajna waited impatiently for the Frei's answer, a hand flexed to attack its face if he admitted that yes, he did think he was prettier than Prajna itself.

"Greedy."

For both guardian and charge, the word was like a slap in the face. David let out a soft "ooohh" and winced when the word crossed Varun's tensed lips before his stormy eyes hurried to read Prajna's expression: The genderless Frei was intensely shocked. The inverted flame's brow was still knitted together, confused and taken aback, as its mouth now gaped at the stranger's unexpected boldness. When Prajna had met Rivener, it had gained a new experience involving pain but this new.. torture Varun tested was indescribable; It made Prajna feel dark inside, with malicious thoughts now coursing through its mind and body. It didn't know what "greedy" meant but the way Varun had said it made the Frei snap; It reminded it of a word Namini had taught it quite recently: "selfish." And "selfish" meant that you ...were a bad person. The smoky rune flickered a bit brighter as Prajna attempted to think of a comeback. It did not take long.

"Zul, LuLu says?! Pretty huh? Varun is pretty, huh?! NO!" With that said, Prajna, ignoring Varun's feeble attempts at intimidation, beat its charcoal-colored wings hard and pushed the other Frei against the cold tile. It immediately pressed its cheek against the other's face and let out a dangerous hiss, its fingers intertwined with Varun's scarlet jacket, "Whatfor Varun? Whatfor what WHAT?! Varun is selfish, no."

Prajna released the Frei as it chuckled darkly, floating back about a foot, "No..Varun is ugly."

David felt himself choking and stared helplessly at the door, which the two Freis were blocking. How was he supposed to get help?!

The inverted flame smirked satisfactorily as it watched Varun finally come to understand that it had been belittled and insulted. Prajna didn't understand 'greedy' but if it was a fight involving bad words, it was determined to win. What it could not have prepared itself for was the realization on just how far it had pushed Varun. The star did not expect the Leviathan to attack. Prajna remained unfazed when the younger Frei began to throw beast-like screams its way, its wicked grin spreader wider and wider as it noted the sheer frustration in its voice; Yes, he would come to understand this pain Prajna felt! But this feeling of accomplishment lasted for only a few seconds before Prajna felt a physical pain, releasing a yelp in the process.

"Varun! PRAJNA, stop!" David called instinctively, though he only took one step forward. His grey eyes were fixated on the spreading blackness of Varun's scales and the man bit his lower lip as he realized just how truly helpless he was; He did not know how to break them up without risking personal injury..Though maybe that was ..what a guardian should do?

Prajna ignored David's order but looked Varun dead in the eye, narrowing its sharp cerulean orbs at the beast and remaining unintimidated still. It..was surprised, yes but perhaps..it could still turn things around. It laughed rudely in the other's face.

"HAHA! WHATFOR PRAJNA, WHATFOR?!" it mocked as loudly as its voice would allow before sticking a tongue out at Varun. That's when Varun turned itself and prepared to strike the fiery Frei. It smirked once again. "Hit Prajna. Even if Varun hit Prajna, Varun still be UGLY."

It burst out into a terrible laugh as David rolled his eyes at its act and attempted to scoot closer to the door. That's when he heard it. It was a mouse-like voice but it was an outside voice nonetheless. Maybe that damned guardian of Varun's perhaps..

"OBVIOUSLY. Can you please help us?" David called, though his eyes remained glued to the scene playing out in front of him.

Prajna watched as if in slow motion as Varun angled his head impulsively and then closed in on the flame's neck. The scene played itself a second time within the back of Prajna's mind, but the entire film was crammed into a realistic time span, a condensed 3-second version. The pain came next and god was it incredible. Prajna couldn't help but scream, from surprise and, obviously, from the fact that a new shade of red was now decorating its porcelain skin. Coughing up a bit of bitter blood, Prajna slowly turned its eyes to meet Varun's. The other applied more pressure and Prajna let out another blood-curdling scream.

"...Ugly," Prajna spat out weakly, its pride still going strong though the pain was unbearable now. But just when the Frei thought things couldn't get any worse, the Leviathan gripped it firmly in place with its strong hands, causing Prajna's nerves to tense and go into complete overload. So it did only what it could do: It fought back.

Another scream was used in hopes of distracting Varun before Prajna pried one arm free and raised it to Varun's own neck. Immediately on contact, Prajna felt an electric pain similar to the one it had felt with Rivener, though not simply not as stinging, before its fingertips began to give off light blue flames. Prajna noted that it really had no idea what it was doing but then a numbing sensation began to spread from its fingertips to Varun, a transfer of magic that seemed impossible to feel but it was! Prajna smirked but then coughed another spit of saliva and blood.