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Princess Eva was beginning to get worried over her boil. Ever since she had jumped down from his arms to sit across from him to get a better look at him (and incidentally sat next to that atrociously smelling boil) he had been constantly...agitated. That was the best word for it. He was not sleeping very well at night, tossing and turning and sometimes giving up to get up and practice, as evidenced by his red-rimmed eyes. He was picking at his food, failing with his meditations, and in general seemed anxious and restless.

There was only so much training that one boil should do in such a short span, and so finally, fed up with watching him, she made it clear that she wanted to go outside. It was time for her to take a walk, and she planned on taking a leisurely one. Just get her boil outside to get some fresh air and force him to slow down.

And that was precisely what they were doing. Taking a nice, leisurely talk. At least, until her Shu-sense began tingling. In reality she probably smelled the other minipet, or even saw her, but having Shu-sense seemed much more exciting. With an excited "Yip!" she charged ahead, forcing Yin to break into a surprised and stumbling run until he got his feet underneath him. "Princess Eva?" He could call all he wanted, she was not going to stop until she saw her friend.

What would have been nice to know was what had possessed Princess Eva to make her run. It was not like the rabo to take off like that, especially as today she had seemed to want to meander and sniff everything. But her reasoning soon became clear as another pet bounded toward Princess Eva, a pet that he recognized. After a moment it clicked and he looked up to see Miss Xiu-Ying as she called out to him. He lifted up a hand in acknowledgement, and as the distance closed he offered his own greeting. "And a good afternoon to you as well Miss Xiu-Ying."

He looked down at Princess Eva, not used to seeing her play with other minipets. Well, not with Shu. The rabo was flipping her tails excitedly as she yipped back at Shu. It was easy for her to ignore Jian and she crouched down, laying her forelegs flat to the ground as she wriggled for just a moment...and then pounced. It was a completely playful action, and really she gave Shu enough warning if she really wanted to get out of the way.

And the result was that Yin could not help but smile, a truly genuine expression that he had used far too little the past few days at he had been mentally too preoccupied to simply enjoy something. "I suppose that this explains why Princess Eva was so anxious to run."

That was good, and while it had seemed as though Princess Eva had enjoyed herself she had also been happy when he had picked her up, so it was hard to tell. But now? Seeing her here with Shu and playing around convinced him that yes, he had made the right decision. Even if he never wanted to leave her again. He did not want to lose her after all, just as he did not want to lose someone else.

Miss Xiu-Ying was leaning forward, almost crossing into the personal space that he did not necessarily like females in. Especially when he was stressed out and exhausted. Miss Xiu-Ying was not often one that made him uncomfortable, but seeing as his entire world had been turned upside down? He may have taken a step back. "Not for the past couple of days," he admitted reluctantly, unwilling to lie. "Have you been sleeping well?" It was a rather lame and half-hearted attempt to get the focus back on the demoness, but his brain was not fully functioning on the limited amount of sleep he had been getting.

Meanwhile, in their own little world, two balls of fluff appeared to be "attacking" one another. And someone was trying to spoil her fun. Princess Eva could feel a paw prodding her and reluctantly backed away from Shu. Before sending her a mischievous grin that was. She turned and pounced at Jian, deciding that the boil really just needed to loosen up.

With Xiu's owner done with tests for the week, Yin's player finally responds!

"There has been...a lot to think about," he admitted somewhat reluctantly, not sure that he should really talk to the ghoul about what was going on. "Because of this I cannot sleep. I do not know that you would be able to help with this sort of insomnia." But on the other hand..."What would be your suggestion for such a situation? To help someone to sleep? Do you know much about sleep?" He rather desperately needed the rest, and if she had any idea of how to help him then he should probably take it. But he was slightly concerned, what if the demoness had trouble sleeping, was that why she knew so much?

With Shu helping her they had pinned Jian, and Princess Eva could not help but let out a happy little yip of excitement, tails flicking every which way. Feeling quite satisfied she finally stopped, hopping over to the side and then stretching. "I guess he still cannot beat us Shu." She told her friend, a rather foxy grin on her face. "Ghouls are better after all~" Especially when ghouls double-teamed a boil, but that was irrelevant.

Tea? Just the idea of tea sounded comforting, nevertheless tea that would actually help him to sleep. And he would trust it to work coming from Miss Xiu-Ying. "I would not wish to impose upon you though," he informed her, though the exhaustion that he felt argued that yes, yes he really did want to impose upon her. Anything for something to help him sleep through the night just once, to give him a clear head so he could think about things later.

But the answer to his other question intrigued him, as she told him what she was as if that really explained everything. "A 'baku'?" he questioned, not really having the faintest clue as to what that meant. "I beg your pardon but I am not sure what that means."

Jian was pouting, (at least in Princess Eva's mind) which just made the entire "fight" even better. Shu had the right idea, this was fun. "We are unstoppable," she declared with a small bark of laughter. "Perhaps we should become heroes and defend the weak. Or," she said with a mischievously sly look, "at least Jian."

Though Xiu was denying it it still sounded as if he would be imposing on her. "Then if you do not mind I shall accompany you now? That way you do not have to try to find me later." The less work that he gave the ghoul the better. Then he realized something and added "unless you are busy right now of course! I could always wait for you near the demon dormitory..."

Someone who...ate dreams? That actually sounded fairly interesting. "Is that why sometimes one cannot remember what they had a dream about?" he questioned curiously. "It was a baku looking after them?" Though really, he had had some nightmares before, so perhaps one had to know a baku to get rid of those. And at least his were more spaced out than when he had first arrived. Nightmares of being back in the clan were something that he could do without.

"Just imagine. A bold corridivus gets it into his head that he can carry off a whole minipet and swoops in to carry Jian off. Well he would have to call for us to save him. Maybe we should have hero names? Or at least a team name!" She glanced at Jian, noting how much he was enjoying this. "Or maybe, if he promises to be good, he can be our sidekick!" Oh what a tale she was spinning for her friend.

Yin fell into step beside and just about half of a pace behind the baku, taking a few step with her and then turning to call for Princess Eva. "Do you mind accompanying us Princess Eva? I believe we are all headed back now."

Well, it all seemed slightly odd. But it was not worrisome until she informed him that she saw the dream. No nightmare would be worth forcing someone else to live through it, even if they just thought that it was ridiculous. Nor did he have any desire to share those dreams. "I believe that any nightmares I may have are manageable, but I shall keep the offer in mind. Thank you very much Miss Xiu-Ying."

Princess Eva looked more amused than anything. Then her boil called for her, requesting that she accompany him. "We have to go protect them!" She said excitedly, bounding forward. Then she slowed and turned. "Maybe Jian needs to go first so we can make sure he does not get lost."

The tea really did sound nice, unlike the thought of speeding up. For once he was finding it difficult to match her pace, as the energy seemed to be drained out of him as exhausted as he was. He was starting to lag behind her and he continued to push himself after her, focusing merely on focusing on her back as she got to be slightly ahead of him and then just began slipping slightly farther and farther away.

Princess Eva stayed by his side after she ran next to Shu to catch up, happy to stay next to her boil. Oddly enough he seemed to be lagging behind, which was rather peculiar for him. She looked up as he tried to fight a yawn and failed, covering his mouth, slightly worried about him.

He was physically tired by the time that they reached the demon dormitory, and it felt so very odd to realize that he simply dreaded walking all the way to her dorm room. Up those stairs just to get a simple bit of tea. Looking slightly distressed he could not force his gaze up to meet her eyes. "I must apologize Miss Xiu-Ying, but would you mind going alone? Princess Eva may wish to go with you however."