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Melek grinned and dissapeared with a pop only to find himself on Azyre's shoulder. " Hello Azyre." He said bowing with a devilsh glint in his eyes. " I have been well, bored but well." He fixed his green dress shirt and looked around.

" So were are the others?" He asked his green eyes scaning the shop, stopping on the new people. " Newbies!" maybe he'd get to play a few pranks after all, and today wouldn't be as dull as Darius had planned to make it.

Melek gave a childish pout. " Yes, I must behave myself." Closing his eyes he left Azyres shoulder with another little pop, so he was standing infront of the new customers. " I apoligize I am Melek, an earth oni." He grinned and bowwed. All the while he was trying not to laugh.

" In the back you say, Why are they in the back?" They should be out here with the new people.

Kori didn't want to believe any of this. These people were nuts! She raised her small hands and hid them under the flaps of her AFK hat (which is where her ears would be located). "You idiots are all insane!" There was no way her ring was going to turn into that... creepy little gnome! She wouldn't even acknowledge Melek's existance.

Tsurara gaze Azyre a reassuring smile. "It doesn't matter. Momma made me some chocolate chip pancakes after Kori went to bed. Those are better than noodles, anyways." What Tsurara failed to mention was the fact that neither he nor Zac knew how to cook, and their kitchen was left as a sooty mess for a few days afterward. All in good fun, right? To him, it was funny seeing Tristan and his Momma run around, plus he got to spend the rest of the night with his friend Yoru!

He, however, saw Melek and beamed (unlike his sister). "Wow, we're gonna have one of you around the house. Foofural's gonna be jealous!" Like many small children Tsurara had an imaginary friend, Foofural. Unlike those other children, both he and his mother could actually see the strange beast. Insanity must run in the adoptive family.

Audric's eyes widened as Azerim once again overdid himself. Taking a running start? Was the oni a total idiot!? There was nothing he could have done that wouldn't have made it worse. Running up to where the oni collided, Audric looked to find his friend.
"Azerim!?" He shouted, "Are you okay?"

Azyre shook his head. Of all the people the angel had to pick, it had to be the snottiest nosed kid on the freaking planet. Azyre had just about all he could take of the outright insults. Crouching down, Azyre stuck Kori's gaze with his own piercing cerulean ones. Behind them were years and years of wisdom only living and seeing could provide.

His voice was quiet, though it pierced through where her hands were cupped over her ears as easily as if they weren't there.
"Listen Kori. You may be entitled to your own opinion, but if there is anyone in this store acting without thought it is you. Open your eyes to see what is right in front of your face, lest you forever be blind to the obvious. Look again upon Melek, and then tell me if I'm still insane."

He wasn't threatening, but very shockingly serious. Those normally warm and inviting eyes were cold and penetrating. He was patient, but did not tolerate such goss disrespect.
"LOOK AT HIM." It was a whispered command almost directly into her mind.

Azyre stood again, his smile entirely vanished for the moment he looked at Kori. It reappeared as he glanced to Tsurara and Melek. "If we all can see the same thing, logically it must exist, correct? And Melek, I thank you for behaving." Azyre reached out and lightly scratched at Mel's hair in a way that deliciously tickled.

Azerim was at peace with himself. Fully enveloped by his element, all he could feel was the cold stone around him. And then he remembered what happened. How did he cover himself in stone? He didn't clap his hands like he had to before to whip up enough energy to use the power. And he also didn't use the stone from the ground.

Knowing that Audric was around made him want to come out; but he stopped himself. How had this happened? The stone felt different too. He wasn't covered in some random type of rock; what sheilded him was much more than that. He could feel it much more closely than before. It was living. It was breathing. And then he realized: Is it me?

Azerim slowly emerged from this weird stone, the small rock slowly evaporating to reveal the little Oni inside. And instead of the stone returning to the ground, it was sucked back into his forearm limbs, returning to little pebbles on his skin. Azerim gasped slightly. "It was me..." He whispered softly. This was great! Through practicing on other pieces of stone, he could now successfully switch over to using a part of himself. Could that really happen?
Azerim wanted to believe it, but he wasn't sure.

"I'm right here Audric!" Azerim called happily. He couldn't help but jump up and down in excitement. If only...

Azyre watched Tsurara protectively clutch at his spoiled sister. She needed discipline, and pronto. Azyre folded his arms and let his sharp tone fade away. It seemed even that failed to cause Kori to just open her eyes to anything other than that what she wanted to see. Perhaps the little angel trapped within the ring would cause her to see her error.

Reaching out his hand, Azyre stretched his druid energy to start to awaken the wee angel.

"Hello again Zac." He said as she entered, his pleasant smile completely restored. He reached over to give Melek another soothing pat.
"I'll tell him personally you were on your best behaviour. And I'll buy some seeds pronto."

(Dark, I'll get to you with Audric soon)

Alex sighed and walked into the shop. Her skirts swished and she pulled off her featherly cap.

"YAY!" Adonis leapt onto her shoulder and sat down with a large grin.

Alex looked around the shop and narrowed her eyes. "I wouldn't be caught dead in a place like this if it weren't for you.." she grumbled to her little angel.

He grinned looking over at her and pecked her cheek softly. "thanks"

"Soo.' she looked around and put her hands on her hips. "I guess we pick out some stuff for you. Considering I came half way around the world to this shop. There better be some good stuff and you better get something.."

She looked around as her little Adonis flew away some where behind some shelves...

"This is crazy i'm buying stuff for my imaginary friend.'

Azerim giggled at Audric's words. "Oh well, at least we're having fun right? And that's what counts!" He jumped up and followed Audric -- though instead of climbing, he used his newfound ability. Azerim jumped into the air and molded his forearm rocks into a spring, and thrusting his arms into the ground, the liquid rock propelled him up to the very top of the counter. With a front flip, he was up top completely fine and un-harmed, standing next to Audric. Azerim smiled to himself. Audric seemed much happier all of a sudden. He wondered if being alone with him made him unhappy... His mood seemed to have jumped once they left the room.

Though, before he could sigh, he caught a glimpse of how many people were in the shop. He took a step back and tripped over himself, his thoughts an emotional mess. "Heehee..." He giggled playfully to himself trying to hide his vastly evolving depression. He wanted to say hi, but it looked like
everyone was already engaged in conversation.

And then Azerim realized that he had forgotten to tell Dark where he was. Looking around for a bit, he spied his owner in the corner of the shop, cowering over and looking at something. He wanted to check it out, but through his 'psychic' link with Dark, he knew exatcly what he was looking at. The Earth Oni turned to Audric and tapped him on the shoulder. "Guess what! I have a younger brother now!" He anounced happily.