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Originally Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 4:43 am

Phone Call From Ala About Babysitting Surion
Ala dug into the drawer next to the phone and grabbed the paper that contained Tinania's cell number and dialed it hoping that she wasn't busy...

Tinania was in her room going though her bottles of potions. She was so bored she was ready to scream. Her mother basically cast a spell on her room making it unable for her to leave without her mother knowledge. She glanced over to her bed when she heard her cell phone ringing.

Placing the bottles down she walks over and falls onto her bed grabbing the cell. Looking at the screen she arches a brow "Hmmm who could this be?" she shook her head and flipped her phone open "Hello Tinania speaking..."

"Hi Tinania, this is Ala" she says when she heard the reply "calling to see if you can take Surion for a bit..." she didn't exactly want to explain why

Tinania winces then frowns "Um, I'll have to talk to my mother, see I'm being punished right now. But hold on for a sec Ms. Ala..." she pulls the phone away as she runs to the door "Mum I need to talk to you. Can you please come here...."

Krista walks to Tinania rooms "Yes, what do you need....." Tinania bites her bottom lip "Um....I need you to talk to Ms. Ala...." she hands the phone to her mother.

Krista arches a brow then shakes her head taking the phone "Hey Ala this is Krista..."

"Well hey stranger" Ala said with a chuckle shifting positions "Uhm Tinania offered her services to me a while ago if I needed a babysitter, hence my phone call"

Krista looks over at Tinania. Tinania smiles a little then looks away. "Well Tinania got grounded a few days ago for doing something she wasn't suppose to...."

Tinania looks at her mother pouting "Please mum I'll be taking care of Surion, which means I won't be getting into any trouble...." Krista sighs "Ala I'll let her baby-sit, only if you can do me a favor and call letting me know she made it to your home, and that once she done with her job you bring her back to Barton book store so I can pick her up" Krista looks at Tinania who was frowning.

Ala nodded as she listened then remembered Krista wouldn't hear her nod, the joys of rarely using the phone even though she had it "Yeah I can do that.. " Ala smiled

Krista smiles "Good I'll put her back on the phone then so you can set up a date and time. It was great talking to you Ala..." she turns and hands the phone back to Tinania who was frowning. "Okay Hi again Ms. Ala, so when would you like me to come over and baby-sit?"

"Actually the sooner the better I suppose, I'm not sure how long it takes you to get places, especially since I don't know where you guys live" she chuckled

Tinania smiles "Well I can't tonight, mum wants me to help her out, its part of my punishment, but I can tomorrow if you want. In fact all day if you want me to...." she was really wanting to get away from the home and be outside.

"Ok sounds good, we'd appreciate it, do you know where the Balan shop is?" she asked trying to give the easiest indication of her location

Tinania thinks for a moment then sighs "No I don't, sorry..."

Ala thought for a moment then proceeded to give directions as to how to find the shop, she gave both air and land having seen Tinania use a hover device one of the last times she saw her at the clinic. "... our house is directly behind the shop" she ended

Tinania grabs a notepad and write down the directions then smiles "Okay got them. So what time would you like me to come over?"

Ala thought about it "Some time shortly before lunch ok for you?" she asked figuring it'd give her time to get Surion's day and her own rolling

Tinania write that down and nods "Okay no problem. I'll be there about 11 am."

"Sounds good, thanks Tinania and thank your mom for me too." Ala said with a smile

Tinania nods "Okay I will Ms. Ala, I'll see you tomorrow then. And I will let her know"

"Till tomorrow then" Ala smiled hanging up the phone and heading back to the house.

Tinania smiles and lays back on her bed "Yea I can finally get out of this bloody house..." closing her cell phone she runs down to let her mother know the information.

Originally Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 4:45 am

Tinania's Thoughts

Originally Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 6:29 am

Tinania's Thoughts

Coming Soon - reserved

Originally Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 6:31 am



Tinania woke early that morning. the sun hadn't even fully risen over the trees. She pushed her hair from her face as she climbed out of bed.

Pulling her robe on, she steps out onto her balcony. She closes her eyes as she feels the wind singing softly to her. The forest was slowly waking as she was.

Slipping back inside, she turns her music up just alittle. Letting the music flow though her. Her wings fluttered alittle causing color to dance alittle on the walls. Grabbing her towel she slips into her bathroom to take a shower.

About thirty minutes later she slipped out of her bathroom, towel wrapped around her body. She went to armoire and opened it. Glancing over her clothes she shook her head, her grandfather wouldn't like seeing her in the normal clothes.

Pulling out her woodland elven gown she slips into it then grabs her slippers slipping them on. She grabbed her brush running it slowly though her hair. Braiding her hair, she tied it with a dark green ribbon before tossing it back over her shoulder.

She grabbed her hoverdisc as she walked out onto her balcony. Throwing the hoverdisc out, she jumped over the siding landing on the hoverdisc. Looking back towards the home she her room a finally look over before taking off into the sky heading toward Durem.

Originally Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 7:51 am

First Kiss... Bad News part 2
Lenore strips off her boots and socks before rolling up the legs of her pants. She sticks her feet in the cool water, kicking them a little as she watches the koi swim about.

Nyoka takes her leave a moment, to go and settle Qamra in one of the rooms.

Rinon walks up behins Krista once Nyoka is gone, and wraps his arms around her waist. "Is there something on your mind, love?" he asks.

Damien frowns a little when Tinania grows quiet. He asks no questions, though, simply looking around him. "Maybe we could stop at the jewelry store too? Mum gave me some pocket money. I might be able to get her a trinket. . . ." he asks. Then, he smiles a little. "Someone has to make sure I don't spend it all on books. . . ."

Krista smiles and leans back against Rinon touching his cheek "I just, I just wish there was some way I could help Lenore. She seems so lost, and its driving me crazy that I can't be there for her like I was in the past. But I'm not Eirnae, and at this point, I don't think she'll smiles for anyone but Eirnae...." she turns in his arms then looks at him laying her head on his chest looking at her ring.

Tinania looks at him and smiles "Yea we can do that, I think I might get something for my mother also...." she looks at Celia and Ducan "You guys go ahead. Save any magic books for us okay." Celia nods and pulls Ducan along with her "Come on Ducan, were going to miss all the new books...." Ducan looks back and frowns before turning and following Celia to the book store.

Tinania steps inside looking around, her eyes instantly fall to a beautiful sterling silverbutterfly necklace with sapphire jewels in the wings. She looked at it a few times before shaking her head and walking over to look at some of the other necklace. She wanted to find a gift for her mother, not herself.

Rinon looks out the window at Lenore as well. "She'll talk to you, when she is ready. How long has her fiance been gone?" he asks.

Damien jingles the bag of gold his mum gave him. Hush money, that's what he thinks it is. A sizeable chunk as well. More than he could ever spend on himself without feeling bad. To stop him from asking so many questions of him. No matter, he would use it to buy something for her, the selfish side of him, however small it is, hoping that it might soften her a bit so that she would spill what was bothering her to him.

He watches Tinania a moment, watches her stare at the butterfly. Smiling to himself, he motions for one of the staff to come to him when Tinania turns away. When he is sure she isn't watching him, he quickly starts a transaction. He tells the man that he will be purchasing something else, in such a manor that the aloof employee does not guess his age correctly. Damien has always seemed older, and now that he is taller, his manner makes him seem more a man than the teenager that he is.

Thank god his voice didn't crack, that's all he is thinking. "Did you find anything of interest yet?" he asks Tinania when he steps up quietly behind her.

Tinania turns and smiles nodding "Yea I think I'm going to get my mother that." she point to the locket, it was two heart connect with an arrow, she smiles looking at Damien "I think she love it, if not that then this one." she points to a heart only made out of a celtic knot and in the middle was a topaz jewel. She smiles and looks at him "Have you picked out something for your mother?" she motions to the staff and nods as they pull out the two necklaces. She looks them over then glances back to Damien.

Krista frowm and tilts her head looking at Rinon "Six months to the day. And with each passing day I know its getting harder on her. I'm half tempted to go and find her myself, but I think that would only worry her more. Thats the only reason why I haven't done it yet..." she grabs two coffee mugs and pours herself a cup then takes a sip then pours him a cup and hands it to him. "So hows your sister? I haven't seen her since she left that night..."

"They have some emeralds I am looking at. She likes emeralds," he replies, and looks at the necklace. "I hope you don't mind my suggestion, but I think that Aunt Krista will like the one with the topaz more," he smiles a little at her. "One moment," he says, with something catches his eye. He walks over to one of the glass cases and looks down at the emerald necklace. Obviously, someone had a snake-lover in mind when they made this. The necklace is a great snake, made of white gold. It's mouth is open, and in it, right between the overly-long fangs, is a large emerald. He asks how much it is, and jiggles his gold again. He wouldn't have enough for even one book if he bought this. Deciding getting this for his mother would be nicer than a book for himself, he nods to the same man, and asks him to ring his purchases up.

He strides back over on his long legs to Tinania. "Did you agree with me?" he asks after a pause.

"I've not seen her either. She came to the funeral, but did not join us. She was off in the shadows somewhere," Rinon sighs. "The women in our lives are not good at keeping a cheerful mood about us, are they?" he asks, smiling. "Anyway, I would much rather focus on our wedding. Are you going to let me help you plan it at all?"

Krista blushes and nods "Yes, I was just picking out my bridal gown, and the brides maids outfits, but you saw how well that went." she smiles "Tinania, I keep forgetting that she was with my mother, so she growns up to be proper. She think I should wear an elven gown. But its not my thing, I mean, I just, I don't know, don't think I would look proper in it." she smiles leaning against the counter looking up at him.

Tiania smiles watching the man wrap up the celtic heart with the topaz jewel in the middle. She turns to Damien and nods "Yes I did agree with you, and thank you for helping me out Mein." she turns to the man and smiles handing him the gold then taking the bag with the small box inside. She turns back to Damien and smiels "Well ready to head to the book store?"

"I meant what I said," Rinon starts. "I think you would look good in whatever you chose. Though Tinania's input might be a very important thing to you, you need to go with what you are going to be comfortable with. This is our day, and we should be happy. So, do whatever makes you happy in that area."

Damien leads Tinania outside. Once they are out, he takes the case holding the necklace from the bag. "One moment. I saw you admiring it. Just think of this as a welcome home present," he says, smiling a little as he holds out the case.

Krista smiles and leans up kissing Rinon softly then pulls away "Then I'll just combine her ideas and my ideas together. Now the rest I'll need your input, becuase I went to that fairy tale restruant and well, they offer to cater for us. And well, I couldn't remeber the name of that cake you liked so much....I thought if you wanted that could be our wedding cake...." she bites her bottom lip blushing. "I promise, I'll let you do the rest if you want..." she hide her face behind her hair.

Tinania arches a brow as she took the case, she looked at him before opening the case. She gasped covering her mouth looking at Damien then back at the necklace. She didn't even think and she hugged him then lightly kisses his cheek. She done it all the time when she was a child, so it was natural to her. But why did it feel so different now. She stepped away and looks down "Thank you, you didn't have to." She looks up at him and smiles before turning "Could you um, put it on for me?"

"Why are you so embarassed," Rinon asks, an amused smile on his lips. There isn nothing wrong with what you did. It's very thoughtful." He chuckles and rests his hands on her shoulders. "And, if you like the cake as much as I did, I think it would be a lovely wedding cake," he adds.

Damien, oblivious of just how much fun Nyoka could have if she just witnessed this little display, nods, and takes the necklace. He concentrates on getting it clasped, only asking, "Could you hold your hair up, Nani?"

Tinania lifts her hair off the back of her neck and tilts her head forward "You didn't have to get this for me Mein. Really you didn't...." she looks over her shoulder at him "Do you have enough gold to get yourself any books?"

Krista looks up at him smiling, she leans close to him "So what else would you like to see at our wedding?" she runs her finger along his neck looking up at him "I know what I'm wearing along with the bridesmaid, but and what the food will be, but do you want beside that?"

"Well, you were gone a while," Damien starts. "I wanted to get you something. Friends buy each other presents all the time, Nani. Don't be embarassed by it." He steps back and examines the necklace. He nods his approval, a smile teasing the corner of his lips. "It suits you, Nani."

He then blinks, and jingles his almost empty gold bag. "I have enough for a cheap one," he answers, and waves it off. "With all of the books in the manor, I shouldn't really feel the need for more. Besides, my gold was well spent."

Rinon shrugs, grinning. "I just want you there. That's all that really matters," he replies.

Tinania smiles "Well if you see a book you like, tell me okay. I'll get it for you..." she blushes and looks down at the necklace before looking up at him again. Holding her hand out again she smiles "Shall we head to the bookstore? I'm very eager to just get in there and check books out. Plus I need to sit down, I've been running around all day, I'm just really tired..." she touches the necklace and smiles again. Some how she knew she never take it off.

Krista lightly pokes him in the ribs "Your not helping. How about this, wher do you want the honeymoon to be?" she pushes her hair from her face before turning to pick up her cup of coffee and sip it watching him from over the rim of the mug.

"Deal," Damien smiles, fully now, one of his rare ones, and tatkes Tinania's hand. "I'm sure they have some nice chairs in there for you to rest in," he pats the books sack his mum got him. It's slung over his shoulder carelessly, and almost completely hidden by the cape he is wearing. "I have a notebook. If I don't see a book I like completely, I can just write some spells down to try out at home. I'll keep you company while you look through books, as well."

Rinon grins wider. "I was going to suggest taking you back to my home city. But, if you had somewhere else in mind, we can do that as well. It could be honeymoon with a few stops here and there. Is there some place you have always wanted to see?" he asks.

Tinania smiles as they turned the corner, she rolls her eyes when she see Ducan out and sighs "Ducan takes being a guardian way to serious..." she looks at Damien and giggles "I'll just curl up in your lap like I did as a kid if I find something I like..." she nods to Ducan as they pass him walking into the book store. It wasn't busy which was good. It meant the couch was open. She giggles seeing Celia up on a ladder digging though the gardening section. She looks at Damien "So where do you want to start?"

Krista jaw drop "You mean to a elven city, a real one." she placed her cup down and touched his cheek "I love to see your home city. And no I didn't have anything in mind." she was so excited just from the thought. She looks down at her ring then glances back at him "You wouldn't mind taking me?"

Damien, his mind still not in the whole puberty state of mind, nods. "If you think I can still hold you," he teases. Now that there are more people around, the smile on his lips does not surface, only the same slight one he always has. "And, I really want to check out whatever spell books they have here. If you wanted to look at somehting else, we could meet back at the couch," he suggests. His eyes are on the books now, and nothing but them. There are so many of them! He could just. . . . live here, and be content.

Rinon chuckles. "Darling, I would not have suggested it if I did not want to take you," he taps her ring with one of his long fingers. "And, I would not have given you that if I didn't love you, and didn't want you with me all the time."

Tinania nod and leave Damien to head toward the History section. She bite her lip as she looked over the book "Oh what was that place grandmother talked about?" she kept looking. She frown and shook her head, they didn't have the book. She then walked over to the Animal section. She looked that over until she found a book on Wild Cats. She pulled it out and smiles "This should work for now.." she turns as heads back towards the couch.

Ducan was sitting on the couch, she takes a seat on the couch and Ducan smiles "Hey Tinania why don't you sit on my lap." she looks at Ducan and shakes her head "No its okay I'm fine right here Ducan.." he frowns and gets up to go look for some books.

Krista smiles as she stands leaning her body against his, her hand resting against his leg and bites her bottom lip "All the time hmm, I like that..." she leans in kissing him softly, her other hand laying against his chest. She pulls away slightly leans against the counter again "I think I might have found that lake I was talking about." she leans over grabing a leather tie and pulls her hair up into a ponytail.

Damien seems to have gotten lost. It is quite some time before he comes back from the magic section with a big pile of books stacked precariously in his arms. Somehow, probably due to his natural grace, the books don't topple over. He sets them down next to the couch and sits gently. "Animals, hmm?" he asks as when he looks at the cover of Tinania's book.

"Really?" Rinon has to blink away the kiss, but he manages to reply. "Is it as beautiful as you say you were told it was?"

Tinania looks at him and nods "I'm doing some research on the animal that was use to cause this." she touched her tattoo then looks away. She looks over at his books and smiles "I see you picked out quite a selection there." she moved closer to him and leaned over grabbing the first book off the top. She looked at the cover and smiles "Mind if I look at this?"

Krista nods "I had to follow this centaur and a Naga. It was so strange I didn't even know they lived in the forest. But when they got there. The garden was so amazing. I had never seen so many flowers. And right in the centaur was a lake. And there was mermaids in the lake. Plus there was fairies flying all around." she looked like a little girl as she describes it "It where I would love to get married..."

Damien doesn't comment on the scar. Instead, he waves his hand as an affirmative. "Go ahead. I have enough to keep me occupied," he says. He pauses a moment, and then looks as though he remembered something. "I meant to ask if you have tried out your wand since you got it?"

Rinon nods. "It's done. I would like to see it sometime soon," he adds.

Tinania shakes her head "No grandmother took it from me and told me if I could do magic I could do it without my wand. So far I've done alittle magic but just with potions and herbs. What about you, I know you wanted a wand since I could remember. Have you tried it out yet?" she glances down at her book then smiles when she find the cat she was looking for. She places a book mark then looks at Damien pulling her feet up under her dress.

Celia tosses at book at Ducan. Catching it he frown "Why did you do that?" Cellia smirks "Because you don't knwo when to give up. Don't you know, those two we always be tied at the hip so to say. You'll never been able to be the star to her like Damien is..." Ducan frowns "They're cousin, she doesn't see him like that Celia.." Celia laughs "They're not related at all Ducan, they call each other cousin because their mothers are best friends. But now that they're teens, who says that them just being brother and sister to each other won't change..." Ducan frown shaking his head "I won't let that happen..." Celia laughs again and climb the ladder once more as Ducan watched them.

Krista smiles pushing off the counter "Well I could take you right now if you want to go. I know the way..." she turns and walks toward the door of the kitchen then looks back at him.

"That sounds like a plan, if you have time," Rinon says.

Damien shakes his head. "I've been working alone. But . . . I'm sorry. I just think your grandmother was wrong, taking your wand away like that. There are many different ways to perform magic, and stopping your from exploring an avenue of it just seems a bit narrow-minded. . . ." He looks at Tinania sheepishly then. "No offense meant, Nani."

Krista smiles and winks "Rinon I have all the time in the world when your around..." she holds her hand out "Come on let get our cloaks.....Its almost dusk and it will be getting cold..." she smiles and looks out the window hoping to spot Lenore. She wanted her to come also if she was around.

Tinania giggles and shrugs "Its alright, I'm fine with it really. Its
interesting acturally trying to do everything without the wand. At first I couldn't but as I started paying attention and listening I started understanding and learning quicker..." she flips though the pages of the spell book before glancing at Damien "Think this is a good book of spells?" she shows him a page that is on healing.

Lenore is, indeed, still around the koi pond, just staring blankly at the same spot. not even bothering to pretend she is looking at the fish. Her thoughts are on the strange Drow she met the other night, and what she almost did. The guilt is holding her heart in a pincer grip right now, and she can't seem to be able to move because of it.

"Alright, love," Rinon leans forward and kisses the top of her head. "I'll grab your cloak."

Damien nods as she explains things. It is still slightly . . . off to him that a family member would steal your wand. When presented with the question of whether or not the book is a good one, he looks down at it. "I am not an authority on these types of books, but I think it has some uses," he says, looking at the spell now. "I am sure there are other interesting spells in there. . . ." Lost in thought, he leans closer to the page, and starts jotting down notes in his some-how elegant hand. It looks a little out of place on the lined, notebook paper, but he does not know how to write any other way.

Krista smiles and nods as she grabs her cloak and pulls it on "I'll meet you outside then Rinon" she turns and heads outside. She glances towards the koi pond. Stepping off the step she walks towards the pond "Lenore, sis you okay? You seem sort of distant these last couple of days...." she kneels down next to her looks at her with concern in her eyes.

Tinaia looks down at Damien's handwriting and coos "I wish I could write as well as you do Damien. Truely beautiful...." she pushes back her hair and smiles placing the book down next to her them grabs another one from the pile flipping through it. Holding it out so they both can look at it. She giggles points to a love spell "That what Ducan wants to do...its foolish though..."

Rinon knows enough about women to know when to stay away for a bit. So, he does. Tidying up the kitchen, with Faene staring at him in horror.

Lenore looks at Krista slowly. She manages a smile and shakes her head. "I'm fine. Just thinking, that's all. Anyway, where's your fiance?" she asks.

Damien "Hmms," at the compliment. When it sinks in, he looks down at his writing. It doesn't seem very special to him, but he gives her one of his quick, slight smiles. "Thank you, Nani," he says.

He lifts an eyebrow, and turns up his nose at the spell. "It is foolish. Taking someone's free will like that. It's one thing to ask for love to come your way, but to have a person in mind, and bend their will to your own. . . ." he shakes his head, not liking the little ball of anger in his stomach. He wills it to fade away, and when it does, he grabs up another book, to take his mind off of the spell Tinania was talking about. "Now, healing? Protective spells? Even curses? They have more use than any love spell, and are far more interesting."

Krista smiles "He's still inside, I was going to take him to this interesting place I found. I was wondering if you wanted to join us. Maybe take your mind off of things....." she places her hand on Lenore's shoulder and gives in a gentle squeeze.

Tinania frowns at the word evil curses and closes the book she was holding looking down at her lap. She was quite for awhile as Celia walks up "Hey Tinania, Ducan wants to know if you can give him a hand. He got too many books he's carrying...." Tinania looks up and nods getting up and heading towards Ducan. Celia takes this as a chance to take a seat next to Damien "You know I over heard you talking about love spells. You know the person Ducan plans on using that spell on is Tinania right..." she smiles and stands "Thought you would want to know, seeing how she your baby cousin...." she turns to leave but pause "Wait, your not related by blood are you?"

"Sure," Lenore says. She looks around a moment. "Ah, let me get my shoes back on. Where are we going?" she asks, as an afterthought.

Rinon is currently walking very slow toward the two girls.

Damien watches Tinania go, and replays the words he spoke in frustration, and a bit of anger, over in his mind. He doesn't really hear Celia because of it. And, when he figures out what he said that probably upset Tinania, he feels a little follish, himself, now.

But, he really doesn't have much time to dwell on it. At Celia's bombshell, he raises his eyes to hers. "Are you sure?" he asks softly, his usually curious eyes narrowing a little at her.

The last question leaves him blinking, though. "She is my baby cousin. Because our mothers are not related by blood means nothing. Why ask such a silly question?"

Krista smiles and giggles "You'll have to wait and see, I'm hoping it will bring a smile to your face though. I miss seeing that...." she turns and looks over at Rinon "Ready to go, we need to reach this place before dark....or we won't be able to find it....."

Celia smiles and glances over "Just curious seeing how you two are older now. Are you really going to be able to see her as a baby sister anymore. And I'm telling you the truth. He doesn't know I told you though... He plans on doing the spell in two nights. Right before the half moon. Thought you would like to watch any of her drinks....." she smiles and walks away just as Tinania and Ducan walk up. She walks holding his books while he had a box of herbs, stones and glassware. "Hey Mien, think you could help me, I'm about to drop these..."

"I'm ready," Rinon says. When Lenore nods, they both wait for Krista to lead the way.

Damien looks at Duncan, pushing Celia's ridiculous ideas out of his head. When he speaks, his brittish accent is clipped, and a little cold. He wasn't going to sit back and idly watch Ducan slip his cousin something. Especially when he was so opposed to it.

His aqua-blue eyes are a little cold, something new for him. "Just set them down a moment, will you, Nani?" He asks, never taking his eyes from Duncan. "I think I need to speak with your friend a moment, in private. When I return, I will help you with the books." He raises an eyebrow at Duncan expectantly.

Krista smiles and slips ahead if them heading into the forest. She lifts her hood over head then looks around. "Daire you around?" A centaur with an emerald green body and bright orange hair slips out from the bushes and smiles "Yes I'm here...are you three ready?" She nods then turns back "Rinon, Lenore meet Daire...he's from a centaur villege not to far from here, he'll take us to the place..."

Tinania frown before looking out at the window "Mein, its getting late, please...I wanna head home, beside I need to check up of Ren and Drac for Aylana. And I need to feed Rose. Please" she gave this really pleading look. She was tired and just wanted to get home. She was alittle upset from being reminded about evil curses again and just wanted to head home to study them again.

Lenore doesn't bat an eye as a centaur emerges from the woods, but Rinon has a moment of pause. The both incline their heads, respectfully, to the centaur, before waiting for him to lead them further.

Damien's eyes don't leave Duncan's, still. "I need to speak with Duncan. It won't be but three minutes, I promise, Tinania. . . ."

Daire nods and turning he waves his hand "Okay come on, we must move quickly...." Krista turns back to them and taking both there hands she pulls them along with her. Daire looks back to Krista "Can they both be trusted, if you don't mind me asking" Krista smiles and nods "This is my sister, and well this is the man I plan to marry in the spot." Daire smiles and nods "Alright..."

They head deeper into the woods, there was a faint sound of music playing in the forest.

Tinania frowns and placing the items down she walks outside. Celia looks at Ducan who was glaring at her before turning and following Tinania. Ducan smiles looking at Damien "What do you want Damien?" he was leaning against the couch all calm and cool like nothing had happen looking over his box of items.

Lenore blinks. She heard the music before Rinon, even with his elven hearing. Both find themselves smiling slightly as they get closer to it.

Damien strides closer to Duncan. Apparently, he has some of Lenore's temper in him, as his hands fist at his side, under his cape. He narrows his heavy-lidded eyes at Duncan. "I will be straight with you," he said, his voice uncharacteristically calm. "If you do anything to breach the confidence that Tinania has in you, if you do anything to compromise her will, I will find a way to hurt you. It might not be physical, but you can rest assured that you will know when it happens. You leave her emotions alone. Do we have an understanding, Duncan?"

Krista looks back at them smiling before gasping as she see a fairy fly by, It was Pielle Tinania's little fairy friend. The singing grew louder until they reached what look like a gate made of roses. Krista looks back at them both. "Ready to see this place...." Daire taps his hoof on the ground several times. The music stopped as hooves are heard moving across the garden.

Ducan smirks looking at Damien "You stop me. I doubt you will Damien. Beside I'm tired of being second to you in her eyes. Now excuse me I have things to pay for.." he steps place Damien and heads over to one of the staff at the counter to pay for his items.

Lenore and Rinon wait quietly for the gates to open, both nodding slightly in answer.

Damien's eyes narrow to slits. He follows Duncan. "I don't know what you are on about, about you being second or whatever. But, you will be less than that to her. If you do this, you are a criminal, and I will punish you. If you are willing to do this, not only do you not care for her, but you do not respect her. If I see that anything is off. . . ." he lets his voice trail off. With a curt nod, he goes to join Tinania outside.

"Let's go. Celia can help her brother. He doesn't deserve your help," he says, holding out a hand to Tinania.

The gates to the garden open the first thing anyone would notice if the beauitul lake right in the center of the garden. There was two tree right near this waterfalling that was flowing into the lake. around it was bushes of flowers. A mermaid popped her head out of the water and waves to Daire before jumping going back under the water. Krista turns to them and smiles "This what I mean, this place is perfect...."

Tinania glances a Damien confused then back at Celia. Celia looks at them and frown "Its okay Tinania, we'll catch up..." Tinania nods then looks back at Damien "I still needed to pay for my books though..." she takes his hand and frowns "Oh well I got notes so I'll deal with those for now......" she keeps quite wondering if she had done someone wrong.

"I'll have to remember this place when Eirnae returns. . . ." Lenore says to herself. She then shakes her head and walks further into the garden.

Rinon steps up beside Krista and takes her hand. "It is perfect," he says softly.

Damien closes his eyes a moment as they walk. "I'm sorry," he tells Tinania. "It's just. . . ." he's not even sure he should tell her, but he doesn't want anything to happen to her. "I found out who Duncan wanted to use the potion or the spell on."

Krista smiles and squeezes Rinon hand "I hoped you would like this place....." she looks at Lenore. "Lenore you should see inside the lake, its a world on its own down there.....That lake has magic, to us it may look small but it not. Its truely amazing...." she looks to Rinon then motions him to check out the lake.

Tinaia looks at him and smirks "Well I knew that, everyone knew he was going after Ardana. Celia told me two week ago. Ducan will be Ducan, if there anything I have learned is that once he put his mind to it, no one will stop him....So don't worry about him okay.." she squeezes his hand as her wing flutter the light catching the colors in her wings. She glances at Damien and smiles "I heard he going to do it in two days, I hope it doesn't work, its just wrong...and sad...."

Lenore nods, just looking absently around her.

Rinon smiles. "Alright, then, darling Krista. Show me the lake," he says.

Damien finds himself frowning, and his eyes narrowing. "It wasn't Ardana he was after, Tinania. It was you," he blurts. He shakes his head, brushing impatiently at the chunk of hair that falls into his eyes. "Just, please be careful," he says, not looking at her. He is ready for her to be angry with him, to not believe him. He knows it sounds crazy, but he had to warn her. It would sink in soon enough. He could only hope that, in any case. . . .

Krista walks over towards the later and bending down she places her hand in the water. Within minutes a mermaid with bright orange hair and a green tail appear, she smiles and with a wave of her hand the lake that was showing a bottom to it reveal a kingdom under the water. Krista smiles and looks to Rinon then motions over to Lenore "Come look..."

Tinania looks at him a bit shock, she didn't know what to say. She just looked down at the ground saking her head "Why me..I'm not special.." she was shaking "He knows how I feel about that type of magic..." she was angry. "I yelled at him when he said I should use it one you as a joke..." she stopped and covered her mouth "Mein, you know I would never do that to you.."

Rinon is already at Krista's side, staring in awe. He has never seen a mermaid before. . . .

Lenore shrugs, and walks over to the lake. She looks down and blinks. Despite herself, a faint smile is on her lips. "I wish I could go down there and visit," she says, more to herself than anything.

"He obviously thinks he cares about you," Damien starts. "But it takes a great lack of respect for an individual to do that sort of thing. I just thought you should know. . . " he pauses at as her last sentence plays in his mind, and he finds himself growing a little angry at Duncan again. "I know, Tinania. I don't think you would ever do that to me. Even by some ghost of a chance you ever felt anything for me," he chuckles a little at the last statement, thinking it a ridiculous idea.

Krista smiles and steps back as she wonders around the garden. This was only her second time around the place. She leans down and smiles the flower before turning back to them. "We're the second group of people who have ever seen this place. Am I right Daire?" Daire nods and smiles "Yes this place isn't often shown to anyone outside this garden....." Krista takes a seat on a rock and flexes her feet.

Tinania arches a brow wondering why he was laughing. Her hands were on her hips "What so funny Mein?" she didn't understand why he was chucking, didn't he know she always liked him. Even though they were like brother and sister, they weren't blood unless it was something she didn't know.

Lenore is still to intent on watching the little kindom.

Rinon grins. "I'm happy to be experiencing this with you,then," he says. "It really is a beautiful place. But, I wonder, would everyone here mind if we held the wedding here? More people would know where it is. . . ."

Damien stops chuckling and looks at Tinania, confused. "I mean, Nani," he pauses, smiling a little, in a bewildered manner. "I don't think there is a chance that you would feel anything for me. We are too like family, you and I. That's just. . . . amusing to me. That Duncan would even assume such a thing."

Daire smiles and was about to speak but someone else spoke up first "I have to talked to your soon to be wife. And I have agreed with her that you can have it, but it must be family. Nothing more. The people of Emerald Haven should know about this place. Its a safe place, for only good can get here..." a woman that looked like a deer and human step out from the shadows "I am Finona, the guardian of this place, and keeper to the ground around this place...Welcome to Forest Garden and Mermaid Lake..."

Krista smiles looking at Rinon "That won't be a problem would it, a small wedding?" she lays her head on his shoulder looking at him very hopeful.

Tinania didn't know what to say, she touched her butterfly necklace and laughed alittle "Yea...your right it does sound kind of stupid doesn't it....." she looked away and smiles blinking her eyes "I mean I've only known you forever and always thought you were perfect, and I mean even now...." she shook her head "I feel really stupid now..." she looks at him "I'm sorry..." she turns and starts heading back towards the bookstore.

Rinon nods. "Of course," he answers, smiling down at Krista.

Lenore looks around, her eyes resting on the new woman a moment. She raises an eyebrow, before returning to wandering around.

Damien follows her. "Tinania," he says, softly. "I'm sorry, but you are confusing me. I didn't mean to hurt you. I don't know what you want from me, or what you expect from me, I should say. And, I really don't know what you are trying to tell me. . . ."

Krista smiles and looks to Finona then back at Rinon "Well then I'll let you talk to her Rinon. Since you want to help out with the wedding, you can talk to her..." she kisses his cheek and before he can say anything else, she wonders over to Lenore "Isn't this a great place? Everything here makes you wish to stay forever..."

Tinania shakes her head "Mein, its like nothing really....I'm sorry I confused you, I'm sorry I brought it up okay..." she turns and looks at him "I guess we should head home. Its getting late..." she looked away blinking and breathing slowly, she couldn't say it, because she knew she freak him out, so she kept her mouth shut.

"Er," Rinon starts. "So, do you have any suggestions on where the alter should be?" he asks, smiling a little uncomfortably.

"Yeah, it makes me want to stay," Lenore starts. "But, I can't. I need to get home." she smiles a little at Krista. "The wedding is going to be wonderful," she says, and starts for the gate.

"Are you going to cry?" Damien asks, a little worried. "Look, Nani, we never keep secrets, or so I thought. What's up?"

Finona smiles and points towards the waterfall "Well the alter can be place right there, if you want it to be the center of thr wedding...." she nods to a few faries as they fly by. She glances back at him "Anything you want to happen we can make it happen here. Just ask....."

Krista nods to Lenore and watches her leave, she sits on the rock again looking around, she hums to herself pulling her hair up into a ponytail, she looks over at Rinon and Finona giggling. She had hope that this could help Rinon out. Living on this estate would mean seeing people like Finona all the time, sometimes maybe worse.

Tinania looks at him and bites her lip, she closes her eyes and opens them "You want to know what up. Since the first day I got to cuddle next to you when you were reading me a story. I often wonder if now it will be the same Damien. If you hadn't notice I'm not a little girl anymore. I'm grown just like you. And well I don't see you as a brother anymore..." she pause and looks him dead in the eyes "I see you as someone I could love, Like Rinon loves my mother, or both your mothers." she turns away and shakes her head "And now your going to freak out on me...and I just might have changed everything...I'll go back to help Ducan and Celia..." she turns again and heads toward the bookstore once more.

"The waterfall seems good," he says, glancing over at Krista, and watches his sister walk out, before turning back to Finona. "Maybe something along the lines of the gate? With white roses?" Rinon suggests. "And a nice, grassy path to it, with fairies dancing along the edges of the bath? I wouldn't want to ask them to do anything they were not willing to do, though," he adds.

Damien cuts her off. "You're going to walk away from me, after you have said that, and not let me say anything?" he asks. "Nani, I won't lie to you. Love is the farthest thing from my mind right now. Flirting, courting, marriage, all of that, is very far from my mind. But, I am not ruling it out. Maybe, one day, something could happen. But, not right now. . . ." he says, looking away from her. "You are still, very much, like family to me. My baby cousin," he absently runs his fingers through his hair, pulling some of it out of the band securing it in a ponytail. He looks a little disheveled, and more than a little uncomfortable. He's notsure he is saying the right thing. "I just . . . can't handle anything more than friends right now. . . ."

Finona waves her hands and some of the faries fly over, she repeats the question back to them in there language. They giggles and nods to her before flying off. Finona turns to Rinon "That will not be a problem. The faries will do it, everything will be ready. Now you just need to tell us when so we will have it all ready for you...."

Krista had closed her eyes and lean back against the grass, she was so comforable she could fall asleep right weher she was, she open her eyes and looked up at the branches above her thinking. She lifts her hands up above her head and giggles.

Tinania looks at him "I'm sorry I brought it up Mien...I won't again. I should be focusing on other things anyways. I hope this doesn't change things between us, but somehow I know it will. I should have just kepted quite. Again I am sorry..." she curties to him before pulling her hood over her face.

Ducan and Celia walk up. Ducan stands next to Tinania "You okay Nia?" she nods not saying a word and Ducan hugs her giving Damien she smirk over her shoulder. He steps back and smiles "How about we go get some coffee, my treat..." Tinania looked at him, then back at Celia and Damien not sure what to say at all. "Uh....."

"I think that question will need to be directed toward my future wife," Rinon says, smiling as he looks over at Krista.

Damien's eyes narrow again at Duncan when he smirks at him. "I think I am going to go home. I don't much like the company," he says, his eyes lingering on Duncan. "Nani, nothing has changed. I will see you at home." With that, he turns and starts back toward the manor.
"Unless, you would like me to escort you home," he adds, turning his head to look back at her.

Krista looks over at Rinon and smirks waving from her spot in the grass. "I was thinking the end of Spring, that would be perfect. The leaves are green, the flowers are in full bloom. Plus still gives us plently of time." she sits up "Course if you have another date in mind Rinon..." she picks a leaf out of her hair and twirls it between two fingers.

Tinania looks back at Damien, she knew if she went with Ducan this could start a problem. She looks back at Ducan "Maybe another time Ducan okay?" she leans up press her hand on his cheek and taps it before turning to Celia. "I'll see you later okay..." Celia nods and smiles and watches as Tinania walks back towards Damien. Celia turns to look at Ducan who had a huge look of anger directed at Damien "I told you, you'll always be second..." with that she turned and heading towards the coffee shop.

Tinania stop when she was standing right next to Damien, she looks at him and smiles "Please...I think I need to get home and think for a very long time..."

"No, the end of spring sounds nice," Rinon says. "Maybe at night?" he suggests.

Partly to infuriate Duncan more, and partly to show Tinania, and himself, that things have not changed, Damien takes Tinania's hand. "I will get you home, and leave you to your thoughts," he says, smiling down at her a little.

Krista stood and smiles "Yes a night wedding would be great..." she walks over and wraps her arms around Rinon's waist. Finona smiles and nods "Alright its settled then. I will be keeping in touch with you through Daire...For now, you must go, seem she is getting tired..." Krista shakes her head and yawns "No I'm not...." she blushes then hides her face in Rinon's shirt.

Tinania looks at Damien and smiles squeezing his hand. She glances back toward Ducan who still looked angry as he turned away. She turns back to Damien looking at him, she never seen him get angry and knew she didn't like it. She kept quite as she ran her other hand along her butterfly necklace. She then looks back at Damien "Why do I have this feeling you and Ducan are never going to be on good terms again, this is all my fault. Maybe I should just go back to stay with grandmother..." she looks down at the ground.

"Yes you are," Rinon says, kissing the top of her head. "Let's get back to the manor. I'll tuck you in, and then go and check on my mother," he adds.

Damien shakes his head, giving Tinania's hand a squeeze. "No, we won't be on good terms ever. But, this is not your fault. Some people are just not meant to like each other. Duncan and I, on a very basic level, just do not see eye to eye. And for that, not because of anything you have done, I dislike him."

Krista smiles and nibbles the end of Rinon's ear and whisper "Promise to come back...." she prrs alittle then pulls away looking at him. Finona nods disappearing back into the depths of the garden. Daire follows them out of the garden and turns to close the gates. He looks back at them "Come on we must keep moving, its growing darker..." he looks at them and smiles "Come on hop onto my back, I'll be able to get you home faster..."

Tinania didn't say anything at first, she was just quite. She didn't know what to say, everyting she said tonight has come back and smacked her. She laughs at herself and sighs "If you say so Mien..." she pokes him then runs ahead of him alittle only to look back.

Rinon nods, and goes to help Krista get on, if she allows it.

Damien watches, with a smile, as Tinania runs ahead of him. His long legs move faster, so as to keep her withing reaching distance, and his eyes sweep over the streets. He has a protective streak in him with it comes to Tinania, and he will not allow something to happen to he, especially while he is around.

Krista with Rinon help climbs onto Daire's back, she rubs her eyes and shake her head. "Thanks Daire." she looks over at Rinon and holds her hand out to him.

Tinaia shakes her head "Mein your way too proective sometimes you know that..." she giggles and runs again "Catch me if you can Mein..." she looks over her shoulder and laughs. She will not think about it tonight but she knew later on, the events of tonight would get to her. She'll deal with it when it happens, right now she wanted to have fun.

Rion climbs onto Daire's back, with the help of Krista. He settles in for the trip home.

Shaking his head, Damien only lengthens his stride as he follows Tinania back to the manor.

Krista settled back against Rinon as Daire took off towards the homes. Krista eyes closed and she sighed running her finger lightly along Rinon leg.

Tinania reaches the door of the manor, she turns and looks at Damien "Ha beat ya..." she pretends to show off and poses.

Rinon's arms circle protectively around Krista, and his finger stokes her arm. He keeps his eyes open, so that he is aware of his surroundings. He'll wake up Krista, if she falls asleep, when they reach the manor, or the edge of the forest, wherever Daire is dropping them off.

Damien smiles, a full one. "So you have, Tinania," he says. "I guess that means you deserve a prize of some sort. What would you like? A cup of tea? Cookies?" he suggests.

Daire reaches the edge of the forest and stops "This is as far as I will go. I cannot go much father. So this is where we shall part..." he glances at Rinon "Will she be okay..." Krista was indeed sleeping, she been busy all day she didn't even know how tired she was until she finally relaxes.

Tinania looks at Damien and bites her bottom lip. "Um...." she didn't even stop to think, she stepped closer to him and pressed her lips lightly against his. She lingered there for a second before pulling back. She smiles alittle before biting her lip again "Um I'm going to head to bed...." she turns and opens the door and steps inside heading for the stairs rather quickly.

"She should be," Rinon says, sliding off of Daire's back. He lifts Krista into his arms and smiles at Daire. "I'll just get her to bed. Thank you," he adds.

Damien blinks after Tinania, touching his lips and frowning. He shakes his head, and closes the door behind him, before going to his own room.

Daire nods "Rest well mi'lord.." with that he turns and heads back into the forest. Krista moves alittle and lays her head agianst his chest content.

Tinania sat in her room shaking her head "That was so foolish..." she frowns and crawls into bed and looks at her stuff plushie, she frowns and blink really quickly before just laying there not sleeping just looking at herself in the mirror on the wall.

Rinon heads to the Manor, careful not to wake Krista. Once inside, her hurries her up to her room, and tucks her in. Smiling a moment, he turns and quietly closes the door behind him.

When Damien enters his room, he locks the door. Pausing a moment, he shakes his head again, and strides over to his desk. He sits in front of it, pulls out his journal, and begins to write.
.......

Originally Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 7:54 am

Tinania's Thoughts

Originally Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 7:56 am

Durem Bookstore - Ducan's Dark Side

Tinania sat in the bookstore sighing, it was nearly 6:30 in the afternoon and there was still no sign of Mel. The sun was already slowly drifting. Shaking her head Nani stood walking back to place her book where it was only to grab another one.

Walking back towards the seating area she froze in her place when she saw him. There was Ducan sitting where she had been, her heart was pounding hard in her chest. She frowns before walking over towards him not paying any attention to him.

"Hey Nani, I didn't know you would be here, you look great tonight.." Ducan smiles running his hand along her thigh. Tinania growls pushing his hand away "Ducan quit it!! What makes you think you can touch my thigh like that?" she turns grabbing her stiff heading towards the back of the store.

Ducan was right behind her watching her move "Well since Damien freaked out over your kiss, then the fact you haven't gone anyway near him. I figure you wanted some hugs and kisses." he wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her toward him biting at her neck hard.

Tinania struggled trying to get away from him, when she knew she didn't have a chance she decide to fight fire with fire. Gasping softly she turned in his arms pressing her body against his "Yea your right Ducan, it has been lonely...maybe you can help with that.." she place her hand on his face as she leans in close to his lips.

When Ducan closes his eyes wrapping his arms around her back that when she did it. Her hand came right across his face leaving him growling as she took off running from him.

She didn't get far as she felt his hand snake her mouth the other pulling at her hair. Trying to scream she was pulled backwards before slammed stomach first into one of the smaller bookcase. A surge of pain went though her side as her head was pulled back. "You'll pay for that Nani. No one gonna here you back here.."

She blinked her eyes as the tears started to fall, she struggled knocking her emo back over onto the groud. Rose gave a yelp of surprise as she shook her head looking around. That when she gasp and moved out of the way Ducan's shoe almost came down ontop of her.

Looking up her eyes widen as she saw Ducan holding Nani down working at his belt on his pants. She didn't even wait as she took off running towards the front of the store.

The owner was sitting at his counter checking in some books. Rose jumped up landing on the books then took off running. Heading towards the counter, that was when Rose jumped into her hands.

Looking down she arched a brow "Rose what are you doing here?" Rose shook her head "Nani in trouble come quick!!!" she leaped from her arms racing towards the back. Mel didn't even wait as she took off after Rose.

Mel's eyes widen as she came upon the scene, Ducan was close to having his way with Nani, she was crying and her bottom lip was bleeding as she trying to pull away from him. Mel eyes turned black as she ripped Ducan away from Tinania slamming him hard into the bookshelf "YOU PIECE OF s**t!!!!" she punched him hard knocking him out cold. Letting his body go she turned to pulling the teen into her arms.

Tinania cried hard as Mel helped her fix her clothes. Sitting her down Mel pulled a cloth from her pocket and held it to Tinania's lip "He didn't do anything did he?" if he did she would kill him right there.

Tinania shook her head but winces alittle "No...he was about to..." she hiccupped alittle then coughed "Mel I thought you were going to be here? Why did you send me a letter?" she looked down at her hands, her wrist were bruise badly as was her hip.

Mel pulled her into her arms trying to conrtol her anger as she looked at Ducan's body laying there, he had trick her thinking she was coming. "Oh baby, I was working today. I'm so sorry this happen to you. Come on lets get you home.." she picked up the Emo back then Tinania. Rose jumped onto Mel's shoulder as they walked from the back.

Mel looked over at the onwer "There a boy back there, he been knocked out, he was abusing her." she didn't say another thing as the man headed towards the back. He knew that owner would handle calling the cops.

Mel carried Nani all the way to Barton. Once there Tinania pushed at her alittle to be put down. She seem to be okay, she was smiling but Mel knew that was Tinania's way of keeping her family from knowing. "Are you going to be okay Sprite?"

Tinania nods "Yea..I'm just going to go home and sleep" she turns walkign a few inches away before pulling her cd player out, looking back at Mel she smiles weakly "Thank you Aunti..."

Mel smiles to her as she pulls on her head phone then took off running for home. She frowns then looks at her hand "I'm gonna have to watch that b*****d boy. I can't let him do that again.." her eyes flashed red before she vanished, she was going to be there to talk to the cops and make sure Ducan ended up in jail for the night.

Originally Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 7:59 am

Tinania Goes To Greece
Opening the door she leans down and grabs her emo bag looking around. She sighs, like always her mother wasn't around.

She nods and smiles to LoreLei and Nana. "Could you let my mother know I'm going to Greece with Damien and Nyoka." she picks up a muffin and bites into it as Nana smiles "Of course Little Sprite. I'll leave her a note, she gone off into the woods somewhere." Tinania rolls her eyes and sighs "That doesn't surprise me." she glances back to see what Mein was doing.

Damien follows Tinania into the house. He waits a moment as she talks. When she is finished, he smiles slightly. "I'm going to go pack, and leave you to it. I'll meet you in the living room in half an hour? Will that be enough time?"

Tinania nods "Yea that will give me plently of time Mein." she turns and leans down picking up the sleeping Rose of the couch. Then turns and climbs up the stairs. Heading towards her room she stops when she see her mother and sister room. Shaking her head she continues to walk to her door. Walking inside she lays Rose on her bed. She smirks when she see Lulu is outside being bugged by Lollipop.

Grabbing under her bed she pulls out a suitcase. She unfolds it and unzips everything before pulling her hair back. She walks over to her alter and gathers her scrolls, potions and magic book. She places this all into her emo bag. Walking over to her amoire she opens it and pulls out her woodland gown, noble gown, lady gown, dark blue gown, and her bloodred gown. She places them on her bed. She pulls out her black slippers to match them all along with each of the matching slippers to each dress.

With a wave of her wand the dresses fold neatly and are placed into the suitcase as she walks over to pull out a few more items. The whole time the image of the kiss running though her head.

Damien is of one mind right now: get packed. The last time he was late meeting Nyoka, the great, scarred Amazon that accompanied her gave him a tongue lashing. Though he thinks it was in jest, it was really hard to tell whether the glint in those black eyes was from humor or anger, he doesn't want another lecture.

He had already folded his clothes and put them away the night before, so he is using this time to get all of his toiletries together, and look around his room for anything he might have left behind.

He's down in the living area with two minutes to spare, and a grin on his face. He beat-

"You're late again," the Amazon says, her voice thick with her Greek accent.

"I'm sorry, Iphigenia," Damien says, taking a step back. The woman looks fierce, anyone would take a step back, he reminds himself.

"Leave him be, Iphigenia," Nyoka grins up at the woman. "Are you ready?"

"Yes," Damien says, glancing at Iphigenia again as he walks toward his sister to give her a hug. "I invited Nani," he adds.

"That's fine, we'll wait," Nyoka replies as she hugs him back, the tip of her tail tapping idly on the floor.

Tinania gathers the last of her items before zipping up her bag. She runs over to her desk to write a quuck note. Placing it on her bed she pulls her suitcase onto her shoulder before picking up Rose and placing her into her emo bag. She turns and walks out the door closing in behind her.

Walking down the stairs she smiles brightly when she see Nyoka "Nyoka, hey I hope you don't mind me coming." she glances to the other lady and bows to her and smiles her fairy wings fluttering alittle.

Iphigenia give one of her smiles, which is supposed to be charming, but ends up scary.

"No, I don't mind," Nyoka says, waving her hand. "Tinania, this is Iphigenia. Iphigenia, my cousin Tinania," she pauses a moment. "Now that we are all aquainted, Iphigenia, arms around me, you two, hold onto your bags, and take my hands," she grins, holding out her hands.

Damien takes it, clutching his suitcase in his free hand after making sure the strap of his pack is secure over his chest.

Tinania clutches her bag then decide to pull Rose out of the emo bag and place her in her shirt, that way she could hold the bag and Rose at the same time. She Takes Nyoka's hand and smiles. She glances to LoreLei and Nana waves to them, but frowns as she see from the kitchen window Ducan heading up the walkway. She nudges Damien and bites her bottom lip looking towards the window.

"Do you want to say goodbye to him?" Damien says, sparing Duncan the briefest of glances.

Nyoka raises an eyebrow, and watching as the boy walks up the way. "We can wait a few more minutes. But, I can only spare a few minutes. I have to get back, show you to rooms, and start some other things. . . ."

Tinania shakes her head "No I rather we left, if that alright." she bites her bottom lip looking at Damien, she didn't want to explain why. But she really didn't want to deal with Ducan right now, not after the bookstore.

Nyoka has both brows raised now. She grunts when Iphigenia puts her weight onto her shoulders. "Alright, let's go, then."

Damien only has time to shoot a concerned look at Tinania before they blink out of the manor . . .

. . . And into the large, white, marble palace entryway.

Nyoka smiles, pushes Iphigenia off of her, and slithers forward. "Welcome to my humble abode," she chuckles.

Tinania places her bagged down looking around. Her eyes were wide. She looks to Nyoka and tries her best not to squeal "This place it great Nyoka....." she couldn't believe it.

Rose yawns and shakes her head before yelping "Tinania where are we? This doesn't look like the estate." she jumps down to the ground and looks around. Tinania giggles and looks to Damien "I can see why you like it here..."

Damien smiles, remembering his own reaction to the palace.

"Thank you, Tininania. Anemone," Nyoka gestures to the brown-haired Amazon striding down the steps. "Will show you to your room. I need to go to the kitchen and see about dinner. . . ." Iphigenia accompanies Nyoka out of the room.

"If you will follow me," Anemone says in flawless English. "And, welcome back, Damien. Who is your friend?"

"This is Tinania," he replies as she starts toward the stairs again.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Tinania," Anemone says.

Tinania smiles "Pleasure to meet you to Anemone." she follows them up the stairs as she picks up Rose Along the way and her bag. Rose taps her on her waist just above her rib cage and she winces "Rose not there please..."

Rose mews and bends her ears backwards "Sorry I forgot that where he grabbed you..." she covers the cats mouth and looks at Damien in hopes he didn't hear Rose. "Ms. Anemone would I be wearing an outfit like that?" she rubs at her ribcage where Rose had touch as they continue to walk.

Damien's back stiffens, and Anemone is hit, suddenly, with an odd sense of fury. Shaking her head, she looks back at Tinania. "Yes, if you like, I can send for some dresses for you," she says, glancing at Damien.

Damien looks over at Tinania with a look that clearly states: We need to talk.

Tinania bows her head looking away then smiles "That would be great Ms. Anemone." she pets Rose to let her know she did nothing wrong. She couldn't look at Damien, she knew he was going to be furious, just the fact she didn't tell him when she saw him. It was one reason she had pulled her shirt down when she did see him.

Rose looks over at Damien and mews jumping up onto his shoulder and purrs. Tinania looks at her and giggles, before biting her lip.

Damien reaches up to absently stroke Rose.

Anemone stops in front of a door. "Damien, your room is the same as you left it. I think we will put Tinania next door," she says. "We'll leave the decorating up to you. I'll have a dress sent up to you for dinner." Sensing that she might need to leave the two alone, she gives them one last smile, and departs.

Damien waits until he is sure Anemone is gone. "Do you want to tell me what Rose was talking about?" he asks Tinania, leaning his free shoulder against his door.

Tinania places her bag down and looks at him "Not really, because I know you'll be furious with me, and I don't want you to be." she glances down not saying anything else.

Rose mews and shakes her head "Tinania, you know you have to tell him that Ducan grabbed you." she covers her mouth when Tinania looked up glaring at the cat. Rose mews "I'm sorry he not fit to be called a guardian..."

Tinania shakes her head and opens the door taking her items into the room. She walks over and lies down on the bed. She knew this was only going to get worse, least she could do was not be in the hall.

Instead of following Tinania into her room, he gently scoops Rose off of his shoulder, and sets her down on the floor. "I'll see you at dinner," he calls. He shifts grabs his suitcase, jerks his door open. Once inside, he snaps it shut.
Tinania laid on her bed as Damien snapped the door shut. Shaking her head she sighs as she sits up pulling her shirt upwards. She glanced at the bruise. It was a nice shade of purple running along her ribcage to the middle of her waist. She wanted to tell Damien, but she didn't want Damien to kill Ducan either.

Pulling her shirt back down she went back towards the door and opened it slowly. Allowing Rose to walk in as she grabbed her bag "He upset with you." Tinania looks at Rose "You don't think I know that?" she shakes her head then glances down the hall curious to see if anyone was bringing gowns to her. When she saw no one she left the door ajared as she pulled her bag towards the bed.

Rose looked at her and sighed "Tinania your gonna have to tell him. I know you think that Ducan didn't mean it, but you have to understand that wasn't right." Tinania looked away as she pulled out her healing herbs, and magic books.

Damien starts to unpack, his mind racing with thoughts. Finally, he sighs, and pulls out his journal. He scans over the last few day's entries. Tomorrow, he has to be back home for the day. He promised Rhiannon he would hang out with her.

He frowns a little. What is he doing? He kissed Rhiannon, and now Tinania. . . . Rather than think of it, he shakes his head, to clear it of those thoughts.

Tinania looks over her herbs as she looked through her earth spell book. She knew something would help her out, but with her mind else where she wasn't able to think. She sat down on the ground and frowns throwing her earth spell book across the room.

"Why didn't I just tell him..." she pushes her hair back before buring her face in her knees.

Rose shakes her head before jumping off the bed and running towards the door. She glances back before slipping out, she walks over to Damien's door and taps at it lightly. She wanted to talk to Damien, she knew Tinania felt too ashamed at this point about even letting it happen, to tell him.

Damien sighs, slamming his journal shut. It is probably one of the Amazons, anyway. With that in mind, he opens the door, his head tilted back a little. The woman here were much taller than he . . .

Confused, he looks around, not even looking toward the floor. Shrugging, he starts to close the door.

Rose ran into the room heading towards his bed. She leaped up onto the bed and sat there waiting for him. She glanced at his journal and tilted her head alittle, her tail tapping the bed as it moved around.

Tinania stood her wings fluttering, she looked around wondering where Rose had gone to. She laughed alittle as she opened the door, she looked around before slipping out of the room. Closing the door slowly she walked down the hall. She might as well see the palace while she was here.

Damien turns, and cocks an eyebrow when he sees Rose. "Yes?" he asks.

Rose smiles and tilts her head "You wanna know what happen to Tinania right? Well she won't tell you, she's ashamed of it happening. Plus she scared you'll think of her as a weak person." she looked at the journal again and sniffed at it "Whats that?"

Tinania continued down the hall, she glanced back only when she had a feeling she would get into trouble. Shaking her head she turned and headed back towards her room, only to stop in front of Damiens door. She touched in lightly and sighed "Damien...I'm sorry..." she slide down to the ground as she sat there in front of his door looking at her hands.

Damien walks over to the desk with the journal on it, and puts his hand protectively over it. "What happened?" he asks, not answering her question.

A harrased looking Nyoka dashes up the stairs, stripping off her clothes as she goes. ******** dinner! She almost forgot! She knows Anemone has some awesome dress prepared for her, and she just wants to cringe. She'll get through the night, she thinks as she strips her shirt off and starts getting to work on the fastenings on her pants. She stops short when she sees Tinania. Rather than cover her top - hell, she has a bra on! - she smiles a little. "What are you doing out here? Just knock on his door, I'm sure he's decent. . . ."

Rose sits there and smiles "It happen earlier that day, Tinania got a letter from Mel telling her they had to meet at the bookstore in Durem, something about seeing her again and wanting to catch up. When she got there, she found Ducan. They got into a huge fight and he tried to kiss her because he thinks he should own Tinania. He had her pushed against one of the shelves, well she slapped him pretty hard. So inturn he pushed her into the corner of one of the smaller bookshelves. That when Mel came, she knocked Ducan out. Mel brought her partway home, then to make it look like she was okay she placed her headphones on and started humming, so in case she saw her mother it was like nothing happen."

She pauses and thinks "She scared to hurt Ducan's parents and she doesn't want to hurt him. She doesn't know that what Ducan is doing is a bad thing. So when you found out, she felt ashamed that she couldn't hide it." she mews and lays her head on her paws "Damien she doesn't know, and right now she needs someone on her side beside Celia and I."

Tinania looks up and blushes four shades of red. Stand quickly she looks everywhere but at Nyoka "I was going to see if dinner was ready. I just sat down because I was alittle tired." she smiles weakly before shaking her head "Its okay, I didn't want to bother him, I'm pretty sure he doesn't want to be around me." she pulls her shirt down alittle looking at Nyoka finally.

Damien sighs. "Well, she has to tell someone. If she doesn't tell her mum, I will. I can't talk to him," he says flatly. "And, if she wanted me to be there for her, she would have told me herself."

Nyoka cocks an eyebrow. "Did you two have a fight or something? He never doesn't want you around," she shakes her head. "Oh, dinner is almost ready. Your dresses should be up here. . . ."

Rose sighs "Damien, she doesn't know how to tell you. This is something she never dealt with, so to get hurt by someone she thought she could trust scares her." she tilts her head "And you know she wants you on her side, maybe all you have to do is let her know you won't freak out on her like the day at the bookstore with Ducan and Celia." she shrugs then moves her ears towards the door "Your sister outside with Tinania as we speak..."

Tinania shakes her head "No its nothing like that, we didn't get into a fight, at least I don't think." she tilts her head "My dress is already here, you mean in my room?" she glances back towards her room then back to Nyoka.

"It should have been," Nyoka frowns. "Are you saying it wasn't?" She looks around. "Jennifer!" she yells. "Erika!"

A few minutes later, two Amazon's emerge. "Yes, highness?"

"The dresses?" she asks.

"They are on their way. Anemone went to pick them up," the onther answers.

"That explains alot. Tinania," Nyoka says, turning back to her. "Anemone will have your dresses right before dinner," she chuckles.

Damien sighs and opens his door. He blinks when he sees Nyoka and turns his back. "Goddesses, Nyoka!" He exclaims, the tips of his ears turn pink.

Nyoka chuckles. "That's my cue to leave. I better get ready, anyway," she salutes Tinania and, still chuckling, hurries to her room.

When Damien hears the satisfactory snap of her door, he turns back around. He looks down at Tinania. "Rose told me," he says.

Tinania turns four shades of red once again and hides her face with her hair. She looks down at the ground for a minute before looking up at him "I'm sorry I...just don't know....I know I shouldn't have kept it from you. I just...." she couldn't speak she just looked back down at the ground ashamed.

Rose sits by Damien's leg and mew "I'm sorry Tinania, but I didn't want to see this cause you two to fight anymore, plus him knowing will be a good thing, he could help you." she looked up at Tinania who just kept quiet.

"I don't see how, I'm just going to blow up," Damien says, wondering where the hell that came from. . . .

Tinania winces at Damiens word and sighs "Damien please don't, it could make things worse. I'll just keep away from him that all." she looked up at him biting her bottom lip "I promise...."

Damien raises his eyesbrows. "You don't need to promise me you aren't going to see certain people, Nani," he says. "I'm not your keeper. You can see whomever you wish. I just think you should tell your mum about what he did to you. If he did it once, he'll do it again."

Tinania didn't know why but his words felt like a stab in the gut. She looked at him and nods masking her feeling from him as her eyes went glassy alittle "I will Damien, I'll tell her." she looks at the ground pushing her hair back "Um...I guess you'll want to go back to your room then..." her wings fluttered as she stoodd there.

Damien's eyebrows wrinkle. Girls are strange as they get older, he thinks. "I'm sorry if I somehow hurt your feelings," he says, confused now. "I don't know what I could have said to have caused it," he adds. "But I didn't mean to. . . ."

Tinania shakes her head and laughs alittle "Its fine Damien, I just forgot I wasn't alittle kid anymore. I guess because I promised you things when I was young means when your a teen its different." she touches his cheek lightly "Damien its fine, okay..." she leans up and kisses his cheek then steps away. She bites her bottom lip feeling stupid at this point, she might have destory everything between her and Damien, because she couldn't tell him anything. She cursed herself for it.

"Erm," he starts, glancing away from Tinania. "I am going to go get ready for dinner. . . . I'll meet you out here in a few minutes. . . . I can show you were it is."

Just then, Anemone hurries down the hall. "Oh, Tinania. It seems I have waited until the eleventh hour," she chuckles. She winces a little as the tension in the hall hits her, but she brushes it aside. "I have your dresses," she explains, nodding toward the boxes in her hand. "The box on the top of the pile is the one I think will work best for tonight. . . ."

Tinania frowns looking at Damien before hearing Anemone. She smiles and takes the boxes "Thank you Ms. Anemone." she bows to her before glancing at Damien again "Yea I'll see you in a few..." turning she hurries back to her room. Rose following her.

Closing her door she sighs "Good Job Tinania, if he allows me around him again I'll be surprised." she walks over to the bed placing the boxes down on the bed. She glances at Rose "I'll bring you some food okay?" Rose nods and smiles "Of course, hopefully you'll talk to Damien..."

Tinania sighs shaking her head "Rose I messed up, the best thing to do is leave him alone at this point. Beside I must still be a baby if I can't even tell him about Ducan attacking me." she opens the box. and gasps turning red. Rose looks at her "What wrong?" she glances at the dress "Did she give you the right dress?"

Tinania shrugs "I guess...I don't want to be rude by not wearing it..." kicking her shoes off then pulling her clothes off, she lifted the dress out of the box. She looks it over and smiles "Maybe this won't be so bad." slipping the dress on then fixing everything she looks at herself.

The dress was white with the stomach area being see-though. with gold under the chest which was revealing just alittle though the slits. Shaking her head she turns and picks up the white belt with gold clasps to hold it in place. Once she was sure the dress looked right she turned to Rose.

Rose just smiles and nods "You look amazing Tinania" Tinania smiles as she slips on the white slippers that had gold beads on it. "Thanks, I'll see you after dinner." pulling her hair up into a braid she walks toward the door and opens it.

Damien's clothes were less elaborate, but just as formal. He knows about the dinners that are held the first night a guest comes, so he is dressed approriately. An elegant black tunic, a silver undershirt, and black tights. His long hair is pulled back, as usual. He gives himself a careless look in the mirror before leaving his room.

Once he is back in the hall, he looks toward Tinania's open door. He blinks a little at the outfit. Well, he never thought Tinania would dress in something like that. Or that Anemone would give her something like that.

Nyoka slithers out of her room before he can say anything. She striaghtens her own dress of dark green fabric fading to black. She flaps her wings, which sprouted back while she was in her room. She turns and looks toward her cousin and brother. Blinking at Tinania's outfit, she shoots a glance toward her nonplussed brother. "Ah, I see everyone is ready. You look lovely, by the way, Tinania," she beams at her.

Damien nods his agreement.

"Well, then, shall we?" she asks.

Tinania blushes to her ear and smiles "Um thanks...." she looks at Damien smiling, glad that he at least he liked it. She turns to Nyoka and smiles "I feel alittle over dressed though, but Anemone gave this to me, and I didn't want to be rude..." her wings flutter alittle as she played with the belt. She smiles and nods to Nyoka comment about going to dinner.

Nyoka doubts greatly that Anemone had anything to do with that, but she nods, and leads everyone to the dining hall. She motions everyone to the seats.

Anemone blinks when she sees Tinania. "Your highness," she says, in Greek. "That is not what I gave her!"

Nyoka holds a hand up. "I know," she responds, in he same language. "Don't worry, I will handle it. . . ."

Damien glances at his sister before sitting down.

"Ah, introductions need to be made, if everyone would take their seats," Nyoka said as she stands at the head of the table. Everyone sits, and Nyoka gestures to Tinania. "This is my cousin, Tinania," she starts. As she lists off names, she points. "Anemone, Fauna, Galena, Nerina, and Iphigenia," she says.

Everyone nods in greeting.

Tinania smiles nodding to them all as she sat down, her hands were in her lap.. She looked around the dinning area then glances at each amazon. Glanceing at Damien she frowns before looking back at her hands, she wanted to fix this fight they just had, but she had a feeling that she couldn't, at least not right now.

Breathing in slowly she looks back up at Nyoka, her wings fluttered once in awhile.

Nyoka narrows her eyes at Fauna, whose eyes are sparkling.

"Ah, the wine is here," Nyoka looks at the servers. "None for those two," she adds.

Damien frowns.
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