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Chloe flinched away from the flutterings of the small dragonlike creature around her head. She'd heard horror stories about bats flying into peoples hair.. even though she knew it wasn't real she still.. couldn't help thinking of it.

When it landed in front of her and looked up with those large, innocent eyes and gave a soft, muttered chirup she breathed a short sigh, her shoulders relaxing. Inwardly she felt as though she were about to melt, and a shy smile spread across her features. Gently she held out her hand to the small creature, her fingertips just barely in front of it's nose. It was like any animal, right..?

"O-Oh.. it's.." She was cut off as the small boy toddled amongst the girls, her eyes widening slightly as he proclaimed her clumsy and funny, all in one breath. Her face flushed, and she gave another soft smile tinged with embarassment. "A-Ah.. yes. I've ... always sort of been. T-The fund raiser is to earn money to help the lab.. I-I-I'd.. be lieing if I d-didn't admit th-that I've broken q-quite a few things we need replaced."

She blinked at Natsuki as she spoke, giving a small nod. "O-Oh, yes. Roux would like it but...ah.." She glanced over toward Roux's empty booth.


As if to answer Natsuki's question, slowly from around a corner the ice Frei floated. He hesitated at the edges, looking into the crowd of people that appeared to participate in the event. He didn't see Rivener anywhere...

With a small sigh he slowly began heading back toward his booth, wings tucked protectivly against his back to keep them from their seemlingly continus restless movement, as though they wished to spread of their own acord and take the Frei attatched into flight.

He stationed himself in his booth once more, staring with his usual faintly aloof expression on his otherwise expressionless face.

"Well, Chloe, far be it from me to not help out the lab in need," Natsuki grinned taking some money from her wallet and holding it up with a smile. The girl laughed as Zoe flitted around Chloe's head, and when she held her finger up to him, Natsuki snapped another picture. It was way too sweet to pass up. "Aren't you adorable!" she complimented the little boy who toddled over in a massive pile of clothing.

"The question is, would you accept a donation from a girl, and fight off all the guys that will be lining up," the girl laughed, giving her friend a warm smile. "Or should I brave of the horde of individuals fighting over Roux's attention?"

"Y-Yes, but please just call me Chloe." She held out her hand to take the polaroid, rummaging around beneath the booth and bringing up a peice of paper. She carefully scanned down along it, smiling as she realized that the numbers matched.

"Congratulations! You're the winner of the first Lucky Pan prize! I-It's Vyn." She reached under again, gently pulling out and setting down a hand-crafted Vyn plushie doll.



She glanced over toward's Roux's booth, her expression full of maternal love despite the scowl she got in return. "Yes. I am guardian of Roux."

She turned to Natsuki, blushing as she realized what she was saying. "A-Ah.. no one.." She looked down, ashamed. "No one has come to my booth yet.. w-why would.. b-b-b-boys be lining up?" She gave a small, slightly nervous laugh, and then a small sigh, looking back up.

"Natsuki, I'd.. I'd love to earn something for the Lab." She was determined to do it, she'd broken so many test tubes, mugs, ruined plenty of papers with spilt coffee and hot chocolate and water... not to mention the occasional damages Roux did.. "Nobody has really tried to kiss Roux either. Well.. he actually hasn't.. been here long." She frowned at the Raeven.. would she have to chide him later about shirking his duties?

Well.. she'd have to try at least.

She broke into a wide grin at the little boy, unable to help but blush at the compliment. "A-And thank you. W-What's your name?"

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The child's eyes grew wide at the sight of the doll,"Wow!" he cried in innocent awe,"Is that a superhero doll? They are the best you know." He informed them, as if he knew all about the things.

The boy stopped in his gawking to listen in on them. He had soon begun to rummage through his pockets as he replied,"I'm Ty..son...call me Ty."

Then the child's face lit up as he found what he was looking for,a five dollar bill. In victory the child waved it about around his head,"I have..." He pulled it back down to see the number,"Five dollars! Give you for a kiss?" Tyson asked, he had his anti-cootie vitamin today. The protection from girl cooties should be up and working in this hour of the day.

"You are a beautiful woman, Chloe. If a guy can't see that he's either blind or in need of glasses. Have confidence, girl!" Natsuki grinned as Ty decided to beat her to the punch, slamming his five bucks on the counter. "See what I mean? I've gotten beaten by an eight year old. I'll let little Casanova go first, then I'm next."

Natsuki winked at Alex as she walked away toward Roux's booth. As she waited, Natsuki popped a mint into her mouth, and reapplied her lip gloss. There was no need for bad manners or shoddy presentation. Hearing a guy choke on his drink she turned and smiled, "Are you all right?"

Chloe gave a small chuckle as the little boy held up his money. "Of course. A kiss and a hug for that, much I think." She walked around from behind the booth, kneeling down in front of Ty, her scarf and white lab coat pooling on the ground around her. She looked up and smiled at Natsuki as she spoke, blushing shyly.

"Ah.. thank you."

Her attention turned back to Ty and smiled. "I-I'm.. uh.. ready." She felt awkward, tilting her head slightly to the side, expecting a kiss on the cheek from a boy so young.


Roux shifted slightly as he saw someone approaching, eyes narrowing to slits. He didn't blink as he watched her movements and those of the small green thing clinging to her.

As she drew closer he lifted his chin with pride, floating a little higher. His wings naturaly flared, then quickly folded back again, another gray-white feather lost to the sudden movement.

Alex instinctively lowered her head and kept her eyes just below his while she approached him, trying to keep herself submissive. Even Zoe knew a bird-of-prey when he saw one, hiding behind her neck and under her hair. She stopped in front of the booth, smiling as gently as she knew how.

"Hello, Roux," she said softly, his name sounding exotic to her ears. He was even more beautiful close up than she had thought; truly, he and the black and red Raevan were two of a kind. She let her green eyes admire his perfect hair, how it wafted around his gently curved face, made even more remarkable by his feathered ears. How his piercing eyes didn't stand out by themselves, so much as make her see every part of him that was strong and dangerous. How his lips accentuated the defined line of his jaw, which was teased by the softness of his collar. She let her eyes admire him, and show him that she thought he was beautiful.

Alex had spent much time with animals, and knew a dominant one when she saw it. However, she also saw the human part of him, and didn't want her thoughts to go unsaid. "You're beautiful, you know," she said earnestly. "I'm surprised your booth isn't clamoring with admirers."

Lorenzo carefully peeked out from behind her loosely braided hair, blinking his huge eyes at Roux, a piece of the candy still forming a slight buldge in his cheek.

Chloe chuckled, smiling at the small boy. She accepted his five dollars, reaching out to give him a gentle hug around the shoulders. "A kiss and a hug.. I wouldn't want to give you less than what you paid for."

She stood up, gently patting the small boy's hair before turning to head back behind her booth, hands finding their way into her lab coat pockets as she moved, seeming a little more at ease as she looked to Natsuki who stood alone, aside from the boy.

"A-Ah.." She didn't exactly want to say 'your turn' so instead just stood patiently, if not a tiny bit awkwardly.


A smirk quirked one of Roux's lips upward as the two-leg and creature properly acknowledged his superiority. He seemed to float a little higher as she looked him over, hair falling in front of his eyes only to be lightly brushed away by long, slender fingers.

The smirk only grew as she praised him, and rightfully. He gave a small nod to her. "Know."

His eyes strayed away for a moment, following the fluttering path of a feather.. one of -his- feathers.. and for just a second doubt wavered. Was he still... not anymore, not now.. Rivener had said yes, and now this stranger but...

..without full, complete wings.. without all his beautiful feathers that he took great care of... The sky seemed to swirl for a moment, the sudden urge to soar gripping him before it disappered again and he was left mearly floating a few inches above the ground, staring at a strange female with a stranger green thing. A thing with wings, as ugly and unfeathered as they were.

He shook his head, eyes refocusing on the woman before him. He scowled deeply at her, a wave of air colder than outside rolling off of him as though his sudden contempt had become tangible.