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It only took that invitation for Erik to take over again. "Let's find the stage," he suggested excitedly. "We could go on the catwalk or underneath the stage. I bet they've got a trap door."

He pulled ahead as they dashed about and began peeking in doors, holding her hand still, but not tightly anymore. It didn't take long before they located the stage. The book, of course, was still there.

Erik went for the curtains and wrapped himself up in them, only to flail out of them after remaining still for a few seconds, as though appearing in a scene mysteriously. "Boo!" He broke out into laughter, sounding a little creepy, though he didn't mean to.

"I don't want to leave Erik alone for too terribly long," Japi said, as though realizing it at that moment. "He can get a little... violent sometimes. Not that Tinkerbell's in any trouble at all," she was sure to reassure Peter of that, even though she wasn't entirely sure of it herself.

((Switchin' it up on ya. whee ))

"I'm working on it," Japi admitted. "And most of the time he's just fine. He hasn't hurt either of his sisters yet. So far it's just the cat." She laughed nervously. "But no serious damage." She wasn't in much of a hurry, since it was unlikely that Erik would be angered easily today. He had been in such a good mood this morning. Japi smiled as the two parents made their way through the theater. "I bet they're on the stage," she chuckled to herself.

Erik grinned at Tinkerbelle's suggestion and dashed toward her, moving to grab her by the waist.

Japi too rushed in and beheld the scene of the kids on the stage. Erik had Tinkerbell by the waist and was laughing with his evil sounding laugh.

"Erik!" Japi shouted.

Erik turned to see his mother and the man from before, he guessed he must have been Tinkerbell's father, rushing in. He realized in a second what his mother must have though as his mind shot back to when he had attacked the cat. He quickly backed off, letting Tinkerbell go quickly. "I--," he couldn't even find the words to defend himself.

Erik decided he didn't like this Peter. He had no reason to just give up and lose to him. Instead, he decided to continue their game, and make Peter play. "But you have to come save her, cause I'm kidnapping her," he explained. He decided he wouldn't grab Tinkerbell like before, and instead took her hand and led her across the stage. "You have to come fight me," he grinned, pointing at his chest as a challenge and whipping his cape around menacingly.

Japi sat back and watched. She would step in if Peter refused to play along, but she really didn't see any harm in the game. Instead she began fishing in her sleeve for something. She knew they were in there, somewhere. Not that she'd used them for a really long time, but there wasn't really a reason to take them out, since there was practically endless room in her sleeves any--"There they are!" She pulled out two thin plastic swords and hid them from sight.

((Don't ask. gonk Japi has some of the most random crap in her sleeves of holding. xd But pratical stuff... rolleyes You'd be lucky.))

Japi sighed and sheepishly put the plastic swords back in her sleeve. "You sure you don't want to play with them?" she prodded. "It's good for you to play sometimes, and not just for her, but for you too. Keeps you young." That, Japi certainly new from experience. She honestly couldn't remember how old she technically was, but knew it was probably centuries. "Children are so amazing, living in the moment," she sighed, finding herself musing again.

"Well he's no fun," Erik snorted, partially in triumph. This proved, at least to him, that he was better than Peter to begin with.

"Maybe we could change the story then," he suggested finally. "Maybe we could run away together. Make them have to find us." This he said in a whisper, making sure, by watching over his shoulder, that his mother and Peter didn't hear him. He adjusted his mask again as he turned back to face Tinkerbell.

Erik nodded grinning. "You fly up there, and I'll climb." He looked over to the ladder to get to the lights up on the catwalk. That should be sufficient to get there.

Japi was a little sad at Peter's reaction, but she realized that most adults were like that.

"H-happy.. thoughts?" Erik thought for a moment. He couldn't really think of anything 'happy'. Images went through his head of terrorizing his sisters, of proving to Peter that he was better. And that didn't really work. He looked at Tinkerbell a little sheepishly.

Then his mind went to her and their new friendship and his feet lifted off the ground slightly. Startled, he looked down at his feet, then back up at her. "It worked," he was slightly astonished.