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Now within the stead of Alaynia for the current time, Requiem glanced up at her with glassy and curious eyes. It almost seemed as if she was asking with her fragile eyes what the Deejarne was planning on doing with her.

Looking into the Feli's eyes, she smiled a bit and explained "...I just want to learn more about you... I have met hardly any within this home of Lizzy's to which I believe I can fully relate to." Spreading her arms open and lowering her floating body so that it was close, but not touching the ground, she allow the feline to escape her arms.

Fluttering her own two sets of wings, loosening the feathers ever so slightly, Requiem nodded in agreement. Lowering her haunches down in a graceful manner, she fully expected that she would be showered with a bunch of yes or no questions.

Rising her body back into her nearly invisible throne, she began to hoover back and forth in a manner of pacing. Each turn she took caused her hair to swish past her, and the feathers at her ear to lightly dance. "...let's see here... first... I know your name is Requiem... Hmmmm... are there any other of your kind here in the household?" Pausing to glance on over, she waited for a signal.

Already starting off with a mildly difficult question, she nodded her head in a slow fashion. In the creature's head, the question: ...does she mean of the seraphim or of the Feli in general? echoed.

A small smile lit up Alaynia's face as she did misinterpret the answer. "...tis strange though, I have not seen any others with multiple sets of wings... no matter... how many others are there?"

Sighing voicelessly, her ears fell back a bit as she realized the error. Shaking her head from side to side, hoping that perhaps this creature would understand that she misunderstood the answer which was provided, she tapped her paw two times on the ground to count for two others.

Being rather selective in what she saw, she noted the two paw taps and ignored the head shaking. "Oh good! Two others! That sounds splendid! Hmmm... let me see here... do you happen to have a significant other? One as beautiful as yourself must have someone who cares for you like a goddess..."

Upon even hearing the utterance of a significant other, Requiem's pale cheeks livened up with a pale blush. She had a few close friends, some she had even shared her abilities with, but none that she would consider to be a mate. Of course that only stirred up questions in regards to if she had anyone she cared for in that fashion.

There was Azriel, the blind seraphim boy who she took under her wing as if he was a child of her own, but that ended up being rather awkward in the end, for he seemed to have different views of how their relationship should be. Ptol, the Eqyptian Ancient seraphim had told her that a mother's love was the greatest kind she could supply, yet it was rejected by the one she had cared for greatly. In all honesty, she only had three really close friends, one being the seraphim who taught her about her own abilities, and the other two being mentioned prior.

Eventually, after the shock of the question had passed, she shook her head from side to side to signal that she had no mate.

Smirking a bit at the reaction, the dream figured she would tease a bit as she commented "...oh... I see! You just like to love them and leave them, eh? After all, perhaps you are too beautiful a creature to be tied down by a relationship..."

Had she the ability, she would have mewed in a rather low and unapproving tone. Instead, she merely showed her emotion by flattening her ears a bit.

Winking a bit, Alaynia admitted "I was kidding... don't get angry with me for poking a bit of fun... you just looked so cute though... I had to do it!" Her ear flicked lightly as she debated a few more questions, and soon found herself a bit stuck on what to ask next.

"...Hmmm... I wonder if you have any magical abilities... I have noted that many creatures within this realm have abilities that seem to be magical..."

Her eyes widened a bit at the question, but then soon a smile appeared upon Requiem's maw as she slowly lowered the deeply shaded lids to her eyes. Concentrating a bit, she attempted to communicate not with words, but with her heart.

...I am not certain how well this will work, for you speak of the human language, and our kind is not gifted with the ability to speak the language humans do, though we can fully understand them... but I hope since this is directly to your heart and not to your ears, that perhaps you can understand me...

Both of her ears flicked as she turned about to see who was talking, but found nobody new. Instead, she found Requiem, eyes shut and seeming to bow her head lightly. "...that's strange... I thought I heard someone speaking... something about the human language and the heart... strange..."

The feli smiled a bit more as she continued with her seemingly mental words: ...you didn't hear them... but you felt them... the one before you is the one who is speaking to you, in a sense. Let me reintroduce myself though... my name is Requiem, and I happen to be a seraphim Feli. My siblings consist of ManxManx, my elder sister, who was an aquatic Feli, but then recently grew into an Elder, and KinPaku, my half brother, whom is a Fairy Feli. I have no mate, but I do have three to which I care for dearly, to who I share my ability with. My ability is to speak to other's hearts if I so desire, or to listen to them as well, though I avoid doing that when I can...

Alaynia's rather bold ocean blue eyes widened at this onslaught of explanation. She remained silent, finding that words were rather short upon her at the moment. In fact, she was so distraught, she actually ceased to float, gently lowering her body until it was seated upon the ground, her nine tails surrounding her body like a strange fur coat.

She remained silent and wide-eyed, save for the occasional blink.

First Battle found here!

It was a rather sunny day, though the shade provided by the many trees in the area reduced the beating rays into pleasant warmth upon any creature's skin or fur. By a creek which flowed softly on past, a fox-like creature seemingly floated in place. She seemed to be merely enjoying the clean water's motions, for her ocean blue eyes were fixated upon the slight foam the water made as it passed. Her body seemed quite relaxed, for it was seated in a gravity defying fashion. She had three sets of wings, but she didn't use any of them. Her nine tails twitched on occasion, but otherwise, they hardly moved.

On occasion, her hands would creep up and play upon the two pale feathers which were clipped to her left ear. Each time she did so, the vulpine ear would flick at the sensation. Her dark green hair swayed a bit with the gentle breeze that occasionally passed, while her paler green marble-like fur was not affected by the breeze. She sighed lightly and smiled a bit, enjoying the momentary solitude.

Just as odd as it was to find such an odd egg beside her pillow it managed to hatch. It most likely will not be an event she would forget. The slight jarring of the egg as it rested on a pillow sitting in the far corner of the room. She sat on her bed curious to see what was inside but also cautious, giving herself a good amount of distance between her and it. After nearly a half hour of chipping away the small fox like creature tumbled out. And it was at that moment the creature was able to speak.
"oh dear..." It shook its head lightly and floated over to Kira whom simply stared back with wide eyes. "Well hello there bright eyes" The small creature chuckeled lightly opening its eyes to the same wideness pressing its face into hers... Her dream given life... or so it tried to explain. Either way it was welcomed into the family knowing after a quick decision that it was no threat.

It was this day that Kira had decided to take a walk out into the woods. She had been inside a bit too long and the written story she had taken interest in had finally concluded. Today was a day to go and live a life instead of reading about one. The duo followed along the stream. Kira, being barefoot and looking to the stones below her feet and the water that swirled around them. Her compainion, on the other hand, decided to keep himself out of the water and simply make himself comfortable resting upon her head. It wasn't all too terribly long before they happened upon a the other creature out also enjoying the day. Neither said nothing though thier presence was sure to be known as Kira had walked all the way up the stream.

The ear which had the pale feathers clipped to it flicked as she heard the others approach. Even such a movement seemed graceful, for it caused the feathers to dance lightly, floating a bit in a weightless fashion.

"....so close to my guardian's home, that you are..." she said in her usual tone, which was nothing more than a whisper. Turning to the ones who had approached, she glanced to what seemed to be a human, as well as one of her own kind. The markings of this particular one seemed like some fancy silver embroidery, which of course appealed to her ocean colored eyes. Keeping a rather indifferent look to her face however, she approached the two, floating in the air despite not even flapping wings as she drew closer.

Looking from the human to the kin upon the human's head, she uttered "...are you two also here to enjoy the scenery?" Her eyes then stopped upon the young Deejarne, almost as if expecting him to answer for the human.

"well of course, much more interesting than watching this one reading"

"well of course, much more interesting than reading.......................hey!"
Kira crossed her arms lightly and tapped her finger upon her shoulder. Though the one on her head was most likely right, he didn't have to say it aloud like that. With a deep breath she let the simple thing go and went to look over the odd creature now infront of her. "Hello there. What is your name?"

Holding a bit of a grin Sebastian rolled over on to his back and swished his tails playfully almost mocking Kira everytime she spoke.

A slight curl raised one of her cheeks a bit, but it soon fell again. It would seem rude if she actually showed the human that the comment made at her expense was what she found humorous. Upon being asked of her name, three of her nine tails twitched quite noticeably. One of them even seemed to flop up into her lap, waiting to be stroked gently by the creature's hand. Of course, her hands obliged to the wish and began to stroke the soft fur.

"...I am deemed with the name 'Alaynia.' Might I return the question to the both of you?" Again, her eyes respectfully went to the young Deejarne and almost seemed to ignore the human below him.

"Sebastian, and the puffball below me is Kira"

"..puffball?... What do you mean by that?" She began to poke at her stomach in a bit of an overly worried manner. "i'm not fat..." Her eyes went from looking the creature over to herself. Frowning a bit she looked up meaning to simply look eye to eye with the one above her but forgot he was actually on her head. Sebastian slid off her head and began to bounce a bit in mid-air as if he had landed on a soft pillow.

"Watch it there oddball. I may be able to float but don't always expect me to know whats going on at any given time." He then began to paddle her lightly with his tails before floating up back to her head.

Again, another smile attempted to creep its way onto her cheeks, but again it was denied the right of passage as it once more was hidden away. Once more, she looked the Deejarne kit over, this time placing a hand to her mouth as she made her judgement.

"...Sebastian... tis a fitting name for one such as yourself. It would seem Kira did you justice by deeming you with that name..." Nodding her head to the human, she also added "...most likely he was referring to your hair... not your stomach..."

Once more, she curiously looked over the young Deejarne. "...might I pick you up for a moment Sebastian?... I want to get a good look at you..." she uttered. Other questions boiled down in her mind, such as his origin and so forth, but she would only voice certain questions one at a time.

Kira blushed for a moment concitering what was told to her. It made sense...

After just seating himself down on Kira's head again the other asked her question. "Well that is a bit of an odd question... But then again... this one has asked plenty of odd questions already..." After planting his paws firmly on Kira's head he made a small leap expecting the other to catch him. He winked, smiling greatly.

Instead of actually using her hands to capture Sebastian, she quickly moved her nine tails to cover her lap. This way, he could land upon her soft tails and not injure himself.

"...I am quite certain it is a strange request... I just wanted a better look at your markings... they intrigue me" she bluntly stated as she placed her hands under his forelegs and guided him gently into an upright seated position. As she continued her admiring inspection, she asked "...have you been able to answer all her odd questions?"

As if making sure Kira once again looked herself over. She then looked down to her reflection in the water as her friend and the other spoke.

"Eh...so far so good i guess..." He couldn't remember all the questions she had blurted out to him previously but he thought that he had answered them well enough. Being a bit lazy now he let himself be handled and inspected. "So... what brings you here, beautiful?" He grinned a bit cocky.

Having full knowledge of being what others would call "beautiful," she merely answered the question with relatively little reaction to the compliment. "I live not so far from this creek. Or rather... my true guardian does." It was something she always enjoyed pointing out, for she was proud of the fact that the one who found her was also the one who had dreamed her up. It also served as a reminder to herself that her mere existance completed the dream which she was.

One of her hands then freed the younger one as it motioned back towards a slight hill behind them. "...up that hill is LizzyMoo's home..." she uttered, finally allowing a smile to creep upon her features. Her other hand then lowered the kit down til his paws were upon her tail.

"...If you were a doll or something to which I would need to pay for, I would pay a rather decent sum upon you..." she said as she allow her finger to trail upon one of the silvery markings.

"Heh... sounds like your guardian is quite proud of you... Good!... me on the other hand..." His eyes shifted to Kira as she continued to look herself over. "I've got to deal with her denying any such thing. She says there is no way I could have come from her with the way I act. I act just fine... Shes the oddball..." His eyes rolled a bit as he turned his head to look at the other dream.

A faint blush reached her cheeks under the pale fur upon her face as she took in the compliment. She nodded her head as the child explained his view of his guardian.

"...Some are not even lucky enough to belong to the one who dreamed them up though. Of recent, another dream... though not of Deejarne origin... has come to reside with my guardian. I found the creature in Nowhere, and it seemed it had nowhere to go aside from Nowhere..." By this point in time, her cheeks had cooled once again.

"...disbelief isn't such an uncommon thing though... my guardian told me she thought it was impossible for me to come from herself... and in most standards... I guess one could say such a thing as well..." To this thought, her hand went up to scratch her hair, disturbing her feathers once more and causing them to dance again.

Feeling confedent in her appearance once again Kira began to feel uncomfortable standing in place. The water seemed much cooler when she wasn't moving. Seeing as her new friend was busy she walked out of the water and waited for him on a large stone off to the side.

One of his small paws came up to scratch at his chin a bit. "Interesting. I'm glad then that I have my guardian then. At least she is nice" He chuckled a bit. "Now i just have to get her to go out more and actually have fun."

Muffling her own laughter behind a hand which crept to cover her mouth, she looked to the boy's deep blue eyes and said "Fun is what one makes of things. One might find what your Kira does as fun, while others might not see it that way."

Leaning down a bit so she could whisper in a tone even softer than her usual, she then added "...and do you not have yourself a set of wings? Can you not just go out on your own and find yourself your own form of fun?" She pulled her head back and offered a slight smile as one of her tails flicked in a slightly mischievous fashion.

Quieting himself a bit he answered. "Of course I can go out on my own... but I doubt she would like it... She seems a bit attached to me... not that I can blame her, I am quite the fellow. I can just imagine the noise she would make if i just decided to go out for a bit without her following..." He crossed his arms and looked back at Kira in grumpy, child like fashon. After a moment, seeing as Kira was distracted by a butterfly and not noticing his look, he turned back to the other dream. He then brought his paws up infront of them and placed the palms together. As he spoke he opened his hands like a flapping mouth. " bla bla bla bla bla, you can't do that, bla bla bla bla bla, behave yourself, bla bla bla bla bla, where are your manners"

She let the child have his fun as he then openly mocked his guardian. However, Alaynia did not respond in a manner which would approve nor disapprove of his manners.

"...to be attached would mean she cares quite a bit. My guardian is as well, but she also likes having her own strike out and explore with that of their own kind. She was the one who encouraged me to go visit Nowhere in the first place. It is a rather bland place, but at least I was able to find others of our kind and learn more of how they see things..." Glancing back to the child, she then fluffed a bit of her own tails which were beneath him. Her glance was quite steady, but she said nothing more.

He continued his little mocking game as he now spoke for himself. "I guess I should be happy she worries for me. But I do definitly need to get out on my own. I need a bit of space. I guess if I told her what you were just saying, since I highly doubt she heard it, she may let me go out... Thanks" Now finishing his game he rested his paws upon his belly.

Bowing her head slightly in an attempted humorous fashion, she whispered "I am glad to be of service Sir Sebastian."

Glancing over to Kira once more, she then asked "...are all humans that spacey? Or is your guardian just a special case?" It really was not meant to be an insult, but she truly did have a lack of experience in regards to dealing with humans. In all honesty, she preferred not to interact with them.

"Dunno how humans are supposed to act...never met one. As for Kira, I think she chooses to be that way sometimes... I know shes not really stupid. Sorta a defence mechenism or something... not everyone has a happy past and I guess she would rather think of nothing when given the chance to think" He scratched his head wondering if he said that right. Of course he knew what his guardian was. To him it was obvious.

"...oh... she's not a human... my mistake!" she said with a slightly flustered tone in her whisper. Her cheeks grew a bit warm again at the mistake. Alaynia only halfway caught what the child tried to tell her, so in the end she was not only flustered, but a bit confused as well.

The elder of the two Deejarne then began to ramble on a bit, almost as if thinking aloud: "...goodness... I suppose then that I am not the only one who has a guardian who is not a human... though... I wouldn't think your guardian is a computer either... she doesn't have the ears... what would she happen to be then?"

To him it wasn't much of a bit deal of what she was. Waving his hand around he answered "Shes one of them... Angel.. things. More specifically a celestial" He shruged and looked back to Kira quickly. "Shes got wings and what not. She just hides them. I guess she doesn't like to be seen with them... They are actually quite pretty though."

"Why would she want to hide her wings?" she asked in a nearly appalled manner. Her own sets of wings fluttered lightly at the thought of their magnificence being hidden as if they were something to be ashamed of.

Curious himself he turned and called out of Kira snapping her out of her daydream. "Mooooommmmy~ Why do you hide your wings?" He smiled knowing if he called her that she was more likely to answer.

Blushing lightly from the name he had choosen to call her she answered as he knew she would. "Well... If I walk around with my wings a lot of people assume something of me. The normal people with begin to praise me, offer me gifts, and ask for my help. Some other people would try to hurt me if they saw them." She nodded to him and held a bit of a sad look to her eyes.

Her brow quirked at the logic behind her decision. "...and so because others would assume things of you, you hide your own gifts?" Her own wings once more fluttered, for she still was not quite able to understand the logic.

Such odd creatures those that are human and of similar likeness have... she thought to herself as she continued to look at the "celestial" with a rather wary eye.

"Its to avoid problems" Feeling a bit frustrated with the subject she began to advance. "We should head home soon..."

"But I don't want to go home yet. How would you feel if you just met one of your own kind then were torn away?" He frowned and pouted.

"...Alright... just a bit longer... but we do have to return at some point tonight. I have to make dinner and what not" Shaking her head she returned to where she had seated herself earlier.

What problems could arise from simply displaying what beautiful gifts one naturally had? Allowing her shoulders to roll into a shrug, she turned back to her younger companion. She smiled a bit as he almost seemed to mold the celestial within his paws.

Leaning in and whispering quieter than usual, she mentioned "...you certainly do know how to play your cards... it is probably quite useful." Alaynia pulled her lips away from Sebastian's ears so her ocean colored eyes could look to the dark blue ones before her. She wanted to judge his reaction to her statement.

His ear flicked lightly as she drew her head back. "Live and learn i guess..." His ego was boosted slightly and his growing grin showed it. "I guess i've got more living and learning to do. Who knows what I might be able to do later on in life."

Her own ear flicked in amusement as she then leaned down a bit so her hand would hold up her head. "I suppose that is a way to look at it. Though I would be quite curious as to what you will learn. I have learned a few things myself, some things more interesting than others, but all still well learned."

She smiled a bit as she then pulled her head back to its usual upright position. "...perhaps once you are full grown, you can tell me of more things you have learned." Glancing down, she winked lightly, though one could never be certain if another understands the meaning within such a gesture. Afterall, half the time the gesture was mistaken for something getting caught in one's eye.

He laughed a bit wondering what things he could pick up between now and then. "Well there surely has to be some interesting things to tell by then. So... can ya tell me what you have learned? It gives me a bit of a head start" Again he laughed enjoying himself. He quieted himself down quite curious and eager to listen to what the other had to say with her quiet voice.

She dared to smile a bit wider, enjoying the child's enthusiasm. "...well... there are many things I have learned. While I was in Nowhere, I found a few scrolls which had some encantations in them. Apparently it was magic of sorts, for one I can summon a water-like spear. There were a few others which I have learned, though I really do not understand them completely yet. I have learned of the Yudou, but then again, that was supposedly common knowledge to most of the dreams. Then..."

Here she paused and interupted herself to ask "...would you mind if I set you down?" Her own ears perked up a bit at the question, but she now had to await an answer.

"Yeah,sure, just as long as you keep telling me things you learned." His eyes looked down below him as he readied himself to actually leap off of her. Instead of suspending himself in the air he choose to sit upon a rock. His tails wagged as he waited for her to continue.

Smiling softly, she explained "It is sometimes better to explain with example." She glanced over to Sebastian's guardian who was about five feet away. It was a bit past her usual realm, so she then adjusted herself accordingly, floating closer to Kira until she was only about three feet away.

"Be certain to watch carefully... I can only do this so often..." she uttered as she then closed her eyes. Concentrating upon a new location, she suddenly just disappeared from the spot she was at, and instantly reappeared in front of Kira. Glancing to what she assumed to be a confused celestial, she uttered in her whispery voice "...teleportation..."

Kira was startled a bit by the sudden leap in location. She jerked lightly as the dream appeared infront of her. "ah..oh..." biting her lip she began to move a hand through her hair.

Sebastian found a bit of humor in it and began to laugh.

Nodding her head to the flustered creature before her, she drifted back towards Sebastian. "Tis something that I have been able to do since I was young... though I am also quite aware of my weaknesses in regards... seeing as I can only do that once in a short amount of time." She then leaned down and plucked the young Deejarne up off the ground and replaced him in her lap. A random question came to mind as she then uttered "...do you like to be scratched behind the ears?"

"oooh, please do!" His hears flicked lightly in antisipation. His mind began to wonder if he could do such things as teleportation. From there he began to think of all the small pranks he could pull because of it. A bit of a snicker excaped him.

Smiling softly, her hands moved to her companion's ears and she began to scratch them much like how she had with her mute friend. She doubted that he would purr, but that was because Alaynia knew that the dreams were not cats.

"oooo~ thats niiiice~" The young one seemed to melt to the nice touch. He would definitly have to get Kira to do the same later for him. Feeling quite relaxed his eyelids started to droop.

She chuckled a bit as she admitted "...My guardian only did this for me when I was able to fit in her lap... but now she is the one who does the lap-sitting." A light sigh escaped Alaynia as she thought about how nice it would be for her guardian to scratch behind her ears once more like when she herself had been young. Yet she continued with the strokes behind the boy's ears.

"mmmmm....so... how big is your guardian?..." His half closed eyes scanned over Kira. Even if he were his friends size he didn't think Kira would be able to rest in his lap.

Her statement was steady and clear as she then told him "She is eternally stuck within the body of a small child. She is only a little bit taller than half my height." With that, she offered one small pat to his silvery tuft of hair, then she stopped with her petting.

"hmm... that doesn't sound so bad...unless...i guess you want to eh...nevermind" ...unless you are the one that wants to be held... He sighed lightly hoping he didn't bother his friend with his little question. Standing himself up in her lap he stretched. "Perhaps now is time i go home with Kira..."

With a gentle smile, she nodded "It is not bad for me, for I love LizzyMoo. Sometimes I cannot help but pity her, but that is merely because I am an outsider looking in." Glancing over to Sebastian's guardian, she uttered "...be certain to convince her to allow you to find time for those of your own kind."

"Yeah, ive thought of a few good arguments just for that." Bouncing off her lap into the air he began to clumsily float over to Kira. He turned and waved goodbye to his new friend. "I'll see ya again sometime alright?" Once over to Kira he reclaimed his place upon her head and began to speak softly a bit before Kira waved and began heading back from where she came.

Her eyes remained upon the young Deejarne as he made his way back to his guardian, a soft yet mysterious smile curling her lips and making her whole expression seem a bit lighter. When she was waved to, she politely returned the gesture, though it seemed more like her arm was just swaying the breeze. She continued to do this until the two were out of her sights, then attempted to go back to what she had been doing before. Her contemplations were now tainted though with the recent conversations and Alaynia no longer found peace in just merely thinking. She sighed out, then turned back to the hill behind her, beginning her journey back to her own home (which was not that far away).

Wow... how was I supposed to know that I was going to be stalked by dreams. It is strange, but I used to wish to be able to dream, and now creatures originated by dreams are swarming to me like flies to something sweet. I don't mind, but what in the world would they find intriguing about me?

First it was Alaynia. She as she has reminded me time and again, originated from me, though she still hasn't told me what type of dream she is. It confuses me, since I really don't remember dreaming her up.

Then there was Ansuz, who Alaynia found in Nowhere. Alaynia came back with all sorts of things, including a bunch of scrolls and some stones. She has been reading over them of recent, perhaps learning what they are for. I haven't really gotten a good look at them. Yet Ansuz is the sweetest thing. I wonder why she didn't have a guardian. She is funny as well, since she seems like a sweet lamb with her constant bleating and mooing.

Finally, the most recent addition to the family: Atashi. I assume that Atashi is a girl, mainly because of what she is wearing. Such a cute creature, but she only stirred one time, and that was enough to tell me her name. I don't really know much else about her though. It was kinda funny though. I found her while looking through a pile of old toys that my neighbor wanted to give to me. I guess my neighbor thinks that because I look like a child, I like child's playthings. Partially true in a sense, since I did find a few good items that looked festive enough, but still...

Anyways, Atashi... I found her in a pile of plushes. She was sleeping beside a pillow shaped like a star, and she had a bunny-like hood-dress she was wearing. She also had a crown strapped to her head by a red ribbon with a bit of a ruffle at the lower neck. Reminded me of the character from "The City with No People" story books. Such good books. At first, I really did think she was a toy, but then I noticed that she was moving faintly. It wasn't her limbs, but mainly her breathing. As I watched, I of course grew a bit curious, and I decided to poke her. I poked her in the side, and she squeaked like a little plush. Yet, she also flopped to her opposite side, which proved to me that she was not a plush.

I then asked her name. In a yawned out fashion, she uttered "...My name is Atashi..." then fell back asleep. I scooped her up, for she truly does remind me of that book. She is now sleeping in my bedroom, star pillow at her side like before. Ansuz seemed to be quite curious and was sniffing her. Alaynia said she appears to be a younger version of Ansuz, but I think she means in form, not character. I am quite certain she is a dream, but I cannot be certain until she wakes up a bit more.

I can't wait!

Upon the ground were two pillows and two creatures which rested upon each pillow. One glowed of the shades of the rainbow, while the other seemed younger and in a deep sleep.

Floating above the two resting dreams was a third dream of human stature. Her ocean blue eyes remained fixated upon the one which glowed in an unnatural manner. She made no sound, save for the occasional flick of her feather-clipped ear.

A smaller figure which resembled that of a human, save for the ears, began to walk across the room, drawing closer to the three dreams. Her pale blue eyes skimmed over the three, and rested upon the third face, that which belonged to Alaynia. "...you know... you shouldn't sit there and waste away with worry..." she offered, the light upon the middle of her forehead flickering from green to red, and then back to green.

Not even lifting her eyes from the usually lavendar-colored dream, she replied in her usually whispery voice "I had no plans upon wasting away Lizzy. I wanted to make certain that Ansuz is safe. It was rather sudden that she began to glow of such colors..."

Giggling a bit, the persocom scratched at her silvery hair and said "...yeah yeah... it was so sudden that the gem which floated about her suddenly merged with her and forced her to sleep. You worry too much..."

"...Or you don't worry enough!" Alaynia said sharply as she finally changed her focus. Her eyes narrowed a bit as she looked to her dreamer somewhat harshly.

The computer giggled a bit more and even waved a hand to signal that Alaynia was still being too serious. "I was the one who brought that gem home... got it from Lord Changeling... I didn't really know what it would do, but let time run its course."

A brow quirked upon the Deejarne as she asked suspiciously "...Lord Changeling...?"

"Yes... the one who knows the most about the dreams and dream-kind... he didn't say that anything bad would happen to a dream if they came into contact with the gem." The child-like computer paused then stuck her tongue out at the Deejarne. "...as I said... you worry too much!"

Finally giving up in regards, her vulpine ears flattened a bit as she uttered in a defeated whisper "...perhaps I do... but would you not sit by her bedside if you felt that one of your kind was in danger?"

"...You seem to forget that Rikki is the only one of my kind... and that is because we are computers Alaynia. If I felt that one of my family was in danger, I might actually do as you do..." Yet another pause, and even a thoughtful glance snuck into the cheerful expression the computer tended to hold onto.

"...I think you need to go hang out with your kind again... it is good for you to do such things you know!"

"...If you mean that wretched 'Nowhere' place... I refuse unless I have company... it is completely dismal and disgusting to look at Lizzy!"

Shaking her head from side to side, Lizzy grinned as she explained "...naw... this place is somewhere... not nowhere... I heard about it recently. It is a place where Dreams can go to compete against each other in friendly sparring. A test of skill so to speak. You told me that you fought against a Nightmare when you visited Nowhere..."

"...three... fought against three..."

"Right... well... you fought against something. Perhaps you can work upon using that teleportation thingur of yours... it could be handy in a sense..."

The Deejarne's ears still remained at the lowered position as she said "...I really am not all that interested... but it sounds more like you are interested for me..."

Pointing a finger and waggling it to the far larger Dream, she said with childish persistance "It would do you some good to get out of the house for a bit so you stop staring at poor Ansuz!"

The Deejarne had noted prior that LizzyMoo had nerves of steel and was not easily convinced otherwise in regards to what she deemed good for her family. "...I suppose that if you would like me to do that... I will be humble and obey them to the best of my abilities." Offering a bit of a bow, she departed with a simple "...I shall leave at once..."

Waving goodbye for the moment, Lizzy plopped herself down near the two slumbering dreams. "...you are both so quiet... I wonder which one of you will wake up first...?"

Almost as if upon command, the younger looking of the two stirred. The pale pink dress with hood and long rabbit ears moved slightly with each stretch the cream colored body provided. With a squeak of a yawn, the dream then recited some lines in a daydreaming voice:

In this city there are no people.
The lights are on in all the houses,
But, there is nobody on the streets.
Are there people inside?
I peek in a window to find out.
There are people.
But they are with 'them.'
I look in other houses.
These people are with 'them,' too.
This city is just like all the rest.
Being with 'them' is fun.
More fun than being with people.
Nobody comes outside anymore.
There are no people in this city.
I will leave this city and go to another one.
I hope that I will meet someone.
Someone just for me.
But if that special someone falls in love with me...
...I will have to leave that someone.
Even so, I want to meet with that special someone.
This is what I think as I leave the city with no people.

Staring with somewhat wide eyes, the computer asked "...and what do I call you...?"

"Atashi... my name is Atashi..." said the soft voice which almost sounded like it would be lulled away to sleep again.

"...heh... welcome to the family then Atashi..." the computer said softly with an even softer smile upon her face.

The house was quiet, or at least far quieter since it was night time. All the miscellaneous creatures of LizzyMoo's household were either quiet or asleep (seeing as some of the creatures were nocturnal). Yet at the window in the kitchen, one dream remained awake. Her wide brown eyes were fixated upon the sliver of silver moon outside, providing light to the world.

In fact, she had only recently grown into what others might consider an adult, thus why she was so wide-eyed that evening. Though an adult, when she began to speak, the voice was quite childish and pure, creating a bit of an atmosphere meant for a young child.

Just as I feared
There's no one here either.
Everyone is inside with them.
Being with them is like living a beautiful dream.
A beautiful dream...
...that no one wants to wake up from.
They will grant your deepest wishes.
They will do whatever you ask.
They will be whatever you want.
They can do things that you cannot.
But...
there is one thing...
...they cannot do.
They can never become people.
They might look like people,
But they are only substitutes.
I know this very well because I am one of them.
Today I look for someone just for me.
Someone who has love for me alone.
Someone who will love me even if I can't fulfill their wishes.
But...
There is another me.
The other me asks...
'Does such a person exist?'
I need...
...Someone whose love for me is true.
I want...
...Someone who loves me without asking anything in exchange.
I hope...
Unless the someone loves me for being me...
....they're not someone just for me.
'Is that so?'
It is.
'This someone exists?'
He does.
'If so...then where?'
My someone is nearby, I think. Perhaps I already know him.
'But... What if that person does not love you back?
What if that person likes someone other than you?
People aren't like them.
You can't erase their feelings.
People aren't easy to change.'
I know.
But people do change.
Their feelings are dynamic.
'Feelings of love are more resistant than others.
What if he never loves you?'
Then I'll have to decide.
Decide...
...and then do what must be done.
Me and the other me.

With a gentle sigh, the dream wandered back into the further depths of the house, her long rabbit ears upon her hood trailing along like the train of a dress. It was far too much contemplation for one evening.

((Takes place after the battle in Nowhere))

Alaynia had decided to come and greet her guardian at the place which the Deejarne had been told that the persocom had been showing off a new Deejarne. Ever curious in regards to those of her own kind, she decided to surprise Lizzy and show a bit of interest in regards.

Yet when she got to the place, all it seemed to be was an empty room. It was bland with only a couple of fold-out chairs and a table. Hoovering on in, she found nobody there to greet her, not even her guardian.

"...I couldn't have gotten lost... Lizzy was very specific..." a worried whisper escaped from within her delicate body. Flicking her vulpine ear in annoyance, it caused the two feathers clipped to her ear to dance.

Cloudless wandered into the room, hoping to find some sanctuary from his brother's meddling and constant foolery. Lifting up a delicate hand he pulled some of the brightly coloured confeti from his stark white hair, the deejarnee walked into the bland room.

He had his eyes on the floor, watching his white feathered feet slap against the stone when suddenly he ran into someone's legs. He stumbled a bit and then kept his head down, stiffening his body he began to stutter out apologies, I-I apologize He stammered uselessly.

Seeing as she was in the air, when she was so suddenly bumped into, she gently moved back in the air like a leaf boat in a stream. Lifting a brow at the other, Alaynia's ocean colored eyes glanced towards the other to see what he could have meant in regards to the action.

The markings upon his face reminded her of a sort of mask, seeming to be rather elegant. The contrast of the fur was nice as well, seeing as plain black and white was always a good combination. His hair was a bit longer than some of the others she had seen, but it was nowhere near as long as her own deep green hair.

"...for what reasons do you feel the need to apologize? I should have moved out of your way, seeing as you were a bit preoccupied..." the spirit Deejarne said in her very soft voice.

Keeping his gaze glued to the ground and his cheeks slightly flushing, the water deejarnee stood stiffly as thoughts raced through his head. Who did he bump into? Well, the obvious answer was a deejarnee or something that could fly. But his curiousity wanted to know exactly who. But that wasn't polite. Besides, he didn't want to seem foolish like his brother, River.

It was I who ran into you; Not you into me. I'm sorry. Cloudless stammered again. Then a thought hit him. Her...Her voice...Was beautiful. Like the wind blowing through the trees or the gentle water over a silent brook. Desire or curiousity, he didn't know which, built up in his chest and he bit his lip. He had to concentrate on the ground. Scanning the tile, he found a rather interesting crack with resembled lightning and he focused on it to empty the desire from his body.

Flicking her feather-clipped ear a bit so the pale fluff would dance once more, she tilted her head and sighed softly. Why did others of her kind have to be so easily startled?

"...perhaps instead of apologizing for something so simple, you should simply supply and introduction of sorts..." Lofting her nine tails up a bit, she guided them all to her lap and began to pet at the soft fur gently. Though she kept her fingers quite amused, her eyes remained upon the other's face. A steady gaze would greet the other's eyes if he happened to look up, which would have been the most polite thing to do in this situation.

Cloudless gulped, licking his lips as he nodded his head as if to answer her demand. Lifting his soft eyes of white and black he was surprised to see that she was already looking into his eyes. But what surprised him more was that she was a deejarnee and...He had to admit it...A beautiful one at that. For a heart stoping moment he starred back at her before he shook himself awake and answered her, straightening his back and making himself look almost soldier-like in a stiff pose, Forgive me for not introdocing myself earlier, m'lady. He said in his raspy voice, I am Cloudless, brother to River and adopted by Lady Storei. May I inquire as to what might your name be?

Managing to hide her internal giggles at the reaction she received, the spirit Deejarne returned the greeting, immitating the vast amount of formalities.

"...I am Alaynia, sister to Ansuz and dreamed up by LizzyMoo." Pausing here, she offered a tilt of the head and a soft (yet amused) smile to Cloudless. "It is a pleasure to meet you Cloudless."

Seeing as what she considered to be the "moment" as over, she glanced about the room silently, then asked in her same soft voice "...have you seen LizzyMoo by chance?"

Cloudless looked puzzled for a bit and then he looked around the room with a steady gaze, turning a bit to his left to glance about, I have not seen her about anywhere...Are you susposed to meet her here? He asked. A moment passed and he began to look around again, looking startled for a moment for he seemed not to see her in his righthand flank side. Where'd yo-Oh. He flushed again and turned back to Alaynia, his black and white eyes looking up at her apologetically.

Her mouth twisted from side to side as she thought about her guardian. "...I was hoping to surprise her... for she said she had some business to attend to here... yet... she is not here..."

A gentle sigh escaped her as she then seemed to come up with her own conclusion "...she might have gone to visit a friend or something I suppose..." Being so caught up within her own thoughts, she didn't hear the other's sudden panic of her own disappearance. Eventually she turned back to face him, casually flipping her hand through the feathers by her ear.

"...why is your face so pink...?"

Cloudless reached up an arm to scratch behind his neck and he gave a quircky shy smile, Pink? Then he thought to himself, 'Am I really that obvious?!'. In an attempt to explain things he replied, I thought you dissapeared for a moment, that's all.

Hoping to change the subject, he quickly blurted out, You're very beautiful. Inwardly he felt bricked by himself as he gawked at the mistake he just made. Now THAT was obvious.

Still not noticing the eye with a milky film over it, she blinked and pulled her head back a bit. "I don't think there is even a Deejarne out there that can simply vanish...?" was her humored response as she allow a slight whispered giggle to play with her voice.

Yet when the other so bluntly stated what she considered the obvious, she said in a very warm tone "...I know..." It was strange how she could have said such a cold and uncaring statement so warmly, but it was apparent there was no surprise from the statement. Afterall, one could not consider Alaynia to be modest in regards of any sort of beauty.