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Back at the Shop: Part Two

Gera continued to stare at Deimos as if the boy was speaking a foreign language. Go out? It had been fun? It had been a job to him. "Do you need beads?" He inquired thinking how Trin seemed..impressed by the variation of the beads he had managed to come home with.

Roxy was very happy to have a matching outfit with Ryuu. She giggled as he snuggled into her and she lifted him up and hugged him again giving him a small kiss on the nose. "Your the bestest Silver! OOOH i should show you my neat trick!"

Deimos was quiet for a moment, head tilting to one side, "Huh? Beads? No, no... we can go somewhere else, we don't need to go out and get beads again." He didn't really need them for anything himself after all, "We should go out, you said you have been busy and you really should take a break from time to time so you don't stress out." Could someone like Gera get stressed out he wondered, maybe that was what was wrong with him? He worked to hard and needed a rest Deimos thought to himself.

Ryuu's tail wagged happily and he nuzzled against the blond girl's cheek in a happy manner, "Trick?" He asked before nodding rapidly, "I want to see!" He wanted to see what Roxy's trick was, was it as fun as the trick he was able to pull off himself? His tail got to wagging even faster as he waited to see her perform her magic for him.

Gera looked to Roxy as she stood up but he made no movement to turn in her direction. "...Where?" He asked again as it was obvious the golem wasn't about to offer any suggestions. Either he didn't care where they went or he just didn't feel he had an opinion about them.

Roxy was standing now, she put her hands on her hips and then she pictured in her head what she wanted to be wearing now. The outfit morphed...and elongated until it had become a snuggie sort of pj's ..that...eerily looked like Ryuu.

"See see!" she squealed as she did a bit of a twirl to show off her Ryuu themed sleeper. A hood even and a tail with a star on the end.

"Ahh... hm... Not really sure, its what I have been trying to figure out. Trying to think of a place that you would like." He explained to his friend, he really had been coming up with a little bit of a blank when it came to places that Gera might want to do. He tilted his head to one side, arms crossing over his chest, "What would you like to do, Gera?"

Ryuu watched, eyes wide, as the outfit of stars that the girl was wearing changed into... pajamas? He tilted his from one side to the other, looking her over before he gave a squeal and started to bounce up and down, excitement showing on his features, "Ah! Roxy is a dragon!" He squealed in delight, his voice getting loud and excited. Perhaps a testament that he was spending far to much time around the loud girl and was getting influenced by her.

Gera looked from the squealing pair to Deimos obviously distracted by his sister's loudness. Why did Dei always have to ask him questions? Couldn't he just...order them to go somewhere?

"Where you want?" He bounced the question back as if hoping he would decide for them.

Roxy nodded her head and then went to scoop the tiny dragon up, "Yep! let's go and destroy a small village together!" SHe proclaimed and by small village she meant her lego blocks.

The pink haired boy shook his head, "It doesn't matter. I am asking where you want to go. I've decided you need a break from your busy life." He told Gera with a bright smile, "I know of lots of interesting places that we can go, I am willing to visit anywhere but the beach. I don't really want to go there again." Ever.

Ryuu's eyes got wide at the mention of destroying a small village and he set to giggling, crawling up onto her shoulder, "Alright! Sounds fun." He said, nuzzling against her. If Roxy thought that it was a fun prospect then surely it was going to be fun! As such they had to go and try their hand at it.

Ermingild looked the wanted poster over that he'd created on his lap top before giving a soft, sighing sound. He wasn't sure about this... there would be a lot of people that would want to call in hopes of getting hold of the reward and if Darcy heard that he was offering up a reward for leads on an item she'd deem unworthy and had thrown out... the man was a bit worried about how that would play out. He thought it over before he saved the item and moved the file to another part of his computer. He would deal with it soon enough, would hang it up, and hope that against hope that someone had seen the star.

He wasn't sure what would come of it and he had no idea what it was about that specific Fallen Wish that held his attention. He'd gone out shopping, had looked at a few of them that were up for sale... but none of them caught his attention. He saw nothing about them that made him want them as bad as he wanted his star. He had to find it else he was starting to think that he was going to go nuts...

Meeting Jez & Jeff

Safe Keeping

Ryuusei was a very sweet creature and rather enjoyed getting to go for a walk with these people. He knew that it was likely that he should be going around searching for his 'missing thing' but as he went with them for some strange reason he felt almost content. The need to been looking was missing through the reason behind that was unknown to him. He was curled around the shoulders of the boy Sean while the little girl Cora was petting him on the head, cooing over how pretty he he was like a piece of jewelry. They were headed to his favorite restaurant and the three of them were promised their happy meals so long as they were good and told that after they ate that they could play in the playground.

The travel to the restaurant was more slow going then the trio of children would like, and seemed to be looking for someone as she kept glancing around as they walked. It was to early though, he wouldn't be able to get here yet so she knew that she shouldn't be looking so eagerly yet but she was worried, didn't want for the little animal to escape.

"Mommy! Come on, faster!" Cora said, reaching out to catch hold of her mother's right hand and tugged on it, trying to quicken her pace. She couldn't wait to get some tasty fries and ketchup!

"Yes, yes! Mommy!" Sean said, catching hold of her other hand to tug on it as he helped in the leading of his mother along with Cora's help. The boy wanted nothing more then to get his hands on some chicken nuggets and sweet and sour sauce!

The two children wanted to hurry her up, wanted to get their happy meals and the fun toys that came within it, "We are almost there." Ryuu piped in, feeling a little bad for the woman who was getting tugged on so hard. He knew that they were getting close to the place because when he looked up from where he was perched on Sean he could see the golden arches sign that marked where food was.

"Ah! You talk!" Both children squealed at once and they forgot all about tugging their mother along and instead all of their attention was on the dragon instead. Instantly they were asking him to say their names, say Mommy, and various other things as though they thought him speaking were some sort of trick like with birds that learned to mimic people. Given that they were young, nearly the same age that Ryuu's mentality currently was, he allowed it. In fact he didn't even seem to be bothered in any way, shape, or form by how they asked him to repeat things. He rather liked the pair, found them to be a lot of fun to play with so he was more then happy to amuse them in this manner.

It was a bit of a surprise to only the woman when the dragon had spoke to the first time and it was then that she started to understand why the reward for the creature was so high, of course someone would pay a large amount for a dragon that could speak. This seemed to only cement the fact that this had to be the dragon that the man was looking for, though how he'd lost a talking dragon was what worried her. If he could lose his own pet that meant that she could risk losing it and the reward as well.

"You guys are right, lets hurry! I will order the happy meals and the three of you can go to the play place." She said, the play ground was all glass enclosed which meant that the dragon wouldn't be able to escape what it was inside. As such it meant that she didn't have to worry once she got the three there so that they could play and she could call the man to make sure that he was on his way.

They arrived at the fast food joint a few minutes later and the woman led her two children and the dragon where they could play, she watched for a moment before smiling and went to order the food. Now that she was assured the dragon couldn't wander off and the money she needed to help take care of her children was assured she was able to relax. So long as things went smoothly this was going to have proved to be a very, very good day for everyone involved.

*****

Meanwhile the very man that the young mother was getting ready to call was already on his way to where they were supposed to meet with a bright smile on his face. He'd been able to escape his place without being noticed by Darcy. She was busy taking an afternoon nap, needing rest after a tough morning full of... whatever it was that she did. He couldn't quite be certain and he didn't ask. So long as she was happy he was happy because so long as she was happy he didn't have to hear her complaints. Ermingild was moving at a near run and his eyes were facing forward only paying attention to what was waiting for him instead of worrying about what he'd left behind. It was why the man was oblivious to the fact that he was being followed...

Like It Should Be

Ryuusei had knocked himself a bit senseless but it didn't take him to terribly long to get the spinning in his head to calm down and soon enough he found himself gazing up a the people that were gathered around him. He blinked, a little dazed, as he starred up at them. There was Sean and Cora, their Mother Amanda, and the man that had caused the strange desire to rush forward, they were all hovering over him, looking worried, soothing him, and asking him if he were alright. His eyes got a bit wide as he found himself starring up at what looked like a family, like the one he felt he should have had when he first woke up in that alleyway. He shouldn't have been all alone, he shouldn't have been left to the mercy of the crows, this was what being born from the star should have been like.

The dark eyes of the little dragon went a little wide before they got rather watery, he pushed up to his little feet and shuffled forward toward Ermingild. He pushed up on his back legs, his forefeet lifting to rest on the man's leg, and he could only stare. This... man. Here, so close to him, he felt as though this was where he should be. He pulled himself up onto the man's leg and he was scooped up by the man to keep him from falling down or getting hurt again, "Are you alright?" He asked, one hand soothing over his head, over the pretty gem that was on his forehead, "You sure hit that window hard."

The dragon nodded, nuzzling against his hand, purring in a happy manner, tail wrapping around the man's wrist tightly. He wasn't sure what this feeling was, he just knew that it was overwhelming, his heart almost hurt, he was excited and almost afraid at the same time.

"I take it that its definitely yours then?" Amanda murmured, giving a little smile as she watched the reunion between the pair and couldn't help but to smile. It was such an adorable meeting... it was cute and unexpected. The man didn't appear the sort to get so emotional over finding a missing pet, it was to adorable! She stepped closer to reach a hand out to scratch Ryuu under his chin, "I am glad to see that he is alright, we need to keep an eye on him though. Getting such a hard knock to the head, you will want to make sure that he stays awake for a time, that he is coherent, and stays talking." Last thing they wanted was for the little dragon to end up with a concussion because he'd been to excited to get back to his owner.

Ermingild looked over at the woman before he gave a nod of his head, "Yeah, maybe we should see about having our meal now and letting the little guy relax." He was less worried about the food and more so about the little dragon, the idea that he could have actually hurt himself to the point that it could be as serious as Amanda said had him watching him quite closely, "I could always ask for some ice if your head gets to hurting to much, alright?"

Ryuusei nodded, "I am alright, hurts a little but... I am alright." He murmured, nuzzling against the man's arm in a happy and affectionate manner.

The look on the man's face had the two children laughing, "Yes! He can talk!" They both chirped at him, both sounding amused over the fact that the guy was so shocked. Their mother had been to, why was it only the two of them that weren't at all phased by the idea of a talking dragon? Both of the kids were petting on their little friend before Cora picked him up, "Come on Ryuusei, lets go and eat our happy meals!"

Ermingild watched as the children carted the dragon off to where the food had been abandoned when the adults had rushed to where the dragon had landed. He tilted his head to one side then looked to Amanda, "So his name is Ryuusei then?" He asked, his lips tilting up into a bit of a smile. That was a nice name he thought to himself before he pushed up to his feet, offering his hand out to Amanda helping her to her feet before the pair moved over to where the children and dragon were already digging into their food. The man was a little to caught up in the fun that was sharing a meal of this sort, to distracted by the children talking to him, watching the dragon to make sure that he was alright, talking to the kind woman.

It was all a bit surreal to the man and while he knew that eventually he was going to have to go home to what his real life but if nothing else he had Ryuusei now. It had him smiling as he watched the little dragon oblivious to the fact that a dark cloud was about to fall upon the fun he was having.

Darcy had arrived.

Backlash...

Ryuusei had never seen a real fight before today, the closest in fact that the had seen in his time was when that giant cat had attacked Mrrh's arm, passed that he had never really seen a real battle and now that he was observing one he decided that he didn't really want to see another one any time soon. The woman was... very cold, very angry, and her tone of voice seemed to rise to a painful level that made him duck his head in the attempt to make himself invisible as well as protect his sensitive hearing from her high pitched tone of voice.

"...think you should really think twice before you decide to leave me, Ermingild because I won't make it easy on you by any means! You are mine and I won't let some cow and her little brats have you." She was saying, one hand pointed at the man in a manner that seemed to pin him in place.

It was strange, Ryuusei was waiting for him to do something, to yell back... but he didn't, it was confusing. Why didn't he defend himself? Why not tell her he hadn't done anything other then eat some food with Miss Amanda and her children? He arched his back a little bit, teeth baring, "Miss Amanda is no cow!" He hissed at the woman, deciding that if Ermingild wasn't going to defend the nice people then he would have to do it for him, "Cora and Sean are not brats, they are all very nice!"

Darcy gave a squeak of surprise, pausing in her rant as she found the beast that hung around Ermingild's neck hissing at her in defense of the ones that had been trying to steal her boyfriend away. This wasn't something that went over well but in studying him, realizing what it was that the dragon was her anger only rose, "Wait a second, that dragon... its that Fallen Wish thing that you got from that other woman!" She all by screeched at Ermingild making the man take a half step back away from her and her rising temperament.

"Yes, yes well Amanda found him for me and... I just came down here to get him." He said, lifting a hand up to let it rest on Ryuusei to sooth the dragon, not wanting him to fight it out with the woman when they all had to live together in a peaceful manner... though he was wondering if that was even possible at this point. The idea of Darcy having to share him with anyone, even a little creature like Ryuusei, wasn't going to go well.

"I see, so despite what I think about that item, despite the fact that I was kind enough to get rid of it for you, you decided you would go trash picking and get the filthy thing back anyway? You think so little of my opinion, Ermingild?" She asked, her voice was calm now, calm, icy, and it was as though things had gotten worse even though she was talking evenly now instead of screeching and pointing. It was like she were coiling up and preparing to strike out at the man who had dared to do something that she didn't wish for him to do.

The little dragon was starring, eyes wide after she said such a thing, "W-What...?" He murmured, looking at Ermingild in confusion, eyes wide.

"Oh-ho, so you haven't told him, Ermingild? That you got his second hand item from some woman who didn't want it, someone who gave it away for free because it was worthless and not worth selling?" She asked, giving a chuckle that was in no way amused.

"Darcy, please..." Ermingild started, wanting for her to stop before she hurt the dragon with her sharp, dagger words.

"Please what? You didn't tell him that so I am sure that you didn't tell him that you agreed? That you walked away with me after I three the item out? How long ago was it, Ermingild that he got thrown out? And only now you find him?" She said with a bit of a smirk as she looked at the dragon who looked almost as though he were going to cry.

"Darcy... please.. just stop..." He said, trying again to get her to cease striking out against Ryuusei when it wasn't the little dragon that she was angry at as much as she was him. He had to fix this, had to make her stop... they could talk this over, he just had to figure out how.

"I will no stop! I will no allow some dirty, second hand stray into our lives! We do not needs pets, Ermingild and that is all that thing is! Some stray animal that happens to be able to trick people by talking." She said, her voice getting louder once more as she seemed to be laying down the law, or so she believed, when it came to this decision, "I will not have some slimy reptile running around on our nice things!"

In the next moment something bad would happen... something that was a results of the woman finally saying enough that it got both Ryuusei and Ermingild up in arms, making them finally annoyed enough to strike out at the same time. It was bad timing at its very worst. Ryuu turned to grab one of the many stars out of his star cloud to spit it at the woman as it was his only way of striking out against things that hurt those that he cared about. He was to small to really do anything more the this spit attack. The stars only bounced off harmlessly off targets when he'd spat them out at various targets just as they had bounced off the evil cat that had been attacking Mrrh some time ago.

It wouldn't have been so bad, or really bad at all, if Ermingild hadn't done something at the same time, finally annoyed enough at the woman that he found his voice, "Darcy! Damn it... I... I wish you would just shut up!" He snapped, frustration peaking.

The star hit the woman as he said that and Ryuusei's eyes went rather wide as it shattered against Darcy, stealing away her voice... and the backlash of granting a wish that wasn't a good one, wasn't a gentle sort of thing caused a backlash that slammed into the little dragon like a semi truck. His eyes seemed to haze over and his body went limp as he fell off of Ermingild's shoulder, landing on the ground in a still heap while the woman clutched at her throat attempting to scream but not sound was coming out... and Ermingild could only stand there frozen in place by shock, "Hells... what did I do..." He said, his trembling voice barely a whisper.

Dropped off with Mrrh

The pink haired boy was walking along in a quick manner toward where the shop was, it was one of those places that he could find more easily these days. He had studied his map in great detail to make sure that he could find the places that meant the most to him, the shop being important since Gera was there. He looked down at his messenger bag, opening it up some so that he could see the little dragon that was resting in there with his notebook and map. It wasn't looking all that well and he found himself wondering if instead of the shop he should instead go to a vet's office... but when he thought about it he couldn't really recall that he knew where one was. He'd never had to take Gigan to the vet before so finding one was never important to know where they were. He let the bag close again, one hand patting it gently.

"We have to hurry Gigan, I hope that one of them know where a vet's office is." He murmured to his cat who was trotting along after him. The animal gave a nod of agreement as he hurried forward that much quicker, looking around for the right street name that they were looking for in the same way that Deimos was searching. The boy was getting a little upset which was going to end up with the pair of them getting lost if they were careful and if he didn't keep his eyes open.

Mrrh had been sitting on a park bench, his head lolled back as he stared up at the clouds watching them as they drifted by. His thigh throbbed. He had replaced the gauze twice now..and having pants over the wound only seemed to add more pressure to the cuts he had done to himself. His arm was on the mend though, and he had removed the white bandages to examine his handy work. With a sigh he knew he should be heading home. He really had no desire to be there...he just knew he should make an appearance.

Dragging herself off of his bench he took a deep breath releasing it in a sigh before he turned in the direction of the Curio shop. His cape draped around his shoulders obscuring the length of his arms and he was limping slightly.

Deimos was racing along, turning a corner a short distance in front of the stitch mouthed boy that he was looking for... and it would appear as though he were completely oblivious to the fact that the one that he was looking for was behind him. Due to the way that the breeze was blowing Gigan was left in the dark as well, both were looking from side to side but they weren't thinking to look behind themselves since the one that they were looking for they thought was up ahead. Deimos never once though that Mrrh might not be home, perhaps because he didn't leave home as much since he got grabbed by that mean dragon kid.

"Phew... Almost... almost there." He said to his cat, giving him a bit of a smile.

Mrrh had noticed the pair up ahead though he hadn't bothered to hail either of them. Deimos looked like he was going to have a heart attack and he just wasn't in the mood. With a sigh he continued to walk along until it seemed to dawn on him that they were headed in the same direction. He...now wondered if he should make himself known..even then there was no guarantee that pink haired kid was coming to see him...he probably was heading to see Gera...he grumped and continued to walk along behind him.

There was never a happier day then when Deimos and Gigan spotted the shop they were looking for, he looked from side to side before crossing the street to the shop. He let the cat in first before he followed along after him. He looked from side to side to try to spot anyone, "Hello!" He called out, moving into the place, "Is anyone here? Gera! Roxy? Mrrh...?" He hoped that one of them was home, how much time would have been wasted if he had come all the way here only to find everyone was out?

Mrrh had hung back watching as Deimos went to the front of the store and then called out Gera he had predicted even Roxy, he hadn't expected his name amongst the mix. Leaning on one foot he gently shifted and winced before he headed towards Dei.

"Yeeaaah?" he called out, having a suspicion he is going to scare the boy.

Deimos gave a violent jolt when Mrrh called out to him and he spun around on his heel, eyes huge as he found Mrrh standing right there behind him. He took a step back away from him, one hand lifting to his chest to cover his heart. He drew in a deep breath and let it out slowly, "Phew... Wow... you scared me." Not that it was to terribly hard for anyone to frighten Deimos when it came down for it. He walked toward the boy quickly, "G-Good... I was looking for you!"

Even though Mrrh had predicted it he still rolled his eyes and then went to scratch his nose looking mildly bored. Though he did raise an eyebrow at the news of Deimos actual looking for him.

"Eh? Me? I thought you were scared of me.." He stated with a sigh not realizing that by scratching his nose cause his cape to fall away and expose his forearm showing off the rather complex and large amount of scars there.

Deimos opened his mouth to say something more, looking at Mrrh's arm for a moment, eyes going a bit wide as he looked at the scars that were there in complex patterns that said they couldn't have been accidental. His mind instantly went to the knife that he'd seen the dark skinned boy with and his body trembled at the idea that he might have used that to do such a thing to his arm. He then shook his head rapidly to clear his head, "Ah! No... maybe.. but I had to find you." He said, pulling open his messenger back and carefully lifting the little dragon out, "I found your pet."

He lifted his gaze to stare at Mrrh and looked a bit angry, "He is... sick... you need to take better care of your pets!" He said, trying his best to sound as though they were scolding him but his voice was a little shaky.

Mrrh looked to the small silver dragon as it was pulled out of Deimos's bag. Pet? ohhhh...Ryuusei. Mrrh sighed as he went to take the small thing out of the other guys hands.

"Eh.....was wondering where he went.."He murmured mostly to himself as he shifted to examine the small creature. It really didn't look to be doing well at all..

"He isn't MY pet..." Mrrh corrected a bit crossly, "I just found him and he followed me home..." He continued as he gently rested the dragon on his unscarred arm. His mind was a bit sluggish on what to do. Vet? Like a vet would know how to look after a dragon. Maybe just keep him at the shop and see how he does? Yeah he may do that.

"You were wondering where he went?" He asked, "You should get him a collar and a leash if he wanders off! He was laying on the sidewalk when Gigan fetched him, he could have gotten stepped on... or... or what if he had collapsed in the street and got hit?" He crossed his arms over his chest then motioned to Gigan with his head, "He followed me home too, just because he didn't start as mine doesn't mean he isn't mind now."

Ryuusei forced his eyes open, looking up at him with a dazed look on his face before he gave a slightly drunk looking smile on is lips, "Ahh... Mrrrrh..." He murmured, lowering his head again to nuzzle against his arm in an affectionate manner, "Heh... found you..." He sounded happy about that before he lowered his head to rest against his arm once more. He let his eyes close and his tail wrapped around his wrist in a weak manner. He set to trembling though less due to his illness and more due to feeling badly, "I... did something bad... Mrrh..."

Mrrh wasn't exactly enjoying the fact he was being lectured by a pink haired fraidy cat. "LOOK you, ******** idiot, he ISN'T a pet." He snarled his anger flaring as well a migraine the size of a house, "He isn't MY pet or YOUR pet he isn't a pet! He is like you or me he just looks different so SHUT THE ******** UP." He snapped looking very pissed though he tried to reign himself in when he he felt Ryuusei trembling he took a deep breath trying to calm down. "Hey there...what? bad?" He murmured trying to understand what the small dragon had just said. "Don't talk..lets get you some water..or..something you thirsty?"

Deimos shuffled back quickly away from him, hands lifting up to clutch at his chest looking as though he were going to faint at any moment. He gulped in a breath before he knelt down, lifting up Gigan into his arms, hugging the cat to his chest as he turned to give Mrrh and glared at him. Deimos had a darker power, one he didn't use often, one he'd never used before on purpose. It popped up when his emotions other then fear were running high and it seemed to manifest itself against Mrrh, shifting him into Mrrh's greatest fear, "Its no wonder nobody likes you." The mirror of his fear said before Deimos and his cat vanished from sight.

Mrrh was so busy looking over the dragon that he at first didn't realize what was going on.

"How the hell would you know and why would ...you.." He found his words sticking to his throat. That...didn't sound like Deimos..it sounded a lot like. His head jerked up, eyes widening and he stumbled back a step. His fear directly before him in a manifested state. He nearly dropped Ryuusei in a scramble to clutch his fingers where his heart was.

"N..no...I'm not ready yet..." he breathed, "Give me more time..." He begged as he took another step backwards. Somehow the vision before him seemed to resonate deep within him. Like he knew this person very well...and was terrified of him. "I promise I'll be rea..ready...ju..just please..." He continued as he stumbled and collapsed to the ground he had Ryuu pressed to his chest as he bowed lowly in the direction of his fear his entire body trembling. His mind raced his heart along with it.

Ryuusei lifted his head to look in the direction that Mrrh was looking but he didn't see anything, unable to see what it was that was causing such a reaction in his friend. He found himself hugged to his chest as the stitch mouthed boy collapsed and he struggled to try to wake himself up enough to react. He lifted his little arms to rest them against Mrrh's chest and then nuzzled against him, "Mrrh...?" He murmured, wondering what he wasn't ready for, what he needed time for... he didn't wish for anything to help so Ryuusei was left helpless. Not that it appeared he might be able to even grant a wish, his rainbow of stars that normally followed him seemed to be very sparse nor did they seem like they were shining very brightly.

Mrrh was shaking like a leaf is eyes wide as he tried to fight off the dread the anxiety that threatened to over whelm him. He took a couple more gulps of air before he realized whomever it was he was terrified of...was no longer talking to him..not did he have the ominous feeling of dread any more. He looked up carefully and spotting ..absolutely no one found his fear turn to anger again. He sat up and then onto his butt looking about ready to stab someone when he remembered Ryuu's condition.

"O..oh hey there.."he vaguely sounded apologetic. "H..holding ou..out okay?"

"Mrrh... you alright?" He murmured, nuzzling against him again before letting his eyes close, "I feel... bad..." In more ways then one, guilt was weighing heavily upon him. He knew now very, very well that his power wasn't to be used for anything bad. Even if it were that particular person that made the wish, even if it were an accident it shouldn't have been something he should have let happen. His tail wagged weakly, not wanting for his friend to feel bad if he weren't feeling well either.

Mrrh only sighed and shook his head, he wasn't sure if he was alright, all he could do was push past this and hope that by ignoring his feelings he could be okay.

"Never mind me...what about you? What happened to you Ryuusei? you look awful.." he murmured looking to the dragon wondering what exactly had he been up to.

The little dragon's eyes got a bit teary, "I... I... didn't mean to... it was an accidentally." He said, clinging to him, he wasn't a bad dragon and he hadn't meant to hurt anyone. He cuddled up against his friend's chest, tail going a bit still, "I... it was bad... I'm sorry." He wanted to apologize to the one that he'd hurt but she was... a horrible woman and he didn't want to get anywhere close to her. Not to mention that she was sure to be near Ermingild and he was sure that the man wasn't going to want to see him again after what he'd done.

Mrrh had no idea what he meant, but he shakily went to stand up and then staggered into the Curio shop. Once there he figured the dragon needed something to drink and so went and got him a glass of water. He offered it to the small thing
"not sure what you mean kid...bad? I doubt you can do anything bad.."

Ryuusei starred down at the offered water before he shuffled closer to it and stuck his head into the glass to sip from it before he looked up at him, eyes a little wide. He wished that Mrrh was right and that he hadn't done something bad, "I... I granted a bad wish..." He whispered, lowering his head to let it rest against Mrrh once more, squeezing his eyes closed, "I... she was yelling... at us... being so mean. Ermingild... he wanted her to... to shut up and... said it when... when I was spitting a star at her."

He squeezed his eyes closed, body shivering all over as he admitted it. He didn't even want to think about it... but it was plaguing him terribly, "When the wish was granted I... I started to feel so bad..."

Mrrh patted Ryuusei's head lightly, Ermingild? Who the hell was that? Another person who managed to think he was some sort of pet? "UH..huh...sounds like you feel guilty...if it makes you feel so bad..maybe you should go an apologize?" he stated with a shrug. "It sounds like it was an accident..not like you did it deliberately."

He shook his head rapidly though regretted it instantly because it made him feel quite ill quite fast and he stopped and let his head rest against him once more, "She was... was a bad woman... she... she... threw me away..." He whimpered, burying his face against Mrrh pathetically, "I wasn't... good enough for Ermingild... I am second hand and was given away because my star wasn't worth selling... and he agreed, he didn't... fight her on it... just left me to be born all alone in the alleyway with the crows."

It took him some time to get it all out because he was gulping for a breath, clinging to his friend, and his tears started to fall in river.

Mrrh felt his agitation rise, he wasn't really the best person to want comfort from, he patted the dragon awkwardly as he tried figure out what to say to him. If this Erm...or whomever it was, was suppose to be his guardian and he let his girlfriend just toss the star away...why was this dragon not angry at the man as well?

"Sounds like both of them are assholes...why did you stick with them after what they did to you?"

"I... didn't know... Ermingild seemed so nice when I met him... but the woman explained it all to me and said that... she wouldn't let a slimy reptile into her house." He murmured, "After... after the wish I... I collapsed and he... Ermingild he... went to her to call for the ambulance and said he'd... he'd find a vet for me. I'm not... not a pet." Mrrh was the only one who seemed to understand that he wasn't just an animal, he looked like one and even though he could talk nobody saw him as more then a pet.

"I... left. I tried to... to find you but... could only find Deimos and his evil cat... then passed out." He murmured, eyes sinking closed in a sleepy manner.

The older boy looked to the dragon watching him as he slept and sighed, rubbing a hand on an eye and wishing all to hell that he hadn't gotten himself involved. All this was for him was a headache. But he couldn't just...up and leave the kid here...alone. Picking him up he shifted his grasp...he knew one person who would take excellent care of the little dragon..it was a good thing she was out...cause this way Ryuusei could get some sleep in. Tiptoeing upstairs Mrrh left the small dragon with a cup of water..some cookies and placed the dragon in the small bed Roxy had made for him. He needed rest...and he needed to get rid of his current building migraine.

Ryuusei was exhausted, the long day was to much for him, he wanted nothing more then to sleep it off and hope that when he woke up that he realized that it was just a bad dream. Until then he just found himself curling up in the bed that he was placed in. His eyes pushed open for a moment and he starred up at Mrrh, "Mrrh... thank you..." He murmured before he lowered his head down, curling up into a tight ball and was out. He needed sleep so badly and knowing that he was at the shop, safe in his bed, with friends who cared... he would be able to sleep and hopefully get to feeling better.

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