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... Dear Journal

Vin threw open his make shift door and quickly followed with a shut, pacing toward the shag hemp made rug that laid in the center of the room. Vin sat Arranos down amongst his toys and scrambled for his pen and hidden journal.

Scratching at his head, Vin paused for a moment. Thinking...
What am I doing?

Shaking his head back and forth, Vin quickly flipped the pages over one after another until a blank page shown it's self to the light.

"Dear Journal"
Vin began to etch his story.

7|30|06

"Dear Journal,
It seems I'm increasingly writing in you as of late. Arranos and I went to the beach again. It's his favorite place after all. Well things didn't go according to plan. We met some one... some one new... they had an a pair of Iridae twins of there own, but they where still crystals. Who knows how long till the two arrive.

If these guys are falling.... there seems to be a lot falling. I don't know why either, but it must be bad for this to happen, right?

His name was Drake and he knew what his twins where the guardian of, but I don't know what of Arranos... I need to meet back up with the medium and question her about this. I need to find want... well more like I want to find out.... maybe she could tell me why Arranos 'fell'.
It worries me sort of... I want to know.... so It can be prevented again!"

Vin released a sigh and closed the journal and replaced the book back where it belonged, hidden from all sight. Throwing the pen on the floor, Vin plopped down on Arranos. Tickling the poor babe.

Vin whistled a happy tune. Listening to his voice echoing out through the stagnate air. The two where heading out yet again to the beach. It seemed to be there favorite local spot to relax and have some fun... and on the plus side it kept the little blue baby content.

The wild elf adorned in a full body of tattoos removed his shoes just as soon as they finally hit the sand that lined the grain plane from the smooth concrete sidewalk.
"Yay we... are finally here!" Vin said smiling down on the grumpy looking Arranos. The baby obviously had a look of 'let me down' written across his face, but his guardian wasn't going to allow such a thing.
"I'll let you down in a minute," Vin mumbled, reaching around to retrieve the rolled up brown colored towel from his backpack.

The guardian set down the child and began unrolling the soft towel out. Unaware of what Arranos was getting into.

A bright red and white looking creature began to scurry across the sand. Kicking up sand with every foot step it took. Arranos saw this and instantly thought of the animal as a toy. With a happy resounding gurgle the giggle. The blue baby began his hunt.

Lucien was grummbling as he walked down along the beach, it had been a while since he had been here, almost a year or something like that. He looked out over the water, watching it come in and out in waves. His tail swished back and forth a moment before his attention was draw to the ones that were following him and he gave a sighing sound. This was so embaressing... By the time he'd made it to the beach with a whole swarm of various critters following after him, mostly the winged kind. Butterflies, bees, moths, dragonflies, and a few other types. Lucien lifted his hand and waved it to attempt to get them to drop back a bit but that only worked for a moment before they returned.

Shaking his head he turned to look around, catching site of the others that were there, normally it wouldn't mean anything to him. There were people everywhere after all. It was the fact that the necklace about his neck seemed to react to them. He looked down at the sixwinged gem curiuosly.

The young red haired man stepped onto the soft sandy beach, but his arms were occupied with a small four-armed bundle of white haired joy. Though joy didn't seem to be what crossed the infant's face as she buried her face into the crook of the man's neck. Obviously the child was objecting to something about the environment. The man glanced down at the back of the child's head as he was unable to efficiently move his head to get a proper look.

Blaed sighed a bit jostling her gently to get her to lift her head away from his neck. It didn't seem like a good idea to let the fanged infant anywhere near his neck. Not to say he didn't trust the babe, but still accidents did happen. He didn't particularly feel like being a statistic.

"C'mon, Metis, it isn't that bad out here is it?" Blaed muttered to the child in a cajoling tone as she indignantly looked up at him for the jostling. The child referred to as Metis only gave a soft unhappy whine and squinted at him as if to make a point.

Vin sighed in relief and flung himself backwards into the sand. It was hot out, but it was still a rather nice day. No clouds hung from the blue sky. Vin finally woke up to reality.
Where’s Arranos?

"Arranos?" Vin shot himself back up and panicked like no other. "Arranos?" Vin scratched at his head. Looking to his left, a trail of two lines edged there way down through the sand and down a small hill.
"Ah.. ha!" Vin mustered up.

Following the two lines. The guardian found the baby of blue. Almost with his hands around the red crab, who was annoyed by the time the guardian had found the two.
"What are you doing?" Vin reached out and latched onto the child. "Next time don't run off like that!" Vin smiled. Arranos returned a grumpy grin.

Arranos pressed his face into the guardians shoulder. Yawning a bit, being a little tired out from the heat of the sun. The blue baby began to rub his head back and forth on Vin's shirt.

Lucien lifted his hand up to run it through his hair, brushing it back. He didn't say anything just watched the other man and the child before looking down at Nova's crystal, curious upon whether or not what he was guessing was true. He wanted to ask but would it seem a little off? To go up to someone at random and go 'excuse me but is your child an Iridae?' instead he sat down in the sand looking over the water but listened closely.

Maybe he would get a clue that would tell him what he needed to know? Then he would be able to ask them things he'd not been able to ask the Medium. He gave a sound of relief as a few of the bugs flittered off, butterflies, to move lazily about Arranos seeming drawn to him due to his coloring, maybe they thought him a flower Lucien thought to himself.

Blaed felt naked without his rapiers, but he left them at home since he had no intention of exposing his newly emerged child to such things yet. He looked around the beach quietly getting an idea of the people surrounding him. An elf with a blue child, another interesting looking man sitting at the beach as well, and yet he wasn’t sure if he should approach either of them. It was not in the man to be shy.

He could be subtle, however, and thus he moved along and sat down a few feet away from Lucien, as if he had just so happened to choose that spot at random. This illusion was shattered as soon as the man had gotten the four-armed and winged infant situated upon his lap he addressed Lucien with a nod and then peered over at Vin and Arranos thoughtfully.

Metis peered over at Lucien as well. The person’s appearance intrigued her quite a bit. The blue child wasn’t exactly in her line of sight yet.

Vin's elf ears perked. Hearing the rustling of sounds behind him in the distance. Stiffening his pose, Vin turned his head to the left to see who it was that had arrived at the beach.

It was a man. Clad in red and black, one who had to be the oddest looking people he had ever seen in his life... but that’s not what caught his Elvin eyes. It was the gem hanging off his neck. A six winged butterfly with a smoke pouring out of it. Vin's eyes grew large in size as he quickly turned away.
Are they stalking me now?

Vin shook his head and smiled down to Arranos. The baby had a grumpy looking grin on his face. Peering over his guardians shoulder. Arranos' pinched his eyes and he focused on the child with multiple arms. Making a grabby hand reach out motion with his own hand.

Vin gave Arranos a pat on the but as he sat the child down on there brown towel. Obviously trying to ignore the two as much as possible.

Lucien looked over at the small, multi armed child a smile appearing on his lips. She reminded him of someone that he knew. He lifted his normal hand to give her a small wave then to the father, since the man had been polite enough to nod at him, "Nice day." He preferred the warm weather even if it brought out all sorts of bugs that wanted nothing more then follow around the crystal that he wore.

He was, at the moment oblvious to what the parent to the blue child was thinking, it was chance that brought him here and he was trying his best to keep quiet, not to ask a bunch of questions of the two of them.

It was hard though... and finally he blurted out to Blaed, "This is gonna sound odd but... is she an Iridae?" He flushed a little after he said it, as if it were one of the hardest things the teen had to do. Of late though he'd gotten into the habit of keeping to himself and those closest to him. Addressing strangers was a bit odd.

Metis merely copied the waving motion with her own hand looking quite befuddled at the motion. It didn't seem logical to her, but weird looking man seemed interesting enough for her to consider echoing actions back at him.

The red-haired man glanced over at Lucien as he spoke and blinked grinning lightly, "I was going to ask you the same thing," he indicated to crystal about Lucien's neck which had a wisp coming from it. It showed that he had indeed noticed the crystal as well, but he didn’t show it when sitting next to the young man, "I just got a bit sidetracked is all. Yes, my little one is an Iridae." He responded to the question easily. Blaed felt he could at least trust Lucien since he also had a crystal. The red haired man was, however, not sure what to assume about the blue child and the elf.

The four-armed infant was now noticing movement and was watching Vin and Arranos. The blue child was now within her sight and he was making grabbing motions. The white haired girl canted her head slightly to the left. It was bright outside, but at least there were enough interesting individuals to keep her occupied.

Arranos grumbled with a frown on his face. Staring blankly up at his guardian. A look of 'how dare you!' written on his face. The child's emotions seemed to change just as much as his own diaper does.

"What’s up?" Vin whispered, trying to keep his voice down. But his Elvin ears twitched as a single word violated his hearing. 'Iridae' Vin heard the two talk about.
"They must be..." Vin mumbled again, but this time a not just to himself.

Arranos tilted his tiny figure to the left, trying to avert his eye sight around his guardians frail figure. Trying to keep the other child in his own range of sight. It was her wings and the string that hung off them that intrigued him the most. Having the urge to chew on the string.

Lucien gave a sigh of relief then smiled, "Yeah, she is too." He said, motioning to the one around his neck. He could relax a bit now, had the man not known what he was talking about he didn't know how he would have reacted, no doubt have been rather embaressed. He looked over to Metis for a moment then back to the crystal, "Its hard to believe that this crystal will change into a child." He said, his long scorpion tail swishing back and forth behind him.

He was having a bit of a hard time articulating it would seem. He gave a bit of a laugh, "Sorry, I don't often go up and talk to people at random." He said glancing over to Blaed, "Was a bit curious though, if I am bothering you feel free to tell me."

Blaed chuckled a bit and nodded, "You may call me Blaed by the way. This little one is Metis." He indicated the infant girl with the nod of his head. The way he introduced himself, however, indicated that Blaed was more of a nickname of sorts. A name he seemed to just offer up as a quick introduction or just on a whim to use around various people. Whatever his reasons were he kept them to himself for now.

The red haired man nodded to Lucien quietly, "It is, isn't it? My sister doubted it more than I did," Blaed laughed lightly and shrugged, "it's easier to be skeptical than it is to believe..."

Metis was intent now upon watching the blue boy or at least what she could see of him. Her wings sometimes shivered or the wind would blow across the beach ever so gently causing the string to sway ever so tantalizingly.

Blaed waved a hand dismissively at Lucien's comment, "I talk to people at random because I find that I meet interesting folks that way, and trust me if I hadn't wanted to chat I wouldn't have seated myself so strategically," he grinned a bit and shrugged, "curiosity often gets the better of me."

Arranos eyed the wavering string on the multi-limbed girls wings. Causing a bit of drool to run down his mouth. It looked like the most enjoying thing in life to chew on. Arranos began to budge and crawl over his guardians lap.

"Did you two say Iridae?" The elf called out. Keeping his frail figure turned away from the other two. Unsure of what he should do in this kind of situation. Vin was beginning to worry, two more Iridae. They must have fallen for some odd reason. Vin looked down at Arranos. Wondering why he had fallen himself.

"Sorry I don't mean to edge my self into your conversations... it's just the moment seemed to be right!"

"My name is Lucien." He said, introducing himself. He knew what it was like to have secrets so he wasn't one to push even if there was that moment of curiousity that he brushed away, "And I shouldn't be as I have seen a lot of odd things but a crystal becoming an angel child..." Even as a Fa'e and even after seeing some weird stuff that seemed a little odd to him. Metis though seemed to be all the proof that he needed that it was true even passed the Medium explaining it all.

"I find myself talking mostly to people of late." To much bother to try to make new friends but... this wasn't to bad he would have to admit.

He turned his head towards the voice of the elf that was with the blue skinned child at his question, shaking his head, "Not a problem. If we can start a conversation at random no reason why you can't join." Another guardian then. He wondered for a moment how many of Iridae were around after seeing these two.

"Nice to meet you, Lucien," he replied with a nod to the introduction. Blaed glanced down to make sure Metis was where he had put her last, on his lap, and she was.

Metis hadn't moved since she was placed there. She just staring at Arranos and watching how he reacted. The little girl did find it disturbing that there was a thin line of moisture coming out of his mouth. What was that?! Her small forehead wrinkled a bit. Did stuff like that come out of her mouth, too? Metis watched somewhat warily now.

Blaed glanced at the elf-like figure as he spoke up and chuckled, "Feel free to come talk with us, since you seem to know what we speak of," he invited, "I will try not to invade your personal bubble." He seemed to say as a promise. Vin seemed like he'd appreciate that sort of thing. Blaed himself had no 'personal bubble' of which he could ascertain.

Vin watched Arranos warily. Seeing the drool pour from his mouth. Vin reached for the a corner of the towel and cleaned off the drizzle. "What are you doing?" Vin shot the baby a confused glance, only to receive a grumpy glare in return.

The elf reached down and lifted his child up and turned his frail figure around and plopped Arranos back down, but this time the child had no objects in the way of watching the girl.

Arranos giggled and laughed. Throwing his hands up into the air in celebration of his victory. The blue baby tilted his head, seeing the look on the girls face.

“Yeah… I guess I do know much about what you are talking about, but not as much as the Medium does.” Vin scratched at his head.

Lucien was quite for a moment as he took in the two little ones, thought on his girlfriends daughter and it started to more and more sink in that he was going to be a father. One of those things that while he had known it for a while now after his talk with the Medium it was sinking in slowly. He lifted his hand up to fiddle with the crystal, watching the way the yellow mist floated around his fingers.

"I have a question since both of you have been through this and I have been unable to meet up with the Medium again to ask her. Do you have any idea of the little ones can hear anything while they are still inside of the crystals?" He'd found himself at times talking to it and he the question had been plagueing him.

Metis was now more conscious that she had a mouth and something was in it and it wiggled aimlessly as she grew more aware of it. What disturbed the infant more was that she couldn't see what was in her own face! If she can't see inward then she should try to take it out to see if she can have a better look at it. Thus her upper right hand reached into her own mouth to try and catch her own tongue so that she may pull it out. Metis struggled a moment before she managed to catch the seemingly foreign object in her mouth with thumb and forefinger. The texture of the tongue was displeasing but she tried to pull anyhow. Soon the pulling hurt, but not enough to make her stop at the moment.

Blaed watched the spectacle, only partially listening to Lucien and Vin as they spoke. He wasn't going to stop her yet. Metis wouldn't learn anything if he stopped her at this point.

"I always talked to her, but I am not sure if she heard me or not when she was in the crystal." Blaed admitted to Lucien.

Vin raised an eyebrow. Watching the girl stick a hand into her mouth. Tilting his head slightly. Vin lifted up his own hand and stared at it. Thinking that it must be food... and taste good... since she was trying to eat it. Arranos swiftly stuck his fist into his mouth and drool began to dribble out.

Vin tilted his head,
"What... are you doing?" The elf whispered. Staring at Arranos sitting in his lap. The elf shifted his gaze up to the other child and raised his own eyebrow.

"Weird these guys are!" Vin manage to muffle over his hearty laugh.

It gladdened Lucien a bit to hear that, so he wasn't the only one that talked to the crystal. Good, good. He looked down at Nova, smiling some. That made him feel a bit less odd about talking to her while she was inside of the crystal until she came out. Course being able to have one of his questions answered made a multitude more spring to mind, "One other question, what was it like when they appeared before you?" Was it something flashy and bright or would it be a surprise?

He really hoped that he wasn't going to drive the two older men crazy but when he found someone that may know the answers he was seeking he couldn't help but ask them.

He laughed a bit and shrugged, "I was kinda asleep when it happened. Nothing flashy that I can recall, I just remember feeling this weight on my chest and when I didn't open my eyes the little tyke started pulling on my nose." Blaed reached up a hand and rubbed the bridge of his nose, but he seemed in good humor about the event as he was still laughing. The red haired man didn't seem to mind answering Lucien's questions, and in fact seemed glad to.

Metis stopped and stared at Arranos quietly and slowly removed her hand from her mouth and wiped her hand on her father's shirt so as to wipe away the slobber residue. Her tongue was still hanging out and she had forgotten about it, until she clamped her mouth shut and by doing that she bit her own tongue with her fangs. The girl went very tense and tears began to well up. That hurt more than the pulling!

Blaed had nodded in agreement to Vin about the children's currently strange behavior and even took Metis' wiping her own slobber on his shirt in stride and simply laughed it off before returning attention to Lucien and Vin. The red haired man looked down at his daughter and frowned while lifting her into his arms trying to soothe her before she could have the chance to wail at the indignity of it all.

Vin slipped his hand out of his mouth and made a slish sloshing sound. Trying to taste if anything was left from his hand. Looking up at his guardian. Arranos released a long yawn before falling back on his chest.

Vin looked down at the baby.
"Looks like some one is getting ready for a nap," Vin shrugged his shoulders. "It looks like I better be heading out. It was very nice meeting you two." Vin stood up and retrieved Arrranos and flung the towel over his shoulder.
"I hope we do get to meet again!" Vin smiled and trudged through the sand.
"Oh and the name is Vin and this little guy is Arranos!" Vin laughed, almost forgetting to introduce himself earlier. He turned his frail figure around and headed off again.

Lucien watched as the one called Vin and his son Arranos headed off giving them a wave, "I hope to see you again too." He called after their retreating forms his attention then went back to Blaed and Metis, "I thank you for answering my questions. I have been rather curious about somethings about Iridae."

And really he had no exact idea where the Medium lived having found her by accident the last time.

"I probably should be going too. I headed out for a walk only and ended up quite a ways from home." He said, pushing up to his feet, brushing off the sand with his hand and tail, "I hope that we get to meet up again too, maybe after Nova arrives she will be able to make friends with Metis."

He was hopeful that Nova did better by making friends then he himself did.

Blaed freed a hand and waved farewell to Vin and Arranos as they introduced themselves and then departed. He himself started to stand up since they all seemed to be getting ready to depart. Metis had long ago snuggled up to her father's chest and was sniffling and whimpering softly. He dropped his hand and brushed his fingertips over her hair as he looked back at Lucien with a smile.

"I think that'd be wonderful," he said in response to Lucien's offer, "and perhaps we can become friends through that as well." He sounded quite sincere as he said this. Blaed smiled lightly, "We will have to find a way to arrange such a thing. I am afraid I have no pen or paper otherwise I'd offer my address."

Metis quietly started to doze off as she listened to the voices of Blaed and Lucien talk.

It wasn't as if Blaed was really expecting to make any sort of acquaintances this day, "I was going out to get Metis exposed to the world outside," he replied to Lucien's comment as to why he was out. Surely the younger man didn't ask, but it seemed good to know about the other's motives.

Lucien's hands patted his pockets a moment before shaking his head, "Ah... no. Sorry I don't have anything on me either." He said, feeling a bit foolish for a moment then shook it off. No, he'd had no way of knowing that there would be a need for exchanging adressess so how would he have known that he would need to bring such things with him.

"Maybe we will be lucky and cross paths again?" He wasn't sure on whether or not hoping for such such would help or not but at the moment since they lacked the needed stuff to exchange infor it was all that they had. And he wanted to meet up with them again, especially after Nova arrived.

The man grinned and shook his head, "No worries, we will meet up again. I like to roam quite a bit and I can be found just about anywhere." Blaed replied. Obviously it was his way of telling the other not to feel foolish or too badly. He seemed very confident about being able to meet up with the younger man.

"I am sure the Fates will see to it that we meet again," he nodded sagely, "and I will make sure that I at least have some business cards made or something to hand off to you." Blaed smirked.

Looking up at the sky a moment he squinted a little as if trying to determine something and then looked back down at Lucien, "T's getting late, my friend, and so I shall take leave now. You take care of yourself and your little one. I am sure she will be here soon." His arms were currently busy holding onto Metis and he dared not move them for fear of waking her, "I'd wave or bow, but I am sure you understand I am a little tied up." He chuckled and then simply nodded, "Good day to you, Lucien. It has been a good meeting."

With that he turned his body in the direction he figured home was and began to walk

... Meeting
Charcter Development

Kyocho: Black
Flame: Red

Who are you?
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It had been a slow month or ... was it two? Any ways Vin couldn't recall how long ago his child Arranos has grown from his baby of a stage into this toddler form. So far it had been easy work, but who knew how long that would last. Leaving the house and heading out toward there favorite local... the beach. Vin carried a towel underneath one arm, along with a bag filled with sandwiches and other snack. In the other hand was a blue hand with white tattoo symbols etched into the skin.

“Hey bud, ready to have some fun at the beach?” The wild elf covered in tattoos questioned and prodded the boy.

Arranos just simply looked up and gave the guardian a stern look.
“Sure…” Arranos shrugged his shoulders. Bringing his bat plushy close to his face.

Finally the two had arrived at there ‘secret spot’ and laid the towel out on the sand. Landing on there back sides the two began to chow down on the packed lunch. It was getting close to that time of the day for lunch.

This place still confused her, she was new to this place called Gaia but compared to the life she lead back on Earth she wasn't complaining, just..learning. Her name was Linda Haken, but she was Angel. That was what her mother called her.

She was a proud woman, a person could see that in her walk. She was rather tall for a woman, about 5'10 and a little on the thin side (hard to get three square meals when on the run). She dressed in 'goth' style, black jeans and t-shirt, covered with an ankle long over coat, for long rainy nights. On her feet she wrote heavy combat boots, meant to be able to travel over anything and keep her feet dry. Her face was angular, long nose, strong chin, flared out cheek bones. Her eyes were large and hard like emeralds, her lips full and stoburn. Her hair pulled back in a short pony tail and a flamming red. She looked ready for a fight, or in great need of a laugh.

Vin wasn’t really expecting to meet any one at the beach today. Since they kind of tried to hide the two of them from the general public, but that wouldn’t mean some one could venture on down the beach and find the two. Vin was always up to meeting new people though!

Arranos took a big bite of his sandwich and chewed diligently, “Vin, why do we always come to the beach?” The boy of blue and gems prodded at his guardian trying to mouth the words with a mouthful of bread and turkey slices.

“Well I don’t know.. Why? Don’t you like it here?” Vin took another bite of his sandwich and mimicked Arranos in the attempt to mouth his next words. “I’ve always been bringing you here ever since I got you and this is where I mostly meet the others.” The elf nodded.

And Angel was one to go where people don't linger. Her general distrust of the common populus hasn't faded yet and her distrust of anything relating to a goverment will probly never fade. Still she found herself at a beach, odd for one of her...talents but she merely grined, looking out at the water, walking along side it, talking, to herself or it, hard to tell.

"I'm searching for someone" she murrmered, "Someone important, someone special. I hope I can find him here. Would you..." the red hair woman trailed off as she heard the sound of other voices, emerald eyes scaned the beach ahead as she froze for a moment at what she found. A....blue boy! she seen some strange things since comming to Gaia...but this!?

Arranos shrugged his shoulders as he brought his sandwich up to his mouth to take another bite. “I like being here Vin.” The boy nodded lightly. A few pieces of his sandwich flinging from his mouth and onto the towel bellow the two.

Vin began to chuckle warmly at the flying food. “Haven’t I ever told you to not talk with your mouth full?” Vin padded Arranos on his multicolored head.

Arranos began to warm up to the guardian, his stern look began to meld away into the blue flesh.. But to only return at a smile and a laugh. How long would this last for though?
“No you never said nothing like that to me!” Arranos chuckled again. Sending more food flying from his mouth and onto the towel.

Angel stared and then got closer, her hands carefully kept into her pockets. She aroched carefully but people in this world seemed friendlier then most she found on Earth. She'd like to know more about this blue child. Why was he blue? And were those gemstones? Oh, how intresting.

Angel was never a shy one, or one to beat aroudn the bush so she aproched the pair, people she never met before and gave them a wave, though not a smile before crocuhing down to look at the blue gemstone. "hello" she said clearly to just the one that intrest her.

Arranos looked blankly and stared up at the woman that approached the two. A stern look across his face. The boy seemed to be studying her attentively, watching her every move like a watch dog.
“Hi.” Arranos muttered lightly. A sense of confusion hidden in his words.

Vin tilted his head, slightly confused at this woman’s actions.
“Umm… hi. Is there something we could help you with? Are you lost?” The elf seemed to ask in a stern voice, but still friendly at that.

"You need to have a destination to be lost" Angel murrmered, watching the boy. "I'm simply walking. I was just intrested in this boy's skin" she told them honesty, not much sense lieing unless their was a good reason for it. "I never seen blue skin before" she infromed them, "I find it intresting, Are they're many like you in Gaia?" she asked the boy directly, pertty much ignoring the 'father'. Angel wasn't really one for manners if no body could geuss by now. "I haven't been here long, so I wouldn't know"

“Huh?” Arranos shot the woman a confused glance, but then quickly stared up at his guardian in an instant. “What did the woman say?” Arranos tapped his free uncovered hand on his chin a few times.

Vin chuckled warmly.
“I’ll answer that one, Arranos is one of a kind. Much like the gems he has on his skin. They might all look the same, but they are always built differently from one another.” The elf nodded.
“So you haven’t been here long, on Gaia?”

"Ohhh" rather intresting, she turned to the boy and finally let herself sit on the ground, instead of crouching. Odd, a boy just being so oddly different and yet...unafraid...she sighed, youth, it was so precious. "Nope" she answered the man, turning to him now, though she still looked at the gemstone boy often. "I'm fresh newbie from Earth"

“Newbie?” Vin was slightly confused at the way this woman phrased her words. “Oh well any ways. My name is Vin and this little guy is named Arranos.” Vin nodded his head with a warm smile reaching from ear to ear.

“Well there really isn’t to much to Gaia I guess…” The elf shrugged his shoulders. “I’ve been here for as long as I can remember.”

Arranos smirked and smiled.
“Vin what is a newbie?” The baby of blue turned his back toward the woman and stared up at his guardian. The bat plushy still being clung to.

Vin tapped his finger on the boys lips and shrugged his own shoulders.

"It's someone who is new at something or somewhere" Angel explained to the boy...no, Arranos, she explained to Arranos. "I've only been here a few weeks and I'm still getting use to living it. It's alot different then from my life on earth" she adited with a shrug, "Oh, my name is Angel" she added suddenly, pulling out a hand and ofering it. "At least that's what I like people to call me"

Vin took her hand in his.
“It’s really nice to meet you, I think…” The elf some what grinned.

Arranos let out a long yawn. Then looked up at his guardian with puppy dog eyes. Sending Vin a hidden message underneath his emotion.

Vin quickly knew what this meant. I guess the two had been spending to much time today at the beach and it would be a good thing to head home and get some dinner.
Vin nodded to the boy of blue and looked up at Angel.
“It looks like we need to take off for the night.” the elf picked himself up and patted his clothing off then reached down and took a hold of Arranos’ hand and gave the little blue boy some assistance.

“It was nice meeting you, I hope we will see you around.”

She blinked at the departure but shrugged and rose herself, "No problem. You proably wont, I'm kinda...traveling all around. Then again Gaia seems to be a much smaller place then earth" she mentioned looking around and then turned back to them befor shruging again. "Fate will place us where she pleases" she replied at last. "It was nice to meet you too" she asured him.

“Well see what happens.” The elf nodded. Unsure of what would be to come in the near future. Vin held tighter on to Arranos’ hand. The blue boys gems prodded at the elf’s palm. “Come on Arranos lets get home and get you something to eat!” Vin smiled then turned away from the woman and headed off into the distance. Following the familiar path that they had always taken.

She watched the pair as he left, eyes on the odd boy. Intresting pair, she thought to herself. She hope fate put them in each other's path again, she look forward to meeting them again. Till then though Angel turned and started to walk back down the beach. She had to find a place to stay for the night.

.. Market Day! Yay!
Pales: Blue
Kyocho: Black

Markets are usually good for finding shinies.
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It was obviously market day here on the little side strip of Durem street. The affair would have gone unnoticed had it not been for the gaily colored ribbons and the shouting merchants that had gathered here. There were merchants of all kinds here selling this and that but it was mostly a farmer's market offering all sorts of farm grown goodies. There were a few adults milling about with a good smattering of playing children winding about the legs of the taller individuals. The air felt friendly and the scent was that of wonderfully cooked food from the vendors.

All-in-all it was a fair day even the weather was corporative giving a mild day with a bit of an occassional chill wind but otherwise sunny. While not beach weather it was good weather to wander about open stalls and to listen to merchants bellow their lungs out.

Blaed was at a stall looking over bolts of cloth while Metis sat in her stroller with a mildly agitated look on her face as the red-haired man occasionally turned and compared the color of fabrics against her four-armed form. Obviously the man wasn't seeing the results he liked as he would suddenly pull away from the child and ask the poor woman another question about her selection.

Metis took out her aggression upon the strap holding her in her stroller. The strap had many tiny fang bite marks.

Arranos clinged to the leg of Vin as tightly as he could. Two boot covered feet standing on the shoes of an elf’s. It was an easy way to move about the market without having to move your self. Of course Vin was having difficulties with this tie up, but he seemed to manage.

Vin let out a whimper. Trying to capture the attention of his watcher and it seemed to be working.
"What Ono?" It was the nickname the elf seemed to bestow upon the blue bow here and there.

Arranos simply shrugged his shoulders and said nothing.

Vin sighed. Picking up a piece of fruit from one of the stalls and seemed to study it long and hard. The elf then handed over the squishy peach over to the boy.
"Here you'll like this. It's a peach." The elf grinned and nodded. Reaching into his pocket and pulled out the exact change and handed it to the man. The two then wandered off into the crowd, stumbling here and there. Dragging the blue boy.

Blaed went through a couple more bolts of cloth and finally found a couple he could picture as a dress upon his 'daughter' and began haggling with the woman about price. The man was determined to not be overcharged for these items and was able to walk away with what he felt was a fair price. In truth the woman simply was tired of his nitpicking and wanted him away from her stall. She'd have sold the cloth for very little if she knew that'd get him away a little faster.

The red haired man put the cloth cut and packed for him into a larger bag attached to the stroller and then began to move forward. The crowd graciously made way for the man with a baby stroller. Once they began to move Metis' disposition seemed to improve greatly as she was now calming down and had stopped gnawing on her straps. Now she was watching the crowd as its current swayed about around them.

Metis didn't appreciate her current point of view; however, even though it got her free transport it wasn't the best for observing people. As she watched passing people her golden eyes found an almost familiar blue lad. Upon latching her gaze upon him her tiny wings shivered a bit and her arms flailed toward the elf and boy as her way of pointing at him, "Gnnahh!" she exclaimed to get her 'Father' to stop. Which apparently did the trick as the man had stopped and stepped around the stroller to peer at her with a befuddled expression before looking up and around until he saw what she saw.

"Shh, they might be busy," he tried to reason with the babe even though he didn't think they were he didn't really want the spider-child to be disappointed if it were the case that she wished to interact with them.

The wild elf's ears began to twitch o` the slightly. Hearing the sound of a familiar voice touch his ears.
"Huh?" The elf began to spin around as he searched the crowed.

"Aahh.." Arranos seemed to mutter as his grip tightened on his watchers leg.
"I'm gonna throw up." The little blue boy announced.

"Oh crap. Sorry Ono!" Vin stopped spinning and dead in sight was the one he recognized.
"Oh hey. I remember you! How’s it been?" Vin scratched his head, his face turning slightly red from embarrassment.

Arranos released his grip and stood to the side of his guardian. Keeping a stance of pride and courage. The blue boy tilted his head and watched the little girl with multiple arms sitting in her stroller.

Before the redheaded man knew it he was suddenly addressed by Vin. Metis peered up at Vin and then over at Arranos again. There was a vaguely satisfied expression upon her face as if to say 'I told you so' without so much as speaking it as she is currently incapable of speech.

Blaed chuckled and nodded, "Hey there, friend, good to see you again. I am well, and for yourself?" he glanced at the blue lad next to Vin and smirked, "I see your charge has caught a bit of a growth spurt."

Metis stared at Arranos for a long moment before she raised her topmost right hand and pointed at him uttering a soft yet demanding, "Nrrrrh?" sound from her mouth. She looked curious and yet displeased. Why wasn't she as big as the blue-thing? After all she should grow too. At least that is how the small girl felt. It didn't seem fair that he should change so much since the last time she had seen him.

"Yeah he seems to be doing that a lot lately, but the older the better and the less care I need to give him." Vin chuckled, but was instantly met with an evil glare from charge.
"Did I say less... I meant to say more loving care." The wild elf grinned once more, but a little more shaken.

Arranos wandered up to the spider looking creature sitting in the stroller. Watching as she reached her arm up.
Arranos reached out with his own, the one that wasn't occupied with the bat plushie.
"Look Vin she's small... why?" Arranos shot a quick glance up at his guardian, but quickly returned to gaze at the small figure. Taking in the prismatic colors of her wings. Anything shiny really caught his eye. Much like the gems that hung from his very own skin.

"Because she’s... younger?" Vin tried to answer the best he could.

"Why?" The blue boy responded.

Blaed gave a hearty laugh at the exchange of Arranos and Vin after the commentary was made. Obviously, the red head was amused by what was going on, but too soon the man will learn what it is like to have child that walks and talks back at him.

"He has quite the personality," Blaed complimented the child with a grin as he continued speaking with Vin, "I am sure you'll learn to miss the days when he was younger," he said sagely.

Metis' fingertips met with Arranos' fingertips when he reached out at her. Her small mouth formed into a circular shape and her voice softly uttered, "Oooh," as if amazed that the blue boy was real. She had seemingly forgotten her displeasure at being smallish when compared to the boy.

The red head watch the further interaction and intervened on Vin's behalf, "Because that is how things work in the world. It is the fun of being older; you grow first so that you can watch after those younger and smaller than yourself," Blaed paused a moment before adding, "You do not have to watch after the younger or smaller people of course."

His lips formed into a roguish grin, "Isn't it fun being older? You get to do more I am sure," he was obviously trying to get the boy to think of other things rather than asking more questions.

"I guess it is more fun, but when your younger your more carefree as if there is no worries in the world." The elf tapped at his lower lip. "One thing though I will miss as he gets older is the conversations, but I won't miss the having to do everything for him." Vin laughed and grinned all the while, but in truth he didn't really do to much for Arranos as the blue boy was pretty independent.

Arranos watched in amazement. This little girl was one strange creature and some one he believed deserved to be kept with a close eye on. Something about her just seemed to send slight chills up his spine. Could it be her multiple arms or the gold in her eyes.

Blaed laughed and gave a nod, "Indeed, indeed. It is nice as well when they can talk and tell you what is wrong instead of having to constantly guess at it and upset them more." He glanced down at the four armed child in the stroller with a small sigh, "She won't sleep in her crib for some reason. Every time I try to set her down she screams."

Metis seemed to be ignoring the adults talking and paid attention to Arranos. She didn't sense or know what the blue boy was thinking. She just found him to be ... pretty to look at. He was like a large blue sparkly thing and thus she found him to be quite worthy of her current attentions. Metis leaned forward just a touch her wings giving a slight twitch, "Naaiee balubah?" it was nonsense speak. She wanted so badly to speak like everyone around her was.

"Hmm really. I don't know maybe it could be the bars on the crib?" The elf shrugged. Comparing a crib to a prison could be a possible situation.
"That or she likes your company more than being alone?" The elf nodded and smiled.
"If that should be the problem get used to it. When kids tend to hit the teenage they seem to drift from there care takers." Vin shrugged.

"Whets her name?" The blue boy whispered. Walking closer to the four armed girl, unsure and unknown if he already had asked that question.
"Why does she have four arms? I only have two... can I have more arms Vin?"

The elf slapped his forehead.
"No... you can't have four arms, but maybe for Halloween next year." Vin nodded.

Blaed shifted his shoulders a bit and pondered what Vin had said and then nodded, "I guess so, I mean I can get her to sleep alone for a bit until she notices I am not holding her or something." He laughed a bit, "Doesn't leave much room to get various small tasks done before I am ready to lie down I usually end up napping with her."

The red haired man glanced over to Arranos and chuckled, "Her name is Metis," he replied introducing his 'daughter' to the boy as the four-armed girl obviously couldn't talk, "I do not know why she has four arms."

"I am almost afraid of mine growing up to be a teenager." Blaed sighed wistfully as he glanced down at his daughter.

Metis watched Arranos intently. What to do with the boy? She couldn't quite figure that out. The four armed girl was obviously impressed that the boy could talk and walk as well. This will set the path for her goals.

"Vin.. Vin.. she reminds me of that thing I saw in the backyard." The blue boy jumped up and bounded back and forth. Being completely bland with his words.

"Umm... that’s nice... there are lots of things in the backyard." The elf shook his head and looked back up towards Blaed.
"Well maybe you should take advantage of it now while she wants to be with you." The elf nodded. Thinking how cramped it could be sleeping with Ono.

"Hey... I not done talking. It's a small black thing... many arms. It was coool." The gem boy nodded and grinned.

"That’s... good.." The elf said rolling his eyes.

Arranos glared up at his guardian and gave him a quick "Pshh." Then returned his attention to the four armed child.
"Hi Metis, I'm Ono" The blue boy stuck out his hand, palm side up. In front of Metis.

Blaed watched as Arranos exchanged back and forth and merely chuckled with amusement as Vin just put an end to it by turning back to comment to him, "Well, I guess it is very sweet in a way." He agreed with a small nod, "Your little one seems to be somewhat excitable when he wants to tell you something I have noticed," Blaed grins a bit, "Trying to tell you about a spider he saw. He isn't too far off either as where Metis is concerned." Blaed rubbed the side of his jaw thoughtfully. "He's a very bright little boy indeed."

Metis watched Arranos curiously tilting her head to one side as he introduced himself to her. The small girl had only the faintest inklings of what names and titles meant and how people introduced themselves to each other. Yet she didn't quite grasp the fact that Arranos introduced himself to her. It was usually her daddy introducing themselves to others as they usually talked only to him. Her golden eyes blinked as she reached up a hand to grasp one of his digits on his hand and she simply smiled as she mocked the sound of his name, "Ohhh-nooohh?"

"Vin what does bright mean?" Arranos turned his head and gave his guardian the puppy dog eye treatment.

"Well Ono... you know that light bulb in the house that shines a lot? Well that's because it's bright." Vin nodded his head with a small grin across his face. For some odd reason He knew what Ono was about to say next. Here comes the whining.

Arranos' blue eyes grew in size from shock.
"But... but Vin I don't wanna be a light bulb!"

Vin began to chuckled, but was quickly silenced when Arranos quickly punched his guardian in the knee.

"AAhh... I'm sorry Ono." Sighing. Vin rubbed at his sore knee.

Arranos smirked and returned to playing with Metis.
"Vin! VIN!! She said my name!!" Ono waved his arms in the air. Catching the rays of sunshine through the gems that lined his arms.

"That's awesome Ono." Vin nodded then looked at Blaed.
"Yeah he does seem to be a bright boy, but Metis seems to be up there. I'm surprised that she could mimic Ono's name." The elf nodded.

Blaed laughed at Arranos' whining and just shook his head. "Filling that boy's head with silly ideas, friend." He teased Vin lightly as he crossed his arms over his chest watching as his daughter mimicked the blue boy's name. He couldn't help but feel just a little proud of that.

"Ahh, well," he began modestly adding a small shrug, "It isn't too hard to mimic for her I guess. She is fairly vocal and such like she fears that I'll forget she's around when she goes quiet." Blaed shrugged and smiled happily, "I don't mind, though. It is a wonderful to hear another voice at home other than my own or my sister's."

Metis tilted her head at the excitable boy's action. Apparently she had done something of worth to the boy. She quietly smiled one of her tiny fangs showing. Of course she had done something wonderful; after all, she was a wonderful being

"Never... I never fill this boy with silly ideas!" Vin let loose a grin all the while he rubbed at the sore top of his knee.
"Why did you hit my boy? Your gonna pay for it once we get home." Vin smiled Patting Ono on the top of his colored head.

Returning his focus to Blaed.
"I guess that’s always a good thing. At least you know you wont lose her, right?"

"Vin... why would any one lose her?"

"Ono... shhh..."

"Fine!" Arranos returned to playing with Metis. Never more worrying about his guardian. Since this spider like girl deserved his attention more. Since well she was closer to his age… in a way and was more entertaining.

Blaed just laughed watching the interaction of father and son for a few moments and then he nodded at the question put to him by Vin, "At least not yet. Just wait until she grows into a young woman and goes off with a young man." He chuckled slightly with a small shrug, "Such is the way of things."

The spider-girl tilted her head to one side for a moment before starting to glance around her perch for a moment before finding an infant-safe lolli (still in its wrapper no less) and offered it to Ono. She had no interest in sweets and sweet smelling things, but maybe the gemmed boy enjoyed them! At least then the candy wouldn't go to waste.

The red haired man looked momentarily thoughtful before speaking again, "We're not keeping you both from important errands are we?"

Ono looked at the lolli offered to him. What was it... such a weird looking contraption. Taking it with a smile on his face. The pale blue boy brought it closer to his eyes for a better inspection.
"Vin what is this?"

Vin squinted his eyes to take a better look.
"It's a sucker."

"Oh.." Ono then returned his gaze to the little girl and smiled. "Thank you Metis." Remembering that he would have to return the generosity.

"Errands? Hmm... yeah we do need to finish up our shopping and get back home for dinner."

Just then Ono's stomach let out a long and an upsetting growl.

"And Ono seems to agree with me." The elf slightly laughed, "It was good seeing you guys again. Lets make sure it's not much longer till we meet again." Vin nodded.

... Memory of meeting Oak

Vin ran amok around his small home. Trying to get the place to look as good as he could before his two visitors came over. It was always intimidating for Vin when Kyo ever came over. He didn't know the reason that caused the sudden feeling to need to make everything appear better than what they really are. Since Vin decided to keep to his roots with a simple living, and... Kyo was more of the city folk type. As well as Kyo mentioned something about a guest coming with him.

Well the time came, a loud knock rang out through the wooden home.
"ONO! There here, get over here now!!" The wild elf cried out. Which was soon met with the loud thumping of his charge Ono.

"I'm here.. I’m here!" The gemmed boy heaved and huffed as anxiety began to build up. Never before has he met this... Kyo and some guest.

Vin opened the door and a smile grew on his face.

"Kyo... and who's this?" The tattooed covered elf nodded to the small boy off wood.

"This is Oak." Kyo grinned. Pulling the boy out from behind his leg.
"Oak this is Vin and Arranos."

... Book of Gems

Resting on the home made shelves that lined themselves across the walls of the boys room, was a book... but not just any book. It was a book Ono had received as a gift from his guardian Vin