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Well, now, Zephyr felt rather more like a rag doll than a the tree he was when ********* was flailing him about so carelessly. The poor boy's neck was quite sore from the other's grasp. He stared, as best he could, at the creature who had just descended rather impressively from the sky. A... another... deadly... powerful... creature.... As if Zephyr weren't already getting enough mixed emotions. ********* was scary. He was cruel. But he could also be... kind, like the willow had seen when the serpent handled the animals. And ********* was also... sexy -- quite undeniably so. This resulted in a very confused willow.

Now, with the new accompaniement, Zephyr didn't know what to... do. This man, too, was impressive... and very likely to have at least bits of cruelty (although Zephyr would prefure to believe otherwise). But he was a friend of ********* (or so the tree assumed). And he was attractive, as well (not that Zephyr thought anything more than that -- no, he was rather preoccupied with the other's tight grip at the moment).


Kael swallowed nervously as he caught the Gryphon's glance, his pale lavender-gray eyes contracting slightly as a small flush spread across his cheeks. His... meaning... posessive... like the willow. And Kael had seen (quite vividly) what that meant. And if the Gryphon was thinking that, well...

Kael wanted no part of it. The lavender youth led a peaceful life as it was. A rather boring one, it was true, but he was free... and he wasn't in danger of a lover that could just as soon kiss him as kill him. Still, he was fearful of saying an outright "no," as such a reply would likely anger the creature, which could quite possibly be worse.

Kotoro almost cheered for Oliver's acceptance with changing the subject. Almost. Instead, he merely forced himself to turn back around and seat himself in front of his meal once more. Of course, not without moving his chair a bit farther away from the nix.

"Our entree will be chicken nuggets with sides of french fries," he said, pointing out each morsel of food in the plastic trays. "And for dessert, a brownie." The red-head could be sure the food would no longer be warm anymore. Not after the time spent aiding Oliver. But a meal was a meal. He was all to used to the frozen dinner feast, hot or cold.

"Eat up," Kotoro announced, beginning to eagerly eat the food as well. He hadn't realized how hungry he had become.

This show of childish behavior was quite confuzing for the poor willow. He glanced between the pair for a moment, feeling quite uncomfortable in his loss for words. "Uhmm... I... think... I'd like to walk... for now...." he mumbled slowly, his bright green eyes reflecting the scene before himself. He tugged nervously at the end of his light hair, eyes flickering from ********* to the newly introduced Ambjorn, and then to Kael, who happened to meet his gaze. Zephyr gave a small, uncertain smile, that nevertheless carried all his kind, gentle demeaner.

Kael had been following the conversation, a worried expression forming on his face. He... wanted no part of this whatsoever, but the more he heard of it, the more he would be tied with it. He doubted two such obviously powerful creatures would ever let escape one who found out anything of their secret nature... Kael should... he should simply disapear and become unnoticable.

That, however, might just be impossible as, at that moment, he found the young willow to be watching him. He glanced over at the boy, heaving a small sigh as he did. The boy seemed so... so... composed. How could one such as he ever agree to be with the deadly serpent?

((Pah. Kael is naturally reluctant. He needs to be forced. He's unwilling to do anything at all outside his pleasant little bubble of normalicy. *pummels Kael*))

"Ehh--" Zephyr's cheeks lit up in an immidiate (and visually satisfying) blush as ********* warm, whispered breath filled his ear. He glanced from *********, over to Ambjorn, then to Kael and back again, swallowing rather thickly as he did so. Much as it was embarrassing to be kissing in the wide open where anyone could stumble across them (as Kael had unwittingly proven), Zephyr was sorely wishing that neither of the two had appeared upon them and that they could have....

It wasn't good to think those thoughts when other people were around.

He followed after *********, quickly wrapping his arm around the other male's waist.


((Kael already got up. D: ))

Kael swallowed slightly uncomfortably as the other aproached. Sure, his tone seemed... aproachable... positive, whatever. But he could likely have a dark shadow side that would just hate to be refused. Yes... that was very likely. His pale eyes flitted up towards the other's, but just as quickly lowered again as his vision sidled uncomfortably along to one side.

"I...er...uhh..." he began akwardly, unsure of just what to say.

((Pleh. Sorry for the uberly long wait. I've just been so busy and have had zero inspiration! I also need to find the last post for Bo/Adrian...))

Zephyr glanced up at his... his... at *********. When had he started thinking "his"? Perhaps it was simply due to the fact that his arms were oh so comfortably draped across the other's waist.... Whatever it was, Zephyr certainly in no way owned the other, nor did he seem to be able to even barely effect the other's actions. What ********* wanted... he tended to take. Or at least, that was how it seemed.

Kael shuddered visibly at the arm placed around his shoulders. He... didn't want this. At all.

"Oh boy! This is going to be fun!"

Kael felt the locks slide in place and could just about hear his death sentence being placed upon him, such were these (to him_ incredibly ominous words.

"We should... get started," Zephyr mumbled slightly shyly from his position pressed oh so tightly against the other's side. "It's going to be getting colder, right?" He nodded slowly, to add imphasis to his own words, biting his bottom lip lightly as he did. Although the presence of others wasn't exactly... unpleasant... he still wished that they might not have come so that they wouldn't have been interup--

It really wasn't good to think about that at a time like this.


Kael's pale gray-blue eyes fixed upon... Ambjorn, apparently, was his name. 'He's just along to have fun.' Kael shuddered slightly at the words, wishing for what seemed the hundredth time that he had chosen a different route....