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Sapphire sighed, "I'm Sapphire and Dante is my older brother. Before today though, I haven't seen him in over 900 years. I ran away from our family when my only brothers refused to get along without me having to play referee. I haven't had much human contact since, and in the 600 years or so since I turned 19 physically, I have never once had a relationship of any kind. People treat you different when you travel alone and decades go by without aging...Though, I now feel that I can begin to be happy again..." and she looked at Effloresca with a gentle smile and a love filled stare. She felt Effloresca's hand on hers and slowly moved to sit a little closer.

Little Sonic flew down so he could curl up against bahamut's chest inside the wing blanket and he snuggled slowly. "Big bwoder my hewo..." and as he spoke those words he slowly yawned widely showing his baby teeth were few and that many still had yet to come in. He then snuggled on more time and drifted to sleep; feeling safe with his hero there.He was even cuter when he was sleeping.

While Bahamut had begun to drift asleep, his little 'brother' came down from his head and got cozy up on his chest, though he did not even bother to care this time, simply going to sleep instead, his body slowly rising and sinking against the wall with each massive breath.

Lady shook hands with Effloresca and smiled. Though she could not even begin to fathom how Dante had come to meet those little twin boys at all. He normally never was good with kids. Though both her and Trish took note of the way that Effloresca and Sapphire seemed to be getting along very well and just smiled. They could easily see where things were going but it was only a good thing in their eyes anyways. "Well then, they must have been very safe." True, despite his attitude.

Then, both of them looked over as they say Levanthan gagging out her other form and floating over to the girl group. Neither really could fathom why she had two forms when both worked just as well as the other and this one was much less gargantuan. They simply nodded to her, glad to have their own little gathering of the females now that the guys were all out cold. Trish looked around then, they could all chat for a bit before they went to sleep too. "Guess we got a bunch of catching up to do then huh? Care to start Lev?"

Sapphire smiled at Effloresca and still seemed to be blushing faintly. She was leeaning against Effloresca's shoulder now, and was enjoying the closeness. But then she felt something that almost made her jump.

The twins were standing behind her and Brutus had poked Sapphire in the shoulder with his index finger.

Sapphire turned around and looked at the two boys after she regained her composure. She greeted them, "Hello there little ones, I'm Sapphire. What are your names?" She was treating them their age, but the little comment didn't exactly sit well with them.

Brtus and Judas both frowned. "Why does everyone make fun of our height?! We're five year olds, we're not exactly supposed to be tall," Brutus complained. Judas was angry as well, but he tried to stay calm, "We've seen the way you act around our big sister, why?"

Sapphire smiled and blushed at Judas's question. "Well, I feel that I'm in love With Effloresca. Is that so wrong?"

Both brutus and Judas looked at each other in confusion. One could almost see the question marks above their heads. Then Brutus turned and asked, "Lady, who are you?"

Sapphire smiled, "I'm Sapphire, And My big brother is Dante. That little dragon doll you were playing with earlier is my doll. His name is Sonic."

Brutus and Judas both seemed to cheerr up immediately. Brutus asked, "Are you really Dante's sister?!" Judas asked, "That little dragon is your doll? He's Awesome!" Both boys were excited now. after a few moments of acting their age, they both calmed down and turned their backs to the group of women so they could whisper in a mini huddle.

Sapphire tried not to giggle as she watched them. They were so cute.

Then the brothers seemed to come to an agreement and turned around to face the group of women onc more. Brutus started the sentence and Judas finished it. "We've talked it over, and after some lengthy discussion we have come to a decision...." "As long as you make Effloresca happy, We're happy. Now if you'll excuse us, we're tired still." Then both twins walked back over to where Dante was and they each sat on one side of dante; leaning against him as they drifted off to sleep.

Sapphire smiled at their decision, and giggled as they sat next to her big brother and fell asleep next to him. She turned back to Effloresca and smiled, "Your brothers are adorable."

Lady and Trish smiled to themselves at the exchange between Sapphire and Effloresca's brothers. The way they got upset over their height, even when not being made fun of was cute and funny. Almost as cute as when they huddled and made an announcement, sounding all mature and such doing so. Sapphire was right that they were adorable at least. And that she had fallen in love so quickly was both unusual and still very sweet at the same time. Even if being so affectionate so soon after meeting each other was weird. As long as they were happy, neither doll could complain on the matter.

They both returned their attention to Lev then and giggled to themselves about Dante being a 'stupid a**'. It was true, he had no finesse with women at all. And he stubbornly refused to listen to the two that knew him about as well as Ridel did. Lady looked a bit confused when Lev mentioned a blow at which Trish started whispering in her ear as to what had happened before her arrival. She looked down for a moment and looked at Dante, thinking he wasn't all that stupid for once, but still a stubborn a**. They looked so cute like that, even if it did look like a father and his daughter at this point. That had potential for change still, though it was still a topic that was under debate. It wasn't exactly something that happened often after all. "Alright Lev, just try not to strain yourself." Lady called over with a smile. Trish turned to the lovers-to-be with a mischievous grin. She leaned back and sort of nudged Effloresca to fall over onto Sapphire. 'Playing Cupid' so to speak.

Sapphire was surprised by what happened, and wished it had lasted alot longer, which was evidensed by the particular red stain on her face, she was blushing not from embarassment, but from desire. She was reluctant to sit back up given that she felt like she could entice Effloresca from her position laying on the floor, but after a moment of two, she slowy sat back up and remained next to Effloresca. She felt that she loved the woman, but didn't know for sure, since she didn't really know what love was. She'd never felt any of these things before. She'd never felt like she was in love, never felt desire from someone or towards another. This was a first for her, but she wasn't ging to let that stop her from trying for the outcome she wanted. And the outcome she wanted was to be in a relationship with effloresca, and hopefully one that would make them both happy. Sapphire could tell that Effloresca's heart had been scarred by something that no real blade can match, and remembered that so had hers. "You're not alone Effloresca...When I ran away from my little family at the tender age of twelve, I thought both my brothers cared about me enough to at least look for me, Especially Dante, who was my hero, but they didn't look for me at all, they noticed I wasn't around, but nothing beyond that. No worry, no mourning, no regret. They just kept fighting, and their fighting was the reason I ran away. I didn't even Have a doll yet. I wan't able to create a doll until my emotional need for a family became so strong that It gained a body of it's own and I gained little sonic. That was 200 years ago. I ran away over 900 years ago.........." And Sapphire sighed as a tear came to her eye. She didn't move her hand to wipe it away, but she didn't start sniffing and sobbing either.

"Little sonic may seem like an infant, but he's alot smarter and more mature than he acts. I created him purely as an act of desperation. I was desperately wanting to be a mother. Next thing I know I have this cute baby dragon doll sitting on my head snuggling. I've had him ever since. He's silly at times, and adorable at all times, though he can be extremely annoying if he becomes over stimulated by new people and new sounds. Earlier I said he's alot smarter than he seems. It's true. The little bugger is smart enough to not only outwit your little brothers, but also to outwit me and several other bount who have tried to help me catch him over the years. His ability to fly without any source of propulsion or even levitation mixed with his high IQ, his incredible flexibility, and high nergy levels give him the natural ability to fly faster that I could ever run. Believe me when I say the little guy could beat you in a game of chess, I've lost many times. His favorite game is checkers, but the little guy is such a strategist that by the time all the pieces are on the chessboard, he knows evey move possible for both players. He learns fast, and because of his minds recording ability, He is very good at irritating or confusing an opponent in the middle of a move so that they make mistakes."


Then Sapphire shook her head and smiled at Effloresca. "I say love, because I've never felt this way before about anyone. I've never felt desired by someone and I've never desired someone, I've never felt like I was in love, or that someone else loved me. I'm sorry if I seem like I'm coming on too strong, I'm new at this, and...I..." And then she blushed an even more vibrant red as she failed to finish the sentence. She had tried to say she desired Effloresca, but her nervousness got in the way.

Lady turned away from Lev and watched along with Trish as Effloresca had ended up kissing Sapphire by mistake by chance, or maybe not. Although tey could both easily tell by her feigned reaction that Effloresca was completely embarrassed by it. She wasn't very good at hiding that blush that was spread all over her face. They could tell from centuries of experience that she was rather reluctant to admit any of her feelings for Sapphire for reasons of her own of course.

That's when Sapphire went on a rant about how Effloresca 'wasn't alone' and about how she ran away from Dante and Vergil so long ago from their constant fighting. Not that it could be helped really. They could hardly ever agree on much and although that last encounter was somewhat civil, they usually ended up in conflicts that had the potential for either one to die. They could get quite carried away actually to the point where few things could really interrupt them.

Vergil was the main antagonist in these cases though. He wanted power. For whatever reasons, he would never make clear and although the girls thought Dante knew the answer to that, he would never tell them and just say that it was 'personal'. Considering they've been together for hundreds of years, he still wasn't very open about some things. He had his faults and all but at least he looked just fine now, with Ridel sleeping in his arms and the twins passed out and leaning against him.

"Alright you two, enough with the drama." Trish teased, looking at the two other girls. She stood up and stood between them after pulling on both of them to make them face each other. "Now, it's been a long night, so why don't we all just get some rest? We can sort this all out with clearer heads then, hm?" Lady had stretched an arm over her had and nodded in agreement. "I agree. I've been up all day and lugging all of this around with me isn't exactly light." She joked, referring to her many pounds of weaponry.

Walking forwards on his way towards the cave, Reaver slowly taps the cane in his hand against the ground which would send a shiver up his spine as the female voice within hissed angrily at him. Quite slamming me against the ground damn you! I may not be able to feel it, but it still jars my head! The voice said, before giggling suddenly and going quiet. Reaver's gaze slowly swept downwards upon the cane he held in his hand, before he spoke outright into the air. "Jar your head? Your're a cane... This kind of thing is going to happen, and I know you're kidding since you couldn't even hide that little giggle of yours!" He exclaims raising the staff to be eye level with himself, as the entire shaft seemed to flux with an odd energy for a moment before dying down once again. True, true. I was only testing you to make sure you paid attention to me!" Seishou exclaimed within Reaver's own mind, before the cane was placed back onto the ground in order for Reaver to lean against it casually. They had known each other for a while, though it had been a while since he had openly fought beside her. Things like that had always seemed to be part of their past back when they were younger. Sure they haven't really aged all that much in the years they have been alive. But it was still one of those things that you could just remember in the back of your mind. The centuries, the years that had gone by. It was almost like he was a vampire in most aspects.. Without the blood drinking and turning into bats aspect of course. Turning into a bat, maybe that would be a fun thing to learn huh? Reaver shakes his head slightly as a small smile slides over his face. Sweeping the cane upwards into his hand, and marching forwards as if he was on a mission to head somewhere extremely important, he begins almost power walking forwards towards the mouth of the cave that was his home now that he had wandered back into the lives of the Bounto's. With a sweeping motion of his long graying black cloak, Reaver suddenly stopped and turned his head to the side. His gaze looking outwards passed the mouth of the cave and towards the area that was beyond it. This place seemed to be awfully quiet it seemed. No one moving around or really doing much of anything it was an odd thing to have going on, and made him curious as to why there was no excitement. "You think everyone died off and left or something? It' weird that no one is really around, I was hoping for some sort of warm greeting or maybe a little bit of fun to lighten this oddly dull mood." He says as he frowns slightly and leans to the side upon the cane in his hand. Maybe they're dead?

[500 Words.
Learned: Body Shift]