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Watching Desmond and mitsu made poke want to gag. but in a more immature way then in disgust. She wasn't one who liked the lovey dovy mushy stuff, so Riyo's approach was more then welcome. "Heya!" she also waved to her. "Nothing much's happening at the moment. Actually, we're trying to figure out what to do." She could see the other vampire was also approaching, so she waved to him as well. Compared to Desmond, he wasn't so bad, due to the fact he was more casual and not so snobbish

"You ....threw him off a bridge?" Mitsu's eyes were wide for a moment, proving just how gullible she was. At least Riyo was quick to follow up her little joke with an actual explanation to where the vampire was which made Mitsu sigh a little realizing how stupid she had been to believe that.

Seeing Poke waving to someone Mitsu turned to see that the aforementioned vampire was approaching. He didn't seem to be his usual self, Mitsu couldn't help but feel that his smile was forced but she wasn't sure if she should ask or not.

"Hey," Klyde offered a simple greeting to the group before his hand came to rest on Riyo's shoulder. It suddenly felt awkward to stand with everyone like this knowing he was about to betray one of them.

Turning to Nami as Riyo mentioned spilling something on her dress, Mitsu looked torn. While a darker part of her mind would enjoy that, it still didn't seem right. "I...dunno...." Mitsu said softly seeing that Tessa was looking in their direction as well. It sent a bit of a shiver down her spine seeing that grin on her face. She had to wonder what it was about. Not wanting to stay seated and be stared at Mitsu got to her feet. "Well, we can always move around and decide. There are games and..." And that's when the first crack of lightening struck, the thunder rolling through the sky. Instantly Mitsu's tail fluffed out to twice its size as she looked toward the windows with unease. It appeared as though the storm that had been holding itself back had finally let go, the rain now beating against the glass offering a view to the outside.

Tessa, already bored, pulled her phone from her small hand bag to have a look at the time. Only thirty minutes left. This was the longest hour she had ever tried to wait through. "I wonder if we shouldn't speed things up a bit." She mused putting her phone away. "I'll go round up the boys so that they can take their places. They need to be filled in on the little game we have going on anyway."

The boys, were a little busy at the moment. The hive boy that had reached for Blade's wooden sword was suddenly cracked across the knuckles with it. Letting out a yelp he drew back his now throbbing hand. "********, that hurt!"

"Get the blasted thing away from him!" The Cajun bellowed.

"You get the stupid sword," The hive boy retorted rubbing his sore hand.

The boy that had Blade struggled to get a better grip without losing him. He was hoping to get a better grip on his arms so that he couldn't swing the sword around as much but it was proving difficult.

"What was that?" The Cajun asked with a quirked brow, his face turning angry. With the rage welling up he stepped forward to grab for Blade's sword himself, his other hand hooking around to hit the thief in the face. "Fine, I'll get the damn sword and when I do I'll beat you with it!" To add to the mood the sky decided to let loose with water, thunder and lightening crackling overhead. The hive boys looked a little displeased to being rained on but none of them ventured to go back inside.

Riyo held back a laugh as she noticed Mitsu seemed to believe her. It was dangerously cute how her mind worked, though all the danger was hers. Being so easy to fool, Riyo imagined it to be one of the reasons why the hive liked to pick on her so heavily.

When Klyde walked up behind her, she tilted her head upwards to look at him. "Hey loser." She joked, about to tell him about her idea to ruin Nami's night until lightening struck. Her ears perked up immediately, looking towards the ceiling as the sounds of raindrops echoed in her head. "Definitely the right atmosphere for Halloween." Noticing Mitsu standing nervously, Riyo also stood and moved over to her. "Alright, lets go do something and take your mind off this."

Desmond looked up at Klyde as he approached, face unchanging. He knew what was on the line for his fellow vampire if he didn't follow orders, though he couldn't be sure if it was better or worse than what they had for him. His attention was broken when he heard thunder, eyes falling on Mitsu. Almost immediately he stood to take her hand, holding it firmly to assure her that he was there. "It's alright Mitsu." It really wasn't... His eyes glanced to Shun's hand, irked that he was also trying to comfort her. He knew it shouldn't piss him off. Shun was Mitsu's friend... But an empty stomach and worry the weight of two cars assured his mind wasn't as clear as it usually was.

Nami had been looking at Riyo when Tessa spoke, and didn't turn her attention as she thought about what she'd said. "What a fantastic idea." The queen agreed, looking towards the girls locker rooms. "I suppose I'll get everything set up while you do that."

Taking hold of the sword the Cajun gave it a jerk to pull it free from Blade's hands. Once the weapon was his he started to pull it back, ready to hit Blade across the face with it until a voice rang out through the rain and thunder.

"What do you think you are doing?" Tessa stood at the door where it was nice and dry looking at her little minions in an unimpressed fashion. They were all soaking wet from the rain...like drowned rats.

"Just teaching this thief a lesson," the Cajun commented letting the sword drop a little.

"That's all well and good but I have things I need you to do. Leave him for later," Tessa waved them along.

"What do we do with him?" Asked the boy who was still trying to hold him though thankfully another hive member had stepped up to help.

"I've got the perfect place," The Cajun gave a grin producing a set of keys that were obviously not his. "There's a janitor's closet outside the locker rooms, take him there. Be sure to go the back way so no one can see you." The Cajun tossed the keys to one of the hive boys and two of them combined their power to force Blade in that direction while the rest went inside to see what Tessa needed. For the moment, the Cajun held onto the wooden sword, it might prove useful.

((If that's too much autoing Blade I can change it 8D; ))

Klyde looked to Mitsu seeing that nervous expression but he did not approach. It seemed like she was being swarmed with concern. At least if anything, Klyde was assured the girls had each other, they would have a common tragedy if anything to tie them together. Not that it was a very comforting thought but it was something.

Mitsu had been focused on the window but just like that their little group was surrounding her. Eyes moving from Riyo, to Shun, to Desmond she forced a little smile, the hand Desmond had taken giving his a little squeeze in return. She never would have imagined having so many great friends there to comfort her at the drop of a hat. But it seemed...

"Are you okay Poke?" It seemed the thunder had spooked the girl as well which seemed odd to Mitsu. Poke seemed so fearless and daring, she was certain there wasn't a thing in existence that would scare her. Maybe the sudden noise had caught her off guard?

Trying not to focus on the storm she gave a nod. "Yeah, let's go." With a more confident smile she waved for Shun, Bent, and Poke to follow as she made her way toward the games. She wasn't sure what they would do but perhaps something would look interesting. "What kind of games do they usually have?" Mitsu looked toward the other students who had been here in the previous years hoping for some insight.

As the group began to move, Klyde fell into step at Riyo's side. He reached for her hand lacing his fingers through hers wishing to any god that was out there that would listen....that time would just stand still. That this moment would last. "I don't know if there will be a whole lot to keep your interest for long unless you're into kiddy games." .....He forgot who he was talking to. Mitsu would be entertained for hours no doubt.

Desmond quietly followed Mitsu to the games, willing to do whatever stupid thing he had to for her. Embarrassment didn't seem to be a huge factor anymore. There were worse things on his plate, after all. "What do you want to play first?" He asked softly.

Riyo glanced back at Poke as attention was called to her, a little surprised that the usually brave girl was scared of a storm. Squeezing Klyde's hand as he took hers, Riyo turned back to look at him with a smirk. "Bet I can beat you at all of them." She teased, even if there wasn't an actual 'winner' in some of them.

Blade, feeling the grip loosen, managed to break free from the two. However, in his effort to writhe free, he wasn't really able to do a whole lot of dodging. Letting out a grunt, the thief doubled over after he had taken the blow to the stomach. It was still bruised from when Klyde had punched him there days ago so the hit hurt more than it normally would have.

As they moved through the games area, Shun just glanced at the things they passed before looking towards Mitsu as she had paused. It seemed that the music had grabbed her attention, which wasn't all that surprising given her talents with the piano. His gaze shifted to the dancers briefly then turned his attention back to the girl.

"I'll probably just watch for now," he said. A part of him was curious as to how Mitsu would fair here.

As Desmond noticed Mitsu's gaze shift to the dance floor, he followed her eyes, not particularly impressed by their moving. He wasn't great at dancing. Honestly, he couldn't even hold a candle to Klyde... Or most of the people dancing at that moment. Otherwise he might've offered to dance with her.

When she finally turned her attention back to the games, he smiled slightly. Ah, a game where you could hit stuff with a ball. That might've been just what he needed. "Who's first?" He asked, looking around at the group.

Riyo had noticed his lack of enthusiasm for competition, looking back and raising an eyebrow. Maybe he just didn't like these kiddie games? That could be it... "Alright, a*****e." She really hadn't planned on getting wet tonight, but the rain would probably assure that anyways. Lifting up her shoe, she dug a finger in the side and pulled out a hair tie. Something she rarely used but always kept with her just in case. Placing her mask aside the barrel, the blonde threw her hair up messily into a pony tail before staring at the water intently, trying to figure out which one she'd go for. What she'd forgotten was... Klyde didn't have to breathe. She did.

Hands on the sides of the barrel, she took a deep breath and shoved her face down in the water. Almost immediately, her tail frizzed out at the ice cold contents, a couple of bubbles flowing upwards. Though she refused to pull up.