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For a moment no one said anything but Dusk then sighed, shaking her head as she ran a hand through her hair. She had heard a rumor about someone coming around Area that fit the other's description but it wasn't like she had thought anything much about it. Joker and Rave and Kit had all pronounced him to be dead. There had been a funeral that caused all sorts of problems; it was why Joker was there in her lands in he first place. To see him here, it confused the hell at out her. Some didn't seem surprised, just pissed, and those probably already knew about this... She wasn't mad but...

"Kit, please get both of these guys something to drink... and stop glaring at him." The blonde huffed and left as Dusk soon sat down, looking more regal than ever but it had to do with the calm air that she had taken. Apparently becoming queen had done her temper some good when it came to thigns like this. Monty hadn't ever really pissed her off, though, so it helped that she didn't hate him or anything. With the looks he got from Rave and Kit, though, she didn't know about them...

Nodding to the congradulations, a small smile appeared on her face. "Thank you... and I do question it sometimes... but... let us go ahead and ask the big question... We thought you were dead, Monty... How are you here now?" She raised a brow, confusion in her face. watching Ali slowly circle them, tilting her head to the side, was interesting... "She's trying to read you..." Ziggy sighed, trying to get Ali back but the girl stayed near the couple, noticing their hands and noticing... everything. Damn empath.

Kyoshi may have wanted things to be peaceful, but the thing with Dusk’s group, how they hadn’t been around any of them, it was quite insulting to them to see how everyone was being treated. Face set, both Dusk and her group was silent until Monty spoke about Kit and even Eldin looked insulted. The blonde spoke before Dusk could ask her to just ignore it. “Do something to your drink? You give yourself too much credit if you’re arrogant enough to think you actually matter that much.” Snapping at the man, Kit stormed off to the kitchen, livid. Even Kalore was a bit affronted but he wouldn’t defend the demon. Monty didn’t need it or want it, and he wouldn’t even if he did. In fact, he didn’t sit near Monty but went into the kitchen. Maybe he could calm the woman down before she brought out knives of any sort…

Running a hand over her face, Dusk shook her head, her own voice dripping with venom though she tried to remain somewhat diplomatic. No need to start anything yet… “I doubt that that’s possible now, actually…” Her eyes were darker than normal but it was mostly exasperation. It seemed like Kit had met with Monty before, otherwise she wouldn’t have been that angry at him. Didn’t the blonde actually get along with ‘Red’ before? Confusing… she’d have to figure that much out. For now, though, she looked at Ziggy who was keeping Ali beside him; for the first time in a while, a deep anger was in his golden eyes. It had been a while since she had seen him have that.

“Zig, why don’t you and Ali go somewhere? She doesn’t look comfortable…” Ziggy simply nodded, tossing his keys to Mist. “We’re going back in town. She’s got some friends on this side.” He didn’t look at anyone as he walked out, but Dusk noticed the look Ali gave Kyoshi. Was that betrayal? Probably not, but Ali did normally get along with Kyoshi. It probably hurt her a bit to have him snap like that at her and her brother. She didn’t know the demon, so of course she’d be curious about her. Other than Edward, she hadn’t even been around another demon. It had to be an interesting thing to read, but Dusk was simply trying to take out some problems before someone snapped. Thankfully, Mist was uncaring about the demon and their situation, and Talon was at least a little calmer now for some reason. She’d have to figure that out later.

With another sigh, she remained standing, looking at everyone as Kit finally came back out, drinks in hand. Surprisinly, she did give one to Monty, placing it in front of him, but then she sat down on a loveseat, away from Joker and everyone, Kalore sitting beside her. Wondrous.

“Well… um… I think that the only thing that we all need to be here for is just a uh… date? I dunno. Kalore, we’d like you to help plan and stuff.” Dusk felt awkward but Kalore nodded, not saying anything. She wondered what was running through his mind… “Alright, cool. I guess stay after so me and Kyoshi and Rave can figure some stuff out. I’d like to get the wedding over with, just because I’m not really cool with drawing it out… when we have it, people will be invited from the neighboring palces and our allies will come, even some enemies, but it can’t be helped.” Rave looked amused, but with a pelading look from Dusk, he continued for her.

“I will look into what needs to be done for tradition and to please our people and allies. As for the date, if you wish for soon, then a month’s time should do well. I do not know what special things you wish for…” Dusk simply scoffed. “An afterparty for close friends. No dinner crap for everyone else. The ceremony will be enough.” An amused look remained on his face as he nodded. “Then so be it… then we shall do so. It will not create too much uproar as long as we get things done well. I shall look into that for you… is there anything else needed from myself, Dusk?” Was he really running out on her? Dusk glowered, giving him a knowing look. Out of everyone there, she would have thought that he’d be the neutral one… Damn it all, what had happened that they hadn’t been told about? Kit was probably going to be biased when she was this pissed, Rave wouldn’t share a damn thing, and neither would Kalore or Monty. She’d have to demand it or something from someone. She hated how everyone was acting. Only she was able to have temper tantrums, damnitt!

Groaning, she flopped down on the couch, the dress pissing her off more as she glared. “You know what… f*ck it. Whoever doesn’t wanna be here, just go. Or talk so that it’s not so damn tense here.” She was getting pissed off herself. Wonderful. So much for no bridezilla…

Kit didn’t speak as Joker was in front of her, a blinding rage beginning to take over her. She knew that it wouldn’t have been such a big deal for anyone else, what Monty had said, but damn it all, she hated him. It was strange to think such a thing when honestly, Monty had been one of the better people that she had served before. Decently polite, no leering, and actually taking decent care for the other blonde. And now he was going to act like that? F*ck that. She didn’t have to tolerate it and watching him leave brought a thankful edge to her demeanor. Thank Goddess he was leaving. Kalore following him wasn’t enjoyed but… oh well. “No. I’m not alright. If he’s going to be such an a**, then he should have stayed dead.”

Head leaning on her arm, Dusk closed her eyes, taking in a breath before speaking. “Rave… go ahead and just go and find out what we’re going to need to do.” She heard the slight sound as she knew that Rave simply shifted back where he was, heard the soft words of Eldin as he left as well, knowing the look of apology that would be on his young face. It was disgusting, how everyone was acting, but there wasn’t anything that she could do about it. Not for a while, at least. Shaking her head again, she looked at Gabe, a small smile on her face. “You can wear whatever you want, hon… but actually… I want Ali to be my flowergirl… would you be the ring bearer, Gabe?” She raised a brow at him, trying to have something of some positive effect happen before looking at Nyx, nodding. “I’ll make sure you get sandals. We’ll take care of all the outfits and stuff, alright? Just tell me your preferences and I’ll get it from Kit and Alice as well.”

“Monty…!” Kalore followed the other, sighing softly before he gently took the other’s arm, watching him. They were close to the car and he didn’t want the other to just rush off. Yes, what Kit had said and how everyone was acting was rude, but did they honestly expect anything different? At first, people were going to be angry. So far no one had had the bad reaction that Kalore had had, there had been no violence, and everyone was being as civil as one would expect. So, what did Monty think was going to happen when he was a smartass to everyone? Kalore didn't want to think like that, but what else could he do? He wouldn’t defend anyone, though. Not now, at least. “Please… I’m sorry for how everyone’s acting…” What did he come out here for? To stop him from leaving? For what reason? He wanted everyone to get along, but he didn’t really… didn’t really know how.

Kit remained silent as Mist and Talon both sighed, shaking their heads. They’d stay for support and to see if anything needed done. But, it was strange to stay like this, though. However, Talon did stand and poke his head into the kitchen, giving a small smile. “I’m a shitty cook but… do you need anything with help?” He raised a brow. Talon wasn’t a bad cook at all, but he didn’t think that he’d be all that great compared to someone that had impressed even Dusk with their food.

Mist glanced over at Kyoshi, shrugging some at him before looking at Dusk. “Hey… if you need anything at all, just tell us, alright? And I’m sure Ziggy’ll be back to help after he finished dropping off Ali.” Dusk simply nodded but she was beginning to relax as she leaned forward, speaking softly, as though telling Gabe an important secret. “A ring bearer? You don’t know the awesomeness of a ring bearer?” She raised a brow before whispering softer, smiling at him. “It’s an important thing that only the most awesome boys can do. They walk down the aisle with the flower girl, holding the wedding rings for the bride and groom. Without them, there’s no wedding.” She winked at him, gently ruffling his hair. “So… Would you be my ring bearer Gabe? Pretty please?”

Taking a small step back, kalore wasn’t sure what to say before he glared, stopping the other from getting in. “Okay… we’re not going to fight about this, Monty… We are going to still be together as a couple… right? We said that we wouldn’t let things tear us apart easily… remember that?” Kalore was angry, but he didn’t seem to be the only one upset. “I didn’t agree with what they said and did, Monty. It was rude and uncalled for. But I did react to what you had said and did as well; not them, you. I told you that they weren’t going to take kind to this. Dusk seemed alright with it, just surprised, Rave was pissed because of what happened in the club and the two of you hate each other anyway… Kit’s got reason to be pissed but she wasn’t going to poison you. You should know better than that.”

He frowned more before shaking his head, sighing some. “I’ll apologize for them, but I will say that they didn’t react out of the norm. What did you expect, Monty? Them to throw confetti and celebrate?” Kalore looked at him, honestly confused. What had Monty wanted? Half the group didn’t even know anything about Monty, so there was reason for them to be as uncaring as they were. The rest? It was all expected. “Just stay… please? At least just talk with Kyoshi, or drink, or talk about weapons, or whatever it is that you all do. Please?” He wanted some form of peace, really he did. Hopefully they could at least grit their teeth and do something to get over this quickly and as painlessly as possible.

Talon laughed softly, doing as he was told as he put his hair back in a tight ponytail. “I think that anything that you make would be perfect from what Dusk has said about your cooking.” He smiled some at him before he got to work making the salad, putting more carrots in than normal. Dusk always did enjoy them and he was pretty happy with carrots too… “What kind of dressing do you have here? I can make a pretty mean raspberry vinaigrette…”

The boy’s presence seemed to make most of this better. She smiled at him, leaning forward still, “You get to be in the wedding procession, which means that everyone gets to see how awesome you are. You’ll stand beside the groom, looking awesome and nice, and when the priest asks for the rings, you’ll bring them forward. Then, I’ll make it to where the ring bearer and the flower girl get their own special treats.” She winked, looking amused. The kid was cute, incredibly cute. “I think Ali would like that too…” She glanced over, hearing Ziggy, as the man had come in. “Ah, you’re back. Is Ali alright?” he nodded. “Just confused… but she’s with a friend.” He sat down, smiling some. “So, Gabe’s going to be the ring bearer? Awesome.”

Kalore ran a hand over his face, relaxing a little. “It’s ended before on something much smaller…” He gave the other a soft smile. “I’m sorry… this time it’s for me. I shouldn’t think little on us… I’m just… worried, you know?” he noticed Ziggy going into the house, but ignored it as he watched Monty, biting his lip gently before taking the gift. “I’ll give it to them… and we do have a sense of humor, normally she has a great one, but… when surprised, our humor tends to leave us, dear.” He smiled some before leaning up, kissing the other gently and leaning back against the car. “So… I’ll see what it is that Dusk wants from me for the wedding and then… can I come back over to your place?” He blinked some, almost looking cute. Better not to dwell on this for too long.

Laughing, Dusk shook her head, touching his nose. “I’m not telling you. It’s a surprise.” She winked as Ziggy snickered, shaking his head. “I bet you don’t know yet… do you?” Dusk only grinned wider. No, she didn’t know yet, but she would soon enough.

She straightened, looking at Nyx with a nod. “I’ll get Kalore to get a hold of you for sizes and stuff. He’s probably going to want you to come in or go somewhere to get measured. You can wait for when he comes in, if he’s coming in, or you can just do it tomorrow or later or whenever, it’s up to you.” She smiled again, sighing before looking at Kyoshi. “Is there anything that you need?” Dusk figured that Kalore would come back in, but she honestly didn’t know. Hell, at the moment the only thing that was on her mind was why everyone else seemed to know about Monty’s miraculous appearance other than her.

A small smile was on Kalore’s face as he nodded, just dropping the subject. They were fine, really. And now, as he kissed the other again and began to walk away, he simply had to remember that. “I don’t think that I’ll be gone long. I’ll see you soon, alright?” He tried to look into the gift, glowering as he realized he couldn’t without opening it. “I bet they’ll love the gift… what is it?”

Talon shook his head, coming out with the bowl of salad, smiling some at them. “Not really… sandwiches, salad, anything’s fine with me… Zig?” The blue haired man came to help with the food as well, helping to set. “Just no fish… other than that, I’m good with whatever.” Both were pretty easy to please and for that dusk was thankful. She looked at Nyx, however, as she stood up, smiling a bit. “Alright. I’ll let him know. She looked out the window, noticing that Kalore was already heading in. “Or, you can tell him yourself.”

Glowering, Kalore stuck out his tongue. “Jerk.” He smiled a bit as he said goodbye, walking to the house but he swayed his hips just slightly more than normal, knowing that there was only one person that would notice and it was the demon that he wanted to tease for a bit. Smirking, he blew the other a kiss before walking into the house, offering the gift to Kyoshi. “I don’t know what it is… but it’s from Monty.” He blinked, looking at it. “You should open it…” He heard Dusk’s laughter, calling him out on his curiosity. Kalore never denied it.

Kit moved from her place, soon standing beside the insane man as she made drinks for everyone, some sodas so that people could just relax. She didn’t say a word but she did feel bad about the events. How much of everyone leaving was her fault? It wasn’t a surprise that Eldin left before. He couldn’t stand Kalore, Monty made him uncomfortable, and he didn’t like tense situations. No surprise there. Rave was sent off to find the information, so that was normal… but really, not that many people had left. Mist was still there, same for Talon, Nyx, the bride and groom, and Ziggy returned. So, maybe things really weren’t as bad as they had seemed at first. She still felt bad.

Blinking, a twitch went through the blonde man. “Why not open it now…?” The two men caught Dusk’s attention as she looked away from Gabe and Nyx, her eyes focusing on the box in Kyoshi’s hands. “What’s that?” Moving to her boyfriend, now fiancé, she soon was sitting on the arm of the couch, blinking almost cutely. Curiosity ran in the elves blood, apparently. “Who’s that from?” Kalore said who it was and a brow was raised. “Hmm… interesting. Open it.” She tugged at the wrapping, smiling cutely.