Rescuing or being rescued?

[.:~*[Kyze]*~:.]

The wind was blowing strongly as Naki climbed the tree. She was determined to get the kitty out of the tree to help the old Regular, who was at the bottom worried. "You sure you'll be ok, young lady?" asked the lady.

The girl looked down once she got top of a trunk and waved to her, smiling. "I'll be fine!" she yelled. Then she diverted her attention to the black kitty on the higher branch. Carefully and steadily, she continued to climb up. Once she got to the branch, she extended her hand out to the kitty. "Here kitty, kitty, kitty," spoke Naki gently and soothingly, trying to get the kitty closer to her. She was about twenty feet above the ground and the fear was slowly overpowering her. As she leaned forward a bit more, trying to get to the feline, she heard a crack sound. Looking at the branch a bit worried, Naki shook her head and reached a bit further for the cat. "Only an inch further..." she mumbled, almost reaching the cat.

Then it happened. The branch cracked and she went plummeting straight for the ground. Ignoring the death coming closer, she reached over and grabbed the kitty and held it close to her body. "We'll be ok..." she whispered to the cat, trying to reassure herself more than anything.

[ChuchuTrain]

Felix stared at the girl falling from the tree with an unamused look on his face. He couldn't receive his payment if he didn't come out with the girl alive. With a sigh he leapt forward, morphing into a chimera (a rather large one at that), and caught the young girl in his arms before hastily transforming back.

He stood there, grinning, sunglasses glinting in the sun.

"Are you an angel? 'Cause I think you just fell from heaven."

((OOC: I'm sooo sorry. That's the lamest pick-up line ever! DX ))

[.:~*[Kyze]*~:.]

Naki opened her eyes once she felt herself stopped falling. Slowly adjusting her eyes to the sunlight, she saw a guy holding her and asked a question, "Are you an angel? 'Cause I think you just fell from heaven."

She blushed immediately. "I d-don't think I am..." she mumbled. Then feeling a shiver in her arms, she looked at the black kitty that was shaking. "Aw you poor thing..." she mumbled. Whispering in its ear, "It's ok... we're safe now...", as she smiled, petting it.

The lady watching the whole scene felt shocked. She blinked and couldn't believe what she just saw. She knew about Shades and Brights but seeing one rescuing a Regular girl was unbelievable! Rushing to the girl, she looked at her. "You okay, sweetie? Are you hurt?"

Naki shook her head. "The kitty's fine..."

"I'm not asking about the kitty... I'm asking 'bout you!"

"Oh... I'm fine. Thank you, ma'am. Here's your black cat," she mumbled as she handed the cat to the lady, still completely oblivious that she was in Felix's arms.

The lady nodded and smiled. "Be more careful. Don't risk your life for the kitty... I could have asked a fireman to get him..."

Naki nodded. "It's ok! I'll try not to do it again."

The lady let out a sigh of relief as she held onto her cat and walked away.

[ChuchuTrain]

Felix smiled before setting the girl down.

"That was awfully brave of you. But really, you should've let a fireman handle it. 'Sides, I don't think regulars want to see someone beautiful as you a cripple." he said, laughing.

"I'm Felix by the way, an honor to meet a person as lovely as you."

He bowed down and took her hand, kissing it briefly.

Taking his chance, Felix observed the girl a bit more closely. He couldn't figure out why anyone would want a Bright with the power of ~love~. Good lord.

Thank god he wasn't affected by it as much as others.

She seemed simple-minded, easy enough to lure her out. But you shouldn't underestimate anyone, especially not a Bright. The bizarre part of it all was that the woman with the scaredy cat thought she was a regular.

[.:~*[Kyze]*~:.]

Naki smiled and looked at him. "Well, I have to thank you for catching me!" She watched him leaned down and kissed her hand lightly, making her blush even more. "Uh... um... nice to meet you too, Felix. My name is Naki Aoi!" She gently pulled her hand out of his and did a tiny curtesy with her skirt. "Once again, thank you for saving me. Can I do anything to repay you back?"

The young bright looked up at Felix with honest eyes as she smiled. "How 'bout we go get a drink? I'll pay!" she chimed, happily.

[ChuchuTrain]

"I don't think that'll be necessary." Felix said, grabbing her shoulder and squeezing. Naki's eyes slipped shut, her limp body falling into the halfling's arms. He hoisted her up on his shoulders and looked around for any witnesses. Nothing. Hmm. That was no fun, he really wanted to kill someone right now.

Shrugging, he morphed into his chimera form and took off toward the oldest part of town.

~*~

"Alright Marcus, here's your Bright. Not a scratch on her pretty face." Felix said nonchalantly, setting her on a table. "Now pay up! I don't have all day, and she'll be waking up any minute."

The man across from Felix smirked. He tugged at the tie of his suit before gesturing towards an open door. "How about we discuss it in there? Gentlemen? Restrain the Bright."

Shades began to emerge from the shadows, laughing.

Felix didn't look back as they approached Naki. The door was shut quietly behind him.

[.:~*[Kyze]*~:.]

Naki tilted her head and opened her mouth halfway, about to protest until she felt drowsy. Suddenly before she knew it, she was unconsious.

It felt like hours before Naki finally woke up. Gradually, she managed to open her eyes fully to see herself in a dark warehouse with few lights. She looked around to see people around. They didn't seem like nice people either. Where am I...? she thought, trying to remember the last thing that happened. Trying to move, Naki found herself restrained down. Looking at the straps that restraint her, she was truly beginning to panick.

"... uh... um.... " her voice was quivering as her heart was beating rapidly. She had no idea what to say or what to do. Call for help...? But what if they have guns and try to shoot me...? Naki shivered to the thought and just stayed quiet, watching the male figures around her.

[ChuchuTrain]

"You don't have it." Felix said, glowering at Marcus.

"Not.. precisely. But I will, I assure you." Marcus said, pulling at his tie in a nervous gesture.

"Too bad." He said, giving the Shade a toothy grin before morphing into a Chimera. "I'm tired of this chase."

And with that he pounced.

~*~

Outside the room, the other Shades heard a loud crash. Ignoring the fact Naki was now awake they rushed over, opening the door only to see their leader getting pulled apart like a cracker. ((OOC: Lol cracker XD, I crack myself up.))

With an unruly yell they charged, morphing into their animal forms for battle. The doorway was widened as one of the Shades was thrown through the wall next to it, barely missing Naki's head. Felix roared as he was bit in the leg, quickly countering with a bite of his own.

A couple of the Shades squealed, turning tail to run, seeing no other chance for survival. Felix fought off the last few, before dragging himself over to Naki. He cupped her chin and pulled her close.

"Are you.. even... aware of.. your powers?" he panted, face slackening with pain.

[.:~*[Kyze]*~:.]

The young bright watched the males around her dashing toward the door and see them morph. To her surprise they were Shades and weren't Regulars. ...They are like.... Kilen... she thought but before she knew it, she heard rumbling and screaming. Fear overwhelmed her and she shut her eyes tightly as a Shade was thrown right next to her with a loud bang sound.

Opening her eyes slightly, she saw an odd creature right in front of her in pain. Looking at him, she wanted to reach out and help him but couldn't because she was binded down.

"Are you... even... aware of... your powers?" the creature panted.

Brown eyes stared at him, trying to understand what he was saying. "Huh? I'm a Regular... I don't have any powers... I-I don't know what you are talking about..." she mumbled quietly as she felt how close he was. His breath was wrapping around her as she began feeling a bit nervous.

[ChuchuTrain]

"Heh.." Felix chuckled, releasing his grip on Naki. "Their lies are all the same... Our war has just begun, whether the world is prepared or not. Don't expect mercy."

The Halfling's head bobbed up and down, eyes closing and vision blurring, before he finally collapsed onto the cold floor of the warehouse.

[.:~*[Kyze]*~:.]

Naki stared at the chimera still confused about what's going on. Before she got any chance of asking any question, he had already collasped. Sighing, she tried to budge from her position but remembered she was still bind down. She looked down at the ropes that bind her together and made a pouty face. "This is no good..."

Moving from side to side, Naki fell, being tied down to the chair, tipped the chair down and was now next to Felix, who is still currently in his chimera form. "Aw! That didn't help out at all!" she pouted once more. The young bright stared at the chimera for a moment and noticed the wounds on it. "Aw... poor thing... I wish I could do something to help..." whispered NAki quietly enough that it seemed like she was speaking to herself.

Kilen... where are you?! I wish you were here... I bet you would help me out of this situation right away... Closing her eyes, Naki lied in an uncomfortable position next to Felix and soon fell asleep, not caring about anything else. Although her last thoughts were Kilen Seji, please come rescue me....

[ChuchuTrain]

"Hhnnggh.." Felix moaned. The chimera was far too groggy to push himself off the floor, vision blurred as he peeled his eyes open. Oh look. The world looked like a kindergartener's first finger painting. Nonsensical. Disorganized. Colorful, if not a bit dull.

With a shudder he reversed back to his human form, pawing with his free hand at the space in front of him. Ow. His left shoulder was dislocated. Blood was pooling around his legs, and he could't feel his feet.

Why did his deals always end with cataclysmic rage?

At least his vision was clearing up, he could make out most shapes now. One of the perks of being a chimera: fast recovery. Every wound was moderately minor, but that didn't mean he couldn't feel it.

Blinking, Felix noticed someone was lying on the floor next to him.

That girl, Naki, the Bright who apparently didn't know she was one. She was a little farther than an arm's length away from him.

He contemplated how quickly his wounds would heal and whether or not someone would come looking for her. That would be.. problematic. Right now, he was just as helpless as she was.

[.:~*[Kyze]*~:.]

Naki seemed to be unconsicous, but rather more... she was asleep. Quietly, she was mumbling words.

"Kilen... where... are... you...?" Then she tried to turn but unfortunately she was tied down to the chair.

"Ugh..." she grumbled.

[ChuchuTrain]

Felix wasn't sure whether Naki was awake, or just sleep-talking. Though the latter seemed to be a bit more plausible in this situation.

Unsure of what to do, Felix curled up into a ball, and decided to just... try and fall asleep. He would be able to recover faster this way.

But it was kind of hard to fall asleep on the thought that you were defenseless right now.

Oh well. Felix would deal with it when the time came, if it ever did.

[.:~*[Kyze]*~:.]

Naki opened her eyes slowly, feeling sore. She looked at the guy in front of her, wondering where he came from. It took her a while before she realized the guy in front of her was Felix.

Scanning the place, gradually, she figured out she was still in a ware house and... tied down.

"Fely?" she called out, trying to reach out for him. "You oka?"

[ChuchuTrain]

Just as Felix was about to slip into blissful sleep he heard Naki call out to him. He didn't really feel like talking right now, but he had forgotten that he hadn't untied her yet.

"'M fine.." he grumbled, dragging his body towards her and slashing at the ropes around her. His aim was a bit off, but it did the job without harming her. She was free now.

On the plus side, he was feeling a bit better now, and his leg wasn't bleeding anymore. That was a good sign. His energy was still a little slow. He wasn't ready to get up yet.

[.:~*[Kyze]*~:.]

Naki fell against the ground even with a loud bang. "Ugh..." she grumbled. Getting up, she crawled over to Felix and nudged him. "My god... you are hurt badly!" she mumbled.

Scanning the area, she wondered what she could use to help his leg that was still covered in blood. Naki saw nothing and sighed.

Without thinking, the young Bright tore the sleeves off of both side of her shirt. Gently, she used the sleeves as a way to clean up the half's blood. "You should be more careful. This is dangerous... you know?"

[ChuchuTrain]

"Hnn." Felix mumbled into the ground. As soon as he was well enough to walk he was bolting. The Shades would surely come back later and comb the place for future evidence or any survivors. He had to get out soon.

It didn't help that the girl wouldn't leave him. Though it didn't surprise him much, after all, she was the Bright of love.

He sat up, but got a nasty head rush. It would be only about another minute or so before he could get out.

[ChuchuTrain]

"I'll be fine." Ellie said, tugging on his arm. "When you've been there and back again nothing surprises you anymore."

With that, both of them trudged forward. Upon entering the building Ellie noticed a strange smell in the air. Blood.

"You smell that, right?" she asked Seji, peering around. There were scratch marks, dents, blown walls. "If it weren't already obvious, a fight broke out. I don't see anybody though..."

[.:~*[Kyze]*~:.]

Kilen nodded and led the way. It didn't take long before they entered the area and the scent of blood attacked him. With his strong sense of smell, he could sense this place, not only had a fight, but was making some kind of deal. There were many shades here, a bright, and a halfling.

He stopped in the middle of his track, closing his eyes and began wondering who was there. The Bright seemed oddly really familiar. Then it hit him. The Bright was Naji. He opened his eyes and dashed foward, leaving Ellie behind. "Stay there," he yelled back as he got closer and closer to Naji.

=--

Naki looked at Felix and smiled. "Feeling any better? You know, you shouldn't move much because of the wound..." She looked around and noticed a bottle of water nearby. Getting up, she pranced over to the water bottle ankd grabbed it, bringing it back for Felix.

"Fely! Here have some water!" she chimed as she got back to him and handed him the water bottle.

[ChuchuTrain]

"Seji! Seji, wait!" Ellie said, hurrying to catch up with him. What did he sense that made him run off like that? She had a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach. Why did she suddenly feel like she shouldn't be here.

Too late to turn tail and run now.

=--

Someone was coming, he could hear it. Naki was far too busy in her own little world, telling him to have some water. She handed it to him and he grabbed it, gulping it down, water spilling over the sides. He wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and morphed into his chimera form, taking a defensive stance.

He was ready.

[.:~*[Kyze]*~:.]

Naki blinked to see Felix suddenly jump up and morphed into a chimera form. She stared at him, seeing the odd body form, unlike any before. W-what is he...? she thought.

Then she heard footsteps coming closer. Fear overwhelmed her. The Bright budged slightly more behind Felix.

=--

Soon Kilen approached the main area of the ware house. He stared around the place and then saw Naji behind a chimera in a fighting stance. "Who are you?" he demanded, walking closer to them but in a slower pace.

"Naji... come here..." he called out to her, not liking the creature in front of her.

=--

Naki lifted her head and saw Kilen. A smile crossed her face. "K-kilen?"

[ChuchuTrain]

That shade knew the girl, and she knew him? Hmmm. He studied the opposition carefully. A confrontation wasn't ideal, but 'Kilen' seemed anxious.

Now that he thought about it, this could work in his favor.

=--

Ellie rounded the corner, adrenaline racing in her veins.. but the Bright collided into something hard...

"S.. Seji!" she said, breathing a sigh of relief. "Why did you run off like that, I mean I was worr-" her eyes locked with Felix's, pupils dilating. For a moment, she stopped breathing, staring at the strange chimera before them.

Ellie's lips pursed and she cowered behind Kilen, hands knotting together nervously.

=--

Felix raised his head as yet another girl came into the room. Curious, her reaction. Even with the powers of a Bright, she hid behind the shade. Did she know him or..? He definitely didn't recognize her in the least. Oh well.

Feix placed a paw before Naki, blocking her path to Kilen.

[.:~*[Kyze]*~:.]

Kilen glared at chimera, seeing his paw block Naji's way to him. "What do you want?" he asked, letting his anger get the better of him.

=--

Naki looked at Felix and back at Kilen. "Felix... it's ok. I know him..." Then she noticed a girl behind him. She was a beautiful girl, making her feel a bit jealous as she saw her cower behind Kilen.

=--

The Shade gave no attention to Ellie as she hid behind him. All his attention was diverted to Naji. Who is this guy... he's obviously not a Shade, but he isn't a Regular either... and for sure not a Bright... Could he be an other...? Or maybe... a Half-Breed?

[ChuchuTrain]

((OOC: I modified this because it was absolutely awful, enjoy the redux.))

The shade completely ignored Naki's reassurances; instead, he took a couple steps forward.

"Oh me, why, I'd like nothing more than to gut you!" Felix replied cheerfully, giving Seji a toothy grin. The shade lowered his head to peer around at the young Bright cowering abaft of Kilen.

"Bonjour, Mademoiselle, may I inquire as to how you came into the arms of this man."

=--

"That is none of your business, I implore you to turn tail and flee like so many times before. Leave! Leave before I impel my powers unto you!" Ellie spat, raising her head in defiance. But her tiny body betrayed her, quivering.

With waning courage, she attempted to recompense, wringing her hands together in a "threatening" fashion. She could encase him in stone at any given moment.

Inhaling, the Bright glanced towards Seji. In the little time that she knew him, he had given her his time. And regardless of whether or not he did or did not like her, Ellie felt he needed someone to connect with. And maybe.. well...

A crestfallen expression crossed her face and the Bright looked away, locked in what seemed an eternal mental warfare.

Should she stay...

=--

Felix, baffled, stumbled back at the outburst. So, they had met before. What a strange twist, and more importantly, why couldn't he remember? The girl seemed frighteningly vivacious.

The situation was getting him nowhere. If he ran, a blow to his ego; if he remained to fight, would he survive?

=--

Or should she go...

=--

"Right then." he laughed. "See you on the other side." the chimera said.

Like a thunder bolt, Felix's tail whipped around, smashing Ellie into a nearby wall with a sickening crack.

Satisfied, Felix tore out of the building and into the sky.