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Arashi

Arashi laughed nervously, not too sure how to respond to that. ((Holy crab!!!! Arashi impressed Caldwell!!!! o.0)) "Urm.... Thanks?" Glancing behind again, Arashi decided to life easier for himself, shifting the tied up man to his front.
"Really, I'm not too sure about that.... The rest of you guys seem to have better usage for your powers than me... Mine seems pretty useless right now...." Arashi said, scratching the back of his ear, a sign that he was either nervous, or embarrassed ((Yeah... A boy constantly being nervous, what joy.... >>))
"Hey, er, Caldwell? We've never seen any of your powers before..." Arashi asked in a soft tone, trying to make himself heard only to the teen beside him. "Mind just telling us what clan your from? That's if you don't want to tell us your powers....."
Oh wow, what a way to start a conversation. Good job Arashi Arashi thought sarcastically. He really had to better his people skills....

Amaya and Yukio

"Huh," Yukio whispered to Amaya. "Guess that means Dimitri is a folarian ((random name for people from Fola)) too. I wonder what's his problem though." Bah, it's always like this with commoners, they always seem to have mood swings ((italics for thoughts~ and Yukio has a superiority complex sometimes))
"Ya think?" Came a harsh whisper. "I wouldn't be surprised if he's got something it do with the Gang, seeing as how he reacted, and the only thing we've talked about so far is the gang."
Yukio nodded in response. That seemed plausible, and it would make sense why the gang was after them then. He guessed he would have to keep a close eye on Dimitri ((Not sure if that's the right words usage))
"What about that kid, Arashi? What do you think of him, short-stuff?"
"Hmm..." Yukio thought about that one, whilst noting the smirk on his companion's face. Apparently she thought he'd have nothing to say on that. Granted, it caught him by surprise, but he was smarter than that. "Too open. It seems he can't keep a secret. Despite that, his control over his element and flight is rather astounding. Given that it seems we had all clans save Aeir before he joined, he makes a good addition to this team."
Amaya nodded, listening to his opinion while eavesdropping on the conversation Arashi had with Caldwell. It was true, Caldwell had never shown them his power at all, but given his appearance, it seemed he was from Uisce.
"Let's go bomb a conversation, shall we?" ((In other words, they're making their way to Arashi and caldwell.))

Peace finally goes human. Peace "man the Dark Gang doesn't give up does it, EVEN WHEN CAUGHT!". Shane "Peace you wanted to talk for a while haven't you". Peace "you know me all to well". Peace goes on talking for a while why everyone ignore's him. Shane "sounds more like you were a cat for 10 years instead of a hour". Peace "very funny". Shane "well glad you feel better". Peace looks ahead. Peace "all I see is jungle anyone actually know where Central is from here, and if someone does know how long?". Shane "of course they know and the time we get there can vary so just cool your jets Peace". Peace "fine, so i'm judging by the way you told it you still haven't figured out what mom's knife does". Shane just stares at the blade. Peace "sorry man I didn't mean to make you more upset". Shane "even if you are my brother that is still a personal topic". Peace "I got carried away with the ability to talk again, sorry". They notice Caldwell, Arashi, Amaya, and Yukio near each other. Peace "whats going on?". Shane "you know i'm going to respond lets found out right?". Peace "you are my brother come on". Shane and Peace try to figure out whats going on.

Caldwell rose an eyebrow at Arashi. This guy's got game. People usually never were so forward in asking him about his powers and about where he was from.
Now was the tricky part. Did he lie or tell the truth? And how much would he say to him regarding his heritage? He definitely wouldn't mention his past few years, but would it come back to haunt him if he told them anything else. "I'm from Uisce," was all he said. He decided against specifying from the Glacier, because people usually reacted poorly to that. Caldwell noticed Yukio and Amaya coming up behind him, clearly trying to listen to their conversation. "And I'm a shifter," he added before the other two joined them. He didn't really mind if they heard that or not, it wasn't as though he was going to show them his shift any time soon.
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Sakura sniffed the air. The scent of coal was strong. They were almost in Central. She yelled back at the group to hurry up, getting impatient with their long journey. She also took note that Caldwell was surrounded by Arashi, Yukio and Amaya. She hmphed and turned back. It's not as though she needed anyone to talk to anyway.
Shane and Peace gathered in the group as well and she realised she was by herself at the front. She couldn't help but feel a tiny bit lonely, even though she was used to this sight. She ran a tiny bit faster, to both spite them a little bit, but also to further herself from seeing them all together.

((Woah... o.0 how long was the trip?! o_o))

Amaya and Yukio first

""I'm from Uisce, and I'm a shifter." From where they were, Amaya could here the words loud and clear, but knew Yukio could not. Repeating what Caldwell said to her companion, they joined the group that had started to form around Caldwell. ((Por guy's popular, though I don't think he likes it XD)
It seems he won't reveal anything more.... Unfortunate, but at least we know what he should be able to do. Yukio thought, musing to himself as he whipped around to continue in the direction of central, walking only a few paces in front of the group, where he could still hear their conversation, but be able to be alone, in a sense, at the same time. Amaya stood slightly furthur in front, having moved when it became evident that the teen from Uisce would not speak anymore about his powers. Hm.... Noting that Sakura had sped up a little, Yukio frowned, quickening his pace. It seemed that if he did not, he would be left behind. Amaya noticed the frowning boy, and looked in front of her, instead of the group lagging behind. Eh? Wonder what's gotten into the girl....

Arashi
"Eh? That's all you're going to say?" Eyes wide at Caldwell's rather short answer. Arashi had hoped he'd say a little more than that. "Ah... er.... I guess you'll tell us some other time then? I mean, it's not, er... like you could keep it a secret forever..."Arashi whispered the last part, already mentally slapping himself. What a way to have a conversation....
"Ah, it seems we are reaching Central... shall we speed up?" Arashi said whilst laughing sheepishly, trying to change the topic. Turning to face the front, he saw Sakura putting distance between herself and the group, and saw a small frown on her face. Wondering what had gotten into her, and afraid for her wellbeing, he ran up to her.
"Are you alright?"
((YES I GOT MY COMPUTER!!!!!!!! Back home peeps~))

Shane and Peace knew enough not to force any more information so they ran up ahead to Sakura who was moving even faster now. Peace "(breathing hard) I love a race but are you sure the other can keep up?" When Sakura didn't answer he realized that she also couldn't talk shifted (which i'm assuming is impossible or very rare). Later they finally arrive and notice Central. Shane "cool I never been here before it's so big". Peace "so where do we go to sign up for this exploration team thing?".

Shade and Dmitri had disappeared for the last few minutes. When the group finally reached Central, they found them sitting casually on top of a wall having a nice little chat. "You finally decided to show your faces then huh?!" Shade said sarcastically, jumping gracefully from her perch. "We have someone we need to see so we'll catch you up later. Dmitri." Shade headed off towards the city center, Dmitri lagging behind slightly. *I'm assuming its a city 0.o*

They reached a shady looking building and eased open the door. An arrow was shot out if nowhere, but Shade grabbed it and snapped it without even blinking. A voice said out of the darkness with a hint of mock. "Now, there's only one person I know who can do that." A middle-aged man emerged from the dark smiling and happy. He has pure black eyes and hair to match his eyes. "Harry! Nice to see you!" Shade smiled. "I take it you know why we're here!" She asked, already knowing the answer. He nodded and Dmitri grunted. "Come Dmitri, this wont take long." He lead them through to a room which had an atmosphere, which gave you the sense of thousands of people watching, judging. Dmitri plonked down onto a rustic lounger and shut his eyes. "I hate this." He mumbled. Harry perched on the edge and placed his hand on Dmitri's head and closed his eyes. A few minutes of pure concentration, and both there eyes snapped open. Dmitri blinked a few times and sat up while Harry took Shade aside. "I have bad news I'm afraid." Shade breathed deeply. "Its not getting better. His...inheritance...is starting to take over more and more frequently, sooner rather than later, he will be completely lost." Shade looked sorrowfully ar Dmitri. "Thanks Harry, as always!" She hugged him gently and lead Dmitri out of the building. "My pleasure, my dear." He said as they exited.

A few minutes later, as the rest of the gang came in sight, Dmitri asked Shade. "What was the result, in the end?" Shade gulped.
"Improving by leaps and bounds!" Dmitri smiled and went to join the others in their conversation. They welcomed him pleasantly. Shade hung back. She climbed to the top of the building nearby, still keeping an eye on the gang, hugged her knees to her chest and cried, for the first time in 12 years.

(Peace they can talk if you want them too. Sakura can but let's assume that she just didn't want to talk to the boys at that moment XD)

Sakura stared at Arashi. He was quick too. Just moments ago he had been with Caldwell and he was keeping up with her fox pace, seeming to not break a sweat! "Yeah, absolutely awesome," she said in return, trying not to let the sarcasm creep into her voice. He looked worried, so clearly she failed. "Sorry. I'm just tired is all." Which wasn't exactly a lie. She hadn't slept in a few days and had been moving around a lot with this group. Shane and Peace caught up with them. Peace commented about her speed being too fast. She didn't respond. They were almost at Central anyway and slowing down wouldn't help them. Besides, Caldwell who was at the back of the group had proved before that he was fast. He could keep up, whether he wanted the others to know or not.
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Caldwell watched as everyone left him. Finally some peace and quiet! He paid close attention to Arashi, who went straight to catch up with Sakura. The boy seemed to have good intentions but was way too innocent. Despite himself, Caldwell found himself being worried for him. Trying to find the Dark Gang would probably end up with a lot of violence, and he wondered if Arashi could handle it.
He stayed at the back of the group, focusing on his feet instead of his surroundings. It'd be easier to shift, but he wouldn't do that in front of these people. But it didn't matter, because soon enough they ended up in Central. Someone called for a break and Sakura eventually relented her crazy running. They rested on top of a wall, where it seemed that Dmitri and Shade had been for the last 10 minutes! Sakura was fuming that they had gone ahead of her. Dmitri and Shade left without a proper explanation as soon as they turned up. "There's something weird going on with those two," said Caldwell, watching them leave. Sakura rolled her eyes at him. "Leave them alone. It's not as though you're squeaky clean either Blue Boy." Caldwell didn't respond. He was more than used to Sakura's grumpy moods by now.
Eventually Shade and Dmitri came back. Shade quickly isolated herself from the group, as Dmitri pretended everything was alright. No one else seemed to notice Shade's absence so Caldwell decided to go to her.
He found her with her face buried in her hands, but he couldn't tell if she was crying or not. "Um... are you okay?" he asked, sitting next to her.

((YES I got Arashi's personality conveyed out well~ Heng. Your post made me happy loli! And dark? I feel bad for dimitri :( ))

Arashi
Arashi noticed the girl's disappearance second, and wondered where she had gone. Quickly noting Caldwell's absence as well, he figured that the teen had gone to look for the girl (He still does not know shade's name >> he know dimitri caused shade called him....))
Doing a quick 380 degrees spin on his heels, he found the two people he was looking for, and debated whether or not he should go, seeing as how the black haired girl seemed to be crying. ((He made a guss as Shade had her head in her hands)) Deciding that he'd ask Sakura a question first before going to the two, he turned back to the group, looking at the green fox ((Im assuming sakura has yet to turn back....))
"Hey Sakura? You said you were tired, so since we're here, how about we go find a place to sleep? I could also er.... carry you...." Arashi asked her, he had done so with his sister many times before, either carrying her while she was shifted, or giving her a piggyback ride, so it seemed like something worth asking. Besides, he felt a little better around Caldwell and Sakura. Now if he could only figure out what to do with the gang's member...

Amaya and Yukio
"Hey, Yukio, shall we go sign up now? Or are you going to ask these guys to come along too?" Bending to whisper into Yukio's ear, Amaya stood back up the moment she finished her question, waiting Yukio's reply. She didn't know why she did, but for some reason, she felt a bond with him, ((Friendship bond peeps >>) and didn't want to leave him alone.
Yukio pondered the question, a hand on his chin. They couldn't sign up as a pair obviously. That'd be foolish. So asking the others to join seemed like a good idea. But what of Dimitri? He seemed to get agitated whenever the dark gang was mentioned. Sakura, Caldwell and the brothers seemed to be possible companions, but would they join? Arashi seemed like he would, and having an Aeir with them would help.
"Yes. It'd be foolish to go by ourselves." Yukio whispered back, and ignored the smirk she sent his way - meaning that she already knew his answer. "Arashi should want to join us, seeing as how he reacted when we caught the member." Motions to the currently gagged, tied up and floating man g=hovering behind Arashi. "And Sakura, Caldwell and the brothers would make good additions to the team, but not so for Shade nor Dimitri, seeing as how he is easily angered by mentioning the gang." ((They're still whispering~))
"Huh, that seems like a plan. I'll go over and ask the kid then." Saying thus, Amaya made her way to Arashi and Sakura, making a mental note to slap the member when she could, while Yukio decided to ask the brothers, as he remembered that their story might make them want to join their group.

When Yukio asked the brothers to join the group. Peace "one second please". Peace pulled Shane aside why Yukio turned away allowing the brothers to talk it over. Peace "if we join the group we can have allies on our search to see if mom and dad are still alive". Shane "Peace are you sure you want to go back in that forest we were in there for 6 years, are you sure mom and dad could have survived that long?". Peace "Shane I know you aren't much of a fighter but we have done some pretty cool stuff over the years, for a example we figured out a way to make a bow in under 3 minutes and only missed one shot with it". Shane "you'r right, if dad is as half as stubborn as you are, he still in there fighting to the end". Peace "now lets sign up". Peace and Shane return to Yukio. Brothers (synchronized) "We are in!". Shane "so who else is joining?"

(That's good to hear, I was wondering if I was a bit out of line with that part >.>)
Sakura blinked at Arashi a few times. She was lucky that she wasn't in human form because she was sure that her facial expression would have sent him running away at 100 m per hour. She couldn't really understand why this boy was being so nice to her! People in Feir weren't nearly this kind.
Oh well, she thought. I guess it couldn't hurt. "Bend down please," she said, using her manners for good measure. Arashi knelt down looking slightly confused until Sakura jumped onto his shoulder. (she's a small fox okay? XD) She lay over it, trying not to dig her claws into his collar bones. "And yes, I think everyone could do with a place to rest for the night.' (sorry if that's a bit weird it's the only Sakura kind of thing I could think of!)
She looked around and noticed that Caldwell had gone off to comfort Shade. She was amazed to see Shade displaying any emotion at all in front of all of them.
Amaya made her way over to Sakura and Arashi. She asked them if they were planning on joining their team, but not before giving her a questioning look. Sakura thought about this. She hadn't set out to go battle the Dark Gang or anything. Sure, they had killed Aspen (that's her brother's name) but did she really want to get involved with them? They were very violent people and she would be risking her life. Then again, she had absolutely nothing to do now that shift school had ended. She looked over and saw that Peace and Shane had agreed to go. What the hey then. "I'll come," she stated. "I can't speak for Arashi though. And Caldwell is probably too stuck up to hang around with us for that long. But I suppose you'll be needing a plant shifter!" (since Shane and Peace are Earth) She grinned at Amaya and Arashi. Maybe this summer will be interesting!