+ Scions of the Beast +

[Kunoichi]

Roscoe rasied a thin eyebrow at the girl, chewing on the straw piece hanging from his mouth. So, she didn't only not trust humans, but Anichi also? Something terrible must have happened to her in the past. But he wouldn't ask about it, for he was relectant to talk about his past also, and didn't like asking other people about their's.
"Ho, so would you rather me not talk to you? Ignore you and act like you don't exist? I could easily do so, if you wanted. I'm actually quite good at doing that." He started to twirl a piece of his shaggy blue hair around his finger absent mindedly, "And girl, I doubt you could kill me..even though you are quite talented in martial arts, as I saw a moment ago."

"Confidence can borderline into cockiness." She gripped her dagger, "It is not to me to decide if you wish to talk to me, ignore me. That is your choice. I merely asked why." She made sure to hide her fear. She was not afraid that he would harm her, she knew what she was capable of. No she feared being casted away, although she knew it quite possible. Afterall, since that time...No now was not the time to dwell on it.

She gripped her dagger. Anger? That was surprising. What was she so angry about. She never could understand her emotions. It is why she chose so often to say nothing. Let them make the first move. counterstrike. Run. Hide. That was her life. Become invisible.

She glanced down at the person below. No at the Anichi below. "And then again, I say we can not trust Humans. What makes Anichi, as you call them, so different?" She heard the bitterness slip into her voice. She jumped down off the tree, landing next to him and looked at the orphanage.

[Song_of_Storms]

Unico gasped for a moment. He held a fondness for when things went his way, but seeing two of his friends, his family, in such a manner caught him off guard. When Talison came bolting in, he was relieved. Despite her age, he knew she would be help. Unico quickly stood up, taking Siobhan in his grasp. Her head and legs dangling over each arm. He tried to run out of her room, keeping his focus on her pale face. With a facade of calmness and control, he instructed Talison.

"Tali, keep an eye on Kisho. Prop his head up, and make sure he doesn't fall over. I'll get him once I take Sio down.."

He ran out of the room, down the hall. His hair had fallen in his eyes, but there was no time to bother with it. As he nearly tripped down the stairs, he gave a weary laugh.

"-Sio... I always hated when Kisho called you that."

He stood at the base of the stairs. Siobhan's wet body had soaked into his own clothes. The water dripped onto the floor, echoing at Unico, as if it was telling him to hurry up. He panicked, not knowing what to do. His different colored eyes flashed madly around, till at last he screamed in a desperate attempt for assistance.

"SOMEONE HELP US!!"

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]
Siobhan came back into fuzzy consciousness when Unico spoke to her...
All she could do from freezing completely was to pull herself closer to his body, but she could barely open her eyes, let alone move her body.

"U-Uni...I'm sorry...I was stupid...I didn't mean to..hurt you. I was...being selfish, thinking...that....if I k-k-killed myself.....that I..wouldn't be sad..."
She gathered enough energy in her body to turn her head, so it was facing towards Unico's chest.[/font]

[Wind]

Talison nodded, and tried to move Kisho's body into a sitting position, and she put a rolled-up towel behind his head. "Uncle Ki...will Mama be alright?"
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Adrianna stood up dizzy and looked as Unico walked by " Could I be of help... I was a nurse before my past happened..."

[Kung_Fu_Master]

Jericho had slipped into his own little world not even noticing the girl was gone. When he did he went searching for her not expecting to find Unico holding Siobhan both covered in blood.

"W-WHat happend?" Tears rolling down his face for the first time in years.

[Song_of_Storms]

Unico gripped Siobhan closer, tighter. He longed for her suffering to end, but in a pleasant manner. He was cursing himself for not seeing past Siobhan's lie. Everything wasn't all right, as she would say with a smile. Had he been to preoccupied with himself, he couldn't even detect sorrow in the ones dearest to him?

"Shh... Siobhan, everything is going to be fine. Just, don't.. move."

He stepped into the living room, looking for a sign of the others. He knew Siobhan must be cold, as she was practically shivering. One of the many things Unico detested was being chilled, due to his Anichi animal. He gently set her down on the couch, inspecting her wrists. They had been bandaged, so that was alright. But Sio was still hurting. He snapped at the human girl, partially angry everyone had been focused on her. "-Help her! Do something! Please! I'll be back."

He bolted up the stairs again, heading back to Siobhan's room. He wasn't sure how to help them, but he wanted them away from this place, this room. The awful smell... it reeked of pain. When he finally reached Kisho, he gave a Talison a gently nod of appreciation. He picked him up, in the same manner he had done so with Siobhan. Although Unico had a relatively "wimpy" posture, at this moment he didn't notice Kisho's weight. He got out of the room, almost bumping Kisho's head on the door frame. After much strenuous work, he finally brought Kisho to beside Siobhan. He leaned in front of him, feeling his head.

What where they doing? -making a suicide pack?

[Kung_Fu_Master]

"No. This can't be happening." Jericho stood there paralyzed in sadness. He hadn't felt this way in years.

"Move," he said to himself, "Move or else there going to die." but he couldn't no matter how hard he tryed he could not stop looking at both Siobhan and Kisho and crying.

[Wind]

Talison looked at Kisho and said " I am here for you Uncle Ki..."
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Adrianna looked in the living room and came up to siobhan, gently stroking her ears she rewrappede her wrists and washed her face with a cold cloth.

[Nami]

Kisho barely heard Talison's voice through all the fog in his head, he tried to speak but he couldn't. It also barely registered to him that Unico was dragging him, Kisho heard Tali's voice again, he opened one eye with as much effort as he could and nodded at her before dropping his head onto Unico's shoulder (without meaning to) 'Sio.... save her...'
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Affinity grinned, "Well, this is going to be to easy." she jumped from the tree and lept through the window. "You all need to stop their bleeding!" she ordered, "You" she pointed at Jericho, "help me by getting me a bucket of cold water and several rags." she said and then turned to Talison, "Keep talking to them so they know someones there for them. Affinity knelt down her long red hair spilling over her shoulder, she looked at Unico, "Unico is it? Please go get some bandages, hot water, a thin needle, and anti-biotic ointment. Hurry!" she said raising her voice to get them moving.

[Song_of_Storms]

Unico was uneasy when Kisho leaned on his shoulder, his cheeks flushed with heat. He had never really gotten along with Kisho. Their personalities where almost polar opposites, which led to much conflict in views. But, Unico wasn't angry with him now. He was concerned. Worried. Of course, he would never admit it to anyone. He gently moved Kisho's head off, then nodded to Affinity, being unusually submissive to her commands.

"Fine. I can figure out whom you are later.."

He pulled his hair back, tying it into a red ribbon he had wrapped around his hand earlier. He ran to the downstairs bathroom where they generally kept the medical supplies. Rummaging through the shelf, snatching up bottles, looking at the labels, then tossing them over his shoulder. He gasped relieved when he read the label of one. He grasped it, then ran back to Affinity, slipping on the way. He knelt beside her, pushing something in her hand. He calmly soothed.

"-I found band aids and the ointment." He glanced over at Siobhan and Kisho.

"How could we let this happen?!"

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan faded back into reality for a few minutes, but everything looked blurry.
She winced as Adrianna rewrapped the bandages, her fingers brushed against the recent cut.
Trying her best to focus her eyes, yet to no avail, she tried calling out.

"Uni...wh-where are you..?"
Her voice was foreign to her ears, it sounded so hoarse and thick.
Trembling, she tried to isolate her body heat, but it took too much concentration, so she gave up on it.

'Death by hypothermia, huh? Not what I would've picked, but...'[/font]

[Song_of_Storms]

Unico took Siobhan's unharmed hand, trying to sooth her.

This is not how its suppose to be... She's the strong one. She's the one for comforts us in our need. Now we must do the same for her.. Oh, Siobhan... whom can we lean on now?

"Everything is fine. I am here, and Kisho.. They are tending to you. You will be fine."

He smiled, trying to reassure her as well as himself.

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]"Uni....I am selfish...and stupid. I couldn't..save Ash, and..I can't save myself."

A tremor was sent through her throat, and a fit of coughing took hold of her frame.
The ice-cold clothes had soaked Siobhan through to the bone, numbing her skin.[/font]

[Kung_Fu_Master]

Affinity grinned, "Well, this is going to be to easy." she jumped from the tree and lept through the window. "You all need to stop their bleeding!" she ordered, "You" she pointed at Jericho, "help me by getting me a bucket of cold water and several rags." she said and then turned to Talison, "Keep talking to them so they know someones there for them. Affinity knelt down her long red hair spilling over her shoulder, she looked at Unico, "Unico is it? Please go get some bandages, hot water, a thin needle, and anti-biotic ointment. Hurry!" she said raising her voice to get them moving.

"Um...right!", Jericho still phased by what had been going on final snapped out of it when he was given orders.

"What was I doing", thinking to himself again, "I should of started helping when this all started!"

Jericho brought a big bucket of cold water with rags thrown over his shoulder. He started dipping the rags in the water and giving them to Unico and Talison.

[Nami]

Affinity nodded to Unico, "They will be fine." she took the cold rags and started to stop the bleeding with it. "Okay, Jericho, I need you to go get her some new clothes, anything is fine and Kisho too." she slowly and carefully stitched together Sio's wounds, using a special thread she had. Affinity then put the ointment on Siobhan's wounds and then wrapped the bandages around them. "Okay... done. Unico, need you to get me four big fluffy towels." she instructed again. Affinity was calm as she went about dressing Kisho's wounds.

Kisho slipped out of reality and into unconsciousness, only one thought was in his mind... 'Sio...' Affinity sighed, "Finally went under huh?" Affinity asked as she finished the stitches, then wrapped and dressed his wounds.

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan didn't know what hurt worse, the actual cutting, or the stitching of her skin back together. Everytime Affinity would poke the needle in her skin, she would automatically wince at the contact.
"Numb..."[/font]

[Wind]

Talison saw Sio twitching and flailing in pain, and she came up and held her hand and said " It will be okay, mama... I love you... please be okay..." She held her hand close to her face and cried hard.
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Adrianna looked and stood in the doorway " Can I be of help..."

[Nami]

Affinity turned to Adrianna, "Yes, could you please make a fire and get it as hot as you can and maintain it? I need to get them near something warm while Jericho gets their clothes and Unico gets the towels."

[Wind]

Affinity turned to Adrianna, "Yes, could you please make a fire and get it as hot as you can and maintain it? I need to get them near something warm while Jericho gets their clothes and Unico gets the towels."

Adrianna nodded adn said while she was oing these things " What about the litle one, Talison is what I heard her name as... Is she ok...?"

[Nami]

Affinity glanced up at her for a second, "Talison will be fine, she needs to talk to them to let them know that there is still someone there for them." Affinity was starting to get impatient waiting for the clothes and towels.

[Wind]

" I am glad to be able help... i can't help that
I am not Anichi would you like to know something..."

[Nami]

Affinity raised a brow curiously, "Oh? Well, if you want to tell me I am willing to listen." she said as she started to rub Siobhan's shoulders, giving warmth back to them.

[Wind]

I was mistaken for an Anichi by an Anichi hating father who thought he could be a drunk belligerent...." She stopped right there because she had nothing after that but four letter very mean words to say and she stopped for a few seconds. " I am sorry...I just was abandoned for being something I am not and now I am an outcast..."

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan moved her head just enough to see Talison's crying face.
"I'm so sorry, baby. I didn't...mean t-to make..you..cry.."[/font]

[Wind]

Talison looked at her and said " If mama was in so much pain why didn'r you tell your baby girl why didn't you want me to help you..."

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan winced in the pain of Talison's plea.
"Because...I didn't need to bother you with such bad things. I was hoping to leave quietly..."[/font]

[Nami]

Affinity nodded, "Well, some people don't think things through, or how it will hurt the other person if they did something stupid." Affinity's eyes shifted to Sio as she said that. She slowly moved Sio to the fireplace and put her in front of it. "Rub her arms gently and her feet, get them warm okay?" she said to Adrianna. She scooted Kisho up next to Sio and started to rub his arms, one she felt the warmth back in them she moved to his legs and then his feet.

"Make sure they are thoroughly warmed." Affinity said, "Unico! We need those towels!" she shouted.

[Wind]

Adrianna looked at Sio and Talison " I am Adrianna, Mam, and I am new here... I am here to help..." She held her hand and put her arm around Talison and Talison was in her fox form and Adrianna stroked her head between the ears to help her calm down " So what's her name?" Talison looked at her and smiled " Her name is Siobhan...but you may call her Sio for short but I call her mama..."Adrianna looked at Sio and said " I am here for you Sio..." She gathered her head up on her lap and gently stroked her hair

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan groggily looked up at the human girl stroking her hair.
"D-don't call me--Ma'am..please..."

The repetitive motion of Adrianna's hand felt so comforting. Slowly, she started falling asleep, but for how long?[/font]

[Song_of_Storms]

Unico came back in, towels slung over her arms. He snapped at Affinity.

"It wasn't easy finding the bloody towels! You try finding anything after Anser's turn to do laundry..."

He handed them to her, then knelt beside Talison. He wrapped his arms around the little girl and pulled her close, but not close enough that they where touching. After all, his shirt was still damp from bringing Siobhan in. He spoke to the little Fox Anichi softly, his tone full of hope and sincerity, though it truthfully lacked both.

"Tali, chin up. They will be fine. You are doing an outstanding job of helping."

He rubbed his cheek with the back of his hand. So much had happened in such a short time. He gingerly looked over at the human girl. As much as he hated to, he knew he was in the wrong earlier. He cleared his throat and spoke to her.

"..I am sorry for how I treated you earlier. I was far from showing Christian compassion, and I am deeply ashamed of it."

He bit down into his tongue, uncertain whether he truly meant it, or if he just said so because he knew he should. Oh, well. He would find out later.