+ Scions of the Beast +

[Song_of_Storms]

Unico looked down at Talison. He was well aware his attitude was being childish, but he cared not. Unico kept a strong loath of non-anichi, just as some humans had a dislike for their kind. He closed his eyes, running his hand through his silky silver hair.

Little Tali is being more mature then I... but its obvious Siobhan is lying. Why would she hide a simple cut?

He folded his arms over his chest and moaned.

"Some girl has conventially passed out on our doorstep. The others are infatuated with her, like they've never seen a human before."

He leaned his head closer to Siobhan, so he was practically whispering into her ear. His voice was soft and convincing. Unico realized years earlier that he had a talent for persuading people to see from his point of view. He considered it his Snake Blessing. It had served him well with normal people, but was void against Anichi. Still, old habits die hard.

"-Siobhan, she knows we're Anichi.."

[Wind]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan jerked her arm away quickly, yet gently from Talison.

"Don't worry, Tali. I just hurt myself when I was fixing the broken window a few weeks ago, do you remember? I'll be fine, don't worry!"

She plastered on a fake smile yet again for the small girl. Old habits are hard to break, I guess.[/font]

Talison looked at her and said " Please let me help if you need it..."

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan nodded and looked at the retreating figure of Talison.
She turned her face towards Unico's cheek and quickly kissed it.

"Thanks for telling me. I'm not sure if we can let her stay here. I'll make sure of her condition, then I'll make her leave, okay?"

She placed her hand on his and turned around to fix the sign on her door that had fallen off when she slammed it, only to remember that...her Brand was showing on her back.

'D-Did he see it..?'
She turned around quickly to see his stare and gulped.
"U-umm..."[/font]

[Kunoichi]

Kianna looked at Jericho, hurt in her eyes only flickering for a second. She felt her hand grip the dagger harder, clenching it.

Then she dropped her hand, looking at the girl on the floor and back to Jericho. She turned back towards the stairs, "I am nobody." She then perceeded to walk up the stairs.

[Song_of_Storms]

Unico froze when Siobhan kissed his cheek. The one thing he wasn't accustom to was being embraced, and when ever it happen, (which wasn't very often. His personality made sure of that) he became uneasy. He stammered while she adjusted the sign on her door*

"n-no.. You don't have to make her leave. Everyone else likes her, and it would just be selfishness on my part. I do not need to stir anymore de-"

His eyes caught a glimpse of Siobhan's brand. He sighed, pushing his hair behind his ear. He walked over to Siobhan and did the same for her.

"Siobhan... You may be the eldest, but you do so act the silliest. We are your family. We all have past we do not want revealed, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be found out. I know of your scars. I have seen them before, briefly, and without your knowledge. I do not want you to pursue anything that harms you, but my words are ill to reason. I pray you work this out. There are many here who want to help." He grinned slightly.

"-and play the hero. You, of course, would be the beautiful damsel in distress."

Unico blinked, then watched the stairs as Kianna came up them. He looked at her longingly. Of all the Anichi, she seemed the most distant. He wanted her to be as open as Talison, but was aware that would take time and courage. Until then, he would try to be her support.

"Kianna? Is something amiss?"

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan's face hosted a very faint rosy tint as Unico brushed her hair behind her ear.
"Why do you care about me, really? I thought you hated me...And..."

She looked at the gray-carpeted floor, looking at her feet covered in black socks, and Unico's bare feet.
"Who'd want to save me?"

She slid down the door until she sat on the ground looking at Kianna, muttering under her breath.

"Beautiful damsel, my foot."

She watched as Kianna walked, and saw the scowl on her face.
"Kianna, what happened?"[/font]

[Song_of_Storms]

Unico stepped back, towards Kianna. He tried to Whisper to Siobhan.

"-Hate you? I hate none. I dislike far to many to be mentioned, but not hate.."

He fixed his gaze at Kianna, hoping to hear her voice say something.

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan's eyes softened, she stood up, and walked over to Kianna, brushing slightly against Unico as she walked.

"Kianna, is it the human? Or....was it one of the others?"[/font]

[Kunoichi]

Kianna looked up in surprise, her face blushing for a moment.

She said nothing for a moment, stopped in her tracks that someone was talking to her. Her? Why?

She looked down the stairs, "That human..." she gripped her dagger again, anger slipping into her voice, "that human shouldn't be trusted. No human should be trusted."

She glared back at the stairs and then went to her room for a moment grabbing a staff. She needed to calm down before her anger got the best of her. She glanced at the two, walked down the hall where an open window stood. She glanced down, and without a word jumped out the window easily landing and then she took of running.

It felt good to run, letting the wind run through her hair. She used that staff like a pole vault, launching into the tree, letting anger fuel her. She landed in the patch of trees, and started to launch in a flurry of attacks, anger of the humans presence washing over her. They wouldn't understand her. The wouldn't get it!

She struck the trees hard. Her small frame jolting with each smack of the staff. Smack! Smack! Smack! She didn't care if they had followed or if they left her alone. She didn't care, she didn't care, she didn't care!

With a final struck of her staff against the tree, she felt her body lean against the tree panting.

She couldn't control her "transformation" as they called it. She didn't know how to. She only transformed when all her anger consumed her...or fear. it was both exhilrating as much as it was terrifying.

"Why did you bring me here God?" she whispered to her heavenly father.

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan's eyebrows furrowed when Kianna jumped out of the window. She closed her eyes, placing her hands in her jeans pockets, and leaned against the wall.
"It seems that the human is creating a dissonance, isn't she?"

She sighed in annoyance and tilted her head towards Unico.
"Why do these things keep happening to us. Why can't God let us be a 'happy family', for a lack of a more realistic term?"[/font]

[Nami]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan raised her head up and looked into Kisho's eyes.
"And...those events led to my..."

She unwrapped her arms from around his neck, held up her arm wrist-forward in front of his face, and pulled down the sleeves of her shirt.

"...cutting. I hope that this doesn't make you think of me any less. Thank you for listening to my ramblings."

She turned her head towards her window.
"Something's happening. We should go check it out."[/font]

Kisho nodded and was about to say something when she went to the door, he watched the whole scene play out and felt like someone had struck him across the face when Sio kissed Unico and Unico complimented her. Kisho felt his anger rise, he stood and pushed past Sio carefully and then slammed into Unico hard. "Oops, sorry did that hurt?" he asked cocking his head. Then he continued down the hallway toward his room.

[christianfriend]

OOC: I'm re-introducing my character Roscoe, so if you could, just ignore my last post ^^

"A little angry today, are we?" A rugged voice taunted from behind Kianna, It's owner leaning his shoulder against a tree as if he'd been here before her arrival.
Roscoe shoved away from the tree trunk with a fluid movement and stopped a good 5 feet away from Kianna, his arms crossed over his chest. He adjusted the piece of straw to the other side of the corner of his mouth and looked down at the young girl through his shaggy navy blue hair.
"You're the newb, right? Why are you out here by yourself, and stirring up a ruckus in the forest?" He questioned casually, "Somethin' making you mad back at the orphanage?"

[Kunoichi]

Kianna looked up at the man, she could sense the Buffalo within him.

She stood, glancing back at the orphanage but saying nothing. Let him talk. Feel out whether its safe or not first. That was her lessons in survival.

She gripped her staff hard, she didn't trust anyone. How could she after that event....

She focused her mind to the present, to the buffalo.

"You are Roscoe." She said it simply. A statement and that was all. Now it was his turn. Her face did not show her anger, her fear. None. She had to stay impassive. She couldn't let it happen again.

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan unfolded her arms and turned towards Kisho.

"Ki! What...?"
Then she realized.

'D-does he like...? Oh, Lord, he saw what I just did, didn't he? Please tell me what to do! I'm so confused!'

She looked towards Kisho, then to Unico, then back to Kisho, her voice now a strangled murmur.[/font]

[Song_of_Storms]

Kisho nodded and was about to say something when she went to the door, he watched the whole scene play out and felt like someone had struck him across the face when Sio kissed Unico and Unico complimented her. Kisho felt his anger rise, he stood and pushed past Sio carefully and then slammed into Unico hard. "Oops, sorry did that hurt?" he asked cocking his head. Then he continued down the hallway toward his room.

Unico stroked where Kisho had rammed into him. He narrowed his eyes and hissed at his fellow Anichi.

"-I am fully aware you are sorry. Now what about an apology for your childish behavior?"

He turned around, looking out the window. Wondering what had made Kianna even more adrift. He convinced himself the last thing she needs right now is him bothering her. His gaze slowly made its way back to Siobhan... she looked confused. He snapped back around to see Kisho again. He smirked to himself, caressing his hair arrogantly.

"Kisho, you stubborn fool. If you like Siobhan, then tell her. There's no reason to get me involved in your jealousy."

He let his hands fall to his side as he turned to the stairs.

"If I am needed, I'll be seeing if the human is dead yet."

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan lowered her gaze to the floor again and whispered out to Unico, half-hoping that he heard her, half-hoping that he didn't.

"I am sorry for the rift I've caused. I just make things worse. I'm going to leave on a job soon, s-so...you won't have to deal with me. Good night, I'll be leaving tomorrow."

She turned around and slowly opened her door, leaving it half-open, unbeknownst to herself.

Falling down on the bed, she turned on the CD player to Demon Hunter.
'Is he at the door? I doubt he would care, really...'
She closed her eyes as another wave of warped depression settled over her, her eyes taking on a dull, lifeless color.
Reaching over to a orchid-colored jewelry box, she rummaged through it, and pulled out a small dagger of sorts. Unsheathing it, she felt the cool touch of the metal against her pale wrist.
She removed the dagger from her wrist in order to turn the song louder, and returned it to it's previous position. Dragging the lifeless metal across her wrist, she was unphased, watching the sanguine stream slowly trickle onto the black sheets of her bed. She furrowed her eyebrows and smiled sadly.[/font]

[Kung_Fu_Master]

Jericho had brought the human female into the kitchen after everyone had gone. Talison was trying to find Siobhan. Roscoe left without helping. That other girl is mad somewhere. And Anser.......who knows where he went.

He helped her to the table and then got both her and her dog some water. As she sat there he wondered why he was so protective of her. He knew it wasn't love because it did not feel the same. Maybe it was sympathy, that had to be it, but he should hate humans like most of the other after what had happend to him those years ago.

[Nami]

Kisho stopped to listen to Unico, but didn't say anything, he stiffened; 'What would Unico know! He is so self absorbed he can't even take time to look at anyone other than himself and Tali.' Kisho felt his anger rise a bit higher.

Slowly Kisho turned and went back to her room. He paused and sniffed he smelled the fresh blood on the air and his eyes widened. "NO!" he shouted busting into the room and taking the dagger away from her.

"Don't do that! not again!" he ran out and to the bathroom where he got medical supplies and came back in. "Don't cut yourself." he pulled out a swab and started to clear away the blood.

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan shrieked when Kisho burst into her room. When he yanked the dagger away from her, her anger piqued, and her ears and teeth morphed into the cat ears and fangs.

"KISHO! WHAT IN THE HECK ARE YOU DOING! I'LL DO THIS IF I WANT TO! I DESERVE IT!"

She pulled her arm away from him, and lashed out with her claws, just barely scratching him.
Growling and sobbing at the same time, she fully turned into her Anichi from and ran into the bathroom.[/font]

[Kiba-kun]

Anser sat underneath the kitchen window, listening to the others inside. He wondered what was wrong with him. He had enough sense to see someone else in pain, yet couldn't bring himself to do more than point out the fact. He reached into his pocket and took out his MP3, turning the selection to Slipknot. Turning up the volume so that all he heard was the music.

"Why can't I do anything?" Anser mumbled, curling into the fetal position. Without noticing, he changed into his Anichi form, his double jointed hip sockets keep his body in a bipedal form. "I just . . . need to do something." he muttered softly.

[Nami]

Kisho stared at her, he was in shock. Not able to move since her outburst. "Sio.." he slowly stood up and looked toward the bathroom. "Sio! I'm sorry! I didn't want you to hurt yourself!" he begged standing outside the door. "Please! I was just trying to help!"

OOC: Erin, if it's okay, I am going to make another character ^^ I have an idea.

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan crouched behind the green shower curtain, shivering and sobbing.
'Why can't they leave me alone? Why do they care? Where are you, Ashtyn?! Ashtyn, come back! I need you!! NO!!!'

Inadvertently, some shattered words mulled forth from her throat.
"....alone...they care...you, Ashtyn...Ashtyn...NO!!!"
She huddled down again, looking at the blood on her paw. Flexing her claws, she bit down on her arm.
'Why did God make me this way? Why do I have to act like everything's alright? Curse this condemned body of mine.'
"WHY CAN'T I JUST DIE ALREADY?! ASHTYN, WHY DO YOU MOCK ME?!"

OOC: *coughs* Yes, I know, Siobhan is very mental right now. Everything is for a reason...[/font]

[Nami]

Kisho kicked the door so hard that it flew off it's hinges and hung on one. "SIO!" he said his hands transforming into black cat paws the size of horse hooves. "Please stop!" he grabbed her head and tried to pry her off her arm. "Don't do this!"

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan yowled and bit down on Ki's paw, her eyes not showing any bit of humanity right now, if there was some even left.

She reached out with her claws and started scratching and batting at his arms to let her go. Speaking through her mouth-hold on Ki's paws, her voice sounded so quiet, like a breeze of wind.
"Why do try to help me? I've been like this for eleven years...let me be!"
She bit down harder, her muzzle starting to stain with blood.[/font]

[Nami]

Kisho glowered at her, "I am doing this because I CARE!" he screamed the last word trying not to show that he was in so much pain. He didn't allow himself to transform any farther, Kisho climbed into the tub and wrapped his available arm around her head hugging her to his chest. "Calm down Sio! There are people who care about you around here including me! We don't want to see you hurt." he said trying to still her fury.

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan's clenched mouth and furious claws lessened when he explained that he cared. She let go of his paw, and sobbed violently, her adverse emotions causing her to change back into her human form, but not quite fully, leaving her ears, fangs, claws, and tail in it's caracal form.

Siobhan's thoughts raced so fast, that all she could do was hug him tightly and tremble at the thought of what she did.[/font]

[Nami]

Kisho felt his paws return to human form and her hugged her tightly, "It's okay." he whispered trying his best to comfort her. He had never been good at comfort, or kindness of any kind. But this time Kisho had acted out of pure need to let her know that she was loved and people did care about her. Kisho couldn't help but feel a pain in his chest for Sio as she trembled, it must hurt her badly every time she hurt someone else.

[Hana Ryuuzaki]

[font="palatino Linotype"]"I..I didn't mean...I would never....I'm....Ki, I...what...why...sorry.."

She looked at his still-bleeding hand and shut her eyes tightly.
It was hen that she noticed the faint feeling coursing through her body from her.....wrist! She never cleaned it up, and it was bleeding all over the place!

"Ki..." She promptly lost control of her body, and all she could keep doing was breath and keep her eyes open.[/font]

[Nami]

Kisho looked down at her startled and then at her arm, "Crud!" he hissed, "here!" he turned on the water, running it low (even though they were sitting in the bathtub it didn't bother him) he put her arm under the water gently and then got the bandages. Kisho grabbed the cream for the wound and pulled her arm out from under the water, he dried it.

Then he put the cream on and wrapped it throughly. "There." he whispered when done. "Hey.. you still with me?" he asked carefully.

[Song_of_Storms]

[font="palatino Linotype"]Siobhan shrieked when Kisho burst into her room. When he yanked the dagger away from her, her anger piqued, and her ears and teeth morphed into the cat ears and fangs.

"KISHO! WHAT IN THE HECK ARE YOU DOING! I'LL DO THIS IF I WANT TO! I DESERVE IT!"

She pulled her arm away from him, and lashed out with her claws, just barely scratching him.
Growling and sobbing at the same time, she fully turned into her Anichi from and ran into the bathroom.[/font]

Unico snapped around, searching the top stairs with his eyes. Siobhan! She's screaming!

He bolted up the stairs, leaping every other step till he reached the top. He ran to her room, looking for her. He stopped. His eyes slowly fazed over to the puddle of blood that had pooled on her comforter. He grimaced, sniffing the air. Scared, he started to turn back.

No, not here... Please, God, heed my plea! He covered his nose and shut his eyes tightly. He ran to the bathroom, keeping his gaze fixed on the floor. He came crashing in near Kisho and Siobhan, gasping. Sweat poured from his brow, he looked weary and weak, instead of his usual arrogant headstrong demeanor. Kneeling beside Siobhan he kept his eyes fixed on her, and nothing else.

"-what happened? Siobhan, what's gotten into you?!" He tried to appear angry, but in truth, he was scared beyond belief.