Vicky

[SIZE=1]Adofo?s mouth twitched slightly when the stranger?s blade had come across his shoulder. His hand immediately latched to his wound, black blood dripping between his fingers. Adofo looked at the man, he was smirking. Adofo snarled at him. [B]?C?mon slowpoke. Show me what you got.?[/B] Adofo hissed at the man, swinging his fist out and trying to claw at his enemy. The human was too far back for Adofo?s claw to rake through his skin. Adofo snarled again at the man, watching him carefully, moving around him, fully aware he had a knife. There was something strange about this man, Adofo couldn?t ignore that. He touched the wound on his shoulder again, dragging blood out of it on his fingertips and rubbing his own blood into the tips of his fingers, all the time keeping his eyes on the human. Wasn?t going to let some stupid homo sapien get away with a knife wound. Hell no. Adofo was sure his little human friend was tired of all the lunging, so, he did it again. Adofo leapt forward for the human, smirking secretly when he saw the man side step with his knife ready. Adofo stopped himself with difficultly, nearly falling backwards but still managing to grab the human?s wrist. Adofo pulled the human?s arm, trying to drag the stupid little animal towards ? Before Adofo could even finish his little plan to get the man on the floor he had been kicked in the ribs. Adofo was taken off guard, he let go of the human?s hand and turned his head around, planning to scream in the human?s face (many times yelling had been an effect way of intimidating people). When Adofo turned his head he was attacked by a knife to his cheek, and then a kick in his shins. Adofo found himself on the floor. [B]?Need to move faster than tha?,?[/B] the man chuckled. Adofo snarled, digging his nails into the dirt. He stood up, a lump of dirt in his hands, looked at the man over his shoulder. Adofo felt his own blood dripping down his cheek, into his mouth and spat it out at once. [B]?I?ll do better next time.?[/B] Adofo laughed. He suddenly turned around, throwing a great lump of dirt into the human?s eyes. Not really wanting to waste any time, Adofo stormed over to the man whilst he was taken off-guard, stepped behind him and lock his huge arm around the man?s neck, pulling him into a tight headlock and snarling. [B]?Is this better? Why don?t you tell me your name, so I can put it on your grave before I bury you alive in this ugly rock you call home??[/B][/SIZE]

[SIZE=1][I]OOC: S'okay Eclipse, glad to see you posted though ^_~[/I] -------- Dani was getting a little drunk now, far past tipsy. He had been talking about various things with Juliet and still hadn?t threatened her. Now, Dani knew for sure that he was not an incredibly nice person all the time when he was drunk, in fact sometimes he was worse than normal. In this instance, though, he was being nice and enjoying the conversation. [B]?Don?t you have any heating in this place??[/B] Juliet asked, taking another drink. [B]??No, I don?t.?[/B] Dani mumbled. He reached for his trench coat which he brought down earlier and passed it over to Juliet. [B]?Have my coat. S?real leather an?? stuff,?[/B] he shrugged at his lack of words and took another great big gulp of his alcohol. [B]?Well, thanks.?[/B] Juliet said, reluctantly taking the jacket. [B]?I?ma nice guy, you know. So nice people give me presents. See that cabinet over there with all those little statue things in it? Presents.?[/B] He said with a grin on his face. [B]?I know one you?d like.?[/B] He stood up all of a sudden, stumbling and reaching out for the coffee table as he did. He walked over to the cabinet, inspecting everything was in place and opened it. There were models of animals and figures of even more animals. At the end, next to a dragon dog statue, was a glorified looking cobra with a gold finish. He smirked, turned to Juliet. [B]?C?mere.?[/B] He said, waving his arm for her to join him. She did so, stumbling a little but not nearly as drunk as Dani himself. [B]?S?little snake someone bought me ?while ago. Look, s?big as my hand. Not that huge. You can have it. You like snakes, righ???[/B] He shoved the little statue into her hands and closed the cabinet. [B]?I ain?t all that bad. You keep that.?[/B] Dani mumbled, looking down at his burnt arm. [B]?Never know when old shit comes in handy.?[/B] Dani was suddenly feeling very light headed. He knew it was the alcohol, of course, and he wanted more. He began to walk back over to the coffee table, but if his balance was already bad enough he didn?t need alcohol to wreck it even more. He stumbled over his own feet and in an effort to stop himself he reached out for the nearest thing ? which happened to be Juliet. [B]?Ah fuck. You alrigh???[/B] he mumbled, lying on the floor (he had unfortunately dragged Juliet with him) and tugging her arm gently.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1][B]Name:[/B] Alistaire Knox [B]Nickname:[/B] Kid Chaos (Kid, Kiddie, the Kid, Chaos, Glow in the Dark Man, Glowie in the Dark Man? but mostly, Kid Chaos) [B]Age:[/B] 21 [B]Personality:[/B] Ali, or Kid Chaos as he was so fondly named, is actually a very nice man. He?s laid back, funny to be around and has no ambitions for the future unless it involves either drinking, alcohol or parties. Kid has a lot of friends who don?t find him annoying and would gladly go to a party with him; as far as his friends go, Kid will protect them if necessary, get drunk with them when they?re lonely and, of course, steal [I]their[/I] home if he has nowhere to stay. One of the key points of his personality is that Kid has no shame. No shame [I]at all[/I]. Sometimes, his friends will wake up to find Kid in their house, watching TV and eating their food. He would apologise afterwards, of course, but he?d do it again. Kid is also incredibly paranoid about strangers. Because of this, those who don?t know him find Kid rude and mean. If a stranger speaks to Kid he will reply rudely, or not reply at all, being suspicious of them and their intentions. He leaves people he does not know alone, won?t say a word to them, nor will he help a stranger in need. If, however, a stranger bad mouths his style of clothing or his choice of lifestyle Kid will get very defensive and prove that he most certainly is a bad-mouthed, rude, mean little punk. [B]Appearance:[/B] [URL=http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/1455/antifashionbywackycrackux1.jpg]Here[/URL] [URL=http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/8774/kidchaosbywackycrackazn1.jpg]Here[/URL] It's important to note that although Kid does not glow in the dark on these images he [I]does[/I] glow in the dark. Kid's earrings are mostly glow-in-the-dark material, he will sometimes wear glow in the dark contacts, he will tie glow sticks to his clothing and among other things which do, in fact, make him glow in the dark. Amazingly he still retains a punk image with this style. [B]Habits:[/B] Kid has no shame, for one. He isn?t scared of making a fool of himself at all. He also has a habit of carrying alcohol bottles around with him which is bad if the police were ever looking for someone to blame. Kid likes carrying pens around with him, too, and signing people, walls, windows? he says it?s a cheap form of graffiti that he can carry around with him constantly. To date, you won?t find a place on the street that hasn?t been signed, at some point, by Kid Chaos. Another bad habit would be collecting glow in the dark objects, whether it be stealing them or not, and one of his more disgusting habits is spitting on grass (only grass, though, he isn?t sure why he does this either). [B]History:[/B] Ali Knox is the third generation of punks. His grand parents went the same places and did the same things as Ali would do today. Ali himself grew up with, he thought, the coolest parents in Britain. He had two brothers, Charlie and Joe, who were five years older than Ali. With influences from both his parents, brothers and even grand parents Ali found himself drawn into the alternative part of society in an instant. He would spend weekends hanging around the deserted areas around the River Thames, finding new people down there who were probably related to his parents? old friends. It was there in his early youth where Ali was given the nickname Kid Chaos which would stay with him as an adult. Ali was an underage drinker who had a slight habit of showing that off to the world. Even at a young age, Ali had no shame at all. Combined with alcohol and his friend he ended up doing a variety of crazy and amusing things? which, after awhile, ended up with Ali getting in trouble with the police. Still, after all his close calls he insisted on continuing his entertainment in the form of chaos ? paintings cars, throwing things at buses, running through huge crowds on purpose, stealing pathetic objects? soon enough, he was fondly referred to as ?Kid Chaos? by the older punks present at the time. The nickname grew on Ali and eventually became life long. Kid had no problems in school. His older brothers were widely known for their outrageous fashion and their raging anger so no one would even consider insulting Kid. Even when his brothers left, Kid still had no problems in school. When it came to the exams Kid did surprisingly well, which shocked everyone. No one expected a dangerous lad such as himself to get some of the highest marks in school. Still, Kid did not go to college and instead lived out his life afterschool hanging around with his friends. Nowadays, Kid pays for his apartment and alcohol by peeling potatoes in a Chinese restaurant. His job is actually illegal and he only works three days a week, but Kid only keeps this job to pay for his apartment and alcohol. Of course, Kid rarely stays in his own home; he prefers to wake up in other people?s homes instead. During the day and at weekends, Kid can normally be found hanging around with the likes of Gus and among other punks, sharing his drinks and stealing their TVs.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Fast mind, slow body. By the time Adofo had realised he had completely missed his target he began to stop himself, though his legs only stopped moving after he skidded to a halt, pushing up dirt with the tip of his boots and almost toppling backwards. He regained his balance and, in doing so, nearly toppled forward. Curse his weight. He turned around in a snap and saw a human ? somewhat tall for his species, blonde hair, a little more intimidating than the average human being, Adofo supposed. Still, the demon wasn?t scared. The man, on the other hand, looked a little confused. Or a lot confused; Adofo didn?t blame him, really. [B]?W-what? what the hell??[/B] the man didn?t stutter because he was afraid, probably because he hadn?t seen anything like Adofo before. Adofo grinned at that, animals without fear were always good for sports. Adofo didn?t speak. He found that staring at this man, noting everything about him, was far more effective. The man was giving signs that he was worried, and freaked out, by Adofo?s staring. Adofo was good at staring, looking people up and down and grinning, he did it all the time. He kept his gaze on the human, stern and unmoving, just trying to stir things up a bit. When Adofo saw the man move his hand towards what looked like a weapon even more, Adofo?s eyes widened a little and he decided to [I]really[/I] be annoying. [B]?What the hell are you staring at??[/B] he sneered, acting offended. Adofo charged the man again, this time with one hand in front of him and his other clenched behind his back, just in case his victim moved out of the way, which was very likely.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Adofo rolled over onto his face and pushed himself up with ease. He was frowning (as usual) and pretending nothing had happened; he wasn't going to let a little tumble embarrass him. He stood up and shook the dirt off his horns with another curse word following from his mouth. Then, he heard it again. Someone was definitely near and someone was probably going to blow Adofo's cover... granted Adofo was very hard to cover and someone probably already knew about the crash... but it was still rather dangerous walking around the wilderness and risking an unknown human finding out there were demons on their planet, moreso aliens in their Universe. Adofo rolled his eyes. Small minided people. There was another shout. God, this human was loud. Adofo's head snapped towards the direction of the human's voice and his eyes immediately spotted a man, who had most likely seen a glimpse of Adofo at some point. Adofo scratched his horns at the problem of a human being glimpsing a demon. It wasn't a very -- [I]Ah, horns.[/I] Adofo grinned. He clapped his large hands together and lower his head, and dug his boot into the ground, eroding the dirt. He rounded his shoulders and, like a speeding bull, charged for the human. He was going in the right direction, whether he'd hit the human was another story.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]This planet was plagued and intent on his doom, Adofo had decided. This was his second crash, forth for his entire species. What, did the humans love them or something? Ha, Adofo doubted it. He wanted them dead, anyway. He'd kill them later, he supposed. Now he just had to figure out where he was and how he was going to get out of this mess. He looked at his surroundings and made a disgusted snort at the opened aired view, all the mountains and trees and - gah, it was horrible. Adofo was used to fire, scorched lands, volcanic ash raining down from the sky. This was beauty and he hated it. Beauty should be dead. He grumbled, dragging himself away from the ship incase it blew up in his face. As he walked, he placed a hand to his forehead and noticed a black, sticky substance. Hey, it was his blood. [B]"Hey! Anyone out there?"[/B] Adofo's head snapped up when his ears picked up the sound of a voice echoing somewhere up ahead. He swore under his breath in a different language no human would understand and darted for the nearest set of trees, somewhat slowly in fact. Oh, it was all good and well being a big scary monster, just he never learned how to run fast. He kept walking past the trees, waiting for any sounds once again so he could determine his position. When the voice came again, echoing into the demon's ears, he grinned and began to back away. He looked around, still backing up, and noticed a figure. A human. A pathetic little -- [B][I]THUD[/I][/B]. Adofo had backed away into a rock and, unfortunately, he was strong enough to throw people to the ground but not lean enough to catch himself from falling. He fell to the ground with an almighty thud, his horns hitting the floor before the back of his head and sticking into the ground slightly. Well, shit. Someone probably heard that.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1][I]Bleh, bad post ;_;[/I] A mixture of red and orange light flooded Adofo?s vision as soon as he opened his eyes. He stared at it, not actually knowing what it was and soon figured out he couldn?t hear a thing, either. He blinked, his eyes getting irritated from the smoke that was hanging around so close to his face. Orange blazes and smoke? that really didn?t seem like a good thing. He rolled over, clawed at the metal floor with black nails until he could drag himself to his feet. His vision began to make out more of his surroundings, his hearing was coming back in a high pitch buzz and he began to realise exactly what was going on. The ship was burning in a fury or red flames, parts of the hull were piercing the inside, the screens smashed to oblivion and not a single piece of metal that wasn?t melted, broken or black like the smoke. By Adofo?s standard the ship was small, even now so when its metal had been crushed inwards. Adofo walked forward through the flames, shoving an imploded piece of the ship?s wall out of his way and walking towards the pilot?s seat. What he saw was not a pretty sight. Yet Adofo seemed unmoved by the vision of his pilot?s body being crushed by a hunk of burning metal and shards of glass stuck in his red face. He still had his eyes open and he looked like he was crying. Adofo knew he wasn?t, that was just blood. Just in time Adofo?s hearing became a bit clearer and he picked up the sound of sizzling, then a loud bang behind him. He glanced over his shoulder and saw that the back of the ship, probably [i]all[/i] of the other half, was crackling with an even more ferocious fire than behind. Adofo bit his thumb thoughtfully with his sharp teeth. He turned to his dead pilot, frowned like it was some kind of burden. Well, it was. If anyone found a dead demon in a burning ship? no doubt it?d cause some kind of uproar in Earth?s society. Not that Adofo gave a shit, really, he was just worried about his low profile. In an instant he turned around to the side of the ship, horns down low and ran himself into the hull. The metal buckled when Adofo?s horn collided with it and was pushed outwards, along with Adofo who soon found himself face first in a puddle of wet mud. He rolled over, face full of mud and looked back at his burning ship. The entire thing was puffing out smoke like a thirty foot long cigar. Adofo snarled, knowing full well a lot of people would be able to see that. He didn?t plan on hanging around for them to find him.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Half asleep with half a bottle of Polonaise at his side, it was a sweet night for Dani. Polonaise was one of his favourite drinks, a Polmos Łańcut vodka made in Poland. It pretty much put all other alcohol to shame, although it had been a long time since he had any. He was laying down on his couch right now, sleeping under covers and even with a pillow. All of a sudden Cat?s death didn?t seem entirely his fault. A knocking on the door woke him up groggily. He ran his hand through his deadlocks, mumbled something incoherent and walked to the door, bottle in his hand. He had opened the door with his eyes closed and was rubbing his nose, unaware that there was in fact someone stood at his door. It was obvious, he was just somewhat tired. [B]?What the hell?d?you wan ? Oh, what are you doing here??[/B] his eyes snapped open halfway through the sentence to find Juliet stood there, not looking too impressed. Dani just shrugged. [B]?I?ve been sent round here to ?keep you company?,?[/B] she said, folding her arms. [B]?Don?t tell me, Quan??[/B] Dani rolled his eyes and stepped out of the doorway, [B]?I suppose you should come in, then. S?little cold outside, ain?t it??[/B] Dani grinned like a child, a tipsy child at that. Juliet rolled her eyes and walked past him. Dani pointed towards the living room, muttered something about how ridiculous Quan was, and ran up stairs for a moment. Yes, it was ridiculous. Dani had just let Juliet into his house. He supposed he could use the company, and he also figured it was [I]his[/I] house ? Juliet wouldn?t be able to kill Dani in his own home, even if he was getting slightly tipsy from the alcohol. He looked at the bottle accusingly an snorted. When he got downstairs with a t-shirt on, finally, and a trench coat in his hand because he knew it would get cold in his house he saw Juliet was simply stood up in his living room. Dani gave her a suspicious look, sliding past her and sitting onto his couch, still glancing at her. He poured himself another drink, took a sip still with his eyes on Juliet. [B]?So why?d you say you were here??[/B] [B]?Quan asked me to keep you company. I thought it would have been a good idea.?[/B] Juliet replied, looking around the living room. Dani was still eyeing her suspiciously. [B]?Oh I see, kindness of your heart??[/B] he sneered sarcastically. He swallowed his drink in one, slamming it back down on the table. [B]?For god?s sake, I tidied the place up, so sit down a?ready!?[/B] Juliet sighed heavily and sat down at the other end of the couch. Dani was still watching her, he wanted to know exactly what she was doing in his house, why Quan wanted her there, and why he had actually let her in. Well, he was still blaming the Polonaise for that. He reached into the bag he was given full of alcohol, pulling out a bottle of Wyborowa, once again a Polish beverage. He handed it to Juliet and grinned again. [B]?You can have that. It?s Wyborowa, Polish vodka. Polish vodka is clearly the greatest thing on earth, you know,?[/B] he raised his bottle of Polonaise as if he were proving his point. [B]?Is it now??[/B] Juliet sneered. [B]?Yeah. Polmos Łańcut produces this crap, makes up ten percent of the Polish market, the more you drink the more you?re helping Poland.?[/B] Dani chuckled, taking a swig. Juliet raised an eyebrow at him, clearly surprised. [B]?You live in a house like this and you?re actually smart. I?m slightly impressed.?[/B] [B]?My dad was Polish, it was his excuse every time he bought a bottle of this. It?s the best crap in the world, first alcohol I tasted. As for the house? four bedrooms, kitchen, living room, big back garden? no heating or water. Grand parents bought it me before they tripped into their graves,?[/B] Dani was still smiling though he wasn?t really laughing anymore. His grand parents he didn?t care about, it was just his father?s memory that brought back a few thoughts. He shrugged it off anyway, he didn?t want Juliet to find any signs that he actually had a family he liked, or rather disliked, and didn?t want any questions on the matter. [B]?You?re Polish??[/B] Juliet asked, somewhat disbelieving. [B]?I?m Polish.?[/B] Dani took another drink, wincing at the taste. [B]?Grew up in England though. S?why I?ve got this dodgy accent. I mean, s?perfectly English, this accent, even though a few people in my family would insist on speaking Polish.?[/B] [B]?Does that mean [I]you[/i] can speak it??[/B] Dani smirked. [B]?Ain?t nobody?s business if I can.?[/B] Whether or not Juliet had some secret plan to kill him, Dani figured this was going to be a fun night. After all, he never told anyone he had a secret love for Polish alcohol, or that he was Polish at all.[/SIZE]

[size=1][center][img]http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/1214/giftsandcurses4ej8.png[/img][/center] Due to a lack of money, Dave had to phone Dani back at some point. The talked for what seemed like all night, in the end Dani felt kind of sad for not having caught up with his friend for so long. Dave seemed to be the only person who could tolerate Dani, any joke the goth made that was remotely sick Dave would laugh at, even if he didn?t find it funny. Sometime in the night, Dani told Dave about Cat, missing out the details of the Zodiac and their powers and simply saying he helped kill a girl. Dave replied with a simple, [B]?that?s sad, Dan. That?s real sad. Especially at Christmas.?[/B] Dani laughed at that. He told Dave he had completely forgotten how close to Christmas it was, said he wouldn?t have any plans even if he knew it was coming up. [B]?I don?t want you doing anything at Christmas. Even though you don?t like it, it?s still a holiday and you?re meant to have fun. How about I come around and we can catch up more without me burning a hole in my pocket??[/B] [B]?Yeah, that?d be cool. But only if you want ta, that is.?[/B] Dani mumbled. [B]?Sure thing. I still remember where you live. How about on in three or two days??[/B] [B]?That?d be great.. sure.?[/B] A few more words were exchanged, a laugh, and both of them said their goodbyes and hung up. Dani found himself smiling for once at something that was actually quite sweet. He and Dave went back all the way to when they were teenagers, in a band. Dani on vocals, Dave on bass guitar. Of course, the band didn?t work, even if Dani thought it was a pretty awesome project. Still, he and Dave had remained good friends for awhile. Dani didn?t know what had happened to them, to be honest. He looked at his clock, sighing. 2 in the morning. He didn?t feel tired at all, even if he did he didn?t feel like sleeping. He laughed at the thought of Santa actually coming down the chimney, he?d probably kill the fat bastard for never giving him anything good for Christmas. Set him on fire or something like that. He winced at the thought of fire, instantly bringing up a memory of the Academy. He actually felt sorry for Cat now that he realised just what happened. And Eddie, of course. It was only then he realised that whatever cruel God gave them their powers also decided to give them a curse, a deadly curse. Whether it be killing someone by accident, burning down buildings or having an unstable mental state? it just wasn?t fair. There was a knock at the door that rang through the whole house, bringing Dani back to the real world with a heavy groan. He wasn?t expecting anyway at this time. He got up, completely aware he was still shirtless, and opened the door without a thought, pushing the gun out of the way as he did so. [B]?Merry Christmas, Daniel.?[/B] Quan stood there, grin on his face, holding out two objects to Dani. A bottle of Polonaise, a Polish alcohol Dani was familiar with and a box. Dani looked up at Quan, ready to punch him. [B]?What the [I]fuck[/I] is this??[/B] he snarled. Quan shrugged. [B]?Peace offering. I know you?re slightly sad about Cat, but don?t worry, it happens. Be glad she won?t be alive to experience what is next,?[/B] Dani gave him a worried, uncertain look. [B]?Oh, nevermind. You didn?t do the job properly but you did it good nevertheless. So, here?s enough alcohol to get you drunk out of your face and some bullets for that gun.?[/B] Quan handed the bottle and box to Dani, dragging out another bag from behind his back. He handed that to Dani, as well. [B]?I find it pathetic how you people get a thrill off this crap, but then again I find you pathetic.?[/B] Dani narrowed his eyes at Quan, snatching the bag off him as he did so and laying it down on the floor. Quan just smiled sarcastically. [B]?You didn?t do your job properly so that?s all you?re getting off me. Next time, do it right. For now, have a good Christmas.?[/B] Quan grinned again, waving his hand sarcastically at Dani before turning around to walk off. Just as Dani went to close the door, Quan stopped him. [B]?Oh, you might want to share some of that with a certain few other people. Namely your friend coming around and perhaps? I don?t know? one of your Zodiac friends???[/B] Dani shut the door on Quan?s laughing face, not even wanting to know how the man knew such things about his life.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Post, midgets, post >=O Nah I kid, I know it's busy in the holidays, heh. Just a warning that the special starts today at some point, so try and get your characters home. Also, you can involve your own characters in the special. And I am not just saying that because I'm adding a character in one post! ...Okay, I am. But yeah, freedom for this chapter again. Make it interesting ^_~ Ooh and after the christmas special, there's a huge surprise. There is no getting around this surprise, it will happen and there's nothing you guys can do about it, buwaahaha. You'll see anyway.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1][I]OOC: I originally planned to have Dani run into someone, like in Reve's post, but I've decided to try and move things along. Tomorrow begins the next chapter... and after that chapter they'll be some insanely fun changes >=)[/I] ------ He had walked home with his head down and didn't take a glance back at the burning building. He forgot that he was walking the streets without a shirt on, holding a gun in his burning hand. He would cough sometimes from the smoke that had gotten into his lungs, snarling at the horrible taste he had in his mouth from it. But he still didn't stop. He just kept going until he got home. Dani slammed his back against the front door when he was inside his house, thankful for the coldness of his home in winter. He slid down and sat in front of the door, jaw clenched shut tightly and trying not to acknowledge the pain. He dropped his shirt and gun on the floor, not really caring where he left them and got up. He filled up the sink in his kitchen with water from the fridge since none would come out of the tap. He filled the sink with ice cubes, as well, and put his burnt hand in there as quickly as he could. He closed his eyes at the mixture of relief and pain, tilting his head back. [B][I]Hey, you're a murderer now. That's a nice step forward.[/I][/B] His eyes shot open and he shook his head violently, clearing the image of the burning building from his head and other burning images. Fire. He suddenly wanted his lighter right now, he needed it, but Charles had burnt his jacket. [B][I]You shot Charles and you helped kill a child. What's next?[/I][/B] Dani didn't know. How should he know? Didn't know anything at all. Didn't know what Quan had planned for him, didn't know if he would keep his promise. Well, Dani had done a dark deed and he couldn't reverse that. He took his hand out of the sink and wiped it, swallowing down his disgust at the burn running up to his elbow. He didn't want to look at that. He wrapped a towel around his hand and walked into his front room, lifting up papers and clothing to find something to hide his burn. He grew tired of the mess in his house and tiped everything up. Anything he could find was instantly on the floor and he didn't care. After a good hour of destroying almost everything in his home Dani found something he was given as a Christmas present from an old friend of his, Dave, back when he was in a band. Dani released it was almost Christmas and almost a year since he last spoke to Dave. He looked at his old present, a thick black glove that would cover most of his burn, even with thick, dangerous spikes stunned in the knuckles and around the wrist. He put it on, it covered most of his burn and he was satisifed. Dani would spend the next hour tidying his entire house for no odd reason than to forget about what had happened, what he had done. For the first time in years Dani has sucessfully cleaned up his house, or as clean as it could be. When he sat down on a, for once, clear couch he wondered what to do with himself now. On the table before him were several items he hadn't seen for awhile, such as an old wallet, old concert tickets and even a mobile phone. When he thought about his new burnt hand and the phone, he picked it up. [B]"Hey Dave,"[/B] he said with a chuckle after dialing the number. [B]"It's been awhile."[/B][/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Christmas Special starts on Sunday =D No rush though, you kids play arounf in the Academy. Just if you ain't finished for Sunday it's fine, when you're all done just skip ahead to a few days before Christmas or on Christmas itself, if you like. No worries about the time difference, I'm sure the character interaction won't be as huge as the last chapters unless you want it to be. No big issues this chapter, just a nice little Christmasy thing for you guys to do as you please until somewhere in Jan. And let me just say thanks guys, the ending to the third chapter and Cat's death was very well executed by all of you. Nice going, great quality as well ^_~ let's keep up the standards. But despite this [strike]crappy[/strike] happy holiday season, I have two problems: one is important, being we still need a replacement (possibly two if M.Ali don't post) and second being I can't think of a title for the Christmas Special ;_; [I]Note: I'm not really as much a scrooge as I pretend, you know =p[/I][/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]He had the best seats in the house, watching safely above at the scene below. The fire was most interesting but his eyes were drawn away from a brief moment when he saw Charles pushing the little girl back, right back into Eddie?s arms in which ice spikes seemed to emerge. At that point, Dani closed his eyes and turned away. Killing a child was too much. Dani drew his eyes away from the flames and wrapped his hand, along with the gun, under his t-shirt. The balcony was seemingly melting beneath his very feet so he decided not to stay. He looked down at them all for one last time, noticing Quan, stood there like nothing was happening and walking past everyone unnoticed. The pompous fuckin? bastard. Dani launched himself away from the balcony and back through the door. When he reached the ladder he found it hard to get down it with one hand, instantly trying to steady himself. Unfortunately, he gathered by now, his balance was shit and he lost his footing, falling from the ladder and onto the ground below with a loud thud and crack. He rolled onto his side and swear in a whisper at the pain in his hand. It was going to be scarred for life yet all he wanted was for the pain to go away. He couldn?t keep it protected under his shirt anymore so he decided to remove his t-shirt fully and wrap it around his burnt hand, his gun submerged beneath his shirt as well. Slowly and painfully he rose, heading back for the maze below. When he began to walk through the maze he noticed there was smoke there, which, if he was correct, there shouldn?t have been. He coughed on it and charged through with his head down, just wanting to get out as fast as he could. Fast as he ? [B]?Put a shirt on.?[/B] That arrogant, clean voice was really getting annoying. Dani?s head snapped up to see Quan, stood their with his hands behind his back directly below the trap door, which was broken and letting smoke down into the maze. Dani coughed heavily, unable to get his words out. [B]?So where are you going? I said make sure she?s dead.?[/B] [B]?Get out of my way, Quan.?[/B] Dani sneered. He unwrapped his hand and gun, clenching the weapon with an unsteady, burnt arm and aiming it at Quan?s head. [B]?Get out of my way or I swear to any Gods that exist I?ll shoot you down.?[/B] Quan rolled his eyes. [B]?Please.?[/B] He looked up at the trap door above, smirking. [B]?There isn?t much time. They?ll find the trap door and they?ll get you, Daniel. Stop threatening me with toys and do your job.?[/B] [B]?I did my job!?[/B] Dani sneered through clenched teeth. [B]?Badly.?[/B] Quan walked forward, wafting one hand. The smoke acted like it obeyed Quan, moving away like it was nothing from his moving hand, creating a path for Quan to walk without choking, squinting or gaining blurry vision. Dani backed away. [B]?Move.?[/B] He warned. Quan smirked and moved closer. [B]?I said move!?[/B] Quan was laughing now, a laughing that Dani didn?t like. He really didn?t like it. He didn?t like anything, the smoke, the dying, the pain, the burning? he just wanted it to stop. Full stop. It?d stop with Quan. He pulled the trigger, unsure if his hand would be able to support his shot. ?nothing. Nothing happened. There was a click, a echoing of a gun with no ammunition. Dani?s eyes widened in disbelief, he stared at the gun in his bloodied hand, remembering who had given it him in the first place. Bastard. Quan had only given him one shot. When Dani looked at Quan he saw a laugh on his face, daunting, a sound Dani wasn?t going to forget. The man stepped aside, still laughing, and allowed Dani to pass him. [B]?Don?t forget this, Daniel. Don?t forget this is just the beginning.?[/B] Dani shook his head, no words could escape his mouth as he ran down through the maze not even stopping to choke on the vicious air.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]...Whoops... ...I forgot about that... But yeah, fire = cool. Except we may want to keep the Academy around, so it's not completely burnt to the ground (or not completely burnt but can't be used again, which gives you good guys a place to meet or somethin', up to you). Though a fire is a good idea, it's a chance to have everyone with water powers put them to use. At this point in the game, I'm hoping that more people will get into using their powers as a few of us already have.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]I meant to say good, but I think my brain wanted to be smart. I've warned it before about that - next time, it's gets sold on ebay. Ah, but it's okay Darren, you posted is what matters and I am pleased indeed. So thank you. You too Starr, when you get a chance to post it's fine even if it is later, just so long as you get a little post in at some point I don't mind. I'm not sure if we can get this done for Wednesday as I was late for posting. I went to see Cradle of Filth (by the way, the lead singer is DANI Filth, also the dude I used for the image of my character and based off him... except mine's eviler... and he SPAT on me by accident and apologised!!!!!111!!!!!11!) at a concert and the Deathstars, so I was knackered after that. Monday I slept as well, for I was ill. Tuesday I... posted =D ...Anyway, Christmas is nearly here, so I'm sure you'll all be busy. A Merry Christmas from me, who does not like it, but hopes you do. [B]EDIT: Opps, missed the question. We don't have a replacement Zodiac yet, so if anyone has any ideas for a replacement drop me a line. Also, M.Ali hasn't been on for donkey's years... so we may need to do something about that.[/B][/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Dani didn?t take his eyes off Charles, didn?t take a moment to even consider it. He knew he had the real advantage here, what was flame-boy going to do against a gun? Though it seemed now Dani was at a great advantage he couldn?t think of any snide comments or insults. He didn?t want to. No powers, no side effects. He was beginning to love his gun. [B]?Dani. Why are we here? What's he want us to do, huh?"[/B] Dani tilted his head to the side slightly and narrowed his eyes. Why didn?t Charlie-boy give him a nasty little comment? Dani just shrugged it off. Both he and Charles knew that a gun was faster than any man. [B]?Ain?t really your business.?[/B] Dani sneered. [B]?You?re not goin? to kill someone with that, are you??[/B] Dani narrowed his eyes again and felt his mouth twitch. He moved to the side, watched Charles carefully, watching him following Dani in the opposite direction like two dogs circling each other, excluding the fact Dani had a gun pointed at Charles? head. [B]?I might kill you. I fuckin? can, you know. An? I don?t care anymore.?[/B] Dani began to chuckle. [B]?So where?s your street punk experience now? I said I?d never kill anyone. I can get as low as I want but I ain?t never gettin? that low. Maybe that?s where I went wrong, only cowards are ?fraid of death.?[/B] Charles looked a little confused, or perhaps he was listening. Dani couldn?t tell, he felt his eyes drifting downwards to the ground and off Charles. [B]?What?d you say if I killed you??[/B] Charles smirked slightly at Dani?s swaying concentration. [B]?Not much, I?d be dead.?[/B] [i]That?s right. You?d never speak to me again.[/I] Dani thought, letting his eyes drop completely from Charles. Now he was just staring at the gun. Didn?t even need powers to cause agony, that never occurred to him. He could cause people his own pain without showing them what it was like, shoot them a few times in the kneecaps? that would do it. Charles suddenly lunged forward thinking Dani was completely lost in thinking about something else. Dani, however, could still see the floor, hence he saw Charles? legs. When he immediately noticed movement he snapped the gun and his head up, stopping Charles dead in his tracks with the gun closer than ever. [B]?See you on the darkside.?[/B] [I]BANG.[/I] Dani pulled the trigger without another thought, powerful enough to send Charles back, wounded, over the balcony and cause the others down below to look up in wonderment. Charles? blood splattered out all over Dani?s already burned hand and he dropped the gun with a snarl, tempted to scream and run away before he was caught. Instead, he stood there and watched. He wanted to see if Charles was dead? or if he ws afraid of dying.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Dani walked around the balcony, following the group. He saw them meet with someone, someone he immediately recongnised as Quan. Dani narrowed his eyes at Quan, acting so normal and easily fitting in. The group didn't even question him, Quan seemed to be giving an explanation of the different artifacts. Dani followed them around as well, wanting to listen. [B]"We have records in stone and paper from all parts of the world and dating all the way back to Ancient Egypt. Some of the most important, forgotten people in the world today shared these Zodiac signs of powers. Although the calender does not reach back that far, Ascanius, sometimes known as Iulus or Julus, who was the son of two Gods in Greek and Roman mythology is shown as a Zodiac in this engraving."[/B] Dani heard him say. He was curious now, having been interested in Rome from a very young age. He leaned against the barristers and listened in, closely, catching a knowing gaze from Quan that made Dani back away a little. [B]"As the legend goes, Ascanius escaped from the Trojan war and was said to have helped with the founding of Rome. Cesar was a direct decendant of him, although not a Zodiac. As you can see here, many believed Ascanius was special because he was said to be the son of Gods. Further investigation shows the myths surrounding him indicate he was a Capricorn, with a vast intelligence beyond anything at the time."[/B] He had paused, answering a question from of the group and seemed to be keeping his voice down now. Dani figured Quan wanted him to hear, showing Dani that he was important in some way. Dani just scoffed at that. Of course he was important, he figured the others were just as important, too. The past didn't matter, only what was going on now. [B]"Perhaps all of the Zodiac are in some way connected to Gods,"[/B] Quan continued loudly, [B]"Brutus, the last decendant of Ascanius, was also a Zodiac. This way..."[/B] Quan trailed off, leading the group to another object. Dani narrowed his eyes. It wasn't until Quan was completely out of sight that Dani heard the door he had came through to get to the balcony open. He turned his head around quickly, clutching his gun. He sure hoped he didn't use too many bullets.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]=O! Zomg, weird coincidences! I think there's something strange about this RPG >_> Annnnyway. Group in the Academy who just met Quan, or anyone else who would be there and hear what Quan has to say might want some information I sent Darren. Darren was going to post it, but he hasn't been on so I'll share it with you guys. If no one manages to post with this info I'll do a little short post for you guys. I think we should have the deadline for Cat's death on Wednesday, let's see if we can hit it ^_~ [QUOTE=Vicky Goat Your God and - *slapped*] [SIZE=1][I]1. In most descriptions of the Zodiac, destruction, whether it be their fault or not, is present. 2. The earliest recording of the Zodiac (although they possibly existed beforehand) was in Egypt, in one of the earliest dynasties and under rulership of Hor-Aha. It is also the only record that has 14 Zodiac persons, two twins (possibly a mark of Gemini). 3. A strange point, in all the myths most people with power are considered God-like but the Zodiac are shown more as outcasts, mysterious figures rather than Gods. 4. Most recordings tell of the Zodiac before a great change in history: there is a few scrolls before the Fall of Rome, some interesting tales before Egypt was taken over in the name of Rome, a painting/art work before the Persian Wars, recordings before the Crusades and other important historical events. In each incident, the Zodiacs present would disappear in any recordings afterwards for at least fifty years, returning as completely new, different beings. 5. (this one should be mentioned, but only briefly and vaguely) There have been some connections made to the Zodiac appearances and the Bible, particulary the Life of Jesus, although this hasn't been proved it does make an interesting connection.[/I][/SIZE][/QUOTE] So there's the information I had sent Darren. Don't worry too much about the last one, I'm not planning any bible stuff as of yet. God luck folks =)[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]The two took their time looking through the corridors, one stayed behind in the chambers so they could get back. After investigating himself and receiving instructions to where the corridors led by a wandering Victor, Dani had managed to plot a mental image of the maze. He closed his eyes, pointing to individual corridors and mouthing out their path. [B]?What are you going to do, anyway??[/B] Victor asked, standing right behind Dani and staring down the corridor. [B]?Someone stole somethin? of mine, it was important as well. I can?t be seen but I need to get up behind them, get it back and escape through these corridors again.?[/B] Dani replied with his eyes still closed. [B]?If I?m right, this leads right to the back. You said there were steps at the very end, right??[/B] Victor nodded. [B]?Then that must be a balcony or somethin?. Ain?t leadin? to the first floor or they would?ve just put another trap door, I think.?[/B] He moved back over to the first trap door they had seen, opening it slightly and fiddling with the hinges. Dani placed a thick, folded piece of paper to keep the door open a bit and began digging his nails into the screws for the hinges. [B]?Use this.?[/B] Victor handed Dani a set of keys, receiving a nod from Dani who proceeded to unscrew the hinges with a key. When the door was loose enough, Dani stepped back, hoping no one would stand on it. There was a sound all of a sudden, movement of some sort, just bare enough for both Dani and Victor to hear. They turned to the source of the sound, puzzled. [B]?Someone?s comin?,?[/B] mumbled Dani, [B]?Vic?, you can?t let ?em get me, right? You stay here and tell them you ain?t seen me. Keep them away from me. I?m going to run down there and get this thing over with. Don?t let them near me.?[/B] Dani took out the gun, offering it to Victor. [B]?You can use this.?[/B] Victor hesitated, either at the gun or the instructions Dani had given. He pushed the gun away and spoke, still looking hesitant. [B]?I don?t need that.?[/B] Victor replied. [B]?Well, if whoever that is catches me, I sure will. So you don?t wanna be takin? lives now, do you??[/B] Whether Victor was going to reply or not Dani didn?t know. He had ran off down the corridor towards the back, slipping the gun back under his shirt. All he wanted to do was finish this. Whoever was to die was to die, though Dani didn?t intend on it being himself laying on the floor. He paused when coming to the darkest, last part of the maze. He had to run has hands around the walls to find his way to the stairs, tripping up them at first when he walked onto them. He continued with his hands against the wall for both support and as a means of finding his was. When reaching the top he was met with a door, entitled ?NO ENTRY?. Dani scoffed at the sign, opening the door anyway and surprised that it was open. Now he knew he was in the main part of the museum, or at least the restricted area. It was another room full of boxes, labelled boxes and other items, off limits to people. Dani had an overwhelming urge to break some of these items, destroy their value, but he didn?t. He noticed a generator in the corner, rather small? so he must have been somewhere important. And somewhere near the back, like he had suspected. No one kept a generator at their front door. It took him awhile but he finally found ladders, probably used by the security staff to patrol. Dani dragged himself up them quickly, looking back every so often making sure he wasn?t being followed. He was so far above them, staring at them through gaps in the boards made to look like the wall to hide the ladders and the actual platform. No doubt it was for security. Dani could see the group perfectly clearly, he doubted they could see him. He stalked his way around, looking at them as he did, and slipping his hand under his shirt to bring out the gun, which he kept hidden behind his back. He always figured he?d shoot someone at some point. Now was as good as any time to do so.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1][I]OOC: I?m making a pretty important post in the Underground at sometime tomorrow. Too late now =p check it out[/I] -------- Any man who listened to Queen was a bit too strange, or normal, for Dani. Queen were old. Way to old, their songs were played so often that they were just useless background radiation nowadays. He was glad Victor had turned it off, or else Dani would?ve done it himself. Strange that the bloke had given him a lift, though. [B]?You were in the jail.?[/B] Dani said slowly, a smile creeping across his face. [B]?I don?t ?member you in a fight. In fact, I hardly remember you at all. Looks like you weren?t involved in our little group too much.?[/B] Victor raised an eyebrow slightly. [B]?No, I wasn?t. But I was in the jail.?[/B] [B]?Thought so. I know your face, see. I?m good at rememberin? faces.?[/B] Dani poked at the radio, not at any of the buttons, just poking it. [B]?Why the hell were you in there, anyway??[/B] he asked. Victor went to open his mouth to reply but Dani, somewhat impolitely, slapped Victor on the shoulder and pointed ahead to a large builder. Victor pulled over with a frown. The two got out of the car, Dani slamming the door so hard it was like he was trying to break it, and looked up at the building. Dani was pretty impressed by the banners up there; if everything was connected to the Academy, then Dani was right about the Zodiac signs. [B]?What?s this place for, anyway??[/B] Victor asked Dani who was already ahead with a fast walk. [B]?How the hell should I know??[/B] Dani replied with a shrug. [B]?And oh, yeah?. Fanks for the lift an?? yeah.?[/B] He added with a careless mumble, ignoring Victor for the most part and more interested in finding out what this place was. Dani peered into a glass door, taking one quick look inside. He then saw a familiar sight, five familiar sights in fact. He quickly drew his head back out of sight, dragging Victor with him so he didn?t get caught either. Well, the target was there, just not all the Zodiac. Dani wasn?t going to walk into the front door, wave a gun around and make a big show just to get arrested. He scanned the building, looking for anything that could help though not entirely sure what he was looking for. [B]?Look, maybe I should just go now. I gave you a lift here.?[/B] Victor said. Dani rolled his eyes, turned to face Victor. [B]?You ain?t goin? anywhere. I can use your help, plus how do I know you won?t go tell anyone what I?m gonna do??[/B] [B]?You haven?t told me what you?re going to do.?[/B] [B]?Yeah, ?cause you?ll probably go tell everyone. Duh.?[/B] Dani rolled his eyes again, Victor waited for Dani?s head to turn and gave the back of the goth man?s head the strangest, most confused look ever. Dani spotted a door, a lonely looking door that didn?t look important. He narrowed his eyes at it and figured it was a back door, or a back door at the front of the building. Shrugging off its illogical position, he motioned for Victor to follow him and walked towards the door. [B]?Ain?t goin? through the front. Let?s see what?s in here.?[/B] He smirked and pushed down the handle. The door didn?t open. Victor folded his arms, a knowing look on his face. [B]?Did you really think it would be open??[/B] Dani narrowed his eyes and didn?t reply to that comment. Instead he glanced around quickly and upon noticing no one was around, he nudged the door with his shoulder. Lightly at first, but after each try he gained more strength. In one final, hard push, the lock of the door gave way and the door flew open, revealing a dark room. Dani stepped in and wafted away the dust from his eyes, checking back so Victor was following. He did. The light from outside was enough to show a light switch on the wall beside them, so Dani closed the door and flicked the switch on. The bulb dimly lit a large, empty room, only filled with boxes and crafts, all old and full of dust. [B]?Don?t look like a backroom ta me.?[/B] Dani muttered. He moved forward and dodged his way around the boxes, searching for a door, something that was useful to him because boxes clearly weren?t. He kept walking for awhile until he stepped on uneven ground, and he looked down curiously noticing what seemed to be a hatch. No second thoughts; Dani pulled up the hatch, revealing a small flight of stairs. [B]?You?re going down there??[/B] Victor asked. [B]?No, I?m having a shit.?[/B] Dani rolled his eyes. [B]?Of course I?m going down there, you fuckin? moron.?[/B] [B]?I?m going then.?[/B] Victor waved his hand in dismissal, having enough. [B]?Wait, wait wait,?[/B] Dani stepped back up the stairs, grabbing Victor?s shoulder, [B]?I was only joking, you know. I just come off a little harshly sometimes. Seriously, I need your help. Just give me a hand and you can go.?[/B] [B]?Need my help for what??[/B] [B]?You?ll see.?[/B] Dani slapped Victor on the back and started down the stairs again. It was quite frightening walking down such thin steps with little lighting, luckily for the two of them it wasn?t a huge lot of stairs. They soon found themselves on cold ground once more, although the place was darker than the first backroom. Dani put his hand against the nearest wall, finding another light switch that barely helped. They found themselves in what seemed like tunnels, leading off in different directions. Dani simply headed straight forward. They came to another chamber, smaller, barely visible because of another lack of light and with tunnels leading off in different directions. Dani knew which way they came. He looked around, stalking off, leaving Victor to do as he pleased whilst he studied the surroundings. It was very strange for such a modern building to contain a maze with chambers and old walls. Dani could see from the dust and cobwebs that the tunnels must have been very old and very unused. He wondered why. [B]?Look at this.?[/B] Victor called Dani over. Dani ran over to him, noticing the man was pushing up another hatch. Dani, at first, was curious. He peered through the tiny gap that had been made, noticing they were under the main museum hall? and noticing the five Zodiacs. [B]?Put it down!?[/B] Dani said in a hushed voice and causing Victor to drop the hatch all of a sudden. That was it, now. Dani knew what to do. He knew [I]exactly[/I] what to do.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]No problemo Only, just so long as you do get back to us because you're staying in this RPG whether you like it or not! =p Guess what? If we get this chapter finished before Christmas (like I mentioned), we get a Christmas Special! It'll only last a few days, but it'll be fun. Obviously it'll revolve around Christmas and our characters. FUN STUFF YES?! >_> _< That's all I wanted to say. On that note actually... although I suppose some of you guys would be busy, maybe at one point we can have a thread in the Anthology for seperate pieces. I'll admit to writing some stories about Dani in English, so if anyone else is interested about that, maybe we could try that when the holidays are over.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1][I]OOC: Thought I?d involve Cairo again. M.Ali, dude, you gotta post D=[/I] --------- He went to the only place he knew for certain people would have visited again: Destiny?s Paradise, the café. It was somewhat empty with only a few people dotted around on the tables, no one was at the bar except a man Dani recognized washing glasses. Dani stood outside for a moment, eyed the inside of the café, or bar, hoping he wouldn?t get noticed hanging around on the pavement. So far, he could see none of the people he wanted. With a slight growl of frustration, he walked into the bar, pulling his shirt down over his knuckles to hide the burns and touching the gun in his deep pocket as reassurance. Taking in his surrounds with another quick glance, Dani walked towards the bar. He felt a bit paranoid in there, just because he knew that the police had warned one of the staff members not to let him in. And the fact that surely someone would know him from the fight. [B]?Can I get you anything??[/B] a voice asked. Dani looked up to a somewhat familiar face? what was his name? Cairo or something, the policeman had mentioned him. [B]?Can you fuck.?[/B] Dani spat back. There were a few odd glances from those who had heard Dani?s language, but Dani didn?t care. [B]?I know you, you?re not allowed in here.?[/B] Cairo said, crossing his arms. [B]?And I know you too. I?m leavin?, leavin? real soon. Just want to know a few things first.?[/B] Dani tapped his hand on the bar. [B]?Why would I tell you anything??[/B] Ooh, confidence. Or he was just a laid back person and had control of the situation. Dani backed away a little, staring hard at Cairo, trying to think of a valide reason for him to reveal information. [B]?I?ll get you fired.?[/B] Dani warned. [B]?Huh?[/B] [B]?Yeah, I can get you fired. I ain?t meant to be here, and once I make a dick of myself and your boss sees you talking to me you?ll be in shit. I can think of other ways, creative ways, not just fights. I only want to know where the others have gone.?[/B] Cairo raised an eyebrow. [B]?You mean the others from the jail??[/B] [B]?Good guess.?[/B] Cairo seemed to be considering what Dani had said, he obviously wasn?t a foolish guy. He kept watching Dani for any signs at all, he then glanced back at what was probably a backroom and his boss, before turning his eyes back to Dani. [B]?What?s it you want to know??[/B] Cairo asked sceptically. [B]?Where they went. I know they?re headin? somewhere.?[/B] [B]?Why do you want to know that??[/B] Dani narrowed his eyes. [B]?One of them has something of mine and I?m very? well? possessive of my possessions.?[/B] Cairo kept looking at Dani, gave no reply. He didn?t seem to be so gullible to tell Dani anything, if he did know anything. [B]?I?ll cause trouble.?[/B] Dani slammed his hand down on the counter, leaning over it, not to scare Cairo, just to show him that he was being serious. Cairo just shrugged calmly, turning around and continuing to dry a glass. [B]?I don?t know much, just overheard they were heading for the Harlem Academy. If you know where that is.?[/B] Cairo said. He then turned around all of a sudden. [B]?Don?t come in here again, I don?t want to get in trouble with anyone. And you can leave now.?[/B] Dani smirked inwardly just kept a solid, slightly disgusted, face on the outside to show he was a little annoyed about being thrown out. Dani quickly gave Cairo a two-finger salute, a quick insult and walked out like it didn?t matter. But it did and Dani was smirking now. He put his hands in his pockets, glanced back at the café, catching a few strange looks from the people inside. Dani didn?t care at all. He was pretty sure he had everything covered now, all he needed to do was find this Harlem place, do his job, get a reward. So simple, it was crazy. Or maybe that was Charles? memories? Dani winced at the thought of that, closing his eyes so he didn?t bring anything up. ?Where the fuck was the Harlem Academy, anyway?[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]You have to do what you have to do, Dani always thought. He had to defend himself against Charles; using his powers seemed the only alternative. Whatever happened to Charles was his own fault, Charles had used his own powers and pretty much burnt the skin off Dani?s knuckles? it was only fair to repay the favour. Except, Dani wasn?t too sure if his philosophy of ?he brought it upon himself? would work this time round. Dani didn?t bring anything upon himself ? at least in his opinion ? yet he was pretty much plagued by a truck load of disorganised memories that, presently, were tearing him a part as he stumbled down the street, spare hand clasped tightly around his burnt arm. He stopped against a tree, noting he was alone, and swore at the top of his lungs. That was quickly followed by a growl of frustration and pain, he clawed at the burns on his arm, making it even worse. He swore again, repeating the word ?fuck? as many times as he could. Logic and common sense told him to get his arm checked over and fixed, but anger and other feelings told him to brave on, do his job, get a reward. Quan could surely fix a burn. [B]?Never touching that guys head again, never ever ever ever ever??[/B] Dani shook his head violently with his fingers on his temples. He wasn?t making sense of these images, it was hard to define Dani?s own mental disorder and their images from recent ones. Dani wasn?t going to forget his life, he sure didn?t want Charles? pushing his own memories out the window. He slammed the palm of his hand into his forehead, then again in an attempt to clear his head. Wasn?t happening at all. Dani found himself getting even more frustrated. He reached up into his jacket for his lighter, hoping to ? shit. Charles burnt his jacket. And his lighter. Shit shit shit. [B]?Fuckin? great. Oh, brilliant. Brilliant. With every gift there comes a fuckin? curse, that?s so god damn cliché!?[/B] He yelled at the sky. He wasn?t talking to God, or any form of anything, he just thought he?d shout. He turned around and looked down at the stone path, kicking the gravel with his foot and sneering at it. There was nothing interesting on the path until he came to the most preculiar sight ? paper and a black object he was familiar with. A gun. He pushed Charles? images to the back of his head for a moment, it was very hard to but he succeeded somewhat with a wince. He knelt down, curiously, picking up the gun first and twirling it in his fingers. Looking around suspiciously, he placed the gun under his shirt. He picked up the note. [CENTER][I]?In case you don?t want to use your powers. Make sure she?s dead; the gun will help ? it?s painless when you shoot them in the head. - Quan.?[/I][/CENTER] Dani crunched the note up in his hands and closed his eyes. When he tried to comprehend everything that had happened including those muddled up memories and the prospect of killing someone with a gun he choked. He felt his eyes water somewhat and closed them? but he did not cry. He never cried, just moved on and ignored it.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]Dani clasped his hands around Charles and let his nails dig into the man?s skin. Dani kinda figured he was wasting time now, Quan would be annoyed. Dani frowned at Charles, pushed him backwards until Charles stopped himself with his heel with before a wall. [B]?Look at a me.?[/B] Dani snarled. [B]?Fuckin? look at me!?[/B] Dani got angry now and forced Charles? eyes to be level with his own. When this happen, Dani smirked and immediately put his mind to work. Charles offered both mental and physical resistances. He moved his head around to try and break free, but not only was it no use now that a link had already been made it was also becoming harder for Charles to concentrate on defending himself both physically and mentally. Dani started getting pretty annoyed, Charles? attempts were futile, he was up against someone who knew exactly what he was doing? Charlie-boy really had nothing to defend himself with. If there were any visual image to describe barging into someone?s head then it would have been Dani charging head first into a glass window and smashing it into pieces. At least, that?s what it felt like. Whatever Charles wanted to say or do inside his own head wasn?t going to happen anymore. Dani was the starter of the mental like, he was dominate, whatever he said would happen. Charlie had no place in his own god-damn head. Before Dani could actually figure out what he was going to do to Charles he was flooded with a variety of images, messed up and batched together. Dani couldn?t make heads of tails of any of it and it was soon becoming a bit overwhelming. So much for control. He closed his eyes, bit down on his tongue in an attempt to stop whatever was happening and regain control. As long as Dani had a say in what happened in Charles? head, and if Dani couldn?t say [I]anything[/I]? well, things were just getting out of control. Dani?s eyes shot open suddenly when he felt a sharp, burning pain over his already scarred hand. The blood from Charles? forehead had ran down his face and onto Dani?s knuckles making Dani?s hand look far worse. Dani forgot all about what he was doing for that moment and seemingly went off guard, more concerned about the pain and the state of his knuckles after all this was done. Charles took his chance. With whatever he had left, he rose his knee fast and hard into Dani?s chest, effectively knocking the gothic man backwards. Dani was startled quite badly and, like he did quite often, lost his footing and ended up on his back. Holy shit. Any thoughts beforehand were completely gone and replaced by something Dani couldn?t put into order. He took one quick glance at Charles, who was knelt down against the wall his with hands over his head. Dani didn?t want to stay around. He got up, somewhat shakily, glanced at Charles knowing any damage done to the punk would be paid back double. At that thought Dani definitely picked up speed and left the alley for the punk to stir in.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=1]You can have Charlie-boy start fights and beat people up later, Ozy =p Good to know you're all still interested too. I know it's the holidays, but let's see if we can get this chapter finished fer Christmas, eh? I have something fun planned. I'll be posting tomorrow, anyway. It was just a 'friendly' reminder guys, heh ^_~ I wasn't busy so I kinda forgot about holidays... I dun live in America so there's no Thanksgiving for me and I hate Christmas. Okay, maybe I don't [I]hate[/I] it, just me and Christmas don't get on well >_>;;[/SIZE]