Akieen Cloud

Satsuki screamed as she saw the feild. "NO! Yuea!" she got there and transformed...her body still so weak. "Yuea! I'm right here! I'm right here if you lose hope, I wont leave your side...I know I cant reach you...But I know you can feel me!" She put her hands agaisnt the field and then put her forehead against it as well. Tears streaming down her face. "I couldn't stand it if I lost you Yuea...So I want you to win! I want you to fight! show him that love is worth waiting for! I'll be here through everything..." the feild turned a pale red glow as Satsuki's love spread from her and into the feild, it didn't help any fo them but Yuea could feel her love surround him.

the world was just as normal as people thought it was, simple everyday lives in the big cities. Simple lives in the country, but everywhere things were happening that people never knew about. There were millions of people that knew taht a was was wupon the world and they were only those who were either completely religious, or unforgiven sinners... Lucifer and God had made a deal, whoever could take over the most souls could take over the world...one problem, God's son, his messanger, was killed before he had the chance to spread the word. Lucifer triumphed over thsi because he had not wasted his son's life yet...he still had his trump card. So Gad began to send his angels to do his bidding. People who were pure, untainted. Lucifer's strongest angel, the Grim Reaper as humans called him was sent upon the world to currupt humans, as Gods was Gabrielle and Michael...Michael was punished for betrayl soon after his departure, wings torn off and he was forced to live the life of a human...a curse for any angel, of heaven or hell. Now the angels of heaven and hell are on the earth battleing, people never see it, angels die everyday, their deaths are regaurded as a natural distaster...Earth quakes, twister, hurricanes...the last ice age...all were because of the loss of an angel on one or both sides...the battle has been raging for centuries. But now humans are getting involved, humans who have never lied, or been tainted in anyway...and humans who have sinned to the upmost of unforgiveness...suicide, and lived...some are born with the power to see what can not be seen... But which side they take is up to them. Always there are angels on earth, but both sides are running out of angels who are trusted enough to send...so they are now calling on the humans... Lucifer and god never get into the niddle of the battles, once all their fighters are dead, they will go back to ther respectable realms till the next world battle... Signups: Name: Age: Fighter: angle or human Weapon: Power: Bio: Human or angel Personality: I'll add mine alter...just to share, the place as Grim Reaper...is MINE! Enjoy.

Okay, so I just need peeps to consult me here. I'm am at my last thread with something here, and it's my fieance'. I am pregnant with a person who had posted on these boards, cain Exodus...I am going to have his son. Now here's what the problem is and mybe some of you older posters, more wuser then me can comfort me here, becasue I feel like some of the best advice ever given is from friends, and well, I feel like I can trust people here becaue your all honset. So, here's the whole story.... He had to go to raliegh NC for a test to get into the Navy, he passed with flying colors and I'm proud of him, I told him that too. Well I noticed he was acting weird he didn't say anyhting just that he was tired. Well we've had more arguments then normal since he got home from then, and well, I finally got so annoyed with it I told him he was acting like he was hideing something from me, like he was starting to like someone or maybe even love someone else.... Now to understand all this you have to know, we are two states away, I had to move to west virgina from north carolina, familt problems, and he said that he would wait and help take care of the baby.... Now on with the story, I asked him if he was starting to like or love someone else, he said "I dunno" he met a girl when he went to take this test and grew to like her. But the thing is, he never acted on them. He's always severed ties with a gril that he felt would get in the way of us...but this time he didn't, he called her and talk to her behind my back.....And now hw says he loves her after knowing her for a week and a half, we've known each other basicly since the ninth grace and have been dateing for nearly two, Oct.20 would be two years....and he's walking away from me to go to her and he says he doenst think it's gonna last long...but why would he want to rixk losing his son for a girl he just met when we've been together all this time.... Look everyone, I know I sound like a pathetic fool, but I love him so much, I love him to the point I'd do anything to try and keep him with me...I wanna hold onto him for as long as I can and He ALWAYS told me that he felt the same...he gave me his word...But now he doesn't seem to care, and it's killing me....and the baby...i think things that scare me and I wanna scream. I just need some help here, ANY advice would be MORE then wlecomed...and for all you out there who think he needs a good trash talking through PM...please, be my guest...I can't be mad at him, dont' ask me why...so it any of you who think you could be mad at him for me please do. But I need help with what I'm feeling and how to coupe with it....becasue I'm not I mean NOT doing a good job...I just, I need a pick me up and maybe you guys can give it to me....So any advice, from guys or girls, guys give good advice too...ANY advice what so ever, please lemme know, any world of comfort, I'd be very thankful... Love you all, and thank you for having the patience to help a fool....

I was looking for wallpapers and found the home websit 'theotaku.com' and well I didn't go straight here, once upon a time there was a chat room here and I was there for a while but it got kicked down so now I'm here. that's pretty much how I found it.

Javen winked and nodded. "You bet." She showed him where the other sails were and had him get Reiver so they could drop the anchor. Once everything was done she looked at Jason and Reiver. "Get everyone down below!" Reiver looked at her. "And you!?" "I have to make sure this thing doen't tip!" She ran to the keel and pulled the ship steady. She swore loudly as a gust of wind and rain made her slip and fall to her knees busting one and making it bleed. She looked up as strong arms folded around her to keep her steady. It was Reiver. He held her as she held the ship. It rocked with the waves, she looked back and saw with horror as Nami came out to see what was happening. "NAMI GET DOWN BELOW!" Nami couldn't hear her for the wind and ventured to the middle, a large wave swarmed over the ship knocking Nami over the side. She shoved away from Reiver and without thinking jumped over to catch her. She grabed Nami and looked around as the waved crashed agaisnt them. 'Hang on Nami!" She saw the rope and grabed it tieing it around Nami's waist, she watched as the younger girl was hauled aboard by Jason and Reiver, Javen fell back behind the ship and went under as a wave overlaped her taking her under. She went unconsious as a piece of rubble hit her. Her world went black as Reiver jumped over into the water.

Name: Eletra Yokin Age: 17 Gender: Female Personality: Rough around the edges, she looks mean and unfriendly but is actually quite nice. She like to read and play vid. games, she doesn't have many friends. Apperance: She is about 5/6 and has black hair, she had neon blue highlights put through her hair to make it look cool. She has bright jade green eyes and lightly tanned skin. She wears alot of black and red, the ever presnrt black exersice glves never gone. She wears silver braclets and rings, two things she wears is gold, a neclace that has a small heart pendant on it and a gold ring on her left ring finger. She wears a pair of heavy black boots and a black hat. Where do you belong: Reble/Loner Character snipt or bio: It's not like I chose to be here after all, I just chose to show up. People think schools are the best place for a kid to go to, wait til they see my high school. No real protection from anything, you either learn to fight and defend your-sefl or run and hide. I am one who learned to defend my-self as well as others. I don't really care about anyone else but my one hide but when I see something unfair I right it, it's the right thing to do after all. I hide my-slf from others, I don't want anyone to really know me. They'll hate me anyway. Elatra, my parents gave me that from my great grandmother, everyone just calls me Electra, it's easier to pronounce anyway. I'm pretty much arefree but what bothers me most is this one question. If so few learn to protect themselves, then how are they to protect those they love in the future? I hate school, it makes me think to much...

"Cain you think it's one of the wiards?" "I have no clue love." Jura smiled inspite of things. She tunred to look at the others when she saw Vice tearing through the canyon yelling something, everyone was coversing tried to figure it out. "HUSH!" she listened carefull her elven ears picking it up easily. "Minators...MINATORS! RUN!" Jura's face tunred pale as the lage creature cam from behind Vice towering way above him and his horse. "Oh my god." Cain looked like her, palem and frightened. "They never come this far into the canyon. Something is driving them mad." More had shown behind the first, the hals man, half bull creatures looking wildely for prey with their glowing red eye. "Everyone run, we cannot fight them there are to many and to few of us, plus something is driving them crazy. We cannot stay here. RUN!" she tunred her black horse as it screamed in terror of the oncoming danger and spurred it forward, it needed no second telling. Her and the horse were barreling down the canyon as fast as they could, til more raors came from the other direction, minators were surroundingthem on both sides. Ky swore and out She'ann in the middle. "I think we found what you felt dear." She nodded, looking terrified. Jura swung her horse around even as it protested. "We have to get somewhere to make a stand. And quickly..." She spotted a small cavern in the wall to their left. "In there!" they sped for the cave and half way in had to get on foot and lead their frightned horses through, the ceiling being to low to ride, they met a dead end at the back. Vice looked at Jura. "Just great, now what good Leader?" She grabbed his shirt front and lifted him from the ground he controled. "This is noe time for your smart mouth Vi e. We have to think on a way of getting out of here, We can fight while you work on a hole in the back wall with your power." He nodded as the first minator came through, the group was on it killing it quickly but more replaced it, they fought hard now, they were after all fighting for their lives.

Javen leaned against the side of the ship silently, in the shadows watching Jason. "Leaving so soon?" He was into a fighting position automaticly. "Calm down Jason." He realxed somewhat but she could see the tension running through his body. "Where are you off to?" "Reiver no longer needs me, I'm, going home." "I see, running?" "I run from nothing." "Jason, can I ask something of Reiver to you?" "What?" "It's nothing about your clan, just, he doesn't trust easily does he?" "No, he doesn't." "But he trusts you." She walked over and began to help lower the rowboat. "Your point?" "My point Jason, if he trusts you, why leave him without a bodygaurd." "He has you, you can watch his back, he trusts you too." "Lemme tell you something Jason. I like Reiver, yes, but I cannot allow that to happen between us, you know why?" "It's fobiddin." "Presicly. Can you even fathom the punishment that could happen to us from our clans, then the war that would spread from it?" Jason looked at her. "What are you getting at Panther?" "My name is Javen, and my point is, yes, I can watch his back on somethings, others he needs you to make sure he keeps a level head. He listens to you." "He does the same for you." "You like a brother to him." "No one is that close to him. Not even me." She tied a rope off and looked at him full inthe face, meeting his eyes with hers for the first time, her crystal clear eyes showing no anger or hatred tworads him. "Jason, he doesn't trust easily, you leave him now, what will he think?" "No less of me." "Nor would I, I'm tired of this life as much as the next person Jason, that is why we are doing what we're doing. We go there, we get this tresure, If me and Reiver can somehow activate this treasures. No one will have to pilfer in our homes ever agian. Don't you understand? We need all the help we can get." "The longer I stay the more attcahed I become." "What's wrong with that? Whats wrong with having a few friends to look after?" "To much trouble." "And whats so bad about having a friend to look after you?" Jason looked up at her, her hand was extended. "How about it Jason, a friend is something we can all use." She waited there for a moment til he took her hand. "Good, I don't think you would want to go out there in that dinky thing anyway." "Why is that?" "One, it's sunk, hole from the guns, two, you see how those waves are coming up on the side." "Yeah." "We're gonna run into a storm in about the next hour or so. If I were you, I'd warn the others while I secure the sails and things." Jason looked at her for a moment and then nodded. Javen then began t run around pulling up the sails and tieing them down as the wind began to toss the ship as it blew harder.

Javen looked one last time at Reiver and stood up, she walked to the door and looked back smileing. "I'll see you on the deck." She stepped out and looked around. "Seems as if everyone is here...Alright! We re heading out, we have about a weeks worth of sailing to do so lets get out of here!" She walked to the sails and let them out as Vega and Sol picked up the anchor, the ship agve a giant shudder as it began to move into the open water, she walked around to the helm and took hold. "Now, let's go get theat treausure." She looked back at everyone and noticed they were kinda laying htere, looking a little bad, she realized the problem as she heard Sol's stomach give a large growl. She tied a rope to the helm so to keep their corse then went down tho the kitchen and opened their cupboards and smiled. "Perfect." She found salted pork and dried beef strips in the other cupboard and heated the stove and oven, in no time, a diffrent variety of smells were coming from the kitched down below. She put the finishing touches on her food and tasted it. "Wow, that's not half bad!" She looked up to find Reiver looking at her strangely. "Everyone seemed to be hungery...can you taste this for me?" He nodded and leaned forwards tasteing the soup she had ladeled for him. His eyes got a little wide and he smiled. "That's good Javen." "She blushed and smiled. "Thanks." She searched for the bowls and plates after finding them she brought the two huge tables together nd set them with silverware and ettingware. "I think that should do it..." She set the giant pot and the giant plate of bread pork and beef strips in the middle of the two tables and climbed the stairs to the upper deck as Reiver took a seat. "Hey guys, grubs up!" Vega was first past her. "I know your cooking, there's never any left..." She smiled and followed Sol as he past her next, the y all began to take seats and just sit there. She looked around. "Okay, it's not poisoned guys. Go anhead and dig in." It was like someone had let loose all strings that bound them to their respective clans, they were talking and laughing as if they had been friends forever. she jumped slightly as she felt Reiver hand clasp over hers under the table where no one could see, she sat there, her hand in his, eatting happily and listening to everyone else laugh and joke around her. This is what she was hoping for, for them to relax around each other, trust each other, so they could become a good working team.

Javen relaxed for a moment and then pulled back, she didn't slap him this time but she had a serious look on her face. "Reiver I like you...but, you know we can't do this...we'd never get along with the clans. No matter waht wish we made..." she got up and sat on the bed with him laying down behind her. "Your not dispised, I DO like you...it's just...it's weird and alittle fast..." She looked down at him and lay down next to him on her back, the bed wide and comfortable. She leaned over and kissed his cheek. "Gimme some time..." She put a hand over his on his chest and put her head on a pillow and rested, her arm hurting her but she didn't let it on.

Javen got on the floor, her arms crossed on the bed, her chin resting on her arms. She was sitting on her knees. "You know, I don't thik he was right. If you were dispised you think I would have helped you? I'd have left you there to die. So how can you say that? Jason loves you, not that way no, but a sa father figure yes. And well I mean, your a little rough around the edges but your not so bad...I'm the one who no one would like...I'm a bitch to everyone but Vega...and that's only cause I see him as my younger brohter and even then sometimes that doesn't matter." She turned her head to the side and smiled at Reiver, she placed a hadn over his and shook her head. "You not dispised, a thief, yes, all thieves are misjuged and unliked, but not always dispised, and what person, normal person like that, knows what we have to go through in our normal day to day lives? They don't. Your not evil, or dispised. If you were you wouldn't have any friends." She smiled at him and laughed softly. "If only our elders could see us...they'd die from dishonor..." She closed her eyes and laughed softly.

Javen looked at him and saw a tear running down his cheek. [COLOR=Cyan]'He's crieing? Why?'[/COLOR] She got him on the ship and into the captin quarters where she began to wrap his leg tightly. She looked up at him, they hadn't spoken in nearly five minutes. she spotted his arm bleeding too. "Did you get hit in the arm?" "It's nothing." "Lemme see." "It's nothing. I swear." "Men they always say it's nothing but it's always bad. Noe, lemme see." She yanked his arm towards her and tsked. It's deep." "It's a bullet." "Your a smartass." "Better than a dumb one." she stuck her tounge out at him and dug the bullet out carefully and poured drinking alcohol over it. "Ouch! Gad damn! what are trieing to do kill me?" "Oh, you big baby, come here." She took his arm and blew gently to cool the burning off and looked up, she was closer then she realized, she could see the coloring to his eyes perfectly. "Better?" He nodded slowly, she smiled. "Good." She wrapped it and sat on the edge of the bed nest to him. "Reiver, why- nevermind, it's not my place...." He frowned. "What?" "Why were you...crieing, just now?" she looked up at him, her face soft and calm.

Javen screamed at the top od her lungs so they all coudl hear her, she stood over Reiver. "HE SAID IT'S OVER! LEAVE! WE MEAN YOU NO HARM!" One soilder yelled back. "You destroyed the mayor's house!" "It was an accident! I'll pay it back I promise!" "A low life killer? Yeah right?" Javen looked up as the gate began to close and smiled. "Well it's not much diffrenece from you now is it?" The gate closed them away from the police and she spun dropping her whip and checked on Reiver's leg. "God, it got you good, I have to get this out..." She pulled out her smallest dagger adn grabbed his hand. "Squeeze." "Wha-" he gritted his teeth and squeezed her hadn slightly as she dug the bullet out with no warning. He looked at her when she was done. "You know, it's nicer to warn peple." she took the hand she ws holding and opened it, she placed the bullet in his hand. "Keep it as a souviner." "Of what?" She stood and helped him to stand, his arm over her shoulders supporting him. As the first time in history a Black Dragon and White Panther actually became friends." She smiled up at him and then looked at Jason. "I've got him, go tell Ze and Nami to come out here and set up trip wires, they seem good at that, plus it's a chance to see what they can do." Jason nodded and did as he was told, Vega and Sol could be see getting back on the ship already.

[COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]'Satsuki he's there!'[/COLOR] 'Hurry Desh, he'll need our help.' [COLOR=DeepSkyBlue]'This could kill you, you know that?"[/COLOR] 'I know, just hurry.' Satsuki could sense Omrie above them and figered he could feel her below. Desh let out a might howl and put on an extra boost of speed and barred his teeth as they drew closer.

Javen groaned and opened her eyes, a red bump on her forehead from her fal. "Ow, my head..." A vison of Vega swam nto her vison and she sat up wincing, looking at him. "What happen?" "YOu bitched us out for killing so many then got shot." Sol said. Javen slamed her fist into his already red jaw. "That's right, you do stupid shit like that I'll kill you Sol. That's what gives thieves bad names." She winced as Vega checked her arm. "Your lucky it only grazed you, that bump on your head is the worst thing, it could have been alot worse." Javen stood slowly and shook off the dizzieness. "Look you two go and see if you can find a way to seal this place off so no more officers can get through, I'll go lend a hand to reiver." Vega looked at her. "You shouldn't work, your arm could get infected." "vega, that's an order from your leader." "Yes ma'am." Vega took off, Sol trailing after him looking back. Javen took a slow pace but as she neared she saw Reiver surrounded by a pack of police looking like rabid dogs. she could hear a convosation from one and another. "We finally have them, the leaders of the most feard gangs in the city, I just took down the Panter leader, can you belive that they're so weak?" Javen put her arms over their shoulders and leaned on them in a friednly fashoin. "Weak? You really think so?" They turned white and screamed, she laughed and began to throw oficers out of her way til she reached Reiver. "Hey there, having all the fun without me?" "I thought-" "Yeah, I know what you thoguht. i'm fine, look I can take out a good few with this whip with out killing but it'll take alot out of me, I sent Sol and Vega to find the gate to this palce, if you think Jason can help get it done faster be my guest, I'm sick of this and to be honest, my shoulder hurts like hell." "How bad is it?" Javen kicked a man in the stomch and then kneed him in the face making him roll backwards. "Just a graze." That could get infected." "That's a cahnce I'll take right now Friend." She snapped the whip through the crowd making officer cumple, she missed the look of astonishment Reiver gave her from calling him, her'friend'.

Javen let go of Riever and looked back, she was pissed, this is not what she wanted from them. She extended her whip and snapped it between the two parties, both stopped and stared as Javen made her way back, Riever shouting at her the whole way. "I'll have none of it... None of the useless murder..." She looked at Vega and Sol, her eyes dark and menacing. "If you want to kill them, then get out. But you'll not kill while you are under my comand." Sol looked at her. "You killed one." Javen snapped the whip at his leg, causing him to jump out of range. "I don't care what I've done! You think I'm just some faceless killer?! I'll not have it! We're not evil! We don't kill for needless reasons! If you think to again, I'll kill you." She turned and began to run back to Riever, her face looking as if set from stone. A shotgun blast ripped through the air, as she fell face down. Her shoulder bled as she laid there motionless.

Javen sat there before it sunk in, the shock of it knocked her off balance and she fell to the baot floor. "What the fuck does this mean? A truce of love?" she stood and paced, the charm in her hand gripped tight. "What kind of love? I still don't understand...this is to weird...." She continued to pace til she realized just what it meant. "A truce of...'love'...but why? Why that? Of all the things in the world why that?" She felt her hand stining from her slap and looked at her red palm and then felt her lips...she dazed for a moment before coming back with a shake of her head. "No! he's-he's my enemy, that can't happen...but the caln....Vega...what will happen to them?" she took a step forward when a blast came form the right side of the ship, Vega cam tearing around the side and looked at her. "Javen, the police, they followd us, we're sitting ducks up here, what do we do?" "Vega! Calm down! get everyone down inside and to the paddles on the side, we have to get this thing out of range of their guns. I don't want anyone else shot!" she grabbed a grapling hook and went to the side and threw it tot he harbor. "Javen what are you doing?!" "Vega hold things here, I have to go and distract them, we still have members out there that haven't ome back yet!" she swung down and rolled then sprung to her feet, a loud whiplash was heard as she pulled out her whip, a officers knuckles were split wide open to the bone. Vega looked at her from the sides. "She means business, I've never seen anyone as lethal with a whip as her..." He looked at everyone else. "You heard her, get under!" He went to the side, Nami and Ze followed. "And where do you think your going you two?" "To help." They quipped together. "Oh, no, I won't have my head chewed off. Sol take them down don't set them up, I'm going to help her out." Sol nodded and grabbed the struggling teens and took them down, Jason and Reiver passing him they too were going to help. Javen spilt a man's throat quickly as the three hit the hrabor. "Finally, thought you guys would never show up!" she automaticly went back to back with vega and they nodded. "Vega, let's do it." They begun to spin slowly at first then faster, Reiver pulled Jason aside as Vega's claws and Javen's whip made short work of the officers there, but more came. "Vega you go right I'll take left." She ran past Reiver grabbing his arm and draggin him along as well. "My best and your best should be able to handle them-selves, we have to find a way to close this place off, and fast." she spun him arounf and grabbed his hand so she wouldn't lose him.

Javen shook her head at Nami. "Did you ever think it's your overconfidence that gets you into trouble. That and your lack of planning. The best gangs in the city are to be boarding this ship and sailing with us. I can garntee not one of htem will underestamte you and Ze for your age. We have younger in our gangs. I have a girl in my gang that is 10 and can pickpocket almost as well as Vega. I have many ages in my clan, as I know do the others but here's the thing Nami...We don't overestamte our-selves, we know what we can do and we use that. we don't baost and we don't pilfer off of other clans. Yes, I have a truce with other clans at this point, but we are doing this for the benifite of our clans, not our-selves. What makes a good clan leader is the abilitie to know when your out manuvered and out done. To know when you need to throw in the towel. You two are just that...two, where as we all here command a whole caln, of sometimes fifty to eighty people, that's mouths to feed, and shoes and clothes to make sure everyone has. You see Nami, being a thief doesn't mean you go looking for trouble and looking to steal things. You take what you need to survive, what your clan needs." "But the rivalry between the Panters and Dragons-" "was established way before I was born. I have nothing against reiver Neran, he has doen nothing to me. His caln has left mine alone for the past years, we have lived in peace. I do not plan on changing that. I would not risk my caln for some foolish grudge that we were told as children. I harbor no ill will to him or his caln. I look out for my own as he does his. Nami being a good theif, you never...You never ask for more than you know you can have. You and Ze, you've been a duo all this time, you have no idea how hard it is." "Yeah right. There you go again underestimateing us." "And there you go underestimateing pure knowlage and experiance." Javen walked up to Nami and took the handle of the broom looking Nami in the eyes, her gaze hard and full of hurt. "You have no idea what it's like to be called upon on a whim, to have your life risked like it was nothing. You have no idea what it's like fighting for your life to make others lives better, to than be asked to go and get food for almost one hundred people, to train kids, street urchins who need a place to live, to fight and become a thief. Nami you and Ze depend on each other, that's good. But I'm warnign you now kid. You so much as think of getting in the way of how these leaders do things, and how we work, you'll be thrown overboard very quickly. Here you look out for them too, not just Ze and your-self, now that your a part of this crew you are that, a PART, a part of a machine that cannot work unless everything coinsides with another. So you and Ze had better shape up and get used to being a PART of a team or get off. I'll not have two brats to mess this up and put thee peope in danger, people who are putting them-selves in danger to help the people who risk them-selve for them. We all have our reasons for being here, mine is my own. stay out of the others' business and stay out of mine. If they want to tell you they will. Oh and nami. You had better watch that tounge. I'll have no problem locking you in the brig with a piece of tape over your mouth till you learn to keep that hole in your face shut." Javen looked back over the water. Nami was young, so was Ze. Both were inexperienced, not unlike Javen and the others who knew just hat it took to be a "Good theif". [I]'It takes more than just brawn and brains...it takes just a little heart too. You have to care, even if it is just a little, about the people you work with...we each have something here to offer this voyage. I have yet to find out what from everyone..but I know, that it will make it easier if we can keep confrintation to a minimum...and to do that...Nami and Ze MUST cooperate with us...'[/I] She looked at the Frozen Flame and sighed. 'If only I could understand why it won't activate for me...I don't understand, the legend states that there has to be a truce between the two clans, well there is, but I just don't understand....Perhaps Reiver will know.' "Nami, keep up the good work, Wehn you and Ze get done, go and see Sol in the kitchen, he'll give you something to eat, tell him I said more than just bread and water....theres a room on the bottom I belive made up for you and Ze. When you get done eatting go get some sleep, you'll need it for everything that lies ahead." "And you?" 'I still have things to do, as I said, a leaders job is never done til the last head it the pillow, only then will I rest Nami. Take rest here, your with friends, nop matter if you believe that or not. Ansd one more thing Nami...if you ever try to use information agaisnt one fo the crew on this ship again, I'll fong you till you beg to be released. No more spying and getting into others private business. What we say in the shelter of our rooms or what we say and do with someone else is our business, no one here has gotten into yours and Ze's stay out of ours. We still don't trust you after what you've done. So take catioun with your actions. You get into a fight here, with these people, some whom are assasins, others cold killers, I will not help, nor wil anyone else. Becareful." Javen left Nami standing there just alittel dazed and shocked, she found Reiver looking out at the water, Ze talking to him. She slapped the back of his head. "Your supposed to be mopping not talking Reiver's ear off kid." "Don't call me that." "Don't act like one. Get bck to work." "I'm done." "Than go help Nami, and no bright ideas, everyone here has an eye on you two." He walked away carrieing the mop and bucket mumbleing. she shook her head and leaned against the railing next to Reiver. "I have a favor of you." "Hmm?" "the Frozen Flame won't activate, the legend says that a truce has to be taken up between the two clans, that has happened but...I dunno what is wrong." Reiver turned and looked at her, his eyes staring into her's. "I just wish I knew...." Reiver looked back at the water. Javen looked at him. "Reiver do you know soemthing I do not?" He took a deep breath and looked at her. "To make these work a truce has to be established, not just on paper, but at heart s well, you must truly have to trust me." Javen looked at him, and turnedher back on the water, she heaved a sigh. "Reiver, I do trust you. I trust I have read, nothing more...my heart doesn't trust your's..." she pushed off and stood there, she put a handon his arm. "But I am glad I have you on my side Reiver, and not to be going against you. I harbor no ill feelings against you or your caln. I have actually enjoyed the peace between our calns these past years, and I hope that they last." She let her hand linger a moment before taking a few steps away from him. "Reiver, jsut to let you know if you ever do what you did this evening, scare me like that, pretend to be unconsious and put your life on the line like it was nothing, I will start a fude between the two of us, and you'll jump overboard your-self from my bugging you.That I promise. A never ending fude that I will take to the grave with me. I do not wish to lose a good allie so soon in the game Reiver. Blood stains all our hands here, we have al done things we're not proud of. That's why we're here. To make up for it. And one more thing. You might want to tend to Jason, if I'm not mistaken, he still has a bullet in his hide." She walked over to the barrels and sat on one, taking out a small piece of wood nd her dagger she began to make a small charm, notching desighns into it.

Jura looked at Cain and sighed. "I know you were just protecting me Cain. It's fine...don't be sorry." She looked around and pointed to a ridge. "When we get there we can take a break everyone. Becareful, it's gettign steeper. If your horse stops, get off and go on foot, make your horse follow you, you'll need it on the trip down the other side. Trust me." She looked at Cain and smiled. "I love you too Cain. We need to get them there first, then we'll talk more. Promise." He nodded and follwed her.

Javen knew vega had taken the frozen flame, she figered she would indulge him for a while. He was her best and she knew he deserved to know what she had instore for their clan but she didn't want to tell him just yet. "Well I thought you would have realized from the get go that we are the best gangs in the city, and you were palying with fire the whole time. It's better you work for us...you'll be safer, trust me." She walked around them, looking at the, the girl frowned. "Hey waht are you doing? What? Were you a vulcher in another life? Javen pulled a dagger quick as lightning and had the point under her chin. "Rule number one, NEVER smart mouth your elders. And no, I was sizing you to see where you fit. I would watch that mouth of yours." She sheathed the dagger and watched as the girl let out the breath she was holding. "We are waiting for the others, we'll leave when they get here, We're headed for the Balck Sea, in the middle are the Black Islands. That's our destanation." she looked as Reiver came back with two mops and two buckets. "Good, first thing you can do as a punishment you can say for your actions twoards us, is clean the foam from the dack. Good luck, and don't get in anyone's way. We'll be watching." she left and walked back around to Vega. "Old friend, curiosity got the better of you?" She leaned against the railing with him and looked at the Flame in his hand. "Javen, what exactly are you planning?" She took the Flame and looked at it. "When we get the trasure, and come home, I plan on making one wish, a wish for that city, and the people in it..." "What kind of wish Javen?" "I'll be leavign you in charge Vega, your my best, and most trusted. I will leave you in cahrge of the clan, and go and live the life I dream of with my share." "How do you know we don't ALL want that life Javen?" "That's where you come in, as the new leader, you can grant that with the Frozen Flame, even for your-self. I wnat to leave this Vega, I wasn't made to be a thief." "But your one o the best." "Maybe, but I want a normal life, I want a family Vega, I want a home and a calm life. No more running and fighting, no more of this rivalry. I want to be a normal person." "Being robbed by the clans day to day." "If things go the way I'm hoping. No, there will be no more gangs. Only peace in that chaotic town." She pocketed the Frozen Falme and looked at Vega. She hugged him fondly and pulled away putting a hand on his shoulder. "You'll be fine Vega, I trust you." She walked away to her cabin, glancing at Reiver as she went, he was over-looking the two youngsters. [I]'To have a normal life, with a family, and a stable home...it would be wounderful...'[/I]

Javen nodded and looked at him and turned around her back to the railing. "Well, anyone in our line of work orpbably wants that. I know I do. Just to be rid of it. Not have to wrry about scrounging the street fot food, or wondering if YOUR entire caln is gonna make it back safely....I hate that. But I deserve it for the things I've doen in my life...I've commited enougth crimes to condem even the purest of souls...and yet here I am, still at it. I don't know anythng other than this." She took out the frozen flame and looked at it. "And her is my legacy. All my life, nothing but running and fighting. If I can keep my clan from that, the youngsters, everyone. I'll be happy, as long as they're taken care of and happy. I'll be fine..." She took a step away and turned. "Not all theives are bad you know. And not all Panthers are heartless, like they say." She walked away to the back of the ship and sat down by a barrel and looked up at the sky. "This is gonna prove to be along trip...."

She blinked and knocked his arms away stepping back. "Stop that, here, jeez...don't get all touchy feely..." she handed him the Dragon Tear adn went to the edge of the ship looking over the side into the dark harbor, almosr half the team were still gone, so they had to wait for them. She let out a sigh and looked at her leg. It was still bleeding. "Damn, should really do some thing about this, not much I can do." she pulled her scarf from her back pocket and tied it around the wound tightly, wincing. She looked at her job and nodded, her shoulder would mend on it's own. She once again looked out. Her heart aced to be free of her world. To never steal again, it was great sprt and lept her in shape, but she wanted a real life. A job, a home, a family...people to take care of and to take care of her too. Someone to really trust. She looked on her life and smiled, she sorta already had that, but she wanted more than that...she wanted her own. A house and job. Honest, fair work. And good food, not scrap. she sighed and closed her eyes, she was daydreaming again....

Jura blinked and looked at him. "no of corse not." She remebered the cave and how she had kept them there all that time casue she had forgotten. 'damn, way to go Jura...now you look like a fool...' she looked forward and kept ridieng, hopeing he wouldn't bring that up to her, she looked at everyone as they reached the base of the moutain. "Get ready for a long haul everyone." She kicked her horse back into motion and started up the first hill.

Jura grabbed her things and went out the door. 'No wonder Chimera is after us why didn't he ever tell me this....' She walked out of the inn and down the street catching up to the others, Cain close behind her. "Alright, let's go everyone. Be on your gaurd and make sure NEVER to go alone. Stay with someone at all times. I think there's an old Sage over the moutian there, we should be safe there to figure out the next move." She jumped onto her horse and kicked it into a gallop.

Jura paced the room now, what She'ann had told them was very disterbing, she had let Deager leave with no complaint. "How? How am I supposed to be worried about a brother I never knew? I f it was you it would be different...Cain, you alright dear? You look like something is bothering you..." Cain simply sttod and walked over holding her clsoe. "I don't want to lose you." "Your not going to Cain, I'm fine." She pulled away and continued to pace. "My question is this, why are we so dangerous to him?" She'ann knocked no the door. "Yes?" She ented and looked at cain, he was thinking , deep in his own thoughts. "He can see the future, I'v figered that out." "Who can?" "Chimera, I don't know how, but he can." "The only people with that power are the 4 wizards of the compass points. And they would never join him." "Not unlees he made them." "Your right...we need to move, and quickly. Have Hue and Vice go to the barn on the other side of town and get horses, for all of even Daeger, he'll return and soemthign tells me not alone. I also need you to do me the biggest favor. I need you to be careful, she'ann, you seem to be ver valueble to us. I don't think we can aford to lose you." She squeezed She'ann's shoulder gently. "Go pack, we'll meet at the taveren, tell Hue and Vice to have the horses there. Go." She went about the room packing her-self. "This is rediculous. We just got here, now we're on the move again...." she stopped and looked at cain. "Cain, are you comign with us?"