That Was Unexpected (OPEN)

The smell of breakfast drifted from the kitchen and into the bedroom, filling the little house with a delicious scent. It was nice to wake with the presence of well-cooked food nearby. Keykku got out of her bed drowsily, slammed into the door of the closet, tripped over a pile of clothing, and managed to get dressed. Exiting the bedroom she appeared in the kitchen, rubbing her eyes and smiling at the figure who hovered over the stove.
"Morning, Finn. Nice to know you’re earning your keep."

The dark haired girl turned around, a small smile resting on her pale face. Nodding, the girl turned and resumed cooking. Keykku then began to set the table, already making plans for the day. This was going to be exciting, she just knew it. Today was Friday; the day for the adventurous. The day where you could stay out all night and party. The day that something bad was bound to happen.

After breakfast, Keykku had washed dishes and Finn had took a nap, refusing to be awoke until she was ready to wake herself. This led to the blonde leading the brunette out of the house and into the woods, not really knowing where they were going. This wasn’t a very good thing, considering the fact that Keykku had not really anticipated what would happen later in the day.

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"It's all your fault."
"How is it my fault? You were the one with the brilliant idea."
"How dare you use that tone with me!"
"I'll use that tone with whoever I want. Now quit denying the inevitable and admit that this is all your fault."
"IT IS NOT MY FAULT!"
Keykku slammed her foot down as hard as she could on the wagon, the draver turning around and smacking her across the face. Keykku's eyes glazed over with hatred as her cheek began to bleed. That man could at least take off his ring before doing that again. Finn snarled quietly, nose curling in the corner.
"Untie my hands and do that again, you smelly ass hobo."
"You really aren't going to get anywhere by insulting him."
"Well if you'd shift already we'd be out of here. I really would rather not be auctioned off as a slave."
"I'll shift when I feel like it. Besides, what makes you think that anyone'd buy you, anyways?"

Finn smiled, shifting. The two girls we sitting in the back of a wagon, hands tied behind their backs. It wasn't a very comfortable place to be. After going on Keykku's little 'adventure', they had been taken prisoner for trespassing. The men who were driving the cart were taking them to the venalicium locus, or the market place. As far as they knew, they were going to be sold as slaves. Which was rather illegal, in Finn's opinion. The only thing running through Keykku's mind was what she was going to do when they untied her hands. As soon as she were free something terrible was going to happen, to the captors, at least. When that sword was in her hand, heads were going to roll. If they dared even attempt to sell that sword... as they hit a bump, the wagon lost a wheel and Keykku bit her tongue, quite literally.

"Honestly, if you people are going to capture others, make sure your wagon is sound first."

Keykku spat the words out of her mouth like they were poisonous, getting smacked across the face again. Finn growled this time, making the men laugh.

"Smack me one more time and see what my husband does to you." This was said in a threatening manner, one of the three men pretending to be afraid.
"My husband won't even have to touch you, for I'm perfectly capable of castrating you with a dull wooden spoon." Keykku looked to Finn.
"If we keep it up I wonder if they'll kill us." Finn looked to the leader of the three.
"Why don't you just rape us and leave us alone?" Keykku looked at Finn, a bewildered expression on her face.
"I'm sorry, but I'd much rather be raped by a wealthy man who does look like a donkey."
"That could probably be arranged, yiou know."
"Then again, you can't rape the willing. Nor is it rape if you yell surprise. That's how I get away with it." Keykku looked to the men and raised her eyebrows, then looked back to Finn.
"Are we considered damsels in distress? If so, I really want my prince right now."
"I'm sure you would. Too bad there aren't any of them left."
"Well, a decent looking guy with a pure heart would do."

There was a moment of silence between the women. The only noise around was the sound of the three men fiddling around with the spare wheel. They were having a horrible time trying to get it back on, that was for sure. Keykku smiled at the fact, eyes lightening up a little. This was going to be an eventful time. They were surrounded by trees right now, filled with the sounds of nature and human ignorance. Those men had no idea that Finn was a dragon, nor that Keykku wasn't as defensless as she seemed.

"These ropes are cutting into my wrists."
"Way ahead of you. I can't feel my wrists."
"I wonder if they will fall off soon."
"Whatever happens I'm sure it won't be pretty."

Analyzing the situation, Finn realized that they could make an easy escape. All they had to do was find a way to get to their feet and run. That may not go all that well, considering the fact that their hands would affect their balance. But if she could shift after getting out of the woods... no, it wasn't worth it. Someone around here was bound to come to their rescue. After all, wasn't that normally how it happened? In the stories at least. Right now Finn would be happy to see anyone.

Keykku was wondering if the wound on her right cheek had clotted and scabbed over yet. It stung and was really driving her crazy, not being able to just reach over and touch it gingerly. The girl had calmed down and forgave the man for what he did, but she would like to see someone kill that man for what he did to her. It would be entertaining, no matter how evil it was. The blonde wanted the familiar feel of her sword at her waist, to be locked inside the warmth of her home. That wasn't going to happen for quite a while, unless they could get out of their position.

The werewolf twins were heading to the market when they noticed a wagon in the middle of the trail. There were three guys and it looked like they had two women tied up in the wagon.

Cool a wagon ride! Ying said happily to her brother telepathically.

I don't think it's a ride. It looks like the girls are captives. Yang answered as the two approached the wagon. At the moment the men seemed to be distracted fixing a broken wheel.

"maybe we should help them" Xander suggested quietly. Since they left the ruined castle he had agreed to travel with the Twins, much to Bobs disappointment. They seemed nice and they said they would keep him safe. He still had the ring the queen gave him to protect him from the sunlight. He had thought about getting rid of it but it was really useful. The sun was nice, he now knew why people liked it so much. He had about two hours left before the ring would stop working. Plenty of time to go to the market and back. Though if the three guys ended up being strong then they might not make it there for a while.

Ying smiled at the hybrid boy. "of course we will help. Then maybe we can ride it." With that she went over to the three guys and smiled. "Excuse me but i don't think those girls are very happy. Could you please let them go." The guys just laughed and told her to mind her own business and go home to play with her dolls. "I haven't played with dolls since i was ten."

Yang rolled his eyes and walked over to the guys. "You know my sister is asking nicely i really think you should listen." To Ying he said. Asking nicely won't always work you know. Plus you shouldn't go up to random guys, they could have tied you up and put you in the wagon to. When one of the guys got rude and started shoving Ying around he punched the guy in the stomach knocking him down.

"I can take care of myself." Ying said in an almost pouting tone. And to prove it she turned into a were and took down the other two. Then she hung the three by their underwear from a tree. Then she turned back into a human and gave a satisfied smile.

Xander watched the two deal with the guys and went over to untie the girls. He looked at Ying in a puzzled manner wondering what a doll was. Maybe he would ask later.

Once freed, Keykku sprung up and rummaged around the front part of the wagon. Finding her sqord and other equiment, she drew the blade. Walking over to the men, she glared at the leader of the three. "You should've know this would happen." Backhanding the man across the face, the pale girl was obviously not very happy with him. Finn would probably end up wanting to do something or another with the other two, so Keykku had decided to just kick the crap out of this one. She didn't plan on killing him, just injuring him badly. It sounded like a plan.

Finn thanked the boy with a gentle nod of her head. Standing up, she sashayed over to the man the boy had punched earlier. "You poor, pitiful thing. I can't believe you were out smarted and overcome by a fifteen year old." The man looked at her, sorrow filling his eyes. A grin crossed Finn's face, before she morphed into a bunny and latched onto the man's nose. He sure didn't taste good, but she didn't care. It was creative and a little fun, because she had never really turned into a bunny before. Not to mention the way he was shrieking like a little girl.

Keykku looked to the others around her, momentarily looking away from the underwear wearers. "Thanks for helping us out. How should we-" Before she could say anything else, her leg was grabbed by the man she had smacked. Letting out a yelp, she swung around and used her free leg to kick him in the face. How she did it was a wonder of the world, but she didn't like people latching onto her like that. She hated it with a passion. Falling to the ground, the man cradled his face in his hands.

"You evil wench! You'll pay for that!" This was said by both the man Keykku had kicked and the one that Finn was still hanging onto. Somehow, that iiot hadn't been able to pry the carnivorous bunny off his face. "You'll pay for calling me a wench! You're lucky I didn't decapitate you in the first place, poop head!" Keykku glared at the guy and Finn shifted back into her normal form, the large black dragon.

Finn was kind of hoping that she could barbecue them and eat them for supper, but didn't want to waste her energy. Instead of doing anything rash, she curled up into a tight ball and fell asleep. The typical Finn. Keykku took a few steps forward and looked to the odd trio once again. "As I was saying before I was so rudely grabbed ahold of, I was wondering how we could ever repay you. Normally stuff like that doesn't happen everyday. But I do offer you my thanks and utmost gratitude." Bowing to the three, Keykku stood up straight and straped her sword back to her waist, where it belonged.

The three stood back and watched the two girls beat the crap out of the guys. Figuring it was only fair since the guys did try to take them somewhere against their will.

Ying watched in amazement as one of the girls transformed into a bunny and then turned into a dragon. She wondered if the girl was a shape shifter like Xander. When the other girl mentioned something about being thankful she just smiled. "No problem. Although when ever your friend is done sleeping it would be fun to go for a ride on her." Ying said with a smile. If she wasn't going to be able to ride in the wagon she wanted to be able to ride on the dragon. If that was even what the girl was. She bowed back to the girl thinking that it would be disrespectful not to.

Yang smiled and nodded at the girl in acknowledgment of the thanks. He followed his sisters example and bowed to.

"if your friend is a dragon couldn't you guys have gotten away yourselves." Xander asked puzzled. He was glad to help but now that he could see her friend was a dragon or at least a shape shifter like him, he figured they would have been able to get away.

"Ah, you see, that's the thing. Morphing takes a lot of energy out of my friend, which is why she is asleep. And I'm sure she would be willing to take you for a ride. But the main reason we didn't get away from them quicker is because, well, for adventurous purposes. I've determined a set of rules for our little expeditions." Keykku grinned and adjusted the belt around her waist. Although she didn't mind answer questions, she didn't really want to think, either.

Keykku studied the three, wondering how that was happening. The one obviously didn't really belong, although he was there anyways. Strange thing, really. With a smile wide across her face, Keykku turned and walked over to the wagon. Diving into it, she rummaged around, trying to find something of value to sell. Coming across a broadsword, she blew the dust off it and unsheathed it.

"Hey, look, Marco! She found your blade!" One of the men said this, the one that hadn't really been picked on. That guy was quickly silenced by a glare from both of the other two. "Shut up, moron!" The leader said, while Marco chimed in with, "Yeah! Besides, it isn't like she is going to figure out it's special ability." With that exchanged recognition of things, Keykku studied the yellow sword in her hands. Feeling the smoothness of the blade, the sharp, precise edges, and the overall texture, she had nearly figured out what it was. Smelling it, licking it, touching it, seeing it, and hearing nothing, she had figured it out. That and the thing was rather heavy for a sword.

"Who in the right mind woulld have a pure gold sword? And really, guys, I'll figure it out." Keykku thrust the thing into the ground and kicked it, making sure that it was firm. With her own blade, she cut the horses' harness and the animals ran free, off toward the town. Hopefully someone would help them. Looking back to the trio, she grinned. "Any of you guys want that luxirious blade?" Keykku walked back over to the goden sword and gestured to it, as if it were a grand prize.

Finn slept peacfully where she was, a snot bubble expanding and shrinking with every breath.

The three exchanged looks not quite understanding why anyone would willingly let themselves be in a dangerous situation. Sure adventure was nice, but none of them not even Ying could imagine just allowing something bad to happen for fun.

Ying looked at the sword entranced. It was so sparkle and shiny. She considered saying yes but didn't. After all the other girl found it so she should have it or at least get to decide who got it. Struck with an idea she put her hand in the air like an enthusiastic kid who knew the answer to a teachers question. "I think my brother could use the sword. He is always sulking because he feels helpless. "

"I do not!" Yang said irritably. Although deep down it was true. Not being able to shift when he wanted meant that most of the time he was pretty useless. Sure he was still stronger then an ordinary human but that didn't help much if their enemy's were different races. As much as he liked to be able to protect people he cared about like his sister......sometimes it was the other way around. With a sword he would at least have a greater advantage.


Xander watched the three talk. He wasn't really that interested in the sword. He was more curious about these strange girls who seemed to thrive on getting into trouble.

"I had everything under control. Well, Finn did. But I'm sure that if they would've tried to do anything Finn would've killed 'em." Keykku thought for a moment, before yanking the sword out of the ground. Shoving it back into the sheath, she walked over to the boy and held it out to him. "It's a little heavy, but any good swordsman should be able to use it with skill. Would you like to try it out yourself? I'll go easy on you." Keykku grinned and blew her hair out of her face. That one hair was really annoying.

Finn stirred a little, but didn't wake up. Keykku looked to the dragon, hoping nothing was going to disturb her. It was best not to wake little miss grumpy up when it was nap time, unless there was a dire need for her assistance. Finn was decent at explaining things and giving advice, after all.

"Thanks" Yang said accepting the sword from the girl. It was a very nice sword indeed. He nodded at the girls suggestion to try it out. "I've never actually had any sword training" He told the girl. It would be a good thing for her to know, or else she might accidentally kill him by overestimating him. The sword wasn't as heavy as he expected but it was heaver then most swords.

Ying backed away from the two to give them some room. She gave her brother a reassuring grin. "I'm sure you will do great."

Xander sat down by the wagon and watched the guys in the tree. It would be a while before any of them found a way down. His attention turned to the sleeping dragon, he wondered what dragons dreamed about or if they even dreamed at all. So far he hadn't been all that helpful. He caused the twins and their friend Lucien nothing but trouble. Yet they still took him in, it felt so wrong. It just made him feel more guilty because he had done nothing to deserve any sort of kindness. He wondered what he should do with himself now. There had to be something out there for him to do, some kind of purpose for him to fulfill. Looking at the sleeping dragon he wondered what she would say. He heard from somewhere that they were the wisest creatures. But he didn't dare wake up the dragon, being eating would get him no where.

Keykku nodded when the boy said that he had no experience; that was fine. Perhaps she'd be able to teach him a thing or two. She'd never really tried to teach anyone anythign before, but maybe that was just because she wasn't good at explaining things. The blonde was a girl who would rather demonstrate actions rather than try to explain them through words. "You'll probably do fine. You seem to have a decent form, good posture. Now all you need is a little technique to spruce your outward appearance up." The girl smiled and pivoted, taking a few steps away from the boy. Stopping, she turned back around and drew her sword.

Finn stirred a little in her sleep, opening an eye to see what was going on. Realizing that nothing really was happening, she closed her eye again. It was a nice, warm day, and the weather was perfect for sleeping in.

Yang moved into a fighting stance he had seen other people do. He pointing his sword toward the girl and waited. The good thing was that he, just like his sister, was quite fast. This would help him dodge attacks easily and maybe even land a few blows. However he was sure the girl could still kick the crap out of him if she wanted to. He had no skill or experience what so ever and speed would only take him so far.

Ying watched the two. So far neither of them were doing anything. Yang was probably just waiting for the girl to attack. Much like herself, her brother preferred to be on the defensive. Attacking first was not a good idea, especially if you didn't fully know your opponent. Charging into a fight only got you killed.

Keykku grinned and blew a stray strand of hair out of her porcelain face. Grinning, she took a step forward and began to circle the boy. This wasn't what she normally did, bu she wanted to analyze, study, and figure out what he may try to do first. It was always better to get to know your opponents stance, stats, advantages, and disadvantages before leaping head on into a battle. The blone had learned that fact the harder way, choosing not to learn it the easy way. She liked a challenge every now and again.

Lunging, she stopped short of the boy. She hadn't been in a decent fight for at least a week, so she knew that she would be a little rusty at first. But as soon as she was a little more limbered up, she would probably go head on. She realized at that moment that it was probably a good thing that she was wearing her protective armor, whilst the boy wasn't. Being part elf, she had a little enhanced hearing, and it really helped at times. Even the slightest movement of air could mean trouble on her part.

Yang followed the girls movements with his eyes and circled with her to insure he never lost sight of her. She lunged but didn't follow through. Right now she seemed to only be testing him to see how he would react. He held his stance and waited. His tactic was to let her attack and he would dodge. Once he figured out how she attacked and where, he could find a flaw or gap in her defenses between attacks, then he could strike.

Keykku laughed lightly. This one was going to harbor thier body, protect themselves, and wait for the oppurtune moment. These ones were the funnest ones to fight with, for they didn't seem to get hit or do much of anything but block and dodge. Then again, it was quite interesting just to see them go around in circles and swing, who was kind of the person Keykku was. A little swing happy, trying to gain the upper hand and get them on the ground. With a smile, she advanced and then backed off. It was a little fun to mess around with people, especially if they got frustrated.

"You're sure you've never done this before?" The girl asked this whilst maintaining her steady postion and footwork. Those two things weren't going to stop all that easily nor quickly. She liked to keep her pulse up doing a battle, just to shed the extra calories. That needed to happen, because Finn ate a lot and cooked a lot which made Keykku hungry which made her eat that foot and gain a pound every month. That part of the dragon was annoying.

Yang ginned back at the girl. "no" he answered. She seemed to be catching on to what he was planning. But that was ok because there wasn't much she could really do about it. She would ether play the same game or keep swinging. He would wait, he had the patients to. However, based on what he had seen of the girl so far, she didn't. She would attack eventually and the more she did the more information he could get.

Ying sat down getting bored. So far they were just circling each other. "Somebody do something." She said in an impatient tone. She wanted to see a fight, it was entertaining. Of course it was different when she knew it was for fun or training, if it was real fighting she wouldn't be so keen. This was one of the moments she wished she had some candy to munch on.

Keykku closed in a little, sidestepping and paying more attention to her training opponent than her surroundings. That wasn't all that normal for the girl, judging how she was normally rather alert and always putting her surroundings first. In this case, she was momentarily distracted from the outside. Inching closer to the boy with every second, she sent a blow toward his legs, following through with it. Backing away quickly, she figured that the analyzation was still taking place. If she could fool him...

Returning to the circular movement, she began to plot her next move. A mimic of the next, of course, due to the fact that she was going to go with the assertive gestures and then switch over to the fast-paced, never stopping, block and swing manuvers. That is, if the boy would give her something to block. Cosing in again, she thrust the blade toward his mid-section. She had a feeling that he was faster than he looked, though, considering his sister's geneology. "Defensive is no fun, you know."

Yang blocked the girls blows and shrugged. "It's fun for me." He said smiling mischievously. He could tell he was starting to get on the girls nerves a bit. He was still waiting for her to revel more about her attack patterns. It was hard to decipher since she still appeared to just be toying with him. And besides he wasn't sure if actually attacking back would be a good idea. He might accidentally kill her, he didn't have the experience to fall short of causing harm instantly. It was fine for her to attack him because he was certain she would have more control, or so he hoped.