A Relaxing Evening (Yumi)

((Hey you wanted me to think of it and I wanted evil cat dude... That's why it was up to you at first. ))

Ambrosia stared at the cat, wondering why it looked so angry. She just wanted to run up there and hug it for some reason; it was adorable. The thing in front of it, though, was something else for sure. Now that it was a bit closer she could smell it. It smelled like decomposed earth or something, like decaying flesh. It was disgusting. Ambrosia brought her hand to her nose and plugged it, eyes locked on the cat. It was strange, for sure. She was debating on walking out there and talking to it, but that didn't seem like a good idea.

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Armageddon had finished harvesting the plant and stood up just as someone had gripped his shoulders. "Ambrosia, let me go! It isn't funny." Armageddon looked at the hand on his shoulder and his eyes widen, dulling down a little. Jerking away as fast and as hard as he could he whirled around, his foot catching on a root. The blue haired boy fell to the ground and landed with a thud, staring up at a horrible sight. Sucking in a huge breath of air he let out a loud scream, sounding terrified.

Yrael watched the hand and approached the girl, hands tucked behind his back. He looked like an aristocrat, stately and important. The hand could eat the boy and then the girl, if she wanted to mention this to anyone. As the boy screamed Yrael looked to him and clenched his teeth. This was bad. The cat turned his attention to the boy and approached him, staring. Hopefully the freakin' thing would hurry up and eat the kid.

Ambrosia stared a the cat and then at her brother, doing the only thing she could think of. Busting out into the clearing almost tripped but refused to fall. "Leave him alone!" Ambrosia glared at the thing and the cat, eyes blazing with fear mixed with fright. This wasn't going to be pretty. Ambrosia brought up a little ball of fire and sent it at the cat and the creature, the cat leaping out of the way and the creature getting hit with it. The thing let out an inhuman shriek and turned around, began walking toward Ambrosia.

Xander heard screams and went over to the area of the woods Ambrosia had headed toward earlier. He saw the cat boy and the undead thing. His eyes narrowed, this meant that Astreal was not far away. "What should we do bob" he asked quietly to himself. He stayed behind a tree and watched waiting to see what bob thought. Maybe he should help them since they did save him but then Astreal would get mad. Unless she didn't know about this and the cat was just doing this for his own reasons. Making up his mind he went over to the siblings. "The undead thing is weak against water but i don't know anything about the cat." He told them. If he had to fight the cat he wouldn't really mind, since the cat wasn't all that nice.

((Nice explanation of Xander's feelings... somehow I feel that there would be more to wanting to hurt Yrael than just because he is mean... ))

Armageddon sat there on the ground terrified, knowing that if he didn't do something Ambrosia might be killed. Swallowing his fear he stood slowly, wincing at the pain in his ankle. Focusing his power he began to create a small concentration of water. "Does the water have to be running, or can it be stationary?" The words were a half shout, the boy's eyes glazed over with mixed emotions. He couldn't help it; he had nothing more to say. If someone or something didn't act soon then Armageddon had a feeling that something bad may happen.

Ambrosia's eyes widened as the thing turned toward her, but she didn't back down. When Xander mentioned water she began to try and get the water to come to her bot for some reason it just... wouldn't. This made the fire flare, angry for the lost control. Ambrosia struggled to control it but couldn't seem to quiet the emotions. While the battle on the inside continued she was distracted from the trouble on hand.

Yrael hissed and took a few backwards steps. That boy meant trouble, he could tell. Is Astareal figured out what the cat was doing... well it wouldn't be all that good. Thinking of this Yrael turned and started back into the woods a little further. If the kids were killed, he didn't care. If the Dead creature were killed, he didn't care. It wasn't his fault. Yrael knew that she should've summoned a stronger dead.

Xander shook his head. "I don't know, i think any water will do." He answered when Armageddon asked about the water. He watched the cat go and thought about running after it but decided to stay. Nether sibling seemed to be able to muster the ability to destroy the undead. Xander turned into a water dragon and blasted the undead with water. It shrieked and dissolved away. After he was sure the creature was gone xander returned to normal.

At the same time Xander did Armageddon sent the water snaking through the air, crashing into the creature quickly. When it dissolved the boy swallowed and looked at the somehow wet Ambroisa. She seemed to have came to her senses, now, and it didn't look good. Armageddon turned around and plopped on the ground, seeming to study the plant rather than listen to the harsh words coming from Ambrosia, smirking while he did it.

"You know, Aramgeddon, water does splash. I blame it all on you. You need to be more careful next time. I know Xander didn't mean it but YOU, mister, YOU meant it. You've always been like that. I don't like it. grow some manners." While she was speaking the red head was making wild hand gestures and her hair was waving wildly in the wind. She couldn't help it. It was time for her to freak out again.

Xander slowly backed away from Ambrosia. It was weired how her mood changed. He looked around the forest but couldn't see where the cat might of went. At least there was some excitement, it was starting to get boring. His eyes wondered back to the siblings. They were entertaining, although a bit strange. However, he supposed they though he was weired to but at least they didn't think he was evil. Most people assumed that because he was a hybrid that he was bad. Sometimes he wondered that himself. Xander wanted to believe he was good but sometimes he wasn't so sure.

Ambrosia sighed and did a quick palm face. She realized that she needed to calm down, but that may not happen all that soon. Shaking her head she began walking in circles, pacing. Lightning struck a nearby tree and the girl screamed and threw herself on the forest floor. This was horrible. "Stupid storm!" Covering her head with both hands she curled up into a little ball and rocked herself back and forth, a heay downpour beginning.

Yrael ran away, back toward Astareal.

Armageddon, upon hearing the thunder, spun around and stared at his sister. Shaking his head with digust he looked to Xander and sighed. "Would you like to go back to my house? I can make some tea or something." It would probably be best to get Ambrosia back somewhere there was shelter, where she could whimper without being afraid of the thunder.

Xander was watching Ambrosia when Armageddon spoke. He turned his attention to the boy. He wasn't sure what to say, he wasn't sure what a house or tea was. It sounded nice though whatever they were. Still he didn't know if he should, he assumed that house was where they lived and he didn't want to be a burden to them. After all they just met him and it wouldn't be right for him to just show up at where they lived, even if they invited him. Yet, it might also be rude to not accept the offer. "Whats the right answer to this question? I pick whatever one that is." Xander answered just to be safe. It was the best answer he could come up with when he wasn't sure about something.

Armageddon gave a disbeliving look to the boy, his mouth hanging agape. "You're serious. Um, it doesn't matter, I guess. It's totally up to you." The boy had no idea what to say, confused and a bit amazed. The poor kid. It didn't matter to Armageddon what the boy chose, even if Armageddon didn't like the desicion. He didn't mind what other people chose to do. He followed the mind your own buisness and try not to be too curious rule book.

Ambrosia continued to roll around on the ground, getting all dirty. The dirt was quickly turning into mud and sticking to her, evenly coating her and making her a dark grey color. She didn't care though; the thunder had come back to haunt her. "Ssay you want to go to the house." Ambrosia had her eyes closed, truthfully didn't care about the answer, but needed to break away from this area.

" ok, then yes." Xander answered while watching Ambrosia. He couldn't help it. The way he answered questions when he was working for the queen decided everything. If answered wrong he would be punished. For him people being satisfied and getting the answer they wanted was still subconsciously important to him. It was a habit he couldn't break. The rain was nice, it felt good on his skin. His clothes were wet but he didn't really care, they would dry and he didn't really like them anyway.

Armageddon nodded and went over to his filthy sister, lifting her off the ground. "C'mon, moron. Get up." With this he pivoted and started walking North. This would be fun, cutting through the woods to get to the house. Crunches behind him signified the following of his sibling. He was surprised she wasn't walking faster...

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Upon arriving to the house Armageddon rushed inside and lit a few lamps. IT was still rather dark inside, the storm hiding the sun nicely. Today was going to be gloomy, he could tell.

Xander stood near the door not sure what to do next. It was nice and dark with only a few lamps. Despite the storm outside, the house was calm and peaceful. He watched the siblings silently wondering what they were going to do the rest of the day.

((Armageddon reminds me of like... a midieval woman or something.))

Armageddon opened the door to the bathroom and gestured for Ambrosia to get in there and take a bath or something. She smelled like rotten dirt, if that was possible. Closing the door behind the girl he turned to Xander and smiled. "Come in. Sit down. Make yourself comfortable. I'll put the kettle on." The blue haired boy turned and meandered over to the stove, grabbed a tea kettle, filled it with water, lit the burner, and sat it on top of the stove. The rain began to fall down harder, making a dull thudding sound on the roof.

(( LOL))

Xander cautiously sat down on a nearby chair. He watched the blue haired boy curiously. The sound of the rain on the roof was comforting in a strange way, it almost mimicked a heart beat. His eyes wondered up to the ceiling and he allowed himself to "go in to space".

Armageddon hurried about the kitchen, folded up his apron and tucked it away. He still failed to understand why Ambrosia thought of him as a female. "Hmmpf." A small smile crossed his face as the water announced itself as boiling. Armageddon ran over and stirred up the tea, pouring it into two cups. There was some left for Ambrosia, if she even wanted any. Thunder sounded again, breaking the peacful hum of the drumming rain.

Ambroisa exited the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her hair and another wrapped around her body. She walked into her bedroom and shut the door, changing into some fresh clothes and slipping on a pair of little bootie looking things. Exiting her room she looked around, noticing Armageddon and his tea. Raising an eyebrow she did a slow, dramatic palm face. "You're sure you're not a female, right? Dang. Kid, you're more of a girl than I am. Are we sure I'm not your brother?" Ambrosia didn't care if she'd just called her brother a girl; he deserved it.

Xander snapped out of his daze when lighting sounded. He refocused his attention at the siblings. Ambrosia had just come out of her bedroom. He didn't really understand their argument. To him girls and boys were different because they had different parts. He didn't yet learn that men and women were "suppose" to be interested in certain things. It was strange but he wasn't going to get involved or question it.

(( I put suppose in quotations because i don't really think that men and women have to have certain interests that define them as male or female. I just wanted to clarify that so that you didn't think is was sexist. ))