Mai smiled, "I don't know how to bake, but I'll try to keep Lestat and Reina from bursting in and ruining the surprise. I could help make sandwiches for the picnic though."<br/><br/>-----------------------<br/><br/>"Right," Ebisu smiled, "I'm sure you've had a long day. Insei's tests are often unusually exhausting since he doesn't really need to sleep."<br/><br/>"<span style="font-style: italic">Oh,</span>" said Ari, "<span style="font-style: italic">I was wondering why I hadn't seen you in the dream world Insei.</span>"<br/><br/>Insei didn't respond. Ebisu's eyes glowed and a portal opened. "Well," Ebisu said, "this'll take you back home," he said. "Get some rest and make the most of next week."<br/><br/>Insei's head jerked up, "Next week?! You can't give them that much time off!"<br/><br/>"I just did," Ebisu said.<br/><br/>Insei's fists were shaking he was clenching them so hard. "You need to learn to be responsible," he said, clearly fighting the notion of hitting Ebisu.<br/><br/>Ebisu smiled and opened another portal, "How about you go cool off somewhere," he said to Insei.<br/><br/>It was strange, Insei calmed down almost immediately. He nodded, "Yes, you're right," he said and calmly stepped through the second portal.<br/><br/>Ebisu smiled at them, "He's going to be very angry at me when he finds out I did that."<br/><br/>"Did you... hypnotize him?" Reina asked.<br/><br/>Ebisu laughed, "It was that or let him hit me. You have no idea how painful that is. Besides, I sometimes have to do that anyway to keep him from getting too riled up. It's... an odd balance we have. Now go on and get some rest. You won't have to leave until one week from now."<br/><br/>Reina relaxed a little and smiled, "Thanks... but don't ever hypnotize me."<br/><br/>Ebisu laughed, "Noted."<br/><br/>----------------------<br/><br/>Roy sat in a tree deep in the forest. He'd already had a decent meal so now he would just sit and relax. It wasn't time yet for him to start his plan. There was a proper time for everything, and he would be patient. Otherwise, his wish would never come true.