Tenshi<br/><br/>Reno went and grabbed her around the waist, lifting her off the ground. He looked to Hi-chan as he knew no one except Aki and Rude would understand him. Niether being there at the moment. Hi-chan ran over to them and grabbed Arnia's face between her hands, "Imouto! Stop this! You are only hurting yourself! Aki-sama won't be happy over this! He wouldn't want you to hurt yourself, just to make him happy!" Her eyes searched Arnia's, "This wouldn't make him happy...â€<br/><br/>Aki got out after drying his hair some and wrapping the towel around his waist. He went to his locker and changed into his preivous clothes. He put the shredded shirt in the trash and the sweats in the locker. "Want food before we head up? Or eat in the office?" Aki asked waiting for Brivariith beside the exit door.<br/><br/>Zoruna<br/><br/>Arnia squirmed a bit yet wasn't able to escape Reno when he held her off the ground around the waist. She whimpered as Hikari took her face in her hands. Looking at her. Biting her lower lip. "I'm trying to learn to fly. Or at least keep my wings out for more than a moment or two. As well as shift." She said softly. Listening to Hikari as she spoke. Searching Hikari back. Tears forming in her eyes. "I want to show Aniki I am able to learn like a dragon too..." She said softly. Lowering her gaze. "I know if I could just get my wings to stay out even if it is but for a moment and not just to hover...he would smile." She looked up. "The bruises will go away. A bird does not learn to fly unless they fall from the nest." She sighed. Hikari was right. She sulked a bit. Knowing Reno was gonna tell Aki about it. She looked at Hikari. She wrapped her arms around Hikari and sniffled. "I don't like seeing Aniki all stressed out. I wanted to make Aniki smile because I look up to Aniki a lot. He is my role model." She whimpered a bit after that. "I'm sorry...I just...want to fly or shift. Hold it for more thna just a brief hovering. To keep my wings out for more than just a hovering.â€<br/><br/>Brivariith got out of the shower and wrapped it around his waist. Walking to his locker and changed into his pants. He left the shirt off and draped it over his shoulder. Checking his phone and frowned. So Jargo had been trying to contact him. Why? Why so many times? He put the phone away. "Perhaps a quick bite then I must return some phone calls." he said seriously. He followed Aki to the exit after stuffing the sweats into the locker. "You get any calls?â€<br/><br/>Tenshi<br/><br/>Aki frowned and pulled his phone out, he turned it on and watched his call log explode with calls from several contacts. "Ah." He walked out of the locker room straight for the elvator. When they were both in he pressed, Level 2, then pulled out the elevator phone. "Have two steaks, water, and whiskey delivered to my study. Did Elizabeth and Vince eat?... Ah... Alright." He hung up the phone. "They ate about an hour ago and several of my contacts have been trying to reach me on my phone line here... What do you think happened?â€<br/><br/>Reno placed Arnia down and Hi-chan wrapped her arms around Arnia. He gestured that he was going to call Aki then left the two of them. He went to Hi-chan's office and sat in a chair. He dailed Aki's number and waited.<br/><br/>Aki stepped out of the elevator and his phone started ringing. He looked at the caller ID before answering, â€œReno.â€<br/><br/>"Hey, bo' man.â€<br/><br/>Aki frowned, "What happened?" He led the way to his study, which was two doors down.<br/><br/>Reno told him.<br/><br/>Aki sighed, "Alright, I'll call in about an hour or so. Make sure you can answer, I'll talk to her then.â€<br/><br/>"Alri' bo' man." /Click. Beep. Beep./<br/><br/>Aki hung up and looked at Brivariith as he sat in a chair in his study. Their food already there. "Arnia was forcing herself to fly and shift so she could make me smile..." He said softly.<br/><br/>Zoruna<br/><br/>Brivariith looked at him and listened to his order. He pulled out the phone. Speaking in Russian. "Allo?" (hello?)<br/><br/>Jargo spoke on the other end of the phone. "Mozhete li vy priyekhat'? (Can you come?) He paused for a moment. "Nekotoryye iz muzhchin Marlo atakuyut nekotoryye iz nashikh. Oni atakuyut i namerevayas' nanesti vred tem, kto rabotal v klube, kotoryy v nastoyashcheye vremya prinadlezhit etot paren' Akikhiko ." (Some of Marlo's men are attacking some of ours. They are attacking and intending to do harm to those who worked at the club that is now owned by that Akihiko fellow.) He thought about it. "Vy skazali Elizabet obo mne yeshche?" (Have you told Elizabeth about me yet?)<br/><br/>Brivariith spoke again. "da? chto ne tak Jargo ? Khm ? Net, ya s sem'yey i moim pomoshchnikom. Net, ya ne veryu, chto ona znayet o vas yeshche net. YA ne upomyanul vas. Eto deystvitel'no ne pridumali . Da? Khm ... Net Ponimayu. Kogda? Ponimayu. Otvlech' ikh do tekh por , kak vy mozhete . Togda zvonite Ramon. On pomozhet vam . Da. YA znayu, Romangoryachey vozglavlyal dikoy karty. YA zanyat i moyey sem'ye i druz'yam nuzhen pereryv. Da. Ispol'zuyte to, chto sily vy sochtete neobkhodimym . Ostav'te net podklyucheniya k vam ili v klub , khotya." (yes? what is wrong Jargo? Hmm? No. I am with family and my mate. No. I do not believe she knows of you yet. I have not mentioned you. It hasn't really come up. Yes? Hmmm...No. I see. When? I see. Distract them as long as you can. Then call Ramon. He will assist you. Yes. I know Roman is a hot headed wild card. I am busy and my family and friends need a break. Yes. Use whatever force you deem necessary. Leave no connections to you or the club though.) He nodded his head. Then hung up the phone. Walking into the office. Blinking as Aki spoke to him. "Is she now Akihiko?" He looked at him. â€œShe loves you. She wants to make you proud.â€ He looked away. â€œMost younger siblings do to their older sibling role model. You have been stressed and unhappy quite a lot lately. When you have a break next...help the kid out.â€ he then began eating.<br/><br/>Tenshi<br/><br/>Aki nodded as he took a bite, "I will and planned to, things just..." He trailed off. He sighed, "I will talk to her later and set something up. What was your call about?â€<br/><br/>Elizabeth woke up slowly and yawned. Her jaw unhinging fully before popping back into place. She barely registered what she was doing as she burrowed under the covers before wiggling back out, her shedding left behind under the covers. She grabbed the other throw on the couch and curled up, now freezing cold.<br/><br/>Zoruna<br/><br/>Brivariith nodded his head. "Make time for it Akihiko...she will not be a child forever. The sooner they begin to learn the sooner they can join in flight." He said softly. He continued eating himself. "Nothing you need to worry about Akihiko. Just take a break and relax. Some allies are dealing with it. They were just checking with me first." He finished his food and stood. Walking around a bit. Then came and began drinking some whiskey. "I remember when I watched Chris trying to teach you to fly. I think he ended up with more bruises than you did. Though it was funny watching a vampire try to teach a dragon how to fly." He snickered a bit. "Still with a bit of help from me he managed to teach you alright. He got quite edgy though...when I came in to help. Told me he didn't need my help that he could teach you just fine whether he had wings or not." He chuckled a bit. "I admit he wasn't doing that horrible of a job.â€<br/><br/>Vince woke up and stretched. He wanted to go home. He wanted to sleep in his apartment. He wanted to be with his sculptures. He just didn't want to upset anyone by asking. He failed and fell because of his burrito trap. He escaped it and covered Elizabeth up with it and the other blankets. He took a pad and changed himself. He then came out and began to dance. It hurt but at the same time he couldn't let himself get into the habit of not dancing just becuase it was that time of the month. So dance he did.<br/><br/>Chris woke and unwrapped from Jethro. Pulling out of him and used his own shirt to clean the man up. He then licked his hand clean. Tossing his shirt aside. Slipping into his pants he began to dress the man. "Come on you...we need to get you back to work. I must go pay wifey dearest a not so loving visit. For now this will be secret so she does not try to end you." He kissed him again. Ruffling his hair as he then put the mans shirt back on.<br/><br/><br/>Tenshi<br/><br/>Jethro blinked sleepily and barely helped Chris dress him. "Don' wan'na..." He whispered sleepily. He was usually a morning person. But this was the first chance at sleep he's had in five days. He kissed Chris back a little, but others didn't move much.<br/><br/>Elizabeth opened her eyes when she felt a little warmer, not shivering anymore. She blinked and just watched Vince dance. She made a small keening noise that would easily be heard by her mate and Aki if they were close to the room. She wanted warmth and wasn't getting it fast enough, her body was feeling creaky and slow. She didn't like it.<br/><br/>Aki snorted and took a sip of the whiskey when he finished his steak and half of his water, "I will and have been making plans for her and Vince... I want to take her to go fly in a hilly valley, but am waiting for an okay from the owner, and I've been debating where to take Vince when I ask him to go on a date with me... I remember...â€<br/><br/>Aki's head snapped in the direction of his office. "Elizabeth is calling, I guess we should go check on them now." He placed down the whiskey glass and pulled out his phone as he stood. He texted Chris, /"Elizabeth is up and most likely shed. She and Vince have eaten. Brivariith and I 'worked out' for a bit. How are you and Jethro? Need anything?"/ He walked into his office and froze. Vince was dancing and it was very sexy. Magarish purred.<br/><br/>Zoruna<br/><br/>Chris snickered. "Dear lord...puts me in mind of Vince." He said. Rather amused by that. He kissed him again. "Fine. Then I will leave you at my place so I can go deal with wifey dearest." he said. Putting the man's shoes back on. He sure as hell wasn't making this easy. He chuckled a bit. He got the text. ~Wouldn't you like to know my sexy lovable lover and friend. Lovely. He just fell asleep on me. Won't wake up. Even protested like Vince lol I won't be back for a little while. I need to deal with some personal issues. Talk to you later. Bye now.~ He then picked up Jethro. "Fine fien. Sleep." He muttered. He carried him to the car and drove it to his house. Taking back roads and parked. Grabbing Jethro he flitted him upstairs then flitted downstairs. ~I am unreachable until I contact you. This thing I need to take care of could get tricky...if there is interference or connection with others. Phone is off.~ He sent it then turned his phone off. Flitting all the way to the wifes front door. Ringing the doorbell. His eyes crimson and his hair a mess compared to how it normally is.<br/><br/>Brivariith heard the keening noise and immediately headed to the door. Looking at Aki as he spoke. "Well that is good. You'll figure something out Akihiko." He said with a chuckled. Anxious to get down the hall. Gone as soon as Aki mentioned leaving the room and entered the office. He walked over to her and scooped her up. Sliding up under her and held her blankets and all with her body against his. "Better my love?" he asked softly. Nuzzling her lightly.<br/><br/>Vince continued to move and dance. Occasionally wincing and thus stumbling for a second but he gracefully moved it into a seemingly flawless step into another step. He continued to move his body to music only he heard. Until he sunk to his knees panting. He had a bit of sweat beading his forehead. That was much harder when you had cramps and what not. He just smiled. "I did it..." He said happily.<br/><br/>Tenshi<br/><br/>Jethro woke for a second, when he was being put in Chris's bed, and whispered, "Computer. Closet. 5439." Then he went straight back to sleep. Snuggling into the blankets, curling into a ball. Elizabeth nuzzled into Brian's neck, her pink skin becoming red instantly from the heat radiating from his body. "Mmhmm..." She shifted slightly before falling back asleep.<br/><br/>Aki watched Vince, entranced until he fell. Aki flitted over to Vince and knelt beside, immediately happy when he saw Vince's smile. He picked him up and sat Vince in his chair, before going to his hidden closet and getting a towel. Leaving the closet open, he flitted back to Vince and knelt in front of him, patting the sweat off of Vince's brow. "Have fun, love?" He asked softly.<br/><br/>Zoruna<br/><br/>Chris memorized what had been said. While he waited for the woman to come out he jerked out the lines to the phone and satelitte. Hence cutting lines of communication. He would fix it before he left. He waited impatiently and when the woman cracked the door he shoved it open. SHutting the door and locked it. Waiting to pull out the gun he carried. He looked at her. She wouldn't recognize him as she had never seen him before. "Into the bedroom." He said in a dark voice. In the bedroom where the pills were. Where a pad of paper and a pen was in the nightstand. He had broken in before to leave something for Jethro he had needed for work. He walked towards her with a lethal stance. He let out a violent hiss.-<br/><br/>Brian chuckled as she nuzzled his neck. Letting out a contented purring sound. He closed his eyes.<br/><br/>Vince looked at Aki when he felt a slight breeze. Looking to him and smiled a bit. Snuggling into Aki as he picked him up. He wanted to go to his apartment. Sleep in his bed. Wear his own clothes. He looked at Aki and nodded his head. "I want to go back to my apartment. Get some clothes. See my sculptures. See...the picture of my parents. That is the most important thing I have in there...the last picture I have of my parents before they vanished." He smiled at Aki. "I managed to dance for a bit without the pain of the cramps stopping me. I must be able to do that when I go back to work and the horrible periods start again." he hugged aki. "Next time you need to dance with me." He said with a laugh. "I like when we dance together.â€