<div style="text-align: center;"><a class="postlink" href="http://s300.photobucket.com/user/SociallyToxicBeauty/media/f9baa897-e285-4e2a-92b5-e0eb263a67ea.jpg.html"></a><a class="postlink" href="http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn24/SociallyToxicBeauty/f9baa897-e285-4e2a-92b5-e0eb263a67ea.jpg">[ img ]</a><br/><br/><span style="color: #408000"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Alida</span></span></span></div><br/><br/>Izu had a strength that Alida could not even imagine, or at least that was how she felt as he managed to keep them standing. She wanted to just fall into a puddle and become one with the water, but Izu's arm around her waist did not allow for that. Eventually she had begun to regain some sort of steadiness in her legs, though only barely.<br/><span style="color: #BF0000"><br/>"We...Didn't even wash..." </span>Izu said with a small bit of laughter and a smile. For a moment, Alida was enchanted by that rare display. Izu was so handsome already, but with that smile Alida felt like she was the luckiest female in the world.<br/><br/>She didn't have the energy to tell him this, though, and simply allowed him to manipulate her body in whatever way he wanted as he cleaned them both. She had tried to wash herself, but had given up quite quickly and was content to just stay in whatever the water couldn't just wash off. They finally dried off and Izu guided the exhausted Alida to the bed, laying down and pulling her with him.<br/><br/>Instantly she snuggled to his side, wrapping herself around him in practically any way she could--and Izu, for once, did not even bother to try and put space between them. Alida's heart fluttered with happiness before exhaustion took her, forcing her eyes closed and into the land of slumber.<br/><br/>~Time Skip~<br/><br/>For the first time, Alida was awake before Izu, though she wasn't exactly sure why. She was still tired, but something felt strange to her. What it was, she didn't know. Still, she was awake and hadn't really any idea what to do about it. The apartment was clean, so there was nothing to do there--she didn't know how to cook, though Izu promised he'd teach her...and, well, she couldn't go outside without Izu. Especially not after the day before. She was too scared to leave the apartment without Izu. His world was incredibly amazing, but also incredibly dangerous and unknown.<br/><br/>Alida looked over to Izu and a sudden rush of vengeance came through her. All those times Izu had woken her up so awfully made her a bit vindictive and she decided to wake him from his own peaceful slumber--but in a much nicer way.<span style="color: #408000">"Izu..." </span>she whispered, poking his side.<span style="color: #408000">"Izu..."</span>she tried again, her voice slightly louder. "Iz--" suddenly something began to make alarming noises and Alida was thrown into a fit of panic as she couldn't discover where the noise was coming from.<br/><br/>Unknown to her, it was simply Izu's phone that he had placed on his side of the bed. For Alida, it was one of the more terrifying things to happen and she began to promptly freak out, snatching the covers away from Izu and wrapping them around herself protectively as she shouted in her own language unknowingly.<span style="color: #408000">"Izu!!!"</span>she managed to cry out, shaking him frantically.<span style="color: #408000">"Izu!!" </span><br/><br/>She was damn near ready to cry and run, but she didn't want to leave Izu alone with whatever terrible monster was making such awful wailing noises. Fear and uncertainty welled up within her and she tried to figure out a way to protect Izu and herself if he did not wake.