"It won't be fatal."<br/><br/>Cherry let out a sigh of relief, thankful the girl was okay. "You'd better tell them whatever it is you know. I don't think we want them to find out some other way," Raz said softly as he put his hand on Cherry's shoulder to get her attention. She looked up to him with apprehension. Cherry had had doubts about Kallista's ability, but all of them were washed away as Chuck's body seemed to stare at her in mocking.<br/><br/>Kallista was still visibly shaking with anger, blood dripping down her fingers. "You will tell this one what you know, or suffer the same," she rasped out, clearly speaking to Cherry. Kallista was no fool. She had taken in Cherry's nervousness the moment she began to interrogate Chuck. The haughty woman knew exactly the reason behind Chuck's aggression.<br/><br/>The red-head cleared her throat nervously, "He was...that man...he was looking for me." At that point Kallista had slowly turned to look at Cherry, her eyes seemingly penetrating Cherry's very soul, "Why should he look for you?" she replied in question. Kallista already knew the answer to the question, her face twisted in an angry sneer.<br/><br/>Cherry's eyes darted around a bit nervously, looking for any signs that Raz had come back. Kallista was beginning to take slow, purposeful steps towards her and she did her best to take a step back for every step. "I...I..." she began to stutter out, unable to answer Kallista's question. The woman, as meek and mild as she may have been earlier, seemed to radiate power. "You what?" Kallista snapped out as her hand suddenly was around Cherry's throat. "You harmed a human and now Paetra suffers!" she snarled out, her hand squeezing Cherry's throat tighter and tighter as she spoke. While suffocation wouldn't kill Cherry, Kallista's nails were beginning to cut Cherry's delicate skin--it seemed as if Kallista was aiming to literally rip Cherry's throat out.<br/><br/>Cherry couldn't even fight her way out of Kallista's vice grip. No matter how much she pulled, tugged, hit--Kallista's grip did not waiver. It seemed as though Kai's plan was going to work after all. Such a shame, Cherry thought.<br/><br/>_____<br/><br/>"You had no choice because you are a human...Every human we have given a choice has betrayed us. There have been no exceptions," Kai said with finality as he made his way out of the elevator. Mira gave a huff, but did not point out Kai's illogical line of thinking. If he had left her alone there wouldn't be a question of whether or not she would betray anyone. It didn't seem as though Kai operated in a very logical world, however.<br/><br/>She slowly began to follow him through the artificial light, her eyes doing their best to take in all of the extravagant nature that resided with the space. Unfortunately she was so distracted she hadn't even registered Kai's warning about the doll. Mira was having a hard time comprehending that she was even in a real place with how well done everything was. Soon they were upon rows of grapevines and new company.<br/><br/>"Hello, Antra. How are the plants today?" Kai asked a robed figure. The woman turned, only to reveal a porcelain face without a discernible nose or mouth--even her eye sockets were empty. Mira blanched at the sight, curious as to what could possibly be hidden beneath the surface. Surely nothing good. She did her best to avert her eyes, losing focus of the conversation at hand, at least until a hand was suddenly touching her face gently. "Kaienne...who is this?" the porcelain woman asked, her voice measured.<br/><br/>"She is my newest student, Mira. I have brought her here to learn to take care of our garden," Kai answered easily enough, despite the unnerving giggle Antra released at the news. All too suddenly Mira was wrapped into Antra's arms, the very life of her being threatened to squeeze out of her. She felt the panic rise in her, only to catch Kai within her vision. He seemed to be waving his hands in a calming gesture, but Mira wasn't exactly ready to calm down. Just as she was about to push Antra off of her, the woman let go with ease and Mira felt as if she could breathe again. "Antra and Cil love these plants almost as much as each other, and Antra in particular loves anyone who cares for them," Kai stated with a placating smile. Mira crossed her arms as if she were shielding herself from the cold, ducking her head some. "I see..." she said neutrally as she followed Kai to meet this so called, "Cil."<br/><br/>It took Mira a moment to realize that the people they were approaching were a group of children. It finally began to sink in when two younger children broke from the group to come towards Kai at full speeds. They jumped into his arms happily and Mira was taken aback. She did her best to ignore the loving conversation between Kai and the children. There was nothing positive to be seen with children at PM--Mira did her best to scrounge up as much resentment as she could.<br/><br/>A man finally made his way over to Kai, Mira, and the children. "Are you done interrupting my class, shifter?" the man asked in a failed attempt to sound aggravated. "Depends, Cil. Are you done interrupting my reunion with my godchildren?" Kai snapped back with a smile. The two children in question attached themselves to their teacher as he exchanged pleasantries with Kai. It was right about then the man seemed to notice Mira, "Why, Kaienne, I didn't know you had a girlfriend." At that, Mira seemed to choke on her own spit, surprised by the suggestion. Kai assured Cil that she was only his student.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Mira had finally managed to get her breath back only to discover she was surrounded by children who were asking a million questions at once. She began to back up slowly, turning her head some to see back towards the path they had originally come from. The kids were oo-ing and ah-ing, each with their own unique, otherwordly traits. "I think I need to go. I just...can we go?" Mira asked suddenly, taking a few steps back to put distance between her and the kids. "Nice to meet you guys. Hope you have a good day," she stated to no one in particular as she turned around to attempt an escape from the group.