Tenshi<br/><br/>Reno let himself flop to the ground and laid there while groaning, "I hate girls...."<br/><br/>Hikari giggled before looking to Arnia, "Want to dance?"<br/><br/>Tamaki looked down at Reno, "You deserve it."<br/><br/>Aki chuckled then leaned down and whispered into Vince's ear, "Want to touch?" His thumb made small circles on Vince's lower back.<br/><br/><br/>Zoruna<br/><br/>Arnia giggled more as he flopped on the ground and laid there. Giggling and looked at Hikari. Lighting up and nodded her head. Pulling her onto the dance floor and went to behind the bar. Pulling out the radio and played some music. Running back over to Hikari to dance.<br/><br/>Vince's eyes went wide and his head shot up. His gaze looked at Aki in surprise. Then it turned searching before he buried his face in Aki's chest and nodded his head. Pulling back slowly and placed his hand on Aki's chest. Pulling back some as his hand slowly and tentatively began to touch and trace the top of Aki's chest. His fingers dancing slowly across Aki's upper torso. His fingers trailing over Aki's flesh. An unintentional grazing of his finger tips over Aki's nipples as he followed the contours of Aki's torso. Going slowly towards the abs. Where his fingers hesitated for a moment before slowly following the lines making up the muscle there. His eyes watching everything his fingers did. He traced his fingertips over the muscles. Repeating this as he marveled in how firm and toned that area was. He slowly traced his fingers up Aki's side then back around to the abs. Fascinated by the hard muscle there. He was so focused on what he was doing. He was indulging in curiosities he hadn't thought he even had about another. Another male. Another person. He never really thought about anyone in a curious sort of way.<br/><br/><br/>Tenshi<br/><br/>Aki closed his eyes and continued humming, he stopped their waltz and settled for rocking foot to foot slowly. He gave a small moan when Vince brushed his nipples, but otherwise there was no reaction. He was enjoying the touches, but he was keeping him from reacting too hard, so he didn't scare Vince away.<br/><br/>His eyes opened slightly and he watched Vince's face. Aki's wings shuddered slightly and wrapped tighter around them. He heard the music playing in the main part of the bar. He knew this moment would need to end, but it wasn't happening anytime soon by himself.<br/><br/><br/>Zoruna<br/><br/>Vince hadn't even really noticed they had stopped waltzing. His body automatically stopped when the dance stopped. He continued tracing the muscles. They fascinated him. He felt the wings wrap tighter around them and leaned a bit closer to Aki. His wings made it so he was in a nice and toasty cocoon of warmth. He jumped when he heard the door open. His fingers jerking away and he blushed crimson from head to toe. He heard Brian's voice and was confused.<br/><br/>Brian opened the door and made his presence known by making it bounce against the wall. He smirked at the sight he saw. "Half naked are we Akihiko?" He said in amusement. "I see your shirt misplaced itself onto Vince. Thats cute. You need to let him out of his cocoon. Its time to open your four hundredth birthday present." He set the crate down on his desk.<br/><br/>Vince turned so red it was too dark to describe with color. He looked up at Aki. "How do you know my friend from the club?" He asked in confused curiosity.<br/><br/>Brian shook his head. "Long story bro. Long story." He looked at Aki impatiently. "Come on Akihiko it is almost time. I want you to see it before it is time." He said with a huff. No voice manipulator in right now. He was as himself the ninja hood and mask down around his neck.<br/><br/><br/>Tenshi<br/><br/>Akihiko pulled Vince a little tighter and growled at the door, but stopped when he noticed it was Brivariith. He blinked a few times, then smirked, "Half naked is the new style didn't you hear about it. And I agree Vince is cute."<br/><br/>His wings folded close to his back and he led Vince over to his desk and Brivariith. "It is indeed a long story." Aki looked at the crate for a second before stepping towards it, Vince between him and Brivariith. He sunk his claws into the gab that separated the sides and the lid, and opened the crate. He gasped. His eyes widened.<br/><br/>It was a white Phoenix egg. "B-but how? Brivariith?" He glanced at Brivariith, then back at the egg. He reached out and barely grazed it with the pads of his fingers. In awe. Even Magarish was silent.<br/><br/>He saw Vince's glances at the crate and noticed Vince was to small to see it. He chuckled and lifted Vince with his left arm that he put under Vince's thighs making Vince sit on his arm. "Better?" He did the action slowly so Vince would be able to gain balance and put his arms around Aki's neck.<br/><br/><br/>Zoruna<br/><br/>Vince watched Brivariith bring in a crate. Tilting his head in curiosity. He followed Aki close but the crate was too tall. He stood on tippy toes trying to see into it. He was not going to go so far as to jump to try to see but he was pushing onto the tips of his toes trying to stretch himself high enough to see it. Looking at Brivariith who snickered at the predicament. He iped as he was lifted up onto Aki's left arm. Flailing his arms then threw them around Aki's neck. Holding on because he did not want to fall but soon relaxed. Blinking as Aki held him on his arm like he weighed nothing. Literally nothing. Sure he weighed close to a hundred pounds but Aki made he feel like he might as well have been a feather. "uh huh." He said. He looked into the box. "Woooow. Its beautiful. I've never seen an egg like that before. What is it Aki?" He asked softly.<br/><br/>Brian watched Aki open the crate and smirked. Aki's reaction was priceless. "Its a long story Akihiko." He said. Watching Aki. "Akihiko I promised you when you were just a little thing...that the gift I got you for your four hundredth birthday would be something no amount of money could buy." He looked at the crate. "I keep my promises." He said truthfully. He walked closer. "Last of them Akihiko. The last." He watched him with the egg. Smirking as Aki picked up Vince. Looking into the crate. "I kept it with a lady dragon friend of mine. You know their kind needs constant heat and take much longer to hatch then dragon eggs. I found it a couple centuries ago. Trapped in ice. It was still alive in there. Its life put on hold by the ice. The heat warmed it and slowly brought the egg back to life. You don't know how thrilled I was when I heard the heartbeat inside that egg. I aimed to give you something no one else could have." He said. Well that was the summary of it. "It'll hatch soon Akihiko. I am pleased you are thrilled with the gift. The look on your face was more than I could have hoped for." He looked to Vince. "Why don't you tell our young friend what it is. It is doubtful he has heard of them. Being they are technically extinct except for that one egg."<br/><br/><br/>Tenshi<br/><br/>Aki barely answered, "Its an egg of the extinct white phoenix race. The white phoenix's died out centuries ago a little after my 400th birthday... This is the last and only one left..." He finished in awe.<br/><br/>He looked at Brivariith and whispered, "Thank you... I-I don't know what else to say..." Aki was truly stumped. He didn't know what to think.<br/><br/>Reno pulled himself off the floor when the two girls went to dance. When the door to the bar opened, he glanced at it and froze. 'I-it can't be... Not that /bitch/!' Reno became furious in a second. He strode over to the girl in the doorway.<br/><br/>Reno hissed at her, "What the /hell/ are you doing here?!"<br/><br/>She looked up at him and tossed her hair over her shoulder, "I'm here to see Akihiko. Now run along and fetch him for me." She waved her hand negligently at him.<br/><br/>"Like hell I will, /bitch/. Go back to the sewer you crawled out of!" He sneered at her.<br/><br/>She glared at him. "Bitch? Sewer? How dare you!?" She then screamed, "AKIHIKO!"<br/><br/>Aki's head snapped towards the yell. His eyes widened when he saw her in front of Reno. He almost cursed. "Brivariith watch Vince." Aki placed Vince on the couch, grabbed his suit jacket off the hanger beside the door, then strode out of his office at a fast walk.<br/><br/>Hikari's head snapped toward the yell and she stopped dancing immediately. Making Arnia stop as well. Hikari's hands went to her mouth and she started whispering over and over, "No, no, no, no. Not her, please don't let it be her."<br/><br/>She smirked when she saw Akihiko coming down the crosswalk and the stair. Reno growled at her.<br/><br/>Aki stopped a few feet from her. "What do you want, Charlie?"<br/><br/>Charlie sauntered over to Aki and put her hands on his chest. She leaned up on her tippy toes and whispered in a 'seductive' tone, "I. Want. You."<br/><br/>Aki was unreadable and Reno didn't like that look. It was how Aki looked after a month of dating the bitch. He hated it.<br/><br/>Aki put his hands on her shoulders and pushed her down. "Leave, Charlie. And don't come back."<br/><br/>Charlie glared at him, "You know you want me! Why won't you!"<br/><br/>Aki almost sighed, "Don't you mean: why won't I let you spend my money like no tomorrow?"<br/><br/>She took a step back and slapped him. Aki's head snapped to the right. He didn't say anything.<br/><br/>She yelled at him, audible to /everyone/, "YOU'RE SUCH A BASTARD! YOU HAVE SO MUCH MONEY AND JUST WON'T LET ME HAVE ANY! I HOPE YOU ARE FOREVER ALONE! BASTARD!" She huffed and stomped out of the bar. Total silence.<br/><br/>Aki stayed with his head facing the dance floor until he heard the door slam. He looked at Reno first. Reno was glaring at him.<br/><br/>"Why do ya' le' her boss ya' aroun' li' tha'?!" Reno's street accent always came out when he was angry.<br/><br/>Aki stayed silent and Reno left to the basement, huffing.<br/><br/>Hikari fell to the floor, her knees failing her. She whimpered, "It was her..."<br/><br/>Aki looked at Hikari before looking away quickly. Hikari was always scared of him, when he dealt with Charlie. She said his face was like a doll and his eyes the abyss of nothing. Aki walked up the stairs and entered the Head's meeting room. He closed the door behind him.<br/><br/>Aki's back hit the door and he slid to the floor. His face falling into his hands, elbows on his knees. "Why did you come back...?" He whispered to nothing.