About an hour before Zaus had to meet the detective, she had awoken from sleep. With a quick stretch she got out of bed and headed to the wooden door on the left side of her dresser. Looking in, she found it to be the bathroom, meaning the other was the closet.
Stepping into the gray bathroom she shut the door behind her. She first when to what looked likes the bathing area. Opening the sliding class door, dark blue tile flooring, some-kind of faucet coming from the wall above along with a nob also coming from the wall. Turning the nob about half way, warm water came from the faucet above. Seeing towel alright placed on the white sink, Zaus began to remove her clothing. Her face went slightly shocked, expecting to see the stitches from last night, she saw nothing but a scar left from her injury last night. Sure she could heal people with magic, but she could not heal her self.
"How is that possible?" Running her pale fingers over the scar, her mind kept on wondering how such an injury could heal within just a few hours of sleep. Putting the thought in the back of her mind, she stripped the remaining clothing and stepped in to what she figured was a shower.
The warm water felt amazing against her cool skin. When she finished cleaning herself up, she turned off the water and stepped out. Grabbing a towel she wrapped it around her body and whipped the steam from the mirror Silver green eyes stared back at her, her snow white wet hair sticking to her small face and back.
Stepping out of the bathroom, towel tightly around her body, she walked to the dresser. Opening the top drawer she found all the undergarments. Picking up a black sports bra and black underwear, she then walked to the closet.
After picking out what she wanted to wear, she quickly got changed. Looking into the full length mirror on the closet door, she examined herself. Her torso was covered with a black fitted tank, her legs counselled with tight dark blue jeans, and black ankle boots covered her feet. Smiling at her appearance she walked back to the bathroom.
Picking up a green brush, she brushed her waist length wet hair, then put in up in a high pony tail. Being creative, she took her Gargoyle pendent from her cloak and placed in onto her pony tail. Once her necklace was secured on her neck she left the bed room and headed for the elevator.
After what seemed like forever, the elevator finally came to a stop. The sorceress was greeted by the Detective when the doors opened.
"Hey Zaus. You ready to go?"
"I am. Please lead the way."
For two hours Elisa had shown and explained all different type of thing to Zaus. She was show many type of buildings stores, land marks, and much more. Right now they girls had stopped for a small break at a Cafe not to far from Xanatos's building.
"So tell me about your self. How did you end up turning to stone with the gargoyles?" The sorceress knew the question would arise.
"I am the sister of the Magus who caste the spell on the gargoyles and myself. I know very little magic, for I had no intention of learning it. One day I found this stone in a field not far from the castle." Gesturing to the stone that was safely around her neck.
"When my brother found out if had magic potential he insisted I learn. Telling me that it was a gift from the god and a sign for me to finally use magic. For two years he trained me, but I was still having trouble controlling such magic." Zaus took a deep calming breath before she continued on.
"As for how I was turned to stone, My brother seemed to be enraged by something and blamed in on the gargoyles. I think he though I was a refugee or did not see me. For when he caste the spell, I was standing with my gargoyle friends. I don not know what has happened to him, but I do hope he does not blame himself for what happened. It was an accident." Zaus took a shaky breath. Taking about what happened was a lot harder then she thought. She was brought out of her though as a hand was placed on her shoulder.
"It's alright to be sad Zaus. Holding your emotions in to long will tear away at you. You need to let them out at time." The detective gave a comforting smile to the sorceress, who also returned it.
" Thank you Elisa. I will keep that in mind." Just then a man in a nice long sleeve shirt and black pants came to the table and set down are drinks we ordered.
"You seem really trust worthy Elisa, but you may have a hard time convincing that to Goliath. All his kind were killed by human hands. Even before the humans hated them. They even hated me for be coming friends with them. He is willing to do anything to protect the last of his clan." Taking a sip of her tea, the warm liquid calming her mind as it went down her throat.
"I'm going to show him that all humans are not bad. Try at least " The detective smiled reassuring to the girl that she was going to do her best to convince the clan leader that she was a trustworthy human.
When the two girls finished their drinks and paid for, Elisa had take the sorceress to her apartment.
"You have such an amazing view of the city Elisa." Zaus voice filled with amazement as she looked out the detective spectacular window at the beautiful City.
"Its not that special but the rent is good and the residents are good at minding their own business " Elisa said as she got two cans of pop from the fridge.
Handing the one of the opened cans over, the sorceress said thanks before taking a drink. The detective could not help but laugh when the girl burp for when she did her pale hand flew to her mouth as a red tint cover her cheeks.
"I am so sorry, I have not idea where that came from."
"It's alright, it can from the carbon dioxide from the soda."
"Carbon dioxide?" Zaus raised a brow at the strange word.
" It's a chemical with in the drink that keeps it fresh longer. It is also in the air we breath." Elias said trying to answer the girl's question the best she could.
"I see, that is very interesting." With a smile Zaus to another drink from the can.
"I better take you back, it's almost sunset. I bet your friends will like to see you when they wake." Elisa said when she looked to the clock seeing it was alright six pm.
When they got to Xanatos's building they said their quick goodbye and went their separate ways.
"Did you enjoy your afternoon with detective Maza Ms. Zaus?" Owen greeted the sorceress as she walked out of the elevator.
"I did. If you will excuse me. My friends are about to wake." Zaus walked passed the blond man and out to the tower her gargoyle friends slept.
As soon as she got their, the gargoyles where awake and shedding the remaining stone pieces from their skin.
"Where do you think you are going?" Goliath asked, seeing the red gargoyle readying himself to glide off the castle.
"To explore the city. We can't spend the rest of our lives in this castle."
"He's right, we need to learn all about this city, it people, the devices."
"It's food." Both yellow and blue gargoyle agreeing with the red one.
"If you Like Goliath, I can go with them. I do know how to get around the city a little bit. Elisa showed me a few amazing things about the city that I really want to show the Three." Zaus walked up to the lavender gargoyle, getting into the conversation.
"Very well, The three of you may explore with Zaus a your guide Stay close to the building and stay out of sight." Goliath spook after a few seconds of thinking.
With a quick nod from the three young gargoyles and sorceress, the red gargoyle picked up the girl bride style and jumped off the castle spreading his wings to catch the wind and gliding on its current,the other two following.
With in two hours Zaus had shown her three friends the twin towers, the statue of liberty, a couple a other building and stores.
"This place is amazing!" The small gargoyle said excitedly after Zaus finished explaining about how the lights in the city works and about how the humans use computers and cell phones to do research and contact other humans.
"Yeah it is." Zaus laid her head on her red gargoyle friend's chest. looking at the city lights below Unknown to her, the beaked gargoyle's cheeks had gone slightly red feeling his sorceress friend's head on his bare chest.
They soon landed on a building with plan stone gargoyles around it. The red gargoyle set his sorceress friend down, who stretched and looked out at the empty street in front of them.
"I have never seen so any wonders." The heavy set gargoyle said as he leans on his arms to over look the railing.
"Hey look at that!" The small gargoyle pulled on the red gargoyles arm, pointing at a motor bike riding down the streets.
"Elisa said those are called motorcycles. A moving contraption on two wheels." Zaus told her curious small friend.
"I have got to see how it works!" Before any of them could stop him, the yellowish gargoyle jumped from the building a glided over the human and his motor cycle.
"He's going to be seen!" Zaus voice held panic as her red gargoyle friend picked her up and jumped off the building and followed their small friend, the bluish gargoyle right next to them.
When they got to the yellow gargoyle, he was standing by an the abandon bike watching the owner of it running away from him.
"You need to be careful my friend. You where told by Goliath not to be seen. If he finds out, we are all in trouble." Zaus said as calming as she could.
"I didn't mean for him to see me. I just wanted to look at his motor bike, as Zaus called it." The small gargoyle voice held sadness as he looked down at the bike.
"Be careful." The heavy set gargoyle said as his small friend got in the bike.
"It looks easy enough." The small gargoyle twisted the handle a few times, when he pressed on the pedal the bike sped off with him holding on to the handles.
As the three friends ran after the small gargoyle. Zaus stone glowed green as she trusted her hand out and pulled her yellow gargoyle friend off the bike, just before the bike went right into the wall. When the caught up to him, the sorceress set him down just as the bike exploded right in front of them.
"Maybe we shouldn't tell Goliath about this." The sorceress nodded in agreement with her red friend as they started into the flames.
After they left the fiery display, they had found an unoccupied vendors cart. The heavy set gargoyle grabbed pretty much everything, before they climbed up a tall building and took to the sky again. With in ten minutes, the blue gargoyle was finishing off the last off the food.
"This is great, you should try some." The blue gargoyle said with a mouth full of food.
"We would have, If you hadn't eaten the entire cart-full." The sorceress had to stiffen her laugh at the beaked gargoyles comment.
When they landed on another roof, the yellow gargoyle came into hot, so instead on landing on his feet, he rolled till his back hit a small wall, upside down that is.
"This is a big city. My wings are tired." The sorceress went to her small friends and carefully helped him to stand. Rubbing his shoulders slightly to help with pain he must be feeling.
"Mine to, and its a long way back to the city." The red gargoyle explained looking to the castle so far away.
"I could heal your guy's, but I'm slightly drain from saving are little friend here from crashing." Zaus gestured to the small gargoyle as she continued to rub his shoulders.
'This is not a good idea.' Zaus thought as she and her gargoyle friends hid in the shadow of a building waiting for a taxi to drive by.
The sorceress could not hold back her laughter a her red friend yelled out to stop an approaching taxi, it just sounded so wired. Her laughter had ceased when she saw the disappointing looks the their face when the taxi turn and went the completely opposite way.
"I'm sorry guy's, I think a have enough energy to heal at least two of you. Then you could carry me and the little guy."
"Hey, why does it have to be those two?" The small gargoyle asked a little jealous.
"One, your smaller and easy to carry. Two, your wings are attached to your arms, to you need them free to glide with." Zaus explained getting ready to heal the red and blue gargoyle.
"It's alright Zaus. We would rather walk then have you use up the last of your energy on us." the red gargoyle said placing his clawed hand on the sorceress's shoulder.
Zaus sighed, looking around she recognized that she and the three gargoyles where right around where the detective lived.
"This place is right around where Elisa live's. I'll be able to get us back to the castle in no time." Zaus looked to her friend to see them all smiling brightly.
After about an hour of walking threw ally ways, they where close enough to the castle for the three gargoyle to glide the rest of the way. Once on top of a tall roof the red gargoyle picked up his sorceress friend and jumped off the building, spread his wing and glided into the air. The other two following suit. They reach the castle just as the sun was about to rise.
"It's about time you lads and lass came home." The old gargoyle said as the red one put the sorceress back on her feet.
"This City is a fascinating place. Zaus showed us so many things." The red gargoyle gestured to the girl the stood next to him.
"She showed us under ground tubes with fast moves cars all hooked together."
"The lights are so bright they turn night into day." Zaus smiled as the yellow and green gargoyle continued to talk about all the saw tonight.
"That is all very fascinating but have you seen Goliath?" The old gargoyle asked, stopping them in mid sentience The sorceress and three gargoyle friends looked to one another confused.
"We thought he would be back by now, its almost dawn." The small gargoyle said concerned.
"That is what worries me." The old gargoyle said as he looked to the rising sun. Zaus watched as her friends went into their stone sleep.
"I hope you are alright Goliath." Zaus said to herself. She turned on her heels and headed for her room for a day of sleep as well.