"What do you mean I can't come along?" Lisanna asked as she ate the meal they had prepared. Bickslow looked up at her as he leaned back at the small table in the train car. "I mean just that. I don't want you comin' with me this time." is all he said as he smiled at her, watching as her face turned to a pout. "I just don't see why not...I already saw what you did yesterday...it can't be any worse really." He smirked at her, poking the food on his plate slightly as he did. "Eh. maybe not, but I just have a feeling you shouldn't come along for this one. Just a nagging feeling in the back of my head." Lisanna looked at him. Sighing in annoyance as she finished up her food. Even if the previous day had left her feeling completely uneasy about everything, it didn't mean that she wanted to run away from it. No sense in running if this is something that is considered more or less the norm for someone who was starting to grip a small place in her heart, though she'd likely never admit it to him as openly. Hesitantly, she asked him, "What time do you think you'll be back?" He stood slowly, picking up their dishes before moving them into the sink, rejoining her at the table, "If all goes well, later tonight." She rose an eyebrow at him. "And if it goes wrong?" He smiled, his tongue hanging casually out of his mouth, "Well than I guess hell just got a really fun tenant." He stood up, kissing her on the head before fixing his mask to his face and walking to the bedroom to gather a few supplies. Grabbing Puppu and Poppo, he pointed a finger firmly at them but said nothing, the totems sounding as though they were pouting. Flying over to the piano and sitting there while Bickslow walked out with the remaining totems, bowing himself out as he walked out of the door, into the night, leaping high into the air off of his totems as he did.
Lisanna sat back. Frustrated in having to stay behind. She looked over towards the totems as they sat unmoving. "Yeah. I feel the same way" she said, sitting there. The cloudy weather from earlier kept on into the early part of the night. The slight light pollution bringing a sort of orange hue across everything. Lisanna walked over to the piano, sitting on the bench as she exposed the keys to the air. She grazed her fingers over them, the piano happily crying out quietly. Poppo and Puppu, turned their attention to her as she pushed the keys in, giggling at the sound and attempting to mimic the sounds they had heard. Their mannerisms coaxing Lisanna to play more. "I don't play very well guys" she giggled out at them as they began bounding for her to continue playing. Lisanna happily obliged, the totems rising off of the piano and appearing to dance around her as she attempted to play the score left sitting on the piano: Prelude in E minor. Despite her missing several notes, and adding in her own in their place, Poppo and Puppu continued their dance. The somberness of the tune never swaying them for even a moment. Upon finishing the tune, the totems began attempting to tap the keys of the piano themselves, wanting no more than to hear the music continue on. Failing to produce sounds they had wanted to hear, they began nudging Lisanna's arms in an attempt to force her to continue to play. She laughed at them as she turned to another page, finding a more upbeat score. She found Nocturne. Again, she attempted to play the score, butchering it slightly. Poppo and Puppu dancing away. She laughed as the totems appeared to be formally waltzing. Their carved wings touching only ever so slightly as they moved about the room before settling for a place to dance on top of the piano. The tune soon ending and the two totems appearing to again become upset at the lack of noise. They knocked over the score book. "Hey!" Lisanna laughed at them, picking up off the floor and placing it back in the stand. Looking at the score, her eyes opened wide: Fantaisie Impromptu. Her eyes losing focus as the saw the notes filling the page. "Oh my god. This is SO not happening babies" she laughed out, closing the piano and shutting the score book.
The totems pouted heavily. Exaggerating their bumping into to her arm and allowing themselves to ram into walls and the floor as they threw a tantrum. Lisanna tried her best to keep them from doing so, fumbling with them as they threw their fit. She managed to catch them both and held on to their tops with her hands, trying hard to keep them away from her as they pressed forward attempting to go into her. They slowly closed the gap between her and them. She continued keeping her arms stiff as they did. The motion slowly lifting her off the ground as the totems continued to try and tantrum into her, lifting her higher into the air as they did so. Lisanna's arms were now pointing straight down as she held the totems down, her legs dangling as her head pressed into the ceiling. She laughed as Puppu and Poppo kept trying. She placed her legs on the tops of them, pushing downwards on them, gaining a little bit of ground on them as she pressed her hands against the ceiling, pushing hard enough to get her head off the ceiling. Her legs wobbling slightly at the sensation of moving two objects not connected to anything. She laughed, slight panic hidden behind it as she tried to move them down. As if toying with her, the two totems immediately zoomed in either direction. Lisanna landing hard on her feet. The two totems giggling at her as she gave them a look of humor and annoyance. "That was kind of mean guys" she giggled. "How does your papa do it?" she asked. She'd seen the man balancing effortlessly on the totems in the past, appearing to be in total sync with them as they all moved. She gently grabbed them both and moved them to the floor settling them inches above the ground. Using the wall to maintain her balance, she stepped up onto them, wobbling too and fro as she attempted to balance on them. As she moved her legs forward, the two totems moved forward until bumping into the wall. She then moved her legs back, the totems moving away from the wall, eventually moving far enough away to keep the wall just out of reach for her as she wobbled on them in an attempt to steady herself.
When she was finally able to balance steadily, she moved in either direction, moving the two totems slightly before eventually figuring out how to get the two of them to move in unison. Poppo and Puppu giggled at her as she continued, gently gliding above the floor. Lisanna grabbing any item she could as they moved, using it as a chance to momentarily regain balance. The two totems suddenly froze in place. The sensation feeling like a solid object under her feet. "What's wrong guys?" she asked, relaxing her stance slightly as she did. The two totems, both moved out and upwards. Lisanna landing squarely on her butt as they again zoomed around the room. "Fall! Fall!" they shouted as they flew around. Lisanna stood up, attempting to reprimand the little totems, only to have them fall to the ground as if they were never even alive to start. She tossed them into the air several times in order to get them to take flight, only to have them land heavily on the ground. Eventually, she gave up, simply walking away from the totems. With her back turned to them, she walked back into the bedroom. The two totems silently followed her as though they were sneaking. As they turned to enter the room themselves, Lisanna quickly jumped around the corner, happily shouting as she did. Poppo and Puppu zoomed about as if frightened by her before returning to the room and tackling her as they began to play with her in a fashion similar to how they played with Bickslow. Stacking up and falling down. Tumbling about.
The night had pressed on. Lisanna and the totems all lay in bed sleeping. Boredom having gotten the best of them. The keys of the piano slowly began to play as they all lay there. All of the lights in the train car still on. "Guys...stop...it's bed time." she sleepily said as she rolled to her side. She lay there in the quiet until the keys began to continue playing: Dawn. The song ringing through the train car. She knew immediately it wasn't the totems. They didn't have the capability to play the piano like that. Her eyes shot open as the air in the train car thickened. Changing into her cat form, she crept out of the room, peering towards the end of the train car. A woman sat at the piano, playing the tune. Her body moving as she played each note. It was the one Lisanna had seen before. the woman's arms and legs appearing to be completely painted in black. Her feet pressing into the pedals as she played. Her long hair resting lightly against her back. The woman paused her playing, gazing over her shoulder as she turned to face Lisanna. "Sleep well darling?" she asked, rising to her feet as she looked at Lisanna. Lisanna glared at the woman. Her claws extended as far out as they could be as she got herself into a fighting stance. Poppo and Puppu meeting her at her side. "Who the hell are you?!" Lisanna shouted, not taking a step forward. The woman smiled as she walked forward, moving her hair out of her eyes slightly. "I'm the bringer of peace. The lover of eternal sleep. The harbinger of destruction. I'm everything and I'm nothing." The woman said as she continued her walked towards Lisanna. The motion bringing almost a hiss out of Lisanna as she watched the woman move, her hair standing on end. "Stop talking nonsense. Who, are you?!" Lisanna demanded, becoming more aggressive as the woman slowly moved.
The woman laughed under her breath, stopping in her tracks before responding. "My my. You're certainly a bit braver now than you used to be. Feeling strong little girl?" the woman said, running her hands through her own hair. "You're avoiding the question!" Lisanna shouted, taking a solid step towards the woman as she prepared to square up to her as best she could. In heels, the woman towered over Lisanna. "If you must know girl, you can simply call me Thanatos. One can say I work hand in hand with death itself and I do believe I'm owed a body and soul." Lisanna took a step back for a moment before lurching her body forward quickly, attempting to hit the woman who stood in front of her. As her claws made contact with the woman's skin, Thanatos laughed. Disappearing quickly before reappearing behind Lisanna. "I'm sorry, but was I not clear on who I was, or are you simply daft?" Lisanna turned around quickly, angrily shouting at the woman. "There are no souls or bodies for you here! Leave!" Thanatos laughed as Lisanna took another attempt at hitting her, missing as she again disappeared. "You can't touch me stupid girl." Lisanna kicked backwards quickly, failing again to hit the woman. Thanatos rolled her eyes quickly and waved her hand, all of the light in the train car immediately disappearing as she vanished into the air. Bickslow's totems hitting the ground as the room went black. Lisanna looked around carefully, her cat eyes adjusting to the dark as her ears listened for any sound. "Are you going to stop now?" Thanatos asked, lightly placing a hand on Lisanna's shoulder. Lisanna turned quickly, attempting to hit the woman with her elbows. "Clearly Bickslow has failed on many levels to teach you how to respect guests girl!" Thanatos shouted, relighting the train car. Lisanna turned yet again to face the woman, becoming more and more frustrated. "I already told you. There's nothing here for you, so leave!" The adrenaline slowly leaving her, Lisanna backed off slightly. "Well that simply isn't true. I believe I'm owed the one standing right in front of me right now. Your little toy has unfortunately broken a few rules though, so I must deal with you later."
Lisanna eyed the woman, maintaining her distance from her as she asked, "So what is it that you want here exactly then. No one is here for you." Thanatos tilted her head slightly as she smiled and spoke. "Oh there is plenty here for me tonight. This is merely a stop for me before I head to your lover's little nightly adventure. I'm simply here to offer you a chance to come with me quietly. You can leave this place peacefully and without suffering." Lisanna looked at the woman disgusted, almost offended at the words coming out of her mouth. "No! I was almost dragged away by some creature before. I have just as much reason to stay here as I ever did." Thanatos placed her finger on her chin as she spoke out quietly, "Yes I do have to apologize. I was a bit over eager then. I supposed I could have used a bit more subtlety and grace, but alas, I was a bit eager to get a long overdue soul into my possession." Lisanna stood there. The realization that the creature that had attacked her from the mirror before, was in fact Thanatos settling in. "Yeah well. My soul is getting stronger now, and isn't exactly missing, so you'll have to search elsewhere for your wants." Lisanna said as she stood taller. Thanatos looked her up and down, laughing as she did. "Please. There is hardly what I would call soul keeping you together. More like foolish stupidity based around falling on your back too much. Suite yourself though. No sense in offering peace to the damned I suppose." Thanatos walked over to the piano, playing a few notes on it before slamming her fists down on the keys. Her skin slowly warping and twisting as her legs began fusing and arms lengthened. She grabbed the skin around the base of her neck and violently jerked, exposing all of the muscling beneath, as her size grew and her teeth lengthened. Appearing as no more than a large writhing mass on the floor, Thanatos quickly rose on to her arms, her eye focused on Lisanna as she laughed out. The Cheshire smile covering all of her face as the hands of those she'd collected for the night reached out through her throat. One of her irises turned away, while the other two remained focused on Lisanna. Thanatos loomed over her, the sheer size of her weighing the car down and angling it slightly. Lisanna stood there, eyeing this form of the woman down, doing her best not to show fear. Thanatos laughed a gurgling laugh, sticking her tongue out as she prepared to wrap her tongue around Lisanna. Stopping suddenly, she retracted the muscle, growling loudly. Thanatos quickly jumped towards a wall. vanishing immediately.
Lisanna stood there stunned. She shook her head quickly, immediately regaining her focus. She bent down to the ground, picking up the fallen totems as her hands shook slightly. "Get up babies!" she yelled. The totems stirring slightly as she spoke. "We need to find your papa!" The two totems rose quickly at the words, hovering before dashing to the door, running into it repeatedly trying to get out of the train car. Lisanna opened the front door up. Black masses all standing outside of it groaning and reaching out for her as she stood there. Hesitant to move forward. She closed her eyes hard, changing into her bird form as she dashed out the door flapping her wings as hard as she could as she felt the hand of a figure grab her and try and drag her down. She kicked out with her other foot, feeling the grip loosen just enough for her to elevate herself higher. She tucked her legs up into her body until she was higher in the air. Bickslow's totems became small dots as she fly as hard as she could into the direction they were headed. She wasn't sure exactly why she needed to go to Bickslow, but every single instinct in her, screamed at her to do so. Her heartbeat sounding louder than her wing beats as she tried her best to catch up the totems, only able to get five lengths away from them. When they had finally reached the main city, they immediately dropped their height. Weaving around buildings quickly as they continued their search for Bickslow. Their speed never dropping for even a moment. They flew near the building that sat by the river. One they had all passed earlier that day before Bickslow had them all leave to pick up supplies. The totems flew up and over it, heading a few blocks away. Lisanna felt her wings beginning to weaken as she tried desperately to keep up with the totems. Her height dropping as her toes began dropping to the ground. They led her down a dark alley before stopping as they met up with their siblings. Lisanna's wings failing as she hit the ground, ramming her shoulder into the ground hard as she fell. When her body stopped moving, she turned to see Bickslow. A gun pointed between his eyes, as he and his next contract stood in the alley way.