Of Love Daemons and a French man

Rocky's part

Rocky's PartIf I'm going to spy on the Ronins then I have to get to the Mortal World, thought Cale. Right now Kayura is the only one who can help me get there. Here goes nothing.
Cale left his room to find the new Ancient. The nightmare was bothering him for the rest of the night. He was supposed to know all about demons, but this one was cocky enough to threaten him. Time to teach that Daemon not to mess with the Warlord of Darkness. Kayura was out in the garden meditating when Cale finally found her.

"Kayura, I need some help," he started.
"What is it?"
"I had a nightmare and I wanted to check on the Ronins and Mia."
"Is it serious? Do you think that you will need help?"
Cale shook his head. "I was warned not to interfere with the Ronins or it would kill Mia. I figure that I could just spy on them and make sure everything is fine." Kayura stood, looking concerned. "Maybe we all should go," she ventured.
"NO! I don't think the Ronins would thank us if Mia were killed. Just get me to the Mortal Realm and I will see if there's any problem. I'll let you know if I need help."
Kayura couldn't fault his logic and agreed to the task. "Remember to let us know if you need help."
"Don't worry, this is me."
Kayura grimaced. "I know. Let us know when you need the help." Cale growled as he went through the gate to the Mortal Realm.

White Blaze lifted his head from his paws at the difference in the air. A gate was opened and he wondered who it was. Maybe he cold convince whomever it was to let him go back to talk with Cale. White Blaze rose from in front of the fireplace and padded into the kitchen. Mia was sitting at the table with her guest again. White Blaze didn't like her guest, but only tolerated him out of respect for her. He passed the table and sat at the back door.
"Want out White Blaze?" asked Mia.
White Blaze growled his response and pawed at the door being careful not to damage it. The last time he did that Mia yelled for hours and wasn't happy until Ryo replaced it. Nothing was worth that aggravation again.
"I don't know why you don't get one of your 'pupils' to let him out. He is umm... Ryo's, isn't he?" asked Gravelam.
"Because we share in the responsibility," Mia answered. "Just because I tutor them doesn't mean that I can't help them out with other things as well as their school work."
Gravelam looked up sharply as Mia went to the back door. "What other things?" he asked.
Mia and White Blaze turned to look at him. "I let them live here so they help out with cleaning and cooking. White Blaze maybe Ryo's-" White Blaze snorted. "-But we all have a hand in helping take care of him. Besides sometimes they need help trying to find something for their girlfriends." Mia looked sad after saying that. Oh Sage, who will be getting those roses you bought? she wondered. I wish they were for me. Gravelam didn't look mortified, but he didn't look angry either. While Mia didn't see the possessive look on his face, White Blaze did.

"I'm sorry Mia. It is just that after you told me that your Grandfather died, I started to worry about you. Anyone could just come and say they love you and may just end up hurting you in the process."
Mia returned after opening the door for White Blaze. "I don't think so, Gravelam. I don't think that I would fall so easily. And besides, the guys are so protective of me that they wouldn't let anyone close enough to try to hurt me." She giggled at the thought. Sage wouldn't let anyone near her, but she still did not know why. Maybe he was just going into the 'Big Brother' mode like Ryo and Kento.
Gravelam's face took on a harder look, but he tried to soften his voice. "I guess you're right; they wouldn't let someone try to hurt you. Listen, I'm tired so I'm going to take a nap. I'll see you at dinner?"
"Yeah. Have a good nap."
"Oh, I will." I will after I talk to my daemon.

Gravelam closed his door and turned to his bed. "Belford, come here."
"Yes, my master?"
"What are you doing about the two that may cause you trouble?"
"I have one already angry with one of his friends and the other is still clueless. I will take care of him if he starts to get too close."
"Very well my daemon. Do it quickly. I want Mia to be mine by Valentine's Day. She seems to need to be herded away from those 'pupils' of hers. They may cause trouble if I try to court her."
"They will be the least of your worries, my master," promised the daemon. Because when I am released you will be the first one I will be rid of.
"Good. Now go watch Mia. I don't want some boy to distract her from me."
"As you wish, my master," responded the daemon. It left in a curl of sandalwood scented smoke.

Ryo walked by and caught a faint whiff of a rustic fragrance then the incense evaporated. We should probably ask Gravelam to be careful with his incense. However, I did not see any in his bag and I definitely did not smell any on him. That is weird. I will have to talk to Sage about it later. Ryo continued to toward his room looking for White Blaze.

The tiger was tracking the area of the gate he felt earlier. He was in the area, but he did not see who had left the gate. I know that someone had to leave because I did not feel one open earlier. Now, where is he? White Blaze prowled the forest around the area of the gate and finally found the scent he was looking for. Here it is, this definitely is a Warlord's scent.
The white tiger tracked the Warlord until he found him crouching in a tree watching Mia's home. White Blaze jumped up and climbed the tree so he sat on another branch behind the Warlord. Now all he had to do was get the man's attention. White Blaze swung a paw, knocked the Warlord off the tree and lazily followed him down. To say Cale was surprised when he fell from the tree would be an understatement. He had climbed the tree in hopes to see or at least be able to sense the demon that sent him the threatening dream. Now he was laying face down in the ground with an unknown attacker behind him.

It was time to show this attacker that Cale, Warlord of Darkness was not someone who enjoyed having his patients tested. Cale jumped up and turned around. "Alright, you asked for a fight; I'll give you one." All that was there to appreciate his fury was trees, birds, and one large white tiger, which seemed to be smirking at him. "You! What do you want White Blaze."
~To speak with you, ~ White Blaze responded telepathically. ~I need your help.~
"On what matter? I am trying to find out where a demon is so I can destroy it."
White Blaze looked at him sharply. ~A demon? What do you know about a demon and why do you suspect its near Mia's house?~
Cale looked down proudly at the cat and said, "Some demon sent me a dream to stay away form the Ronins or it would harm Mia. Since looking in on the Ronins is not interfering with them, I decided to see what was going on. Maybe I could stop it before it did something to the Ronins."
~And maybe get in a lick over Sage?~ asked White Blaze.
Cale had the decency to flush a little at the jab. "Maybe… Do you curious about me knowing that I suspect a demon is in Mia's house?"
~I need your help. I wanted to talk to you about helping me speak with Ryo and the others, but I could not get to the Dynasty. When I felt the gate open I had hoped to convince whomever came out to let me go back to talk with you.~
"So what is the problem?"
~I have been smelling sandalwood in Mia's house. Nothing odd except I know no one in this house carries such incense. Mia has distaste for it. I tracked the smell to a box in Mia's room, which I found very odd considering her regard towards that sent. I did not want to convey with the mysterious box for I do not know what exactly I am dealing with, not to mention I did not want to draw Mia's attention. Her bed is so close to the artifact and I fear she would dearly miss it if I should interact. Later I saw a shadow carry a box from Sage's room into Kento's and take the contents out. Kento was set up by the shadow to be blamed for the missing chocolate that Sage was saving for Mia.~
"So you have seen the demon, but has anyone else?"
~I do not know. Sage seemed to be curious about the box because of its mystery but he did not do anything about it. We may have to get rid of it to destroy the demon.~
"Yes," mused Cale. "But how do we go about riding it? We may have to talk to Mia about this. She may know a way to be rid of it."
~Let's wait first. There is one in the house that seems to desire Mia for his own as well. When Mia spoke to him about the Ronins, he grew angry and possessive of her. He is always like that when she is in the room. When the Ronins are around he switches from possessive to challenging and then back again. I think he also wishes to fight for Mia. My human and his friends wouldn't want to put Mia on the spot by choosing between her friend and them.~
"Alright, we'll wait. But if I can destroy that demon, I will."
~I won't stop you.~
"I'll talk with Kayura about finding a place to stay for a while. You go back and keep an eye out for Mia and that demon. If we can find his weak point, then we have him."
~Please. Do not tell me how to do my job. I will talk to you later.~
"Yes. And next time bring the Ronins with you."
~Right.~

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Sage was still seething about Kento eating all the chocolates. He had to go out and buy another box and that almost killed him. It was getting harder and more expensive as Valentine's Day grew near. I'll have to hide these better until I can give them to her.
He was in the middle of hiding the box when there was a knock on his door. "What?" he growled.
"Sage, it's Ryo. Have you seen White Blaze?"
"No, I haven't seen him."
"Okay. Umm… Sage, can I asked you something?"
"Shoot."
"Have you noticed anything strange going on?"
"How do you mean?"
"Oh, smelling sandalwood, seeing smoke and then it
disappears."
"That is a little odd for you to worry about Ryo. However, I have been seeing an aura around Mia and her guest, though Rowen has mentioned he smelled sandalwood. Why?"
"Well, I was passing Gravelam's room and I saw smoke drifting from under his door; it smelled like sandalwood. Then it disappeared. I was intent on looking for White Blaze so I just passed it off. Nevertheless, the more I think about it the more I remembered that he did not have much, let alone anything that looked like he burned incense with. I know that you like the smell, but when it starts to hang around the house and Mia, that is when it gets strange."
"Do you know if Cye or Kento noticed anything?"
"Not that I know of… we could ask."
"No, not yet. If there is something strange going on, I do not want to alarm anything or anyone of our curiosity. We may need the element of surprise."
"If this being or whatever you've mentioned is not aware of us first."
Sage ignored his last comment and returned to his previous job. "Let's just leave it for now and keep an eye out. I think that Rowen may help too."
Ryo shook his head and sighed. "Just as long as Mia is safe."