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We had our fist meet today (Saturday). Man it was so killer!!! I WON THE JUNIOR VARSITY 100 YARD BACKSTROKE!!! Yes out of 20 girls I won!!!!

*does happy dance but stops when realizes that everybody's looking at her funny*

er.

um.

so yes.

he he he.

Should I do reviews now? Perhaps half now half later. Sound good? I think so.

Queeny: no punctuation again I suppose its better than nospaceseh youre adamant on bringing back Lippoli arent ya don't worry Roninll find out soon enough and the thing you were helping with has come and gone I tried to call and you arent online so I tried no hating me for an eternity

Griffin: that is a very clever idea, but alas, you are correct that if somebody reads it then they'll know what's going on and I just can't have that! Wildcraze, what about that?

O screw it I'll just finish them all now, I'm on a roll!

Apocalypse: he he he I knew I'd get ya in the end! It truly is the greatest ever, you are my substitute muse for the time being so yes you did help, and *shrugs* I'm not THAT shallow. If ya don't like it, ya don't like it. But if you don't...*shakes fist threateningly* only kidding novio. Only joking ^.^ really. I think that Cael was there on Fri. He's come to harass me but not help write!!! Havin fun at your thing for church?

Ok you guys! Ready to Rock?!? I sure as hell am! Here goes me writing muse/Apocalypse free, lilbit nervous but here goes!!!

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The Assassin turned over in her sleep, grumbling about the agitated kis in her half consciousness. She snuggled into the warm blanket to the right of her. Nearly back to sleep, she felt the blanket move. Grumbling, she went to pull it closer but it denied her. Her hand was batted away.

'Wait. Blankets don't hit my hands,' she pondered. It hit her then that it was clearly not a blanket. She opened her eyes and saw the Cleric still lying motionless. She sat up and braced her weight against her right arm. Her hair fell past her shoulder and framed her face. She smiled and sat up all of the way. Leaning over, she kissed him on his forehead and sat back up to leave. She rose from the bed and took a step but was stopped. Something had a hold on one of her sleeves. She glanced over her shoulder and saw the Cleric with a weak smile on his face and a tight hold on her sleeve. She gasped and turned around.

"You're awake!" she exclaimed.

"Have been," he nearly whispered.

"For how long exactly?" she hissed.

"Long enough," he said, smile growing slightly. "You make a good blanket, would you like to be my blanket some more?"

She glared promises of death and disembowelment and other lovely things and he chuckled, only causing her to turn angrily. He grabbed her wrist.

"Only kidding. Seriously, only kidding."

"Since you're feeling better," she said coolly without turning, "I'll be off."

"I was only-" he tried but she twisted her wrist away and walked through the door, opening and closing it briskly, causing the candles to flicker violently.

He sighed and laid back. She was so touchy about saying stuff like that. It set her off, and yet again, he just went and made her mad.

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The Assassin stormed down the empty hall. There were tea light candles every five feet along the floor guiding her way. She hated when he talked that way to her. She stormed down the hall but stopped when she heard muffled yelling and things being moved about roughly in the room she was passing. She was about to continue on her way when a chair was thrown through the door. It flew past her face and crashed into the wall beside her.

She glared ominously inside the room. Logan was chasing Ronin around the room, the boy's violet eyes in terror. He was muttering how he hadn't meant to do any of it and it was the Dragon. Of course, Logan would have none of it. She growled and threw up a wall between them.

Inwardly, she was shocked, absolutely floored. 'Perhaps I picked up a few things on the trip to my body.' Outwardly, she glared death at both then put her hands on her hips and set her jaw.

"What is the meaning of this?!?" she demanded.

Ronin was rotating his shoulder, wincing at every move. Logan looked ready to tear down the wall and disable the boy. Both of them ignored her question.

Her anger rose slightly. Her voice became quieter and she asked again, "What is the meaning of this?"

This time her query was heard. They both looked up and stared at her. It was Logan who spoke first.

"This possessed boy," he spat, "is back and I'm here to personally ensure that he doesn't ever return here."

She closed her eyes and slowly rubbed the bridge of her nose.

"And you?" she asked Ronin.

"I'm done fighting. No more. Ever. I don't want to fight him, so I ran," he said simply looking her in the eyes.

She lowered her hand.

"Ok. First, he's clean. No evil spirits anymore. It's being contained in one of the halls until the Cleric isn't.. as incapacitated .. to handle it. Now Ronin, you shouldn't run from things such as him. Defense doesn't mean that you kill anyone, or at least have to. Now both of you are going to spend a lot of time apart so, Logan, get lost," she said exasperatedly.

A part of the wall dissolved and Logan stormed off, mumbling to himself but she was too tired to care.

When Logan was gone, she let the rest of the wall down and Ronin watched her unsure of something. She ignored him and called to the corner.

"Taryn, the wall's down. Go to your boyfriend, I think you need to rewrap his bandage."

And with that she left.

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After about a good ten minutes of wincing, cursing and failing, the Cleric was finally in an upright position. It was a wobbly upright position, but he was upright. The next step was to be standing. He groaned.

'Standing.. Shit..standing..how the hell'd I end up like this (he he he part of nickelback's song someday. Love that song.) I think I need another nap. No, wait, stay on task Dacius. Gotta find her and tell her I'm not a total ass (only kiddin apocalypse).'

He had gotten his feet on the ground and was half way standing when the door flew open and the Assassin walked in briskly. He sat back on the bed with all his weight hitting it hard. He wasn't ready for standing yet. So he sat and watched her close the door behind her.

"How can I do this?" she demanded and formed a wall between them.

He looked at the wall puzzled. Cursing again, he pushed himself toward it and felt the wall. It was solid as any he would have made. Slightly thinner, but still.

"How?" he asked her.

"Asked you the same," she paused, "and you can't even stand on your own, why are you out of bed?"

"I can so stand on my own," he said but she looked doubtfully at him.

"Oh really," she said with a sinister smile.

"Really," he said cautiously.

"Then you wouldn't fall if I did this?" she asked dissolving the wall and he stumbled.

"HA!! See? You're not fine. Lay down now," she said triumphantly.

He did as he was told. He lay back down and she sat on the bed next to him.

"How'd you find out that you could do that?" he asked as she sat down.

"Logan was chasing Ronin around," he gave her a concerned look, "come on, you know he's free of it. Anyway, Ronin's taken some sort of vow not to fight, Logan wants to beat the shit out of him then kill him and so I came across them running around a room like lunatics. So in my frustration and anger, it kinda appeared. I don't know how exactly I do it but yeah," she finished with a sigh.

"I have absolutely no idea why you can do it, but perhaps it's the same reason I can suddenly see ki. Before I couldn't, now I can turn it on and off like there's nothing to it. Maybe that's the same for you," he said closing his eyes.

"Go to sleep. I'll be here when you wake," she whispered and rose. He grabbed her hand and she stopped and sat back down with him.

"Stay," he whispered.

She nodded and lay down next to him.

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There ya go. I'm done for now. I'm so wiped from our meet. Oh, I didn't tell you how we did. Well, varsity won by 327 to the second team, and something close to 500 on the second. JV, which is me sorta, finished in front of the second team by 197. We're pretty damn proud.

Proud, but not surprised. We haven't lost a meet in a little more than 17 years, have 17 consecutive state, regional and sectional titles and we always dominate at every meet *knocks on wood*. Gee I wonder why everybody hates us.. *rubs chin*