Murdoc stopped before they entered the village. Emily took 3 steps before she realized Murdoc had stopped following. She turned around to see him leaning on a small tree, staring at the town with uncertainty.

"What's wrong?" Emily asked him, staying in her place.

He was silent.

"Murdoc, what's wrong?" There was a hint of frustration in her voice.

He couldn't say anything. He just glanced down at Emily for a split second, then stared back at the village.

"Murdoc... please?" Emily shot him a pleading look that he couldn't refuse.

He soon found himself following. It was very hard for him to do. Murdoc had to summon courage that he hardly possessed, but Emily seemed fairly positive. People stared, as they both knew they would. But much to Murdoc's surprise, nobody fainted or screamed in shock. They simply turned away with cautious expressions or tried to act like he wasn't there, almost as if they knew better than to make a scene.

Emily smiled the slightest at him & said as they walked along, "People around here tend to keep to themselves." She led Murdoc up to a small building & walked in. Emily kneeled down gracefully & took some money out of the upper rim of her boot & picked up 2 things that Murdoc had never seen before. Emily paid the man that was manning the register, while Murdoc stared at the items in Emily's delicate hands. The man at the register seemed to be staring down at the counter purposely. As Murdoc & Emily turned & walked out of the shop, the man finally started breath again, staring at the massive creature that had just been within inches of him.

"Emily, what are those?" Murdoc pointed down at the objects in her hands as he followed her up to a tall, large hill.

"Kites." Emily handed him one so he could get a better look. They stopped at the top of the hill, which was surprisingly flat at the top, covered with short, but thick grass. Murdoc hadn't noticed the weather this day before he looked up with his mysterious yellow eyes: Sunny, warm & not a single cloud in the sky.

"How do these 'kites' work?" Murdoc asked, holding his own kite out to look at it.

Emily unraveled the string a few feet & looked back up at Murdoc. "Do as I do."

Emily waited for Murdoc to follow her lead & began running with her kite. Murdoc paused with curiousity for a moment before running as their kites lifted off the ground. He watched Emily as her silky, black hair lifted off her neck, then directed his attention back to his kite. A wind had come that was strong enough to suspend them up in the air on the thin string while they stood still. Murdoc couldn't help but smile as Emily looked over at him with her kind eyes.

Suddenly, her eyes seemed to spark with playfulness. She hopped closer to him and nudged him lightly. Murdoc smirked and nudged her back. Emily stumbled slightly, but regained quickly and nudged him harder. Murdoc chuckled as he got into the game, and pushed back a 'little' too hard. That little push sent Emily almost 5, caused her to lose grip of her kite & made the right elbow of her dress rip.

Murdoc gasped, let go of his own kite & walked over to her, kneeling. "Are you alright? I'm sorry..."

Emily stayed quiet for a moment, observing herself. Her right elbow was scratched up kind of badly, but she just shrugged it off, remembering that Murdoc was different. He had a lot more strength than a regular person & Emily agreed to accept that when she took him in. She forced a smile despite the small stinging, trying to make him feel a little less guilty. "Yes, I'm fine."

A light smile came across Murdoc's face. He helped her gently.

"Come on, let's get back home." Emily took his large hand in hers.

They walked hand-in-hand, none the wiser to a pair of eyes watching every move they made.