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I smiled and shook my head, "So. Are you going to invite me in for a drink? All that breathing has dried my throat out."
"Bu... Crystal said you've already seen most of the house," I had to laugh at the comfused look on her face.
"I thought it polite to ask fist. Call me... old fasioned."
"Exactly how old, fashioned?" I just smiled at her and went into the house.
I took a seat at the kitchen counter, on the first floor, and seeing the look on her face, "Don't you know, it's impolite to ask a woman her age?"
A yawn caught our attention as Crystal walked down the stairs, "Since your staying Gizel, you can have my room. I'll sleep in the rafters."
"Pleasant dreams." She turned a smile on me.
"Something tells me no one will be asleep downstairs. At least until you make an appearence. Congrats Knives, you're the flavor of the week." I saw a knowing smile cross Gizel's face as she followed Crystal, me in tow.
"I hope you feel like showing off," Gizel nudged me as we entered the basement, it was a large bedlined room. In the comotion earlier, I hadn't noticed it was a sleeping place.
"Alright, drop the act. I could hear you all whispering from my room," covers fluttered and shifted as Crystal spoke, revieling curious kids of all ages and sizes. "You all know you have school tomorrow," she rolled her eyes, "So, let's get this over with." She suddenly jumped the fifteen or twenty feet to a metal rafter that lined the room. "Just try to keep it down," she slid into the space between the cielling and the beems, dissapearing from sight.
"Don't mind her, she can fall asleep anywhere," Gizel smiled up at the beem.
"That only happened once! And how the hell do you know about it?! You weren't even there."
"Damien relaid the picture to me. I nearly died laughing in the middle of a 'meeting'!"
If I didn't know any better, I could've sworen I felt my ears burning. The otherworldly voice sounded as the kids cleared a path for the one in question. Hello again, Knives. Gizel? I thought you would've left by now.
"Sorry Ghost, I'm staying the night," Damien nodded and looked at the little one clinging to his hand.
Come Claudia, if they are down here we can take a... break.
"Yeah," Claudia jumped as he picked her up. "Daddy's taking me flying. Wanna come Knives? It's fun!"
"Perhaps aother time," I chuckled, "Though it would be interesting to see."
Not really. Simple illusion mad solid. We should go now.
I smirked as he started up the stairs, "Calm, Clear skys. Oh and, Ghost, you must tell me how you are here and your body is upstairs."
Why do you think they call me Ghost? I smiled and shook my head. Once he was gone I was suddenly swormed with children and questions.
"Is your name realy Knives,"
"Are you like the Guardians,"
"Where are you from,"
"What can you do,"
"Did you realy,"
"Can you realy,"
"Are you realy,"
My headws starting to spin as the voices seemed to blend into each other. "Knives," Daniel pushed through the crowd, forcing some space between me and thatm, "You ok?"
'A Human? Coming to my rescue?' "Yes. I was overwelmed for a moment."
Laughter sounded from the rafters, "You might as well get use to it. It happens all the time here."
"Or do you have a problem with being helped by us poor, defensless, humans?" I looked toward the stairs to Kage leaning against the frame. "Time for show and tell Blades. "She suddenly threw a knife at me. I put ip a hand, it struck it and stopped but not before sliding in between the bones, "And you owe me a sparring match."
"I can see why you're so," I pulled the knife from my hand, "Reluctant to call me Knives, but that is the only name I've known."
"Even I have... had a Normal name. Didn't you have one before you were turned? I blinked at her in confusion.
She isn't a path, she didn't hear that you never were human. Crystal's voice whispered in the back of my mind.
"I was born this way and all father ever called me was it. As in, kill it, maim it, torcher it."
"Sounds like a helluva guy," Gizel rolled her eyes. "And I thought I had daddy problems." She gave a dark smile, "So, did you kill him?"
Kage just shook her head and signalled for me to go first up the stairs. "No, I wasn't strong enough when I left, and I was out numbered by the billions. I got my youngest brother before I escaped but I was too injured to do much else." I couldn't help but smile as we exited the house, followed by the children. "They could get hurt."
"They know when to move. Between Crystal and Ghost, I spar near every night. Besides," she took a new blade from a wrist sheath, "It won't take that long."
"I will limit myself to,"
"No need, I'll adapt," she threw the blade, I batted it away before it struck me in the face. "Too slow," it was a distraction! She was already behind me, spun and stuck me in the head, sending me some distance to land in a heap. My useless robes had tangled, slowing my reaction time. "A girl could get use to this," I consintrated on my clothes, changing them into a tighter fitting single peice suit, as she turned that half-sane smile on me. "Wonder what else you can do."
"So you're a quick little Human. Strong too," I got to my feet, this time aware of her every move. "You're still just prey playing preditor, " I moved to her side and , somehow, she crossed yet another knife across my bladed arm.
"Are you sure?" If it wasn't for her eyes, I would have thought an inoscent child had asked it. "When I'm against you, I am the preditor," she jumped and kicked me in the chest, somehow sending me airborn.
"MOVE!!" There were a few screams as I struck something. I heard wood splintering and felt something sink into my back. When my head struck, I felt the bone give as I fell into the death/sleep.
Author's corner
Author: I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE KAGE GOT THE BEST OF YOU!!!!!
Knives: Oh shut up Human... She caught me off guard.
Author: Laughing
She seems to do that a lot.
Crystal appears behind desk
Author: Hello Trithe. Shouldn't you be tending to the FREAKED OUT KIDS?!
Crystal: Shrugs shoulders
It's Kage's fault... Besides Gizel's got it covered.
Come to think of it... Why didn't you freak when I ran up on you?
Author: Sigh You are my character...Remember? I'm use to it by now.
Knives: Then what does that make me?
Author: Mega sigh A pain in the neck that won't leave me alone...
Knives: Shugs Fair enough... Bug you later... Come on Crystal lets get back to the story.
Crystal: Laughs
Pulls megaphone from void
PLACES PEOPLE!!
Director: AND ACTION
Author: ... When did this happen?