"How's your leg?" Caren asked Aryl, coming into the bedroom only to find Aryl quickly gathering her things.

"Much better!" Arul grinned, 'I'm ready to get out of here as soon as we can. Prefereably before my mom gets home from work."

"You don't want to say goodbye?" Caren asked, surprised.

Aryl looked over at the calander, "It's Friday. It'll have been a bad day. Rather not."

Caren raised an eyebrow.

Aryl went back to gathering stuff and began to explain, "Friday is the day her client reports come in. It was always my least favorite day of the week when I was younger because she was always such a bitch when she came home."

"Oh." Caren said.

Aryl picked up her purse and called Corbin over. The raccoon hopped up onto her head. "Ready to go?"

"Yeah, but how are we bringing Corbin back?" Caren asked, confused.

"Oh, we're not swimming back." Aryl smirked, "I ordered us special transportation with my mom's credit card." She glanced at her watch, "Should be here by now. C'mon!"

Aryl dragged Caren outside to where a limo was waiting for the two girls.

"Now we ride back in style." Aryl grinned.

Caren laughed and the two girls hurried into the limo.

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"Kiri?" Rilene walked into the kitchen. Kiri looked up from the counter and over to the water demon.

"Hello, Rilene. Is something wrong?" Kiri asked.

"I'd like to learn to make a human form." Rilene said, "But I don't want to ask Moiyu or Jay. Could you help me?"

"Sure." Kiri smiled at her, "We can start tomorrow."

"Thank you!" Rilene smiled, grateful.

Kiri continued to smile until she was drawn out of her conversation with Rilene by Lexia frantically shouting her name.

Jumping off her chair, she ran through the double doors to the living room to see HJay carrying the unconscious and cruised Miriella into the room.

"Miriella!" Kiri shouted, running to the garnet warrior's side.

"She has a pulse but it's weak. Looks like she fell from pretty high." Jay said, carefully laying her down on the couch.

"But she's in her warrior form. We can fly in this form. She must have been attacked…" Kiri frowned.

"I'll go look around." Lexis said, "See what I can find."

Kiri shook her head, "Not alone." She ordered, "It's not safe. Take Madison."

"But Madison won't leave Coco's side." Lexia said, "Even if she is awake now."

"God damn it. Aryl needs to get back pronto." Kiri grumbled, "Jay, Moiyu, go with Lexia. Stay in human form."

The three nodded and left the house.

"Can I help?" Rilene asked.

"Yeah. Go get a warm, damp washcloth." Kiri told the young water demon, who nodded and quickly hurried into the kitchen.

Kiri turned back to Miriella, "Stay with us, Mir…" she murmured.

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Rayza walked through the halls of the school Sara taught at, looking for Sara's classroom. She finally found it and was able to distinguish it by the teacher that was alternating between classrooms, keeping an eye on both.

"Excuse me." She said, "Do you know Sara?"

"Yes." The teacher nodded, "She ran off rather hurriedly to the bathroom."

"Yes, she's very sick." Rayza frowned, "Could you alert whoever needs to know so I can bring her home?" Rayza asked the teacher.

The teacher nodded, "That's fine. I hope she feels better."

"Me too." Rayza nodded.

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"See anything unusual at all?" Lexia asked, looking around.

"Nothing." Moiyu sighed, "Nothing unusual at all."

"Damn it. That means whoever attacked Mir is long gone." Lexia sighed.

"I suppose so." Moiyu nodded, also sighing.

"Back to the apartment, then." Lexia said, turning around.

They only walked for a couple of minutes before they heard a loud voice call from behind them, "Hey you three!" Turning, they saw Esen and Tadewi standing there. Esen had his arms crossed, and Tadewi's were on her hips.

"Yes?" Lexia raised an eyebrow.

"What are three water demons doing in Tokyo?" Esen asked.

"What? I'm no water demon!" Lexia snapped.

"Well, you sure smell like one." Tadewi crinkled her nose.

Lexia growled. No one else was on the street. "Want proof so badly, harpie?" she scowled, "Then fine!" Blue light surrounded her and she transformed, landing triumphantly.

Esen and Tadewi's eyes widened.

"Well, that's weird…" Tadewi murmered, "You smelled demon until you transformed…"

Lexia put her hands on her hips, "What the hell are you talking about?"

"I don't even know." Tadewi sighed.

Lexia blinked.

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Edur paced in his cloud, immensely worried about Miriella. Suddenly, Jeredeau appeared.

"Hello, my dear." Jeredeau said, looking bored.

"What did you do to Miriella?!" Edur snapped at the spirit, arms crossed, pissed.

"Miriella? Oh, that water child? I absorbed her power, of course." Jeredeua smirked, "What else would I do?"

"You… bitch!" Edur growled, clenching his hands.

Jeredeau's eyes widened, "What do you think you're doing?! You can't break free from me!"

Suddenly, the binds holding Edur to Jeredeau snapped.

"I will NEVER be your slave again. Ever."

And the snowstorm stopped.

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Short chapter and after such a long wait and what do I have to say for myself?

I've been slightly way too addicted to writing Fated. That's why.

But several new things in this chapter. Plot is COMING.