~Carry My Voice~ Alchemist Rp (3X3)

[~StarlightSombra~]

~Alica Varden~

He tried to comfort me,I could fele his arms go around me,his heart raceing faster then ever..I couldn't hide it mine was too. I didn't want to move but I got that picture for him..and he went also holding it came up with a plan. "Let's make sure we don't get captured." I looked at him like he was crazy.. "Well first..you need better clothes.."I said looking at him. "I think..hold on" I ran out and came back with a box of old clothes. "Most of these are Skyes and Dad's pick something" I said then going to clean my desk. "You can take a shower and change into anyhting in that box..except some things.." I said laughing. I pulled my hair into a ponytail and tried to fix the mess of files on my desk. "Now..where did that file go" I said and kept makeing a mess around me..soon Files covered the floor around me and stacks of them on my bed. I grumbled and sighed. "Now I made a mess.." I said then remembered about saveing his sister so I went to my closet,walk in and shut the door and changed into diffrent clothes,black combat boots that went over a pair of black jeans. A black tank top on and a black hoodie over it,hood pulled over my head hideing my head,so only my eyes could be seen..well mostly and grabbed a few hidden throwing knifes. I walked out and stood there waiting for him.

~Skye Varden~

I listened to her. "I won't punish you "I said and took her hand. "Calm down I would of killed him..cause he tried to leave us..good thing you stopepd me" I said holding her hand gently. "Now Calm down..I don't want a pretty women like you upset anymore" I said placeing a hand on her cheeck,

[Miko <3]

.:Topaz:.

I wasn't sure if I should believe if what he said was true or not. What if Rai was right, and he would just toy around with me until he shattered me? I carefully placed a hand on the one he held against my cheek and I sighed. "I'm fine now, thank you, Sir," I managed to say softly and even smiled a little. Even if this was all fake, I would enjoy having him care about me for as long as it lasted. I turned my head away when I heard a female's cries from the dungeon. "What was that?"

.:Rai:.

"I need to think this through," I muttered as I ended up leaving the jail cells to fetch a blanket and some first aid materials. She would be freezing when she came out of that block of ice for sure, and the first aid stuff was just in case something bad happened. Skye wouldn't be happy to have her perish in there. When I heard a scream, I ended up jumping and scampering back down to the dungeon with the supplies I had gathered. I walked down the eroding stone stairs into the dungeon again and soon knelt down in front of the cell that the alchemist girl was being kept in. "I would set you free if it didn't cost my head," I said in a soft tone to her. I slipped the blanket through the bars and attempted to drape it over her, but with the little space between the bars for my arms to move, it was harder than it looked. Then, I noticed her bloodied hands. "I wish I could promise you that everything would be okay. But I'd rather not make a promise to you that I couldn't keep." Unwrapping some of the gauze, I took one of her hands and attempted to set the bones that were shattered properly, then bound it tightly around to hold them in place as best it could. I had done the same with her other hand. "I'll do what I can to prevent you from being damaged any further though. All I ask is for you to trust me." I had a feeling that would be tough since I was her mortal enemy, and she was mine. But there was something about her that I was attracted to, and I didn't want that good feeling she gave me to suddenly vanish because Skye decides to have her killed.

[Kokonutkairi]

•˚Allen˚•

After I had announced my proposition, the beautiful girl of blond shot me a look as if I were some kind of sociopath who had just wandered into her room. "What?" I questioned defensively, feeling almost prickly. "It's simple!"
She fixed her eyes on me. For a fraction of a second, I was unable to decipher her expression. "Well first... you need better clothes..." My spirits skyrocketed. We would be able to save Zuni after all! "I think..." She continued, her azure eyes illuminating with an idea. "Hold on." She rushed out of the room, vanishing down the hall. She soon emerged with a box past the brim with clothes; a surface tension of assorted garments. Plunking it onto the carpet, she directed me to select some clothes for myself.
I returned her benign gesture with a stupefied gape. "There's no wa--I can't take thi--"
"You can take a shower and change into anything in that box... except some things..." She interrupted my gracious stammering, giggling with the tinkling of a bell.
What's that supposed to mean? I wondered, feeling as if I were swallowing a golf ball. It must be an inside joke or something... And what was with all this shower blather? I didn't reek that terribly, did I?
I turned towards the girl, checking for a reaction. Instead, I caught her just as she was arranging her hair into a ponytail. My heart wavered. Oh why did she look so sexy preforming such a casual action?!
Riveting my attention back to clothes and cleanliness, I shook my head, making a failed effort to clear the tantalizing image of her hair cascading down her back. Come on, Allen! You need to focus now! I prepped myself. I couldn't let this girl distract me again. It was because I was incompetent to stop myself from following that girl into her school that my sister wound up getting kidnapped (and most likely exterminated). Still, she was so very lovely...
Focus! I commanded. At this, I began to scan my present attire. I wore an ex-white t-shirt (meaning it used to be white and now had morphed into a sickening mixture of soot gray and yellow) and frayed and tattered jeans. My entire outfit consisted of holes and rips that were increasing in size with each passing day. My shoes were so ancient and worn that they were practically falling apart off my very feet. To add onto this, my shoes (if you could still call them that) were also caked with dirt and mud. There was such an abundance of this that I knew I must have tracked some of the mess into the house. I felt awful about this, and silently vowed to aid in returning the marvelous house I had ruined back to its immaculate state after I had rescued Zuni. As an alchemist, I could alter my clothes, which was a relief, since much damage is obtained on our travels. Yet, my wondrous power couldn't always repair my clothes, especially after wearing the same unraveling ones for so long.
"Thank you..." I breathed as I delved into the box. What I emerged with was a striped cotton shirt and a pair of spanking new (at least in my terms) long, khaki pants. Happy Christmas to me! As a guy, I'm not exactly into clothes, but when you've been on the run for the majority of your life and you can only recall ever owning a few variations of apparel, trust me; even the least caring of blokes would be thrilled. "I haven't even known you for an hour," I proceeded with my gratefulness. "But I definitely owe you one." With that, I left for the shower her family and herself had pointed me to.
The shower? Yes, that was a good idea. A very good idea. I could feel layers of grime sliding off of me as as I scrubbed from head to toe. When I had finished, I left feeling loads better; better than in a long time, in fact!
Whistling some of Zuni's cherished tunes to myself, I changed into the clothes I chosen from the box, only to realize something was... off about them. Gazing into the mirror, I raised my arms, only to see the sleeves double over and consume my arms. My pants gravitated towards the ground in what some might call a "gangster style". I would call it "it doesn't fit, so, see ya!"
The lady had told me that the box she brought were a mixture of her father's and brother's clothes. Her father wasn't a freaking giant, though. Which meant...
"Your brother must be on steroids!" I exclaimed as I trudged back into the girl's room, Skye's garments threatening to slip off all together without a moment's notice. I compared the blue-eyed miss's petite frame to the massive, hulking bodybuilder her brother surely was. Yep, definitely adopted!
Before I could dig up some... uh, more fitting clothes (literally), I was struck by how amazing the girl before me looked. She appeared to be ready for a mission, managing to be a total babe at the same time. Adding a few knives to her disposal, she egressed her bedroom, carrying an air of expectancy.

((This song/video that kind of matches Allen at the moment (since he's an orphaned boy who has a British accent, kind of like the person in the song and the character in the video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnSVMRVd ... plpp_video ))

˚•Zuni•˚

After who knows how long, I regained consciousness. The first image that I registered was this guy just sitting there outside of my cell... staring at me.
Can anyone say "stalker?" I thought, eyeing the visitor cautiously. Even in the shadowy gloom of the prison keep, his blond hair possessed a quality of luminescence. I couldn't decide if this person's eyes were blue, green, or gray.
"Hey dude!" I called, waving my hands in front of his face as a way to wake him up from his trance or whatever. "Would you mind getting me out of here?!" I know, I know; I was rude. So bite me! Kindness is a waste of time!
"I would set you free if it didn't cost my head," the young man told me gently and evenly. His subdued voice was such a contrast with my rowdy one that I was actually stunned into silence. Anyone who can achieve that feat should receive an award for accomplishing the impossible!
The guy was trying his hand at squeezing a blanket through the bars I was behind and wrapping it around me nearly simultaneously, but he failed miserably. It probably didn't help that I had recovered my bearings and was pushing the precious covering back toward him. Don't get me wrong--I was a Zunicle right about then, but there was no way I was going to accept anything from the likes of him.
"No!" I growled, although the overly-fluffy texture of the offering was tantalizing. "You're one of them, aren't you?" Of course I meant a Darksider. He even carried that unbearable fetor with him, the same stench that polluted the location they murdered my little sister. Even after they had removed her severed body and left with it to do who knows what, that redolence lingered there, remaining, perhaps forever.
"I wish I could promise you that everything would be okay," the man of ever-changing eyes made an effort to console me. "But I'd rather not make a promise to you that I couldn't keep."
"Of course, since you're a coward," I retorted. "Just like the rest of the Darksiders."
Duh, nothing's going to be okay! These monsters had slaughtered my sister Hopi, who was nothing but an innocent five-year-old. She didn't even have the ability to preform alchemy, while Allen and I did, and they killed her, reduced her to mere fragments. Allen might as well have been eons from me, captured, or dispatched as well. Why did I have to let down not only one, but two of my younger siblings!? I was supposed to protect them! I clenched the bars of my cage once again, causing my hands to yowl in pain. I didn't care.
The blondie however (much to my irritation), did seem to care. One after the other, he carefully took my hands and set the fractured bones back to where they belonged, so they wouldn't heal incorrectly. I didn't even wince as he snapped them back into place, even though the pain was so searing that it felt like someone was having a barbecue on my knuckles. I had acquired many injuries over the course of my journey, but that didn't mean the pain ever disappeared. Most of the time, either Allen or I popped the bones back into place. This time though, my enemy was taking over the job.
After an agonizing second, the pain subsided. My knuckles were no longer sticking out at odd angles. I couldn't refrain from releasing a sigh of relief as the Darksider bandaged my hands.
"I'll do what I can to prevent you from being damaged any further though," he told me. "All I ask is for you to trust me."
"Trust you!?" I snorted obnoxiously, "Not even in your dreams will I ever trust you!"

[~StarlightSombra~]

~Alica Varden~

He looked funny with Skye;s old clothes on, I laughed a bit. "No he's not,hes just tall and bulky for his age" I said laughing still. Then he went and changed into better clothes. "There,feel better?" I asked grabbing his hand. My heart was raceing and I swear without the hood covering my face,he would see how bright red it was. "I like you.." I said as it went silent,nothing moved nothing stierrd,...well it wa silent except all I could hear was the fast beating of my heart. Then I went back to the plan at hand. "Come on..I know a quick way" I said and opened my window and jumped out. "Come on!" I said and then found the area I could use. "I can make a portal to go into the Dark World,where they stay and must of taken her." I siad then closed my eyes and let my energy focus,createing this portal. Soon it was created. "We got to hurry" I said and went in landing on the bareen wasteland of the ground. "Still worthless when I first came here" I said looking around. "Who would want to live here?" I asked and rmoved my hoot to get some air. "It's weird..still..you and me look alike" I siad going up to him and looking into his eyes,my face went bright red agian. "I ..love your eyes " I said softly. I liked this boy..or maybe I Loved him?...maybe..just maybe.

~Skye Varden~

I smiled as she put her hand on mine..I did have some feelings for her,she stood out then the others.."She must have woken up..but good thats she in the cell" I said smirking. "You want anything topaz?" I asked looking back at her.

[Miko <3]

.:Topaz:.

I rose a brow when he mentioned that. I assumed that they actually had once of the alchemists captured. Which one, I wasn't sure about. But, I'd certainly go and check it out later to find out for myself. Plus, I wanted to find Rai and apologize for being so rude to him. "Huh? Oh, no. I'm fine." I looked in his direction with a light smile. I kept my hand on his for a while before I steadily rose to my feet and got the wrinkles out of my shirt and pants. "I've got things to do, Sir. Just call me if you need anything." I then turned on my heel and began to head in the direction of the dungeon. The curiosity was killing me. Who did we have captured down there? A girl no doubt with that kind of scream. For some reason, I doubted that she was one of the main two that we were after. But, having an alchemist behind bars was better than a free one.

.:Rai:.

She was having a fit. Though I didn't find that all surprising. "Fine, freeze to death," I muttered, not really phased by all her shouting. Skye's authoritative tone pretty much made me unable to flinch. "I'm offering this to you out of the kindness of my heart, but if you deny it, then so be it. But I'll let you in on a little something." This was probably my worst idea yet. Working up a white lie to get on her good side. How would I be able to help her if she showed me that rebellious attitude all the time? I really didn't want Skye getting to her and possibly killing her in the end, so I guess I could stay true to this lie. Though, I'd imagine that the alchemist would beat me to a pulp if I ever told her the truth. "I'm a double agent," I said in a hushed tone. My jade eyes were locked onto her. If I had looked away, she'd know it was a lie. So, I kept my gaze long and hard, to make it more...truthful. "I've been working under cover for ages now. I could even fill you in on what all you would ever want to know about these guys. Their intentions, goals, fantasies. You name it, I've got info on it. I could possibly profile anyone here as well. But, releasing you would just break my cover." Inside, I was just hoping that she would at least semi-believe it. I'm sure there would come a point where I could prove to her that the lie was true. All I needed to do was save her from a punishment or something along those lines. "But, I don't expect you to believe me until I can actually prove it to you." That part was still a work in progress, but I would win her trust at some point. Hopefully she'd still be alive then. "What is your name anyway?" I couldn't help but ask. "I'm Rai. I doubt you've heard of me. My name isn't very big in the alchemist end. I've only done undercover work, but I guess that hasn't really been worth noting." I rose to my feet and glanced toward the dungeon entrance. With the way the footsteps sounded, I could tell that they were my sister's. "Oh boy," I muttered as I rubbed my forehead. What lie would I say to Topaz? Well, I guess I could just figure something out on the spot. After all, it did depend on what she questioned.

[Kokonutkairi]

˚•Zuni•˚

"Fine, freeze to death," the blond dude murmured, not even appearing to be mildly fazed. The unconcerned, casual response sparked a wildfire of ravenous rage within me.
"D*** you!" I shrieked. D*** you and the rest of those worthless, repulsive, cretinous b******s!!!!!!!
Meanwhile, the man remained my opposite, cooly explaining himself. In my berserk state, I wasn't able to comprehend what exactly he was talking about until he mentioned something very... intriguing... something that caused even me to halt and perk up my ears.
The young man stole furtive glances of the surrounding area. Then, his verdant gaze was consumed by my eyes and my eyes alone. "I'm a double agent," he whispered. He still only saw my irises stained with teases of red.
"Please," I snorted. "You must really enjoy writing fiction if you speak it as well." For whatever reason, however, he had an aura of truth about him. I was unsure why, but this guy seemed honest, even though he was a Darksider and surely was anything but. I wouldn't lose my guard.
"I've been working under cover for ages now," he attempted to convince me. "I could even fill you in on what all you would ever want to know about these guys. Their intentions, goals, fantasies. You name it, I've got info on it. I could possibly profile anyone here as well. But, releasing you would just break my cover."
"And?" I demanded. It was still doubtful to me that what he was saying was factual. However, I couldn't deny that all of this was rather interesting. If he really was a double agent, secretly on our side... Endless possibilities flashed throughout my mind. He could prove to be quite useful...
While he persisted to prattle on about proving himself, I was already cooking up a mighty fine plan. I would get close to him--very close, to the point where he would be wrapped around my finger. Once I had obtained his undying trust in me, he would surely release me. By that point, I would have two options: If I could determine he really was working for us, using his knowledge of our enemies and my rogue capabilities, we would annihilate the Darksiders within their very own base! And if he was actually lying (as I suspected), I would dispose as soon as he turned his back to me. One less Darksider is never a bad thing, right?
"You know what, Rai?" I displayed an expansive beam. "What you're saying is starting to make a lot of sense..." I rubbed my chin at this, speaking as if I were musing, the beginning a bargain. Hopefully, he would take the bait.
"That's right!" I snapped my fingers. "The name Rai does ring a bell, in fact! You're more popular with the alchemists than you think." Of course, this was all an outright lie, but how else was I supposed to lure him in? I could possibly weed out if he was a liar or not from the get-go depending on how he would react to my comment about having heard of him. He would believe me without a skip in the beat if he was one of us. If he betrayed any hint whatsoever that I was lying, that would prove he was lying as well! Every movement of every muscle in his body would play a vital role in deciphering his intentions. The slightest twitch of an eye and he was busted.
"Excuse my total lack of manners," I grinned, still not allowing a single change in his body escape my notice, not even when the sound of footsteps vibrated within my ears. "I am Zuni. You have heard of me, haven't you?"

•˚Allen˚•

"Loads better," I formed a genuine smile. I had made absolutely sure that I did not choose another one of Skye's clothes from the box. Instead, I selected your average subtle-blue shirt with a design that meant nothing to me, and a pair of full-length, deep blue jeans with creases all over them. Hopefully appearing so utterly ridiculous in Skye's clothes hadn't tainted this girl's view of me. I wouldn't want her to think I was a loser. Gah, why did I even care so mu--
Without a moment's warning, her hand French-kissed my own, securing the connection with a tender squeeze and a "I like you..."
That's why I cared.
I couldn't tell if it was her hand or mine that was ablaze with embarrassment; most likely the arise of heat had been the mutual contribution of both of us. "Really?" I swallowed back my pounding heart. "Because like yo--"
"Come on... I know a quick way," she interrupted with a sweep of her hood. She promptly sprang out of her window, landing without a sound upon the ground far, far below.
"Shouldn't we let your parents know we'll be, um, out?" I gulped, glancing towards their voices floating up from where they were downstairs. If I had parents, I would never leave without alerting them first. I mean, I wouldn't want them to have a reason to worry.
"Come on!" The lady repeated, impatience creeping into her voice. I exhaled wearily. It was apparent I wasn't going to win this one. She was as adamant as my sister!
Soon, I found myself leaping after her, entering the Dark World. We had arrived to where Zuni was being held captive!
We appeared to find... nothing. Nothing was present in this world, save for the dry and decrepit landscape. Our present location had obviously been drained of all it could provide, and had perished as a result. All was eerily silent, except for the drumming of our hearts. Even the wind was dead.
"Is this... the right place?" I wondered allowed. How could Zuni and the Darksider base be here with nothing but the barren earth beneath us presented itself?
Out of nowhere, the woman donned in black stared without a blink into my eyes. The silver specks amongst her orbed oceans shimmered intensely. Her sudden undivided attention surprised me so much it sent me toppling backwards onto the bone-dry ground. Even after this fiasco, her ogle didn't cease to shatter. To remain close, she had followed my stumble to the earth, planting herself between my gaping legs to have a close-up inspection of my face.
"It's weird..." she spoke, her eyes gorilla-glued to mine. "Still... you and me look alike."
I swear, I felt my face explode in a frenzy of fire. "Look alike!?" I squeaked, my voice cracking as if I were a little boy going through puberty all over again. That's not what you wanted to hear coming out of your crush's mouth. "We don't in the least!" I proclaimed. "I, for one, am taller than you!" It was a feeble argument, since she couldn't have been more than a couple of inches shorter than me. A entourage of furious blushing revealed my failed attempt.

[~StarlightSombra~]

~Alica Varden~

"I'm just saying it cause we have like same color hair!" I said gripping his hands. "Why do you yell at me...." I said sadly and looked down. I liked this man..something about him made my heart go haywaire. "Please don't be mad or yell at me..." I said agian still not looking up at him. Then everything went silent once agian..I wondered if he could feel the beating of my rushing heart through my hands. After a bit I finally decided to speak. "I don't like people who get mad or yell at other people,somethings are not to be said that make people mad..it's supoose to have fun and be nice and joke around" I said and let go. "Not everyone gets along with everyone,these some people who are nice" I said putting out my left hand makeing a light fun happy yellow and then put my right where it turned black with evil. "And there are people who are mean and evil" I said and swilred them around and let them dissapper. "But theres people in the middle that are like peacemarkers between both sides" I said and put my hands togeather as white energy swriled around them. "It's the way you act determines how people like you and understand you" I then let the white fade away. "It's like the balance of things,they must mutain balcance or this world can go corrupt" I said then then walked to him. "You got to know where you stand in this world or you'll be out of balance" I said then kissed his cheeck and went and climbed up a tree and sat on a strudy ledge,looking and finding the pathway to the base.

-That post was amazing..-

~Skye Varden~

"Okay" I said and when she left I went and deviled some plans in my room. Everything was quite except the glow and crackle of the fire lamps thatw ere in my room. The walls black with a black victorian stykled bed in it..many bookshelfs lined the walls. I picked up a book and read it..the only series we could both ever agree on Game of Thrones By George R.R. Matrin. I sat in my chair and read it under the glow of fire.

[Miko <3]

.:Rai:.

I didn't really like Zuni's harsh tone with everything. She should just accept my help. I mean, it wasn't like anyone else would be this generous to her. I guess I'll never really understand women, though I did want to understand Zuni. But, when she was starting to somewhat believe me, I was hiding my surprise. "I don't believe that I'm more popular than I think I am. But, I will do something so big and I will be well known. And I think my duty here will do just that. Infiltration and bringing them down from the inside out." I ended up shrugging. It didn't seem very hard to do, in my opinion. Skye trusted me, or at least I thought he did, and I could probably kill him if I wanted to. But, the punishment here is what frightened me. I'd be sentenced to death or I'd rot in a cell like poor Zuni. I don't understand how they could lock up such a pretty face.
"And I do recognize the name. There's talk about you here, for obvious reasons. Same with the two alchemists of the gold and silver auras." I rubbed the back of my neck and soon noticed my sister coming down the stairwell. I bowed my head slightly in greeting to Topaz. "I just came to see what the yelling was about," I heard her say, and she soon moved toward the cell that Zuni was in. "Were you tormenting her?" I just ended up shrugging at her question. "Just my presence made her do that." She seemed rather curious about the bindings on the alchemist's hands and the blanket in there. "This isn't some luxury prison, Rai. Why give her all this stuff? And you shouldn't spend so much time down here. You need to be training like the rest of us." I ended up rubbing my forehead. I hated all of this questioning. "She was frozen in a block of ice. Hypothermia would have set in if I didn't bring her something to warm up with. Plus, do you think Skye would want her damaged? He'd probably beat me for even seeing one scratch on her. And I'm sorta finished with training today. You nearly killed me up there. I didn't know what I said would make you so mad. Yeesh."

.:Topaz:.

I slowly came down the stairwell and I noticed Rai looking right at me, and he was near the girl in the cell. Zuni, I think her name was. "I just came to see what the yelling was about." I cautiously moved toward my brother and Zuni, and soon ended up standing right in front of the bars that separated me and the alchemist. I gripped them before I turned to Rai with more questions. I had loads, but I'd bug him with more later. "Look at all those injuries. Were you tormenting her or something? Maybe that's what the yelling was about." He just rolled his eyes at me and spoke about it just him being there that made her scream. "This is a prison, Rai, not some luxury hotel. She doesn't need all of this." Then he explained all that happened earlier. Her being frozen in ice and all. I guess he was right about Skye being angry over her being damaged. She could be used to barter or something. "And okay. Next time I won't be so angry. Just you talking about Skye like that..." I trailed off and just shook my head. "See you later, Rai." And speaking of Skye, I began to head out of the dungeon to find him again. Just having his presence around made me feel quite comfortable for whatever reason.

[Kokonutkairi]

•˚Allen˚•

"Oh, so we're related just because of our hair!?" I pressed, my voice ascending volume. "Are all the blondies of the world are family now?! Why don't we have one big family reunion then!?!"
"Why do you yell at me...?" She asked with the presence of sorrow in her eyes as her hands clasped onto my own.
"I'm not yelling!" I yelled.
"Please don't be mad or yell at me..." She implored, averting her gaze. That's right--she wouldn't meet my eyes.
What a fool I was! How could I be so rude to such a lovely lady?! I hadn't even known her for a day, yet I had already yelled at her on multiple occasions. I was a disgrace among men, a disgrace, I say!
While I was chastising myself, we had submerged into a silence that was even more mute than death. Throughout lines and lines of reappearing rests, the only sensation I experienced was that of feel; my feeling of remorse and the pounding of the girl's pulse through her palms. Or perhaps it was my own.
"Miss..." I started, shattering the silence. "I..." However, the lass was already speaking.
She then dived into a full-on explanation of how the world was divided--good and evil. It was complete with glowing displays of energy she had summoned to illustrate her point.
"You present a valid point, m'lady," I began. "But the world isn't really as cut and dry as you described it to be. In truth, good and evil resides in each and every one of us. What matters is what we act upon."
I guess I didn't say anything stupid this time, because I received a kiss on the cheek. Although it was a hasty peck, the wonderful feelings that resonated from it were bountiful enough to last a thousand years.
With the same speed of the kiss, she retreated to a lone tree. Sighing contentedly, I thought, What an extraordinary woman.
Another pause passed. "I'm extremely sorry regarding my poor behaviour, madam," I apologized. I prayed she would accept it. With the only family I had left snatched from my side, I was quite irritable as of late. But that left no excuse to take it out upon this kind girl.

˚•Zuni•˚

Darn it! I fumed. Of course he had to answer in such a way that I can't determine if he's lying or not! D*****! I'll have to investigate him more for sure!
To the best of my abilities, I concealed the fury I felt burning within. "You know, Rai..." I beamed, masking my aggravation with the most genuine smile I could manage. I even morphed my teeth into a blinding shade of pearly white. "Releasing me is such a feat that it will surely get you noticed." My grin was so wide and over-the-top, I felt like one of those waaaay too enthusiastic men who were pressing consumers to purchase cars.
The course of the conversation eventually led to me... and the alchemist with the gold aura. "My broth--!"
My exclaim was stunted when the owner of the footsteps presented herself. The first feature that bombarded my sight was her petite stature. She couldn't have been a child, however; she obviously had all of the developments of at least a young teenager. Her powdery blue eyes and smile married to form a smug look upon her face, like she was boasting about an accomplishment of hers or something. Rai even bowed as she entered! Who was this person?
When Rai told the newcomer that his presence alone brought torture upon me, I snarled, but didn't utter a word. It was irritating the way he responded to her, but perhaps there was a motive for his actions.
This minute girl of subtle-pink hair still wasn't satisfied, pestering Rai about the things he was giving me and his training or whatnot. He countered her with logical reasons, like the fact that I was a human ice sculpture for who knows how long.
"Yeah," I smiled sweetly with a hint of venom. "He was just giving me this blanket so the cold didn't cause me anymore harm." I wrapped my arms around myself and preformed an exaggerated "b-b-r-r-r-rrrrr!" What can I say? The blanket was practically calling out "Zuni! Zuni! Embrace yourself in me!" by this point. No human could possibly ignore those pleas when hypothermia is your reality.
The girl full of questions finally exited the dungeon, but not without Rai admitting that she had kicked his butt earlier. What a juicy piece of information!
"She nearly killed you, huh?" I smirked. How interesting; it almost kept my mind off of my brother. Almost.
"Say," I began, peering up into his face. I quickly altered my eyes from their copper red to a warm, inviting brown. I figured toning out the red would make me appear less threatening, which I figured I would need for success in the topic I was about to revive.
"You mentioned the alchemist with the gold aura earlier... and one with a silver aura. Could you please tell me what you guys... talk about when it comes to them?" I knew Allen and his alchemic powers were special (since the Darksiders forever craved his capture), but why exactly? And who was this this alchemist with the silver aura? Darn it, I was starting to have more questions than than that word-worshipping girl!

[Miko <3]

.:Rai:.

"Yes, I know that would get me noticed," I answered when she mentioned something about setting her free. "I just can't do that quite yet, you know. I'll be dead if I do, and I'd much rather do this in such a way that we'll both get out of here alive, you know? If I were older, lets say, thirties, then I wouldn't care if I died during your great escape." I just thought I had a life ahead of me, so I at least wanted to live outside of Skye's rule, and possibly with Zuni, though I doubted she had these caring feelings toward me at all. But, whatever. At least I was slowly proving to her that I wasn't an all around bad guy. I had a much nicer side, unlike some of the people here. "The gold and silver auras, huh? I had a feeling you'd be interested in hearing about them," I stated when she brought them up again. "I don't really pay much attention when Skye lectures us on his plans, but I know he wants them both captured, preferably alive. As for what they will undergo here, I'm not sure. But, I have a feeling that Skye is planning on using you as bait to draw the two out and for us to capture them when they reveal themselves. With them gone, the Darksiders can rule the lands. That's how I view our plan, at least. If I ever get anymore information, I'll be sure to explain it all to you." This was one way I could keep her trust and even build it up a bit more. I did long to let Zuni free, but the consequences weren't worth it, in my eyes. I just settled up against the door of her cell and grasped one of the cool metal bars that separated us. "See? I'm not so bad," I mumbled and avoided her gaze for the most part. "I doubt that there are any other disguised alchemists here, however."