Outnumbered ~ I Am Number Four ~ Invite Only!

[hilde]

Susannah nodded. "You were quiet though so only a few played with you. That really loud Eight always liked to hang around with you though. They all liked you except for One who I think hated everyone. You're yonger but not the youngest. Eight is."

Richie gasped. "We are DEFINITELY going!" He said grabbing a big lamp. "I will smash in their heads with this."

[SunnyJustice]

"I hope so." Rowan smiled thankfully and kept swimming. After a long while, he saw a cabin in the distance. The Cepan climbed out onto the banks and gestured to Sam. "We're here," he announced, though he waited for the boy. Rowan was, honestly, too afraid to approach the place alone.

[honeybee.]

"Don't be an idiot!" Erin cried, "This is serious!" She looked over to Maple. "Where do we keep the weapons?" She asked. Off course she had the weapons she trained with, but the short ranged weapons were blunt so she wouldn't accidently kill her Cepan. She also had a knife in her back pocket and a bow nearby.

"Come on!" Sam said happily heading towards the cabin.

[TheFae]

Amber
16
Location: Her House
Tagged: Gingko

"I'm just confirming what I'm hearing. I don't want to misunderstand you." She stated, but silenced herself out of respect as Gingko continued talking. "Apricot? The girl who used to always want to fight? I could definitely see her as the General, but that doesn't mean we will be at war all of the time." Amber murmured as she started to think. She shook her head, trying to clear it's thoughts. "And I won't ever pretend to be a leader. I'm not that type of person." Amber stated evenly, though her temper flared at the mere thought. "If she thinks I won't be a good leader, or if anyone thinks that, I will prove them wrong." She vowed to herself as she picked up the nearest weapon. It happened to be a spear. Without even thinking, Amber leapt and swung at Gingko, knowing she would move out of the way.

Esme
36
Location: The Yangtze River
Tagged: Apricot, Sam, and Rowan

"That's only if you can catch me." Esme smiled as she ducked under the water and swam. As soon as the water was shallow enough, she sprinted out of the water, wearing barely anything clothing. She laughed, picking up her clothing as she ran, and sprinting back to the house. Water was gliding off of her and flicking out of her hair. She leapt and twirled, feeling like a butterfly or a ballerina. She ran towards the house, when she skidded to a stop when she saw the man she had been dreaming about for years. Rowan. Her breath caught in her throat as her laughter died. Only hope bubbled up. "Rowan? Is that really you?" She whispered, too afraid to be sure.

[SunnyJustice]

Maple scowled at Richie, shaking her fist at the ridiculous boy. She wanted to punch him again. And repeatedly, until he was unconscious, but she would not stop there. "My sister what?" she exclaimed, her normally-dark voice rising to a furious shout. She was going to strangle the next person she saw. With a flare of anger, she threw open a closet door -- breaking the thing partially off its hinges -- and threw a couple of overly ornate swords across the room. They had originally been purely for decorative purposes, but that didn't mean they couldn't be used properly. They clanged against the wall, making dents when their hilts struck. Luckily they did not land on their blades, so they would be kept sharp. Maple didn't even take a sword, she grabbed a walking stick that also doubled as a spear.
The doorbell rang. Maple heard a mocking, deep voice.
"Hey, little guy. We're gonna kill your mom if you don't get to the beach!"
Maple was about to yell something awful, but she heard two pairs of heavy footsteps racing away. "Let's get them," she said threateningly, making a move for the door.

"That's what I thought," Gingko muttered before one of her spear blades came swinging at her. She didn't even move, just deflected it by the shaft with a hard backhand. "What was that?" she demanded unhappily. "You do not use a spear like a sword. If you get into a swordswoman's duel with a spear, they can just cut the shaft in two." She shook her head in disappointment, then continued to remark on the leadership issue. "Look, Amber, leaders are calm. The way you have been behaving lately is not. I have faith you will improve, but you must give the effort!"
With that, she threw a punch straight at the girl's face with uncontrolled strength behind the attack, expecting her to dodge it rather than deflect -- which would end badly.

Apricot was still in all her clothes, and with a glare she climbed out of the river, running at full speed like a wolf about to tear its prey to shreds. She was not nearly as graceful as her Cepan, in fact she looked completely inhuman, more murderous than a Mogadorian. "You're going to pay for this, you dumb blonde," she shouted, letting out a verbal essay of creative old English curses. She yelled in shock when Esme suddenly stopped. "Wait, no!" she roared, frantically backpedaling, but it was too late. Apricot couldn't stop and crashed facefirst into the cabin wall.
With a groan, she landed hard on the ground. Ashamed of her ridiculous behavior, she got to her hands and knees and crawled behind the cabin so nobody would see her bloody nose.

Struck silent, Rowan headed after Sam at a slower pace. He felt a familiar bond pulling him to the old shack, like a bungee cord tied him to something -- no, someone -- in there. When he finally reached the place, he was blushing too much to look at anything except the ground.
"Rowan? Is that really you?"
"Uh, yes ma'am. Sorry about the disappointment," he joked in the most awkward voice he had ever used, "it's only me." He threw his arms around his old friend, trying not to sob out loud. "No, I'm not crying," he insisted with a slight sniff. "I'm just too happy to see you, ma'am. It's nothing personal."

[honeybee.]

Erin had dived behind the sofa as Maple flung the swords across the room. Then she grabbed one as the doorbell rang and the horrid Mogodorians spoke. "I'm ready!" She said, grabbing hee now in case she was able to use it.

Sam laughed at Rowan's awkwardness and then saw the girl go running into the cabin. She must be One.

[hilde]

"Let's get them!" Richie yelled running out and heading down twards the beach.

[TheFae]

Amber
16
Location: Italy
Tagged: Gingko

"My bad." She sighed. "I thought I picked up a sword." She murmured. Amber bristled about the leadership issue. "I am calm." She frowned, and ducked as Gingko threw a punch. As Amber dropped, her right leg stuck out and she spun, trying to make Gingko fall to the ground. Amber wasn't strong enough to deflect a punch, but she was nimble enough to dodge it and use Gingko's momentum against her.

Esme
36
Location: Her Cabin
Tagged: Rowan

Esme's world stopped spinning as Rowan embraced her. Esme held on tightly to him, never wanting to let him go. "To hell it's not personal." She muttered with a wicked smile as she leaned back and crushed her lips to his. She hasn't seen him in years, and they were pretty together before they separated. Not a day went by without her thinking about him, and how much she loved him. She knew what she said was unladylike, and she didn't look proper either: but for once she didn't care. It was all about Rowan, and how much she loved him.

[Amberlight]

Rosemary smiled hearing about this, although her Cepan's description about One scared her a bit. "That sounds really nice actually," her mind returned back to the Garde Susannah specifically mentioned. "What was number 8 like?"

Paige entered the small kitchen area, France wasn't really known for their amazing ultilities at home, and began brewing coffee. "Alder?" She called out. Her Garde always needed a close eyes watching him. The chance of him being caught, was her biggest fear.

[hilde]

Richie kept running. The beach was right ahead.

"He was really loud and bad behaved but nice." Said Susannah. "He would steal cookies ALL the time. But... He would always give them to you!"