Emotion

[SilverDoe]

~ Sarikana Lesh ~

Sarikana Lesh sat on the wall, her legs swinging. She was five minutes early, so it wasn't really surprising that Victor Needleman hadn't arrived yet. Still, as good a partner as Victor was Sarikana was glad she had reached the park before him. She needed some time alone, to sort her thoughts out. She should stop trying to wriggle out of meetings, to avoid him as much as possible. She knew she wasn't being fair. It wasn't Victor's fault that her emotions made it hard for her to be around others. Especially now. This was one of the worst times for her, a time when despair was one of her main emotions. And anger. That was pretty strong for her now, too. It was just as well the gardens were empty. If anyone were to be around her right now, she would probably lose control. Her stomach felt like a deep pit as she ran her fingers over the surface of a rose hanging over onto the fence. Calm. She told herself, struggling not to start sending balls of flame. Fire was her element, and whenever she lost control it wasn't long before she started an infernio. Calm, stay calm. It was hard. But the rose in her hand still hadn't turned to ashes, so she must be managing. She wondered what it must be like to be a Phantom if it was so bad for the Lost Haikajin. It would be worse for them. But as she fought to keep her tears in - crying would be admitting defeat - she decided she couldn't possibly imagine anything worse then this.

Sarikana checked her watch. Two minutes. Victor would be here in two minutes. In two minutes, she would have to stop being so hysterical, and gather herself. Victor. His name snapped at something in her mind, though she didn't quite realise what. All she knew was that she could now keep control over her rage with a relative ease. But that could only mean that another emotion was surfacing. Fear? No, it couldn't be fear. It felt nothing like fear. Ther was only one other emotion she had, though. Love. But that made no sence. She wasn't in love with Victor. They were partners, no more. No romantic implications. He was a human, she was a Haikajin. She had lost all her chances at becoming a human long ago.

One more minute. Victor would be here in one minute. She had to compose herself. Sarikana thought of Victor, always calm. Never panicking, or shouting, or bursting into tears. Her complete opposite. Maybe that was why they had become partners. She wished she could be like that, too. Cool and collected, responsible. Yes, she needed someone like him to keep her balanced out. She really had no idea how some Haikajins could manage without a partner. Perhaps their emotions weren't as pontent and overwhelming as hers were. Then she thought of all those phantoms. Sarikana had always been convinced that it must be worse for them, but was it really? Could it not truly be some sort of a release? No, she couldn't think like that. Selling her soul to become one was just pure... wrong. Evil. Sarikana refused to be evil. Sure she was instinctive, prone to anger rushes in which she was capable of even killing people. But that was what Victor was meant to do, right? Keep her in check? She felt tears streaming down her cheeks. A few more seconds. In a few more seconds, Victor would be here.....

[Sijach~Shadowstorm]

Ezvar froze when she spoke the word Haikajin. His blood ran cold, how did she know what he was? No one knew his secret except for his partner. He stood dumbfounded for a moment before slowly turning around and looking at her "How do you know what I am?" he didn't even know that the term Haikajin was commonly known. He looked over to her, his hand slowly sliding to his gun, he wasn't sure what she was going to do but he knew what he should do if she made a wrong move.
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Ali stood rather stunned he walked away. What had just happened? She had just talked to a boy that looked no older than her but somehow had been here for the founding of this town? What had he said about kin? She assumed he didn't mean family. Who or what was he really? She had made the conclusion that whatever he was it wasn't human. She turned and left, she could try and find him again later, once she had figured out what she was supposed to respond. She turned and headed to the library, maybe there were some answers there, besides she already had a test coming up and needed a quiet place to study.
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"Well...um... good bye then... nice talking to you?" she was somewhat confused at the girls sudden departure but once she was out of sight Emma turned back to Xander and picked up his knife, waving it in his face. "Oh, yes, flashing this around is going to get you tons of friends she said with an overdose of sarcasm. She decided to go to the way Xander ridiculed other to show him how stupid it was "How do you know I didn't know she was going to kill me?" She said with a little smile and shook her head sadly. She used to wonder why she was his only friend but know she knew why.

[Mayiamaru]

Xione turned so her right side face the boy. She pulled up her pantleg just a little to reveal the red hourglass marking on her lower thigh then covered it back up. "I could feel it in you. You're emotion and my own are the same... For the most part." She said slyly before crossing her arms. Khana's eyes were flashing just a bit, gleaming dangerously. "And that Imp... Your experience. I would've thought that you were higher in rank, but we're the same. Half." She deduced, her crimson eyes flaring with interest as she spoke. "Am I getting all this right or what?" She asked, giggling lightly.

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Skye heard Ali's footsteps walk away and waited until he was alone to make his guitar vanish into the air. He then walked in search of the little cafe he enjoyed, where it was peaceful and empty of all the locals... The only reason locals didn't come to that quaint little cafe around this time was becase he had a bit of a reputation. He was said to be a ghost, and the only people to come there ate this time of day were tourists that would watch him sip his tea and look out the window or down at his cup as he sloshed around the tea. It was just about time until someone where to approach him. No one had ever dare to before.

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Setsuya got completely bored and trotted away from the street corner he was just standing at. He went withthe crowd, just searching for something to do. Anything that didn't involve girls. He felt like messing with someone's mind rathr than their hearts. He found it much more fun when he was the one calling the shots and twisting fate like he was the master of it all. Like he was God of this little town and all its people. He loved the feeling of superiority and despised all who got in his way. His expression was rather blank at the moment though. He was fairly evened out at the moment. No one was bothering him and he had no one to bother... What a boring day...

[~Lotus~]

Xander didn't really mind what Emma was telling him. "Yeah, yeah, yeah.." He didn't know what in the world she meant by that. "Tsh.." He continued walking on, and hoped that Emma would do the same. It seemed strange how people met someone and then just ran off out of the blue. Where in the world was that girl going anyway? "She had a point about the name thing. You do sort of have to live up to your name, the thing that you didn't get to choose..Unless you disregard your given name of course." He wondered what other names Emma would have gotten. "So, any story behind your name?"

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Lenora had no idea where she was, or where she was even going..Once again.. This was the second time today, she didn't care for plans much. She thought that plans usually messed up her life. For some reason unknown to even Lenora, she took out her sword. The girl wasn't going to use the sword yet, though she loved how it was designed, made, and double edged. "..I'm hungry." Lenora hadn't eaten for a long time, she didn't need much. The girl headed into the crowds, looking for somewhere to tame the stomach within her. "Today is really..Uneventful."

[Sijach~Shadowstorm]

Ali walked over to her motorcycle, it was a bit of a walk from here to the library but then again she didn't get her walk yet and the parking was free here. She sighed, grabbed her bookbag, swinging it over her shoulder and turning up her ipod. She headed down the street. By the time she was half way to the library she had to wonder why parking prices were so high... maybe it was to get people to walk more. She sighed and smiled, it was a nice day dispite the cold, so far it had been eventful and interesting. The only thing that could have made it better was if she hadn't left her scarf at school.
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Emma gave Xander and confused look "My name is Emma, you can't get much simpler than that... at least I don't know any of my names expectations... I know it's common in England." Emma shrugged and walked along side them, looking for the subway enterance, there were some nice places down town where they could get some food and hang out. She stuck the twenty dollars back in her pocket, hopefully that would pay for dinner, she would get some more money tomorrow. She looked back to Xander "So what does your name make you be? I know it originates form Alexander, Alexander the Great, that would be hard to live up to." she muttered, not unkindly.
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Ezvar rubbed his shoulder a bit, he rememberd his own mark. He might dislike Devil but no one called him an imp, he was the most annoying imp that ever lived and that deserved his title "This imp is called Devil. Call him that or don't call him anything at all." he snapped maving the little, dizzy creature at her. "I should be more than a half but that stupid creeper of a Haikajin is everywhere I go, plus I have that partner problem." he groaned. He knew he needed a partner but he found having one as a nusance, he was never going to get any more experiance and power if he still had one. He let Devil go, the dizzy imp flapped around a bit then dropped to the floor, staggering around like a drunk. Ezvar shook his head at the sad little excuse of an imp.

[~Lotus~]

Xander shook his head. "I don't know why I am called Xander, it doesn't come from Alexander, it's just Xander.." He didn't know why he had his name, Xander Nalexedite Ventaurus. It seemed strange, the middle name, and the last name. He never really met his parents, and didn't know what in the world happened to the rest of his family. [i]They are totally not worth ranting about. They weren't there, so they don't even get the privilege of getting told what they did."[/b] He wasn't in the best mood at the moment. "I don't live up to anything, I live up to me, and nobody can achieve my own greatness. I'ts unmeasurable you know." Only half of what he said was a joke, Xander thought highly of himself.

[Sijach~Shadowstorm]

Emma gave a sigh and turned towards the subway stairs but instead of walking like everyone else she saw that no one else was going up the rail. She sat down on it and slid her way down the stairs, when she got to the bottom she gestured for Xander to do the same. Xander needed to lighten up a little, they were only teenagers and still had a bit of time to be kids, why waste it, she gave a huge childish smile and waited for him. She knew he probably wouldn't do it but it was worth a shot.

[~Lotus~]

Xander saw Emma do something stupid, and slide down the stairs. "You could break your neck like that. You don't do it right you know?" He said finally giving in a bit to her. Xander stood on one of his flatter knifes and slid down with one foot on it. "See, it's better if you have more balance." He knew that using one of his knifes wasn't the best thing..It was hard to keep on the thing..The knife was only three inches by four. "Fine, fine, fun's over." He teased her. Xander knew that Emma wanted him to lighten up, and he only every once and a while decided to give into her pressuring him. He just didn't want her to give up on him, she was the only person who hadn't yet.

[Sijach~Shadowstorm]

Emma just smiled, glad to have won for once. She was a bit irritated about his remark regaurding how she had done it wrong, but then again it was Xander. "Well what's life without a little danger in it?" she joked, a bit childish smile crossing her face. She skipped over to where the subway was pulling in, waiting for Xander to follow her she walked in and took a seat near the front. She didn't know why but any seanery fascinated her, even if it was only the concreat walls with lights on them every five feet. She waited for Xander to join her as she sat on the bench.

[~Lotus~]

Xander shook his head. "She will never understand will she?' He then got into the car, and sat next to Emma. "Why do we have to take this thing? You know I hate it." He did hate riding transportation, he preferred good old walking to anything else. The things might shut down, you don't know how bad they are made. That was a true fact, vehicles blew up all the time from malfunctions. He shook his head a bit, and then turned to Emma. "Where are you going to get something to eat anyway? I want to know if I should eat now or later." Xander didn't agree with some of Emma's food choices.