Bella smiled back at Exel, loving the feeling of her hand in his. Ah, if only they weren't on a mission... Riku smiled at Sora and hugged him tightly. "Its alright, just don't let it happen again or I might have to discipline you," he said in a teasing voice as he released Sora. Ha, if only Sora realized that Riku had caught on long ago.. He thought...
Um, places y'know...*looks around nervously*
OOC: Good night ^-^ BIC: Riku followed Sora closely. Bella followed Exel without a word.
I used my awesome dark ninja skills..
"Right, so we should all go now. If anyone is in danger, just call out the others unless you know you can handle it yourself. As you all know by now, I'mw ith Sora so you guys cna go off by yourselves.." "Right..."
I'm a way better driver than you Sora! At least I don't crash in Tarzan's world! Or Traverse Town!
*blushes* s-shut up!
Riku smiled and follwwed in after the others, making sure not to make a sound when closing the door.
Sure you were.. You knew I looked good that day..
Bella followed quietly behind Exel, completely on guard. "Go on ahead Sora, I'll hold the door," Riku muttered, wanting to be at the rear of the group to make sure nothing snuck up from behind.
Hi Val-chan~!
Riku followed Sora closely, looking around as he tried to find some clue as to where they went.Bella stayed close to them as well, holding Exel's hand, trying to sniff out the location as well. "This sucks.. I can barely smell them but then there's all this other scents and its difficult to tell anything..."
"And I do suppose hidden could call up on my pack, if she wanted to," Bella muttered with a frown, "But from the looks of it, looks like ya got it." "This seems like it'll be our biggest battle yet," Riku commented with a smirk.
Yeah, I think I'm limited too... "Oh well this is turning out just great..."
"I agree with Mage," Riku said, contemplating their plan of action. Seeing Sora so distressed and his own guilt over what happened had stunned him into silence. Sora and Riku could always save each other, even their kids when they were little. Asuki though.. Looked grown and still had the spirit of a child, Riku thought with a grin, but she certainly had grown up quite a bit. "Maybe this time, you or I are not meant to save her. I mean, it is our duty to protect her but," he paused, not wanting to say the next part. If anything, he was still a father and it was his duty to protect his children, especially from others who might like them. He knew how painful love could be at times. Then again, he could just be misreading signs or.. "But I think we should let Ashir handle saving her," he said, interrupting the horrible thoughts he was having, "I still think we should go beat up Xikari though, you know? I would love to kill her and if I don't get the chance, I might turn on Xephos or Exel for apparently hitting on you Sora..." Riku chuckled, although there was a serious edge to his voice. "Right.. we'll need something to do anyway," Bella agreed, not really knowing what was going on but the thought of a fight made her excited. It had been so long since she had allowed her muscles to stretch and she had slacked off on her training but she had a good reason. SHe glanced at Exel, looked at the others, and grinned, "So what now?"
"Alright, I'm sorry. SOrry its just I'm a little irritated at the moment.." Riku muttered, calming down as he was no longer shaking. He chuckled at Mage's reaction, "Well let's hope you never die again, eh? ALthough I don't think that's possible.."Bella just remained quiet.
!' "Look, the situation got a bit out of ha-" Riku began before he turned around to see Exel and Bella, "Great, more people..." He said sarcastically with an annoyed look on his face. Bella smiled at Exel, to tell him it was okay, and turned to Riku and Sora. "Oi, what's going on?" "WEll I was bout to explain before you two showed up uninvited," Riku snapped, clearly not in a good mood which earned him a glare from Bella, "Asuki's gone. I don't know what happened because I was too absorbed in the fight. Ashir went after her. I have no idea how to track her and it seems he has a keen sense of smell so... He went alone after her. I don't know what I was supposed to do." "Call us," Bella snapped, suddenly irriatted as well, "You know Ex and I have a pretty good nose and you let Ashir go by himself? Aren't you an idiot? Letting your own ch-" "Shut it Bella!" Riku yelled, distressed, "Look I know I messed up but you don't have to make me feel worse about it!" Bella growled but didn't retort. SHe stayed quiet, knowing the others should talk.
Riku exhaled with anger and terror. HIs fists were clenched tightly, the knuckles white. He was shaking with rage and the only thing that would alleviate it was seeing Xikari good and dead. "No one messes with my family," he said through clenched teeth, "No one." "Well seems our vacation is over.." Bella murmured, feeling a little weird being carried by Exel.
OOC: Night Xeph BIC: Bella sighed. "Great, now let's hope we're not too late"
Bella nodded and quickly changed back into her regular clothes. She exited the dressing room and took Exel's hand. "Right, so let's go..."
