Araile felt so good in the shower that she almost didn't want to get out, her hair felt cleaner than it had in days, she closed her eyes and let the steam envelope her and she sighed. If only life were this simple every day, she was jealous of the women she saw out in the streets, nursing babies or yelling at rowdy kids. They were married, normal, and had kids. What kind of life did this modern age hold for a dragon shape shifter? Would it be anywhere near normal? It probably could be if she could breath easy without worrying that Foiend would show up. She got out, and toweled off and then looked around for her clothes. She hadn't brought them in, she wrapped the towel around herself and let out a nervous giggle. She then opened the door and walked out into the room, she saw Darrken get up when he heard the door, and he came over to her telling her the Remes was asleep on the bed, she smiled and nodded and what he did next really caught her off guard. He kissed her. She couldn't remember the last time someone had actually been tender with her. She could remember lots of times that they were rough, and mean about what they did to her. She shut her eyes and kissed him back, then pulled away and looked at him. "Thank you...its been a while since someone...showed me any compassion." This made her more fearful for the future and what would happen should Foiend ever find them, she felt something in her heart growing the more time she spent around Darrken. She would go on a murderous rampage if anything ever did happen to him, and millions would suffer for it.

With that they both separated. They had experienced a series of emotions and didn't know how to process it. "I'm so sorry." Darrken exclaimed. "I just had to kiss you. Else I wouldn't have been able to live with myself'. They relaxed and got comfortable with their bedding situation. Darrken made himself at home as he got comfortable in the bed sheets. Araile slowly laid down and addressed Darrken. "I have something to tell you.Something you must know before continuing." Darrken looked at her: "No matter what happens. I will stand by you." Darrken readied himself for the worst.

Araile laid down on the bed on her side, head in her hand she looked at Darrken. "Okay, well its hard to know where to start, but you have gathered by now that I am at best a few centuries old? 100 years ago I fleeing from a countryside kingdom that had decided that hunting me down and killing me was better than having me live around them, I fled to an island called Temult. I stayed there in the shadows and hidden for about a week, if that. During a nightly hunt, I saw a fire being cast on the walls of a cave, I ventured in and came face to face with someone that I would rather never meet again. His name is Foiend, he is the most powerful wizard that I have ever had to come across in my lifetime. He has a sickening blood lust for me, he wants my shape shifting ability, and I have done some extensive research on it, because I know he has and what I have found I do not like. He plans to cut out my heart while I still live and while it still beats, and ingest it. He then tends to slice me open til every last bit of my blood has been drained from me, then he will bathe in it. This is the only way to steal a shape shifters ability, that I have been so lucky to find, which means if he ever finds me, he will kill me. He has come damn close a time or two, I can normally feel his presence but these last couple times were extremely close calls, I think he is learning to shield himself from everyone around me." Araile looked at Darrken, "Im afraid that if he finds me, something bad will happen to you too, and I cant handle that, I feel so much for you already, like we were meant to find each other at some point...I just don't want anything to happen to you."

@DarkStarLove90

Darrken looked at Araile and stroked the hair from her face. "No simple wizard will come between us. He would have to kill me before I would let anything happened to you." With that Darrken realized he had fallen for this woman. He was hopelessly devoted to her. He had never felt these feeling and didn't know how to process them past just falling asleep.

He told Araile that he was tired and if she needed anything to wake him up. He rolled over and tried to got to sleep as his demon side chastised him for caring so much for this woman. He didn't know what he saw in her, but he knew she was something special. She was something worth protecting. As he rolled over on his side and pretended to be asleep, he listened to her began to get comfortable. Her breathing became regular and methodical. He rolled over slightly and faced Araile "Until the very end I will protect you." He muttered as he fell into a deep sleep.

Araile smiled at Darrken and his oath to her, it meant the world to her that he would take what she had just told him in stride like he had, she was tired, her body was worn to the bone. It had been a long while since she was able to sleep in a bed, and Darrken made it very comfortable. She felt at ease, she didn't know what had drawn them to each other, but what ever it was had bound them. She was hopelessly lost in him, and she would also go to the ends of the earth for his protection. "Goodnight Darrken..." She yawned and laid her head down, facing his back she closed her eyes. It didn't take long for the sandman to come and take hold of her, she just hoped her dreams would stay away.

She was running, running so fast her lungs were going to expode...she had ditched her dragon form and returned to her human form in hopes of out running the evil wizard that had been on her trail since he spied her from his cave. She tripped on a tree branch and a vine seemed to slither out of no where, trying to grab her ankle. She kicked at it scrambling to her feet, she got up and ran again. She reached the edge of the island of Temult a lot quicker than she had feared, she could hear the cracking of branches behind her. She whirled around and faced the evil wizard as he came out of the forest behind her. "No more running there little girl, it will only hurt a lot." He sent a powerful spell at her chest one she managed to deflect but it sizzled on her skin, when she looked down at her chest she was bleeding out of an X mark above her boob. Her hand flew to the stinging wound and she called forth her form, hoping into the air, she didn't stop flying till the island was out of sight and she no longer could hear the wizard screaming his vow to kill her one day...

Remes, just simply, followed Araile and Darrken to the car that he saw from earlier.After the encounter with boogeyman, Araile drove them to a hotel and got them a room. Remes was glad that Araile got a room for the three of them. He aimed for the single bed since he knew that it was the best for the group's dynamics. Remes can not remember the feeling of a soft bed. After of today, he really needed it. He fall asleep almost instantly. Remes dreamed about pleasant things like sharing a warm meal with families and friends and the laughter of children. He did not know why these dreams feel so familiar and good. He does not remember anything before being washed ashore on the riverbank. All Remes knew is that he like it and want it to last. He thinks it is due to Darrken and Araile and now a desire now burns inside of him. This desire is to now protect this potential new-found family. Remes smiled in his sleep.

Araile burst awake, out of her dream, gasping for air and clawing at the bed. She stopped when her eyes focused, she could see early morning light shining through the curtain by Remes' bed. She glanced at the clock on the bedside table in between the two beds. 6:30am..great.

A little bit of light from the curtain shone on Remes's face and woke him up. He was still a little bit drowsy. He got up and went to the bathroom. He splashed his face with warm water to wake up properly. He remembered the ever so familiar dream from last night. He looked at the wound from the fight from the druid. It is healing. Remes went over to the fridge to see what was to drinkable or usable. There was just your average contents: soft drinks, water and milk. Remes took a bottle of water. He sat down in the seat and drank the the water.

@Bluebe123

Darrken slept soundly and deeply for the first time in awhile. Sometime into his sleep he began to dream. A voice began to speak to him: "Hello there demon." It said. Darrken's demon side looked around confused. "Hello, voice." It replied. The voice continued. "I have not seen a demon around in quite some time. You must be incredibly lucky, brutal, or a little of both." Darrken's demon side smirked a little bit: "Just doing what I can with what I've got."

"That's good. Now, enough with the pleasantries demon!" The voice echoed in Darrken's head. "I too am a powerful being from a forgotten time and I seek greater power. Help me, and your reward shall be great." Darrken's demon side gave the voice a little thumbs up: "Ok guy. Whatever you say."

Darrken awoke with a start. The sun was just beginning to peak over the horizon. He glanced over at Araile, who was resting peacefully and smiled slightly. He quietly got up and headed for the door. He softly went out and stretched a little bit. His stomached growled angrily. Fish, he thought to himself and, for the first time ever, thought about his two new companions and providing them with food as well.

Darrken trotted down towards where the stream flowed. His mouth was already watering with anticipation, when he saw a familiar figure plodding towards the stream too. "Grankle!" Darrken exclaimed. "Looks like you're heading to the stream as well. Fish sharing time?"

@Nyther

Grnakle waved, "Hello, Darrken! Not going to the stream... A bear stole Grankle's lunch..." He went off into the woods, putting on some leather gloves, "Gonna get it back. You can get fish, right?"

@DarkStarLove90
Araile woke up as if she had a bad dream. Remes noticed that Darrken was not in the room. Remes went over to Araile and tried to reassure her. Darrken must have gone out to do something important.

@Bluebe123

Darrken raised an eyebrow inquisitively. "Yea, I can catch fish." He replied. "But, do you need some help with that bear? I mean it looks like you've got it under control, but bear stew does sounds delicious."

@Nyther

"Grankle's got it. If you want bear stew, hold on and Grankle will bring back a bear," he said, "But I am keeping the skin!" He shouted as he walked off into the woods.

@Bluebe123 @fer1323 @DarkStarLove90

"Yea, that's fair." Darrken replied watching Grankle stamp through the woods determinedly. With that Darrken turned and walked back to the hotel room. As he opened the door he saw Araile and Remes talking. "Hey." Darrken said poking his head in the room. "Breakfast will be ready in a few. I'll have a fire going outside." He said slowly closing the door and walking back to he small clearing.

With a small "Oomph." Darrken fell a small tree for firewood. He then broke it up and lit the fire. As it got going, Darrken sat down a gazed into the fire as he waited on Grankle to come back with the bear. "He moves so slow." Darrken thought. "I wonder how he's going to take that thing down." As he sat thinking about this and gazing into the fire, one of the flames caught his attention. It began to take the shape of a robed figure. Darrken looked closer. Surely he was imagining all this. As he leaned in he heard a voice emit from the flame.

At first he couldn't tell what it was saying, but as he listened closer, his heart began to sink. The words emanating from the fire was a language he had not heard in a century. They were in the demonic tongue. As the voice kept going Darrken recognized the words. They were an ancient chant used by practitioners of black magic who wish to make pacts with demons. Darrken's gazed fixed on the tiny flame man as the chant continued. He could feel his whole body tremble. His skin began to itch and two small cuts appeared on his forehead, right about his eyebrows. Suddenly a noise in the woods snapped him out of the trance. He shook his head and looked towards the noise.

@DarkStarLove90
After Darrken left, Remes told Araile that he will wait outside for her to get ready. Remes waited outside the room until Araile was ready.

@Nyther

About thirty minutes later, there was a large dragging sound and a lot of heavy breathing, "Okay... Grankle... Got... A... Well..." the troll pointed to the corpse of a giant Sasquatch, "Let Grankle flay it, first. Fur's still Granke's."

@Bluebe123

Darrken snapped out of his trance and looked up to see Grankle trodding back through the woods with his prize in tow. Darrken stood up, still a little dazed from his ordeal. "Grankle!" Darrken exclaimed as he saw what Grankle was dragging behind him. "That's a damned Sasquatch!" Grankled looked at him confused. As if he didn't see what Darrken's surprise was. Darrken was going to have to make sure he didn't piss off Grankle. Not unless he was ready for a fight apparently.

Nyther said
@Bluebe123Darrken snapped out of his trance and looked up to see Grankle trodding back through the woods with his prize in tow. Darrken stood up, still a little dazed from his ordeal. "Grankle!" Darrken exclaimed as he saw what Grankle was dragging behind him. "That's a damned Sasquatch!" Grankled looked at him confused. As if he didn't see what Darrken's surprise was. Darrken was going to have to make sure he didn't piss off Grankle. Not unless he was ready for a fight apparently.

He looked at him, "Yes, and?" he took out a knife and began to flay, "Not sapient, and edible. Also, it stays fresh for a long time," Grankle shrugged, "Share it, if you won't eat it all."

Araile was dressed in a pair of denim shorts, and a green tank top. She had her long red hair pulled up into a messy pony tail. She rubbed her scar where Foiend had marked her, it ached today, which was the beginnings of a NOT so good sign. She was worried but she would try not to worry too much until it started to throb, when it lit up was when she knew it was either get the hell out of dodge or die once in for all. She wasn't entirely sure if Foiend knew that he had accidently put some kind of magic in his mark when he had hit her, but she didn't care either, the damn ugly thing had saved her more than once over the last 100 years. She stood up and looked around the room, it was just her and Remes. She silently wondered where Darrken was, she hadn't even felt him get out of bed, nor had she heard the door open and close. "Let's go get something to eat Remes, there is a little restaurant attached to the hotel at the end." She left a note for Darrken when he got back and went outside and breathed in the fresh air, and once again she itched to fly, but she couldn't risk it, not now. Not with her scar acting up. Foiend was already hot on her tail, and that scared her. She went to the little restaurant, and got a place for her and Remes, with an extra chair next to hers just in case Darrken got back in time before they left. She ordered a coffee with cream and sugar then poured over the menu. Remes did also.

@Bluebe123 @DarkStarLove90 @fer1323

Darrken grined at Grankle. "No, I won't eat it all." With the Darrken puts a large rock he had fished out of the river and placed it in the fire. He had never cooked Sasquatch, but it appeared to be a thicker meat. He didn't feel like holding this meat in his hand over the fire for as long as it would take to cook. "I'll be back Grankle. Don't YOU eat it all." Darrken joked. He hoped Grankle would understand he was joking and not take him seriously.

Darrken sprinted up toward the hotel room and entered. He noticed that both Araile and Remes were gone. He had told Remes he was making breakfast and wondered where they would have went. He then noticed the note. "Maybe they wanted modern food instead." Darrken shrugged and walked to the restaurant. He saw Araile and Remes both sitting at a table. He walked over and sat down next to Araile. "Didn't want my cooking?" Darrken joked to Araile. He looked down at Araile's coffee and frowned. He wasn't a fan of coffee. "Let's go ahead and eat here and we'll have Sasquatch meat for later. Possibly days."