Lia and Aziza sat in quiet companiable silence, waiting for the show to start. Kia was still reeling from the feeling of playing with Aziza so well, and her sleek black form lounged at Lia's side, licking her paws like she had just felled a gazelle. Her mind began to wander while the two on re field procrastinated. She could see Liz beginning to zone out into her own thoughts, and Lia took the opportunity. 

[i] the hearth was warm, the embers still crackling happily. Samir looked over his bowl, his dark almost black eyes staring kindly at her. When Lia found Samir, she was a volatile cranky guarded feisty desert elf raging at the word.
Samir, while he couldn't control her power or help her wield it, did start to calm the inferno in her heart, showed her the way of modern technology, and became a friend in all things except the training field. 
Samir flicked a piece of food at Lia from across the table, a mischievous grin lighting up his tanned face. 
"We need to work on your customer service. You can't throw things at everyone who asks a dumb question. Even if it is hilarious."
Lia huffed, rolling her eyes as she put down the spoon she had been about to chuck at him before he said that. 
" They shouldn't ask stupid questions then. They will eventually get the hint and both of our lives will be that much easier. Your too soft sometimes." 
"And your a firecracker, pretty and dazzling, but you tend to go off when no one is expecting it. Also, you screech ikr one too when your mad. " the humor in Samir's eyes was undeniable, as well as the love hidden in their depths. Samir had been taken with Lia since the first fit of rage, and had taken it upon himself to try and glad her ire as much as possible without actually getting himself killed. The problem was that Lia wasn't ready to hear it. She was like a dog with a bone trying to find a teacher for her abilities. He had been devastated when he realized her power was too great even for him, knowing she would take off as soon as she could. But she had surprised him, and chose to stay for a few months. They became good friends but Samir knew she wouldn't be ready until she had control of her gifts. He hoped it would happen soon, but it showed no signs of improving. He knew she got the same later he did, and it was only a matter of time before she told him she was leaving. He was waiting for it, she was savoring the last remnants of their shared time together. [/i]
Lia's eyes snapped up to Thornton at the sound of the whistle. She guessed the show wasn't starting after all. Getting up from her seat, she and Aziza, totally in sync, began walking towards the house together. 
Thorntons laughter filled the yard, his shadow twin popping out of existence. Aziza growled playfully at the will-o-wisps that invaded the lawn ahead of the messenger, but Lia paid him no mind. The only messenger she would be expecting would be a tall dark handsome Desert elf with an affinity for nutella and snoring. Crossing her arms, lia called up her earth power and created a small clay likeness of Samir in the palm of her hand, letting her mind create an exact likeness of Samir. When Aziza swung her Amber eyes to the clayfigure she began purring. " I guess you liked Samir too. Hopefully soon he will be here." Aziza harrumphed in impatience and began walking again, her smoke tail blurring a little as she waved it lazily in the air. They entered through the back of the house and sat in one of the many living rooms, and sat down on a giant couch. Aziza climbed up as well, and played her head on Lia's lap. Petting Aziza's almost to warm head, Lia relaxed and waited.