"I thought-" Inui was under the water before he could finish. He was playing and swimming around, as gentle waves were created by the jets. When he was above the water, Inui didn't bother to push his hair from over his eyes. "I thought cats didn't like water?" He laughed, obviously enjoying the swim. It made him feel a lot better, something about the water was rather calming. Rasha definitely made the mental note that if Inui ever got upset, a good swim could be the answer.
"I'm no ordinary cat if you haven't noticed." Rasha tried to puff up, but his fur was soaked and clinging against him and he was rocking along with the water. To prevent himself from being pushed with the waves, he turned to his human form again while he was underwater. Inui only smiled and continued swimming around alongside Rasha. Hopefully afterward, it wouldn't be too hard to find Rue. He did feel kind of bad leaving the minion all alone. And the more he thought about it, the more he wondered what he was doing. Rasha noticed Inui starting to just float around instead of swim. He gave a small pout and stalked closer to Inui. Obviously, the new nightmare wasn't paying attention because Rasha managed to attack him and take him under for a brief moment.
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Being inside the castle walls so often, he had almost forgotten he actually did have a home to go to. The fairy normally found a place to rest there instead of going back home. Enasi never minded him sticking around, so he never left. His own house was a little ways back from the town. Not too far, but considering that it resembled a tree house, there weren't too many neighbors that he could necessarily say were right next door. The main part of his home looked like a
small cottage in the trees, that was equipped like a regular living space. Hidden behind the main part, was a separate
dome shaped structure that he proclaimed as his room.
As he flew towards the town, another one of those surges happened again. This time, he focused on it, trying to figure out what it was telling him. He took a deep breath, he listened, and he waited. . .That alone made him want to do something else. Something faster. He was flying at such a slow pace- and relaxing was something he wasn't good at. There was a sudden urge to do more. His wings started to beat faster and he stopped, flying in place for a minute. Rue let the feeling overtake him, and like a bullet, he flew off. He flew faster and faster, startling a few of the townspeople that were going about their day. They were unsure who or what to be annoyed with because of the simple fact that whatever it was couldn't be seen clearly. It only caused a gust of wind to send a few things flying out of place.
At the speed he was going, he nearly missed his house, but somehow he managed to slow himself down from such break neck speeds.
'That was great! Hmm. . . I bet I could go even faster if I tried hard enough!' Bursting in, he and the older woman inside both jumped a little. "Mom, hi!" He grinned and waved. She looked mildly surprised, but continued cutting fresh vegetables and pushing them into a pot.
"It's nice to see you and definitely good to know you're well." She smiled and kissed his cheek as he flew closer. "Is everything alright? I wasn't expecting you to be back anytime soon." Before he could answer as his wings finally slowed down, his mom noticed the increase in energy around him. "Is it that time already?" She smiled at him. "I can't wait to hear about what you choose as your skill."
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"So, you're okay." Enasi commented with a smile as Seishu gave him a status of his health. Hearing that he'd have to get rid of too much positive energy, Enasi rested his head on his arms to listen. His eyes closed as he felt the soothing positive energies that seeped into him. It was such a delight and felt so pure. It rendered him a lot more relaxed than he had thought it would. Then again, there was a lot more energy this time rather than other times they had needed to do such an exchange. In response to it, he couldn't help but purr gently. It was soft, but still noticeable considering only the two of them were there. It wasn't very clear if Enasi noticed himself purr either. The hesitance in Seishu's voice made the guardian raise an eyebrow, even with his eyes still closed.
He smiled at all the nice things he had to say and had eventually sat up to look at him. The mention of his battle wear made him laugh lightly and shrug. "Armor is uncomfortable..." It was more so muttered, since Seishu was still talking, but it still could be heard. "Aww." Enasi said in response to Seishu finishing his sentiments. It was slightly teasing considering he didn't have a taste for all things sappy and emotional like the other. "You can be so sweet and kind when you want to be." He laughed softly and rested his head back on his arm, watching the trail of energy go from Seishu to himself.
That didn't last too long because his head lifted when Seishu stood up and the trail ended. "You know-" He paused, not expecting to be lifted, only to make a soft 'oof' noise when he was dropped on the bed. "...You should really learn to listen when Crios tells you to stay still." He finished, but laid there as Seishu cuddled up to him. It went silent and Enasi sighed a bit, more so out of contentment. "You make people- me mainly- worry." He didn't really have anything he could say that would be considered negative. All he could think of was that along with his already known confession in the field. His negative energy was low and at the state it should have been to keep balance within. Seishu didn't have much to say, and Enasi didn't really have much to say either. . . So, he relaxed in the silence between them. As they laid there, he couldn't help wonder what all of his minions had decided to do.
He was so used to seeing them around Seishu, and he was sure their staff or friends were probably used to them being away for long periods of time now. Enasi realized he hadn't noticed Cho and Crios come back towards the castle. Rue and Harper went off to give them space, and he was sure Rasha probably deterred Inui from running to the room. Then there were the siblings, but they were never around for too long. Just for the human realm visits really, which meant they'd be around soon enough.
They were all safe and okay, so was the rest of his realm, so Enasi didn't dwell on the matter for too long.