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Kihei had fallen asleep next to the book he read "Morning already" He said as he stretched

Makil woke up next, he had been sleeping next to the door "Morning everyone" He said

Kumara got up reluctantly. She didn't get much sleep last night, since someone was snoring...

George awoke to a book across his nose. It was one of the two he had borrowed from the Ceaador library, "Hmm," his eyes blinked a few times as he began to rise from the floor. Stretching as he stood up, he picked the book from his snout to review the page he had left off on. It was a vampiric study, stating that one can become what is known as a servant to the vampire being, or simply a host, depending on how the vampire wants the individual to be.

He had read into the "servant" part quite a bit, finding it unbelievable, but relatively possible if Derrick is a vampire now. George sighed and closed the book to place it on an empty table. Noticing a few of the others had already woken, he simply moved out toward the entrance. As soon as he reached the door, Derrick was standing there, "Good morning," George started with a slight smile.

"I wouldn't say that just yet," Derrick's tone was low and lifeless, "As long as that mist still spreads, there will be no good mornings," he turned and started to walk away. His armor had a few new scratches in it, probably from patrolling with the guards, but George wasn't about to ask.

"Good morning" Makil said as he walked over to Tavnor

Kihei walked over as well "Well, I think I'm ready to go" He said

Kumara woke Shadow and the two awaited further instructions.

"Well yeah, but I'm just saying I'm ready to go then" Kihei said

Glare yawned as he woke up, "Hello everyone." His armor was nearby.

George turned around to the others as the Elders entered, "I think I'll go see what's bothering Derrick first," he gave shy smile as to express an apologetic confusion. He stepped out finding Derrick had spread disappeared, "Derrick?" He started after the direction he watched him march away to.

Kihei took a little bit of the food before running after George

Makil started eating after thanking the dragon elders

"But how are they getting stronger? It can't be a coincidence," Kumara said.

George looked back as Kihei began to follow, "Something's gotten to him, it must have been last night when he offered to assist the guards," he continued walking facing the right direction as he did so, "I hope he will make it. I know he must be at his limit since he last acquired bl-" he was then tackled by a dark figure. It drug him away, even for its much smaller size it sped away without hesitation. George had left behind deep drag marks on the floor/ground from the instance, but it didn't seem like it was of use.

OOC: I'm not trying to male a scene each time Derrick goes feral, this part is to break them down, to that they can be stronger later, rather than just saying oh their all powerful and connected from the start. Get what I mean?

((Understandable))

Kihei tried running after George's attacker "Come back! Leave George alone!" He yelled before charging up an attack, his armour starting to glow a pale blue

George managed to pull himself up to his paws, but the shadowy figure shot over between them, "He's mine, back off!" It was Derrick, his pupils and irises were slit diamonds, "You will never understand," his teeth were dark with some blood, most likely from dragging George Into the shadows, "The gods don't even care for me, so why would you be any different?"

George couldn't speak from his neck being almost crushed from Derrick's feral strength. In fact he couldn't even tell if he was standing. He stumbled a little trying to approach Derrick.

Kihei stopped charging his attack and ran over "Derrick, don't say that, we care about you, I've never been able to care about someone this much until I met you... I want to be there for you when you need me to be, I'm your friend Derrick. I don't want anything bad to happen to you" He said with tears in his eyes as he hugged Derrick

Derrick put a paw up between them and almost threw Kihei back, but was but a mere shove, "Do not speak as if you've been hurt before," he took a step back toward George, "I cannot believe your words, we've only just met three days ago," he spread his wings, flaring them up, "You don't know who I am," his wings shot back and he leaned forward baring his teeth to let out deep hiss. George reached up just over Derrick and brought his paw down around to Derrick's chest. Pulling strongly at the boy until he was tucked under George's body, "Let me go!" He squirmed under the earth dragons hold.

George had his whole body's weight atop the boy, but Derrick was still moving under his mass. For a breif moment George had been lifted off the ground, even though he was using his abilities of the earth element to pull himself toward the ground, "You need to calm down, he is only trying to help. He wants to understand, but you wont let him," just then George could feel himself drop to the ground. Derrick had halted his movement, "Talk to him as the real you. Let him know who you are," he added. Derrick only stared out at what would seem like nothingness.

Kihei didn't look at Starz "This doesn't concern you Starz" He said

Glare nodded to Tavnor, "Alright."

"I wonder how the others are doing?" Voltaire asked.

(I'm surprised Kihei said something so cold ... that's new.)

((Well, he cares about Derrick))

"Sounds good" Makil said

"It doesn't concern you Starz" Kihei said

"They must be around here somewhere." Glare stood up, and went to put his armor on.

George looked up for a second to recognize Starz, "And you!" Derrick's eyes fixed on Starz now, "You are worse," he began wiggling again, managing to drag George with him, "You turned away. You looked the other way when a member of our team, the group envisioned as heroes by an elder, was attacked," he then lifted up off the ground again, shaking as he walked under Georges weight and elemental drag, "And you hide something from us. Something you fear," he then dropped again, they had moved forward quite a bit now, "How can we work as a team if one of our greatest assets, a light dragon, cannot co-operate with everyone else," his head now rests on Georges arm, where he had initially been grabbed, "Last night was the first time id ever been in a fight," he glanced up to Starz and Kihei for a moment before his pupils began to stretch back out, "It's just not fair... I'm so hungry, but... I know normal food won't do," he used a free paw to wipe his mouth of whatever remained of the blood from dragging George away.

"I'm not sure" Makil said

Kihei walked up to Derrick "Derrick, I do care about you, and I can see your pain... Take my blood, it will hopefully be enough" He said as he held out his paw

Derrick steadily lifted his head, his pupils were vertical diamonds again. His mouth slowly opened as he began to lean out. Before he could get within range of Kihei's paw, he snapped his maw shut, "No," he said through his teeth, "You're too young. If I take from you, there will be no guarantee that you'll be able to keep up in flight, or in a fight," he began to retreat under George who had loosened his hold overall, "The only other one I know that could withstand such a donation would be that new guy, Shade," his flurecent blue eyes became hard to see as his eyelids were very close together, "George needs at least another day or two now," he then felt himself sniffing the air. He lightly tapped George to confirm he was under control now, "I... I will be fine... For now anyway," he reached up to take his helmet off, he steadily set it down, then collapsed atop it, "Eheh..." He gave a weak smile as his head hung down on the other side of his front legs, "Or maybe not," his voice sounded somewhat clogged, and sure enough he coughed a little. At first it sounded normal enough.

George knelt down beside him, "Right now you need it more than I do," he reached up around to the small holes made by Derrick when he had tackled him earlier. Dug his claws around in a few of them for a second until he couldn't bare the feeling anymore, "Here, take it. If I can give you some, and Kihei," he glanced up to Kihei, "He can.. He can..." He gritted.

"George," Derrick's eyes stared out at the wall, "I... Can't... Move..." He seemed unable to continue talking, "Throat... Burns..."

George snapped around to Derricks face, "You have to drink it now," no reply, "Derrick?" He nudged Derrick's limp leg, "Derrick!" He lifted his head, "Look at me, come on, don't play around," the slit-like eyes only gazed at George's face. The pupils themselves were rather large for being in mid-morning light, "Derrick," George had a tear form, "Remember the day we met?" No response, "You were so scared. You know, I was too," he held Derrick on his paws as he now laid with him, "I never told you, because I wanted you to look up to me. For you to grow strong," he couldn't look at Derrick's face anymore, and stared at the ground, "I'd always believed that one day you'd grow up, and become stronger than me," he let out a soft laugh, "And, you always were. You drug my full weight like fifty meters just moments ago."

Kihei had tears in his eyes "Derrick, I don't care what will happen to me, I just want you to be healthy. Now drink from me!" He said, tears falling as he stuck his paw in Derrick's mouth and tried to help him bite down "Please Derrick! Just do this! You need it more than I ever could!" He cried

George could only sit in silence for the moment. Until he heard an audible moan come from the boy, "He's still there," he was still for a moment. His blank expression turned from nothing to an angered idea, "Here, just hold him up," he said quickly, and he hands the uppermost portion of Derrick to Kihei. George sits up, looking at Derrick for a second more, who's expression was lifeless and numb, "You may not want to burden us with your needs, but I'd gladly carry it," he looked down to his own foreleg, "Whether," he looked back up to Derrick, "you like it or not," he snapped down and bit into his leg. Shaking it some to open I up. With such a wound, only a little blood dripped out. He held her for a moment as his eyes hadn't stopped producing tears, but it was hard to tell if it was the pain in his leg or the pain in his heart. He pulled back off his limb, where it leaked a little more before he bandaged it up, like he usually does, with his earth abilities, using the sand in the area to solidify blocking the exits.

He then proceeded to putting his paws at both side of Derrick face, clenching the side of his mouth shut. He took a second before leaning in to use his own mouth to force the blood through Derrick's. Once he had emptied the contents from his maw, George pulled back to watch Derrick for any changed. At first, nothing.

Kihei held Derrick "Me too buddy, you're the only person I've ever met that was like me, and I won't let anything happen to you" He said before biting his tail and sticking it in his mouth to collect blood, he then copied George and helped the blood go down Derrick's throat

(Would it be normal to say that I'm lost on this in mini-arc? That's why I haven't done anything yet.)

Quote: theuone

(Would it be normal to say that I'm lost on this in mini-arc? That's why I haven't done anything yet.)

OOC: I'm sorry, I laughed a little at this actually XD. Where you lost at?

Derrick's pupils shrank a little, and his scales started to turn red with some hazy smoke rising from them. His body flinched and flailed for a second as he gasped. Jumping up and bolting at a blinding speed over to the corner of the room. George shakily stood up, holding his self-bitten leg up. He still ran over as fast as he could, almost tripping on his face along the way. Throwing his wings out and collapsing them around Derrick, "Don't you ever think for one second that your life doesn't matter."

(The Derrick mini-arc. Aka posts 1169 to now.)

((Well, Derrick is a vampire, and he's been dealing with what he is, but it takes time, especially when you are suddenly part of a group that has to save the world, and he is technically a child))

Kihei hugged Derrick as well "Derrick, please don't ever say those things about yourself, you're my best friend, I know you may not feel the same way, but I want to be there for you, please Derrick, I just want to protect you... Like George does..." He said with tears in his eyes. Kihei knew how important George was to Derrick and he wanted him to be able to trust someone else too. He wanted to be there when George couldn't

OOC: OHHHHhhh... See I didn't know what you meant by "mini-arc" sorry bout that. See, I went into this with an idea, but I crashed a burned quickly so I improvised :I we can move on!

Derrick twirled around to face Kihei, "You... You would risk... Your life... For me?" His somewhat glowing eyes and neck puncture point gave a very low illumination in this dark cover the two provided, "Not for sure, that, I could even do the same in return?"

George seemed to have passed out, most likely from the adrenaline rush he had when he went headstrong into giving Derrick what he needed. Derrick took a deep breath, then looked right to Kihei with his diamond irises, "You are still bleeding," he then looked over to George, "Your blood is much more rejuvenating, probably because of your age," he paused for a moment before his irises rounded out a little. It would seem that even his overall personality changes when his eyes do, "I'm sorry for stalling everyone," he rubbed his face, "George needs to eat, tastes like he hasn't had breakfast yet," he gave off a light chuckle at the fact he could tell so much from ones blood alone.