Zigera continued to walk forward, "Why are you near that edge?"

Nijuu turned away from Zigera, as she said: "Well....I was going to...well...walk off of it..." she spoke softly, as she started to cry again. "I-I..." her voice trailed off as she fell to her knees sobbing uncontrollably.

Tynan finally spotted the two girls he was looking for coming out of the dinning hall. "Hey!" He shouted to them.
Kerri merely continued on her way, giving the man no notice. Kari on the other hand, smiled warmly, and waved to him...thinking he was just shooting a greeting to them.
Tynan stopped in front of them, breathing heavily, as he had run all over the academy's campus to find these two girls. "I've been looking for you two."
"Why?" Kerri asked coldly.
"Because I think you're my sisters." Tynan replied, after he had caught his breath.

Zigera approached her, and looked down at her with angry eyes, "Are...you....fucking.....insane?" She swung her arm, and slapped her across the face, leaving a bleeding red mark on it.

Nijuu rested her hand on her face, staring up at Zigera with a surprised expression on her face. "I suppose I deserved that..." she spoke softly. She then looked away from Zigera. "Grey keeps telling me that he can forgive me...but...I just don't know how I'm supposed to forgive myself." Tears had begun to form in her eyes.

Kerri raised her brow at Tynan. "Sisters?!" She folded her arms. "Do you have any idea how preposterous that sounds?"
"I'm aware of that." Tynan agreed, as he pulled out a picture of his mother, and the last letter she had written him. "That's why I came with evidence." He handed them to Kerri.
Kari looked at Tynan and took the picture and the letter from him.
Kerri saw the picture, and rolled her eyes. "A picture? Really? All that proves is that you have a picture of our mother."
As Kerri spoke, Kari read the letter, then looked at Tynan. "When did you get this?" She asked him.
"Three months ago." Tynan replied. "Why?"
Kerri looked at Kari, then leaned over to read the letter. "Tst." She hissed.

Zigera looked her in the eyes, "So your going to kill yourself. Death is a permanent solution, to a temporary problem. And if you die, Grey will break.....he needs you.....he for gods sake....he wants to marry you!!!!"

A shocked expression formed on Nijuu's pale features. "H-he wants to marry me?" She said at length.

Kari looked at her sister. "We have to-"
"'We have to' what?" Kerri interrupted Kari. "It's not that we can ask them...they're missing remember?"
"Missing?" Tynan raised his brow, as he straightened his stance. "That explains why I haven't received any more letters."
Kerri glared at Tynan. "And you..." she growled. "Where do you get off saying we're your sisters?" She demanded, as she poked Tynan's chest with her index finger...hard.
"Because it's true." Tynan replied, as he grabbed Kerri's hand, so she couldn't poke his chest again. "Honestly, I wasn't expecting this reaction."
"We don't need your protection...we can take care of ourselves." Kerri pulled her hand away from Tynan, and threw the letter in his face, then walked away.
"I'm sorry for the way she reacted." Kari spoke softly. "She may be pretty abrasive, but she's my sister, and I love her very dearly."
Tynan watched as Kerri walked away, then looked at Kari. "So, your parents are missing?" He asked.
Kari nodded her head. "Yes." She replied. "They went missing about three months ago. They were supposed to go to my grandparents, and we haven't heard anything from them since."
"Well, if you don't mind, I think we should try to find them." Tynan suggested.
Kari tilted her head slightly. "You want to help Kerri and I find our parents?"
Tynan nodded his head. "Yes." He replied. "Then you and your sister will have the proof you need, that I'm your brother."
"I will discuss it with Kerri." Kari replied. "I make no promises."
Tynan took the picture from Kari and wrote on the back of it. "This is my cellphone number. When you've decided, call me." He handed Kari the picture and walked away.

Zigera nodded, "You don't want him to be hurt, how do you think this would affect him? You commit suicide......the day, the week, the month before he asks you to marry him?"

Nijuu, though she was still shocked, she managed to shake her head. "No...I don't want to do that to him." She said finally. "I couldn't do that to Livia either." She added as she took a deep breath. "I guess I wasn't thinking clearly." She looked at Zigera. "Thank you for bringing me to my senses."

Zigera turned away, "Good, now if you'll excuse me, I've kept a man waiting some time now." She used the shadow speed state to return to Tynan in the blink of an eye.

Livia rose out of the shadows behind Nijuu, and hugged her, "Don't leave us Mama......not again....." Her memories had been shattered from the past torturer, so Grey and Nijuu had become her parents now.

Shrike walked out of the bathroom, finding Amalia in one of his spare bathrobes, "That thing comfy or what?"

Nijuu felt Livia hug her from behind and gasped softly...not expecting that she was even there, or awake. Nijuu placed her hand on Livia's hands. "No..I'm not leaving you." She whispered. "I'm sorry if I worried you, Livia."

Amalia smiled, as she spun around while wearing the robe. "It really is. How does it look?"

Tynan, now finally eating his diner, nearly choked on his food when he saw Zigera appear out of almost nowhere.

Zigera giggled a little, "Well, not many people expect the shadow speed state."

Shrike walked up to her, a mere towel wrapped around his waste, and said, "Of course it does, though we still gotta go shopping for more stuff for you."

Livia nuzzled Nijuu, "Lets get back to Daddy......"

Nijuu nodded. "Yes." She agreed, hoping that Grey was still asleep.

Amalia smiled. "Yes..well..lets hope we can find clothes that can accommodate a dragon's tail." She said, as she moved her tail, knocking over a small stack of papers.

Tynan, after drinking a glass of water, caught his breath. "No...I was not expecting shadow speed." He said, then motioned for Zigera to sit. "You can sit down if you want."

Grey had been reading Nijuu's letter for the past ten minutes, and was in tears, holding tightly on the sides of his head.

Shrike chuckled, "I'll have some specially made for you, if that'll please you."

Zigera sat down across from him, though her metal clothing destroyed the seat she was in, and she fell to the floor, though not a hint of pain appeared on her face, just a callous expression.

Livia walked with Nijuu, holding her hand, with her own.

Nijuu, holding on to Livia's hand, opened the door to Grey's room, and saw Grey sitting in bed, reading the letter she had left for him, and in tears. "Grey.." Nijuu gasped.

Amalia nodded her head. "Yes it would." She replied, as she wrapped her arms around Shrike and smiled.

Tynan got up out of his chair, and walked around the table. He held out his hand to Zigera, as he said: "I did not think these chairs were so feeble."

Grey stood up as soon as Nijuu entered the room, walked over to her, and started to shake, the letter in his hands. "Why......"

Shrike looked to her, "We're gonna have to go on a shopping spree."

Zigera pushed herself up, not taking his assistance. "Well, this metal is made from the same stuff that my guns are made of."

Nijuu looked to the floor. "I'm sorry." She said, as her eyes began to well with tears. "I-I..." she looked at Livia, then moved her blue eyes to Grey. "I wasn't thinking clearly." She said finally. "Zigera slapped me to my senses." She added, as she placed her hand over her cheek that she had slapped.

Amalia smiled, then kissed Shrike softly. "As long as you're with me."

Tynan raised his brow slightly. "So this happens often?" He asked.

Zigera shrugged, "Every few days, I  make the mistake of covering myself in holy metal, rather than an aluminum alloy."

Grey looked at Nijuu, and could only hug her, "Please don't leave me......."

Shrike grinned, "If not me, who'd watch you change into all kinds of sexy clothing?"

Tynan blinked a few times. "Holy metal?!"

"Oh god, I hope no one else sees me in sexy clothing, but you." Amalia said, then kissed Shrike gently.

Nijuu wrapped her arms around Grey. "I'm not going anywhere, love." She whispered softly.

Shrike grins, "The only reason they would get to see you in that clothing, is to see that only I get to have you, and only you get to have me."

Grey didn't say anything, he just stood there, not knowing what to say.

Zigera nodded, "Its what I call it, another name for its arkanium. Tends to.....halt a targets regeneration. Its the slayer of immortals."

"Okay then." Tynan said, as he grabbed Zigera another chair. "I learn something new every day." He added, as he sat down and resumed eating his diner. "Oh...by the way...those two girls you said I eyed...they're my sisters."

Amalia blushed. "I only want you to see me in sexy clothing." She said. "If anyone else saw me in it, they'd try to steal me from you...not that they'd have a shot in the dark, compared to you...but I don't want anyone else to have eyes for me, but you."

Nijuu held Grey close to her, as she whispered: "I love you Grey." She then rested her hand on Livia's head, and looked down to her. "You don't have to worry about me leaving either of you." She looked from Livia then to Grey. "I'm glad that I have both of you."

Zigera chuckled, and thought of a way to agrivate him, "Hey, if that's how you swing, its not for me to judge." She chuckled.

"Aww....you know just what to say......" He held her tail in his hands.

Grey simply hugged Nijuu, "Thank you.......now...lets head back to sleep......."

Tynan looked at Zigera with a serious expression on his face. "They don't believe me." He stated flatly. "Which I can't blame them, I am only their half brother, and I was given to my father the day I was born...so...why would they believe me." He looked down at the food left on his plate, then sighed. "Suddenly, I've lost my appetite."

Amalia giggled, as Shrike held her tail. "You really like my tail; don't you?"

Nijuu wrapped her arms around Grey and nodded her head. "All cuddled up in bed together, I couldn't think of a better way to spend quality time with the people I love." She looked at Livia and smiled warmly. "Would you like to sleep between Daddy, and I?"

Zigera stood up from her chair, and walked over to Tynan, placing her cold, metal covered hand on his shoulder. "You okay?"

Shrike looked at it curiously, "Honestly, I don't know what to think of it, though its pretty cute when you knock stuff over......"

Livia nodded, "Yes please...." And with that, she crawled up on the bed, and snuggled up between the two of them.

Grey kissed Nijuu, and closed his eyes.