all the thing's that you said[amai]

[Tairadenai Tama, Kuro Ikari]

"Get out."

The two girls looked up at the speaker, ready to argue their case when they saw who it was. Eyes popped wide open in badly supressed fear and then they left. Tairadenai watched their hurried departure with a smirk. Sometimes she hated the fact that people feared her, and other times she realised it did come in handy. At least it got annoying freshman out of her favourite part of the common room.

Still smirking, Taira dropped her lithe form into the chair, curling up like a cat, though still retaining her human visage. She cast her gaze across the room, making several people drop their gazes hurridly. She didn't mind being stared at, but thye clearly minder her knowing they were staring. How amusing.

Taira was not in the best of moods at the moment, having just had a lecture from her brother. She was sick of hearing the name ChiChu from his lips. He said it as if she was some kind of treasure, something so precious it must be protected. She wanted to growl, and scream and make him snap out of the spell she'd somehow got over him. She wanted to break the vampire. She wanted her brother back... His words began ringing in her head, racing through her mind.

"She's... amazing."
"Look at her. Have you ever really looked at her?"
"I can't. I just can't. She deserves better."
"She doesn't even notice me."
"Can't you just be nice?"
"Do you always have to be such a monster!?"
"Why do you have to hurt me?"
"What is wrong with you?"
"If you love me, you'll do this for me."
"Chi-Chu."
"She's got that Eiji. She doesn't need me. She doesn't want me..."

Sighing heavily, Taira rubbed her temples with her fingertips. Hopefully a helpful distraction would come along soon.

[Amai Tenpi]

Amai walked playfully in the hall on the way to the common room. She held her arms out wide and teetered back and forth as if she was on an invisble balencing bar.
A smile was spread across her round face, her skin glowed more than usual due to the increased sunlight that day.

Suddenly, two girls came rushing out of the commons and almost knocked her over. "Watchit!" One yelled, but kept running and did'nt look back

Mai looked into the common room, confused. She kept walking in.

Have you ever tired so hard not to do something, that you end up doing it worse everytime?
Mai's lifestory when it comes to the commons.

Everytime she enters the commons, her foot gets caught on the loose piece of string on the ground infront of the door and she goes backwards.

Today, Mai tried to ignore the piece of string by taking a wider step, but instead, the string caught her foot before she lifted it up.

So she lifted up, it pulled down and down Mai went, right onto her face.

Her books spilled all over the Commons room floor.

[Tairadenai Tama, Kuro Ikari]

A blinding pain hit her in the skull, like somebody sticking a knife into her brain. It was blinding and she almost cried out, but it was gone as quickly as it had come. Taira knew what that meant; Amai. The angelic girl had that effect, making the demon within Taira crave destruction. It was the goodness radiating from the girl that caused the momentary pain. It passed soon, as if it was just a warning that such a thing approached. She was angelic, but she was not hallowed. That would be a lasting pain.

Taira recovered in time to see Amai sprawl over the floor, sending books flying. She regretted not being there in time, but caught one book easily as it soared through the air. She moved over quickly, gathering up the fallen books with rapid speed.

"The string got you."

It was a statement more than a question, as Taira reached the other girl. She extended her free hand to pull the girl back to her feet.

"You okay?"

[Amai Tenpi]

Mai raised her head and looked at her friend.
She half smiled but whined "Ooooowww...'

She grabbed Taira's hand and pulled herself up.

Brushing off her arms she chirped, "Yeah huh. I'm fine."
She turned, put her hands on her hips and glared at the floor. "It gets me everytime, I swear!" She grummbled.

She turned her head to look at Taira again. "So how're ya?" She piped, smiling brightly.

[Tairadenai Tama, Kuro Ikari]

Taira smiled as she watched Amai pull herself back to her feet, using the demon girls hand as a prop. Taira hardly felt the pull of the weight; Amai was so light. It took almost no effort to lend her own strength to the girl, as well as balancing the books in her other arm.

She cast her gaze to that piece of string, making a mental note to destroy it. She always forgot however, as it never bothered her. It was hard to remember something that hardly existed to you.

"Me? Oh I'm fine. Though I'm sure there a freshman freaking out and complaining about my existence. All in a days work."

She said lightly, turning back to the chairs she had claimed in the corner, casting a glance over her shoulder to see if her sunny friend was following.

[Amai Tenpi]

Like a puppy, Amai trailed behind her friend in a bouncy walk.

"You seem kinda different today, Tai!" She chirped.

"Ya gotta tell me what's wrong!"
Mai gently grabbed her friends shoulder.

[Tairadenai Tama, Kuro Ikari]

Taira padded lightly towards the chair she had been previously occupying, still balancing her companians books. She didn't trust Amai's chances of not falling flat on her face again, so it was most likely to be safer to kepe a hold on the volumes. She could hear her friends bouncy footsteps at her heel, and had to supress a smile. Amai bounced and bounded everywhere, always moving so quickly and exuberatantly. It would be safer if were calmer and more sedate in her movement, but the angel girl would not suit that style.

"Well, I'd be boring if I was the same all the time, wouldn't I?"

Taira answered, shrugging her shoulders and dropping into her favourite chair once more. The books were placed on a low coffee table, and Taira guestured towards the oppsoite chair.

"How are you then? Apart from being your usual clumbsy self."

She smiled, flashing her teeth in a breif grin to assure the younger girl of the humour in her words.

[Amai Tenpi]

Amai smiled.

"Yeah, the world would be boring if nothing ever changed."

She walked over to the chair and plopped down in it.
Scratching the side of her neck she said,

"Well I'm fine, but I'm a little worried about you. I've noticed your brothers behaviour, and I know it must bother you."

She turned to her friend.

"Could you talk to me about it?"

[Tairadenai Tama, Kuro Ikari]

As soon as Amai mentioned her brother's behaviour being noticebale, Taira froze. It seemed as if somebody had just pressed pause, she didn't move an inch. Inwardly she swore; a varied selection fo her favourite curses and some she'd just made up. She perfectly still for about half a minute and then she suddenly released the air she'd been holding and inhaled, letting her lungs regain their fill. Her chest began to gently rise and fall once more. In the space of a heartbeat, Taira had placed a soft smile onto her previusly shocked expression; the smile designed to smooth over her temporary glitch.

"I'm worried about him Amai, I really am."

She breathed softly, and her quite words were tainted with an anxious undertone. Somethign flickered in her eyes, and it almost looked like Tairadenia was finally going to give in. There was an anxious split second where it seemed that she really was going to fall apart at the seams, and then she pulled herself together once more. She wasn't out of the game yet.

"Oh, and I really want ChiChu to be wiped of the face of the planet."

[Amai Tenpi]

Amai sunk down into her chair. She looked over to her demon friend.

"...I wish i could say something to help...However..."

She put her hand to her forehead and sighed.

"I can't alter peoples minds, and honestly...I wish I could feel what you are feeling, but I can't bring myself to hate Chu..."

She sat up and weakly smiled at her friend.

"Then again...I don't think I can hate anyone. Don't give up, Tai, things will work themselves out, I don't know how else to say it."

[Tairadenai Tama, Kuro Ikari]

"I know you can't hate her. You're far too nice. Angelic, remember? I on the other hand, I was born to hate. I thrive on hatred. It's easy for me."

Her tones were fairly light as she reminded her friend of the key difference's between them, but there was an undertone of self-loathing that was usually tracing the second twin's tones. Kuro wasn't the only one allowed to hate what he was, Taira was just better at coping. She blinked slowly, wishing that she could just close her eyes and drift off into dreams like everyone else. It would be nice and happy there, which was why she could never go.

"I'm sure they will sort themselves out... I can't do anything about them it seems. I'm jsut worried... That it's going to hurt too much that the wounds will never heal properly. I'm not sure how much more we can take."

She sighed softly, tempted to drop her head into her hands, but she refrained. She just stared sadly over at her angelic friend, hands folded neatly on her lap.

[Amai Tenpi]

Amai's eyes sparkled.
Her skin was reflecting the light that flooded in from the large windows.
She put her arms behind her head and closed her eyes.

"You have all the right to be angry...however....
Have you ever thought that the feeling may be mutual....?
Between Kuro and someone YOU hold dear?"

[Tairadenai Tama, Kuro Ikari]

Taira's eyes narrowed sharply at the angel girls comment. The natural desire to rip that sparkling smile away almost over-powered before Taira pushed it away again. She tried to turn the comment into a joke, smooth away the anger.

"Why is Kuro angry at you?"

She asked, eyes wide with feigned innocence. She knew too well what Amai was getting at, and she was letting the subject reach that area. She wasn't ready yet, she wasn't cold enough yet. She hadn't quite shut him out of her thoughts and her emotions, but she was getting there.

"I can't think of anybody else I hold dear..."

She smiled and shrugged her shoulders.

[Amai Tenpi]

Amai had moments when her happy, shiney, love-all-of-humanity attitude would disappear.

They were rare, but not un-heard of.

The shine in Mai's eyes seemed to vanish instantly, making way for a cold, blue cloud.

The playfull air in her voice died to make way for an ice filled murmmer.

"You think your funny."
She stated, and the room seemed to dim.

[Tairadenai Tama, Kuro Ikari]

As the glow ebbed away from her friend, something inside Taira stirred. She was some how clamed by the sudden absence of sparkle and light, while at the same time she tensed. Her hands tightened thier grip on the chair, and her eyes narrowed ever so slightly.

"I wasn't trying to be funny. I'm just not sure what you were getting at. Care to explain?"

There was something off about her voice. The tones were calm, and carefully spoken. Perfectly articulate, yet they were too clipped, too precise. A couple of nearby students shifted uncomfortably, edging away from the two girls. Angels and Demon-Spawn were designed to clash and judging by the steely glint in the conversation, many of the students were going by the opinion that these two were going to come to blows...

((ooc: Aw no, angry Amai! =[ ))

[Amai Tenpi]

"PYou understand what I mean."
She stated, monotonely.
"You have such pride built up in you, you refuse to believe it.
You are doing the same thing to him as he is to you, it's not that hard to understand."

[Tairadenai Tama, Kuro Ikari]

Taira blinked at her, eyes devoid of emotion. Like a slate that had been wiped clean, there was nothing to read on her face. Somebody recklisly nosy shuffled closer. In a movement too fast to follow, Taira spun her head around and snarled, anger reigning over her features. Dark eyes flashed black and her teeth were flashed in that vicious snarl. The student stumbled backwards in obvious fear, and then ran from the room. Everybody else kept their eyes elsewhere, clearly trying to avoid catching the demon-ess's attention.

She turned back to Amai and her expression smoothed once more, though her eyes were still black with the anger. They were almost black most of the time, but anger darkned them further.

"It's not the same. I doubt you understand, becuase I'm not sure I can explain it. I know how to handle myself, and Kuro doesn't. He can't cope like I do. When it all goes wrong, he goes down with the ship. I swim to the shore. I deal with it, he doesn't. That's the difference Amai."

She explained in those clipped tones, though there was a definate edge to the words as she fought to keep the anger controled. Not to shift into something dangerous and claw people to death.

"So when this vampire-bitch breaks him, I'm going to have to put him back together. Then I'm going to go and break her."

She was unable to keep the growl from the words.

[Amai Tenpi]

Amai blinked, and just as quickly as it had dissappered, the light was back, and Amai's eyes were bright once more.

"Ok! I understand! Sorry for the misunderstanding!" She chimed.

[Tairadenai Tama, Kuro Ikari]

It was interesting to see the girl lgiht up again so suddenly, and the tense atmosphere obliviated. Out of the corner of her eye, Taira saw students sigh with relief.

"Sorry for loosing my temper there. It's not you I'm angry at."

Taira had the grace to apologise, and it was true. She didn't want to be taking her rage out on the angel, even though it was her instinct to do so.

[Amai Tenpi]

Amai flashed another smile.
"It was partially my own fault, At times I just don't know when to shut up."
She leaned forward. "But I hope you can get through it...
and If you need MaiMai's help, don't hesitate to ask!!"