Kasumi starts to blush as she looks at Shin "Yes you may." Soon she takes Shins hand as she smiles to him. She could not help but to look at him he looks very good tonight in his tux. Reminds her of James Bond or something like that. She smiles more as she walks out to the dance floor with Shin. The light is hitting her spots just right making them shimmer like pearls on her skin.

Soon Kasumi holds her dress out as she bows with her head. She could not help but to smile with her glossed lips. She is not sure how she is going to dance with Shin yet she is happy that he asked her to dance it seems that the person that she wanted to dance with. Left or did not want to dance. So this is better her smile does not fade as she looks at Shin still with her green eyes.

“You could say that.” Streak replied to Arielle. “Those two are in the Order. They attacked the mansion a little while ago. The big guy smashed my leg during our fight after I beat the woman up. And before you say anything…It was a fair fight. I’d already fought someone else and she’d threatened Raina and she’d almost killed Luke.” Shawn explained to her as they started dancing. It was nice to relax and not worry about the troubles of the mansion for a night. He hadn’t seen Sam yet, though once she waved at people he couldn’t help but look. He noticed Sam and Leila. Glad he’s here. And she still looks great. Order life must be treating her well.

As he returned his gaze to Arielle, he looked around. Most of the people here seemed to be enjoying themselves. That was always a good thing. The more people enjoyed themselves the less likely a fight was going to be. His paranoia was finally winding down. He then started dancing with Arielle. Her body fit well in his hands and they moved well together. Shawn was glad he'd come. He hoped nothing ruined the mood. Stupid paranoia go away. He thought as he tried to look as graceful as possible while still trying not to step on any feet.

((This seems like a good place to have a little trouble, especially with Streak giving such wonderful foreshadowing… PS, this isn’t fighting, just… trouble... Continued from Everyone loves a private party.))

In the hallway Jaxon and Venus had snuck away to, a female scream followed by the crash of a tray and champagne glasses hitting the floor echoed out into the ballroom. Slowly the sound filter through the room, drawing the attention of many people. A few approached the hall only to jump back as a small furry animal scampered out of the hallway.

It froze in the entrance, blinking bright red eyes at the crowd, before making a sound of its own. In that moment, people who were close enough could see that it wasn’t an animal anyone had seen before. With hands like a raccoon, back feet with hooves, and small horns jutting from it’s head, the cat sized creature was odd. Screeching like a bat it bolted for the safety of hiding under the tables, only to be thwarted by some of the wait staff who tried to round it up.

Instead of being caught, it climbed the tablecloth up onto the top of one of the tables, knocking over glasses and plates as it went.

Leading Kasumi to the dance floor, Shin couldn’t help but notice her eyes. They say people smile with their eyes. That’s how he knew her smile was true. As the lights hung low and the music changed, Shin followed the lead other dancers were setting all around him. Holding her hand and resting a hand on Kasumi’s side, Shin stepped in time with the music.

“This is my first ballroom dance tonight,” He smiled helplessly, looking her in the face as he made sure to avoid stepping on toes. “Glad it could be with you.”

OOC: sry about my sparse posts, im gona be real busy (on and off) till april 24, im leaving the post. its just to fast for me to keep up with right now.

Cadaver let Kasumi go. calling one last line to her. "if u ever wana talk, i work at the beth-el cemetary."

she probably didnt even hear me. but i have some things to sort out in my life first.

He pushed his way into the crowd and onto the street. Taking the long way to a rather empty home.

"I see..." Arielle nodded as Shawn spoke of Bacchus and Isabel being in The Order. It seemed like the mansion wasn't the only place for man candy. She had to admit that Bacchus was a looker, but of course she wouldn't say that out loud, since she was in Streak's company. Arielle let out a sigh as he continued with the story of how he had fought them. The girl with the bow having almost killed Luke and the guy smashing Shawn's leg.

"Sounded brutal..." she said as she continued dancing with the silver eyed mutant. "I would arrive when it's all calm and peaceful. I would have been up for a mutant brawl. I say we schedule a rematch. Just a small joke..." she chuckled. "I can understand about your paranoia though. I know that feeling all too well," she said remembering that Aura was also attending the ball and how the girl had almost killed her. "But, lets not focus on the bad and we'll keep our spirits high. Just continue to waltz my silver eyed friend. You do it well..." she smiled back at Shawn as they continued to dance.

>>>“I made you two Sssomething.”

Oh? Katrina held out her hands to accept the small folded present. It was a pink origami kitten, making the evening officially an origami night. She wouldn't be at all surprised if there were how-to-fold-paper-hearts lessons as a party activity later.

“Thanks Ryooichi. It's really cute. You'll have to show me how to make it later.” Katrina grinned, inspecting the little paper feline to see if she could figure it out. As she did so, the personnel on the balcony shifted toward the more crowded side. A couple of familiar faces joined first; Katrina waved excitedly to Abyss and Sara as they joined the balcony crew.

>>>“Who’s this?” the lioness asked.

Katrina grinned as she made introductions, pointing to each person in turn, “Ryuichi, Sara, and Abyss.” She was distracted, though, by the flames spouts that announced the entrance of that evening's feature band. The band members appeared, wearing black leather accented with primary colors. As soon as they started to sing, it was impossible not to watch them. She knew this band... It was Fausto's band! She hadn't realized at first, because he looked and sounded so grown up on the stage down below. The balcony was a really good place to see from, she could see every hair on the band members' heads without any tall people getting in the way.

She stood mesmerized, watching, not even realizing that their balcony was getting more and more crowded; two more people had appeared during the first song. They were a tall couple that seemed to be friends with Abyss, or Sara, or both. Katrina waved to the newcomers, then turned to listen to the second song.

Fausto surprised her then, by dedicating the song to her. The young illusionist blushed. She hadn't done anything to deserve a song dedication had she? She listened carefully. The words that she had read once before were so haunting with the melody added in. The guitar line and the vocal line intertwined like two strands of the same thread, weaving in and out of the subtle fabric provided by the drums. The overall song gave Katrina goosebumps, she was mesmerized simply because the song itself was enchanting in its loneliness and desperation. The poetry of the words painted pictures in Katrina's mind as vivid as any illusion she could ever make. Then, the song and the spell ended.

“Ooh. Ryoo, we should go down and say hi. Wanna meet a soon-to-be famous rock star?”

>>>"Here to save me again, Mister Sebastian?"

“I suppose I am.” In his own hand, Sebastian took the extended hand that wasn't quite certain whether to shake his or to gesture towards a chair, lifted it, and brushed his lips gently against the soft skin before letting it fall back into place at the pale girls' side.

“Tell me, what evils and ills are tormenting you tonight? Can I fight off loneliness or shyness? Or perhaps mend a broken heart? If you like, I could even cure two left feet.”

The unicorn man paused to gage her reaction to his somewhat flirty comments. If she seemed uncomfortable, he would cease his playfulness. Truthfully, he was glad just to have a familiar and pleasant person to talk to amidst all the revelers and head bangers.

Jupiter glanced around trying to ease that itch that you were being watched from distracting him, it wouldn’t go away so he finally looked over his shoulder and was face to mask with Hymn, he pulled away slightly to not be that intimately close to her face.

“I always liked King Arthur; I am enjoying this one very much, it is taking me back to a better time. Have you read it?”

He hadn’t spoken so openly to anyone other than his brothers about anything at all in such a long time. Maybe Hymn would be a good person to open up too. She seemed like she could use a friend sometimes.



“ You had better hope that she has a good time, because if you are up to same crap then I will have you know you are biting off more than you can chew. I hope you can hold two fronts as well as one.”

“ohhhhhhh, I am shaking, scary! Scary! You shouldn’t speak to your elders that way.” Pluto hit on a distracting subject, He maintained that other than abyss he was older than the rest simply because he was the first out of the void, the others contended that if he wasn’t the youngest why did he act like a twelve year old.

“Make your jokes now while you can clown.”

Pluto opened up his mouth to reply but was interrupted by a silly girl.

"Evening, Gents. I see you found the libations~"

Pluto nodded broadly, “There are these crazy people walking around with them all over the place. Finally some guy just started serving me and going back and forth. He is coming back with more, I figure if we are going to see who can drink more, then we are going to do it right.”

~~"Who's your friend?"

“Just some goon that walked up and started bothering me. He isn’t important.”

Mars looked to Lori and smiled “Just a villain up to no good, if you get tired of fighting crime along side this monkey in a man suit, Let me a know Charge. In spite of however he talked you into this, it looks good on you.”

“If I’m a monkey you are a monkey as well, moron.” Pluto quipped.
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~~~"Well I guess it couldn't hurt, just so long as you behave,"

“I’m glad you two decided to come I wasn’t too fond of being her in the first place but I don’t mind so much with more of our people here then theirs, keep things cool if you can. Jupiter was already trying to start crap tonight; I think they are trying to be not to be confrontational too.”

He glanced at Were and then at the getting ready to go Katrina. He wasn’t sure but witnessed the exchange between the two teens. He wasn’t as pleased as he could be, but if the kid was going the route of origami he wasn’t too terrible now the one dedicating rock songs to Kat, he was the one to watch out for. He decided to give origami there a pass in favor of keeping her away from rock song…

“Treat her right kid she deserves nothing less, keep an eye out for her too there are some less then savory folks her tonight.” He balled up his fist and lightly tapped Katrina on the shoulder as she passed. Hopefully the comment would come off as well natured, but still embarrass Katrina there was nothing better to wipe out awkward teen romance then embarrassment. He turned to Werecat again. “You want to watch from up here Sarah?”
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Venus followed Jaxon out into the ball room and was put back into shock at the mass that was here schmoozing over their heritage. He looked for a comotion and finally settled on it Just as Jaxon was pointing it out to him. The waiters seemed to be having a heck of a time catchin the wild critter, thankfully at a mutant ball the little guy didn't seem to out of place. and wasn't illiciting the same reactions it might have on the street.

"If we can we should circle around, behind the table will have less traffic what do you think?"

Kasumi walks with Shin as she blushes some looking at him. She has not stopped smileing soon she blushes as she feels his hand on her side. Soon Kasumi rests her hand on his sholder as her eyes looks into his "I feel honored. It is my first ballroom dance also." Kasumi smiles more. Soon she follows Shin she glides on the dance floor. She knows how to flote rather well. She is happy that she has went though dancing for such a long time.

Kasumi never knew that it would pay off she will have to thank her mother and father after this night is over. Kasumi does not stop looking as Shin as she dances with him. She can find her cheeks a little bit warm she is blushing. She wonders why she is doing so. Yet she has never danced with a guy before in her life it can be that. Shin is so cute. There are so meny others yet he wanted to dance with her. She can feel a sence of honor over that. She never seen herself as cute or anything like that. Yet he seen it that makes her so happy.

Jaxon entered the ballroom, trying to subtly look for the little creature, and once spotting it, she casually pointed it out to her companion, the large red man next to her, Venus. She noticed a few of her family’s friends looking at her with curiosity but she had to ignore them for now. If she had to she would come up with a lie for why she had been with him, and visiting the Sanctuary could be nothing more than research.

She did however have to get close enough to the little demon in order to dismiss it, without raising suspicions or drawing attention. The problem was how to go towards something that most of the people near it were moving away from. Jax needed to get to that refreshment table.

"Go around the back? Good idea." Jaxon nodded, and making sure to avoid anyone who might stop her to chat, she began weaving around people towards the opposite side of the table, Venus being a terrific shield against notice for some reason. Probably because there were several of him wandering around, which seemed to have desensitized most of the people in the room.

Once Jax was close enough, she could feel the mental strings leading from the demon back to the ball of power in her head, she stopped, tucking her body against Venus's to disguise herself and the fact that she was focusing so hard on the little thing.

It felt her trying to vanquish it, and didn't seem to like the idea. The demon made a scrambling jump over a pile of dishes, landing on the back of an older woman's dress. With a gasp of surprise, Jaxon quickly began shoving the power in the little creature back to the corner of her mind where she kept it.

After a moment of panic when she thought it wasn't working, the little creature began to fade. Within a few seconds it was transparent, and after a few more, it completely vanished. The woman and the waiters that had been panicking stopped in a moment of stunned silence, staring at the spot where the little demon had been.

~~“Thanks Ryooichi. It's really cute. You'll have to show me how to make it later.”

Koga beamed at her oblivious to anybody else around. “Absssolutely Kat. Itsss pretty easssy once you learn the basssic foldsss.”

His private world of two was then interrupted and then inhabited by more then two.

~~“Ryuichi, Sara, and Abyss.”

“Nice to meet you Missss, Sssir.”

He waved and was quite honestly intrigued by them, so far other than Coldsteel in ice mode and Streak he hadn’t seen many others that were in the not human category. Kasumi had some spots but that wasn’t too bad, if she wore a sweater she could go human if she waned. And really so long as he wore some flesh tone clothes and something dark in his hair he could almost perfect it, no help for his eyes though.

It was about then that he got one upped to a ridiculous degree, here he was giving Katrina folded paper and another guy was pouring his heart out on stage and all in Katrina’s name. How was he going to compete with that…maybe he could Play his violin for her…

~~“Ooh. Ryoo, we should go down and say hi. Want to meet a soon-to-be famous rock star?”

No he did not want to meet a soon-to-be famous rock star, particularly one that was obviously winning Katrina. Ugh, this was Middle school back home all over again, find a girl you like and some other cooler guy senses you are making a move, all be it subtly. But swooooop and you’re done. You’re the friend coming along to meet the guy.

“ummm, yeah…Yesss! Letsss go,definitely.”

~~“Treat her right kid she deserves nothing less, keep an eye out for her too there are some less then savory folks her tonight.”

Koga’s jaw dropped at the forwardness the big man was extending onto him with his assumptions. He could feel the blush rise to his cheeks but got an idea to save himself the red cheeked embarrassment.

He held his hand up to Abyss and coppied the color and hung onto it.He forced himself to stay positive and grab the opportunity that was presented. “Of courssse you are right, I will treat her well, I think thisss ssshould do, to chassse off mossst of the ne’er do wellsss, Sir. Thanksss.”

After they were passt Abyss he gave a surprised look to Katrina on the way to the stage. “Isssn’t he one of the bad guysss that attacked the mansssion, before I ssshowed up?

“I always liked King Arthur; I am enjoying this one very much, it is taking me back to a better time. Have you read it?”

King arthur was something she heard about once. Atleast it was a story she remember. It was about a king obviously. She pondered and scratched her head. King arthur, and suddenly it hit her. It was about the man with the sword in the stone and a wizard called merlin. She nodded to abyss and said : "Not read it, but its about a king and a sword in a stone and a wizard with a grey beard who could do all kinds of powy things and stuff. " She started to babble on explaining every thing she said with actions and words at the same time. With all the moving and explaining things with her hand she knocked over a tray from a waiter. The glasses of champagne where dropped to the floor. She turned around and gasped. "Sorry, sorry ,sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry." She said to the man as she watched him pick up his plate.

Sebastian rescued her hand and instead of giving it the expected squeeze and shake he lifted her thin fingers like royalty. She imagined white gloves and... well, she didn't have to imagine the top hat or old fashioned suit as he brushed his lips across the sensitive skin at the back of her hand. Her smile faltered as she blinked at him in surprise. "Oh." Her hand fell limply to her side. "T-thank you." She rubbed at her neck unsure of how to respond. Did she have to kiss back?

“Tell me, what evils and ills are tormenting you tonight? Can I fight off loneliness or shyness? Or perhaps mend a broken heart? If you like, I could even cure two left feet.”

Her insecurity failed to the unicorn man's charm and she ducked to hide her amused smile. "I came with Sam, ColdSteel, but he had uh-an emergency. My heart isn't broken, we're friends and I told him to go." She shrugged in that graceful kind of movement. "But I wouldn't mind dancing... if that is even what you were asking." She smiled and hoped the perfect gentleman came equipped with the perfect waltz. She didn't know, but she was pretty light on her feet and a good lead could make a clutz into an Estelle.

The scenary was wrapped in a graveyard silence. you could only listen the fading sounds of the music that sounded in front of it produced by a digital file. The curtains were closed, nobody could have guessed that there had been his first and glorious show. zigzag noise with the guitar sounded were just twisted and scorched pieces.

Takumi showed a smile from ear to ear, he was happy.he was radiant. his guitar solo had just been fantastic, he was so scared and nervous about ruining the show but he managed to made everything to run perfectly. the young man was very proud of his skills and not having chosen his guitar for the solo.
Takumi heart beated as fast as the speed that his hands could reach, the show had been amazing. but the party was waiting . he wanted to go out and see how the people would receive them. the teenager was too focused trying to the buttons on the shirt, he was paying so much attention .if he let his hands get accelerated he would destroying the expensive suit.

Cielle was the one of the three that was more tired because she had used her power for some time and trying to do something else at the same time. the band could work well without the Charm she had to help people to better focus the attention and pay the attention they deserve.
she still didnt get the balance between the drums and Charm, sometimes Charm invaded her with the desire to look to Fausto and Takumi and she ended losing the rhythm for a moment but she had done it quite well, Cielle shook his head in a gesture of denial. she had no time to worry about what she had did wrong, his little ¨brother¨ had done it really well .the choose of him for the singer had been the better choice.

Fausto was really hurry , he knew that the party wasnt finished but he wanted to leave as soon as possible. he wanted to see her.
the child was trying to change clothes rapidly but he was still making stupid mistakes like putting his foot on the wrong leg of the trousers or the wrong buttons . the clothing of the three was courtesy of the father of Cielle which she had point him as ¨suspiciously concerned ¨ by the band and for the first show to be amazing .. And so it was, now he would had to expand the repertoire but were very beginning it was really cool . a lot of the guests had asked for the second song.
all the eyes were had been put into them, all heared the lyrics. each would have a different idea of what the angel meant, or perhaps they were identified with the rebel at some point in their lives.

Fausto had finally managed to fasten the buttons ,he looked back to see how the other two gave the finishing touches to their clothes.
Takumi was wearing a white tuxedo that combined well with her natural pale and his hair into gold highlight.
Cielle wore a simple black dress without sleeves or straps. her hair was worn loose and fell on her naked shoulders. the dress was probably a hundred times more expensive than it seemed.
the little boy was ready for action too ,he was wearing a tuxedo that was as black as his hair and his eyes, a black suit coak with a long back , black dress pants and a white shirt.

¨ lets rock this party again! ¨

The three went to the corridor behind the stage, which was banned for the rest of the guests. Music could been heard again ,slightly but it was easy to guess that this was one of those songs from the 80 ..
folding down the hall to the right they found the door that led to the party again.