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"This involves here too." Aaron put the paper down at which he then gave Akio the same cold stare. "I was are of you coming from....where you came from, but never the fact you ran away from home." He then paced back and forth. "Normally I wouldn't be this agitated, since you are the adult and far as I am concerned, you can do whatever the heck you want, but the fact you have her-" He pointed with his tail at Kiku. "-here, this is going to the extremes. If a child is missing, this guild has to report any missing persons and bring them back to where they had to be in the first place. And for you both, that would mean back at the orphanage. That's why the ones who requested this...and Zak are coming here."
"What's the point in bringing father to this?" She hissed which she had a bad feeling him there would make things worse. Aaron gave Himiko the same stare which upped Himiko's look. "Because now this is starting to become a legal stance." He then heard Ming come in, saying that Zak and the others had arrived. "Bring them in, please." Ming fluttered away immediately to bring in Zak and everyone else.
Zak stared down at Akio and then to Aaron as he was explained the situation. "Alright, from everything I am hearing....I am still puzzled why we needed to be called here." And a surprise visit came through, it was Antonio who had recently joined the guild but was put on hold because of lack of partner. He bounded over to Himiko, asking what was going on. "Just...issues.....seems like someone put up requests about a missing absol and shaymin...a.k.a, them." She pointed her tail toward Akio and Kiku. "Really? This will definitely be complicated." And it would be since the Guild's responsibility is to send missing people back to the people who requested for their return, but now it was Akio and Kiku. Akio could easily be dismissed, but Kiku could not be. It was almost unavoidable that her fate would be back at the orphanage....Akio.....Aaron was sort of hoping there was a loophole in which Akio could stay. "Guildmaster, the ones who put up the request is here."
Aaron's body posture was stern and almost impatient. "Bring them here....now. I want an explanation from both sides of the story before I make a judgement call."
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 2:49 pm
-- "Some people are worth dying for, it's then when you know you've found a true friend." -- ☾ Akio ☽
Akio grit his teeth as the guild master continued and as he mentioned the orphanage and that the pokemon who put up the request would be asked to come, a look of fear quickly crossed his face. No, he won't let them take her. He won't let her be a part of the orphanage. The only thing keeping him somewhat calm was the soft feeling of Kiku who was standing beside his leg.
As Zak and the others entered, Akio looked away noting the gaze from Zak who didn't seem pleased with him. Honestly, he couldn't blame him, from the way it looked, he figured he probably looked like a kidnapper or something and he was his daughter's partner. He wasn't ready for this. He'd gone through so many situations and how he could handle them, but this... was not one. As Ming stated that the pokemon who put up the request had arrived and Aaron said to bring them in, Akio tensed "No!" he spoke fear taking over his face before looking at the ground trying to get himself back under control. "Please tell me they don't know we're here. We're not runaways... Akio spoke getting quieter at the end. This was bad, really bad. What if they convinced the guild to turn them over? He couldn't fight here, and they would probably take advantage of that."Please...... just tell me you didn't say we're here..." Akio spoke quietly.
-- "I might be a disaster, but at least I have something to live for." --
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Aaron then stood up. "Then what is going on?! This guild cannot afford a story in the newspaper that said we are not giving back children that belonged to the orphanage, as far as they are concerned...anything involved keeping the children against their will is information enough to have this guild at risk." Aaron had good reason to be concerned about the guild, forcing to send many adventurers back home and at risk of living in poverty because of...something like this. "What is going on Akio? I want answers!" He was still going to bring the people here either way to get their story, but now Ming stood at the door waiting for an answer. Himiko could only look away as she then decided to go outside, probably to see these people who put up the request on the board, Antonio took note and followed her as well. Zak didn't bother following them since it did not involve them in an anyway, so he was more than glad they left...unaware of their true intentions.
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 5:44 pm
-- "Some people are worth dying for, it's then when you know you've found a true friend." -- ☾ Akio ☽
"They're after Kiku."Akio snapped a look of defeat on his face, not able to bring himself to look at the guild master. "I thought we lost them...." he spoke feeling Kiku move a bit closer to his leg."They're not from the orphanage if that's what you're thinking. I ran away from there a long time ago, and trust me, they were glad I was gone. Kiku was never part of the orphanage, I found her in the woods and took her in, she didn't have anyone.... I couldn't bring myself to leave her at the orphanage..." Akio spoke glancing at Kiku for a moment before looking at the guild master.
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Davin and Clyde stood waiting in the guild common room. They're attention turned to the guild master's door as it opened and a umbreon and a glaceon came out. As Davin looked up at Clyde with a small questioning glance, Clyde gave a small shrug "Maybe that's the team that spotted them." he guessed.
-- "I might be a disaster, but at least I have something to live for." --
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Aaron and Zak stared at each other as now they are concerned of whether to go through with it now. "You think it's possible that....?" Aaron mulled it over for a bit as he stared at Ming. "Let them know I would need the owner of the orphanage to come here. If they are real, the owner will come...if not, they are fake...." Ming was hesitant but nodded as she got out of the door. In front of her though was Antonio and Himiko face to face with the two.
Himiko and Antonio found the two that seemed to be standing there. Antonio stared at Himiko and nodded, saying it was them. Himiko then had her cold, emotionless eyes stare at them. "Are you the ones who sent that letter?" Himiko gave out a very harsh tone as Antonio stayed beside her, they did look like a team so he talked as well...of course his accent (Spanish) was questionable. "Mind if ask what orphanage you guys come from? We are kind of curious?"
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 6:48 pm
-- "Some people are worth dying for, it's then when you know you've found a true friend." -- ☾ Akio ☽
A tiny wave of relief came over both Akio and Kiku as Aaron and Zak seemed to be questioning the requester's origin. Akio glanced at Ming as she left through the door to go question the two pokemon outside, then his attention shifted onto Kiku who was trying to keep herself from trembling. It was a lot for someone as young as her to handle. And the idea of being separated was making both of them uneasy. At this point, Akio couldn't find words.
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As the two approached them, Davin and Clyde looked down at them, Davin smiling a bit as they approached. As the asked their questions, Clyde nodded "Yeah, it's good to hear that someone spotted them."he spoke calmly. "Orphanage? Oh, do you mean Carracosta's home? We never really stayed there, but we'd seen the place a couple times."Clyde spoke, Davin giving a small nod. "Are you the team that found them?" Davin asked curiously as his gaze shifted onto the guild master's door for a moment.
-- "I might be a disaster, but at least I have something to live for." --
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Himiko and Antonio stared at each other as they needed more information. before they said anything Ming came over. "Hello? You must be Davin and Clyde. The guild master would like to speak to the head of the orphanage if possible and ask a few questions about what has happened." Himiko then spoke to her. "They came from Carracosta's Home." Himiko then took a breath. "Oh ok, it doesn't seem that far away then. That's good! So the headmaster can certainly come over and answer some of the questions the Guildmaster has." She didn't bother saying that the strongest explorers are in the room since it might cause some trouble. "I see....Do you know the two by any chance? It's strange that you two are here doing the job of the headmaster or...whoever is associated with the orphanage, not two strangers."
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 7:11 pm
-- "Some people are worth dying for, it's then when you know you've found a true friend." -- ☾ Akio ☽
Clyde let out a small chuckle "Yeah, we use to see the two of them quite a bit. So when they disappeared and we couldn't find them, we came here." Clyde spoke calmly. Davin raised an eyebrow as they questioned the orphanage more "Like we said, we're not part of the orphanage. Just concerned for the two. Especially the little one, being around that disaster all the time." Davin spoke the last sentence being a bit quiet. Clyde let out a small sigh but smirked "He's joking about that last bit. Odd way of showing friendship." Clyde spoke with a small chuckle and after a moment Davin gave a small nod.
-- "I might be a disaster, but at least I have something to live for." --
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Himiko heard that sentence immediately. She and Antonio stared at each other and then gave out a glance. "So....you are friends huh? If you are friends then I will ask you these questions...they'll be easy. One, what is the 'little one's' name?" If they were truly friends, they would know who Kiku was, if not....they are definitely shady.
Suddenly Himiko got a vision, and she had no idea still whether it was the past or present. Her eyes widened and became empty as she went through a dark vision. A voice echoed in the darkness, she couldn't muster what they were saying but the tone of the voice seemed malicious and not intended to be nice. She was able to get out of the vision and shake her head. Ming and Antonio immediately went to her. "Are you alright? You looked like you were about to faint.""I am fine...." She growled as she maintained her position. She knew something was wrong and something about them made her think 'do not trust them'.
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 7:55 pm
-- "Some people are worth dying for, it's then when you know you've found a true friend." -- ☾ Akio ☽
Akio shifted slightly, keeping Kiku close. Pulling out one of the flowers from his bag, he gave it over to Kiku. "Got a couple more today. You know what to do if things look bad."Akio spoke in as calm a voice as he could. Kiku gave him a small nod taking up the flower "The tree?" she asked though already knew the answer. "The tree."Akio stated with a nod and a light smile as he tried to assure her that things would be alright.
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"You alright there?" Clyde asked as Himiko seemed to teeter. Davin let out a small sigh and crossed his arms "Look, I don't know what's up with all the questions. But if you know where there are, why don't you tell us so we can go catch up with them?" he spoke slightly irritated. "Once you tell us that, we'll be out of your hair."he continued his gaze landing on Himiko.
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Ming immediately got defensive and got to Davin's face. "This is very important. I guess you have never heard of a sad story then hmmm? A story where someone pretended to be a 'parent' of the missing child, and we trusted them too much. So much that the child died in their hands. This is a safety matter since you are not the headmaster of the orphanage. The runaways are our responsibility so we need to make sure they are safe. So please, answer Himiko's questions. Who is the little one's name?" Antonio's tail twitched as he was almost prepared for battle, as his gut was telling him. Himiko was always ready for battle, after all...she had beaten many people to prove herself strong for her 'father'.
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:41 pm
-- "Some people are worth dying for, it's then when you know you've found a true friend." -- ☾ Akio ☽
Davin glared at Ming as she got into his face, clearly getting defensive after what he'd said. "Do you really think it's okay to leave a child with him?" Davin spoke coldly. Clyde let out a small sigh and placed a hand onto Davin's shoulder "Relax, they're doing their job." he spoke trying to calm his companion then looked at Ming "Her name is Kiku. I apologize for Davin, he's just been on edge lately." Clyde spoke with a small chuckle only for Davin to shoot him a glare. Noting the twitch, Davin's attention shifted onto Antonio.
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Himiko and Ming could only stare, they didn't know much about Akio so they couldn't even figure out more questions. Himiko was thinking about what attack moves he used but even she didn't know the answer to it. Ming then decided to nod. "Wait here." She then fluttered away back to the room as she made sure the door was closed behind them.
She got to Aaron and close enough to only where she and Aaron can hear. Aaron sighed, he knew that this meant Akio and Kiku would have to go. But something stirred in him as he needed to be sure. "Zak."
"What's up?" He, Fiona, and Mykola stood there as they needed to come to Aaron. All four of them talked amongst themselves as they were planning, probably a safety measure. Once the three were away Aaron took a sigh. "Well.....this is going to be hard for me to say this. Akio....Kiku, you will need to return to where you came from." Antonio gave a harder stare at Davin, his tail kept twitching as he had a terrible feeling. "I will catch up with you later Himiko, we...will continue our work tomorrow." He bounded off to where Himiko then turned to see the big door opening with his father and his team, Aaron, Ming, and [probably] a sad-looking Akio and Kiku. Himiko went to her father. "What's the result?""Unfortunately, there's no evidence saying that they mean any harm, Akio and Kiku will need to return to them."
"WHAT?! FATHER!"
"NO ARGUMENTS! That is final. You and Antonio will do your adventuring together tomorrow." Zak and the others walked away, although Fiona and Mykola were hesitant. Fiona spoke for the first time. "I am sorry darling......" She then walked away along with Mykola and Zak which made her bare her teeth, especially at Aaron and Ming. "If you want to stay at this guild, do not give me that look. Now go to bed, this has been settled." He went back to his headquarters, Ming fluttered away soon after leaving Himiko alone there, the urge to attack was increasing ever so strongly.
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 9:43 pm
-- "Some people are worth dying for, it's then when you know you've found a true friend." -- ☾ Akio ☽
As the door opened, Akio's gaze quickly turned to it, watching as Ming entered and went over to Aaron. It didn't take long for a discussion to start up between the two of them and Zak's team."Akio..."Kiku's voice spoke quietly and he looked down at her forcing a small smile"Don't worry Kiku. We're going to be fine. Promise." he spoke trying to reassure her. After a bit, the group seemed to come to a conclusion stating that the two would need to go with the group. "Akio... I... you finally...I'm sorry.." Kiku spoke trying to keep her voice from shaking. Akio shook his head a bit and bent down "It's okay, some people are worth giving up dreams for. You're my sister, it's alright."he spoke quietly before giving her a small nudge telling her to get onto his back. Once she was set, Akio took a quiet breath, tensing a bit as the doors opened revealing the group on the other side.
As Himiko asked her father what the result of the debate was, Akio's gaze landed onto Davin and Clyde who had a small smile on his face. Hearing Himiko's voice, he walked over to her side "It's okay. Thanks... for everything." he spoke giving her a small smile then pulling the shard he had grabbed from the cave out of his bag and placing it down for her. "Thought you might like this." he said then turned back to Clyde and Davin. Casting one more look at Aaron, Akio spoke "Sorry for the trouble."and with that he headed out of the guild, Davin and Clyde on either side of him.
-- "I might be a disaster, but at least I have something to live for." --
I give you permission to use everyone [Except Himiko of course XD], so you can do whatever you want the story to go.
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The Glaceon could only watch as Akio had to leave. She stared down at the crystal he gave her and in all honestly, she felt touched....so she knew there was no way she allowing this to happen. It was just...just not fair. If she had to get rid of the expectations her father had for her, then fine! She went to bed but an hour later she would sneak out by jumping through the window to land in the ocean. She had no trouble since she was an ice type and would swim to the nearest beach to go chase after Akio.
Meanwhile Antonio and Zak had a plan. Aaron put it into action for Zak to follow them, as he was suspicious about them. So Zak, Fiona, and Mykola followed in the darkness tracking their every move and one slip up was an excuse to charge.
Antonio had called his siblings for help so the five siblings; Sierra, Natani, Baxter, Elecia, and Antonio trudged in the darkness going after Akio and seeing if they could put a stop to it. Himiko was close to them, she had other ideas and her anger was getting deadly...unaware the dark dream she had yesterday might be coming true.
