paixaorpg | If you were a bottle labled drink me, I'd devour you [completed]

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If you were a bottle labled drink me, I'd devour you [completed]

Characters: Kadaj and Ai, anyone who wants to join the fight later on
Content: Ai sings for Kadaj and it goes downhill from there
Setting: Near Estale a Cereja [L6]
Time: Mid-afternoon
WARNINGS: Violence, flirting, Ai's revealing clothing, and cursing

To say Ai was excited to finally perform for someone new was an understatementTo say Ai was excited to finally perform for someone new was an understatement. She was nothing sort of ecstatic and to be singing for Kadaj no less? Ai swooned audibly, as she waited for him, sitting comfortably on a conveniently placed bench. She’d chosen a special outfit for today, home made of course. Barely able to contain herself, Ai took to looking left and right, knowing she shouldn’t have shown up so damn early.

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Kadaj's reaction was... considerably more complex. He might have been more human in some ways than both Dream and the Corinthian combined, but he still wasn't about to give in to the onslaught of too-strong emotions Ai's singing evoked. The second he realized what was going on, he averted his eyes, hoping that would somehow dampen the effect. It didn't, but at least it gave him a chance to examine the reactions of the two others.

To his surprise, neither of them seemed to really be effected by it. If anything, the corinthian seemed more annoyed than ever, a fact which would have amused him more if he wasn't trying so hard to suppress any and all emotions at this point. Shifting his gaze to Dream, he was a little disheartened to see even less of a response. Was it just him...?

Inevitably, he found himself looking at Ai again. She was dangerous. Far, far too dangerous, and though he had hoped to control her, if she couldn't even effect an enemy of his like the Corinthian, there would be a very big problem. He might end up being controlled himself, and he could not let that happen. Kadaj knew full well that he was a puppet, but he was not this girl's. Jenova and Sephiroth had a stronger hold over him than her... he hoped.

He forced himself to stare down at the ground, crossing his arms over his chest almost protectively. He wanted to... he didn't know what. He wanted to do something, but what exactly it was.... He shut his eyes, trying to ward it off. He wanted to find Mother, and Yazoo, and Loz, and his big brother, and... be a family with them? No, that wasn't right. Cloud was supposed to die, not be accepted into the fold. And, more than that, Kadaj wanted...

The song finally came to an end. He hid his sigh of relief as best he could and looked slowly upwards, summoning his earlier pleasant smile and directing it towards Ai once more. "Yes, that was wonderful, Ai," he purred, the smallest hint of instability creeping into his eyes. She had to die. There was no question about it. After something like that... he shut his eyes again, fighting back against the lingering power of her song. No, he did not want to welcome her into his family, he wanted to control her. He couldn't do that if he was caught himself. Best to eliminate her before she posed a real threat to him and his cause.

He looked up at her again, his kind smile only intact because of the calm feelings still more or less in place. His arms were still crossed tightly over chest, however, belying his inner tension. How much longer would he have to keep up the act? Any second now one of the warring emotions would win out, and he didn't want to think of what would happen if the one that did was the one caused by her.

Ai positively beamed, bowing low to the three of them in deepest gratitude. "Thank you so much for your kind words, that was... whoo, that was fun. I'm thrilled I got to try out my new song on you guys and that it went over so well." There was a hint of sarcasim as Ai directed her gaze to the Corinthian, but her eyes barely lingered there before averting to her more 'sincere' fans.

Ai moved forward to hug Daniel, saying, "Good luck in finding your sister. I'm sure she's here somewhere, safe. And again, thank you for staying. It meant a lot to me." Ai nodded and stepped back to Kadaj's side, wondering if he'd want her to sing anything else; perhaps something conveying a different emotion.

(( Yeah, I wasn't sure either how or what she'd effect since she's half human, half angel. I know for sure she effects humans (duh), angels, and demons. ^^ ))

Now that they were done with that. The Corinthian had almost cast a glance back at Daniel. Instead he concentrated on still giving Ai a rather dirty look. He did not appreciate her song, or her singing, or her in general. They had been delayed long enough with this uselessness. The nightmare moved away from the group stiffly. Not enough to give the impression that he was leaving on his own, but enough to be blatantly rude.

"We're wasting time."

The scowl on his face darkened as Ai did some more personal bubble invading. She didn't have a right to do that. She didn't have a right to do anything. The Corinthian clenched his jaw and held his anger in check.

Those two were so amusing. Laughing quietly in the already retreating nightmare's direction, he said, "It was nice seeing you again, Mister Corinthian~" He would have laughed louder, but that was a little difficult with his arms still crossed. He would have to make up for that later.

To Dream he merely nodded, giving the man a faint smile and saying, "Thank you. I hope you find your sister soon, too." He almost surprised himself with the sincerity in his tone. Sure, it was mostly false, but there was still that real concern, however small it was. He blamed Ai.

Speaking of which... he looked towards her, a little uncertain about how to proceed. He still wanted to kill her, no doubt about that, but how should he do it? He would have to slit her throat, that was it, unless he could otherwise keep her silent while she died. A gag, perhaps? That was more suited to torture, though, and he wasn't in the mood for that (the man at the Morem o Lisboa was still fresh in his memory). That would probably only give her another chance to ensnare him anyway. Unless he cut out her tongue? Would she still be able to effect him if she couldn't form words properly? Maybe her vocal chords instead.

He eventually became aware of the fact that he had been staring at her for quite awhile, his expression anything but the pleasant mask he had been wearing earlier. Well, he had been getting tired of it anyway, but that put him in a rather awkward position now. Unless he finally decided to drop the act, that is.

Well, why not? There wasn't much else he could do. With a small sigh, he slowly uncrossed his arms and let the last vestiges of his calm, amiable persona fall away, the same mocking smirk he had given the Corinthian fully forming on his face in its place. "So tell me, Ai. Why did you choose a love song? Were you hoping I'd fall for you? Silly, silly girl..." He 'tsk'ed at her softly, shaking his head. "Things just don't work that way."

Ai watched the nightmare and the Dream fade away, resisting the urge to stick out her tongue at the Corinthian. Damned rude he was.

But... she was alone again with Kadaj. Which had made her happy until he opened his mouth. She staggered back as if he'd struck her across the face. That was most certainly not the Kadaj from five minutes ago, nor the one she had been dreaming of since 'meeting.' No, this one held a hint of apathy and coldness. Ai tried to formulate an appropriate response, not at all wanting to reveal her true reasons for picking said song. Hiding the hurt under a mask of indifference and a scoff, Ai answered, "You weren't the only one in the audience, Kadaj." She shrugged, adding, "I just thought it would make everyone feel good. Sure made asshole squrim, right?" She tried to steer the conversation around, away from her crush and song choice.

Kadaj's eyes narrowed slightly as he listened to her answer, looking for any sign of deceit. He wasn't nearly as good as that as he'd like to think, but the way she had backed away gave him enough of a clue that she wasn't being entirely truthful. Did she think he was stupid?

He began to walk towards her, keeping his movements slow, deliberate. In contrast, his words started coming faster, sounding irritated now. "No, I wasn't the only one in the audience, but you were planning on singing that song before they showed up, weren't you? Don't lie to me." He stopped just short of her, a faint crease appearing in his brow. "I don't think you succeeded at making everyone feel good anyway. The Corinthian didn't seem very happy about your song, and Dream didn't care at all. I was watching them-- why didn't it work? Tell me."

Ai didn't shrink back as he advanced on her despite his bi-polar turn around. She narrowed her eyes in confusion as her voice rose an octave or two. "How the fuck should I know, I've only sung on Earth before. I didn't say it worked on everyone, I just assume it has some effect since it worked on angels and demons before." Ai sighed with exasperation, caving in some. "And so what if I picked that song for you, most people are appreciative. Last I checked it was a good thing to have people like you."

"Angels and demons?" Kadaj echoed, raising one silver eyebrow and looking away for a moment. Fancy that. She had to be lying. His smile widened slightly, his irritation fading into scornful amusement. "Well, whatever they were, angels and demons won't cover it. That man, Dream-- his sibling is an enemy of mine, and if you can't even effect him, I doubt you'll be able to do anything to it. As for the Corinthian, you should already know I don't get along with him. If all you do is make him worse, then you're not much use to me at all."

His gaze drew sharply back to her, his expression caught somewhere between annoyed and bemused. "'Appreciative?' Why should I be appreciative about something like that? There are precious few people whose opinions matter to me, and you, quite frankly, aren't one of them. Whether or not the rest of you people like me has never been important." He let out a sigh, turning his back on her and taking a few steps away. "This has been a waste of time. Do you know that? I should start looking again, instead of lingering here talking to you. Mother can't be kept waiting much longer."

"Wait!" Ai ran ahead of him, blocking his path. "Just... you at least have to let me try, right? It's different with everyone." Ai searched his face for anything other than irritation, holding onto hope. "What exactly do you need me for anyway, Kadaj?" It almost sounded like he just wanted to use her against these people, but she refused to believe that just yet. He was too beautiful in her mind and she was too alone to afford losing her only would be friend. If she hadn't already lost him, she'd try again with her voice. It worked for Kent and two of the Furies... it had to work on Kadaj.

Kadaj hadn't been on his way to leave, and in fact hadn't been intending on leaving her at all (alive, at least), so he was a little surprised to see her appear in front of him again. She was very persistent... and still annoying. He moved away from her again, circling her slightly. It was hard not to be irritated at her now, with Mother still fresh in his mind. She'd be so disappointed in him if she knew he had spent his time on this pointless quest. He'd have to kill Ai as soon as possible to make up for it.

"I already let you try," he said to her, smiling at her desperation. It was just so funny. "I'm sure you were trying your hardest too-- you want me to stay around, be interested in you, things like that-- so there's no reason for me to believe you. Besides, I doubt you'd want to do what I want you to anyway. Destroy Paixao... or at least use your abilities to lead the way to Mother. Would you be willing to do that?"

Ai didn't follow him this time as he side-stepped her. Obviously, this was going no where, because he was making it all too clear he had no interest whatsoever in her.

Keeping her back to him, she sneered and crossed her arms defensively. "Well, you don't have to be so damn rude towards me. So what if I don't want to just openly admit I may or may not like you, not everyone wants to bombard others with such news. You can't possibly stand there and tell me the song had no effect on you, I saw its effects on you." She let out a slow and heavy sigh, peeking at Kadaj over her shoulder. It wasn't this hard with Kent. "Who's 'mother' anyway?"

Reminding him of the songs effect on him had not been a good idea. Kadaj's smile froze slightly, then widened as he began to laugh very softly. "Your singing... yes, it did do something to me. Not what you wanted, though, and definitely not what I wanted." He didn't want to think about how easily it had effected him, especially when the others hadn't seemed to be effected at all. He wasn't weak, was he?

Thankfully, Ai's question about Mother managed to distract him. Expression brightening considerably, he explained, "Mother is the one that was supposed to be in charge of the Planet... not this one but Gaia, where I come from. The fools already there didn't deserve it-- she did. She went there to get rid of them, but luck was on their side..."

His good cheer slowly faded away, replaced with a quiet sort of melancholy. "She's been waiting all this time and still hasn't gotten what she deserves. She's done so much for us-- my family and I-- and received nothing for it." He smiled grimly, the expression gradually becoming more and more manic as he continued. "As soon as we find her, though, all of that will change for the better. She'll tell us what to do, take care of everything, and in return we'll be able to give to her everything she desires. She'll be happy. And... all of you thoughtless creatures will be out of the way for good."

How had she managed to pick the psychotic one? Ai ignored his insulting comment on her being thoughtless, because staying on this topic seemed to be the wise choice. It kept him something close to happy and talking. With her.

Ai turned to face him, idly playing with one wing as she spoke. "You have family here?" She tried not to sound jealous. This Mother didn't sound exactly... well motherly, but what did she know?

Family. That was a safe enough topic, right? Unfortunately... no. At first, though, Kadaj seemed perfectly amenable towards it, smiling a little more naturally (still looking fairly manic, however) and saying, "Yes, I have family here. At the moment it's just two of my brothers, but I'm sure Mother and Loz will be showing up soon. It just isn't natural otherwise." He giggled, clearly finding that hilarious for some reason. Neither of them would miss the Reunion...

"However," he said abruptly, amusement fading, "the traitor is one of them. The fact that he's here and the rest of them aren't bothers me, but nothing can really be done about it. Other than eliminating him, that is." The idea seemed to excite him, and he glanced up at her with another broad smile on his face, looking to see her reaction. And she was going to be eliminated too...

"Huh," she answered rather lamely, still picking at her wing. She had been listening, really, and normally might have expressed more concearn over this guy Kadaj wanted dead; but she was concentrating too much on her next move, whether she should do it or not.

Throwing caution to the wind, Ai went with it, softly humming at first with her eyes locked intently on Kadaj's. That look, she had to get rid of that crazed, must-kill-something-soon look. And she didn't take rejection all too well.

So she hummed her little mournful, soft tune until the neccessary lyrics came, at which Ai silkily sang, "If you live for me pues protejeme ya (Then protect me now)
Now tell me
Did you ever ask the sky?
Not to cry no more.
To fly no more.
Did you ever ask the stars?
Not to shine no more.
To fly no more.
Did you ever think that we would still remain together for so long?
Is it what we wanted all along?
Is it what we wanted for so long?"

It fit the situation more than she knew because in a way it could apply to the whole Mother being MIA scenario. But mostly, Ai was being a stubborn bitch and trying to calm Kadaj back down.

Why did she have to start singing again? Kadaj pulled away from her again, closing his eyes and raising one hand almost absently to cover his ear. The song was already working on him, otherwise he would have just drawn his sword and killed her the instant he realized what she was doing. "Stop that..." he muttered, looking up at her again. He gritted his teeth, hoping that would somehow snap him out of it. It didn't.

Once she was finished, he shook himself roughly, still trying to break himself out of it. "Don't do that again," he snapped, but the words lacked any real bite. Well, he had tried. He forced himself to lower his hand, still eying her warily. "What did you hope to accomplish this time? You're only putting off the inevitable, you know."

"Oh and what, pray tell, my dear Kadaj, is that?" Ai's voice was dripping with sarcasim as she smirked, glad to have this sort of hold over him. Not that she would ever use it in a sadistic way like he implied wanting, but to at least tease him and get him worked up. What better way to share her feelings than to pass them along? She knew what her inevitable tactic was... but why not humor him and let him speak his peace.

Her dear Kadaj? No. That wasn't going to work. He shook his head again faintly, glaring at her. "You mean you really don't know? I plan on killing you, along with everyone else in this city. Couldn't you tell?" He examined her almost curiously, wondering how she could have missed it. Was she really that oblivious?

She probably was. Shrugging, he began to circle her again, saying, "You've done more than enough to deserve it, you know. You've tried to control my feelings twice now, and I don't like that. Are you going to try to do it again? Because if so...." He raised one arm again, but rather than hold it to his head, he swept it outwards.

Immediately, a plume of black smoke shot out from under his feet, moving along the ground and finally materializing on top of it in the form of a snarling Shadow Creeper. He smirked as he watched it out of the corner of his eye, keeping the rest of his attention on Ai and how she was taking the creature's appearance. It wouldn't attack her until he ordered it too, but with the way it was clawing at the air and lashing its tail, it was hard to tell. "Well~?" he asked her, obviously pleased with himself. "Are you going to try? Or is it time for us to end this?"

Ai was frozen. That...thing looked like something from a nightmare; something the Furies would conjure up. She must have blinked once, twice, simply floored with fear. This nasty, gnashing, snarling thing had come from him? From Kadaj? Her beautiful...

Clearly, Ai had been seriously misled. She blamed herself. She blamed her emotions and this damn place and hating to be alone. End this? Yes, it was beyond time to book it and run, but she didn't go down so easily. She too had tricks up her sleeves, just... he already knew about them. So she swallowed her fear and swallowed it hard. She plastered a smug little smile on her pretty face and gave a nod, just once, her curls bouncing in rhythm.

“Yeah… think it’s about that time, love.” And before he could say anything to sick the creature on her, Ai grabbed onto Kadaj’s clothing and pulled him to her, capturing his lips with her own. Softly and careful, she hummed a slow song into Kadaj’s mouth, into the kiss, if only to buy her some time.

Sure she was dead now, Ai broke the kiss quickly and took off at a run unsure if her legs could outrun the horror from Kadaj. Worst case... she’d have to fly.

(( OMG I am sososo sorry it took forever but I've had such a heavy load of homework and work lately that it's been stressfully insane. I apologise and thought I'd throw in some drama for my absense. ;__; ))

Kadaj wasn't quite sure what was happening at first. One moment Ai looked properly terrified at the Shadow Creeper, then she seemed almost... pleased about something...? And then she was kissing him. Him. Kadaj had never been kissed before, nor had he particularly wanted, well, anyone to do it. His initial reaction, other than the warm, fuzzy feeling brought on by whatever song it was she was using on him, was murderous rage.

She was damn lucky she had that singing ability, and that she had caught him so off guard in the first place. Otherwise.... The Shadow Creeper still standing nearby practically writhed in place, shaking its head from side to side as though trying to dislodge something, as its snarls becoming more and more reminiscent of screams. It wanted to kill her as much as he did, but even though Kadaj didn't rely on verbal cues to command it, whatever she was humming was disrupting his control of it (and himself) enough that it was as trapped as he was.

Thankfully, it didn't last long. The second she pulled away and began to run, Kadaj moved back as well, one hand lifting to scrub furiously at his mouth while the other gestured violently in the fleeing girl's direction.

Two more beings appeared in the swirling smoke that chased after, bringing the grand total of Shadow Creepers up to three. The one closest to her snapped its jaws at her back, reaching out at the same time to strike out with its claws at her legs. The two others soon joined it, one of them bunching its legs and springing at her to try and attack her from above.

If she wanted to get away, she'd have to do it fast because Kadaj was already starting to send yet another two after her, uncaring of the fact that she had no real way to defend herself. Quite frankly, she should have thought of that before she had decided to kiss him.

[I'm glad you're back now, but all the same I'd really appreciate it if the next time you decide to "throw in some drama," you ask me about it first. And by the way, you might want to look at this. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_mode)]

Ai felt ambushed. She was weaponless, save for her voice, and she was unfamiliar territory. Just think of this like fighting the Furies. They too had claws and other nasty-not-niceness. The first Shadow Creeper managed to catch her, its teeth leaving two bloody tracks down her back and managing to trip her with its claws. This worked to her advantage as she was able to see the aerial attack before it struck her. Ai rolled away with a grimace, the fresh cuts on her back and legs stinging and bleeding. She was just barely able to escape Creeper #2...

And they just kept coming.

Ai snarled and grabbed for her Heart-Shaped box, using it as weight as she swung out to punch Creeper # 1, the one who had struck her, in its... face ? In between pants and flaying fists, she shouted out to Kadaj, "Afraid to let someone in are we?"

(( >.< ))

"Afraid? What a ridiculous idea!" Kadaj called to her, his tone a little harder than it should be for such light sounding words. A sadistic grin lit up his face at the sight of her blood, and he urged the Shadow Creepers onward with another wave of his hand. He liked the fact that she was putting up a fight, even if that only made his job harder. Where would the fun be if it was all so easy anyway?

Still, her luck would soon run out. Shadow Creepers could rival motorcycles in terms of speed and they never tired. It would only be a matter of time. Until then, though, he would enjoy this game of cat and mouse as much as he could.

The Shadow Creeper Ai had hit shrunk back only slightly, shaking its head and shrieking before darting back in with the others. All five of them now were closing in on her, their movements oddly coordinated as they advanced. With a sudden loud cry, they leapt into the fray as one, Kadaj's laughter ringing out over their snarls as he eagerly awaited seeing her body ripped to shreds.

Oh.Shit.

Ai's eyes widened in horror as the onslaught headed toward her. She bent her knees and pushed off from the ground to take flight, but one of the damn Creepers caught her wing and dragged her back down. Ai hit the ground hard with an audible 'oof, 'hissing as the kicked up dirt settled into her wounds. She kicked, punched, screamed at the Creepers in a desperate attempt to claw her way out. She direly needed to bandage her wounds lest she loose too much blood.

Miraculously, Ai somehow managed to get her ass back in the air, flapping her wings hard to gain just enough air to steer clear of the summoned monsters. This... is the first time I've ever flown. It gave her a small burst of adrenaline, being in the air like this. But she knew this was no time at all to savor the moment; she had to book it before the Shadow Creepers figured out a way to get to her. As her parting goodbye, Ai looked down defiantly at Kadaj and, with a sad smile but smart tone, said, "Love ya, Kadaj. Don't be a stranger, hmm?"

And with much effort and struggling, Ai flew away from Kadaj and his nightmares, only landing when she felt it safe enough to do so.

She was heartbroken, bloody, and fatigued. Paixao wasn't working out so well for her it seemed...

(( Figured we'd make it a quickie battle so 'Daj can go find Sephy. We'll duke it out later XD ))

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