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The gentle brush of her hair had it's own pleasure to it, tickling his thighs and pelvis as she slowly worked her lips around his head. Groaning softly, his hand firmed on her head and still remained uncontrolling as he let her learn her way around his shaft.

"So good... suck me please... suck that hot cock..." Making sure she wasn't working for free, Seph pulled her closer so his hand could go between her warm legs and began to dig his fingers across her slit, feeling her warm juices greet him happily.

[Assistant] Gillian moaned around the head of his cock as he touched her intimate parts, her body moving without her conscious thought as she rubbed against his fingers, already getting used to just his touch there. Now that his hand was back, she couldn't sit still, a line of drool slowly rolled down his length as she tried to remind herself to suck like he'd requested. With just the head in her mouth, it wasn't so bad. It allowed her to lavish him with a rolling tongue and the curious tip teased at his slit from time to time.

[User] Dancing his fingers along her most private, Seph could feel the accumulation of her juices along his fingers. She was hot to the touch as he finally pushed his fingers into her and slowly began to pump his hand inside her core. "Gillian... don't stop... fuck... suck me..." he moaned out, his free hand now taking in a bunch of her loose hairs to use as a careful and gentle handle. With her exploring tongue, Gillian had Seph sitting kn the hot seat, making him writhe, moan, twitch. He was loving everything, even if she couldn't or didn't believe she could take his whole length inside her mouth.

[Assistant] With his hand delving deeper into her body, Gillian didn't realize her mouth was mimicking his movements, taking him deeper into her mouth and down her throat the deeper he touched her. When his fingers pulled back, he slowly emerged from between her lips as well, leaving her gasping and whimpering around the head of his cock. Her hips were full on rocking against his hand, her body starting to tighten as little electric shocks started traveling from her core to her extremities, and her whimpers started taking a more desperate note.

[User] Seph moaned softly, still contained somewhat as Gillian moved further and further down his shaft, now finding confidence in letting herself just act without thought. Seph understood how that worked having made plenty of decisions without consulting a skewed perspective. This, however, was not one of those times for him. He knew what he wanted to do and knew how to do it. Pressing his fingers back up inside her, he jabbed at her virgin core over and over, keeping a thumb at her hard little bud at the beginning of her slit making sure he flooded her brain with all the pleasure she could take.

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Gillian choked on his cock as the sunbursts hit her midsection, causing her juices to flow from her. She would have cried out his name if her mouth hadn't been stretched out around him, and it was by chance or a miracle that she didn't accidentally bite him in her bliss.

Gillian's hips continued to rock against his hand, riding out the storm the orgasm brought upon her until it left her swaying on the verge of a faint, "Hmmph gdsfuckmph."

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Seph moaned out harder, his voice very audible as her mouth took him closer and closer to his own eruption. Yet she was quicker to the punch. She exploded with a very noticeable leak coming from her core. The hot excitement ran down his hand, her muffled moans of ecstasy a music to his ears and a warm vibration on his shaft.

"Oh lord yes... I'm gonna cum Gillian... fucking keep sucking me... I'm gonna cum!" He croaked out in strained pleasure as her mouth bobbed back and forth, now being added by his hand in her hair.

"Fuck!" Much like her orgasm, it tore through him faster then even he could anticipate and exploded inside the poor girls mouth flooding her cheeks and tongue with his salty seed. Each pump of his veins and pipes made his whole body shake and jump, definitely mirroring her still quivering hips in aftershock.

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Gillian wasn't quite prepared for what happened, even though he did shout a warning. Hot, bitter, salty seed flooded her mouth, choking her as it shot down her throat, over flowing until she could gather enough wits to swallow the thick fluid. Knowing how it felt when he kept up the stimulation while she was going through hers, she kept stroking his cock firmly, accidentally tugging him from her mouth and causing him to spray her face with a jet or two.

Gillian knelt there, uncertain of what to do, other than continue to jack him off, eyes catching his every emotion crossing his face, as a glob of cum slid from her cheek to her jawline.

[User] Tensing up with the eruption, Seph finally gave a soft groan before he sat up slightly, grinning widely as he looked down onto the white streaked mess that was Gillian's pretty face. "I'm sorry for the... explosion... I thought I would be much more able to control that. Seems that wasn't the case." He chuckled softly, scooting closer to her as he sat her upright and pressed their legs together as he slowly rubbed her beautiful pink pussy while she still slowly stroked him off. "Now be honest... how was that? It wasn't so terrible was it?"

[Assistant] "Mmn, it's OK for the explosion, but it won't be terrible if I see you tomorrow. And the day after... and... you get the picture." Eyes closed as he warmed her pussy up again with his stroking, "Ahhhnnn..." Gillian was falling in love with his chuckles, the timber of his voice. Relishing the changes that had gone through him since their first meeting. He was much softer, gentler with her. More attentive and she appreciated his care.

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Laying back flat, Seph pulled Gillian over his body and helped her lay with her shoulders flat on his chest. Holding her above his body, he held her hip and then slowly rubbed downward into her groin to gently rub heated groin.

"I can definitely... definitely arrange that. You call me and I'll come running. I want to show you that I'm not going anywhere." He told her, kissing her ear gently before biting it lightly with his tentative teeth.

[Assistant] Her head lolled back against his shoulder as her hips rose and fell with his touch. A small hiss escaped Gillian as Seph's teeth dented her ear pleasurably. It was on the cusp of pain, but he stopped just before should even contemplate complaining, "will you call me? To let me know that you want me too?" Her bottom rubbed back on his groin, pressing him against her panties again.

[User] "Of course... I'll call you as soon as I can. As long as I won't be a bother." Seph told her before he let both hands rub against her hips and then let his middle fingers trace lines into her rear cheeks. They ended up along the seem between ass cheek and thigh and merely toyed with the wonderful slabs of soft fat, bouncing the booty with considerable excitement.

[Assistant] She squirmed a bit at that intimate touch, not sure if it was something she liked yet. She rubbed back, trying to get a handle on the feeling and moaned under her breath just because he was touching her at all. Gillian shifted a bit, and reached back to stroke his shaft slowly, this time, there was no hesitation in her touch. She'd conquered this spitting demon and knew she could do it again.

[User] Seph shuttered a moan as she found his shaft and once more began to stroke it, bringing it back from the dead. While she did, he brought his hand back up to her groin and began to lay his finger between her folds, rubbing back and forth slowly, loving how she made such soft tacky sounds from her previous excitement. He rubbed her back and forth before he spread her lips and gently began to move his long middle finger into her muscles, feeling them all grip across his digit.

[Assistant] He ripped a gasping cry out of Gillian as his fingers breached her again, her body clenching his middle finger tightly, almost keeping it hostage and her hips rose to take it deeper. "Yes... Seph, More nnnnn." Her hips moved in time to her hand, rising and falling as she tossed her head back and forth. More juices flowed down his finger, coating the rest of them and oozing down to puddle on his body beneath hers.

[User] Tacky sexual noises rose from her core as Seph moved back and forth as hard as he could, having to fight off her clenched muscles with all his might. "You like that? You like that Gillian? Fuck yeah you do..." He moaned behind her hair as he reached up and grabbed one of her exposed breasts, squeezing the warm orb in his hand. Notably, Seph was an ass man, but he had fallen in love with Gillian's breasts the moment They were shown bare to him. So large but not bulky, so perky and yet didn't look doctored. Perfect.

[Assistant] "Y... yes... I... mnn... deeper? Please?" A bold hand moved over the one touching her intimately and pressed against his fingers, attempting to get them where she needed them, her muscles started tensing again as they rocked together, both sets of hands moving for one end result. She whimpered and tossed her head again, body clamping down tighter on his fingers as her orgasm rose again.

[User] Plunging a second finger into her core, Seph began to pump his hand back and forth inside her, itching a scratch as deep as he could itch. "Oh god Don't you stop... don't stop!" Seph moaned to her ear as he kissed her neck and slowly sucked gently, just nipping along her flesh. The hand on her breast squeezed on and off, massaging and groping its mass happily.

[Assistant] "I... I need you! Please. Gods, I need you now. Please?!" Gillian rolled over and kissed him wildly, straddling his hips, and almost riding him wildly, her panties the only thing keeping her virginity, but only barely. Teeth attacked his bottom lip as her hair flew into his face. Their sweat slicked skin kept her movements easy and hot.

[User] As she rolled about, Seph took her down onto his lap and barely missed spearing her down on his rod. Though as she went after his mouth in a heated kiss, his hands returned to her lower half. One hand smacked into her ass cheek and gripped the warm flesh, while the other hand moved behind her and snuck under her panties pumping his fingers once more into her depths. His moans filled her lips as she sucked and nibbled his skin like a dog with a new chew toy.

[Assistant] Gillian rocked on his fingers hard, a hand going between their bodies to stroke his cock in a rushed pace as her lips left his. For some reason, she was drawn to the crook of his neck like a magnet. There was a wildly sweet and musky flavor right above his pulse and she needed it on her tongue for some reason. Like a drug.  Her tongue rolled over his skin, tracing the path of that vein.

[User] Seph was sensitive about his neck but he always imagined that it was more like pain-wise then sexual, yet as her lips found the edge of his neck, he gave a hard shutter and gasped softly. His hand clenched around her ass cheek tighter, trying to really jab is fingers inside her, his whole system trying to tell him to just ram inside her with his shaft and bite the bullet, but he had that under control... barely. "Oh fuck! I'm gonna cum again! I'm gonna cum all over your ass!"

[Assistant] Her breath cooled the moisture on his neck, "come on me, Seph. Let me feel you cum." Teeth lightly bit his neck as she rocked back again, feeling his cock twitching against hers in a tantalizing way, "Please?" Gillian pulled back enough, to give him an inviting look, her lips bruised from their kisses with her gloss smeared on her chin.

[User] Trying to maintain his working fingers on her lower half, they fell short as he felt his body begin to fault and eventually he erupted. Pressed to her hips, he shot all his hot seed out of his reddened cock head, painting her butt the off white color of his semen. Slowly relaxing against her, his hand still tried to maintain his vaginal jabbing, yet he began to fall short as the orgasm took his mind from him.

[Assistant] Gillian wasn't far behind him, body soaking him as she came again. Once the hurricane in her body let go of her, she lay panting against him, her lower half completely covered in bodily fluids, but she was feeling too good, and too tired to move from the wet spot that Seph had become, "Oh lord... Seph... "

[User] Completely in a daze, Seph laid into the pillows that made up their bedding, panting heatedly as Gillian laid atop him. Slowly, he raised a pale arm and lowered it across her waist, hugging her by the pelvis to his body. "Oh shit... you are something else... I want you to stay with me every night..." He murmured with a soft smile on his face, his gentle fingers rubbing her back carefully.

[Assistant] A low purr rumbled out of Gillian as Seph rubbed her naked back. She was dozing to the sound of his voice rumbling through his chest. "do you now? Only for the sex?" Her voice was a bit slurred, and her lids were heavy. Her body didn't want to do anything, but revel in the bliss he gifted her with and receive more petting. She should do something for him, but she couldn't muster up the will.

[User] "Mm of course... among other things like Hug and cherish you, yes." Seph teased through the heavier tone he adopted through the natural high of his orgasm. He would admit he had not had sex in some time now, but this was only enjoyable because of whom Gillian to him. He could find some lonely girl for a night if he wanted to or whammy them with his hypnotic gaze if he was a terrible creature, but instead it was all driven by his want to be with her and show her he could be sincere about wanting her.

[Assistant] "What is it about you that draws me to you? I've... never met anyone quite like you, nor have I ever wanted to, ah... get in this type of position with another soul either." Gillian nuzzled under Seph's chin with a soft purr of a well laid woman. "Yet, here I am, coated in you and feeling overly pleased with my situation."

[User] "I'm addicting... but honestly, I feel the same way. When I saw you... I just needed to have you in my life. You stood out and I just knew it was a good thing... the right thing I needed in my life." Seph told her, smiling as he took her neck in his hand and slipped into her lips for a slow, warm kiss. As they felt up one another's lower lips, Seph gently squeezed her neck in a massage as well as grab the gentle cheek of her butt, just happy to be holding her.

[Assistant] If Gillian wasn't so exhausted from two rounds of orgasms and the second night without sleep, she may have demanded a third round thanks to the hand getting familiar with her bottom. She'd never thought of it as a source of pleasure before. Just something that got disciplined when you were bad, or something to sit on, with the occasional discomfort of a wedgie, but he found every sensitive nerve that could be found in that rounded bit of flesh he was kneading, "Mnnn Seph. You're going to get more than we both can handle if you keep that up."

[User] "I can't help that... butts are my weakness. And wouldn't you know it? You got a great one." Seph told her before he gently squeezed and released it, giving it a sharp slap that jiggled the flesh without any real pain. "But if I must behave... I will try. I do not believe I have any more in me... you've run me out. All by yourself... little minx. How does that feel?"

[Assistant] Gillian gave a pleasurable wriggle on top of him. her bottom turning a delicate pink from the slap, "Mmn. Makes me wonder how many girls you have had in this position before to know it takes more than one to make you worn out. You have proven yourself to be highly knowledgeable of a woman's body."

[User] "I've rightfully only had a handful of partners. Never let them see me more then twice though. You're the first I've actually gave any amount of care in... I'm a very reclusive person... with only a selective group of people in my life anymore." Seph admitted, which kind of put a whole in the mythos hiding behind him, framing him more and more like the true loner he was---Minus the pack he had still scurrying about in the night without him.

[Assistant] Gillian made a soft noise of distress, "Well, that does protect you from being stabbed in the back, for sure." She nuzzled his jaw, thinking about how wonderful he'd been with her for the last two days, "why me? Of all people. You'd said you'd been with Mallory and she looks like a bundle of fun to be around." Gillian gave him a curious look.

[User] "I also told you Mallory plays for the other team. As a person shes fun. But she got all the hotter girls after we had our one night together. Now it's strictly waves and simple favors." Gillian reminded her with a soft smirk, amused slightly as to why she was so confused over why this man chose her. He wasn't sure why he was so grand, especially considering she had not seen him beyond their dates but he assumed everyone might react a similar way to someone they find so attractive.

[Assistant] "Mn, because you've already been able to get to home run with other girls while I balk like some hoity-toity princess, waving my virginity banner in your face." Gillian squirmed a bit, his cum drying to a crust on her bottom.

[User] "Mmm that seems fair but... in the end I choose you. Over all the others I can, have, or might want to be with. Eventually you will come to see what I have seen inside you and you will know I can only choose you." Slowly, Seph leaned in and kissed her across her lip, moaning gently as their tastes mixed once again in their mouths. "Now don't argue... or I'll have to tickle you till the dawn..."

[Assistant] Just the threat of him tickling her had Gillian's back pedaling and giggling, hands out for defense. "You wouldn't! " A large grin crossed her face, making it light up. "I am extremely ticklish and can not be held responsible for any words or actions that I may use while under the influence of tickles."

[User] As she jumped back ready to defend herself, her wonderful breasts reminded him just how lovely they were as they bounced and that's when Seph attacked. Pouncing onto her he kissed between her globes and happily rolled about with her in their nest. Laughter and chuckles filled the cavern room, completely dissolving the hardened nature he projected at any other time then around Gillian.

[Assistant] Seph had her laughing, squeaking, and yelping in joy as they wrestled in the already trashed nest of his, until their play petered out and she just tugged him in for a kiss. Gillian lay under him panting softly, completely worn out, "what time is it, Seph?" A yawn cut through her words abruptly.

[User] With their rumbling around ending in a kiss, Seph was horribly reminded humans needed to sleep, but more so that Gillian had been going for hours already before the met up. "Judging by the moon... two a.m. why? Is that a problem?" Even if he was courting a human, human problems had not been on his agenda to learn. Though depending on how long it took him to turn her it might not be such a problem.

[Assistant] Gillian made a startled noise, "Gods. I may be in deep shit. I have school today and if I'm not at breakfast, Mom will call the police. She has been over protective of me since Dad..." She started searching for her clothes, "I need to get home."

[User] "Oh shit..." Seph groaned as he rolled over and began to collect everything he could, handing each piece he could until she looked like how she began the evening. "I'm a fucking night owl I'm sorry... I shouldn't have kept you past one..." He groaned frustrated with himself, "Tomorrow... let's get together right at nightfall and it'll be... better okay? I won't keep you out this late again... promise."

[Assistant] Gillian stopped tugging her pants on to pull him into a quick kiss, "call first. I may be grounded if I can't sneak in. Their house, their rules." She jumped twice to stop standing on the cuffs of her jeans before getting them up and over her hips. "Are you sure you want to see me again?"

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"I'll call." Seph told her before he took the quick kiss in return before she did her little hop to her off her pant cuffs, which was adorable in his eyes. Taking her in his hand he moved her through the tunnel, trying to make it above ground before sunrise even had a chance to begin. "Of course I want to see you. Will it always be such a mystery?" He asked with a mix of lightheartedness and a little of true concern, he was nothing special but yet that's how she saw him.

As they got to the cemetery, Seph reached the staircase and gave her one last long kiss, pulling back as they began to walk up top. "I don't like kissing in a cemetery. If someone sees us they'll brand us as heretics. And I don't like that word." He told her mostly serious as they climbed out fully into the cemetery.

[Assistant] Thrilled that he didn't seem capable of stopping himself from touching and kissing her, Gillian eagerly received everything he offered. She personally didn't have any problems with kissing in a graveyard as long as they weren't actually on a grave. "What time do you think you'll be able to call?" She struggled to get her hair somewhat tamed as she stopped before him.

[User] "I'll call... around... eight? Eight I think I'll be put together and ready to go. And then maybe I'll give these back." Seph told her as he produced her underwear from his pocket, having shown he had swiped them in their rush. Grinning like a devil, he pushed the souvenir back into his pocket.

[Assistant] Gillian blinked at his prize, then blushed, "How in the world..." She shook her head, undoing all the progress she'd made on her hair already, "Nevermind. Kiss me quick so you can get some sleep too. You have my number memorized?"

[User] "Supernatural forces..." Seph winked to her smiling as they stepped together and kissed one another one more time before separating. "Yes forwards and backwards, I don't know how backwards helps but it might." He told her before he backed away, trying to leave so she could get home as soon as she could. "Now get home, You need any sleep you can get. Goodnight---er morning? Sleep well."

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Gillian gave him a small wave then jogged off towards her home. She didn't usually run, but she was so far past her curfew and looking like a man had just fucked her silly, that she couldn't risk being too much later.

The house was dark when she got home and she took care to climb the trellis and quietly slip into her room without being discovered. She didn't risk a bath, instead, curled up under the covers fully dressed and forced herself to sleep the precious few hours til her alarm went off. She spent the day in a daze, not really registering her shower, nor the passage of time at school. Gillian couldn't figure out which part of her life felt real. School, or Seph. When she was with him, he was larger than life, but at school, he didn't seem to be real.

The young lady somehow made it home and back into bed for a nap. The phone was curled in her hands so she wouldn't miss his call.


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Thomas Robins was a young man, who grew up with power and everything at his fingertips, he was a young man who had the best education possible, he had the best tutors, he knew how to handle so much. He was the oldest son of the president and as such he was a man who had power that was no common for someone who was his age, 20. He was still in college, he wasn't a true adult yet. He walked calmly down the hall as he looked around. Thomas was a redhead with charming green eyes which he kept normally behind a pair of glasses. He was in rather good shape, the fact he had personal trainers all his life helped that area a lot.

As the redhead walked he noticed a odd part of the building, he walked over to it and looked at the panel he saw for the first time. It was odd it didn't look like it should go there. He pressed his hand against the panel and it started to open part of the wall that was nearby, he looked at the wall and blinked as he saw the wall open, he soon saw the stairs that led down some path to some place all of it unknown to him as he looked at the pathway.

Ever the curious young man, Thomas walked down the path, it was light well enough, he had no problem seeing where he was going, as he reached a second door which was opened, he slipped though the door fast as he came into a large room, very large room. It reminded him of something on the sci-fi channel. It was odd. There were tube things that were big enough to hold people in them, all sorts of equipment that he couldn't even guess what it did. He looked around quietly trying to figure out what the heck he had just ran into.

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Everything was dark... but Abigail Larson was used to it by now. Of course, by this point, she wasn't so sure she even remembered if that was her name anymore... They only called her 'kitty' or by her experiment number of "167". She'd been there for a long time, and couldn't remember too much of her life before then. Everything was a blur, but with all the drug concoctions they kept pumping into her veins, it wasn't surprising her memory wasn't as great as it used to be. She could remember walking home one night, and just being at the wrong place at the wrong time... And now she was subjected to long days of testing, which had resulted in her gaining some physical features like that of a cat as well as some personality traits. It wasn't something she enjoyed, but she didn't have much of a choice than to go with it.

She was currently laying on the ground, staring up at the white ceiling. She could hear the cries of the others who were in pain, the ones who would die soon whether it be from the experiments or because they were failures and the scientists didn't want to keep them around. She was their prized possession, having been the only one so far to successfully take the treatment and begin the change. She didn't know how far they were planning to go, but she didn't try to think about it anymore.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, however, she sat up quickly, black ears swiveling to listen to the approaching man. Yes, man... young man, his steps were not that heavy. In fact... they didn't sound like something she'd heard before. She scooted back into the shadows now, her long blonde tresses dragging as she did so. She leaned her back against the wall now, pulling her knees to her chest as she listened. This was the cat side of her, showing fear. She used to be so fearless, and now look at her! Wrinkling her nose now, she kept her mouth closed, glowing eyes watching and waiting.

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Thomas moved quietly as he looked around, there were computers everywhere around where he was. His eyes looked them over as he tried to make out what the purpose of this place was. He couldn't for the life of him figure out what it was there for. He continued to walk, moving as quietly as he could. He wasn't sure he was even allowed down here, it was a accident that he even found his way into the place. Still as he move, he had a gut feeling that something was very wrong in this place. He had the feeling that something unnatural was taking place down in this room. He quietly walked up to a computer and looked at the data and the numbers that were on the computer for a moment, seeing random numbers and stats he knew nothing of.

Thomas looked around the corner and saw a thing he had never seen before, she was part cat, she was part human, well mostly human as she sat there, she looked scared too, he looked carefully as he had no idea what to think when he looked at her. "Hi, there miss," he said as he held his hand up open to show her he was no danger. He remembered that was a trick when dealing with animals, showing that you were not a threat to them as you moved up to them. he watched her, she still looked afraid, he keep his hands up a s he walked up to her, saying nothing as he got closer and closer to the blonde.

He then sat down and looked at her and smiled at her softly, "my name is Thomas, can you talk," he asked as he looked at her, he knew nothing about what she was so figuring out what she could and couldn't' do was key. He knew if she could talk she would be able to help him in so many different ways, he knew that it would be good cause they would be able to communicate which would be nice. Just doing body language he had to be so careful about everything, and he had no idea how she might take what he meant taking it in a different way as what he had intended far easier then if they spoke.

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Seeing the young man come in, Abigail's eyes widened. This was not good. This was not good at all. He wasn't a part of the program, she knew he wasn't. She couldn't smell them on him, he was fresh meat. Foreign to this space... he shouldn't be there. He would get in trouble and would get caught! They would do to him as they did to her and the others! Frowning deeply, she nodded at his words. "Of course I can," she quipped, eyes studying him. "I look human, so why wouldn't I understand you?" She scooted closer to the bars now, looking him over curiously.

"You really shouldn't be down here," she said, keeping her voice low and her ears pressed back against her head. "If they catch you here, you are going to be in so much trouble! They don't take kindly to sneaking around... they'll do horrible, horrible things. How did you get down here?"

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Thomas blinked as he looked at the half cat half woman, he sat there and heard her voice, he knew that it was true, that he could be in trouble, but maybe he could avoid it since his dad was the one in charge. He hoped the case, but he wanted to spend some time with this person before he headed up. He felt like he needed too, he knew it was possible that he would never ever get the chance to talk to her again. He leaned against the cage and looked at her and nodded his head. "They will do horrible horrible things.." it replayed in his mind over and over again.

Thomas looked at her and smiled, "I am glad you can talk with me," he said as he looked at her, "One can never be sure of something till one finds out," he commented with a soft smile as he looked at the woman.

"So, how did you get down here, and um do you have a name that you go bye," he asked calmly with a curious tone to his voice. It was impossible for him not to be curious, he was seeing something that he never thought he would ever see in his whole entire life. He was very surprised, it was like finding a ghost or an alien in a way. He knew though based on that info alone, that he would have to be quiet about this if he got out without being noticed. He reached his hand into the cage to shake her hand, "My name is Thomas, I actually walked down a secret path that was hidden to get here, basically I guess though the backdoor," he said looking at her, hoping she would shake his hand.

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She watched him curiously, eyes studying him from her spot in the shadows. Finally, she relaxed a little more and took his hand, gently shaking it. "I think... My name is Abigail..." She nodded then let her eyes fall to their hands. It had been so long since she'd had contact like that... pulling her hand back now, she sat on her bent knees, her head cocked to the side like a cat watching a mouse. "I don't remember exactly how I got here, it's been a really long time... I think I was walking home one night... and then that's all I really remember." She looked dazed for a second before sighing and shifting uncomfortably.

"What made you decide to follow that path? Didn't your inner voice and common sense tell you it wasn't safe?" she asked, looking concerned. She didn't like the idea of him being down here. If she could save anyone, she would do her best to try. If that meant acting like a bitch, she would do so.

"You should go, I don't really want to talk to anyone," she said, scooting back towards her spot in the corner. She closed her eyes now, pretending to be falling asleep in hopes of getting him to leave her alone.

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Thomas looked at her and nodded his head, he got her name at least, he committed it to memory. He told himself not to forget what he had scene down her and to keep it to himself as well as he could. He knew people who told crazy stories all had a way of disappearing in the there after. He knew that could happen to him too. He looked at the blonde and nodded his head, he didn't get the best look of her but it was enough of a look to tell she was part cat. "I just was curious, I guess it is a natural feeling to feel such a way," he said calmly as he looked at her and then moved back a bit as he figured he need to get away. He listened to her and then.

He smiled as he got to his feet, "I won't forget you, Abigail, promise," he said to her as he smiled and waved to her before leaving as fast as he could. He moved though the path he took and up the stairs, when he got out, he made sure that no one saw him leave. He felt it was safe to move about normally right after. he went back to his room and got a book to study. He knew that it was a odd day, one that made him have so many new question, and worry about what was really happening in that building. He sat up as he took a book from his school and started to read it.

He was good in school, really good actually, he had done well every single year since he had gotten into school and he was sure that fact was not about to change at all. He sat down and sat Indian style as he took out his homework. He worked on it quietly as he wanted to get it done as fast as he could. As he worked he still couldn't get the image of the poor woman out of his mind, it was so sad that she had no clue how she got there or what was going on, just that it was horrible. He knew he would most likely never see her again, which caused him to pray for her and wish that she would be okay and that nothing bad would befall her, though he had a feeling the prayer would go in vain or he worried it would be the case.

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Abigail was surprised that it had actually worked, that he was going to be leaving. She didn't believe his words, though. Everyone forgot about her sooner or later. It was just what happened. She relaxed against the ground now, eyes closing as she did so. She soon fell asleep, getting some much needed rest...

About a month later, she heard the sound of the scientists talking. Apparently, the president wanted to give her away as a gift to his child. Raising her brows, she huffed and crossed her arms. She was not some object to be given as a gift! They'd been hard at work with the injections, though, and she was having difficulty thinking clearly now. It was hard, but she was too out of it to mind too much. She saw them coming into her cage now, to take her, but she was so tired and so weak... that she felt the familiar feeling of her body changing coming over her. It was a new addition, thanks to the injections. If she got too stressed, her body shifted. They shoved her into a carrier instead, and brought her to the White House, waiting in the living room to speak with the President and his son.

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Thomas hadn't forgotten her, he knew she was down there, but he had no other chances to go and get into the area, it was blocked of well, he had no idea what where it was but the panel had been moved after he went the first time. He spent the next month calmly in peace going to school, working hard, doing all the normal things that a college student did. He was about to turn the big 21, a big birthday for a young man, one where he was rather considered a man for the first time. He wondered what his father had gotten for him. He walked in with him and saw the carrier and the cat inside of it. He blinked as he wondered why they had gotten him a pet for his birthday.

"Hello, is this here my birthday gift," he asked as he looked at the cat inside the cage, she looked like a normal cat, she didn't look at all like Abigail, he knew that she was somewhere else sadly. He smiled as he looked at the man, "So, I get to keep this little thing?" he asked as he looked at the man who had brought the cat and then looked at his father as well. He wasn't sure, perhaps he had misread it, but it would be really a great gift to have a friend to talk to even if they couldn't talk back to him. He picked up at the box and looked at the sleeping cat inside.

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Abigail was sound asleep, curled up in the carrier. She didn't really have the mind of a cat, of course, but she was exhausted from all that had gone on with her body. However, the scientists thought they had succeeded, that she was, in fact, nothing more than a pale blonde cat with black ears. However, they were still going to insist she receive injections. They didn't know how long it would last for...

"Yes, she is your new cat, to name and do as you please. Your father contacted us and said you were feeling a little lonely here in the White House, so we worked with him on it and this was the result." He opened the carrier for him so he could look at the little kitten inside.

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Thomas smiled, "Thank you very much, she will be treated well," he said with a smile as he waved the group off, he took her into his room. He looked at her and smiled, "your name shall be Abigail, after that one brave woman I knew," he said as he petted her behind her ear, scratching the spot softly. He was happy to have a friend, he knew that there was much he couldn't do due to security and how much it limited how much he could in general do as a person. He moved the box away and put the cat down on his bed and watched her carefully.

He went over and got a towel, he put it down so that the cat could rest on it if she so choose to do. He had no clue that she was the real Abigail, as he continued to think about what he needed to get for a cat. He knew that he could get people to go get the things, but he would need to make a list of said things that a cat needed to get by. He sat down at his table and pulled out a paper and pencil. He wrote down each and everything he could think of to get for his lovely blonde cat. He finished the letter after a while making and changing the list so many times.

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"Son, so you know... your cat does have a health problem, so we will supply you with her medication, to help her get better, alright?" The man said before watching Thomas go.

Abigail was still fast asleep as he worked, but as she slept, her body started to shift again. She was becoming rejuvenated and was no longer stressed. Because of this, her body was able to return back to normal. She soon shifted a little, stretching her arms and back much like a cat. Unfortunately, every time she changed, she was left without clothes... blinking a few times now as she realized she was on a soft bed, she sat up carefully, yawning to reveal her pointy teeth.

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Thomas remembered the news about the shots, he would do what he needed, but he hoped that the cat would be find first and foremost. He had finished his list as he looked at his cat, to find his cat wasn't a cat anymore, he blinked as he saw her laying on his bed. She was without clothes, which caused Thomas to turn a bright red as he had never seen a woman with such a lovely body in his whole life. He smiled though as he was so happy to see her again, he never thought he would see this woman, he knew that she might not remember him, but he would remember her for sure.

He slipped from his chair and moved over quickly his arms around her waist as he hugged her gently, forgetting about the whole simple fact that she didn't have clothes on as he hugged her. "Abigail, you're okay," he said happily as he continued to hug her for a good moment before it hit him that she was without clothes and felt her breast press up against his shirt and back up still blushing, "sorry, I got kind of excited, I never thought I would ever see you again," he said to her with a smile his face showing his excitement to see a old friend and his embarrassment for hugging her while she was without any clothes on.

[Assistant] Abigail blinked in confusion. The boy from a month ago was the son of the president? She sat back now, looking over him cautiously. "Your father is the one behind all of this," she said, obviously not pleased. "And why are you so excited to see me? We only exchanged a few words and I wasn't nice to you." At least she was able to be away from that cage now... but how did she get here? She didn't remember falling asleep... shaking her head, she sat up and stretched a little, sniffling a bit. Unfortunately, the doctor was right. She did need to keep getting the injections, her body needed them now, but if there was a way to make her body need them, there would be a way to reverse the effect. "What am I doing here?" She asked now, rubbing her head tiredly.

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Thomas looked at her sitting on the bed as he found as shirt for her to wear, one of his own and looked at her, "You were given to me as a gift for some reason." he said as he looked at her, he could tell she was not one to feel so well. He hated that the shots were needed, but he had a feeling that he might have to give them to her. He would have to do more research on what was in the shots to understand them, but with him being given them, he could do so. He looked at her and blinked as he thought about what to tell her about what he thought about her.

"Well, I am excited to know that you are okay, mostly, you worried me a great deal to be honest," he said as he picked up the shirt and carried it over to her, "I was worried about you and your health, I promised I wouldn't forget you and I haven't Abigail," he said as he caressed her cheek after handing her the shirt. He found one shot that he had been given, he looked at her and sighed, "I have to give this to you, I am so sorry, I think it might be connected to your problems but I will figure out if it is for sure, and how to help," he said softly as he took the needle and carefully gave it to her in the arm before putting the remains in the trash can.

[Assistant] Abigail blinked a few times, eyes studying him. He was thinking about her? And she was his gift? She grunted and laid back on the bed now, looking up at him with her blue, cat-like eyes. Her head cocked to the side now, brows raising. "I worried you? You do not know me." Her voice was obviously holding a slight accent to it, sounding a bit like a British accent. Of course, she didn't even notice it. She snuggled back into the bed now, watching warily as the needle came towards her. "Mmm... That is the sickest part. They made it so my body would need it, so I could not run away." She shuddered as the drugs started to course through her body, her eyes growing droopy again. She was having difficulty staying awake now that the injection had been administered. "Thankfully it is only once every week." She nodded then sighed, rolling over onto the bed after pulling his shirt on carefully. "I haven't been on a bed in a long time..."

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Thomas looked at her and nodded his head, "Well you made a big impression on me, Abigail," he said honestly as he looked at her smiling as he had really nothing else to say at the moment, he had a crush on the catgirl ever since he had first seen her, she was so very beautiful, her long blonde hair to her perfect eyes, he could just fall into and take a swim in. He found her to be the most beautiful thing he ever seen in his whole life. For her to suffer was just a crime against humanity in the view of the young man, he worried about her partly cause of his affections towards the catgirl and his serious crush on her.

"Ok, then I shall remember that," he said as he looked at her and watched her carefully, "now, you are welcome to sleep there and enjoy yourself, Abigail, I told you I wouldn't forget your name," he said to her softly, "even named you Abigail when I thought you were just a normal cat," he said to her softly as he walked over and put his hand on her back rubbing her back ever so gently as he looked at her, "now, I am sure you're tired, so if you need to get some sleep go right ahead and do so," he said as he got up and tossed the paper into the trash, he ordered up some food, he didn't know what a partial human partial cat like to eat so he ordered up a bit of everything ordering it to be left at the door, which he then picked up and brought in and sat on a table in the room.

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Feeling his hand against her back, she started to let out a noise that almost sounded like purring. Of course, she didn't realize she was doing this. She hadn't done this in her human body just yet. She closed her eyes now, not paying much attention to anything he was saying as he rubbed her back. It was really nice to get this kind of attention from a person... She was able to still pick up on what he was saying, but not much.

When he pulled away, she sat up, blinking in confusion as to why he stopped. When she finally snapped out of it, she smiled a little. "Really? Well... Thank you for helping me," she said softly, leaning back against the bed for a moment. She looked him over now, smelling the food as it came in. She was starving for chicken and rice, honestly, and thankfully there was some there. She stood up now, legs wobbly, before she wandered over to the table. "...May I have some?" she asked quietly and tentatively.

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Thomas looked over at her and walked to her side and helped her walked to the table slipping his arm around her as he let her support her weight against his body. He could tell she was still very weak, and that she could use some food in her system as well. He looked over the large variety of food as he helped her sit down, "eat however much you want," he said to her softly as he looked over at her, "you are my responsibility now, and I promise to take as good of care of you as possible," he said as he ran his hand over her cheek caressing it softly for a good moment before sitting down across from her.

Thomas took some of the salad and put it on a plate for himself before starting to eat it, "You would have no idea how limited the live of a son of a president is, people have to go though background checks to just talk to me," he said looking at her, he and she were lonely he figured. The reason for their loneliness was most likely very different but he was sure that it was there non the less, and that together maybe they could solve that problem, or at least that was what Thomas hoped for.

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Abigail turned to look at him, an expression of confusion on her face as she started to serve herself some rice and chicken in a delicious smelling, creamy, cheese sauce. She started to eat it now, having not used a fork in a long time. It was strange feeling to her, but she ignored it. Looking back to him again now, she shook her head. "Of course they do... The president is 'oh so important'," she said, her voice tinted with sarcasm. "Using the money from his people to conduct those experiments..." She shook her head and took another bite, looking down at her food with a displeased expression. She could smell his enamored feelings, he was emitting a lot of hormones and pheromones for it. She didn't understand who it was he liked, though.

"I appreciate your offer to help me, though," she said, giving a small smile. "I will at least have the ability to continue through this in a place that is more comfortable and with someone who appears to be more caring than the others... Unless this is a sick trick being played on me or I am dreaming."

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"You're most welcome, I am glad that you're not in a cage anymore," Thomas replied to her honestly as he got his books and started to read a bit, "now, what do you like to do, perhaps we can have some fun up here, I know that it might not seem like much, but I can have anything brought in here so that we can enjoy it or even we can go out and walk on the yard, I am sure no one will mind that either," he said with a smile, he knew he couldn't take her past that but he figured as long as they stayed close no one else would mind either, it would tell them they were success but in his mind he knew that it was cause he rather did like Abigail a great deal.

"I got a lot of food cause I didn't know what you would like, I got fish and chicken and shrimp cause I figured cats like that stuff," he said with a smile as he looked at her, glad that he had her I his life. His life was so much less quiet not that he had a friend, the fact he was attracted to her as he was and found her so sexy with her long blonde hair and killer body only added to his happiness.

[Assistant] Abigail looked up at him now, brows raising. "Out... side?" She hadn't been outside in so long! "I would love to! I want to see the grass and the sky again..." She'd been stuck in the dark labs for so long, seeing light would be wonderful. Smiling a little now, she finished eating her food before sliding off the chair, stretching a little again. She was pretty short, shorter than she had been before, due to the serum. But, it fit her better than her old tall and lanky stature she'd had. She glanced over towards him now, moving towards the door excitedly. "Can we go now?" she asked, tail waving slightly behind her as she grew excited. Her ears were twitching with anticipation now as well.

[User] Thomas nodded his head as he motioned her to follow him, he knew that she had to want to see the sun more then anyone. He lead her down the confusing halls of the house, down to the backyard, of the house, the rose garden, as it was known as, here they would be hidden but she could also be under the sun for the first time in years. the flowers were in bloom to and the smells would no doubt be noticed by Abigail as she stayed outside. He sat down and watched her, his eyes following her around as she wondered around, smiling towards her as he knew that this was something that she would like a lot.


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Normally, Dante would have been up early in the morning. It wasn't very often that he would sleep in the way he had done, and of all the days he had slept in, he happened to sleep in on the day that his best friend Ren was going to be starting her pilgrimage as a summoner. Sleeping in wasn't the best of things for him to do, but he had been up all night training in preparation for the pilgrimage his friend was going to be starting. Of course Dante knew that it wasn't going to be an easy journey. He knew that it was going to be tough, and it would probably be the most dangerous thing they would ever have to do in their lives. The only thing Dante wasn't looking forward to about the pilgrimage was what was going to happen when they reached the end of their journey. He had heard about what would happen to summoners when they reached their journey's end. He had heard about how they would often have to sacrifice their lives in order to summon the Final Aeon. Ren was his best friend, and Dante didn't really want to have to think about losing her at the end of their journey together. It was why he had even tried to discourage her from becoming a summoner when she had first told him about it. At the same time though, he knew that it was all but impossible to convince her otherwise as soon as she had an idea stuck in her head. That was some time away though, so Dante figured he would push that to the back of his mind where it belonged for the time being.

After he had made his way inside the temple, he had taken a look around for Ren. His eyes moved around the inside of the temple, and eventually, they came to rest on the statue of her father in the temple. That was when he saw her knelt down before the statue, praying. With a small smile on his face, Dante walked over to the statue. When he reached his friend, he moved over to her right side, and then he also knelt down before the statue to pray. Moving his arms in the usual circular motion, he lowered his head, closed his eyes and started to pray. Praying wasn't something he would often do, but he knew that this was one of those times when he could really do with praying. In fact, he knew that he was going to need to start praying a lot more. Well he would as soon as they set off on their journey. He was praying that they would have a safe journey, despite the fact he knew it wasn't going to be easy. Dante knew it was going to be fraught with all sort of dangers, but then that was why he was going to be there with her. Still, it didn't stop him from worrying though. No amount of praying was going to stop him from worrying.

Dante remained in front of the statue, praying for around five minutes before he was finally done. He opened his eyes and looked up towards the statue. "Praise be to Yevon." He whispered more to himself. After doing so, he got to his feet and took a step or two back from the statue to allow Ren to continue praying. Dante didn't know how much longer she was going to take, but he wasn't going to interrupt her in the middle of prayer. As she was praying though, he did start to wonder about something. _Hmm, I wonder if she's got the first Aeon yet?_ He thought to himself, lightly tapping his chin with his finger.

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Soon, Ren finished up her prayer and slowly opened her eyes as she let out a soft sigh. Glancing to the side, she saw him and gasped in shock, a hand going to her chest. She felt her heart race for a moment and soon, she shook her head and stood to her feet. "You scared me half to death" She said before crossing her arms as she turned to face him "You are late, did you sleep in? I figured you would, shouldn't be a surprise" She said, chuckling softly and shaking her head again. "You're normally not asleep late, it was the only thing that made sense to me" She added before gazing around the temple.

It was all beautiful, and the place she called home... but soon she would have to leave, leave and never return to this place. She had so many memories here, mainly good and a few bad. She remembered tormenting the people here as a child, and now those chances and memories would remain just that. It hurt, knowing that all of this would eventually just be a distant memory, but she knew it was what had to be done. Taking a deep breath, she looked over as someone came towards them, the leader of the temple.

"It's time Miss. Ren. Are you and your guardian ready?" He asked, glancing over to Dante. He was an older man, with a decently large belly and a round, kind face. Ren remembered spending a lot of time talking to him recently, mainly about the pilgrimage, he was one of the people giving her the strength to go on with her mission. Ren smiled and nodded to him, eager to get on the way. "Yes we are" She said before he nodded and waved for them to follow him as he went towards the entrance of the labyrinth below.

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Because he had managed to get himself lost in his own thoughts, Dante hadn't realized that Ren had stopped praying until he had heard her gasping in shock to see him standing there beside her. When he heard her, he turned his attention back to her, and there was a small smile on his face. That smile soon turned into a cheeky grin as she spoke. "Well, I did see you praying, and I wasn't too sure it would have been a good idea to disturb you, even though I did think about it for a moment. Only a moment though." The grin widened a little bit. "Hey, I even did a bit of praying myself. Anyway, it's okay if I scared you half to death. I'm glad to have helped." Dante lightly scratched the back of his head in slight embarrassment at her comment about him being late. "Yeah, I did sleep in, and what a day to do it on huh?" He chuckled a little bit. "I didn't mean to sleep in, but I was up all night training, and I did set my alarm, but I must have slept through it. Still, the important thing is that I am here now." He said, smiling.

He had still been looking around the temple when the temple leader had approached them. Dante turned the focus of his attention towards the temple leader as he had asked if they were both ready to face the trial that lay ahead of them. Dante looked back to Ren and nodded his head before turning back to the man and nodding his head again. There was a small smile on his face as the man had started to walk towards the entrance of the labyrinth below them. Again, he fixed his attention on his friend. "Come on Ren, you can do this, and I'm going to be here with you anyway. Let's go and get this trial over with." With that said, he started to follow after the man. After all, he wasn't entirely sure where they would have to go, considering he had never been this far into the temple before. Dante didn't really know how long the trial was going to take either, but he knew that the trials were something that could not be rushed.

Stopping a few moments later, he glanced back over his shoulder to see where Ren was. As he was looking back over his shoulder at her, he found himself thinking about a number of different things. He found himself thinking about the fact that the journey ahead of them was going to be a tough one. Not only that, but they were only going to have each other to rely on. Not that this was anything new for the both of them. After all, they had always been there for each other throughout their lives. He really couldn't imagine it being any different now.

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Ren smiled when he said that he hadn't meant to sleep in. Chuckling softly, she shrugged her shoulders and smiled "It's alright, I'm just glad that you're here." She said softly, putting her hands behind her back happily. She walked with the other two up the steps to where the elevator down to the trial was. Hearing his next words, she smiled and nodded, glad for the encouragement. "Thanks." She said softly before looking to the leader of the temple who nodded and wished her good luck. Taking a deep breath, she nodded her head and stood on the elevator, pulling Dante lightly with her hand so he would be next to her.

Soon, the elevator moved down into darkness only to open up into a light room. Sighing, she stepped off and gulped nervously, looking around. She wasn't that good at fighting, which was why she was eager to get her first Aeon. Once she had that, things would be a lot easier, or at least she hoped so. Looking up at him nervously, she smiled a bit and held his hand tightly before starting to walk down the passages, wanting to get this trial over and done with.

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Dante felt a little glad that Ren wasn't too angry with him for sleeping in. After all, it wasn't as if it was something that he would often do. In fact, this was probably the first time he had slept in for quite some time. It was just unfortunate for him that he happened to sleep in on one of the most important days of his life, and also the life of his best friend too. There again, if he hadn't been up all night training, then the chances were likely that he wouldn't have slept in to start off with. There was a small smile on his face as she had caught up to them before reaching the elevator. "Well I wouldn't miss this for the world Ren. Sure, I may have slept in, but that wasn't really intentional. Besides, I'm your guardian, so I have to be here for you. I want to be here for you Ren, and I'm going to do my best to keep you safe when we get through this trial and leave Besaid Island. "Of course, Dante wasn't really looking forward to leaving Besaid Island, but at the same time, he knew it was something that would need to be done.

As the elevator had taken them down into the depths of the temple for the first trial, Dante didn't really know what to expect, mainly because this would be the first trial he had ever been a part of. Dante never let go of Ren's hand as they had stepped off the elevator. He took a look around before focusing on his friend once more, and as he did, he could see just how nervous she seemed to look. Of course, he thought of this as being fairly understandable. "It's okay Ren, there's no need to be so nervous. I will make sure that nothing happens to you, and as soon as this trial is out of the way, we can be on our way. Try not to worry too much though. You want to get through the trial, and you might not do that if you worry yourself too much, so just calm down okay." He spoke in a soft, yet slightly comforting tone as he had said this to her. Dante gave her hand a gentle squeeze as they were walking down the passages and hallways of the trial. "This is only your first trial, so hopefully it should give you an idea as to what to expect from your future trials."

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Ren nodded her head and smiled a bit, glad that he was there for her. "Thank you" She said softly, looking up at him and stepping off the elevator to start going through the trial. Taking a deep breath, she kept a grip on his arm nervously.

Around the corner, she could hear some snarling and froze in place. Taking a deep breath, she sighed softly and looked up at him, gulping slightly. "W-What do we do?" She asked nervously, hiding slightly behind him. She had a staff in her hands, but she wasn't sure how to fight, not really anyways. "I can't fight yet, not without my Aeon, I need more practice." She said nervously, knowing eventually she could get magic to help as well.

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Dante smiled a little bit and nodded his head as Ren had thanked him for saying that he would be there for her. He didn't really think he would be a very good friend or a guardian if he wasn't going to be there for her. Dante had every intention of being there for his best friend all throughout her pilgrimage. Of course, he wasn't really looking to the final stage of her pilgrimage, mainly because he knew exactly what it meant. Sure, he had agreed to be her guardian, but it didn't change the fact that he wasn't looking forward to losing his best friend at the end of it all. The trial they were currently in was just going to be the first of many different trials that they were going to have to go through together, and things were only going to get harder for the both of them as soon as they left Besaid Island.

As soon as he heard the snarling sound coming from around the corner, he had to let go of Ren's hand. Dante turned his attention back to her after hearing the snarling sound. "I have no idea what that is Ren. In all honesty, I wasn't expecting to hear anything like that in this trial. Well, not the first trial anyway, but don't worry as I will take care of it... whatever it is. "With that said, he turned on his heel and his hand came up and over his shoulder to withdraw his large sword from the sheath on his back. After doing so, Dante held the sword out in front of him as he inched ever closer towards the corner. As he was getting closer to the corner, he could still hear the snarling sound, but he had no idea what it was. He glanced back over his shoulder at Ren and gave her a reassuring smile. "Everything is going to be okay Ren. You can count on me." He whispered to her before he disappeared around the corner to investigate the snarling sound they had heard.

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Ren heard him try and reassure him and slowly nodded her head. Taking a deep breath, she nodded her head slowly and watched as he made his way around the corner. She felt her heart race nervously as she slowly crept her way over as well, seeing a small orb in the wall. Blinking curiously, she took the orb from her hand and smiled, tilting her head to the side a bit. It glowed slightly in her hand and as she went towards the corner, she peeked her head around the corner and bit her lip slightly.

There, a small wolf was there, growling at Dante. His eyes were slightly red and fangs were dripping. She gulped slightly and looked up to see her friend there. She hoped he'd practiced enough, her nerves were racing. Taking a deep breath, she creeped around the corner and sighed a little, eager to get through this.

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Dante could see how nervous Ren really was, which was why he was trying to reassure her in the first place. There again, he was able to understand her nervousness really well. Dante would have been lying to himself if he had said that he wasn't feeling a little bit nervous, because he was. Just like Ren, this was also a first for him, and he didn't really know what to expect either. Still, that didn't stop a small part of him from looking forward to whatever lay ahead for the both of them. Sure, it was going to be tough, but he also knew that they had each other, which he was sure would make things easier for the both of them. Well, he was hoping that it would make things easier for the both of them anyway. Before he could do anything for his friend though, he knew that they were both going to have to get through this first trial in one piece.

Curious as to what the noise was that they had heard, Dante had been cautious as he had crept around the corner with his sword in his hand. He had stopped when he spotted the small wolf just around the corner. Dante noticed the way in which the wolf was growling and snarling at him, and he could see the drool dripping from its fangs. _Hmm, well this wolf certainly doesn't seem friendly._ He thought to himself as he watched the wolf for a little while longer. Dante could see that the wolf was just waiting to make a move, so he came to the conclusion that it would probably be better for him to take the initiative and attack the wolf first. Holding his sword in two hands, Dante held it out to his right side, and just as the wolf suddenly launched itself at Dante, the young guardian did the same and charged at the wolf. The wolf had launched itself into the air, and as it did, Dante ducked underneath it and slashed it across its stomach with a horizontal slash of his sword. With a loud yelp, the wolf fell onto the ground on its side, before it slowly disappeared into thin air. A second or so later, Dante turned back around to face Ren with a small smile on his face. "We should be able to continue on now. I don't think there's anything else around here... well at least there is nothing I can see or hear right now."

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Ren watched, wincing slightly at the yelp from the wolf. When he turned to her and said it was safe, she blushed a bit and nodded her head. Slowly, she walked out and stood next to him, looking oddly guilty. "I-I'm sorry I wasn't of any help." She said softly, lowering her eyes to the ground and sighing softly. "I'm so useless right now" She muttered, hating that fact.

Suddenly, she remembered the orb and gasped, holding it up. "Look what i found!" She said, grinning up at him and tilting her head to one side "I think it's some kind of key, it was in the wall back there" She said, handing it over to him so he could examine it.

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As soon as he had defeated the wolf, Dante didn't really know what else they would have to expect inside of the trial they were currently facing. It was why he didn't put his sword back in its sheath on his back. He knew that they were going to have to be careful as he didn't really expect that wolf to be the only creature they might come across. Sure, it had surprised him that it was there in the first place, but the fact it was there did make him think that there would probably be others. There was a part of him that was hoping that this wouldn't be the case, but he wasn't really going to hold his breath on that one, no matter how much he wanted to. Besides, he was sure it would help the both of them to test their abilities, which was something he knew they both needed to do.

Turning back to Ren, he placed a gentle, yet reassuring hand on her shoulder at her apology to him. "It's okay Ren, this isn't the kind of thing that you were trained for. Besides, there wasn't really much you could do, considering you don't have your first Aeon yet. That's what I'm here for, remember." He flashed her a somewhat reassuring smile before turning his attention to the orb that she handed him. Dante placed his sword back in its sheath on his back as she had handed him the orb. He tilted his head to the side slightly as he looked over the orb, and then his eyes lit up as the smile on his face widened. "I think you're right Ren. I think this thing does act as a key. I remember hearing about these orbs from someone. "He looked back to her once more. "We have to find the right slot for this orb. I think the slot for the orb should match the color of the orb itself, but I'm not too sure. This orb should unlock a door in here somewhere. A door that should either take us to somewhere we need to go in here, or it will open up a small room with some form of treasure. Well, that's what I've heard anyway. "After looking over the orb some more, Dante handed her back the orb. "You look after it Ren. Look out for anywhere you think it might go." He smiled. "So, shall we continue?"

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Ren watched as he looked it over and explained his thoughts on such an object. That was good though, she knew that it meant they were making progress. Smiling, she nodded her head and held on to it, the cool surface feeling nice in her nervous hands. As he suggested moving forward, she nodded her head and began to walk, her eyes scanning the area. After a few twists and turns, she spotted a slot in the wall with a strange glyph around it.

Wandering over, she looked at it, then to the orb and smiled upon seeing the same color. "I think this is it" She said, slowly, glancing over to him with a slightly hesitant look on her face. Turning back to the slot, she slowly slid the orb into place, it fitting perfectly in the wall. There was a deep sound of something moving and soon, a part of the wall slowly slid away, causing her to gasp in shock and leap back, her eyes watching as another passage opened up before them.

[User]
Even though this was his first trial as a guardian, Dante wasn't entirely sure where exactly they were supposed to be going. Still, he was sure that they would know that when they eventually got there. He had been wondering where exactly the orb was going to go when they had found it. After all, he knew that there were probably going to be much more of the orbs that they would have to find in this trial. Just how many of the orbs they would find, he didn't really know yet, but one thing he was sure of was the fact that this orb probably wouldn't be the last they would be required to find and use. He had walked with Ren through the many different twists and turns before Ren had spotted the strange glyph that was on the wall. It was something she had noticed before he did, and he stood and watched as she placed the orb into the slot in the wall. His smile widened as he noticed how a part of the wall slowly slid open for them both to reveal another passage of some sort.

There was a look of curiosity on his face as he stared down the newly revealed passageway. He turned his attention back towards Ren a second or so later. "Hmm, I wonder where that goes?" There was a smile on his face as he had looked back to her. "Wherever it might go though, I'm assuming we need to go this way, considering the orb we found opened this up for us." He didn't know where the passageway was going to take them, but there was one thing he did know, and that was the fact that they probably had to go down the passageway to get to their next destination. "Come on Ren, let's go." He smiled to her as he stepped carefully into the passageway. Dante didn't really know what to expect next, but he knew that he was going to have to be ready for whatever might lay ahead of them. After all, he didn't think the wolf was going to be the only creature that they were going to encounter. He stepped into the passageway with his sword held out in front of him. His eyes scanning from left to right as he moved further into the passageway. He was just waiting for something to jump out at them. He didn't want it to, but it was something he was expecting.

[Assistant]
Ren nodded and hurried after him, going through the passages and gazing around at any markings on the walls. It was oddly all beautiful to her, but she shook it off, not wanting to be caught off guard. Ahead, she could see the entrance to their destination and grinned. "That's in Dante!" She said excitedly, her heart racing happily in her chest.

Without any more hesitating, she ran forward, eager to get her Aeon. Hearing a noise, she just barely jumped back in time to avoid another creature who'd jumped at her from the shadows. She gasped and scrambled away, seeing it growl at her and prepare to pounce.

[User]
Dante was doing his best to be as careful as he could as they were making their way through the twists and turns of the passageways. This was just the start of a very long pilgrimage that he was going to be going on with his best friend, and he knew just how dangerous things could end up becoming. Things were going be much more dangerous than they already were, and it was one of the main reasons he was being so careful already. He couldn't afford not to be careful, especially since it was up to him to keep his best friend safe on her journey. There was no-one else who was going to be able to keep her safe but him. Keeping her safe was exactly what he intended to do too. He didn't know how far they would have to go before they would finally reach their destination, but once again, it was Ren who spotted it first. Dante set his eyes on their destination, and before he was able to say anything, Ren had already run off ahead of him. "Ren, wait!" He shouted to her, but it was too late.

Shortly after she had run off ahead of him, Dante heard something growling. He shook his head after having heard this, and then he ran after Ren. As he caught up to her, he spotted the creature that had just jumped out at her. The creature that had jumped out at her was a different creature compared to the wolf that had jumped out at them the first time round. This time, the creature was a medium sized reptilian like creature. Dante saw the way it was about to pounce at Ren, and he reacted as quickly as he could. He quickly ran past Ren and straight at the creature who immediately turned its attention towards Dante. The creature growled at Dante before it lunged at him. The creature had more speed than the wolf, and was able to get a hit in on Dante. The creature caught Dante on his right arm, but before the creature was able to sink its fang into his skin, Dante knocked the creature back. The creature landed on its feet and then growled at Dante once more. Dante ran at the creature once more, and as he did, the creature lunged at him again. This time, Dante was prepared, and he sidestepped to the left side. The creature flew past him and landed a few meters from him. Quickly turning on his heel, Dante launched himself at the creature, bringing his sword all the way over his head. Dante had launched himself into the air, and as he came down on the creature, he brought his sword down over his head and struck the creature with a firm downward strike, splitting the creature almost in half. Landing in a crouched position on one knee, Dante rose to his feet before turning back around to face Ren. As he turned around to face her, he placed his sword back in its sheath. "Come on Ren, let's go and get you Valefor; your first Aeon." He said with a smile. After doing so, he turned on his heel and started to head into the room where she would get her first Aeon.

[Assistant]
Ren watched as the creature's muscled tensed, ready to jump. Just before it did though, Dante managed to distract and dispatch it. Ren's heart was racing in her chest, and as Dante turned to her and put his sword away, she let out a soft sigh and ran a hand across her forehead. Nodding, she looked ahead and walked with him into a large room with a brilliant red curtain covering the entrance to a passage that would lead to yet another room where she was meant to pray.

"Wish me luck" she said, taking a deep breath as she looked to him and smiled. She knew that the prayers took time, sometimes days at a time, but she was determined to go through with it. Slowly, she made her way to the curtain and pushed it back before entering. Inside was a small room with a pillow in the center. A glowing orb sat nearby, and with a small breath, she knelt down and started her prayer. It was long and exhausting, but eventually she felt a surge of power go through her and felt a small link between her and a spirit around her, clearly the summon and her being linked together. Getting to her feet, she stumbled from the room, not knowing how long she'd been inside.