Down a rainy street, the downpour flooded the sidewalks that lead around the town of Neo'nyr. Rats scurried into holes that lead into buildings for shelter. Birds found refuge under eaves of roofs and in trees. Two figures lay sprawled in the streets, drenched with rain. They didn't seem to be consience, but the bump on their foreheads tell part of the story....

A black figure walks closer, almost passing by uninterested. But the owner's boots stop and turn around, facing the sprawled persons. Walking back toward the two, the steps stop once again.

The first person, female, with dark blue hair and gray eyes tiredly looked up at the figure squatting above them.

Barely urging the strength, she lifted her head ever so lightly. "Sho...nu...?"

--

"Are they awake yet?" Another female voice urged. She sounded bored, but in fact she was intensely worried about the two. She didn't know what had happened last night, but she would have to think about that later. Right now they had to wake for better and, hopefully, clearer information.

The man shook his head. His black-violetish hair ruffled with the head movement. He lightly yawned rubbing his tired red eyes. "Not yet, Aara,"

Aaramark grunted in response. She honestly could be doing something more of importance. She rubbed her forehead and curled her upper lip.

The man with red eyes turned to Aaramark. "You said you found them in the street?"

She nods slowly, showing signs of weariness. "Don't know where they came from. They don't look like they're from the area...."

"And their outfits.....they don't look like they're from any area,"

The woman clad in black stood to leave. "Crash, when they wake, make sure to get them a cup of Gail's tea," Followed by that, she strided calmly towards the door.

"Will do bosslady,"

--

She was dizzy.

Dizzy and...surprisingly warm.

Her vision slowly faded into view, her breathing echoing in her mindset. Her surroundings weren't familiar. An ivory cieling? A green couch? It all came to her now.

She suddenly sat straight up and looked panicky around. Where was she? Her mind screamed for answers but was quickly silenced by another wave of dizziness.

"Glad to see you're awake," Said a seemingly friendly tone. She cautiously looked to where it originated from. There, a few feet away sat a man with dark purple hair. His eyes were flaming red, but not in an angry way. What was going on?

"Where am I?" Panicky, again, her overactive imagination creeped in on her.

"You are here," Said the man again. He seemed to be amused to a certain extent. "Don't worry, you're safe here."

"Where is 'here'?" She started to stand up straight defensively, but her head pounded with disapproval. She lightly groaned.

He sighed. Crash crossed his legs and yawned. "You're in the Neo'nyr Suites, smack-dab in the heart of Neo'nyr....miss...?"

She narrowed her eyes. "Why should I tell you?"

He sighed. "Well if I don't know your name, there is no other possible way to address you. And if you become defensive with us, you won't be hurting us, you'll be hurting yourself,"

"Kira." She hissed.

Crash smiled. "Welcome Kira to our humble.....penthouse, if you will." He sat up and headed for the door. "Excuse me, I must get you a cup of tea and one for your companion," Before she could utter a word, he was out the door, leaving her and Shonu alone.

Shonu?

She turned to see the sleeping form of her male "companion"-as Crash had put it-on the loveseat, feet over hanging the armrest. The scene itself was on the brink of giggling, which Kira managed to sneak in before any other thought protesting did. She sighed irritably afterwards, crossed her arms, and sat back down on the couch where she'd been, wrapping the blanket around her.

--

"They're awake," Crash simply put as Gail prepared her tea. She strained a few tea leaves into the teacup until the hot water turned a light green. With one sugarcube in each with a mint leaf or two, it was nearly ready.

Aaramark said nothing but nodded her head. She brushed back a lock of hair and thought. Both brother and sister knew that Aaramark was content in this news. "Who woke first?"

"The chick Kira. The other guy probably will within an hour," He crossed his arms and leaned against the refridgerator.

"That's her name?" Aaramark asked.

"Mmhm. Now that I think of it she's kind of hot-" Gail jabbed her elbow into Crash's ribs. "Ow! What?!"

"I'll go in, maybe if she sees another female face she'll relax..." She said as she laid the teacups onto a tray. The pot was steaming with hot tea, ready for their guests. "Excuse me," She lead herself around Aaramark and Crash into the hallway towards the guestroom.

--

A knock was on the door, and before Kira could say anything, it opened. A strange woman with light purple hair came in with a tray. Her eyes glittered a bright magenta and her lips were a rosy pink. She seemed friendly and even motherly, but Kira didn't like the feel of this.

"Who are you?" Kira spat.

The woman sat the tray on the table and dusted her hands. "I'm Gail, nice to meet you Kira!" She held her hand out for Kira to shake, but Kira just stared at it as if it were something gross.

Gail just smoothed her hair with her hand, after the hint that Kira wouldn't shake. "I brought you and your companion some mint tea! I hope you enjoy it!" Her eyes went up as cresents.

"Listen, where am I and why am I here?!"

"Well it looks like you're not the friendly type," Gail started. She drew in a breath and tiredly said, "Aaramark found you two last night. It was pouring and she called Crash and Trip to carry you up here. There were bumps on your heads-"

Suddenly, a second groan rose into the room. His golden eyes opened and tried to sense what was in the room. Gail almost gasped when she suddenly saw his cat ears, when before they blended in with his black hair. "Ugh.....where...where am I? Where's....Kira....."

Gail smiled. "Kira's right here, and you sir are on Neo'nyr." She sing-songed.

Kira seemed to not notice Shonu's awakening. It was almost as if she couldn't care less. "What kept you so long?" She mumbled angrily to him.

Shonu, at the other hand seemed too annoyed to answer her. He sat upright on the loveseat and rubbed his forehead. He looked up, his vision a bit blurr. "Who are you? And where is-"

"I'm Gail Sydes, and we have a few questions for you."

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"Ugh, they still won't talk. The one with the cat ears keeps glaring at me..." Crash said exhaustedly. "And the chick acts like I'm gonna rape her,"

"Well maybe I don't blame her there...." His sister said.

"Hey, I spent all of last night keeping watch on them. I hardly touched her!!" He countered.

"Hardly?"

"Enough!" Aaramark was really sick of these childish arguments Gail and Crash would have. It was either on who would do the dishes, to television channels, and even to missions. "We'll just question them individually. I'll have Trip question Shonu, and you, Gail, will question Kira."

"Shonu..." Crash mused. "Weird name-" Before he could continue he caught Gail's glare.

The door slowly closed and all three turned to see Trip walk in with some grocery items. It always happened every Saturday morning: Crash would eat the food, and Trip would come back with more supplies...which Crash would eat again. Aaramark gave up over a year ago on Crash's appetite.

"Yo, Trip!" Crash bellowed from the conference room. Trip nodded as the light from the kitchen peeped onto his orange hair. The sound of paper rustling and tearing echoed throughout then died. He came in again hands in pockets of his violet coat. He stepped into the conference room with the others.

"Did they wake?" He asked in his usual quiet manner.

Aaramark nodded. "Less than an hour ago. I want you to question Shonu and get some details on their situation while Gail will question Kira."

Trip blinked in his usual manner. "Shonu would be..."

"The guy." Gail answered him.

Trip nodded and turned away towards the guestroom.

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"I don't give a damn about you or the other people here. I just want to go home!" Kira obviously wasn't taking the interrogation well.

"Would you just please calm down? We're not here to freaking hurt you," Gail was losing her temper.

"Fine. But I'll only tell you who we are: I'm a half-fire demon and a half-human priestess. Shonu is a half-cat demon and half-human,"

Gail just sat there in stunned silence. What was a cat demon?

--

He just sat there and glared. And glared. And glared.

Trip sighed exhaustedly. "Please cooperate with me. Will you please explain who you and your companion are,"

"Kira is not my companion." It was the first time Shonu actually spoke in an hour.

Trip sighed again. "Then can you offer any sort of information?"

Shonu thought a long while. "No."