a peaceful night

[napeir]

" you might have disappered, but i am not visable either" napeir yelled
hurring over to tariku.
" get out of here, make a run for the water, do something, just do not stay" he asked, a bit of sorrow at his tone.
Turning to try and sense Meliki from the shadows.

[tariku]

"But-" she said but, knew that he was right. She watched Napier for a moment, then ran. Heart beating so frantically, she gasped loudly, running into the black line of trees. 'Please, don't let him get hurt,' she prayed. Her breath lost, she stopped herself by grabbing the trunk of tree. Lungs aflame, she forced in air to cool them.

Meanwhile.....
Meliki glowered inside the cover of the high branches of a full tree. He leaned against, arms crossed, watching his enemy trying to seek him out and his prey running for safety, a far far distance away.
"The barbarian might sense me. No worries, I'm simply a bystander at this moment." His gloved hand lightly touched his new scar. His lips curled.
'Just a minor setback, nothing to fret about for now,' he thought. He took his chin and sighed, wondering. As silence passed, a small wicked smile grew. He clicked his fingers. A spark cracked in front of him. A tiny black dot began to grow in midair until it resembled a large shiny black ball. Inside, white, smoky light swirled until an image grew. A beautiful red-haired girl running frantically, crashing against a tree, fighting for air.
"Let's play puppet, magician." Meliki cracked his fingers and held his hands as if preparing to direct an orchestra.

Black flames burst from the ground again, and Meliki was back in front of Napeir.
"Miss me?"
He then looked around. Acting curiously shocked, he held out his arms, turning from side to side, feet staying in place.
"Where's the lovely lady?"


(OOC: sosososososososososososososososososo sorry!!!!!! please forgive!!.)

[napeir]

(its not a problem)
Napeir jumped back as the flames of darkness burst the ground, he could feel the effects of his magic starting to wear off, he could not take a big battle.
" Where she is is none of your concern" Napeir yelled.
Napeir picked up Tariku's scent, but there was something wrong with it, some thing different. He glanced around, trying to find Tariku's location, but Melikis evil stench over whelmed the others, so he could not track it.
" Tell me, why must i get all the trouble that this world can throw on me" he yelled at the sky " Meliki, i understand that you want Tariku, but....she is mine, and i can not share her"
Napeir turned into the trees, something was wrong with Tariku, and he had to help her!

[tariku]

"She's yours, is she?" Meliki said. He smirked as he watched him run into the trees. He casually began to follow him.

Tariku calmed down, her breath back. 'Should I continue running?,' she questioned herself. She didn't think this was a safe place but she wasn't sure leaving it was a good idea. She stood with her back against the tree, trying to think. Suddenly, some feet away, a black flamed tunnel open in midair. The dark fire was not only crackling, but screaming as well. And in the midst of the churning fire, she saw something tumbling toward the entrance. She stayed still as raggedly black clothed man hurled out of the tunnel. He landed hard on his back with full force and rolled slowly in agony. The black fire shrunk into nothing, its noises echoing, as well, into nothing. Tariku didn't move as the man rocked, moaning, holding himself. But after some time, she slowly crept to him. She bent down and gently put her hand on his shoulder. He flinched and looked up. both of them gasped. It was Meliki. She stood up quickly and backed away.
"Wait," he croaked. He rolled his body so that he could see her. Tariku stared. this wasn't the calm, menacing Meliki from the lake. His elegant suit was ripped in some places, he looked like he was bleeding, and........he looked scared. His golden eyes looked terrified.
"Please......." he whispered,"Please, help."
She didn't move.........but relucantly, she stepped towards him.
"Where are you hurt?"
Meliki tried to give a smile of thanks but, he began to groan in pain, his teeth clenched. Tariku began to take out her herbs from her pouch.

[napeir]

Napeir lunged forward, he had picked up her scent and sharply turned to follow it.
" Whatever happened don't let me be to late"he said to himself.
As the scent drew nearer he spotted Tariku leaning over a body in a small clearing, clearing the bushes he stopped beside her, a snarl quickly growing in his throat.
" Meliki, what are you doing here!" he yelled!

[tariku]

Tariku whipped around.
"Napeir!"
Meliki groaned again, she turned back, putting a hand to his forehead.
"Napeir, help me. He's hurt."
A tiny part of her mind was saying,'Why are you helping him?! He's plotting to take you from Napeir! He's obviously evil!'
But, she pushed it back. 'He's hurt and he asked for my help.'
She took out a long bundle of tiny, leafy branched stalks. She needed to look at his wounds. She reached for the torn cloth of his shirt.

[napeir]

Napeir stared at Tariku, why had she yeled at him, and more case, why was she helping Meliki.
" ok, how can i help" he said, feeling strange.

[tariku]

Tariku was concentrating on a horrible sight. Something had cut Meliki so deep, she could see the white of ribs. She bit her bottom lip. "What in the worlds did this to you?!" She looked at Meliki, angry yet worried.

Meliki smirked. Big mistake. He began to cough violently. The monstrous cuts were stinging like ants were biting him inside. He clutched his chest but had his arms forced down by Tariku. 'She's bloody strong!' he thought.

Tariku turned her head to Napeir. "Hurry, keep his arms down. His wounds are infected, I have to clense them." She looked at her small pile of herbs. "I hope I have enough," she prayed silently.

[napeir]

Napeir hesitated, then moved over to hold his arms down.
" Meliki, you owe me for this one" napeir said.
Napeir thought for a minute, then stared at Meliki.
" so what did this to you" he asked, wondering who his enemy could get in such a position.

[tariku]

Meliki gritted his teeth, hissing as Tariku examined the cuts.
"Had a little row with.........a friend." He used venomous sarcasm for 'friend.' he suddenly cried out.
"Geez, woman! You can just look at them! Don't mess with the bleeding cuts!"
Tariku gave him a quick glare, before poking at one of the bloody lines. Meliki growled, feeling like he was being tortured. She finally stopped and began to sprinkle crushed herbs.

[napeir]

Napeir glared at him, it was strange, hi enemin which he left behind, got here before him, and was in this condition.Watching him squirm from Tarikus touch made him want to laugh, but he held his tounge, something was different.
" Hold still and take it like a man, if you don't it could get infected" Napeir yelled.

[tariku]

"Don't yell," Tariku hissed.
"Both of you, retract your claws for just a Heavenly moment!" She was trying to concentrate on how much of each herb to add.
"You should heal in a day's time now, if you do not play with the wounds and stay prone for most of the time." She began to pull out bandages.

Meliki glared at Napeir, damning the one who gave him these wounds, so that he was defenseless in front of the barbarian.
"A whole day on my back......" a wicked smile creeped.
"What should I do during that time, mil'lady?" His eyebrows raised suggestively. Tariku gave a small smile............and a quick slap on each cheek.
"Be thankful I stayed to help you and made sure Napeir didn't kill you.......I could have just killed you myself easily."
Meliki blankly stared at her, shocked beyond words. Inside, Tariku was smiling and laughing but one the outside, she was wrapping her herbs back into her pouch.

[napeir]

Napeir heard Tariku yell at him and he scooted back, what meliki had done back by the lack was unforgiving, but he had to let wemon be wemon.
" You should have, it would have been one less trouble off my back" Napeir said
Napeir glared around the clearing, something wasn't right, for one, Meliki got here before he had, and with wounds beond words. Napeir stood there, staring into the moonlight.
" It's always me that gets the trouble, i guess its rubbing onto you" napeir said

[tariku]

"Yeah, thanks so much," Meliki said in disgusted sarcasm. He glared at Tariku, who forced him to a sitting position, as she wrapped his entire chest.
"What are you two doing in here anyway? Thought you were smart enough to stay by the lake to camp for the night, barbarian. Have you any bloody idea of what sculks out here this late?!"

Tariku rolled her eyes. "Goodness! And I thought house women snapped the most! You two in a room by yourselves would be an entertaining cat fight." She finished, fixing the end of the bandage.

[napeir]

Napeir turned toward Meliki.
" i'm no barbarian, i am a mage" napeir yelled " and yes, stick us both in a room together, lets see how it would end"
Napeir stared past the trees, a glimmer of the lake caught his eye.
" if you can remember, were out here because of you" napeir said, calmly