Jingle Bells... (Doogie/OPEN)

[Shun]

(Continued from Summoning vs. Drawing)

The door was opened, and two teenagers were about to cross into the next area. The hot and safe air from the First District came to play with the Second District's cold one. Everything looked deserted, as usual. "Heh, the Third District is worse than this." One of the boys though as he stepped outside the boundaries of the safe area. Long black hair covered his head as a magical book was protected by his right hand. Eyes of emerald scanned the area, looking for any sign of enemies.

"The coast is clear, Doogie." Shun said as he walked inside the district, probably being followed by his friend. Even though Shadow Heartless were absolutely weak, running into a group of them could turn into a suicide mission. "Aero" The summoner muttered as he looked for the gizmo shop. It was rumored that the key to revealing the keyhole (ironic, isn't it?) was inside the abandoned store.

The boy opened his book and searched for a special page. "There, let's get going." he said as he looked at the Book of Memories. A picture of a warrior dressed in white armor could be seen: Sin.

[lexaeus]

For the first time in awhile, Xavier had strolled away from Jadis and acquired some free time.Something he desperately needed. His mind was a hurricane of thoughts and fights. The true Xavier trying to break free and the hex put on his mind to keep him subtle, not a pretty sight if one could see it.

"Time....time is all I need to be the best Knight for Jadis. A Knight that can be worthy of protecting her. But to hone my skills I need an opponent." Xavier said to himself softly as he passed the Gizmo shop. He walked down the stairs and noticed someone familiar. Shun, from a couple days ago. he showed much disrespect the the Queen. An apology was needed.

Slowing his pace down, Xavier fastened his black trench coat and tied it up so it would flap and expose his signature black chain-mail. He lowered his head and tried to conceal the glow of the runes on his skin that had begun to glow. His darkness hungers for something, and only an encounter with Shun will tell the White Knight what it was.

[Doogie]

So, after hearing all that Shun was saying while in the First District, and seeing him lead the way to the Second District, Doogie made sure his sword was half-way loose from it's scabbard at his hip, and checked in his notebook to make sure he had several different pages with semi-complete drawings. One short, fierce looking dragon, that was missing a tail. And Doogie also had a friendly looking wizard, who was missing a hat, and also he had a large warrior whom was missing a sword, and his helmet. Once those things had been drawn on any of Doogie's drawings, that specific drawing would come alive.

So, after checking that he was all set for a new adventure, he too stepped through the doors leading to the Second District. As he stepped through the doors, he looked around, awed by the...emptiness of the Second District. Sure, there were doors leading to shops on the sides of the District, but it was missing something....people! The Second District was missing people! The only people in the whole part of the District that Doogie could see was him and Shun. Wait...is that a person over there? It looks like it, and they have a black trench coat, and they seem to be trying to appear as if they aren't there...it seems mysterious...I should tell Shun! Maybe he will know who this stranger is! So, that's exactly what Doogie did. He tapped Shun on the shoulder and quietly asked him,

"Hey Shun, do you see that person over there near those steps?" Doogie pointed over at the steps near the Gizmo Shop. "Yea, over there. Do you know him? He looks oddly mysterious, and just plain old creepy!"

[shadow117]

(Mind if I join?.)

As the young Time Wizard Tyson entered the second district he didn't expect to see others the instant he entered the empty, abandoned district. When he entered the district he stopped because his deep blue eyes noticed two teenagers in front of him, they seemed to be distracted bu something or someone and one of them was clearly suspicious, the other seemed quiet but acknowledged his suspicion. Tyson was slightly confused by his encounter, Jadis the White Witch seemed sure that there might be nobody here obviously she was wrong.

He surveyed his surroundings first, and he couldn't help but notice another being in the area near the building with Gears. Tyson thought that this was a strange place, he looked around again incase he saw any sign of heartless and sighed with relief after the thought of those creatures passed by his mind. But he was still aware and kept an eye open for any sign of danger, the two teenagers in front of him hadn't noticed him yet so he would have to make the first introduction, he wouldn't usually be the first to speak but since these weren't normal circumstances he said "So, what brings you two here?, isn't this place meant to be desserted?." He asked in what he hoped to be in a casual tone of voice he didn't want to start a fight or an argument he patiently waited for they're response.

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[Shun]

(Not at all, that's why it is open)

However, right before Shun began to walk again, this time the Gizmo Shop as his destination, he felt a slight tap on his right shoulder. Slightly turning around, he now faced a calmed Doogie. However, he also noticed that there was another person standing in front of the door leading to the "Safe District", but he decided to not pay much attention to him yet. "Hey Shun, do you see that person over there near those steps? Yea, over there. Do you know him? He looks oddly mysterious, and just plain old creepy!" He heard the blond boy say as he pointed at a figure with his finger.

The summoner gazed at the man near the Gizmo Shop, who has slowed his pace toward them. Something inside him told him he had seen him before, but where? He had seen many people that wore black coats, so it wouldn't be that easy to find out until he was closer. "I can't be sure, he is very far and I have seen many people with similar coats. Let's go and see, our destination is behind that person anyway." However just as he was going to start walking toward the mysterious man, another voice was heard behind him.

"So, what brings you two here?, isn't this place meant to be deserted?."

"Huh?" Shun said before turning around to see who was this person. It was the same person that had entered the district a few seconds ago. The summoner could tell that he was a bit older than Doogie and him. Eyes of emerald met the newcomer's blue ones before the teenager decided to reply. "We were about to explore the Gizmo Shop, you are more than welcome to join us. And yes, nobody lives here, but few people come for exploring or fighting Heartless. By the way, the name's Shun." The summoner said calmly before extending his hand for him to shake.

[shadow117]

After he had spoken to the two teens in front of him, both looked younger than him and he felt a slight amount of responsibility over his shoulders. It made him feel somewhat wiser too, he noticed that the one called Doogie had seen someone lurking by the Gizmo Shop as well, he had never been in such a strange scenario like this before, but then again he was in a new world and it was full of surprises though he didn't enjoy surprises that much. After a minute of thought the one called Shun made the first introduction and held out his hand.

Tyson wondered for a moment wiether he would be able to trust the young teen, but he shook his hand anyway and introduced himself "Pleasure to meet you, my name's Tyson Yomatu I'm quite a bit of an adventurer my self, and who might this be?."

[/b] he indicated to the man beside Shun, though he had heard his name aloud he thought that it would be polite to have a proper introduction.
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[lexaeus]

Xavier stopped when he saw another person had arrived. Great, now this was going to be even more difficult to get what he needed. A leap of action is going to be needed. With a heavy sigh Xavier teleported himself to the exact center of the three.

"What is your business here, in the land of Jadis?" Xavier lowered the hood on his trench coat to reveal his face. A pale, scar ridden face with a look that send kids running. He didn't want to deal with any threats to Jadis or himself. Especially with one of the three having a bad record with him anyway.

[Doogie]

So, there was a man who seemed friendly enough, and was introducing himself.

"Pleasure to meet you, my name's Tyson Yomatu I'm quite a bit of an adventurer my self, and who might this be?"[/color]

"Why it is a great pleasure to meet you Tyson! My name is Doogie!

Then, the mysterious man clad in a black trench coat decided to pop in on this party of introductions and said,

"What is your business here, in the land of Jadis?"

Well, wasn't that just strange. Who was this Jadis person? This preson sounded really offended!

"Who the heck is Jadis? And we are just here to explore! So if you have a problem, then just calm down, and we can talk about it like civilized people.

And with this being said, Doogie checked his sword again, and felt that it was infact loose from his scabbard. He was really hoping that this wouldn't turn into a fight, but when people sounded like that guy did, and the man that asked this question was in a black trench coat, fights normally occured.

[shadow117]

"It's great to meet you too Doogie"

[/color] Tyson replied with a friendly smile but after the brief introduction a man appeared, wearing a trench coat but he had lowered his hood and revealed his face. Tyson had never met him before and wondered what on earth was going on, he hoped just as much as Doogie that it wouldn't come to a fight because after all they were only here to explore since that's what adventurers do, but if it ever came to a fight then he would have no choice, he could feel his paranoia kicking in and he half wanted to reach for his sword on his back but he bit back that thought, and focused on how they could get themselves out of this mess.

So this man was working with Jadis whom Tyson had met earlier, after he had landed on Traverse Town. She seemed nice enough but he didn't want to tell Shun or Doogie, incase he would end being a suspicion. He had only met Jadis by coincidence, and she had been very helpful to him. He half wanted to ask what are you? to the man in the trench coat but he thought that would be too rude, so instead he asked "Who are you?." In what he hoped to be a friendly tone of voice.
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[Shun]

Shun's warm smile vanished as the man wearing a trench coat decided to poof in, obviously skipping formalities. The being revealed its face, which turned out to be very familiar and unfortunately somewhat unfriendly. A soft sigh escaped the boy's lips as he glanced at the book held by his right hand. "First of all, did Jadis managed to kill the clown god? Second, we are here only to explore, so acting in a hostile way isn't a good choice." Shun glanced at Doogie before continuing. "And third, what brings you here, Xavier?

Like the other two boys, he believed that fighting Xavier wouldn't be such a good idea; besides, it would only be a waste of time. They were at the Second District to explore, especifically to find out if the keyhole rumor was true. However, as Shun continued to gaze at the newcomer, he realized that Jadis was nowhere to be seen. Why would the White Knight leave the White Witch alone?

(Kinda lame, I need to wake up by Shun muse)

[lexaeus]

God Clown? Xavier had only heard of a clown named Kefka, not of a God Clown. Xavier moved his head to faintly look at Shun and responded,

"No, we have not yet met this God Clown, but rest assured he will be dealt with. As for exploring here, it would be a good idea to let me or even Lyon know you are going to be present. Trespassing is never a good thing. As for why I'm here....Something just told me to be here. Is that such a crime. And boy, don't even think of drawing that sword on me" Xavier shot his glance at Doogie and then brought it back to Shun.

The last time he and this boy met Xavier made him promise to not tell what happened to the monkey boy Zidane. Hopefully today would be different.

[Doogie]

"...As for exploring here, it would be a good idea to let me or even Lyon know you are going to be present. Trespassing is never a good thing. As for why I'm here....Something just told me to be here. Is that such a crime. And boy, don't even think of drawing that sword on me"[/color]

Oh no he didn't! Sure, Doogie might only be 15, but he wasn't by any means a boy! So, glaring with his meanest look, he said to Xavier,

"Ok, first of all, can you please just stop being rude? Cause I was not even "drawing my sword" at you. I happened to reach down out of habit. And who the heck is Lyon? And why should we even bother letting you know? Cause as far as I saw when we walked in here, it didn't say anything about letting Lyon and...you know that we were gonna go exploring in the Second District! So, why don't you just stop being so uptight and rude, and try being nice for once!"

Doogie was starting to get ticked at this, and flipped his hair off to the side, habitually from when it had been longer. The flipping of his hair always seemed to happen only when he was upset. He never knew why he did it, but he did it anyway.

(O.O Oh snap...Doogie just got mad...xD)

[shadow117]

So Xavier was his name, Tyson had never met him before in his life but apparently Shun and Doogie have met him before, and whatever happened the last time they met, must not have been pleasant. Because the way they treated eachother explained that they didn't get on very well from the start, or maybe Xavier was just too paranoid kind of like he was, he had a flashback of drawing his blade in the middle of the first district that was when he first landed on Traverse Town, and there he met Jadis. Xavier seemed to be working for her, she sure does get around Tyson thought as he felt Doogie's temper boiling. He looked at Shun who seemed un-interested in Xavier too Tyson wondered what had happened the last time they met, and decided to ask the question.

"Hey Shun." He whispered to the summoner to his right "Who is this guy?, have you two met him before?, whatever happened must not have been pleasant." He hoped that Shun would answer because he was very eager to know what happened.

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[Shun]

Trespassing? Oh please, even Kefka hadn't said something like that, and he was sure crazy. Had a new level of insanity been created? Possibly. Also, why would Shun need to tell Xavier everytime he planned to change districts? He knew the town way better than both of them put together, it had been his home for quite some time. He opened his mouth to reply, but a rather angered Doogie won the race. Fearing the worst, the summoner quickly shouted a spell in case either of them started to attack. "Reflect! Now, everyone, let's calm down, take a deep breath and talk like civilized people. Ok? Got it? Great."

God! There wasn't any need to start a fight. If Doogie and Xavier had gotten the idea of fighting, Shun would be forced to act. Suddenly, he heard a whisper beside him, its source probably being Tyson. "He's one of Jadis's knights, Xavier, and one with a short temper, I would say. I believe this is the first time Doogie meets him, but indeed, I know him from several days ago. Our last encounter was somewhat... unpleasant, especially when he tried to scare me after Jadis's experience a loss of control. It's really a long story." Of course, the nobody probably thought that he had succeeded. But he was obviously mistaken: Shun had never promised anything.

[lexaeus]

Xavier simply rolled his eyes at Doogies anger, such strong attitude about such a little thing. Humans were never the brightest bulbs.

"You speak a high game of anger. I have only spoken of what is to be new of this town, not in a rude way but a warning of sense. Typical of a human to be so myopic that they can't see that they're being treated with more kindness then they deserve. Now I am rude to pay you in kind. I would advise you not to speak to me about the Lady Jadis in such a tone."

His acute sense of hearing picked up on Tysons question, but Shun took it into his own accord to answer. "I am a direct line to Jadis human, if you were do wish to speak with her you would ask me. Lyon is simply a tool in her works. But since you've shown me such disrespect and arrogance....a price is to paid. Your choice however."