[DONE] U + Me = What good?

[morgen]

Lucien lay in a large flower bed, watching the clouds go bye. His mind pictured each cloud as a snake, dragon, and some of a little girl laughing. Lucien blinked, getting back to reality and looking at the tons of flowers that he was laying on. His wings were out stretched, thinking that no one would ever come here. He watches as pollen flew into the air form the wind and would settle on his wings. He smiled and started to think about how most people just look at the bare things and don't appreciate the good things. He thought about the clouds and the flowers, ever then days that had a cool breeze on the hot day, like this one. He looked back up at the clouds and closed his eyes. He hummed a lullaby that he had made up and didn't notice that his quiet time would turn into something else.

(Ya, it won't be quiet, Anne will show up ^_^)

[Rainbowfountain]

Anne was smoking her drag as usal, Brutus was now a full grown dragon and followed smartly beside her. Anne looked up at the big snake like creature. He had a regal head, and huge dorsle fins, his wings were like the flippers of dolphins, and his flesh was a soft scaly feeling.
"You grew quite a bit haven't you Brutus?" Anne asked smiling, and exhaling smoke from her lungs. Brutus shot out his forked tongue, and licked the side of Anne's face, she laughed. That disturbing feeling of being 'tasted' never got old.
It is thanks to you for being a wonderful master that I turned out this way.
Anne reached up his long neck and stroked his head,
"It is a pleasure dearie." A gust of wind blew, and it Anne's favorite green plaid hat flew off her head, revealing red curly hair which swayed in the wind. Brutus shot out his tongue once again like a chameleon and tried to grab the hat but was too late.
I will return it master,
"It's okay, really," Anne said not wanting to cause her darling trouble, but stubbornly he left anyway. With a sigh, Anne continued to walk through the grove, eventually she came to an opening and sneezed at the entrance.
"Woah, lot of pollen here today." With a sudden gasp, there before her was Lucien. Anne quickly grabbed for her holsters that held her deadly steel.

[morgen]

Lucien continued to hum then felt a strong breeze. Lucien tightened his eyes then opened them slowly, feathers form his wings were flying into the air now. He sighed and yawned quietly, not having a care in the world. Lucien heard something and looked around. He saw someone then he saw black everywhere. Lucien's wings flapped and he sat up quickly. A hat fell from covering his face to his lap.
"Where'd this come from?" he asked himself, investigating it. "Looks familiar" he told himself, looking closer at it. He looked around then put the hat on his head and laughed. "Nah, I wouldn't steal something like this" he said as if talking to someone else. He took the hat off and continued to examine it when he heard something. He looked around and still didn't see anything, he shrugged and laid back down. He put the hat over his face and closed his eyes. "Smells like Anne..." he told himself, not thinking anyone was around.

(XD Brutus grabbed the hat and roars, Lucien gets SCARED! ^_^)

[Rainbowfountain]

Brutus stopped abruptly and hovered over Lucien. He growled deeply and looked at Anne who was ready to fight. However, she calmed herself and relaxed. "He's different from before...much calmer."
What would you like for me to do master?
"Nothing, he's fine. Leave the poor thing alone." Quietly Anne walked up to Lucien and sat beside him. She kept a small distance away and examined him from afar.
The pleasant wind felt great on Anne's back.
"Brutus, your fine." Anne whispered, and in return Brutus lightly landed and poofed into his small form. Slowly he slithered up to Anne and coiled around her clavical and rested on her shoulders.

[morgen]

Lucien heard the growl and opened his eyes just to see black. 'I was dreaming' he told himsel, closing his eyes again. He heard whispering and small crunching of the flowers being stepped on. His eyes opened and he looked around in the hat. He heard something and smelled a stronger sent of Anne. He started thinging that Anne was there with Brutus. He sat up and let the hat fall off his face. He rubbed his eyes and looked to the right. "Hmmm?" he hummed as he wondered and thought he was wrong. He tooked forward and didn't see anything so he turned his head to the left and saw Anne sitting in the flowers with Brutus around her neck. She was staring at him and he could feel his face get red and cold sweat run down his face. He felt clumps build up in his throat. He looked at Brutus, gulped and waves slowly. "You... um... lost this" he studdered, holding out the hat to Anne. He didn't wait for Anne to grab it, he tossed it towward her and it landed in front of her. He quickly stood up as the hat landed near her and backed up. He was ready to run when he had the chance. 'I bet she's pissed at me! For kissing her and I bet she'll never forgive me for the first time we met' he worried, twiddling his fingers and waiting for the right moment to run.

[Rainbowfountain]

Anne quickly caught the hat and looked up at him, "I'm relieved that you are okay," She smiled at him with laughing,bright eyes. Brutus simply ignored Lucien's presence and flicked his tongue facing another direction. Anne stood up, and placed her prized hat on her head, "Thank you very much Lucien." Anne chuckled seeing his red face and fear in his eyes, "I'm not a psyco killer, so don't worry. I forgive you, and am really glad to see you again. Oh, and about Shana, she's feeling much better."

[morgen]

(It's Hannah ^^)

Lucien gulped and he kept his mouth shut to keep him teeth from chattering. His face went hot as he blushed deeper. "Um... ok... that's good" he told, not really sure why he was saying. He looked at Brutus and squinted his eyes to a glare. "It hates me" he explained, not knowing that Anne already knew that. He looked at Anne's hat then at his twiddling fingers. "Um... you... smell good" he said, gulping between words. 'Ugh! I'M SO STUPID!' he thought to himself, twiddling his fingers a little faster.

(try and add more detail please ^^)

[Rainbowfountain]

(Okay )
Anne blushsed slightly and looked down at Brutus, a smile filled her face and she started to laugh.
"Brutus doesn't like strangers. Well, strangers that attack me that is. Even if that did happen before, it's all water under the bridge now." Brutus flicked his tongue in ignorance and hid his head behind Anne's shoulder.
"You know," Anne started as she began to walk closer to him. Her hands were behind her back as she walked towards him, and the guns within their holsters bounced from the sway of her hips. Once she was right before him, Anne leaned in suddenly as if to stare him over, then leaned back to her regular posture,
"...we really have not greeted each other. You know..." Anne's british voice trailed off and she turned her head slightly to look away from Lucien as if to ponder something, then she looked back at him and continued,
"you know...like introduce ourselves, since our first meeting with each other was pretty much a bad one. So, let's turn a new leaf and start over." Anne took off her leather glove and revealed her creamy light skin as she reached out to shake Lucien's hand,
"My name is Annelia Lavandeir, it is a pleasure to meet you Lucien. I am flattered by your compliment."
It seemed as if Anne was shining for a moment as the sun shined over them.

[morgen]

(THANK YOU!)

Lucien stared at the dragon like snake and cletched his teeth as he listened to Anne's calming voice. He ignored how she used an expression he'd never heard before, water under a bridge, and watched Brutus carefully. Lucien saw Anne getting closer and he froze. His wings stiff in the wind, ever the feathers were clung tight to the bone of him wing. The wing blew and only a few of the feathers moved. He didn't blink or anything when Anne got closer to look at him. His eyes were no long on Brutus, it wason the gun at Anne's side.
'What if she's just doing the cute nice act and she's a hunter! I've had tomany of them' he worried. Lucien watched as she pulled away and couldn't keep her eyes on him. He heard her explain about re-meeting and he liked that idea. He figured that he would have a better chance of being her friend... but he knew that the past always came up a least once again.
'What if she mocks me for kissing her before?' he asked himself, watching as she took off her glove and stuck it out. He looked up at her hair that hung down out of the hat. He smiled and shook her hand. He didn't know hard hard to squeeze but he did remember Anne saying she was a tough girl so his grip was semi-tough.
"Nice ta meet'cha Annelia. Is it ok if I call you Anne?" he asked, smiling sweetly.
"My name is Lucien... JUST Lucien" he told, exclaming the, just, so she could tell that he only had a first name.
"What about him? It's Brutus, right?" he asked, pointing at the snake with his other hand. Lucien was no long stiff or frozen, his wings drooped at his side and his face was the normal cream color. The smile on his face didn't match the old side of him, it matched the new and kind side of him. His voice was rough and tough but he tried to make it sound sweet and gental.

(I have a question, when I do ' ' for the thoughts, does it mess you up? Should I make it italicized instead?)

[Rainbowfountain]

(Your welcome, and no, you're fine. I understand crystal clear!)
Anne smiled back and was surprised by his strong grip, "You're funny you know that Lucien?" Anne looked down at her snake-like friend, "Yes, this is Brutus, and sure, you can call me Anne if you would like to." Quickly Anne pulled away from the shake and slid her fingers back into her leather glove.
"Forgive me for jerking away...you see I have bad skin from my past and all. Oh, and please excuse my habit...it aslo links to my past." Anne walked around Lucien and was at an angle where the wind was not blowing, she took out her drag and began to smoke.
"So Lucien..." Anne said trying to break the awkward silence, "Why are you here?" The green eyes of Anne could not help but stare at Lucien's face. He's changed. Brutus raised his head for a moment and slithered down Anne's leg and into the grass.
"Going somewhere dearie?" Anne called in a muffled british voice. Brutus looked back and turned into his dragon form. There was a silence and Anne nodded.
"Alright then, be safe," with that said, Brutus flew off.

[morgen]

Lucien felt Anne pull away and he felt a shock to his heart. He didn't understand why she pulled away so quickly. She then explained that something about her hand related to her past. He stared at her hand as she stated smoking. He smelled smoke and quickly looked up at Anne's face. Lucien heard her question and waited until the snake had left so all her attention was on him. Lucien watched as the dragon creature slithered off.
"Um... why am I here? Oh, I just wanted a break... piece... you know" he explained, staring at Anne's eyes then at the smoke then back at her face.
"You know, that'll ruin your beautiful face" he commented, not trying to sound rude. His wings twitched at the odd silence that quickly feel between them.
"Um... I have a couple of questions that I would like you to answer" he started. "You don't have to if you don't want to... First off, how'd you and the snake meet? Also, your past, mind explaining?" he asked, looking down at his feet that were digging into the dirt after he asked about her past.

[Rainbowfountain]

Anne stared at Lucien for a moment with a joking look on her face, "If I had a nickle for everytime someone told me that I'd be rich!" A smilef formed on Anne's face and she simply said,
"I met Brutus through a dream. I dreamt of him and he appeared in my arms when I woke up, period. He was an egg at that time however," Anne sighed, "I had a really weird and painful past." Anne put out her pipe and sat down on grass, she hugged her knees close to herself and rested her head on them.
"I was nine when I was kidnapped by nemisis of our country. We were at war with each other because my father objected to the inhumane ways of king Adriel. His way of thinking was: 'the strong live, and the weak die'." Anne grimaced thnking about it, "The weak were the poor and the sickly. To rid the country of such burdens, King Adriel sent them, the poor, to this place constructed for testing. There at the testing site they put people under tests like lab rats to try out new products. Some tests are minor, others are fatal." Anne thought for a moment and continued, "Before I was kidnapped, I heard things about what the victims did there other than being tested on. I heard that they were forced to do manual labor, beaten and tested on until they were sick or weak, starved when not following orders...and so on. So of course, hearing this my father stepped into action to stop this from getting worse...heh, king Adriel did not like that one bit. While I was asleep one night, our castle was bombarded with a surprise attack. Within the frey and panic, I was kidnapped by an assassin. Lucky for me, I was not killed...yet." Anne shook her head and laughed for a moment, "I woke up in a small cargo train. It was congested with loads of people, and all of them were sitting there blinking as if they had nothing else to do. None of them talked or anythng, and I noticed that I was hidden under a seat, and right beside me was an orphan boy name Drake." Anne looked up at the sky with a smile, "Yes, Drake was beside me that day, and I was frighten out of my mind and he calmed me and became my friend. You see, what happened to the people was that they were injected with a serum, I don't recall what it was, but it made them forget everything about themselves and weakened there sense of judgement. Lucky for me, Drake hid me from the people who distributed the lethal injection. Drake said that he escaped before with his father, but his father was killed recently at that time and..."Anne stopped and looked at Lucien, "Do you really want for me to go on?"

[morgen]

Lucien was now on the ground, criss crossed staring at Anne. His wide eyes scanning over her face. His listened to her deep story and nodded at the parts that he had felt.
"Listen Anne, I'm deeply sorry! Do you mind telling me about your hands and this Drake boy. Sounds like you knew him or still do. Where were you guys sent to? How'd you meet that boy in the woods?" he asked, into Anne's story. He knew that it was no story but it was life, but anyone would be wanting to hear more. He grabbed one of Anne's hand with his gloved hand.
"Do you see? We both need to hide our hands from something in our past" he explained, trying to make Anne feel alittle better.
"Please, go on" he said, nodding slightly.

[Rainbowfountain]

Anne giggled a bit, "Alright, I'll continue." With a deep breath, Anne started again,"Well, like I said, Drake's father was killed and eventually Drake became poor again. So, in the end Drake ended up taken back to where he escaped from: the treatment center. The government called it 'Gateway', they called it Gateway because it was the 'beginning of new things' when in fact it was a inhumane way of testing things and treating people."
Anne shook her head, "After arriving there, Drake explained to me the importance of staying alive and knowing the town well. The good thing about Drake was that he had a photographic memory, and remembered every room...every building within gateway. Drake also knew people who volunteered to stay behind so they could escape with another group or people, or help the ones that avoided getting injected with that weird serum. Heh, to think a twelve year old like him knew that much. Anyway, Drake took me to those people and they took me in. While I was there the people working for the king took me and began treating me like everyone else. They injected me with who knows how much serums and remedies for cures and such. They made me sick on purpose and tested medicine, they tested cosmetic products on me, they tested me tobacco products. I was nothing more than a body to be used to them. Of course, while I was there, i did not just simply allowed for them to abuse me like that. There was countless times I rebelled against them," Anne looked off into the distance and it seemed as if tears were forming into her eyes, "For punishment,they used to beat me constantly, then they cursed my name and my people, whipped me, and forced me to do painful testing. I remember the days I couldn't feel my arms from so many injections, and I also remember the times I could not even move because I was so sick." Anne looked at the sky once again, trying not to look weak before Lucien,"Though even if I did rebell, I did get an education. There was a small rundown school within Gateway, they taught us regular school things. This system was only used to keep us busy when not tested on. The administers of Gateway weren't too bright when it came to keeping others busy." Anne laughed suddenly, at a memory and then continued,
"Yeah so, for years it was a constant cycle. Testing,testing,school,check up, meal, bed, work. For eight years, I've been doing the same thing. Many friends died during those times, many comrades faded away until they were nothing but vegetables."
A silence filled Anne and her face was troubled for a moment, tears streamed down her face, "When people left me,when they died, I felt so useless. A princess like me could not help those poor people. Those days..." Anne sniffled, "I felt like ending my life. Drake, who is such a bright boy, came up with an Idea one day. It was an escape plan, it took months to set up but it was completed. To make a long story short, it worked, and I was almost free, but I fell." Anne shook her head and wiped the tears from her face, "I lost my balance and fell off of the escape craft Drake and his crew made. In the end, I was captured, about twelve dozen people escaped, and Drake's right arm was severed."

Anne scowled at the thought, "You can imagine what they did to me after that. During my severe punishment and interegation, they forced me to try a pipe. In fact, it is the same pipe I have today. The pipe...the tobacco... It was so strong that it did something to my system. Now, I get sick...if I don't use it." Anne took out her pipe and examined it's wooden features, "Anyway, couple more years passed, and then there was an explosion. I found a girl, with palm tree leaves attatched to her back, turns out they were wings. She lost everything including her memory, and had within her arms a green egg. It was a griffin egg."

"Amazingly on that same day, we were about to escape once again. This time, it was the whole community trying to escape this time. Oh, and ever since Drake left, he met up with my Mother and Father and explained our story. They named crowned him as my knight and sent him out with his own personal crew of people to go and rescue me. Be aware that my country was still at war during that time. So, I, the leader of the escape plan set everything in action. Turns out, I wasn't the only one that could handle guns well. Cherie, the girl I found (I name her), could handle weapons too. So that made things even more easier. Once again long story short, the fraction of our community exploded their way out of Gateway. Drake met us outside the fortress walls with a fleet of transportaion for the escapees. Cherie and I boarded the named ship 'Gateway' (Drake found it fitting to name it that) and eversince then we've been trying to find away to free the others." Anne took a deep breath.
"Cherie explained to us that griffons are noble creatures that will lend there help to those in need, however, all of the griffons where wiped out. So on our journey (which we are still on), we are out to find griffons who may have survived and collecting griffon eggs if there are any left. We're also searching for the rebirth site, which is where we can ressurect the species and so on."
"Finally, let me explain on how I met Husky. I met him randomly on a beach one day. He was in human form, nude, and was clonked out of course. Being the Christian I am, I lent him so clothes to wear and became friends with him. He's taking a liking to me actually, and I find him the sweetest thing ever. He's like a little brother, though we are only a year apart. He's a merman, quite rare it is for one to have the power to turn human." Anne stretched and fell back. She was tired of explaining now, and was getting sleepy.
"I'm finished."

[Rainbowfountain]

((Gosh that is long Dx I'm sorry!)