The Next Morning [Finished]

[Isurugi Mei]

Mei woke up rather early, not really looking forward to start another day of training her people. She stretch, extending one arm as far as it could go over her head while the other worked at getting rid of the sleep from her eye. Got up off her bed and stretched again towards the ceiling before grabbing her feet to stretch towards the ground. After she was done with that, she gathered the items needed to take a bath. She stepped outside and surveyed the tents. If this was the Queens realm, the moon would have been setting in the sky to give way to the morning sun. It would have been rather darkness of midnight would have still had its on the morning. But this was Heaven, there was no such thing as darkness in the skies.

She decided to make her way towards where she could wash up before she realized that she should wake up her sister. She went back into her tent and discovered that Amelia's bed was empty. How did I miss that? Mei figured that she was already in the midst of cleansing her body and set out to do the same.

[Isurugi Amelia]

Stretching as she woke from her slumber, Amelia looked around to find that she still in Gin's tent. She looked and saw him lying there next to her. He looked so peaceful and it looked like the slightest movement or sound would wake him up so she didn't bother to kiss him even though she wanted to. She floated out of bed to not disturbed him to where her feet landed softly on the ground. Her eyes were on him once and she smiled before turning to leave his tent.

Just as she lifted the flap, the light from the outside burned her eyes. She couldn't understand why it was already light out so early in the morning. She rubbed her eyes and looked around and saw her sister not to far away, heading towards her. She let the flap go of Gin's tent and stood in Mei's path.

[Hatulan]

As befit his nature, Hatulan had kept his eyes open to all the goings on of the camp, though the lack of a discernable day-night cycle was slightly unnerving to him.
Perhaps I've spent too long in the Mortal Realm? he thought to himself.
In many ways, the camp resembled Mortal bivouacs, despite the current locale, so he was largely unimpressed.
More interesting were the martial exercises held the other "day," which really showcased the warhost's prowess.

Afterwards, he'd watched the particpants retire to their respective sections, though he continued to observe.
It wasn't like the leader of the army had called him out as a spy, and only a powerful individual could have such troops at his disposal, so Hatulan considered that if Gin felt any danger from him, Hatulan would not likely know it before the first attack.

Curious, he thought, noting the fae woman from other day, whose sister had apologized for... ...inappropriate behavior.
He thought about ignoring her emergence from the tent, but then, her actions yesterday didn't indicate she'd care what he thought about it.

[Isurugi Mei]

Mei continued her walk towards the baths and saw Amelia stepped out of one of the tents. From the looks of it, she looked like she just woke up. When she got closer, she noticed that it was Gin's tent. Mei looked at the tent then at her sister as she stood in her way. "What were you doing in there? Why are you Gin's tent dressed like that?"

As if she as inspecting her sister, Mei looked at her up and down. She wore a very thin night gown that was barely past her thighs with nothing like a robe to cover it all. She scowled at her sister. "You whore! You just can't help yourself. You just had to sleep with every guy you come across!"

She stomped off then, continuing towards her destination. She hardly noticed the dragon watching the scene. She was so infuriated and she didn't know why she was so mad. She was knew she was mad that her sister was sleeping around in Heaven, but she didn't know why she was so angry at her.

[Rosey]

Walking up behind to Hatulan, she was a bit tired and a little confused. She could have sworn that it was very early in the morning, around 4 in the morning if she was in the mortal realm. But the sun was up already, or perhaps it never went down? Perhaps she was still a bit drunk? She looked at the canister in her hand that held the Faerie alcohol and shrugged her shoulders before taking a sip.

When she got behind Hatulan, she noticed Mei yelling at Amelia. It almost amused her to see them act in a typical way. Miss-Goody-Two-Shoes Mei and Sluty Bitch Amelia. She sighed before speaking to Hatulan, "This just a regular routine they go through. Just the usual drama." She watched Mei stomped off. "Breakfast will be served later before training begins." She walked off, not caring to see what happens next.

[Hatulan]

The corner of Hatulan's mouth twitched up a bit at Mei's scolding of her sister, but he refrained from making comment aloud.
He knew Rosey was behind him, but waited for her to speak her mind, believing (rightly so) that she would not tarry in providing her opinion.
He followed in her wake, with nothing better to do.
"The usual?" he asked.
"How often does this sort of thing occur; the sister walking out of a man's tent?"
He chuckled.

[Isurugi Amelia]

Amelia smirked as her sister questioned why she was leaving Gin's tent and how she was dressed. It was just like Mei to act all high and mighty. She wanted to laugh when she started yelling at her. Whenever she had to open her mouth to chide her, Amelia wanted to either leave or smack just so that she wasn't in her face.

Mei stomped off after she was done flapping her mouth, and for some odd reason, she wanted to follow her just to goad her even more. She walked after her, not noticing the two voyeurs. She entered the baths and narrowed her eyes at Mei. "Whats wrong Mei? Jealous? Jealous of me because everywhere I go, the men can't seem to resist me. Not even a Heaven King." She sneered at her, to further entice her.

She then grabbed her night gown and pulled it over her head to just toss on the ground. She started to wash her body off while humming to herself in a way that would annoy Mei.

[Hilde]

Hilde appeared outside the baths, brushing off her clothes from her trip. At first, she didn't know whether or not to walk out in front of the pitched tents to see if anyone was out. In a way if she did, one of two things would happen; either she would be immediately bombarded with questions on her whereabouts by Mei or she would run into Rosey. Either one wouldn't be acceptable right now.

Instead, Hilde peeked from behind the bath house to see Mei and her sister Amelia arguing, Rosey, and the dragon Hatulan she met earlier when he delivered her bruised body back home.

Hilde took advantage of this time to sneak inside the bath house while Mei and Amelia were performing to their audience, hopefully unnoticed. She walked down a hallway and into a room with a prepared bath, along with towels and lotions. Hilde sighed in relief as she took off her clothes and entered the water.

"I'll let Mei know I'm here when this bath stops feeling so great," she joked as she rested in the warm water.

[Isurugi Mei]

"Jealous? Me? Why would I be jealous of a person like you...you...strumpet!" Mei said as she turned around to see that Amelia had follow her into the baths. The face that her sister made really made her want to smack her, however she tried her best to ignore her by removing her own clothes and started washing up. Everything that Amelia was doing was starting to get under her skin, she tried not to let it get to her but at that point was just to mad.

Getting up she walked over to her sister and smacked her. She knew that the water on her face amplified it to make it hurt more. She walked into the room that held the enormous bath tub and saw a little red head inside it. She furrowed her brow. "Rosey? What are you doing here?" But then she realize that it wasn't Rosey, it was some other fae.

[Isurugi Amelia]

While Amelia hummed, she continued to wash her body until her sister got up after she was done washing up to smack her. She didn't expect it to hurt so much but she knew it was going to happen. She rubbed her face for a while watching her sister leave before smiling. She felt like she just won despite the sharp pain to the face.

She finally rinsed off her body and got up to follow Mei to see if she can bug her some more. She got curious though when Mei started to speak to someone. She pushed her sister out of the way to see who it was, hoping it was a guy or something. She then realized that it was just another fae, one of her commanders to be exact. "Thats not Rosey. This one isn't yours." She rolled her eyes at Mei.

That is when she recognized that it was Hilde, someone who wasn't at the training at yesterday. The thought that she had someone that came late to the training like Mei did made her starting thinking of Gin. She didn't want to look bad in front of him. "Where were you?! Why haven't you report in at the time that you were suppose to report in?"

Her face started to feel hot because she was felt like she was winning against Mei but then this fae showed up and it made look bad. She frowned at the girl when it came to her that she wasn't even in the Dream Realm when she left with half of her men and half of Mei's. "Get out of that tub now, or I'll have you court martial for desertion!"

[Hilde]

As soon as Hilde heard Mei's voice questioning whether she was Rosey, her first instinct was to turn around and yell, "I'M NOT ROSEY, DAMMIT!" But because of the respect she had for Mei (unlike her boss Amelia), she turned around and grabbed a towel to cover her top half.

When Hilde turned around to acknowledge Mei, she immediately saw Amelia push her out of the way, looking as pissed as she did when she followed Rosey to the mortal city Paris after Hatulan delivered her to the Dream Realm to check up on her. But there was only two words that were going through her mind when she saw Amelia.

Ah fuck.

"Where were you?!" she yelled. "Why haven't you report in at the time that you were suppose to report in? Get out of that tub now, or I'll have you court martial for desertion!"

Hilde knew this would happen. But with everything that was happening for the past few days, she couldn't say that she didn't deserve it. So, with a exhale of breath, she nodded. "Yes, ma'am," she said.

Stepping out of the tub, she grabbed a robe and put it on before looking at her superiors; one she acknowledged and the other... not so much.

But, she couldn't let them know that she had been training under Oracle. She didn't feel that the time was right, and plus Oracle made it clear himself also.

"I apologize for my tardiness," she said to both. "After the dragon Hatulan came to the Dream Realm to deposit Rosey, I... isolated myself into training; becoming stronger to further serve Queen Na'ame and our heavenly allies. Witnessing Rosey able to be defeated to such a degree was the motivation for my isolate training.And I was out for so long, that I had no idea that all of our troops left here for training, so once again I apologize."

Hilde bowed in respect to her superiors. It was clear that Amelia was pissed. And even though that she could care two shits and a piss about the loudmouth bitch, she was still working for her. She rose her head and looked at the two sisters.

"But I am here," she continued, "and ready to begin my training..."

[Isurugi Mei]

Mei watched as the red head exited the tub and get yelled at by her sister. She listened to what she had to say and seem sincere in her apologies. But this girl wasn't under her command so she couldn't really much of anything.

She realized that both and her sister were still in the nude. Amelia didn't seem to mind at all, but she started to a bit uncomfortable even though she didn't show it. Perhaps it was because of her stay here in Heaven.

Mei then walked past the fae towards the tub without acknowledging her. She coiled her hair up on top of her head and narrowed her eyes back at Amelia before stepping into the tub.

[Isurugi Amelia]

Folding her arms across her chest, Amelia listened to Hilde's apology and her excuse, which only made her even more angry. "Just because that Rosey girl got kicked around badly doesn't mean you can leave the Dream Realm without telling anyone. Rosey had permission from the Queen her self to leave. Whatever happens to outside of the Dream Realm is her business."

Putting her hands on her hips, she narrowed her eyes back at her sister before she continued. "And whats wrong with my training? Is my training to soft for you? Obviously I have been soft on you, and now you're ready for training? Well, guess what, you can start your training now since you're ready. I want 40 laps around the training grounds, 200 wing exercises, push ups, squats, sit ups, lunges, each, without using any magic. And this has to be done by the time everyone starts their training with Kouzetsu Gin, the Heaven King thats sponsoring all the training. Which means you won't be eating breakfast.

"You will also be responsible for serving lunch and clean up duty during our quick lunch break that us Faeries have. If you somehow find time to grab something to eat then you can eat. There will be an additional clean up duty after dinner for you where you will have to scrub the showers and bath here on your hands and knees. And there will be more exercises from me after you're done with that." She let out a breath to calm her self because she could destroy this girl if she wanted too. But she didn't want to be responsible for killing one of her own and having to deal with her aunts or her mom.

Amelia pushed past the girl while staring her down and got into the tub with Mei to relax before having to leave so that other fae could have their morning bath before they start their day. "I suggest you get to that training that you're ready for now if you don't want to spend all of tonight with me."

[Hilde]

Well, I couldn't say that I didn't see this coming, Hilde thought to herself.

Hilde nodded toward the commands her commander commanded.

...wow, that was repetitive...

"Yes, ma'am," she said before heading to the other side of the room to gather her clothes. "I shall start immediately. You will not be disappointed."

Hilde then walked out of the bath house after putting on her clothes again. As she headed toward the grounds to start her assignments, she only thought of one thing: Once Oracle started teaching me shit, Amelia's going down...

[Isurugi Amelia]

Amelia watched as Hilde put her clothes back on and leaving. She laid back into the tub, she felt good that unlike her sister, she didn't let her men go out doing what they wanted to do without getting checked. When it came to doing her job, she took it seriously. Though she might hit on the guys while training them, she was still good at doing her job.

The bath was feeling great but Amelia felt it would better if her sister wasn't there. Her presence was starting to irritate her, even though she did follow her there just to piss her off. She sat a bit longer before getting up to leave.

She decided to head back Gin's tent to see if he was up. But by the time she got to his tent the fae were getting up to get breakfast. She stood there in thought thinking whether or not she should get something to eat or go into Gin's tent. She decided to check on Gin.

[Mikage Tsubasa]

Tsubasa was not at all enthused to be visiting Gin. She had gone to his offices and had been directed by a small Seraph that his whereabouts were the campground in which he was continuing the training of Heaven's Dream Realm allies. It was not difficult at all for Tsubasa to spot the tents constructed on the outskirts of the city away from the hustle and bustle and distraction. this was something that seemed familiar to Tsubasa, she remembered the isolated training grounds for those chosen by the Shijin. That being said, it had happened a long time ago, and the Shijin were selfish creatures.

Walking through the camp, she gazed at hundreds of Fae that were preparing for the days exercises. A manila envelope in her right hand, she made the trek, asking for a bit of direction along the way. She eventually reached the bath, where some dumb fae had told her "you couldn't miss it". But all of the tents looked similar outside of dingy coloring, and she suspected that Gin was wise and humble enough to not make his tent extravagant, as Tohru or Chiyo would have done.

Stopping at the tent that contained the bath, the largest tent in the area, she entered, some fae with purple hair leaving simultaneously. As she stared at all of the fae coming and going back and forth, she knew that someone would have to know where the location of Gin's tent was.

Seeing a Faerie that was particularly familiar to her, she barked, "Isurugi!" ignoring her lack of proper clothing, Tsubasa continued as though they had just met in a common fashion.

"I am searching for Gin. I require his tent's location immediately. You shall accompany me, as there will be a status report for the record keeping of your layer." She paused, not giving her a chance to answer. "Well, what are you waiting for? Let's go this instant!"

[Let me know if you want me to post a separate thread for this visit; I assumed that Amelia would be there because she was going to "check on Gin". Its up to you, though. I can do it in this thread if you want...]

[Isurugi Mei]

Mei jumped and looked up to see one of the elders in the doorway. It was Tsubasa. "Oh, well I was going to leave in a couple of minutes, but I guess I can leave now."

Mei got up and quickly dried off before putting her robe on. She walked past Tsubasa and turned around. "Gin's tent isn't too far from here." She floated ahead towards the Ha-ou's tent. She saw that A lot of the fae were getting done with breakfast and was making their way towards the bathing tent to quickly shower before they head off to training.

When they got to Gin's tent she called out to him to let him know that Tsubasa was entering. "Gin, Tsubasa is here to see you." She lifted the flap for Tsubasa and caught a glimpse of Amelia inside of his tent. She frowned and clenched her fist.

[Isurugi Amelia]

When Amelia entered the tent, she saw that Gin was awake and getting dressed. Amelia immediately hugged Gin. "Oh Gin, it was so nice to wake up earlier this morning with you next to me." She tighten her grip slightly before releasing him.

It was then that she heard her sister's voice outside the tent's entrance. She let out a low growl that was barely audible and a glare towards its source. She then saw that Mei lifted up the flap just enough to see her standing there. It was bad enough that Mei was barging in on her time with Gin, but there was another person that she spoke of that wanted to see him as well. It was making her feel very irritated.

[Kouzetsu Gin]

Gin stood awake and alert in the confides of his tent, busying himself with the grooming he skipped the night before. In a more jovial mood after the entertaining 'distraction' of Amelia's presence the previous night, Gin found himself finishing his personal morning calisthenics route ending rather earlier, as he was privy to much to the conversations outside his tent. "Truly it is another day, and already the fussing has begun..." Gin said to himself, hearing Tsubasa's distinctive voice as he stood to comb his lengthy raven hair, tying it behind his back into his usual braided ponytail..

As Gin turned to reach for his tunic resting on the chair near his desk, he found Amelia standing inside of his tent, showing no qualms in her constant need for Gin's physical affection. "I don't even think mortal breakfast's are as sweet as you..." Gin said, stroking her face as he grabbed his shirt with the other hand. Soon enough Mei was standing in the door way as Gin finished buttoning his tunic, his ponytail behind his back.

"Mei, good to see you this morning. All is well I assume?" Gin asked, taking his spectacles from his trouser pockets and cleaning them on a silken rag before placing them on his face, meticulously fixing them comfortably between his eyes as they found them fixated on Mei's somewhat revealing attire. "Tsubasa's not far behind I suspect?"

[Mikage Tsubasa]

"Tsubasa's not far behind I suspect?" Gin's voice sounded.

Despite her annoyance at not being able to find Gin's tent by herself, Tsubasa was not any less adept at paying attention. She had indeed noticed that the rather violet Faerie standing quite close to Gin was the same one that she had passed entering the tent containing the female bath. She felt as well as saw Mei stiffen before the sight of this girl in the tent, and she was glad to know that someone else felt her irritation. Whoever the other faerie was, she had no business in the tent of a superior, especially after Tsubasa's arrival had already been announced. It didn't seem as though she was leaving, however, and the ex-Sora-ou saw it as her duty to make sure that only the three necessary officers were present for the information being revealed.

"No, I am not," Tsubasa said, stepping into the tent directly behind Mei. Her eyes flashed to Amelia, and she rolled them. "I require to speak to you about a matter that regards you as a Heavenly King. Thusly, I need you to tell your plaything here to step aside in the name of business. She may return for whatever it is that she needs later. Surely she can retreat for a few moments without decomposing into sparkles."

Continuing to speak as though the faerie wasn't there, because she was going to be out of her site soon in any case, Tsubasa said, "I have reports from Mizuki that I need to give you. I would appreciate discussing these statistics with you, if you have the time. I hope that I am not interrupting anything." For all that she knew, Isurugi could have been in trouble. It sure seemed like this was also possible, as it did not look as though the King wanted to be in the same room with Gin at the moment, judging by the look on her face.

Partially bitter because of her lack of inclusion in the events, and partially because had she been hosting a training session, she would have beheaded any person who had the gall to enter into her tent as unannounced and unprepared as the purple faerie--as it did not look as though she was speaking to Gin about some pressing issue--Tsubasa was not holding her tongue nor was she going to apologize for her words.