One down, and one to go....
- Aerianne / Darren, Tristan, Odyssa; Igan
-- still early morning of Day Three
by Ryoko


Darren, needless to say, nearly gave Aerienne a heart attack.

One minute he was right next to her and Odyssa. The next minute, he was whooping and running towards the shore, his yell still ringing in her ears.

"TRIIIIIIIIIIIIIISTAN!!!!!!!!!!"

"Watch it!" Odyssa growled at him, but Darren didn't seem to notice, scrambling his way up and tackling --Aerianne squinted -- yes, it was Tristan.

But where was the other guy?

She waited until the ship was safely docked, then leaped onto the shore, Odyssa close behind. "Where's the other guy? Rodan, right Aeri?" Odyssa asked, looking around.

"Don't call me Aeri." Aerianne automatically replied. "He doesn't seem to be here." she continued slowly. "Were they separated when they were washed overboard, maybe?"

"Gee Aeri, I hope they weren't."

Aerianne opened her mouth, but Odyssa had already shot forward towards the other two. She sighed and followed.

"Tristan!" Odyssa cried happily, joining in the group hug, causing a few more grunts. "We're so glad you're safe!"

Aerianne didn't know what to do, so she stood off to one side and watched the other men file out of the ship instead, slighty embarrassed. "Where's Rodan?" She asked, looking for something to say.

Tristan frowned tiredly. "I don't know.....he was here not too long ago....." His head began to droop.

"We're not going to do much unless we all rest up." Aerianne said, frowning herself. "Igan's barren for the most part, I doubt there are any nearby villages. We'll rest on the ship then move on and find him." Darren, she noticed, wore a large smile on his tear-stained face.

"How do you know so much about Igan?" Odyssa asked curiously.

"I was born here." Aerianne's voice turned strangely cold, ending the conversation.

Odyssa sniffled slightly, then moved to help Aerianne help Darren and Tristan up. Aerianne. "You two look like you both could need a rest too." She told them. "I can go on for a bit, so I'll stand guard. When we're all feeling better, let's start looking for Rodan." They nodded.

"Nice to have you back on board Tristan." Aerianne turned her golden-eyed gaze back to the blond man, who gave her a faint grin. Then she smiled warmly, startling everyone who saw. "Try not to go off and leave without telling anyone next time. It *is* your ship after all."

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BTW, great post Lum-chan!^^ Darrie-poo can go get his rest now^^ And special thanks to Arcina-san for being so patient with my post^^;;;;

Who's next to post?

Aerianne: *incredulously* Aeri?? Aeri?!!!
Odyssa: Why not? I call you "Aeri"!
Aerianne: Don't !%@% call me Aeri!!
Odyssa: Yes, Aeri.
Ryoko: Yes, Aeri.
Aerianne: *sigh*

Ryoko, sprouting fox ears once again =' ^.^ '=