The lonely queen (Fukuro)

Shi and Akiro jump in, Akuma knows that Aqua can breathe underwater. Shi and Akiro pull Aqua out of the water. "Why didn't you try and save her?!"

"She could have died Akuma!" Akuma laughs a bit at that.

"she can breath underwater you guys." Akuma keeps laughing. Shi and Akiro look at each other and then back to Akuma and blush feeling embarrassed.

aqua giggles and hugs akiro and shi "thank you tho.. it makes me feel good that i have such good friends." she smiles and kisses akiro and shi on the lips then pushes them in the river and keeps them under. she kisses akuma "lets go." she smiles and hops in.

Akiro seems to take to water like a fish, Shi fights for a bitt until he opens his mouth and realizes that he can breath underwater "Q-Queen, your getting married in the morning how can you kiss me and Akiro..?"[/color] Shi says trying to avoid the fact that he think's he's dead.
"Looks like we can breath underwater, and talk none the less." Akuma smiles.

"It's cool right?"

aqua giggles and swims around shi "because i wanted us all to hang out underwater its a safe place nothing evil can get in." she smiles happily and swims around with akiro and akuma.

Shi pulls Akuma and Akiro over to the side. "We just need to talk alright Queen?" Shi swims back to Akiro and Akuma.

"Anything else about her you want to explain so we don't feel weird around her?" Shi asks Akuma
[color=orangered]"Hm.. She knows doesn't know a lot about the world outside her castle... That's all I can think of."
"Shi, I think your being to tense about all of this." They were all speaking in whispers.

aqua shrugs and swims around and giggles happily. her skin begins to glow again she looks up and sees a shadow. she takes a deep breath.

Akuma see's the shadow too. Akuma goes up to the waters surface and goes onto the grass. It was the thing from the castle.
It looked more human than lycan or demon. It's hair was blue and sliver spiked and long, reaching at least the upper back. It was wearing a blue jacket that seemed more like it was for spring, where it was cold in the morning but warm in the afternoon. And just normal pants.

It growls at Akuma. Akuma couldn't tell the others, but he had used up all of his rune energy to bring him back that one last time. He had no way to fight, and no way to bring himself back if he died again.
It attacks Akuma with both it's sets of claws. Akuma dodges, the fight seems to continue on like that. Shi and Akiro questioned as to why Akuma wasn't using his cross to fight back.

aqua swims up to the surface and yells for akuma to hop in the water. "i'll protect you! just trust me on this.."

"I'll be fine! You don't need to worry." Akuma said turning to Aqua just in time for it to slash and give a nice size wound to Akuma. Not lethal, but if he bleeds for much longer than he will die. Akuma falls to his knees holding the wound on his size. Damn pride... Akuma thought to himself as it walked closer to Akuma to deal a finishing blow. It raised it's claw high, ready to strike..

aqua screams and rams into the person thing. she pushes akuma into the water. she kisses the water and it glows green and begins to heal akumas wound. she turns to the person "leave here by order of the queen!" she froms and ice bow and arrow.

It looks surprised. "They... never said anything about a queen.. I'm sorry" It becomes fully human, the green wolf like eyes go normal green and the claws turn back into normal hands.

aqua blinks and lowers her weapon "why are you attacking akuma?"

"I was paid. I only got told to kill Akuma and bring back the body. They never said anything about you." It... He looked sad, he clearly wasn't happy about not being given any details.

aquas weapon disappears "who wants akuma killed can you tell me please... me and akuma are suppose to get married tomorrow.." she smiles lightly.

The person has a look of shock on his face, other than to kill Akuma, he was clearly given no details whatsoever. "I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry." The man takes something out of his pocket, its a small bag. "Take this as an apology. And a wedding gift from me." The man smiles and walks off after handing the bag to Aqua.

aqua takes the bag and looks at him "thank you." she writes on the water 'shi akiro come up here please..' she looks around and waits.

Shi and Akiro come up out of the water. "What's up? Where's the body?" Shi asks as he gets onto the grass. "what happened while we were all under?"

aqua blinks "akumas under the water right?" she holds out the bag "the man said he didn't know anything... so he gave me this bag as a wedding gift."

"Hm.. Perhaps he is only the puppet then.." Shi says looking around just in case.
"Then you think there's a puppet master behind all of this? Someone just pulling the strings?" Akiro says seeming to agree with Shi's puppet theory.
"There must be. He probably wouldn't have left Aqua alone otherwise."

aqua looks at them "he said he was paid to kill akuma... he didn't know anything else. when i asked him who paid him he gave me this bag..." she looks it over "should i open it?" she walks overto the water and writes 'akuma please come up here..'

Akuma comes up from under the water and onto the grass. His wound is healed, though his clothes certainly aren't. Thanks to the slash Akuma is practically missing the entire left half of his coat and shirt. "What's going on? Is everything alright?"

aqua nods "that man gave us this wedding gift.. he said he was paid but i dont know by who..." she gives him the bag.

"Hmm. Really now?" Akuma put his ear to the bag, he doesn't hear anything. "I'll hold onto it for the night, just in case." Shi says being cautious.

aqua smiles "are you sure shi?"

"We don't know what's in the bag, and in case it's something good, we shouldn't have you opening it the day before your wedding."[/color] Shis says as Akuma handed him the bag.