Tifa & Sparkles (Darkhunter)

[Sparkles]

Australia. Why did he have to be sent to Australia? Of all places? He'd worked in America since the 16th Century and he certainly wasn't impressed about the change. He also wasn't impressed with how long it was taking to get through the Australian customs.
One of the men in front of him cleared his throat to get Rayn's attention. Ravn was being detained for 'suspicious behaviour'. He'd walked out of the plane with purpose in his step. That was until he'd been stopped for 'suspicious activity' by airport security and taken in for questioning. He might have been a little cautious had he not known they had nothing on him. Nothing. All his goodies were being shipped over with his squire. Apparently Aiden got plane-sick. Plane-sick!

Rayn looked up from his watch at the man who'd directed his attention. He wore a black suit, white tie and a very unpleased expression on his face. "Do you know why you've been brought in?"
"No." Lie. His very presence made people feel uncomfortable. They didn't know why they felt weary of him. It was instinct. "I was walking to go get my suitcases just as every other passenger was." True. Except unlike every other passenger, he only had an hour to get to his new residence half an hour away from the airport or he'd miss a very important curfew.
They wanted him to confess to something. It's why he wasn't being told what he'd done; only asked. Security said nothing. Waiting for him to crack?
Not going to happen. Glancing at his watch again, Rayn looked up at the man once more, annoyance tearing at his eyes. "So if you'll excuse me I have to be going."
His sudden change in demeanor made the security personnel stiffen and glare at him in warning.
"Do you have somewhere you need to be, Mr. Smith?"
Rayn couldn't help the small laugh that escaped his lips. Aiden really wasn't very original. ...Smith...
Rayn Smith. It didn't even sound right. What was this incessant need for a family name? Rayn didn't have a family so why should he have a name for it?
"Yes. I have an appointment I can not miss. I need to go."
The man in front of him didn't seem impressed. "Do you realise that we can legally detain you for 24 hours without cause?"
Rayn narrowed his eyes and glared daggers at the human infront of him. Rayn didn't have 24 hours. A tick started in his jaw as he stared silently at the security, trying a new approach. Speaking hadn't helped him so far.
"Mr Smith. You have given us reason to believe that you may be a threat to Australia and we're considering to decline your visa and send you back to America. Do you know what that means?"
silence.
"It means you won't be allowed to enter Australian borders for the next 4 years." Bullshit. They had nothing. They were bluffing - trying to get him to do something. To give them a reason to detain him for that 24 hours.
Rayn grimaced, trying to look repentant. he couldn't play their games tonight. he didn't have time.

[Tifa Lockhart]

Andraste stood anxiously in the main foyer of the airport. She was waiting to meet a man she'd never seen in her life, nor had she heard that much of him either. The man she waited for was somewhat of an enigma to her. She'd been told she'd know him when she saw him, and was given a brief description. Apparently he'd been told a little about her too... not that it would be particularly hard to notice her, she wasn't the most normal of individuals. Her hair was cut short and ratty, her fringe hanging long either side of her face, it was streaked through with deep green and she wore a silver circlet around her forehead. Her outfit was a ratty pixie-look get-up, and the Elven Star shone brightly around her neck.
She'd been waiting a while now, and his plane had well and trully landed... the baggage had already gone through. So she approached the service desk.
"Um... excuse me," she asked with an Australian accent, though it had an indescribable lilt to it. "I'm waiting on someone..."

[Sparkles]

The lady at the service desk smiled politely at Andraste. "Would you like me to call their name over the speakers?" he asked kindly, obviously having had many people come to her with the same problem before.

MEANWHILE XD

"Mr. Smith, I'm putting you under arrest for-" Rayn stood up and stared the man square in the eyes.
"Forget about me. You came in here to talk with your team about how good they've done today in catching all the bad guys with drugs. Leave now and continue your job." he looked into the eyes of the other members of security. "Take me out to the front and find my ride. Now." he almost growled it, getting more agitated by the second as the first man didn't move. "Now!"
They scampered out of the room, leaving him with one of the younger members who promptly held the door open for him and walked him past the passengers from the most recent flight that'd arrived going though border security.

The man he walked with took him to the service desk, whispered something to the lady standing behind it and almost ran back to where he'd come from.

Rayn watched him go before looking at the lady behind the desk; but his eye caught onto another. The woman next to him. He'd interrupted her. Suddenly his manners came back. Taking a step behind the woman beside him, he gestured for her to continue. he could have been more polite... but he wasn't in the mood.

[Tifa Lockhart]

Andraste had just opened her mouth to tell the woman behind the desk who she wanted them to call when she was cut off by a newcomer. Her eyes couldn't help but lock onto him and drag up and down. It took a lot of self-control not to oggle completely, he was an imposing figure.
He fits the description... she mused, clearing her throat.
"Mr. Smith?" she asked cautiously, a hand rising to toy with the star pendant around her neck.

[Sparkles]

Ah. Rayn looked at the women in front of him cautiously, "That depends who's asking."
The woman at the desk seemed to realise she wasn't needed any longer and turned around to continue writing on some important-looking documents. But to add to Rayn's delighted mood she kept glancing up at him. Just what he needed.

Kelsey wasn't thinking about the documents she was writing on. she was thinking about the sexual ooze and pure powerful masculine presence standing behind her counter. Kevin had told her to keep an eye on him until he left the airport. yes sir. With pleasure. At about 6"7 the god standing behind her wouldn't be let out of her sight. Turning back around to face them she leaned forward on the desk, deciding it was better if she pretended she thought they (or at least he) still needed her help.

[Tifa Lockhart]

Andraste seemed a little thrown by the man's defensive nature, but she had been warned that he would be like this. He was somewhat intimidating, that much was certain.
"I was sent to pick you up, by your nephew," she explained. She was trying to keep herself confident despite his somewhat intimidating aura. "My name is Andraste. Andy's fine though."

[Sparkles]

Aiden's friend. Rayn had been sure Aiden had been describing one of his male friends. He'd imagined a hippy... what was in front of him was not what he'd imagined. "Hmm.." Rayn smirked and held out his hand to the small woman in front of him. "I'm not actually his uncle" he chuckled smoothly. "but I will be if you want. If it gets me to where I need to go." He felt her silent unease and gave her a lopsided grin, "Though i'd rather not be related to that oath."
People often found Rayn quite difficult to understand when it came to personality. Most settled on him having a major case of bipolar.
But she had something that interested him. She seemed... sweet. Which was an odd quality he found almost endearing. Almost.

[Tifa Lockhart]

Andraste smirked a little and brushed a lock of hair fringe back behind her ear. It was laden quite heavily with earrings of all shapes and size, curving up nearly the entire ear.
"Doesn't matter to me what you are to him, just as long as you are who he sent me to get," she tweaked an Amethyst drop earring she was wearing.
"He kinda did say you'd deny any relation."

[Sparkles]

"I bet he did" Rayn dropped his hand and checked his watch again. "We need to be going. I need to get to the place I'm staying as soon a possible." he looked over to the entrance, seeing that the street lights out in the carpark were starting to not make so much difference to the lighting outside. "Did Aiden tell you i'm allergic to sunlight?" There was no risk in telling her this..

[Tifa Lockhart]

"He might have mentioned as such," she offered, gesturing for him to follow her as she lead the way out of the airport.
"Lucky for you, I'm also not overly fond of the sunlight and have a heavily tinted car."
She seemed the quiet type as she lead the way through the carpark towards a sleek looking silver car with - just as she'd said - very dark windows.

[Sparkles]

The windows wouldn't help. Unfortunately for him he had about 15 minutes until the sun came up over the horizon. He could feel his skin beginning to prickle as he stepped out of the airport. Following after Andraste (he refused to call her Andy. Another reason Aiden had had him convinced he was being picked up by a man), Rayn stayed silent. He wouldn't be getting to his accommodation tonight. He hoped this woman was like any other...
Rayn decided that the woman's car smelt just like her. He belt down to get into the seat andpushed it right back before slouching down so that his head didn't hit the roof. This was exactly why he hated taxis as well. He just didn't fit. Turning his head to look at Andraste he studied her and one question just kept coming to mind.. "Why are you friends with Aiden?"
He didn't seem like her type...

[Tifa Lockhart]

"Sorry about the roof," Andraste apologised as she buckled herself in and started the engine. "I'm a bit of a short-ass."
She'd already reached the exit of the carpark and was handing in her parking ticket to pay for it when he asked his questions.
"He's intriguing," she offered at first, pausing thoughtfully, [/b]"and he plays a mean game of Halo, first person to beat me in quite some time."[/b]

[Sparkles]

Rayn chuckled, "You are short. Though so is everyone else.." he waited until she'd payed for her ticket before continuing with their conversation. "You play video games?" he couldn't imagine it. All he ever heard from his squire about the games he played was about a master chief and different guns and other weapons. You'd think after being a squire for 6 years the kid would be over weapons by now..

[Tifa Lockhart]

"A few," she replied, eyes flicking briefly from the road and onto his face before returning to their path. "I spend a lot of time indoors. I'm not so fond of... well, people i guess," she laughed softly. "I seem to get along better when I don't see them."

[Sparkles]

"A girl of my own heart." Rayn prefered to be in his own company as well; but for reasons unlike Andrastes. His reasons were that of pain. If you stayed away from people, you didn't form connections. And if you didn't form connections, you didn't get hurt. It would be difficult to believe that someone such as Rayn could be hurt by something as simple as relationship, but at 2000 years past, his own human history still haunted him with memories or betrayal.
Although, he wasn't past making having other relations. And this one might even piss Aiden off. Oh to joy, Rayn had to have something to keep him out of trouble. Especially now he'd been taken from his Darkhunter bretheren. Even though they couldn't be together, it was comfortiung to know they were never far away. Or moreso.. that Acheron was never far away. But now...
Rayn groaned when he came to a daunting realisation, "You don't have 24 hour starbucks here... do you?"