Ezio, Tifa, Aerith & Yuna

[Yuna Braska]

Yuna smiled lightly though was still concerned. They perhaps needed to investigate this. Yuna looked up when she heard a tapping of feet. It was Kai standing at his door, pulling back the curtain, watching his parents comfort each other. His light brown hair scruffed up after playing in his toybox. Yuna smiled and opened out one of her arms for him. The young toddler smiled back and skipped to be hugged by his mother. "Is Nevaeh awake?" Yuna asked whispering into his ear. Kai nodded lightly, his small arms reaching for dad as well.

Cloud started up his bike with ease and made sure Tifa was on before he drove off, leaving a dust track behind him. He changed his direction and began to head towards Zack's and Aerith's home.

[The Painted Lady]

Aerith smiled, feeling Ashlynn shy-up and curl into her a little.
"Good," she laughed, returning Rinoa's hug with one arm.
"A little confused I'll admit, but I can't really complain I guess..."
She felt Ashlynn squirm a little in her arms.
"Nothing to be afraid of honey, this is Aunty Rinoa. Not scary at all."
She kissed the top of her daughter's head when she got no reply.
"Do you want to go to daddy?" she asked gently.
The little girl nodded into her shoulder.

Tidus grinned, ruffling Kai's hair gently.
"Hey buddy, how about you come here while mum checks on Nevaeh?"
He picked his son up, placing him on his shoulders as he stood.
"Maybe we can go for a walk?"

[Tifa Lockhart]

Zack gave a sympathetic chuckle and walked over to take Ashlynn from Aerith, bouncing her gently on his hip.
"Smile little cherubim, these people can't be scarier than daddy." He winked to Aerith before turning to Squall. "Surely you've not started using mysterious glowing portals for social visits?" He mused.
At the same time Ynyr released his mothers hand and walked to stand at Squall's feet, staring up at him with wide green eyes. He wasn't afraid, but very curious.

Tifa held tight to Cloud's waist as they sped off, eyes watching their surroundings in case they should be attacked again as they headed for Junon where Aerith and Zack were living.

[Elario Luminus]

Rinoa grinned to the little girl, waving childishly.
'Hello there. My name's Rinoa. Who are you?'

Squall, however, was trying not to notice the young boy at his feet. He'll answer Zack's question first, he figured, then he'll pay attention to the boy.
'We've been in a battle for several years. We've lost...countless lives. I'll be able to explain everything when we're not in the current company.'
He turned to the little boy at his feet and crouched down to his level, ruffling his hair.
'Hey there, kiddo. Name's Squall.'
Looking carefully into the boy's eyes, he could see something special in them.
'You have the soul of a fighter. Be sure to look after your sister and friends when you're needed.'

[Yuna Braska]

Yuna got up from Tidus and let Kai go to his father while she sneaked into her little daughter's room. Neveah was squirming in her bed, pretending to be asleep. Neveah was only just two years old, the youngest of her children. Yuna sneaked up on her little's girl bed and scooped her child up carefully. She heard a small giggle come from the young girl. "You weren't sleeping at all" Yuna said, acting surprised. She held her daughter close to her as she thought again about the attacks. Giving a sigh, she was just glad that they didn't come into the house.

Cloud checked behind him once again for Tifa, and always reassuring himself with her hands on his waist. They were just coming up to Junon now, and he did hope Aerith or Zack might be able to help them. This world didn't deserve so much trouble, he wanted to get this dealt with and over before anyone else could get hurt.

(( XD didn't know what to post for cloud ))

[The Painted Lady]

Aerith smiled as she handed Ashlynn over, watching her grip onto Zack tightly. She was such a daddy's girl, that was clear already. She turned her emerald eyes down onto Ynyr however when she heard his tiny, distinguishable voice. She crouched down beside her son, kissing the top of his head.
"Uncle Squall," Aerith corrected with a glancing smile to Squall.

"Yuna..." Tidus called from outside.
"You might want to check this out..."

[Tifa Lockhart]

Ynyr blinked blankly at Squall as he introduced himself and made his little speech about having the soul of a fighter, it all mostly went over his head, but he did understand that bit about looking after his sister, and so he nodded. When his mother came over and reintroduced the man as UNCLE Squall the boy seemed to get the gall to actually say something. He tugged on his mum's dress and pointed at Squall's head.
"Mummy... he has a magic mark like daddy." The boy half-whispered.

Zack blushed slightly when he heard Ynyr's observation. From very young the boy had shown great interest in the strange X on his dad's chin. They'd told him it was a 'magic mark' and only very brave people got them. Obviously that's what he meant now, pointing at Squall.
"Sorry Rin. Ashlynn's a little timid." He kissed the girl's forehead and stroked her long dark hair.

[Elario Luminus]

Squall chuckled as he stood at full height and looked at Zack.
'Magic mark? I like the nickname for it.'
He laughed again and drew Rinoa into an embrace, who'd nodded after what Aerith had said.

[Yuna Braska]

Yuna heard Tidus call for her and walked out of her daughters room while placing her two year old gently on her hip. Neveah snuggled up to her mothers chest and had her wide eyes open. Yuna opened up the door to find Tidus and Kai looking into some sort of portal that was forming on the beach, down from their house. Yuna rushed over to Tidus and stood silent for a few moments. "Did it just show up?!" Yuna asked, protecting her child in her arms with her hand closing Neveah close to her. "what do you suppose it is?" she asked.

(( once again dont know what to do with cloud XD ))

[The Painted Lady]

Tidus didn't take his eyes off of the shimmering portal, still holding Kai on his shoulders.
"I don't know..."
He turned to Yuna.
"I think we should just leave it for now... There's no way the kids are going in there... and there's no way we'd leave them alone."

"Pretty lady's not scary..." Ashlynn whispered to her father.
She glanced to Squall before burying her face in her father's chest again. Clearly she was a little more easily intimidated than her brother... Squall did look scary in the little two-year-old's eyes. xD

Aerith laughed, scooping Ynyr up with another loving kiss as she straightened.
"He does, doesn't he," she whispered back. "Little bit different to daddy's though, isn't it?"
She moved to stand beside Zack, holding her son close.
"So... what does everything mean? Is there something we have to do?"

[Tifa Lockhart]

((Cloud and Tifa would be arriving soon at Aerith and Zack's. You could probably do that next post Yunie))

Zack blushed again when Squall made his comment about 'magic mark'.
"Yeah well, can't explain them properly yet can I?" He teased before looking down to Ashlynn as she whispered to him.
"You think Uncle Squall is scary?" He whispered back to her teasingly, "Uncle Squall's a pushover really." He petted her cheek softly. "Did you wanna say hello to Aunty Rinoa? That's the pretty lady. Daddy will keep the scary man away." He winked at Squall playfully, oblivious to Aerith's attempt to try and steer the conversation onto the issues at hand.

Zack was a doting father, worse than he'd ever been as a doting boyfriend. Turns out the hyperactive SOLDIER was more of a family man than anyone had ever realised.

Ynyr continued to stare at Squall, obviously fascinated by Squall's scar, the small boy tilted his head back and forth as if observing it from different angles. He even screwed up his nose once or twice while looking at it. Privately he decided even though Uncle Squall's was bigger, Daddy's magic mark was cooler looking XD
((not biased, honest >.> XD))

[Elario Luminus]

Squall winked and chuckled. 'No worries.'
Rinoa, meanwhile, blushed slightly when Zack called her 'pretty'.
'Zack...'
Squall cleared his throat, noticing Aerith's slight urgency.
'Maybe we should press on...'

[Yuna Braska]

Yuna began to back away with Nevaeh. "We should speak will Lulu maybe, it might be a safer place to be further away from this" Yuna spoke as she waited for Tidus and Kai to follow her.

Cloud pulled up at Aerith's and Zack's house in Junon and waited for Tifa to get off before him. He spied a bright spiraling portal like thing at the other end of the home and was suddenly concerned. He withdraw his sword, the edges lightly scraping the pocket in his motorbike before leaving his bike. Looking to Tifa he frowned. "That is not normal"

[The Painted Lady]

"Now?... What do you mean?" Aerith stressed.
She held Ynyr closer.
"What about the children?"
Her attention was diverted however to a familiar motorbike pulling up.
"Cloud? Tifa?"
She just felt so confused. What was going on?

Tidus looked up at the portal, a similar expression on his son's face. He nodded, turning around to follow Yuna.

[Tifa Lockhart]

"Let's go check on Aerith!" Tifa whined, tugging Cloud's arm when she saw the portal. She then turned and ran for the door, banging on it loudly.
"Are you all alright in there!?" She called, worried that maybe they'd been attacked too.

Zack was about to protest having this sort of discussion around his children when Aerith mentioned hearing Cloud's bike and then the yelling came at the door. He squeezed Ashlynn in his arms, worried the little girl might start getting afraid. "That sounds like Aunty Tifa, shall we go see?" He asked, giving Squall a questioning glance as he went to go get the door.