After they got their drinks, Kate sipped her lemonade, and was just marveling at the taste, when a thought occurred to her. Why should she enjoy it? Why not offer some to her Bunny, too? She reached a hand down beside her chair, and grasped at the empty air. She leaned further down, until she was bending over sideways, her precious animal nowhere to be seen. Uh oh... where... where... was he under her chair? Her hands fumbled along the soft plush of the carpet. She checked.

"Is something wrong, honey?" Louis asked, watching her.

Kate sat up. Panic had seized her. But she felt scared to tell them, as if she would be the cause for ruining such a nice night. She didn't want them to leave... not when they were here and having fun and being a family. She decided, after a moment of reasoning, she could find it herself. After all, the ice cream parlor wasn't that far off, and if she ran, she could make it there and back before they noticed. "Just feelin' the carpet." In a way, it was true. "Mommy? I'm gonna go to the bathroom, okay?" She crawled out of her chair, untying her napkin with a little bit of difficulty.

"Do you my help, sweetie?" Cadenza asked, knowing Kate sometimes had trouble reaching sinks, being shorter than the average six-year-old. "Do you want me to come with you?"

"No, I think I can go by myself," Kate said. She saw her Mommy hesitate. "If I need your help to reach, I'll get you." She smiled.

"Well... alright. But come right back here. Okay?"

"Alright, Mommy." Kate headed first for the restroom, which was conveniently located near the entrance of the restaurant. Making sure neither Louis nor Cadenza was looking her way, she left the building. Time to find Bunny. It didn't take long, but Kate didn't see him in the place she expected. Five or so minutes after sprinting, she arrived at the ice cream parlor. She stopped to catch her breath. He wasn't on the table. She looked around the area. There! Why was he in the trunk of a car? She carefully crawled inside it.

Crazy girl. A pair of flecked brown eyes stared out from a nearby alleyway as the boy munched the remains of an apple, half-eaten, but still ripe. He tossed it aside as he saw Kate crawl inside the car. Half of him wanted to speak up to her. Then again, what if it was her parent's car or something? Chris really didn't want to get involved in another parent situation. He'd had enough trouble with those. Nowadays, most parents who saw him usually called him an urchin of some sort or a troublemaker. He'd like to see them survive on the streets as long as he had. Of course, being so fast and so agile really helped. So far, no policeman had really been able to catch him. There was that one time, though, he had met that one red-headed police lady. She had been pretty fast. And she didn't seem angry, not like the others. Where had she been? Chris didn't remember if it was this town or another. He had traveled a lot during the past four years. He watched from the confines of the darkness.

And the watching continued. Ruin blinked. He had never seen Marcus this intent upon something before. "Something troubling you?" he asked.

Marcus didn't reply. You... what... what are you doing here? Then something happened Ruin didn't expect. Marcus' hair began to lose it's sheen. It turned darker grey, dull, then darker, and darker, until it was a pure jet black. Even more surprising, Ruin watched as his master cried. Marcus bowed his head, wiping his furred sleeve at his eyes. You... you were supposed to stay with them! You were supposed to stay safe and happy! Why are you running? I don't want you involved! The black began to fade, returning to silver, and with it, the scowl on his face. "What are you looking at?" he snapped at Ruin. "Hurry. Bring me some more wine."

OoC: Hahahahaha. I laughed at this. Four people watching one another.

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Selene, Arlen and Kate