Chapter Two: A Lover's Innocence needs its Proof

[Darius Nexus]

OoC: Previously...

Originally Posted by Yamari

Later that evening, Desquode and Avi cleaned up the beds they found inside the house earlier. the sheets and blankets were rather dusty and needed to be shaken off and the pillow cases were full of dust bunnies. After they were clean enough to use, Avi remembered she wanted to go hunting and grabbed her bow. Desquode insisted on going with her, but Avi said he should stay and keep an eye on the place. You never know what can happen at night, was what Avi said.

After awhile, Desquode flopped down on his bed, awaiting Avi to return with some meat. There wasn't enough swordfish left for the two of them and it was all they had. The time went by, but Avi had still not returned. It hadn't been long before Desquode finally fell fast asleep for the night.

However, he only slept for a few hours, only awakening to walk through the house and find that Avi was still gone. Desquode could tell that something wasn't right. Where was Avi? More and more time had passed, and it was now early morning, just a couple hours before dawn. By now Desquode was worried and decided to go search for his missing lover.

BiC: Desquode picked up his Raven Blades and walked out of the house. The first thing he did was search around the pond they were in before. He couldn't find a thing out of the ordinary. Next looked at the place where he found the pile of feathers. Again, he didn't find anything strange.
"Where could she be..." he thought to himself. He decided the only thing he could really do is look for a group of deer, or some other food source.
"Maybe I can find some clue to where Avi went around those deer over there." he said aloud. He had seen a small group of deer several yards away, so he walked over to them without making a noise.

When he got there he slowly walked among the deer, who didn't seem to mind his being there. He looked very closely at the ground, the trees, the bushes, and everything there, even the deer themselves.
He didn't find a thing, and was getting upset. "Where could she be?" he asked aloud, startling the deer.

He continued to look for Aviara for several hours. Eventually he found a small pond with some small fish in it. He looked around the pond for some time, even looking under the water. He couldn't find a thing. He was very tired, he had been searching for hours, and it was very early in the morning now. He decided he start the search over by looking around the house.

However, on his way back he saw something out of the corner of his eye. He stopped to take a look. When he got near enough to it he saw that it was a trail of feathers, and they looked just like Aviara's feathers. He didn't waste any time in following the trail.
"AVI! AVI, CAN YOU HEAR ME?" he yelled as he followed the trail. There was no reply, no matter how many times, nor how loud he yelled.

He eventually found where the trail led to... A small cave in the side of a large hill. The first thing that came to mind was that Aviara had been injured and had left a trail of her feathers so that he could find where she was resting. He started to rush into the cave but stopped right at the entrance. Another thought had come to his mind. Could this be a trap by the Ravanen Syndicate? He didn't care. If they had Aviara, or if she was injured, she needed him. With that he ran into the cave.

He knew he was near the end when he saw light from a fire. He put his back against the wall and sidled along. When he reached the corner he looked around it carefully. What he saw made him very angry. He saw that four Syndicate Members were sitting around a large fire. He also saw the Syndicate Main talking to Aviara, who was tied up and gagged.
"How dare they tie her up like that!" he thought to himself.

He suddenly turned around the corner in full view of the Syndicate Members, and the Main. He just stood there, not in his usual defensive position, not even in an offensive position, he just stood there. He wore an expression of anger, making him almost look evil.
The Syndicate Main stood up. "So, you finally found us, hmm?" he said mockingly. Then he turned to Aviara and said "See, I told you he would came to save you" Then he said under his breath "Ha, what a fool..." Then he looked at two of the members and nodded.
They stood up and walked to both sides of Desquode.

They stood there for a few minutes, waiting for Desquode to do something. He didn't do a thing. He just stood there staring at the Syndicate Main. Finally Desquode spoke.
"I suppose you want what you came for... Well then, you'll get it!"
Suddenly Desquode handed his Raven Blades to one of the members while he kicked the other one away. The Raven Blades were too heavy for the member since he had never trained with that kind of weapon before. While the member struggled to hold up the blades he had given Desquode enough time to knock the other member away. Desquode then took the blades back and used their broad side to knock out the member. He then walked forward and stopped just three feet from the main. There was a long pause, but Desquode finally broke the silence.
"You've shown me that you want a fight by taking Avi like that. You will get it! Now you let her go!" Desquode said with a tone of anger in his voice.

The Syndicate Main didn't move for a moment. His hands were behind his back so he could give a hidden signal to the other two Syndicate Members. After the pause he gave that signal. The two members flipped themselves over to each side of Desquode, while the other two, who had by now recovered, ran up straight behind him. They all grabbed him at once, the two at his sides grabbed his arms, while one of the members behind him grabbed him around the neck, but not to choke him. The last one quickly took out some strong rope and tied up Desquode's legs very tightly. The two members holding his arms tied up his hands with the same type of rope.
The Syndicate Main smiled saying "What can you do now? you have no weapons, you're all tied up, there's no wind in here for you to use, and the top of the cave limits just how high you can jump. There's no way out of this... Give up." There was a very long puase...

EDIT: I forget to add (Yamari). :XD

[Ranil]

OoC: Yeah, this is just for me and Desquode, peeps. We bring you the next part of the Desquode/Aviara love affair. We hope you're enjoying it.

BiC: Avi watched in dismay as the syndicate members pummeled and tied Desquode up. She wanted to help him, but she was trapped in her own ropes. Soon they would take Desquode away and maybe even leave her stranded in that dark cave. Avi couldn't bear the thought. She had to do something to save her lover's life. But what...? Avi thought and thought, while tugging and pulling at the ropes around her arms and legs. Then, just as she tugged again, an idea came to her mind. Avi grew her claws to their maxium length and quietly cut the ropes off.

She flew into the air as silently as she could and targeted the member grabbing Desquode. Avi dashed towards him and pointed her feet towards his flesh, growing their claws to maximum length as well. She slammed into him with a powerful Double Claw and sent him flying into the wall. Desquode was dropped to the floor. Avi cut his ropes free and tossed him back his swords.

"I won't let you take him away from me!!" Avi yelled. She angrily threatened the syndicate with a taunt of her claws.

"Get them both!" the Syndicate main yelled. Avi and Desquode both got ready to fight.

"Not today," Desquode replied, twirling his swords in his hands. The syndicate members charged at them with their own weapons handy. One of them went straight for Desquode and clashed swords with him. Avi was dealing with another and stabbed him in the leg before he could strike. As she saw Desquode trying to fight off his opponent, Avi got another idea. She ran up behind her lover, leaped onto his shoulders, and jumped in the air. Startled, Desquode watched as she flapped her wings as hard as she could, creating a raging Wind Tunnel.

Not only did it slow the syndicate down, but pieces of rock had flown in their direction and hit them in all places possible. Desquode, meanwhile, had run out of range, so as not to be victimized by the wind. Avi's flapping came to a halt once her wings were starting to tire out.

"Avi!" Desquode cried. "Try to keep doing it! I have a plan!" Avi nodded and tried her best, using what strength she had left. Desquode ran into the path of the wind and let it carry him to the cave ceiling. He let it blow him right in the direction of the syndicate members, letting him slam right into them with his whole body. Avi stopped flapping and the members all fell to the ground.

"You...make a pretty good team," the syndicate main said, much in pain. "We still want...proof." Desquode couldn't help but smile.

"You'll get it, don't worry," he replied. "You'll get it. If you keep going after us like this, this is what will keep happening." Avi landed right behind Desquode and shrank her claws to their normal length.

"Exactly. Someone could get killed, you know," Avi added.

"Yes...you both are right," the syndicate main agreed. "We shall leave you now...and if you don't have proof when we come back again...you're going to serve jail time." Desquode nodded.

"I understand," he replied. And with that, the syndicate retreated once more and left the cave. Avi and Desquode went outside soon after. The sun had fully risen into the sky, and a few scattered clouds could be seen here and there above. It was a lovely day with lovely weather.

"Des...what are we going to do about them?" Avi asked in a worried tone.

"I really don't know yet, Avi," Desquode replied. "I've got to prove my innocence somehow."

"You do. I'm going to help you," Avi stated. She slipped her arms across Desquode's shoulders. "Des...I love you. I can't stand the thought of you in jail for a crime you didn't commit." Desquode slide his hands upon Avi's waist.

"I love you too, Avi, but it's dangerous," he protested. "I don't want you getting seriously hurt again."

"They'll do the same to you if I do nothing," Avi replied. "They can counter your every move. You need my help."

"Avi--" Desquode was cut off when Avi suddenly locked lips with him. He willingly returned the kiss, but he wouldn't let that convince him once they let go.

"...Fine. We'll worry more about this once we get back to the house," Desquode decided. "But that doesn't mean I'm letting you help."

"Alright, that's fair," Avi agreed. Desquode smiled and kissed Avi again. They started back towards the house again, although it was quite a walk away.

OoC: Take it from here, Dave!