White eyes opened up as dawn began on another day. He swam through the waters out of his cove, his pigment becoming an icy blue as he did so. When he pulled himself out of the water he had emerged at the beach. There had been no one around at this time given that it had been a weekday and that the students of Shokushu were either still in bed or attending early morning classes,

There had been a slim possibility that there could be someone here conducting an early morning swim or soaking up some rays but there had been no one. No brain activity, or rather no human brain activity within a mile or so and most of that had been in the direction of Shokushu which he now moved towards.

His slow speed ensured that he would take awhile to get to his destination as he slithered about the ground but that had been ok, he was very patient after all and thus within two hours or so he had been at the outskirts of the school.

Still he had not seen anyone though he could feel the plethora of minds from the institute. Many unconscious given there feel but to take no chances he cloaked himself in an illusion. Who else but Ruby of course. He masked himself in the form of the familiar red head as he made his way about the building to it's East side.

Looking right then left he still had not seen anyone nor sensed anyone save those inside the group of buildings that made up the college.

His eidetic mind roll over things in his head, then realized that the memories that he had stolen from Ryu told him that she would be be heading to class soon. The room had been three floors up though it had been time to have some fun.

It had been going on now for months were he would pop in from time to time, once or twice a week.

His illusion melted away, tentacles with their suction cupped arms easily hoisted him up as he began his climb. His skin becoming red as he made contact with the bricks there. He stealthily scaled the walls to a window of the class ...

Ryu stood in front of the mirror in her dorm, it always helped her to get dressed in the morning due the fact she couldn't get dressed and obey the rules about the uniform at the same time. Minor adjustments had been made so it fitted her body perfectly.

She sighed about the idea to wake up early every morning and attend to class. It wasn't very early, but she had to go to bed early if she wanted to make it there without being tired in a single way.

The brush brushed through her red hair, it didn't seem to help much after her shower and the fact she dried her hair already, it simply didn't move in the direction it should. It looked the same way as every day however, she simply intended to try another look.

It disturbed her a little, so she used hairbands to create two ponytails at the back of her head, due to her hair reached down to her waist it suited her quite well.

Last but not least she adjusted her tie, grabbed her bag and opened the door to the hallway, just one room to the left next to hers. She always wanted a corner room after she visited one, but she shrugged the thought off and made her way down to the stairs.

Not many student were awake, she didn't spot a single person in the hall next to her before she got up the stairs to the third floor where her classroom should be. It seemed quiet which was perfect, to be alone in such a building always created a curious atmosphere.

But there she was, another student who seemed tired and who was about to be in her second class, not the first that day. Hey there Ryu! Not that she really disliked her, but the girl always seemed tired and awake at the same time. It simply let a shiver appear on her spine and as it ran down she responded before she stopped in front of her. Um... hey Cora. Good morning?

Yeah, whatever. Listen, I won't detain you long, but I'd like to know what we had to do for history? Seems like I forgot it... again. Ryu nodded and thought about it for a second. The girl wore the same uniform as her, she had black hair which just reached down to her shoulders while she seemed slightly smaller than the redhead and could open everyone's heart with her deep, green eyes.

I wrote it down somewhere, the classroom is right here. If you're patient I could show you. She explained with a friendly look on her face. Cora snapped, she always did it every now and then like a nervous tic, and smiled. Her C-cup bounced slightly every time she did it, but Ryu ket the secret to herself. All right! By the way, I like your hair.

Thanks, but I guess it won't last this way. She led the way to the classroom where she opened the door and looked around, nobody else seemed to be there. Maybe she was in fact early that day. Her bag got placed on a table in the back of the classroom where she unsealed a folder and tried to find the paper with the instructions for them while Cora closed the door behind the couple.

Opportunities changed plans. He figured that he could have easily waited, there had been bound to be other students and even the professor soon. He even figured that he could use his telekinesis to open the window of the classroom and flow inside. He refrained from this though.

Rather he exerted his mind against the door using telekinesis on it to keep it closed so that he wouldn't be disturbed. Originally he had thought to call forth his node so that he could see inside the room but all that had changed given that he hadn't counted on Ryu being the first to arrive her.

Mouth tendrils twitched and swayed in the formation of a grin, he pulled his visage from the window so that he would not be seen not that many would expect anyone to be out during the day nor three stories up.

The thing was that light had been weakest now as it had been at dusk when the sun set. His eyes were not as hindered now as it would be later but later he was likely to seek out the murky deeps of some pool or river or maybe even the forest.

As it stood that had been neither here nor there. He had initially thought that he would bombard Ryu mentally during her class, though now here she was with another girl, virtually alone.

He considered for a moment, then pressed his mind against Ryu's mind and Cora's as well. The scenario changing as if they had been caught up in some shared day dream, the walls of the classroom vanishing and the floor and ceiling as well replaced by a grassy hill beneath their feet.

Butterflies fluttered about flowers hear while the sound of running water could be heard from a river that had been unseen but close. Uniforms had been replaced by casual attire, khaki shorts and shirts that were white and sleeveless leaving the midriff bare.

Taking a moment Aegir allowed the pair a moment to adjust to this development.

Unfortunately it didn't appear like she had the sheet around where the information was written down and she turned around to Cora again. Her gaze seemed to run along the windows, admiring the weakening darkness as the night slowly began to fade, but it would still need some time.

Cora stood around aimlessly in her casual pose, hands in her pockets before she lazily walked around like some kind of conscious but brainless creature. She had mentioned once that she liked to listen to music, but she had problems with her music player due the fact it always broke, though she was always around to fix it. She seemed like a rather dumb person, but if she was interested in something her behaviour could change.

While she had been lost in her thoughts the scenery had changed, the pictures and noises reached her eyes and ears and she looked around with a puzzled expression. Ryu gazed at some butterflies with their magnificent wings and the colorful way the surfaces consisted of, they looked just as interesting and beatiful as the flowers they fluttered around.

She then turned to see Cora, the student seemed to investigate her new clothing which Ryu just found out they wore herself. However it didn't seem that she was disturbed, like there was nothing wrong with it at all. Ryu made a step towards the black haired girl which turned around that moment with her typical smile which just made the redhead smile as well.

Funny things, these dreams, huh? She simply stated before she made a step forward and made a smooth rotation. I can hang out with whoever I want, but it's funny to have you around anyway. It seemed like she thought she was still dreaming or something else, but that she wasn't awake. Quite logical, otherwise it wouldn't make sense that their surroundings changed, but was it her dream or did it belong to Cora? Uh, yeah... A dream.

Cora made another step and a rotation before she allowed herself to drop to the ground, backwards. Quite interesting clothing, huh? Her body rested on the grassy hill, she let her fingers run through the plants before she sighed and closed her eyes. The midriff is bare... Ryu investigated how the cloth suited her body and looked at Cora afterwards, they seemed to be fairly closely matched for them but the interesting thing was they weren't tight at all, possibly around the chest and waist area, but otherwise they were comfortable. Don't try anything naughty on me, then.

The redhead sat down next to the student with her legs slightly bent, giving her an easygoing look while the other girl just made herself comfortable. Do you even know where we are? She shrugged and chuckled for a second. It's a dream, it doesn't matter Ryu. She turned her head slightly while the lying student shifted her stance just a little to look up at the redhead. Well, um... do you think we should walk around? You know, getting used to our surroundings. Cora nodded but kept her pose. Just one more minute, cutie.

He gazed at the window again summoning forth his telekinetic ability on the window first unlatching it then sliding it open just enough for his boneless body to pour through. His body hit the floor with a plooping on the floor.

He scrubbed the sound from their minds easily enough just as he remained hidden from them for the time being. The perceptions of the entire classroom had been gone to them.

White eyes saw the door knob twisting as another student went to open the portal. Locked. Or they had assumed so. He figured that the students would mill around and wait for others to arrive, wait on their professor who would find it odd that the portal had been locked.

He would send someone to the janitor to fetch the key where upon the telekinetic hold on the door would be gone but how to explain a pair of students inside that didn't open the door for them?

ouldHe and the students could exit the room via the window. He could levitate them to the ground easy enough so that they would not be discovered here, that would work he assumed.

But how much time did he have? Ten minutes? Five? He had not worried to much about it at the time. He had been concentrating on the illusion. That The serenity of the rolling hills had been disturbed as a scream cut in somewhere in the near distance. A female's from the sound of it.

While Cora lay on the floor, Ryu let the possible dream come true as she simply sat on the gass hill next to someone she didn't know at all, but liked in about the same way as a friend. One hand raised up to brush through her hair, admiring her ponytails before it travelled back down to her side. Her red eyes closed for a moment to enjoy the moment just as much as the person next to her, even if they simply did nothing at all.

However it didn't last long as a sudden scream disturbed the silence, it sounded like a woman. Even if Ryu was worried about it, she didn't mind it at all until Cora suddenly began to lift herself up on her feet again. She smiled, after a moment she smirked and chuckled before her innocent voice could be heard again. Did you hear that?

Even if the student didn't appear like she would have such a sweet voice due to her lazy and sometimes tired appearance, it suited her rather enthusiastic dream state one better than anything else. Why yes, I did. What do you think?

Ryu stood up as well and made a step forward to stand next to Cora before the two of them turned towards the direction the sound came from. I think we are two female knights or something and we have to rescue the princess in trouble, Ryu. Best scenario I could think of.

The redhead scratched her head lightly before Cora crossed her arms in front of her before she turned her head slightly to the redhead. My scarce, are you going to follow me or do I have to report or even punish you? It appeared that she was going to interpret this as a dream she could control, but Ryu didn't mind and was going to play the game.

I am sorry, mistress. I didn't mean to disobey. Cora smiled again. Then let's move. She began to walk in an above average walking pace towards the noise even if it disappeared already and the redhead quickly followed her friend through their dream world.

Now this had been the part where he had inserted himself cloaked in another illusion, that of a woman or rather a teenaged girl, 18 or maybe 19 years of age. Her hair was blond with pink streaks in it, her face had been concealed by her hands, long red fingernails being seen on them as she silently sobbed.

In front of her had been a massive puddle in the center of which had been a large brown dog, maybe a mastiff that had been laying on it's side. In any case it had seemed just as water logged as the girl given the darkness of her clothes that clung to her tightly.

She was sporting a green skirt now dark green given how damp it was from the waters and a white blouse that had now been see through, the straps of a white lacey bra could be seen beneath the water logged garment.

Unaware of the two present she continued to weep occasionally making a small gasp or hiccuping noise.

In the real Aegir could hear the gentle murmur of voices that he had filtered out from this illusion of course by playing with their minds and erasing the outside stimulus. He could hear gathering students saying that the door had been locked. Someone banged against the door. No answer of course. Someone else, of perhaps the same person turned the door knob right then left. No give of course. Cries of 'wait for the professor" rang out which told Aegir he still had plenty of time.

The two kept walking steadily, just as they noticed the depressing sounds of someone else who sobbed obviously due to something sad, they had stopped. Noises could be heard the moment they stood there and managed to gaze at the woman somewhere in front of them, they began to walk towards her due the fact she sat there with her head to them and even if her hands concealed her face, it seemed suitable to help her out of her misery.

The brown creature in front of her could have been a dog, but no one of the two seemed to know what it was at first, but the puddle seemed quite familiar. They investigated the creature for a second before Cora turned to the woman, she walked towards her and placed a hand on the girl's shoulder. What's wrong? Why are you crying?

Charming curves seemed to suit the woman, her considerable chest could be seen through her soaked and tight white blouse while the skirt clung to her skin and revealed her round and well built bottom. In any case Ryu would have described her as very attractive, possibly even further due to their dream state.

Cora gestured at Ryu to come over to the others and the redhead looked at the body one last time before she walked towards the two of them and investigated the woman then. She seemed to have no injuries at all, but the amazing detail of her hair and fingernails made her much more adorable.

My squire and I are here to help you, madame. Please unseal your face and tell us what happened. Then the student's hand travelled up to her face and gently stroke one of her hands to make her comfortable due to her sobs, gasps and other noises.

The girl continued to sob, slowing down a little as a hand fanned her own. Slowly she lowered her hands revealing her face. Her blue eyes had been rung by pink irisis indicating that she had been crying. "My dog ..." she began.

"My dog ... it was killed ... drowned by a raccon ..." such was not unusual for a dog crossing a river after a raccon. The animal had been cagey enough to drown any persueres but what she said next had been almost unbelievable.

"It was big ... my dog saw it and, and, and just chased after it. When it went across the river ..." she had not finished, letting her words trail off there for the pair to get the idea of what had happened.

"It's from hell ... it's got to be! With gleaming green eyes and wicked claws like a badgers."

The story seemed quite unbelievable, but due to their location it didn't seem as awkward as usual. Just the idea that there had been a racoon like being around who seemed this frightening made the two of them a little anxious, but the problem would have to be fixed.

Ryu turned her head to Cora. What are we going to do now? Her hand withdrew so the woman could take care of herself. She seemed to be fine anyway. Well, let's think about it for a second, Ryu. It might be close enough so that we could chase it down, but I am not sure.

Their gazes travelled through the landscape as they made out the sound of the river not far away. Do you think we could... well, what are we going to do anyway? Kill it? Ryu thought about the claws and the green eyes again and even if she wasn't afraid it simply appeared disgusting. Have no idea.

Do you know where the creature from hell is at the moment? Miss? We may be able to help you to solve this problem. I know your dog has been killed, but we could prevent further damage to this place. The chance she saw anything seemed quite low, but after all they couldn't stand there and do nothing at all.

The teen lowered her hands from her face, of course, then pointed towards the nearby river with a shakey hand. "There!"

She pointed across the river to where she had last seen the raccon. Now Aegir had no idea what the pair had been planning on doing in this situation armed with this information. He had not seen any weapons on the pair so killing it was probably out. Trapping it?

He had figured that if the pair left him it was easy enough to extract himself from this form and wait in the limbo of nothingness until they closed in on the beast. He could become it or ...

He grinned to himself as he thought upon this. Letting his thoughts drift a little. Though in the real he had heard voices in the hall exclaiming that the door had been locked, the door knob turning this way and that, while a voice, older and masculine chime in.

"Martha, get the janitor, please."

"Yes, Mister Jones."

He could hear the pads of footfalls recending from the area. The count down had now begun ...

Their heads turned towards the direction the young woman gestured at before they turned back to the frustrated figure. There had been nothing they could have done, so it seemed that it was time to leave her. Thank you very much, miss, we are going to seek it out now if you don't mind. Please accept our sincere condolences.

Her mind could have been a little crumbly at that point, the woman could do things to herself but there were other things to worry about. The pair turned and looked one last time at the corpse and the girl before they left, heading towards the river to find the misterious racoon as their hips swayed slightly with every step, the comfortable clothing revealed quite much of their attractive curves as their butt's wiggled briefly after every movement.

What are we going to do about it anyway? Cora asked out of nowhere, a rather important thing if they mentioned their lack of armory and the ability to catch it at all. She crossed her arms in front of her chest, making it appear bigger than usual but without any notice of it.

Ryu thought about it for a moment as they closed in on the river, there had been ways and methods to catch animals but this one seemed to be a special case. First of all we have to find it, then we could possibly startle it to either run away or follow one of us while the other one waits and performs an ambush to catch it with something. Do you think it might work?

Cora smiled at the idea and hardly tried to supress the urge to snap. Well, if it's not working we have to try something else, but let's find it first. We have to know what we are looking for exactly.

He observed the two as easily as one watched the image on a television set. He considered his options for this 'beast' and springing his trap on the pair when they least suspected it. Would he allow them to catch him? He could give chase, get snared and when they believed him to be subdued he could spring upon them.

Yes, he thought that he would do that. So first as the pair moved along the banking of the river after crossing over on some stones that had been sticking out of the water using them like stepping stones. They had seemed to travel for awhile though Aegir simply made themselves think it had been awhile.

Occasionally they would come across some signs of the beasts passing. A partial muddy footprint, certainly a 'coon's though a large one easily the size of a Saint Bernard dog. Low hanging branches had been snapped while bushes were broken.

Onward revealed an old boat pulled up on the banking. A hole had been in the hull and it had been flipped so it's body had been pointed skyward. But that had not been the interesting thing. Near it had been a fishing net haphazardly sprawled out near the boat.

A tool. Aegir knew that he would have to supply some in order to give the pair options. Later on there had been a rusty axe that had probably been forgotten by some logger. It had been sticking out of a fallen tree near others that had been marked by black paint with 'x' painted onto their trunks indicating which trees were to be cut down.

The trail continued before tappering off to under brush. But judging by snapped plants, flattened grass and what not it had been fairly obvious that something had come this way ....

There were obvious signs that the creature had passed by the place at the river, just as the woman had mentioned back then. Snapped plants, flat grass, the broken bushes and hanging branches were only a few signs of its appearance.

Ryu and Cora made their way towards the boat, but before they knelt down for a second. The footprint seemed to be quite new, it meant that the racoon had passed by recently. This gave the two a chance to catch it, possibly it even lived somewhere close to the river.

She brushed through her black hair and stood up, looked around for supplies just as the redhead did. The net and the axe seemed promising though the girls would have to figure out what to do with them. The two moved purposeful, they gathered the supplies and met where the track of the animal obviously began to get harder to trace.

Racoons like worms and insects, we could dig some out of the dirt. Though Cora didn't appear to be clever, she knew something about everything. But I guess some other things will work, too... I don't like to get dirty this way.

We could use the net as a stationary trap while we could use the axe as some kind of handle. You know, the insects or berries or something else as bait in an inviting amount in the middle of the net, the net covered with some leaves. The rope has to grasp the net at its four edges, then we have to use a thick branch as a pole, we pull the net with a rope upwards and then we captured it already. Of course we have to cover ourselves behind something. Simple enough?

Ryu already managed to separate some fibers from the net, it was still wide enough to capture the animal though they could use the rest as the rope they needed. Cora murmured something to herself, as if trying to find any possible failures. For now. Let's go to work.

They moved a little further into their unknown surroundings, if there were any further signs of the racoon they'd set up the trap and Cora would have to find something they could use as bait, but for now they followed the obvious signs of the creature which had been described as a racoon. They would have to find out if this was true.

Oh, it was true. Of course it was. The racoon had been enormous, the size of a large dog, with green embers for eyes and wicked looking claws. It had been peeling away the bark of a fallen log to get at the insects that had housed themselves inside the rotted wood, a small hill or rather mound had been nearby with a hole in one side.

The hole had been large enough for a human to crawl through into the mound that had served as a little one room cave that was cozy enough for the racoon to dwell in.

The thing stopped suddenly as if hearing something. It stood up on it's hind legs, ears perked up as it sniffed the air though the girls must have been upwind of it. After half a minute it had gone back to tarring apart the log and feasting on insects.

After doing that for ten or fifteen minutes the thing got down on all fours and began wandering about as it sniffed this and that before consuming some plants and berries. The girls must have been on the edge of their patience when the racoon finally made it to the net.

It paused, got up on it's hind legs again then sniffed the air as if suspecting a trap of some sort. For awhile it had just looked at the berries that Cora had gathered up for a minute or so before dropping down on all fours and slowly making it's way into the center of the net before sniffing at the berries, heard or sensed something and tried to bolt.

In the real the girls had been on the ground outside of their classroom. The window had been closed now and Aegir had joined the two on the ground so that they would not be disturbed. His telekinetic hold on the classroom door had been removed but seeing how everyone thought that it was locked anyway that had been something that he need not worry about.