Re: Wandering for Relaxation {Shula, acra, open]

[Murazar Dauthi]

Murazar smiled and nodded to shula before pointing outside the closed window at the back yard sort of area. He spoke simply," Well we could start some of it now right out there. I'll just call around here to get your paperwork sorted out and ready for you to sign. We'll just go with the basics of working with fire and supporting elements. If you want to begin now of course little lady." He glanced over at acra before speaking again, the same calmness echoing in his voice.

" You can come along if you want since your a fire alchemist too, you might get a few pointers out of this." He gave a friendly smile to acra, he figured the two young alchemists could both learn a bit about fire and expand their creativity with it. He picked up his phone and dialed out the numbers before arranging for about five people to drop what they were doing to sort out her paperwork. He did it at the drop of the hat like it was nothing, which to him it was nothing. Just a handful of minor favors being pulled in.

[Shula Brighton]

Steam rose off the warmed cocoa, the smell of chocolate making Shula melt a little inside. Damn, she hardly knew her coworker and he already knew that good chocolate was a weakness of hers. Unfair, but handy, at least. She took a long, warm sip, the smile on her lips showing that she truly was a chocoholic. "Mm... Thank you, Acra.." Her eyes widened ad Fox told her that they could start working on what he'd offered her today. Now, even.

"Really? You mean it?" The excitement in her voice was impossible to hide, making her seem closer to the age Acra insisted she was. "I left my bracelets at home, but my house is only around the corner, I could easily go and get them..Teşekkür ederim! Söz veriyorum ben çok sert çalışacak.."

Shula stopped mid-sentence, catching herself with a bright blush. She'd slipped back into Ishvallan without even thinking about it. "If I could, I'd love to. Thank you." She struggled to reign in her excitement, even though it was glowing behind her eyes, brightening the red. Even though it was cold out, working with fire kept her warm, and she'd be fine as long as she had her medicines with her. Reaching back into her drawer, Shula pulled out the bottle and poured out another of the prescription pain pills that she'd given to Fox before and downed it with a mouthful of chocolate. Wouldn't do her any good if she had to stop in the middle of her lesson from pain.

[Theo Chulainn]

Acra blinked at being invited he smiled and saluted the older man. “Thank you very much sir.” He felt a tingle of excitement run up his spine. The anticipation of learning and a chance to prove himself.

His eyes flicked to Shula’s excitement and he couldn’t help but smile at it. It was rather cute. And the way she slipped into enough tongue from pure eagerness. It made him feel glad he wasn’t the only one tingling in excitement. “I can drive you there and back if you like?” he offered seeing his motorbike sat in the parking lot waiting. “It’d only take ten minuets there and back.” He added downing the rest of his coffee the caffeine adding to the excitement brewing in his veins. His eyes widened slightly as he spotted Shula take a pill. Remembering the inhaler when they meet he has brushed it off as asthma…was there more to her need for it then that.

[Murazar Dauthi]

Murazar chuckled slightly in a tinge of the happiness her excitement brought him. It was genuine, she genuinely loved alchemy and learning that much. He also chuckled a moment and smiled politely at the warrant officer before saying simply, " No need to salute me or call me sir yet, i'm not in uniform after all. Speaking of which i'm never in uniform when I think about it." it was an idle thought, he made sure however to phrase it that he was higher ranking than acra was and high ranked up enough he didn't have to wear it. Even though shula would know he never had a uniform.

He eyed her for a moment trying to figure out why she was pill poppin' right now, she didn't seem like a druggy. He knew what they were like, the symptoms of buyers and sellers. That was just typical underworld information you needed to live on. Sometimes he bought the drugs to make people look like they suicided. different assassinations for different targets. He nodded to her and said understandably," Of course, i'll meet you both down there on the field. Then you get to see real alchemy." He smiled, a small glint in his eye... A dangerous glint, one that bespoke of serious lethality.

[Shula Brighton]

The temperature differences between Central City, South City and Meissan would take some getting used to. South City got cool, but rarely cold; here she'd been warned that it would snow if the weather allowed for it. Shula took a long drink of the cocoa to wash down the pill, not noticing that either men had even noticed the small action. She wasn't hurting much right now, but once outside and running around in the cold air... Shula set the cup down, pulling off the heavier jacket she'd gotten to wear over her uniform's jacket. Really, the way she layered was almost comical, even if you couldn't really tell it was there... I just hope I never get shipped even further north for very long... I'll come back a Shula-Pop!

Pulling the jacket on, Shula grabbed her keys and shoved them in her pocket. "Alright then, we'll be back in ten minutes, then, and meet you in outside." All she needed were her bracelets, her bag of saltpeter, and maybe a quick snack. Her house was still a disaster, but hopefully Acra would behave and just wait in the livingroom while she ran upstairs...

Not noticing the dangerous glint in Fox's eyes, Shula smiled warmly first at him, then at Acra. "Ready when you are!"

[Theo Chulainn]

He Nodded at the plan and watched shula make the arrangements with Murazar. Okay it may take more the ten minuets to get to hers… unless he broke the speed limit. He envisioned Shula clinging to him screaming in terror. His lips curled into an evil smile. Wondering how much he could get Shula to shriek in terror and how tightly he could get the little alchemist to cling. Once the arrangement was made he turned to shula.

Acra smiled to her. “Come on the car park is this way.” Suddenly stopping a taught stuck him. “Ah we need to stop by my office for my spare helmet…unless you want to go without it?” He asked kinder hoping she ask for the helmet. Safety and all. Many girls didn’t want to wear it enjoying the wind and not wanting helmet hair. They normally end up arriving with her hair everywhere and the girl indeed very prissy and angry. “I rather you went with the safe option personally.” He prayed.

[Murazar Dauthi]

Murazar nodded, he grabbed a pinch of the specially made dirt and threw it out the window so it traveled in the air. He then proceeded to simply jump out the window before they even left the room. He held his hands out below him and used a concerto of fire and wind smashing into the ground slowign his descent greatly from the two stories. He did aflip and landed on his feet before puting his hands in his pockets and walking to the center of the "backyard" slowly, as if what he did was completely natural.

The ground behind him was scorched and wasted he smiled to himself at his acrobatic trick. His abilities were useful in many ways, it only took a creative mind to use them effectively. Of which many people did not have at all, thank goodness otherwise it'd be harder to kill most people rather than just the few who were a match for him. He picked up his cell phone and typed a message to himself to later go find spade and make sure they talked about everyhing he missed.

[Shula Brighton]

As Shula was heading to the door, she began to turn back around to say something to Fox when he opened the window and tossed out a handful of dirt. Wordlessly, the man climbed up to the sill and jumped down from the second floor window as though it were nothing. She rushed to the window, honestly worried that the seasoned mercenary had hurt himself- it was a very long drop, after all. Certainly not life-threatening unless you landed funny, but still a valid concern! But that's when she saw it... the fiery trellises mingling with the air that bent to Fox's will. How they slowed his fall and allowed him to land gracefully (even if the ground was decently ruined).

No words could really express the awesome impression this man was making on the young sergeant. He didn't really know her and was offering to help teach her some of the polished skills she was needing help with to achieve her goals. He was a rather important man that obviously held a lot of influence and power over the people below him, could just call in favors from people like nothing... Shula could only wonder what his help would cost her karmically. Eyes wide and excited, a nearly silent "wow" escaped from her lips. Pulling away from the window, Shula tried to shake the tingling excitement off her shoulders and looked to Acra, heading quickly to the door.

"I've never ridden on a motorbike... So you go grab the helmet from your office and I'll meet you down in the parking area. I actually found a shortcut to my house from here, so it shouldn't take more than a few minutes for me to get what I need." Shula's smile was warm, bright and almost affectionate as she glanced at Acra as she left her office, heading down the hall and to the stairs; they were faster than the elevator, and healthier. In moments she was out of the building and walking to the side parking lot where the lower-ranking soldiers parked and waited for Acra, pulling the coat tight around her shoulders and neck.

[Theo Chulainn]

Acra watched in awe. “whoa…Psycho….” he muttered. He only seen one other alchemist that had impressed him this much in one simple act. His teacher in college had used the water vapour in the air to make a glass of ice cold water for everyone in the class. And that had only been the start. The retired state alchemist had become a massive mentor for Acra and maybe Fox would push him pass his current limits.

He looked to Shula. “Okay. It’s on the second floor of the parking lot. Black… with blue and stuff.” he said and headed to his office. Stepping inside he grabbed his bike keys from his desk and looked in the closet for that spare helmet he kept. Giving it a quick rub clean with his sleeve her turned on his heel and headed out of his office towards the car park. He gave a dark chuckle. He wondered to himself. ‘How loud can princess scream…’

[Murazar Dauthi]

Murazar stopped in the middle of the field and pulled out his cell phone, he punched in a bunch of numbers and got a hold of the chief of management of well everything. He verified who he was and ordered around five to eight epople to clean shulas office up.. Asap. It didn't take long for the woman on the other end of the phone to hang up and get right on it.

He looked around and shrugged, he decided that they would take a little while so he got to work on a large transmtation circle with five smaller circles at the edges of the pentagon symbol. After a few minutes he was in the center and put his hands to the ground, the five smaller symbols disappeared and momentarily the huge pentagon symbol vanished into the ground. He didn't even look strained, the five smaller alchemical circles were for the earth element and to make any other alchemical symbols vanish into the ground, however they would still function as if they were there.

He stayed right where he was, in the center ready to activate the center circle. It was just something to demonstrate how powerful fire really was. He looked up towardes the sky and closed his eyes, letting the wind blow upon his face gently. He was waiting and listening for the tall-tell sound of approaching people. That was when he would start his lesson.

[Shula Brighton]

A black motorbike with blue and stuff. Shula smirked faintly. Was her hero always this articulate? She smiled, shaking her head as she walked through the parking lot, looking for the motorbike. She'd never ridden one, but she'd been told by lots of people that it was fun... going fast, wind in your face, the really cool jackets... Acra really didn't seem the biker type, goofy playboy that he was, but more than likely he just thought it made him look cool. Heh..She was still kind of annoyed that he'd been such a jerk to her, but at least he'd made an honest effort to make it up to her.

Shula took the large cookie out of her pocket, pulling out the little bag that had the cookies in it and opened it, pulling out the one with 'SORRY' piped in icing on the top. She couldn't help but smile before taking the first happy bite of the sugar-laden treat. She stopped walking as she found the motorbike quickly enough, loving the sugar cookie immensely and waited for Acra. Maybe he's not so bad... Mm. And treats like this, maybe they'll work with the supplements and help me gain some weight...

[Theo Chulainn]

Acra hummed and walked down to the parking lot. He saw Shula by his bike and he smiled. She was nibbling on the cookie and he couldn’t help but blush at her happy expression. “I take it the cookie tastes good?” he asked chuckling placing a hand on her shoulder. “Hat m’lady.” He said in a charming voice. Holding the black helmet out for her to take. His own was hanging off the handle bars of his bike so as soon as she took it he stepped over pulling the black and blue helmet over his own head and pulling down the visor sitting down on the seat.

Making sure he wouldn’t knock Shula over he carefully reversed the bike back. Turning it toward the entrance and waited for Shula to hop on. He blushed a bit at the idea of her clinging to him a they speed through the street. Giving a small smile he revved the engine. “Come on.” Came his muffled voice. “We said ten minuets.”

[Shula Brighton]

Nodding as she quickly finished off the cookie, Shula took the offered helmet and snapped it shut around her chin, kind of annoyed that ti didn't fit comfortably with her hair in a bun. Oh well, she was safe and complying with what Acra wanted, and that would preserve the peace for now at least..She climbed onto the back of the bike, her feet finding small safe places to prop themselves onto as her hands reached around her little seat, feeling the thin bars underneath. Were... Were these what she was supposed to hold onto? The seat didn't have a back to it, so she was supposed to just lean in and hold onto those thing little metal rods under her thighs? She blushed faintly, leaning forward and lightly gripping onto the sides of Acra's jacket. She didn't want to grab around his waist and make it harder for him to drive the bike.

The engine revved, the heavy vibrations feeling strange against her body, even through her clothes. She could feel it shaking and vibrating in, through and off every part of her, causing a faint blush to dust her cheeks as she scrunched her face, digging her little fingers into the side of Acra's jacket tighter. How could anyone get used to this? "If you take a left at the light, I found a shortcut to my house, she said loud enough that she hoped he heard her clearly, despite the helmet muffling her small voice thoroughly.

[Theo Chulainn]

Feeling her hands grip on his jacket he took her arm and pulled it round his waist and did the same with the other. “Hold on tight…Don’t want you to slip off.” He blushed slightly feeling her close. She let out a muffled noise but he couldn’t make it up. Slowly pulling out of the parking lot and onto the road he revved the engine pulling a slight wheelie and zoomed down the road at break neck speed.

He speed past the lights and took the left at the end of the street. He was defiantly going over the speed limit but he didn’t care the uniform alone told the police to not bother him. He looked over his shoulder as he swerved round the corner so tightly the bike went almost completely horizontal and the wisps of his jacket scrapped along the tarmac.

[Shula Brighton]

They moved carefully out onto the street, and Shula blushed lightly as Acra moved her arms to hold around his waist, telling her to hold on tightly. She did as she was told, and the revving made it almost impossible to to hear him; she could only wonder if he'd heard her. He revved again and the bike lifted up onto its back wheel slightly, causing the girl to squeak in surprise, tightening her grip around Acra's midsection.

She had been trying to think of the quickest route to her house. She had been trying to form words. But at the speed which they peeled out and onto the street, blurring past the buildings and street lights, weaving between other cars.... Shula gripped tighter, holding back a whimper as she shut her eyes tightly. As Shula opened her mouth to speak again, they turned into the corner, her body leaning with this as the asphalt came far closer to her than she'd have liked, the only sound coming from her mouth a whimper that turned into panicked scream that reverberated through her helmet.

"Acra! SLOW DOOOOOOWWWWN!"

[Theo Chulainn]

He heard her scream as they served round the bend and chuckled. “Sorry…” He slowed down smiling as she clung tightly onto him and pulled up outside her house. He removed his helmet kicking on the kick stands and killed the engine.

He could feel her shaking and whimpering. He heart fell. He wanted to get her adrenalin going not scare her to tears. Turning he hugged her softly while one hand removed her helmet placing it behind her and hugged her tightly soothing her back. “Sssh…I’m sorry...we’ll head back slowly I promise.” He whispered stroking her back and hair till she clamed. Normally the girls he took on his bike loved the speed and adrenalin rush.

[Shula Brighton]

They were there, they were home, they were safe.... That mantra ran through Shula's head at warp speed. She'd never been on a motorbike before, and honestly she was hoping her first ride would be less terrifying than that. Sure, it was a little bit of a rush knowing she could have fallen off and died at any given moment, buuuuut getting home in one piece really was her main concern. She stood there a long moment trembling, wide-eyed as Acra hugged her and soothed her, promising to drive more slowly on the way back. "Oh... please do. I LIKE living." Shula took a deep breath, pulling away from Acra, then pouting as she punched him hard in his upper chest before running up the stoop to her door and unlocking the door, rushing into the house. She only needed her bracelets and her bag of saltpeter, and maybe her poi just in case he wanted to see the art her alchemy was based on... She rushed up the stairs in her house to her room, grabbing what she needed and running back out, locking the door behind her. "Alright... I've got what I need, so let's get back... I'lltrynottoscreamthistime." Her cheeks flushed, reaching for the helmet, muttering the last bit.

[Theo Chulainn]

Acra gave a loud grunt as Shula punched him. He chuckled as she ran back into the house. “Very feisty…” Murmuring to himself with a soft blush. Even though she was small she clearly didn’t need protection. But something about her drew him to want to keep her safe. Maybe mentally more then physically. He sat back on his bike drumming his fingers on the handles while waiting for her to grab her stuff and return. He could put them in a small compartment under the seat of need be so he didn’t want to get comfy and ready to drive just in case.

She returned and said she was ready. “Need anything put under the seat?” He said eyeing the odd item in her hands. He never seen something like that before and wondered what they were. His ears twitched hearing her mumble. He just caught it. “Ah Don’t worry darling…I’ll go nice and slow…sorry for scaring you before..” He said enjoying the cute blush that lit her cheeks.

[Shula Brighton]

It was funny how the motorbike had a little compartment under the seat like that, and Shula carefully put her poi and bag of saltpeter into it and shut the seat, mounting the bike behind Acra. The bag was tightly sealed so it wouldn't spill, and the poi were used to copious amounts of abuse, so being rattled around in a glove compartment wouldn't hurt them at all. "Thanks again, Acra... I appreciate it.' She snapped the helmet shut around her chin and adjusted herself on the bike, pulling up the side flaps of fabric on her pants so they didn't get caught in the wheels. Really, some parts of this uniform are so pointless...

She only hesitated for a moment as she leaned forward into Acra's back, wrapping her arms around his waist once more. [color=green]"I'm ready to go, Acra, so let's hurry back... I dunno about you, but I'm pretty excited to learn from Fox!" A small shiver went up her back as the engine revved to life once more, her grip subconsciously tightening around Acra.

[Theo Chulainn]

Acra smiled as she hugged his waist from behind and pulled on his helmet. “Yeah the adrenalin is pumping through my veins…the guy look like he’s got awesome skills…” He turned on the engine and revved it to wake it up blushing as Shula hugged him tighter.

He petted her hand softly before taking a steady pace back towards central. Taking it more chilled so it felt like they were gliding along. Every now and then he carefully pass a car and glide along in front of it. He looked to Shula over his shoulder. “Better? Happy? Or still scared?” He asked more out of concern then teasing.

After 5 more minuets he pulled up by the training field at central headquarters doing the same as outside Shula’s house by kicking the stands out and lent back a little. “And we are here Princess. In one piece safe and sound.” He sang song taking his helmet off and shaking his head to sort his hair. Then looked down at the girl still hugging his waist like a lifeline.

[Shula Brighton]

The ride back to Central HQ was quick and much smoother than the first trip out, and Shula had relaxed enough to let herself feel more excited than terrified, despite how tightly she was still clinging to Acra's hips. Though she shut her eyes for the ride, she did at least feel safer this go, and smiled lightly, squeezing him again in a soft hug, her helmet-covered face pressed against his back. As they slowed down and pulled up near the patch of lawn where Fox was waiting for them, Shula looked up, spotting him and let out a soft breath she didn't realize she'd been holding.

Shula let go of Acra once they stopped, reaching her hands up to undo the helmet and pull it off, happy to feel the fresh air on her face again. "No... That was very nice, thank you. I... liked that a lot, Acra." She knew from the sing-song tone he was teasing her again, but at least this time he wasn't being mean.... Though she did kind of wish he'd quit calling her princess.... it was embarrassing. He's always going to see me as a little kid, though, isn't he?

She lifted the seat, taking her things out and then turned to the grass and waved happily to Fox. [color=green]"Hallo again, Fox! Sorry to have kept you waiting!"[/color"]

[Theo Chulainn]

He smiles a slight bit of colour on his cheeks but this smile made him look more boyish then normal. “I’m glad.” He scratched at his head. “Well maybe after this we could go somewhere for lunch?” He wondered if she would say yes or not. “You can give me an answer after training okay?” With that he walked towards Fox after putting a lock on the bike.

Waving to the man as they approached. “Sorry about that.” He cheered running fingers through his bangs trying to get them to bounce once more after being under the helmet. Stood next to Shula pulling on his gloves. He was ready and the excitement pumped through his body making his clench his fists a few time. “ We’re ready now.” He smirked. He was ready to prove himself as a fighter. An alchemist worthy of Military title. One that would one day become a state Alchemist. And the first step to that would be to learn from Fox and proove to this man he was good.

[Murazar Dauthi]

Murazar watched them approach, and as soon as they were done he smiled. A rough smile, he replied calmly." Well, the first test is very simple. I need to see what your capable of. I want you both to fight me, i'll handicap myself. I however need both of you to give it your all. Otherwise I wont see what needs improvement." He put his hands to the ground and the alchemical symbols shone. It was a huge symbol, one that was extremely complicated and took time. It burst a huge wall of fire around them containing them in a circle.

The fire was made to contain the heat inward. So unless you touched it you wouldn't even feel it was there. The fire was as tall as the building they worked in. He smiled and threw phosphourus dirt in the air that prepared his alchemy. He motioned for them to fight, it would be easy of course. Even with two of them, it was however hard to handicap himself to not even knock them out. He was however going to be fairly rough.

[Shula Brighton]

Well, this certainly wasn't how Shula was expecting her day to go. Meeting Acra again, a high-ranking mercenary, and now being told to fight him. Oh dear... hand to hand combat really wasn't her strong point. Fox was older than her, and as a mercenary infinitely more experienced; chances were he'd gone against every style of fighting that was known, and probably a few that nobody had ever seen before. Shula unbuttoned her uniform jacket and the coat she'd had on over it, folding them over her arm before laying them down in the grass, far enough away from the fire that they wouldn't catch.

The walls of flame were truly impressive, especially that they weren't roasting the three of them alive, even though when they had sprung up Shula had instinctively moved closer to Acra. She wasn't quite afraid at the moment, just a little startled was all. What HAVE I gotten myself into this time...? She glanced over to Acra, wondering if he'd make the first move and attack Fox head on. She checked her bracelets to make sure they weren't going to become caught on anything and reached for a little bag of her saltpeter, rubbing a bit extra on the tops of her hands. Her bracelets were already coated, but a little extra never hurt. Slowly she spaced herself away from Acra and Fox, keeping her eyes on him and his body at all time. Something Aaron had told her long ago was when you were fencing to watch your opponent's wrist and not his blade so you'd know where he was planning to move to... There was no blade in question, but by waiting a moment to see what Mura would do... Shula carefully moved her own body into a more defensive stance, red eyes still never leaving their instructor.

[Theo Chulainn]

He grinned at the invite for a fight. This beat the boring paper work in his office. Way better. He clenched and unclenched his fists and looked to Shula. They would have to work together. Not to hard he had hoped. Shula seemed to see him as a friend and co worker. You couldn’t have fire without heat right. So there alchemy would work together nicely. As Shula stripped her jacket and put them to a safe place he started vibrating the molecules round his hands.

The sound of Acra rubbing his hand’s was quiet but in the tense air it must have been equivalent to a jet plane. He looked at the flames and then to Fox. Taking in the distance. Five metres…perfect. He was about to kneel and attack when suddenly a wall of fire circled them. “Shit!” He swore pulling Shula close to protect her from the flames. After not feeling the heat of fire he realised it wasn’t going to touch them if they stayed still. He let Shula go giving her an embarrassed smile. Looking to Fox he estimated the distance. Still about five…good. He knelt down on one knee. The air round his hands was waving and steaming as he placed his hands to the ground and watched with a grin as the heat travelled through the ground towards fox. The grass scorched and died turning a sickly yellow. The air waved and steamed exploding below Fox’s feet and a steam of heat shot up.

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