The Long Search...

[Iizuka]

The young vampire had been traveling for what seemed like an eternity. Whilst the actual time had only been a few weeks, it still was a long time for the boy. He had never parted from the adopted family he had until recently, when he had set out in search of the fabled Twilight Moon Academy. With his head drooped low, he would continue to follow the steady rhythm that his feet created as they stepped along the cobblestone path. Although, the tapping noise had changed.

He was no longer on a stone pathway to Lord-knows-where. Raising his head, he would adjust his top hat, looking forward into the area before him. A sudden chill came over his body as he observed the area. A thick mist situated itself within the surrounding air, masking all but the darkest of figures from view. The sounds of waves smacking against wooden posts had presented itself within Caleb's ear's, and now, barely visible through the fog, he saw the bobbing figures of large boats.

Just where had he wandered off to?

Contnuing his journey along the dock, he would gulp as each footstep caused the floor to creak. He had never seen a place as eerie before. Looking back to the floor, he would see the worn floorboards that he now tread upon, shaking nervously as he did so. Alas, the boards creaked and looked worn, but yet, felt sturdy. A sudden calm overwhelmed his fear, and he was not scared. Somehow, he felt that he fit in with such a place. And thus, his never-ending journey continued, the young vampire making his way down the boardwalk.

[Señor Sunday Friday]

"Hello there..." Came a smooth, crisp voice as a woman approached the vampire, her voice was distinctly feminine and made her seem somewhat harmless from it's tone. She didn't look like much of a fighter either. She was thin with slender arms and legs that didn't seem to have a single bit of fighting capability in them and even more ruining the image of her of a fighter was that her breasts seemed like they'd probably get in the way of any sort of hostile movement, they were huge. Needless to say, she was what many men would classify as an attractive woman. Her bright aqua green eyes looking over Caleb for a few seconds and there was a thinking expression upon her face, her lips pursed ever so slightly and one eyebrow raised higher than the other. She pushed a few strands of her black hair from her face, allowing her to better make whatever kind of assessment she was working on at the current moment. She wore a long red cotton dress that looked like it had been through utter hell, dirty around the hem and torn up one side to reveal her smooth legs. She crossed her arms, "You're Caleb, right?"

[Iizuka]

"Hello there..."

The moment the voice penetrated the still, night air, the vampire would find himself whirling around. His hand had already gripped onto the handle of his blade, and his eyes glared upon the now approaching woman. But, as he observed her to judge her abilities, his grip would loosen, eventually falling to his side. As his red eyes scanned her, he would judge that, by her physique, she was not much of a fighter. She had a slender figure, and rather... large, breasts. Her raven-colored hair was pushed aside as her eyebrow raised, and Caleb would finally speak.

"Hello..."

The simple utterance would not have as much confidence as expected. Instead, the tone of his voice was rather surprised. He had not expected anyone upon these deserted docks. Especially not a woman such as the one standing before him. However, her dress struck Caleb as odd, as it was on the verge of complete destruction. As he finished judging the capabilities of this woman, another moment of silence would pass before the next voice entered his ears. The question she had proposed was strange, for he had never once said his name. In fact, the last time he had heard it was before he left the other vampires. Up until this point, he had used a different name. But something made him forget it as he spoke to this woman, and so he would nod.

"Yes, I am Caleb. Who might you be?"

[Señor Sunday Friday]

"Akira. And I was sent here to find you." She said with a slight nodding gesture, she smiled kindly as she turned for a moment to look through the fog at God-knows-what, her bright eyes seemed peircing. "Twilight Moon Academy's taken quite some interest in you... were you aware?" she asked, her arms still crossed (Though of course thanks to her build they were crossed over her stomach rather than her chest) She didn't seem too terribly sure that Caleb would be aware of Twilight Moon Academy so she figured she'd atleast mention it and leave opportunity to ask for an explanation before jumping to scheduling. She yawned, the yawn revealing her clean, white teeth and of which she posessed canines of unusual length, not too terribly long but certainly longer than the average person's teeth. She must have been a vampire too... or something. Who knew? Well... you could know if you bothered to ask.

[Iizuka]

"Why would she be sent here to find me...?" The question that burned within Caleb's mind would soon be answered, as she spoke of the Twilight Moon Academy. "An interest...? In me? I've only heard rumors of it... Nothing to really know too much 'bout it. Would you mind telling me about it?" His British accent was slightly subdued by himself, trying to make sure that he was understood by the woman that stood before him. Some people couldn't understand foreign accents, and so he kept it to a minimum. Or, at least, as low as he possibly could. It was at this point that she yawned, large fangs revealed within her mouth. More questions arose within the young vampire, but he thought it would be better to hold them for now and await an answer to the previous question.

As he stood there, waiting, he would fidget slightly. Reaching folr his hat, he would adjust it so that his view of the woman was clearer. His cloak was pushed behind his back, and his gloves were pulled further upon his hands to keep them on. As he straightened out his overcoat, he would nervously look back at the woman who called herself "Akira." He didn't understand why he was so fidgety. Perhaps because he was in the presence of another of his kind? Whatever the cause, he sought to cease it as he brought his hands behind his back, holding them together as to refrain from movement.

[Señor Sunday Friday]

Akira paused to think, "Well we've heard about your talents and we think that you'd fit in nicely on campus." she explained, "So it was arranged to make sure that you'd make your arrival here in the Ghost Shipyards." she gestured into the mist around her. Apparently this place was called the Ghost Shipyards. "If you choose to accept my humble invitation to Twilight Moon then it would be my pleasure to be your master teacher." she seemed relaxed about it as if it was not so much a big deal though from what had come from her mouth, it was actually a really big thing. She paused once more and a smile creeped over her lips, "Relax, okay?" she could tell that something was bothering Caleb and too much stress was cause of early death... then again Caleb was a vampire but Akira didn't think it mattered that much, stress wasn't fun for anyone.

[Iizuka]

So, the surrounding area was known as the Ghost Shipyards. The docks certainly lived up to their name. The creepy feeling that ran over Caleb would soon be fading as Akira explained her motives. Or, rather, the motives of the Twilight Moon Academy. "What potential do they see in me, I wonder...?" For the first time in days, a smile would cross over his refined features, fully revealing his own fangs. "If I may, I will accept your offer." he'd speak, bowing as he did so.

Chuckling slightly at her next comment, he would nod happily. "I'll be better now." he remarked, still curious about her fangs. "Before we move on... Would you mind if I asked if you were a vampire as well?" Following the answer to that question, he hoped that Akira would then proceed to tell him more of the Twilight Academy, but the knowledge of the school would come within time.

[Señor Sunday Friday]

"Vampire?" she asked, a bit of disbelief in her voice, "You think I'm a vampire?" She held back a bought of laughter, "Far from it- I'm a kitsune." she nodded, a pair of black ears becoming visible atop her head, twitching slightly and her tails were visible as well, swaying back and forth was an astounding plume of nine night black fox tails tipped with silver. "A fox demon." she explained, it probably explained why Akira looked the way she did... Kitsunes were known for thier appearances. "Any other questions?" she asked, curious as to if there was anything else that would need inquiry.

[Iizuka]

"A fox demon? How strange..."

The vampire himself had never heard of such a thing. However, he had heard of demons. So, he assumed that demons could have their own manifestations. Smiling as she asked for any other questions, he would simply laugh. Raising his right hand, his index finger would slowly unfurl, representing the number one. "Only one... When do we start?" he would jokingly ask, although he was completely serious. He was eager to be beginning at the Twilight Moon Academy, and so he wanted to start as soon as possible. Now awaiting her response, he stood there, grinning as he looked her in the eye.

[Señor Sunday Friday]

Akira pointed along the Ghost Shipyard, "This way!" she said, already starting to walk into the fog, a glance back to see if Caleb was following, a bit of blue green fire following at her side as what appeared to be a lantern to make her more visible and giving her some light to see. She was silent as she walked, like a ghost moving through the chilly air. Her vulpine ears twitched slightly and her tails streamed behind her. She was pretty happy according to her appearance, apparently she liked having students.

[Iizuka]

Caleb would begin to trail behind her, eyeing her ears. They twitched every now and then, and a tail soon became visible. Accepting the differences she bore from normal people, he would avert his attention to the small flame that now lit up beside Akira. As their path was illuminated, he would hasten his pace, finding himself next to Akira within moments. As he wondered where the path they now traveled upon led them, he would turn his head towards her. "So... How do we get there?"

[Señor Sunday Friday]

"Some help from a friend to get us accross the water." she stated simply, starting to walk faster now that Caleb was walking next to her, trying to just get wherever they were headed. The Ghost Shipyards weren't exactly a happy place and she didn't want to bother with a fight today, she'd been standing around waiting for this kid all day long and just wanted to get back. "Oh!" she said suddenly, "Your schedule! We'll have to work on that as well." she said, making the quick note aloud.

[Iizuka]

A friend? "What kind of friend...?" the boy wondered, trailing along as Akira gained speed. Again moving up next to her, he would raise an eyebrow above the other, a questioning look in his eyes. "Schedule? What exactly will I be doing at the Academy?" For some, stupid reason, Caleb had, until this point, assumed it was a normal school. Of course, this was totally illogical, being that it had already started out with a kitsune being the one who would be leading him to the school. Whatever await him, he would be ready.

[Señor Sunday Friday]

"Well every student takes part in magic, weaponry, alchemy, beastry, and a master class... I'll be teaching your master class. After that you have your optional classes, for seventh period you can choose either music, history, or potionry." she nodded before skidding to a halt before she would have run into a rather suprised looking man.

The stranger was a somewhat tall man, his hair a dark reddish hue and his eyes a soft and calm brown, "So this is your student, Akira?" he asked before he kissed Akira. He looked towards the student, "It's a pleasure to meet you, my name's Makashi."

"Actually, Makashi... he was just working on his schedule... it's best not to make the post much longer or the roleplayer will forget." she whispered to the strange man. Who knew what she was talking about? The kitsune must have been some kind of crazy to be whispering some kind of nonsense like that.

[Iizuka]

"Would you mind giving a brief explanation of potionry? And what exactly is my master class?" The questions flooded Caleb's mind as they continued to walk along the docks. Suddenly, Akira would stop as Caleb kept walking a few more steps. Turning around, he would see another figure, one of tall stature and red hair. Questioning Akira on Caleb himself, he would proceed to give her a kiss, then introduced himself. Following this, Caleb would bow before him, holding onto his top hat as he did so. "It's a pleasure to meet you as well. My name is Caleb Thomas." Akira would then whisper something into Makashi's ear, but what she said was unbeknownst to the vampire.