The Altered.

Umiko- "Oh sure! I'll be honest I don't really mind much. I'm just fond of the Inn and glad I get to work here again." She smiles to Nadine's Father.

Ludwig and Ick come in, Ick goes straight to the BBQ.

Ick- "Oh yes! This smells great already! I'm starvin'. " He grins over the grill even though there is nothing on it yet. He then looks up at Nadine's Father and grins at him and Umiko which is standing there as well. His way of saying hello to them.

Ludwig- He greets Hyde and Sebastian as they pass with a head nod, He walks up to Kasumi with a small smile. "Hey. Pretty nice day for this sort of thing. How are you doing today?" He looks around a bit getting a feel for the place before he starts helping the others.

Rend- Walks in and see's Hyde. She goes straight over to him, but his back is turned about to lift a box. She taps his opposite shoulder than she is standing.
Alright I'm here, where's the food?" She says with no enthusiasm or infliction to her voice. She has her usual hoodie on with the hood over her head and her hands stuffed in her pockets.

Kasumi- "I am doing well. It is good to see you Ludwig. How are you? Would you mind helping my brother Sebastian moving the boxes to the hallway? I think it is a great day and I cannot wait for the food!." Seeing Ick going to the grill rather than helping out first. "Excuse me Ick." She says as she walks over to Ick and takes his arm. "We need your help over here first. Can you help my brother moving all of this to the storage room." She walks him over to the pile and gets him started on the work. "There he just needs a little direction. He isn't the worst person... Just not the brightest." She thinks to himself and she watches Ick take to moving boxes almost as fast as Hyde. "I think all the boys are hard at work so would you like me to help unpack or start cooking?" She asks Nadine.

Nadine- "Oh great! Thank you for getting everyone organized Kasumi! Umm could you and Umiko come help me moves some things to the laundry room and we can start up the washers and unpack. I think my Dad wanted to do all the cooking as a gift for us!" She smiles at them and starts to lead them off. She spots Ludwig and waves frantically as a joke. As they continue she spots Rend hanging around Hyde and grabbing all the smaller boxes as Hyde gets the larger ones.

Hyde- Falls for the trick Rend just pulled. He looks back over quickly and smiles a little. "The food isn't ready yet. I think they are going to make it as we work. Would you grab that box there at my feet and follow me?" He is feeling a little brave and works up the courage to talk a little more straight with Rend. "I didn't think you would show up today. You don't seem the type to really do this sort of thing...." Coughs a little "I'm really glad you came by though. It will help the day move along." He smiles and waits for Rends response.

Sebastian- Working silently notices Ludwig helping out a little. They remain silent knowing that neither of them cares to interact with each other. "Where the hell is Kane. I'm going to ditch in a minute."

Ludwig- "Of course." He says simply and gets to work with the others.

Ick- Follows Kasumi like a puppy with no complaints. "After this we get food right?" He ask as he leans over and grabs two boxes, putting them on his shoulders and moving then with the others not waiting for a response.

Ludwig- See's Nadine and looks left to right then waves at her slowly. clears his throat and continues.

Umiko- Laughs at them and keeps helping. She see's her brother out of the corner of her eye. "Oh! Uzagi!" She smiles and waves him over. "These are my friends Nadine and Kasumi. Thanks for coming to help!" She says with excitement to see her brother.

Uzagi- Hears Umiko and walks over to the others with a smile. "Ah, so this is them huh? Hello ladies, it's a pleasure to meet you both." He speaks a lot less proper than Umiko but still being polite. "Alright Umiko, I came here to lift so I'll get to it." He says before walking over to the boys and helping out saying hello in passing but not really introducing himself yet. He is mainly focused on lifting the boxes as a workout than anything else.

Rend- Pokes her lips out with a grumpy expression and looks down at the box. She grabs it and starts following him. "Well I can't cook and there is free food so... Here I am." She says bluntly.

Erebus- Walking in the woods just making his way back to the shrine when he hears talking at the Inn he thought was closed. "Someones restoring it?" He thinks to himself.

Nadine- "Thank you for coming Uzagi! I didn't know we would get so much help today! I better check with my dad to make sure we have enough food for everyone!" She says and she doesn't take the next set of boxes down with the girls.

Hyde- Smiles a little. He kind of enjoys the difficulty of the relationship. He thinks it is a game. "How can you not know how to cook!? What do you do for all your food? I guess your parents take care of it?" He says in a playful tone. He picks up an extra box as he sees Ick and Uzagi working hard. He tries to show off a little for Rend, but notices that she isn't really paying attention.

Rend- Her lip curls as her parents are mentioned. She walks right past him without saying anything and sets the box down, then walks quickly past him again to get another box.

Hyde- "Well she didn't like the parents being brought up. I need to remember that." He thinks to himself. "Umm. I think we are getting close to the cookout." He says in a tone trying to make up with Rend.

Kane- Secretly watching the Alastor family since they were getting ready to leave their own home earlier that day decides now is the time to show up. He took a few notes about Ludwig while he was watching. Noticing that almost all the heavy boxes have already been moved. "Hey Sebastian! Sorry I'm late. Let me help you guys out. I'll follow you!" He says to Sebastian who just stares at him with pure hatred. Kane just shrugs it off and doesn't pay much attention to Ludwig.

Nadine- After telling her dad about the turn out runs back to the boxes. No one else is around and she starts picking up some boxes. Noticing that there isn't much left she tries to get them all but is struggling and drops a box on her foot. "Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow!" She says loudly. "Oh man that really hurt. Geeze ouch!" She thinks to herself.

Ludwig- Notices Kane come in but doesn't speak to him either.

Erebus- Hears someone in pain, he walks closer to the sounds and see's Nadine from a distance. "It's her.." He looks spooked as he turns his head from side to side, to see if anyone else is around to help her. "What is she thinking? She can't carry all of that by herself!" He thinks in frustration. He hesitates but see's that she is trying to pick them all up again and is about to drop them once more. "Ah...crap!" He thinks as he rushes over and grabs the bottom of the boxes from the opposite side, he looks at her in the eyes for only a moment then looks to the side. "Uh.. you.. should be more careful." He says in a low tone after clearing his throat. He takes the boxes from her and stands up straight. "Where should I put these?.." He asks.

Nadine- Startled she makes a little squeal sound and looks at Erebus wide eyed. "Oh my gosh. Where did he come from. OH MY GOSH he is sooooo cute!" She thinks to herself as she starts blushing. "Ahh you can follow me. I'm Nadine by the way. Umm it is getting kind of hot out here isn't it?" She tries to think of something to say knowing she is blushing and she feels the burning on her cheeks. She laughs a little thinking about the boxes and being taken aback from Erebus. She bounces back to her normal self. "Yeah yeah! Thank you for your help! I thought I was going to drop them again on my foot! Gosh that hurt so bad. Come on follow me!"

Erebus- Feels like she is going back and forth a lot. He is just standing there with the boxes is his hand. A little stunned and nervous to be in front of her. He is too worried about himself feeling flustered than noticing Nadine's blushing. "Um, okay.." He follows her, getting more nervous when he hears other voices. "What have I gotten myself into, She is right in front of me... Should I leave?...No, I can't do that..." He debates in his own head.

Nadine- About to turn the corner where everyone else is. She thinks to herself that she is really happy this guy helped her. "I hope this doesn't make him upset. He seems a little nervous... Oh my gosh maybe he likes me as much as I like him. Gasp* he likes me! Its love at first sight! HOW ROMANTIC!" She thinks to herself. She turns to Erebus giving him a rather big kind of creepy smile. "You need to meet everyone else!" She proclaims and leads him around the corner before he can back out of it. "HEY EVERYONE! This is Erebus!" She says with a huge smile.

Erebus- Looks down at her his pupils get very small. His mouth slightly opened looking on in terror at her face. "What is she doing with her face?..." He snaps out of it and looks up, seeing the others. "O...h, there are a lot of them." He just stands there kind of frozen, with a weird expression on his face.

Umiko- "Oh, I think I've seen you around." She smiles at him. "You're a senior aren't you?" She asks.

Erebus- He looks down at her and nods. "Uh, yeah... yes. I'm..a senior." He speaks almost too low at first as he adjusts his voice for the group.

Umiko- "Do you and Nadine know each other well?" She smiles, seeing that he is nervous and trying to help him out. She's also a pretty shy person.

Erebus- He shakes his head and slowly looks over at Nadine.

Hyde- "Hmm. He smells kind of familiar but I don't remember meeting him." He thinks to himself.

Kasumi- Noticing instantly that Erebus is very uncomfortable and that Umiko is trying to make the situation better she walks up to Erebus and Umiko. "Hey Umiko I think we could grab a seat over here with Nadine. Come on." She leads the group to a side table away from the rest of the group.

Nadine- Looking to Kasumi and Umiko. "He was sooo sweet. I was struggling with the boxes and he came out of nowhere to help me. He is such a good guy!" She is already talking like they are an item.

Everyone slows down and starts talking among themselves as they eat.

Erebus- Sits with the girls, keeps his head down and his hands in his lap, ears kept pinned. He hears Nadine talking about what happened. "U..h, no it's...fine." Trying to not call attention to himself or the situation with Nadine.

Umiko- "Really?" She smiles at them. "That's so nice Erebus! What were you doing out her? Do you live around here?" She asks but not really expecting him to answer.

Erebus- He looks over at her only for a moment then looks back down. "I was out for a walk..."

Ick- "Hey why does the new guy get to sit with all of the girls??" He asks the guys.

Rend- Glares at Ick.

Kasumi- "That is a nice story. Thank you for helping us Erebus. So Umiko when do you start working at the Inn. I'm sure Nadine and her father want you to help them out getting everything ready?" She tries to guide the conversation and fill Erebus in without actually having him talk.

Nadine- "Oh yeah! I think my dad wants you to start working with us starting after school on Monday. He said he would pay you 10% more than the old owners were paying you." She smiles at the table but is still looking at Erebus the most. She really likes his ears and scarf.

Kane- "Lets go come on." He tugs Sebastian a little. He notices that it has gotten a little slow and people are starting to talk more.

Sebastian- Finally. I thought I would be here all day. "Where do you want to go? The train station?" He asks Kane as they slide away into the woods behind the Inn.

Kane- Keeps his head down as they get into the woods. "Just follow me would you." He says a little more aggressively than normal. He is starting to get annoyed with Sebastian knowing that he isn't really a criminal or professional like he is.

Hyde- "I don't think that he gets to sit with the girls. He is sitting over there because he is friends with Nadine. I'm sure whatever they are talking about is boring." He says as he notices that Sebastian and Kane have left without anyone really noticing. He leans into Rend talking with her so the others cannot hear them. "Hey do you want to slide out of here? I know a few spots we could hang out for a little while." He looks around the table not really liking anyone at it other than Rend. Ick seems to interested in the girls, Uzagi has been very quite almost like he is focused on working out rather than helping out, and Ludwig has been silent but looking at Kasumi a little much. "Ludwig seems a little something. I think he likes Kasumi but he doesn't seem bad. He is being discrete and from what I can tell he has been respectful." He thinks to himself trying to get a better read on Ludwig. He pays no attention to the others and the table as he waits for Rends answer.

Umiko- "Ah, that is great! I can't wait to start again. It will feel like old times. The people in this town love this Inn." She smiles and continues to talk to Kasumi about it. "Hey! In the winter we should all rent a room and enjoy the springs together! We can get take out and watch movies." She smiles. "The boys would like that too right?" She asks to the others and herself as she thinks about her now developing plans for the winter.

Erebus- Keeps trying to catch glimpses at Nadine but not wanting to directly look. He tries to pay attention to what the others are saying but has no idea.

Ludwig- Notices Sebastian and Kane leave but doesn't say anything.

Rend- Looks at Hyde, looks irritated. "I just got my food.." She mumbles. She sighs loudly and stands. "Alright but you owe me." She starts walking ahead of him.

Kasumi- Starts feeling very nervous about the sleep over and renting the room. "I'm not sure how that will work out. We might want to think it through a little more" She puts her head down a little knowing she just put down Umiko for no good reason. She feels bad for it.

Nadine- "Well I think it would be a great idea! We won't have to rent it though silly! We could just take whichever room is open that weekend! It won't be getting used anyway." She smiles and tries to pick the both of them up again.

Hyde- With a big goofy smile on his face grabs some food and makes off after Rend. "Hey! Come on lets go this way! I got you some food. Here you go." He hands Rend some food and starts snacking on it with her. "So that wasn't that bad of a day there. I'm pretty sore though. I know this spot in the woods where there is a small creek going by with this rock that always seems to be cold but the sun is really warm. It is the best place to relax." He leads them on genuinely happy.

Umiko- "Oh..." She starts to loose her smile when Kasumi talks to her then her attention is drawn by Nadine and she smiles again. "I know it's still early and everyone is still getting to know one another but I still think it would be nice if we could all stay friends.." She says to them.

Erebus- "Friends..." He thinks on the word for a while.

Rend- She snatches the plate to herself and starts munching away as she listens to him even though she pretends she isn't. "Yeah yeah rocks." She says as she follows him to the spot. "So... you just hang out in the woods?" She asks, looking around. "I don't really like the woods.." She says again.

Kasumi- Feeling very bad about herself now looks down then around the table. "Yeah I want to be friends. Maybe we could start looking into it." She tries very hard for Umiko's sake but she is more nervous than ever. Before really thinking about it she spits out. "Maybe we should plan something out again while the weather is good?" She chokes a little and coughs. "Oh my. What did I just say?" She thinks to herself starting to shake a little.

Nadine- "OH MY GOSH YES!!! I wonder what we could do around here? Do you guys know of anything fun to do?" She looks around the table in her excitement she tugs on Erebus' sleeve. "You said you were out for a walk so you must know some pretty cool things around here!?" She says smiling and waiting for a response.

Hyde- "Give a shot would ya!" He says playfully. "Here come here. This is the spot lay down on this rock." He tugs her over and stands back a little waiting for her facial expression because the rock has been in the sun all day but yet is very cool to the touch. "So... So what do you think?" He smiles at Rend.

Erebus- Jumps a little when Nadine grabs his sleeve, not being used to this sort of thing."Oh...uhh... well.." He looks at her and just starts to stare into her large blue eyes.

Umiko- Looks at them for a good couple of seconds then over to Kasumi before she clears her throat to get them to snap out of it.

Erebus- Looks away from Nadine quickly. "Uh...there is...a beach?" He says quickly and sits up straight, messing with his scarf. "What am I doing?!" He thinks to himself frantically and continues to fidget.

Umiko- "The beach! Wow, I haven't been there since I was a little girl." She says happily as she thinks back to the last time she was there.

Rend- She lays down on her back for a moment, looking extremely stiff with her arms and legs straight out. She doesn't look enthused in the least. "It's a rock." She says bluntly and sits up, crossing her legs, and taking her hood down and looking up at him. "I don't get it." She says.

Kasumi- "Oh no. Not the beach." She thinks to herself. "I've got to go through with this now. Look at Umiko." She can only muster a nod of her head in agreement.

Nadine- "I didn't know there was a beach here! That sounds great! We should start planing that like right now! What are you girls doing for dinner? You could stay here and we could work on putting it together." She says turns to Erebus and smiles. "Sorry Erebus, but I don't think my dad would want you staying over with just us."

Hyde- Looks a little confused. "Oh you must of did it wrong. You look like a board. That rock is cool and I know it." He walks over and nudges Rend out of the way as he stretches out and yawns in the sun. "So what is your favorite color and food? I think mine is green and.. ummm. shumi.... or sushi... well maybe a good burger every now and again." He is laying there with his eyes closed sniffing the air getting a better sent on Rend.

Erebus- Shakes his head quickly and starts to stand. "No no, that's... I should go. Uh.." He doesn't make much sense but he bows and walks off quickly, bowing at Nadine's father as he leaves. He looks nervous and frantic the whole time. "Phew..I'm finally out of there..." He thinks to himself as he returns to the woods. "It...wasn't bad meeting her though.." He continues to think.

Umiko- She laughs a little as Erebus leaves, knowing he was waiting for an out. "Well I think the beach sounds like a wonderful idea! We should get a watermelon and eat it on the beach! We could also use the grills there and have a beach camp out! My brother could come and chaperone!" She says with a smile. She is really beginning to open up with the girls and feel comfortable around them. She knows Kasumi isn't super thrilled but she is trying to help her get out of her shell.

Rend- "What do you mean?! I know how to lay down... Idiot." She mumbles and complains. "Why are you asking me kindergarten questions..?" She says, still sitting up but now has her knees up and resting her chin on them, looking over and down at Hyde. She doesn't respond for a while. "Black, chips." She says simply.

Kasumi- She can't seem to shake the feeling of discomfort. "I think I need to run back to the house for a little while to make sure everything is taken care of before I come back over for the planning." She stands up and says goodbye as she makes her way home. Still with the intention of coming back but struggling with the idea.

Nadine- "OH HEY I'll ask my dad if you two can stay over for the night. I'll call you and let you know if you should bring your overnight stuff!" She yells to Kasumi and loud enough for her dad to hear it as well. She smiles at Umiko. "I'm guessing you are fine staying the night?" She waits for a response and glances towards Uzagi.

Hyde- "That wasn't hard now was it. It seems like you need to go back to kindergarten to learn how to interact with people." He says as he nudges her legs making her chin slip off her knee. "So this is my spot. I like it out here its very relaxing. What do you like to do? Where do you go?"

Umiko- She nods at Nadine with a smile. "Mhmm, I'd love to! I will just need to grab some of my things. We should meet back up here at dinner time. I can bring a few things for us to eat!"

Uzagi- Walks over seeing that Nadine is looking at him. "Hey, you stayin' over? I can let dad know." He says to Umiko standing behind her chair.

Umiko- "That's okay! I need to go back home to get my stuff anyway I can tell him." She looks up at him.

Uzagi- "Alright, well you girls have fun okay? I have to get back to work now. Food was great Nadine and thanks for the work out." He smiles at her. "Let me know if you have anymore lifting to do." He waves slightly as he leaves, telling her father goodbye as well.

The others say their goodbyes and start dispersing as well.

Rend- She gets surprised but catches herself. She looks over at Hyde quickly with an intense glare. "Are you slow?!" she yells in annoyance and shoves his shoulder. She stands. "I don't have to be here right now you know!" She gripes but ends up sitting again, still with a grumpy expression. "I don't go anywhere... I stay at home and watch movies." She says. "Why am I telling this idiot all this?...Why did I even come here! Stupid self!! ....I guess it isn't so bad though.. The weather is nice." She thinks to herself.

Nadine- "Sounds great! I'll get a room put together for us." She goes to tell her dad the girls are coming over later.

Hyde- Laughs at what Rend said calling him slow. "Well I mean is there a place you like to hang out? We don't have to stay here you know. We could go walk around another part of the town." He says trying not to invite himself to her house. He just wants to hang out a little longer.

Rend- "No, I hate this town." She mumbles, turning her head away and looking out at the woods and stream. "So... All you do is hang out in the woods?" She asks turning back to look at him. She realizes something and gets a surprised look on her face. "Ah! There is a good sweet shop near my house I like." She says. "You owe me for earlier so you can buy me a slice of cake." She demands with a grin on her face.

Hyde- With his eyes still closed not knowing if Rend is looking at him or not starts to smile. "Well well. Cake you say.... I could go for some cake." He stands up and stretches shaking the dirt from his clothes. "I happen to really enjoy the woods. I find it very relaxing. I don't really like this town either but back here you don't really notice that you are still in town." He looks at Rend. "I'll get us back to the street and you can lead from there. Come on." He takes off toward the stream and crosses a tree that has fallen creating a bridge across the water. "It's a shortcut!" He blurts out not looking back to check on Rend.

Rend- Smiles with a sneaky look about it, feeling like she got away with something making him buy her cake. She stands as well and begins to follow him until she see's the water and "bridge". "Um... excuse me?! Short cut? Are you stupid or something?! Moron..." She mumbles towards the end of her sentence. She continues to look at the stream trying to figure out if she should go or not. "No.." She says to herself with a blank expression. She crosses her arms and looks away. "I'll take the long way! ...Which way is that?" She says to Hyde from across the stream.

Hyde- "The long way? Is she dumb that will take another 45 minutes." He thinks to himself. He turns around and crosses the bridge again now standing next to Rend. "Come on I'll go behind you. The long way take like another hour minimum! I don't want to wait that long." He starts walking toward the bridge inviting Rend to follow.

Rend- "What?! Ah you idiot! ...It didn't take us an hour to get here!!" She gripes and groans but walks towards the bridge. "I don't like this.." She mumbles under her breath and starts walking on the bridge, her body shrinking up with nervousness. She takes very slow steps towards the other side. "Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. Don't fall. "
She thinks to herself, her heart racing. "Aaah! Why is this stupid stream going so fast!...And the water looks weird!" She continues thinking but finally makes it to the other side. She lets out a sigh of relief and turns, smacking Hyde in the chest. "Warn me next time when there's something like that!!" She yells at him.

Hyde- "You big baby you made it over just fine! You hyped yourself up too much. Come on the street is right up this hill." He runs them up the hill and they are right at the shopping district. "I told you it was right here. Which way is it from here?"