The Grounds

[The Source]

There's a lot of wild growth in the grounds, grass gone haywire and tree branches looping over one another. A murky pond breaks the picture, yet even it seems green. A driveway goes from the entrance to the door of the mansion.

[Paige]

"I wonder if we have animals..."

::Paige and Azura slowly walk up the path towards the mansion, taking their time.::

"This place is beautiful. So wild and, well, cool!"

[Azura]

:: Azura leans her head against Paige's, glancing around a little. The place is nice, perhaps the grounds could do with a bit of a spruce up, not that it is necessary though.::

"It reminds me a little of home."

:: Except not, cause anywhere she has lived back in England didn't have nature gone arwy.::

[Paige]

::Paige smiles and looks at Azura.::

"You don't like it."

[Azura]

:: Azura stops, pulling away from Paige a little.::

"I did not say that."

[Paige]

"You think it's a mess, don't you?"

::Paige starts laughing.::

"I can see it on your face."

[Azura]

"No... I, no..."

:: Azura goes red, she really does think it's a mess, but she was trying to be nice about it!::

[Paige]

"Pity, I love it like this."

::Paige looks around and takes the scenery in once more.::

"I'll call a gardener."

::She turns and puts her hands on Azura's sides.::

"Anything for my Azura."

[Azura]

:: Azura smiles, her heart being all fluttery, fluttery in her chest. She leans down to kiss Paige in thanks.::

[Paige]

"Okay, Princess. Let's go take a look around your new home."

::She takes Azura's hand and picks up the bag again, walking up to the door.::

[Luke]

::Luke, the stray dog and Petunius arrive at what appears to be a poorly maintained landscape. Nevertheless, he sees the creepy mansion ahead as they tread along the driveway.::

"I'm really not liking the looks of this place. I really, really hope that this isn't your home."

[Petunius]

::Petunius looks nervously all around him, trying his best not to look like all this bothered him.::

"Well look at it this way, the last five mansions we tried didn't know me. Hopefully these people won't recognise me either--assuming there are people living here-- and we can get the hell out of here as soon as possible. If only I knew which way the freakin' front door was..."

This post has been edited by Petunius on Mar 31 2006, 06:10 PM

[Luke]

::And speaking of which, Luke spots the front door.::

"I think I see it."

::Acting on this observation, he leads Petunius there.::

[Luke]

::Luke, the dog and Petunius swiftly make it back to the street entrance.::

[Hound]

::Follows.::

[Paige]

::Paige and Azura walk around outside the building.::

"Okay, so you got the stealthy stuff down. It's amazing. Now. Let's see. Let's try and see if you can use it like a transportation power."

::Stopping, the witch/whitelighter/Source purses her lips, then points to a tree.::

"Merge in with the shadow at that tree, then reappear over by that one as quick as you can."

[Azura]

:: Azura lets go of Paige's hand and walks over to the tree in question. When she didn't have her memories she managed something similar, but she was in a panicked state at the time. She glances at the other tree before she she steps into the shadow of the one in front of her, disappearing into it.::

(Now. Move!)

:: And she does. She falls ungracefully out of another random shadow nowhere near the one she was intending to emerge from.::

[Paige]

::Hearing the sound of one Az falling, Paige whips around and raises her eyebrows.::

"Well, you couldn't have run there that fast."

[Azura]

"No. No. I could not have."

:: Azura rolls over, then pushes herself to her feet. She brushes her clothes off.::

"Still. I came out of the wrong shadow."

(And that hurt.)

:: She rubs her arm lightly. Baby.::

[Paige]

"It's okay - it's gonna take some practice."

::Paige smiles.::

"Try again."