Cold in the Rain (OPEN)

[Ariel Gratos]

(Lame post but meh)

Ariel walked about, wondering where she had found herself this time. Ever since she turned nineteen, she's been traveling quite a bit to see her mysterious surroundings; though she never thought it would be all so different in other locations.
The weather had been nice everywhere as of late, so the raven-haired maiden had just worn her usual clothing as she traveled. Little did she know that she would find herself in one of these rain-forests. The poor girl never knew what hit her....so there she was walking around the vast forest, looking for a way out and drenched from head to do. She even had the sniffles, sneezing about every three minutes. Man, she wished Zaine was here. That way he could keep her warm with his fluffy wolf fur or just carry her out of there quickly. Both options sounded nice really.

Well, enough of the fantasies of well-being! This was reality and Ari had to get out somehow.

The birds cawed and the mammals growled; gah, she sounds were hurting her head, she had the most painful headache...

Suddenly she tripped on a tree root and felt herself flying forward. Ariel let out an ear-piercing scream as she fell face-first into the ground below her.
"Owwiiiiiiiie...." she complained, pushing herself up with her wobbling arms into a seated position on her tushie. She rubbed her cheek with her right arm, feeling the scraped skin that bled a little. She then looked down at herself to see if anything else was damaged. Nope. Other then dirtied up knees and elbows, all was intact.

Finally certain that her body was mostly unharmed, Ariel attempted to push herself up only to give up on that idea. She let out a high pitched sqeek of pain and dropped herself back onto the ground.
"Crap....stupid ankle" Her ankle hurt like mad, hopefully it wasn't sprained or anything, but as if she could know. She was never one who was very good at diagnosing injuries. "Why me....? Anyone! Heeelp!"
Yes, her chances of a saviour were slim, but just maybe. Maybe.

[Siegfried Marchen]

Siegfried was walking through the misty rain forest, listening to the symphonies that nature provided him. He ran his hand through his wet hair and looked up at the canopy watching the slight drops fall from the heavens.

"This, this is the beauty that nature has given us."he thought as he tried to mimic the whistling of one of the various birds that made their homes in here.

He enjoyed these walks, mind you his mission was still clear on his mind, but these scenes of magnificence made him wish he had been a painter instead of a musician.

As he rounded a corner he found a girl sitting on the wet ground and holding her ankle.

"Are you alright m fair lady?" he asked her in a voice filled with worry as he knelt beside her.

[Ariel Gratos]

As if her pleas were answered, an 'angel' arrived to help her. Well, he wasn't much of an angel but he would do. It's not that he was bad looking, he was quite the opposite; it's just that she never picture an angel looking like him is all. He made her think of some sort of a hippie or something since he didn't seem all there before he saw her. He seemed to be looking everywhere and at everything which wasn't something that most normal people did. He was funny though; his way he spoke and the way he moved seemed so musical and graceful, a little funny for a male. But she could be wrong, she did live with three werewolves so maybe her concept of a normal male was way off. Who knows?

Her eyes enlarged in happiness, watering a slight bit.
"My Saaaaaaaviiioooor!!!!"
He came up to her, asking if she was alright. Strangely enough, Ariel took the time to actually think that one through. She didn't feel too much in pain, more or less she could feel random jolts of pain and stings while her ankle pulsed under her hands.

"I....I think so. I'm not sure, my ankle hurts.... I don't known whether it's broken or twisted or not...." she replied, removing her hands and looking at her injury. It didn't look too bad but it was still pretty red and swollen up.
Because her hand was removed from her ankle, Ariel gasped a little in pain, the pressure which was removed causing the pain to return to her ankle. She attempted to TRY and stand up but failed miserable, falling back onto her behind.
She sighed, "Baaah.....I don't think I can stand...." she said, her eyes watering up and her lower lip lifted slightly in a sad manner.
"I feel sooooo uuuuuuseleeeeeeess" she sobbed.

Crybaby? Yes, very much so.

[Siegfried Marchen]

Sieg bent down and put his hand on her wrist feeling around to see if anything was broken, which luckily wasn't the case. As far as he could tell the worst she had done was twist it badly and even then she would be back on her feet in a few days.

"You're ankle is only twisted milady, and with rest should heal in a few days." he told her

The problem at the moment was what to do with her; she couldn't walk and leaving her here was out of the question. He could carry her but he didn't know where her destination was or he could take her to his home but he didn't want anyone near the scene of a tragedy.

Given the current situation, to abandon her would make him feel bad and also go against everything he valued, but to help her without his knowing who she was or her name might also put him and the entire village at risk. If she was another vampire like the one who turned Kero he might put the entire village in danger, not to mention that he lacked the skills or power to fight or even contain a full blooded vamp.

"Since your ankle is twisted leaving you here would be the most cold hearted thing to do, so i will take you to the village but on one condition, which is i want to know your name and what you are doing in this place. If i don't like your answer I'll leave you in an inn and wash my hands of you."

This might be the biggest mistake he'd make but until he knew the facts he didn't care, instead he kneeled down in front of her and beckoned, with his head, for her to climb on his back.