is this a date?[River]

[alexandra]

After a few steadying breaths Lisa, retied up her hair and gathered her purse and slowly came out of the bathroom. AS she walked she had both hands on her purse straps again. She glanced towards the door just as a few tall blonde men entered the place. She sighed and bit her lip as she made her way back over to where River and Zarek were seated.

[river]

River looked and his eyes widened. The men were definitely daimons. They fit perfectly and River could almost sense the power coming from them. Even though River was just a squire, there was a little psychic-ness about him and that was one of his things. He turned back to Zarek and leaned forward, keeping his words soft. "So...We can't confront them in here..."

He turned to look towards them and saw Lisa from the corner of his eye. He got an idea...devious..but still

He turned back to Zarek. "Bait..."

[zarek]

Zarek smiled, "I like the way your thinking." He said as he looked at Lisa. "So, how are we gonna work this?" He asked as he stood and reached into his jacket, pulling his silver claws on and heading towards the door, glancing towards River. 'I'm gonna go out back, find away to get them back there, will you?' He spoke into Rivers mind using his god powers.

Zarek slipped out the back door and slid into the shadows, making sure he was unseen. 'By the gods, I haven't had this much fun since..... well, since the last time I went bear hunting.' He thought to himself as he waited.

[alexandra]

Lisa looked to RIver curiously... Your friend leaving? she asked as she approached their table and started to sit down.

[river]

River sighed and shook his head, standing and putting his arms around Lisa, pressing his lips to her ear. He knew she wouldn't like the closeness, but he wanted to look relaxed. "Those men that just walked in...they aren't good people." He made sure she wasn't going to turn and look by tightening his arms.

"I'm going to ask you for your help." He turned her a little, holding her tightly against himself, his lips down by her ear again. She was no facing the door Zarek was slipping out. "Can you please walk by those men and lead them out that back door?" He squeezed her again in reassurance. "You will be helping a very noble thing..." River was kinda expecting the mace but was hoping she would help. "You won't get hurt in the least. Zarek will be waiting right outside the door and I will come out right behind the men."

[zarek]

Zarek sighed, "What the hell is taking them so long?" He asked into the stuffy night air. He sighed and checked his claws real quick, making sure they were still sharp as razors. He saw the door begin to open and smiled thinking of the upcoming "bloodshed". He slipped further into the shadows, waiting and watching to see who it would be.

Zarek growled in frustration as he watched a young man throw a bag of trash into the dumpster. He glared into the night, 'You had better come on and agree young woman. This waiting is starting to piss me off.' Zarek growled inside his own head.

[alexandra]

Lisa was tensed in his arms, her hands up on his chest trying to pull away, but he was stronger and holding her tight. She heard what he was saying, saw the door he was refering to... the one Zarek used. She was breathing nervously, her pamls beginning to sweat... something told her to run! And why should i do what you say? just so you can get me alone in that alley and rape me or something? I don't think so. she hissed back at him and stomped on his foot with her heel and pulled out her mace and sprayed it at his face and turned for the front exit.

[river]

River hissed and put one hand to his eyes, the other to her arm, pulling her back to him again. Tears streaming down his face, River glared at her. "Lisa I have not once made a move towards you all night or any of the times I saw you with Grace." He blinked harder, ignoring the pain in his foot and suspecting another hit with the mace.

"I don't rape." He said with enough conviction and truth ringing in his voice that it should drive into her mind. "Zarek, despite his appearance, is a good man." He jerked her around before she could get him with the mace again, facing her in the opposite direction, away from him and facing the daimons. The four of the were surrounding one girl, pretty much backing her into a corner. She looked uncomfortable and scared.

"I want you to help me so those men don't drag that girl out into the alley and end her life as they are planning to do. You would be in no danger."

[zarek]

Zarek, getting impatient, called to River via his mind, "What the hell is taking so long? You guys should be out here by now." He almost screamed into Rivers mind. Zarek growled into the air, "This is ridiculous." He sighed and leaned back against the wall. "Women," He huffed, "why must they be difficult?" He asked glaring at the sky.

[alexandra]

Lisa was breathing raggedly, River was scaring her... why was he being liek this? Then she saw the blonde men cornering the women. Lisa took a deep breath and closed her eyes... Fine... then how am i supposed to get them to follow me? she asked shakily... her mind still screaming for her to run!

[river]

River smiled a bit and let her go, not trusting she wouldn't hit him again, but because he needed to rub his eyes. "Well..." He lifted his hands, rubbing his eyes furiously. Great...just great...I'm going to go fight daimons with puffy red eyes.

River indicated the men and the woman. "Your soul is stronger than hers..." River stopped himself before he could ruin anything. The damn pepper spray had apparently frazzled his reasoning skills. He reevaluated.

"Which means you have more confidence, and would generally mean you look better to most men. Confidence is key, after all." He flicked his hand a little, his eyes finally having stopped watering. "Just hold you head high, struck past them like your queen of the place, and head out the back door, that's all you have to do." He indicated the door and touched his own chest. "Me and Zarek will do the rest. All you have to do once they get outside is get out of the way."

[alexandra]

Lisa eyed him. Me confident? yeah right.. she looked back to the men again then back to River... What are you going to do to them? she asked a bit nervously, glancing to the blonde men again then to the door and back to River

[river]

River shook his head and gave her a small, gentle push towards the door. "If you're not confident then pretend." He looked up at them and saw them starting to herd the girl towards one of the side doors, not where he needed them to go. River swore very very softly and walked past Lisa a bit, hoping she would follow. "Don't worry about it. please Lisa there isn't time." He looked over his shoulder to her. "Those men are the rapists and murderers you need to be worried about in the dark." He tried to get her to move. "Please hurry..." He indicated the way they were herding the girl.

[alexandra]

Lisa eyed him a moment then bit her lip and walked past River. She reached up and pulled the pins out of her hair and shook it out, gaining confidence in the light wavy curls that flowed around her face... she held her head high and let her step take on that seductive sway a women often walks with.... she headed straight for the men......

[river]

River watched her walk, waiting on her to pull even with them. She looked good, was acting well, and her soul truly was just like a shining beacon for any that could see it. He hoped his plan worked. While he knew she wouldn't be hurt, there wasn't any real guarantee that the Daimons would go after her. Although with a soul like hers, he was sure it would be scrumptious if you liked that sort of thing.