[zapdragon555]

Cyril blinked as Ava appeared in the doorway, and a smiling smirk spread over his face at her smile. "Hello, dear," he murmured, then chuckled, leaning down slightly to hug her. He blinked, realizing something, then held her away, his hands on her shoulders. "You're awfully cold. Are you feeling alright?" he asked, then paused, catching himself, a small sheepish smile crossing his face. "Look at me, asking questions in the doorway. May I come in?" he asked, tilting his head and letting his hands slide down to hold hers, squeezing them with a chuckle. "The little job I was taking care of got wrapped up quicker than expected, so here I am."

[Baconwizard]

Ava gasped, a little surprised by the sudden hug. Cyril appearing on her door all of a sudden... It almost felt like a dream. By the time Ava's thoughts had collected enough for her to hug Cyril back, he was already leaning away, smiling down at her with that look he always had in his eyes. She smiled, shrugging her shoulders slightly as she tried to hold back a yawn. "Of course you can. I'm glad... that your job didnt take you so far away this time..." she said, stepping to the side so that Cyril could come into the hallway. Despite her excitement at Cyril being back, Ava just couldn't find the energy to express herself correctly. "Um, I have a friend over right now. I made cake, as well, if you want some."

[zapdragon555]

Cyril was in the process of walking inside and slipping out of his jacket when Ava mentioned a friend, and he blinked curiously, a note of suspicion behind his eyes as he peered at her with a bemused smile. "A friend, you said? Someone I know?" he asked casually as he hung his jacket over one of the kitchen chairs. It was, technically, his chair, or the chair he tended to use whenever he was hanging around Ava's house. He preferred to face away from the window, for varying reasons.

Sencha, back in the living room, was curled up on the couch with the laptop on his knees, smiling as the movie proceeded on as normal. His ears barely perked as he heard garbled voices from the other room, but didn't pay much mind to them. After all, it was getting to a good part.

[Baconwizard]

Ava carefully sliced Cyril a piece of cake, which crumbled as she transferred it to a plate. She sighed, the rubbed at the bags that had appeared under her eyes. Why was she so tired? Blinking back up at Cyril, Ava smiled, then brought his cake over to him. "Um... I don't think you know him. He's in the living room, watching Tangled right now." Ava brightened slightly, a glimmer of her usual energy returning. "I'll introduce you! This way." Ava put the cake on the table, then grabbed Cyril's sleeve, leading him down the hall towards the living room. As she walked into the living room, Ava grinned at the demon, pulling Cyril in after her. "Sencha! I want you to meet someone!"

[zapdragon555]

Cyril blinked at her words, glancing at the cake. So it was a boy...? Cyril's eyes flickered in mild suspicion, before it was quickly replaced with a smile as he let her drag him into the hallway. That is, until she called this apparent guest's name. He almost stopped short in the doorway, stumbling slightly as she pulled him into the living room, and his eyes fell upon Sencha as Sencha looked up at Cyril, and the air grew eerily quiet, save for the chipper song Rapunzel was singing from the laptop.

Sencha slowly moved his finger over the trackpad to pause the movie, and he shrank back as Cyril's eyes blazed with a cold anger. "How... the hell... did you get in here..." he whispered, making Sencha yeep and go pale with fear.

[Baconwizard]

Ava was a little startled by the sudden, noticeably awkward pause as she introduced Cyril to Sencha. She looked back and forth between them, her eyes widening with trepidation. Did... they know each other? Cyril looked angry, more angry than Ava had ever seen him before. She shrank back slightly, looking at Sencha's hunched form on the sofa, then back at Cyril. "Do... you know each other?" She asked, her voice a little timid.

[zapdragon555]

Cyril and Sencha both seemed to simultaneously turn their gazes on Ava, Cyril's still seething with quiet, barely controlled anger, and Sencha's with an almost pitiful growing smile. "O-oh, yes, yes, Cyril and I, we know each other..." he tittered, his eyes dragging away from Ava's face to pass over Cyril's before landing on the paused movie on his lap, his hands shaking a little where they were clasped at his chest, his tail stiff by his side.

Cyril made a low growl in his throat, and he shot Ava a look, squinting at her. "You know him?" he asked, jamming a finger in Sencha's direction, who waved his fingers and beamed at Ava, looking a little more than horribly nervous.

[Baconwizard]

Ava looked at Sencha with a confused expression, not understanding Cyril's anger or Sencha's fear. When Cyril addressed her, she jumped, startled by the venom in his voice. Ava's hands clasped at her chest, and she swallowed, staring at Cyril with huge eyes. "W-we met at the art store..." she managed to get out, her voice fraying into a whisp. Ava was confused, and a little frightened, by the sudden tension filling the room.

[zapdragon555]

Cyril stared at Ava for a long time, his expression slowly softening with realization at her tired state from before, and his eyes filled with fire as he turned his silent expression back to Sencha. The demon seemed to wilt under his gaze, eyes growing wide with fear, and Cyril stalked over to him and grabbed the laptop, shutting it with a soft bang and tossing it gently aside on the couch cushions. Sencha yelped softly and drew his knees up to his chest, pressing his back to the couch.

"Why have you been feeding off of her?" Cyril asked in a very quiet, dangerous voice that made Sencha shiver and avoid his eyes, staring at a spot on the couch as he trembled. Cyril's hand suddenly shot out and balled up in the larger demon's sweater, giving him a rough jerk. "Answer me, Ryokucha!"

"I-I... I'm n...not..." Sencha mumbled, tears starting to form in his eyes, his shoulders shaking slightly. "I'm not, I'm not..."

[Baconwizard]

Ava shrunk back against the doorframe, a wave of dizziness overcoming her as she tried to figure out what the heck was going on. She made a startled noise as Cyril grabbed Sencha, visibly flinching. Feeding? What was Cyril talking about?! How did these two know each other? Ava pushed herself off the wall, taking two tentative steps towards the two. "C-Cyril, you're hurting him..."

[zapdragon555]

Cyril's eyes flashed, and he slowly turned his head to look back at Ava, his brows threatening to knit together. The fear in her voice made his fist slowly uncurl from Sencha's shirt, but he hadn't noticed Sencha's tail had lightly curled over his leg. Not until Cyril felt the strength draining from his limbs, and he gasped, whipping his head back to face Sencha just in time to see the demon spring forward, the soft, kind, humanlike form gone and replaced with a pale green dragon that leapt at him and barreled him over. Sencha's multiple eyes were sharp with a survival instinct as he pinned Cyril to the carpet and dug his claws in, his tail lashing behind him and knocking over a stool beside the couch. "I'm not, I'm not, I'm not!" Sencha's voice came out garbled from the dragon's mouth, and Cyril's face was pale with fear for the first time in awhile.

[Baconwizard]

Ava screamed in surprise and sudden fear as a large, scaly monster suddenly appeared in her living room. She clutched at her chest, gasping with fear, staring wide-eyed at Cyril being crushed underneath the monster. It had Sencha's voice. But it wasn't Sencha. It wasn't Sencha at all. A whimpering sound ripped out of her, and Ava ran forward, grabbing hold of one of the monster's many spikes. "Sencha, stop! Get off of him!"

[zapdragon555]

Cyril wheezed under the weight that Sencha surged on his chest, ribs threatening to crack once more. They certainly weren't done healing from the last time and the amount of pressure currently being put on them couldn't be helping. Cyril's eyes slid to Ava, his teeth gritting. "Don't..." he choked as she tried to pull Sencha off.

Sencha twitched slightly as Ava touched him, and his eyes shimmered as he felt more strength flow into him. But... Ava's voice... Sencha's many eyes flicked to Ava's face, and he opened his maw to breathe better, as if it would clear his head a bit. "Cyril... hurt me... first..." he hissed at her, his claws digging into Cyril's shoulders and drawing blood, making the man cry out in pain and writhe beneath him.

[Baconwizard]

"Sencha, stop! You're going to kill him!" Ava was screaming now, her hands curled into small fists as she tried to yank Sencha off of Cyril. Tears were streaming down her face without her realizing it, and she was taking short, shallow breaths. Her vision was swimming before her, the tears blurring everything. It felt as if she had given blood, everything felt too weak. Ava pried her hands off of Sencha's horns, even that movement causing a wave of weakness to crash over her. She was so tired. Cyril was in danger, and she was useless. Sencha had become a monster before her very eyes, and Ava couldn't even save him, either. Wiping her face, Ava whispered, "Please, stop..."

[zapdragon555]

Sencha seemed to be struggling internally, his tail lashing as Cyril's voice leaked into his pained gasps, higher than normal as Sencha snarled and pressed weight on Cyril's shoulders. "But... but..." Sencha muttered, maw dripping with saliva as he made a frustrated growl. "But he... Cyril hurt... me..." Sencha mumbled, watching as Cyril's eyes slipped shut, a weak groan escaping him. Sencha stared at him for a long time, then got up off of him and padded towards Ava, his claws scratching at the carpet as he approached her, tail tucking between his legs. "Cyril is bad... you shouldn't be around him... he's very mean... very bad, very bad, very bad..."