Main Ballroom

[Luka]

Morrigan grumbled and snapped her fingers, making the creatures snap back to attention. One to the ghost siblings, one to the demon hunter, and the last on Demitri.
Catching part of the sister's conversation, "What?! You KNEW?!" jabbing a finger in their direction. She stopped, to livid to speak. Gritting her teeth and balling her hands into fists, the shadow beasts surged upward.
An unearthly growl shook the ground as in unison they struck down on their prey with their massive claws.

[LeiLei]

"HEY!" shouted Lei Lei, dodging the attack, "I didn't know either until Lin Lin told me!"

Lin Lin glared at Lei Lei and said to Morrigan, "I would have delivered the message sooner, but you attacked us with the shadow beasts before I could get the chance to say anything!!"

"What the hell are those things anyways?" asked Lei Lei, who had somehow wandered right next Morrigan. Lei Lei blinked and waited for an answer.

[Luka]

Morrigan blinked herself and looked down at the girl, "Wha--" a bit dumbfounded by this girl. This girl who stood directly next to her in the middle of this chaos! Shaking her head, "They are servants!" A slow smile slid into place as she leaned forward, moving closer to the girl's face. "They are the souls of those who crossed me. I don't take lightly to being 'rubbed the wrong way'..."

[LeiLei]

"I had a cat like that once... I rubbed it the wrong way and it gave me a deep gash..." said Lei Lei, spacing out. "Wanna see the the scar?" she said excitedly, snapping out of space-cadet mode, with the most ridiculous grin ever planted on her face.
"LEI LEI!!!! GET DOWN HERE AND HELP ME, OR I'LL TELL LORD RAPTER THAT YOU LIKE HIM!!!" screamed Lin Lin.

And somewhere, Lord Rapter sneezed.

[Luka]

"...."

Morrigan's eye twitched, one side of her face going up in what might be seen as slight horror.

She remained still for a few moments, only her fingertips twitching before she reached out and grabbed Lei Lei by the shoulders, shaking her. Morrigan opened her mouth to say something, but just couldn't. So she just stood there, shaking Lei Lei, shaking her, mouth open, eye twitching.

[LeiLei]

Lei Lei just kind of stared. "Uhh... Are you alright? You look mildly disturbed..."

"LEI LEI!!!!!!!" screamed Lin Lin angrily.

"Oh, shoot! I'LL BE THERE IN A MINUTE, SIS!" Lei Lei shouted back.

"I DON'T HAVE A MINUTE!!!!" screamed Lin Lin, bashing one of the shadow creatures over the head, rendering it unconcious.

"Okay, okay! Geez, chill out!" Lei Lei turned to Morrigan. "I gotta go save Lin Lin from the shadow-thingies. You work thing out with your boyfriend over there," said Lei Lei, gesturing towards Demitri. She then leaped off of the balcony onto the shadow's head, knocking it out once again.

[Luka]

"!!"

"H-he's not my BOYFRIEND!" Morrigan shouted after the ghost-girl, shaking a fist after her. Sensing Morrigan's anger, the other shadow beasts converged on their unconcious counterpart and merged together, forming an even bigger and more grotesque creature.

Throwing it's head back it roared, the sound echoing off the ballroom walls. Lurching, it took a step forward, intent on crushing the ghost-twins, the movement causing a violent shake to rattle through the room.

Morrigan remained where she stood and crossed her arms casually, a slow smirk crossing her lips as she looked on.

[LeiLei]

"LEI-LEI! WHAT IN THE HECK DID YOU SAY TO HER?!?!?!" screamed Lin Lin, running from the ginormous shadow creature.

Lei Lei's head tilted to one side. "Gee... I dunno," said the ghost girl, who was now genuinely confused.

Dodging the shadow creature as if it were nothing, Lei Lei hopped back on to the balcony. She then poked Morrigan's arm. "Hey, I didn't say anything that might have offended you, did I? 'Cause if I did, I'm sorry." said Lei Lei, with a sad puppy-dog look on her face.

Lin Lin, who was still running from the shadow creature, skidded to a halt. "Wait... I'm a ghost..." she said as the shadow creeped behind her. Just as it brought a fist down to crush her, she dissapeared into thin air. The shadow looked around confusedly.

[Luka]

Morrigan tilted her chin to look down at the girl's expression.

'So cute!...' she found herself thinking, a slow blush crossing her face before she shook her head vigorously, 'No, no! Must maintain my proud demeanor!...Must...must not waver in the face of...'

"CUTE~!" she suddenly squealed, dropping down to wrap her arms around Lei Lei's neck, hugging the girl to her tightly, a certain part of her anatomy becoming a near smothering hazard for her.

The shadow beasts suddenly stopped and began to mimic their master's reaction, a large blush crossing their faces as their knees went together, their large clawed arms hugging to their chests as they wiggled back and forth, a cute-appreciating growl rumbling from their throats.

Well, that's what it was supposed to sound like anyway...

[LeiLei]

"ACK!" shouted Lei Lei, slightly weirded out by Morrigan's reaction. Okay, she was totally weirded out.
Lin Lin looked at the shadows before saying, "What the fudge?" and scratching her head.
And the question, "What happened to Demitri?" lingered in the back of everyone's mind.
Demitri sneezed, then sniffled a bit.

*(off-topic) Sorry to hear about the intestinal-virus-thingy. They're nasty little things, aren't they? *

[Luka]

Morrigan coughed and stood up, brushing herself off daintily. "Ah...*ahem*" She glanced around and raised a finger to her mouth, as if to say "Now where was I?..."

The shadows were still mocking her. *grooo~wwlll?* They all grumbled in unison, raising a large claw to what could be called their mouths.

[Yes ._. it was the suckz, still trying to get over the tail end of it though. ><]

[vengeancereaper]

(Forgive my lateness...Should I be a Darkstalkers character for this thread too...?)

[LeiLei]

"..." was all Lei Lei could say. She was still somewhat freaked out.
Lin Lin, on the other hand, was now in hysterical fits of laughter after having realized just what the shadows were doing.
Back up on the balcony, Lei Lei sat down and began to think. After a few seconds, she got back up, leapt off of the balcony, and headed towards one the shadows. "Hmmm... I wonder..." she murmured before taking out a feather and tickling the shadow with it.

[Kendoll]

(Ashley is overwhelmed by the many demonic creatures in the room)

[Kendoll]

(Ashley comes to her senses and attacks the ghost sisters)