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NAME: Cari

AGE: 20

GENDER: Female

ORIGIN: Earth (lived there for 2 years)

OCCUPATION/RANK: thief leader's girl friend very high ranking

HAIR: blonde with darker blonde streaks falls down to her upper back

EYES: brilliant blue with dark blue flecks

HEIGHT: 5'8"

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Medium height and built very well, curvy and lean. Lots of guys like her, very attractive.

VOICE: Soprano, smooth

LITERACY: none

CLOTHING: tight black low cut sleeveless top that shows belly. Black ultra low hip hugger with a few rips at her hip.

JEWELRY: three gold earrings on each ear, 3 gold bracelets on her right arm and a gold belly button ring.

FAMILY: orphan

SEXUAL ORIENTATION/RELATIONS: strait. She really loves Faquin but she can never tell anyone that because Kilo, her current boyfriend would kill Faquin.

PETS: none

SKILLS: great at picking locks and walking silently. She can get into any house and wait there until the person she wants to talk to arrives.

PERSONALITY: her temper is very good, she can deal with most everything that comes at her. She likes guys a lot and because of this she gets the reputation of being a slut. Any guy she likes will most of the time do whatever she tells them because she is so attractive. The only one to try to deny her was Faquin.

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"Cari?" A voice called. A group of people dressed in black turned to the a young blonde girl she sighed and answered.

"What do you want Kilo?" She played with one of her long blonde pieces of hair waiting for his response.

"Come over here...I want to talk to you." The man answered. Cari the blonde walked over to a tall black haired man and stood in front of him impatiently.

"This better be important I was just trying to talk to..." She said looking into the man's eyes. "What's wrong?"

"This Faquin...he looks like he could be powerful. I've been trying to decide if I should let him in. Some of the gang members claim he can make fire."

"Kilo...anyone can make fire...it's called a match?" Cari said mockingly. She pretended to strike a match.

The dark haired man rolled his eyes. "No... like he can start fires with his hands. Typhin said he walked through one once."

Cari shrugged. "Which one is he...if he looks dangerous...don't let him in..." she said eyeing the group of boys by the entrance to her hideout. She knew that only half of them would ass the test to get into the gang.

"The one with blood red hair..." kilo said. He stood up regally from his chair and everyone became silent. "You with the red hair...prove your worth to us..."

The red headed boy turned around to face Kilo and Cari. He ha orange yellow eyes and was built like a rock. Cari smiled she thought he was very cute. "what do you mean?" the boy questioned Kilo.

"I mean show us your talent why you think you deserve to sit among us highly regarded thieves..." Cari smiled Kilo had a way of using words to make things sound better. He just wanted Faquin to start a fire or something.

The red head smiled. "Of course..."He pulled out a lighter from his back pocket and clicked it on right above the palm of his hand. A ball of fire appeared and burned just above the man's hand. He removed the lighter and it continued to burn.

Cari smiled.wish Kilo could do something like that...hey this guy isn't so bad...what did Kilo call him? Faquin? t's your name?" Cari asked pulling the boys attention away from Kilo's surprised face to her.

He blushed. "Faquin..." He looked around at some of the tough looking guys. "Of Alskyr..." His eyes seemed to get lighter yellow.

Cari leaned forward trying to see if her eyes were playing tricks on her. Nope, they were getting a lighter color. "Very well boy...you seem to be worthy enough. But of course you must pass the same test all of us had to, if you want to be excepted in." Kilo announced getting a few laughs from some of the senior members.

Cari smiled he was going to pass, very easily. "You must steal something from one of the members of Vale's group." Kilo smiled. "Then and only then you can come back here and be 'in' our gang."

Faquin shrugged. "Ok...where do I go to find one of these guys?" he asked feeling a little confident.

"Cari will tell you..." Kilo said standing up. "I have more important things to tend to..." Kilo said and nodded to her. "I will see you soon.." He said to Cari quietly.

She nodded. He was leaving her again... like he always did. "Hello." She said to Faquin who was quickly climbing the stairs up to meet her. He smiled, "So I guess your Cari..."

She grinned at him, he was even cuter close up. "Yeah...that's me. I want to ask you a few questions...not about the gang or anything..." she said, and he nodded so she continued. "Your not really from Alskyr are you?"

Faquin shook his head. "No...but I really don't like to talk about where I came from." Faquin muttered looking around at the overly muscular thieves passing him.

Cari laughed. "It's no big thing...no ones knows that I'm from earth except for Kilo. And well Kilo is kilo.." She said beginning to realize she liked this Faquin guy. He seemed nice enough..

"Yeah he certainly is...where I came from I was on the top of our little thieving pyramid...but then again...that sword he carries..." Faquin said shaking his head.

"He was Master Swordsmen where he used to live. He says it was in Rayllom but we all know that it was somewhere else, Rayllom is just a myth.." Cari explained sitting down and offering Faquin a seat. "anyway...the guys from Vale's group are easy to take on. The bigger they are the harder they fall..." she said. "But watch out for the girl she's tough..." Cari smiled. "Or at least the guys who get whipped by her say."

Faquin laughed. "My sister was like that, she could take any guy any day." He smiled. "so how long have you been here?" He thought for a moment and added. "Are you and Kilo...together?"

"Oh yeah me and Kilo are kind of. I don't really get a say in the matter but oh well I'm just a slut..." Cari said thinking about her reputation. "Not really, but that's what people think. I've been here for 5 years."

Faquin smiled. "So you know where there's a good place to get food?" He asked innocently.

Cari laughed again. "sure I do..."

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Cari walked into a small bar looking for Faquin. She was followed by her two somewhat air head friends Sani and Kaila. Both of them wanted were in the same gang as she was but they were much lower ranking. She spotted Faquin sitting at the bar shoveling down a glass of water. He had blood running down his lip and there were a few scratches on his face. Cari frowned. What happened to him? wondered.

She took at seat on his left and smiled. "Hi Faquin what's up with you? You look like you've been in a fight or something..."

She drained another glass of water and looked at Cari out the corner of his eye. "Not now Cari it's nothing really." He put the glass down on the counter top. One of the idiots from Vale's gang tried to whip me again..." Faquin snorted. "Ha..." He said shaking his head.

Cari giggled. She knew Faquin could kick anyone's but if he wanted to even Kilo's. "Awww...didn't hurt him to bad did you?" she said with mock sarcasm.

"No he just got stuck in a dumpster after I scared the day light out of him." He smiled at Cari, his unique yellow orange yellow eyes beaming at her. "so who are your friends?"

Cari cringed. She was hoping that he didn't notice the air heads that where with her. "Oh this is Sani and Kaila."

The stupider of the two the red head Kaila sat down on Faquin's other side. "Cari tells me you like fire..." she said playing with her lighter in her pocket. Cari cringed again how could she be so rude? Faquin was no form of entertainment.

"so show me how you do it..." she said and placed the lighter in his hands. She turned to Cari and leaned close to her. "I'll show him how to do something else later...."

Cari looked at Faquin who was eyeing the lighter in his hand. Poor Faquin everyone thinks he's just the entertainment...but he's so much more than that...he's a real gentlemen and that's a rare find in these parts.

Faquin looked to her his eyes full of anger and disappointment. I'm not some freak show.." He said and shoved the barstool he was sitting on in. HE drained the last glass of water and paid the bartender.

As he walked over o he door Kaila shoved the lighter back in her pocket and shrugged. "oh well.." she mumbled. "he'll regret it later.."

Cari got up wishing she could make Faquin feel better. She really truly in her heart loved him, but she could never tell him that. "Faquin.." she said. He turned to face her. she couldn't keep it in any longer. "Faquin...If I wasn't kilo's girlfriend..." Cari said and pushed a strand of her blonde hair out of her face. She saw Faquin's face twist.

"I know Cari..." He said and walked out of the door. Cari was enraged at her supposed 'friend's' ignorance.

"What do you think your doing Kaila? Your such a freaking air head! Blow my friend of and try to get him to start a fire?" Cari was angered even more by Kaila's look of boredom. "You are just soo rude..."

"cool down sister...I was just trying to make a friend..." Kaila said innocently. She looked up at Cari and crossed her legs. Cari was just so fed up with her bull.

"I've had enough of your stupidity Kaila..." Cari said and walked out the door. She made up her mind she was going to Faquin's and staying the night. There was no way she was going to take any more of Kilo, after what he did to her.

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Cari picked the lock on Faquin's door and silently walked in. She was wearing very little tight clothing but she didn't care. She spotted Faquin sitting on an old rag-tag couch. He was doing something with his hands but she couldn't see it. She saw him throw a match into the fire place and realized that was what he was fiddling with, why he didn't just start a fir she didn't know or really care. He pulled something out of his pocket, It was a gold locket with something inside. "Shards Vainia...it's been so long..." Faquin muttered. Cari suddenly felt jealous.

"Who's Vainia?" Cari blurted and walked over to site next to Faquin. Faquin looked at her his eyes filled with fear.

"Cari...you really, really shouldn't be here...." He said putting the locket back into one of his pockets.

Cari sighed, it was the time she could tell him how she really felt inside. "Faquin...I like you. I really do. I'm not just saying that either. I know that kilo would try to hurt you...but I won't let him." Cari stammered a little uncomfortable that all her feelings were coming out at once.

"I've always like you...more than friend like Faquin..."

Faquin sat there and Cari could see him sweating. She had to tell him, she just couldn't keep her feelings inside. "I'm sorry Cari but I just can't..." He smiled a little. 'I like being alive..."

Cari giggled. I am too mischievous...she thought to herself. "I bet you do fireman...I bet you do..." She leaned onto Faquin and kissed his lips, but she was surprised when Faquin kissed back...

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Cari felt someone stir besides her and opened one eye. She saw Faquin leap out of bed and grab for his pants. She smiled to herself. So he really dose like me... she sat up and looked around the room.

Faquin rushed back in and smiled at her. "Morning fireman..." she said yawning as she got up. She watched Faquin bend over and pick up his shirt.

Cari...you should be considered a demon..." he said smiling at her. Cari wished silently she had met him a long time ago he was a sweet guy.

She thought for a moment. "I know...but you do know I can never talk to Kilo again, though that really doesn't matter. He was a rude jerk with a sword..."

"Yeah...and I have to join a new gang...maybe I can find Typhin of Vainia or something.." Faquin said with a far-off looking in his eyes.

"I want to go with you Faquin, you can't just leave me here! I meant what I said last night, I really do like you." She paused thinking again. "So who's this Vainia you keep talking about?"

"She's my sister..."Faquin pulled a gold locket out of his jeans pocket and threw it to her." I haven't seen her for 4 years..." Cari opened the locket and looked at the picture. It was of a girl about the age of 13 who had brilliant blue hair.

"She's very pretty Faquin, but she has blue hair...." Cari smiled. "Must have been some screwed up family you came from Faquin." "Not a totally screwed up family, just a little screwed up..." He started at the picture. "We'll got back for her, to Rayllom..."

Cari stared at him. "Rayllom? That's a child's myth Faquin..." she starred again. "Back?"

"No it really exists ..Sanrixes and all..." His eyes twinkled. "Yeah I used to live there with my mom and sister, I moved here when mom was killed by a bunch of blue dragons...stupid lizards..."

Cari snorted. "Dragons aren't stupid! There the most honored creatures in all the worlds! I want to ride one someday! Heck I've wanted to ride one since I could walk!" Cari said she couldn't believe Faquin didn't like them.

"Yeah ok...I'd like to see that..."Faquin said putting the locket back into one of his pockets. He pulled out a bag from the closet. "Put all of your stuff in here we'll warp to Rayllom in the morning."

Cari looked up at him, she was serious about riding a dragon. She sighed and grabbed the bag. Why not tease him? She thought to herself. "why tomorrow Faquin? Are you hoping for another night of action?" She asked giggling.

"Oh you know it Cari!" He responded pulling something from the closet.

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Cari smiled. She and Faquin were going to impress a dragon at Baeris Kshau's Healing Den. She had talked him into it when they had reached the docks and met a searchrider. "so what kind of dragons are we going to impress there?" Cari asked excitedly.

"I dunno...they flight was of x-gender participants. That means that the guys rode females and vise versa. The Sanrixian of Azon son's was in there, Sky. His dragon was from the den, and let me tell ya, his dragon is wicked! Horns, claws, and neon green tiger stripes, Her name is Moriath, hey maybe you'll get one of her daughters or sons or something. She was caught by a bronze.." The searchrider said.

"Sanrixian?" Cari asked thinking it was another one of those Rayllomic terms she didn't understand.

"Yeah they lead the Sanrix. Sargon of Azon is the one I'm talking about. He's the son of the king of Rayllom before it was broken into kingdoms. He rode the first male gold, Golden Sky...that's were sky gets his name..." Faquin said. "Long story..." Cari smiled she would ask him about it later. Right now she hoped to impress a dragon....... Maybe stir things up when she got back.....

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Cari and Faquin are standing at The Den Care to view Faquin's page?

It had been a long time since Cari and Faquin had arrived but things where already weird. Shifter where there in large numbers and even a half saiter, a very horny half saiter. His name was Jalemar and he was an odd fellow...very odd...

About the 12th day after she and Faquin had arrived, the eggs started to shake, not all the eggs but a few. So she grabbed Faquin by the wrist and pulled him off to the sands. "But..." He stammered trying to find a reason against going anywhere near the dragons, they didn't scare him he just didn't plain like dragons cuz of what happened to his mom.

"C'mon you little chicken!" She said dragging him of to the sands whether he liked it or not.

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About 2/3 of the way through the hatching a bunch of eggs broke open from Sazieth's nest. A dark green beauty walked up to the large bronze that had just hatched and batted at his tail playfully. 'Aww!' Cari though to herself. The big bronze turned around and swatted at her angrily.

"Hey leave her alone you big brute!" Cari yelled and ran to the dragon's side. The poor little green. "she's just trying to play!" Cari hissed in defense of her new bond.

"he was born to fight..." A man besides her mumbled and walked towards the bronze. "he s just like me..."

"whatever... Ackransayth, you are perfect...Faquin will like you to..." Cari muttered picking up the green and taking her over to the feeding area, careful to avoid the big bronze. I am glad you like me Cari for I like you too! The little green said into Cari's head, with the soft sweet voice she had.