Jade quickly dashed up the steps of he Chi house, going through the big wooden door. She had only moved in a couple of nights ago with Claira. Ah, it was hard leaving her little room at the inn. But she had to move in the CZK house sometime and with Claira back it just seemed to be a good idea.
So, while she was at the inn for a few hours she had Rhy babysit. It hadn't been a biggy since they were totally BFFs, but she did have to hurry since Rhy wanted to spend some time with Dean. Not to mention the trouble Claira would be causing. Oh, that Tiny Terror.

"Rhy! I'm back! Yer relieved from yer duties as the Mini Zilla handler!" Jade yelled as she bust through the door, making her way through the vast manison to the living room. It was hard not to get lost.

A grim looking Rhy rounded the corner, a mass of bouncing black locks tugging on her hand. She mouthed a 'help' to Jade with pleading eyes. Her hair was in disarray and neon lime green to boot. Her face looked like it had clown make-up on it. Her cheeks had blue blush on it, her lips were bright pink, and her eyeshadow was a nice maroon shade. Jade blinked... and blinked again. Oh my god, this was worse than she thought it would be. Had Rhy no control over children? ...Or maybe was it just Claira.

Jade cleared her throat, "Uh, Rhy?"

Before Rhy could say anything, Claira giggled, "Look, mommy!! Isn't Rhy soooooooo pretty!?!!"

"Um... uh... yes, sweetie," she tried to hide a laugh, "Hun, I was thinking I wanted to play a game. Let's play hide-and-seek! Hurry! Go hide!!"

Jade shooed her away as she ran away giggling. As Claira disappeared, Rhy looked at Jade, "Shut up! Don't say anything! Just fix me!!"

There were snickers then, "Okay okay!" She wiggled her nose and Rhy looked like she hadn't been attacked by a clown car. Hair went back to blue and her face was free of the make-up.

Rhy grabbed a wad of hair, looking at it, "Thank God!! I just can't say no to that kid!"

"She has that effect on people," she smirked and hugged Rhy, "Thanks for watchin her, hun."

"No no, no prob, hun. Buuuuut now I must get ready to see my Deany!" and Rhy dashhhed down a hallway and Jade could hear sounds of feet going up stairs.

"And now to find my daughter...." she mumbled to herself as she looked around. That miiiight take a while.

Jade made her way through the house, getting lost here and there. She contemplated leaving a bread crumb trail to lead her back to her starting point. All this just to find her daughter. Oh the hardships of hide and seek in a mansion like this. She stumbled into the basement and around a corner to a door with a sign on it. In red letters it said "Ly's room".

"Hm," she mumbled as she softly knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" she heard Ly call out.

" 'Ey, it's Jadey."
"The door's open."

Jade twisted the knob and opened the door. She gingerly stepped in and instantly those jade hues started to search high and low. She kneeled to look under the bed. With no result she stood and went to the big closet. She set her hand to the door and looked over to Ly.

"Mind if I look in here?"
"No... but why?" Ly quirked a slim brow as she looked up from her book.
"Eh, nothin'. Jus lookin', hun," jade hues scanning through the closet and the closet in it.

A giggle was produced from the chest at the end of the bed and Ly reached out a foot to gice a sharp kick to it. The giggles came to a sudden stop as Jade turned around, hands stilling their search.

"What was that?"
"What was what?"
"That sound."
"What sound?"
"I dun know... It was like a laugh 'r somethin'."
"Oh, oh. It was me. Part of the book.... it made me laugh."
"O...kay," a pierced brow arched before she looked back to the closet. She pulled a V necked spaghetti strapped black dress from the closet, turning it around and back to look at it, "Ooo, I think I might havta borrow this from ya, sugar. Damien might like it."
"Hm, take it. Just make sure to bring it back."
"Eh," Jade looked back to Ly, "dun know. Dun think you'd want it back tore."
"Why would it be ripped?"
"Dun ask, sugar. We have our ways," there was that wicked grin across those crimson lips.

Another muffled giggle came from the chest again. Those black brows raised as Jade stuffed the dress back into the closet before shutting it.

"Now I know that wasn't ya, hun. I was lookin' right at cha."
"No no, that was so me. See, I can talk and stuff without opening my mouth... and stuff," Ly nodded sagely at that.
"Do it again."
"Well, see... I can only do it once a day. I know, I know... Yes, a very odd talent indeed."

Jade shook her head and gave a small laugh as she smiled and put a daint hand on her hip, "Okay, hun. Where ya hidin' her?"

"Who?"
"Ya know who."
"No, no. I don't believe I do."

Jade kneeled by the bed again, "Not even..." she raised the bedding to look under it, "here?!" Nope, nothing. She stoof and dashed to Ly's ajoining bathroom. She looked in the shower and went for the towel closet, "Or what about..." and she flung that door open too, "Here?!" Nothing there either. She gave a huff as she heard a promittablely Ly giggle as she shut the closet door. Jade made her way back into Ly's room and gave her a look, "I know ya got her in here, hun."

Ly slowly stopped giggling, brushing her red and black locks from her face, "I still don't know who we are talking about."

"Claira!" Jade shouted and flailed a bit.

There was a light thud as Claira jerked in the chest hearing her name. Jade's jade hues zeroed in on the chest, turning that way. Ly's silver eyes widened in alarm.

"Nope, no one in this room by that name. Just me and you."

"There is a certain five year old in that there chest an' I'm gunna get 'er," a devious smile crossed those crimson lips as she started towards the chest.

"Claira! Run!" Ly yelled as she raised on the bed, tossing the book some place.

Jade looked to Ly as the door of the chest flew open and a giggling mass of curly black hair bounced out. Claira giggled and wessled past Jade, door-bound.

"Thank you thank you, Miss Ly, for hiding meee!~" she giggled as she dashed out of the room.

"No problem, sweetie!" Ly yelled back with a gleeful smile as she settled back on the bed.

"Lyyyyy!" Jade shouted and pointed at her as she moved to chase her daughter.

Jade skidded out of the room and around the corner to run after Claira. She was riding her tail. Up the stairs and around the house, both blurrs of black hair could be seen running about.