At first sight......

Akryn quietly leaned back in a beautiful rose labyrinth he had found, reclining on a white, swinging bench, under a white gazebo with roses growing all along the support. It was a truly beautiful location, one he had been very lucky to find, and after the headaches he had been going through with his guild lately, mostly their oddness, he needed the time to relax. So while out exploring, he had found this place and decided to relax.

Thankfully, he had brought his guitar with him. No one in the guild knew he had this, and he intended to keep it that way. It was a gift from his grandfather, and he didn't want to share it with anyone, in any way. A selfish way of looking at things perhaps, but it was all he had left of his family, for now, and he was very protective of it. Still, he loved to play, and without practice he would get rusty. Then his brothers would not be proud of his work, at least in that regard.

With a smile, brought on by remembering the good old days with his family, he began to gently pick the strings of the guitar, checking to make sure they were still in tune before starting to softly play a soft, beautiful tune, of a song his father used to sing long ago. "Would you dance, if I asked you to dance." he started softly, his voice carrying through the garden......


(The song of course https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWgJVgnsR7U#aid=P-wSYx_4Y6w )

Akryn had no idea Viola was watching him, at least not yet. He was in his own little world, losing himself in the music, and as he finished one song, he gently flowed into another one, a bit more upbeat this time. He didn't even consider people hearing him, nor did he care. "Well you done done me in your bed, I felt it. I tried to be chill, but you so hot I melted, and I fell right through the craaaacks. Now I'm trying to get back." he started singing, a smile playing along his lips as he kept singing. This was a song he had written himself, intending to show it off for his brothers when they next met, though he doubted they would appreciate it as needed. No, this song was meant for a lover, one he didn't have yet. But he was in no rush he reminded himself, as he continued singing, watching a bird as it flew.

As the bird flew however, it led his gaze along the edge of the rose bush, to a rather attractive young woman peeking out at him. He immediately straightened up, the song ending with a reech sound from his guitar as he jerked his fingers away, eyes widening in surprise. "Who is there?" he called out.

Akryn couldn't help but stare at the young woman, his cheeks reddening just a bit. She was....stunning, he thought to himself, and he slowly began walking towards her, hand outstretched. "Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to startle you, are you alright? My names Akryn." he said as he neared her, his eyes slowly looking her over. She was indeed quite lovely, and despite telling himself to stop, he couldn't help but stare a bit.

He finally shook himself out of it when he remembered his guitar, which he promptly stuffed behind his back, his cheeks and ears turning a deep crimson color. He had been dumb to think no one would hear him singing out here. After all, it was a public rose garden! He should have been more careful, he silently berated himself. "You.....you didn't hear that just now, did you?"

Akryn grinned sheepishly and pulled his hand back to scratch the back of his head. A nervous habit he couldn't break, but one she wouldn't know of. Yet. "Oh...well, yeah, I do have a lovely singing voice, I know that. I just.....well....don't laugh, but I don't like singing in front of people. They are usually to judgemental and wanna help me 'improve my voice.' Or they put way to much hype on it and ask me to play whenever they see me. Kind of a pain ya know? So I headed out here to practice, you know, gotta keep myself sharp after all, but I really wasn't expecting anyone to hear." he said in a long spew of words.

Oh my god, shut up, your babbling like an idiot and she is gonna think you are weird and leave! Play it cool man, play it cool! He thought to himself urgently. "So.....uh, yeah, I'm a wizard with Eclipse Soul. What about you?" he asked, immediately wishing he hadn't. Upon hearing it, he realized how goofy and out of the blue it was, and he mentally slapped himself for it.

Akryn snapped himself out of watching her and put the guitar on his back at the mention of someone missing. How could he possibly turn down a lady in distress? Especially such a pretty one. "Well, I will help you find your friend if you want. I aint had much success in finding people lately, but hey, ladies are always the charm eh?" he said, tossing a wink her way.

"So. Sabertooth huh?" he asked as he started heading out of the rose labyrinth, hopefully with her. "I have heard good things about that guild. They are pretty tough. Whats it like being a member?"

Akryn grinned at her as he crossed his fingers behind his head, slowing a bit for her to walk next to him. "Eclipse soul is the best guild hands down. Honestly I joined them pretty randomly, but I'm glad fate led me there instead of......somewhere else. I have made several good friends and I know they always have my back. I'm sure its the same for you in Sabertooth right? I mean, you have a team and everything right?"

"I can imagine why you left fairy tail. They are a great guild from what I hear, but sounds like it takes a special kind of person to fit in there. Not that it matters much now. All that really matters is that you are happy where you are now. And don't feel bad by the by, you aren't the only one who is socially awkward. I don't usually talk to girls like this as is." he said with a big goofy grin her way, scratching the back of his head again. "So I forgot to ask, who is this friend we are looking for?"

Akryn smiled at the fox and looked up at the five young men with a bit of a smirk. "Gentlemen! I do believe we can settle this peacefully, with as little violence as-RUN!" he suddenly shouted, grabbing Viola by the arm, quickly hoisting her up, and taking off with her down one of the many avenues of the rose garden. "Didn't tell me your friend was a trouble making, talking fox."