expedition to the ivory cave.

Tulio lunged forward to help Rose, but John had beat him to it. Angrily he clenched his fists, but relaxed once he realized it was for the best. As long as Rose was fine, it did not matter who would help her.
He had noticed the small glance she had sent him, and the wary feeling in the pits of his stomach only got worse with time.
"Rose!" he called as he ran forward, crunching next to Rose, and taking her hand in his.
"Are you okay, my love?" he asked softly, clearly worried.

Rose gasped as she fell down, But John caught her. She widen her eyes looking at John. Before Tulio called for her as well.
She looked at both of them, Blinking before she pulled her hand back from Tulio.
''I...I am fine..Thank you,'' She stood up, Smiling softly at both of them. ''Thank you.'' She laid her hand over her left.

Once John realised she was fine, he reluctantly released her, realising his place. She did not want him, she was with Tulio. He had overstepped his boundaries. Whilst in Tulio's presence, he would simply be Briar's guardian of a sorts, not her friend. He could not allow himself to become closer to her than he should.

Ping just looked at Jane and Meg talking, feeling awkwardly in the wrong place, in the wrong situation... WHile they were talking to each others, she made a few steps behind, putting a little distance between her and the group: from afar she saw Rose falling and Tulio helping her. She felt a weird sensation for it, but she just ignored it and made her glance wander around...

He rolled his eyes at the scene. "When you three are ready can we continue?"

Tulio stepped away from her, not wanting to talk to her anymore.
He did, but he felt the more he tried, the colder she grew against him.
He completely ignored the caveman as he positioned himself behind the rest, simply following. Tulio made a mental note of talking to Rose about this later, but there was no need to create a scene in front of anyone. He could wait.
For now.

Just to see both of them stepping away...She turned around again. Swallowing, Before she continued walking,
''We...should be there any minute..soon..'' She tried strong. Sighing softly. This was her fault.
her fault only.. Watching every step carefully.

Isabella was standing for all the time... watching them talk, go, return.. from her little rock, where she was sat down, she saw everything without speaking...

When Rose said that they had to go, Isa woke up and followed the group standing back them..

Tulio kept walking behind, trying to focus more on the walls of the cave, and tracing its patterns.
Her cold words and attitude had really hurt him, but he would act calm until it was over. The only responcible thing to do was to wait until the right moment to ask her about it, but the growing, nausiated feeling in his stomach wouldn't release its grasp.

Once they reached the door Rose stopped, The door had five hands on it. They were push able. Right above one was red.
Under that there was a blue one. Under the blue one in the middle was a green one. One left above the green one was purple.
And the one above that was Yellow.
Rose turned around. ''I need your help...All of you. This door has five locks..'' She looked over her shoulder to the door.
''Five Emotions.'' She looked back. ''Alone I cannot do this, Would you all help me?'' She asked to the people.
Maybe they would not understand, Than she would have to give up.

Shan yu listened to her talk, looking at the door. He walked closer to it placing his hand on one of them. He looked over his shoulder at the others.

Dark brown eyes fluttered open as a chill spread through Tiana's body. A small groan left her mouth as she blinked her eyes opened only to see rock. Wh-where am I? she wondered, as her stiff body removed itself from the hard ground and rocky wall. A sense of deja vu hit her as she looked around what looked like a cave of some sort. It's just like when I woke up along the shore. Only she knew sort of how she got there. But she had no clue how she got into the cave.

"Hello!" she called out, her voice louder than how she normally spoke, further amplified by the resounding echo. Was she the only one inside the cave? Where any of the others there? And more importantly Which way is the exit? Tiana looked towards her right, and then her left, trying to think of which way to go. Biting her bottom lip, she went to her left and followed the path. "I hope I find som'ne soon." she said to herself, hugging her arms around her to keep in some warmth.

Rose looked at Shan yu as he stepped forward. But nothing happened. Rose sighed, As she heard a call. Sighing once more.
Whoever it was, she had to follow the group. Not Rose her fault the girl got lost.
''Do you might have an idea?'' She asked Shan yu staring at the door. ''The colors must mean something.''

He looked at the colors, taking his hand off the yellow one, and placing it on the red one.

Rose sighed. ''No..This isn't it either.'' She laid her hand on the purple one. But nothing happened.
''Purple..Green...Yellow...Red..and Blue..'' She took a few steps back. ''Anybody got an idea?''
She looked over her shoulder to the others, John...Tulio..

Isabella was watching the scene thinking waht the colour would mean.. a finger on her chin and looking down...

"Red.." she said almost talking to herself.. " ..and blue make purple..." she said counting on her fingers.. "Instead blue and yellow make green... Maybe if we push down first blue, red and purple and then yellow, blue and green.. something will happened!"

He removed his hand from the red one, and looked at Aurora. "What is the problem, just try every color." He placed his hand on the purple one.

Ping had followed the group, but keeping herself a bit away from the others. Now she was simply looking at their attempts to make the 'thing' work, the idea to go to try to help had actually crossed her mind but she had immediatly rejected it: there was no reason to do it... after all she didn't even know what she could do to help...

Rose watched as the girl moved. And talked. She shook her head. "That does not sound right." As Shan Yu placed his hand on the purple one.
It lighted up. Rose widen her eyes, but as he removed his hand from the purple one the light stopped.

Rose narrowed her eyes, walking towards the purple one. She placed her hand on it. But it did not light up so much as Shan Yu's try.
She tookd Shan Yu's hand and placed it on the purple one again. "What if you stay..and.." She looked at everybody. Grabbing Tulio.
She pulled him towards the door. Looking at the colors.. She let go off his hand. Not sure whatever she was about to do.
Placing his hand on the blue one. It lighted up aswell. Not as much but still it lighted up.
Rose let go off his hand. "What do you think?"

Shan- Yu quickly turned his head to look at his hand when it lighted up. He felt Rose take his hand away then place it back. He followed her movements when she fetched Tulio and placed his hand on the blue one. He frowned. "It reacts to a person."

Isabella blinked surprised when the button lighted at the person touch... "Wow.." she whispered.. "And the others?" she cleared her voice after some hesitation..

Tulio looked hesitantly at the wall before him, confused of what to do, but he simply followed Shan Yu's example as Rose pulled him. It couldn't hurt at all, he figured, as he pressed his hand against the red one, hoping something would happen.

Rose thought about it. As she looked at Isabella. "Come here.." She took the girls hand. Placing it on the yellow one.
As it did not light up. She bit her lip. "Why isn't this working?" She asked frustrated.
Why wasn't it working? She had enough people. A patern..reacts to a person. As Tulio pressed his hand against the red one. It lighted up as bright as Shan Yu's. "Tulio..what are you thinking about right now?" She asked out of the blue.

"You," he answered her simply without looking at her. His eyes was glewed to the wall and the red, shining light.
He hesitantly pulled his hand away and looked at how the light faded out before he placed it back where it belonged.

Rose smiled softly. But than got her serious look back. Stepping a little bit closer to Tulio.
"Are you mad at me?" She whispered. Looking at his hand. She wondered if it had something to do with thoughts..