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In My Reality | Chapter 3: A Taste Of What's To Come

Heyo, the original upload of this was deleted for some reason, so I'm reuploading it. I hope y'all enjoy it! ^-^

(This is a Tatsumi Brothers x Reader)

(To read the first three parts, click -> Prologue, Chapter 1, & Chapter 2)

(Click “Keep Reading” to read the story)

"Alright, so let me get this straight to make sure I'm not hearing-"

I paused as I watched Takeyasu flip the bacon, flinching each time I heard the grease sizzle. As much as I love Takeyasu as a character, the fandom base often headcanon him setting the kitchen on fire. It was funny as a joke and a meme, but seeing him cooking in my kitchen, in reality, I can't help but feel paranoid.

"...things..." my eyes looked away from the stove and turned to Nagayuki. "A mysterious dude in a top hat showed up at your door, claiming to be the organizer of something you were going to attend and that he was there to fulfill a wish you two had as well as a third person's wish, then comes back an hour later and teleports you two into my dimension?"

"You left out the part he was a hologram but yeah, you got everything else," Nagayuki confirmed getting out the plates.

"Okay, that explains things," I muttered thinking back to the dreams I had the day prior.

"You actually believe us?" Takeyasu questioned, glancing at me over his shoulder and raising a brow.

"Uh- Takeyasu, the food-" I voiced my concern to make the younger Tatsumi brother turn his attention back to the breakfast cooking on the frying pans. Shaking my head to focus back on the topic, I replied to his question. "I sorta had a dream...? Vision...? Usually, I get these kinds of things when I sleep which happen later on in the future and when it happens at the moment it's just this freaky deja vu. I guess you could say I had that but it was exactly what you guys just told me."

"Oh, so you have an ability like us?" Takeyasu guessed as he turned off the stove, seems like the food's done.

"I- no- no, I don't have any superpowers." I waved my hands in front of me. "People in this place don't have supernatural abilities like where you come from. I'm just some random person who writes stories on the internet, I don't have superpowers."

If anything, it's just a coincidence that happens. Everyone gets deja vu from time to time so it's nothing special. Then again, there were a few times when I did something subconsciously and my friends jokingly asked if I was physic. I'm not physic, right?

"If you say so." Nagayuki didn't let the topic press further and opened the fridge, getting orange juice. I felt a bit relieved.

"Hey, you know our names but we don't know yours!" Takeyasu pointed out.

"I-" I turned away, now realizing that too. 'Have I really gone on this long without mentioning my name?! Geez, I knew I had a problem remembering to mention important stuff but this is just sad.'

"Did you forget your name or-?"

"No, I'm just- never mind." I shook my head. "My name's [Name]."

"[Name]?"

"[Name]..." Takeyasu repeated after his brother. "Hm, weird name."

"It's not that weird," I grumbled. "You're just from a different world."

"Then what are-"

"Are you two going to continue flirting with each other or are we going to have breakfast?" Nagayuki intercepted and placed the glasses of orange juice on the table

"We're not flirting," I said, averting my eyes.

"Whatever you say," the elder twin shrugged and took his seat as the other gave him his plate. "Not bad bro."

Takeyasu then placed a plate of bacon, eggs, and sausages in front of me. A warm aroma engulfed my senses, I could practically taste the delicious food from the smell alone. Could it be the fandom was wrong or is it because he's from an Anime that the food he cooks is automatically better? Poking my fork into one of the sausages and taking a bite, I was greeted by a sensation of flavour.

"Mmmmm, this is good," I complimented.

"See, now you know I'm not making this up," Nagayuki nudged his brother.

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"So about that 'proper sleeping place'," Takeyasu began as he placed his dishes on the counter.

"What?" I inquired confused since my mind was preoccupied with putting dish soap in the sink to clean dishes with.

"Remember yesterday you said we'd get a 'proper sleeping place' tomorrow," Takeyasu reminded me.

"Oh, right... I did say that... uhhhhhh-" I racked my brain trying to come up with what to do for them since Takeyasu clearly wasn't satisfied with the quick arrangements I made last night.

"You did have something in mind, right?" Nagayuki questioned, placing his dish next to his brother's.

"Well... there is a futon in the gaming area that could fit in my room, I'd need help bringing it up to my room though," I tell them putting the soap back in the cupboard.

"We can get it in your room no problem," Takeyasu smirked.

"Just show us where it is and leave the rest to us," Nagayuki added.

"Alright- uh- follow me."

Leading the way to the basement stairs, I opened the door and climbed down the steps. Passing the guest room and furnace room, we entered the open gaming area. I gestured to the futon off to the side, though I don't think that's what they're looking at-

"This place is like an arcade!" Takeyasu exclaims shuffling through the video game collection.

"You even got some of the classic consoles," Nagayuki commented as he checked out the Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis sitting next to each other amongst the various systems.

"Y-yeah, me and my brother are pretty big gamers," I explained. "It's great for when our friends come over, but most of the time it's just me and my brother hanging down here."

It's been a while since I've been down here with my brother, I mean I did come down here once or twice over the break, but I don't hang around this place as much as I used to. I think it started back when I started watching Anime, I suppose that means I prioritized being a weeb over a gamer. I do miss the endless days of gaming away with my brother though, it seemed those days were when the world was simple to us, I wonder where they went...

"[Name]," Takeyasu called my name and turned around holding up a familiar Wii game. "How good are you at Mario Kart?"

"Well~" I smirked. "Not to brag but I get 1st place every time. The only worthy opponent I have is my brother."

"We'll see about that," he smirked with a challenging sparkle reflecting in his teeth.

"You guys sure are big Mario fans," Nagayuki commented seeing a large amount of Mario games in the collection.

"Yeah, I mean Mario games are perfect multiplayer games for four people..." I paused, I felt like I'm forgetting something. "Oh! The dishes!" I had left the tap on when I went to the game room, it's probably overflowing now. I darted for the stairs. "The futon is in the corner, you guys! You're just gonna have to bring upstairs yourself."

Sliding into the kitchen, I could see the bubbles overflowing into the opposite sink. I turned off the tap in the bubbly sink and then moved it over to try and clear the other from soap. Once that was down I started to place dishes in the bubbly sink. My brain tuned out the world around me, my mind fixated on the task at hand thanks to the mini adrenaline panic that shot into my veins when I realized I left the sink on. Scrubbing away at the dishes, I almost missed the loud bang behind me, I flinched and glanced back.

"Oi! Be more careful!" I scolded the twins. Thankfully, they only hit the railing.

"Sorry," Nagayuki apologized.

I sweatdrop seeing the elder twin flying up the steps while his brother carried it normally. I don't know about you, but that seems unbalanced if you ask me. I shake my head and turn back to the dishes. Knowing me, I'd just get anxious watching them move that futon the way they are, I just have to trust they know what they're doing. Oh, would you look at that, the dishes are washed.

Draining the sink, I hang the wet cloth over the faucet and rinse the bubbles down the drain. Sliding over to the cabinet, I reach in and take out a drying cloth. I took a quick glance behind me to check on the brothers' progress and it seems they made it up the stairs. I grab a frying pan, beginning to dry the dishes when I notice my phone on the table light up. Putting the pan away and grabbing another dish to dry, I walked over to my device and tapped the screen.

'Great, it's on 5%,' I grumbled in my thoughts. My eyes gazed over the time, 1:03 pm.

'Shit!'

A text from my brother.

"We're on our way home."

'Shit! I gotta dry these dishes faster!'

I slip my phone into my pocket and put the dish in my hand away, hastily picking up the next one. They can't see the pans or spatulas out. They know I don't cook breakfast, I just get myself cereal! Or toast if I feel like making something. It'd be hella suspicious if pans were out. I can't let them see this-

"Hey [Name]-"

"AH!" I jumped and hugged the pan close to my chest, trying to grip myself to reality. Turning around I see Nagayuki floating behind me, no wonder I didn't hear anything. "Yes?"

"Where do you want us to put the futon?" Nagayuki asked, he probably said something after that but I didn't have time to know what he saying.

That door is going open any second and they're going to see Nagayuki standing in the kitchen! Well, not right away since the garage door is in the staircase to the basement. Still! I need to get the dishes done and for Nagayuki not to be here out in the open.

"Just put the futon in my closet and put your blankets and pillow with it," I instructed as I put the pan away, moving onto the plates. "And hide whatever stuff you have for now. I'll figure it out later. Just not right now, they're almost home and my phone is basically dead so I can't see their text, and I need to get these dishes dried-" I glance back and find he's gone.

Did... Did I imagine them? Were they hallucinations? No, no, hallucinations can't make dishes dirty. That and I can smell his scent. Wait, that sounds weird.

"[Name], we're home!" mom announced entering the main floor from the garage.

"AH!" I jump and then scramble to put the rest of the dishes away, dry or not. I catch my breath once I finish and lean against the counter just as they enter the kitchen. "Y'all startled me."

"Oh, you're down here," mom said surprised to see me somewhere that wasn't my room.

"Y-yeah, I just got up and finished breakfast," I half lied.

"And you did dishes," she acknowledged glancing at the clear counters.

"Yeah, I thought, might as well, ya know?"

"Hey sis, you wanna watch Code Geass?" [B/n] piped in before my mom could question me.

"Sure." I nodded with a smile, grateful that he interjected.

"Great, I just gotta put my stuff away," he told me, leaving the kitchen.

"Alright." I should turn on the TV then- wait... HE'S GOING UPSTAIRS! "Wait! Wait!"

I dashed up the stairs after him. He's going to see them! He's already upstairs and heading down the hall to our bedrooms! If the door's open he can just glance inside and see them vibing. Sweating bullets I slide down the hall only to see my door is closed.

"Phew..." I lean against the door relieved until I felt myself fall forward because the door wasn't properly closed! "Ow..."

"You okay, [Name]?" my brother asked popping out of his room to check on me.

"Yeah, I'm fine..." I reply rubbing the back of my head.

"Since when do you make your bed?"

"Huh?" I followed his gaze into my room, both of us confused.

All the sheets were neatly tucked and the pillows were plush and in the open, quite the foreign sight. Usually, if my bed did get made, the sheets would still be loose at the ends and cover the pillows. I know I didn't make my bed, that means someone else did. Right, the Tatsumi Brothers!

'Wait, where are they?' I wondered scanning my room and finding no trace of them. 'They couldn't have vanished, right?'

"Whatever, I'll meet you down there." My brother shrugged off the anomaly, walking away from the scene.

"Okay, I just gotta do something..." I wait until he's out of sight before slipping into my room and closing the door behind me. I do another sweep around my room, plugging in my phone while I was at it. I couldn't find them.

"Guys, he's not around anymore, you can come out." Just as I began to think they weren't real, I heard the window slide open. Spinning around, I see the twins climb down into my room.

"That was close," Nagayuki commented.

"Yeah," I agreed as I sat in my beanbag. "Where did you guys hide exactly?"

"On the roof."

"Smart- well as long as no one saw you on the roof- no one saw you guys up there, right?"

"Relax, sneaking around is our specialty," Takeyasu reassured me. "We never get caught."

"It wouldn't be hard if you learned to be more cautious," Nagayuki stated, sitting down in the desk chair.

"Hey, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't know where to go to avoid the opposition," the younger twin countered, pointing a finger at his brother. Before they could argue further, I clap my hands together bringing their attention to me.

"Alright, it's daytime, my family is home and doing things around the house, y'all can't get caught so you need to stay in my room," I remind them.

"Can't we go outside?" Takeyasu asked.

"Did you forget what I said yesterday about you two being fictional characters that need disguises?"

"[Name], we packed other clothes," Nagayuki deadpanned.

"Well, I still don't trust you two to be out 'n' about on your own," I said standing up and folding my arms. "I know you're warriors where you come from but you don't have that title anymore and half the things you did from what the Anime shows are illegal. I don't want to end up in jail for hiding criminals."

"I don't th-"

"Alright, we'll stay here, [Name]," Nagayuki interrupted his brother. The younger twin was about to protest when he continued. "As long as we get to go out tonight."

"I can work with that," I nod and unfold my arms.

"What are we supposed to do in the meantime?" Takeyasu inquired, raising an invisible brow.

"Uhh..." I went through my mind trying to think what would entertain the Tatsumi Brothers. 'What do they like? What do they like that's not hazardous?' My brain played clips of their episodes when I recalled how much they like to do stuff involving money. "You guys know about stocks and crypto, right?"

"Yes and no," they both answered in sync.

"Well-" I moved to my laptop opening a new browser window and clicking a few bookmarks. The tabs were: A YouTube playlist for learning about cryptocurrency, stockmarket charts for cryptocurrency, and a website where you can buy crypto. "You guys can learn about crypto and their markets then buy & sell them."

"We don't have bank accounts registered yet."

"That's fine, you can use mine," I told them, they both seem taken aback by this.

"Are you sure?" Takeyasu questioned after exchanging a glance with his brother.

"Yeah, I mean you guys are probably better with money than I am. Besides, I've been meaning to get into this stuff but I never make time to learn about it."

"Can't trust us to go for a walk but you trust us with your money, I wonder if that says something more about us or you," Takeyasu mumbled under his breath as he takes a look at the stock market with the elder brother.

He's got a point. Should I be trusting them with my money? It's not like they're going to rob me, they're just learning about crypto. Besides, I know Nagayuki at least will be intrigued by this concept.

"Someone's coming," Takeyasu alerted, pulling me out of my river of thoughts. "It's your brother." He must've known from the weight of the footsteps.

"I'll be back later with food," I promised as walked to my door. I look back to see them nod, I smile and creak my door open, slipping out and closing it behind me.

"Hey, what took you so long?" [B/n] asked, stopping halfway in the hall.

"Sorry bro, I got distracted by notifications," I lied, beginning to head down the stairs. "You got it set up?"

"Yup, just waiting for you sis."

"Great," I grin as I follow him to the living room.

Who knew having fictional characters around would be stressful?

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gale-dragon-writer · 10 months ago

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Now for some more non-Miraculous related story snippets that are also not in any order.

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Stuck Within Playtime Co.

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Stratos couldn't suppress a shudder as he crawled through the air vent. He then looked over his shoulder when he stated sternly, "You better not try anything funny with that Grab-Pack while we're in this cramped place."

Tri-Klops clicked his tongue before he too crawled into the vent and said, "Given that we have to crawl through this, I don't think I will be." After crawling through the vent for a few seconds the Hoard Warrior finally asked, "So... Why did you ask Long Legs those weird questions?"

Stratos steadied his breathing when he replied, "I wanted to see if she altered that Musical Memory game."

Tri-Klops replied flatly, "Given how that game "Ended", I'm pretty sure she did despite her promise..."

Stratos grunted as his wings kept hitting the wall and ceiling of the vent as he continued moving forward and stated, "That, I actually agree with you on, but I was talking about the game itself."

A surge of "Huh?" echoed through the vent.

Stratos explained, "Two of the colours that came up in that had a rather specific pronunciation to them."

}{

There was a long moment of silence after the tape ended.

Tri-Klops cleared his throat as he rubbed the back of his neck when he said wearily, breaking the silence, "Uh, handy tool. Easy to use and... Is useful... It'll certainly help us with finding a way out... The timer is the only drawback with this..."

Stratos wrapped his arms around his lower chest, tucking his wings close to his body, for that odd arm folding he did when he stated, "Are we not going to talk about the gryphon in the room?"

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Tri-Klops took a deep breath before he lowered his hands, to calm himself, and said, "I have so many questions regarding that... Information."

As Stratos looked over the structures in the colourful areas, he retorted almost playfully, "And depending on the question, you're not getting an answer."

}{

Tri-Klops placed a hand on his chin when he mused, "So, this is more proof that the 'regular' workers for this place didn't know about any of the Living Toys... I guess I can understand that to a point..." He scowled when he wondered out loud, "But... Why would a toy factory be doing those kinds of experimentation? Those aren't worth the major risks." Tri-Klops couldn't help but think that the deeper they went into this so-called toy factory, the more unsavoury information they found...

}{

The world was blurry and unfocused. Nausea seemed to fill every fibre of Stratos's body as he tried to move from where he was lying. 'Damn... What battle was I in?' the Avian thought groggily as he tried to push himself to a sitting position. It took him longer than he would've liked, or admitted, to do as he tried to prevent the strange nausea from taking control.

Just as he was about to finally sit up, his head hit the low ceiling. His helmet made a metallic sound when it made contact. "Ow..." Stratos weakly got out in reaction, even though it didn't really hurt as much as it sounded. As his vision finally started to clear up, he began to remember his surroundings and how he got there.

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American Dragon: Jake Long. Realm of Magic.

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Jake took a deep breath as he picked up the mechanical pencil and started writing in the Magical Journal he'd made.

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Haily was humming happily as she finished her assignment, perfectly as usual. She packed her schoolwork before she gathered up the books she borrowed and almost skipped towards the front desk of the library.

The head librarian smiled when he saw the pre-teen when he said, "Why, hello, Ms Long. How were the books?"

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Jake finally took a breath, glad that he finally got that out, before he looked at his two friends. Waiting to see how they would react.

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Rose looked over Jake's shoulder to read the name on the gravestone again when she said softly, "He must have been a really good teacher if you still care about him even after all this time."

Jake's lips pressed into a soft smile as he stared at the name etched in the stone when he said as memories of their interactions came to the surface, "He was... And I just wish he had more time to... Continue being my teacher..."

}{

Lao Shi let out a low sigh as he rubbed his temples. He loved his grandchildren, he really did, but... There was just too big a generational gap between them... His teachings were too outdated for them to learn... As much as he begged and pleaded with the Dragon Council to let him train his grandchildren, he knew that he was not the best teacher for them... All Lao Shi could do was make sure that they had the basic Dragon Training.

That's the least he could do for his grandchildren as well as protect them from the Dark Dragon.

}{

Nigel leaned against the wall with a smirk on his face when he said, "Don't get your pants in a twist, mate. It's not my fault you just so happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time."

Rose glared at the Brit as she pointed an accusatory finger at him when seethed out, "I know you planned that whole thing. I don't know how you did it or pulled it off, but I know you did it on purpose!"

Nigel pretended to inspect his nails when he said casually, "Don't blame your poor luck on me." He glanced up at the blonde when he added with a smirk, "But let's face it, you don't have a chance of winning against me."

}I{

Chaotic Culture (A Chaotic Reboot).

}I{

Tom couldn't help but look himself over before he freaked.

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Peyton smiled as he watched the little Mepedian children happily play their games.

"Ah, you must be Peyton," an unfamiliar voice came from behind the Player.

The brunette turned to see who it was, only to see empty air. Peyton immediately thought that it was another Mepedian that was currently invisible.

}{

Sarah couldn't believe her eyes at what she was seeing, or rather, who she was seeing.

The rather imposing yet regal figure of the Princess of the Danians. "What are you doing here?" She demanded as she narrowed all her eyes at the small Player before her

Sarah couldn't stop herself from gulping.

}{

Kaz rubbed the cloth over his bloodied nose, trying to clean off what had long since dried. He couldn't help looking at the now soiled cloth and cringed at how much blood was caked on. Kaz then noticed all the Creatures staring at him. "What?" the redhead asked, wondering why they were looking at him the way they were.

"Nothing!" all the Creatures responded immediately, causing Kaz to raise a brow in confusion.

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Tom tried to catch up to the person he was chasing, but they had too much of a head start. He had to know who this person was and why they did the things they did!

As soon as he burst into the bizarre, he immediately looked around for anyone wearing that bright pink sweater. But Tom couldn't see it! How could someone with such a vibrant colour just disappear like that!

"Tom? Are you okay?"

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Hello Puppet, Nightmare.

}I{

Sasuke was breathing heavily as he ran down a corridor, doing his best to get as far away from those voices as fast as possible. It would be bad if they caught him!

“Come now, don't make this hard. Co-operate and you shall not be that scared," the leader exclaimed in that falsely pleasant tone.

This just made Sasuke run faster! He didn't know why they wanted him nor why he seemed so perfect, but he didn't care! Sasuke just kept running.

}{

They walked for the majority of the day before they got to their first rest stop. It was mostly to have lunch so they'd have the energy to continue on their journey towards their mission. Ino tried to flirt with Sasuke, but he ignored her. Everyone here was just enjoying the food as they rested. Shino rested his head on Kiba's shoulder as the dog-nin happily ate a dango. Kakashi told Gai to pull back on the energy. Shikamaru was snoozing on the ground. Choji was happily munching on six sticks of dangos at the same time. Naruto was happily chatting away with Hinata.

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Kankuro wasn't sure what confused him more, the question or the unusual behaviour of the Uchiha. He took the papers and unfolded the stack and looked at the drawings. Kankuro recognised the first image right away. The sand-nin smiled when he told the Uchiha, "Oh, You could've just told me that you liked the show."

It was Sasuke's turn to have a confused look when he asked, "What do you mean by show?"

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Juuni Taisen's A to Z Mysteries.

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Nezumi raised a brow and asked in a suspicious tone, "Are you suggesting something other than friendship? Say romantically."

The dog-man raised an amused brow when he said, "Aren't you a little young to be asking about something like that?"

Nezumi smiled and said, "Yes, yes I am." The boy had to admit that he loved that wacky cartoon.

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'Wait a minute… Who prints out an email and carries it with them? She could've just shown it to Duodecuple on her phone,' Nezumi thought to himself as he re-read the printed email. But considering the woman's age, there was a possibility that she didn't have a phone with internet compatibility… Or just preferred to use a computer for e-mails.

}{

Suddenly Takeyasu grabbed Nezumi and spun him around, spinning little Jack too, and pointing towards the street. "We're not! Look! The cops are coming! They must've heard about the kidnapping!"

A police officer in a crisp uniform with long black hair to his caves that were red on the underside, black ox horns, and a sword strapped to his waist was walking towards them.

Nezumi frowned and said, "Takeyasu, that's just Officer Kashii. He's probably just on his usual patrol." The grey-haired boy then pushed the younger twin off.

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"What does "alimony" mean?" Nagayuki asked as soon as he heard that word.

Michio glanced down at the older Twin when he explained, "It's money for Jack's upbringing. For school, food, clothing, and just that."

Takeyasu looked at his brother in confusion when he asked, "You can get free money for raising a kid? How?"

Nezumi and Michio were oddly quiet at this. Misaki noticed but didn't know what that meant.

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Until the chapters come out.

Here are some moments from my non-Miraculous stories that aren't in any particular order.

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Phantom Relations

}I{

Danny sighed as he handed out the booklets of the Ghost Zone Ghosts to the new Fenton Recruits when he said, "Here, Mr Walker made these to show which of the Ghosts are the most dangerous here in the Human World. Memorize them or else you'll get in trouble."

Jazz held up her right index finger when she added, "With both the Ghost in question and Mr Walker himself if he catches you slacking off on learning these Ghosts."

Sam shrugged when she said, "He's gotten better at that."

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Technus leaned back a bit with a weary look on his face when he got out slowly, "No... Why are YOU telling me this?"

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"Wait! Wait! Wait!" Paulina said as she waved a hand. She then pointed at Sam when she asked in disbelief, "How do YOU know someone as super popular as Ember?"

Sam raised a brow when she replied, "Uhh, she's gotten in trouble with the law a few times. So I have the unfortunate joy of knowin' her."

Danny scratched his head before he asked, "Umm... Before or after she tried to, uh, hit on Walker?"

Sam shot her friend a glare when she stated, "I told you to never bring that up."

Tucker raised a brow when he got out in confusion, "Uh, no offence, but Walker doesn't seem to be the type of person, or Ghost in this case, that Ember would go for."

Danny, trying to avoid Sam's glare, was quick to say, "That's not why she did it."

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Nocturne slid a glass of water to Jack when he asked, "Do you want to talk about it?"

The human took the offered glass with a tired expression before he said, "You already seem to know, so why bother?"

Nocturne's expression softened when he said, "True, but talking about it can help make sense of these dreams."

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Walker cringed in disgust before he got out, "NO! Like hell I would be interested in someone like her!" He then looked to the side as he said in a softer tone, "But... I can't help but feel like I've met her before... Somewhere."

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Clockwork smiled when he said, "All shall be revealed in time."

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Adventuring in Another World.

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Dotsuku flashed a smile, that hopefully hid his uneasiness when he said, "I guess I was lucky with being in the right place at the right time." He then took a gulp of his drink.

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Takeyasu glanced at his brother when he said, "Oi, Aniki..."

Nagayuki nodded when he said, "Yeah..." He looked over the string of well-crafted, coloured beads when he added, "These were made by someone who knows what they're doing. And expertly, might I add."

Meanwhile...

"AAAAA-CHOOO!" Nezumi suddenly got out. He sniffed as he rubbed his nose. His attention was back on what he was doing. Nezumi carefully carved a bone into a couple of bead shapes. He carefully looked them over before he set the better-looking ones to the side in a growing pile to dye later.

Dotsuku walked into the shared rented room before closing the door behind him. He was quick to notice what the teen was doing before he asked, "Were you that bored while I was away?" He glanced at the pile of beads when he added, "Umm... Don't you think you made too many?"

Nezumi was now aware of the number of beads he made when he said, "Uhh, I think I did..."

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Sharyu's eyes sparkled as she took another bite of the sweet.

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Along for the Ride

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"Sharyu, Warrior of the Monkey! Killing Peacefully!"

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Conner blinked in confusion when he realised the strange-shaped gemstone had been snatched from his hands. His eyes followed the Twins as they quickly used a cloth to clean the gem's surface of any fingerprints before they placed it back in the statue's paws. But the clone could still hear the sound of the violin playing the song coming from the gem. 'Can... No one else hear that?' Conner wondered as he watched the Twins offer their apologies to the Rat statue.

}{

Artemis stared at the scene before her in shock when she got out, "What! What the hell happened to him?!"

Kid Flash's face contorted in a grimace when he said, "He looked like he was attacked by... Something nasty."

"A lot of somethings..." Robin noted, resisting the urge to hurl, as he tried to analyze the bite marks in the raw flesh. He just could look at those for more than a few seconds.

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Uuma tilted his head in confusion. Scratching his right cheek with his right index finger as he thought back to the interrupted Rite Of Passage.

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As he kept his grip on the squirming orangette in his left arm, Ushii used his right to pull a gold coin out of his pocket. The Warrior of the Ox flicked the coin to the bar owner when he stated, "This should cover whatever she drank and any damages she caused. I apologise for the scene but I must take my companion back for an important mission." He turned to the entranceway and started walking out when he scolded the woman struggling in his hold, "Tora, you have been told to hold off on the drinks until after we get our Rat back."

"Meeeeeeeeeeanie!" Tora slurred out before she sniffed the Warrior of the Ox's hair. She now had on a goofy grin when she got out drunkenly, "Ooooo, you smell nice!' She then proceeds to nuzzle the other like a snuggling cat.

Ushii pretended not to notice the Warrior of the Tiger's antics, or the stares he was getting from all these Outsiders.

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Ninja Chat Group

(Quick note: Sasuke is Storm Shadow's screen-name and Menekineko is Snake-Eyes' screen-name.)

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Sasuke: "Brother... Regarding the last mission...'

Menekineko: "What the hell was Cobra Commander thinking?!"

Sasuke: "... Are you sure everything is alright? No one but me and the Joes saw, right?"

Menekineko: "Are you seriously asking me that after what just happened?"

Sasuke: "I was making sure that none of the COBRA Agents saw... You know..."

Menekineko: "Not like they would be believed if they said anything to the other COBRA members."

Sasuke: "... You know what, that's fair."

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Sasuke: "Oh f-! KIM?!?!?"

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Menekineko: "They're a group of contract hires that we ran into and were willing to "help" me with the task."

Sasuke: "Hmm, that comment came a little too quickly.

Menekineko: "I'm a fast at typing, remember?"

Sasuke: "Let me rephrase that..."

Sasuke: "That comment was sent faster than normal for you."

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Usagi and the Ink Machine

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Tsugiyoshi snickered as he snapped a photo with the camera as Misaki cooed.

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Eiji pulled out a notepad and a pen from his outer vest pocket and started writing a ticket for the building's safety violations he could currently see when Michio said out loud, "Hello? Mr Drew? Are you here?"

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The grey-haired teen squinted an eye at the cutout before realizing why it looked familiar. "Oh, it's Usagi the Demon Rabbit," he said before he quickly snapped a picture of the cutout.

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Kanae spotted an old ink well under the main animator's desk when she said, "Knowing that now... It makes you wonder what kind of boss Mr Drew was back in the day..."

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"The walls seem strange..." Eiji responded, only half paying attention.

Michio raised a brow at this and asked, "And what about the walls is distracting you so much that you outright missed me calling you by a nickname that gets you flustered?"

This got Eiji's attention when he asked, "You did what now?"

Kanae gave her twin brother a concerned look when she said, "Eij, explain best you can about this 'weirdness' of the walls."

Eiji glanced at the walls again when he said, "I do not know. I did notice that the walls in that animator's room also seemed strange... I think the strangeness was more potent in there, and I can not understand why..."

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Inounoshishi growled before she hissed out, "I just want was promised to me!"

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Until the chapters come out.