#S02 || You will find that we're less different than you think. [IC: Cho Hakkai]

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"I'm afraid so." Hakkai then rose his head, hearing his name called. Across the road, his companions had gathered together. It seemed something was afoot.

Politely, he offered a small bow of his head then, and a wave. "I guess this is goodbye for now, Miss Evelyn. Please, be safe."

“Yes, he reminds me of a wyvern. He’s very cute if I do say so.” The woman giggles, looking at him curiously. She turned her attention to Hakkai; that’s interesting. “Really? That’s strange; maybe they are endangered.” She tilted her head.

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You aren't half-bad looking for a demon.

Muse wasn’t specified, so I’m just going to assume here...

“Are you talking to me?” He genuinely seems to be wondering that. There’s something about that compliment that doesn’t sit well with him. Could it be the ‘half’ part?

“Aren’t you assuming though? We’ve got at least two other demons in this house.”

“You really didn’t need to remind us about that, Saruhiko.” It sounded kinda rude too, didn’t it?

“Hold on now, who would this third monster be?” This is news to him! Why has nobody told him about that? Who invited a third youkai without consulting him first?

“You guys are focusing on the demon part too much. It could be a metaphor, you know?” The actor flicks a wink in direction of the Anon! “When it comes to my beauty, I do indeed reach some otherwordly level~ I wouldn’t blame her if she mistook me for a demon of beauty.”

“And you’re assuming the Anon is a girl.”

“Y’all? So who’s the third monster? I really feel I should know, now.”

“If you don’t get it, nevermind, Hazel...”

“Heard you’re talking about good looks without me? I’m offended.”

“May I suggest Fushimi-san as the mysterious third demon?”

“Captain, why??”

“Kings are some demons of their own, Munakata. Don’t sell yourself short.”

“I was talking about Fushimi Niki-san. Not you, Fushimi-kun. Do mind the honorifics.”

“HEADCANON ACCEPTED!!”

“CAPTAIN, WHY??????”

“It’s fine, it’s fine! Nothing wrong with being a pretty-looking demon!”

“Can’t we just let Mr. Sesshoumaru handle this, before this gets out of hand? I’m kinda busy as is.”

“Ah, Sesshoumaru-sama left a while ago...”

He points at Sephiroth. “Just paint funny symbols on his face and make him pretend to be the demon.”

“...?” He’s just giving Li this face. What did he even do to deserve it? He was just kinda standing here.

"All right. I’m bringing this farce to a close."

Is that neurotoxin I smell in the air? Oh. Everybody left. I guess I should go too. Good luck anon!

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"Haha... is that what you think? I suppose he does look a bit like one, doesn't he?" Hakkai smiled amicably, exchanging a glance with the little thing on his shoulder. In turn, Hakuryu just squeaked timidly, seemingly bashful at the attention he received then.

"To be quite honest, we have never seen anything like him before, or after for that matter. Togenkyou is far from a land of dragons."

“That’s understandable.” She sighed. She knew next to nothing about him and his companions just stuff from rumours. She cleaned her glasses of bits of dust and dirt.

She squinted covering her face at the bright light, refraining from pulling out a weapon on him. She looked at the creature, she looked confused putting her glasses back on. “Oh, the car was a creature.” She said bewildered saying the obvious. She moved closer, cautiously looking at the what looked like a small wyvern. “Okay, so dragons exist.” She mumbled to herself, she had to admit the small creature was cute.

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"I wish the problem boiled down to something so simple, sometimes." There was much that could be said, of prejudice, ignorance, and fear of the different. But the more Hakkai let his mind delve on the matter, the less he found himself to be the right person to pass judgment.

There was so much he had done, and knew so little of this woman.

Finally, he straightened up his back and let out a satisfied sigh. "I think that was the last of it, at last!"

With a light pat on the hood, he gave Jeep its cue. The car disappeared in a flash of light, and the small white dragon flew into the air to perch on his shoulder. Shaking itself like after a bath, it looked happy.

She looked up at him she shrugged she had gotten over it - sort of. “It’s fine, it would come up at some point anyway. Might as well get it over with sooner rather than later.” She replies, smiling at him. “That’s true. People will always tell others who they and can’t be with.” She shakes her head sighing softly.

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Hearing this, something inside Hakkai's heart shifted, dislodging itself from the shell of skepticism that he normally reserved for strangers met on their journey at all times - even he could learn from his mistakes. Someone would maybe be proud. - and he found himself feeling actual sympathy for the woman.

Drawing comparisons between her story and one of, if not the closest people to him was inevitable in the matters of family and mixed bloodlines.

"I apologize. I feel like I've accidentally forced you into a sensitive subject." He said quietly. "It would seem that no matter how far apart our countries may be... some matters are the same everywhere."

“Well, they aren’t around each other knowingly. Most people aren’t aware of their guardian angels or even any demons who may come after them. For a while, relations between angels and mortals were forbidden.” She looked away for a bit thinking about her shoddy excuse for parents.

“My father distanced himself from his family when he met my mother; he may have even been disowned by them. I mean, my coven is morally ambiguous, so it’s not really surprising.” She replied, rubbing the back of her neck. Because of this, she didn’t really know much about her father’s family or even her mother’s, but then her mother was originally dead and became an angel.

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"I see..." There was no judgment nor skepticism in the brunet's voice. But he was paying careful attention to Evelyn's words. Studying the subject not unlike an academic wishing to absorb a new lesson.

"So what you are saying, if I am not misunderstanding, is that where you come from, mankind and angels live side by side, just as men and youkai do here in Togenkyou."

She chuckled, watching the normally chatty man become quiet. Eve nodded her head. “Yes, I’m what some in religious circles would call a Nephilim. I am a half-angel, half-mortal, or a witch, as I said before. Something similar to the half youkai half humans I have heard about.”

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There was a pause. Something quite distinctive and unusual from Hakkai, whose gift of gab typically left no room for startle or a dropped guard.

And still, this time, he had to fall quiet and slowly rise to straighten his back, a confused frown on his face once more.

"Forgive me, but... Half angel?"

He thought the lady calling herself a witch had been outlandish enough. Now this twist? Some encounters on their journey truly were worthy of a fantasy novel.

“You’re right about that. Especially how they handle me.” She sighed, mumbling the last part as she rubbed her temples. “Me? That’s a difficult question since I am half angel I sort of understand where they are coming from. But I’ve been through a few villages which seem to have Youkai in and they seem quite chill, so I don’t know.” She groaned quietly.