#like my sister trying to prepare for her wedding. im very good at planning things and solving problems

[autisticlee]

that feeling when you're so unwanted and dismissed and disliked by everyone around you...when you offer help and suggestions or try to join conversation or anything and the response you get is always "no/go away/I didn't ask you/etc" it feels horrible and when i ask what the problem is and why they hate me they just say "I never said I hate you/there's no problem" but the way they talk and act SHOWS ME THEY HAVE A PROBLEM OR HATE ME. you can't insult me every time I walk into a room or dismiss every single thing I say without even hearing it all and then say you don't hate me or have a problem with me! it doesn't work that way! either prove me wrong by showing not telling, or just be honest.

[cloudcountry]

SUMMARY: married life with eiland

COMMENTS: i've been thinking so hard about marrying this man i have two lawn chairs next to my mail box and a desk for him and a chest full of sweets for when we get married im planning ahead ahead i need him so bad

reader is compared to lady luck but they're not fem aligned.

It’s not uncommon for you to wake up in the morning to see Eiland curled up in bed, his reading glasses askew and a book opened over his face. You always remove the book gently, marking his page with a bookmark you keep handy on your nightstand and he thanks you profusely for it later. It’s not even that he stays up outrageously late, you just so happen to have a husband who is so dedicated to his research he can hardly put it down!

Although he would love nothing more than to have chocolate chip waffles with whipped cream and a hearty amount of syrup for breakfast, he is unfortunately bound by the knowledge that food like that has little nutrients and will not keep his precious spouse up and running throughout the day. Soft hands cut up fruits into hearts and stars, depositing them into one of your bowls with a proud smile as seasonal fruit pancakes sizzle on your stove. He takes pride in taking care of your needs. That is, after all, what a husband does! (Ignore the copious amount of times he messed up a dish...he's trying his best.)

Whenever he comes home after a meeting with his sister, he makes sure to ask your opinion on things. If it's something the two of you don’t agree on (much to his chagrin...yes, he pouts about it later) he will still report your honest opinion to Adeline. His sister can tell immediately if you agreed or disagreed with him based on his facial expression alone.

Eiland has a tendency to say things that can be taken in a flirtatious way, but are usually innocent. He still has not learned to watch his words with you even after years of marriage, calling you over to Louis’s stall to look at the beautiful wedding outfits and yapping about how lovely you would look in them. Oh Eiland, he has no idea what he’s implying!

Due to his hobbies, he is more of a help on the farm than some may think! You’re certainly going to have to walk him through ranching if he decides he wants to feed the animals, but he’ll pick up on how to plant seeds a lot faster. He’s quick work with a shovel and can figure out a hoe in no time flat! (He thinks you’re so cool and just wants to help out his lovely spouse, please let him.)

Without a doubt, you will get wrapped up in his Dungeons and Drama campaigns. He’ll be delighted if you make food based on the campaign and will brag for weeks about it. Be prepared to be referred to as the lovebirds when you come to the Inn on Friday’s! That’s simply how Mistria works I’m afraid.

Elsie is going to have the time of her life when the two of you get married. She’ll be on cloud nine, orbiting the two of you with well wishes and the most random gifts she insists you two need for your new life. It’s very sweet of her, even if you’re not entirely sure what you’d use a fondue pot for other than satisfying your husband’s raging appetite.

Daily trips to the Western Ruins and The Narrows are a must. Eiland likes to check in on the Museum, having been contributing to its upkeep for a long time now. If you find him starting a special set of armor tucked away in the back of the main area, don’t mind him. He’s just reminiscing on old times with you.

Eiland takes very good care of his skin and hair, and if you let him he’ll pamper you every morning and night. He tends to lose his sense of personal space when he does this though...his face will be very close to you. If you lean in to steal a kiss, he’ll jump and laugh, cheeks growing warm as you smile at him.

When he spaces out, he’ll reach out for your hand and start fiddling with your wedding ring. You’d think he’d fiddle with his own, but he likes feeling your knuckles under the pads of his fingers. Eiland will slowly come back down to Mistria at some point, his eyes focusing on his fingers against your skin and your soft smile shining upon him like Lady Luck herself. Truly, he got so lucky.

[hyukmoon]

moon. | l.sy x gn!reader

lee sangyeon x gn!reader

word count: about 4.01k

to put it short: congrats! Something you should actually say, right? Your best friend and crush is getting married in two days and you feel,... well, not very good about it. So, wait... he's returning the feelings? Damn.

content warning: ANGST in capital letters, I would add lots of exclamation points but im lazy. So yeah, hella angsty. Some good old making out, it's kind of heavy at some point but no smut at this point lol. I don't condone any of the done actions, so yeah, I would've personally handled everything differently, but you know, y/n is kinda wild. Very awkward sometimes, but that's more the situation in itself. ALSO, NOT PROOFREAD

taglist: @loki-in-hogwarts

note: the second thing i wrote and im somewhat excited!!! Yes! Exclamation points. So,... thanks for reading :)

It was a great day. Well, at least seemingly for everyone but you. Your best friend in this world Sangyeon was about to get married to the love of his life, who is notyou and now you just stand in the hotel lobby waiting for it to happen. Funnily enough, the crushing feeling of desperation and fear didn’t seem to set in yet.

The hotel lobby was filled to the brim with acquaintances and other guests possibly confused by the uproar of the wedding guests. So, who were you specifically waiting for? The rest of your friend group, the ones who will most likely clean up after the wedding whatever will be left of you.

A nervous smile swept up to your lips, casually just avoiding every sort of tension that could come across you. Just with the luck of this entire occurrence an older woman started to approach you, demon alike features spreading around her face almost like she knew you were apparently the only single person here. An aunty, that wasn’t even related to you but had all the business to judge.

“Are you here for the bride or the groom?”, her sweet voice rang a familiar feeling in your stomach. Almost too sweet, making you suspicious of her intent. “I’m here for my best friend, Sangyeon. So, yeah, for the groom.”, you hesitated a second, “What about you though? Do you know the bride?”

“She’s my youngest niece, the only one that still visits, her sisters don’t even care anymore…” You nodded politely, not wanting to anger her now and stepped towards a different direction.

“So, my dear, are you here with anybody?” You already feared that question, the same as always. The eyes of yours started with a panicked expression searching through the room a familiar pair. “No, I am here on my own. I kinda wanted to focus on getting Sangyeon through with it, being there for him.” As a friend.

Possibly this was the first part of feeling despair and fear. People at this wedding were really waiting for them to get married. They weren’t joking, this would change everything.

“Ah, I see. You know, get over him. Well, it is time for you at least, you’re not getting younger. There are quite few handsome men here. I remember the names Juyeon and ah yes! Kevin, get over here!” As far as you were concerned, your facial expression couldn’t possibly look more stunned than a moment ago, yet another one of your good friends appeared, seemingly just as confused.

This only held on for a good second, Kevin knew exactly what to do. “Oh hi, I’m so sorry to steal [Y/N] away from you, but I actually need to talk to them on my own over a gift we both prepared for the couple!”, he grinned at the lady, who was obviously smitten with him. “Yes, of course, hun. Take your time.” She finally hushed into a separate direction.

“So, how are we doing? You seem kinda… stressed.”

“You don’t say”, you sighed, “if I have to go through a conversation like this again today, believe me I’ll-. “

“Yeah, I’m pretty sure I get the sentiment. Even though I meant more the other situation. Like in, Sangyeon getting married and you sitting here all grumpy because of it.”, Kevin was already aware of your “small” infatuation with your best friend, a man too far out of your reach also funnily enough, the man’s wedding you’re attending. However, your friend in front of you didn’t seem to mind talking about it out loud in a place like the hotel lobby. Your lips tightened up into a fine line.

“I’m not grumpy! I just…I don’t really know what to do. I mean, I know I’m going to be there for him but yeah, okay, I might feel a bit grumpy.” The lobby did clear up a lot now.

“Okay, oof. There’s this dinner with everyone in the evening today, do you think you can get through that?”, Kevin asked hesitantly just as stressed with this additional complication.

“I mean, I probably have to, don’t I? This makes me so sick, ugh. Not gonna lie, my stomach feels like a laundry machine.” You laughed quietly and drifted off again into a place where you didn’t need to think about this.

“What did you really expect though? You know I love you, respectfully, but like, this feels like an incredibly bad move to do.”

“Don’t you think it would be worse if I didn’t show up at all? I’ll just need to go through this weekend and I’m outta here. No one will know anything.” It might feel like a nightmare but at least a nightmare you can actually run away from and not actually have to face at some point.

“Well, I hope you’ll keep your confidence. Because imagine I saw the person, I love getting married to someone else. Oh my, believe me, you wouldn’t find me for the next three weeks.”

“Not very helpful, a good three out of ten. I guess, I’ll just stick to sulking around then.” A dead smile crept up your lips following a stern look from your side at your opposite.

“Seems like a good plan, just stick to me, maybe we will find someone to take your attention away from this, huh?” A sly grin was visible on Kev’s face.

“Ughhh, of course. Let’s do this. It can’t get much worse than that”, you cleared your throat, “thanks, though. You actually make this here somewhat bearable.”

“Awww, come on. We should pack out our suitcases.”

No one can really prepare someone for a moment like this. Most older folk turned into their hotel rooms which left you in a party like situation seeing your closest friends turning it up in a huge pavilion while the future groom sits comfortably on a velvety sofa hand in hand with his fiancée.

The air was quite warm even at this time of the evening, not humid, just warm enough for everyone to taste the end of this era with nostalgia and a slight feeling of energy to experience what’s to come afterwards.

You as well sat down, continuously processing your environment. With a cup of your favorite drink, you felt invincible, nothing able to shake you down.

Now while this wasn’t a preferred environment, this was manageable; you could look your best friend into his eyes and proudly congratulate him on his wedding. You would be able to get over this and continue to be a great friend. Black hair with an intense facial expression made its way into your viewpoint along with a somewhat tipsy Kevin. Simultaneously the lighter hair of your best friend fought his way through the crowd.

Lee Sangyeon, the man lighting up your mood with simple touch of his fingertips was now signalizing for you to head outside towards the veranda of the pavilion. He exuded patience, yet clearly waiting for a response of you. You nodded and brushed cautiously over your evening attire.

“Hii, [Y/N]! Can I introduce this someone to you? This is Juyeon, he might look a bit intense, but he’s really nice to talk to! So, I’m gone for a sec then!” Kevin started drifting off into a different direction where you stopped him in his tracks.

“Could this wait? Sangyeon needs to talk to me. I think it’s important, I’ll come back though in a bit!” You gifted both of them an apologetic face and made your way around the men towards the going to be groom.

Surely it wasn’t exactly clear why he wanted to speak to you, especially on his own. He was still waiting for you after all.

“[Y/N]! What has it been? Like three? Four months? I missed you so much.”, Sangyeon pulled you into his chest abruptly and sighed softly into your shoulder. Engulfed entirely in his figure you never wanted to wake up from this again. Was it now 10 seconds? 15 seconds? Neither he nor you really seemed to let go, taking in all the scents of his that were formerly familiar to you.

“Yeah, I think so. You were probably busy planning this all and I just had to work, I guess.” Trying to keep it short was your main goal, appearing distant maybe. He didn’t mind at all though. Not discouraged from continuing this conversation Sangyeon pointed at the veranda, showing the only speck of space with little to no crowd.

The veranda was close to closed off to the party. Non distinguishable palm trees in the far distance were playing right into your cards for not having to look into his eyes. Magnetically glowing, that’s how he appeared. All happy and smiley about the obvious luck he was experiencing. Now again, he sat down with you in the beach chairs without loosing a word.

“The palm trees are so pretty. You remember me wanting to buy some new plants?”, you tried to invite him to the conversation.

“You always want to buy new plants, which time do you mean?” Sangyeon grinned to himself. “You know what? It’s so weird. Everything feels still so unreal. This wedding, also you at my wedding… So weird.”

“I am literally your best friend, where else should I be? Your funeral? At home? Who else is going to charm the hotel staff for some free capri suns and new towels?” Your mouth crinkled up and you let out a soft laugh.

“[Y/N] … You know exactly what I mean!”

“Noo, not at all. I’m so confused right now, not gonna lie.” Your face finally moved towards his direction, seeing his gentle gaze resting on you.

“Do you remember when we were still in school, and we promised each other we would marry each other if we didn’t find anybody else?” His gaze got more intense with each sentence.

“Yeahh, kind of. I was probably tired and it’s like ten years ago. I’m not really sure what you’re trying to tell me.”

“I really thought I was going to marry you. For several years, actually.”, he laughed. “I had such a crush on you and then you met your s/o and all that. Ughh, it seemed so complicated back then. Kind of weird to think about what could have happened if I did ask you out or something.”

“True.”, you turned away again standing up and resting against the wooden railing of the pavilion. “But you didn’t so, let’s just drop it there.” The weather as well started rebelling a bit, the wind hugging your figure slightly too tight for your taste.

“Why are you so cold all of a sudden?”, he whispered closely behind you.

“Well, you’re getting married tomorrow. And you’re telling me about a crush you had on me?”, you croaked.

“I was just being nostalgic, I thought this would be fine with you.” Sangyeon appeared now next to you on the railing, waiting for you to face his concerned dark eyes.

“It isn’t for me. It just feels wrong.”

“What feels so wrong about it? It was a long time ago.”

It is here, the bitterness. Bitterness shouldn’t even be the correct term, the pain of your heart going into a slump didn’t feel like a fitting word. Being reminded again that you will never have a chance again.

“Wait or is it not a long time ago for you?”, The voice of his tried to word his next sentence very carefully.

“I went out with them because I thought you were joking. Then when I thought about you, it was always different. It was too late though, you met her.” Only the close ocean along with the wind were hearable, neither you nor he were able to form another thought put into a sentence.

“You could’ve told me. I would’ve-.”

“Broken up with her?”

“No, I-.”

“Then what could you have done?”, you interrupted Sangyeon’s rambling, trembling while speaking. Terribly spiteful with a bite that wasn’t too often dripping down your lips.

“This.” Sangyeon pressed a fluttery kiss against your lips. Slender fingers tapped onto the skin right under your chin, signalizing you to look at him.

The now much calmer atmosphere made you snake your arms around his torso. Heat rose towards your head, longing after a second out in the cold again just to see his lovely facial expression. Your lips broke off and touched once more in an almost hypnotic fashion.

His hot breath started sliding downwards your cheek to your neck, physically making you unable to resist his entrancing presence. Also his hands broached over from your face down to your waist, holding you with the lightest touch.

Sangyeon’s lips darted away from yours, catching you staring deeply into his eyes. The silence felt warm now as well, filled with the slow and recovering breath of the participants.

“[Y/N], I think I still feel that way.”, a rosy blush swept over the man’s face you wanted to hear say these things so many times and so long ago.

“No. No. No. You shouldn’t! I shouldn’t either! I have to go.” The reality of the situation caught up to you. This was bad. Incredibly bad. Still the disgusting feeling of hope within this made its way up to your head. Stinging alongside the feeling of remorse, you didn’t think clearly, especially now, next to him.

You darted in the fastest way possible from the pavilion up to the hotel to your room, leaving him there.

Today should be the final day. The hopes that already should have been buried a long time ago, crawled up again and clawed its way into your mind. What if he leaves her for you today? Like in those unrealistic rom coms. Yes, again, it was unrealistic.

Leaving her at the altar and running after you. While all those thoughts of hope and wishes came together you found yourself with a stomachache. His fiancée was an incredibly nice person, sweet and kind along with being a beauty. You shouldn’t even dare to think about Sangyeon that way anymore, she deserved a lot more. Quite honestly, you felt pathetic. Who were you to run into their possible future?

Just because of a simple brush over the lips, his eyes staring into yours like no one else existed but you and his soft hands delicately touching your waist. A tap on your shoulder put you out of your trance, “[Y/N]? Can you go up to Sangyeon’s room? He asked for you.” Kevin’s eyes glanced at you with uncertainty. Neither you nor he knew why he wanted to see you.

Even more importantly, why did he need to see you alone? This seemed like dangerous territory after, basically yesterday. Agony rose again, what if he really was going to leave her?

“Sure, I don’t know why he wants to see me again though.”, you said and left to see the groom’s room. You stumbled more and more over every step closer to the door of the man who’s going to rip your heart and air out of your lungs. The normally soft laid out carpet felt in this moment like you were stepping barefoot over glass. There was the door, brightly painted in eggshell paired with the digits of the hotel room.

Before you could reach the door to knock on it, light brown waves greeted your overtly surprised face.

“You clean up well.”, Sangyeon’s rang in your ears clearer than freshly hung-up laundry in your nose. His previously concerned face curled up into a faint smile.

“Same goes for you”, you tried your best to hide the very apparent frog in your throat, “So, why do you need me?”

“Just needed to see you before going out there, I guess.”, his voice got a lot quieter. It got silent.

Not sure if a said word was necessary, you plopped down on a small, velvety stool. Every whisper was to be heard. An otherness surrounded Sangyeon, like he wasn’t there anymore, and his thoughts took over his being. You scooted closer towards him, just wanting to see him up close for the last time like this, smelling his earthy cologne from this distance.

“Why are you doing this to me?”, your voice went close to hoarse after the question. He was just as silent as before. No sound, nothing. This torment of a weekend was supposed to end with no gratification, not feeling free from this feeling on your chest? Your hand slid over his, the most desperate attempt to get his attention while also experiencing his touch again. Sangyeon jerked his hand back and returned to his absent posture.

“Why do you want to hurt me like this? I am your best friend, and you use me like I’m nothing.” The lack of power you had now made you sink down to the beige teddy carpet. Small tears started swelling up in your nearly dry eyes, kind of contradictory, yet the more tear drops rolled down your cheeks the rottener and hollow you felt.

“You were my best friend until you-.”, he stopped midsentence, “made me feel things again I didn’t need, I didn’t want.” Also his face was wet, ridden with tears making his usually calm and cheerful persona look like a painful insult.

“You asked me here. It hurts, Sangyeon. I can’t make it stop hurting, I don’t know what to do”, you reached for him again, “Could I ever be enough for you?” He returned your former attempts to stroke your face. Cornering both of you, the air trapped you in the toxins of heartbreak and hopelessness.

Once again, Sangyeon’s hand glid over your soft skin and halted on your face. Glaringly staring into each other’s eyes, you were there again. The day before, yesterday. Close to baring the soul of each person present.

“[Y/N], it’s not about being enough. It never has been. I have made a commitment I already broke, I…I can’t do this”, he sighed, “you know I love her.”

“I thought you loved me as well.” Overwhelming nothingness overruled you, almost scaring you about this reaction. You weren’t crying, yelling nor having any physical reaction at all. It was convincingly numb; the resting hurt would come later. Sangyeon’s head dropped in the dip of your shoulder and neck.

This sort of closeness would never happen again. You feeling him breathing into you while having his comforting heartbeat close to yours.

“I do, but I can’t do this to her. I would never do this to her.”, he whispered into your shoulder. A sigh came from his side.

“Then, please. Kiss me, for the last time.” The last part of the sentence left a disgustingly bitter taste in your mouth. This was over, right? His head, which was formerly resting on your shoulder, drifted up and towards yours. Also his expression blank and hollow, like he didn’t know anything.

For the last time, his hands cupped your face in a comfortable manner. As always, he felt homely, but he surely wasn’t yours ever. Not even waiting a good second or two, the light brunette’s face came closer to yours. With no hesitation both of your lips touched tenderly, releasing every sort of affection that could be expressed at that second. You inhaled again his intoxicating scent, in the hopes of having him all over you. His now reddened lips moved closer towards your jawline making you gasp for air.

Also, you weren’t completely still, constantly shifting your hands up and down over his torso upwards his neck, desperately feeling everything, you can for the last time. Sangyeon’s locks tickled you softly while he suddenly latched his mouth onto your neck right below your ear.

“No. Please, I just want a kiss on my lips.”, you said lowly, closely resembling a whine afterwards. He complied pretty quickly, leaving you with no thought but him tickling your bottom lip with his warm tongue. With him being this fast, you didn’t want to keep him on his toes. Entirely engaged in this moment, hands surprised you again on your waist, wandering closer and closer under the blouse you were wearing. You moaned into the kiss, making him take the opportunity to maneuver his tongue into your mouth.

Similarly to you, he was also stunned for a short moment when you grabbed up onto some strands of hair. A sigh left his now plump lips, a need of fresh air arrived onto both of you. Yet this was short lived, his hands captured your chin and attached his lips again onto yours in a matter of mere seconds. A bell rang, close footsteps to be heard across the floor reminding you of the situation you were in.

“Why am doing this? I am so sorry.”, you broke off his lips and took a step backwards at the door.

“[Y/N], we both did this, and it won’t happen again. We just need some time without each other. I think it would be for the best if we don’t spend time together alone anymore.”

“Are you doing what I think you’re doing? I don’t know what to say. I-.”, His lips captured yours again fast with a lot more force behind his kiss.

A strong arm shut the about to be opened door again and hovered over your head. The other one caught grabbed your chin with an almost contradictory feeling to it, the lightest touch just to shove you into his direction. You sighed into his lips, waiting for him to commit with his tongue one more time. Buttery lips pressed against yours and clang inside your mouth. Fiercely did your tongues meet, ending with him sucking on yours. Wet cheeks batting against each other with no intent of separating, your movement still came to a halt.

“You know what? I hate this. I want you to be happy, then if it is with her, I will just y’know…go or uhm mind my business.”, you slurred the last part. It wasn’t really one of your most prideful moments. Still flushed with tears and embarrassment you dropped again against the room door.

“I ask for one condition though,” incredibly hearse was your voice after the crying and even more so because of your follow up, “I do not not want to see you for some time, I don’t want to have to see your face ever again.” Tears weren’t anymore swelling up in your eyes, they never seemed to stop running down with no chance of leaving this conversation with an ounce of self-respect and pride.

It wasn’t even really much of a problem to leave him behind for a bit, it most likely would be for the best anyway, yet while his words should only leave a small mark and feel like a ripped off band aid, you felt alone. A sense of loneliness crept stealthily into you leaving you with nothing but a severe feeling of dread.

“If that is what you want, I’ll respect that.” The room got quieter till you heard the last of his words: “Of course, I still want you in on my wedding though, you’re still my best friend.” Sangyeon’s usual soft and kind smile appeared on his face, seemingly reaching you an olive branch. The former assertiveness and confidence drained through the conversation; you were nothing but a wreck.

“Alright, I’ll be there.”

The ceremony was beautiful. Fairy like flowers were hung all across the beach space, making the place more surreal than it was to begin with. Everything light with a hint of light green and an even lighter lavender tone. The air seemed to have evaporated all the tension and sadness from your face. All across the seats were relatives and friends sitting with a nervously happy face. Ironically, he really thought it was going to be you someday.

“You’re [Y/N], right? Everyone always tried to introduce me to you. Now we’re sitting next to each other at Sangyeon’s wedding together! I’m Juyeon by the way.”

[theautumnisnoble]

we'll learn to swim in the oceans you made

After listening to Shirtsleeves by Ed Sheeran this scenario immediately came into mind, also heavily inspired by Jenn Im's pregnancy youtube video titled, "We're Pregnant!"

[Also a very big thank you to A (@solhwippedsubs on twt and holdoutandwin on ao3) for beta-reading this. I love you my solhwi fluff confidant!]

Word Count: 2k words

"Wake up!" Sol removes the comforter that was covering his husband's body and started shaking him. "Han Joon Hwi, ireona!"

"Mmm, Sol-ah. Why?" Joon Hwi covered his eyes with his arm to shield them from the rays of sunlight and wondered why the love of his life was forcing him out of their bed so early in the morning.

"Ireona! Jebal.." Joon Hwi immediately shot up as Sol's voice started to crack and he examined her face. Sol teared up and Joon Hwi noticed she was holding something tightly, stick close to snapping into half.

"Babe, what's wrong? Are you okay?" Joon Hwi held both of her arms and looked up at her.

Sol had been so emotional these days, well, more than she usually is. Sol always has been a passionate ball of fury, but Joon Hwi especially had it rough this week. He doesn't find Sol annoying or tiring for any of that matter, but he would wonder why Sol would suddenly cry or get mad at him for absolutely no reason, and if there was, then he avoided asking it as when he did that one time, Sol only got more mad at him. There was also yesterday when Joon Hwi sprayed on himself the perfume that Sol gifted to him on their wedding anniversary last April and Sol suddenly pinched her nose close and walked outside of their bedroom. And now, Sol was in tears, sobbing, at 7 am in the morning.

"Babe.. I'm starting to worry. What's wrong?"

"I told you to be careful!!!" Sol lightly punched his shoulder and bawled.

Joon Hwi raised his arm and wiped her tears using the sleeves of his sweater, pulling on the cloth with his fingers. "What did I do wrong? Calm down for a sec and tell me.."

"Don't tell me to calm down!"

"O-okay." Joon Hwi surrendered for a while and let Sol release all of her emotions. Moments later, her sobs started to simmer down and Joon Hwi opened his arms wide. "C'mere."

Sol bended down and let Joon Hwi's arms circle around her. Her lower body slowly went closer to him and then she sat on his lap, her shoulder against his chest. Joon Hwi wiped down the dampness on her face and caressed her arm. "Now, babe, talk to me, okay? I'm never gonna know what I did wrong if you won't tell me."

Sol faced him and tried to form intelligent words. "Well, you—"

"Hmm?"

"I'm—" Her mouth started to form into a pout and tears started fall again from her eyes. "Joon Hwi-ah." She released sobs again and buried her face into his neck. Joon Hwi sighed and patted her arm.

"Babe—"

"I'm pregnant."

Joon Hwi paused his movements and pulled his head back away, lightly pushing Sol by her shoulders, to let Sol face him. Sol's eyes wandered down to her left hand and Joon Hwi followed them, then he grabbed the stick from her hand.

It was a pregnancy test. Two red-dyed lines. Positive.

Joon Hwi faced Sol, his lips starting to form into a smile. "Babe—"

"I told you to be careful!!" Sol again whimpered, tears still falling.

"W-what? Is it because I—"

"Nevermind!" Sol wiped her tears in a rash way and breathed out to calm herself down. "I-it's actually not your fault." Sol now realized the irrationality of her internal reasoning.

Joon Hwi held back a chuckle and tucked a hair behind his wife's ear.

"Remember April?"

"When we shared a sloppy kiss under the rain?" Joon Hwi tried to lighten the mood by reminding her how they had to walk all the way to the bus stop under the heavy pouring rain, just right after they had their wedding anniversary date at a fine dining restaurant four months ago. It was a funny, but sweet memory.

"No! Before that, when I got diagnosed with PCOS."

"Aah."

It left Sol and Joon Hwi almost hopeless for a child when she was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. But Sol, even before that, was convinced she didn't need to have kids and that she was satisfied with her life with Joon Hwi, content that they'd be that couple with no children. They were already busy with their very time-demanding jobs and Sol— she convinced herself she wouldn't be competent with the whole mothering a child thing. But after knowing her condition, the question, "should I?" turned to "could I?". The condition that would possibly rob her of the choice eventually made her think about how it wouldn't be so bad, because Joon Hwi was there. So after the news of her condition, she decided on one thing.

"A-after that I got off birth control." Joon Hwi nodded and listened to Sol, who was still tearing up a bit, and he also wiped down those tears when he could.

"Then yesterday, when I realized I wasn't on my period yet, I got to read my period calculator and saw that I- I was 16 days late." Sol exhaled for courage.

"Then I bought the pregnancy test." Sol paused and looked at Joon Hwi, and her face looked like she was about to burst again. Her lips were shaking and her eyes were still crystal with tears ready to fall. She was scared.

"You can take it slow, I'll be here. I won't stop listening." Sol released a small smile, tidied her face and tucked in her stray hairs, preparing to tell Joon Hwi more while also now trying to relax herself.

"I didn't know if I should take it though. I mean, everything would change if I was pregnant. But I did wanna know, I wanted to be certain. And it said that I should use my morning pee for it so I waited until morning."

"But you hardly even slept.." Joon Hwi recalls her wife tossing and turning beside him, and then ultimately giving up trying to sleep then went downstairs. He bets on Sol reading up on her cases, which works as an alternative sleeping pill for her.

Ever since she was diagnosed with PCOS, Sol really took effort into having a more healthy lifestyle— like exchanging coffee for matcha, this among other things, and also trying to get some more sleep. So Joon Hwi knew that Sol would definitely try to catch up on sleep.

"I did, a bit." She smiled. "So, after that I took it just earlier. A-and I tested positive." Sol's emotions now returned to her and she closed her eyes, her eyebrows furrowed and tears started to fall again.

"I'm scared." She looked at him. "I don't know if I'm gonna be a good mother. I feel like I should be happy or something, but I'm just really scared." Sol now covered her face with both palms and cried, Joon Hwi pulled her in to embrace her.

"Babe.." He patted her back.

"What if I try my best, and our kid still doesn't love me?" That was it. Sol released another wave of sobs and her body shook against Joon Hwi's embrace.

Sol thought she wasn't ready. Even if it was her choice to get off birth control, she didn't think she would immediately become pregnant. After all, her doctor said it was now almost impossible to be. In her mind, pregnancy would change everything— from how much devotion she has to her work to maybe how her and Joon Hwi's relationship would change, and maybe for the worst. And she didn't like change, her idealistic plans for her future would need to be altered, and she also didn't like how it would most likely change their marriage. She couldn't have that, she couldn't live with a ruined marriage because she didn't want anything to change between Joon Hwi and her, and she also couldn't live with her child possibly having to live through all that. And what if he gets tired of taking care of me? And tons of other doubts and insecurities showered her.

Why does my mind do this? Sol asked herself. Why can't I just be excited? Joon Hwi is the father of this child. I'm sure he's disappointed in me right now.

Joon Hwi pulled away after she calmed down. He wiped her face, again with his already damp shirtsleeves. He placed short kisses on her wet cheeks and cupped her face. "Sol, I believe in you."

Sol melted and her lips turned into a pout, her face still showing fear and uncertainty.

"I'm with you, whatever your decision is. I will be always there for you as I always have. If you arrive to whichever decision, I will give you my opinion but at the end I will always support you. If you don't want to have the baby, I'll still be here. If you want to try and see it through the end, I will be happy and help you every step of the way. I'm your husband Sol-ah. I know you don't trust yourself that much yet, but trust in me. "

Sol put her arms around him and hugged him tight. "I love you Sol. We'll take it slow, step by step. I know you're panicking right now, but there's no rush. We'll do it together. You're never gonna be alone. I'll be there every single step of the way. And I'm sure our kid will love you. You were an amazing older sister to Byeol and you still are, she adores you so I'm sure our kid will, too."

"I love you Joon Hwi. I love you so much. I love you."

"You love me that much?"

Sol pulled away, annoyed. Joon Hwi released a chuckle.

"I love you too."

"You sure I can do it?" Sol asked. "Being a mom? What if I'm going to be too busy for it?"

"We can always ask Byeol to babysit. Or your mom, she has said she already wants a grandchild."

"You always know the solution to things don't you?" Sol rolled her eyes.

"That's why I'm the perfect husband to the ever worrier Eomma Sol."

"Eomma Sol?" Sol raised her voice, taken aback by the sudden nickname.

"And I'm Appa Joon Hwi. " Then Sol bursted out, laughing. Her tears were now drying on her cheeks and she was more relaxed now.

"See? It's cute." I just wanted to see you smile. Joon Hwi thought.

Sol pulled him into a hug again. "You better not regret being a father to our child, Han Joon Hwi-ssi."

Joon Hwi let himself fall into bed, taking down Sol with her. They both laughed and Joon Hwi pulled her into a kiss, tasting the bitterness and sadness of her tears. They made out, feeling at home and Sol, feeling assured and loved by the person in front of her. Joon Hwi kissed her, tasting the ocean, drowning in the one she made.

"I will never regret it. I will fulfill all the promises I made on our wedding day, to be by your side, To support you, to be a loving husband, to be always there to annoy you—" Sol laughed, remembering his one-liner during their exchange of wedding vows. "To always wake and sleep beside you whenever I can, and to never leave your side." They both smiled at each other and Joon Hwi placed a kiss on her forehead. They pull each other close, feeling each other's warmth. And Sol is now close to slumber, fatigued after her nonstop crying.

"I'll be the happiest father to our child. Of course I will, you're the mother, after all."

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being sokka’s s/o would include hcs?

BEING SOKKA’S S/O HEADCANNONS [GENDER NEUTRAL!READER]

being zuko’s s/o headcannons | being korra’s s/o headcannons

SUMMARY: being sokka’s s/o from the confession to the marriage

WORD COUNT: 2.3k

WARNINGS: mild lok spoiler, fluff, kissing, do these count as warnings, yeah this is pretty pg man, blood, stab wound, sokka being sokka

A/N: im sick and dying h e l p, but also interact with me im lonely, become and elusive anon idc <3 also wow i have 500 followers??? idk why you all followed me?? but thanks?? hi??

getting into the relationship

oh god 

i see him with a friends to lovers thing where he either flirts with you from the moment he meets you or progressively begins to fall for you and is far to flustered to flirt because woah there why are you so beautiful

if its the former, then he’s probably gonna be ‘joking’ for the most part and you know this, so you two are just playfully flirting all the time until one day he realizes that he wants this to be REAL and panics 

when you flirt the first time he’s flustered, because he’s really just not used to the same level of forwardness that he has himself, but after a while Sokka is gonna get used to it and he’ll just roll with it

but when he realizes he wants more? he’s gonna be flustered all over again, and he’s probably gonna flirt with you signifigantly less, which is gonna cause you to confront him, much to his dismay, because oh no he’s alone with you-

“oh! haha.. hey y/n. yeah i need to go sharpen my boomerang-”

“sokka that’s not something you can do.”

when you confront him, he’s probably gonna be honest with you and tell you how he feels because he really cares for you and just wants you to calm down because no he does n o t hate you

“do you hate me or something now?”

“uh.. it’s the opposite actually you see-”

if its the latter, he’s gonna go from really calm and chill around you, because of the friendly vibes and such like cracking jokes and such, to a complete and utter mess

you two are really close as friends and that isn’t something he wants to mess up but he’s definitely gonna confess at some point because he’s not one to bottle his emotions up and hates how weird things are between the two of you now that he’s realized he likes you

in general i see sokka as a mess around whoever he likes, until he comes to terms with the fact that he likes them, and this likely won’t take long, he’s pretty in tune with his emotions

he’s not gonna wanna ask you out at first, in all honesty, i see sokka’s whole confidence thing as a facade, because in actuality he has really low self esteem and genuinely sees himself as the “extra” member of team avatar because he lacks bending and everyone around him is so talented that he sometimes forgets he is literally super smart and makes all the plans that save their lives on the daily

just things you are too good for him, especially if you are a bender

if you start hinting that you like him too, he is initially gonna think it is a joke until you start getting bold and then it’s gonna hit him like everyone hits the cabbage man’s cart

i can see either of you confessing first, if Sokka does, he’s probably gonna be really bashful and flustered about it, but he’s also gonna try and act cool because thats like his trademark

if you confess first, he’s gonna be in shock temporarily, but then he’s gonna jump right into things because you like him BACK omgomgomgomg 

he’s gonna wanna kiss you right after the confession, and it’ll probably backfire because he got really excited and ended up headbutting you and now you have a bruise forming on your head and a very apologetic sokka oops

in general, quickly recognizes his feelings and confesses shortly after, because he just hates the weird tension even if he thinks he’s the only one feeling it, even though hes NOT

during the relationship

so

a really attentive boyfriend, you will never feel neglected, he’s a very clingy person who gets intimate with you all the time, so if you like affection you got it

kissing him is nice, he’s good at it 10/10 recommend, always wants to hold you as close as possible, prefers a hand on your hip/lowerback and another on your face or neck to pull you closer

if you don’t like affection, he’ll express his love in other ways

for example, cooking, i see sokka as someone who can either cook REALLY well, or not at all. there is no in between. 

genuinely just really wants to make you happy

the type to bully you if you’re in a relationship, pls bully him back, humble this man. he’s gonna roast you but he doesn’t really mean it okay, he’s just doesn’t want things to change between you

loves that his best friend is his lover, would not want it any other way

probably forgets to tell the gaang you are dating and like aang and toph are gonna catch you two kissing or smth and sokka’s just gonna be like oh hey guys and they are both like ???

"when did this happen?”

“wym lol”

if you two are together during the war, he’s gonna wanna be by your side like 24/7 because he does not want you to die, like this lowkey stresses him so much that he will subconsciously, when developing battle plans either put you in the safest possible spot or by his side, and its because he has literally lost so many people he’s care for and now he’s distressed

remind him that he matters and is important to the team, because he forget that sometimes and falls into a mood, where he’s all sad and stuff and it just makes you sad so like

tell him he matters, because he does, tell him he’s great even if he can’t bend, and tell him he is a fantastic and brilliant leader, this will serve as an ego boost though so be prepared to humble him

steal his hair ties and do all of us a favor okay, just steal them, burn them because no littering, just make sure he cannot find them! he will walk around with his hair down in confusion, searching for them before he starts the day

speaking of starting the day, you always wake up first, this man is not a morning person and needs his beauty sleep, definitely have a 17 step skin care routine, change my mind, he is big on self care and will make sure you participate with him because he cares about you

speaking of care he knows you so well since you are his s/o so if he notices something is up he will not hesitate to confront you, and will ask if you want solutions or just someone to listen to

prefers solving the problem though

back to mornings, um have fun waking up to sokka with his hair down that sounds HEAVENLY um

mild lok spoilers but sokka ends up chief, and gets involved in politics over time, so he kinda runs out of time for you a bit until he figures out how to organize his time better, then he gets kinda sad, but he still wants to take you out on dates as often as possible ok no more spoilers

so speaking of dates, sokka wants weekly dates, this is a must, does not care if it is a fancy restaurant, cooking at home, or a picnic. he loves picnics most though, and please notice how food is the common factor here

sokka would never cheat on you but if he did he would cheat with food

arguments aren’t rare, but they are mostly over dumb stuff and you both know its dumb stuff so for the most part its a joke, but sometimes someone takes things too far so then apologies are necessary

like actual argument arguments are mostly rare because sokka doesn’t wanna pick fights with you and he’s fairly passive unless he feels really strongly about something

he can be REALLY MEAN THOUGH AND PETTY like wow sokka will go days without talking to you because of a fight

he can and will apologize first when he realizes the toll its taking on your relationship, probably will apologize first

if you catch him being a misogynist put him in his place :)

 he thinks you are hot when you are angry and might pick a fight with you just for that reason, pls make out with him

marriage n’ stuff

im still waiting for someone to explain what weddings are like guys please

anyways he’s gonna realize he wants to marry you when he nearly dies and is like wow life is really short also lets discuss him losing all the important people he’s loved in his life one more time, he does not want to lose you!!!

ever!!!

so he’s gonna nearly die and then be like i need to propose, like now, i cannot die without being married to the literal love of my life so i should do that literally the moment i get home instead of getting medical attention first

yeah he is the smart one, but he lacks common sense, so i hope you got a LOT of common sense. y’all do be sharing a braincell

stops by a ring shop place, and the moment he just feels like he saw the one, price does NOT matter he has purchased it and is now heading home to you

you on the other hand are PANICKING because what do you mean sokka just ran out of the hospital with no explanation and is nowhere to be found katara

what do you mean you thought he would be h e r e

yes katara went over to your house to see if sokka was there and he is not!!!

yet ;)

there is like a manhunt for sokka and he has yet to notice because mans has tunnel vision and as he opens the door to your shared apartment he does not expect to see a crying katara and oh no-

“SOKKA! YOU’RE NOT DEAD?!”

hes like of course im not dead what the hell

you’re seated standing next to Katara trying to console her when you see sokka and wow you are relieved to see he is not dead or kidnapped

“SOKKA DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW WORRIED I WAS-”

lol he’s kissing you to shut you up how cute, now leave katara you are infringing on an extremely pivotal moment of this relationship

honestly seeing you comforting his sister just makes him love you more and he kinda just wants to marry you 10x more now 

you pull away from the kiss looking at him like what are you doing, and katara is like, “Sokka where the hell were you??? you have a stab wound???” and now you’re like WOAHWOAHWOAHWOAHWOAH

“stabbed? sokka you need medical attention-”

“to answer your question dear sister, i was getting a ring for your hopefully soon to be sister in law.”

“EXCUSE ME?” you are so confused, katara is confused and is now realizing that she was probably not supposed to be here

sokka is already dropping down onto one knee and pulling out the just bought ring as saying, “marry me!” now he’s high on adrenaline and pain has yet to hit him and he’s kinda just sitting there beaming up at you despite the blood seeping out of him at a rapid rate

“im sorry what?” thats katara girl be quiet they are trying to have a MOMENT

anyways you’re like, “sokka. hospital.”

and he’s like, “answer me first” and he’s giving you a weak lil smile as he realizes how stupid he was and he’s about to stand back up but you put a hand on his shoulder and just nod.

now he’s back to beaming so brightly, and he’s putting the ring on your finger and oh no- he’s passed out. is it from excitement or bloodloss? idk

he also might pass out before hearing you answer and then at the hospital you’re kinda sitting there like, “ARE YOU DUMB STUPID OR DUMB. YOU COULD HAVE DIED.”

and he’s like, “not without hearing your answer” <3<3 heart eyes emojis everywhere

alternatively, he is one of few people i could see having a public proposal, with lots of flowers, a band, fireworks, the whole nine yards

he’s gonna want it flashy

something probably goes wrong and he nearly cries but you say yes anyways and he throws a party after

anyways the actual wedding is preferably public, but if you want a more private one then he does what you want because he loves you most

he is gonna be very active in wedding planning, wants to try the foods and desserts and appetizers and everything especially. wants to do the weird stuff like picking napkins with you and flower arrangements and all that stuff i think this happens idk someone please inform me

this stuff just makes him fall in love with you more tbh, and he’s just so so sure he wants to marry you 

his vows will make HIM cry, like he is going to cry when he sees you walk down the aisle, he’s going to cry when he reads his own vows, and he’s going to cry when you read your vows, it doesn’t matter if they are lowkey bad

makes jokes in his vows because he is a nerd but can barely reach the punchline because he is in tears

fr though he is just so happy to be marrying you and wow you look REALLY GOOD in whatever you are wearing um damn okay you really went off

married life with sokka is elite ngl, mans cooks for you, he probably cleans sometimes, but otherwise chores are fairly divided 

he spoils you

overall sokka is a real great s/o and he gives you everything you deserve and yeah marry sokka 2020 everyone deserves a sokka 

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hello and good day! i would like a matchup for a3! and ikerev, please! she/her pronouns. you can call me juice, though! hm i think a good description of me personality wise would be im usually cheerful, friendly, childish but i tend to hide a lot of my negative feelings and overthink quite a lot. towards others i'm always curious about the littlest details of someone's hobbies or interest and sometimes i talk more than i listen. love literature and things like fashion or games (1)

Hello, thanks for requesting juice! Sorry for the long wait but I hope you enjoy it! I was pretty excited to write a match up for a3! since it’s been living rent free in my head for the last few weeks. I got a little carried away with the last prompt cause it was so fun to write, but I hope you like it! Also, the ikerev one might take some time but I’ll try to not take too long. Have fun!

I match you with

Tsuzuru!

The two of you first meet after you watch one of their plays, “A Clockwork Heart.” When you realize that the lead and writer is a classmate of yours from college you can’t help but approach him a few days later to discuss the play further.

He seems self conscious at first but quickly opens up as the two of you discuss his script and before you know it one conversation has turned into an in-depth discussion over lunch.

After that first encounter, both of you start talking more often, quickly growing closer. Tsuzuru appreciates your cheerful attitude, making it easy for him to be comfortable around you.

Considering your love for literature, you often help him brainstorm for new ideas, always looking forward to seeing how he brings it to life on stage.

It is easy for you to fit in with the rest of the boys from Mankai, despite their constant prying on your relationship with Tsuzuru. After all the time the two of you spend together, it is no surprise when none of the boys (except Azami) bat an eyelash when you make it official, after a lot of back and forth between friendship and romance.

Prompt: Bonding

“The reason S was created in the first place was because Luke needed a companion. It’s tragic that he was the one who left him in the end.”

“Well, yes, but he also taught him to open up to people, insuring that he wouldn’t be alone when he was gone.”

You and Tsuzuru had been discussing the end of his latest play “A Clockwork Heart” for a while, arguing over whether or not the ending was tragic. When you approached him to offer your praise for his work earlier that day you hadn’t been expecting him to engage in your opinions on a play he wrote, but he was actually deeply invested in the conversation, despite the matter at hand being trivial to the actual substance of the story.

“He couldn’t have known though. He also put his own wishes aside to protect him. That alone makes the ending tragic.” You vividly remembered the tears you had shed when the show reached its climax, a result of both his script and his acting.

“It depends on your idea of what the ending was. S was a machine, so as long as Luke was alive they could meet again, when it was safe for the both of them. That makes the ending-“

Ring Ring

You almost chucked at the generic sound his phone made as it vibrated.

“Give me a sec.” he moved away from the bench before answering. It wasn’t long before he returned, a flush expression on his face.

“Sorry, I didn’t realize I had kept you for so long. I actually need to get going.” He ran a hand through his hair, smiling shyly. It was only then that you noticed what time it was.

“I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to bother you for that long!” Now you were both flushed, the realization dawning on you that you had spent two hours talking.

“I-it’s fine. Um, we can continue this tomorrow, if you’d like?” you were surprised he actually wanted to talk again, a smile spreading over your face.

“Definitely. “

“Okay. See you then!” he waved as he ran off while simultaneously trying to dial someone, resulting in him almost falling on his face. You looked forward to tomorrow.

After that first encounter, you continued to meet during lunch to talk about other works, quickly realizing you had a similar taste in books and movies. It was an easy transition, going from acquaintances to friends.

“How’s the summer troupe’s play coming along?” It was easy to tell that he had been losing sleep again from the – almost – comical black circle under his eyes, but you asked anyway, hoping that you could offer some help.

“I know what I want to write, the words are just refusing to form and settle themselves on the page.” The frustration was evident on his face as he tried to put the pieces flying around his head in order. You tried to think of a way to help him but you knew that he needed to figure this out on his own.

“Come on.” You forcefully pulled him out of his chair, carefully shutting his laptop.

“W-wait. Where are we going?” you pushed him along, despite his protesting.

“Trust me.” You flashed him your biggest smile before setting of, only mildly aware that your hand was still around his wrist.

“The movies?” he seemed confused over what your objective was but you were confident it would help him out of his slump.

“Yes. Come on, I’ll even get us popcorn!” you were beaming as you led him inside.

“What are we watching?” Tsuzuru, finally resigned to his fate, flipped through the leaflet, looking at the moves currently playing.

“Your choice, I’m fine with whatever.” You hurried to the bar to pick up snacks, leaving him at the ticket booth.

“Look at those effects.”

“The acting is top notch.”

Tsuzuru had been so immersed in the movie he seemed to have forgotten all about his tiredness. When you exited the theatre you could practically see the gears turning in his head.”

“It’s a very different take on pirates than the summer troupe’s play, but if I exaggerate the characters even more then there would be great opportunity for comedy.” You couldn’t help the laugh that escaped you as you observed him, completely lost in his own mind.

“So I take it the creative juices are flowing again?” he looked back at you, as if seeing you clearly for the first time in days.

“Yes! Thank you!” He put his arms around you, too far lost in his excitement to feel any awkwardness.

“I-I have to go write! I’ll see you tomorrow.” He continued shouting thank you over his shoulder as he run off with newfound energy. You expected you wouldn’t see him the next day, considering he’d probably be passed out by then, but you smiled anyway.

“See you later!”

Prompt : Cinderella:

“So, you’re thinking of doing Cinderella for the next play?” You and Tsuzuru were hanging out in his room, taking full advantage of Masumi’s absence that weekend.

“Yeah… I’m not sure how to go about it though. Everyone in the Spring Troupe agreed that I should be lead this time around but I just don’t see myself in the shoes of a prince… Itaru would probably be a better fit for the role.” You couldn’t help throwing a pillow his way.

“Hey! What was that for?” You sat up a little straighter, tempted to glare at him until he picked up on your annoyance.

“I can definitely picture you in the role of the prince.” You cleared your throat before switching to your best narrator voice.

A long, long time ago there lived a boy and a girl. They were the best of friends when they were children. The boy would often sneak out to meet with her and they would play for hours. But their happiness would not last long.

You see, the girl grew up to be the maid of one of the less-fortunate royal families in the kingdom. She had been forced into that position by her father’s latest wedding. It would also turn out to be his last, for he died a few years later, leaving her in the care of a wicked stepmother.

One the other hand, the boy grew up to be the most charming prince in the land. The women fawned over him and he always had everything his heart could desire.”

“I’m literally none of those things.”

“Fine then.”

The prince was an idiot who didn’t know how to take care of himself and never asked for help. He constantly worried his friends over his health but they loved him anyway.

“That’s not any better…”

“Shh, let me continue the story.”

Their difference in class ripped the two friends apart, putting an end to their relationship. While they weren’t allowed to meet again, they promised to never forget about each other. To keep that promise, the made matching bracelets and agreed to never take them off until they could meet again.

“Friendship bracelets? Who does that?”

“They were kids! Would you have preferred rings?”

“Wouldn’t those basically be promise rings?”

“I’m coming up with this on the spot, give me a break!”

That bracelet was what gave the girl the strength to continue living, despite her struggles.

When news of a ball arrived at the estate, her step-sisters were quick to start preparations, eager to have a chance at the prince’s hand in marriage. The girl was simply happy at the prospect of seeing her friend again.

When her family found out she was planning to attend the ball, they locked her in the cellar, not willing to risk any competition. The girl wept and wept, until suddenly a kind seeming lady appeared in front of her.

“Isn’t this just the movie?”

“Give it a second!”

The lady promised she would help her get to the ball if that was what she wished. Despite her suspicions, the girl earnestly declared that all she wanted was to see her friend again. And so the kind woman flicked her wrist and the rags the girl had been wearing were replace by a rich ball gown, paired with a glass slippers. The girl thanked her again and again before heading off in search of her lost friend.

“She doesn’t warn her about the time limit?”

“There’s no curfew here, it’s a stupid conflict anyway.”

You couldn’t contain the excitement and adrenaline that flowed through you as you went up the steps of the grand palace. You hadn’t been here since you were a child, when the king’s father still allowed you to visit, and childhood memories flooded your mind. It was difficult to keep your nerves at a reasonable level as you approached the guards at the front gate. By the time you had arrived at the palace, most of the guests were already inside, so you were completely alone when you handed the invitation, hoping the witch had done her work well.

“Enjoy your evening.” They smiled before urging you to step inside. A sense of awe filled you as you walked through the somewhat familiar halls, remembering all the places you and Tsuzuru would hide from the servants, before his title meant anything to you.

You weren’t sure you remembered the way to the main hall, so you followed the noise, hoping you could make your way there.

When you finally stood outside what seemed to be the entrance, you took a few deep breaths before walking forward, determined to see your friend again. When you stepped though the door you quickly realized that the door wasn’t the room’s main entrance, but the top of the grand staircase. Dread filled you as everyone’s eyes fell on you. If it wasn’t for the railing you thought you have fainted right then and there. You breathed in, allowing you hand to wrap around the bracelet the two of you had made so long ago, letting the warm feelings it carried spread through you.

You bowed once before making your way down the stairs, hoping you wouldn’t trip on your dress and make a fool of yourself before the night even started.

The moment you were off the last step, your eyes fell on your step-mother, eyeing you with absolute envy and disgust. You hoped the mask would be enough to conceal your identity.

You walked around the room for a bit, keeping to the less populated areas, hoping to catch a glimpse of Tsuzuru, disappointed to find that he was nowhere to be found.

“Please let this not be for nothing…”

You were about to make your way to the balcony, but a swarm of guests was suddenly in your path, dancing to the waltz the band had just started playing. You frantically looked around, searching for a way out when two arms wrapped around you, pulling you along with the rest of the dancers.

“I guess you’re my partner?” the face of the man that stood before you made your jaw drop. You had thought of so many things to say, but now that Tsuzuru was standing before you, the words seemed to catch in your throat.

“So, uh, are you having fun?” he was as awkward as you remembered. Something about the familiarity filled you with a sense of calm. I found him.

“I am now.” It was hard to contain the smile quickly spreading around your face.

“Actually I was-“that was when it was time to switch partners. When you felt his hand slip from yours, panic flooded through you. No… I didn’t have the chance to tell him.

As he pulled his hand away, his fingers brushed the bracelet on your wrist, eyes widening as he was whisked away by another partygoer, realization evident in his features. You tried to get closer, but were quickly taken away by another guest. Your eyes landed on Tsuzuru a few times but the hall was too crowded. It was almost suffocating. You took the first chance to slip out on the balcony, eager to get away from the crowds.

You stood at the railing, letting the air cool down your heated face. He had seen you, but you weren’t sure he would care enough to search. Negative thoughts occupied your mind as you gazed at the land beyond. Maybe this was foolish… He probably barely remembers me… He’s a prince after all. He was more important matter to attend to than a peasant he used to spend his free time with. You felt tears gathering at the corners of your eyes, your own loneliness catching up with you.

“Please don’t cry!” You were shocked to find Tsuzuru standing a few feet away from you, his face flushed and his knees bent. He must’ve been running.

“You’re the girl from back then, aren’t you?” he glanced down at your wrist, pulling up his own sleeve to reveal a bracelet identical to yours.

“Y-you kept it.” Your voice cracked, barely audible in the midst of the ongoing celebrations.

“Of course I did! It meant a lot to me.” The words seemed to call to something inside you and so you let the tears fall.

“W-what did I do? Please don’t cry!” he took a step closer, still unsure of what boundaries existed between you.

“I-I can’t help it. I’m just so happy!” you wrapped your arms around him, not caring who saw you. All that mattered in that moment was that the two of you were reunited at last.

“I missed you.” You couldn’t see his face, but you could tell he was crying too, by the way his heart beat against your, the way his hands shook, still wrapped around you in a tight embrace. Year’s worth of loneliness and regret spilled out of the both of you in a single moment.

You stayed like that for quite some time, allowing the relief to wash over you. When you looked at each other again, you couldn’t help but laugh at your state. You knew the scene must look ridiculous to any outside spectators, but none of them mattered. It felt like you were alone in the world, no barriers between you. Your class didn’t matter. You were just a boy and a girl who had been reunited.

“ The king was skeptical at first, knowing a commoner queen wouldn’t create any new alliances, but he could see the love his son had for the girl. And so they married. It’s said that the pair practically run down the stairs of the palace after their wedding, eager to get to their honeymoon, their laughter echoing through the streets.”

“That’s an ending befitting a prince Muku reads about in manga… I still don’t see where I fit into this… ”

“Fine. As they descended the staircase, the prince fell on his ass, causing even more laughter from the girl. A moment she would never let him forget.” You couldn’t help but laugh at the earnest look on Tsuzuru’s face. He may be clumsy, but he has always been kind.

“It will need a lot modifications, especially considering the fact that none of us can exactly pull off female roles, but it could work.” At some point through the story Tsuzuru seemed to have pulled out a notebook, in which he was now scribbling away.

“Are you seriously taking notes?” he was still focused on the story, not letting the inspiration go to waste.

“Of course I am. You’re brilliant!” he pulled you in for a kiss, taking you completely by surprise.

“You’re the best.” He turned back to his note taking, leaving you with flushed cheeks and a bright smile.

“You too.”

And they lived happily ever after.

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Frozen in Time.

Frozen in Time.

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Connor Rhodes x Reader.

Requested by: @megafandomsxassemble

Maybe an imagine where yn gets shot and either Jay Halstead or Connor Rhodes is dating her and they freak out when they find out shes in a coma cause the shot was lethal. Again angsty and feels.

Warning: blood, angst?

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He was frozen.

For the second time in his life, Jay was truly frozen in his spot, heart beating like crazy, and everything around him, muffled. He wouldn’t talk about the first time because he never wanted to remember what he saw.

“Y/N!” He yelled so loudly, it caught the attention of the rest of them team, as he sprinted to your side. Hank Voight had seen what the shooter had done,  the suspect shooting down one of their own and about two other cops, quickly, with Al, and Antonio, they shot down the man, while the rest rushed to Jay’s side.

Tears sprung to Jay’s eyes as he desperately tried to stop the bleeding on where you had gotten shot, noticing that you were quickly losing a lot of blood. You were staring at him in shock, taking rapid breaths as you felt pain sear through your abdomen.

Jay was instantly covered by your blood, when he noticed the second gunshot wound, Kim was by his side, hands shaking a little. “Y/N, you’re going to be okay, don’t close your eyes please.” She begged as she began to rip part of her shirt

Jay began to caress your face, placing his forehead down on yours. “Please, Y/N, don’t leave us now.” He whispered. Upton was beside Ruzek, as Erin called for back up and ambo.

While all that went on, all you could really do is just stare at Jay, as you continued to gasp, and felt pain all over, including feeling lightheaded as well, thinking that what if this was really it? You were going to leave behind your fiance, Connor, who finally proposed after three years of dating, your two brothers, you loved dearly, because they took care of you the best they could and the rest of your Chicago family that you made.

Slowly your eyes drooped, and soon you closed your eyes, last thing you heard was Jay’s desperate cries.

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Connor was finally finished with his night shift, finally ready to go home and rest, and after a successful night of saving the one patient that was brought in, he felt content. He was in the lounge room, putting his coat up, when Will entered, the room with a small tired smile.

Connor smiled and saw as Nat passed by the room, with a small smile of her own. “So, are things going good now? Are you guys finally together?” he teased.

Will narrowed his eyes. “You spent so much time my sister, you’re starting to sound like her.” He teased.

Connor barked out a laugh and shook his head. “Hey, don’t complain, you and Jay are both the same, we’re just too nice to point out how much of you Halstead’s are gossips.” He teased back.  

Will began to laugh and shook his head. “So how are wedding plans coming along? Y/N, turned into bridezilla yet?”

He shook his head and smiled fondly at the mention of your name. “Just for that, I’m telling your sister.” He teased.

Will looked scared for one second and shuddered at the thought of you yelling at him. “Please don’t, I still haven’t recovered from the last time she was angry, god, who knew she was a small devil in disguise.”

That just made Connor laugh at him, he grabbed his phone from the place he had left it, while Will made his way over to grab his own coat, just as he put on his coat, commotion was heard outside, Connor ignored what was going on, too tired to want to see what was going on.

It wasn’t until Will looked up and saw that it was Y/N that was being rushed into the OR, while Jay running in crying and looking like a mess, that his heart dropped. “Connor.” He croaked out. Connor frowned, and looked at Will, who was looking distraught now. “They just brought in, Y/N.” he said, making his way out the room.

Connor paused for a minute and followed Will out the room, heading in the direction towards where h e saw the whole Intelligence team, Gabby, and Sylvie, with Ethan and Dr. Latham. “Y/N!” He called out, rushing towards where they all were, he glanced at Kim and Jay, who were both covered in blood, that made him run even faster.

“Hey what’s going on, what happened?” he asked, trying to remain calm. Jay turned to him, and tried to talk, but nothing was coming out, which didn’t help, because he felt his anxiety building up every second Jay didn’t respond, as Will began arguing with Goodwin.

Finally, Kim answered him. “We were going to bring in the suspect on our case… and when we got there, … a group of three began shooting at us, Y/N got hit twice.” She replied in a monotone looking blankly ahead.

Without muttering a word, he quickly made his way towards the staircase and sprinted up, wanting to catch up before they take Y/N into surgery, in fact he wanted to be in the OR just to be sure that everything was going to be alright.

Finally, what like felt forever for Connor, he made it towards his destination, only to stopped by Goodwin. “Sharon?” he growled lightly.

“I can’t let you go past those doors, Connor.” Sharon Goodwin said in a light stern voice.

“But Y/N, inside there, I need to be in there with her, helping.” He began to argue, but Goodwin shook her head.

“I’m sorry, Connor, but I can’t allow you to go in that OR. You just barley got off a long night shift, and you’re way to close to this.”

Connor glared at Sharon, but in the end, he broke it off and looked away trying his best not to cry. He began to pace out in the waiting area, just as the rest of the group, along with Will came. Connor walked over at them.

“What they say?” Voight asked.

Connor shrugged. “I don’t know, I can’t go inside, but it’s a bit early to tell.” He replied. The sergeant nodded, and told his team to get comfortable, claiming they weren’t going anywhere and was calling backup to take care of the case. Connor ended up sitting next to the Halstead’s and tried to his best to calm his nerves.

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Waiting was the hardest part for Connor, its been hours and there was still nothing on Y/N. He kept pacing back and forth, Jay was staring blankly ahead, while Will was dozing off in the seat next to him.

Finally, after what felt like forever, Ethan came out of the operating room Dr. Latham standing a few feet behind, instantly everyone stood up, Connor, Will and Jay all stood closer to Ethan as he prepared to give them the news.

“The surgery was a success, we managed to get the internal bleeding under control, and the bullets out clean.” Ethan began. “Unfortunately, Y/N’s slipped into a medical induce coma, one of the bullet wounds hit close to her lungs…”

Connor for the first time seemed to zone out what Ethan was trying to explain, a coma. Y/N was in a coma. “Oh god.” He whispered. Jay looked at him and let out a small frown that was laced with pain.

Ethan looked over at him. “She’ll heal, and she is expected to wake up”

Jay looked at him. “When?”

Ethan looked at him. “I don’t know.” He replied. Jay just looked away, and Will placed his hand on his shoulder as the brothers quietly cried.

Hank stepped forward. “Are we allowed to go in?” he asked. Ethan nodded, and allowed them to go in pairs, but that the siblings and Connor were the first to go in. Connor nodded and allowed for Jay and Will go in first and waited his turn.

Hank came over and patted his shoulder. “Y/N’s a strong girl, I’m sure she’ll wake up soon.”

Connor looked at him. “Could’ve lost her today Sarge.” He croaked out. “I don’t know what’d I do if I lost her.” Hank just patted his shoulder again but didn’t say anything. Finally, the Halstead brothers was out the hospital room and it was Connor’s turn.

He quickly made his way inside and his breath hitched when he saw you lying there, looking very pale. Silently making his way over, he sat on the chair and grabbed your hand and held it against his cheek. “You know. I was looking for places to get married, and I think I found a place, baby.” He began, his eyes watering.

“I just need you to wake up so you can finally agree on a place and become bridezilla.” He lightly teased. He looked at you, but nothing. Finally, he felt his tears trickle down his cheek. “Please Y/N, you have to wake up soon.” He croaked.

After a few minutes of talking to Y/N, a knock on the door was heard, and he hesitantly got up to open it. The whole intelligence team was outside and slowly allowed them all to head in. Will, Jay and him stayed behind the gang as they all muttered their words to Y/N.

Will turned to Connor. “You alright?” he asked. Connor shook his head and looked up at the ceiling.

“Yeah, I’ll be alright.” He replied. Will and Jay nodded.

It went on like this for two weeks, when one day you finally woke up. Connor was in the room reading when he saw your hand shift, he stood up and walked over to you. “Y/N?” he whispered, smiling now.  

Hearing your name, your eyes snapped open.

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Things probably came out wrong in this so I’M SORRY. 

HELLO IM HERE TO SAY THAT I WILL FINISH WRITING ALL THE IMAGINES THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, I’VE JUST BEEN SO BUSY WORKING AND I GET HOME LATE BUT I WILL FINISH WRITING THEM ALL & CONTINUE WRITING!

Masterlist

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Interrupted pt. 2

Pairing: Elias Samson x reader

Word count: 1.8k

Summary: lots of feelings of the upcoming wedding day, mainly elias'

A/N: uh. I honest to God do not remember how long ago I wrote this but I just randomly found it in my drafts and I think I had originally wanted to add more to it but never did? But I reread it and I kinda like it as is so I'm gonna leave it alone and not edit. God, it's been so long, but here we go ig (also shout-out to past me for already linking part one bc present me did not feel up to searching for it lmao)

Tag list: (im just tagging who I remember) @team-elias @sixdegreesofsamson @sophiagriff @calwitch @thirstiswet @logicstates12

Part One

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"How do they fit?"

"Perfect. What about yours?"

Elias stood up and took a few steps, getting used to the feel of the shoes he'd be wearing for the wedding. He shrugged. "They'll take some getting used to, but they feel good."

You let out a soft sigh, smiling as you walked over to Elias, your heels making soft 'thumps' against the carpet of your bedroom. "Great," you breathed out, running your hands down his clothed chest, "finally something for this wedding works out on the first try."

Elias couldn't help but smile at that, reaching out to wrap his arms around you and pull you to him, resting his head into the crook of your neck. You were right, and he was grateful for at least one thing working out so far, even if it was something as small and simple as your wedding shoes fitting perfectly the first time you tried them on.

Elias had originally thought that planning the wedding would be easy—not extremely easy, but more so than things he had experienced before. Instead, planning your wedding had become one of his worst nightmares. He could say, without a doubt, it had been one of the hardest things he'd ever done and he was grateful that in a few days it would be over. He had been counting down the days until your wedding with a burst of happiness every time he could cross off a day. Now, it was almost time for not only the two of you to be done with planning your wedding, but also for the two of you to finally get married after so long.

The whole process had been tedious and long, full of too many problems to count. Elias had been fully prepared to throw himself into planning, ready to tackle the whole thing with you and the very large binder you had filled with tons of different wedding things, all neatly organized. At first, things went as planned and everything came together pretty well. It wasn't until it was time to start really setting things up—figuring out venues, decorations, your dress and his tux—when things began to get chaotic.

Suddenly, the two of you were running around everywhere, calling back when the venue you wanted had been double-booked and you had to find somewhere else and when the dress you had picked out had magically disappeared when it was sent out to be adjusted. The invitations you had picked out had gotten lost in the mail after being sent out, the caterer quitting after everything for dinner had already been decided. It seemed that everything that could go wrong did go wrong and Elias felt terrible most of the time when he had to leave for work, leaving you with the messiness that had become your wedding preparations.

Slowly, though, everything started to come together. Things were figured out, and thank god, your dress was found and actually came back fitting perfectly.

Now, with a few days left before the wedding, Elias was glad that at least one thing had worked out so easily, especially after the chaos that had been the rest of the planning process. And even though this one thing had worked out on the first try, he wasn't convinced that the next few days before the wedding would turn out the same.

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Elias watched you move around the room, grabbing different things as you went and dropping them off on the bed where he was sitting next to a suitcase, carefully packing everything you grabbed. There was two more days until your wedding and so far, nothing else had gone wrong since the two of you had broke in your wedding shoes. Elias wanted to let himself relax in what seemed to be another easy two days before the wedding—two days where all you would be doing is packing for your honeymoon—but he couldn't seem to let the tension in his shoulders out. He was paranoid that something else would go wrong; something was bound to go wrong. He was sure of it.

"Will you at least try to relax?"

Elias looked up to see that you had stopped moving around the room and were now standing in front of him, your hands placed firmly on your hips. "What?"

"Relax," you said slowly, "I want you to relax. Just for a little bit, please? I'd like for my future husband to not be so tense on our wedding day."

Elias let out a light laugh at that, and he rolled his shoulders back in an attempt to appear somewhat loosened up even though he still felt entirely too paranoid. "Better?"

"No." You smiled at him as you moved to sit in his lap, looping your arms around his shoulders. "I know you're still not relaxed, but thank you for trying," you told him, pressing a kiss to his lips.

"I've tried to relax, it's just-"

"After everything we've gone through with planning, you're worried something else is going to go wrong?" you asked, and Elias' shoulders dropped as he nodded. "Honey, I know. I'm a little worried too, y'know, but soon it'll all be over and we'll be married and go on a nice honeymoon where I'll get to spoil you for a week straight. At least then we won't have to worry about anything for a while."

"Sounds wonderful." And Elias meant it. He thought that he might actually be a little more excited for the honeymoon rather than the actual wedding (but maybe that had something to do with the fact that the honeymoon had taken a lot less planning than the wedding).

"Alright, c'mon," you said with a sudden enthusiasm, "two more days before we're outta here for a week so we have to finish these bags up by tomorrow."

Elias nodded and smiled as you began moving around the room again, grabbing everything the two of you would need for you week-long adventure.

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Elias looked down at his polished shoes. Today was the day, and even though he thought that the day he asked you to marry him had been the most nervewracking day of his life, his mind had quickly been changed when he woke up that morning.

The only day more nervewracking than the day he proposed to you, he decided, was today—the day he was going to marry you. And the fact that there had already been so many problems today only added to his nerves.

So far, in just that morning, the chairs for the ceremony had run short, one of the rings had been lost (only to be found hidden under a couch a short while later), and now the main concern was the supposed oncoming rain.

Elias was not only nervous, he was frustrated. He thought that after all the rigorous planning he and you would get to have a nice little wedding, one that both of you could easily enjoy, but now the two of you were running around trying to calm at least a little bit of the mayhem.

Elias sighed as he stood, brushing his hands over his suit. He hadn't wanted anything too extravagent when it came to his wedding outfit, but he did at least want something that would be memorable.

You had been more than happy to help Elias get exactly what he wanted with his suit, while still making sure that you never saw the actual outfit. ("It's bad luck to see each other in our wedding outfits before the ceremony," you had told him from the very beginning, even though the two of you had already seen each other's wedding shoes.)

The suit was fairly simple in design, the jacket and pants a casual black; it was the shirt that pulled the entire outfit together. The shirt, one that had been specially made for Elias per request, was a crisp white with a simple black and white flower design along the collar and the ends of the sleeves that cuffed over the ends of the jacket sleeves. It was easy to believe that the flower designs were what pulled the whole thing together.

With one last brush of his clothes, Elias left the room and made for the one down the hall, the one he knew you were getting ready in. He knew about the tradition you wanted to keep, but he didn't have any plans on actually seeing you now before the ceremony. He only wanted to speak to you beforehand.

Just as he reached the door, raising a fist to knock, it opened and your sister appeared in the doorway, clearly about to leave the room.

She only held a look of shock for a moment before looking back and shutting the door partially, most likely to make sure neither he or you saw one another. "You're not supposed to see each other before the ceremony," she scolded quietly, looking back to Elias.

"I know. I just want to talk to her before we begin everything," Elias explained and your sister's face softened.

"Okay," she said, sliding back into the room for a moment. He could hear her talking to you, but didn't know what was being said. A second later, your sister reappeared, this time leaving the room with the door cracked a bit. "If you two see each other before you go down that aisle, I'll personally kick both your asses."

Elias smiled and nodded, watching as your sister walk away. Once she was gone, he heard rustling from inside the room, and then your voice.

"Lias?"

You were right on the other side of the door, he realized. It would be so easy for him to push it open and see you all dolled up for your big day, but he resisted that urge. "Hey, honey."

"God, it's so good to hear your voice," you breathed out, " today has been so chaotic and knowing that you were here the whole time and I couldn't see you really sucked."

"Well," Elias found himself brushing up against the door, but not enough to open it, "whose fault is that?"

"I know," you groaned. "It's tradition, though. And I don't think we need anymore bad luck."

Elias could hear someone down the hall worrying out loud about the weather report. "We definitely don't need that."

Elias jumped slightly when he felt the door shift a bit, thinking you were about to forget everything you said about traditions and open the door, but it only cracked open enough for you to stick your hand out. Without hesitation, he grabbed it and squeezed.

"I'm sorry, Eli," you spoke softly, "I know this whole thing has been hard and just, so, so chaotic, but we're almost there."

Almost there, Elias thought as you gripped his hand tightly. The two of you were so close, almost to the end of all of this and the beginning of something new, something hopefully less chaotic.

"Almost there," you repeated.

"Almost there," Elias echoed.

[queerchoicesblog]

Wide Awake (TH: Monaco, Sonia x F!MC)

This fanfic was requested by the @darley1101 and it’s part of the February Challenge hosted by @endlessly-searching-for-you! Hope you lovelies like it!

After the masquerade, neither Sonia and Debbie (MC) can sleep. They both have a lot to process and they keep thinking about each other: can they really trust each other? Are they falling for each other against all odds? Inspired to the song WIcked Game by Chris Isaak (one of my all time favorite!).

Prompt: Enemy to lovers

Word Count: 1321

Perma Tag: @brightpinkpeppercorn @psychopathdreamer21 @abunchofbadchoices  @akrenich @silverhawkenzie @bbaba-yagaa

Tags: @gayestchoices @countessannabelle

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Debbie couldn't sleep. She kept tossing and turning in the sheets of her bed in vain. In the end, she gave up even trying. She stood and walked downstairs to the living room of the high-tech villa Rye found God knows how. She went straight to the liquor cabinet and poured herself a glass of a top-shelf gin Sybil stole in a high-class bar. She gulped it down and the bitter flavor of alcohol filled her mouth. She closed her eyes, cherishing the moment. Then she walked closer to the window and gazed off into the horizon. In front of her, Monaco's skyline shined in the distance. What a night. So much to process, so much to forget. I should have never followed that bastard into the wine cellar, she thought, grimacing. Am I losing touch? How could I let it happen? How could I make such a rookie mistake? What he said about Rye helping him betray her three years ago, what Rye later confirmed...she did her best to keep her cool and be a professional in front of the crew but the poison of Ansel's words was spreading in her mind against her own will. Rye was the closest she had to a best friend, a brother if you will, and even though he had a plausible explanation for his naivety she was still shaken. She had always trusted him blindly and God knows how particularly valuable trust was in their world...so knowing that he went behind her back at the time hurt like a punch in the stomach. They could have found a way to protect his mom together but he decided to turn to Ansel. Ansel, the rookie with glasses and potential, not Debbie, "basically the sister I never had". Not me, she repeated to herself grimly. 

She poured herself another drink and gulped it down too. If only she could have someone to talk to now...she didn't want to share this with the new members of the crew: she knew better than playing Ansel's game and undermine the confidence and trust of the whole squad. Rye was out of the question for obvious reasons and Eris was still out blowing off steam and probably some stuff too. Her mind immediately went to Sonia and their chat on the balcony. Debbie found herself wishing her enemy's Chief of Security was at her side right now. She smiled sadly and sang to herself: "The world was on fire, no one could save me but you It's strange what desire will make foolish people do I'd never dreamed that I'd need somebody like you" Her world was truly on fire that night but Sonia, beautiful, smart, determined Sonia wasn't there to save her. She never will, Debbie thought. We're on opposite sides, she works with Ansel and she was a cop. I'm a thief, I break every rule she swore to protect. What we shared on that balcony was just...a dream, a fantasy, something that will never happen in real life. It was real for a bunch of minutes only because I was wearing a mask. She sighed heavily. Still, I wish she was here. I feel that she would understand me or at least just listen to me. Debbie imagined Sonia reassuringly rubbing her back as she talked and kissing her concerns, her fears away. The image of the former police investigator holding her tight through that troubled night crossed her mind and made her grimace. This is not gonna happen, thieves don't date cops and cops arrest thieves. But still...still I wish she was here. Tonight, tomorrow, the day after. Still, I wish she could see me more than just a thief and be my girl. ----------------- Kilometers away Sonia was laying wide awake in her bed too. Not because Ansel was still yelling at Ulrich for losing the flash drive and "messing everything up". They were downstairs but she could hear the ruckus from her room: Ansel seemed very cool all the time but when they reached their residence he started yelling at everyone and now was lashing out at Ulrich. Her boss didn't enjoy being questioned by Carlisle, the man he was desperately trying to impress or so it seemed to her. But that was not the reason why she couldn't sleep. No, it wasn't even the fact that no matter how hard she tried Debbie and her crew fled from the gala...she was so close to catch them! And obviously both Carlisle and Ansel put the blame on her because "that was the proof she clearly didn't know how to do her job". They were "forced" to hire additional security, Triton Security Services, to make sure there wouldn't be any trouble during the preparation to the royal wedding. Typical: blame the woman. Sonia already saw it happened in the Policia: whatever went wrong was her fault. The young woman was pissed, obviously, but she didn't truly care what those men think: let them hire additional security, whatever. They did just make her work easier: they just did what they should have done from the very beginning when she asked but they weren't listening. No, it was Debbie keeping her awake. Debbie or the mystery woman of the balcony, she said to herself walking to the window. How could she be fooled like that? She couldn't believe that a mask, a simple mask tricked her. Sonia felt incredibly stupid when Ansel pointed her on the other side of the room, the masked woman she kissed twenty minutes earlier or so. She whispered orders into her radio out of routine but she was taken aback. Debbie used her, she distracted her from her plan and now she knew what she thought about her. How could I be so naive to trust a stranger at a masquerade ball? She played her, deceived her when she was vulnerable because that's what criminals do, her sister learned that lesson in a hard way...and yet a voice inside her head kept whispering that Debbie looked awfully genuine on that balcony. Good acting, that's all! She remarked angrily to herself but that thought didn't fade away. That was a tough night for Sonia too. 

She still remembered the taste of Debbie’s lips when she pulled her in for the most tender kiss, her perfume, the warmth radiating from her as their bodies flushed together. She still remembered how safe she felt in her arms, how Debbie immediately went checking on her at the bar after Ansel harassed her and made her smiled when she was at her lowest...how she had always been drawn to the thief like a magnet since that night on the beach. She admitted to herself that the Thief extraordinaire Debbie was nothing like the evil mastermind Ansel described her. “I may be a thief, but I’m not a bad person. I hope you can see that someday”, she told her on the boat, frowning and diverting her eyes. Maybe she was lying but the look in her face told her otherwise. Maybe just maybe...   

A sudden realization hit her, abruptly stopping her train of thoughts. No no, it can’t be! I’m a Chief of Security, a former cop and she is a criminal! This can’t be, this will never be! This enemy to lovers thing only works in movies, in sappy romcoms ...and yet she was standing there, wide awake, thinking of Debbie. "What a wicked game to play To make me feel this way What a wicked thing to do To let me dream of you" --------------------- On the opposite ends of the city, two women were looking into the night sky, hoping to find an answer to a question they never dared to say out loud. An answer they feared. "No I don't want to fall in love This world is always gonna break your heart No I don't want to fall in love with you" ...but they both knew it was too late.

[bokuraagaita]

7 Years...

Wow it has been 7years.... and im back again... I got so much to rant. 

7 years has passed and lot of things had changed..

I got engaged, married, move out, living together with my husband in rental apartment, got the BTO and currently preparing for wedding next year. Needless to say, I am happy but disappointed... 

Honestly? I don’t know whether I am really happy... Sometime I wish I could see these red flags and somebody taught me these red flags. 

It started with his family. HIS FREAKING FAMILY IS SO NIGHTMARE. 

All the years I thought they are okay with me and turn out they are REALLY not okay and yet my husband didn’t tell me about it because he don’t want me to be hurt but WHY? If he had told me earlier and we could work it out together, it could be better but he didn't.. 

Initially his family was against me just because I am D and they are worried that he have to support the family if our unborn child is born D. WTF? A child that has been not made or born, is already facing discrimination. But in the end, I found out why.. Because his parent is heavily depending on him for family financial. Isn't it funny? His dad is head of the family but still want to depend on my husband to pay for their house bills, cig and betting. 

Are you even not ashamed of yourself?? What kind of father expecting their child to pay for them? Why did you give birth to these children? 

Ironically, my husband think it is nothing wrong and said it is “pay-back” to parent.. Is $550 allowance every month and asking for $500~$1K fine?? Nobody does that, dude....

Another one, his sister is shitty snake. Actually I don’t know how can her bf tahan her given her shitty attitude and worse that they are planning to get marry next year when she had not been proposed yet and already bought the wedding ring and decided the month. 

After my husband proposed to me, she totally act like nice sis in law that I will have but her attitude totally change right after I wanted to start prepare for the PWS as I initially wanted to get married on 22 Feb 2022 and had told my husband the reason and he also agreed with it but I don’t know why he has been delaying in preparing proposal and everything when he already bought proposal ring in end of Dec 2020... (Yes, I knew because he brought me to ring shops and bought right after I said I like this ring). Plenty time to prepare right? I don’t know what is going thru his mind.

In Sept 21, he finally proposed and I asked him is the 22 Feb thingy still on and he said yes but funny, he still had not start doing anything so I decided to do and research everything on my own in Nov and Dec. I start preparing everything and shared everything with him and he always kept said “Anything, you decide. I am fine with anything”. So I processed to book appointment with several bridal studios to try gowns on. His sister heard about it and told us that she wanted to be part of it as well so that she and her bf can help us in preparing and even mentioning “Eventually marriage isn’t just between the two of you.”. Weird but fine, I said ok as it is our first time preparing and I told her that I will ask my sister to be part of it as well because I find it weird that why must her bf be part of it when he is still “outsider”. So I suggested to having another chat group of us for easy convenience and she agreed. It seem all good till she suddenly asked in new group chat, “Actual wedding is 2022 or just the rom?”. Since he and I already planned to have both on same year and and asked her whether my husband had told her. My husband said the parent are fine with it, just that the different date then his sister said that since we are insisting, she will not be attending our wedding. Then she start going off at me on how I am being so manipulative and etc. 

I was very stunned and don’t know what to say because little while ago, she was so sweet, asking to be part of planning as she wanted to help and yet few minute later... she fking change her attitude and also self confessed that she have mental problem.. 

Ironically, she didn’t think she start it first and had been blaming me for few months. That is one of red flags but I choose to ignore and thinking that it will be getting better once we got married BUT no.

It didn’t get better. One month to moving in our rental apartment, he wanted to move in on 1 Nov and I agreed. 2 days before our ROM, he told me that he changed mind and asked whether can we live separate for a few months because his brother is not comfortable with him moving out. Turn out, it is his SISTER WHO IS NOT FUCKING COMFORTABLE. She suddenly self harmed and that made my husband worried.

Excuse you, what about me??? I had been so stressful preparing PWS, liaising with people and all the stuffs while he was busy with overseas missions and yet one word from his sister, he readily drop everything. 

That made me thinking of myself. What am I had been doing all these years, months, weeks and day?? All for nothing? What am I? Am I just a “sex toy” that he can release his monsters any time?

After 2 weeks of me crying and asking him why another couples and us are so different, he decided to move in but on one condition, he need to go back to his parent place to spend few days.

Needless to say, I was shocked and asked him whether he think the arrangement is fine and he said yep. I asked him then why did we married at first place and he said oh because you wanted it. 

WOW, so everything started because of me..  I really don’t know what to say anymore. I am so tired and tired of being disappointed again and again. 

I sometime asked myself why did I stay with him for long time and get married to him? I really wanted to ask him that why don’t he marry his family since he treat them as his priority instead of his wife. What is the purpose of marriage? What is the purpose of renting apartment when you cannot spend your time sleeping here and build the marriage bond?

Boy, i want to tell you that if you continue doing this, you might lose me one day without realising. I don’t want to cry to sleep every day and night. 

[fallen029]

Home Visits.2

Previous Chapter

Freed declined both the not so convincing arguments of Bickslow and Lisanna, rather opting to suggest that they do something else to pass the time. As Lisanna only continued to glare at Bickslow, as he'd promised that time that they'd watch what she wanted and he wouldn't try to ruin it, nope, not at all (though he would argue that if she honestly still believed him at this point, that was more her fault than it was hers), but the seith only shrugged a bit at his friend.

"What sorta thing were you thinking of? Freed?" Bickslow asked. "Like I said before, you're the guest."

Of only the worst apartment in the city, the rune mage was certain. Still, he only sat there silently for a few moments as he thought of what he'd done so wrong in his life, that he'd been sentenced to such a fate, before sighing, giving in, and asking, "Are you two partial to card games?"

Oh, of course they were because the first thing out of Bickslow's mouth after the man's suggestion was simply, "Of course. But you know, cards ain't much fun without wagers."

"Wagers."

Nodding, the seith said, "Some jewel, yeah? I mean, I know you're down and out right now, Freed, but-"

"I am not...down and out," the other man told him with a bit of an eye roll. "I simply do not have a place to stay until my apartment is properly-"

"Then, what you're saying is," Lisanna asked slowly, "that you can make some wagers?"

"Of course I can. I have jewels on me right now."

"Great!" Bickslow jumped right up at that. "I'll go out, huh? Get us some grub? Some more drinks too. Don't you think? Lissy? That it's a good idea?"

"I think it's a great idea, Bicks."

"Great."

And something was off. Freed could tell. He wasn't an idiot. The pair of them were always up to something, anyways, so even if he didn't outright pick up on the strange vibes that they were throwing down, he definitely knew enough of the pair and their relationship to know there was almost always something going on.

They rarely interacted with other people without having something up their sleeves. Be it a prank or something else, they were well known for this. He'd liked to think that him being, as Bickslow had put it before, down and out, would give them some hesitance to this ideal, but apparently not.

Unfortunately for Bickslow and Lisanna, however, Freed just wasn't up for drinking that night, which was part of their plan. They pair didn't intend to rob the rune mage, of course. No. They loved Freed. He was Bickslow's very best friend and Lisanna seemed to respect him even without that factoring in. They just wanted to get him a little (a lot) drunk, stay sober themselves, play some cards, and end up the victors. Two on one and all.

"The house always wins," Bickslow snickered to Lisanna as Freed went to the not shockingly disgusting bathroom. "Foolproof."

"Foolproof," Lisanna agreed.

But this wasn't the case.

With the pair of them, it hardly ever was.

Because they hated the idea, anyways, of Freed getting to drink and them not being able to. How was that fair? Other than the fact that they'd been the ones to come up with the idea in the first place. And were the ones, you know, that were unable to control themselves.

Well, that wasn't right.

Not really.

Lisanna hardly drank, honestly.

Except for around the seith.

And he'd just had a good smoke, which usually sated him.

Until he had poor innocent Lisanna to corrupt and entertain and all that.

It was a sickening cyclical situation that they only seemed to spin faster upon when they had an audience. Still, Freed (and most everyone, honestly) saw this as not lasting much longer. It couldn't. Eventually the two would become sick of each other or, worse, themselves. That was the way that most relationships turned out, after all, but especially ones founded in such a fashion as theirs.

Not to say that Freed didn't want them to be together.

"Oi, Lissy, let's get married, yeah?"

Other than right then, when he definitely didn't want them to be together.

"What?" Freed had been watching the pair drink themselves silly to the point that they weren't even playing cards anymore, but rather trying (and failing) at making houses out of them. Their stacks were no higher than the first level and, honestly, Freed was a counting the moments until they both passed out and he could just go to bed. Then they went and said nonsense like that. "What did you just say, Bick-"

"Oh, gosh, yeah, let's." Lisanna was busy trying and failing at finding where a pesky card had gotten off to when she'd knocked her attempt at a house of cards to the ground. "Let's do it. We'd get so married."

"So married. Married fucking hard."

"Harder."

"Hardest."

"You cannot." Freed, for some reason, thought that he had an opinion in the matter. They both would have laughed were they not too busy making faces at one another and laughing at those instead. "Bickslow. Lisanna. Marry. It would not be appropriate for the two of you currently to-"

"Why do you talk so much, mate? Have a drink!"

"Bickslow, I do not wish to drink."

"More fo' me!"

"I do not suggest that you drink more either. And especially you, Lisanna," the man remarked with a bit of a frown. "I assumed we would spend the night taking my mind off the horrible predicament I am currently in. Not me babysitting the two of you."

Was there a better distraction than that?

"I'mma go fin' some nice pants to wear tomorrow to our weddin', Lissy."

"I'll ask Mira for a dress."

"I do not advise telling Mira of this." Stopping the worst mistake of the pair's life would be difficult enough without Mirajane egging them on. Which she would. She'd probably not like the idea of her little sister wedded off to the resident freak, but she also could never pass up a good chance to plan a wedding.

Or plan any wedding.

Mira had been waiting years for one of her friends to finally tie the knot so she could help with preparations.

If Lisanna had to be the one to bit the bullet then so be it.

"Course we'll tell her. She's the best woman."

"Maid of honor," Lisanna corrected to which the seith, who was busy stumbling into the other room slurred back in the affirmative. "My sis."

"Your sis."

"At our wedding."

"Our wedding.

"Perfection."

"Perfection."

Ugh.

Rubbing his head into his palm, Freed stared down at the ground rather than look across from his seat on the couch where Lisanna was still seated on the ground before the coffee table. Lisanna had so much promise. A second chance at life. And a wonderful one at that. She was powerful in her magic and of decently intelligent. Though her siblings might outshine her, there was no problem with her burning bright in her own right.

All thrown away. And for what? To pal around with stupid Bickslow for a bit?

Life was a disappointment.

"I got a top hat," Bickslow called then, to her, from the bedroom where sounds of him rooting around could be heard. Some of the babies had gone off with him, but two, Pappa and Poppo, stuck with Lisanna, watching it seemed as she tried once more on a house of cards. "Can I wear it, Lis?"

"You gotta."

"Why?" Freed groaned a bit as he rubbed the heel of his palm now into his eye socket and prayed for death. "Why does he have to wear that?"

"It's in right now, Freed."

"No, Lisanna, it's definitely and certainly not."

"Debatable."

"But it really isn't."

Heh.

"I'mma wear a red suit too. Think we can find one?"

"Red?" Freed wasn't sure why he cared as they certainly couldn't in the timefram ethey were stalking about working. "Why red?"

"To represent the joinin' of our blood, yeah?"

"Yeah? Yeah, what? Who's bleeding?"

"You know, that part at weddin's where ya slit a part of ya and mix your blood together and then both drink some of it and say your vows."

"What?"

"It was in," Lisanna agreed, "a movie."

"Stop watching these movies. Please," Freed begged. "They sound illegal."

"One would think," Bickslow called out with a cackle.

One would think.

"I hope everyone's back from jobs," Lisanna said then. "To be there in time."

"My people are. 'cept for Laxus." Then Bickslow loudly proclaimed, "But who need 'im? Freed's my best man."

"Freed's not going," the rune mage assured him.

His complaints were of little matter to the pair it seemed.

"How do I look!"

It wasn't a question from the seith, really, but rather a very loud proclamation as he came back into the room in only some dress pants and his hat that certainly wasn't not a top hat, but rather just a normal beanie. Freed was confused, but Lisanna only nodded her head.

"Stupendous," she replied and it was kind of shocking for her to get the word off as cleanly as she did, for her to be as inebriated as she was, but at that point Freed just gave up.

Honestly, he did.

Which was fine, as they both gave up then, it seemed, as Lisanna went to go sit in front of the movie lacrima and snooze while Bickslow finally put a movie in, but it was a horror flick instead of anything they pair were interested in before. With a final guzzle from a bottle of some hard liquor, he went to fall onto the floor with Lisanna and to the sound of the flick, they both passed out.

Freed, however, only sat there with his head in his hands, watching most of the movie.

It wasn't terrible.

Just not his taste.

The entire plot was contrived and he was never one for movies, honestly, as Freed much preferred stage plays as a medium, but mostly he was a bit concerned by the message portrayed. An angel fallen down to the depths of hell where one of the truly fallen works to help her and keep her safe. Of course, in one part, she must save him as well and, to do this, they pledge an allegiance to one another by slicing their palms and sharing a taste of one another's blood.

Freed wasn't so certain what themes he was supposed to take from this movie nor of it's message, but he was certain of the parallels Bickslow and Lisanna apparently saw in their own relationship.

It told him all he need to know about the pair and their ill-fated romance, honestly.

In the light of day, after a terrible night of sleeping on their gross couch, all Freed wanted to do was shower and be literally anywhere else.

Until, after stripping down, he pulled back the shower curtain to reveal a sight he wasn't expecting.

"What," his call awoke the pair from where they were still snuggled up on the ground, planning on sleeping most the day away, "is that?"

"Wha'?" Lisanna half griped as she didn't even lift her head. But Bickslow did open his eyes and glare at the bathroom door where Freed was now standing in the doorway of, towel around his waist, looking distressed.

"Oi, mate, calm down, yeah?" Bickslow's eyes drifted shut again. "That's Jeffery."

"You named that gigantic spider-"

"Jeff, actually," Lisanna muttered in a terse tone.

It had been hotly debated.

For a moment, Freed only stood there, both angry and confused by the goings on of his friends. Then, with a frown, he turned back around.

"I'm going to kill it."

"No!" And Bickslow was scrambling to his feet then. "Dude, no, if you kill it-"

"Oh no!" At the sound of Freed's cry of terror, even Lisanna started to get up. "I think I made it angry!"

"I told you to leave him alone!"

"How do you morons live like this?"

"Quite happily," Lisanna complained as Freed came back into the living room then, still in his towel, determined in that moment to leave right that second. Which he would, but not before going into the bedroom and changing his clothes. "Before you came and tried to ruin it."

"Ruin it? How?" From the bedroom, where he'd stomped off too, Freed was incredulous to this idea. "How have I-"

"You were a big party pooper-"

"You two cannot get married!" He was yelling at her. Lisanna. For some unknown reason. He liked the woman enough and hated that she was doing this with her life, but enough to yell? Not likely.

They were having an affect on his psyche now. Great.

"Who the fuck wants to?" came Bickslow's gripe from the bathroom where he was trying to find where Jeff(rey) had gotten off to. If he left the bathroom, they might be screwed. "Lissy?"

"Not me. At all."

"Me neither."

"Last night the two of you-" Freed tried, but they were cutting him off and, really, was it worth it anyways?

Was any of it?

"We like to dream when we drink," Bickslow defended.

"Doesn't everybody?" Lisanna added.

"But our dreams are nightmares," Bickslow went on.

"Isn't everybody's?" Lisanna also quipped and ugh, they were horrible together.

"If that is not why you cite me as ruining your party atmosphere," Freed griped as he came back into the living room then to glare at Lisanna, "then what is?"

"You wouldn't drink with us," Bickslow answered for her.

"Or let us trick you out of your jewels," she finished.

"I'm leaving," was actually what finished it though as Freed headed to his things. "Right now."

"Okay," Bickslow hummed, though this was to try and hide his panic over still not finding then almost certainly poisonous Jeff(rey). "But be back by sundown."

Lisanna, who was curling back up to sleep, only grunted in response.

And he shouldn't.

Should he?

"What," Freed sighed as, at the front door now with his bags, he looked over his shoulder at the mess of an apartment, "happens at sundown?"

"It's spaghetti night," Lisanna told him simply and it sounded so real that he almost believed it.

Almost.

But instead decided that this was some sort of 'term' of theirs that would no doubt end in attempts to, apparently, take his jewels, and get wasted.

While he wasn't wrong, it was actually also the night in which they make the simplistic meal of all, spaghetti.

But truth be told, he really didn't want to see what sort of silverware and cooking utensils the pair owned. Or cleaned for that matter.

As he left with his things, Freed knew his ship wasn't sunk just yet because, though he and Bickslow were thick as thieves (before he got all tangled up in the Strauss family), Evergreen was still the most level-headed of the group.

Until he arrived and remember that, unfortunately, she took had gotten caught up in the Strauss epidemic.

This is probably the most obnoxious Lisanna and Bickslow have ever been together, so I think we can safely say we are now in the realm of absurdity. But I live for that kind of shit, so let's proceed.

[xiranrayne]

Rising

The streets of Ishgard were not decorated as the other city-states in Eorzea, but the air was filled with remembrance for The Rising as the sun shined in the early morning. Even with the explosions in the Brume just the night before, word spread quickly of House Fortemps’ gathering of nobles and adventurers for the last day of the anniversary of the Calamity. The Lord had no inkling of cancelling the event. Xiran felt it was in poor taste. No one died in the explosions, but with the city’s authorities on the edge looking for the one responsible, a ball seemed like a bad idea. Xiran read the invitation out loud for Luna and Ellena, sitting against the desk in his felt kecks and short sleeved white shirt. Luna sat on the bed in her favorite pastel blue hempen top and wool lounge pants. Ellena sat in a chair across from Luna wearing her work attire, ready to start her shift soon.

“You are cordially invited to a day of commemoration held by Lord Fortemps. As the nations remember the Warriors of Light, so do we gather to remember our heroes as well in a masquerade. Please dress formally and present your invitation at the door for admittance. Sincerely, House Fortemps.” 

Luna could see the tension in Xiran’s face building. “Come, love, certainly you don’t think they would stop it? As the smith told me yesterday, all the activity has been isolated to Foundation. Cafard wouldn’t be crazy enough to try the same there, would he?” Xiran set the invitation down on the desk and crossed his arms. “I wouldn’t put anything past him, but we can’t underestimate him. I’m honestly not sure what good it would do to go.” Hand to his chin, his gears turned in thought. 

Ellena spoke up, an idea striking her. “Well, you said that Cafard could potentially be a noble, right? This is a gathering of nobles, he might be there!”

Xiran entertained the notion. “You may be right, but we have no idea what he looks like, or if he even is a noble. It’s a risk, knowing so little.”

Luna crossed her arms back at Xiran. “Which is why we should go,” she pressed on behind her sister. “You said we need to gather as much information as we can, yes? Obviously our one link in the Brume is gone, so we have to look for another one. Might as well start from the top while we have the opportunity.” She gave Xiran a smirk as he sighed heavy, not happy with admitting she was right. “So, we have to prepare!” Luna exclaimed, determined. She hopped of the bed and to the closet. Xiran watched in confusion, unsure what she had hidden. She pulled out two covered outfits, one considerably larger than the other. She walked over to Xiran and handed him one taking the other to the bed. Xiran opened his to reveal a gray High House Justacorps with black trousers. Xiran looked almost disgusted. “Please tell me you’re joking...” he muttered. Luna opened her’s to show a red High House Bustle. She turned to her husband with a sour look at his muttering. “Well we can’t go to a ball with you looking like the White Monk, now can we? You’ll be arrested before we got to the Pillars. We need to look our very best!”

Xiran laid his dress wear next to his wife’s, looking at her perplexed. “When did you even find the time to do this?” he asked. “Well, you sent me to shop and gather what information I could. I couldn’t verily do one without the other, could I? So the seamstress I walked past had these lovely garments for sale. I thought the could prove useful for a wedding or something of the sort. Isn’t serendipity a lovely thing?” She took his hand and nuzzled his arm, giving him her best cute look. Xiran gave in, sighing and rubbing the bridge of his nose. “Oh, we’ll need masks. It’s a masquerade, after all,” he said suddenly. Luna squeezed his hand “Well then get dressed and let’s go! The day is bright and we need to find something to cover that mug of your’s!” She gave his bum a light tap and went to seek her garb for the day, leaving Xiran smiling and shaking his head.

His velvet red suit looked the color of blood in the low light. Sitting at his large mahogany desk, he sat legs crossed in his high-back chair. The room was plain in color, beige walls and a few large paintings of various sights around the realm. No furniture except the desk and it’s owner seated behind it. His hands had white gloves and were folded in his lap. Sitting back far enough in the shadows, his face was hidden. At his side stood a midlander woman, young but scarred on her cheek. Her clothes were unassuming of any other Ishgardian civilian. Heath sat across the man in a wooden chair, unsure if his master would be angry at the news. His clothes ratty and auburn hair tussled, he felt unworthy to sit here. Before the blasts sent pieces of the Brume into the chasm, the youthful midlander had seen the white-clad man walk into the alley of the meeting house. He memorized every detail he could before running away to avoid being blown to the seven hells. Heath sat nervous and in suspense. Cafard wasn’t a man know to be predictable. At last, Cafard broke the silence. His voice was smooth and calm, as always, even when he was beating a man senseless. “So, you’re absolutely certain you saw this man in white enter the alley?”

Heath swallowed before answering, “Yessir, positive.”

“And you’re sure no one was with him?”

“Yessir, he walked back alone. No knights, no other people were ‘round ‘im.”

“Any yet this unknown man accosted two knights after our fireworks presentation. Which means he could be a man of considerable skill. Oh, Pigeon?” The midlander woman took a step to him. “Use your methods to discern if anyone has been asking of the house recently. He knew enough to go right there and stick his nose into places it doesn’t belong. Hip hip.” He waved his hand towards the door. Pigeon walked to it waiting. “And you, dear boy, have brought what could be a very interesting development. It only adds to your reputation among the boys. They must be oozing with tales of your exploits, I imagine?”

Heath was confused by the question. “I-I suppose? I’ve done my best to serve you well. Even sticking that Dzamel bastard, it was easy! Those nobles don’t deserve their standing and pride. I want to take them all down like you, make them suffer and fear us. They will know our wrath from here to the top of the Vault!” Heath collected himself, not realizing his emotion was getting the better of him. Cafard let loose a slight chuckle. “Well, that’s certainly a passionate goal, one we could very well use one day. They will feel our wrath one day, when all the pieces are lined right. Until then...” he reached under his desk and Heath recoiled. In his hand was a small silver case. He opened it and took out a small cigarette, laying on the desk. Heath relaxed, and Cafard continued, “We must be wary of any and all loose ends. That will be all for now, boy.” Heath stood up, “Yessir, thank you.” He turned and walked around the chair. “One more thing!” Cafard called out. Heath turned around and heard the loud blast, like a firecracker going off in his ear. His chest got suddenly warm. Looking down he saw his dingy tunic turning red. Heath dropped to the floor face first. “There’s no room for indiscretion unless I say so...Be a dear, Pigeon, and clean that up before you go.”

Cafard set his pistol down and picked up the cigarette. He pulled out a fire crystal shard from his jacket and lit the cigarette. Pigeon could just make out the golden color of his eyes gleam against the crystal’s glow, flashing out as its died out from it’s aether expended on the cigarette. She opened the door and called out to two men to help her with the body. Cafard was silent as they huffed with Heath in tow. “Pigeon...” She looked back her master.

“Make sure everyone can see it.” He waved his hand and she was off, closing the door behind her. Cafard opened a drawer to his right and looked at the invitation to House Fortemps ball. That should keep the knights busy for a spell...He pondered.

“I feel silly...” Xiran muttered under his breath as they walked into the Grand Hall of House Fortemps. The Justacorps was tight all over Xiran’s torso in an uncomfortable way. The trousers were tight in an uncomfortable way. He felt that if he had so much as sneezed he would end up tearing it. The only iota of comfort he felt would be that his face would be mostly covered by the legionary visor they managed to find for him. He hid his armored mask under the flaps of the Justacorps. Under his fancy clothes he wore a tight knit long sleeve shirt and trousers, just in case he needed to take action and wouldn’t be left with nothing when the formal wear would inevitably be torn to shreds at even the lightest punch. Luna wore her bustle with grace, perfectly fit and proper, as if she were born to wear it. Her mask was a black laced visor with wine red flowers. She slapped his arm with a decorated fan at his grumbling. “Oh hush, you look dashing! I wish I could get you to wear things like this more often, you haven’t looked this stunning since our wedding day.”

“Frankly I could say you looked better after the wedding, but that’s a tad inappropriate at the moment.” Xiran joked sarcastically. Luna slapped him with the fan again. “I swear, only when we’re in public does Rhalgr make you brave enough to make such comments.” 

“Well, only with you, otherwise I’m talking to myself...” the sarcasm wasn’t letting up from Xiran’s voice. He felt it bad to even be there with the possibility of Cafard acting brash, and even more so with his wife also in attendance. They walked to the edge of the Hall under a balcony, Xiran’s eyes scanning the room. Every face covered by a mask. Some simple, others ornate and flamboyant. Lord Fortemps himself sat at a large dining table, elevated off the floor at the front of the room. With him was an attendant pointing out the various nobles and adventurers pouring into the room. Luna stood close to her husband and asked without looking, “So what’s the plan, love?”

Xiran looked at her an raised an eyebrow, thought barely noticeable over the visor. “Of the possible things that can happen tonight, you want to be eager? We shouldn’t be here.” He spoke with tension.

“Well, here we are, might as well make the best of it and deal with things as they happen. So what’s the plan?” She asked through grit teeth, faking a smile as to not attract attention from passing nobles and butlers with platters of drink and food. Xiran sighed and scanned the room again. The large room had guards standing at intervals along the walls, every side being watched. On his left was the serving table and kitchen. The explosion from the previous evening may not have stopped the festivity, but no chances were being taken. Xiran answered with the only thing he saw could be feasibly done, “We mingle.”

Luna stared at him, bemused. Xiran replied with a collected tone. “There’s eyes all over this Hall. Everyone here is being watched and noted for suspicious activity, including us. There’s no way to slip away unnoticed and trying to pick a fight in the middle of all this may as well be suicide. So we need to be subtle. And to do that, we mingle.” He held out his hand to take her’s. She looked at his hand, then smiled at him. “This might be the best idea you have all night, love,” she said with a hint of surprise. “Thank you, I most certainly try,” he responded.

Among the nobles were a few adventurers. A few they may have fought alongside, but that wasn’t the goal. They needed to listen and find any sort of pertinent information, however random. Luna’s ears twitched and turned, picking up pieces of different conversations. They walked slowly through the crowd as Luna tuned into different areas. She held the fan to her face to cover her focus, and Xiran smiled at passers-by, greeting others as they walked past. Luna then squeezed Xiran’s hand suddenly. He leaned over her slightly. Luna spoke in a hushed tone, “Behind me and left. Twenty yalms, older male...He mentioned Heath...” Xiran casually looked in the direction she mentioned. He spotted two of the staff standing past the open doorway into the kitchen area. The older man was a butler speaking to one of the maidens. He could make out the movement of his lips as Luna spoke what she heard, “Poor soul was just a boy, shot in the chest. In the bullet wound was a note that read ‘We Will Rise’. The knights are all a tizzy ‘bout it. So be careful going home, someone has it out for the nobles and they’re killing common folk too...” Luna began to shudder. Xiran put an arm around her to try an comfort her. She took a deep breath and squeezed his hand more softly. “I’m fine, really. I can’t believe he’d do that...he was just a lad...”

Xiran casually scanned the room again. No guards took notice to them yet. His gut twisted, instincts ablaze and screaming to leave. He gingerly guided his wife to the door. Luna pulled back. “Xiran, we just got here, we’ve barely gotten anything.” He faked a smile and whispered, knowing she would hear. “We Will Rise...doesn’t that seem even the slighest bit off-putting to you, on a night were some of the most important people in Ishgard are all in the same room? Get out of here, it’s not safe.”

Luna looked up at Xiran, afraid of what he was planning. “No, I won’t leave you.”

He gripped his wife’s arm firmly, “That wasn’t a request. This situation just got immensely unpredictable, even more than it already was. Go and try to see what you can find out about Heath, I need to find a way to get these people out.” He looked at his wife’s eyes, noting the worry in them. “I’ll be fine, please, go.”

Luna huffed slightly and nodded. She gave him a hug and made for the door, smiles and salutations to people as she walked by. Xiran waited until she was at the exit. She looked back at her husband and nodded. He gave a slight nod back and turned to Lord Fortemps. His report with the Lord wasn’t as strong as the Warrior of Light, but he knew him well enough to try something.

From his vantage point on the balcony, everyone in the Hall looked so minuscule. The mixing of bodies kept Cafard noticing anyone particular in the crowd, watching with his white gloved hands on an ornate black walking stick with silver trimmings. His wine red suit fit perfect on his towering frame, and a gold sun mask covered his face. He began to grow bored until a mountain of a man crept into his field of view. It was easy to tell this man was an adventurer, not even Ishgardian knights were as built as he. His Justacorps was far too small, how he fit into it was nothing short of a miracle. He was with a short miqo’te woman, holding hands and smiles, until they suddenly stopped in the middle of the hall. With everyone around them the guards certainly wouldn’t have noticed. Cafard watched them intently. He knows how to keep out of sight, even as large as he is, and he seems strong enough to handle himself. Could you be the new piece on the board? The miqo’te woman gave him a hug and walked away. He couldn’t see where she went under the balcony, so he fixed back to the Highlander. He walked to the front of the room through the crowd. Intrigued, Cafard walked down the stairwell to the corridor leading out of the Grand Hall. On the main floor, he noticed the miqo’te turn the corner towards the exit of the Lord’s house before turning into the Grand Hall. 

“Certainly, while I respect your concern I’m confident we will be fine, Mr. Rayne. Now please, enjoy the wine and the food, we’re here to celebrate your efforts as well as the past warriors. My son would be happy to see so many of you here.” Lord Fortemps sat in the large chair, his attendants setting the table for his family’s treats. Xiran was getting frustrated, standing across the table from him. “My Lord, I don’t think you understand, everyone here, including you could be in grave danger. His note said ‘We Will Rise.’ It’s the last day of the Rising and he’s already taken out a piece of the Brume, this hall could be next!”

Lord Fortemps’ face took a frown. “Mr. Rayne, I will not let you make a stampede in my home. Look around, there are guards all over this Hall and outside of it. If anyone would dare to try anything, they would certainly be stopped. Now if you be so kind as to step down, I have to address my guests.” Lord Fortemps pointed with an open hand and Xiran stepped back into the crowd. He keep his eyes peeled as the Lord stood and open his arms in welcome. “My Lords! My Ladies! And my adventurers of the realm! Welcome to this, the final day of the Rising celebration. While we here in Ishgard did not typically partake in it, as we were waged in bitter war with the Wrym, Nidhogg, we do so now to show our appreciation of the heroes that came to Ishgard’s aid in it’s greatest time of need...”

Xiran crept through the crowd to the middle of the hall as guest moved forward to listen. “Nerve of some nobles, eh? They just don’t want to care.” Xiran was startled by the Elezen’s sudden appearance at his right side. He was a full fulm taller than Xiran, and though thin, his frame gave away a man of considerable strength. Xiran could see his golden eyes, they seemed to shine even brighter thought the gold of the sun mask on his face. His dark suit was firmly out of place with the more neutral colors of everyone else.  “Some days I wonder if they even deserve their place. So many suffered for a thousand years because of their false war against the dragonkin. So many did their best to help, and with no recognition of their own. It’s almost infuriating, isn’t it?” He looked down to Xiran, reading what he could of the Highlander. He underestimated the sheer size of him from the balcony. Xiran’s instincts flared. The Elezen’s eyes, his voice, his demanor, all set of warnings in Xiran’s mind. Xiran didn’t think, he asked the first question that came to mind. “Enough to kill and innocent boy...?” he asked as calm as he could.

Cafard chuckled. “A tragic end for some here. The youth in the Brume want to have better lives, and there’s someone there that wants to take it for them. I suppose some sacrifices have to be made to achieve a grander accomplishment, don’t you think?” 

“No accomplishment is worth the lives of innocent men.” Xiran answered. 

Cafard scoffed. “Please, it shows you’re not from here. This is Ishgard, where the innocent are born into the corruption of the Holy See and raised to believe lies. If they give their lives in service to the Church they will be welcomed in Halone’s grace and be remembered in the Great Halls of the High Houses. Men that haven’t even sown their oats, dying for what? An old man’s lust for a power he couldn’t even control? And now for his bastard son that doesn’t deserve to even rule in interim until the old cronies decide what to do about our future. But, all is not lost. I have an idea...”

Xiran’s muscles tensed up. “And what might that be?”

Cafard smiled, sending a chill down Xiran’s spine. “Why, a revolution of course. A purge, if you will. Strip the High Houses of that which they hold dear and make them no better than the sods of the Brume that struggle day in and out. When they have as much of nothing as the rest, see how well they survive.” 

Xiran turned to face Cafard full frontal. “What if someone decided they don’t agree with you?” 

Cafard turned and faced him. “Then I’ll have to do more than blow up some houses to rid myself of them.” Xiran scowled at Cafard, who’s expression took a more serious turn. There was no hiding from each other now. “I’ve worked too hard to let some foreigner stop me. We will tear this city down, and from it’s ashes, rise to take what’s rightfully our’s.” The crowd applauded as Lord Fortemps ended his speech and a musical quartet took to playing their instruments. The men stared each other down as the crowd spread once again to enjoy the evening. Xiran scanned the area around Cafard, which made the Elezen smile again. “Oh no worries, dear boy, these people are safe tonight. It would be far too easy to take them all here, and it’s not killing them quickly I want. I want them to suffer, as I had to. As you will, too, if you stand in my way.” Cafard picked up his cane to make his way to the exit and Xiran followed, not wanting to miss a chance. 

Cafard’s long legs took him quickly down the corridor. Xiran trailed behind him as fast as he could. As Xiran turned the corner Cafard was walking out the door. He brushed past the attendants and followed Cafard at a safe distance, wanting to catch The Elezen at his roost. Through the Jeweled Crozier and down the stairs into Foundation, he lost sight of Cafard coming off the stairs. He had followed so quickly he didn’t even take off his visor. The silent snowfall made him weary. Xiran was worried he may have had someone watching, so he took to an alley and snaked through until he reached a dead end. The footsteps behind him confirmed his suspicions. He took off the visor and placed his armored mask before turning around. Before him stood six young men, a mix of Elezen and Hyur youths. All had dingy clothing, and a red armband on their left bicep. They held sticks in their hands, the points sharpened like rapiers. Xiran spoke calmly to them, as if trying to calm scared animals. “Come now, boys. You don’t have to do this. He’s already killed one of you and put it on display, how many more have to die before you realize he’ll sacrifice each and every one of you if he has to?”

The men walked forward slowly, sticks poised to attack. None responded to Xiran’s words. They were blind with devotion to Cafard’s cause. He wondered if Heath was the same, a young lost boy enamored with the cause Cafard gave them. Much like the boys of Ishgard’s forces Cafard spoke of, led to believe lies from the Holy See. The first boy to lunge forward was a midlander, his dirty blonde hair flying behind him as he ran. Xiran felt his heart drop, but he had to defend himself. He side stepped as the boy charged, driving his shoulder into the boy’s side and sending him crashing into the adjacent wall, knocking him unconscious. He heard the Justacorps tear like cheap parchment at the sleeve seams. Xiran took his stance with Fist of Fire, the Justacorps tearing more at the back. He reached under the collar and tore it off his body in one motion. His black shirt hugged his muscles, the wool fabric keeping them warm against the cold air. His breath spread wide in the cold through his mask. The next boy, an elezen, charged and jumped at Xiran. Xiran caught him with a kick to the stomach and sent him backwards. Two more Hyurs charged and Xiran caught their hands as they tried to stab, narrowly avoiding the points. He squeezed and twisted upwards causing the boys to scream and drop their weapons. He then pulled and stepped backwards, causing them to fumble forward and knock their heads together. Xiran let go of their hands and kicked them both with one sweeping kick. Like the first, they hit the wall with such force they fell to the ground clutching their heads. The last two Elezen boys hesitated as Xiran walked forward. One dropped his stick and ripped off the arm band as he ran away. The other stood frozen at how quickly his allies were dispatched. He dropped his weapon and took to his knees. “I’m sorry! Please don’t hurt me, please! He gave us food and a place out of the cold, said if we did whatever he said he would give us the city and whatever else we wanted! I’m just tired of starving, don’t hurt me!” Xiran felt sorry for the poor boys. They all likely felt like this one, sniveling and begging for something more than suffering. As much as Xiran wanted to give him forgiveness, someone else that wanted more was now dead, and Xiran wanted answers. Xiran reached down and grabbed the boy by the neck with one hand. He lifted the boy and pinned him to the wall, careful not to choke so the boy could speak. The boy grabbed Xiran’s arm for dear life, certain he wasn’t going to walk away in one piece. Xiran spoke in a low, almost growling tone. “You’re going to tell me everything you know.”

Xiran never heard someone speak so quickly in his life.

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LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO, I CAN’T RISK YOUR SAFETY

A/N: thanks everyone for all the love on these fics. Here is week 16 of the SPN HWC brought to us by the lovely & talented @thing-you-do-with-that-thing. This one is part 3 to week 5’s fic and im blessed to bring you all another part. Hopefully everyone is enjoying reading it as much as I am writing it. As always ignore any spelling/grammer errors and give it some love if it made your day.

Pairing: Dean x Sister!reader

Prompt: “Let’s ditch this place and do something fun.”

Plot: Between Wedding prep, cases, and being restricted in your outings for safety reasons, your life has become very dull and routine. Mary and you have become close friends, and she has been doing a phenomenal job keeping you occupied and helping with whatever you need. But your going stir crazy. What's worse is the demon activity has been increasing to the point where you have hardly seen in Dean in the last 3 weeks. Will things actually settle down at some point so the wedding can happen and you can spend time with your love? You would even settle for an hour with Dean, far away from all this hectic life stuff, just the two of you. But will that ever happen?

2 months have passed since your brother, the love of your life, pledged his love to you and proposed to you. Wedding preparations have been taking place in between cases, leaving almost no time for any fun, except the nights you spend in Dean's arms.

He has been extremely protective of you and your unborn child, but very supportive as well. You have also kept your word, being the "behind the scenes" hunter-turned-librarian while you are pregnant. Dean always has someone staying with you, even though the bunker is well protected and safe, especially after almost losing you and the baby.

Mary has been a huge help, often being the one volunteering to stay with you. She is excited about the wedding and the grandchild she will see in 5 months. Dean is planning to marry you before the child is born but it seems like every time a date is set something comes up.

What’s worse is this last couple weeks you've hardly seen Dean at all. Demon and monster activity have been so numerous that the guys are gone more than they are home. Even Cas has been away alot helping Sam and Dean. If not for Mary staying with you, you would be insane by now from loneliness. Bad enough you don't get to go anywhere anymore, or have any special dates with Dean.

You and Mary have been adjusting some dresses for you and finding some bigger shirts. Your tummy has started to show and consequently your regular clothes no longer fit as well as they used to. You knew it would happen eventually but it still frustrates you. A small part of you thinks Dean has been away so much because he thinks your big tummy is ugly. When he returns he doesn't ignore you or steer clear of you. Quite the opposite in fact.

Dean has been extremely attentive and affectionate towards you when he is home.

One day as you and Mary are looking at magazines for flower arrangements and dresses, she notices you are quieter than usual and comments,

Mary: "Hey YN, something wrong? You look like you just came across a pile of mutilated kittens."

You half giggle, half gross out.

Y/N: "Thankfully not in this lifetime. And I hope I never do. Just feeling kind of lonely lately. Don’t get me wrong Mary, you're probably the only thing keeping me sane when the guys are gone. But life just seems to be throwing case after case lately. I've hardly seen Dean more than twice in the last 3 weeks. I'm not allowed to hunt, I'm not even allowed to leave the bunker. I understand that Dean almost lost me and the baby but I'm gonna go stir crazy soon. I need a vacation or something. At this point I'd settle for an hour, just me and Dean, far away from all this. Have time alone with the man i love. I miss him when he's not here. Mary, do you think someone is trying to keep me and Dean apart so we can’t get married?”

Mary looks at you and sighs,

Mary: “whatever would make you think such a thing.”

You shrug and your hand drapes over your blooming belly.

Y/N: “everything is changing and Dean isn’t here to enjoy this with me. He is gone half the time and we still have to decide on the colors of his tie and tux and my dress and ugh it sucks being stuck inside and not seeing him.”

Mary: “hon don’t worry if something is gonna happen to dean we won’t let anything stop this wedding date from happening. Don’t worry we will do this one way or another. Either way you and Dean will be married before you give birth honey…”

You breathed deeply leaning back into the chair and allowing yourself to try and relax. Cas then popped in and sighed. You looked up at him and saw the blood on Cas’ face. You got up and went over to him helping him lean against the wall, Mary got up and went to grab the first aid kit.

Y/N: “Cas what happened to you?”

Cas: “I was helping the boys and they got stolen in a flash of darkness I barely escaped they disappeared. Y/N dean gave me this to give to you he wrote it just before he and Sam disappeared. Y/N I’m so sorry I promise we will find them we will find them and then I will marry you and Dean myself shortly after.”

You took the letter and opened it reading it outloud.

Y/N (reading the letter): “babe I need to write this to you, I seem to have dropped my phone something has been following me Sam and Cas for the last little while and right now I need to say this to you, from day one I have loved you and on your 17th birthday I felt more like a man than before. You are my world, my life, You’re my true love. If you get this it means me & Sam got separated from Cas. I give you permission to hunt but be careful. I don’t want you hurt. You will find baby on the side of route 66 where we found the lady in white. Please baby find us so I can marry you properly. I love you… follow the clues…”

For what seems like an eternity you stare at the letter, and your hands begin to shake. Mary immediately rushes to you, enveloping you in a warm hug as she takes the letter and reads it.

Placing the letter on the table she strokes your hair as you cry on her shoulder. Then she whispers,

Mary: "we will find them YN, i promise. Nothing will keep us from finding the boys, not even all of Hell. They will be fine. Those are two of the toughest guys I know."

Somehow her words comfort you enough to stop crying and focus.

Pulling out your phone you dial up a number that Was only to be used in dire emergencies. You are the only one with this number and the only one with permission to use it. 30 seconds after you hang up the phone,

Crowley shows up at the bunker door. Mary draws her gun but you stop her. Cas eyes Crowley suspiciously but you stop him as well. Stepping in front of the King of Hell, you face Cas and Mary.

Y/N: "Crowley is here to help us. I called him, because this is going to be dangerous and I need all the protection and help I can get. It isn't that I don't trust either of you, But rather that I don't want to take any chances. Better to be safe than sorry."

It was Cas who addressed the elephant in the room.

Cas: "Not that I don't agree with being more safe than sorry, but what makes you think we can trust Crowley? He always has an ulterior motive for everything he does and he has double crossed us before."

Crowley stepped forward.

Crowley: "Castiel, in this I have no other agenda except helping keep YN safe. When I helped you save her and the baby, I felt like I needed to be in call whenever she needed help. I don’t know how to explain the connection that formed. So after all the drama was over I pulled her aside and gave her my private number, saying she could ask for my help of she was desperate.”

You felt 3 sets of eyes on you 2 of which were shocked.

Mary: “Y/N I think I speak for me and a similar reaction from the boys when I say Y/N sweetheart what the hell were you thinking?”

Cas: “I second that Y/N why the hell would you accept help from Crowley? Seriously why would you hide this from any of us?”

You finally got the chance to speak after backing up to sit on the couch with Crowley on your left standing against the wall.

Y/N: “I did what I had to, I knew this life was dangerous so I put a plan in place a secret plan that kinda happened when Crowley offered his help. But he helped save me and the baby he really isn’t that bad of a person.”

Crowley: “look I know you both are on edge right now but think about how Y/N feels I mean she is in despair and right now needs help finding the boys now pull your heads out of your asses pack your stuff and lets find those boys. Now!”

Mary and Cas went to grab weapons and things as you sat there just rubbing your tummy.

Crowley: “I meant what I said love don’t let your own anger fuel you too much it can’t be good for the baby or you. Just don’t worry too much we will find them and save them. Then I will personally have whoever did this boiled in acid.”

Y/N: “well I like that idea so the sooner we find them the sooner I can watch the torment…”

Crowley: “well my dear you get a front row seat.”

You smiled lightly as you ran your hand once more over your belly.

Y/N: “Crowley do you think the boys are ok?”

Crowley: “sweetheart they are survivors nothing can hold those boys down.”

Meanwhile in a underground cellar in the middle of Arizona desert, Dean and Sam are just waking up from being clopped on the head.

Dean: “okay that’s it I’m through being torn away from my fiancé/sister/the love of my life. God why did this have to happen. Why did it have to happen now? I mean I have barely seen her and right now I’m sure she is feeling just as lost as I am.”

Sam comes up and puts a hand on his brothers shoulder and looks him right in the eye.

Sam: “don’t worry dean hopefully Cas got out of there and back to the bunker with the letter they will find us Dean I promise. Just sing, Dean sing to your hearts content help her find us.”

Dean was thinking about this now, of what song he could possibly sing what song could he sing in order to help you find them. The last song that played when you were together was off the radio in the impala, but it frustrated him that he could only remember this one part…

Dean (in song): “But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time I've got a list of names and yours is in red, underlined I check it once, then I check it twice, oh!”

The wind however small it was still carried it out the crack in the wall and all the way to Mary’s car where you were driving everyone else was sleeping. No one else was awake to hear the song that came through that window. Your instant response on a better day would have been to reply but right then you followed it to the place where dean had said the impala was.

Crowley spoke shortly after.

Crowley: “that’s a nice voice, I assume it isn’t yours.”

Y/N: “no its deans for a while now ive been able to communicate to him through the wind. We use it in situations like this. Right now I have a lead and this is the first time in weeks that ive heard his voice. He sounds weak. I can’t imagine what kind of torture he is being put through.”

Crowley: “don’t worry love, we will save him and moose, then you and squirrel can live happily ever after.”

Y/N: “so does this mean I have permission to run off and follow the song?”

Crowley looked at Mary and Cas as they searched the impala.

Crowley: “not without me darlin’ but I don’t entirely think that’s a wise decision at all.”

You only sat against the hood of the impala.

Y/N: “I know it’s not wise but I need to follow the song. I refuse to stop at a motel till we find them.”

Crowley: “I know your determined but you have to think about you and the baby. I say you let Mary or Cas even drive for a few hours and get some sleep. We will wake you when we reach the nearest town. We can set up camp in a motel for a bit, you know shower clean up relax.”

You sighed and nodded.

Y/N: “fine but whose gonna be my pillow if I’m not driving whose my pillow I’m pregnant I can’t just curl, I need to be flat. So whose my pillow prop.”

Cas: “I’ll do it if that’s ok with you?”

Y/N: “thanks Cas just umm grab my pillow out of my bag and I’ll just use dean’s spare flannel in the back.”

You went into the back of the impala and grabbed dean’s flannel, finding your voice once more you sang your plea. But in a different song.

Y/N (in song): “tell me how I’m supposed to breathe with no air, can’t live can’t breathe with no air, it’s how I feel whenever you ain’t there. It’s no air no air. Got me out here in the water so deep, tell me how you gonna be without me. If you ain’t here I just can’t breathe it’s no air, no air, no air air, no air air, no air air, no air air.”

At that moment you felt the wind carry your voice you felt it flying strong and true. No one knew about yours and dean’s talent well barely anyone knew only those who were around when it has been used. But that’s the inner circle.

Meanwhile Dean and Sam are being interrogated by some demons some of the same ones that came through the devil’s gate.

Demon 1: “where is your sister?”

Demon 2: “tell us you stupid Winchesters or we will skin you both alive.”

Dean & Sam spat at them and only gave them dirty looks.

Sam: “why would we tell you dirtbags anything?”

Dean: “family doesn’t give up the location of the rest of their family. Our sister will come for us and when she does she will kick both your asses.”

The demons chuckle and kick both Sam & Dean.

Demon 1: “it’s not just us…”

Demon 2: “that’s right it’s a army of us, we have our reasons for doing this. And right now we have orders to kill you and your sister. See we work for the person whose replacing Azazel even though Azazel is the one who let us out he is currently doing his penance in wherever that damn colt sent him. So we work for someone else. Someone of higher authority and he really wants yours and your sisters intestines on several sticks.”

The demons laugh and walk away leaving the boys in despair once more after throwing water at them. When the door shut everything broke and dean went to sleep that night with tears stinging his eyes.

Meanwhile Mary is driving the impala and right then you were fast asleep against cas’ side where your pillow was currently rested. It was like you were wandering without moving and it felt good to just relax your body.

Crowley: “steady heartbeats from both Y/N and the baby that’s a good thing it means she is actually relaxing.”

Mary: “why do you care about her anyway. I mean aren’t you the demon who oversees the majority of hell. Why would you help us?”

Crowley: “I care bout her cause I have seen what this kind of thing can do to a person. Right now I owe moose and squirrel a favor this is my payment back to them plus its my honor to help the fiancé of squirrel.”

Cas: “well don’t forget Crowley you and I both have a duty to Y/N we both saved her and the baby.”

Crowley: “yes I know but still I hear the heart beat and I feel this power like something stronger than me could be born from this.”

Cas closes his eyes and leans back.

Cas: “well good luck with that theory.”

You know you can track Dean with the wind, so as you rest, you let your mind wander, trying to find remnants of the song Dean sang. Suddenly you awaken with a strong gust of warm air, and all you can smell is Dean's cologne. You know exactly where the boys are!

Y/N: "I found them!"

You shout. You quickly explain to Cas, Mary and Crowley that there is an abandoned sewer station a couple miles south of your current location. Its underground for the most part with only one exit/entrance hidden in a large bush.

The four of you find the entrance as quickly as you can and get the door open. Cas goes in first with Mary close behind, to scout the immediate area. Once they have taken care of immediate threats, they call you and Crowley down. Its damp and smells like an outhouse. You make a comment.

Y/n: "Man, this place must be shit-full of demons. It reeks worse than a family of skunks!"

Then you glance apologetically at Crowley,

Y/N: "Present company excluded."

Crowley chuckles.

Crowley: "No offense taken."

The odor becomes quite strong however, the further you go in the tunnels. You have to concentrate alot just to keep from throwing up everything you ate that morning. Cas notices your discomfort and touches your forehead. The nausea goes away instantly and you whisper your thanks.

You hear the conversation between the demons and your brothers, and all it makes you want to do is charge in there and smash heads.

Mary whispers in your ear,

Mary: "On three we take those bastards down. We still have the element of surprise."

She pauses and looks over at Cas and Crowley, who nod and wait. Mary continues.

"One...Two...Three!"

Crowley sends the door flying across the room, decapitating one demon and smashing another against the wall. Mary runs in and begins slicing and taking more down. Cas does single exorcisms to avoid knocking out Crowley, who is doing his job quite well.

With his help you get to the cage where Sam and Dean are waiting, though they are rather shocked to once again find Crowley helping.

You pick the lock and open the door. Dean rushes towards you and picks you up in his arms for a huge hug. His lips crush your own as he kisses you, and you return the greeting with the same ferver.

Dean whispers

Dean: "Oh god, I missed you so much."

You feel tears forming and beginning to run down your face.

Y/N: "I missed you too! I'm so glad your ok! I love you Dean!"

Crowley interrupts.

Crowley: "Well, as beautifully disgusting as this reunion was, I suggest we vacate this place before we get overrun by minions."

Dean holds you close to him as you all agree with Crowley, and make your way out.

As you approach the tunnel, a large number of demons appear and block your path. The six of you don't hesitate for more than 3 seconds before charging in. Before long most of them are dead or exorcised.

No one notices the three greater demons standing off to the side until Sam spots them and charges at them. One of the demons flicks a finger and sends Sam flying across the open area. Mary draws her gun and gets 2 shots in that demon, but it doesn't even come close to killing him.

The second demon does the same to Mary that the first did to Sam. Before Dean can even try he is sent flying into Sam, causing both to collapse. The three demons turn towards you and speak.

Greater demons: "YN, you and your unborn child will come with us! Lucifer has great plans for you. Leave quietly and your family will not be harmed."

Cas and Crowley both come to stand between you and the demons.

Cas/Crowley: "That is never going to happen, you ugly pieces of shit! Not as long as my associate and I still stand."

Crowley’s voice is so menacing and deadly-sounding even you are momentarily frightened. Cas isn't phased at all and seconds Crowley’s statement.

Crowley: "No one will harm YN without going through us."

Demon 3 throws a fireball hot enough to melt stone but Crowley easily deflects it and destroys it. Cas throws a celestial blade at that demon but it ducks out of the way. You aren't being paid much attention to and you manage to throw an angel blade at demon 2 while his back is turned.

Y/n: "Take that shithead!"

You shout and watch demon 2 turn to ash.

The fun doesn't last long though as demon 1 charges at you.

Demon 1: "You killed my brother!"

She says before lunging at you with her knife. Crowley pushes you out of the way and takes the blade in his side. He doesn't go down right away but instead sends the bitch flying across the room while he regains his momentum and pulls the knife out.

Just as Crowley is about to retaliate, he suddenly lets out a terrifying scream and crumples to the ground. You bend down to see what happened and notice his complexion is pale and his skin is burning to the touch.

You glare at the 2 remaining demons.

Y/N: "What the hell did you do? Why are you even doing this? What could Lucifer possibly think he's going to accomplish by hurting and killing everyone I care about, and then kidnapping me?"

Demon 3 laughs and turns to face you. His voice sends chills down your spine as he answers your questions.

Demon 3: "Well my dear. I find your questions entertaining enough to answer them. Let's see...I poisoned my blade with holy water and Angel blood. Your bodyguard is being burned from the inside out. Quite excruciating actually. Lucifer wants everyone you love and care about of the way so that when he takes you as his bride and raises your child as his own, there won't be anyone to stop him. Together you will breed a new army, powerful, strong, and unstoppable."

Your hands begin to glow and before the demons have a chance to react you send them into the wall with a strength never seen before in anyone.

Y/n: "The day that bastard even thinks of touching me will be the day I slice his heart out of his chest and feed it to him."

You say in a low menacing tone. At that moment, Dean, who is getting up off the floor, says,

Dean: "No one, and I mean NO ONE will ever touch YN except me. NEVER! Not as long as I draw breath."

Crowley, between painful groans, says

Crowley: "I second that. While I still live, no one will harm YN or the baby."

You look down at Crowley and smile at his loyalty to you. The baby stirs inside you, almost painfully, and begins to glow. The light flows to your hands as you hear your child's voice tell you to help Crowley.

Placing your hands on his wound, you close your eyes and relax as the light goes into his skin, closing the gash and draining the poison from his body. Color comes back to his face and Crowley comes to and sits up, surprised to be alive and healthy.

You smile as you hear more from your baby and as Crowley looks at you incredulously you tell him.

Y/N: "She knew you were hurt and that you were dying. She wanted to help you the way you helped her. She has chosen you to be her Godfather, although you can’t teach her anything evil or demonic."

Everyone stares at you during this revelation, especially Dean, who comes over to help you up after healing Crowley. The two demons are also taken back with this news.

Dean looks at Crowley and says,

Dean: "I swear dipstick, of you ever harm my kid you will be floating in the dead sea with your balls stuffed in your mouth and your ass up your nose. Are we clear?"

Crowley answers.

Crowley: "Crystal. And I couldn't even if I wanted to. This bond we formed would kill me as well if I ever harmed her."

All six of you, now standing together, turn and face the remaining 2 demons. As Sam & Mary regain slow reconciousness and voice their opinions.

Sam: “neither of you will get ahold of my sister as long as we are around.”

Mary: “she is like my child and she is carrying the grandchild that I never thought I’d live to see, we wont let you evil demonic bitches get ahold of her. You will not lay another hand on her ever again.”

You turn to dean and you whisper…

Y/N(in a whisper): “maybe if I sing I can keep them in a hold sort of use my psychic crap one time to save our lives…”

Dean leaned in to say his reply.

Dean: “sweetheart siren away I find it hot so do it and then I will start the exorcism.”

Y/N: “short ‘n’ sweet babe..”

Dean: “you know it baby..”

You started humming which immediately almost caught the attention of the demons especially when you were standing in view behind Cas & Crowley. The 2 demons tried to charge through but Crowley had put up a barrier immediately as soon as you came up behind them. Now with dean having helped sam & mary up all of who now are standing along side you, your humming intensified as Dean caught your nod.

Y/N: “now do it now…”

Dean: “exorciamus te omnis immundus spiritus omnis satanica potestas omnis incursio infernalis adversarii omnis congregatio et secta diabolica ergo draco maledicte ecclesiam tuam secure tibi facis libertate servire te rogamus audi nos.”

Those demonic bitches were toast but just as the barrier was dropped to try and make your daring exit, an entire army now stood between you and your exit. You gathered everyone in a huddle.

Y/N: “look ok everyone needs to keep a level head with this ok now here is how we get out. Cas & Crowley your paired up together you can clear the rest of this place and set it to blow. Sam & Mary your partnered up im with Dean we all go in and we fight our way out. We are all family and today we fight as one body mind & soul. Now pick your weapon and get ready cause this will get bloody really quickly. Cas make it rain holy water & Crowley barrier yourself. Lets kick some demon ass.. for the love of family…”

You raised your hand in the air as you finished your speech.

Everyone else (cas mary Crowley dean & sam): “for the love of family.”

Cas & Crowley snapped into the corridors and oiled everything gassed it and made everything flammable as Cas made it rain holy water the demons were screaming. But they were still fighting none of them had jumped out of their meat suits yet.

You started to vocalize again, you could feel the demons fighting against your power but you didn’t care at that moment you were giving it your all. You waved everyone forward you all charged into attack. You even joined in against Dean’s wishes but he did give you permission to come into the field what was he expecting.

Y/N: “I hate demons they are everywhere…”

Dean: “its part of opening the devils gate…”

Y/N: “member when it was just us hunting vamps and we sliced those heads we burned them chopped them up…”

Dean: “we turned it into a dance of sorts didn’t we?”

You nodded and stabbed another demon.

Sam: “wait a minute you guys danced while killing vamps. That’s just a bit messed up…”

Dean: “pardon me but our sister can dance.”

Sam: “don’t you mean your fiancé dean?”

Dean looked at you like he was sorry and you spun round behind him stabbing another demon as you kissed Dean on the nose.

Y/N: “its ok dean I forgive you. Now keep going its working. Sam can you…”

Sam caught onto what you wanted right away.

Sam: “ya forsure I will do my best…”

Sam stood still and concentrated for a few seconds before the demons started to cough up black smoke. You vocalized a little louder than before and watched them all struggle harder. Suddenly it was like a massive gassing of the room bodies started thudding against the ground you all made your ways to cas and Crowley who were getting ready to send Alistair packing.

You and Sam took stance on either side and voiced a scene of powers as you all made him burst. Then you turned towards them and sighed.

Y/N: “there is no valid exit point here people Crowley & Cas get us and the impala back to the bunker please now.”

After the fight, just before Dean says the tag line, he stops and looks at the reader with his head tilted and with a crazy half smile on his face as he says,

Dean: "Her? We're going to have a baby girl? Babe thats the happiest news you could give me today. By the way, shes not dating till she's 90."

Everyone erupts into hysterical laughter. Then Dean says

Dean: "Let's ditch this place and do something fun. Anyone want to go to a wedding? I know this Gorgeous young woman who has been without me Long enough. I think it’s time to marry her tonight, and take her on a long well deserved vacation. Who's with me?"

The reader looks at Dean with a huge smile and leaps into his arms.

Y/N: "Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!"

You all arrive back at the bunker and you go to the bedroom and you pack your stuff and you pack dean’s too. Before grabbing your flip flops and throwing them on and walking out the door and back to where Cas and Crowley were standing with dean.

Dean: “hey babe we all packed.”

Y/N: “yep and I have a dress for the ceremony. It’s wonderful and sexy and that’s the description of my wedding dress.”

You giggled as dean took the bag from you and placed it on the ground coming behind you to sit down with you on his lap as you heard the footsteps of Mary and Sam coming down the hall dressed for a destination wedding.

You looked confused as to what exactly the nature of this wedding was. You didn’t care you would be hitched to the man who made your life worth living. You let him hold you as Crowley sighed.

Crowley: “ok ok lets get going. We don’t want to be late.”

Dean: “honey we are going to a really romantic spot. Where not only we can marry properly nothing big or extravagant just something small and intimate.”

Cas: “are we all ready to go?”

You & dean nodded you were so sure how much you wanted this. You needed this moment like months ago but now it was happening and you were ready to be surprised. Cas & Crowley together transported the 6 of you to the RIU PALACE PUNTA CANA in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

Your eyes marveled at the sight laying before you. The view and everything as your bags were transported along with you to a room where you were alone with Crowley and Mary.

Crowley: “ok so moose cas and squirrel are in a different area getting ready we will meet them at the ceremony location which sweetheart its gonna be amazing now ill go onto the deck and you call me back in when your ready.”

Mary and you watched as Crowley went out onto the deck and you watched his suit color change from black to white and you knew something was changing maybe it was everything that had happened. Whatever it was you were grateful for it.

Mary pulled out your dress and you smiled. You both had fun doing your hair and a little bit of makeup and putting on your dress then your flipflops.

Y/N: “Crowley you can come back in now.”

Crowley came back in and you watched his reaction turn from one of a straight face to a look of happiness. He approached you and took your hand spinning you round gently.

Crowley: “love you look amazing. You look beautiful.”

Y/N: “thank you. Crowley would you walk me down the aisle, please?”

Crowley leaned down and kissed your hand before straightening back up with a slight smile.

Crowley: “Y/n it would be my honor.”

Then cas popped in and smiled at the sight of you.

Cas: “Y/N you look radiant its time our gazebo is ready and the view is perfect.”

Cas waved his hands and all of you were in front of the gazebo and waiting your que to enter mary walked with cas up the aisle and in. you stood with Crowley suddenly nervous. What were you a chicken about to be slaughtered? You had nothing to be nervous about although you had every right to be happy and excited.

You had every single right to be whatever emotion. You had every right to feel anything you wanted to. You not only were getting married, but also you were pregnant and hormonal. You linked your arm to his and smiled.

Crowley: “sweetheart you will do just fine and don’t worry I wont let you fall.”

You chuckled and let out a small sigh of relief as you heard the music start. You and Crowley slowly made your way up the aisle. You were starting to tear up but you didn’t care. You had every right to cry, it was your day. Your special day. It had come and thanks to the help of everyone you were happy as could be.

You & Crowley finally reached the top where Crowley kissed your cheek and passed you off to dean. As cas stepped up and started to speak.

Cas: “ladies and gentlemen we are gathered here for a wedding that joins these 2 lovely people in marriage. As the sun sets these 2 would like to recite their vows and be joined in the sight of the hosts of heaven, earth and hell alike.”

Cas made 2 rings appear and you smiled taking the ring that was meant for dean and slowly sliding it on his finger.

Y/N: “Dean, you have changed my life. Literally turned my world around from the moment you gave me the most amazing gift ever on my 17th birthday to now I have loved the man you are and continue to be. Even though not everyone approved at first, we have the support of many on our side. Our family is growing but that’s the thing is family isn’t about blood it’s about surrounding yourself with those who care for you. You taught me that. I promise on this day to love, honor, and cherish you in sickness and health for better or worse for richer or for poorer till death do us part. I love you so much.”

You fully slid the ring on his finger as he kissed your cheek and took your ring and slowly slid it on your finger.

Dean: “babe you turn my world around. Everyday a new adventure and many more to come. I’m honored to have been your first love. I am honored yet still to keep your heart next to mine. Now its official your never getting rid of me now. Not like you could if you wanted to. It’s not who we are underneath but what we do that defines us. And babe we gotta work on your taste in music, seriously your ringtone babe it needs to change. It creeps me out everytime your phone rings. I mean don’t get me wrong its catchy but its creepy. But oh, look what I did I married my sister. I love you so much babe till death do us part and all that good stuff.”

Dean said finishing to slide your ring on your finger. As cas cleared his throat and continued.

Cas: “now I pronounce you husband and wife. Dean you may kiss your bride.”

Dean took you dipping you slightly and kissing you ferociously. Everyone that was there cheered. You both broke the kiss after several minutes.

Cas: “may I proudly present for the first time Mr and Mrs Winchester.”

Everyone continued to cheer. After that you and dean walked back up the aisle and you went to finish watching the sunset. You kept thinking about all you had been through and from day one it seemed like this day would never have come if you hadn’t told dean what your soul desire was for your birthday.

You didn’t even notice there was a party going on you had walked back to the hotel and your room to take a well deserved vacation you though remembered to tell cas to bring you back in 3 weeks.

[theonewithwaytoomanyfandoms]

I dont know if this is a weird prompt or not but how about rosvolio where benvolio helps rosalin dress and act like a guy in order to sneak out somewhere and shes just acting all 'macho' just to mess with him bonus points for benvolio saying "this wont work you're too pretty to be a man" and shes like "then what kind of man r u?" Ben's like "did you just insult me or compliment me?" idk im weird

BenvolioMontague was quickly becoming more stressed as the night wore on.  It seemed as though this was his constantstate of being in the weeks leading up to his wedding.  Before, this was because the woman he was tomarry and he were diametrically opposed in every way possible.  Lady Rosaline was not only a Capulet, but anirritable and headstrong woman at that. Bickering and stewing at every turn, it seemed as though the pair wouldnever get along.  Now however, thingswere different.  Rosaline still drove himcrazy, but in a different way.  They werefriends, yet every headstrong thing that she did still set him alight withirritation.  This was mostly due to worryabout her safety, health, and general well-being.  But of course he did not mention that. Benvolio was perfectly content to let herthink he was simply annoyed with her.  Hedid not think he could quite stomach the teasing he would get from her if hewas irritable simply due to his constant worry. He knew she could take care of herself. Yet when someone weaved their way into Benvolio Montague’s heart in anycapacity, he worried for them no matter their capabilities.  

 Thiswas one such time in which his worry was giving way to such irritability.He was currently trying to reason with a verystubborn Lady Rosaline while still attempting to whisper, as he hadincidentally climbed up her window and was in the den of vipers in order totalk to her.  Her stubbornness was nothelping when he was one wrong move from being flayed alive by a Capuletblade.  

 “Thiswill never work”

 “Nonsense,Benvolio. Of course it will.  And thesooner we step to this plan, the sooner we can get out of this room, and thesooner you will be able to stop nervously looking at my bedroom door as if thedevil himself was about to burst forth!” Rosaline countered, her face set.

 “Iam telling you, my lady, I am not helping you dress as a man in order for us togo investigating the madness in this city. For one, you will never be able to pull it off. And even if you do, thestreets are still dangerous. Two of our kinsmen were slain just today, and westill do not know who was behind their deaths!”

 “Thatis precisely why we are doing this!  Wehave to bring peace to this city and we both know that the wedding alone isn’tgoing to do that.  Benvolio, I will becareful, I promise.  This is why I amdressing as a man. No one will know I am me. ‘Tis safer this way. And I want tohelp. I need to have closure for Juliet, and Romeo as well.  I must do this. I must.”

Benvoliosighed.  She looked so earnest and painedthat he could not help but to go along with her plan of insanity.  He would be lying to himself if he said hedid not want to find the true aggressor in Verona in order to put his cousin atpeace at last.  But he was still wary ofher idea of disguise.  

“Alright.  Let us go on with this insane endeavor, mylady. But, I still do not think this will work.”

“Whyever not?” Rosaline exclaimed indignantly.

“FairRosaline, you are much too pretty to be a man,” he smirked.  

Benvolioknew he was in trouble when she put a smug grin on her face and had that lookof mischief in her eyes, the same one that she used when telling him that shecould get them out of their wedding. (They of course had abandoned all thought of not getting married, buttheir scheming ways were still quite present). His fears were then shortly confirmed.

“IfI am too pretty to be a man Signor, then what kind of man are you?”

Benvoliohad never felt so flustered in his life. Was that an insult to his manhood or a compliment to the way she foundhis look to be?  Rosaline would nevercease to confuse him.

“Ibeg your pardon, my lady! I do not understand what you are trying to accomplishhere, but the hour is growing late and we really should be going…”  At this point, he was making any excuse tostop her from smirking at him like she had won the world over him.  He begrudgingly admitted that she had wonthis battle of wits.  

“Letus be off, Rosaline.  Quickly take theseand we will see what the night has for us.”

Rosalinetook his proffered tunic, hose, and doublet and went to change behind herdressing screen.

“Wemust scout out where this villain was seen last.  He cannot be allowed to get away with thesenseless destruction of Verona as he did during the betrothal ceremony-…”

Benvoliostopped talking as Rosaline stepped out from behind the dressing screen in hisborrowed clothes.  He clenched his jawand swallowed hard. There was somethingabout her in his clothes that he could not describe.  Her frame, usually accentuated with her fancydresses, was prominently exposed in his simple tunic and pants.  He found that he could not look away.  She was always beautiful, but this made herbeautiful in yet another way.  He cursedeverything under the sun.  How was thisplan going to work?  She was much toopretty to be disguised as a man, even with her hair up in a blue ribbon inorder to make her hair seem shorter.  Yetall of this did not seem to matter to Rosaline as she prepared to climb downthe balcony before him.

“Areyou coming?  Or are you going to wait formy sister to come in the morning and scream for the guards to gut you like afish?”

Heshook himself out of his stupor.  “Veryfunny, Rosaline.  Of course I am coming. Butdo not say anything if this does not work. We are coming straight back here if you are even close to beingidentified.”

“Fearnot, Montague.  I can be as much ascoundrel as any Capulet man I would wager.”

“Hmm.Let us hope that it does not come to that Capulet.  I would hate to have to trade blows with youtonight, being a Montague scoundrel,” he grinned, jesting as he did when heintentionally wished to get a rise out of her.

“Enoughtalk, you self-proclaimed scoundrel.  Letus complete this task,” Rosaline said, in no way unsettled at his predictablebarb.

“Afteryou, my beloved,” Benvolio gestured as they fled out into the Veronanight.  

Asthe couple began to gather information from the more seedy characters in thefair city, Benvolio continuously worried that Rosaline would bediscovered. Yet she covered her trackswell, playing the part of a nobleman a little too well, copying his steps andspeech pattern so much it was almost unnerving. Benvolio was at least grateful that by the time he had returned her toher window, she had pulled off the entire ordeal while gathering important informationabout their villain.  

“Ihope I was man enough for you tonight, Benvolio,” she smirked.

“Ido not know how we pulled that off, my lady. You are still too pretty to be a man.”

Shegrinned as she came close to his side. “As I said before, Benvolio Montague,” shesaid, unnervingly close as she inched closer to his lips, “what kind of mandoes that make you?”  With that, she shutthe balcony windows on him, effectively bidding him good night.

Itwasn’t until halfway back to the Montague palazzo that he realized that she hadnever given him back his clothes.  Itwasn’t until he hit his pillow that he decided that he didn’t particularlycare.  

[elliotthezubat]

DEATH CITY DAYS CHAPTER 47

weddings, C3, and stray dogs

SIDE NOTE; the ‘kyouka’ shown here is kyouka izumi, while the ‘kyouka’ in all previous parts is kyouka jirou, who will be refered to as ‘jirou’ from here on out.

Medusa: "!!! The tiny reaper?" milia: !!! -something emerges from his back- pandora: surprise bitch. i bet you thought you'd seen the last of us~ Medusa: *narrows her eyes, preparing to summon a snake--* milia: *SCREAMS* Mad!Kid: *already in front of Milia, a hand along her neck* "..." milia: Q~Q Mad!Kid: "Shhh...You're too loud..." milia: Q____Q pandora: nervous, deary~? Medusa: *glaring* "What brings you back, Pandora?" pandora: oh? so you recognize me? and that previous comment wasnt even directed at you~ [[pandora: enjoying the story dearies~?]] Medusa: *aims arrow* "I know it wasn't to me: I'm not afraid of some blob..." pandora: oh~? is that right~? Medusa: *steely stare...as she tightens her grip on the arrow...* pandora: jeez, so hostile... Medusa: "Why are you here?" pandora: hiding out from DWMA brats. Medusa: "...I can relate." pandora: perhaps we may form some alliance? Medusa: "...What's your angle? What do you want?" pandora: ever heard the term 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend'? Medusa: "...Yes..." ("And I know when to watch my back...") "I suggest you meet Ponera..." pandora:...very well. -elsewhere- Relan: "??? You look...different." nozomi: how so? Relan: "A little relaxed, I guess?" nozomi: ah. Relan: *small smile* "Maybe you feel more at ease here?" nozomi:...i guess. *faint smile* Relan: "Same..." *looks at a new photograph on the wall* -elsewhere- Assi: *rubbing his nose* "Ow..." mana: jeez, what happened? Assi: "I went face-first into a door...Or the door went into me..." -elsewhere- Karim: *tapping his fingers on the table* dia:..?? Karim: "Dull." dia: how so? Karim: "No mission. Not even exercises..." -elsewhere- Patty: "Big honking ring..." liz: *smiles* Patty: "So, how's the planning going?" liz: doing great. *smiles* Patty: "Soooooo...You gonna give me a good seat at reception?" liz: wouldnt have it any other way. *ruffles her hair* Patty: "Hee hee!" *hug* "You'll still be my big sis, right?" liz: of course! i'll always be your sister. Patty: *smiles* "Same, Sis." -elsewhere- Shotaro: "Mana, you seen the laundry detergent?" mana: it should be on the dryer. Shotaro: "Oh, okay. I was wondering because it was all empty and--" *Suds appear under the door* Shotaro: ._. mana: ah hell. Shotaro: *opens the door* "Who did this?" -elsewhere- Hibana: "...I'm about ready." gabriella: glad to hear. ^^ *in an evening gown* Hibana: *smiles, opens her arms to her* -elsewhere- Arthur: *yawn* -a few days later- -somewhere, in the darker regions of the woods, somewhere in japan...- ???: "I knew I shouldn't have taken this shortcut..." -an old abandoned shrine is up ahead. ???: "??? Maybe I can get some shelter for a bit..." *approaches* -no one is there- ???: *looks around* "Odd design..." -something is heard a few feet away- ???: ._. "..." ("Maybe it is just an animal...") vagrant: *trying to find shelter* ???: "!!!" *hides* vagrant: *enters* ... ???: *watching* "...H...H..." vagrant: ?? *looks around* ???: "H-Hello..." vagrant: ?! y-you?! y-you're...you're supposed to be dea- *CRUNCH* vagrant: *SCREAMING* ???: *remembering something...* "...I hunger..." *reaches into the Vagrant's chest* vagrant: *SCREAMS OF PAIN* ???: "There..." *pulls out the Vagrant's soul* "..." *sneers* "Yes..." vagrant: *laying dead with a frozen look of horror on their face as blood pools around them* ???: *inhales* "I feel invigorated..." *opens his mouth to consume the soul..." -elsewhere- Black Star: *bolts up* tsubaki: *sound asleep* Black Star: *slight shiver* ("What was that...?") -it's still dark out, early morning- Black Star: *sits up...tries to leave the bed quietly* tsubaki: zzz... Black Star: *exits for the kitchen, getting a glass of water* ("Just a dream...") otogiri: cant sleep? Black Star: "Oh, hey...No." otogiri:...did you want to talk about it? Black Star: "...Nightmare. Someone who looked familiar..." otogiri: ah. Black Star: "...Kinda looked like me..." otogiri: *listening* Black Star: "He was...ripping someone's chest open." otogiri: !....*listening* Black Star: *shudders* "Just...creepy...Like a kishin..." otogiri:...it's alright. it was only a nightmare. Black Star: "...Right." *nods, sips again on his water* "Th-Thanks for letting me talk about it...Just...Don't tell Tsubaki." otogiri: i wont say anything. tsubaki: *she heard it all* .... *goes back to bed* Black Star: "Thanks..." *sets his glass down* "...Think I'll go outside, watch the sunrise..." otogiri: *nods* Black Star: *steps outside, watching the horizon* "..." -later in the day- Black Star: *stretching* "Done with workout..." soul: *phew* Black Star: "You were kind of slow out there, bro." soul: guess ill just try harder then. Black Star: "You better, or you won't be able to dodge!" *playful jab* soul: *dodge* Black Star: "Huh. Better!" *slap on the back* soul: hehe. Black Star: "...Can I ask you something?" soul: like what? Black Star: "Nightmares..." soul: *listening* Black Star: "...I dreamt I ripped someone open..." soul: yikes... Black Star: "Yeah...Don't tell Tsubaki...I'm not sure why I had that dream..." soul: i wont say a word. Black Star: "...Am I going mad?" soul: not sure...maybe we should see a shrink or something? or maybe those rooms that let you see in your subconscious? those rooms are trippy. Black Star: "This isn't one Stein recommended, is it?" Black Star: "..." -elsewhere- Victor: *still asleep in bed* -phone rings- Victor: *still lies down in bed--his hand swings out, knocking some items off his nightstand before he finds his phone and answers* "Hello...?" scarlet: find anything yet? Victor: "...Oh, hey, Red. Um...Sure, I found things." scarlet: care to elaborate? Victor: "Well, I learn Nozomi likes reading--" scarlet: NOT THAT! Victor: "...Oh! You mean what holes I found around here? Well, I know one way..." scarlet: oh? Victor: "And I think it's through the ones near Shinra..." scarlet: *listening* Victor: "He values his friends...he wants to protect them...so having someone near them means he has to stay in line..." -elsewhere- Ponera: 0____0 *loud scream* grimoire: ?!?! Mad!Kid: "??? You act as if you have never seen someone like me before..." shaula: whats the shini-brat doing here?! WHAT DID HE FUCKING DO TO HIS MOUTH?! Ponera: "WHY IS THERE A BLACK BLOB HANGING AROUND HIM?!" pandora: rude, i have a name you know. *pouts* grimoire:... <oh damn it all.> pandora: hello again grimoire~ ^^ grimoire: demon. Ponera: *gulps* "Gr-Grimmy? This is...that thing you mentioned?" grimoire: which thing? Ponera: "Th-That horrifying hell-blob thing! What else?!" grimoire: oh. yeah, that would be the thing. pandora: after all we've been through and this is how you treat me? so rude. i have no idea how index can even stand you, let alone obsess with you. Ponera: "...What do we do, Grim? That thing is creepy and has a bad aura..." Medusa: "..." pandora: i think you'll find having us around would be....quite...beneficial~ shaula: HOW DID SHE EVEN POSSESS THE SHINI-BRAT?! pandora: it's quite a funny story actually~ Mad!Kid: -_-; "Not that funny...Now, you, the one with the weird eyes: show us to a room." shaula: well you heard them blondie. milia: *pouts* Mad!Kid: *sneer* Medusa: "Hmph. Pandora, you will be troublesome..." milia: *trembling and hides behind nals* pandora: i'll behave, i promise~ Nals: *just stares in confusion* Medusa: "I've heard that before..." grimoire:..... Ponera: *hiding behind Grimoire* Mad!Kid: *stares at Milia* "...Do you have blood?" milia:...yes...whhhyyy? Q-Q;; Mad!Kid: *licks his lips* "I hunger..." milia:...would you like some tea and cake? QwQ;;;; Mad!Kid: "Blood cake?" milia: Q____Q Medusa: "Make your child behave, Pandora." pandora: not this one my vessel...not yet. Medusa: *frowns* -elsewhere- Kid: *shuddering* stocking: kid? is everything ok? Kid: "J-Just...felt a chill up my spine." stocking:...*holds him close* Kid: *holds her* "Thank you..." -elsewhere- Belkia: "Hello!" ayami: ^^ Belkia: *puts his hand up his sleeve--pulling out a bouquet* "Ta-da! How are you?" ayami: *smiles* good. i'm looking forward to summer vacation. Belkia: "Any plans?" ayami: not really. maybe i could visit you guys more often? Belkia: *nod nod* "That would be nice..." *whispers* "Just avoid Sham..." ayami: ?? Belkia: "He's been all kinds of crazy. He tried to kill a deer!" ayami: that's awful! Belkia: *nods* "I think someone's gotten into him. At least the deer got away..." -elsewhere- Konro: *pouring the soup* "Enjoy!" hinata: thank you~ hikage: thanks for the food! Konro: "You're welcome!" *passes another bowl* "Plenty to go around." -elsewhere- Kepuri: "...The food is burnt?" -elsewhere- Meme: "...What are you wearing?" ao: there's an event at the shrine. i've been asked to help out. Meme: "Oh, neat! It's gonna be fun?" ao: depends on who you ask i suppose. Meme: "Want some company?" ao: you're all welcome to visit. ^^ tsugumi: cool! -elsewhere- Kishiri: *has a black eye* "..." hanako: *giggles* Kishiri: "Ouch...That's not funny, kid..." -elsewhere- justin: *humming* Giriko: "??? What you happy about?" justin: good morning~! i brought some presents for the baby! actually, it's the sisters who picked them out, im just delivering them. ^^ Giriko: "Oh? What did you get?" justin: just the basics. food, teething rings, things like that. Giriko: "Oh...Well, that's cool. Thanks..." justin: ^^ -elsewhere- Arthur: *reading* -elsewhere- white haired boy: *laying on the ground* im gonna die at this rate... Crona: *shudders* "Doppelgangers..." white haired boy: um...could you spare me some money, miss? Crona: "??? 'Miss'? S-Sorry, I don't carry that much money--" *turns to face the boy* .____________. white haired boy:....um....is something wrong? Crona: "WHY DID YOU STEAL MY FACE?!" white haired boy: i-i didnt steal anything, ma'am! Crona: *grips his shoulders* "WHO ARE YOU?! WHAT DO YOU WANT?!!" white haired boy: !!! *runs off* -later that evening- white haired boy: what do i do...maybe i should mug the next person who comes up...*hears something* *peeeeeks* Bicyclist: *biking by* white haired boy:... *frowns* no way i could catch up... *hears something and ducks.... peeeeek* Honda: "Faster, troops! Takeru, pick up those legs!" takeru: yes sir! white haired boy: Q_Q if i took on a fire brigade i'd die... *Something is floating by in the river* white haired boy: ?? huh? -is that.... A PERSON?!- white haired boy:.....darn you morality! *goes in after them* ???: *blub blub blub* -a few minutes later- white haired boy: oh crap, what do i do, heimlich? mouth to mouth? do i call 911? Drowning Man: "Y-You..." white haired boy: ah! he's alive! are you alright sir? Drowning Man: " 'Alive'? ...Tsk. You interrupted me?" white haired boy: interrupted? o.o; Drowning Man: "I was trying to jump to my death and drown--and you interrupted. Tsk." white haired boy: seriously?! O_O;;; Drowning Man: "Yes. My goal is to commit suicide, simple and clean." *stares at him* "...Man, you look emaciated." white haired boy:.... O_______O;;; uhhh.... (thinking: WHAT IS WITH THIS CITY?!?!) Drowning Man: "You need food. My treat?" white haired boy: yes please. (thinking: i just accepted it without thinking the consequences?! what if he's in a cult?!) Drowning Man: "Excellent!...is what I would say. But my wallet got washed away in the river..." white haired boy: O_O.... TT~TT im going to die. -something pokes out of the water- white haired boy: is that....a kappa?.... O_O; Shotaro: "HELLO!" *looks like a fishy-turtle creature* white haired boy: *SCREAMS AND PASSES OUT* Shotaro: "...Did I kill him?" Drowning Man: "...Man, that would be a lucky way to die." Shotaro: ._. "..." *hands him the wallet* white haired boy: awawawawawawawawa..... *he's fine. safe for mental trauma* Shotaro: "I will go now." Drowning Man: "And I'm going to take this guy out to eat!" *picks up White Haired Boy* mana: there they are. *she and mono arrive with a man with a ponytail* white haired boy: nnnhuh? am i dead?... *blink blink* Drowning Man: "Kunikida!" white haired boy: huh? *looks at them* mono: is that kid alright? Kunikida: "YOU DISRUPTED MY ENTIRE SCHEDULE BY PLAYING WITH SOME WHITE-HAIR BOY, YOU SUICIDAL FREAK?!" mono O_O; mana: um... *looks at showtaro* white haired boy: um, i actually have a name. it's atsushi. -silence- mana:.... mono:..... atsushi:........what? mana:...nevermind. Kunikida: "You!" *points at Atsushi* "No one asked for your name! And why are you encouraging Dazai's suicidal tendencies?!!" atsushi: i wasnt! i actually saved him from drowning, then this...*looks at showtaro* mana: did you do your good deed today? atsushi: i think i d- mana: i wasnt talking to you. Shotaro: "I hope so...I mean, Suicide Man--" Drowning Man: "Dazai." Shotaro: "--needed his wallet back, right?" Dazai: *stares at Mono* Kunikida: *glares at Dazai* mono: um....im confused. atsushi: same here. -elsewhere- Crona: *shudders* mami: *holding them* it's alright. you're alright. you're still you... Crona: "Why are there people who look like me? I don't get it..." mami: maybe it's all coincidence. but you'll be ok. i promise. Crona: *whimper, holds onto Mami* "O-Okay...I wish I wasn't finding people who look like me...Why can't they look like you?" mami: well, i guess there is some people who look like me. -elsewhere- Relan: "RUN!" shinra: Q_Q maki: *INHOLY SCREAMS* shinra: ARTHUR WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?! Arthur: "IT'S NOT MY FAULT SHE CAN'T APPLY MAKEUP!" maki: I WILL MAKE A NECKLACE OUT OF YOUR TEETH!! Relan: "I CAN'T DIE NOW! I WAS GETTING HAPPIER!" Relan: "SHINRA, LOOK OUT!" -elsewhere- Kid: "Look at this..." stocking: *looks* *It's a newspaper report...about a world record being broken in Death City...for the world's biggest cupcake* stocking: *drooling* liz: *glances at another article about a tiger sighting* Patty: "Tiger, tiger, burning bright..." *looks at the article* -elsewhere- Hibana: *sipping wine* gabriella: rough day? *gives her a blanket* Hibana: *pouts* "A little...Just annoyed with paperwork and stupid people." gabriella: aww. Hibana: *curls up in the blanket* "If only everyone was as smart...as you." gabriella: ^///^ -elsewhere- Assi: *hanging from the ceiling by his ankles* chie:....*casually sips tea* Assi: "Is no one going to let me down?" medea: why should we when you let yourself down all the time? Assi: Q~Q "That wounds me..." -elsewhere- Mr. Tsubaki: *sipping a cold drink* "...Delicious." -ding- bartender: welcome. ^^ Mr. Tsubaki: *looks around* -3 men walk in- atsushi: *stomach growling* Mr. Tsubaki: "???" Kunikida: "Don't order anything too expensive..." -and so- Kunikida: *staring at the vast number of bowls* -____-;;;; atsushi: =w= Dazai: "Which fish is the poison fish again?" Kunikida: "No!" *paper smack upside Dazai's head* "Atsushi, what's your story?" atsushi: me? well, i kind of got kicked out of an oprhanage and have kind of been a vagrant for a while. Kunikida: *annoyed twitch* "Then you have slowed down our work to hunt down THE VICIOUS BEAST TERRORIZING THIS CITY!" atsushi: a beast? .____. Kunikida: "We're detectives, specializing in violent cases, often with mysterious elements to them--" Mr. Tsubaki: ._________. atsushi: detectives? do you work with the DWMA? i've only been in this city for a week, so im still getting used to everything. Kunikida: -_____- "Rarely. They can't keep time well..." Dazai: "They won't let me have my double-suicide." atsushi: oh... um.... O.O; Kunikida: "We are the Armed Detective Agency." atsushi: you have weapons on you then? Kunikida: "Supernatural weapons. Inherent." atsushi: O_O; Dazai: *staring up* "...Would that beam above Atsushi be strong enough to hang from?" atsushi: um... O_O; Kunikida: "We have no time for this, Dazai. Our tiger hunt is not complete--" atsushi: O_O t-tiger?! Dazai: "Recently, a man-eating tiger has been found in town, attacking warehouse, eating crops..." atsushi: *shivering* i...i think i saw it... Kunikida: *seizes Atsushi by the shoulder* "Where?" atsushi: *looks around* this is going t-to sound crazy, but, i saw it attack the ophanage i lived in...when i was kicked out, i-i think it followed me. Kunikida: *gets closer* "Tell me everything." atsushi: um... Q_Q -elsewhere- Sakuya: "Never heard about the tiger, Mahiru?" mahiru: i've heard it in the newspaper. naho: maybe it escaped from the zoo? we should investigate this! Sakuya: *smiles* "Exactly what I was thinking...just don't let Sham come along." naho: right. we can be just like nightwalker! mahiru: who? naho: it's a new series i started reading. mostly for the yaoi subtext. ^^ Sakuya: -____- "In any case...just use the _right_ parts of that book as examples, okay, babe?" naho: hueeeee huh? oh, right! ^w^ Sakuya: "I guess scoping out around the zoo can't hurt, to pick up the trail." mahiru: *checks his phone* ok, i got a list of all the zoos in the city, let's begin! -elsewhere- Relan: "I think the swelling has gone down..." shinra: *patching him up and kissing the bruises* maki: im still so sorry about all of that... Relan: =\\\\= "It's fine..." Arthur: *face-down on the floor, bleeding* -elsewhere- Black Star: "...Tsubaki? There's...something to tell you..." tsubaki: what is it? Black Star: "...I haven't told you about a dream I had..." tsubaki: ....i kind of heard your conversation with otogiri...sorry. Black Star: "Heh...I was never good at keeping secrets...Sorry. I just...got scared." tsubaki: *hugs him* Black Star: "!!! ..." *pat pat* -elsewhere- -port district warehouse- Dazai: *reading* atsushi: ...... Dazai: "Don't worry. This tiger will be no match for me..." atsushi: are you really going to fight a tiger? you arent scared of being mauled to death? Dazai: "No. Not when I am so close..." atsushi: ?? Dazai: "It's strange, Atsushi..." atsushi: what is? Dazai: "Why would a child be removed from an orphanage for budgetary reasons? That would hardly save money...Wouldn't they have another reason for removing you?" atsushi: i guess, maybe if i was too sick to take care of....but im in decent health...i think...i've had some passing out episodes for a few days now...am i going nuts? Dazai: "No, not nuts. Just exactly where I want you...You first arrived here two weeks ago, yes?" atsushi: i think so. i've kind of lost track of time... Dazai: "...The tiger has been here two weeks..." atsushi: *gulps* -beads of sweat begin to form- Dazai: "You were found by the river...where the tiger was also spotted. Did Kunikida not tell you? We at the Agency are not the only empowered beings out there...and we keep an eye on others..." atsushi: you mean like people like quirk humans and dokeshi? Dazai: "And you." atsushi: ??? me? what makes you think that? Dazai: "There is no reason the orphanage would remove _only_ you...not without a better reason than saving money...They knew what you are..." atsushi: ....*chuckle* are saying im some kind of were tiger? that's just ridiculous! Dazai: "Coincidental, yes...But upon eliminating the impossible, all that is left...is such an explanation...Were-Tiger Atsushi." atsushi: ....s-shit...my head hurts... Dazai: "You _are_ a gifted person...You just have been blind to that fact..." atsushi: i think i need some fresh air...*looks up at the moon, clutching his head* d-damn...this hurts...*tearing up* Dazai: "Tiger, tiger, burning bright, in the forests of the night..." atsushi: STOP IT! -a blue light begins to glow, and atsushi screams as his body shifts- Dazai: "Told you so..." tiger!atsushi: *ROARS and charges at him* Dazai: *dodges* "Fast...Strong..." tiger!atsushi: *ROAR* -CRASH- Dazai: *leaps back--and is backed into a corner* "Whoops..." tiger!atsushi: *lunges at him* Dazai: "Dying by being devoured by a beast...Not the worst way to die, but not preferable..." *holds up his hand* tiger!atsushi: *about to bite down, however....* -flash- Dazai: *puts out his hand, lightly touching Atsushi's forehead* "You can't kill me..." atsushi: *has changed back to normal, landing in his arms* nnngh... Dazai: "..." *drops him* "No hugs." atsushi: *out cold* ???: jeez, if you're gonna be so rough with the kid, at least go the whole way so i can fix him up. Dazai: "??? Took you long enough to arrive..." country boy: *pokes atsushi* lady with a hairpin: so this is the tiger then? Dazai: "That's him alright..." country boy: are we gonna recruit him? lady with a hairpin: wait a sec, is edogawa still in the car? Edogawa: *struggling to open the car door* "What am I doing wrong?!" Kunikida: -_-; "There is no way we are having a were-tiger join--" Dazai: "He's joining us!" Kunikida: "...Damn it." country boy: i think he's waking up. atsushi: nnn...nhuh? wha?...am i dead? again? Dazai: "No." atsushi:...who are these people? lady with a hairpin: we're part of the armed detective agency, kiddo. or should i say, kitty? atsushi: what?...say, you guys wouldnt happen to have medicine on you would ya? i think i might be coming down with something...*rubs his head....with a paw*........AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kunikida: "He knows that part...Now he needs to see what awaits him...as we work him to the bone." Dazai: "...I think he's still freaking out about being part cat." atsushi:....night night. *KO* awawawawawawa.... -elsewhere- ???: *in a phone booth* yes....that's right...in their custody.....understood.....wait what?! but i-..... TT_TT fiiine sir.... *hangs up*... *siiiigh* -elsewhere- Sakuya: "I don't see where the tiger went..." naho: TT3TT we checked everywhere....what a bummer. Sakuya: "Hmph...Wild goose chase, I guess..." mahiru: still, it was fun today. right kuro? Kuro: *asleep on top of Naho's head* naho: hehe. ^^ Sakuya: "...I guess we're all pretty exhausted. Bedtime?" -elsewhere- Giovanni: "Oil...can..." soldier: *hands it to him* Giovanni: "...I can barely move, you fool. Lubricate my shoulder..." -elsewhere- Lawless: *sipping a cup of tea* -morning- Kid: *snore* stocking: .....*strokes his cheeks and kisses him* Kid: *eyes break open...he smiles* "Morning..." stocking: hehe~ Kid: *yawn* "Sleep okay?" stocking: yeah. -elsewhere- atsushi: ....*opens eyes*...huh?....where the heck am i?! *He's in a bed with a change of clothes and a cell phone at the head of it* atsushi: a bed? ....*lays down* so soft...i dont want to leave... -phone buzzes- atsushi:..whats with that ringtone?? O_O; *He picks up the phone* Dazai: "Hello hello~" atsushi: oh hello, um... *checks the contact* dazai, right? where exactly am i? Dazai: "Housing, owned by the Detective Agency. Welcome!" atsushi: oh, i see. *examines the apartment* i even have plumbing.... TT_TT it's beautiful. Dazai: "Happy you are maintaining regularity! But I called because I have a problem that only you can solve..." atsushi: what is it? Dazai: "I'm dying. Help me." atsushi: ?!?! *runs out the door*... O_O um... *Outside, Dazai is stuck in a barrel* Dazai: "Hello." atsushi: how...how did you even...? do i call 911? or just tip the barrel? ._.; Dazai: "Maybe roll the barrel down gently to the ground, then pull me out?" atsushi: um...alright then? -and so- atsushi: why were you in a barrel to begin with? were you hiding from someone? Dazai: "I was trying to commit suicide." atsushi: um...why? O_O; i-if you dont mind me asking. (thinking: what happened to him to make him like this?) Dazai: "Well, I heard of this technique, and I wanted to try it!" *grimaces* "But it hurts." atsushi: that...doesnt exactly answer my question. -_-; so, where is this place we're going? Dazai: "I was thinking about giving you a job today." atsushi: i see. im guessing something in the agency? Dazai: "See? You're detecting already! And just leave it to me, as I am loved at the agency--" ???: "THERE YOU ARE!" atsushi: oh. good morning...um... Kunikida: *yelling at Dazai* "BANDAGE-WASTING DEVICE!" Dazai: "Hola, Kunikida! But you need to calm down so early in the morning--you'll get hemorrhoids." atsushi: good morning mr kunikida! Kunikida: "!!! Hemorrhoids?! But I--" *shakes his head* "N-Nevermind! We have a mission! Bring the brat." atsushi: ok ten. Dazai: "What's the mission--?" Kunikida: "A bomb." atsushi: O___O;; -and so- atsushi: Q_Q;; schoolgirl: *muffled whimpering* Bomber: "No more...It's all your fault! Bring me the company manager, NOW!" atsushi: *whispers* who’s the company manager? Kunikida: "he’s not in right now." Dazai: "Hmm...Who should go?" atsushi: shouldnt we call the police? Kunikida: "The police would not arrive in time--" Dazai: "And we aren't their biggest fans..." atsushi: oh, um... ._.;;; Dazai: "Then we have to decide how to proceed..." *holds up his hand to Kunikida* Kunikida: "..." *holds up his hand* atsushi: ??...*also holds up hand, but he has no idea what he is doing* Kunikida and Dazai: "Rock paper scissors--shoot!" atsushi:... *whispers* really? Dazai: "Ha ha! Kunikida lost! Rock always wins!" Kunikida: *grunt* *stands and approaches the Bomber* Bomber: "!!! Stay back!" Kunikida: "Easy. Just want to talk--" Bomber: "You're Kunikida of the Agency! I recognize you! Don't come any closer, you freak! Get up on the table! Hands and feet on it! Don't move!" Dazai: "Oh, no...This guy's done his research. Probably knows all of us in the Agency..." atsushi: *gulps* now what? Dazai: "I don't know...I can't go out there 'cause this bomber will know me...I need someone he _doesn't_ know..." *eyes Atsushi* atsushi:....(thinking: i have a bad feeling about this.) -and so- Bomber: *stares at Atsushi* .____. atsushi: um....newspaper delivery? ^^;;;; Bomber: "...They have a newspaper subscription here? That's the first I'm hearing of this..." *looks at hostage* "You get newspapers here?" schoolgirl: *nods* atsushi: i-im not sure what's going on, but lets just try talking this over- Bomber: "NO!" *clutches bomb remote* "Stay back!" atsushi: *gulp* wh-why are you doing this? Bomber: "These Agency people have these dangerous abilities--it's all their fault!" atsushi: im not sure what they did to make you so upset, but im sure they're very nice people! probably... Bomber: "...What do you know about them?" atsushi: nothing, im just a regular newspaper boy trying to make his way through life. sure, there's some bad people in the world with dangerous abilities like nofix or tropius gearhead, but just cause there is a few bad eggs in the bunch doesnt mean the whole carton is spoiled! so lets just talk this over and it'll be just fine, ok? Bomber: "..." *sweats, nervous smile* ("What the heck is with this kid?") "...Um...Wha?" atsushi: listen, you dont know my life, and i dont know yours, so why dont we just talk it over, maybe get a better understanding of the situation? Bomber: owo;;;;; "Um..." Kunikida: ("He's distracted--") *Doppo Poetry* *summons gun, fires at Bomber* Bomber: "?!" Kunikida: *fires, rushes at Bomber--and kicks him in the face* *The bomb remote slides from the Bomber's hand along the floor towards Atsushi* atsushi: i got it! now how do i disable it? Dazai: "..." *shrug* Kunikida: "Tell us!" *holds the Bomber--* Bomber: x____x Kunikida: ._. "...I knocked him out? That wasn't supposed to happen." Dazai: *facepalm* atsushi: so now what? *The bomb remote is ticking down--* atsushi: O____O OH SHIT! *tries to take the bomb to a window* *there is a sign that says 'pet shop' 'puppy adoption day'* D: *goes to another window; there is a building that says 'orphanage'* D8 *goes to another window; there is a building that says 'puppy orphanage'* OH COME ON! Kunikida: "Dispose of it!" Dazai: *watches Atsushi* "...!!!" atsushi: (thinking: i cant toss it out a window all willy nilly! got to cover it with something!) do you have something to cover it up?? Dazai: "I-I don't know?! I-I don't see anything--" -1 minute left- atsushi: !! *covers the bomb with his body* *wince* Dazai: "Idiot!" -0- *Beep Beep Beep...* atsushi:.......................?? huh? im....not dead? *Everyone just stands over Atsushi and stares down at him* atsushi: ??????? Bomber: *wakes up* "Ow...Are we done? I want to go back to work..." atsushi: ?!???? ...im so confused! Kunikida: "Goodness. I knew you were an idiot, but I never thought you were this insane, Brat." Dazai: "That was suicidal..." *sniff, wipes a tear* "So impressive." atsushi: D:> *looks down; he is covered in ink* D8> Bomber: *holding his head* "I think you over-sold it, Kunikida..." Kunikida: "WE'RE NOT PAYING FOR YOUR CLOTHES CLEANING!" schoolgirl: *ahem!* Bomber: "???" atsushi: oh! *unties her* schoolgirl: *HUGS BOMBER* YOU DID GREAT, BIG BRO~! <3 *CRUNCH* Bomber: "GAH! Naomi! My back!" atsushi: wait, im still confused! Kunikida: "It is all Dazai's fault, Brat. Blame him." naomi: hmm? oh, it was all a test, silly~ Dazai: "Consider this your entrance exam, Atsushi." atsushi:....WHAT?! country boy: *claps* congrats! Company Boss: *stands tall, staring intently at Atsushi* atsushi: *stands and salutes* sir! im assuming? OwO;; naomi: he passed the test, mr fukuzawa, sir! Fukuzawa: *intense stare at Atsushi* atsushi: OwO; Fukuzawa: "...Dazai. He is your responsibility." *departs for office* atsushi: so...am i in then? owo; Dazai: "Looks like it! Welcome!" -elsewhere- Relan: "Ouchie..." shinra: *patching him up* you ok? Relan: *nod nod* "I just didn't see that hill during the jog." T_T -elsewhere- Belkia: "HIDE ME! I pissed off the wrong guy this time!" tsubaki: oh dear. Belkia: "SOMEONE DIG A HOLE NOW! I can either hide in it, or it'll be my grave!" *runs into the backyard and starts clawing at the soil* -elsewhere- Spirit: "How are the other students treating you?" -elsewhere- Shotaro: *shaking* setsuna: is everything alright? Shotaro: *nod nod* "Just excited..." setsuna: ah, i see. Shotaro: "Lots of fun this summer! Emine had some ideas he told me about." setsuna: *smiles* Emine: "I'm ready." *holding illegal fireworks* mana: emine no! -elsewhere- Anya: *looking at a photograph* mio: *takes a peek* *The photograph has a tiny baby held by a young woman* mio: is that you? Anya: *nods* "With my nanny." mio: ah. Anya: "...I have not seen her in some time." -elsewhere- Vulcan: *petting a cat* cat: ^w^ lisa:...*smiles* Vulcan: "Still need a name for this one..." -elsewhere- ???: ryunosuke. boss gave us orders to check out the warehouses... Ryunosuke: "Proceed, then..." -at the warehouses- yuuji: are you sure this is a god idea? sachi: i just wanna take a peek! *crawling in through the window* *Inside are boxes stacked to the ceiling* sachi: *looks at her hand* ok, got 30 more minutes on this one. *blade arm* *cuts a hole into a box and checks the contents* *The box contains guns* sachi: cool. *shiny eyes* *A door opens* sachi: ?! *hides inside the box* Ryunosuke: "How many boxes came?" mafia member: about 200 of them, mr akutagawa. Ryunosuke: "Open one of them. I want to inspect." mafia member: *gets the crowbar out and opens one of the boxes* sachi: O-O;; *hearing the noise from a few boxes over* Ryunosuke: "...You are taking too long..." mafia member: well, here they are. ^^; Ryunosuke: *inspects the box...and reaches inside* -just guns in this box- Ryunosuke: *pulls out one gun, checks that it has ammo* "Impressive...But does it work?" mafia member: it should work. Ryunosuke: *aims the gun between two mafia members* mafia member 2: O_O;; woah there! Ryunosuke: *fires* sachi: *ducks* >n< yuuji: ?!?! *The gunfire hits the wall, blasting a hole into it* Ryunosuke: "Hmm...The shot is rather slow." *hands gun to a mafia person* "...Who else is here?" sachi: O-O;;;; *gulps* Ryunosuke: *walks along the boxes, his hand lightly touching along each one...* sachi: *trying not to make a sound* Ryunosuke: "Rashomon..." sachi: ?? Ryunosuke: "Goodbye." sachi: ?!?!?! *trying to crawl away* yuuji: *trying to get in* SACHI?! *SLASH* Ryunsouke: "Die..." sachi: !!! ah-.... -thud- sachi: *screaming in pain* yuuji: !!!!! *trying to find a way in* Ryunsouke: *turns to mafia* "...Dispose of this mess." -gunshots are heard, and soon, they leave- yuuji: sachi?! SACHI?! *he sees something in the dust* sach-......... sachi: *no response, only a battered corpse on the ground* yuuji: .......no... nonononononononono.... *tearing up* sachi! p-please, thi-this has to be some kinda joke, right? RIGHT?!....this is just a nightmare! WAKE UP YOU FUCKER WAKE UP!! *Silence...just empty crates and a hole in the wall* yuuji: .......*he just stays there, just holding her..well...the top half of her anyway* ................. Kurogiri: "...We must leave." yuuji: sa...chi.... Kurogiri: "There is nothing we can do. Please..." yuuji: *he looks up at him, crying and clearly shattered* Kurogiri: "Yuuji..." *clutches his shoulder* yuuji: DONT TOUCH HER! *winces* Kurogiri: "..." Kurogiri: *lifts Yuuji to his feet, as he holds onto Sachi's remains* "Let us depart..." *walks him to the warp* -elsewhere- Medusa: "It'll be okay..." neian: gu! shaula: hey sis. *tosses something at her* happy birthday. Medusa: o_o *catches it while holding Neian* "Watch it..." -a few days later- kurome: daddy? is yuuji sick? Kurogiri: "He...is sad." kurome:...oh. *hugs his leg* yuuji: *in his room* ............... Kurogiri: *pats Kurome's head* "Be kind to Yuuji..." kurome: ok papa. himiko: *watching tv* OwO Dabi: "..." mr compress: it seems miss toga is preoccupied with 'the royal wedding', so to speak. -elsewhere- lord death: TTwTT Yumi: "Death?" lord death: my baby's getting married im so happy! YwY Yumi: ^^; "I know." *holds his hand* "It's...a bit of a shock." lord death: our babies are growing up TTuTT Yumi: "..." *hug* "And look how well they turned out..." -in another room- soul: so, today's the big day, eh? Kid: "Y-Yes..." *nervous laugh* "So exciting...So very exciting..." *his suit is in such disarray that he is...asymmetrical* soul: *smiles and adjusts him* there you go. Kid: "Th-Thank you...Oh, me, I'm so nervous..." soul: it's understandable. *pats his shoulder* you two are gonna be ok, i promise. Kid: *small laugh* "I-I'm going to hold you to that...Thanks." soul: *smiles* -in another room- liz: looking great. stocking: *smiles* thanks mom. felisia: ^^ only the best for my little girl on her big day....of course, you arent so little anymore. Patty: *shiny eyes at Stocking* "Pretty!" stocking: *smiles* thank you. Patty: "Got all you need? The old, blue, and other thing?" stocking: yep. -and so- stocking: *at the alter* Kid: *sweating...but he looks calm in his eyes...he glances at her* stocking: ^^ Jacqueline: *whispers to Kim* "I'm surprise at the choice for officiant for this wedding..." kim:...huh? justin: do you, miss pheles, take this young man as your husband, through sickness and health, good times and bad, till death do you part? stocking: i do. justin: *turns to kid* and do you take this young lady as your wife, through sickness and health, good times and bad, till death do you part? Kid: "I do." *looks at her* "Always." stocking: *tearing up and smiles* justin: you may now seal the union with a kiss. stocking: *smooch* ^////^ Kid: *smooch* Yumi: *wipes away a tear* lord death: *clapping* TTuTT kirika: congrats, you two! Kid: *blushing, laughs, as he leans his forehead to hers* stocking: ^///^ ~<3 -and so, the reception happens- kirika:...so... who wants to bet on how long it is before stocking gets pregnant? Jacqueline: "Um...A year?" Black Star: "Two weeks!" Patty: "Tonight." stocking: >////< you guys, jeez. Kid: o\\\\\o tsubaki: *on the phone* how's everyone doing at home? Higan: "Everyone here's behaving...Almost everyone..." tsubaki: let me guess, belkia? Belkia: *overheard* "I'M GONNA KILL MYSELF BY JUMPING OFF THIS ROOF!" tsubaki: O_O;; naho: YOU CANT DIE, DUMB DUMB! YOU'RE A VAMPIRE, REMEMBER?! otogiri: *holding him back with her strings* please calm down. we have enough noise complaints as it is. Belkia: "SOMEONE, CHOP OFF MY HEAD! TIGHTEN THOSE STRINGS AROUND MY NECK!" *loud wailing* lavender: jeez, dont sakuya yourself out, bel. Sakuya: *annoyed twitch* naho: sham got rejected too, but you dont see _him_ jumping off the roof....yet. Shamrock: X_T *collapses onto Sakuya in pain* lilac: *confused* lavender: do you want me to call ayami over so you two can bang? Belkia: "...Tell her to bring the outfit..." lavender: alright then. -elsewhere- Mr. Tsubaki: *stare* reimi: i bought some daifuku today. Mr. Tsubaki: *sniff sniff* "..." *stomach growls* reimi:....are you alright? Mr. Tsubaki: "H-Hungry..." reimi: here you go then. ^^ Mr. Tsubaki: "Th-Thank you..." *starts eating* "!!!" *shiny eyes* "So tasty!" -elsewhere- Mad!Kid: *clawing at the walls* shaula: i think we broke it....somehow. Mad!Kid: "Her..." pandora: child, your fingernails are beginning to fall off from all your scratching. Mad!Kid: "...Then bring me someone to scratch..." shaula: not it! milia: no way! -elsewhere- Gopher: .w. "Care to dance?" kirika: 7///7 im not exactly a dancer, to be honest. kyouko:.... !!! they have mini croissants?! rin, no matter what i say, stop me when i've had 20. Rin: "Might be hard--I want 50." shiemi: ^^; madoka: ^^; Patty: "Pst...I think Kid prepared for that occasion...and wait 'til you see dessert..." kyouko: .....im dead and have gone to snack heaven. Black Star: ._.; "Maybe Kid should've paid for security guards around the food..." -and so- liz: congrats you two! stocking: *waves* ^^ Kid: *waves* "Be safe getting home." liz: we will. Patty: "Have a good night!" -and so, at the lodge- stocking: mind helping me out of my dress, honey~? Kid: *smiles* "Anything you wish, Mrs. Death..." *stands behind her...* stocking: it unzips in the back. *she smiles* Kid: *passes his hand lightly behind her hair...reaches for the zipper, bringing it down slowly* stocking: *soft sigh as her lingere is exposed* Kid: *light moan* "Stocking...That's beautiful..." stocking: *blushes and strokes his cheek* i love you, kid. Kid: *holds her hand* "I love you, too." stocking: *kisses him as she lays on her back* Kid: *joins her on the bed, unbuttoning his shirt...* stocking: *blush* Kid: *pulls back his shirt, kissing her cheek lightly* stocking: god damn, you're stunning. Kid: *smiles* "You radiate..." *kisses lightly on her neck* stocking: ah~ *shudders* Kid: "Is that okay? Or slower?" stocking: it's nice....i want to enjoy this. Kid: *holds her gently, lightly kisses her lips* stocking: U/////U mmmn~ Kid: *passes his hand along her side...* "So soft..." stocking: *running her fingers through his hair* Kid: *shudder of pleasure* "Stocking...Your fingers are perfect." stocking: *kiss* Kid: *kiss...his hand rests along her hair* -elsewhere- Patty: *collapsed at the table* "Zzz..." liz: *carries her to bed* Yumi: "Need help?" liz: if you want, i wouldnt mind. Yumi: "Okay..." *opens the door, and helps hold Patty up with Liz* "She was really dancing out there tonight." liz: yeah. *smiles* you should have seen tsubaki's face when she caught the bouquet. Yumi: "Ha ha...I'm sure. Can imagine what she felt--and what all those other people felt battling for it..." liz: yeah, marie really slugged that one person, haha! Yumi: "I already had a lovely gift basket sent to that person...Hope they don't hold a grudge." liz: no kidding, haha.... *ahem* my own wedding's just around the corner. i think im ready. *smiles* Yumi: *smiles* "Yes, you are." *pat pat* "Cold feet after this wedding?" -elsewhere- Black Star: "We're home!" otogiri: thank goodness. naho: dont go into belkia's room, he's....busy. >->; Black Star: "...Gross." tsubaki: ^^; other than that, how's everyone doing? naho: pretty tired. Sakuya: "Babysitting Belkia's feelings has been a pain." Higan: *calm* "Just need the experience." tsubaki: ah. Shamrock: *drinking scotch* tsubaki: is shamrock- lavender: coping. tsubaki:...^^; i see. Shamrock: "I j-just want to know...When you look at those funny cat videos...Why is everyone so happy in them?!" *small sob* lavender:...eh, he's fine.....mostly. Shamrock: *whimper whimper* "I want a cute kitten in a hat...but then the horrible daddy cat knocks the hat off his little kitten head!" tsubaki: *gives him some water* here. Shamrock: "Th-Thank you..." *sip sip* Sakuya: *rubs the back of his neck* himawari:...*hug* Shamrock: "..." *pat pat* -elsewhere- Jacqueline: *rubbing her foot* "Ow..." kim: i got some ice. Jacqueline: "Thanks...I over-did it on the dance floor." =\\\\= "Embarrassing." kim: still, it was a fun night. Jacqueline: "Yeah...You seemed popular." kim: oh? Jacqueline: "Lots of people wanting to dance with you...Ox trying to beat them off with a stick." kim: i was wondering what that was about. Jacqueline: *small laugh* "Can you blame them?" kim: well, i did look hella great tonight. Jacqueline: ^\\\^ "Gorgeous." kim: aw. -elsewhere- ox: seems my hair is growing back finally. TTwTT Harvar: "??? You going for a haircut, or letting it grow out?" ox: i think im gonna grow it out. *pouts* i dont know why i agreed to that bet all those years ago. TT-TT Harvar: "Just don't go for a rat-tail, okay?" ox: why would i even do that? o-o; Harvar: "You are the one who took a bet that gave you that haircut..." ox: TT_TT why did they choose to make me look like that rodigy guy? Harvar: "Dude, I've seen their Twitter accounts: you'd be amazed how they worship some fascistic freak with a lot of marital problems." -elsewhere- Spirit: *smiles* "Really good time..." sachiko: glad to hear that. *she smiles* Spirit: "...You, um...ever think..." sachiko: hmm? Spirit: "...About...marriage?" sachiko: .////. well, its been a while since i've thought about it. -elsewhere- Yohei: "It's okay..." *pat pat* chie: T-T stupid cramps. Yohei: "More heat?" chie: *nods* Yohei: *lays the hot water bottle along her* "Anything to eat?" -elsewhere- Relan: *flips through phone* "Look at her wedding dress..." shinra: fancy. iris: how pretty. Relan: *nods* "Amazed they got photos online that quickly." shinra: yeah. -morning- Kid: "Mmm~" stocking: U/////U ~<3 Kid: "How do you feel...darling?" stocking: great~ *smooooch* Kid: *smooch, soft hug* "That was...so full of love last night." stocking: hehe. *she hugged him back* im glad. god, i love you so much. Kid: "I love you...forever." stocking: ^^ *smooch* Kid: *sighs into the kiss, holding her* "How shall we begin Day 1?" *traces a finger along her shoulder* stocking: maybe some ballroom dancing~? Kid: *smiles broadly* "Oh, yes!" stocking: *smiles and puts the CD in* shall we~? Kid: "Yes..." *takes her hand* stocking: *holding his hand and dancing with him* Kid: *a turn around the room, as he dances with her...he is fluid in his movements, smiling* stocking: *smiles lovingly as she leans her head against his shoulder* Kid: *cannot stop smiling, as he supports her in their dance, leading her* -elsewhere- Belkia: *yawn* ayami: zzzzz.... Belkia: *looks around them* "...Lots of cupcake wrappers..." ayami: *still asleep* Belkia: *shake shake* ayami: mmn? *yawns* is it morning already? Belkia: "Or early afternoon..." *checks clock* -it's 11:25- Belkia: "About 11:30 in the morning." ayami: ah. *streeeetch* *rubs eyes* Belkia: "Sleep okay?" ayami: *nods* Belkia: "What you in the mood for?" *tosses away a candy wrapper* "I'm kind of sugared-out..." -elsewhere- Patty: *covering her mouth* "I don't feel good..." liz: *concerned* Patty: "All that food at the wedding..." liz: yeah. -elsewhere- Mr. Tsubaki: *pats his full belly* -w- -elsewhere- Tanizaki: "Don't tell me you're still holding a grudge? I had a role to play..." atsushi: im not, though im still not happy about being power washed down. i dont know where the ink ends and the bruises begin. TT_TT Dazai: "How would you rate the fatality of the ink-bomb? On a scale of one to death?" atsushi: well, im not dead, physically. waitress: here's your orders everyone. naomi: *nom* yummy~! atsushi: thank you ma'am. Dazai: *takes the waitress's hand* "Amazing service--thank you, fair maiden." waitress: um, no problem. ^^; Dazai: "After this meal, I would like to reward you with an invitation to a joint suicide..." waitress: O_O;;; um... atsushi: O____O;;; Kunikida: *punches Dazai's head, knocking him down* "My apologies, ma'am." waitress: ^^; atsushi: *sweatdrop* [thinking: i've been here at least close to a week and i've notices this happens frequently. why is he like this?] Dazai: "Let's play a game, Atsushi! Guess what everyone did before they came to the agency?" atsushi: oh. um...naomi was a student? naomi: you guessed it~ Dazai: "Because the schoolgirl outfit...How about Tanizaki?" atsushi: um...college student? Tanizaki: ^^; "Yep..." Dazai: "Now, try out Kunikida--" Kunikida: "Don't." atsushi: a reporter? Kunikida: *annoyed twitch* Dazai: "Nope! Teacher!" atsushi: i guess that makes sense. Kunikida: *adjusts his glasses* "That was in the past. I don't want to remember it." atsushi:..oh.. Tanizaki: "Good luck figuring out Dazai's previous work..." atsushi: im guessing he was a police officer? Dazai: *holds up his arms in a cross* "Nope!" Tanizaki: "Too bad. There's a prize if you can guess his job..." atsushi: reporter? Dazai: "Nah-uh." Dazai: "Try a bit harder--the prize is $6,000." atsushi: male model? Dazai: "Ah, thank you! But no." atsushi: salaryman? Dazai: "Sorry." atsushi: prison warden? Dazai: "No--but I still got the cuffs." *winks at waitress* waitress:....... *creeped out look* atsushi: bounty hunter? Dazai: "No. Of course, that's kinda like what we're doing now..." Tanizaki: "...He's just guessing at random?" Kunikida: "He was probably jobless, maybe even homeless--" Dazai: *serious face* "I don't lie about my work." atsushi: *finger point* ace attorney! -silence- Dazai: "...Do I _look_ like a lawyer?" atsushi: um.... ok, im just guessing randomly. -OBJECTION!- atsushi: ?? patron: sorry, that was my phone. atsushi:.... -elsewhere- Kid: "You're excellent on your feet..." stocking: hehe, thank you~ Kid: "Feel okay? Need to sit?" stocking: sure. i am kinda hungry. Kid: *smiles* "Then I think you'll like what I ordered..." *there is a covered tray on the table* stocking: oh~ *shiny eyes* Kid: "Evidently, it's the lodge's special desserts, ones they had not served last time we were here..." *Inside are ruby roman grape crepes, chocolate truffles, and cherry chocolate cupcakes* stocking: *drooling* aw, you were holding out on me last time. how meeeean. i'll just have to punish you~<3 *wink* Kid: *small smirk* "I suppose I'll have to let you..." *offers a crepe to her* stocking: *nom* mmmmmm~!<3 Kid: *takes a bite from the other end of the crepe* stocking: *pulls back and kisses him* Kid: "!!!" *small pleased moan, as he kisses her* -elsewhere- ochako: *taking notes* Iida: *raises his hand really high* "Could you repeat that last part, please?!" denki: *whistling as he heads back from a bathroom break*... ?? WOAH GUYS! THERE'S A VILLAIN OUT FRONT! Izuku: "?!!! Oh no..." *get up to head into the hallway* yuuji: ..... UA! SEND OUT YOUR STRONGEST! COME HIT ME WITH ALL YOU HAVE!! Iida: "A direct attack? In the open? He's either very powerful or very foolish. Either way, that is dangerous." momo: *has binoculars*...he's...shaking. Izuku: "...What is going on with him? He looks stressed..." Bakugo: "Then let's knock him out!" teacher: you kids just wait here. we dont know what this villain is capable of. so just wait it out for now. Aizawa: *nods* "This should go quickly..." yuuji: I'M WAITING! COME ON! *tears falling* Aizawa: "...Jeez, kid..." yuuji: you're eraserhead, right? heh..a disabling quirk wont do me any good. Aizawa: "No kidding...So just stop right now and surrender." yuuji: *laughing* i surrendered long ago! now come on and send someone out here to take me down! Aizawa: "...You have a death wish or something?" yuuji: yeah, what of it? Aizawa: "Who are you?" yuuji: just some bloke who lost his way in life. Aizawa: "Hardly an excuse to just let yourself die." yuuji: why the hell not? i have no family, and the only person who kept me going in life is dead and gone. unlike my old man, i dont have the guts to up and off myself. so why not let a hero do it? that's how the food chain is right? the hero always wins? Aizawa: "..." *turns off his quirk* "A hero is not a murderer, not without justification. There is no justice here." *turns around* "Leave. You're disrupting class." yuuji: heh, no point in me going back now. i've got nothing left for me. Aizawa: "...Do you have lungs?" yuuji: yeah? what's your point? Aizawa: "Then you can breathe...and send that life-giving air to your limbs to keep moving. Keep going. 'Nothing left'? You're a fool. If you can't go back, then go somewhere else, somewhere where you can do something useful, if not for yourself, then for someone else...Maybe for someone you lost." yuuji:...*tearing up and shaking* sachiiii..... ochako: ...... denki: damn... eijiro: Q~Q Izuku: "Oh, no..." Aizawa: "...Students. Lead him inside." yuuji: are you going to interrogate me then? Aizawa: "Standard debriefing..." -inside- yuuji:.... Nedzu: *kicks open the door* "Hello!" yuuji: ..... Nedzu: "...You are not surprised by my adorable furry appearance?" yuuji: .......c-can we just get this over with? Nedzu: "Get what over with?" yuuji: this whole interrogation, that's why i was brought in here, right? Nedzu: *climbs up to the chair* "More or less. Or perhaps this is an interview..." yuuji: alright then, what all do you need to know? Nedzu: "Where do you see yourself in five years?" yuuji: i have no fucking idea. i never put any thought into it. Nedzu: *writes something down* "What would you say is your best strength?" yuuji: well, i guess im a decent enough listener? Nedzu: *writes* "And tell me about a time when you face a challenge and how you solved it?" -later- Nedzu: *holds up his name-badge* "Welcome!" yuuji: .... *stares at it; Yuuji Bioeni, General Dept, 1st year* Nedzu: "We'll start you slowly. Let you get oriented. And here's your mentor!" -elsewhere- Patty: *lying in bed, pouting* liz: feeling any better? Patty: "Yeah...Just pissy. I didn't want to get that sick after the wedding." liz: aww. -a few days later- stocking: we're home~! Kid: *he's carrying her across the threshold* "Hello." stocking: hehe~ liz: welcome home mr and mrs death! Kid: *smiles* "Happy to be home." Patty: *wave wave* kirika: 'sup. stocking: ^^ Kid: *sets Stocking down* "We brought back a few items..." kirika: oh? liz: neat. Kid: *holds up a sweater* liz: oh! Kid: *hands Kirika a game* kirika: thanks. Patty: "What'd you bring me?!" *reaches into Kid and Stocking's suitcases* stocking: *hands her a teddy bear* ta-dah~! Patty: "D'aaaaaaw!" *hugs the bear* "Cute little wintery hat on them!" stocking: ^^ shiori: kid! kid! Kid: "Shiori!" *picks her up* "Did you miss us?" shiori: *hug* >u< Kid: "Aw, we missed you too." *hug* Yumi: *smiles* "Welcome home." lord death: *HUG* stocking: i guess i can start calling you guys mom and dad now, huh? ^^; Yumi: "I don't see why not." -elsewhere- Anya: *looking at magazines at a convenience store* "Hmm..." tsugumi: see anything interesting? Anya: *points* "Are people really this fascinated with gossip about people they never met?" *the magazine features tabloid pictures of celebrities* worker: you'd be amazed. *checking phone* heh this meme again. 'the rumor come out; does licht todoroki is gay?'. Anya: *annoyed twitch* "I...doubt he is..." *looks down at the magazine and--* .\\\\. tsugumi: *peeeek* *The tabloid has a spread of Anya walking around town* ao: oh my, seems you're famous~ -elsewhere- Lawless: "Ha ha ha ha ha!" licht: what? Lawless: "They think you're dating a guy!" licht: *twitch* well if i am, that's none of their business. i get the feeling you are responsible for this. Lawless: "And is that so bad?" *smiles* licht: then you confess to being the mastermind? Lawless: "I CONFESS NOTHING! It's just serendipity." licht: *cold glaaaaare* Lawless: "Oh, please. Would it be that bad?" *taps a finger on his shoulder* "You and me..." licht:.......... -licht kicked him into the ceiling- kranz: for the love of, licht that's the 8th time this month! Lawless: *his head is poking up through the ceiling into the floor above* "Owie..." julian: *in the shower, screaming* KYAAAA!!! Lawless: "...Oh, hey, Jules. What's up?" -elsewhere- Vulcan: *playing Splatoon* lisa:...*sweats* -elsewhere- Hibana: "Now, I just need a guinea pig..." -elsewhere- Relan: *sips tea* =w= iris: how is it? Relan: "Delicious. And you brewed this with your own garden plants?" iris: *she nods* shinra: it's really good, thanks iris. Relan: "...This is really calming." *leans back into the couch* -elsewhere- Stein: "How're you holding up?" marie: doing well, christa's going to be turning 2 in a few days! Stein: *smiles* "Bet she's excited..." marie: ^^ Stein: "I'll have to get her something good...Does she like animals?" -elsewhere- Shamrock: *holding ice to his head* himawari: *worried* Shamrock: "Alcohol, you harsh master..." lavender:...*cough*....im not saying anything. Higan: "I'm telling you: protein and coffee. That's what you need." *drops a bag of fast food and a cup of coffee* "Eat that burger." -elsewhere- Kepuri: *looking through the garden* "Hmmm...Where are they...?" mana: where's what? Kepuri: "I had planted a species that attracts ladybugs, but I don't see them in this garden yet..." mana: cool. Kepuri: "Yes, I was going to examine one for a new robotic model and--!!! There they are!" *points to a leaf* mana: *looks* Ladybug: *crawling along the leaf* Kepuri: "They're like aphid vacuums, so they should make for a new robotic design..." *taking notes* -elsewhere- justin: *dusting off some picture frames* -the photo is of a much younger justin, with one of the church's sisters- Spirit: "That's you?" justin: *he nods* yeah. i was bit of a crybaby back then, it's almost embarrassing to remember. ^^; marie: DAWWW YOU LOOKED SO CUTE!! Spirit: "You've grown out of any 'crybaby' phase, though." justin: *he nods* i suppose i have. i sort of had to. Spirit: "...You okay?" justin: hmm? of course, why wouldnt i be? ^^ Spirit: "..." *pat pat* "We're here for you." justin:...thank you. -elsewhere- Kid: "It's good being home..." stocking: yeah~ *she nuzzled against him* Kid: *kiss on her forehead* "I am so happy we married." stocking: im happy too~ *smoooooch* ~<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3 Kid: "Mmm~" *hugs* "I will love you forever." stocking: and i'll always love you too. Kid: *smiles* "...I always wanted this...I never thought it would happen..." stocking: *she blushes and presses her forehead against his* Kid: *does likewise* "A future is ahead of us..." stocking: and before you know it...*rubs her stomach* babies... ^^ Kid: *smiles* "Yes..." *rests a hand over her stomach* "We have to discuss when..." -elsewhere- heibito: *exploring the facility* mikan: *not far behind* Asura: "...See it?" heibito: *peeeeek* -several people in robes and masks come to see him- Asura: "...They have arrived." noriko: our young lord has graced us with his presense! -people cheering- heibito: ??? Asura: "They are happy to see you..." *picks up Heibito* *speaks to Noriko* "What update?" noriko: we have recruited a few new members. unwanted by the general public. Asura: "Good...Introduce me?" -elsewhere- Arthur: *chopping vegetables* -elsewhere- Mad!Kid: "My angel needs cake…” shaula: here you go. *hands him a human liver* Mad!Kid: "...Where is the candle in the cake?" shaula: oh right. *lights a twig on fire and sticks it into the liver* Mad!Kid: *nods* "Thank you...Now I will make my wish..." *blows out the candle* -elsewhere- Victor: *looking around the room...* -elsewhere- Gopher: *holds up an amiibo* "For you..." kirika: cool, thanks. *smiles* -elsewhere- atsushi: *decorating his apartment. not much in it, but it's a start* *Knock knock* atsushi: yes? *goes to check through the peep hole* Dazai: *his eyeball is right up against the peep hole* atsushi: GAH! *almost falls over* i just about died! Dazai: "D'aw, lucky..." *enters, looks around* "Nice digs." atsushi: thanks. i used part of my last paycheck to get a trashcan. Dazai: *stares at the trash can* "...Neat." *looks into it* atsushi:....!! professional dumpster diver! Dazai: *head all the way into the trash can* "Nope!" *tips forward and falls into the trash* atsushi: o-o; Dazai: "If I eat this expired food, will it kill me?" atsushi: ew.....*phone rings* hello? Kunikida: "Brat. Is Dazai with you?" atsushi: yes, and he's rummaging through my garbage. Kunikida: "...Well, he is trash." Dazai: "RUDE!" Kunikida: "Bring him to the cafe, as we have a mission..." atsushi: right away! -and so- Kunikida: "Ma'am, please explain to them..." blonde woman: yes, you see- Dazai: *takes her hand* "As bold as a water lily, as sweet as a princess." blonde woman:...i-i beg your pardon? ._.; Dazai: "Would you like to commit a lovers' suicide pact?" blonde woman:.... O_O;;; um... Kunikida: *punch* *looks at the woman* "Sorry. Please forget what he said." *pulls Dazai into another room* Tanizaki: "...So, I'll take over. Ma'am, please explain...” blonde woman: *ahem* yes. you see, some shady folks have taken up residence behind our company's building. Tanizaki: ("She carried on as if Dazai didn't faze her...") " 'Shady'? How so? What did they look like?" blonde woman: well, they dressed in rags and kept to the shadows. and they speak in a language i dont quite understand. Kunikida: *emerges from the room* "Therefore, a smuggler. Someone we always encounter..." blonde woman: unfortunatly, we have no proof that they're criminals. thats why i came to you. Kunikida: *stares at Atsushi* "You're going." atsushi: m-me?! Kunikida: "You are just there to keep guard. After all, smuggler tend to run away. This is your perfect mission. And bring along Tanizaki." atsushi: um.. naomi: im going too~! Tanizaki: ^^; atsushi: ^^; Kunikia: *approaches Atsushi* "Hey, brat. I'm sorry about your sad, unfortunate, short life--but I have some advice." *shows a photograph* "Avoid this one..." atsushi: *looks* -it is a photo of a man in black- atsushi: who is he? Kunikida: "Akutagawa, the Dog of the Port Mafia. His ability is too powerful..." atsushi:...*gulp* -elsewhere- lord death: *HUG* hello hello yumi honey~!<3 Yumi: "Unf!" .\\\. "Well, hello there." *smooch* lord death: U////U~<3 -elsewhere- pearl:....!!! *watching a news report of an explosive that destroyed a guard station in port district* Karim: "Are we being called to that attack?" -elsewhere- atsushi: *walking stiffly* Tanizaki: "Relax...With me here, you'll be safe." naomi: and with my big bro's ability, we'll do great~!<3 kotone: *stares*...brother...they're....like us.. *hugs gopher's arm* Gopher: .^.;; "What is with these dopplegangers...?" atsushi: *sweatdrop* (thinking: she's really shameless, what does she think this is, alabama?) blonde woman: we're here. Tanizaki: *looks around* "I feel something...but I don't see any smugglers. And if smugglers were to use this spot, they would have an escape route...and I don't see...one..." blonde woman: exactly. *pulls out a gun* Tanizaki: *frozen* "..." -BANG- -elsewhere- Dazai: *bolts up with headphones on* "!!!" kirako: *secretary* mr dazai?....?? where did he go? *The window is open* kirako: !!! *looks out the window...no one there but passing pedestrians.* oh...oh dear... -back in the alley- Tanizaki: *stunned...blood is on his shirt* naomi: *standing in front of him, shirt soaked with blood and shaking* are you....ok...big...b-broth..er... *collapses* atsushi: *wide eyed horror* Tanizaki: *finally awakened* "N-Naomi!" *holding onto her* "Stay with me!" -gun click- blonde woman: give it up, its obvious you're a lover rather than a fighter. you'll see her soon. Tanizaki: "..." *glares, as he picks up Naomi* "How dare some lowly mafioso attack her..." *he starts to shine* blonde woman: ??... ?? snow? in the middle of june? atsushi: *still in stunned silence* Tanizaki: "Atsushi...Get away from here....This bitch is mine." blonde woman: *shooting* *The bullets pass through Tanizaki...who dissolves* blonde woman: ??!! Tanizaki: *disembodied voice* "My Light Snow turns everything into a smokescreen..." blonde woman: then i'll have to shoot in every direction!! -ratatatatatatata- Tanizaki: "Big mistake..." blonde woman: !!!! Tanizaki: *strangling her, his arms appearing through the smokescreen* *furious face, saying nothing* blonde woman: *choking* Tanizaki: "..." -shrk- atsushi: .....!!!! Tanizaki: *gasps...collapses, revealing an armed man behind him* atsushi:.... !!!!!!! *trembling* (thinking: oh shit.) ???: *cough cough* atsushi: *backing away* blonde woman: ryunosuke, you need to take it easy, let me handle thi- Akutagawa: *holds up his hand* "...This one...He fears death..." atsushi: y-you're... Akutagawa: "Death..." atsushi: *trying to back away* Akutagawa: "...is attracted to death...It is a pleasure to meet you. I am Akutagawa..." atsushi: p-please, i dont want to die! Akutagawa: "Please...I have my orders: to bring you in alive, Man-Tiger." atsushi: ?? me? Akutagawa: "You were our target all along...These others, lying dead? You could say they died because of you." atsushi: ....*trembling* Akutagawa: "Your life brings death wherever you go..." *shadows swirl around him* atsushi: *teary eyed* Akutagawa: "Rashamon...Resist, and you will be devoured..." atsushi:....*glances over at tanizaki...he's still breathing*......*grabs a lead pipe and rushes forwards* Akutagawa: "Dying for justice...You're in the wrong story, child..." *SLASH* -slide- atsushi: *grabs a whole of the blonde woman's gun and shoots*......!!! Akutagawa: "URK!" *collapses* blonde woman: RYUNOSUKE!! atsushi: did i...did i-... *sees the bullets on the ground*... O_O Akutagawa: "..." *lifts his head, turns around* *GLARE* atsushi:..... !!!!!! h-how...- Akutagawa: "Good effort...but fruitless." atsushi: (thinking: not even a scratch on him...I CALL HAX!) Akutagawa: "My ability consumes anything, even space itself, like that between the bullet and the barrel..." atsushi:....well im darn right fucked now, arent i? Akutagawa: "I told you what would happen...My beast is starving..." atsushi:......um....phrasing? *CHOMP* atsushi: *looks down at missing leg*..... *SCREAMS OF PAIN* Akutagawa: "I will bring you back, even if it is piece by piece..." atsushi: (thinking: am i going to die here?.....i cant die...i just...finally started to live!) blonde woman:...!!! on the wall! Akutgawa: "?!" tiger!atsushi: *growling* Akutagawa: "Rashamon--" *slash* tiger!atsushi: *cut in half, but heals* Akutagawa: "!!! Impressive...Almost instant regeneration and healing." blonde woman: ryunosuke, this is getting too dangerous, we need to- *SLAP* blonde woman: !!!! *teary eyed* -INSTANT KARMA TIGER TACKLE!- Akutagawa: "!!!" *desperately summoning shields, forming them into a spider-web* tiger!atsushi: *charges at him* Akutagawa: "Back! I will devour you!" tiger!atsushi: *vanishes?* Akutagawa: "???" atsushi: *charges at him* HAAAA!!!! *tiger fist* *DOUBLE-BLOCK* atsushi: ?? Akutagawa: "?!" Dazai: "Now, now--that's enough of that." atsushi: dazai?! blonde woman: you! Dazai: *gasp* "Ma'am! I can't believe you were deceiving us--" *removes two-way radio from his pocket* "Nah, I'm totally kidding, Beautiful: I knew what you were up to. Check your back pocket." blonde woman:... O_O you smug son of a bitch. Dazai: *holds up his hand--and imitates squeezing* :3 blonde woman:....um...im not sure i follow. Dazai: "Booty squeeze." blonde woman:.... -SLAP- Dazai: "...So, no suicide pact? Oh well. I'll need to get Atsushi here to help me carry the others back home--" blonde woman: *holds up gun* where do you think _you're_ going?! Akutagawa: "Higuchi, stop." higuchi: ?? (thinking: if you werent my superior i would straight up slap you into next week.) Akutagawa: "Dazai...We will let you go. But we will claim the Man-Tiger...collect the bounty on its head...and take over this criminal underworld..." atsushi: um...im still here you know....wait, you two know each other? Dazai: *smiles at Akutagawa* "Glad you got goals, Akutagawa! But you can't collect Atsushi's booty. The money on his head, I mean." atsushi: um... O-O; i would like to go home now. and also tanizaki and naomi need medical! Akutagawa: "Yes, depart. Because when I call your agency again, Dazai, I am claiming the Tiger." Dazai: *smiles calmly at Akutagawa, as he picks up Naomi* "A war, huh? Well..." *serious eyes, as his calm smile persists* "Give us your best shot." atsushi: *helping up tanizaki, sweating* Akutagawa: "...Higuchi. We leave." higuchi: what about them? Akutagawa: "Patient. We will have them soon enough." higuchi:...that man dazai...you know him? Akutagawa: "..." *walks away* higuchi:....*calls someone* hey rain, we're coming back. get me a coffee, kilimanjaro, long day. atsushi:...dazai, you know that guy? Dazai: "..." *smiles and closes his eyes at Atsushi* "Good work out there. I'll treat you to dinner." atsushi: NAOMI AND TANIZAKI NEED MEDICAL TREATMENT FIRST! -elsewhere- Izuku: *looking around* "No sign of who did this..." ochako: jeez... sancha: sorry kids, this is a restricted area, move along. Izuku: "We're with UA. We just wanted to know what happened..." -elsewhere- Yumi: *sigh* "Feel better?" lord death: much~ =w= Yumi: *cuddle* "Agreed..." *small kiss* "Thank you...for everything." -elsewhere- Shamrock: *sitting alone at a table* "..." himawari:....are you....alright? Shamrock: *tries to put on a smile* "Y-Yes?" himawari:....*hug* Shamrock: "..." *hugs back* "Thanks..." -elsewhere- gin: ....... Tachihara: "...The hell?" gin: ?? rain: i brought your orders everyone...and i burnt my hands...again. TT-TT Tachihara: "...You got the worst luck." rain: it's not my fault that my ability makes me absorb misfortune! >n< Tachihara: "Not your fault--just your genes." *pulls the order from Rain* rain: TT~TT *turns and slips...and tears her skirt* nooo i just bought that one! gin: *facepalm* Tachihara: *stares* hirotsu:...*chop* dont stare like a lech. -_-; Tachihara: "Ow!" *glares at Hirotsu* "Just tell us what we're doing..." -elsewhere- Wes: "Ready?" liz: just about. *smiles* Wes: *smiles back* "Cool...Need help?" -elsewhere- Black Star: "Any other groceries to pick up?" -elsewhere- Tsukiyo: *in a much more conservative outfit* fang-hua:...? hinata: who the hell are you and what did you do to tsuki-nee? Tsukiyo: *angry twitch* "I just thought I'd try a different outfit. I can change..." fang-hua: it looks nice. *she smiles* Tsukiyo: *smiles* "Thank you. I picked it out to try out today. You look nice as well, Fang." -elsewhere- Sakuya: *putting his feet into the kiddie pool* lilac: *just chillin* Sakuya: "Still pretty warm out..." *sips cold drink* "Wonder how cold winter will get." -elsewhere- Assi: *without his glasses* mono: hey, we're out of milk.....um...hi? Assi: *squints* "Mono? Sorry...Can't see too well." mono: ...oh! h-heres your dumb a-frames... *hands him his glasses, blushing slightly.* Assi: *takes them, puts them on, blinks, smiles* "Oh, there's your face!" mono: y-yeah... 7///7; Assi: "Oh, by the way, I did put milk on the grocery list and was just heading out." mono: w-whatever! d-dummy! *runs to her room* Assi: "??? Maybe I should get add cookies to the list: they go great with milk." -elsewhere- Gopher: *holds up finger puppets* kotone: *shiny eyes* inori: oh? Gopher: *puts on a sheep puppet, wiggles his finger, talks in a goofy voice* "Hello, there!" kotone: ah. Gopher: "Will you be my friend?" kotone: *huuuug* Gopher: .\\\\. *pat pat* -elsewhere- Medusa: "You've had enough." shaula: yew shuttha fug up, betch! itz yer fault mama didnt phey enough attenshun t'meh! Medusa: -_-;;; *picks up an empty wine bottle* beatrice: i'll get her to bed. shaula: beeea you kinky lil-*hic* hehehe... Medusa: "Please do so: some of us need sleep." neian: *yawn* Medusa: "It's okay, you'll get some sleep..." -a few days later- Wes: *sweating a bit* soul: hey, you're gonna do great. Wes: I-I just keep worrying I'm going to be a massive screwup..." soul: just deep breaths. you got this bro. Wes: "..." *hug* -and so, lord death walked liz down the aisle- Wes: *smiling* Patty: *wiping away tears* -the wedding went swimmingly, and liz tango dip kissed wes- Wes: .\\\\. *kiss* lord death: TTuTT *claps* stocking: congrats you two! soul: yeah! alright! Kid: *claps* soul: *glances over at his family members* Mr. Evans: *looking worse for wear* soul:....*looks away* Mr. Evans: "..." *stares at the floor* -at the reception- marie: ok, im definatly gonna catch the bouquet this time! *determination!* Yumi: "Of course..." *steps back* -bouquet toss- marie: *desperately tries to grab it and it goes to....* Anya: *caught* .\\\\\\\.;;; marie: Q~X whyyyyy? lavender: forever alone and an eyepatch..hey sham! Shamrock: *glaaaaaaare* lavender: go make friends, dude. Shamrock: *grumbles, stands, walks around* -elsewhere- naomi: Q~Q *she just got 'fixed up' by yosano* Tanizaki: Q________Q atsushi:... owo; (thinking: what did the nurse even DO to them?!) Kunikida: "How are you, Brat?" atsushi: confused and concerned. Kunikida: "I can imagine. A seven-million-dollar bounty on your head tends to produce such feelings." atsushi: ...........*whimpering* Kunikida: *looks away, reading his book* "Stop that whimpering. The Mafia will resort to all nefarious means in their attempt to capture you. If you waver, you will lose. Even professionals are killed should they waver. That's what my master taught me..." atsushi: ....*looks over....his book is upside down* um....you're book is upside down. Kunikida: o_o *turns the book right-side up, not looking away from Atsushi as he does so* "...I AM NOT WAVERING! DO I LOOK LIKE I WOULD WAVER BECAUSE OF THE MAFIA?! IF THEY ATTACKED US RIGHT NOW, I WOULD DESTROY THEM ALL!" *starts play-fighting* "I'D STRIKE AT THE FACE, KICK TO THE SHINS, KNOCK HIM OUT WITH ONE PUNCH!" atsushi: O-O;;; ... Q-Q;;;; Kunikida: *stops gesticulating, puts back on his glasses* "You brought this onto us, Brat. You figure out how to solve our problem." *starts to leave* atsushi:....*he just sat there, trying not to cry.* -elsewhere- rain: i found their location. *hands gin, hirotsu, and tachihara a piece of paper with an address on it* Tachihara: "Hee hee...Just go in there and kill some people." hirotsu: an excellent job, miss rain. gin:...*nods* Tachihara: "So what're we waiting for?! Let's go!" rain: *watches them leave and smirks* -and so- Tachihara: *looking at address* "Wonder why they'd be here?" mafioso: *heads in guns out*...wait a second..i think this might be a regular office building. -CLUNK- secretary: *SCREAMING* Tachihara: "...Huh. They disguised this place like an office building." gin:.... O-O; Tachihara: "..." *picks up a water cooler* hirotsu: shall i? -elsewhere- Relan: "All these explosions..." shinra: *hugs him*.... iris: *holds his hand* Relan: "S-Sorry...Just wondering what is being done." -elsewhere- Yumi: *points on map* "Here, here, and there." nygus: hmmm. Yumi: "What did these spots have in common provoking such attacks?" dwma agent: maybe it's just random terrorist attacks? but who could be doing it? kishin worshipers? Yumi: "Or someone with explosive abilities? Quirks? Dokeshi?" agent 2: who knows. we're still looking into it. it could be a rogue flame human like that joker fella... Yumi: *nods* "Contact Fire Brigades as well: they may have found evidence when responding to explosions." agent 2: right. -days later- Kunikida: "??? Brat..." atsushi: yes sir? also i do have a name. Kunikida: *shoves a stack of books at him* "File these. You've given us enough work..." atsushi: um, right. *sweatdrop* Kunikida: "And go check on our resident medic." atsushi: *nods* ok then. Kunikida: "Just...don't follow her into any locked rooms." atsushi: um....ok... o-o; Yosano: *spots Atsushi* "...You got a paper cut?" atsushi: no, im fine, plus the whole 'healing' thing. Yosano: "...Yes...I suppose...You got your leg cut, yes?" atsushi: i did, but it grew back, see? Yosano: "...Have to be sure--" *pulls up his pant leg* -yep, his leg is right there.- atsushi: this feels awkward! Yosano: ("No scar...This is less regeneration and more reversion.") "Oh, pooh." *rubs a finger along his leg, trying to find the scar* "I wanted to treat you." atsushi: *SCREAM* STRANGER DANGER DO NOT WANT! -chop- kirako: please dont harrass the poor boy. Yosano: *rubs her head* "I am a scientist: have to be thorough..." -elsewhere- Wes: "How's that?" liz: it looks great. *she smiles* Wes: *smiles* "I hoped you would like it. Want to sit for a bit?" liz: why of course...honey~ *hug* Wes: *blushes* "Sweetie." liz: *smooch* Wes: *smooch, holds her* "Mmm." -elsewhere- Higan: "My art..." lavender: looks amazing. otogiri: *covering lilac's eyes* naho: O____O;; tsubaki: ^^; -phone rings- tsubaki: ?? *answers* yes? misono: hey, it's me again. we have an incident. we've gotten reports of a stray subclass attacking a shopping plaza in belmont district. tsubaki: !!! we're on our way then. Higan: "???" tsubaki: we got called to a mission. higan, you and otogiri are in charge until we get back. otogiri: understood. Sakuya: "Where you going?" tsubaki: belmont district. i think we found a lost subclass. lets just hope we can talk to them before C3 does... Sakuya: *nods* "Lead the way..." tsubaki: it'll be dangerous. Higan: "Maybe I should go." tsubaki:...good plan. *looks at black*star* lets go. lavender: hey, get back safely, all of you, ok? Black Star: "Jeez..." misono: *looking at a layout of the plaza* alright, we've determined the stray's location someplace in the food court area, most of the civilians escaped, but there are a few hostages. mahiru: ... Sakuya: "Need a distraction..." mahiru: !!! sakuya! w-when did you- tsubaki: sakuya?! Sakuya: "...What? I thought I would go along." mahiru: we got your back. *pats sakuya's shoulder* Sakuya: "Thanks..." *stares at the stray from afar* ("Do I know them...?") -the stray is unfamiliar, but it is one of mr tsubaki's subclass- Sakuya: "...You...Who are you?" Stray: *growl* tsubaki: it's alright, we dont want to hurt you. Stray: *stares at Tsubaki* "..." tsubaki: *smiles* we can help you, if you'll let us. Stray: "..." *approaches* tsubaki: see? it's ok. *extends a hand* Stray: "..." *holds out a hand...* tsubaki: there you go- -SHRK- tsubaki: !!! Tsurugi: "Hee hee...Sorry. Would've been here sooner." yumikage: dammit tsurugi, now's not the time for dawdling! tsubaki: ?! yumikage: *looks at the stray* so you're the one causing trouble...hey nakatsukasa, no hard feelings, but we got this one...tsurugi, you know what to do! mahiru: !!! kuro...those are- Tsurugi: "Roger!" *starts to run forward* Kuro: "!!!" misono: C3's mad dog trio...shinoa told me about them. yumikage: dont flatter yourself sloth, we're here for the stray. Kuro: "...Mahiru...What are you going to do?" Higan: "The stray comes with us. You, go home." tsubaki: please, we dont want any trouble! stray: tsubaki.....where is he?! tsubaki:..... stray: tch-...if you wont answer me, then i'll just drain you dry! *lunges at her* tsubaki: !!!! *BOOM BOOM BOOM* stray: ?! yumikage: good job, jun! Jun: "Trapped." yumikage: *takes aim with his rifle* tsubaki: STOP IT! *shoves yumikage, causing the bullet to hit the water sprinkler* yumikage: !! damn, you really want to protect that guy, eh? stray: *smirks and slashes tsurugi* yumikage: TSURUGI!! Tsurugi: "Ah!" *falls backwards* "Rotten luck!" stray: c3's hunting dogs, eh? the hell would elites like you guys want with a rotten nobody like me? now the redhead over there is a real prize, he's melancholy's number 2 in terms of power. yumikage: yeah, but the thing is we have an agreement with miss ponytail that we're not allowed to touch him or the subclass in her care. Higan: *glares at the Stray* "Turn-coat..." stray: oh? what? not fond of being betrayed? like our master abandoned us? tsubaki: you're wrong! stray: HAHAHA! DONT MAKE ME LAUGH, SHITTY HUMAN! Sakuya: "You better watch your mouth. We came here to save you--and you're going to turn away from us, your fellow subclasses? Mr. Tsubaki--" stray: IS A FUCKING COWARD WHO RUNS AT THE FIRST SIGHT OF TROUBLE! JUST LIKE HE RAN AWAY FROM THAT DEMON, TSURUGI KAMIYA! Tsurugi: "...Say that a bit louder..." stray: DEMON! HE'S A DEMON! Tsurugi: "...Thank you." tsubaki: ?? stray: i dont follow traitors... yumikage:....suit yourself then... code 'hodor' authorization approved. *gives tsubaki an apologetic look* take him down, 'baldr'. Tsurugi: *has vanished* stray: ?! wha- *CRUNCH* stray: *SCREAMING* tsubaki: !!! Tsurugi: "You can stop that. Just make it easy on yourself..." Higan: "!!!" *starts to move--* tsubaki: black*star, we have to do something! Black Star: "Let's get in there!" tsubaki: *sword mode* yumikage: ?! what the hell? do those kids have a death wish!? Black Star: "We face Death every day!" *rushes at Tsurugi* stray: ?? Tsurugi: "..." *smirks--as he holds up the Stray in front of him to block any attack by Black Star and Tsubaki* Black Star: "!!!" tsubaki: shadow star. Tsurugi: "Shadow What?" Black Star: *kicks Tsurugi in the head from behind* mahiru: woah! stray: *runs off* Tsurugi: *knocked down...his slasher smile persists* "...Oh, you made a big mistake..." tsubaki: ??! yumikage: damn, those kids are gutsy... Black Star: "Ha! Like I'm afraid of--" *CRUNCH* tsubaki: !!!! yumikage: TSURUGI! DOWN! SIT BOY! stray: *SCREAM* Tsurugi: "But I want to finish this!" *increases his grip* stray: *SCREAMS OF PAIN* Black Star: "Shit!" *swings Tsubaki at Tsurugi's arm* tsubaki: HAAAA- ???: that's quite enough. tsubaki: ?? Tsurugi: "...But I wasn't finished--" ???: tsurugi, i'll give you 25 dollars to stop. Tsurugi: "DEAL!" mahiru: that easily?! ??: seems we meet again, mahiru shirota. for those unaware allow me to explain. Black Star: "The hell are you?!" -the man adjusts his glasses shuuhei: my name is Shuuhei Tsuyuki, deputy director of the death city branch of the neutral organization, C3, its 3rd officer, and acting leader of all parties involved today. we've taken control of the situation, and once we have the stray in detainment we will take our leave. yumikage: tch-, who died and made him king? we're older than you by 4 years. and what the hell is with that long ass title?! Black Star: "You ain't taking no one with you!" -a dark cage surrounds the group- tsubaki: ??! shuuhei: worry not, we have no intentions of killing you or the subclass in your custody, miss nakatsukasa. mahiru: you're the same guys who attacked kuro that one time! just who even are you three?? Kuro: *glares* "You should leave..." *approaches Shuuhei...* mahiru: mad dog trio....just who are you? Tsurugi: *looking at his $25.00* "Just some folks with the same goals as you..." jun: if it's possible, maybe we can cooperate? tsubaki: *tense* yumikage: ....tch-. Kuro: "...Mahiru...I'm not sure we can stand against them...not right now." shuuhei: with that out of the way, we'll take the stray into detainment for questioning, and as per our agreement, the other melancholy subclass present will be left in your care. mahiru: ... misono: ....we'll consider your offer of an allience. tsubaki: on one condition. you wont harm them. stray: tch-...this is your fault you know..if you just stayed out of the way, this wouldnt be happening! tsubaki:....*looks down* Higan: "We were trying to keep you out of this fighting..." -later that day- tsubaki: ...... lavender: you think she'll be alright? Black Star: "...I don't know. C3 keeps intimidating everyone..." naho: hmmm hey! maybe misono's girlfriend knows something! she's kinda in c3...i think. Sakuya: "Worth a try..." *pulls out phone* -the house phone rings- otogiri: yes?......understood.....tsubaki, misono called. there's a meeting at mahiru's apartment. tsubaki: ah. otogiri: it's not right now, it's this weekend. Sakuya: "That's quite a wait...Who knows what they could do to that stray..." tsubaki: .... -days later- Lily: "Welcome...I'm sorry we can't meet under better circumstances." tsubaki: it's understandable. *looks out the window, it's pouring rain* Kuro: *hiding under a blanket in cat form* misono: right, the first order of buisness, the mad dog trio. Tsurugi Kamiya, Yumikage Tsukimitsu, and Junichiro Kurumamori. given our encounters with C3 in the past, working with them might seem like an idiotic idea. but given statistics, they have more resources, more firepower, and possibly more knowledge than we do. shinoa and her friends have been a huge help, but they arent official C3 members, so there's still some things they dont know. tetsu: i remember yumikage, i knew him in elementry school. mahiru: (thinking: was that guy a teacher? he seemed to be a lot older than tetsu...) -knocking- misono: ?? *checks the peephole* shinoa: helloooo? anyone home? misono: O////O s-s-shinoa?! shinoa: hi misono, mind if i come in? Kuro: *peeks under blanket* "Oh. More people." tsubaki: oh, miss shinoa, what brings you here? shinoa: well, C3's gone into overdrive with busy stuff, and i heard some interesting news i thought i'd share with you. mahiru: like what? shinoa: do you want the good news or the bad news first? Kuro: "...This can't be good." shinoa: well, im not sure if it's _good_ news, but the mad dog trio has been given a new task; they'll be your bodyguards from this point forwards. mahiru: what?! misono: seriously?! shinoa: *she nods* Kuro: "...If that's good news, I'm not happy with bad news." Black Star: "We're supposed to accept their help?!" shinoa: sadly, there's no changing it now. mahiru: if that's the case, and if we do have the same goal, then we may as well. shinoa: and now for the bad news...we know what C3 is doing with jinn. turns out, they arent eliminating it....they're stockpi- -knocks on the door- Lawless: *in hedgehog form atop Licht's head* licht: so much rain, an angel cant fly in weather like this... Black Star: "??? You two are here?" mahiru: oh, hey guys. shinoa's here, and we kiiinda have some stuff to explain Lawless: *sits up* "What's going on?" licht: im hungry, make me some honey toast and melon. mahiru: we arent a restaurant! tsubaki: how've you been since the incident? licht: alright. i am an angel after all. tsubaki: and what about you lawless? you did lose a lot of jinn... mahiru: has it been affecting you at all? licht: *grooans* oh has it ever. please just dont get him started... Lawless: "...My healing..." tsubaki: ?? *worried* Lawless: "I-I can't heal like before..." tsubaki: lawless... Lawless: "Something isn't right...I don't even feel like...myself. My name..." licht: hyde... Lawless: "...I don't even feel like that is my name...I don't respond to it like I used to." licht:... *gives him a new dogtag* here, accept it hyde. Lawless: "..." *listlessly picks it up, tries to read the name on it* -hyde- Lawless: "..." *listlessly picks it up, tries to read the name on it* -hyde- licht:.... *pulls hoodie down a bit* the contract needs blood, right? so drink up.. Hyde: "..." *sniff* TT~TT "I-I don't know who I am..." tsubaki:....*pats his back* its ok... Hyde: "..." *cautiously approaches Licht's neck* Hyde: *small bite* licht: nng... *light wince* mahiru:...do you...need a moment? Hyde: *breathing relaxes...he remembers...* licht:...?? Hyde: " 'Hyde'..." licht: *he nods* {ophelia: my romeo...} Hyde: "My Juliet..." licht: ?? Hyde: *sobbing* licht: !!....*awkward hug* Hyde: *clutches Licht* "L-Lost..." -moments later, after hyde calmed down.- shinoa: and that's basically what's been happening as of late. mahiru: your thoughts law-er, hyde? Hyde: "...Why should we? Is C3 really holding onto...what did you call it?" shinoa: jinn. misono: you seriously dont know that?! licht:....!!! a fallen angel! mahiru: ?? *looks out the window to see tsurugi there, surrounded by crows* GAAAAAHHH!!!! misono: WHAT THE EVERLOVING HELL?! tsubaki: ah! shinoa: ah, seems they've arrived. i guess i made good time then, oho~ Kuro: "How did they find us...?" Hyde: *hedgehog form, hides behind Licht* shinoa: they arent here to hurt you. it's like i said, they've been hired to protect you. tsurugi: *blows against glass and writes* 'lemme in, its soaking wet' Kuro: "...You letting them in? Also, where do you keep your sharp knives?" -BANG on the door- yumikage: oooi! is tsurugi in there?! Tsurugi: *shivers* tsubaki: *opens the sliding glass door while mahiru opens the front door* yumikage: dammit tsurugi how many times do i have to tell you not to play with crows while wearing a knit scarf?! IT'LL GET FRAYED! Tsurugi: "I get to do what I want!" *a crow is pecking at his head* tsubaki: *has gotten him a towel* yumikage: still, jeez. and dont go running off like that, jun and i were worried sick! Tsurugi: "D'aw, you do care!" *smirks* Black Star: *glare* mahiru: what brings you guys here? yumikage: pack up your stuff, we're taking you in with us. mahiru: eh? misono: ?! yumikage: as of current, sloth is the only servamp in the area that's still 'intact'. it would be best interest to keep him and his eve protected. mahiru: but what about my uncle?- yumikage: we'll just tell him you've been enlisted into summer camp! shinoa: wrath and gluttony have been contacted as well. Hyde: *glaring at them* Jun: "Hello...Tsurugi, behave, or your last pay will be shoved so far up your--" mafura: *peeeeeek* yumikage: -_-; as if babysitting ONE grown adult wasnt hard enough... mahiru:....*blink*... who is that? Tsurugi: "Someone we brought with us." Kuro: "..." mafura: ^^ are you sleepy ash? mafura-chan's happy to meet you! Kuro: "...Who is Mafura?" yumikage: she's mafura....she has....issues. like tsurugi level of issues. mahiru: she speaks in 3rd person? just how old is she? misono: and what do you mean by 'tsurugi level issues'? yumikage: well- Tsurugi: *pouts at Yumikage* "I don't have issues! I just am quirky!" yumikage: that's one way of putting it... *sweatdrop* misono: care to elaborate? Tsurugi: *pouts* "I like money, fighting--and vengeance." misono: um... tsurugi: tsurugi kamiya~ 26 years old and a slut for money~! i'll do anything you say if you pay me~ i'll even lick your feet and call you daddy! jun: *covering tsurugi's mouth* i am so sorry, we're actually a lot more professional than this Tsurugi: *approaches Misono, puts an arm around his shoulder* "Got five bucks?" misono:....whyyy? jun: down boy! down! yumikage: "I will shove $5 up your ass if you don't stop." Tsurugi: "I'LL ACCEPT IT!" jun: *sigh* i apologize for that, he's...special. Kuro: "In a bad way." misono: kind of like mikuni. 7_7; Tsurugi: "!!! HOW DO YOU KNOW HIM?!" misono: o-o he's my brother....how do _you_ know him? Tsurugi: "YOU ARE THE SPAWN OF THE SAME PARENTS AS THAT GUY?!" misono: *tenses*......... Lily: *pat pat* "Let's...just give them some room." shinoa: oh, i remember your brother, he ran into us when we went to the cafe together! misono: O////O s-s-shinoa!! Lily: ^^ Tsurugi: *twitch twitch* "Why was _he_ at a cafe with you?!" shinoa: i think he wanted to look after his dear baby bro~ misono: shinoa please stop. *covers face with pillow* >/////<; Lily: "Fufufu..." Tsurugi: *growls* -phone rings- Kuro: "???" jun: message from shuu.... 'meeting is taking longer than expected, come back after you get lunch.'...we're getting reimbursed for lunch. FREE FOOD! YES! yumikage: hell yeah! lets go get something really hella good! Tsurugi: "ORDERING THE MOST EXPENSIVE ITEM!" mafura: ^o^ Kuro: "...Weirdos." jun: come on, we'll take you out to lunch, our treat. -later- tsubaki: *about to open the door* Black Star: "Our lives used to be so much simpler..." ???: LET US GO YOU FILTHY BLOODSUCKERS! Black Star: "?!!" tsubaki: ?!?! *opens up the door* hyakuya: YOU! CALL THEM OFF! THEY JUST TIED US UP! mitsuba: WHY AM I THE ONLY ONE TIED SO LEWDLY?! Black Star: "...You know what? I'm just happy they did, because I am so sick of whoever keeps breaking into our house." *looks around* otogiri: they were the only ones. mitsuba: we arent here to fight, you idiots! Black Star: *approaches, stares Mitsuba in the eyes* "...What are you here for, you freaking breaking-and-entering pain in the ass?" mitsuba: we were sent to monitor progress. making sure you're keeping them in line, and so far you are DOING A SHITTY JOB! DX< tsubaki: ..... Black Star: "Excuse me--_we're_ doing a shitty job? Did they bite you? Are you still alive and breathing? Yeah?" *kicks Mitsuba's chair down* "You can thank Tsubaki for that, you stupid little shit." shinoa: oh, hello~ mitsuba: SHINOA HELP US PLEASE! Black Star: -_-;;; "Does no one knock?" shinoa: oh, i forgot to mention you'd be visiting their house. my mistake. ^^ hyakuya: -_-; shinoa: i think mitsuba's just salty because she's tied in such a suggestive manner~ mitsuba: >///> s-shut up! -elsewhere- Mr. Tsubaki: *scratching* reimi: find anything? Mr. Tsubaki: *shakes his head* "They hide well..." reimi: ah. Mr. Tsubaki: "I just wish I knew what such an awful group was up to...and I...I..." *scratches* "Arg! Why am I itchy?!" -elsewhere- jun: once again, im so sorry about this. mahiru: O-O; yumikage: aw its awlright juhn, all in good fun, haha! *totally wasted drunk* Kuro: =w= "That liquid was tasty..." mahiru: KURO YOU TOO?! mafura: unyuuuu... *hugging tsurugi's arm* -squish squish- Tsurugi: .\\\\\\. "...How much did she drink?" yumikage: hey, yew're the wun who talked'er into it tsooroogeh. *hic* jun: honestly tsurugi, having her act as your girlfriend like this... mahiru: um.... .-.; yumikage: sherota, yew evur have a girlfriend?...er a boyfriend or whatever? we wont judge, lol. mahiru: O///o w-w-wha?! Kuro: "Nah, he's not with anyone..." *leans against him* "I'm so sleepy..." yumikage: ah, i shee, i never had a girlfriend myself to be honest. tsurugi: that's because he's gaaaa- yumikage: finish that sentence and i'll slug you. Tsurugi: *trying to pull loose from Mafura* mafura: zzzzz.... jun:...well, we should be heading home then. Tsurugi: aww Kuro: "Zzz..." Tsurugi: "Just call us a taxi already...Sleep this off, Mahiru. You're going to have a big day." mahiru: right... Kuro: *snore* Tsurugi: "Jun, can you carry me?" jun: what am i, your mother? Tsurugi: "I'll call you mommy for a price." jun: i think i'll pass. Tsurugi: "Hmph." *looks at Mafura* mahiru: do you have any shame? mafura: *yawn* mmmn? Tsurugi: " 'Shame'? What is that foreign word?" yumikage: it's that sunavabitch's fault yer like this. *hic* Tsurugi: "..." *stares at Yumikage* mahiru: um..... jun:.... mahiru: so how long have you all known each other? jun: we've known each other since elementary school. yumikage: mafura's new though. she's not in the combat squads, touma just dropped her on us for whatever reason. mahiru: touma? Tsurugi: "Boss man." yumikage: and king of the dickbags. Tsurugi: "...Depends..." mahiru: ah....ok then... mr jun, what about you? since we talked about our love lives so to speak- jun: widowed. mahiru: oh.....sorry. jun: ..... yumikage: yeah, sensitive topic man. Tsurugi: "At least you have us, Jun." jun: *smiles* right, thanks guys.....ah, we're here. -it's a kindergarten- mahiru: oh? boy: *runs up* jun: *picks him up* hey scamp, sorry im late. *hug* mahiru: oh, is he your son? boy: im takuto! im three years old! jun: yes you are kiddo. *smiles* Tsurugi: “hiya takuto~!” takuto: churugi! yoomie! yumikage: hey kiddo. jun: eh? no love for your papa? T-T Tsurugi: "You have any siblings, Mahiru?" mahiru: no, im an only child. yumikage: ah, i've got two brothers at home. Tsurugi: "So many tiny children here..." -a young girl hugs a man in a suit- girl: papa! Man: "Hello, sweetie..." girl: *hug* ^^ mahiru: ....*small smile* Kuro: *in cat form* -several children are all over the kitty- mahiru: how shameless! Kuro: ^W^ *on his back* -elsewhere- Kid: *reading* stocking: *nuzzling against him* Kid: *smiles, strokes her hair* stocking: uwu~<3 Kid: *small kiss* "Relaxed?" stocking: yes~ Kid: "Good." *closes his book* "How was today?" stocking: great~ Kid: "What were you up to?" -elsewhere- Vulcan: *asleep at workstation* lisa:....*puts blanket over him* Vulcan: *still dead asleep* lisa:...... -elsewhere- Yohei: *his shirt has baby spit-up on it* chie: *gives him a towel* Yohei: "Thanks...Realities of parenting." chie: yeah, haha. Yohei: "...Should enjoy these moments...Not long before Toru is feeding himself..." chie: *she nods* Yohei: "..." *smiles* "His little feet, walking along the floor..." chie: >u< Yohei: "Walking up to his mommy..." *hugs her* -elsewhere- Arthur: "I will solve this puzzle." -elsewhere- Jacqueline: "I think that's everything. Anything else on the list?" -elsewhere- Touma: *writing* secretary: you called, sir? Touma: "Yes...Give me an update on Jun's mission." secretary: it's still a work in progress, but they have located the eve of sloth's residence. Touma: *smiles* "That's good...I want their report immediately." secretary: understood. mafura:....~? Touma: "??? Oh, Mafura. You're back?" mafura: hiya mr touma! Touma: "How was your trip with the others?" mafura: it was fun, we got to see takuto. *smiles* Touma: "Ah, that's good...What did you learn?" -elsewhere- Joker: *glares at newspaper* "Explosions..." ivy: how annoying. if you're gonna blow stuff up, do it somewhere where it counts, like the 5th brigade's base. or hibana's mansion. Joker: "At least we exercise patience and strategy with our targets." *folds up the newspaper* "If we find these fools, we'll show them." -elsewhere- atsushi: *carrying bags* so much stuff.... Q-Q im gonna be crushed. Dazai: "Here, I'll help." *takes one small bag* atsushi: thank you. TTuTT Yosano: "And don't drop any of them!" atsushi: yes ma'am! Yosano: "Because if you do drop them..." *mischievous grin* atsushi: *sweats* ???: "Thief!" atsushi: ??!! Yosano: "TIGER! DON'T DROP THOSE LEMONS!" ???: *on the phone* "You are screwing me over on this investment! Give me back my money!" atsushi: i wont ma'am! -a girl in a kimono walks past- atsushi: ?? ???: "And if you don't, I'm going to sue you into oblivion!" -bump- atsushi: oh shi- im so sorry sir! ???: "Watch where you're touching! This suit is worth more than your life!" atsushi: i-im so sorry! i didnt mean to- Yosano: *stands before Atsushi, puts a hand out to the Businessman, pats off the dust on his suit* "Please forgive us. Are you at all hurt?" Yosano: *smiles* *KICK* Businessman: "Get the hell off me! You bitch!" *points at her* "I can ruin your life with one phone call! Take all your money--" Yosano: " 'Bitch'?" atsushi: *backing away* dazai help-....dazai? *looks around* *He's disappeared* atsushi: *sweats* Yosano: *clutches Businessman's finger, grins maniacally* "Now you've done it." *CRACK* Businessman: *shriek* Yosano: "Then shall I remove your puny balls, stomping on them until you're a proper bitch under my heel?" Businessman: *screaming* -every male in the area has fled, and several females as well- Yosano: *lets go, smiles politely* "Now, go clean yourself up. Can't ruin that fine suit~" atsushi: *sweating* Businessman: "You're insane! I'll call the cops on you--" Yosano: "Armed Detective Agency. Our address is--" Businessman: ._.; *runs away* Yosano: *smiles at Atsushi* atsushi: um...i think dazai ran off somewhere... Yosano: "Indeed...I'm sure he's fine. We need to get these back to the office. Let's get on the subway--before the cops come." atsushi: O-O; *follows* Yosano: *purchases the subway tickets* "You'll owe me for the cost of your ticket." atsushi: TTuTT yes ma'am... Yosano: "You can repay...when I'm ready." *leads him to their subway train to get on board* -and so- Yosano: "Remember, Atsushi: we cannot be with you 24/7 to protect you." atsushi:...i know... Announcer: ”Hello, passengers, this is your conductor. I apologize to interrupt, but we are proceeding with a little experiment today. I want to evaluate your reactions and sensory input based on unexpected explosions--" *BOOM* civilian: WHAT THE SHIT?! atsushi: ?!?! *The train shakes as blood comes out from under the door* Announcer: "How many died? One? Two? Three? I'm afraid this won't stop unitl one test subject—Atsushi Nakajima--surrenders himself. Otherwise, you other passengers get a one-way ticket to the afterlife. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy the ride." atsushi: *paralyzed with fear* -people are freaking out- Yosano: "Huh. Coincidental. I guess you have three options, Atsushi: First, get captured. Second, jump off the train and leave these passengers to their doom. Third, beat this shithead to a pulp." atsushi:..*gulp* i dont really have much of an option, do i? Yosano: "Nope. Not when you're part of the Armed Detective Agency." Businessman: "!!! You again! Save us! I can't die!" Yosano: "...Oh, look, Atsushi. He wants us to save him..." atsushi:...*sigh* damn you morality. alright, lets do this then. Businessman: "Hold on! What did you mean when you said you would..." *blushes* "Make me your bitch?" Yosano: "..." *SLAM* atsushi: *winces* can we go now? Yosano: "You take the back, I'll take the front. Oh, and one piece of advice: kill the enemy." atsushi: *gulp* right. *Scared crowds run past Yosano* Yosano: ("Threatening to kill people in public in daylight...The Mafia is dedicated...") *A lemon rolls by Yosano's foot...her heel pulls out a ring from this lemon, actually a grenade* Yosano: "!!!" *leaps* *BOOM* atsushi: ?! (thinking: this is bad, this is very bad!) *A bomb rolls into Atsushi's view* atsushi:.... O-O;;; *jumps back* *The girl from earlier, holding a cell phone to her ear, leaps at the bomb* atsushi: wait!! Girl: *closes her flip-phone--and knocks Atsushi back from the bomb* atsushi: it's dangerous! you need to go! *An aura forms around the girl...* ???: "Get in my way, and you die." atsushi:.... O.O; *The aura withdraws a sword--and slashes at Atsushi* atsushi: *winces* Girl: "Kyouka Izumi is my name. I too am an orphan." atsushi: ?? Kyouka: "I like rabbits and tofu. I dislike dogs and thunder. Since the Mafia took me in, I have killed 35 people in six months." atsushi: ?! Kyouka: *slices at him again* -Meanwhile- Yosano: *groans in pain* Motojirou: "They sure are making women indestructible nowadays." yosano: tch-, we live in a society of gender equality, it's not the 18th century. its more surprising that a wanted criminal like you would be here. Motojiro: The infamous Motojirou Kajii can't stay in the shadows like other mafiosos. I killed 28 civilians just in the Maruzen Building. Goddamn, it was beautiful...Death is practically an art installation, or an experiment." yosano: an experiment, you say? Motojiro: "God and death! Both are inextricably tied, yet neither can be overcome by science--which makes them all the more enthralling! Thrilling!" *adjusts his visor* "Let's see what is the color of your death..." -meanwhile- atsushi: please, let's just talk about this. Kyouka: *approaches him, and the civilians hiding in the car behind him* atsushi: just step away from the bomb, and it'll all be good, ok kiddo? Kyouka: "..." *slight shake upon hearing 'kiddo'* atsushi: lets just talk this over and it'll be fi- *SLASH* Kyouka: *still has phone to her ear* atsushi: *screams of pain* -meanwhile- Motojiro: "Heh. Expected more of you, Detective." yosano: *wince* Motojiro: "You have no chance to survive...So I will tell you...what death is. An academic interest. If diseases can be reversed, why is death not? Why do people die?" yosano:..heh....*she laughs* you seriously dont know something so simple? Motojiro: "?! What?" yosano: the reason is....you're an idiot. Motojiro: "!!!" *stabs her hand* yosano: *screams* Motojiro: "Thank you for your valuable opinion. I will take it under advisement..." *drops his lemon bombs* "The brain is conscious eight hours after death. I'll come for your corpse later. Until then, take your time to die. Oh! And one question...How does it feel to know that you are dead?" -meanwhile- atsushi: *slumped against the wall* urg... *looks at the hole blown into the side of the train* Kyouka: "I have killed. Stay back. Or they will die." atsushi:... (thinking: this is my fault... these people's lives are at risk, just because they're on the same train as me...) -meanwhile- Motojiro: *re-enters* "So, you cooked yet?" yosano: *laying on the ground* Motojiro: *whistles, as he picks her up to turn her over* yosano: *opens eyes* suprise motherfucker. -PUNCH- Motojiro: "H-How?! Wh-Why?!!!" *blood pouring out his nose* yosano: damn, maybe i should have hit a bit harder. where did i hit again? care to refresh my memory? Motojiro: *trembling, pointing to his left cheek* yosano: thank you~ *PUNCHES HIM IN THE RIGHT CHEEK* Motojiro: *collapsed, trying to get up* "Impossible! Y-You should've died!" yosano: well, i am a doctor. i've seen deaths by the hundreds. you asked earlier, what is 'death'. simple. it's the loss of life. even though we give it our all, some patients just slip away. 'death is the pinnacle of science'?. BULLSHIT! Motojiro: "...Oh no...N-Now I recognize you...The Agency's resident doctor...the healer..." yosano: bingo, we have a winner, what did he win? survey says~.... a special treatment~ *pulls out a big ass cleaver* Motojiro: Q~Q "Eek." -his screams could be heard throughout the city- Kyouka: *points her blade at Atsushi...and is crying* atsushi: it's ok....just tell us where the bomb is and it'll be alright... Kyouka: "I-I...cannot." atsushi: what do you mean? *hearing beeps* ?! Kyouka: "..." *crying, as she pulls back her kimono...* atsushi: .... !!!! -the bomb is there- atsushi: we have to get that off! if we dont, you'll- *CLICK* atsushi: ?! Kyouka: "..." *she's still holding her phone...* atsushi: ... Phone: "Take them with you. Show them what the Mafia can do..." yosano: *over the intercom* atsushi, you still alive? if so, our culprit here told me the bomb is on your end set off by a remote. it'll blow in a minute if not properly defused. Kyouka: *holding back tears* yosano: you can stop it with an emergency button. it's with the mafia on your end. atsushi:...could you please hand it to me? Kyouka: *shakes her head, backs away* atsushi: please, just take the bomb off then! Kyouka: "..." *pushes him back* atsushi: ?! Kyouka: "I am Kyouka. I have killed 35 people. I wish to kill no more." atsushi: (thinking: that phone....it's controlling the demon...so then...she cant control it on her own?) Kyouka: *walks back to the hole in the side of the train...steps back..." atsushi: !!!! *runs out and reaches after her* *She falls* atsushi: NO! *jumps out after her* Kyouka: *dead eyes as she listlessly watches him approaching her* atsushi: *grabs her and yanks the bomb off with all the strength he could muster and holds her close* Kyouka: "!!!" *SPLASH* -BOOM- yosano: !!! shit! *runs* -meanwhile- atsushi: *cough cough* .... *looks at kyouka* Kyouka: *not moving* atsushi: !!! shit.. *tries to give CPR* Kyouka: "..." *cough* atsushi: *phew*...are you ok? Kyouka: "...Why?" atsushi: i didnt...want you to throw your life away...*looks down* (thinking: thank god i didnt tear her clothes, that would have been embarrassing) Kyouka: "...Erm..." atsushi:....??? Kyouka: "...I'm wet." atsushi: oh! um...i'll get you a towel! um....*looks around* there! *points to an onsen* it'll give us shelter from the rain, too. Kyouka: "...I...should have died." atsushi: ..... -the next day- Kyouka: *tosses* atsushi:.... Kyouka: *opens her eyes* "...Oh." yosano: morning kiddo. Kyouka: "..." Kunikida: "Is she awake? I wish to speak with her--" atsushi: ?? i think so... Kunikida: "You." *points at Kyouka* "Name your boss." Kyouka: "..." -elsewhere- Hugh: "Odd guests yesterday." misono: oh? kaori: the poor dears were drenched to the bone... Hugh: *nod* "One was quiet. The other was nervous. And looked like that one subclass we took in." misono: is that right? Hugh: *nod nod* "And then that explosion in the subway/elevated train..." misono: you dont think they were connected, do you? Hugh: "I do." -elsewhere- Patty: "How was the honeymoon?" liz: wonderful. *she smiles* Patty: *smiles* "That's great! So, how much more moving to do?" -elsewhere- rain: TT_TT (thinking: damn you, mr mori!) Michizou: "??? What's with you?" rain: i dont wanna talk about it. TT.TT gin:... higuchi: the boss get you down again? rain:..... Q____Q Michizou: "?? Maybe you need a drink." rain: yes please. TT.TT Michizou: *smiles* "I got a flask here. Or do you want the bar?" rain: maybe the bar. Q-Q... (thinking: hopefully mr nakahara will be there...) Michizou: "Well, after you. Who else here is going?" higuchi: i guess i could use a drink as well. hirotsu: as shall i. Michizou: "Sweet!" *pulls out a credit card* "Start the tab..." -elsewhere- Tsurugi: *snore* mafura: zzzzz.... yumikage: oooi, tsurugi, time to wake up man. Tsurugi: *sleep-talking* "Mikuni, stop that--I'm ticklish..." yumikage: ?? *opens the door*.... !! YOU LIL SHIT! *BED FLIP* Tsurugi: "!!! Ow! What the fuck?!" yumikage: YOU TRIED TO MAKE MAFURA DO SOMETHING WEIRD, DIDNT YOU?! Tsurugi: "??? I did?" *looks around* jun: easy now, judge is in session. what's going on? mafura: *yaaawn* good morning. ^^ Tsurugi: "...Um...I don't know?" -elsewhere- Higan: *looking at rope* naho: morning everyone~! lavender: *streeetch* jeez, those ropes were tight. naho: aaaand good night everyone! *goes back to her room* Higan: "???" *looks to Lavender* "I guess some people just don't appreciate..." lavender: yeah. but in all seriousness, my wrists are a bit sore. *rubs them* Higan: "..." *pulls out some aloe* "Here..." *puts some along his hands to rub along her wrists* lavender *smiles* thanks. Higan: *smiles* "Any time...Hope we didn't wake anyone." -elsewhere- Kid: *picks up Shiori* shiori: hehe! Kid: "Hee hee! Aren't you getting to be tall!" shiori: *reaching for him* uu! uu! Kid: *holds her closer* "What you want, Little Sister?" -elsewhere- Anya: "..." *holding a box with a bow...inhales* ("Okay, Anastasia, you can do this...") *knocks on door to Todoroki residence* fuyumi: yes? Anya: "??? Um...Is this the Todoroki residence?" fuyumi: yes. Anya: "..._Licht_ Todoroki?" fuyumi: ....sorry, wrong todoroki. if you were looking for shouto or our brother, they arent in. and dad's out at work. Anya: Q___Q -elsewhere- Black Star: "Feel better?" tsubaki: a little bit...thank you. Black Star: *nods* "Want me to make anything to eat?" tsubaki: sure. Black Star: "Maybe a little sushi? Or noodles?" tsubaki: i was thinking going out for pizza, just for something different. Black Star: *shiny eyes* "Awesome!" -elsewhere- Arthur: "Get down!" *ducks* shinra: *ducks* Q-Q; *A flaming shopping cart is thrown, just missing them* flame human: *SCREAMS* shinra: ok, that was horrifying. but we cant cower here! Arthur: "They're tossing shopping carts like they are nothing! We can't just run in there or they might throw something heavier--" shinra: then cut them in half! you have a sword, dumbass! Arthur: "Hmph. I just wanted to do some shopping. The only slashing I wanted to do was prices." shinra: -_-; Arthur: "Oh, fine. I'll go slice him then. Happy?" *stands and rushes at the Flame Human* -elsewhere- Johannes: "Long time, no see!" shuuhei: ..... *siiiiiighs* hello. Johannes: "What've you been up? Got any notes I could steal--BORROW?" mafura: ???~? Johannes: "???" *thumbs at her* "Who's the girl?" shuuhei: she's someone that touma brought up from the cells....i dont trust her. mafura: *looking at a lava lamp, wide eyed* Johannes: "...Seems innocent enough. And anyone who is fascinated by lava lamps can't be all..." *staring at the lamp, drooling* shuuhei:..... -____-; Johannes: *still staring--as his hand moves in spite of him and slaps him back to normal...as 'normal' as he is* *smiles at Shuuhei, with a big smile on his face* "So, any new specimens captured?" -elsewhere- Kid: *holds up a wrapped box to Lord Death* lord death: oh? what's this now? Kid: "I didn't think one gift on Father's Day would be enough." *smiles* lord death: aww. *Inside is a framed photograph from the wedding with Kid and Lord Death* lord death: *smiles* you're a grown man now, kid. Kid: "..." *hug* "Yet I will always be your kid." lord death:... *hugs* Kid: *smiles* *pat pat* lord death: ..... Kid: "Father? Are you okay?" lord death: hmm? of course i am...so...when am i gonna have some grandkids? Kid: ._.; "...Um..." -elsewhere- Wes: "I think that's the last box." liz: *smiles* julie: *peeeek* Wes: "??? Oh, hey, Julie." *wave* julie: hiya! liz: hey, kiddo. Wes: "We're unpacking..." *holds up an empty box* julie: oh. Wes: "...I got some crayons. Want to color the box?" julie: yay! it'll be my fort! Wes: "Hee hee..." *looks to Liz* "Any child-safe scissors?" -elsewhere- Tsukiyo: "I think the meal's ready." -elsewhere- Black Star: *pats his belly* "So tasty..." naho: thanks tsubaki! tsubaki: *she smiles* Sakuya: *nods* "Glad for the food." Shamrock: *staring down at his drink* lavender: it's just cola, it wont kill you. Shamrock: "Hmm? Oh, um, yes..." *sips* lilac:... Sakuya: "Lilac? You've hardly eaten..." lilac: i-is that bad? Sakuya: "No, not if you're not hungry. But I think you should eat a little, keep your energy up." lilac:....*tiny nom* Sakuya: *smiles* "Thanks for doing that. How is it?" lilac:...its nice... Sakuya: "Good enough, then." *pushes glass of water to Lilac* "Keep hydrated, too." lilac: *sips* Sakuya: "Great!" *smiles at Naho* naho: ^^ Shamrock: X_TT naho: something wrong? Shamrock: "Just thinking..." naho: about what? Shamrock: "...What happens next? What are we supposed to do?" naho: ?? Shamrock: "...C3..." tsubaki: ..... Black Star: *rests a hand over Tsubaki's* Sakuya: "...Mahiru hasn't had anything good to say about it..." tsubaki: i hope he's alright... Sakuya: "Yeah...Just confused." -elsewhere- Kuro: *holding ice to his head* "Ouch." mahiru: *giving him a blanket* you really need to watch where you're going, kuro... Kuro: "I was tired..." *yawn* mahiru: when _arent_ you tired... Kuro: "...When things aren't so exhausting. These C3 'bodyguards' are taking up a lot of time." mahiru: ....if we do infiltrate them, maybe we can get a better idea of what we're up against...if what shinoa said is true... Kuro: *sighs* "Fine...How do we ingratiate ourselves to them?" mahiru: maybe our 'bodyguards' might know something? Kuro: "...Ask them? Think they'd answer, or would they want something?" mahiru: only one way of finding out... -elsewhere- Hibana: *looks at hospital gurneys* "Any more supplies we're missing?" -elsewhere- Akitaru: "Welcome back, boys! How did the mission go?" shinra: surprisingly well. Arthur: *holds up a grocery bag* "And they had chips on sale." *his shirt sleeve is burnt off* shinra: and i promise not to burn the easy mac this time! Akitaru: "Great!" *pats both boys on the back* "Well, get cooking! Tamaki is already at work in the kitchen--" tamaki: Q-Q *holding what was supposed to be a cake, but turned into a brick* Akitaru: "...Oh boy." Arthur: "..." ("The things I do...") *slices part of the cake with his sword, and tries to take a bite* maki: i wouldnt do that, it might make you sick. Arthur: "I-I'm sure it'll be fine..." *nervous smile* -elsewhere- Kid: *offers a grape* stocking: ahhh~ Kid: *feeds her, smiles...and rests a hand on her knee* stocking: hehe~<3 Kid: "Stocking...I love you." stocking: i love you too kid. i always will. *hug* Kid: *hug* "My wife..." *rests his head on her shoulder* stocking: my adorable hubby~<3 Kid: >\\\\\< "So great." *smooch* stocking: ^/////^ Kid: "I-I just...I mean...You." stocking: hehe, *kisses his forehead* Kid: ^\\\\^ "Hee hee..." *cuddles* -elsewhere- Hyde: *walking, looking down at the sidewalk* soul: yo law- Hyde: *keeps walking, not recognizing the name* soul: dude? *puts his hand on his shoulder* Hyde: "!!!" *turns, pushing back when--* "...Oh. Soul. S-Sorry..." soul: you ok? Hyde: "Just...out of sorts." *rubs his arm* soul: ah. i was just heading back from work, you and licht wanna come over at all? Hyde: "Oh...S-Sure...I think he's around..." licht: hey. Hyde: "!!! Oh...Y-You finished looking around?" licht: yep. *has bags of new stuff* Hyde: "...Anything in there for me?" licht: *holds up a tiny light blue hedgehog leash* Hyde: Q~Q "That's just mean." -elsewhere- Anya: *pouting* "Stupid pain in the backside..." tsugumi: it's ok. im sure you arent the first one to make that error. Anya: "Hmph! He should have just told me his address." -elsewhere- Kunikida: "Where is he?" atsushi: i dont know. i figured he would be back by now... Kunikida: "...If he is out fooling around, I will hurt him." -elsewhere- -students in class 1-A are just chatting around- Izuku: *pointing to a photograph* "We could talk about this one!" ochako: *looks at the board* oh, seems the teacher is assigning partners.... oh, cool *got partnered with mina* jirou:....are you kidding me? *partnered with aoyama* Bakugou: *stares at Shouto* "...Okay, at least you won't slow me down on this." momo: *sigh*... -_-; Eijiro: "Oh, awesome! I got the smart person!" *squee* tsuyu: hmm. Denki: "...Um, any major fights you want to include in your--I mean, our report?" -and so; at ochako's house- ochako: hmmmmm.... hey mina, god any ideas? Mina: "Um...Maybe this fight in Paris? The outfits they wore were incredible!" ochako: that's waterloo, right? Mina: *nod nod* "Look at the tiny man with his hand in his suit!" *giggles* -at momo's house- momo: now to review, the battle of gettysburg took place in which year? Eijiro: .w.;;; "...18...70...5?" momo: the first two numbers you got right. but it was actually 18_63_ Eijiro: "At least I got the right century! I was only off by...um, 12 years? And I know who fought there! It was Abe Lincoln! With his battle axe!" momo:...*sweatdrop* -at katsuki's house- Bakugou: "Boring...dull..." -elsewhere- Izuku: "Mom, where's the soda?" inko: in the fridge, honey. Izuku: "Thanks! Iida, what do you want to drink?" *holds up flavors of soda...that all have All Might's face on them* tenya: *sweats* i'll have some water, thank you. Izuku: "Okay!" *hands him a glass...from a cupboard full of All Might-shaped mugs* -elsewhere- Aoyama: "She then blinded her opponents with her radiance! Her glorious personage made her enemies fall at her feet!" jirou:....aoyama.....what does that even have to do with the alamo? Aoyama: *he's holding up dolls as he re-enacts the Alamo on a Lego set* "...I thought history needed a polish of glitter to really make it shine! Also, why is it only men in this battle?" -elsewhere- Mineta: "It's a really cool battle, where half-dressed girls slam their butts into each other!" tokoyami: that's nice. *not even listening to him as he types on a document about the revolutionary war* Mineta: "We should totally get classmates to re-enact those battles--for historical significance!" *looks over Tokoyami's shoulder, reading report* -elsewhere- Ojiro: "Hagakure, do you see the book on the Peloponnesian War anywhere?" -elsewhere, in some place- rain: *walking as she hears two people talking* ?? ???: "La la la..." *slight singing* rain:... ?? *peeeeek* Akutagawa: "..." *aims at Dazai's neck* rain: O-O; *backing away slowly* Dazai: *smiles* "Oh. You're here." rain: ?? um... Akutagawa: "You know why you are here, Dazai..." *glances at Rain* "...Lock the door." rain: um..s-should i be in here or not? o~o; Akutagawa: "...Stay. And see the punishment that awaits anyone who defies the orders of the Mafia--" Dazai: "D'aw, is that any way to talk to your former b--" *SLICE* rain: !!! O-O;;;; Dazai: *silently takes the slice* Akutagawa: "You won't be wearing that smile much longer. Not after we annihilate your agency and seize the Man-Tiger." rain: *trembling* Dazai: *coughs, then laughs a bit* "...I doubt that. After all, your old boss has a message for you..." Akutagawa: "???" Dazai: "His new subordinate is so much better than you." *then looks at Rain* "Your boss kind of sucks. Maybe you should leave here and join--" *SLICE SLICE SLICE* rain: 7~7; well i agree with him that mr mori is the worst ever. Dazai: *coughing up blood, but laughing* "Not the boss I meant, but yeah, he's kind of a dick, too..." rain: um... .-.; Dazai: "Say, how about you loosen these chains on me, sweetheart?" rain: um... ._.; Dazai: "Then we can get out of here, go to a bridge, and fulfill a lovers' suicide pact--" rain: i think i'll pass on that offer, sir. ._.; 7-7; *mutters* plus i actually like someone else. Akutagawa: "Stop ignoring me..." *punches Dazai in the gut* Dazai: "Ouch! Ha ha--" *Fist to the jaw* Akutagawa: "...Rain. Bring a towel." rain *goes to do that* Dazai: *spits up blood* "She seems nice. Maybe she'll improve your group, since so many of your employees here are subhuman grumpy humorless incompetent jackasses with bad body odor--" *PUNCH PUNCH PUNCH* -in the hall- rain: *running and ends up tripping* ah! Tachihara: "Yo, watch where you run." rain: s-sorry.... *sigh* (thinking: i wish it could have been mr nakahara who caught me, it would have made me feel better.) *A hand touches lightly along her back* rain: *YELPS! and almost falls over* *She is lifted off the floor...and starts hovering* rain: eh? o///o Chuuya: "There. You're off the ground now, Rain." rain: .///////. t-t-t-thank you mr nakahara sir! mafioso: nice save, chuuya! Chuuya: "Of course it is..." *he keeps her hovering* mafioso: .////. higuchi:...chuuya, you can put her down now. Chuuya: "Huh?" *looks up* "Oh. Okay." *disables hover power* rain: *lands on her butt* >///< Chuuya: *holds out a hand* "Get up." rain: *takes it* um... *AHEM* t-thank you...mr nakahara... .///.; Chuuya: "Sure." Tachihara: "Good work, shorty." Chuuya: *glare* rain:... oh! right! towels! i need to get towels! *runs off to do that* Chuuya: "??? Towels?" Tachihara: *glances at the door* "Huh. Must be bloody again." higuchi: .... Chuuya: ??? Higuchi, what's the deal?" higuchi: well, ryunosuke's 'interviewing' dazai and- Chuuya and Tachihara: "Dazai?!" higuchi: well, yes....althought it's more like an interrogation than- Dazai: "AAAAAAAAH!" higuchi: ?!?! Dazai: "Get it away! Keep it away from me!" higuchi: what the hell is he doing to him?! Dazai: "Keep those legs away from me! Diseased! Disgusting! Vermin! EEEEEEK!" higuchi: O_O; gin: .... ._. Dazai: "PROTECT ME FROM THE ROACH!" -elsewhere- Kyoka: "More, please." *holds up plate* atsushi: TTwTT (thinking: my poor paycheck...) Kyoka: *sips her drink* "...What are we doing after lunch? Where are we going?" atsushi: *looks at kunikida* Kunikida: *sipping his tea* "Atsushi is taking you where children like to go and play." ("Prison.") atsushi:...um..where would that be? Kunikida: "What children do. Take her to the park." atsushi: ....ok then. -elsewhere- Mr. Tsubaki: *in fox form, panting* reimi: ?? Mr. Tsubaki: "Summer...heat..." *collapses* *whine* reimi:... *picks him up and takes him into the shrine wash room* Mr. Tsubaki: *whimper* "Hot..." reimi: *puts water into a basin and places him into it* better? Mr. Tsubaki: ^W^ *sigh of relief* *nods* "Thank you..." reimi: *smiles* Mr. Tsubaki: "Aaaah..." *POOF* reimi: O-O; Mr. Tsubaki: *in human form...in the buff* "...Um...Fur was keeping me hot..." *stuck in the basin* reimi: *averting eyes* <-<;;;; Mr. Tsubaki: *covers himself* "Sorry." ^^;; "Um...Guess I need a few minutes..." -elsewhere- Sakuya: *fanning* -elsewhere- Kid: *snore* stocking: ..... 7u7 *smoooooch* Kid: *eyes break wide open* "...Am I dreaming?" stocking: nope~ *nose nuzzle* Kid: *giggle, nuzzles back* stocking: i love you~<3 Kid: "Love you, too." stocking: mmm.... Kid: *cuddles* "I love being by your side." stocking: hehe....you know....its been a while since our last 'session'~ Kid: "Oh?" *rests a hand on her hip* stocking: 7w7 Kid: *slides his hand up her side* -elsewhere- Relan: *lies in bed* "So soft..." shinra: just washed the sheets today. *smiles* Relan: "Th-That was very considerate." ^\\\^ shinra: *smiles and strokes his cheek* Relan: .\\\. *soft moan* shinra: *small smooch* Relan: *small smooch back...he lies back* tamaki: aHEM shinra: !!! TAMAKI! D8< Relan: "Eep!" *hides his face* "What are you doing in here?!" tamaki: please lock the door if you're gonna do stuff like that. Relan: .\\\\. *looks at Shinra* "I thought _you_ did?" shinra:....oops. -elsewhere- Black Star: "Anything I can do?" naho: think you can help us with our test for classes? Black Star: "Um...School work isn't my best. What's the subject?" -elsewhere- chie: *getting the camera out* oh my gosh! *squee* Yohei: "Excellent!" toru: *playing with the sippy cup full of orange juice..which spills* chie: oh! oopsie. toru: D8 Yohei: "Aw, it's alright, Toru." *takes a paper towel and lays it down* "See? It'll dry." chie: ^^ Yohei: *holds up the wet paper towel* "See?" -elsewhere- Hibana: "Bubble bath, sweetie!" hanako: ^w^ Hibana: "Want any toy?" *holds up a rubber ducky* -elsewhere- Jacqueline: *folding laundry* blair: hello~! Jaqueline: "Blair! Hi! How are you?" blair: been well. my brother visited a while back. Jacqueline: "Oh...Um...Is he...I mean, does he...transform?" ._.; -elsewhere- Lily: *resting in the onsen* "Maybe the rest of this summer will be of some relief." misono: hopefully... Lily: "...There is also something else I wanted to request from you." misono: and that would be? Lily: "Go out on a date." misono: w-w-what?! .-. Lily: "It would do you good! Get to know your girlfriend a bit more--" misono: oh..r-right... 7-7; Lily: *smiles* "See? I knew you'd be happy around her." *smirk* "And you even call her your girlfriend." misono: *slumps in the water* oh shush. Lily: "Aw, don't be like that..." *pats his back* -elsewhere- Kid: "Ah~" stocking: you like that, kiddo~? Kid: "Y-You know I d-d-do..." *exhales* stocking: hehe~ good boy. Kid: "I-I just want to...be obedient..." stocking: *smirks and tightens her grip on his length* Kid: "Ah!" *shudders* -elsewhere- Kyoka: "..." atsushi: *on the ferris wheel with her* .... (thinking: if i take her in to the authorities...she'll be locked up for the rest of her life...and when she's of age...she'll probably be executed...) Kyoka: "..." *points outside* "Which building is that?" atsushi: *squints* that's the DWMA. from what i know, it's one of the major aspects of the city. Kyoka: " 'DWMA'? What does that stand for?" atsushi: umm... *looks at phone* 'death weapon meister academy' Kyoka: "Oh. 'Death.'" *looks down* atsushi:.... *sweats* i heard there's a nice cafe not far from here, i think it's called 'spring bird cafe'. Kyoka: *lifts head up* "I want tofu." -elsewhere- Anya: *asleep on the couch, muttering* miss misery: ...?? *carries her to bed* Anya: *mutters* "Please stay..." misery: ?? Anya: *sleep-talking* "I don't want you to leave me..." -elsewhere- Mr. Tsubaki: *sipping ice cold tea* "Thanks again." reimi: it's not a problem. ^^ Mr. Tsubaki: *smiles* "You are very kind. I suppose shrine training is one partial explanation." reimi: i guess. Mr. Tsubaki: "...If I may ask, why did you join the shrine?" reimi: ...i lost my family to the flames. the shrine took me in. Mr. Tsubaki: "Oh...I'm sorry." ("Losing family...") reimi: its fine. im happy where i am now. Mr. Tsubaki: "..." *looks around* "I can see why..." reimi: i've learned a lot about the people of this town. like how kirei is part of a family of known enchanters. not as famous as the zukimura clan, but still fairly well known. Mr. Tsubaki: *stares at Reimi* "Kirei is powerful, then?" kirei: i think it's more of skill over power. it does give peace of mind to the locals. and if she's able to keep benimaru in a level head, she has to be doing something right, haha. Mr. Tsubaki: "Ha ha...Yes." *points outside* "Speaking of which, I see them..." *sigh* "They look happy." -elsewhere- Black Star: *covers Tsubaki's eyes* tsubaki: *small smile* black*star, what are you up to? Black Star: "Aw, how did you know it was me?" *smooch on the cheek* tsubaki: hehe~ Black Star: *hug* "I got something for you..." tsubaki: oh? Black Star: *holds up a small shopping bag...inside is a bath gift set* tsubaki: black*star, that's so sweet. *smooch on the forehead* Black Star: ^\\\\^ "I hoped you'd like it!" -elsewhere- Kid: *panting* stocking: *panting* h-how was that? Kid: "So...So..." *kisses her neck lightly* stocking: *pouts* so-so? Kid: *lifts up his head...smirks* "So amazing..." *his hand lingers over her sex* stocking: ahhh! >///o Kid: "You took me to levels never before..." *rubs lightly* stocking: *soft moan* Kid: "Stocking..." *massages her* "I want to please you..." stocking: *sighs of approval* Kid: *starts to grind along her* stocking: kiiiid~ Kid: "I want to please you..." *straddles her, his hands at her wrists** stocking: k-kid please...i-i want it~ Kid: *removes his hand from one of her wrist, as he guides himself into her* *soft moan* stocking: *shuddering* f-fuuuuck~ Kid: *thrusts slowly into her* stocking: *panting in time to his thrusts* Kid: *holds her wrists as he alternates his pace, quickening and slowing, hardening as he looks at her excited body* stocking: *shivering and panting* Kid: *he lets go of her wrists, clutching her hips and letting his head rest by her side, his chest along hers as he grunts* stocking: *pulls him close to kiss him* Kid: *kisses her back, holding her close* -elsewhere- Hyde: *wearing the hedgehog leash* -_-; romina: well aint you as cute as a summer strawberry! Hyde: "I feel like someone's pet." julian: well, technically speaking, you are. Hyde: D: "But...that's a technicality. I don't like leashes..." Hyde: "Now, if I was in human form..." =\\\\\= julian: O////O d-d-d-d-dont you think that's going too far?! >////< Hyde: "I'm just being honest!" -elsewhere- Tsukiyo: "--and this girl had this little rabbit doll." hinata + hikage: *listening* Tsukiyo: "It was the last possession she had after her parents died..." -chop- fang-hua: dont upset them. Tsukiyo: "Ow!" *rubs her head* "But it's a true story..." hikage: proof or it didnt happen! Tsukiyo: .w.;;; "Um...Well, I mean, I read it online..." -elsewhere- Black Star: *making the bed, picking up the room* lilac:.... Black Star: "Oh, hey, Lilac! You cleaning up your place?" lilac: um.. y-yeah... Black Star: "Need any help?" lilac: i-if you want to.... Black Star: "Sure!" *pulls out broom and cleaning supplies* "Any dust bunnies in your room?" lilac: p-probably... -the room has hardly anything, save for some pajamas and a futon- Black Star: "Huh...No collectibles?" *sweeps under the futon* lilac: i-i dont... have much... Black Star: "Maybe we can get you something good for your birthday..." *dusting the curtains* lilac: *cough cough* Black Star: "Oh, gee, sorry!" *offers a mask* lilac:...t-...thank you... Black Star: *smiles* "Not a problem. Man, I thought Shamrock would be the one doing this, though. He must be slacking off--" Shamrock: D:< lilac: i-i think...he's been having a r-rough time...recently... Black Star: "??? Yeah, I get that...But keeping busy usually can let someone work through that..." -elsewhere- Rin: "I got the popcorn!" -elsewhere- Jacqueline: "Blair dropped this off." *holds up a basket* kim: ooh, neat. Jacqueline: "Wonder what she left in here..." *takes out a jar of fruit preserves and pumpkin cookies* kim: ooh, looks delicious. Jacqueline: *nods, as she hands a cookie to Kim before biting into another* "Mmm! Really tasty! I wonder what her recipe is..." -elsewhere- Victor: "Seen Nozomi around?" karin: she went out to get groceries. any reason? ^^# Victor: "Was going to ask her something. I'll talk with her when she gets back." *polite smile* -elsewhere- Johannes: .w. metsu: *helping customers check out* thank you for your patronage.

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200: My crush’s name is: a very nice name199: I was born in: 1997198: I am really: an idiot197: My cellphone company is: verizon y’all196: My eye color is: blue195: My shoe size is: 9194: My ring size is: 8? 7? idk193: My height is: 5 foot 7 inch yo192: I am allergic to: certain hand soaps191: My 1st car was: 2001 monte carlo190: My 1st job was: face painter ahaha189: Last book you read: You Deserve A Drink by Mamrie Hart188: My bed is: a giant marshmallow 187: My pet: the cutest lil rattie186: My best friend: hilariousness 185: My favorite shampoo is: whatever cleans my hair184: Xbox or ps3: I'm more of a nintendo ds gal myself183: Piggy banks are: actually kind of inefficient 182: In my pockets: you will find various items181: On my calendar: things to do 180: Marriage is: legal now179: Spongebob can: officiate my wedding178: My mom: is the best woman 177: The last three songs I bought were? oh gosh idk. Probably the 1975176: Last YouTube video watched: shane dawson singing175: How many cousins do you have? a billion174: Do you have any siblings? the best sister in the world173: Are your parents divorced? no172: Are you taller than your mom? yes171: Do you play an instrument? i play a bunch170: What did you do yesterday? bought a milkshake ;)

[ I Believe In ]169: Love at first sight: hells yeah168: Luck: eh..preparation meets opportunity 167: Fate: depends166: Yourself: most of the time165: Aliens: HELLS. YEAH164: Heaven: well I'm not sure 163: Hell: not sure but ik if i end up there at least i’ll be with my friends162: God: im not sure but if she exists i hope she’s looking out for my gay ass161: Horoscopes: they’ve been on point before160: Soul mates: maybe 159: Ghosts: yeesss158: Gay Marriage: of course157: War: why does it exist156: Orbs: never seen one but 155: Magic: ehhhh nah

[ This or That ]154: Hugs or Kisses: depends..both 153: Drunk or High: high off life man152: Phone or Online: I do both simultaniously  151: Red heads or Black haired: both are nice150: Blondes or Brunettes: both are nice149: Hot or cold: depends!!148: Summer or winter: ahhhgggg depends147: Autumn or Spring: autumn 146: Chocolate or vanilla: chocolate145: Night or Day: night144: Oranges or Apples: oranges143: Curly or Straight hair: in between142: McDonalds or Burger King: mickey d’s for sure141: White Chocolate or Milk Chocolate: milk chocolate140: Mac or PC: mac mac mac139: Flip flops or high heals: flip floppers138: Ugly and rich OR sweet and poor: oh god137: Coke or Pepsi: coke136: Hillary or Obama: obama135: Burried or cremated: either is fine i guess 134: Singing or Dancing: both 133: Coach or Chanel: walmart      aahahhahaha132: Kat McPhee or Taylor Hicks: kelly clarkson131: Small town or Big city: both130: Wal-Mart or Target: depends what i’m trying to buy129: Ben Stiller or Adam Sandler: neither128: Manicure or Pedicure: manicure127: East Coast or West Coast: aw both 126: Your Birthday or Christmas: christmas125: Chocolate or Flowers: both124: Disney or Six Flags: disney123: Yankees or Red Sox: yanks

[ Here’s What I Think About ]122: War: why121: George Bush: whhhyyyyy120: Gay Marriage: can’t wait to get gay married119: The presidential election: traumatizing 118: Abortion: let the individual woman decide what’s best for her 117: MySpace: i wish i was born earlier so i could've been a part of it116: Reality TV: AMAZING115: Parents: can't live with em can't live without em amirite114: Back stabbers: why 113: Ebay: amazing112: Facebook: past its prime111: Work: find a job that doesn't suck110: My Neighbors: i don't talk to them really109: Gas Prices: skyrocketed i tell you!!108: Designer Clothes: love me some gucci107: College: i applaud people who do well at it106: Sports: sports!105: My family: love them to death104: The future: don’t even wanna think about it

[ Last time I ]103: Hugged someone: today102: Last time you ate: just now ;)101: Saw someone I haven’t seen in awhile: the other day100: Cried in front of someone: yesterday lol99: Went to a movie theater: I saw beauty and the beast 98: Took a vacation: 2 years ago i think97: Swam in a pool: IT’S BEEN TOO LONG96: Changed a diaper: i don't think i ever really have95: Got my nails done: lol94: Went to a wedding: its been years93: Broke a bone: been yeARS92: Got a peircing: YEARS!91: Broke the law: neverrrrr90: Texted: like just now all the time constantly 

[ MISC ]89: Who makes you laugh the most: every single friend, my sister, my grandma88: Something I will really miss when I leave home is: craft sunday87: The last movie I saw: gosh idk86: The thing that I’m looking forward to the most: seeing The 1975 ;)85: The thing im not looking forward to: adulthood84: People call me: B83: The most difficult thing to do is: isn't everything difficult 82: I have gotten a speeding ticket: nope81: My zodiac sign is: libra80: The first person i talked to today was: I'm not sure79: First time you had a crush: probably the first day of my life78: The one person who i can’t hide things from: i hide things from everyone because I'm secretly a spy77: Last time someone said something you were thinking: ALL THE TIME76: Right now I am talking to: me fwends75: What are you going to do when you grow up: probably die sometime74: I have/will get a job: both73: Tomorrow: is friday72: Today: is not friday71: Next Summer: gon be lit70: Next Weekend: ton be lit 69: I have these pets: 1 rat68: The worst sound in the world: PEOPLE CHEWING 67: The person that makes me cry the most is: no one makes me cry, I'm a spy66: People that make you happy: my family and my friends 65: Last time I cried: yesterday or something idk64: My friends are: amazing 63: My computer is: the shit62: My School: what is school61: My Car: has the best snack bin60: I lose all respect for people who: don't respect others59: The movie I cried at was: like every single movie58: Your hair color is: blonde57: TV shows you watch: supergirl, wynonna earp, nerd stuff56: Favorite web site: this stupid one55: Your dream vacation: london54: The worst pain I was ever in was: when my first lil rat buddy died53: How do you like your steak cooked: i don't eat steak currently52: My room is: calming51: My favorite celebrity is: demi lovato. she has my whole heart50: Where would you like to be: california, england, or ireland49: Do you want children: someday maybe48: Ever been in love: you betcha47: Who’s your best friend: got a bunch 46: More guy friends or girl friends: girl friends45: One thing that makes you feel great is: music44: One person that you wish you could see right now: my dad43: Do you have a 5 year plan: yeah kind of42: Have you made a list of things to do before you die: kind of41: Have you pre-named your children: not really but there are some names i like40: Last person I got mad at: i don't really get mad a lot 39: I would like to move to: socal, nyc, and london38: I wish I was a professional: writer

[ My Favorites ]37: Candy: twix36: Vehicle: 1984 jeep grand wagoneer35: President: obameerrr34: State visited: california33: Cellphone provider: verizon i guess..why is this a question32: Athlete: the fab five 31: Actor: fred armisen30: Actress: currently katie mcgrath 29: Singer: demi lovato 28: Band: the 197527: Clothing store: love me a good thrift shop26: Grocery store: weis i guess25: TV show: the office 24: Movie: labyrinth23: Website: this one22: Animal: rat i guess21: Theme park: disney world20: Holiday: halloween19: Sport to watch: water polo18: Sport to play: softball17: Magazine: british vogue 16: Book: the curious incident of the dog in the night-time15: Day of the week: friday or saturday14: Beach: cape may13: Concert attended: the 1975 and demi12: Thing to cook: cereal because its quick af11: Food: do cheetos count?10: Restaurant: moe’s, cyber cafe, red robin9: Radio station: the indie/alt station8: Yankee candle scent: probably a nice autumn scent or a nice mahogany 7: Perfume: ck2 or lacoste 6: Flower: rose and peony 5: Color: black, white, light pink, lavender 4: Talk show host: ellen, j fallon, james corden3: Comedian: tina fey2: Dog breed: whippet1: Did you answer all these truthfully? best i could