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smarmaladey · 4 years ago

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The Bad Touch - (2/3)

Chapter 2 - “nothin’ but mammals”

Rating: 🇪

Fandom: Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure

Relationships: 🐞♡🚺

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Things get worse for our “lovely” heroine.

cw: rape/non-con elements, AU (probably), ooc (probably), break-ins(?)

Enjoy!!

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Monday.

7:00 AM.

The second incident.

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If there was one word you'd never use to describe yourself, it'd be "independent".

In other words, you weren't a leader, you were always a follower. You simply took jobs from people, didn't question anything, and always did them the best you could. And you liked it that way.

This always seemed like the best option, as you were, admittedly, not a thinker, so your mentality was always this: do what the higher-ups say and nothing shall go wrong.

Of course, that little philosophy of yours was tested once you woke up to a certain phone call.

A phone call from a voice you couldn't recognize at all, notifying you that you left a couple of your belongings at Giovanna's estate. The man had told you to wait, wait at your home until they could arrive and, as he put it, “smooth things out”.

Like hell I’m going to do that.

While you didn’t think Giovanna was screwed up enough to, say, stick the assassination squad on you for rejecting his advances, perhaps rejecting his advances, destroying his property, referring to him by his first name, and walking out before you were dismissed, all in the span of around 50 seconds could, at the very least, spell a bit of trouble.

So, you devised a simple little plan, all on your own.

Sneak into the estate. (Easy)

Grab your jacket and folder, and check for stains. (Also easy. Probably)

Leave without being seen by anyone. (Less easy)

Sleep, and/or change your name and move away, depending on the aftermath. (Preferably to the west of America, or anywhere outside of Europe. Not so easy)

You never imagined going back to that place the day after the whole fiasco, but it really was your only choice.

Sneaking into the building would be a piece of cake, being that your entire profession, as well as your ability, Black Hole Sun, was centered around avoiding all kinds of surveillance.

Black Hole Sun, put in the simplest way, allowed you to turn “light” into “weight”. It manifested as a cluster of pitch-black flowers and mushrooms that could sprout anywhere in a 15-20 meter radius, absorbing any light that reached them. This was ideal for creating shadows, blending into said shadows, or turning any light source into a means of vacuum-based destruction. Hell, if given the chance, you could collapse any building from the roof down, given it was daytime.

Of course, collapsing Giovanna’s home would probably be like destroying 1000 expensive lamps at once, but that’s neither here nor there, you know?

By the time you had reached the wide expanse of his property, there were only a scarce amount of people standing around. A few figures were leaving the building, but none seemed to be entering at all.

While threading between the trees around the building, you racked your brain trying to figure out where your belongings could have been. There was a decent chance they were still in his office, but you didn’t want to risk A, walking in on a possible meeting/debriefing, or B, accidentally getting caught by him, so you passed on visiting that room.

Problem was, that was the only room you knew the exact location of.

In the end, you didn’t come up with an exact idea of where your stuff could be, so instead, you decided that you’d simply check every square foot of the building. You ended up at the very back of the building, and while the expansive garden in the back was gorgeous, it didn’t exactly have good hiding spots.

You ended up prying open the largest window you saw, and carefully stepping in onto the floor as carefully as you could. As you looked around, you allowed B • H • S to dissipate, letting color fade back into your silhouette.

The room you ended up in seemed to be some kind of sunroom, the window you climbed in from giving a perfect view of the garden, as well as casting gorgeous light onto the decorated interior.

The walls to your sides were, not unlike Giovanna’s office, lined with bookshelves, this time not hyper-organized. Houseplants of different colors bloomed in multiple different places, and right next to the door was a cushioned red armchair and ottoman.

And here I was thinking he had no sense of interior decor.

Unfortunately, you couldn’t help but get distracted by the overall pleasantness of the room. Unlike the office, the temperature was nice and cool, not absolutely Siberian, and the sunlight felt nice on your flesh. Using that “every square foot” line from earlier as an excuse, you started examining the books on the shelves.

You shuffled down the row on your tiptoes, slowly, still trying to be as quiet as you could. A good chunk of the choices of literature displayed were rather surprising, you taking special note of a few books in English, and some in Japanese, both languages you didn’t realize he was familiar with. The titles you could understand were also interesting-- a lot of stuff about the supernatural, especially as you got near the end of the shelves.

Stowing away your folder in these shelves would probably be a smart move…

“Has something caught your eye?”

You bumped into something warm, stopping you right in your tracks.

Holy fuck.

The sight made your heart freeze, taking near all energy from your legs and causing you to plummet onto the floor.

“If you want to borrow any of them, feel free to ask. Do you know much English?” Giovanna, looking as prime as ever, asked. He was clearly feigning innocence, leaning over you with a glint in his eye.

To you, he looked 10 meters tall.

With your brain short-circuiting, you would've spat out incoherent babbling if you chose to speak at that moment. Fortunately, you took a second to come up with a rebuttal, putting on the fakest expression you could muster.

"Oh, here and there, y'know? Not anything very...advanced...but…"

You forced a laugh and he smiled at you, lips even glossier and more vibrant than yesterday.

He offered to help you up with a simple gesture, but with the grace of a crippled swan, you rose to your feet and backed away.

To your dismay, it only prodded him to get closer.

"So, what brought you here this morning? I don’t exactly remember inviting you." He was still staring down at you, enraging the deepest, most insecure part of your brain because he's fucking younger than me why is he so much taller-

"Uhm," you swallowed a thick clot of saliva in your throat. "I...just wanted to admire your...interior decorating…"

Shittiest excuse I've ever come up with in my life.

Giovanna stepped closer with his left, you stepped back with your right. "Is that so…? Are you sure it wasn't for...this?"

From behind his back, as if it came out of thin air, he pulled out your peacoat and held it out to you. You stifled a gasp, and reflexively reached out to take it, but at the last second he pulled it back again.

“Ah, what do we say now?” He teased, as if you were a child, smiling.

You couldn’t help but smile back at him, rolling your eyes. “Grazie, Giorn--” midway through saying his first name, you stopped and slapped your hand over your mouth. “Shi- Er, I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to…”

His expression dropped for a split-second before he started laughing, putting you off a tad. “That’s so adorable...!”

That last word made your cheeks flush, replaying memories from the previous afternoon that drove you to step away from him. “...Right. Ahem, could I please have my coat back now?”

“Oh, certainly.” Relief.

“But…�� Oh.

The tension in the room felt like it got darker, as he raised the black garment closer to his face. “...I have a couple suspicions of my own…”

He stepped closer with his right, you stepped back with your left. “This morning, I went out of my way to get in contact with my most trusted men, so I could return your things to you safely...then, they tell me you’ve hung up on them!”

It felt cold.

“And when they get to your home, you’re nowhere to be found!”

What?

You weren’t given any time to unpack that, as he continued to go off. “Now you’re here! Without even letting me know, too...” He frowned a bit, but perked up soon enough. “But that’s alright! Because I knew you’d come back to me.”

“Huh…” All thoughts came out as a single hiccup. “What...I don’t…”

He appeared to grow a little angry, but more distraught than anything. “Bella!” he cried, knuckles white and arms trembling. “Didn’t I tell you not to act like that with me? Don’t pretend that you can’t remember what happened yesterday…”

The worst thing was, he was 100 percent right. You were pretending that you forgot what went down, when it was, unsurprisingly, on your mind since it happened. You were feigning (well, attempting to feign) innocence, hoping that it wouldn’t lead to another nightmare.

“But…” Giovanna sighed, switching moods too quickly for your liking. “That doesn’t matter anyways!” His smile was disgustingly, unbearably cute. “Because you came back to me! I knew you would!”

A chill went down your spine, prompting you to step back twice. “I, uh, think you’ve got the wrong idea--” You were cut off by him approaching again, holding his hand right in front of your face.

“See?”

What the hell is he talking about?

“I cut my nails for you last night…” He looked over his own, now shortened and even rounder, snow-white nails, “it must’ve been a bit painful when I touched you, I’m sorry about that…”

You didn’t appreciate his “apology” one bit, instead deciding to take another step back, frantically searching for the window so you could pull off an escape before it was too late. You felt the lukewarm glass on the tips of your fingers, but Giovanna stepped a bit too close for your liking, causing you to shift to the other side, eventually turning around entirely as he refused to back off.

Now the two of you had rotated, with him backing you back into the room, towards the door. The light shining from the back window bounced off the satin material of his clothing and golden accents, glaring into your eyes.

The reflexive need to close your eyes outweighed rational thought, and as soon as you blinked them shut your calves bumped against something, causing you to trip backwards and fall onto the (remarkably comfortable) red chair.

Once more, you were flattened before him, staring up with no idea of what was going to go down.

Well, you had a vague idea.

The golden boy had already made sure you couldn’t get away by just getting up, as he was standing over you in between the ottoman and the chair, one foot on the floor and the other resting right next to yours. You had caught him glancing at the light switch right by the door, making sure it was off.

Without a light source in the room, you had no good method of getting away, and collapsing the window at the other side would be useless if you couldn't even get to it.

Cornered, you dug your nails into the arms of the chair, glaring at him while pushing your head back into the cushion.

The look in his green eyes was strange, a disturbing mix of innocence and lust that made the lower half of your body feel restless. A few seconds of silent eye contact passed, before he reached down and grabbed your wrist.

You attempted to tug it away as he held it up, only to be met with a cold glare. His grip tightened before he transferred it to G • E, reaching down and doing the same to your other hand.

Straightening himself, he flipped his long braid over his shoulder. You watched as he worked off the lowest hair tie, letting the loop at the end fall loose. He stretched out the transparent band and wrapped it around both of your wrists, before tapping it again with his middle three fingers.

You felt your thin binding shift between tight and loose as it swelled and turned green. The hair tie had changed into a tight coil of stems and vines, covered in thin bristles.

When you tried to struggle, to break the botanical bindings, the bristles irritated your skin. He noticed, and pushed your hands above your head.

"Please, it's useless to try and get away from me now. I don't want you to be in pain, you know?" He punctuated his sentence with a gentle caress of your face with the back of his hand, and a peck to the tip of your nose.

He rose up and moved behind the ottoman, all while sliding his warm hand across the skin of your legs. After subtlety clearing his throat, he tried, (keyword, tried) to dip his hand between your thighs, only for you to squeeze them shut in a futile attempt to preserve your dignity.

You heard him quietly cough again, while he squeezed and then gently patted the plush flesh, as if telling you to open up. Still, you didn't give in.

His skin felt so hot against yours, like there was near boiling water flowing through his veins. Giovanna gave up trying to pry open your legs, instead pushing the ottoman right up to the chair, moving in front of it, and pulling you a smidge closer so that you were laying flat on your back.

He started by grabbing the bottom of your thighs, lifting them up then pushing back the bottom of your knees, so both legs were relatively straight, pointing up to the ceiling. G • E took hold of both ankles, keeping your limbs still.

“Wait…” You croaked out as you felt him hook his fingers into the waistbands of your bottoms. “Wha--what are you doing, Gior--” fuck.

He stopped what he was doing to look at you, and scoffed. "You're kidding, right?" Lowering your legs a bit, his lips curled into a cute little smile. "Oh, cara, you know I have much bigger things to worry about than what you call me." He leant down to hold your face in both of his hands. "Besides, we should be on a first name basis now, no?"

One part of your brain was absolutely enraged at the fact that you were still concerned about something as dumb as that, yet it still felt like a lingering weight had been lifted from your chest.

Giorno clearly didn’t like the fact that you were avoiding his eyes, and his solution was to squeeze your face a little tighter and kiss you with no warning, not hesitating to shove his tongue in your mouth.

He pulled away after you whined, drinking in the intoxicating sight of you with your lips ajar, face obviously heated, and your eyes glossy. It confused him a little, everything about your appearance, your body was telling him that you craved this just as much as (or even more than!) he did, yet everything that came out of your mouth was a contradiction!

But he didn’t let that frustrate him too much, as he knew you’d eventually give in completely. All he had to do was get the mood right. Because that’s just how it worked. Right? Right.

Lifting himself off of you, he let out a small sigh while raising your legs again, continuing whatever he had planned in that unholy little brain of his. His fingers returned to the waistband of your pants, digging between both layers of fabric and painstakingly beginning to hoist them off.

The feeling of your underwear peeling off of your crotch was already humiliating, but you knew it was just the beginning.

He let go of your clothes when they were around your ankles, before lowering himself down to “your” level.

"N-no...don't~ ♡ ! " your throat was so clammed up that your voice sounded like a broken squeaker toy, but even if you tried to shout, you knew he wouldn't listen. It was too late, anyway, since now he’s already seen everything you’d previously tried to hide. (Physically, at least.)

After a few seconds of him (presumably) leering at your privates, you felt his touch on the plump, slippy flesh, before he slid two fingers into the cleft and parted it.

"Oh, look~♡" each limb began to quiver at his honeyed, sickly voice. "It's so cute and pink here…"

Out of pure mortification, you brought your hands down and shoved two of your fingers in your maw, biting down. "No! N...not there...don't look at it…♡" Your voice and words sounded callow, but your brain was too fried to mask your true thoughts.

His hands moved to your thighs, right before he placed a pert kiss to the very center of your vulva.

Oh, lord. You could feel the mark his lipgloss left.

Despite yourself, there was a growing pressure in your gut that had you, deep, deep down, craving more. Something wet and hot swept against your inner labia, instantly making your fingers curl into fists. You pressed your knuckles against your teeth, trying to suppress a inadvertent whine.

“You can let your voice out,” you heard him say after pulling away for a second, “I doubt anybody is going to come around here.” Wow, how reassuring! Thanks for telling me, asshole! Ignoring the pain from the bristles, you moved your hands to your eyes, desperately trying to cover them. To an outsider, it’d probably look like you were attempting to gouge them out.

The wet noises that came from him lapping at you bouncing off the walls, almost amplified, taunted you. Additionally, he’d sometimes let out soft little groans of his own, which vibrated the very surface of your flesh. It was needless to say that his tongue felt a lot more invasive than his fingers, (and unfortunately, it also felt better) feeling it probe inside the most intimate part of your body drew ever-loudening wails and whimpers from your stuffy throat.

You could tell his mouth was somehow even warmer than his external skin, even inside of your already warm internals it felt nearly sweltering. Occasionally, he’d pull back for a very quick second to sigh out your name or other 1-word comments, his voice getting more brittle each time.

Something you also picked up on was very, very, subtle swallowing, as if he was drinking the mix of his saliva and your fluids.

That pressure in your gut kept pulsing, falsely building up in a way that could only be described as the physical-pleasure equivalent of a Shepard tone. In desperation, or maybe protest, you wiggled your hips, which only seemed to tempt him to grow more intense.

Your cynical side kept trying to tell you to give up, to accept this and whatever was coming next, to submit to the inevitable. It seemed that you unwittingly listened to it, relaxing your limbs and giving up on trying to muffle your voice.

In the midst of the ever-growing haze, you felt him pull away and move his hand up your thigh. He pushed his thumb between your legs, again silently asking you to open up. This time though, you obliged and spread your thighs, all while trying to press the side of your head onto the cushion, in a vain attempt to “hide”.

He gave no warning, no words before moving up and swathing your engorged clit in his idyllic lips, and that was really where things on your end began to topple.

Near instantaneously, you curled upward, letting out a strained squeal, feeling tears prick in your eyes. You covered your face with your hands, regretting every decision leading up to this point.

Too bad your body wasn’t regretting anything.

"Suh..top...♡ I’ll...I’m gonna…”

You peeked down through your hands and caught him glancing up at you, which just made your body retort in embarrassment again. In a thoughtless moment, you tried putting your hands against his silky, loosening hair, the bindings preventing you from grabbing it comfortably.

As he put more pressure on your tender pearl, your steady stream of tears reached the bottom of your head, dripping down and soaking into the seat. You couldn’t help but tighten your legs around him, at this point, all you craved was sweet, glorious release.

One more stroke of your nub, and it all crash-landed. That ever-growing pressure in your belly burst and spread, making you let out a long, high-pitched wail as your body went limp underneath him. Tears veiled your sight, directed at the ceiling.

Giorno pulled away, panting, before wiping his mouth with his sleeve and moving up the chair, so he could hover above you once more. His long, loose plait hung down and rested on your shoulder, giving you a very faint tickle.

“...was that...good?” You didn’t respond to him, as your mind was flooded with a swarm of fatigue and dopamine, “I...I apologize, I’m still very...new to this…” yet that part was enough to snap you out of your post-orgasm muddle.

“New”?

Fuck’s that supposed to mean?

Don’t tell me he’s…

No, that can’t be right…

“It can’t…” Those two words accidentally slipped out, but they were barely intelligible. Your blondie boss (bloss?) didn’t seem to notice, as he was too busy smiling at how cute you looked, all spent, drooling, and tearing up underneath him.

He straightened up a bit, your legs still wrapped around his hips, tittering. “You’re adorable, you know that?” He got no response. “Ah...I love you. You know that, right?” No response.

That didn’t seem to bother him, as his smile stayed. After a few tense seconds, you turned your head and looked up at him, and his grin seemed to widen.

“Cute...hm, I still don’t understand why you insisted on stopping your voice, I, personally, love the way it sounds.” He still wasn’t eliciting a vocal response, instead you dropped your head to the other side. Your continued silence finally looked like it was beginning to phase him, so he reached down and lifted your face a bit.

He tried to kiss you, but missed and got the very side of your mouth. You were once more reminded about how hot (literally...but also figuratively) he was, his face burning with pink and his breath near visible in the cool room.

Losing some of his control, he kept his mouth on you, his actions devolving into repeatedly pecking at your cheek while groaning “compliments”. Eventually, he straightened up again, eyes filled with something that could possibly be described as “love”.

“Well, I don’t see the point of going upstairs, why don’t we move on?” He asked, fruitlessly, before sitting up to work at his pants button. Unbeknownst to him, you watched him do this, part scared, part intrigued, but mostly weary.

He was about to tug down his suit pants the moment before a sudden, firm knock at the door echoed through the room.

“Shit.” You heard him growl, before you made eye contact with each other, for a very quick moment. In a slight panic, Giorno tried to compose himself, glancing at you again before carefully separating from you.

“Hello?” Came an unfamiliar male voice, from the other side of the door. “Don Giovanna, are you there?” You perked up when you heard him say your name, “...that woman, we’ve looked around her neighborhood and have had no luck finding her, Sir.”

“Oh, is that so…” He was cautious, trying his best to make sure you wouldn’t leave, but to his dismay, you saw an opportunity and took it.

When he had moved out of your direct line of vision, he had let the ever-growing noon sunlight reach you, specifically, your hands. With that in mind, you manifested B • H • S on the vines, causing them to become etiolated, therefore loose, and allowing you to slip them off without fuss.

During a clearly awkward, through-a-door conversation between your boss and a random lackey, you rolled off the chair and sorted out your jumbled clothing. To get it out of the way, you shattered the window across the room. You heard Giorno’s voice go higher when he heard this, but unlike the day before, you said nothing to him, no apologies or anything before rushing to freedom.

Adrenaline was gushing through your veins, so with 0 restraint, after swiping your coat from the floor, you dashed forward, broke what remained of the window and leapt outside.

But, to one’s surprise, you didn’t go home that day. Instead, you remained at that estate, because you had to get to the bottom of something.

You had questions. Specifically: Why? What? Who? How? Me? You? And those questions needed answers. So, instead of retreating, or, say, escaping, you scoured the building for a very specific room.

Because I’m gonna get those answers, no matter what.

Was this a likely horrible decision that you would probably end up regretting and cursing yourself for making? Yes.

Was this likely going to end badly? Yes.

Would this, almost definitely, give you the explanation you longed for? Also yes.

It’s going to be a long, long evening.

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n: god, whenever i copy stuff over, i have to go through it and re-italicize everything. maybe there’s an easier way of doing this? btw, i finished a couple of my blog’s pages, so i’d say its no longer wip :D

PS: the last chapter is already 8638 words, and i’m not even done. god have mewcy on my souw.

#my works #n/s/f/w #yumee works #cw noncon #jjba #jojo #giorno giovanna #vento aureo #golden wind #tender pearl is still gonna be my band name and nobodys gonna stop me

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wardencommanderrodimiss · 5 years ago

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halloween special 2019

(Or, Halloween Special 2027, because this is set immediately after Turnabout Academy but contains no reference to it besides the fact that Juniper exists.)

A Fae AU side story. A classic meme of the autumnal season gets a cannibal joke twist, and the real horror story is the friends we made along the way. Written with the profoundest apologies to the professor from whom I took an entire semester course on Edgar Allan Poe.

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It still feels like the crack of dawn, after the week they’ve had, but dawn is admittedly later in late October, and the sun is already risen, so it’s not early at all. It’s no one’s problem but Phoenix’s own that his brain is still zombified. Trucy woke him up, flinging her things all around the apartment to get ready to head out: Juniper has joined her trick-or-treating group that already consisted of Trucy, Vera, Jinxie, Athena, and Pearl, and Pearl still doesn’t have a costume, and now neither does Juniper, and Vera hasn’t finished making hers, and it’s T-minus two days until Halloween.

So he scrambled some eggs for his daughter and ushered her out the door after making her promise to say hi to all of the other girls for him, and then he crawled back into bed. Barely three minutes after, his phone rang. That was marginally better than his phone ringing once he had fallen back asleep, but this deprives him of the chance of going back to sleep at all, probably, and actually it’s not better. Phoenix doesn’t know why he thought that. He squints at the tiny screen on his phone to see that an impossible amount of symbols, including what looks like some Japanese characters, a pentagram, and a simplified pixel art hand making a middle finger.

“Hello, Maya.”

“Niiick! I need you to settle a dispute!”

Phoenix groans. “Between who?”

“Hello.” Iris’ voice comes through as clear as Maya’s, clearer than humans ever are on phone calls. Magical speakerphone. Phoenix drops his face into his pillow.

“Iris says that the only one of Edgar Allan Poe’s stories to involve cannibalism was his one weird-ass novel that he never finished. But he’s gotta have had more than that right? He strikes me as a cannibalism kinda dude.”

“I don’t know,” Phoenix mumbles into his pillow, and then, resigned to his fate, he lifts his head and repeats clearly, “I don’t know. I’m not the literature guy.” He knows Shakespeare, and what he knows about Shakespeare is that he needs to keep Maya away from it, else she might decide that Puck is a role model. “Iris would have more of an idea than me.”

“Nick! You can’t take your ex’s side over me!”

Iris giggles in the background. “This is an argument about objective facts, Maya,” Phoenix says. “I’m not ‘taking sides’ personally.”

“Okay, but, Montressor was definitely saving Fortunado down there to chill him to a good eating temperature and then have him as a snack with the Amontillado. Like that’s gotta be why he killed him that way.”

That’s one of the few Poe stories Phoenix knows. He can answer this one. “There was no Amontillado,” he says wearily. “That was the whole point of the story, Maya. He lied about having the fancy wine to get Fortunado down to the catacombs because that was the best place to kill him quietly. There wasn’t any cask of Amontillado.”

Maya gasps. “What?” She sounds so betrayed that Phoenix almost laughs and almost feels bad. “He lied? He can’t lie!”

Now Phoenix does laugh. “What, did you think he was fae because elaborately killing someone for some unmentioned slights is a fae thing to do?” She sounds more scandalized at the lie part that the murder part, which, for anyone even slightly versed in fae culture, does make sense.

“Well—” Maya sputters. “Yeah!” She heaves an exaggeratedly loud sigh. “I guess The Cask of Amontillado really isn’t a story that implies cannibalism.”

“There was other wine in the wine cellar where he walled up Fortunado,” Iris says. “Perhaps one of those would pair with him just as well for Montressor’s meal as you imagine the Amontillado would.”

“You don’t need to patronize me,” Maya says, sounding less irritable than Phoenix expects. “But, oh, Nick, other question! Why would the narrator, obviously possessing greater strength and no morals, not simply eat the old man so as to get rid of his creepy staring eye and better muffle the treacherous tattletale heart?”

“Telltale,” Iris says. Maya groans at the correction.

“Bitch-ass snitch,” Phoenix says.

“No,” Iris says. “Definitely not. Now, to return to the heart of your question, Mystic—”

Maya and Phoenix both snicker. What follows is not a long silence, but it is a loaded one, and then Iris resumes speaking, her clipped tone betraying her annoyance with the inadvertent pun. “The heartbeat was not a real sound,” she explains, “but rather the psychological manifestation of his guilt at committing the murder.”

“Oh,” Maya says. “So it’s like when you want to get coffee you have to have a barista make it and hand you the cup because if you tried to serve yourself from a machine it always explodes back in your face. It’s not the machine that hates you, it’s you who hates you, and the machine is the expression of it!”

“That is…” Iris trails off, clicking her tongue in thought. “Actually, yes, similar, though no one but the narrator could hear the sound of the heart.”

“So he wasn’t fae either,” Maya says. “Otherwise the whole house would’ve been, ba-dum! That they all felt it! And then probably it would explode.”

“Y’know, if he had eaten the old man,” Phoenix says, because sometimes it is fun, a flex of creative muscles he doesn’t usually get to stretch, to play along with Maya when she has her inane musings, “he still would’ve heard the heart beating, right, because it was just in his head. But instead of yelling at the cops that it was under the floorboards—”

Maya knows where he’s going with it immediately; either he knows the way she thinks too well, or she knows him. “—dude woulda been yelling about hearing it in his own stomach. Man, can you imagine? You’re just some beat cop coming in to investigate and then the guy starts shrieking about killing a dude but instead of starting to tear up the floorboards to show you the body he starts trying to claw open his own stomach?”

Phoenix considers that. He decides that yeah, it would be pretty far over on the scale of fucked-up things he’s seen as a lawyer. Sort of like Matt Engarde tearing up his own face in despair and fury, but also way worse because it would involve definite cannibalism and possible disembowelment, depending on how far the narrator got in his attempts. “Yep,” he says. “That’d be fucked up.”

“You could write it,” Iris says. “Poe is public domain, is he not, and you an adult man who could get away with it under the name of ‘literary reimagining’ rather than it being called ‘fanfiction’.”

“No thanks,” Phoenix says. “I’m not gonna be the man who messes with the classics.” He’d pitch the idea to Larry if Larry made his name on literally anything other than wholesome life-affirming picture books. Actually, he still wouldn’t, because Larry is an artist as well as a writer and there’d be a chance that he’d turn it into painting rather than prose and that is a level of horror Phoenix doesn’t want to go to. Better just to stay on the level of Maya reading cannibalism into every horror story that crosses her path.

(Would Athena call that projection? He is not going to think about that any longer.)

“Glad anyway you could help with our dispute,” Maya says. “Cuz” - she’s never settled on one nickname for Iris, but cousin or a derivation usually means she’s not angry with her - “was getting wistful when Pearly went off to talk shop with all your daughters, so she wanted to get in the holiday spirit and it spiraled. I made it spiral.”

As tends to happen around there. As Maya is wont to do. Phoenix isn’t surprised. He also decides to ignore the “daughters” remark. It’s not worth arguing that Trucy is his only daughter, and okay maybe Vera half counts, but on the other end of the spectrum, he’s known Juniper for not even a week.

So instead he voices the matter that is bothering him. He’s afraid to speak it into the world lest she hadn’t thought about it, but he also needs to be prepared. “So, Maya,” he begins warily, “you planning on venturing out for Halloween?”

He’s dreaded this holiday ever since that first year, when she figured out what trick-or-treat meant and decided that this was the most fae of holidays, what with one being allowed to threaten and extort strangers for goodies. It’s more blatant than the fae usually are, even. That first year, he had to keep her entertained and distracted all night, with candy and other sugary sweets and campy movies, so she couldn’t go and fulfill her suggestion of egging Edgeworth’s car as revenge for him being “a huge douchebag to us in court”. She had gotten the eggs ahead of time and stashed them in his fridge so at eleven they made a run to the corner store for other ingredients to teach her how to make omelets.

“Nah, don’t worry, I’m staying right here. Pearly can have her fun. But you and I are totally on for our post-Halloween bargain bin on-sale candy shopping spree. You’re buying! It’s tradition.”

“Huh?” It happening three years in a row, and then not for the next seven years, does not a tradition make. “Objection!”

“Nope!” She sounds positively gleeful; he can picture exactly what her smile looks like, how wide and toothy. “Ignored! What’s it that judges say again - overruled! You are overruled! And your penalty is reading Poe for a refresher so we can talk about it more! We need to talk about the one with the cat because I can’t decide if the cat is fae! Or even if it’s one cat! I want everyone’s input!”

His phone display shows a pixel jack-o-lantern with a grin in a probable approximation of Maya’s. He drops his head back onto his pillow. “Goodbye, Maya.”

The second Halloween, they carved pumpkins in the office; Pearl demanded they not have scary faces, Maya ate half of the seeds even before they roasted them, and Phoenix tried not to think about how last year at that time Edgeworth was around that they could consider the prospect of egging his car. When they dropped pumpkin guts on the floor, Mia flung it right back at them to get it stuck in their hair. The third year, they brought Pearl along for candy shopping, too, and she sat in the cart atop a throne of bagged sweets and pointed out clearance decorations she wanted for next year. They’re boxed up somewhere. He should find them for her and the other girls. For next year, or seven years later, it’s not that much of a difference, is it?

“And,” he adds, “I’ll see you in November.” Start anew. “Tradition, right?”

#fae au extras #roddy fanfics #fae au tag #fic: the witches of los angeles #Wolf would you believe i had this concept BEFORE talk started of the poe musical in chat

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tellywoodtrash · 6 years ago

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ishqbaaz 15 - 22.11.18 lb

15.11.18

“main tumhe poore shehar mein paagalon ki taraah dhoond raha tha aur tum yahan bistar ke neeche thi?”

..... well when you put it like that......

behen heavy philosophy mode mein. you two are genuinely so dysfunctional and fucking exhausting is2g.

lol ofc she throws everyone else under the bus with her.

even then gauri's on team jiju. this girl is too pure and none of these dumbasses here deserve her, honestly.

nani why didn't you just approach/team up with anika on day 1 itself? ainvayi mein itne din usko pareshaan kiya.

ok she's overdoing it with the glee at his tadap. no need to be such a sadist.

kyunki main tumse............ le bhai. phir se iski sui wahin jaake atak gayi. universe badal gaya, bhai ke issues nahi badle.

GOD WE'VE LITERALLLLY ALREADY WATCHED THESE TWO HAVE THIS EXACTTTTTTTTTT SAME CONVERSATIONNNNNNNN ALREADYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY JESUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ABOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EITHER WRITE BETTER OR END THE DAMN SHOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

finally a fucking apology.

YES. GO TO A FUCKING DOCTOR. PLS. I AM BEGGING YOU.

#1 fangirl is here. deepveer kaun, twinkle ko bas shivika chahiye.

lmao “chintu??? yeh KYA hai?”

lol anika gave twinkle a pat on her cheek toh shivaay bhi karke haq jataa raha hai uspe.

“chintu bhi koi naam hota hai kya?” pft. your name is billu. those in glass houses.......

ha, anika has the same point to make.

lolololol he's getting roped into doing the #twinTu wedding.

LMAO WHY THE FUCK WOULD TWINKLE'S PAPAJI LISTEN TO SOME RANDO DUDE FROM MUMBAI WHO DRAGGED HIS DAUGHTER UP ON A STAGE YESTERDAY FOR NO DAMN REASON LIKE THE WHOLE THING IS SHADY AND I'D DEMAND HIS SHADY ASS STAY AWAY FROM MY VERY YOUNG DAUGHTER

............. is khanna high this morning?????/

apparently shivaay told him to act like this. idk, i still think he's high.

aslkdjslfjldskjflskj why is she so beautiful it's truly unfair.

gauri is firmly back on #teamJiju.

saari devraniyo ko mutthi mein le liya hai isne.

godddddddddddddddddd this is such a boringggggg filler ep.

UGHHHHHHHHHHHH ok i can't anymore with this goddamn filler ep. NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

16.11.18

everything about this is tacky. the set up, what she's wearing... just...... why? i'm being blinded.

her makeup is on point tho.

what he's wearing too. jfc. all the the styling is so bad.

oh ofc she trips over nothing. ugh lord.

he has same question, ke hamesha girti padti kyun ho? doctor ke paas le jaaon kya?

ohohoho get it billu.

kinky motherfucker.

how's her eye makeup completely intact after the blindfold also? idhar bas kajal lagao toh do min mein it's under my eyes making me look like a baby panda.

lol why is she so impressed he did this? he's rich. he hired ppl for it. not like he lit every diya by himself.

also i’d be worried. last time bhai ne itna taam jhaam kiya tha, toh seedha divorce papers thamaa diye the. so... saavdhan rahein, satark rahein.

lmao billu wants to fuck. so bad.

this chick is really hard to please. itna karne ke baad bhi isko bas 85% hua. suhaag raat pe tujhe badi mehnat karni padegi billu. better keep like 6, 7 redbulls by the bedside.

pft, you think that one pheeka peck was enough to get her to 100%? men and overestimating their...... skills.

“ab door mat jaana anika. door gayi toh main jee nahi paaonga.” waaah waaah. ladke ke emotions finally khul ke aa rahein hain.

“agar mujhe filmy baatein karni aati toh main aaj zor zor ke chilaake kehta... (...) par mujhse yeh sab nahi hota hai, toh mujhse jo hota hai main wahi karoonga. apne dil ki baat seedhe seedhe tumse kahoonga.”

OH FUCK ME THEY STOLE ADAPTED ONE OF MY MOST FAVT LINES IN LITERATURE EVER; KNIGHTLEY'S CONFESSION IN EMMA (“I cannot make speeches, Emma...If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more. But you know what I am. You hear nothing but truth from me.”) ASDSKJFHSDKJFNDSLKFLDK

“agar main badla hoon... ya yoon kahoon ki SUDHRAA HOON...” lolololol

anika being literally every other woman is like ‘bitch literally all i needed from you is emotional honesty and communication. nothing else.’

ouff is universe mein bhi giganticass tacky ring.

lmao itttttaaa bada promise ring.

ab toh iske biwi bolne ka koi thrill hi nahi bacha. har teen din he keeps taking it back and bestowing it again, toh koi value hi nahi raha.

haan ok i love you is better.

waaah bhai, isse kehte hain Nayi Soch!

ok cute.

OUFFFFFFFFF KITNAAAAAAAAA KHEEEEEENCH RAHE HOOOOOOOO JUST FUCKEN GET OVER WITH ITTTTTTTTTTTT

“haan bol do?” waah, dat desperation and talab. i like.

oh man my poor dumb lovesick son. he's finally getting some happy in life. siiiiiiiiigh. may it last. (until he's offed at the end of this week. or the next? idk.)

i am omRu. omRu are me. ki bc in dono ki bakchodi khatam hi nahi hoti.

lmao gauri is me - kisi aur ki shaadi but more concerned about own wardrobe.

“kyun, kya jaldi hai?”

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THIS THARKI ASSHOLE I LOVE HIM

AUR KYA APT BIWI MILI HAI ISSE.

bhaabi bhi.

nani wants dhoom dhaam. but lord, i forgot roop still exists. ugh dafa karo.

ainvayi exposition line about prinku.

lakshman rekha ka mitaana. yaaaaaaaaaaas. finally.

(though it was in masking tape all these days, suddenly why’s it been made with some rando white powder????????)

and suddenly it’s back to being a masking tape border, which for some reason they’re WIPING, instead of just peeling off. god y’all dumb af.

19.11.18

blah blah blah safaai.

with heavy dose of rudy boy’s puppy eyes.

fuck me i'm really gonna miss my boys. like really really. fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuckkkkkkkk.

nani with the 2 foot rule again.

lmao ab kyun mooh bana rahe ho. it's not like you two were doing anything on a regular basis till now. you can wait two-three more days.

ouff ainvayi ka buildup drama to show girls and boys will be on opposite sides.

snort shivaay's bitchface at gauri saying “inka koi bharosa nahi pata nahi kab bhaag jaaye...”

i love these two together.

some more buildup from rudra. ughhhhhhh.

good. ok fwding.

ugh some fakery from roop.

huh?????????? why is she hating on him for “apne maa baap ko khaa gaya”?????? wtf is wrong with this woman? he was a kid when they died and had nothing to do with it??? god she's such a poorly written villain in every universe. imma just fwd every scene of hers.

blah blah team dulha v/s team dulhan garbage.

dang, omki getting me kinda hot with his annoyed adiyal-ness. ouff this man and his hotness will be missed.

behold the dichotomy of man. lol i love him. in both his forms.

more roop crap. fwding.

blah blah #teamDulha checking out dulhan.

same, anika. same.

good.

lol gotta say bhavya is really nailing the bitchy aunty thing.

“AYE BAS KARO TUMLOG, BOHUT HO GAYA TUM DONO KA NAATAK!!!!” lmaoooooooooooooooooo anika lost it for real.

pffffffffffffft.

also they recovered from that scene with roop pretty quick huh?

pft riVya pulled him from the middle of some business call and promptly abandoned him in front of #teamDulhan.

lol his face at “chalke dikha”

“height thodi kam hai.” “gel bhi baal mein thoda zyaada hi lagaata hai.” all legit and valid concerns.

thoda zyaada personal ho gaya.

“main anika ki SAAAAAAAAAARI zarooraton ka achche se khayaal rakhoonga.”

this fucking horndog. 5 saalon ki kasar abhi ke abhi poori kar raha hai.

riVya approve of the tharak. lol.

lmao @ om randomly bellowing CHEAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cutes. i love them all.

“bhai bada ho gaya.” lol idiot.

roop fucking with the haldi. fwding.

snort, omru warning shivaay to not feel anika up too much haldi ke bahaane.

OUFF LAGAATE HO YA NAHI I HAVE NO PATIENCE NEITHER FOR ROOP'S AINVAYI KA COUNTDOWN NA SHIVAAY'S SENTI SPEECH. FWDING.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand the haldi's changing colour.

20.11.18

blah blah haldi nonsense.

fwdinggggggggggg.

oh now they remember that prinku exists.

this is such a random ainvayi ka plot with her?

fwding.

oh look chamak challo singh oberoi made her entry in this universe also.

blah blah fwding.

ok does this prinku plot/episode have anything worth watching?

why is she keeping the photo at that precarious place? kuch bhi.

cuties.

kaanch ka tootna is achcha shagun no? that's what i've always heard.

anyway, fwding.

that cat looks really uncomfortable at the way it's being held.

oh boy rudra has another party plan. meaning more punch. jfc.

cat seems more comfy being held by kunal. (ALWAYS SUPPORT THE HIND LEGS THO, PPL!!!!!!!)

the convo is boring and trite and repeated from OU, so imma just focus on physical hotness.

ofc nani gotta cockblock.

nani ke saamne toh sharam kar tharki insaan.

oh nani, yeh chappaed aur chittar kaash bachpan mein lagaaye hote isko. itna time nahi waste hota.

that haar is huge and ugly af. babies cute tho.

great mangalsutra bhi toot gaya. and this time roop had nothing to do with it.

le bhai yeh do bewakoof janne kar rahi hai party ki taiyyaaariyaan. kuch galat toh hona hi hai.

LMAO OM IS ME I AM OM. KAAM TOH KUCH KARTE NAHI, UPAR SE JO KAR RAHA HAI, USKO ATTITUDE. LEL.

fuck roop. fwding.

great rudra is digging his own grave.

lmao ok i really did laugh at bua in this scene.

ok this ep is boring af and i'm done. NEXTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!

yeah not watching the 21st waala ep coz looks to be fullllllll of bua's bs.

22.11.18

le pakdiiiiiiiiiii gayi buaaaa.

good to see shivaay in shark singh mode again.

YIKES HER SCREECHING.

hahahahha her baaaaad acting.

LMAO ROOPS DUMB ASS GAVE SHIPPING ADDRESS WITH RUDRA'S NAME AND BILLING TO HER OWN.

LOL SHE ALSO LEFT BAADAAMS ALL OVER THE POOLSIDE MAN WHAT A FUCKEN IDIOT SHE IS

daaaaaaang shivaay calling bua out step by step. knowing how much this kid is pyaar ka pyaasa from parental figures. sigh. poor child.

OMFG SHE TOLD HIM SHE HATES HIM AND HIS FACE

THIS FUCKING BITCH LEMME AT HER TERE BAADAAM KHAANE WAALE DAANT NA TOD DOON MAIN

ok fwding her dumbass rant.

....... ok tej told her the whole plan till the omRu supaari bit, but did he come from beyond the grave to tell her how he got killed? like, this makes no fuckin sense. she's the fucking worst villain in this show man.

ok fwding.

rudra hearddddddddddddddd.

LMAO THE WAY HE'S RUNNING AND SHIVAAY'S CHASING HIM DOWN THE STAIRS LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

lol ofc. is ladke ke pait mein na kuch baat kabhi rahi hai na kabhi rahegi.

this is honestly a lot for om to take lmao.

shivaay still valiantly trying to cover up. par khanna aa gaya rang mein bhang daalne.

oh 5 years later om's like i asked you that day also. uss din ke baad tu aaj pooch raha hai???? beech mein tujhe yaad nahi aaya ki ek witness tha?

lol everyone's on team khanna and protecting him from shivaay's desperate/angry eyes.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand the truth is out.

hope this guy took his heart meds today coz........... he's gonna need them.

obro hugs, not drugs. this is the shit i'm here for. more gimme more GIMME MORRRRRRRREEEEEEE. oh god how am i gonna live without the bhaichaara????????/ i really think i might have to give up the show purely because of the lack of brotherly love. PLEASE GOD LET THERE BE A NEW GENERATION OF OBROS I NEED THIS SWEET SWEET SIBLING LOVE HIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

oh suddenly prinku ka bhi akal thikaane aa gaya. chalo jiii......

ok dadi i don't give a shit about so whatever.

lmao i've really been enjoying nani's smugass face throughout this ep, ki i knew my sohna munda was shammi kapoor, not shakti kapoor.

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ROOP TRYING TO SLINK AWAYYYYYYYYYYY HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

nani revelling in roop's downfall is amazing. i love it.

god some foreshadowing from roop. pls gtfo auntyji instead of putting nazar on my kids.aur mere bachon ke bachon ke bhi aas paas dikh mat jaiyyo!!!!!!!!

(glaring at @mukhtaleef coz she’s now put the unholy fear of god in me with her idea that bua is gonna raise shivaansh. PLEASE GOD ANYONE BUT HER. LET KHANNA RAISE HIM. LET TEENAGE SAHIL ADOPT HIM. ANYONE BUT THIS FUCKING BUA. PLS GOD LET HER DIE FIRST IN THIS DAMN UNIVERSE.)

EVERY SINGLE TIME EVERY SINGLE UNIVERSE THEY LET THIS FUCKEN BUA GET AWAY COZ THEY HAVE “LIHAAZ” FOR HER. CALL THE DAMN COPS YOU FUCKING IDIOTS.

blah blah red herring from anika. ouff. just get on with ittttttttt.

ok shaadi kal hai. good.

ok i’m exhausted af. baaki baad mein (kal?) karoongi. all the actual shaaadi shit. phew. need to legit chug a few gatorades and lie down for a few hours now.

#ishqbaaz #ishqbaaaz #ib episode liveblogs #episode liveblogs

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notalwayslate · 7 years ago

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The Curious Case of Lights and Love at Lake Lochdubh

For: @minticetea

Happy Rumbelle Secret Santa!!!

Prompt: Anyelle, X-files AU

Summary: When mysterious lights and a crop circle appear in the small town of Lochdubh, Agent Fox Mulder is soon on the case much to the dismay of Constable Hamish Macbeth. However when Linguistics Expert, Belle French, arrives to assist, Hamish finds the intrusion on his town not as troubling as the intrusion on his heart.

AO3 Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/13084107

The gust of Scotland’s fresh air was a welcome relief to her jetlag eyes, as Belle exited Edinburgh’s baggage terminal. The hustle and bustle of life was eerily quiet in the predawn light, as she rolled her luggage to the curb. After watching the rest of the passengers on her plane leave with family or awaiting taxis, she started to worry that he wouldn’t show. Just as more doubt started to creep into her mind, she noticed a single headlight in the distance. Relief washed over her, as the white Ford Fiesta pulled up to the curb.

“Sorry, I’m late,” Mulder apologized while getting out of the driver seat.

She smiled at him, as he took her luggage placing it in the boot of the car.

“You know you have a headlight out?” She called out to him as she slid into the passenger seat of the car buckling her seatbelt. She heard the boot close, as he slid back into the driver’s seat.

“Oh yes, I’m very aware I have a headlight out. Third time in fact, in the last two weeks.”

“Huh,” her brows burrowed together. “Is there a short circuit or something causing it to go out?”

“More like a short temper,” Mulder responded. “The local authority doesn’t take too well to strangers in his town.”

“Are you serious?”

“I’m convinced I’m keeping the local repair shop in business, with as many replacement lights I’ve had to buy.”

“That’s terrible.”

“Just the cost one pays to find the truth I guess,” he shrugged, smiling at her. “Thank you for coming. I know you didn’t have to but…”

“You don’t need to thank me,” Belle abruptly cut him off. “The truth is I really owe a lot to Dana. It was due to her ample praise of my work that the bureau extended their consulting contract with me. So when she called asking for a favor, I was only too happy to help.”

Smiling at the mention of his partner’s name, Mulder never ceased to be amazed by what an inspiration Scully was to others. Of course she had a hand in Belle French becoming one of the top consultants in ancient languages, Scully always made it a point to promote and expand the number of women working in the field.

“I must confess though, Mulder, I don’t know many agents, who seek out paranormal activity while they are supposed to be on vacation. When Scully called asking me to come to Scotland to help you with this, I was surprised when she told me it was unofficial business.”

“What?” He shrugged. “Some agents prefer a beach, others the ski slopes. I just prefer to find the unequivocal proof of extraterrestrial life.”

Her laugh turned into a smothered yawn, as Mulder observed her with concerned eyes. “Sleep Belle. We have a few hours till we get to Lochdubh.”

A thump and sound of shattering glass bolted her up into a sitting position from a dead sleep. Alone in the car she looked out the windshield to see a uniformed man standing next to a taller man smoking a pipe and wearing a deerstalker hat.

“What the…” she mumbled to herself scrambling for the door handle. The look of complete and utter shock that fell upon the two men’s face as she exited the car would have been hilarious if anger hadn’t preoccupied her thoughts. Looking down at the shattered glass on the road, she raised her chin looking the policeman straight in the eye.

“Did you just break the other headlight?”

He blinked owlishly at her.

“How dare you!” She scolded.

She waited for a response but was met with silence. After a few more moments of glaring daggers at them, the taller man finally spoke to her.

“I’m so sorry, m’lady. My friend here thought this car belonged to someone else. He will be more than willing to pay for the damage. Uh, isn’t that right Hamish?”

A firm nudge to the ribs, finally broke whatever spell the man was under, as he jumped to attention. “Of course. Of course I will pay for the damage. Both of them.”

“Darn right you will. You…”

“Belle!”

Turning to the call of her name, she saw Mulder running towards her, a drink tray and a white bakery bag in hand.

“Well I see you’re up.” He placed the items down on the hood of the car, taking out one of the coffee cups, handing it to her. Turning to the policeman, he smirked.

“I see you are already making new friends, Constable Macbeth.”

“See, I knew it was his car,” Hamish balked to the taller man.

“So that makes it okay?” Belle interjected.

He turned to her, his Adam’s apple bobbing as he swallowed down whatever words he was going to speak.

“You know he has had to pay for every headlight you have broken. Last time I checked you are supposed to be enforcing the law, not breaking it.”

A small crowd of locals gathered at the scene, as the petite brunette berated the mute Constable in front of all to see.

Throwing his hat across the room with a curse, Hamish stalked into the station.

“Bad morning?” TV John asked lying on the couch watching the telly.

“I looked like a bloody idiot!”

Hamish moved to the window, peaking out the blinds. Across the street, Mulder was helping carry Belle’s luggage into the Inn.

“Well you better call Billy and have him repair those headlights, unless you want a round two from the little lady.”

“So you heard then?”

“I’m pretty sure the whole town heard,” TV John chuckled.

“I’m not paying for that. That bloke has been creeping around this town for too long now. The rest of them left weeks ago, but oh no, not him. And now what? He has his girlfriend coming here?”

“Who said she was his girlfriend?”

“Well who else would she be?” Hamish’s harsh tone grew curiously lighter. “Why you don’t think she is? You think she’s single? No way would a woman as beautiful as that be single.”

Chuckling TV John picked up the phone, dialing, as Hamish continued with his rambling.

“A girl like that wouldn’t want to be stuck in a small town like this. Nah, did you see her clothing? Well of course you didn’t you weren’t there, but it was nice. Expensive. A girl who likes that type of expensive duds isn’t going to be…”

“One room or two?” John’s inquiry jarred Hamish from his own self chatter.

“Ah, I see thanks.” And with that John hung up the phone. Grinning at Hamish, he spoke. “Two rooms.”

“What?” a distracted Hamish answered.

“That was Granny from the Inn. They are staying in two rooms, two separate rooms.”

“Two rooms?” Hamish smiled. Grabbing his hat off the floor he put it on walking towards the door.

“Where are you going?” TV john inquired.

“I gotta go see Billy the mechanic.”

After a much needed rest, and a belly full of some of the most scrumptious food she had ever eaten, Belle found herself with Mulder in the middle of a field a kilometer or so outside of town, where the first crop circle appeared almost a month and a half ago.

Although she had seen the pictures Mulder had emailed her, it was an entirely new experience to see the patterns and symbols first hand. Examining the flattened grass, Belle listened as Mulder recounted how local residents reported strange lights above Lake Lochdubh, while a local sheep herder found this in his field the next morning.

“Can we talk to him, the herder that found this?”

“Nobody’s talking now, the Constable made sure of that.”

“I’m surprised it got out at all.”

“Someone contacted the media. Soon every reporter found their way to Lochdubh. I found out about it on a small international paranormal news feed I follow. Caught the first flight out, but that’s when the hoax confession came out. Everyone was leaving by the time I arrived.”

“Well that was one of the things that confused me, when Dana called and told me about it. They classified it as a hoax within days of it appearing, so what made you decide to stay here and investigate?”

“Well I found it interesting that the man, Peter, who confessed to it, was known to spend his nights passed out in the local pub. Something just didn’t feel right about it. So I stayed, and a week and a half later, I saw the lights over Lake Lochdubh, and a new symbol appeared in this field by the next morning.”

“So why would Peter do it again, after confessing it was a hoax?” Belle inquired.

“Why, indeed, especially since I have it on good authority that he was passed out in the drunk tank that night.”

“So it wasn’t him, but why confess though?”

“Well one thing you will learn about this small town, is that the residents want to keep it that way…a small town”

“So we have a false confession, lights in the night sky, and new patterns and symbols being discovered?”

Mulder nodded.

“I love a good mystery,” Belle chuckled, as they continued to examine the field.

Four days had passed since Hamish first laid eyes on Belle French, and although he saw her consistently in his dreams, he had yet to see her again in person, that is until he walked into Barney and Agnes’s pub that Thursday night.

She sat in a corner table, a dress of blue lace, wound tightly against her firm body. She sat with Mulder, and Doc, sipping on a beer. Thanks to the town’s twin gossipers, Nessie and Jessie, Hamish had learned everything there was to know about the divine Belle French, and where and with whom she spent her time with over the last few days. She was an interesting bird, he would give her that. She had a BA in Ancient Languages, and her masters in Literature, if the gossip was to be believed.

“If only she was here under different circumstances,” he thought to himself.

He thought he quieted down this alien phenomenon hogwash when he got Peter to agree to confess to making those symbols in the field. Yes, Hamish was curious as to the origins of the lights and unexpected crop circles, but he was not about to let his beloved town to be put on display for every passing stranger to examine. The people here deserved peace and quiet, not to be poked or prodded by every alien chasing crackpot that stumbled into town.

He snapped out of his thoughts as her delicate laughter floated across the room, nestling into his ears.

“She’s a beautiful woman,” Barney the bartender motioned his head towards Belle’s table as he poured Hamish another.

“Aye.”

“Nice too. Agnes told me she was single as well.”

“Oh, did she now,” Hamish feigned annoyance.

“I’m just saying, a girl like that, they don’t stay single for long. A man has gotta take a chance when he still has one.”

“Well, I happen…” Hamish’s words were cut short, as he heard a familiar masculine voice boom through the room.

“And it’s a pleasure to meet you as well Ms. French.”

Hamish turned in his seat to see the newly returned James Spencer pulling up a seat next to Belle. His grip on his mug tightened as a wave of anger, and what Hamish would deny was jealousy made his blood boil.

James Spencer, six foot two, well built, and rich, was the only child of town matriarch Albert Spencer. He had recently returned to Lochdubh after his father’s passing, to take over the town store. If there was one thing Hamish hated more than a stranger in Lochdubh, it was James Spencer in Lochdubh. And there he was, talking to Belle French with a smoothness that would probably have her falling in love by the end of the night.

“Another round for the lady, Barney.”

Within minutes of meeting James, Belle knew he was not her type. Sure he was easy on the eyes but as he continued to boast about himself, she could see there was no real substance behind his looks. She had dated men like that before and it always ended in disaster.

“Well we are glad you are back, even though we wish it was under different circumstances,” Doc spoke up to James.

“Thanks,” James smiled, turning his attention back to Belle. “I moved back here from Elin after my father’s death.” Although he appeared solemn as he talked about his father, Belle couldn’t help shake the feeling that there was a bitterness hiding somewhere beneath his eyes. As he continued to talk, Belle couldn’t help but to catch a glance of the Constable, who was sitting at the bar. She caught herself glancing down at how well his jeans fit his backside. Feeling sudden warmth coiling in her belly, she shook her head, trying to force her attention back to the company at her table, but her eyes kept searching for him.

Two days later, the knocking on her door roused her from her sleep.

Rubbing her eyes, Belle let an elated Mulder into her room.

“Look what someone left outside my door. And more importantly look at page 118.”

Taking the book from Mulder’s hand, she turned to the dog eared page. Astonished Belle looked down at the page, the symbol she just saw in the field, staring back at her.

“What, How….Who?” Startled her thoughts scrambled together.

“I have no idea. I woke up this morning, and this book was at my door. Who knew? I guess at least one person in this town actually wants to help us.”

“It’s a Lingua Franca Semitic script.” Belle said flabbergasted. “I can’t believe I didn’t see it before.” Grabbing the pictures of the crop circles off the desk she examined them against the book. “Get me a pen and some paper,” she instructed as she sat down at the small hotel desk. Mulder watched silently as Belle frantically took pen to paper, finishing she sat back in her chair in awe.

“Could you translate it?”

She nodded silently at him.

“Well what do the symbols mean?”

“Believe.” She whispered.

Exhilarated by the finding, Belle and Mulder found a renewed resolve to uncover the mystery of the Lochdubh lights and crop circles. With a camera, walkie talkie, and blanket in hand, Belle made her way to the shore of Lake Lochdubh that evening with the intent of hopefully viewing the mysterious lights, while Mulder scouted the field.

As the sun went down, Belle pulled the blanket tightly around her, as she heard a snapping of a twig in the distance. Grabbing the walkie talkie, she pressed the button.

“Mulder are you there?” She was met with moments of static before Mulder’s voice rumbled in.

“I’m here, everything okay by the lake?”

Hearing another twig snap, Belle whispered. “I think someone is here.”

“I’ll be right there.”

She heard a heavy footstep behind her. Lifting her walkie talkie, she spun on her heel, ready to pounce on the intruder.

“Hamish?”

“Hey,” He held both hands up in front of him. “I didn’t mean to scare yah. I heard you were coming up here, and I just wanted to check on you.”

Relief flooded her system, as she placed her walkie talkie down.

“Belle are you okay, are you there?” She jumped as Mulder’s voice boomed from the device.

“Yeah, I’m here, it’s okay. It’s just the Constable.”

Hamish tried not to grimace at the ringing description she gave of him. Just the Constable. Not like the Adonis, James Spencer, Hamish thought to himself. He stood silently just looking at her. This was a mistake. He had heard from TV John that the pair of them had planned on splitting up, she at the lake, Mulder at the hay field. The thought of her alone in the dark made him apprehensive, so he packed a bag and before he could think better of it, headed to the lake to find her.

He needed to say something, but standing before her with those alluring blue eyes on him, all thought went out his head. How could anyone be so gorgeous? ‘Say something’ his thoughts screamed at him.

‘Tell her you were worried about her, no tell her you always patrol around the lake,’ his inner thoughts fought.

“So….” He finally spoke. “Seen any little green men?”

Shite, why the hell did he say that?

“If you are done making fun of me, I’m sure you have other people you still need to harass tonight, Constable,” she bucked back her displeasure evident in her voice.

“It was just a joke…I”

“Yes, I’m well aware everything I and Agent Mulder do is a joke to you Constable.” She snipped.

This was not going well, but as much as his embarrassment wanted him to flee, he still couldn’t just leave her here alone.

“Listen, I’ll just sit over here then,” he placed down his bag, spreading out a blanket he had in his arms about 20 feet away from hers. She shot him a look of her confusion, so he continued his reasoning. “I’m worried about you being out her alone.”

He saw her chin lower, her defensiveness ebbing away. “I won’t say anything, I’ll just sit over here, but…well my job is to keep this town safe, and while you are in this town, that includes you as well.”

The corner of her mouth twitched, and he could have sworn that he saw a brief smile.

“I actually wouldn’t mind the company,” she conceded.

His promise to stay quiet lasted all of fifteen minutes, and before long, the two of them were lost in conversation with each other. As the night went on, she found herself sitting on his blanket, as he pulled out a thermos of coffee.

“It’s so beautiful here. I understand why you want to keep this place hidden away from the real world.”

“It must be a change for you, coming from a big city,” Hamish responded.

“Who said I’m from a big city?” She laughed. Hamish listened memorized by her story. How she lived in Australia till the age of 10 then moved to America with her father after her mother had passed. He was surprised to learn that she currently lived in a small town, Storybrooke Main, to be near her father.

“The FBI often calls me in to consult on a variety of cases, so I get to travel some, but most of my work can be done at home remotely. Although I enjoy the adventure, there is nothing like small town.” She smiled at him, and Hamish felt his heart skip a beat.

The more she talked, the more he learned, and the more enthralled he became with her. Lucky for him, they saw no lights over the lake that night, or the next, or the night after that. His new ritual of nights with Belle under a blanket of stars next to Lake Lochdubh, had easily become the best nights of his life.

Hamish never had trouble garnering a woman’s attention; there must have been some truth about women loving a man in uniform. Women had come and gone out of his life, but the feelings he had for Belle were surprisingly new and deeper, than anything he felt before, and he hadn’t even kissed her yet. A situation he planned or rather hoped to rectify very soon.

Belle sat across from Mulder in the booth, a permanent smile plastered on her face as she stared at the menu.

“You look overly chipper this morning. Since I know we haven’t had any progress with the case, I assume you had progress in….other areas. ” He smirked taking a sip of coffee.

“He’s not who I thought he was. I mean the first time I met him, he was breaking your headlights, but he’s really a good guy underneath it all. He likes to read western novels, and you should hear the stories of how he bends over backwards to help his friends, and how much he loves this town, and….”

Holding his hand up to stop her love struck ramblings, Mulder laughed. “I get it, I get it. You think the guy is wonderful, but since he gets your nights, could I just get your attention this morning.”

“Right,” Belle said blushing, as she placed down her menu, pulling out the Ancient Linguistic book that their mysterious benefactor had left them. As Mulder started to talk, she flipped open the book, as the pages fell over, revealing the inside back cover. Her attention focused on an old worn brownish residue on the inside cover. She traced the rectangular shaped stain, as a thought suddenly occurred to her.

“Where is the nearest library?”

Warm fingers caressed his face as he leaned his cheek into the touch. Slowly opening his eyes he smiled at the vision of Belle before him. “Best dream ever.” He murmured sleepily, as her giggle danced through the air.

“Ahem,” Mulder cleared his throat, startling Hamish fully awake. Rubbing his eyes, he did in fact see Belle standing before him, with Mulder behind her. Was she just touching his face, or was he dreaming that? Either way, he wasn’t going to complain as he sat up on the couch in the jail.

“Sorry I must have fallen asleep?”

“That’s alright; we’ve all been having active nights lately.” Mulder smirked.

Casting him a glance, Mulder took her cue. “I…uh…I’ll just wait outside then.”

“Sorry to wake you,” Belle blushed. “But I needed to tell you something.”

“No it’s fine,” Hamish stood straightening his uniform.

“I just wanted to let you know, that Mulder and I have to follow up on a lead today, so I won’t be at the lake tonight.”

The punch of disappointment he felt showed on his face, as the next words out of her mouth were, “I’m sorry.”

“No, no you have nothing to be sorry for,” he rubbed the back of his neck. “I just….well…I…” He suddenly felt the end of his ears burning. Why was he so nervous to tell her that he wanted to spend more time with her? That the nights they spend together at the lake were the best moments of his life.

“I was thinking…well I’ve had such a good time getting to know you, that maybe when I get back we could go out…to eat….like a date?” she bit her bottom lip, looking at him through her lashes.

“Aye. I would like that. Love that in fact.”

“Great.”

“Great,” he echoed smiling so wide his face hurt. “So you got a lead?”

“Yeah,” she nodded her head. “We discovered….”

Her words were cut off by the swift entry of Doc, “Hamish they need you at….Oh,” he halted looking at the young couple before him. “I’m sorry, I didn’t realize you had company.”

“No, it’s okay. I’ve got to get going,” Belle smiled at Doc, turning her attention back to Hamish. “And it sounds like your needed elsewhere.” She turned to leave, as Hamish grabbed her hand, bringing it up to his lips. “Be careful.”

The hairs on the back of her neck rose, as his lips made contact with her hand. With a blush, she whispered, “See you soon,” as she turned and walked out the door.

The hours moved as slow as molasses that day. TV John couldn’t help but chuckle, as he watched Hamish walk to the window for the 10th time, peering out, looking for any trace of her return. It wasn’t until well after the sunset that TV John finally convinced Hamish to head to Barney’s Pub for a drink.

“Come on Romeo,” he teased. “Your Juliet obviously won’t be back till late tonight.”

Taking a swig of beer, Hamish leaned into Barney who was cleaning a glass behind the bar. “So how did you know Agnes was the one for you Barney?”

Chuckling to himself, Barney stared at his wife standing at the opposite end of the bar. “The moment I met her.”

“Phish posh,” a drunken regular chimed in sitting a few stools down. “There is no such thing as love at first sight.”

“Who asked you?” Barney clipped back, turning his attention back to Hamish. “It’s a common question, people ask, how do you know when you meet the one. The truth is when you’ve met the one, you just know it, it’s….”

“Magic, different….special,” Hamish said wistfully smiling at the thought of Belle.

“That it is,” Barney smiled at the love-struck grin on the constable’s face. Soon however Hamish’s smile faded, as two drunks started to fight. Hamish dragged the first man out, cuffing him to the railing outside the pub, while he went in for the second. As he took both men to the jail to sleep it off in the drunk tank, he shot a glance over to the inn, seeing that Mulder’s car still had not returned.

With both men in their cell, Hamish took a seat at his desk to fill out the paperwork, as the events and lack of sleep this week finally caught up to him. Closing his eyes, he fell into a deep peaceful sleep.

Jolting awake, Hamish lifted his head from his desk. Daylight streamed in the room, as he quickly headed straight to the window. A wave of comfort flushed through his body, as he saw the white ford fiesta, sitting outside the Inn. She was back.

With pep in his step, Hamish walked over to the cell, a renewed energy of getting to see Belle today, fueling his good mood. Picking up his baton, he started banging it against the bars.

“Rise and shine laddies,” the continuous clinking of the bars, aroused the two hangover men.

Groaning loudly the first man sat up on his cot, rubbing his blood shot eyes.

“Could you stop that damn noise?” the man commanded, causing Hamish to stop for a moment as if pondering the question.

“Oh you mean this noise?” Hamish smirked lifting the baton once again banging it against the bars. “Maybe you’ll think twice before acting like fools at Barney’s.”

Hamish heard the door open, glancing behind him to see Doc entering the jail.

“Hey Hamish,” Doc called out, as Hamish stopped his torment, turning around to acknowledge him.

“Hey Doc.”

“I heard from Agnes that these two were causing quite the ruckus last night.” Doc stated walking over the cell. “Thought I would bring over these,” he pulled a bottle of aspirin from his pocket, and a couple bottles of water.”

“Give me that,” the second man mumbled squeezing his arm between the bars to get the remedy for his hangover.

“You eat yet?” Hamish inquired to Doc.

“Yeah, I just finished breakfast.”

“Well after we get these two taken care of, I’m heading over the Inn to see if Belle wants to get a bite to eat then.”

“She’s already there, with James Spencer.”

“What?” Hamish spoke his voice laced with confusion. “Just the two of ‘em?”

He didn’t want to be jealous. Why was he jealous? Belle was just eating breakfast. Eating breakfast with the most eligible bachelor in town according to most of the female population.

“Take care of these two will yah?” Hamish asked Doc, as he was already half out the door, making a beeline to the restaurant. His heart raced as he neared the building, stopping in his tracks as he saw the two of them through the window.

The oaf reached over the table taking the hand she so freely offered. Hamish stumbled a moment, trying to will the power back into his legs as James stroked her knuckles and she gave him one of her most radiant smiles. He saw a rose lying near her, obviously given to her by him.

Through his agony, Hamish still had the forthright to move away from the window, as he flung his back against the brick wall of the alley. Trying to keep the contents of his dinner from last night down, he ran his hands over his face, his heart trying to make any type of sense of what he just saw. That looked like a date, hell who was he fooling, that was a date. She was flirting with him, he knew that smile, it was the same one she had given him.

After minutes of slouching in the alleyway, Hamish stood tall, straightening his cap. Anger and heartbreak fueled his steps as he sauntered into the restaurant, heading straight to the table with Belle and James.

“Hamish,” she was clearly startled by his sudden appearance pulling her hand out of the grasp of James.

“Good morning,” he gave his most cocky grin, even though he was dying inside. ‘Don’t let her see the hurt. Don’t give her the satisfaction,’ he thought to himself. “How are you two doing this morning?”

Her mouth hung open, and he could see she was struggling with what to say.

“Good, Constable,” James spoke. “A breakfast date with a beautiful woman is a wonderful way to start your day.”

Laughing, Hamish shook his head. He clapped his hand on James’s back, a tad too hard. “Yes, I believe that. Well don’t let me interrupt your date here.” He nodded at her, “Belle.”

Turning he closed his eyes, as he walked away from their table, his heart shattering in a thousand pieces.

Doc jumped at the slamming of the door. He was still in the cell attending to the men, as Hamish huffed into the room, throwing his cap, then undoing his tie, and throwing that to the floor as well.

“I take it things didn’t go well?”

If looks could kill, Doc would have been dead on the floor. Just as Doc opened his mouth to speak, Belle came rushing through the door.

“Hamish!”

“Oh great,” Hamish kicked the side of his desk. “Your date already over?”

“No listen you don’t understand…I was...”

“No I don’t need to understand,” he barked out. “I thought….I thought we…” he gestured his hand pointing between he and her. “Forget it.”

“If you would just let me speak,” Belle countered.

“You should hear the lady out,” one of the drunks in the cell chimed in his two cents.

“Stay the hell outta this!” Hamish pointed towards the cell. Turning he plastered on a phony grin.

“Its fine, Belle. It was a fun distraction, but it’s time you left here.”

“What?” he saw the stab of pain in her eyes, and for a moment he wanted to kick himself, but yet his broken heart kept talking.

“I was just trying to get close to you, so that I could get you to convince Mulder to leave. You’ve both outstayed your welcome here.”

Her bottom lip wobbled as her eyes started to water. “I don’t believe you.”

“You mean nothing to me.”

“You’re lying,” her voice was hoarse with emotion.

“Good day Ms. French,” he gestured for her to leave.

Walking to the door, she turned to him, one hand on the knob.

“Well you mean something to me,” she lifted her chin, her eyes still watering, as she walked out of the jail, possibly his life for good.

“You are going to regret that, Mate,” the other drunk called out of his cell.

“Who asked you?” Hamish countered.

“That girl has feelings for you, even a blind man can see that,” the other drunk spoke.

Hamish sat down in his chair running his hands through his hair. The look of hurt in her eyes would haunt his every night. She didn’t seem like the type of girl who played games. Why would she lead him on? So many questions swarmed his mind. She wanted to talk to him. Why hadn’t he let her speak, at least find out why she wanted James now, and not him.

“In my day, a man fought for the ones he loves,” the drunk said to the other.

“Aye. His pride outweighed his heart on that one. Shame cause she was a real looker, nice too.”

Overhearing the drunkards, Hamish realized that they were right. Belle was special, he had never had these feelings before in his life, and doubted he ever would again. He needed to fight for love, fight for her.

He quickly stood up, casting the three men a glance of determination.

“Go get err, Hamish,” Doc smiled at him.

After going to the Inn, he was informed that Belle was not there. He searched every building, asked every person he saw, but it seemed no one knew where she was. ‘Damnit, the town wasn’t that big, where the hell could she have gone, he thought to himself.’ Then it hit him.

Jumping in his car he made the short trek, and found her sitting by the lake. Willing his courage, he got out of the car, walking towards her with his heart in his hand. He would plead his case, beg her to give them a chance, and if she still wanted to be with James in the end, he would walk away if that is what her heart truly desired.

She was startled as she looked up and saw him standing a few feet away, he could see that.

“What are you doing here?” she asked, her eyes puffy, and he could see she had been crying for a while. Even with swollen eyes, and puffy nose, she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life, and every word, every plan he had went out the window, as his heart spoke.

“You mean something to me too. Actually, you pretty much mean everything to me.” Her eyes started to water again, and he pressed forward.

“I was wrong. I saw you and him there, and jealousy and anger took over, but I should never have spoken to you that way, or said the things I said. Even though I can’t change that, I am here now, and want to talk this out, because I love you, and what we have is worth fighting for.

He waited with baited breath, as she moved to her feet. When she lifted her hands, half of him expected her to slap him, but she grabbed the lapels of his coat, crashing her lips to his.

The taste of her lips, made his head spin, and with that one kiss every other kiss in his life faded from his memory. This was his forever; this was the only woman he would kiss again in his life. His lips followed her, as she moved to pull away.

“That breakfast with James was just…” her words were cut off, as Hamish pulled her in this time for another kiss. That second kiss led to a third, then fourth, and soon the two found themselves wrapped around each other on the ground. Things may have gone further, if Hamish didn’t believe that Belle deserved better than their first time being a quickie on the cold hard ground. She deserved time, and comfort, and roses, and wine. He lay on his back, with her in his arms, and he stroked her hair.

“So why were you there with him this morning?”

Smiling she lifted her head from his chest, leaning on her elbow. “Remember when I told you we had a lead?”

She couldn’t help glancing at her watch, anticipation and nerves building, as Belle waited for James to show up to her hotel room. She opened the door on his second knock, and tried not to let her disgust show as she watched him, look her up and down like a piece of meat.

“Come in,” she gestured for him to enter, watching as he zoned in on the freshly made bed in her room. ‘Jerk,’ she thought to herself.

“I must say I am in no way complaining, but I am flattered at the attention I am getting from you today. First breakfast this morning, and now dinner tonight.” He chuckled.

“Well I just couldn’t wait to see you again,” Belle said a slight grin on her face.

He glanced over at the small desk against the wall, picking up the ancient languages book, quickly flipping through it.

“So have you and Mulder made any progress on those crop circles?” He asked interest piqued.

“Oh yes, all thanks to this book. We were able to decipher the meaning of the patterns in the field.”

“Wow! That’s great. So it’s real then. You know I never really believed that whole hoax theory.”

“Oh, the patterns are very real, but it is most definitely a hoax. But then again, you already know that don’t you James?”

He looked at her with confusion.

“I have to say, leaving Mulder that book, it definitely helped your cause, but you left too big of a clue in it.”

“Really? And what exactly was that?”

Taking the book from his hand, Belle pulled the pages revealing the inside back cover. “This residue on the back of the book. There was something familiar about the shape of it, and then it hit me. That’s where the library checkout card and pocket use to be.”

Stone faced he looked at the page, not revealing what was going on in his head.

“Most libraries they have switched to a more electronic form, but one of the charms of these little country towns, is that they still use this paper form.”

“So it’s a library book, I don’t see how that ties to me?”

“Well it doesn’t, not exactly. See I called a few of the local towns libraries to see if anyone had checked out this book, and the thing is that it really isn’t that much in demand. Not a real page turner I guess. All the libraries I called didn’t carry it, all for one that is, the library in Elgin.

“R...Really…” James stammered.

“Yes, isn’t that a coincidence, as I recall you told me you use to live there. And funny enough the one copy that the library had was actually stolen from the stacks. I mean can you believe that. Someone actually stole this book, removed the card and pocket holder, and possibly used it as inspiration to form the patterns in the field, and then it somehow ended up at the doorstep of Mulder and I. The only two people in this town determined to prove it wasn’t a hoax.”

“I have never seen that book before,” James retorted.

“You weren’t expecting someone to confess to it being a hoax did you, James. The media, the attention was dying down, and you couldn’t allow that to happen, could you? So you left this book for me and Mulder so we would verify these crop circles. Bring attention back to Lochdubh; scream to the heavens, that it wasn’t a hoax but that the crop circles were still a mystery.”

“So if I am somehow causing these crop circles, have you forgotten the lights the people have seen over the lake, let me guess I’m somehow magically causing those as well?”

“Actually yes, you are. When Mulder and I went to the library, we were able to pull your library account, and imagine my surprise, when I saw that over the last 6 months, you had checked out quite a few books on drones.” As Belle continued to talk, the bathroom door opened, as Mulder and Hamish emerged into the room, both men holding drones in their hands.

“Where in the hell….how in the hell did you get those?” James blared out, seeing the familiar machines.

“Unofficially,” Mulder spoke. “While Belle here was so kind as to agree to take you to breakfast this morning, and keep you…occupied…I happened to break into your apartment, and find them in your guest closet, but officially….”

“Officially...” Hamish smirked, “I happened to be walking by your apartment, and could have sworn I heard a baby in distress in your apartment. So I had no choice but to break down the door, and found these drones, as well as these…” Hamish threw down a folder full of pictures and research on crop circles onto the bed, “in plain sight.”

“You won’t get away this, you can’t get away this.” James barked.

“Can and have,” Hamish quipped.

Bristling James sat down on the bed, bringing his hands to his face. “How can you stand to live here?”

His question was met with silence, and soon James walls came crashing down, as he confessed to the three of them. He spoke about learning of his father’s illness a year ago, and the stipulation his father was putting in his will about how James would receive the house, and storefront in Lochdubh, on the condition that he live there.

“Even in death, he tried to control my life. He couldn’t stand the fact, that I left this town when I was 18 and never looked back. So he forced me to come back here, leave Elgin, and live here, in this pathetic town where nothing happens! Do you have any idea how many people visit Stonehenge in a year? How much money that town makes on tourists?”

“So you wanted to make Lochdubh a tourist trap?” Hamish asked appalled.

“The entire town would have benefited from it. Millions of people coming in spending money on lodging, food, and souvenirs; busses coming to the town…it would be…”

“Awful,” Hamish piped in.

“Beautiful,” James countered. “We could all be rich.”

“So you cooked up this crop circle scheme just to get Lochdubh on the map?” Mulder inquired.

“I used the drones to make the patterns in the field. I copied the symbols I found in that book.”

“So the lights that the town people saw were…”

“The drones flying over the lake, as I positioned them.” James confessed. “The mist and moisture over the lake caused a distortion of the lights making them seem grander then what it really was.”

“Sounds like the mystery has been solved,” Mulder turned to Belle.

Sneering at Belle, James spoke. “So I take it our dinner date is off?”

Hamish moved next to Belle, placing his arm around her waist.

“Sorry mate, she’s already got plans.”

Mulder placed his last bag in the boot of his car. Turning he smiled, as Belle wrapped her arms around his neck.

“Have a safe flight back.”

“I will.”

Letting go, Mulder couldn’t help notice the natural glow of love surrounding her.

“So I hear the bureau already contacted you about another case.”

Nodding Belle smiled. “Yeah, I told them I was taking an extended vacation, but when they doubled my price, I was amendable to work on it…remotely of course. For being such a small town, this place has an amazing Wi-Fi connection.”

Turning his attention to Hamish, Mulder gave him a stern look.

“You better take care of her.”

“Aye, I promise.” Hamish smiled a toothy grin, bringing his arm around Belle shoulder.

Circling the car, Mulder smiled as he passed the two new headlights. As he pulled out of Lochdubh, the last glance he saw in his rearview mirror was Hamish and Belle kissing.

One Year Later

“Okay we can leave the 18th and return on the 25th,” Scully spoke looking at the airlines website. Hearing no response she looked up over the computer to see Mulder smiling, as he twirled Belle and Hamish’s wedding invitation in his hand.

“It’s amazing to think this happened because of me.”

“I’m pretty sure the court records show that everything happened because of James Spencer,” Scully scoffed.

“You know what I mean, she would never have been there, and met him, if I didn’t decide to go there.”

“Well as I recall, it was my phone call and my favor that had Belle heading for Lochdubh.” Scully raised her eyebrows in a challenge.

Raising his hands, Mulder smirked conceding to his partner. “Alright, alright, we both had something to do with the two of them getting together.”

“Next thing you know you’ll be asking them to name their first born after you,” Scully scoffed.

“Well now that you mention it…”

“You’re unbelievable, Mulder.”

“What? Having another Fox Mulder in the world wouldn’t be so bad.”

“Well, I did hear that they are thinking of getting a dog,” Scully smirked.

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Kid In Love (Part 1)

A/N: This is inspired by Jenny Han’s To All The Boy’s I’ve Loved Before series. I’m so in love with it and I always picture Shawn as Peter Kavinsky.

MASTER LIST

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‘Ynah, c’mon we’re getting late!!!!’ My 8-year-old little sister, Kina shouted.

‘Coming!!!’ I shouted back while trying fixing my hair. I’m wearing my favorite pink culotte pants and black top with my favorite pair of white shoes. I ran downstairs knowing Kina will not stop shouting until I’m not there. One thing about my little sister is that she doesn’t want to get late to school. She hates it so much.

‘What took you so long? You’re so annoying, we’re always late because of you!’ Kina said who’s so annoyed.

‘Alright, girls. Stop bickering already, Kina, your sister is already here so stop being so annoyed now just hop in the car.’ My dad said. It’s been 5 years since my mom died from a plane crash. So it’s just me, my older sister Clarisse, my dad and Kina. It’s hard for all of us since we’re so close to my mom. Also, to my dad who’s a surgeon. It’s hard for him to be a mother, father, and surgeon at the same time to his three girls with different personalities. There’s no day we didn’t miss our mom. But we all know that she’s watching us and doesn’t want to see us sad. That’s why we’re all staying strong for each other.

We drop off Kina first because she doesn’t want to get late at her first day of school and she wanted to make new friends that’s why she wanted to go to school early.

‘Are you excited for the first day of school?’ My dad asked while looking at the road.

‘Yeah.’ I said.

‘Well, you don’t sound like excited.’ My dad joked.

‘I mean, Clarisse isn’t there anymore I’m not used to it.’ I said. My sister, Clarisse went to college now in NYU. I’m used to have her with me we’re like twins, my mom used to dressed us with the same dress. Almost everyone thought we’re twins, except at school because everybody knew her, she’s this popular kid while on the other side, I’m this girl who loves to bake, who doesn’t have her first kiss, and has one friend.

‘Well, Dani’s there she’s your best friend right? And you’re already Senior, have fun!’ My dad said while he glanced at me and looked at the road again.

‘yeah.’ I answered.

‘And make some friends, Ynah. You’re awesome I’m sure these millennials will like you.’ My dad said trying to lift up my spirit.

‘Alright here you go!’ My dad said after a few moments. ‘Call me if you need a ride home, alright? And don’t pick up Kina, Bianca’s giving her a ride.’ My dad informed me.

‘Okay. Bye. Love you!’ I waved and went inside to find Dani, my best friend since Grade 7.

‘HEEEYYYYY.’ Dani shouted and ran to me. We hugged so tight since we haven’t seen each other the whole summer because Dani went to London while me I’m helping my sister Clarisse to unpack her things at NYU.

‘I missed you!’ I said and she pulled me away from our tight hug.

‘Me too! How’s my favorite Asian?’ She asked.

‘Great! I cannot wait to go home!’ I jokingly said and she just rolled her eyes.

‘Girl, trust me. Me too!’ She said. ‘Your boy looks so hot btw!’

‘Who?’ I asked while getting my biology book in my locker.

‘C’mon! Don’t act like you don’t know, your crush since Grade 8. The one and only Shawn Mendes! The Troy Bolton of this school!’ She said and I laughed.

‘Well, I guess he doesn’t want me to be his Gabriella huh?’ I said when I saw Shawn with Hanna.

‘You’re prettier than her!’ She said while looking at the two.

‘I agree with you!’ I said. ‘Let’s go, I don’t want to be late to Ms. Lopez. Clarisse told me she’s kind of strict!’ I said and me and Dani run into our first subject like we always do.

School went by so fast, thankfully. Shawn was my classmate in literature and until now he’s driving me crazy. I like him since Grade 8 and up until now I’m still into him. He’s a varsity player, he sings as well and he knows how to make all the girls swoon. We used to be friends when we were Grade 8 but when he started dating Hanna he became distant. I just don’t know why. But I don’t care anymore. I still like him, but I don’t care about his relationship with Hanna anymore.

‘Hey, Song!’ I heard someone called me, a familiar voice. My heart beats so fast, when I turned around I saw, Shawn.

‘Oh, hi!’ He and Dani were the only ones who calls me Song, my mom’s family name since she’s Korean and we’re half Korean. It’s the first time again he called me Song after such a long time.

‘How are you?’ He asked. ‘Can I?’

I just looked at him confused.

‘Can I walk with you?’ He asked.

‘You’re already walking with me.’ I said. He just smiled.

‘You didn’t answer my question!’ He said.

‘Mendes, you’re already walking with me.’ I said.

‘No, I mean how are you?’

‘Oh, great!’ I said and smiled. ‘Where’s Hanna?’ I asked.

‘with her new man.’ He told me and pointed Hanna with one of Shawn’s friends, Michael. I feel bad for him, he doesn’t deserve it.

‘I just saw you two earlier.’ I said.

‘She just broke up with me.’ He said.

‘Where’s Matt, Ian, and Brian?’ I asked.

‘Mr. Arthur still talking to them about something so I’m alone and I saw you and why not talk to my old friend right?’ He said. ‘Oh, where’s Dani?’

‘She went home already since her last class went by so fast.’ I said.

‘So you want a ride home?’ He asked.

‘Nope, no need. I’m just gonna walk.’

‘No I insist, let’s pick up Kina as well.’ He said.

It’s nice that even if we haven’t talked for years now he still remember all the little details about my life, how I used to pick up Kina every after school, how I used to walk with Dani and he’s still calling me Song because he thought that it’s cute because he likes to sing.

‘Alright then.’ We went straight to his new car, kind of fancy for this child.

The car ride home was kind of awkward. It was so silent until he broke the silence.

‘So how’s Clarisse and Kina?’ He asked.

'Well, Cla’s in NYU while Kina, Kina’s still the same. The sassy and the friendly one.’ I said and giggle.

‘Oh yeah where did she go?’

‘NYU’

‘You guys are a family of smart people.’ Shawn said. ‘Well, I missed Kina’s sassy attitude!’

I just smiled. ‘What about Aaliyah? How is she?’

‘Great. She’s having fun at high school.’

‘Well, that sounds great!’

‘What if we go grab some food first?’ Shawn asked me.

‘Yeah, sure! Kina will be home late since she’s going to her classmate’s house.’ I said.

‘Alright then.’

We went to this pancake house near my house. I love their pancake with bacon inside while Shawn ordered a blueberry pancake.

‘Where do you plan to go in college?’ Shawn asked.

‘To be honest, I haven’t decided about it yet I mean as of now but maybe when it hits me that I’m already senior maybe I’ll be cramming to send applications.’ I said while feeling my pancakes.

‘Me too, I haven’t decided about it yet although I plan on going to Toronto University.’ Shawn said who’s sipping his mango shake.

‘That sounds great. I actually want to go to NYU as well but I don’t know.’ I said.

‘Well, you’re smart, Song for sure you’ll get whatever school you wanted.’ Shawn said and smiled at me. I smiled back, I miss his smile though. He’s still so sweet and genuine.

We talk for like 3 hours until I got a text messages from Dani who’s at home with my little sister. That’s when I told Shawn that we needed to go he drop me off and I asked him if he wanted to go inside but he refused since his mom is making some pasta.

‘Hey there!’ Dani greeted me who’s sitting at the sofa while Kina’s painting her nails.

‘Where have you been?’ Kina asked me who’s so busy painting Dani’s nails. ‘What color do you like? Pink or sky blue?’ Kina asked Dani.

‘Sky Blue I’m not like your sister who’s so basic.’ Dani said and looked at me. I just rolled my eyes and sat next to them.

‘I know who owns that car.’ Dani said. I just looked at her.

‘Don’t give me that look, Song! I know you, that’s Shawn?’

‘Yeah.’

‘So what’s up with him now?’

‘Nothing, we just went to grab some pancakes.’ I said and opened my phone because Shawn texted me. And I can’t help I smile so wide that both Dani and Kina are looking at me and judging me.

‘Okay, earlier we saw that guy with Hanna and now he wants you to be his Gabriella Montez?’ Dani asked.

‘We’re friends remember?’ I asked.

‘Yeah. But you guys didn’t asked me to go with you since I’m also your friend remember?’ Dani said and rolled her eyes.

‘Okay, I don’t want to hear you both anymore and I’m done with your nails, I’m out!’ Kina said and went straight to her room.

‘I like your sister’s attitude!’ Dani said.

‘Yeah right!’

‘So what’s up with Mendes now? Isn’t he with Hanna?’

‘They broke up!’ I said.

‘What?’

‘Yeah!’

‘with who?’

‘Michael.’ I said.

‘Well, I’m not shocked.’ She said like its normal to see someone break up with her boyfriend and get another one so quickly. But for Hanna that’s normal.

‘Well I’m here to tell you that I’m inviting you to Malibu this weekend since my parents are going to Hawaii and they’re sending me to Malibu over the weekend.’ Dani said while looking at her nails. ‘Ask Mendes to come with us, I’ll ask my boyfriend to come with me so that you won’t feel left out.’

‘I’m not sure if I should go ask him.’ I said. I don’t want him to feel that I’m so into him even though I am really into him.

‘Well, we’re all friends so that’s no big deal!’ Dani said. ‘And, we’re just going to be there to have some fun, I mean me and my guy.’

‘Ew. Whatever.’

‘Hey, that’s not what I meant. You have a dirty mind!’

‘Whatever.’

‘Well, I have to go now, I’ll see you tomorrow at school!’ Dani said. ‘Oh, and let’s grab some coffee tomorrow!’ She added.

‘Yeah. Bye!’ I said and hugged her before she walks out the door.

Today has been a great day, being with Shawn again, being able to talk to him again like nothing’s changed. It’s nice. I feel like we’re back to normal. I missed him so much, and I want our friendship to work out this time. And I hope that this time our friendship will not be ruin by someone else.

REQUESTS ARE OPEN AND FEED BACKS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!

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sundcwns-blog · 7 years ago

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heey, hello, it’s a meme. i’m maze ( she/her ) & hailing from one of the oh so lovely coughs gmt tzs aka gmt+2. besides being trash on the daily i’m literally always listening to music aka if u ever need something new in that department .. hello, or browsing through netflix without any intent on watching smth. living that wild life ik .. DKAMS. but you’re here for my two kids aka basil & saint so here we go ! if you’d like to plot like this and i’ll slide into ur ims or look under the read more for my disc*rd ! also as a warning i unintentionally was v vain and made both muses scorpios .....

☾ — ·˚ » BASIL CRATES is in saint tropez !! they often get mistaken as KIAN LAWLEY. apparently, HE/THEY is/are the JOCULAR of the group. they’re a TWENTY-ONE year old PANSEXUAL DEMIMALE. i hear they’re known as ALTRUISTIC and DOGMATIC. they also make their living as ART STUDENT / BARTENDER / COMIC BOOK ARTIST but you’d have to ask them a bit more.

BACKGROUND + PERSONALITY.

born and raised in berlin, germany until his mother decided to move to the us when basil was twelve.

despite growing up bilingual, he had difficulties adjusting to the new surroundings and rather spent his free time drawing, eventually building up universes without needing any context and instead having the designs speak for themselves.

after finishing high school at age sixteen basil took a gap year to travel through europe with money they earned from several jobs during school times. bas was v very introverted back then, so it served as a challenge which once again they had difficulties with at first. but ofc you can’t get around without trying, so bas did. he’s still more of an ambivalent than an extrovert, but this journey made him see the beauty of uncertainty and they loved it.

also ik i used he & they in that last paragraph instead of just one bc basil honestly truly doesn’t care which one others use as long as they acknowledge bas isn’t cis bc he’s v open about his gender along with being pan .. but that’s another thing.

basil has a very high iq, but always prevented others from knowing about it. he basically failed tests on purpose back in germany and in the us he always made sure others don’t feel bad about their results and said his were worse even though he probably always got an a+, thus resulting in bas being able to skip two grades.

his mother had to carry two jobs to make a living for the two of them, which was one of the reasons why bas sold his art from a young age. thankfully it was actually decent ( coughs and looks @ ryan reynolds’ twitter ) and ppl actually wanted to pay good money for it. this was also one of the key moments in which bas realized they wanted to have their profession somewhere in the art department.

married his high school sweetheart in las vegas as soon as they both turned eighteen, but divorced just three weeks later. this is just one of their impulsive decisions as bas isn’t much of a planner, they rather have a few good laughs when telling the story ( even for the 10th time ) instead of asking what if. the only thing bas ever truly planned was becoming a comic book artist. they’re still at the very beginning as basil’s v young, but they’re just as determined to make it in the industry.

basil’s mother was always into greek mythology and even gave her child the middle name cerberus, which literally is the most dangerous thing about him and while he’s into mythology himself, he doesn’t really tell anyone his middle name as he’d rather not be compared to a three-headed dog .. but if he ever ends up drunk u can bet he’d insist on being called cerberus and nothing else.

being a comic book artist basil’s an avid comic reader as well, but mostly prefers indie comics as they’re more his kind of humor. speaking of, basil’s more of a morbid humor kind of pal ? but he’ll also immediately apologize if he takes it too far bc he values comfort even more than getting a laugh out of others and himself.

huge fan of dogs, literally the person that points at a dog and says “aw.” and definitely wants to pet them.

the least scorpio-like scorpio you will ever meet, and trust me this is coming from a Real Scorpio™.

ends up in a lot of weird scenarios while just trying their best, but always tries to take it with humor especially if someone’s with them.

most of his friends wouldn’t expect it, but basil’s very romantic, like going all out even for a first date and is probably doing waay too much for his opposite.

not really into the whole sex, drugs n rock ‘n’ roll as he prefers to maybe drink a few beers with his closest friends due to seeing what alcohol can do to people on an almost daily basis as a bartender. however, all of kian’s tattoos are canon for bas except for the native american and butterfly ones.

WANTED PLOTS.

literally everything but to be basic .. a best friend ( who might even know about his high iq bc he truly doesn’t tell anyone ), bad influence ( basil’s not exactly innocent or good himself but there’s always worse am i right ), childhood friend ( someone he considered a friend after moving to a completely new country ), enemy ( maybe they’re of the opposite group or even in the same and they had some fight that led to it or just disliking each other for apparently no reason at all just .. pls give me smth negative ), ex on good/bad terms ( as basil’s pretty romantic it could’ve been too much for the other or literally any other reason k thanks ), someone who hates his jokes ( plain n simple .. kewl ), my brain is scattered bc it’s almost 2am rn so i Def missed 820397 plots i’d love but u know what .. i’m a plot pro so shrugs. also i nearly wrote pro plot so u get me now .. pls killme KMDSX.

☾ — ·˚ » SAINT DEVERAUX is in saint tropez !! they often get mistaken as ALISSA VIOLET. apparently, SHE arrived from THE USA. they’re a TWENTY-ONE year old UNLABELED CIS FEMALE. i hear they’re known as VIGOROUS and DETACHED. they also make their living as an ACTRESS but you’d have to ask them a bit more.

BACKGROUND + PERSONALITY.

just as a small disclaimer: if anyone read girls on fire by robin wasserman, saint’s personality is heavily inspired by one of the characters in it aka lacey. and if u haven’t read it .. pls do it if you’re even just remotely into ya literature.

born and raised in los angeles, us, saint was practially thrown into the lives of the rich and famous. her parents were big in hollywood back in the 80s & 90s and gave those legacies to her.

being practially raised by nannies, saint didn’t really have a connection to her parents till they retired when she was fourteen. from there it was basically always good which is .. v weird but they somehow made it work.

as soon as saint turned eighteen she decided to change her last name to her mother’s maiden name, as she’s never been a fan of women having to give up their names just for being married even if it’s voluntary. this also resulted in her imdb page ( she truly made it huh. ) being “divived” into saint bartowski ( also shoutout @ anyone who gets this ref ) and saint deveraux.

at age eighteen saint also let out her true self, at least towards her parents. she admitted to worshipping lucifer just to piss them off and see how they’d react, it was just a game for her. but to be as convincing as possible, she did the most, even though she would’ve already had them just with her words, but saint always wanted to know just how far she could take it.

to the public she’s seen as this socialite turned actress who never did anything wrong, but just due to her parents and herself keeping everything under a neat little rug.

saint’s a very passionate person and loves to be surrounded or admired by people, but at the same time she doesn’t really care about anyone, no matter how many i love yous she’s going to whisper into someone’s ear or no broken promises ever.

as a result of the press putting labels onto her 24/7 she resents them. the only one she’ll ever claim is being in the lgbtq+ com as it’s basically the only thing in her life she truly cares about besides acting and her cats. however saint also makes a lot of fun of men and highly prefers females and nb pals for .. u know what.

she can also be extra af as she literally bought an old vw t1 bus in st. tropez for the short amount of time she’s there and have it look exactly like the one she has back in la with the pride flag sprayed on its roof and every little sticker/detail on its doors, etc.

getting to her job .. she currently stars in a made up netflix show that’s somewhere between veronica mars, twin peaks and 21 jump street ( the movie version ). i actually made a whole filmography for her but i’m too lazy for graphics and i’m not even sure whether i can use real movies/shows so oo. but if u want a list i can tots send it via disc*rd ( btw mine is artcmis#4377 ). and just know that she admires amber heard and mostly chooses roles like her aka not the damsel in distress. tho she would def love to save that kind of character one day .. js.

this is getting soo messy already omg. but to put her in a nutshell, saint’s a callous, manipulative, control loving, determined scorpio who also happens to be an actress, cat lover and feminist putting up a facade daily. also she can’t handle relationships for shhhit.

and what would these bullet points be if i didn’t start and finish them with a disclaimer ? still a mess yeah ik .. MXKAJD. but even tho most probs don’t even know who alissa is i just wanted to say that saint will have green eyes bc .. #aesthetic.

WANTED PLOTS.

once again any plot goes except for romantic stylez kind of plots bc yk not her kind of thing. catfish ( either someone used to catfish someone else using her pics or even better someone got catfished with her photos n now they’re meeting and she’s .. acting v different. plS. ), fwb ( so yeah saint hates relationships but u know what she doesn’t hate wink wink ;) KMSLASK also probs won’t work with males bc she’s all like [ cher horowitz vc ] as if ! ), fan ( someone who likes her movies or show idk ?? let her be all chill with them pls ), smoke bud ( she loves to party & smoke soo .. maybe even in an all-in-one with the fan plot ), enemy ( probs one of the other sec charas bc maybe they’ve met before or even wanted the same role ?? ), once again my brain is a mess sooo .. good bi !

this got longer than my biography ever could so if u read it all .. u truly are the mvp and deserve an award.

#stropez:intro #≻ ᴍᴏᴠᴇ ɪ'ᴍ ɢᴀʏ ┊ ooc.#i feel like i'm the only one not in the gc yet sooo excuse me if i roll in there Very awkwardly later SKAKDJ #also i don't know a proofreading so .. smiles.

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elliotthezubat · 8 years ago

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DEATH CITY DAYS CHAPTER 20

ATTENTION EVERYONE! I HATE ROSALIE CARVER! AND HERE IS WHY

Stein: "How are you?" marie: i'm doing well. christa is too... Stein: (nods) marie: how's aya doing? Stein: "...She has her good days..." marie: ah.. -elsewhere- Yumi: (hugs Death) lord death: *snuggling her* Yumi: "This has been a long day." lord death: it has.... Yumi: "..." (kisses his cheek) "I'm worried, too." lord death:......*strokes her back* Yumi: "Shiori...Kid...Kirika..." (nuzzles) "We have to protect them." lord death: and we will.... Yumi: "..." (kisses his lips) "Okay." -the next morning- Kid: "Hmmm..." stocking: *snuggles* Kid: (blushes) "Thank you." stocking: of course kid... Kid: "I was so worried last night..." stocking: ?? Kid: "...That I would always feel worried...scared...alone." stocking:..... *she hugs him* Kid: (holds her, smoothing her hair) "You are so good to me..." stocking: *she smiles* Kid: "Stocking..." (looks into her eyes...kisses her lips) stocking: mmmmn. Kid: (kisses her for a few moments, then pulls back and stares at her) "..." stocking: i love you. dont doubt that, ok? Kid: "..." (smiles) "I won't. And I love you, too." (kisses her forehead...) -later- Kid: (dries his hair) liz: you ready for school yet? Kid: o\\\\\o (He's in his towel) "...I have to get dressed. Please give me five minutes." -later- Kid: (adjusts his tie in the classroom) -seems we have zoology- Tezca: "Okay, folks, we're going to learn more about the wonderful world of animals, starting with my special friend, Fluffy!" mizuki: the hell is that?! Tezca: "A jackalope--native Nevada rabbit!" Patty: (glowing eyes) "So cute...so fluffy..." Fluffy: :3 Patty: "Sis, let's go pet the bunny!" liz: uh.... Patty: (approaches Fluffy--) Fluffy: *ROAR!* (pounces on Patty, bites) Patty: o_____O Kid: D: mami: O-O; *covering chrona's eyes* Crona: T_T "I hate today..." Patty: (shrieking, rips Fluffy off of herself--and throws him into the audience) Fluffy: *hisses at Ox* ox: *SCREAMING* -later- Tezca: (sitting in the corner with a dunce cap) kirara: once....jsut once. can you get through a zoology class _withOUT_ casualties? Tezca: "...Technically, no one died..." -at lunch- mizuki: i bet yukari is still yelling at mr tapioca about today's class. Patty: (bandaged) -_- "...I want rabbit soup." Kid: (suit scuffed, glaring) "...'Tapioca'? I would like to pound him into tapioca..." stocking: easy kiddo.... Kid: "..." (crosses arms) "Jackalopes are now on my list of obnoxious creatures." Black Star: "That was one heck of a work-out, though. Liz ran so fast!" liz: TT~TT Patty: (pats Liz) "There, there." Kid: "Here's hoping the next classes are less violent." -literature class- Kid: (reads the book, taking notes) -later, after class- Kid: "Phew! That was some surprising literature." stocking: so where to next? Kid: "Any after-school plans? I was thinking of getting a meal." liz: sounds good. soul: i hear the death bazaar is coming up soon. *RUMBLE* Patty: "...You hear that?" *LOUD FOOTSTEPS* Kid: "?!" *WALL BREAKS OPEN--revealing Anya* Anya: "...DEATH! BA! ZAAAAAAAR!!!" liz: EEK! Kid: "...That wall...is now crushed..." Anya: (seizes Soul by the collar) "WHEN IS IT?!" -later- Patty: "Good thing Anya has money to pay for that repair..." liz: yeah. Kid: (chewing on his burger) "Hmph." (swallows) "Disgusting destruction of property." liz:...hmmm. maybe we could play some basketball? it's been a while since we played last... Patty: "Hell yeah! Let's do this!" -and so- Patty: (blocking Stocking) stocking: haa! *toss* *She shoots--SHE SCORES!* Kid: (claps) stocking: victory! hehe~ Patty: (takes the ball, passes it to Liz) soul: *runs in* Patty: "?! Hey!" -after the game- Kid: "Good game...although the net could stand to be evened..." soul: no problem. Patty: (beaming) "Scored so many times on you all, though." liz: you sure did. Patty: (pulls at Liz's hand) "You didn't break a nail, did you?" liz: nah, i'm good. Kid: (smiles at Stocking) "I don't suppose you were using your wings to give you an advantage in today's game?" stocking: *whistling* can you prove it? Kid: (smirks) "Motivation, evidence of your excellent speed through the sky...and I have ways of persuasion." stocking: oh really~? soul: *rolls eyes* Patty: *gagging* Kid: (awkwardly clears his throat) "W-Well, then...I suggest refreshing drinks are in order..." liz: good call. *At a local smoothie bar* Patty: (brings out the drinks) "Here you are, folks!" (hands out drinks) liz: awesome. soul: thanks. Kid: (sips) "Hmm...Tasty." -elsewhere- Yumi: (giving Shiori a bath in the sink) "Shiori, I love you, I'm happy you are enjoying this--but I'm begging you: stop splashing so much." shiori: guu.. Yumi: (smiles lightly) "Maybe you want to play with something while I wash your back?" (holds up a rubber ducky) shiori: dakki! Yumi: "Yes, a ducky! Is it a cute ducky, Shiori?" shiori: dakki dakki! hehe! Yumi: "And what sound does a ducky make? QUACK!" shiori: kwak! Yumi: "Quack quack quack!" (finishes washing Shiori) "Better dry you off!" -later- Lord Death: "She looks so peaceful..." shiori: zzzzz...... Yumi: "Yes..." (hugs Lord Death) lord death: reminds me of kid at that age.... Yumi: (smiles) "I see it. Just as adorable." lord death: *he nods* Yumi: "She has so much of you that is so beautiful." lord death: ....... *tearful smile* Yumi: "Death?" lord death: hmm? Yumi: "Are you okay?" lord death: ah...i-i'm ok...just...memories. Yumi: "..." (hugs him) "I'm sorry." lord death: am i a bad husband? Yumi: "What? No...Why would you think that?" lord death: seeing you and shiori...it brings back memories...memories of the old days.....i love you so much....a-and i do miss her and....i-i just.... *shivering* Yumi: (hugs him) "You love her, you miss her. That is normal and healthy." lord death: *hugs her and whimpers* Yumi: "It's okay..." (holds him tighter) "Let it out." -later- Yumi: "Here, drink." (holds out tea to Death) lord death: *he doe so* t-thank you... Yumi: (smiles sadly) "I am sorry how difficult this is..." lord death: i-it's ok....i'm happy though...i have you and shiori, kid, kirika...all of you.. Yumi: (rubs her eye) "I’m happy too...We love you." -the next day, at school- Kid: (stares at math equation) "Hmm..." stocking: *staaaare*....*writing* Patty: (counting on fingers) -later, at lunch- Kid: "How do you think you did, Stocking?" stocking: i bumped my grade to a B+! Kid: (smiles) "That's great!" liz: congrats! Patty: "Yeah!" (holds up her test: C+) liz: you're doing great patti. Patty: "Thanks..." liz: i really mean it sis Patty: (blushes) "I-I know..." -later, at the mission board- Black Star: "Hmmm..." soul:.....hmm? Black Star: "I don't know...This giant rampaging in South Africa looks interesting...but the reports about some bloodsucker in Brooklyn are, too. Then there's NoFix..." soul: ..........!! *there is a poster about a mysterious theater troupe in kyoto that has been stealing the souls of it's audience* Black Star: (sees the same poster) "Wow..." tsubaki: well, up for a trip? Black Star: "I'm game. Soul?" soul: sure. i could use the work out. Black Star: (smirks) "Yeah--you're looking a little stringy, Soul." soul: *chuckles* up yours. Black Star: "Well, let's get going." (slaps Soul's back) -the next day- Black Star: "Kyoto...Been a while." tsubaki: yeah... Black Star: "How far to the theater?" soul: i think i found it... Black Star: "??? Where?" -there is a building up ahead. it seems to be closed- Black Star: "Hmm...Breaking and entering?" soul: do we have much of a choice? Black Star: "I can't tell whether anyone is inside..." (sniffs) "Ugh...But I smell something in there. Better find a secret way in so not to alert anyone inside." tsubaki: through the ally? Black Star: "Maybe a window or door is there..." soul: *he looks around* Black Star: "Hmmm...There's that tiny window up there." soul:....do i parkour it? Black Star: "Nah, you aren't as nimble. I'll do it!" -he makes….and crashes on the other side- soul: O_______O Black Star: "...Ouchie..." tsubaki: O-O;;;; Black Star: (gets up, with a hat on his head) "I think I crashed into the costume room..." tsubaki: how-.... Black Star: (holds the hat) "Huh...Must've had some weird performance here." soul: hmmm...... Black Star: "I still can't feel any souls, but my skin is crawling. That, or this place is dusty..." tsubaki:......... -music is playing in the back- Black Star: "...Recognize the tune, Soul?" soul: not that i can guess... tsubaki:....a shamisen? Black Star: "Seriously? Yeah, that's not spooky at all..." soul: O-O Black Star: (looks around the corner, sees the stage...) ???: ara ara... <it appears we have guests... fufufufu> -the figure appears to be dressed as a geisha- Black Star: "Tsubaki? What do you think they want?" tsubaki:....!!! GET DOWN! -there is a 2nd figure... a man in a kabuki mask- Black Star: "Shit!" soul: *arm blade* you guys got this? Black Star: "Yeah! Tsubaki! Transform!" -BATTLE START- Black Star: "Keep distance to start..." (swings chain scythe Tsubaki at the Kabuki Mask) 'geisha':.... *grips the top of the shamisen and pulls a blade out from it* Black Star: o_o "Man, why can't _I_ have a weapon that comes out of, like, a guitar or something?!" tsubaki: black*star focus! Black Star: "R-Right!" (tugs at the chain, trying to trip the Geisha and Mask) -slash slash- -block- Black Star: "Tsubaki! We need something stronger!" tsubaki:... !! ah! that statue! Black Star: "What?!" -it seems to be a large puppet mechanism- Black Star: "Puppets?! Aw, man! I hate puppets! So creepy..." soul: try getting onto it. i saw this in a video game once! Black Star: "Okay!" (leaps up onto the puppet) -there seems to be a few levers and such- Black Star: "Okay, so just pull on this lever--" -the left arm begins to move- Black Star: "Sweet! I control a giant puppet!" soul: kick ass! *fending off mask* Black Star: (pulls levers to swing the puppet's limbs at Geisha) -smack into the wall- -after a while, after a tough battle- Black Star: "Tsubaki? Soul? You okay?" tsubaki: y-yes... soul: bruised, but i'll live....so which one do you guys want? Black Star: "I want answers from the Geisha! What happened to all those theater people?!" geisha: <check the back. those curses do wonders> Black Star: " 'Curses'? No! You have to undo them!" geisha: <why should i? after all the hard work we put into getting those souls?> Black Star: " 'Cause if you don't, I'm going to put my fist through your head!" -after contacting eibon via lord death's mirror, they were able to remove the curse- Black Star: "At least Old Man Eibon was able to do it...Now, what do we do with these asses?" tsubaki: take their souls to lord death? Black Star: (nods) "Okay, you two are coming with us!" -the next day- Black Star: (shivers) "That mission was creepy..." soul: well, on the bright side, tsubaki and i are both one step closer to becoming a deathscythe. Black Star: (nods) "That's something." soul: how many does that give me now? Black Star: "I think you're up to the 60s or 70s? And I think Tsubaki is up to...12?" soul: ah right, 77. tsubaki: ^^;; Black Star: "Hmmm...Maybe if there was, like, some large group of bad people all on Death's list, all in one place, you could get the rest of those souls all at once, Soul." soul: wishful thinking... Black Star: "Worth a try." liz: hey guys! great to see you're back. Patty: "Yeah! How did the mission go, Soul?" soul: went pretty well i think. Kid: "Anything surprising about the souls you collected?" soul: tsubaki and black*Star still have a ways to go yet, but i think they did a great job. Black Star: "Heh heh..." Kid: "One soul each, eh? Well, that is certainly symmetrical..." soul: *sweats* yeeeeah.... Kid: "???" soul: say, it's about lunchtime, right? Patty: "Yep! And I'm starving!" Black Star: "Same!" -at lunch- Patty: (eating her burger) Kid: (carefully cutting up a pizza with fork and knife) stocking: *enjoying her lunch* Black Star: "Yummy...How's your meal, Liz?" liz: really good. soul: *nom nom* Kid: "Maybe a get-together is in order? Perhaps dinner at the mansion?" soul: sure. Patty: "We did scary movies last time...Maybe something else? A game?" soul: you got any games? stocking: we do have some video games Kid: "And quite a number of board games." tsubaki: game night at kid's it is then. Patty: "Yay!" -and so- soul: i invited chrona too, hope you dont mind. Crona: "...I can leave..." Kid: "Nonsense. Come in!" soul: it's fine. we dont get to hang out as often, so it'd be fun. Crona: "O-Okay..." Patty: "So many games to try!" stocking: how about some candyland? Kid: (smirks) "Sweet." stocking: hehe~ oh you~ *smooch* Kid: (blushes) Patty: (gagging) soul: can we get to the game before the barffest? Kid: -_-; "Fine...Who wants which piece?" -and so- Patty: "Gumdrop Pass, Gumdrop Pass--Shoot! I missed it!" stocking: not bad. Black Star: "Better than me...I keep rolling two ones. Man, never has being Number One sucked so much." soul:....*pats chrona's back* Crona: (shivers--then tosses the dice) "I-I got six...Oh! I landed on the Candy Cane. I-Is that good?" soul: i think so. Kid: "At least you did not land on the licorice...I lost a turn." (pouts) stocking: *she hugs him* aww... Kid: o\\\\\\o -a few games later- Crona: "...I can't believe I won..." liz: congratulations! Ragnarok: "We played this game--and no freaking candy?!" liz: we have some prepared. here you go. Ragnarok: (latches onto Liz's hand) *slobbering all over Liz's hand liz: O-O yeck! Ragnarok: "Tasty!" Crona: "Bad Ragnarok!" (water squirt bottle) stocking: *eye glints at the candy* Ragnarok: (spots Stocking) "This is my candy! Not yours! Get your own!" stocking: i'll f**king fight you for this candy. Kid: o_o Crona: ._. Patty: "Um...Maybe we should all calm down..." Ragnarok: "FAT PIG!" (swings his fist at Stocking) -later- stocking: *scratched in a few places* sorry about that, chrona. soul: 0-0;;;;;; Crona: (scratched as well) "S-Sorry! Ragnarok is not controllable around candy!" Ragnarok: x____x "I'm dead now." stocking: same here, haha... Kid: ._.; "Maybe next time we should play Scrabble..." stocking: good idea.... Patty: "So, now that everyone is bandaged, maybe have a drink?" liz: sure thing. Kid: "Sounds good..." (offers a hand to Stocking) -and so- Kid: (sips on orange juice) soul: what now? Patty: "I don't know...Could put on some music and talk?" soul: sure thing. Black Star: "Man, how many weeks until summer?" liz: we still have the rest of april and may to go through... Black Star: "Ugh...Spring break felt like it flew by..." liz: yeah... Kid: "At least we get these moments to take breaks..." Crona: (sips on a cream soda) stocking: so how's mami holding up? Crona: "O-Okay...Busy with missions..." stocking: ah. soul:.......................... Crona: "...Soul?" soul: hmm? i-it's nothing. Crona: "I-I-I just wanted to thank you for letting me come out..." soul: no problem. Crona: "I really enjoyed this..." (sad smile) "It's...been a while." soul: yeah... Kid: "..." (pats Soul on the shoulder) soul:...*small smile* thanks for having us over. Kid: "The door is always opened here." soul: *he nods* Patty: (finishes her drink, sighs) "What's next? Another game?" liz: sure thing. Black Star: "What should we try?" liz: we have mario party. Patty: "Yay!" Kid: "I'm game. Stocking?" stocking: sure thing! Patty: "Yoshi!" Kid: "Um...Waluigi isn't playable, is he? He's too...asymmetrical for me." liz: you dont have to play as him if you dont want. Kid: (huge sigh of relief) Black Star: "I can't wait to whoop your butt, Soul!" soul: hoho? we'll see about that! Patty: "Tch--I'll beat both of your first!" Crona: "...I'll probably come in last." tsubaki: *she pats their back* Patty: (boots up the system, hands controller to Stocking) -elsewhere- Anya: (reading) -elsewhere- -a young girl is walking home- ???: "Hey there." girl: hmmm? *she looks in the alley* ???: "Nice night." girl: um...i have to head home, otherwise my parents are going to be worried... ???: "Nah. I think we're going to hang out for a bit..." (hand reaches out for her) girl: h-hey! girl: !!!! a-arent you i-in the 1st? Rekka: (sneers) "I see my fame precedes me..." girl: ..... *she seems uneasy* Rekka: "Tell me...Are you afraid of flames?" girl: !!! -soon, a worker comes and finds the girl- Worker: "Oh, God!" girl: *coughing* Worker: "Ma'am, what happened? You look like you need to get to a hospital..." girl: t-the fi-AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *she screams as her body begins to ignite* Worker: "Ah! Stay back! Don't hurt me!" *Rekka watches from afar...grinning* -at the 8th- Akitaru: "...My God..." shinra: what is it? Akitaru: "Shinra...There's been another...incident." shinra: !! Akitaru: "She...was put down." shinra: !!! w-who handled it? Akitaru: "Rekka Hoshiyama of the 1st." shinra: ........ (thinking: a random combustion....rekka was there.....something is really fishy about this.) Akitaru: "I think you and I should speak with Commander Burns..." [news reporter: the flame human was identified as Ayane Masaki, a middle school student-] Akitaru: "...She could've been my..." (glances at photograph) maki:....*she pats his back* Akitaru: "..." (shivers a bit) shinra: we'll head out tomorrow.... Akitaru: (nods) "I'm sorry. Go get some sleep..." shinra:........ (thinking: another artificial flame human...and rekka was right there.....this is too much of a coincidence to be so...) Hibana: (in the corner, glaring at the floor) -the next morning- Burns: "Commander Obi, Kusakabe. To what do I owe this visit?" Akitaru: "..." shinra:.....*nudges akitaru's shoulder* Akitaru: "Commander, I wanted to ask about that poor child that was turned into a Flame Being." Burns: "Yes, it was certainly a depressing situation. We were lucky Hoshiyama was nearby..." Rekka: (smiles gently at Shinra) Akitaru: (nods) "Let's talk about this in private, Commander..." *Akitaru and Burns leave Shinra and Rekka to speak* Rekka: "How's it going, Shinra?" shinra:...it's been doing well. my leg's doing a lot better... Rekka: "That's good to hear...Any leads on that Joker?" shinra: nothing so far... Rekka: "Rest assure, if our investigation here works, we'll get that Joker to show himself..." (smiles) "Believe me." shinra:....i need to use the bathroom! Rekka: ._.; "Um...third door on the left?" shinra: thanks. *he exits* .................... Rekka: "..." ("Hmm...What is with that kid?") shinra: *walking through the halls* ............ Karim: (walks through the hall, spots Shinra) shinra: hey. Karim: "Hi...Why are you here?" shinra: the commander is talking with burns about the incident last night... Karim: "...You heading into the bathroom?" shinra: yeah...*cough* Karim: (enters the bathroom, goes into a stall, waits for Shinra to enter his) -one bathroom break and hands washing later- Karim: "Watch your back, Soldier." shinra: yeah... Rekka: "Oh, hey, guys!" Karim: "!" shinra: I JUST PEED........................................................................................................................................ *NERVOUS SMILE* (thinking: nice one shinra... reeeeal nice.) Rekka: (frozen smile of awkwardness) Karim: "..." (facepalm) shinra:......*ahem* Rekka: "In any case...Karim, Burns wants to see us." Karim: (nods) "Goodbye, Shinra." Rekka: "Yeah...Don't piss yourself." shinra: see ya... ./////.;;; Akitaru: "So, Shinra, I see you're done with the bathroom." shinra: ACK! oh..c-commander. i almost died! Akitaru: "Yeah, that's bound to happen if you hold it too long. But at least I didn't scare the piss out of you!" shinra: a-are you done yet? Akitaru: "...Yeah. I'm done. Let's get back to HQ." -later- Akitaru: "Burns was less than forthcoming..." maki: how so? Akitaru: "I kept pressing him on why Rekka could not locate our suspect..." shinra:...... Takehisa: "Shinra? Is there something you want to share?" shinra: i'm good. Akitaru: "...Very well. I suggest we begin afternoon training..." -elsewhere- Kid: (humming as he cleans his room) stocking: *in her own room cleaning up* Patty: (tossing laundry haphazardly into drawers of her room) -kid's closet door creaks open- Kid: "???" (looks at his closet door...) -it seems to have opened a slight bit- Kid: (pokes his head in--and cringes) -yep, the stocking shrine is still within it's depths- Kid: "...Maybe I should disassemble this..." \you know you could never get rid of these things\ Kid: ("...I could return them to Stocking with a very careful, well-worded, polite apology...") -what can he do now?- Kid: "..." (removes a framed photograph from the shrine) -knock knock- Kid: o_o; "Wh-What?! Who's there?!!" stocking: kid? you in there? Kid: (hides the photo, stands before the closet door) "...Hi!" (awkward smile) stocking: ?? you ok, kid? Kid: "Super! Duper! No problems here! Ha ha ha ha ha!" (and accidentally holds up the photograph...) stocking: ?? is that me? Kid: (nervous smile) "...Yes?" stocking:.............................. o/////////////////////////////////////////o;;;;;;;;;; Kid: (sweating, still smiling, saying nothing) "I...Um...Found it?" stocking: OwO;;;; kid. if you need to.....*ahem* relieve yourself, then that's fine.... .////. Kid: "Wh-What?!! That's not--I wasn't! That's not what happened!" (swings his arm violently--which knocks forward the closet door, revealing the shrine) stocking:.................................................................................................................. \look what you've done\ Kid: "..." (covers his face) "I'm sorry." \she hates you now....you worthless scum.....you should just kill yourself now\ Kid: "I understand that you are upset, angry, furious...and you have every right to be...I feel awful." stocking: i.....i'm just confused....and to be honest, kind of unnerved... Kid: (nods) "That sounds right...I've had this...this, for a long while..." stocking: !! \disgusting. just die already you pig\ Kid: (tearing up a bit) "I just...I didn't know how to express a lot of what I felt, so I kept things private to figure them out, and then...it kind of ballooned into this..." \filthy vermin\ Kid: "I...I'm sorry." stocking:....... \KILL YOURSELF WORM\ Kid: "..." (collapses) -later- ???:........id.....kid?! Kid: "Hmmm...Wha-What? Wher--?" liz: hey.... Kid: "...Liz? What happened?" liz: well, stocking found out about you're little.....closet thing...and she left- Kid: "...'Left'?" liz: -to get some ice for your bruise... Kid: "...You saw my closet?" liz: ..................yeah... the door was wide open..... \she's gone.\ Kid: T\\\\\\\\\\\T "I just wanted to clean my room..." \stocking?: putrid filth. you should just die. i hate you!\ Kid: (crying) "I'm so wrong...I'm not normal...What is wrong with me?" liz: kid? \stocking?: you're a sick, pathetic stalker! how dare you even talk to me, you slime\ Kid: (pushes his head down) "I want to disappear..." \stocking?: *twisted smile* i hope i dont ever see you again you pig~\ Kid: "...She hates me..." liz: ?? Kid: "I'm a pathetic stalker..." liz: kid.... \stocking?: i should never have wasted my time with you~\ Kid: (whimpering, lip quivering, shaking) "I...I don't want you to go..." ???: kid? is everything ok? Kid: "She hates me she hates me she hates me..." stocking: kid?.... Kid: (gasps, looks up) "...Oh no..." stocking: i got some ice for your bruise.........kid? are you ok? Kid: (weeping) "Do you hate me?" stocking: kid.... Kid: "I know I'm a creep...I have thoughts that go through my head, and I don't act on them, but then I do things like this to channel them--and--and--" stocking:...... Kid: "...I'm sorry. I made a terrible mistake." stocking:.................*she hugs him* kid.... Kid: "I'm sorry. I just...It was to be private...long ago..." stocking:............................................ Kid: "I'm...messed up, aren't I?" stocking: *she doesnt say anything* Kid: "...You...don't want to be with me now, do you?" stocking: ....................kid.....*sigh* what part of 'i'll be with you no matter what' dont you seem to get? Kid: "...The part where I screwed up royally...I'm sorry." stocking:.................*she rubs his back* let's just look past all this and move forward, ok? Kid: *sniff* "O-Okay..." stocking: .............. -that evening- stocking: kid? i brought you some tea. Kid: "Th-Thank you..." (takes it) stocking: .....i still do love you kid. Kid: "I love you, too. I'm sorry." stocking: all we can do now is move forwards. Kid: "..." (nods) stocking:.......*she kisses his cheek* Kid: (blushes, sniffs) -elsewhere- ox: it was nice of your mother to stop by and bring us some snacks, harvar. Harvar: (nods) "Yes. I do appreciate that." kim: same here.....harvy~ *snickers* Harvar: -\\\\\\\\- Jacqueline: (smirks at Harvar) "She is also an excellent cook." ox: ..... Harvar: "...You okay?" ox: y-yeah. i'm fine. Harvar: "..." (puts a hand on his shoulder, pats) ox:...thanks. kim:....... Jacqueline: "...Maybe...Ox? Would you like to go out with us this weekend?" ox: t-this weekend? Jacqueline: "If you are available." ox: um..w-whereabouts? -elsewhere- Kana: "..." (knocks on Tamaki's door) tamaki: ?? y-yeah? Kana: "I brought you some ginger ale..." tamaki:...thanks. Kana: (sad smile) "May I get you anything else?" tamaki: i'm good for now. Kana: "..." (tiny hug) tamaki: ..... Kana: "I'm sorry that you are sad." tamaki: i'll be ok. Kana: "...Yes, you will..." -elsewhere- Arthur: *sniff* shinra:................... Arthur: (looking at photos on his phone) T_T shinra: dude.... Arthur: "What? I'm sad..." shinra:.............*sigh* Arthur: "...We don't even know whether we can trust Tamaki..." shinra: hmm..... (thinking: i dont know if we can trust karim 100% either....) Arthur: "...I have to confront her and demand answers!" (dramatic crying knight pose) shinra: dude... Arthur: "I shall scale the walls of that fortress, stampede through the hallways, and I will find her!" (swings open the door) "Do not try to stop me!" (takes off running, wielding Excalibur--while he is only in his shirt and boxers. He will not get far...) shinra: ARTHUR GODDAMMIT GET BACK HERE!! Arthur: "Never!" (runs faster on his bare feet...and the floor is slippery) -FWUMP- Arthur: o_o *CRASH* shinra: *wince* ooh...that had to hurt. Arthur: "...Ow. I hurt my tiny Excalibur..." shinra: TMI!! Arthur: (holds up his keychain) "I meant this..." shinra:.............oh. *nervous smile* (thinking: fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuuuuuck) Arthur: (struggles to sit up) -elsewhere- Spirit: (on his laptop) blair: what'cha up to>? Spirit: "Sachiko had mentioned her daughter was looking for some collectible...I was trying to find it online..." blair: oh? Spirit: "Oh! Here it is! And it's only--" o_____o "Waaaaay out of my price range..." blair: oooh... hmmmm... Spirit: "H-How can something like that be so pricey? Jeez, collectibles are insane." blair: you should see some collect_ors_... haha! Spirit: "Yeah, good point...Man...I don't think I'd feel comfortable getting something this expensive...What if Sachiko took it the wrong way? Like, that I was just trying to impress her by flashing a lot of dollar bills?" blair: hmmm.... Spirit: "Maybe I could just get something else related to this series..." blair: or something handmade? Spirit: "Maybe..." (transforms his hand into a blade) "I'm not bad at carving..." -elsewhere- Shotaro: "I don't see anything..." mana: you have the binoculars the wrong way, dingus. Shotaro: (turns, looks at Mana) "Oh...Is that why you are so far away?" *He's still looking at her through binoculars* mana:............. *mana is unamused* Yohei: (takes the binoculars, looks) "Well, he's not wrong: I don't see our target..." mana: *she checks the GPS* *GPS shows weak signal* mana: did we take a wrong turn? Yohei: "Hmmm...No, I think something is interfering." (hands physical map to Chie) chie: hmmm... *examines map* Yohei: "Hmmm...Yeah, I hear a buzzing. Something is messing with the signal...or _someone_." chie:............... -dark eye- Yohei: "??? Find someone?" chie:......... mizune: yo. Yohei: "Um...Hi?" Shotaro: (shiny eyes) "Awesome hat! Can I wear it?" mizune: ...?? what brings you out this way? Yohei: "We're hunting down that escaped lunatic, NoFix, to re-capture him..." mizune: ah. Shotaro: "Why are you out here?" (moves his hand towards Mizune's hat) -swat- mizune: just scoping things out. Shotaro: (pouts, holds his hand) Yohei: "Scoping for NoFix, or something else?" mizune: i have orders to retrieve and detain a rogue witch, kinuta. Yohei: "Wait...Was that the one that escaped with NoFix before?" mizune: yep. be warned, she specializes in charm magic, so best not let your guard down around her. Yohei: "..." (nods) Shotaro: "???" Shotaro: "Like, she can make people do things against their will?" mizune: you could say that 7-7;; Yohei: "So, what lead do you have? Any idea where Bonnie and Clyde went?" mizune: the only leads we have is lysandra city. Yohei: "Same. What can you tell us about the city?" mizune: i dont know much about it, all i know is it's in ruins after kishins started to invade the area... Yohei: "And the DWMA has sent no one there?" mizune: ......seems all connections from lysandra were cut off... Yohei: "Maybe we can find a way in...So, roads aren't leading in? How about underground?" mizune: through the sewers...it might work. Shotaro: "Great! We can be like Ninja Turtles!" (puts on a bandana--without eyeholes) "...I'M BLIND!" mana: -_-; Yohei: "Ignore him. It makes it easier." (holds Shotaro by his shoulders, speaks to Mizune "How far is it to the nearest sewer opening?" -and so- Yohei: "Be careful..." (deploys some flashlight drones to hover with them in the sewer) Shotaro: *sniff* "Ugh..." -elsewhere- Patty: "Is Kid going to be okay, Sis?" liz: i hope so... Patty: "Yeah...It's really hard on him, when...you know..." liz: yeah.... Patty: "..." (hugs Liz) -in kid' room- stocking: *stroking his head* Kid: "..." *sniff* stocking:.........you ok? Kid: "...I'm trying to get better..." stocking:.......i forgive you kid. Kid: (nods) "...I'm not sure I forgive myself..." stocking:...........*she held him closer* Kid: "...I love you." stocking: hmm.... Kid: "..." (cries) -elsewhere- NoFix: (blindfolded, holding a knife) "Now, don't move, or this will go through your head..." ???: please, i'll work harder next time! NoFix: "And don't let the apple fall off your head! I want to get it just right..." (flicks the knife) -stab- NoFix: "..." (pulls up the blindfold) "Oh, damn it!" -elsewhere- shinra: *nervous* Hibana: "...Shinra? What's wrong?" shinra: n-nothing ma'am! (flashback!hibana: if you ever do anything to hurt iris, i'll burn you into a little crisp, ok hun~? *smile*) (thinking: HOW CAN SHE SAY THAT WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE?!) Hibana: "...I, um...brought you this." (blushes, hands him a bag of donuts) "You look thin. Eat more." shinra: *wince* t-thanks, ma'am... Hibana: "...You're welcome. When you feel up for talking, I'm here, okay? I'm sure I can be of bigger help than that Gorilla." Akitaru: (in another room) "I HEARD THAT!" shinra: i-i'm good...*he exits* *shudders* (thinking: i didnt die this time. phew....) Arthur: (pouts at Shinra) "Why doesn't she ever give me donuts?" shinra:.........QuQ Arthur: "Is she bribing you? Does she have dirt on you? ...And can I have the lemon donut?" shinra: i-i'm good...and here, you can have the rest of the box, i'm not that hungry. Arthur: "...What? You think she poisoned them?" shinra: i doubt it, but i wouldnt put it past her. (thinking: she can switch between motherly and threatening at the drop of a hat. she's probably the scariest lady i know.) Arthur: "If I die from this donut, I want you to take this." (hands him paper: "Last Will and Testament of Arthur Boyle") shinra:......*turns it around to reveal a menu from a pizza place* you baby. Arthur: "I-I was multitasking! And writing at a pizza place!" shinra:.....*examines the 'will'* *Arthur's will: "I shall be buried on Avalon, which appears only every seven years. Therefore, please keep my corpse maintained until next the mists dissipate to allow safe entry--" It continues like this for pages...- shinra: how did you even write this much on such a small menu..... Arthur: "I am adroit with my fingers. Now, we also have to discuss seating arrangements--" (holds up a chart) "Please have my family in the first row with a view of my body staring at them. You will be a pallbearer. Please keep Soul Eater in the back row--I don't need him tossing spitballs at my corpse." shinra: are you serious right now... -_-;;;;; Arthur: "I will need a church that can house 500 people. Be sure to have my body available for viewing in the public square for one week. And shave my head, sending one lock of my hair to Tamaki every day..." shinra: (thinking: YEAH THAT TOTALLY ISNT CREEPY!) of course your highness, shall we make a gold statue of you be your grave and dress you in roya burial garb as well? *sarcastic tone is sarcastic* Arthur: ✿◕ ‿ ◕✿ "Really?! That would be great!" shinra:................................*rips the menu and exits* Arthur: D: Hibana: (enters) "Shinra! I am baking cookies! Want some?" shinra: I'M GOING OUT FOR A WALK NOW! -elsewhere- Wes: "Good practice. I think we're ready for tomorrow's performance. See you at 5 tomorrow to set up!" students: see you mr wes! soul:....nice kids. Wes: (smiles) "Yeah. It's been great getting to impart some knowledge..." soul: *he nods* Wes: "Interested in taking on a class?" soul: i'm good thanks..... -meanwhile- shinra:....................(thinking: just breathe man....just cool off a bit and then head back…) Takehisa: "Shinra? What are you doing?" shinra: ah! oh...i was just going out for a walk, blow off some steam... Takehisa: "Ah. Have you released the steam out of your body, then?" shinra: T_T i-it's a metaphor, sir... Takehisa: "My apologies. It is hard to tell when contending with Flame Humans. Also, Hibana has gone out for the afternoon." shinra: still in range? Takehisa: "She and Commander Obi are having a late lunch meeting half-way across town. Based on the arguments those two will have, I think you will be free of her for a few hours." shinra: ok. i'll keep that in mind. Takehisa: "Perhaps you should rest. You look exhausted." shinra: i'll be fine, just a quick walk around town might help... Takehisa: (nods) "Very good, then." -and so- shinra: *looks around* ???: "Shinra?" shinra: ??!! *he turns* Anya: "Hello." shinra: oh, hey anya. how's stuff at the dorm? Anya: "...Noisy." shinra: yeah....i havent been having the best day either, really....mostly arthur being a pain in the rear as usual, haha. Anya: "I can imagine..." (pensive) "H-Here..." (hands him a slip of paper) shinra: hmm? it's not your will and testament is it? Anya: "What? No! It's from...um...'Kitten'." shinra: oh! ah, right..sorry...i'll deliver it then................hm? -a feminine figure in a hoodie is watching, she then darts off.....she seems...familiar?- Anya: "Please do..." (takes Shinra's hand) "It's important." shinra:......can do. i'll talk to you at school tomorrow then, see ya. *he exits* (thinking: no way....she couldnt have....could she?) Anya: (waves to Shinra...then looks nervously around) shinra:.... *picking up pace until he is running after the mysterious girl* h-hey! ???: !! *running faster* shinra: *runs to the alley........................no one there* w-what?................. *Someone else is watching...* shinra:............................................(thinking: i have a bad feeling about this....that.....that couldnt have been.....could it?........) *slaps his cheeks* (thinking: come on shinra! pull it together! it's been a long day today.....) *he turns around* Karim: "Hello." shinra: father fulham, suprised to see you out here... Karim: "Likewise. You are running like a chicken with his head cut off." shinra: i was taking a walk just now and....n-nevermind....anything new? Karim: "Maybe...But we can't talk here." shinra: ah....anywhere in mind? Karim: "...I know a place..." (leads Shinra to a cafe) -inside- Karim: (to waiter) "One water." (to Shinra) "You?" shinra: i'll have some big city cola if you have any. Waiter: (smiles) "Right away!" Karim: (small smile) "You like cola, huh?" shinra: yeah. Karim: "...Rekka and I used to drink it all the time." shinra:.....what about the other guy? Karim: "Li has been a tea drinker since I met him." shinra: ah. Karim: "Now, I want to ask you a question, and I want you to be absolutely honest." shinra: hmm? Karim: "Why should I trust Hibana and not bring her in right now?" shinra:....to be honest, i dont know. Karim: (pulls out a file) "The evidence I have suggests I could have Burns bring her in right now..." (passes it over the table to Shinra) shinra:....*puts it in his bag* ok then. Karim: (nods) "Think about it. Also, you better keep a closer eye on where you're keeping the Cat." shinra: !!...y-yeah.... Karim: (holds up his glass) "Cheers." -the next day- Takehisa: (making breakfast) shinra: *sipping orange juice* Hibana: *yawn* (walks in, not yet dressed, hair a mess) "Morning, sweetie--" (musses up Shinra's hair) shinra: *just stares at his pancakes* morning... iris: are you ok? *still in her PJs* Arthur: "Yeah, you were muttering in your sleep a lot." shinra: just had a rough day yesterday. but i'll work hard to make today better! Hibana: "Aw, that's adorable~" (kisses his forehead) shinra: .////.;;; (thinking: don't let your guard down, dont let your guard down, DO NOT LET YOUR GUARD DOWN!!) Akitaru: "Stop teasing my soldiers, Hibana." Hibana: -_- "You're just jealous." (hugs Shinra) shinra: I NEED TO PEE RIGHT NOW! EXCUSE ME! Hibana: o_o; Akitaru: o_o; Takehisa: "...I told you that you were drinking too much." maki: we really didnt need to know that -_-; -at school- Kid: (just staring at his book) stocking: ...........*holds his hand* Kid: (soft press on her hand) -in class- Tezca: "Now, be careful as you handle the tarantula. They can be a little skittish." malaria:....*strokes its back* Kid: "Eight...legs..." -at lunch- stocking: amazingly nobody got bit. Kid: "Yes..." liz: that one girl though....she even let it rest on her head...*cringe* Patty: "Maybe she thought Jorge would be a nice hat?" liz: ...wait, isnt she a member of blVck-wid0w? stocking: yeah, they are local, so i guess it makes sense... Kid: (slowly eats his sandwich) -next class- -bang bang- derek: just give it up, death the kid. Kid: (panting, struggling to stay coordinated--throws a punch at Derek) derek: oof! *spits out blood* you insufferable- *pistol-whips him with his revolver* Kid: (growling) "My...face..." (roars, throws down Liz and Patty and leaps at Derek) liz: KID! Kid: (holds up fist, ready to bring it down...his eyes are watering) -hug- Kid: (eyes widen) "Wh-What?" stocking: kid stop it! Kid: "..." (lowers his fist, falls to his knees) stocking: ..............*still hugging him* Kid: (shaking, crying) -in the death room- lord death: what got into you all the sudden, kid? Kid: (shakes his head) "There's something wrong with me." lord death:......is something bothering you? Kid: "..." (nods) "I scared Stocking..." lord death: oh? Kid: "I...am creepy." lord death: why do you think that? Kid: "...She found...something..." lord death: oh? Kid: "...A shrine..." lord death: !!! Kid: (cringes) lord death: kid...was she underground? Kid: "What? N-No. It was in my bedroom...closet..." lord death:...................... Kid: "...I'm so wrong..." lord death:......*he doesnt know what to say* Kid: "..." (buries his head in his hands) -later- liz: what did he say? Kid: "Just...vague words of encouragement." liz: oh? Kid: "I feel like a freak...I don't feel normal..." liz: kid....... Kid: "Would a normal person do what I did? Maybe...Stocking would be better without me..." -the next day- liz: oh god... oh no oh no oh no oh no!! Patty: "Sis!" liz: it's kid! i-i cant find him anywhere! Patty: "I...found this note..." liz:...*she reads it* Kid: (in note) "I'm going to be by myself today." liz:..... Patty: "Where could he be?" liz: i'm going to make some calls... Patty: "I'll see what he took...and tell Stocking..." -later, several people are searching death city- Black Star: "He's got three white stripes and answers to Kid. Have you seen him?!" lady: oh lord death's son? i havent seen him come in, sorry. Black Kid: "Call this number if you do! Come on, Tsubaki!" tsubaki: *she nods* stocking: *she's worried sick* Yumi: "Kid is safe. I know it. We just have to have faith in him." -someplace outside death city- Kid: "...Useless..." \worthless boy....\ -desert road as far as the eye can see...- Kid: "Yes..." \you'll die alone out here, you worthless scum...\ Kid: "I just need a day, to sort this out...to fix this. And I know how..." \by ending it all?\ Kid: "By ending someone...I just need to find him..." \do you even know where you're going?\ Kid: "I'm trying...just a lead. Just need something to find him." -there are some woods up ahead- -John Kramer Park- Kid: "He went through here..." -about half a mile down the road, someone watches and smiles- Kid: "???" (He approaches) -through the forest, there is a clearing with a cabin....a strong feeling of madness is radiating within- Kid: "...I have to do this for her..." (approaches the cabin door) -a baby is crying in the back room- Kid: "..." (knocks) -it's unlocked...how strange- Kid: "???" (slowly opens the door) -empty, save for the crying baby- Kid: (approaches) "Hey, it's okay..." (looks at the baby) -the baby has become an evil human- Kid: (covers his mouth) "No..." -someone comes up behind him and...- -WHACK- Kid: (Hits the floor, unconscious) -3 hours later- Kid: (groaning as he awakens) "Wha..." -a girl is in a cell across from him, crying....her arms and legs have been amputated off, and she is chained to the wall by an iron leash- Kid: "My God..." girl: i-i'm sorry.....i'm sorry....s-she made me..... -in another cell, an older couple is held inside it. it appears the man has died from his conditions, the woman looks like an absolute mess- Kid: "Where are we?" ((Sorry, my Macbook re-installation took longer)) -the door opens and someone comes down- ???: ahhh~ you're finally awake! Kid: "?! Release me, now!" ???: after all i did to be with you? fufufufu~ oh you're so funny, kiddo~ Kid: "...That voice...Are you--?" -a girl with blonde hair and a black uniform appears- rosalie: *she smiles* -the girl in the cage is terrified- Kid: "You--You're the one who disappeared after the Halloween Dance..." rosalie: i was getting everything ready for when we'd finally be together, honey~ Kid: "To a child?! When I am free of these restraints, I will kill you!" rosalie: hmm? you act like her life matters. she's just a pawn, just like that infant. Kid: "That infant...You did that to her...And before I kill you, you are going to tell me how to reverse it..." rosalie: there's no point to that, i already threw it in the furnace hours ago. Kid: "Bastard!" (tries to pull his arms forward to remove the shackles--and they only cut into him) "How are you keeping me here?! I should be able to break loose..." rosalie: fufu~ let's just say a friend of mine got a hold of some anti-magic cuffs and some barbwire. i know it's painful, but i'm doing it out of love~ Kid: "..." (small laugh) rosalie: eh? Kid: (chuckles) "You forgot about those who accompanied me..." rosalie: i didnt see anyone with you... Kid: "But I sense them..." (smirks..."Oh, God, please tell me someone is going to find me...") rosalie: ......i'll take care of them. then we can get closer~ Kid: "When they're through with you, there won't be a speck of you left..." (still struggling to rip the restraints off, even as they dig deeper into his skin) rosalie: just wait one moment~ *she goes upstairs* Kid: (waits for her to leave...calls to the other prisoners) "Where are we?" woman: i-i dont know...some cabin?...........*she trembles* why would she do this? she used to be such a good girl.... Kid: " 'Used to'? Wait...You're her mother?" woman:....*she whimpers* this is all my fault....if i had only let her become friends with that child...then maybe she wouldnt have turned out like this... Kid: "I don't understand..." woman: ...................i apologize..i'm just muttering now.... Kid: "...We are getting out of here. You have to have hope in my friends..." woman:....... -elsewhere- Patty: "We can't find him..." liz: maybe check outside city limits? stocking: CHECK THE WHOLE COUNTRY IF YOU HAVE TO DAMMIT! Black Star: "W-We're trying! Okay? We've been calling nearby cities, you know, as far as Kid could reach when he left..." stocking: WELL TRY HARDER!....*whimpering* Black Star: "...I'll go call someone..." -and so- Tezca: "I've been trying to get a sense of Kid's location with my mirror. But something is blocking me." kirara: oh? what do you suppose it is? Tezca: "I'm not sure...Lord Death, did you ever use anything to mask Asura's location underneath Death City?" lord death: just eibon's barrier magic, why? Tezca: "What if someone got that barrier magic to shield wherever Kid is?" lord death: that'd be next to impossible... Tezca: " 'Next to,' but not impossible, right?" lord death: hmmmm.... Yumi: "Eibon? Can you sense where else a barrier is being used?" eibon: well i- soul: THAT'S IT! Tezca: "?!" Yumi: "Soul?" soul: remember that werewolf, free? maybe he could track kid's scent? Yumi: "Hmmm...That could work...Soul, please bring him in." -and so- Free: "What you got with his scent on it?" -liz hands him a bedsheet- Free: *sniff* "Wow, man...Reapers smell strong...kind of like...cats?" stocking: well? Free: "Yeah, I can tell his path. Just follow me..." (leads them towards city limits) -in the cabin- Kid: (trying to hold back tears) rosalie: wasnt that wonderful~? Kid: "I...will rip your throat...with my nails..." rosalie: hehe~ you're so funny, kiddo~ Kid: "I'm seriously...Deathly serious. You let me out of these bonds, just see how quickly I slice you into bits, you bastard..." rosalie: hehe~ how cute~ *she strokes his cheek* but you know you cant escape me~ Kid: (bites at her fingers) rosalie: *winces and licks the bite* ah~ so naughty of you kiddo~ Kid: "I will kill you! Let me go this minute!" (desperately tugging at his constraints, sobbing) "Please?" -slap- rosalie: you really dont get it do you? i own you now. and we're going to be together, whether you like it or not, ok~? Kid: (stunned silent...but still tearing up) rosalie: *she crawls over and licks his tears* so good~ Kid: (sobs uncontrollably) -elsewhere- Free: "Hmmm...More to the East..." stocking:...... Free: "...He was definitely through here..." liz: *checks her map* Patty: "These woods go on forever...Shouldn't we have found Kid by now? What if he's...?" stocking: DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT!! Patty: "I-I didn't mean! But, what if--I don't him to--..." (cries) liz: stocking, i know you're worried. so are we, but we wont find him with you snapping at everyone! Free: *sniffs a tree* "..." eruka: well? Free: "...Could you ladies give me a minute? I need to mark my territory." eruka: FREE!! D:< stocking: if you lose the scent I WILL SKIN YOU AND WEAR YOU AS A COAT!! Free: "...Fine. Jeez." (sniffs the tree) "Wait...Kid circled here a few times, then..." (assumes dog pose, his nose pointing towards Kid's path) "Thataway!" eruka: *she looks in that direction* hmmm... Patty: *sniff* "So, what's ahead of us? Is that where Kid is?" -there is a cabin in the distance- Free: "There...That's the spot." -inside- rosalie: so many bruises and cuts...was i too rough with you, honey~? Kid: "...Kill..." -outside- Free: "How we doing this?" liz: we'll have to sneak in somehow... Patty: "Underground?" Free: "I can dig..." eruka: i'll check the perimeter... Free: "..." (glances at Stocking) stocking: *she knocks the door down* liz: shit! Patty: o_o; Free: D: rosalie:....excuse me a moment sweetie... Kid: "Wh-What?" (starts screaming) "Help! Help us!" stocking: !!!! *she goes to the back room and looks everywhere* Patty: "Sis!" (transforms) Free: (in werewolf form, sniffing) "I smell him...and others...and a lot of blood and--" (eyes widen) "Oh my God..." (snarls) "Monster..." liz: *takes the gun* ........ rosalie: ......................how bothersome...oh well, now is as good a time as any to clean up the mess~ *changes her arm into a cleaver blade* Free: "You? Where is the Reaper?" Free: "I can smell you, you brat--where are you?" rosalie: *she charges at them* Free: "Magic Eye Cannon!" (fires at Rosalie) rosalie: !! *jumps as the wall behind her is destroyed* liz: *she notices a trap door and goes in* kid?! Kid: "Help! We're here!" liz: !!! *she goes down into the back room*......!!!!!!!!!!!! Kid: "Liz! Get them out of here!" liz: *she shoots off the locks* Kid: "Can you get them out of here?" liz: yeah, but what about you kid? Kid: "...Just get me out of here..." -upstairs- Free: "Damn it! Stand still!" stocking: *blocks her blade with her sword* Free: (swings claws at her) stocking: *tackles rosalie down the stairs* Free: "Hold her, Sock Girl!" stocking: i-i'm trying! -slice slice- stocking: *SCREAMING* Free: "No!" (tries to grab at Rosalie to pull her off of Stocking) stocking: d-damn... Kid: "You!" rosalie: ?! Kid: "Die!" rosalie: darli- *squilch* liz: !!!!!!!!!! Kid: (fingers piercing into her shoulder) rosalie: ah- Kid: (pushes his fingers in deeper) "You bitch...After what you have done, death is too good for you..." rosalie: !!! ha.. HAHAHAHAHAH!! Kid: "???" rosalie: you're so mean, but i love you anyway~ Kid: (picks up brick) "Shut up--" (brings it down on her head) rosalie: !!! a-ahh.... Kid: "..." (drops the brick) "Get her to Death City..." -hours later, rosalie carvar was sentanced to life in prison, and upon her reaching age 21, execution.- lord death: *hugs kid tightly* thank god you're alive... Kid: T_T "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" stocking: kid............ Kid: "Stocking?" (looks down) stocking:....*she runs up to him and hugs him, crying* i was so scared.....that i would never see you again.... Kid: "I thought the same..." (nervous in her arms) stocking: *she holds him close* i'm so sorry....this is all my fault... Kid: "No, it's my fault! I never should've left!" stocking:..............l-lets get you to the nurse... Kid: "Okay..." -in the nurse's office- Kid: "...It was awful..." nurse: *she's writing down notes* stocking: *covering her mouth* kid...... Kid: "She...I was...raped..." stocking:......*she hugs him* y-you arent alone kid... Kid: (crying) "Those people..." stocking: *she strokes his back* Kid: "Why couldn't I stop her?" stocking: it's not your fault kid.... Kid: (crying) "I was weak..." stocking: you were still brave, werent you? Kid: (shakes his head no) stocking:....on the bright side, you helped save those people. Kid: "..." (cries) "She was awful..." -that night- stocking: i brought you some tea with lemon... Kid: "Th-Thank you..." stocking:......*she holds him close* Kid: "..." (sips his tea) stocking:.....do you need some time off school until you can feel better? Kid: (nods) stocking: ok......i understand how scary it is....but it doesnt make you a bad person... Kid: "...I...cheated on you..." stocking: you didnt want her to do that, did you? Kid: (shakes his head) "N-No...But..." stocking: *smiles* assault isnt the same as cheating kid.....when no-...that bastard tortured me, you didnt accuse _me_ of being unfaithful, did you? Kid: (shakes his head) "No...I'm sorry." stocking: it's ok kid.....you're ok... Kid: "...I love you." stocking: i love you too kid.... Kid: "...You all saved me..." stocking: of course, you mean so much to all of us, you're our family. Kid: "..." (small smile) -a few days later, it was the day of the death bazaar- Kid: "I-I'm almost ready." stocking: *she nods* liz: this will be good for him... Patty: "Yeah...I hope the weather holds out." -and so- Kid: (looks at tchotchkes and souvenirs) stocking: so cool! Kid: "See something you like?" stocking: *snaps a few pictures* just looking...ooh! look over there! Kid: "???" -elsewhere at the bazaar- Anya: ✿◕ ‿ ◕✿ tsugumi: hopefully no one gets hurt this year. mio: what? O-O; Meme: (squirms) -elsewhere- shinra: there’s quite a lot of people here.. Arthur: "Good thing a knight like I am here to protect the masses." maki: *SQUEEE* look at this! Arthur: ("If it's more yaoi, I'm going to smack her...") -seems to be a teddy bear of some kind- Arthur: "...Oh. That's one big bear." shinra: hey look, it's a knock-off mickey! *holds up a rat doll* Arthur: (picks up a toy robot) -elsewhere- Black Star: (having ice cream at the Bazaar) soul: *he got a new book and a record* so far so good. Black Star: "Yeah, but I'm still trying to find something for the apartment..." (looks at some pots and pans) "Maybe new cookware?" soul: maybe. Black Star: "Excuse me? How much for this frying pan?" -elsewhere- Kid: (looking at the trees and the sky) stocking: the cherry blossoms are really pretty, arent they? Kid: (nods) "It's good to see them." stocking: i got us some crepes. *she smiles* Kid: (sweats a bit) "Thank you. They look delicious." stocking:....*she holds his hand* anything you want to do after this? Kid: "...Could we go for a walk?" stocking: of course..... Kid: "Okay...Thank you." stocking: *she kisses him gently* Kid: (shudders a bit, blushes) stocking: you ok? Kid: (nods) "Just getting used to things again." stocking:...if you ever feel uncomfortable, let me know, ok? Kid: (nods) "Of course." stocking: *she smiles* Kid: "...I keep having dreams..." stocking:.... Kid: "...I want better dreams. Ones of the future..." stocking: hmmm..... Kid: "...I want to get through this...with you..." stocking:......*she holds his hand* Kid: "...May we go for a walk now?" stocking: sure Kid: (stands...holds his hand to her) -elsewhere- Anya: "Hmm...I wonder how to carry all of this home..." shinra: oh, hey guys. tsugumi: ah! hey! *hugs maki* maki: TSUGUMIN! >w< Anya: (glares at Arthur) "Arthur." Arthur: "??? Um...Hi." Meme: (to Shinra) "How's it going?" shinra: good. we went to a training camp a while back and met a few people there. mio: ah. Anya: "..." Arthur: "Hmm...Maki, it looks like they bought a lot at the bazaar..." -later, elsewhere- Yumi: (cradling Shiori) shiori: zzzzz.... Yumi: (kisses her forehead) "I love you, Shiori...Be safe." shiori: *yawn* Yumi: (smiles) "Your brother is home...and I want all of my children to be safe." kirika:..... Yumi: "That includes you, Kirika. I can see you..." kirika: !! hmm.... Yumi: "Want to hold your sister?" kirika: i-i'm good.... *her cheek appears to be bruised* Yumi: "Kirika, what happened to your cheek? Were you in a fight?" kirika: oh this? eh, i ran into some trouble on the way home. i kicked their asses though, so it doesnt really matter. they didnt put up much of a fight though, i think they were too stoned off their asses to care. Yumi: "That's...concerning. Do you know why they were attacking you? Were they targeting you specifically?" kirika: i think they were just some hobos trying to mug some cash. the point is i'm fine and i still got all my stuff on me. Yumi: (smiles) "Okay. Keep being careful out there..." Yumi: "I'm going to mention this to your father, though." kirika: *rolls eyes* yeah yeah, when _dont_ you? so i got a little scratched up, what of it? i've been through way worse than this, believe me. Yumi: "And he deserves to know what happens to you--and in his city. He wouldn't want to see innocent people hurt." kirika:......i'm gonna head to bed now. night. Yumi: "...Okay. Good night." -the next day- Kid: "Zzz..." stocking: *holding him* Kid: (mutters) "St-Stocking?" stocking: hmm? Kid: "Is that you?" stocking: *yawn* hmm? Kid: "Please...hold me..." stocking:......*she does so* Kid: (falls back to sleep) -later- Kid: "The shower helped..." stocking: i'm glad. did you want to head back to school today or not? Kid: "...Okay." -at school- tsubaki: how are you feeling? Kid: "...Just trying to get through things..." soul: if you need to take it easy- Kid: "Thank you. I'm...going to try." -at lunch- stocking: i got you some Gatorade. Kid: (smiles) "That is very sweet of you. Thanks." stocking: i want to help you through this. Kid: "You are...You are." stocking:...*she nods* Kid: "I appreciate all that you are doing..." stocking: *she smiles* you were there for me...so may as well return the favor, right? Kids: (smiles) "I love you." -later- Kid: "How did I do today?" stocking: you did great. Kid: (small smile) "This is what I want..." stocking: *she nuzzles closer* Kid: (shivers) stocking: you ok? Kid: "Y-Yes...I'm just trying to get used to..." stocking: hmm? Kid: "I'm remembering...bad touches..." stocking: oh...*she pulls back* Kid: "I'm sorry..." stocking: d-do you want me to take it slowly? Kid: (nods) stockin: *she holds his hand* Kid: "..." (slowly brings his lips to her cheek) stocking: *blush* Kid: "I missed you so much." stocking: i missed you too... Kid: "I...I was thinking of all of you..." stocking: *she nods* Kid: "..." (hugs her) "Can we just stay like this?" stocking: ok.... Kid: "..." (holds her, sighs) stocking: *she smiles* Kid: "Stocking...You are so warm." stocking:....mmmmm. Kid: "..." (faces her) "May I kiss you?" stocking: of course kid. Kid: (brushes his lips lightly along hers) stocking: mmmm..... Kid: (kisses again, a little more strongly) stocking: *bluush* Kid: (pulls back) "I-I..." stocking: hmm? Kid: (blushing) "You are so attractive." stocking: hehe~ look who's talking~ Kid: (blushes, smiles) "Thanks..." stocking: *she smiles and nuzzles his nose* Kid: (rests his hands around her) "I...forgot how..." (blushes harder) stocking: ah..... *blush* Kid: "..." (pulls back, and unbuttons his shirt) stocking: k-kid... .////. Kid: (blushing harder) "I just...feel warm..." stocking:...s-should i....? Kid: "..." (nods) stocking: ok... *she begins to remove her dress* are you sure? Kid: "Y-Yes, I am..." stocking: ok.... *she is now in her undergarments* if it becomes too much, let me know. Kid: (nods) "I just...Stocking...I missed you. I missed seeing you. And now..." (his hand falls along her hip) stocking:.....*she blushes* Kid: "..." (kisses her cheek) stocking: i...i missed you too kid....i was scared..... Kid: "..." (tearing up) "I thought I would never see you again." stocking:....*she hugs him* you're here now kid...and we're together....i-i'm so happy you're ok.... *shuddering* Kid: (crying) "So am I...Please, just hold me." stocking: *she does so* Kid: (his breathing calms down...) "Thank you..." (he holds her and rests his chin along her shoulder) -the next morning- Kid: (sleeping, smiling) -in the catacombs under the school- clay: why do we have to come here so early in the morning? Akane: "Eibon told us to." clay: cant _he_ go looking for this person? i dont even want to be near the place... Akane: "He has important work ahead of him, and he has confidence in us. Let's not disappoint." clay: T_T *clutches his flashlight* Akane: "Hmm...I hear something...but my Soul Perception is leading us in another direction..." clay: *shivering* so cold down here. _and_ no cell reception....greeeeeat... Akane: (follows his Soul Perception) -briiing- -briiiing- clay: ?! Akane: "What on Earth?" clay: my phone?.... -the message desplay is glitched out, and the picture is of a face with black empty eyes and a twisted smile- O_O;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; i dont think i want to answer. Akane: "..." (looks around a corner) "Hello?" -the phone goes to message.....distorted sounds erupt from the speaker- clay: Q-Q;;;; Akane: "I don't get it....I can feel their soul right here, but--" -come j01n the fUn- clay: Q____Q;;; no thank you!! Akane: "Clay? What is going on with you?" clay: just creepy messages on my phone, nothing much! Akane: "...Who on Earth are you sexting?" clay: AKANE THIS IS SERIOUS! Akane: "Fine. So, this phone messages indicate that we are confronting something here that is of deep concern...and we still have not found the missing student. We have to hurry, now." -someone could be sensed to the right- Akane: (glances) "Hmm...Clay, transform..." clay: right. *he does so* Akane: (struggles to follow what he senses) "Clay...This soul wavelength is fluctuating..." clay: ........ -someone is sitting by one of the posts, clutching their knees to their chest Akane: (trying to increase resonance with Clay...Calls to the someone...) "Hello." -the person looks up...the color was drained from their face- clay: i think we found her... Akane: "Hello. We are here to escort you back to the Academy upstairs..." girl: no way out....no way out..... Akane: "...Come on." (holds out his hand) "Let's go." -after making their way out- Akane: "You're going to be okay. Let's get you to the infirmary..." girl:...... Akane: "...How do you feel, ma'am?" girl:............. Akane: "..." (stops walking, leans down to look at her face) -her eyes look rather dull and sunken in- Akane: "..." (tries to sense her soul...) -she's fine, but very shook up- Akane: "Come on. You'll get treatment and feel better soon." -the next morning- Kid: *Yawn* stocking: sleep well? Kid: (nods) "Much better. Thank you." stocking: no problem~ Kid: (blushes) "...Stocking..." stocking: hmm? Kid: "...N-Nothing...Just thinking about the future and..." stocking: .... Kid: "..." (hugs her) "I love you." stocking: i love you too, babe. Kid: "..." (kisses her cheek) -at school- Patty: (drops stack of books onto desk) liz: wow. Patty: "Yeah, I wanted to cram! Going to be pulling a lot of all-nighters if I want to get those grades up." liz: ah, i see. Patty: "Maybe we can do a study session?" liz: sounds good. maybe at the library? Patty: (nods) "Sounds great!" -later- Kid: "Hmm...This problem is difficult." soul:..... Black Star: "Who's got the answer for #4?" -at lunch- Kid: (chewing on his sandwich) Patty: "Hmm...Salad tastes weird." soul: so what do you guys want to do after school today? Kid: "Hmmm...You know, it's been the longest time since I went roller skating..." stocking: sounds like fun. Patty: "Yeah!" Black Star: "Um...I kinda fall a lot on skates..." tsubaki: practice makes perfect. Black Star: "Tch, yeah...Okay." soul: sounds good to me. Patty: "Yay! Let's go after class!" -later- Kid: (lacing up his skates) stocking: so is this like ice skating or...? Kid: (nods) "Same practice, just with a hard surface and wheels. It'll take some getting used to--" stocking: ah. Kid: (offers a hand to Stocking) "Need some support?" stocking: i would like that. *she smiles* Kid: (holds her hand) "Just about balancing on these skates on the rink..." stocking: *she smiles* Kid: (skates forward a bit) "Just roll along the rink...Go with the flow, not against it--you don't want to crash into anyone..." stocking: ok. Kid: (leads her around the rink) "You're doing great." *Pop music playing, disco lights turning* soul: discotech? Black Star: "Great...And me without bellbottoms--" (falls on his skates) "Damn it!" tsubaki: ^^ Patty: "Come on, Black Star! It's not that hard! Just got to be on both feet at the same time..." -elsewhere- Shotaro: "Are we there yet?" mana: just about.. Yohei: "Keep your guard up. No idea what is around..." chie:..... Shotaro: "Chie? You okay?" chie:...not looking forwards to seeing nofix, but i'm alright... Shotaro: "..." (pats her shoulder) "It'll be okay...Believe that." chie:.......*smile* Yohei: "...Mizune, anything you sense?" mizune: seems the place is pretty heavily guarded. Yohei: "How many?" mizune: about 10-15 tops. Yohei: "Hmmm...Okay. Mizune, you take three of them. Chie, another three. Mana, two. Shotaro, seven. And I'll take the rest." mizune: ...... Shotaro: (counting on his fingers and toes) "Hey! That means you're not having to fight anyone, Yohei!" Yohei: "..." (smirks) chie: T_T; Yohei: "I simply have confidence in all of you..." -elsewhere- Hibana: "Well, this is annoying." iris: i dont think it's that bad... Hibana: (looking at the selfie with Iris) "I look drunk in it." maki: *scrolling through filters* Hibana: "??? Any options?" shinra:..... Arthur: (looking over Maki's shoulder) "Hmm...Do they have an anti-ogre filter?" -PUNCH- Hibana: o_o; "...You got a strong arm there, Maki." Arthur: (twitching on the floor) shinra: O-O;;;;; (thinking: scary....) Hibana: "You need to show me that punch. It could help with sparring. That reminds me, Shinra--" shinra: *NERVOUS SMILE AND SWEATS* 0w0;;;;;; Hibana: (hands him a glass) "You need more protein to grow your muscles. Drink this." shinra: um...thanks...*he looks inside the glass* *It's greenish-brown, smells like a barn--and it's bubbling* shinra: .___________________.;;;;;; (thinking: these girls are going to kill me....) Hibana: (false tears) "I spent a long time determining the best nutriencial drink I could...Please tell me you'll drink it..." shinra:.....*gulp* down the hatch! ............................. *shuddering* Hibana: (smiles) "Excellent! Now to document the chemical reactions--I mean results..." shinra: WAIT WHAT?! Hibana: "Well, you're body may take some adjusting to the ingredients...Ladies, you may want to step back to..." (takes out chalk, makes a six foot radius around Shinra) "...to outside the line. Oh, and scoop up Arthur, too." shinra: um.... *sweats* Hibana: "Do you feel anything? Elevated temperature? Increased sweating? An urge to urinate? A tummy ache?" shinra: *hurk* uuugh.... -just nausea and dizzyness- Hibana: "Hmmm..." (takes notes) "Iris, get the bucket ready." -later- shinra: Q~Q Hibana: "Well, looks like it's back to the drawing board. In any case, get some rest, Shinra. Drink plenty of fluids--" (hands him a glass of water) shinra: whyyyyyyy Hibana: "...I was just trying to help you..." shinra:......... Hibana: (sighs) "Okay, fine. Next time, I'll test it on Arthur." -elsewhere- Anya: (folding laundry) mio: you sure have some fancy clothes. Anya: -_-; "I-I just like dressing like this...It's not my fault commoners' clothes are so coarse..." mio: .... kim: say, maybe we could go to the mall tomorrow? Anya: "That...actually sounds like a good idea." Meme: (looks at Mio..."She seems...worried.") mio:...it's late. i'm gonna call it a night for now. Meme: "How do you feel Mio? Sleepy?" mio:..tired mostly... Meme: "...You look a little sad. If something is bothering you, I want to do whatever I can to help." mio: ok...maybe tomorrow... Meme: (smiles) "Okay. Good night." -elsewhere- Kid: "I think that skating went rather well." stocking: even though you landed on your butt, hehe~ Kid: (blushes) "I just got turned around..." (rubs his behind) stocking: aww.. want me to kiss it and make it better? liz: do you have to do that in public? Kid: o\\\\\o "Y-You don't have to be right here when we're in public!" stocking: 737;; Kid: "..." (holds Stocking's hand) "I appreciate going out today..." soul: *he nods* it was nice. Black Star: (frowning) "My butt hurts." tsubaki: ^^; Patty: (looks at Black Star) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) liz: -_-; Kid: "Would anyone like refreshments?" soul: yeah. stocking: i am a bit thirsty. Kid: (smiles) "I'll bring some water. Anything else to bring out?" -and so- Patty: (sipping lemonade through a twisty straw) Kid: "Anyone have plans this week?" tsubaki: we were planning on going to the waterpark during the weekend. Black Star: "Yeah! Summer will be here before we know it! So might as well cool down!" liz: *sweats* Patty: (pokes Tsubaki) "Want some company?" tsubaki: the more the merrier. Kid: (smiles) "That should be enjoyable." -elsewhere- Yohei: (looks along the walls) "...Blood." mizune: holy shit.... Yohei: "...I wonder..." (looks around) "See whether you can find any clues. Maybe the people attacked left something behind: wallet, jewelry, something." mana:....*she finds a keycard* Shotaro: "Why would they have a keycard? Is there a door around here?" mana: maybe...*she looks around* Yohei: (feels along the wall, looks at his Silver Gun) "Some UV lighting should reveal an opening..." mana: is there anything that gun cant do? Yohei: "..." (presses a button, which causes a hand to pop out of it on a spring, holding a card that is handed to Mana...) *The card says "NO"* mana: TnT Shotaro: "Hee hee..." (trips--and hits against something hollow in the wall) chie: ?? Shotaro: "I think I found something! The wall feels empty here!" chie: ah... Yohei: "..." (taps the wall--and a keycard slot appears) mana: ah! Yohei: "Well, slide the card through..." (aims at the door) mana: right. -beep- Yohei: (aiming) Shotaro: (fists up) chie: mm... -shadow blade- -the door opens- -something could be heard inside- Yohei: "...I can't figure it out...Is that a person's voice?" mana: sounds like it... Yohei: "Be on your guard. Mizune and I will take the lead, Chie and Shotaro watch our back, Mana watch the sides." mana: right. chie: *nods* mizune:.... Shotaro: (looks up...and sees something dripping down) "Man, it must be dank in here." mana:..*turns on her flashlight* Yohei: (looks up--and shudders) "Oh my God..." chie: !! *A body is hanging from the ceiling* mizune: *hurk* gross. Yohei: "Why would they do that? To scare people away?" chie: beats me... Yohei: (looks at his gun for readings) "They're dead...We better keep moving forward..." -inside- Yohei: "Hmm...I sense some rudimentary lasers. We set those off, and they alert security." chie: how do we bypass them, then? Yohei: "I would need to plug into an outlet...over there." (points to outlet, across the hall, in between the lasers) "We'll need someone who can get through those lasers without setting one off...Shotaro?" Shotaro: (bites Bone of the Snake, slithers along the floor, avoiding lasers...) chie: that works too, i guess. mizune: *cringe* Shotaro: (slithers up to the outlet, plugs in...) "Um...Okay. I'll just push the button and--" *ALARM* Shotaro: o___o Yohei: "B-But he didn't even trip anything!" chie: was it a trap?! *Something shifts in the wall behind them* mana: !!?? *The wall opens--and a blade on a pendulum swings down at them* chie: !!!!! -dark shield- *The pendulum cannot get through the Dark Shield: it's machinery starts to buckle and spark before it explodes, sending shrapnel behind them and at Shotaro* Shotaro: "?!" (dodges) "Bone of the Armadillo!" (plates cover him--and he rolls into a ball) mana: that was close... Shotaro: (peeks out) "Yeah..." (picks some metal out of his plate before reverting to normal) "Why is everything here trying to kill us?" Yohei: "...We heard a voice, then we find a dead body...Someone else is here..." chie:...... Shotaro: "Wait...Bone of Elephant!" (grows big ears--and a long nose and tusks...He puts his ears to the wall) "I hear someone! In there!" -a baby seems to be crying- Yohei: "???" Shotaro: "Oh, man..." chie: a child? Yohei: "Chie, can you slice open this wall?" -dark slice- -a baby boy is in his crib- Shotaro: (approaches, looks into the crib) mana: a baby? Shotaro: (frowns, reaches down to pick up the baby) "It's okay, guy...You're going to be--" Shotaro: (picks up the child--then freezes)_ -hair wraps around the child and puts him back in the crib- Shotaro: "Huh?!" ????: you know, it's rather rude to intrude onto people's homes without permission... Yohei: (turns, aims) -hair whip- mikan: it's even more rude to try and steal other peoples children. Yohei: (hand is cut from the whip) "Ah!" Shotaro: (narrows his eyes) "You have a funny way of raising a kid..." mizune: !!!!!!! WE NEED TO LEAVE, LIKE, NOW! Yohei: "What are we dealing with?" mizune: that's one of the kishin! chie: !!!!! Shotaro: "Crap! Um...Where's the exit?!" (looks up at the ceiling) mana: back the way we came? Shotaro: "Stand clear! HORN OF RHINO!" (charges forward) mikan: oof! *she is holding off* Yohei: "Hurry! Get moving!" -TOSS- chie: ah! o-ow.... Yohei: "Chie!" chie: *wince* Yohei: (picks her up) "We got to get out of here..." (runs for exit) mikan: *picks up heibito* they should consider themselves lucky i was in a good mood today, otherwise i'd have to get your bedroom all bloody. *nose nuzzle* heibito: ^o^ Yohei: "Mizune! Cover us! I'm putting some obstacles between us and her." mizune: hyeahh! *charges* mikan: *block* now that's just being a poor sport. *BOOM* Shotaro: "I made another exit!" mana: lets go then! Shotaro: "You go! I'll get Mizune!" mana: right! chie: *nods* Shotaro: (runs at Mikan) "You like wiping around! Then take this! BEAK OF OCTOPUS!" (flings arms like tentacles at Mikan) -tentacle slap fight- Shotaro: (to Mizune) "You ready?!" mizune: *grabs him and runs* Shotaro: o\\\\\\o "Th-Thanks..." mizune: 0___________________0;;;;;; Yohei: (starts up a small vehicle with multiple seats) "Get in! We're leaving!" Shotaro: "...You can put me down now, Ma'am." mizune: *SLAM* FLOOR IT FOR THE LOVE OF FREYA, FUCKING FLOOR IT!!! Shotaro: (gasps) "Language!" Yohei: "Don't have to tell me twice!" (turns it on--and it goes 0 to 60 MPH) chie: *sigh* ow... Yohei: (programs GPS for auto-drive to nearest hospital) "Mizune...What's wrong?" mizune: ....... -inside- Asura: "I should have consumed them..." mikan: i know. *she rubs his back* Asura: "Savages...Invading our home...He was going to steal our child..." mikan: he's safe, see. heibito: buh? Asura: (smiles...strokes Heibito's cheek, kisses Mikan's forehead) "You saved him." mikan: as if i'd let them touch him without consequences.. Asura: "...How much food do we have remaining?" mikan: perhaps one of the cult members is willing to sacrifice themselves? Asura: (nods) "But we will have to relocate...There is no way they won't report this location." mikan: deeper underground? Asura: (nods) -outside- Yohei: "...No one is following us. The hospital is still an hour from us. Chie? Can you hold on?" chie: i'm fine, rea-*wince* damn.... Yohei: "...The car is on auto-pilot. Let me take a look..." chie: mmmm..... 7////7; Yohei: "...What?" chie: n-nothing... Yohei: (looks behind her) "Chie, your back looks bruised..." chie: yeah, i can tell... Yohei: (removes first aid kit) "I'm going to clean the cuts there, then apply salve to dull the pain." chie: *wince* ah... Yohei: "This is going to sting a bit more...Want something?" -elsewhere- Kid: (washing his face) liz: you ok in there? Kid: "Yes..." (exits the bathroom) "Just tired." liz:..... Kid: "How about you? Feel okay?" liz: yeah. Kid: "..." (looks down) "Th-Thank you for your concern." liz: *she nods* Kid: "..." (awkward hug) liz:...*pats his back* Kid: *sniff* "I-I think I better get some rest." liz: yeah.... Kid: "Good night...Sleep well..." -the next morning- Kid: *yawn* stocking: *yawn* morning kiddo... Kid: (smiles) "You're here..." stocking: why wouldnt i be? Kid: (hugs her) "Sorry. I'm just grateful every day I know you are safe." stocking: *she smiles* Kid: (pats her back) "What is today?" stocking: thursday i think? Kid: (nods) "Up for breakfast?" stocking: yeah. Kid: (smiles) "Head down to the dining room? Or breakfast in bed?" -later at school- Kid: (mapping something...) soul:......*napping* Black Star: (flinging pencils into the ceiling) kim:......*peeeeks over kid's shoulder* hmm? Patty: (doodling) "Man, seems kind of slow today..." Kid: (looks back at Kim) "May I help you?" kim: nothin'.... *whistles+glances at kid's paper* kim: what's with the house layout? Kid: "J-Just...something I'm thinking about in the future..." kim: building a future lovenest~? *smirk* Kid: o\\\\o "I-I just was--I mean, I--I wanted to, you know, make something ideal for--for--...Sure. Let's go with that." kim: hehe~ *griiiin* Kid: (blushing) "W-Would she like it?" kim: why dont you ask her? Kid: "...Okay..." -at lunch- Kid: "St-Stocking? Would you...look at this?" stocking: hmm? what's this? Kid: "...A plan...for a future home." stocking: ah. Kid: "...In the future...could you imagine us living somewhere else?" stocking: oh? what about gallows manor? Kid: "What if...it starts to feel cramped there? And we want more privacy?" stocking: hmmm... maybe. Kid: (small smile) "We could have an entire pantry just for desserts..." stocking: *shiny eyes* for reals? Kid: (smirks) "For reals." stocking: *hug* i love you. Kid: o\\\o "I-I love you, t-too..." stocking: hmm? you ok? Kid: (nods) "S-Sorry. I'm still not...on my game, so to speak, 100 percent." stocking:...is this still about...y-you know.... Kid: "..." (nods) stocking: mmm......*she holds his hand* Kid: "I'm sorry. I'm getting better, I promise...It's just...slow." stocking: i know kid.... Kid: "..." (small squeeze of her hand, a smile) "Thank you." -after school- Kid: "I was thinking about the water park, and I think I could use a new pair of swim trunks." stocking: sounds good. -elsewhere- Wes: (fixing some marks on sheet music) soul: *napping on the couch* Wes: "Hmm..." (pets Ghost Dog) "It's getting late...I better make some dinner for Soul..." dog: *bark bark!* Wes: "Shhh! Don't want to wake up Soul yet..." soul: zzzzz..... Wes: "Phew!" (pats Ghost Dog on the head again) "Come on--I'll give you something to eat." -elsewhere- Kid: "Hmm...Maybe the red..." julie: ?? *peeeek* Kid: (in swim trunks, looking at his reflection in the mirror) julie: hiya! Kid: o\\\\o "H-Hi, Julie! Y-You snuck up on me there..." julie: you ok? Kid: "...Yes. Just getting ready for the water park trip this weekend." julie: oooh. Kid: "Hmmm...Actually, would your mother and father want you and your siblings to go to a water park, too?" julie: really? *shiny eyes* Kid: (smiles) "Sure! They have plenty of rides for kids your age." -later- Patty: "All packed!" liz: apparently julie, riley and heather are coming along too. Patty: *shiny eyes* "Yay! We can go down the slides, have ice cream, pull down Black Star's trunks--" liz: woah now! Patty: "...What? You know you would do the same." liz: not in front of julie! D:< Patty: "Fine. I won't do that at the park..." liz: *sigh* Patty: (pouts, pokes Liz's shoulder) "I'm only kidding..." liz:..*chuckle* Patty: (smiles) "So, you almost ready for the waterpark?" liz: it's this saturday so, yeah. Patty: "Cool." (holds up her swimsuit) "Hope the weather is good." liz: should be. Patty: (smirks) "Any word from Wes?" liz: he'll be busy. Patty: "Aw, that's too bad...I'm sure he'd get a kick out of seeing you..." liz: o////o PATTI! Patty: "Maybe text him a pic~?" liz: PATTI!!! O///////////O Patty: "Oh, come on! Like you wouldn't mind seeing him in swimtrunks...or a speedo." -PILLOW TOSS'D- Patty: "...OH, IT'S ON! PILLOW FIGHT!" -at the 8th- Arthur: "KILL THE DRAGON!" maki: it's just a little salamander. Arthur: "KILL THE LITTLE SALAMANDER!" shinra: what's wrong arthur, scared of a little salamander~? Hehe. Arthur: "It is the responsibility of each knight to eliminate the threats of these hellish, fire-breathing beasts!" (points a finger at the salamander) "I'm watching you, hellspawn!" shinra:.........hey everyone! arthur is scared of salamanders! Arthur: "I am not!" (looks at the salamander...sweating, shaking...) salamander: ouo Arthur: "EEEK! IT LOOKED AT ME!" (hides behind the couch) shinra: *sweatdrop* Hibana: "Could you all keep it down? My head is killing me." -at gallows manor- stocking: soooo.....did you want to be in your undies tonight or not? Kid: "...I do, if you don't mind...Or I could...go without them?" stocking: hmmm.... are you sure about it kid? Kid: "..." (nods) stocking: just snuggling? Kid: (nods) "Just snuggling." stocking: ok. Kid: "...Could you...help me out of these?" stocking: ah, sure... Kid: "Th-Thanks..." stocking: *blush* no problem... Kid: "..." (gets out of his boxers...) "I...I feel okay with this..." Kid: "Um...Are you okay with this?" stocking: ....should i take mine off too? Kid: "...I'd...like that." stocking: ok then. *she undresses* Kid: (blushes) "You have such a glow to you...You're beautiful." stocking: *blush* oh you always say that. Kid: (holds her) "Because it's always true." (kisses her forehead, draws her closer) "No matter what happens, I will always love you." -the next morning- Kid: (is held in her arms, yawns) stocking: zzzzz.... Kid: (smiles, stays in her arms, holds onto her) stocking: *yawn* morning kiddo... Kid: "Morning, Angel. How do you feel?" stocking: slept well. you? Kid: (smiles) "Great." stocking: *she kisses his cheek* Kid: (smiles, kisses her cheeks) "I love you." stocking: i love you too cutie~ Kid: "Hee hee...Cutie...So are you." stocking: hehe~ Kid: (leans his head against her neck) "Today is Friday...I wish we could stay like this a little longer." stocking: me too, but alas, school. Kid: (rubs her back) "Yes." (sits up, stretches) -at school- Kid: "What's on today's agenda?" liz: looks like geography Kid: "Hmm..." (opens a book, revealing a map with locations marked) "Need more time..." -at lunch- Patty: (holds up T-Rex shaped chicken nugget) "RAWR!" soul: *yawn*.... Black Star: "You okay, man? You've been kind of sleepy." soul: yeah, i'm good....just been a long week.... kilik:.... Black Star: "How 'bout you, Kilik? How's today been?" kilik: pretty good for the most part. thunder: git gud! git gud! Black Star: "??? 'Good'?" -later, at gym- Patty: (stretching) "So looking forward to this." shinra: good to be back... Arthur: "Hmph. These shorts are not becoming of a knight. My sword might pop out." shinra: that's way more than we needed to know! Arthur: "...What? I meant this!" (holds up a scabbard) "It keeps shifting when I wear these short shorts." Sid: "NO SWORDS IN GYM." student: does that mean i can leave? Sid: "Get back here! I meant swords that don't turn into humans! Arthur, give me that sword and get in line for today's activities." -later- Kid: *huffing* "Jeez, that took more out of me than I thought." liz: phew... Patty: (collapsed, wheezing) "So many hurdles...that moat...the alligator." -after school- Kid: (stretches) "A light walk should help after an exhaustive gym class..." stocking: yeah. Kid: "Any stops to make along the way? Anything you need for tomorrow?" stocking: is the water park indoor or outdoor? Kid: "It's a mix of both. I heard some slides go through indoor parts..." stocking: cool. Kid: "One slide is incredible: it starts outside, circles around inside, and lands in the indoor pool." stocking: wow. Kid: (nods) "I hope you enjoy fast slides..." stocking: yeah, remember the waterpark back in japan? Kid: "Yes. I remember how cool the water felt..." stocking: yeah. and that little kid too.... Kid: (smiles) "Yeah..." (small squeeze of her hand) "Stocking..." stocking: mmm.... Kid: "You are good with children." stocking: *she smiles* Kid: "Someday..." stocking: hmm? Kid: "...maybe we will have kids..." stocking: *blush* i would like that... Kid: *blushes as well* "Yeah...In the future..." -elsewhere- Yohei: "Are you feeling better?" chie: yeah... Yohei: "Need more aspirin?" chie: a little bit... Yohei: (offers her two aspirin) "Here. Drink a lot with it." chie: *she smiles* thanks... Yohei: "Want something to eat? Or some music?" chie: some music and tea would be nice. Yohei: (smiles) "Okay..." (sets a cup underneath GET and taps their head--causing hot water to pour down and music to start playing) chie: *pulls her blanket closer* Yohei: (finishes brewing) "Here you are, Love." chie: *blush* thanks. Yohei: "...There room for someone else in that bed?" chie: sure. *she scoots over* Yohei: (lies beside her) "...So, I finished some programming for work..." chie: ah. anything in particular? Yohei: "It's for the hospital, something to make it easier for the doctors to keep up on their patients--without someone hacking in to get that info." chie: ah. Yohei: "You should see something else I've been working on..." chie: oh? what is it? Yohei: "A new janitor aid. Helps with cleaning: windows, walls, carpets..." (smirks) "Cleaning up after Shotaro cooks." chie: *chuckles* Yohei: "Maybe I could make you another robot...Anything you need?" chie: i'm good for now. Yohei: (nods, kisses her cheek) chie: *she smiles* Yohei: "...I'm so happy I put that music feature into GET..." chie: *she nods* Yohei: *yawns* -later elsewhere- Wes: (playing the violin) liz: *claps* Wes: (blushes) "Thank you...You liked it?" liz: *she nods* you're really great at it. Wes: "...There's...something else I've been working on." liz: oh? Wes: "Y-Yeah...It's rough, but I want to share it..." *Wes starts playing a song that sounds rough but has something sweet and hopeful underneath it* liz: *listening* *Wes concludes playing* Wes: "...I...was thinking of a title for it..." liz: hmm.... Wes: " 'Brooklyn.'" liz:....*sad smile* Wes: "...S-Sorry..." liz: it's beautiful. Wes: "Really?" liz: *she nods* Wes: "Thank you..." (puts away his violin) "It's something I'll try to improve upon..." liz: its nice. Wes: (smiles) "I...had some help." (holds her hand) soul: get a room already.. Wes: o\\\\o "S-Soul?!" soul: yo. Wes: "We were j-just talking!" soul: sure bro. liz: oh my god... Wes: (clears throat) "Um...D-Did you want something..." (through clenched teeth) "...oh dear brother of mine?" soul:.................... pizza? owo;;;; Wes: (teeth still clenched) "Then we'll order some." (smiles and beams brightly) "Which toppings would you like, Soul?" soul: pepperoni? Wes: "Sure! And Liz, what would you like?" liz: i'll take cheese. Wes: (pulls up phone, types in the order online) "Cool. Should be here in less than a half hour." soul: cool.... -elsewhere- Arthur: "What the heck happened to you?": shinra: i dont want to talk about it......but we may want to avoid the girl's dorm.....for a while......anywho, i got this. *holds up a DVD; legend of the titanic* Arthur: "...Is that...animated?" shinra: i heard it's supposed to be really bad...also something about a rapping dog? call it morbid curiosity.....we could MTS it. Arthur: "Sounds good. Get the TV room ready, and I'll get some snacks." -later- shinra:.....................my sanity hurts..... Arthur: (pinches bridge of his nose) "That song will never leave my brain. Damn you, Shinra." shinra: i blame kishiri, he's the one who gave me the damn thing.... Arthur: "He just wanted to hurt us. We will get back at him...WITH THIS!" (Holds up a copy of Manos) shinra: cold blooded. or how about........ *whispering* Arthur: (eyes widen, Grinch grin forms) "Yeeeees..." shinra: this may just be too cruel, even for kishiri.... Arthur: "But deserving. Let's do it..." -elsewhere- Anya: -\\\\\\- "Stupid, stupid, stupid..." mio: 0-0;;;;; that was terrifying. tsugumi: maybe we should let tamaki cool off a while.....a very long while. Meme: (weeping) "So rude to just storm on in like that..." ao: and when mr kusakabe came in, it just went downhill from there...... kim: but that was pretty savage of tamaki to do that to the kid.... Jacqueline: (has a black eye) "No, I think Tamaki should have done worse..." -elsewhere- Kid: "I have the sunscreen." stocking: awesome. -knock knock- liz: i'm home! Patty: "Sis!" (hugs her) liz: you excited? Patty: "Hee hee! Pools! Water! Slides!" kirika: *playing games on her phone* Patty: "Kirika, you're coming too, right?" kirika: nah, i got other stuff to do here. Gopher: "B-B-But wouldn't you want to go?!" *Gopher popped up out of the sofa....from under the cushion...that Kid is sitting atop* Kid: o___o kirika: O_0 HOW THE FUCK-........ you know what, i'm not even shocked at this point. Gopher: "I already got you an outfit and everything!" *holds up ruffled two-piece swimsuit* kirika:.......... -BOOM POW CRASH SLASH BWAMPH- Patty: o_O Kid: "...I had no idea limbs could be bent that way." Gopher: T__T "I can't feel my legs..." kirika: -/////-# Patty: "Um...Maybe Kirika can help Gopher recover? Nurse him back to health?" kirika: what am i, his mother? have eibon do it. Gopher: (puppy whining) kirika:......*grumble* fine, we'll go to the damn park tomorrow, jeez... Gopher: *bright eyes+W-mouth* OwO -elsewhere- Kishiri: "...Damn it." sayu: what's going on? Kishiri: "Just exhausted, and now I get this DVD in my mailbox...Freaking Shinra." sayu: what is it? Kishiri: "One of the worst films ever..." sayu: is it that movie about grey paints? Kishiri: "Movie about gray...Wait..." (deceptive smirk) "Sure..." sayu: blech. *sticks out her tongue* serina says that i shouldn’t bother with it. Kishiri: "You sure? I could use some company~" sayu: nah. i have stuff to do, see ya! *exits* Kishiri: -_-; "Damn...Guess I'm watching alone." -elsewhere- Shotaro: "This robot is great! It picks up all my dropped food!" chie: *she nods* pretty impressive. Yohei: (smirks) Tool: "Hmmm...Hope it keeps up cleaning. Don't want what happened with that other robot Yohei made...and blew up..." saki: maybe we could call them...'WASHU'? WASHU: ^o^ Yohei: "Heh. WASHU seems to like it." mana: hehe~ *WASHU starts washing dishes...with a little tiny apron on* Shotaro: "Cuts down on my work around the house, too!" Yohei: "Yeah, but that's because I have new work for you to do around here..." -elsewhere- Free: "Man, Mizune...They messed you up." mizune: 7n7 medi: an actual kishin?! you could have died! puchi: chu chu! Free: "Yeah." *shudder* "Did you hallucinate?" mizune: *sighs* i know....guess we lucked ou-OW! crap! Free: "??? What's wrong?" mizune: you're wrapping it too tightly! eruka: *coughphrasingcough*.... Free: "Oh--sorry! Here, let me loosen that on you--" -elsewhere- Kid: (holds up a speedo) stocking: do you want to or.... Kid: (shakes his head) "Not in public...I'd rather just have you as the only audience for that." stocking: oh.... *blush* Kid: (smiles) "Yeah...What will you be wearing?" stocking: i think i'll go with this one. -a black one piece with white down the middle- Kid: (smirks) "Very symmetrical." stocking: i was thinking of having my hair in buns too... what do you think? Kid: (smiles) "I can't wait to see that..." stocking: great! Kid: (hugs her) "You always look great." stocking: i mean, i know it would look cute either way, but i still wanted a second opinion~ Kid: "Hee hee..." (smooths along her back) "So confident...so cute..." stocking: *griiin* hehe~ Kid: (light pat on her bottom) -the next day- Patty: "All set!" -and so- kirika: not bad... *she's in a one piece with shorts built in* Gopher: "Oooooooooh...Such a big pool..." (glances at Kirika...blushes) kirika: you wanna get pushed in? Gopher: "...Could I pull you in with me?" -sploosh- kirika: nah. soul: i cant believe she just 300'd him... Gopher: *flapping arms wildly* "Help! Help! I'm going to drown!" liz: it's the kiddy pool for crying out loud... -_-; Gopher: o_o (shyly stands up) Kid: (sighs) "Well, let's meet back at the food court at 12 noon." -later- Patty: "Yipee!" Black Star: (swinging on rope into the pool) "Yahoo!" soul: .////. -he lost his trunks earlier*- Patty: "Oh, come on in, Soul! It's fun!" Patty: "You too, Sis! Stop tanning and start swimming!" liz: i am! soul: 7///7;;;; Patty: (pouts) "Oh, come on, Soul...It's not that embarrassing. You should be proud of your Tiny Eater!" soul: IT'S NOT TINY! DX< Patty: "I know..." ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) liz: oh my god! Black Star: "Mooooooving on--let's focus on important things, like the best slide ever! THE ASS-BREAKER!" liz:........wat? Black Star: "It goes so fast and hits the water so hard, you'll be lucky if you can sit for a week! Isn't that awesome?!" -elsewhere in the park- Kid: "Careful, Julie..." -splish splash- julie: *determined face* Kid: (laughs) "You're doing great! Keep kicking!" riley: come on! whoop their butts! Kid: "Oh, you want to race?!" (laughs as he feigns trying to out-race Julie) -elsewhere- eibon: the young miss kure? hmmm... she does seem rather....erm...how do i put this lightly.... aggressive. why do you ask? Sid: "Some concerns about her coursework." eibon: how so? Sid: "Her homework has been returned with far less attention to detail, especially in math problems and writing. And she seems distracted during gym and training." eibon: hmm, i can see that, however, i'm curious as to why you brought this matter up with me rather than death, who, may i add, is her adoptive father? Sid: "Because I think it is Gopher that is distracting her." eibon: is that right? i'll have to discuss this with death later. Sid: "Please do so." -later- kirika: why am i even here? Yumi: "We wanted to make sure that no one was bothering you in class and getting in the way of your studies." kirika: i told you, i'm fine, really. lord death: what about your little friend...erm.....gofario was it? kirika: !! w-what about the little weasel? Yumi: "Is he bothering you? Has he been bullying you?" kirika: no he hasnt....to be honest, i think he has some weird little crush on me or something... Yumi: (eyeglass glint) "Oh?" (looks at Death) "Perhaps we should have Eibon speak with him." (to Kirika) "Do you want Eibon to talk with Gopher about this? Perhaps remind him how adults should act?" kirika: i told you i have it under control, jeez! Yumi: "Kirika...We just want to make sure that you are safe, and that you are accomplishing what you need to, and what you want to." kirika: i'm fine, dont worry. Yumi: "You know you can talk to us, yes? We're not your enemies--we're here to help." kirika:.....yeah yeah..... Yumi: (sigh) "Okay...Kirika? Would tutoring help?" kirika: i'm fine! Yumi: "There's no need to yell...But for now, we will wrap up this discussion." kirika: ............ lord death: .......i worry about her...i know she had a hard life before this, but the details are rather sketchy. Yumi: (nods) "I don't know...We can't push her, but I want to support her." lord death: i understand....and i wish for that as well.... Yumi: (shakes her head) "I never felt like my parents supported me...especially after..." (holds up her hands) "...this." lord death: ??............. *he holds her* Yumi: "My parents did not take the news well that their child was...a weapon." lord death: you mean....they didnt know? Yumi: "Not until my abilities manifested..." lord death:....*he hugs her* -elsewhere- Kid: "I thought the trip to the pool went well enough." stocking: it was a lot of fun today. *she smiles* Kid: "Yes." (kisses her forehead) "I really like your hair in buns." stocking: hehe~ *brushing her hair* Kid: (smiles) "I love your hair in a lot of ways...tied up...loose...how it looks after getting caught in the rain." stocking: *she smiles* Kid: "And that swimsuit was great on you, too..." stocking: as do your trunks~ Kid: "Heh heh...I noticed you staring..." stocking: *innocent whistling* Kid: "You don't have to hide it..." (whispers in her ear) "I was staring at you, too." stocking: ahh... *bluuuush* Kid: (draws finger along the back of her neck) stocking: *siiigh* Kid: (kisses the back of her neck) -a few minutes of making out later- Kid: (panting) "You...So...God." stocking: y-you ok k-kid? Kid: (nods) "I just...You are so hot, and I feel so..." (kisses along her neck) "I want you." stocking: ahhh~ d-do you want to...y-you know.... *blush* Kid: (takes a hold of the collar of her dress, practically pulling it off of her) "Yes..." -and so- Kid: "Is this okay?" stocking *panting* y-yeah...... *bluuuush* Kid: "A-Anything you want? Oral?" stocking: w-whatever you feel comfortable with, babe. Kid: "I want to taste you so badly..." (kisses along her breasts down to her slit) stocking: ah-aahhhhhhhh~<3 Kid: (smirks as he kisses along her--then gives a long, slow lick) -half an hour later- Kid: "You are so sweet..." stocking: *panting* d-damn i missed that....*she kisses him* still as amazing as ever... Kid: (smirks, chuckling) "Stocking...You are still amazing..." (rests his hands along her breast and hip) stocking: *she rubs his bicep* you've been working out, havent you? Kid: (blushes) "Y-You like it?" stocking: *she smirks and kisses them* they're quite nice... Kid: (blushes) "Thank you...I've been trying...And..." (rubs a hand over her legs) "You are rather toned, too." stocking: *blush* i havent noticed... Kid: "I love your legs..." (leans down, kisses her knee) stocking: aah~ Kid: (lets a finger trail along her calf and up to behind her knee--and tickles) stocking: k-kid! haha! Kid: "What's wrong?" (smirks, as he continues to tickle behind her knee--and under her armpit) stocking: *giggles and bends her leg and pulls her arm closer* kid that tickles! Kid: (straddles her, as his fingers tickle under both of her armpits) "Your laughter is divine." stocking: ah! k-kid!! *she blushes and writhes* Kid: (licks along her neck) "What would you like me to do, Love?" stocking: y-your fingers...*she looks down* Kid: (slips a finger along her lips) "Better make it nice and wet first..." stocking: mmmnnn~ Kid: (smiles) "Let's begin..." (slowly traces his fingers along her slit) stocking: ah-ahhhh~! -some time later- stocking: *panting* Kid: (kisses her neck) "Hot?" stocking: haaaa... y-yeah....you? Kid: (nods) "...I think I have an idea for the future..." stocking: oh? Kid: "Ice cubes..." stocking: mmm~ Kid: "Cool you down below..." (kisses down along her cleavage) "And inside..." -the next morning- stocking: happy birthday liz! Patty: (party favor blow) Kid: (claps) "Happy birthday!" liz: you guys, this is so nice of all of you. Patty: "Open mine first!" (holds up super-wrapped gift) -elsewhere- Wes: "Almost finished..." -elsewhere- Black Star: "Bam!" (holds up giftbox to Liz) liz: thanks, you guys. Black Star: "You'll really like the gift Tsubaki and I got you--best gift of them all!" -it was a phone charm- liz: how cute, thanks so much. Black Star: "Heh heh..." -with the teachers- Stein: "Hmm...Not good." justin: how so? Stein: "These reports of madness, coupled with that sighting of Asura..." justin: ...... marie: should we investigate? Stein: "We need a plan...If we get hit with a madness wave..." marie:....... Tezca: "Hmm...If only we could send a dummy--" Spirit: "Hey!" Tezca: -_-; "A duplicate...Like, a fake human..." eibon: i'm afraid sending inori is out of the question....her history with asura isnt exactly....pleasent.... Tezca: "Hmm...I could try sending a mirror clone, but they don't last long..." marie: what do we do then? Spirit: *sighs* "I guess we're stuck going ourselves to where Asura was last seen...and just hope we don't die..." ("Maka...I may be seeing you...") -in lysandra, the whole place is completely silent....empty.....- Vagrant: *coughs* "Ugh...Dust." ???: 's a lot quieter these days since those fancy science folks hit the road.... Vagrant: "No kiddin'..." (scratches their skin) ???: seems those mutants left too.....*cough* Vagrant: "Good riddance...Freaks..." (scratching harder) ???: yeah, one of those science guys stabbed me a while back....*coughing* s-shit... Vagrant: "Huh...You don't look good...Face is all cut up." ???: i dont feel cut- *coughing more until he is coughing up some black substance* oh....t-that doesnt look good... Vagrant: "Jeez, I told you cigarettes would kill you..." ???: *collapses and throws up their internal organs* Vagrant: "Ah! Ahhhhh! AHHHHHHH!" (clawing at his skin, pulling it off) -another vagrant is lurking- ????: the hell is all that? Vagrant: "What the hell?! What is going on?! What is happening to him?!!" -the other man begins....changing.....into something- Vagrant: (clawing at his cheeks) "What is this? What is this?!!" -back in death city- Wes: (holding gift, blushing) liz: hmm? Wes: "...Happy birthday?" (hands her the gift) liz: *she opens it* *A simple but elegant necklace* liz: wes, it's beautiful. Wes: "You like it?" liz: yes, thank you so much *she hugs him* Wes: (returns the hug) "Happy birthday." stocking: aww. Wes: o_o; liz: ^^; Wes: (clears throat) "Well...I'm happy you have such good friends here..." liz: *she smiles* i'm glad... Wes: (smiles back) Kid: (taps Stocking on the shoulder) "Maybe we should leave them be..." stocking: yeah. ^^ Wes: (blushing, rubbing back of his neck) "S-Sorry, Liz...I can...maybe I should head out..." liz: you sure? Wes: "I just...I mean, I want to stay...if you wouldn't mind if I did..." -later- WASHU: (beeping and waving their arms in fear) mana: hmmm? something wrong? WASHU: "GET! GET!" mana: get? get what? WASHU: (points at GET, who is following) mana: oh, hey get, what up? GET: (growls at WASHU) WASHU: (hides) mana: get! that's not very nice! GET: (squeaky foot stomps) WASHU: Xp (WASHU's face emoticon) GET: D:< (punches at WASHU) mana: *sigh* come on, cant you two get along? WASHU and GET: (slap fight) Yohei: "...What the fuck?" saki: should i do something? Yohei: "Please, proceed." -mini-shocks- saki: behave you two. GET and WASHU: "Owie..." X_X chie: i'm almost scared to see how she acts after the baby is born... Yohei: o_o; "Shhh!" saki: aww, chie, that's meeeean~! *pouty face* chie: ^^;; WASHU: "..." (hugs Saki) saki: oh? GET: (pouts, hugs Saki, too) saki: hehe....sorry you two. *she hugs them* GET: C: WASHU: ^0^ -elsewhere- Arthur: "...No." shinra: hmm? Arthur: "Nothing...Hibana just had a humiliating suggestion..." shinra: oh god what now? Arthur: "You know the Cultural Festival?" shinra: the spring culture festival? i think so, what about it? (thinking: i have a very bad feeling about this...) Arthur: (holds up a foam cartoon salamander outfit) "I get to wear this...Wait until you see _your_ costume." shinra: *laughing* Arthur: (glares...and holds up a Tarzan outfit) "Your outfit...Jungle Boy." shinra: O_O *his soul attempts to leave his body, but it fails* Hibana: "Oh! You two have your outfits! Good! Wait until you see what I got for Iris~" shinra: (thinking: i'm afraid to ask) -it was a ferret fursuit- shinra:......that is just terrifying. Hibana: "The theme is 'Wild World of Animals'! Excellent, I know. Oh, and Akitaru will of course be in a gorilla suit--" Akitaru: "...Ffffffffffffff--" Hibana: (snaps fingers) "Gabriella? The other costumes, please." -and so- *"Tarzan's Boy" playing in the background* Arthur: (scratching, voice muffled) "This salamander suit itches..." shinra: i want to die... Akitaru: (doing pushups in gorilla suit) "Must...exercise...the anger out..." maki: *as a parakeet* it's not so bad... Takehisa: (as a cat boy) o\\\\o Hibana: (claps and laughs) "Glorious!" gabriella: excellent as always, princess! *in a giraffe costume* Hibana: "I thought so." (dressed as a snake woman) Arthur: "Can I take off this head? It's hot in here..." -in the haunted house attraction- Kid: "Oh, this takes me back..." stocking: yeah....*small frown* i hope tamaki is ok wherever she is.... Kid: "..." (holds her hand) "Likewise...I've been trying to sense any of their spiritual energy..." stocking:....... Kid: (shakes his head) "I can't find it..." stocking: ?? Kid: "It's odd. I don't sense Tamaki anywhere." stocking: *she frowns*.... Kid: "I'm sorry..." -inside the haunted house- Kid: "EEEP!" stocking: hehe~ Kid: (cowering behind Stocking) "I don't know what is scarier...the lack of balance, the dust, the eyeball..." stocking: *she holds his hand* dont worry, i'll protect you, ok? Kid: "I-I know you will...Thank you." stocking: *she smiles* *Fog explodes around them* stocking: *she squints her eyes* hmm.... ???: *hand grabs Stocking's shoulder* stocking: !! kid? Kid: (on the other side of her) "Yes? What is it?" stocking: 0-0;;;;;;;;;; ???: "Heh heh heh...Scared yet?" stocking: HAI-CHAAA! *CHOP ATTACKS THE PERSON BEHIND HER* Kid: "?!" ???: "Ow! What the fuck, lady?!" stocking: eh? ???: (takes off mask) "It's a haunted house! We're supposed to scare you! Jeez!" stocking: ah, s-sorry about that ^^; Kid: "Should we bring you to the medic?" ???: "I'm fine! Just keep back, you psychos..." stocking: *frowns* come on...lets keep going on head.... Kid: *frowning* "Yes..." *Chainsaw heard* stocking: eek! Kid: "AAAAH!" *Man with a chainsaw emerges* ???: "HA HA HA HA!" -stocking takes kid's hand and pulls him into the next room- ???: "Hey! Get back here!" Kid: "What is this place even about?!" -elsewhere- Patty: "Hmmm~ The food court at the cultural festival is always the best part!" soul: all kinds of stuff. Black Star: (shoveling pasta and pizza into his mouth) Wes: "Hmm...Hard to choose..." stocking: *enjoying some cotton candy* mmmm~ Kid: (picks a bit of cotton candy away from Stocking...) stocking: *pouty face* Kid: ^_^; "I just wanted to share a sweet with my sweet..." stocking:...aw you~ *she licks his lips* Kid: o\\\\\\o "Um...Yes, that works, too." -later- Patty: "They announced the winners of the best Cultural Festival display!" stocking: oh? who won? Patty: "I'm not sure--I saw that lady from the 5th Fire Brigade crying after the announcement was made." shinra: can i put on real clothes now? Hibana: (holding up a 3rd place ribbon, sobbing) "I thought we would do better than this..." Arthur: (smirks at Shinra) "Why bother? I think Iris is liking the view--" shinra: *covers his mouth* oh shush you! iris: ???? *confused iris noises* Patty: (spots Gabriella) "Oh." (smiles serenely) "A giraffe." (sharpens an axe) gabriella:....i get the distinct feeling i should run... Patty: "MEEEEEEEEEEEAT!" (chases Gabriella) Kid: o_o; "WHY DO WE EVEN HAVE AN AXE-SHARPENING BOOTH THIS YEAR?!" -later- Patty: "Huh. My bail was much lower this time." liz: damn she was quick....like a damn gazelle. Kid: "Indeed." (pulls Patty by the ear) "I wonder whether she considered joining a track team." Patty: >-<; liz: *shrug* Kid: "At least this Cultural Festival was a success: Father had said the charity fundraiser broke records." stocking: that's amazing! Kid: (smiles) "People can be very kind to each other when it is necessary..." (lets go of Patty's ear) Patty: -_-; "Yeah..." stocking: so what did you want to do now? Kid: "I wanted to help with some cleaning, then maybe pick up a snack on the way home?" liz: sounds good. Kid: "Okay. Start by collecting the posters..." -later that night- stocking: ahhh....that was amazing.... Kid: (kisses her cheek) "I thought so, too..." stocking: *she blushes* the ice felt really good... Kid: (licks his lips) "Indeed...I was worried I was going to get a brain freeze...or you would have a...freeze down there..." stocking: .///. Kid: "But it kept your cool though, right?" stocking: yeah....i have an idea for next time~ *she whispers something into his ear* Kid: .\\\\\. "Oh...That would be fun..." stocking: hehe~ Kid: "..." (cups a hand along her breast) "Your mind is so creative..." -elsewhere in the house- kirika: -_-; Gopher: ^W^ kirika: why are you even here? dont you have your own house or something? Gopher: "I wanted to return this to you." (holds up her wallet) kirika: geh- HOW DID YOU EVEN GET THIS?! Gopher: o_o; "Y-You must have dropped it!" kirika: *grumbles+mumbles* why do you have to be such a damn creeper... w-whatever, just dont go digging around my stuff anymore, ok? Gopher: -^- "I was _not_ digging around...I didn't even look inside your wallet! I just came here to return it." kirika:......*she takes it back* w-whatever.... *she checks through it* everything's here..... Gopher: "See? I--" o\\\\\o kirika: ?? Gopher: "N-Nothing..." kirika: ............ mocha: nyaan. Gopher: *gasp* "Kitty!" kirika: ah mocha, i was wondering where you went off too... *she picks her up* Gopher: "She's adorable..." kirika: she was a stray i found....decided to take her in... Gopher: "That was kind of you." kirika: 7///7 w-well, i couldnt just leave her out there, the world's a fucked up place, i should know... Gopher: "And you came out of that world as a decent person." kirika: o///o a-as if! you know i once sent a guy to the ER using only a goddamn speak-and-spell! Gopher: (shiny eyes) "Really? How effective is the Speak and Spell as a weapon?" kirika: the trick is how hard you- Gopher: ‘w’ liz: hey. Gopher: "Oh. Hello!" (happy wave) liz: you guys ok? Gopher: (smiles) "I'm fine." kirika: yeah. i'm gonna head to bed soon. Gopher: "Good idea!" -the next morning- Kid: "Ah..." stocking: morning cutie~ Kid: (groans) "Morning...I feel sore..." stocking: aww, were we too rough last night? Kid: (smiles) "No. Just enthusiastic. You give me an amazing workout." stocking: hehe~ Kid: "And you? Are you sore?" (trails finger along her arm) stocking: i'm ok i think....*blush* Kid: "With how you were screaming, I wanted to make sure..." (kisses her arm) stocking: U////U Kid: "Stocking...I...I am happy we have a sex life together." stocking: i...i'm glad too. *she smiles* thank you... Kid: (smiles) "I love you." stocking: *she kisses him* i love you too, kiddo. Kid: (passes hand along her cheek) "How do you look so beautiful each morning?" -later- Patty: "What's on today's agenda?" -at the 8th- maki: it stinks the commander caught a cold... Arthur: "Yeah. That leaves a power vacuum to be filled by either Takehisa or Hibana..." *shudder* shinra: hopefully iris gets back soon with the medicine... Akitaru: *loud coughing in his room* "Ugh..." shinra:............. Arthur: "I hope the Commander's cold doesn't spread..." (sniffs) shinra: *puts on a mask with a sharp teeth design on it* Takehisa: (has laid out bottles of vitamins, taking them in sequence) -elsewhere- Anya: (holds up a dress) mio: so you got a mission for the NOT classes? Anya: "Yes. Now I just need to determine proper attire..." mio: you're just modeling for a picture right? Anya: "It's not simply modeling! I have to embody the essence of what the photographer seeks!" *dramatic pose* mio: *sweatdrop* yeeaah.... Anya: -_-; Meme: (holds up a dress) "Maybe this one, too? Are you dressing in formal, casual?" Anya: "I'm not entirely sure..." mio:.... !! i have an idea. Anya: "???" -later- mio: i think this may work, what do you think meme? Meme: "Pretty!" mio: take a look princess. -anya's make-up is almost clown like- Anya: o\\\\\\\\\\o "What the--?!" tsugumi: anya is every-................................................*she nearly dies of laughter* ao: *trying to keep her composure and failing* hehehehehe.... Anya: T_T "I HATE YOU ALL!" -and so- Anya: -\\\\\- "I am here for my photography shoot..." -later- Anya: (pouts) mio: i think it went well -elsewhere- Wes: "You up for this?" soul: *cracks knuckles* ready. Wes: (smirks) "Not going to hold back..." soul: *staring at the board* hmmm...... Wes: (looking at the game pieces as well, determining where to move) soul: *moves his piece* Wes: "Just got to get to the finish line on this one..." soul:...how's stuff going with liz? Wes: "Great! Been happy with the time we're together..." soul: have you...you know....considered asking her the big Q? Wes: o\\\\\o "...Y-Yeah, I've thought about it...a lot." soul: well....?? Wes: "...I...Um...This is kind of embarrassing, but..." soul: ??? Wes: "I'm worried about...being intimate." soul: oh? how so? Wes: "Um...We have been...slow with going further with sex." soul: ahh... Wes: "Yeah...I don't want to push anything...We've talked..." soul: *he nods* Wes: "I...love Liz..." soul: ..... Wes: (sad smile) "It wouldn't hurt to look for the ring now..." -elsewhere- Arthur: "AH-CHOO!" shinra: dude! *still wearing his mask* Arthur: "Calm down! It was just dust! It's not like I'm--I'm--AAAAAAH-CHOOOO!" *sniff, stuffed, snot dripping out of one nostril* "Oh no..." Hibana: (eyes light up) "Then you and Shinra will need my cure-all hot-and-spicy soup!" shinra: *flees* Arthur: o_o; "I'm gonna run! I'm--ah--ah--CHOO!" Hibana: (slips soup into his mouth as he sneezes) "There! That will perk you up!" Arthur: "..." (burps out fire, covers his mouth) o\\\\\\o -elsewhere- Patty: "So...Sis?" liz: yeah? Patty: "How are things with you and Wes?" liz: really great, why do you ask? Patty: "Just curious...It's been awhile since he stayed over." liz: should i call him over? Patty: "Do you _want_ to?" liz:...... *she calls him up* Wes: (sees who's calling) "Hey, Liz." liz: say, want to come over? Wes: "Hang on--" (to Soul) "Want to head over to Liz's?" soul: sure. Wes: "Sure, Liz--Soul and I are on our way." liz: alright, see you then. Wes: (smiles) "See you then!" (hangs up) liz: *she smiles* Patty: "That'll be good to see Wes and Soul! And I'm sure it'll be good for you, Sis..." -later- Wes: "I'm happy to be here."' liz: can we get you anything? Wes: "Just water to start." soul: some M-dew if you got any. Patty: "Yep! Got both! What, you don't want some sparkling water or wine, Wes?" (eyebrow wiggle) liz: patti! Wes: (chuckles) "I wouldn't want to drink wine when Soul can't have a sip yet." soul: XP Patty: "Fine...I'll get the drinks. Soul, come help me with them..." soul: *mumbling* im only 18... Wes: (smiles at Soul, then looks at Liz..."She's so...") "You're looking well." liz: thanks. *she smiles* Wes: "I like what you did with your hair...When did you get it done?" liz: the other day for the cultural festival. Wes: "You look cute with it." liz: you look great too. Wes: (blushes) "Thanks..." Wes: "..." (holds her hand) liz: *blush* Wes: "I like being with you, Liz." liz: me too...b-being with you that is... .///.; Wes: *chuckles* "I'd..." *kisses her cheek* liz: *blush* Wes: (rubs her hand) "Thanks for inviting Soul and me over." liz: no problem. Wes: "I had wanted to see you today. I enjoyed the festival a lot." -elsewhere- Yohei: "Okay, I'm almost done with the lights..." saki: i appreciate what you're doing. *she smiles* Yohei: "Of course." *smiles* "Okay. We're ready to turn them on and see how they look..." *turns on the lights* chie: it looks great! saki: *she smiles* Yohei: "Heh. Cool." saki: i'm sure Io's going to love it... Yohei: "I hope so...I, uh, got something else..." saki: oh? Yohei: (holds up a teddy bear doll) saki: it's perfect. Yohei: "Yeah...I did some fine-tuning on it, so it'll function as baby cam and some other features..." chie: that sounds like a good idea. Yohei: "Yeah...Nothing to scare Io, just monitoring equipment...I already programmed WASHU and GET as babysitters / defensive measures." chie: *she nods* Shotaro: "We're back!" (holds up shopping bags) mana: how's the room coming along? Yohei: "I think pretty well. Still working on rocking chair." -elsewhere- Patty: (yawns) "Man, I don't know why I am so tired." soul: been a long week. Patty: "Definitely." (stretches) "How 'bout you, Soul? Any plans next week?" soul: not sure yet. Patty: "Hmmm...Oh! Want to help me babysit?" soul: sure. Patty: "Yay! Julie will love you!" soul: ....*he nods* alright then. what about shiori? Patty: "Yeah, Shiori, too! How are you with babies?" soul: not sure. i mean, i watch nagisa sometimes for blair so...does that count? Patty: "Close enough!" :D -and so- julie: *they're watching a movie* Patty: *watching along, laughing* shiori: ?? *head tilt* Patty: "Oh, man, this is classic! Listen to his next line. Listen to his next line!" -elsewhere- Yumi: "It's good to have a night off." lord death: indeed...one of these days we should have a family outing, you, me, the kids... Yumi: "Like a picnic?" lord death: perfect! we could sit under the cherry blossoms! Yumi: (smiles) "Shiori hasn't seen them yet..." lord death: always a first for something, right? Yumi: (nods) "She has so many new experiences ahead of her...as do Kirika and Kid." lord death: *he nods* Yumi: (pats his shoulder) "What should we do with our date night?" -elsewhere- Wes: "So..." liz: hmm? Wes: "I was wondering...Do you have any plans next Friday?" liz: not in particular, why? Wes: "I was thinking of going out for drinks and dancing, maybe a walk around town." liz: that sounds great- -something is heard from the other room- Wes: "??? What was that?" liz:....*she goes to check* stocking: jeez kid, i barely got the tip in and already you're screaming...it's kind of cute~ Kid: "Ah~ Sorry...Just a bit tense..." Wes: (following Liz) stocking: is this the first time you took it from behind or....? liz: O-O;;;;;;; *presses head against the door* Wes: "What's wrong? Kid okay?" Kid: "N-No...We've done something kind of like this before..." liz: um i think so..... stocking:.....do you want me to continue? Kid: (clenching his teeth) "Y-Yeah...Slowly..." Wes: "??? He isn't...you know, hurting himself, is he?" liz: *she listens* stocking: ok...*she does so* Kid: "Ah!" (panting) "That...Oh, God..." liz: .///////.;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Kid: "That's incredible...It's so...Ah~" Wes: "Liz? You okay? You're getting red down to your neck." liz: let him work it out lets go.... .////. stocking: you like that kiddo~? Wes: "O-Okay? Where to?" Kid: "Hmm~ Yes..." -elsewhere- Akitaru: "Man...I am still ill...I could only stand to do 400 push-ups today." maki: you shouldnt overwork yourself. ):> Akitaru: "This is nothing...I usually do 800 push-uh-uh-uuuuuuuuuuh-choo!" (sneezes) maki: *sigh* Arthur: (whining) "Maki! I want more soup..." maki: in a moment! *siiigh* honestly... iris: *frowns* we really need more medical staff here.... Takehisa: "Here, I finished this bowl of soup. Give it to Arthur and shut him up already." -in another room- shinra:.......... Hibana: "Shinra? You okay?" shinra: I'M FINE! OwO;;;;;; Hibana: "???" shinra: dont me, i'm just napping..... *thinking about earlier in that morning.....when he and iris accidently smooched* ./////.;;; Hibana: "Did something happen?" shinra: just tired, 'been a long day... Hibana: "Hmm...That's odd. Iris was saying the same thing..." shinra: .//////.;;;; *sweats* Hibana: :3 "Well, then...I'll leave you be..." (giggles) shinra: *gulp* ok then... Hibana: (shuts the door quietly) *quiet giggling* "Oh, this is good..." gabriella: ??? Hibana: "Gabriella..." (takes her hand) "I am Cupid." gabriella: o/////////////o -splurt- gariella: geh....hehe...*cough* Hibana: "And I shall be the most excellent matchmaker! Come! We have work to do!" -elsewhere- Ponera: T_T grimoire: you seem troubled. Ponera: "Medusa yelled at me..." grimoire: do you want me to talk to her? Ponera: (nods) "Just...be patient with her." shaula: be warned, she's in mega-bitch mode so- -LOUD NOISES- grimoire:....*pulls a knife out of his shoulder* well...........that didnt work. Ponera: o_O "Oh, God, she'll kill us all..." Ponera: (starts praying) "Please have this baby soon..." -elsewhere- Kid: (panting) stocking: how was it~? Kid: (smiles weakly) "Awesome..." stocking: *she kisses his forehead* so cute. Kid: (smiles) "You're one to talk." stocking: hehe~ Kid: (snuggles, purrs) "I like this..." stocking: me too... Kid: (twirls a finger along her skin) "I never thought....I'd meet someone like you." stocking: same here... *blush* Kid: (small squishy hug) "Thank you." stocking: hehe~ Kid: (tender kiss between her neck and chest) stocking: mmmmn~<3 Kid: (leans against her chest) "I appreciate this..." stocking: *she holds him close* i love you kid. Kid: "I love you, too." (purrs) -elsewhere- soul: *napping in the guest room* Patty: "Zzzzz..." soul: mmmn... -patti's foot is against his face- Patty: (turns over--slamming her other foot in his face) soul: mmph..... -in the dream world- soul: makaaaaaaaa help please.... *sweatdrop* *Some brushes along his face* ???: "Soul?" soul: maka! *Feathers fly by* Maka: "Soul!" soul: *he runs to hug her* Maka: (holds out her arms, smiling lightly) soul: *he reaches out to her* Maka: (closes her arms around him...) soul: maka i- Maka: *chu* soul: !!! Maka: (holds the kiss a moment too long--then pulls back) "S-Sorry..." soul: i-it's fine.... Maka: (smiles) "I've been wanting to see you for so--" ???: "That was hot!" soul: *SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAM!!!!!!!!!!!* Patty: "Hi, Soul! Who are you--?" (spots--) "...Maka?" Maka: o_o Patty: T_T "MAAAAAAAKAAAAA!" *glomp* soul: patti?! uh....how.............?????? Maka: (struggling to get the crying Thompson off of her) "Y-Yeah! How is this even--?" Patty: "I don't know! I was sleeping with Soul, then--" Maka: "...What?" (death glare at Soul) soul: how hold on a sec-....i was in the guest room....*sniff* what smells like feet? Patty: "Yeah, Maka! I wasn’t boinking your boy-toy!" *squirms, giggles* "Soul! You're tickling my feet!" soul: *CHOP* STOP MAKING THINGS UP!! DX< Patty: T_T "I'm not! My feet must be on your face in bed!" soul: Q-Q this is going so horribly..... Maka: (red flames around her) "Sooooooooooul..." soul: Q.Q just chop me and let it out please... Maka: "...Patty...LEAVE." Patty: "But I was just--" Maka: "OUT!" soul: .........................im sorry.... Patty: "I'm out of here!" (tears hole in the dimension and leaps out into another dream, then zips up the tear) Maka: "...Explain, Soul." soul: wes and i were visiting- -one explanation later- Maka: (frowning still, but eyes softer) "So, you were babysitting?" soul: yeah, basically....as for how patti got into the room and into this dream space......well... let's be honest, this is patti we're talking about. Maka: (small laugh) "Yeah, no kidding..." (clears her throat) Maka: "I hate to say it, but hearing what Patty said made me...jealous." soul: ..........me too.... Maka: "??? How did it make you jealous?" soul: i was jealous for you....that you werent the one in that bed........it's not fair maka....its just not fair.... Maka: (blushing a bit, sad smile) "No, it isn't..." (holds his hand) soul: *whimpering* i fucked up...........

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