[fic] More 'Coming Back'
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Yeah, the Ghosty Kaito fic. Wrote over 12k straight text file this afternoon. ^^;; Got up to the Shaman King and slight Ranma reference, but didn't get to the Saguru singing part. ;_;
Saguru *Sings in English*: Isn't it GRAND boys, ta be Bloody Well DEAD?!!!
Aoko: I've gotta go, Dad... Saguru's singing something in english at Kaito, and since he's a ghost he can't plug his ears.
Ginzo: for the sake of my sanity, I'm going to pretend this conversation never happened, okay Aoko?
~^~
Akako leaned over the edge of the bridge and looked down. "That's a long way down." She commented, listening as the waves crashed unseen in the shadows many many metres below them.
"Yes." Saguru agreed, fighting a shiver that wasn't caused by the cold. He was a bit on edge with being back at the scene so to speak, but after having reviewed the data, Akako did have a valid point about this being the most logical place to pick up some more information about Kaito's ghostly re-appearance.
She craned her neck up. "That's a long way up."
"Yes."
"And he fell from waaaay up there too..." She mused.
"You don't remember?" He questioned. He remembered. Too well. "Weren't you on the shore watching?"
"-I-" The Imperial 'I' was clearly defined. "-was busy at the time."
"Ah, yes. Cursing him."
"Exactly. Aoko, you ready darling?"
"Just about." The wild haired girl's voice was muffled behind them.
"I'm glad one of us had scuba gear." Akako commented gratefully, seemingly unaffected by the crisp winds as her cloak flared around her. "Kind of surprised that you don't."
He shrugged. "Deep water and I don't get along. I tend to sink like a stone."
"Really?" Aoko stepped up along side them, checking the last of the buckles holding the oxygen tank to her. "I love water. Would live in it if I had a chance."
"Will have to arrange something some time." Akako grinned.
"Uh, question." He raised a hand, half in jest. "We're here, we have the scuba gear, but how are we going to get -down- there? It really is a long drop."
Akako pulled a broom out from under her cloak and sat on it, both she and the broom floating in mid-air as they stared at her in shock. "Will this do?" She questioned too innocently.
"...." Saguru had no comment. He knew intellectually, of course, that she was a witch, but this was the first time he'd actually SEEN it. Scientific intellect warred with belief for a few moments as Akako patiently waited.
"Will it hold two people?" Aoko asked, shaking off the shock faster than he. But then she had grown up with the Magician Kuroba family for years, magic was almost a matter of course to her, regardless of the form.
Akako flipped her hair over her shoulder with a casual hand. "Not comfortably, but yes. I'm afraid three people is out of the question."
"That's fine." He squeaked.
"Besides," Akako flew closer to him, reaching out to pinch a cheek in a matronly fashion. "We need someone to act as lookout."
"Not a problem." He agreed. Lookout was good. Lookout stayed on the nice solid bridge. "You have your phone?"
She held hers up with a teasing grin, lowering the so that they hovered next to the fin-wearing Aoko so she could get on. "I'll give you a ring if anything goes wrong."
He nodded back. "Good luck."
Aoko shot him an energetic grin, the likes of which he hadn't seen since before Kaito's death. "Same to you! See you soon!"
He gave her a weak grin and waved as the girls took off into the night sky, then disappeared down into the dark depths below.
Saguru shivered in the suddenly achingly freezing cold wind, huddling deeper into the depths of his coat and almost wished for the warmth of his deerstalker that he hadn't worn since the memorial.
He'd never been able to get the bloodstains out.
~^~
The water was dark and murky, and Aoko was grateful for the strangely glowing jar that Akako had given her before she had gone in the water. She didn't quite understand the grin Akako had given her when she asked what is was, or the cryptic reply of 'Ever wanted to carry Moonbeams home in a jar?', but it worked well and that's really all that mattered.
Shapes caught the light and startled away as she descended in the chilly water. This wasn't the smartest nor the safest of places to be going scuba diving, not with visibility and the waves against her. But she trusted Akako to know if anything was wrong and hold on to the tether so she could find her way back up again.
The fog seemed to lift as she reached the bottom, where the mussels covered concrete gave way to soft sand, and she was surprised to see something red glowing at her, like a bright ruby. Curious, she picked it up and examined it under the light. If anything, it seemed to glow brighter than before.
Saguru had mentioned a glowing red comet following him down, like blood trail, so she stuck it in a bag on her waist and looked around some more. She knew she was at the right pillar, and if there was one glowing red thingie, there were sure to be others.
The area here seemed cleaner than the surrounding area, less debris and no sea life. Upon closer inspection, not even starfish or mussels clung to the concrete next to where the shard had been. It was as if nothing intruded upon this sacred ground.
Except her.
Her shoulders prickled with gooseflesh and she fought a shiver.
Shards, she had to find more glowing shards. And then she could leave.
Moving the jar around, several more pinpricks of red glinted back at her, like splatters of blood upon a pristine corpse. She shivered and kicked her feet, swimming closer and quickly snatching up the shards and put them in her bag.
She thought of Kaito, falling into the water. Had he been alive when he hit the freezing waves? Saguru said that he had been smiling as he fell, what an odd thing for someone to do.
Little droplets of glowing blood, tying her to her friend, like a morbid red thread...
Aoko spotted a couple more glowing shards and pocketed them as well. There weren't any outside of the clear sandy circle, and she couldn't see anymore.
Dark shadows loomed in the darkness, and the sharp feeling that she had used up her welcome shot through her. She wouldn't find any more shards tonight. Kicking off from the sandy soil, she rose to the surface, stopping every few metres to adjust to the pressure.
Akako greeted her at the surface of the water with a kind smile and a warm waterproof cloak that she quickly bundled her into.
~^~
"Feel better?" Saguru didn't even look up from the microscope as he heard Aoko walked into the lab area of his family's laboratory.
"Much." Aoko pulled the towel off of her head and wrapped it around her shoulders to keep her clothes safe from the water still dripping from her damp hair. "The warm shower helped a lot, thank you."
Akako sniffed daintily. "You would have warmed up a lot faster if you had let me take a shower with you."
Aoko laughed softly, nervously tucking a clinging strand of hair behind her ear. "You find anything?" She asked, quickly changing the subject.
"Well..." Saguru straighten, his shoulders back and posture stiff as he easily fell back into 'detective mode'. "It appears to be fragments of the same jade carving he was carrying when he was shot-"
"We put them back together." Akako cut him off with an amused smirk, holding up a small round object with holds in it. "Like a jig-saw puzzle. It's the same carving he stole, minus a few shards."
"Oh." Aoko nodded, peering at the carving in Akako's elegant hands.
Saguru shot her a dirty look for interrupting his analysis. She smiled back. "Isn't he just so cute when he plays detective?" She giggled fondly. He chose to ignore it.
"So this is it?" Aoko asked, looking up.
"Yes," Saguru sighed, running a hand through his hair. "This is it."
"Which means..." Akako grinned happily "That Kaito should be showing up soon."
"Will you be able to tell if he does?" One of Saguru's eyebrows rose sceptically as Aoko straightened and peered off to the side. While he wasn't doubting her abilities, it would be awkward if they did manage to summon a ghost and be unable to tell.
"Possibly." The sorceress mused thoughtfully. "Necromancy and Shamanism aren't my specialities, though I do dabble in them occasionally."
"Really now." He resisted smirking. "That would explain your butler."
"That-"
Aoko cut Akako's retort off, staring past him, her face white as a sheet. "How do you think he'll be feeling when he arrives?" She asked.
"Annoying?" Saguru offered.
"I don't know." Akako mused. "Happy to see us, perhaps? There is the possibility that he's turned into some sort of vengeful wraith as well. Why?"
She pointed behind him.. "Because he's standing right behind Saguru, trying to kick him in the butt."
They stared at her. Saguru blinked.
"Wait... no..." She trailed off, blinking in surprise, looking off to the side again in obvious confusion. "Now he seems to be doing backflips. No, wait... there he went through the wall... He's back again..."
The blue-eyed girl looked around the room with almost glassy eyes, watching something that only she could see. Saguru felt the hair at the back of his neck prick up with goosebumps.
"Aoko?" Akako waved a hand in front of her face, her expression worried. "Are you alright, love?"
"I'm fine." She responded, her voice sounding distant and dreamy.
"Aoko?" Saguru walked up beside her, looking alarmed as well. "Is she alright?"
"I don't know." Akako shrugged, giving him a worried look before snapping her fingers in front of the blank girls face. "Aoko?"
Saguru wrestled with worry. They needed to shock her out of this, this wasn't good. He couldn't slap her, there was no water in the lab...
His face stuck in a deadpan expression he hooked his index fingers in the corners of her mouth and pulled, stretching her mouth out in a comical expression. She made a puzzled sound which turned into a musical 'wee-boo wee-boo' sound as he brought his fingers back and forth, stretching and un-stretching her mouth.
She finally jerked, swatting his hands away. "Saguru!" She snapped "What are you doing?!"
"Well... " He stepped away, looking suddenly uncomfortable. "I couldn't -slap- you!" He defended himself, his ears turning slightly pink.
"Pervert!" Akako cheered gleefully.
He glowered back. "Are you feeling better, Aoko?" He asked stiffly, falling back on manners.
She rubbed her sore cheeks where he had pinched her. "Yeah, I'm fine." She grumbled. "But I'm punching you the next time you pull that!"
He nodded back in agreement. "That's fine." That was more than fine, just so long as she didn't do that again.
"Aoko-love." Akako wrapped an arm around her waist, drawing the smaller girl into a half hug. "Don't scare us like that!"
"Sorry." She mumbled, turning shame-faced. "I didn't mean to worry you."
"It's alright, darling." Akako assured her, running a hand thru her wet hair. "You said you saw Kaito?"
"He's right there." She pointed next to Saguru.
Saguru and Akako looked. He didn't see anything other than a flickering shadow that may have been a trick of the light. "Anything?" Saguru questioned.
Akako's eyebrow rose. Obviously she saw something, or was at least able to sense something. "Interesting. He -is- here-" She drawled thoughtfully "-but Aoko seems to be the only one to see him. We can use this."
"We can?" Aoko and he echoed with various degrees of wariness.
The sorceress grinned. "How energetic are you feeling, Aoko?"
"Uh... okay?" Aoko looked hesitant yet eager.
"Great." The grin turned nearly feral. "I need you to stand right here and relax. Hope you don't mind a visitor."
Aoko blinked, but he could practically see muscles relax in her as she looked at something he couldn't see. "Okay."
"Relax?" He on the other hand was nervous. "What are you up to, Akako?"
"KAITO!" Akako ordered, raising her hand, palm stretched into the air as a feeling of -Power- rippled from around her like a steam cloud. "Spirit Ball Mode!"
He could practically hear a muffled yelp as a feeling of 'presence' suddenly disappeared from beside him. A ball of twisted glowing purple fire with familiar eyes gathered into the Sorceress's hand. She swung her hand around, facing Aoko, who was watching the proceedings with wide but trusting eyes.
"Kaito in Aoko!" Akako ordered, pushing the ball of fire into the blue-eyed girl's stomach. Aoko's mouth opened wide as she doubled over, her hands wrapping protectively around her belly.
"... that sounded wrong." Saguru noted with a sickening detached feeling.
"You've been hanging around me too long, you're starting to turn perverted." Akako commented, not taking her eyes off of the other girl. "Kaito? You there?"
Wide purple eyes blinked out under shaggy brown bangs. "Yeah..." The voice lacked the usual soothing tones Aoko's voice normally carried. Instead, it was almost harsher, as if she hadn't been talking in a long time. "I'm... here."
"How do you feel?" Akako asked, leaning forward, watching the boy-in-a-girl's-body reactions carefully.
Kaito/Aoko patted him/herself down. "Odd. Very odd."
He/she suddenly pitched forward as if having been hit on the head from behind. "Dammit, I wasn't trying to grope you, Aoko! I forgot you had those!"
And he promptly pitched forward again, rubbing the back of his/her head.
"That..." Akako wisely informed him as he tried not to snicker. "You deserved."
~^~
Hafta be at work at 6am tomorrow, and Harry Potter comes out at Midnight... wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
Saguru *Sings in English*: Isn't it GRAND boys, ta be Bloody Well DEAD?!!!
Aoko: I've gotta go, Dad... Saguru's singing something in english at Kaito, and since he's a ghost he can't plug his ears.
Ginzo: for the sake of my sanity, I'm going to pretend this conversation never happened, okay Aoko?
~^~
Akako leaned over the edge of the bridge and looked down. "That's a long way down." She commented, listening as the waves crashed unseen in the shadows many many metres below them.
"Yes." Saguru agreed, fighting a shiver that wasn't caused by the cold. He was a bit on edge with being back at the scene so to speak, but after having reviewed the data, Akako did have a valid point about this being the most logical place to pick up some more information about Kaito's ghostly re-appearance.
She craned her neck up. "That's a long way up."
"Yes."
"And he fell from waaaay up there too..." She mused.
"You don't remember?" He questioned. He remembered. Too well. "Weren't you on the shore watching?"
"-I-" The Imperial 'I' was clearly defined. "-was busy at the time."
"Ah, yes. Cursing him."
"Exactly. Aoko, you ready darling?"
"Just about." The wild haired girl's voice was muffled behind them.
"I'm glad one of us had scuba gear." Akako commented gratefully, seemingly unaffected by the crisp winds as her cloak flared around her. "Kind of surprised that you don't."
He shrugged. "Deep water and I don't get along. I tend to sink like a stone."
"Really?" Aoko stepped up along side them, checking the last of the buckles holding the oxygen tank to her. "I love water. Would live in it if I had a chance."
"Will have to arrange something some time." Akako grinned.
"Uh, question." He raised a hand, half in jest. "We're here, we have the scuba gear, but how are we going to get -down- there? It really is a long drop."
Akako pulled a broom out from under her cloak and sat on it, both she and the broom floating in mid-air as they stared at her in shock. "Will this do?" She questioned too innocently.
"...." Saguru had no comment. He knew intellectually, of course, that she was a witch, but this was the first time he'd actually SEEN it. Scientific intellect warred with belief for a few moments as Akako patiently waited.
"Will it hold two people?" Aoko asked, shaking off the shock faster than he. But then she had grown up with the Magician Kuroba family for years, magic was almost a matter of course to her, regardless of the form.
Akako flipped her hair over her shoulder with a casual hand. "Not comfortably, but yes. I'm afraid three people is out of the question."
"That's fine." He squeaked.
"Besides," Akako flew closer to him, reaching out to pinch a cheek in a matronly fashion. "We need someone to act as lookout."
"Not a problem." He agreed. Lookout was good. Lookout stayed on the nice solid bridge. "You have your phone?"
She held hers up with a teasing grin, lowering the so that they hovered next to the fin-wearing Aoko so she could get on. "I'll give you a ring if anything goes wrong."
He nodded back. "Good luck."
Aoko shot him an energetic grin, the likes of which he hadn't seen since before Kaito's death. "Same to you! See you soon!"
He gave her a weak grin and waved as the girls took off into the night sky, then disappeared down into the dark depths below.
Saguru shivered in the suddenly achingly freezing cold wind, huddling deeper into the depths of his coat and almost wished for the warmth of his deerstalker that he hadn't worn since the memorial.
He'd never been able to get the bloodstains out.
~^~
The water was dark and murky, and Aoko was grateful for the strangely glowing jar that Akako had given her before she had gone in the water. She didn't quite understand the grin Akako had given her when she asked what is was, or the cryptic reply of 'Ever wanted to carry Moonbeams home in a jar?', but it worked well and that's really all that mattered.
Shapes caught the light and startled away as she descended in the chilly water. This wasn't the smartest nor the safest of places to be going scuba diving, not with visibility and the waves against her. But she trusted Akako to know if anything was wrong and hold on to the tether so she could find her way back up again.
The fog seemed to lift as she reached the bottom, where the mussels covered concrete gave way to soft sand, and she was surprised to see something red glowing at her, like a bright ruby. Curious, she picked it up and examined it under the light. If anything, it seemed to glow brighter than before.
Saguru had mentioned a glowing red comet following him down, like blood trail, so she stuck it in a bag on her waist and looked around some more. She knew she was at the right pillar, and if there was one glowing red thingie, there were sure to be others.
The area here seemed cleaner than the surrounding area, less debris and no sea life. Upon closer inspection, not even starfish or mussels clung to the concrete next to where the shard had been. It was as if nothing intruded upon this sacred ground.
Except her.
Her shoulders prickled with gooseflesh and she fought a shiver.
Shards, she had to find more glowing shards. And then she could leave.
Moving the jar around, several more pinpricks of red glinted back at her, like splatters of blood upon a pristine corpse. She shivered and kicked her feet, swimming closer and quickly snatching up the shards and put them in her bag.
She thought of Kaito, falling into the water. Had he been alive when he hit the freezing waves? Saguru said that he had been smiling as he fell, what an odd thing for someone to do.
Little droplets of glowing blood, tying her to her friend, like a morbid red thread...
Aoko spotted a couple more glowing shards and pocketed them as well. There weren't any outside of the clear sandy circle, and she couldn't see anymore.
Dark shadows loomed in the darkness, and the sharp feeling that she had used up her welcome shot through her. She wouldn't find any more shards tonight. Kicking off from the sandy soil, she rose to the surface, stopping every few metres to adjust to the pressure.
Akako greeted her at the surface of the water with a kind smile and a warm waterproof cloak that she quickly bundled her into.
~^~
"Feel better?" Saguru didn't even look up from the microscope as he heard Aoko walked into the lab area of his family's laboratory.
"Much." Aoko pulled the towel off of her head and wrapped it around her shoulders to keep her clothes safe from the water still dripping from her damp hair. "The warm shower helped a lot, thank you."
Akako sniffed daintily. "You would have warmed up a lot faster if you had let me take a shower with you."
Aoko laughed softly, nervously tucking a clinging strand of hair behind her ear. "You find anything?" She asked, quickly changing the subject.
"Well..." Saguru straighten, his shoulders back and posture stiff as he easily fell back into 'detective mode'. "It appears to be fragments of the same jade carving he was carrying when he was shot-"
"We put them back together." Akako cut him off with an amused smirk, holding up a small round object with holds in it. "Like a jig-saw puzzle. It's the same carving he stole, minus a few shards."
"Oh." Aoko nodded, peering at the carving in Akako's elegant hands.
Saguru shot her a dirty look for interrupting his analysis. She smiled back. "Isn't he just so cute when he plays detective?" She giggled fondly. He chose to ignore it.
"So this is it?" Aoko asked, looking up.
"Yes," Saguru sighed, running a hand through his hair. "This is it."
"Which means..." Akako grinned happily "That Kaito should be showing up soon."
"Will you be able to tell if he does?" One of Saguru's eyebrows rose sceptically as Aoko straightened and peered off to the side. While he wasn't doubting her abilities, it would be awkward if they did manage to summon a ghost and be unable to tell.
"Possibly." The sorceress mused thoughtfully. "Necromancy and Shamanism aren't my specialities, though I do dabble in them occasionally."
"Really now." He resisted smirking. "That would explain your butler."
"That-"
Aoko cut Akako's retort off, staring past him, her face white as a sheet. "How do you think he'll be feeling when he arrives?" She asked.
"Annoying?" Saguru offered.
"I don't know." Akako mused. "Happy to see us, perhaps? There is the possibility that he's turned into some sort of vengeful wraith as well. Why?"
She pointed behind him.. "Because he's standing right behind Saguru, trying to kick him in the butt."
They stared at her. Saguru blinked.
"Wait... no..." She trailed off, blinking in surprise, looking off to the side again in obvious confusion. "Now he seems to be doing backflips. No, wait... there he went through the wall... He's back again..."
The blue-eyed girl looked around the room with almost glassy eyes, watching something that only she could see. Saguru felt the hair at the back of his neck prick up with goosebumps.
"Aoko?" Akako waved a hand in front of her face, her expression worried. "Are you alright, love?"
"I'm fine." She responded, her voice sounding distant and dreamy.
"Aoko?" Saguru walked up beside her, looking alarmed as well. "Is she alright?"
"I don't know." Akako shrugged, giving him a worried look before snapping her fingers in front of the blank girls face. "Aoko?"
Saguru wrestled with worry. They needed to shock her out of this, this wasn't good. He couldn't slap her, there was no water in the lab...
His face stuck in a deadpan expression he hooked his index fingers in the corners of her mouth and pulled, stretching her mouth out in a comical expression. She made a puzzled sound which turned into a musical 'wee-boo wee-boo' sound as he brought his fingers back and forth, stretching and un-stretching her mouth.
She finally jerked, swatting his hands away. "Saguru!" She snapped "What are you doing?!"
"Well... " He stepped away, looking suddenly uncomfortable. "I couldn't -slap- you!" He defended himself, his ears turning slightly pink.
"Pervert!" Akako cheered gleefully.
He glowered back. "Are you feeling better, Aoko?" He asked stiffly, falling back on manners.
She rubbed her sore cheeks where he had pinched her. "Yeah, I'm fine." She grumbled. "But I'm punching you the next time you pull that!"
He nodded back in agreement. "That's fine." That was more than fine, just so long as she didn't do that again.
"Aoko-love." Akako wrapped an arm around her waist, drawing the smaller girl into a half hug. "Don't scare us like that!"
"Sorry." She mumbled, turning shame-faced. "I didn't mean to worry you."
"It's alright, darling." Akako assured her, running a hand thru her wet hair. "You said you saw Kaito?"
"He's right there." She pointed next to Saguru.
Saguru and Akako looked. He didn't see anything other than a flickering shadow that may have been a trick of the light. "Anything?" Saguru questioned.
Akako's eyebrow rose. Obviously she saw something, or was at least able to sense something. "Interesting. He -is- here-" She drawled thoughtfully "-but Aoko seems to be the only one to see him. We can use this."
"We can?" Aoko and he echoed with various degrees of wariness.
The sorceress grinned. "How energetic are you feeling, Aoko?"
"Uh... okay?" Aoko looked hesitant yet eager.
"Great." The grin turned nearly feral. "I need you to stand right here and relax. Hope you don't mind a visitor."
Aoko blinked, but he could practically see muscles relax in her as she looked at something he couldn't see. "Okay."
"Relax?" He on the other hand was nervous. "What are you up to, Akako?"
"KAITO!" Akako ordered, raising her hand, palm stretched into the air as a feeling of -Power- rippled from around her like a steam cloud. "Spirit Ball Mode!"
He could practically hear a muffled yelp as a feeling of 'presence' suddenly disappeared from beside him. A ball of twisted glowing purple fire with familiar eyes gathered into the Sorceress's hand. She swung her hand around, facing Aoko, who was watching the proceedings with wide but trusting eyes.
"Kaito in Aoko!" Akako ordered, pushing the ball of fire into the blue-eyed girl's stomach. Aoko's mouth opened wide as she doubled over, her hands wrapping protectively around her belly.
"... that sounded wrong." Saguru noted with a sickening detached feeling.
"You've been hanging around me too long, you're starting to turn perverted." Akako commented, not taking her eyes off of the other girl. "Kaito? You there?"
Wide purple eyes blinked out under shaggy brown bangs. "Yeah..." The voice lacked the usual soothing tones Aoko's voice normally carried. Instead, it was almost harsher, as if she hadn't been talking in a long time. "I'm... here."
"How do you feel?" Akako asked, leaning forward, watching the boy-in-a-girl's-body reactions carefully.
Kaito/Aoko patted him/herself down. "Odd. Very odd."
He/she suddenly pitched forward as if having been hit on the head from behind. "Dammit, I wasn't trying to grope you, Aoko! I forgot you had those!"
And he promptly pitched forward again, rubbing the back of his/her head.
"That..." Akako wisely informed him as he tried not to snicker. "You deserved."
~^~
Hafta be at work at 6am tomorrow, and Harry Potter comes out at Midnight... wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
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Date: 2003-06-19 09:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-06-19 09:58 pm (UTC)Such Love
Date: 2003-06-20 01:25 am (UTC)Hakuba: With Kaito gone, does that mean I get to get paired with Aoko?
Icka: No, I've decided she and Akako are too cute together
Hakuba: Damn.
Icka: I could work a threesome? Akako also thinks it's cute when you play detective.
Re: Such Love
Date: 2003-06-20 04:44 am (UTC)I don't know whether to laugh or cry hysterically at the idea.
Re: Such Love
Date: 2003-06-20 05:13 am (UTC)*wails* And I don't know WHY Akako's turning out so flirty! She just... *waves hands* IS! x_X (we're not argueing Akako/Aoko tho)
Ann: Pictures? Cool! *poings*
And is 5:15, meaning I gotta go! Eep!
-ICKA! the IMP
Re: Such Love
Date: 2003-06-20 12:16 pm (UTC)**thunk; Ysabet's head falls off**
Okaaaaaaaaaay... THAT was an interesting conjecture, if a wee bit crowded. Did I miss anybody? Heh; if Kaito's lodgings are permanent, you'd expect things like Aoko's clothing styles and food-tastes to change; wonder what he'll think of the 'monthlies'?? **snicker, snicker** Sounds like their Red Threads not only got tangled, they got BRAIDED. Keep going!!!