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Post by Haraken on Nov 15, 2012 0:13:05 GMT -5
"Where is this Head guy anyway?" Rin muttered to himself as he strolled along, looking around. The stadium rose against the skyline, and he looked at it.
"Huh. Pretty cool place. Wonder if that's where their base is?" he asked himself as he walked towards it.
That's when he ran straight into an orange-haired guy walking hand-in-hand with his girlfriend from the other direction; all three of them fell over, since Rin had been 'walking' pretty fast, ad Rin glared.
"Hey, watch where you're going!"
"Me!?" the orange-head shot back. "You weren't even looking!"
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Post by Namine Joy LeBeau on Nov 15, 2012 1:01:51 GMT -5
"Ow!" I shoot the jerk a glare. "That hurts ya know!" And then stand, dragging Neku up and brushing him off.
"And like he said, you walked into us, you're at fault here!"
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Post by Haraken on Nov 15, 2012 1:27:50 GMT -5
"Okay, okay, geez, I'm sorry," he said, coming to his feet. "Listen, I'm looking for this guy... I was told he might be able to help me out."
The orange-haired guy gave him a weird look. "What's his name?"
Rin sighed, had to pull the card out of his back pocket. "The old cafe guy gave me his name and number but no street address... said to talk to him about something when I got into town. His phone's off, and I can't find anyone who knows 'im. It's, uh..." He paused. "Neku S. Last name's not even given."
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Post by Namine Joy LeBeau on Nov 15, 2012 1:32:48 GMT -5
I blink, confusion falling on my face like a mask, "Hmmm... Never heard of a Neku, then again we're only in town for the week... So, meh." My shoulders shrug as I glance Neku's way. "How about you Netic? Ever heard of this person? Kinda sounds like a cat's name too..."
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Post by Neku Sakuraba on Nov 15, 2012 1:41:31 GMT -5
I glanced at Nami, sighed, shrugged. "I've heard of him; my family's from this area." A little white lie... though not really a lie at all. "He's supposed to be out of town though. Any particular reason you want to talk to him?"
The guy... something about him was off, said my senses, though I didn't know what, sighed back. "Damn. Oh well..."
Then he blinked, looked at the card. Flipped it over.
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The old guy had told Rin that if Neku was out of town, to flp the card over and read the instructions n the other side. Those instructions said, "Ask about Lea Strife. If the person you ask tries to give you directions, insist on help getting there. If he stalls more, you're probably talking to exactly the person you need to see. Good luck, Rin Okumura."
Now that was funny. How'd the old guy know his last name? He'd only introduced himself as Rin.
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He looked confused for a moment, but looked up at me and Nami. "The guy said that if Neku weren't around, I should talk to someone named... Lea Strife? You know him?"
Oh, hell.
"Ummm... I think he works at someplace called Veil. It's down the street from here, you've gotta take a left..."
He cut me off. Jerk. "This city's so confusing," he complained. "You're from around here, right? Would you mind taking me there?"
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Post by Namine Joy LeBeau on Nov 15, 2012 1:47:31 GMT -5
I frown and then sigh, "Honestly. Can't a couple spend any senseless and worriless time alone in this city?" Seriously. I'm not kidding... Besides... Neku isn't supposed to be Neku right now and I'll be damned if this guy ruins what was the first day in forever we didn't argue yet!
My blue eyes widen and I wave my hand absentmindedly, "I don't see why I can't take him, since we were meant to be going on our date and all, while you get our reservations, they're in your name after all, Netic... Its not like he's some random creep, just a tourist... And you showed me where Veil was earlier, I remember the way." I give Neku a huge beam then kiss his cheek. "If you don't mind of course, love."
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Post by Neku Sakuraba on Nov 15, 2012 1:55:36 GMT -5
I grinned back at her, brushing a strand of hair from her face. "Alright, Natalie," I said. "Just be careful, alright? I don't want you to get hurt. I mean, he does seem kind of odd..."
Not to mention suspicious, I told her. I mean... see that red thing? It's a carry-sheath for a weapon, probably a sword. And how does he know about both me and Lea, and why would he be looking for us? And...
I glanced surreptitiously back at him.
...he's got me on edge. He smells like demon.
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Post by Namine Joy LeBeau on Nov 15, 2012 1:58:08 GMT -5
"I will be," I press a quick peck to his lips, I'm always careful... Besides if anyone he wants you... And I'm not having it!
I pull away from Neku still beaming and then turn to this guy, "Alright, lets go."
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Post by Haraken on Nov 15, 2012 2:03:54 GMT -5
Oh, crap, this guy was getting away!
"Um, are you sure he can't come? I mean, I don't want to interrupt your couple-time or anything! I swear, I'm not a big handful or anything!"
He laughed. Nervously. Rubbed the back of his hair. "A-heheh..."
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Post by Namine Joy LeBeau on Nov 15, 2012 2:09:56 GMT -5
Okay.
Ms. Nice Girl dropping.
"And I'm not trying to be mean when I say this... I don't trust you and I would much rather keep my fiancee as far from you as possible!" My voice snaps, voice raising and, I swear, my hair bristles like a cat's fur. Eyes narrowing to slits I say firmly. "And if you really wanted that you wouldn't of bothered us to begin with!!" What? He makes Neku nervous, thus a threat. And no threat will be allowed to pass past me!
I don't care if we get into a fight. Honestly... I wanna cut this guy... Whoa...
Whoa...
Calm down Nami!
And I shake my head, confused.
"What... The... Hell?" Taking a step back and behind Neku I say softly. "Maybe he should come." Sorry about snapping, cheri.
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Post by Haraken on Nov 15, 2012 2:18:16 GMT -5
Rin could see the orange-haired guy's eyes widen as the girl suddenly started freaking out at him like some kind of crazy lady or something; what was her problem?
But as soon as the words 'Maybe he should come' had left her mouth, he could feel a familiar energy. Felt Kurikara heat, almost imperceptibly, where it lay across his back. Something sparked into existence nearby, and then...
"Young lord..."
"Oh, shit," he growled under his breath. And then the area outside the Stadium exploded into a Crossing.
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Post by Namine Joy LeBeau on Nov 15, 2012 2:24:18 GMT -5
Oh no.
Oh no.
No.
No. No. No. No!
I panic before becoming immensely calm and pulling my knife out from in my bra, "Lets take care of these morons, cheri." Hey, I already said I needed to cut something, let it be some stupid demon that crossed me!
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Post by Neku Sakuraba on Nov 15, 2012 2:41:08 GMT -5
Oh, shit!
I remembered this problem... the first time I'd ever seen a Crossing. I hadn't... I hadn't been able to keep... to keep....
Human.
No, no, no, no!
I felt it ripped away from me, felt all the various pieces of me return to where they should be, wings unfolding, horns curling down the sides of my face, claws at the tips of fingers as my eyes blazed green.
Namine! Problem, big problem!
But I still didn't let that stop me as the green force that I now knew was the power of concentrated anger formed around my hands, tipping my claws, turning them from an already-dangerous weapon into a force of destruction.
The dark-haired tourist - halfer, probably, said my doubly-heightened senses - stared at me as the green force took the head off a demon.
I hadn't ever really touched the thoughts of demons, but now, they surrounded me, sensing my heritage and my frenzy and beginning to panic.
Then I heard the voices and my blood ran cold...
"Why? He is not of our Kingdom!"
"Is he another young Lord?"
"He is of The Ragemaster's get!"
The... Ragemaster?
But I didn't have time for that. I took the head off another demon, reveling in the ease with which my power now came to me, and cried out a challenge that sent chills through the once-human part of my mind, because there was nothing human in that single, keening, howling note at all.
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Post by Namine Joy LeBeau on Nov 15, 2012 2:45:03 GMT -5
I am about to get into a throw down when Neku's mental shout hits me. Glancing at him I frown and decide to stay close to him...... cut down any stray danger coming his way ya know. But I keep tabs on the tourist anyways........ Just in case.
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Post by Haraken on Nov 15, 2012 2:54:09 GMT -5
No way.
Rin couldn't stop staring, even as the demons startled backwards, just a little, startled by the unexpected new development.
This guy...
This guy was like him.
And the girl was still standing by him, fighting to protet him even though this guy gould obviously more than protect himself.
He felt a demon claw reach out for him; whirled on it with a glare.
"Come back to us... Young Lord..."
He punched it in the face, sent it flying. "I'm not anybody's Lord!" he growled under his breath, reaching for his sword. He dropped the carry-sheath off of it, revealing the blue sheath underneath. Pulling it up to grip the hilt of the sword, he glared.
"These guys don't seem like they'd be inclined to sell me out," he said, clenching his fist around the hilt. "So I can go full-force!"
He yanked the sword from its sheath. The flames sprung up around him, warm, comforting; they'd never harm him, their Master, their Lord. His tail pulled itself free from under his shirt and he felt the tip catch fire, the flames halfway part of him, just like the two flames at his forehead that acted as horns. Red-pupiled eyes narrowed, and he swung the flaming blade, slicing into his first demon.
It burst into flames, charred to ashes in moments.
"Young Lord... why?!" called the others, and Rin snorted in reply.
"I'm no demon!" he called back. "That's why!"
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