祝蘭 ([info]pirate_shura) wrote in [info]himuragumi,
@ 2006-01-15 01:33:00
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Entry tags:aoshi, enishi, kaoru, kenshin, megumi, okita, sanosuke, shura, susumu

Oct. 9th--Afternoon or Evening...Maybe?--Where The Hell Am I?!
He left me.

Left me half-naked and tied to a bed with no means of defending myself.

Well, it's not like I could defend myself anyways.

Not in this condition.

But still...HE LEFT ME!

I have no clue where I am at or what time of day it is.

Not that it matters.

I can't say that I blame him for leaving me, not after I pulled that knife on him.

But I sort of wish he would come back and do whatever he did the last time to render me unconscious.

It hurts.

A lot.

I stare up at the ceiling, feeling extremely tired yet unable to sleep.

I wonder what happens if I need to use the bathroom?

I close my eyes once more.

((As you may already know, Shura is located here. Anyone can stumble upon her, using a little creativity of course.))


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[info]ninja_susumu
2006-01-15 11:50 pm UTC (link)
It was odd, but I did not stop instead choosing to keep up a steady pace with the occasional glance to make sure Okita-sensei was behind me. The reasoning was oddly simple yet I did not bother to think on it too much as it was too late to stop. There was also the matter that he did try to injure me when I was trying to break into his dojo, who would stop for that kind of welcoming?

In any case, I ran to the one place my feet were taking me to because I was worried and hoping that someone would someday do the same to me. Help me when I am drowning in the darkness. As the forest became thicker and the buildings disappeared I search for the river that would lead me to Shura. One more turn and I jogg into the abandoned home seeing the dark haired woman was now awake.

“Have you given up on running away yet?” I ask her as I turn towards Okita-sensei.

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[info]okita_kun
2006-01-16 12:07 am UTC (link)
Trees...trees...and more trees. As can be expected of any night crawler, he finds the best and most congested place to hide. I almost lose sight of him as he darts behind another tree trunk; thankfully, his shadow is slower than him.

In the distance, I hear the steady rush of a river. Where am I? It only takes another moment to regret my decision. If this was an ambush, I'd be done for.

Taking step by cautious step, I look around and memorize the geography, strategizing where I should run lest I get into the skirmish I'm dreading is inevitable. Through the thick fog of trees, however, I see a small shack and head over there, feeling for my dagger inside my hakama.

Peeking in, my whole body deflates in utter relief. Have you given up on running away yet?

"Goddamn it, Susumu-kun!" And I haven't used that word in a long time... "You could have used my front door, you know." I'm too relieved to be nice to you, you little troublemaker...

Something beyond him shifts, and I realize belatedly that it's a woman. Undeniably so because of her...umm...state of dress.

...Or lack thereof. I run over to her and cover her with my haori, realizing that she's also tied up like a common criminal. How scandalous, quite honestly.

I pin the shinobi with a glare. "There are places for such fetishes, Susumu-kun. This is hardly one of them."

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[info]pirate_shura
2006-01-16 12:33 am UTC (link)
A wave of relief washes over me once once my I open my eyes and see Susumu. Don't get me wrong, I was still angry over the fact that he tied me up, but I was also happy that he had returned.

I thought for a while, that he had abandoned me.

I was afraid.

There is another man here, too.

One I that have never seen before.

I wonder if he has come to help me or to harm me?

One can never be sure.

I watch in confusion as the stranger covers me up with his haori and then proceeds to yell at Susumu.

I would laugh if it didn't hurt so much.

"Hey," I call out in a weak voice, but hopefully it's loud enough to gain their attention. "Would you mind untying me before you two kill each other? I would appreciate it."









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[info]ninja_susumu
2006-01-16 12:58 am UTC (link)
"Goddamn it, Susumu-kun! You could have used my front door, you know."

I shrink back a bit at his loud booming voice and frown at Okita-sensei. Yes, I know I could have used the front door but… well how do you explain to someone that you have no idea why you wanted to climb their wall?

I open my mouth, preparing to come up with some false story and explain the situation when I am silenced by his following words!

"There are places for such fetishes, Susumu-kun. This is hardly one of them."

My mouth snaps shut with an audible snap and my face blushes a million shades of red at his insinuation. I have half a mind to strangle the slightly shorter man but pull on a well of patience that was slowly but surely running dry.

“It is not what you think it is, Okita-sensei!” I growl out in annoyance. “She was trying to get away when she should not have.” My vague explanation was more out of the need to somewhat defend myself and yet irate the swordsman with my lack of real details.

"Hey, would you mind untying me before you two kill each other? I would appreciate it."

Shura’s voice was laced with some humor to it that caused me to be even more flustered as I rushed to untie her from her place. “Sorry.” I mutter as I work on releasing her and Okita does the same. “Shura is this Okita-sensei, Okita-sensei this is Shura. She was injured and seems to be in some sort of trouble.” I explain as I undo the last knot. “I guess I brought you here to help.”

I managed to shove shoo Okita-sensei away from her long enough to do a short inspection of her wounds. Thankfully I had not tied her to the bed too tightly to cause any marks on her wrists and ankles.

“How are you feeling?” The only reason I even asked such a question was in case she had other symptoms other than feeling like total shit. “Humor me.” I tack on in afterthought.

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[info]okita_kun
2006-01-16 01:16 am UTC (link)
She was trying to get away when she should not have. I have to roll my eyes at this. Have we not taught him how to detain a prisoner properly? Tsk tsk...

Hey, would you mind untying me before you two kill each other? I would appreciate it.

The both of us help the lady from her bonds. A nice distraction, but that doesn't mean I've derailed from berating the wayward ninja. "Like I said, you could have annouced yourself at my door, Susu-kun. Then I would have known what this was all about. Have you forgotten your training?"

In the Days of the Wolves, he was such a proper informant...what has ten years done to him? Kami-sama, I'm afraid to even think about it...

Shura is this Okita-sensei, Okita-sensei this is Shura. She was injured and seems to be in some sort of trouble. I guess I brought you here to help.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Shura-dono...even under such awkward circumstances." At this, I flash another look at Susumu-kun that I hope he takes as an order to shut up. I suppose he answers me as best he could: by silently excluding me for his...business. Not like that's going to keep me from poking around.

While he inspects her wounds, I busy myself with massaging the growing bruise on her wrists, chaffed by the ropes that bound her earlier.

"Tsk tsk...you are not wise, little one, to have been caught by this man..." I lace my tone with a little light humor so as not to frighten her. "He's rather the devious type."


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[info]ninja_susumu
2006-01-16 01:30 am UTC (link)
Shura was quick to respond to my question, eye roll and all. “Like I’ve been shot, dumbass.*”

Ever feel like the entire world was against you? I let out a heavy sigh at the response but wave it off as I watch Okita-sensei pretend to massage her wrists that were not injured. The guy just wanted some sort of excuse to touch her.

"Like I said, you could have announced yourself at my door, Susu-kun. Then I would have known what this was all about. Have you forgotten your training?"

‘Patience… patience…’ I return the glare sent towards me while ignoring the rest of his boring remarks and absently look around the small house. It looked the same as before I left but I was not too sure. If Shura was still here and unharmed we did not miss anything right? Nonetheless, the chances and risks were to high to continue saying here. We needed to leave immediately.

“In any case,” I start dryly. “We need to leave here. She cannot have any sort of proper care here nor do we know what enemies we have.” I give Shura a side glance as Okita-sensei picks her up with a nod. Still the question was… where should we go?

“Let’s go.”

((Susumu, Okita, and Shura exit with permission. *Shura’s quoted response posted with player’s permission.))

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[info]megumi_dono
2006-01-18 11:08 am UTC (link)
((coming from here))

It wasn't all that long ago when Shinomori fell into the water, while he was suffering from poison, and was picked up by Yukishiro Enishi. Nor was it all that long ago, when Yukishiro had picked me up and dragged me back here, after which Shinomori Aoshi did things which were unspeakable.

I shiver a little, not from the dampness of my clothes, but from the strange feeling this place creates as I approach it and gently push open the door.

"Hello?" I call out as I enter the darkening room and begin to look around. I doubt Yukishiro is here -- for I've seen his new home -- quieter and lovelier -- but even so, I wonder.

I pull in Aoshi behind me, not yet letting go of his hand, but I do not clasp it as tightly.

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[info]shinomori_blue
2006-01-18 12:53 pm UTC (link)
I feel dread welling in the pit of my stomach as I see where she is leading us. I knew this is where we would end up...but I had hoped...

Unforgettable night, huh? Bet you think about it all the time...

More like trying to forget.

Do you smell that, Shinomori? You know exactly what that is...

I debate whether or not to tell her. A body was here not too long ago and it did not leave in the best of condition.

I hold my silence. I will tell her yet.

I pull my hand away to check the other rooms, although I know there is no one else here.

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[info]megumi_dono
2006-01-18 01:04 pm UTC (link)
They were both such different men then, one wry and amused, the other delusional and hurtful. It is hard for me to understand how I feel now, really.

Aoshi's hand lets go, and in that same way I detach from him emotionally as I begin to look around for something to start a fire.

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[info]shinomori_blue
2006-01-18 05:49 pm UTC (link)
I return to find Megumi searching the sparse room. I take off my coat and shake it a bit. It's dripping water still, but no longer pouring torrents of river water below.

Ugh. The thing that really sucks about getting wet with your clothes on is the bunchiness. It always bunches THE WRONG WAY. The best you can do is try not to squirm or pull at the fabric too much because that always makes it obvious that you are uncomfortable.

I fiddle with the jacket in my hands and look for a place to put it.

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[info]megumi_dono
2006-01-18 07:01 pm UTC (link)
If it were not for the water dripping, I would not hear him entering the front room.

"Did you find anything in the back rooms? Anyone?"

I place a few logs on the fire and try in vain to start it. It's somewhat hard when I'm dripping on the wood.

If only I could find some scraps to light the fire with.


Original houseplan had a front room and back rooms.

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[info]shinomori_blue
2006-01-18 11:05 pm UTC (link)
I watch as she tries to start a fire while making a bit of a mess of it.

I begin rooting through my pockets.

"No, not anyone, but...some of the rooms seemed...a little odd. I think someone has been here recently."

I find some proper fire-lighting materials in one of my hidden coat pockets, wrapped carefully in a protective covering. I drop my jacket someplace to crouch beside the doctor and begin helping her put a little warmth into the room.

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[info]megumi_dono
2006-01-19 07:32 am UTC (link)
"Recently, as in more recently than the last time we were here?" I glance sideways at Aoshi, noting that he has at least appeared to have stopped shivering, and wait for the fire to build. "It's possible that Yukishiro was back here to collect his things. Or that someone else came to snoop around."

I wouldn't put it past Saitou or any of the Keishikan, really.

"But it doesn't help us at all in finding this rumored patient," I sigh and stare into the fire. "So what are our options?"

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[info]shinomori_blue
2006-01-19 08:48 am UTC (link)
"As in, I smell blood. Most strongly in one of the back rooms. I would not rule out Yukishiro."

Definitely.

"We can try tracking that idiot doctor of yours...or making inquiries with this woman's friends."

Or forget the whole thing. It's more trouble than it's worth.

I manage to get something smoldering. Hoorah. Maybe I will get warm and/or dry afterall.

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uh. fixing
[info]megumi_dono
2006-01-19 01:03 pm UTC (link)
What a frustrating business. Even good trackers can not possibly be absolutely certain that they have the right trail; they can only know they have a trail.

"Well, I'm sorry to say that I know nothing about this woman, other than she has a loose affiliation with the other folks I saw the other day. As for Yukishiro, I do not think it was him unless something happened in the last 24 hours. He has other resources."

This is so entirely pointless. It is like looking for a grain of rice in a particular shape in a bowl of rice.

"Well--" I reach over and rub his arms, trying to check if he is still damp. "--I think we need to go talk to someone who might have a better clue of what is going on-- that is," I smile "--I assumed if you still want to come with me. I have in mind where I'd like to go next, but you don't need to follow."

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[info]eyukishiro
2006-01-20 08:57 am UTC (link)
Vaguely, I remember being careful about coming back here. My temper was high, whetted to a perfect edge, just as it used to be all of the time, and out of reflex, I padded through Tokyo like the snow tiger in my mind, unseen, a ghost fleeing from ghosts.
It was originally just wandering, stalking people for practice, trying to calm the surging emotions that my father's visit had given me, and then on a whim, I remembered I had left some things...
...and when I get there, I smell blood.
Blood.
Fresh enough.
Somehow, I feel somewhat offended.
There is motion inside.
I drop silence at the doorstep, and enter to find Shinomori and the doctor.
Oh, so are we playing that game again?

"What are you two doing here?"


(reposted with mod permission kthx)

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[info]himura_ken_san
2006-01-20 01:42 pm UTC (link)
I put my arm around Kaoru as we walk towards the shack. It is in sight now and I can feel that it is not empty and Shura is not inside. Megumi, Aoshi and Enishi are here. I fight a sense of déjà vu – at least Saitou is not with me this time! And I won’t have to break down the door.


I stop abruptly before we get any closer.

“Megumi-dono, Aoshi and Enishi are inside. Sano and sessha should check and see if any of them have seen or heard anything about Shura-dono.” I turn to face Kaoru. “If Kaoru-dono is uneasy about seeing Enishi, perhaps she would want to wait outside for us?” I smile lovingly at my new bride. I value her comfort and safety above all. If she does not wish to see one of the men a man who kidnapped her, then we will make this a very quick stop. “Or come and stand by my side, Kaoru-dono, a place that belongs to you now.”

I turn and lead the way into the shack.

As soon as I step inside, I state our business.

“Megumi-dono, Aoshi, Enishi,” I nod to each in turn, my eyes lingering on my brother’s. “We are looking for Shura-dono. Have any of you seen or heard from her today?”

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[info]shinomori_blue
2006-01-20 03:41 pm UTC (link)
She informs me of her feelings on the unlikelihood of it having anything to do with Yukishiro. (This would become hilariously ironic in a few moments)

"I have in mind where I'd like to go next, but you don't need to follow."

I give her a wry smirk and grab hold of one of her damp sleeves.

"Well...I did promise you some time together today, did I not?"

"What are you two doing here?" a voice demands.

"Yukishiro," I say, standing to my full height. I don't really dignify the man's question with a serious response. Instead, I say, "I got wet and now I am drying off."

“We are looking for Shura-dono. Have any of you seen or heard from her today?” Himura interjects.

Yeah. Can just kiss that semi-pleasant jaunt with the doctor goodbye.

I shake my head. "I do not know who this 'Shura' is," I say, keeping myself carefully neutral. "Did something happen?"

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[info]sano_sagara
2006-01-20 06:08 pm UTC (link)
As we walk toward Enishi's shack, my mind keeps wandering back to the burnt out pile of ashes and bones and wood left behind on the beach.

Could it have been Shura's funeral pyre?

Again I try to push my feelings of dread away, but my imagination just won't let go.

God Dammit, Shura, Why Wouldn't You Let Me Help You?

As we get closer to Enishi's shack, Kenshin tells us that Enishi, Megumi, and Shinomori are inside.

Enishi being in his own place isn't exactly surprising, although the kitsune-onna and Shinomori being there is.

That's not my concern right now.

Kenshin demands if they know Shura's whereabouts as soon as we enter the cabin.

"Did something happen?" Shinomori asks.

"Shura was supposed to be at the party last night but never showed," I explain. "I've been looking for her for most of the day, but there isn't a sign of her anywhere. And when I last saw her yesterday afternoon, she told me she was in some kind of trouble."

I pause and clench my fists, trying to break the vision of ashes and death spinning through my head.

It won't let me go.

"We just found the remains of a burnt body on the beach," I tell them, my voice nearly breaking with raw need. "So if any of you knows where she is..."

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[info]megumi_dono
2006-01-20 09:01 pm UTC (link)
What a strange situation. Fall in a river, enter an apparently abandoned house, and then magically, men appear!

I look up as Yukishiro enters, and think to myself that he sounds displeased.

What are we doing here?

What is he doing here? I thought this place abandoned, but now I am guessing it isn't
as abandoned as it had looked. But asking him that is probably in poor taste; it is, after all, his property.

And before I can answer, Aoshi does. (It annoys me a little when people do that for me. But I understand a little the dynamics of posturing, and protecting. If I told him that Yukishiro was no threat to me, he would not believe me. Just as if I told him that Yamazaki was misguided, but dealt with already, he probably would stay his course and flay the man, the next time he saw him.)

All this machismo is a bit tiring, frankly, but breaking out the pleasantries will be unappreciated.

Anyways, more people appear before I can basically explain the same thing -- and to apologize. I am mindful of the courtesy Yukishiro has extended in the past -- and am aware that to antagonize him would be stupid. (Speaking of which - I realize that this is the first time I have seen them all in the same place since... well...)

Nevermind.

“Megumi-dono, Aoshi, Enishi-- We are looking for Shura-dono. Have any of you seen or heard
from her today?”

I bow, acknowledging them all, thinking that this is a rather strange coincidence. And I start to wonder if perhaps this place is of importance or not. I suppose the answer will depend on Yukishiro.

"I do not know who this 'Shura' is. Did something happen?"

And Aoshi.

See, I know this woman very little other than snippets gathered here and there, and from sightings. Why would a woman receive care from a doctor who is on the run? Perhaps because she herself is on the run. But of that, I can not be sure. That she was treated in secret, I do know. And I have no intention of telling why or how.

"Shura was supposed to be at the party last night but never showed. I've been looking for
her for most of the day, but there isn't a sign of her anywhere. And when I last saw her
yesterday afternoon, she told me she was in some kind of trouble."

Yes. Trouble that needed the help of a doctor.

"We just found the remains of a burnt body on the beach. So if any of you knows where she
is..."

There is a fine line to walk between being friend, and being a doctor. Being a person that can be trusted to help as called, regardless of which side a person may be at at anyone time.

"I do not know where she is," I answer truthfully. "If you find her, please let me know. As for the person on the beach, I will go examine the body."

Perhaps that body is hers. I do not know when that note was left, nor whether there is still more to explore of this river and many other rivers in this city. At this point, despite the worried looks, this convergence here makes me very suspicious of the entire matter.

This may require the police.

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[info]tanuki_musume
2006-01-20 09:16 pm UTC (link)
Kenshin is being all too considerate by giving me the option to wait outside but I prefer to be with my husband, by his side, inside. So it is after a brief moment that I follow in his and Sanosuke's footsteps, standing slightly behind Kenshin and surveying the people inside quietly.

I let out a barely audible sigh, shifting the bento box I been carrying from one arm to another. Why Megumi-san, Aoshi-san, and Enishi... together... here almost seems as big of a puzzle as to what has happened to Shura-san.

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[info]sano_sagara
2006-01-20 09:37 pm UTC (link)
It seems like no one knows where she is.

So she's disappeared or

The remains on the beach are hers

Or...

Without another word, I turn around and leave the shack.

(Exits thread.)

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[info]himura_ken_san
2006-01-21 06:13 am UTC (link)
"Arigato." I nod my head in thanks to Megumi. I would be worried about her, but she is clearly here with Aoshi. That is becoming a common occurance....

"Pardon our intrusion, we will continue our search elsewhere..."

I smile at Kaoru, glad she came in with us, and follow Sano out the door.

(exits thread)

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[info]tanuki_musume
2006-01-21 10:00 am UTC (link)
"Um... please pardon the intrusion." One quick bow and I am out of there!

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[info]shinomori_blue
2006-01-21 12:32 pm UTC (link)
Sagara explains that this woman disappeared and may have been in some trouble, whatever that may be. He is concerned. Perhaps that is a poor adjective.

It seems this 'Shura' has made friends...I wonder how Sagara would react at finding out that Yamazaki treated her.

"We just found the remains of a burnt body on the beach. So if any of you knows where she is..."

I can hear the rawness in his voice. The emotion he is barely able to keep in check. No mere friend then.

Before I can answer, Megumi speaks. "I do not know where she is. If you find her, please let me know. As for the person on the beach, I will go examine the body."

He waits for no other explanation and departs fast enough. Himura and the Kamiya girl (I should really stop thinking of her in that way) also make their excuses and leave. I consider telling them about Yamazaki. If a perceived enemy of theirs tangled with a friend...

But even I doubt Yamazaki would go so far as to burn a body after leaving an urgent message for Takani to aid him in treating her. It does not add up.

No. As much as I dislike the shinobi, I do not need to point blame. Though perhaps it would be wise to inform them that someone else knew where she was and helped treat her, I will not leave Megumi's side, much less tell the others what I know in detail before the unsettling white-haired one.

My insides recoil at remembering...

I regret to leave the others in emotional limbo, but unless she moves to join the others and I can trail her while keeping Yukishiro in my line of sight, I choose silence.

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The Power of Deductive Reasoning II
[info]shinomori_blue
2006-01-22 12:02 am UTC (link)
And yet...

Several aspects of myself are repulsed by the other questions that come to mind.

It is in my nature to be suspicious, but it is always a sad day when you must be of those you call friend. Especially those you admire. Or did.

I step to the doorway of the cabin, making sure both Takani and Yukishiro are well within my range of peripheral sight and hearing. If Megumi moved out of my sensorial scope, this conversation would be over within moments. I have hit super-alert mode and everything seems clearer and sharper than before.


*exits thread momentarily to speak from the doorway, although anything that happens here will most likely be observed by Aoshi*

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[info]eyukishiro
2006-01-23 09:27 am UTC (link)

I barely have a moment to comment before there is a sudden whirlwind of people. Kamiya and Sagara show up with the murderer only a second later. It seems from the flurry of dialogue that everyone is looking for Shura.
Injured?
Poisoned?
Convenient excuse?
Either way, I have no time to ask, not that I particularly care. I am beginning to think I was followed here.
Abruptly, however, I am left with the doctor, and a knot of people hovering about outside
like ghosts
I sigh, shake my head slightly, and bow a little to the doctor. I'm going to politely ignore this business.
"Don't worry. I am not going to be here long. Please, make yourself at home."
Moving past to the bed, I pause a moment, staring.
What have people been doing here?
I shake my head again, and move to a panel in the wall, kicking it open idly to retrieve a large bag, which I put over my shoulder, and pace back out again. I notice that the knot of people outside seems to be departing.
I look at the doctor.
"I apologize that we could not meet again in better circumstances. Thank you very much for the help you gave me, by the way. I have found it very useful. I do hope to see you again soon."
I bow again, politely, and pause a moment, glancing in the direction of those outside.
Suddenly, I am moved to chuckle.
"They are all insane."

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[info]megumi_dono
2006-01-23 02:03 pm UTC (link)
"I am not worried," I answer the man, but do not know if he has heard it as he goes about doing his own thing. I politely pay no attention to it, for this is his home which has been rudely invaded by myself and by persons who have quickly come and gone.

What I am worried about is what I see as general carelessness. I do not know Shura well, except for what I have seen of her that once. But any reasonably intelligent person like Yukishiro can now deduce from this interruption that Shura is obviously acquainted with the three who have left.

As she may or may not be a policeofficer, I find this to a problem. It seems that she will not be very effective if she is undercover, and if Yukishiro can more accurately discern from this vague situation that she has been here. Ah. There might be hell to pay.

If she had any cover before, it has been blown.

I fix the wood at the fire, when I hear the chuckle from the man.

"Insane?" I look at him, wondering if all is well in the world when someone who was sick just recently says that.

"They are simply the sort of people who are thrown about by emotions and not by logic."

Nor do I care exactly about the talking and shouting outside. Unlike them, I plan to dig through this mystery a little longer, and hope to minimize the damage to this woman's career.

"Therefore I would discount anything they have said."

I stand and wait for Aoshi to return, or for Yukishiro to say something more. He does have a right to ask why we are here, does he not?

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[info]shinomori_blue
2006-01-23 05:30 pm UTC (link)
I re-enter completely and bow a bit stiffly to Yukishiro. He didn't try anything while my back was mostly turned. Noble.

I do what has been owed for some time and has not been properly expressed. "I am sorry we entered your cabin with no notice. I really did just get wet and needed to dry off."

Not that I owe him explanations, but escalating the situation with Yukishiro is not entirely wise.

I move to pick up my jacket and tuck the money inside a pocket.

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[info]eyukishiro
2006-01-24 08:59 am UTC (link)

"Yes, insane," I reply idly, glancing over at Shinomori who explains himself briefly. "Ah, so you weren't diving into the river and drowning yourself for any particular reason this time. Well, the two of you can just make yourselves at home. I have no further interest in this place, though I now own it. Care to rent it, perhaps?"
The spikes of tension in my back remind me of how emotional I actually am at the moment. It's like walking with numbed feet and suddenly finding uneven ground. It's getting difficult to keep the claws covered.
I give Shinomori a perfunctory nod for his polite suspicion, and bow politely to the doctor.
"I have other places to be at the moment. Takani-san, if you might do me the honor of your company again sometime tomorrow... perhaps at your convenience... if not, I am a patient man."
Sometimes.
"Good day to you both."

(enishi exits with his parcel unless otherwise distracted, hindered, etc. etc>)

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[info]shinomori_blue
2006-01-24 02:53 pm UTC (link)
"Yes, insane. Ah, so you weren't diving into the river and drowning yourself for any particular reason this time. Well, the two of you can just make yourselves at home. I have no further interest in this place, though I now own it. Care to rent it, perhaps?"

I do not care to comment on this. Whether he himself is slightly off-kilter (not something someone should just discount) or he was mocking me. Well, there were two things a person could do when baited. They could let the moment pass, or they could bite. In my day, I have done much of both.

In this instance, this is not like biting my Oniwabanshuu brothers or lashing out at the older boys terrorizing me at the orphanage.

And it would just be stupid to put everything else at risk.

For a moment, I consider asking him who the hell's blood is lingering in the air, but...really. You'd have more luck asking the wolf about his love life most likely.

"I have other places to be at the moment. Takani-san, if you might do me the honor of your company again sometime tomorrow... perhaps at your convenience... if not, I am a patient man. Good day to you both."

...what the fuck?

I try not to glare at his retreating back and seriously hope that Megs lets him go. That's it. YUKISHIRO'S IN ON IT. And I don't even know what 'it' is, but whatever it is, HE'S IN ON IT!

If Megumi doesn't let me trail her all day today and tomorrow, I am sending people after her. This business of things not being what they seem is starting to wear on my nerves.

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[info]megumi_dono
2006-01-24 07:51 pm UTC (link)
As Aoshi returns from outside, I scan his face, wondering if there is anything to read there, before turning my attention back to the fire.

I can feel the chilliness, and yet I am not like the body by the beach, lying there for the elements to taunt, abuse, and with no one to mourn it.

I can hear Yukishiro's words to Aoshi, and dimly note that they are mildly insulting on the one hand, but almost comedic on the other. Or perhaps (and at this thought I narrow my eyes), they take on a flirtatious edge in that manly sort of way men talk.

As he bows, I bow back politely, and cover my chagrin.

"I have other places to be at the moment. Takani-san, if you might do me the honor of your company again sometime tomorrow... perhaps at your convenience... if not, I am a patient man."


Eh? Another appointment? Better if it be with me than Aoshi...

"Good day to you both."


"Good day. I will try to stop by with some tea." Perhaps something to ease his mind and to also repay him for the use of this home.

I look over at Aoshi and wait patiently while the silence deepens and lengthens. Is he watching Yukishiro for some particular reason? Hmmm?

"So," I remember the box at my side, not daring to ask him about how he finds Yukishiro today. "I think we have a body to examine."

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[info]shinomori_blue
2006-01-26 05:46 pm UTC (link)
~"Good day. I will try to stop by with some tea."~


Is she fucking serious?? You can't trust ANYONE anymore! Betrayed by my own woman! Oh, the woe!

Listen to yourself, Shinomori. Pathetic. 'Oh, the woe?' WTF is that? Grow some fucking balls.

Says you. Not a few days after being kidnapped by that sociopath, she agrees to have tea with him?? What is this? Have they been seeing each other behind my back??

Ooooh. Says me. Get this: I AM YOU.

~"So. I think we have a body to examine."~


Is that so? She seems quick to change the subject...odd that she would bring me here, don't you think?

Heh. You're asking me? I thought you'd slit my throat if I ever talked again.

I get lonely sometimes.

So sweet...

And as sad as this sounds, you're the only voice I can trust in times like these. Everyone is acting strange.

You sure that's not just...you know, you being insane again?

Positive. I've never thought more rationally in my life. Now tell me what Megs would see in Yukishiro that she doesn't see in me? You don't REALLY think she's two-timing me, do you?

...it's prety damning evidence.


I nod to her and pull my damp coat over me. I wander over to the fireplace and step on whatever is smoldering there. No need to set fire to Yukishiro's place in his absence.

"Indeed. Let us be on our way."

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[info]megumi_dono
2006-01-26 05:50 pm UTC (link)
I look at him for a long moment, wondering what he is thinking. It is a pity he doesn't tell me... for I would like to know what goes on in his mind sometimes.

"Thank you." Aware that now there is no one watching us again, my free hand seeks out his and gently, I tug him out of that place.

*exits thread with Aoshi*

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