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Post by Yuki on Sept 27, 2009 23:11:11 GMT -4
Yuki was now standing beside Oki. He did think it was a bad thing, that's probably why he made it sound that way... He hugged her. He didn't put his lips anywhere near her, and he didn't try to use them to say anything... There was nothing he could say to try and make it better or make it hurt less, especially because everything she said, and everything she didn't, was probably true...
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Post by Oki on Sept 27, 2009 23:15:58 GMT -4
Oki didn't resist the embrace, but she didn't return it either. She kept her eyes on the village below them, knowing now she had no idea who she was looking for, but it was better than hearing Baoh's accusation over and over again: I can't look at you and not see him... Maybe this had been a mistake. Maybe she should have stayed home and waited for Suoh to get back...
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Post by Yuki on Sept 27, 2009 23:21:05 GMT -4
Yuki stepped back and resumed looking out over the city. It wasn't the same... She didn't hate him, but it wasn't the same...
"If we go to Cirrus' house... Can... M... Mine sniff him out... I know she's not a dog but..." Yuki was grasping at straws...
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Post by Oki on Sept 27, 2009 23:24:29 GMT -4
Oki nodded slowly. "Probably, if I can summon her. Or Kovu could, too."
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Post by Yuki on Sept 27, 2009 23:31:57 GMT -4
Yuki tried to control the shiver and failed....
The pheonix swooped right suddenly, and took them towards Cirrus house... "Thank you, Oki..."
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Post by Oki on Sept 27, 2009 23:33:53 GMT -4
Oki yelped as the phoenix swooped, clutching to it to keep her balance. She waited until she was more secure in her footing before she answered. "Yeah, sure."
She wasn't sure if she could summon either of the leopards, but she'd try.
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Post by Yuki on Sept 27, 2009 23:36:36 GMT -4
Like it had done at the hospital, the Pheonix landed on Cirrus' roof.
Yuki put his arm around Oki again, but this time so they could get into the house...
He shifted them across the veil, and down through the roof... The place was foul and discusting as it hadn't been touched in more than half a year...
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Post by Oki on Sept 27, 2009 23:45:01 GMT -4
I'm glad I don't have to clean this, was actually the first thing Oki thought. She waited until they had crossed back through the physical world before beginning her hand seals. She had remembered the way Kovu had reacted to Yuki's phasing last time, and doubted he or Mine would be particularly happy to end up beyond the veil.
She was having a hard time concentrating and focusing her chakra. The last few days were taking a toll, as was not eating. Her head was spinning, but she bit her thumb deeply and slammed it down on the floor. The justsu stirred up the dust in the room, which swirled in the air long after the smoke cleared.
Kovu sneezed, knocking himself into a sitting position. "Eeww," he said, looking around. "This place is gross..."
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Post by Yuki on Sept 27, 2009 23:49:59 GMT -4
Yuki shivered... but he was glad the little shit was there... He took a few steps back to give Oki a chance to explain it to him. "I'm opening some windows," he said getting away from it...
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Post by Oki on Sept 27, 2009 23:57:17 GMT -4
Oki knelt down to tickle the cub behind the ears, and he brightened when he saw her. "Hey it's you! Aunt Mine's human! Do I get to stay this time, because you promised..."
"Oki," Oki corrected him. "My name is Oki, and yes, you get to stay this time, Kovu. We need your help finding someone."
Kovu paused in licking the blood from Oki's thumb and chewing lightly on the digit. He kept his paw wrapped around her arm, but he puffed his chest out proudly. "Of course you do! Who am I taking care of for you? Is he giving you trouble again?" he asked, looking over at Yuki.
"Yes," Oki admitted honestly, "but he's not the problem. We need you to find someone, Kovu. Can you try to pick up the scent of the man who lived in this house? It's very, very important that we find him and we need that wonderful nose of yours."
Kovu beamed and began sniffing around, trying to get more than a nose full of dust.
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Post by Yuki on Sept 28, 2009 0:01:18 GMT -4
Yuki gave an unhappy smirk at Oki's admittance of him being somewhat of a problem, but he continued with what he was doing, letting some air into the room... "I hope them stubby legs move fast," he said to himself wanting to keep moving with the pheonix' speed. He walked back over to Oki. I suppose you wouldn't likely recognise Cirrus either, huh?" he asked, looking around for a picture of his lil' buddy...
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Post by Oki on Sept 28, 2009 0:04:08 GMT -4
Kovu growled softly at Yuki's comment, but let it pass. Stubby legs indeed! He sneezed again and kept moving.
"I didn't know him well," Oki admitted. "His hair... Kinda shaggy, darker toward the front?"
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Post by Yuki on Sept 28, 2009 0:07:56 GMT -4
Failing to find a picture, Yuki did the same as he had for Suoh to find Oki, and did a henge to the best he could remember Cirrus looking about a year ago...
"This is him..."
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Post by Oki on Sept 28, 2009 0:13:48 GMT -4
Oki nodded. The face looked familiar now and she'd be able to spot him.
Kovu, meanwhile, gave a growl of victory with his hind end sticking out from under Cirrus's bed. He dragged out an old sneaker, which he promptly began to chew on. "It's an old scent," he said proudly through a mouthful of show lace. "But I got it!"
"Kovu, don't eat that!" Oki pleaded. "We've got to go! Find Cirrus now, not his shoes, and I'll be right behind you." She moved quickly to open the door, pausing to look back at Yuki as Kovu scampered to her. "Meet you at the hospital?"
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Post by Yuki on Sept 28, 2009 0:18:50 GMT -4
"Oh... I'm coming too... I'm not going back out there without Cirrus... Someone will kill me... You take the ground... I'll take the air... I'll lock the door behind you," he said, thinking Oki was wise for not getting him to shift the cat out of the house...
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