Nintendo High: Dawn of a New Old Feud! Hmm! Two Hours Earlier It was already early and yet...the second the overly care free blonde had happily strolled into the school, he was faced with the scowling red head. Despite being shorter than him, the red head seemed to exude a menacing aura. "My man, Sasori...you're here early. Come in to move that creepy crap you call art out of the display cases?" Sasori's hazel eyes narrowed, "No...and it's not creepy crap, it's art...true art. I came to clean the equipment in the shop room...but someone has taken my metal polish...." He kept glaring at the blonde until anger welled inside him. "You took it...didn't you." It wasn't a question, but a statement of utter loathing. "I did not, hmm! Just because you can't find your crap doesn't mean I take your things! What would I need a bottle of metal polish for, anyways!? Hmm!" A smirk appeared on Sasori's lips, "I never said it was a bottle... You wouldn't know that...unless of course, you stole it." Catching the art teacher in his attempt to hide his flustered expression, Sasori's smirk widened into a full smile....not a very kind smile though. "Just hand it over and I won't strangle you in your sleep, Deidara." Deidara reluctantly unlocked the door to the art room and meandered slowly over to his desk. Rummaging through the piles of firecrackers he used to make his "art" explode, he eventually pulled out the black bottle of metal polisher he'd taken from Sasori's desk the last time he'd been in there. "The hell do you need to polish all those saws for anyway, hmm? It's not like the kids even notice they're shiny or anything..." Sasori's expression went back to being one of uncaring and mild interest. "They might not notice...but I do. It's much nicer to see a glittering blade cut into wood...." noticing Deidara's 'wtf' look, he sighed and added, "And it's safer. I'd rather not let them get rusty and cut a child's finger off and get sued...I'm not you, Deidara...I don't have a lot of money." Deidara's mouth worked soundlessly as he tried to come up with something to say. "I told you, if you need money, you can just ask me! I'm not gonna say no, my man. I mean...we're uh..." Sasori knew where he was stuttering towards and didn't like admitting those words out loud. "I won't ask. I just won't make mistakes. I'll see you later..." Deidara sighed and slumped into his chair as Sasori's red locks disappeared through his door. Nintendo High: Teachers Lounge Kakashi Hatake, and Kakuzu sat staring at the broken TV in the lounge room. Staring at the black screen gave Kakashi plenty of time to ponder his classes. "We should just get a new one..." he grumbled without looking at the older fellow teacher beside him. Kakuzu wasn't a friendly person...unless you were paying him...which Kakashi wasn't. "There's no point staring at it unless it's going to come on and tell me who won the football game last night." Kakashi reached up to tug his tie down a bit more, he swore the thing was trying to strangle him to death. "There's no need to waste money on another...Sasori can fix it. He's good with his hands." The way he said it made it sound like it had some sort of hidden meaning to it....but Kakashi wasn't going to start questioning the rather frightening looking Accounting teacher. Reaching further up, Kakashi touched the band of blue cloth he tied around his head and pulled down to cover his left eye. His eye wasn't missing...just really different. It was his good eye, so to speak, and a very unique color. Students tended to ask questions that he didn't feel like answering, so he kept it covered. Of course...keeping it covered up had earned him the strange TA Xigbar's attention. He wondered why the man didn't just either become a teacher or get a less involving job if he was going to slack off so much. Nintendo High: Cafeteria Zetsu stood bent over his ingredients and frozen foods that he'd eventually turn into today's lunch. In his mind, he went back and forth over what to make. Enchiladas were good...but he wasn't sure whether or not he had enough beef thawed out to make them....or should he just go with chicken enchiladas? Pour a little Pesto over it, throw in a good helping of peaches, some milk and BAM! a delicious and nutritious lunch...or would water go better with it? It depended on if there was enough beef.... "Is there enough beef? There's never enough beef..." he grumbled half his sentence in a much lower tone of voice. Hearing a tap on the glass where he dished out the food, he turned and found Xigbar sniffing around and plainly staring at him. "Need something? Of course you need something...everyone does." Rolling his eye, Xigbar grinned, "What's for lunch? Is it gonna be scary looking? Should I go and buy myself a bento now?" Zetsu's yellow eyes flicked breifly back to his food stuffs, "No...it's Western style." A surprised expression crossed Xigbar's face and he wiped imaginary sweat from his brow, "Oh that's good...I seriously thought it was gonna be something frightening and I'd get sick off it again." Zetsu's expression soured the more the talked. "Did you have a point...or did you just come here to make fun of my food. If not, then go away." Nintendo High Saix stared out his window at the massive train wreck caused by the two students he'd seen enter the school earlier. A part of his brain didn't want to even give them credit for causing such a huge mess...and yet...he couldn't believe the entire country of Japan could survive from all the earthquakes and tsunamis they experienced... The moon was a fickle woman..always bringing misfortune and yet without her they'd all be dead. Walking down the hallways, crowds of students parted for the unsmiling ebony haired seventeen year old. Vanitas, the leader of a gang consisting of those he decided were serious about following him. (How one could be serious about following the walking nightmare around though...wasn't clear) He paused by the locker of a black haired girl with big sapphire eyes. "Xion..." it was all he said and yet the girl batted her eyelashes and grabbed a few books out of a large bag sitting in her locker. Handing off the books, she gave him a small smile. "You think that maybe....this year we'll join a club?" Vanitas gave her a look like she was crazy. "We don't need clubs, Xion. Our community is our club. You should think about stopping by Repliku's place sometime to hang out with us. We could really use a more relaxing female around. Larxene is really a pain when she's high." Frowning and yet hiding her disappointment, Xion shook her head, "Sorry...I don't really know where he lives and...my mom would be really angry if I stayed out past curfew." Shrugging, Vanitas' attention was snagged by the fight ensuing a ways down the hall. Snapping his fingers, several others of his gang materialized behind him. It seemed like they came out of nowhere. "Let's see what's causing such a hassle." Larxene, Repliku, Tobi, and even Sai followed Vanitas down to see Bowser and Mario's fight beginning. Tobi pointed to Bowser's black spiked chokers around his arms and began to laugh, "Oh, wow! Lookit, Vanitas, he's wearing a bunch of necklaces! Isn't that a bit girly?" Repliku snorted, "Sometimes it's the biggest guys who come around that are into other guys." Larxene rolled her teal eyes, "Are you two idiots even listening to what they're fighting over? Food. Who fights over food?! Are we experiencing a famine? No? Then this is pointless." Sai edged back, he knew what was coming... Riku, Nagato, Gaara, and Neji....a small group of what most of the females in the school called the princely types, headed for the entrance to the school only to be flagged down by a swarm of screaming girls. Riku glared cool blue eyes at them and those calling his name quieted down. Neji cast pale gray eyes towards those shrieking his name and offered a well practiced smile and a wave. Those girls half fainted. It was the pair in between of the ultra cool and calm boys that found themselves panicked from the sudden wave of attention. Nagato's cheeks turned crimson with embarrassment and Gaara glowered down at his feet. Riku herded the girls out of the way for them. "Girls are impossible..." "They're really loud..." Nagato observed from underneath long lashes. Neji laughed, causing another wave of fainting girls to occur behind them. "They're just excited to see you. You should take the attention in and relish it, Gaara. You too, Nagato. I mean, you're a third year and all you do is hang out with us...avoiding any girls. Wasn't there a girl you liked?" Nagato flicked his red hair out of his eyes only for it to fall back, "Her name was Konan...but...I don't want to focus on girls during high school...I should be focused on my grades...and getting into a good college." Gaara nodded along with Nagato's reasons. "There you go again...you sound like Riku." Riku's blue eyes flashed as he looked back at Neji, "Is that a problem?" A challenging look entered the Hyuuga's eyes, "Yes...it is. The next thing we know, they've gone off the handle and are sniffing around their best friends!" Growling, Riku reached out to grab Neji's collar only for Gaara's pale hands to shove them apart. It always amazed Riku how strong the short red head was. "Nobody said anything about switching sides!" Of course...he'd spoken rather loudly, even for the usually quiet kid that he was and they probably had the attention of everyone.
Name: Vanitas Description: A delinquent who enjoys bullying other students. His record is full of red marks and is currently the leader of an "organized community" or just in english...a gang. Occupation: Student/local gang leader Series character is from: Kingdom Hearts Other: (everybody wants his sexy body) Spoiler Name: Riku Description: Riku is best friends with Sora and Kairi. He's one of the top students in school with a more serious outlook on life than his friends. Occupation: Student Series character is from: Kingdom Hearts Other: (who doesn't want that sexy body?) Name: Xion Description: Average student, shy when she's away from her friends with an unhealthy interest in Vanitas, despite her long standing crush on Riku. Occupation: Student Series character is from: Kingdom Hearts Other: (don't ask me why, things just are) Name: Larxene Description: A sassy third year student often seen flirting or abusing her underclassmen. Occupation: student Series Character is from: Kingdom Hearts Other: (I like her...nuff said) Name: Xigbar Description: Lazy and more than a bit of a bad example. Occupation: Teachers Assistant Series character is from: Kingdom Hearts Other: (He'd look awesome in a loosely knotted tie) Name: Saix Description: Serious, determined, and quiet. Saix holds a dark side in check underneath his seriously cold exterior. Occpation: Night Security Guard Series: Kingdom Hearts Other: (I wouldn't want to run into him when trespassing in a dark school) Name: Repliku Description: A delinquent following religiously in the footsteps of Vanitas to avoid his biological twin, Riku. Occupation: Student/ gang member Series: Kingdom Hearts Other: (Riku and Repliku are biological twins) Name: Nagato Description: One of the top students in the third year class. He holds a gentle smile for his underclassmen and a firm tolerance for idiotic classmates. Occupation: student Series: Naruto Other: (He excells in his World Government class) Name: Hidan Description: A third year delinquent with an obsession for his religion...and pretty girls. Occupation: Student Series: Naruto Other: (His view on other religions is very narrow and is often severely late for school. His excuse: "I was praying." followed by profanity...) Name: Kakuzu Description: He holds two serious jobs and cares quite a bit for his paycheck. Teaches accounting. Occupation: Teacher / Accountant Series: Naruto Other: (Money, money, money, money, and how can I make money off this. It's his thought process) Name: Kisame Hoshigaki Description: A strict and yet easy going coach that is more than willing to hop into the water to demonstrate. Occupation: Swim club Coach Series: Naruto Other: He holds a love affair with an antique sword named Samehada in his office. Name: Sasori Description: Believing art is something that stands up to the test of time, Sasori holds a love-hate relationship with Deidara. His cool and spicy attitude and perfect features often have him the center of the opposite genders' attention. Occupation: Shop teacher / starving artist? Series: Naruto Other: (He likes making puppets) Name: Deidara Description: Loud and annoying, Deidara believes art is a mear moment in time. He strongly believes Sasori's idea of art is wrong. Occupation: Creative Arts teacher Series: Naruto Other: (his creations have a bad habit of exploding) Name: Zetsu Description: A split personality makes him sort of quiet most of the time but with a difference of opinion within his own head, he often ends up confusing people. Occupation: Lunch server Series: Naruto Other: (I wouldn't try his potluck) Name: Tobi Description: Often a goofball with zero smarts, he does rarely show a more serious side to him. Surprisingly, he's a third year. Occupation: Student Series: Naruto Other: (wears a mask to school...) Name: Gaara Description: A hot-head genius formerly of Vanitas' gang. Occupation: Student Series: Naruto Other: (everyone has a split personality) Name: Shikamaru Nara Description: A lazy, zero motivation slacker gifted with the IQ of over 200. Occupation: Student Series: Naruto Other: (what a drag is his catchphrase) Name: Neji Hyuuga Description: A top student who looks down on his fellow classmates who haven't earned his respect and a world wide taijutsu champion. Occupation Student Series: Naruto Other: (pretty little rich boy) Name: Kakashi Hatake Description: An often tardy teacher with high expectations of his students. Occupation: Life Skills teacher Series: Naruto Other: (if you don't know what life skills are then you probably don't have any...I'm kidding) Name: Sai Description: Blunt and often speaks his opinion on everything, Sai holds a top place as a student. He's often found in the art room...far away from either art teachers though Occupation: Student Series: Naruto Other: (So not emo) Name: Minato Namikaze Description: Kind and gentle, Minato keeps a smile for every child he comes across. Despite being young, he's been teaching for years. Occupation: Government teacher Series: Naruto Others: (Very rarely gets angry) Name: Shisui Uchiha Description: Loyal and kind-hearted. Shisui is a very persuasive person. Occupation: Government TA Series: Naruto Other: (Leave luck to Heaven: Nintendo High)
Masamune didn't bother to even try to pretend like he was surprised by Masaru's maneuver. The closer his heath dipped to red, the more he smiled. His sword glowed an angry red color as he charged a skill he swore he wouldn't show until PoH had shown his hand first. "This is why I don't hang around kids like you....no respect...and you always...always, piss me off." Flipping his sword reverse, he shoved Masaru's shoulder and jumped, a much farther distance than he'd been doing before, away from the boy. "I really shouldn't let myself get carried away like this..." he mumbled to himself. Taking a deep breath, he smacked the hilt of his sword into his hand and the glow faded from his blade. Flicking open his menu, he equipped the typical black hooded cloak with the Laughing Coffin's symbol on it and gave a two fingered salute. "I forfeit. I didn't come here with the intention to win. A bit of prize money and some items or...whatever the prize is...it's nothin' I can't make for myself doing what I do best..." Drawing up the hood of his cloak, he sheathed his sword and headed for the exit. At least I learned something good today...Scarlet...Leader of an anti-PK guild....she's faster than I am. Good to know. But that boy...still has a long ways to go before he could really beat me. Especially with that skill in my arsenal. He paused and turned, tapping his head as if he'd forgotten something. "Mya...remember what I said before about after the tournament. A good...ten minutes is all I need...then you're free to wander about as if you never met me." Waving over his shoulder, he sauntered out of the arena as well as the two PKs that had been watching before. "So close..."
Gokai Galleon: Zetsu shifted his yellow eyes to the witch with displeasure before he rumbled, "We are Zetsu...you can ignore the other one." Tobi whimpered at his words. "That's not very nice, Mr. Zetsu....but...I got it. Leave everything to Tobi...Tobi'll get it done." Tobi's Sharingan ignited in the darkness under his mask and a swirling rift formed over the egg Vexen held precariously out a dark corridor. Only when it vanished completely from Vexen's fingers, did Tobi set his hands on his hips in a proud pose. "See? Tobi got it." White Zetsu chuckled, "Tobi's a good boy." The rift formed again, but in Tobi's hands and the egg appeared there as his Sharingan disappeared in the darkness of his mask. Zetsu sighed as Tobi lifted the egg above his head, doing an odd little jig. "Get that thing away from him before he breaks it." Lowee: Vs. Zombie Combo Hidan paused as the bullets lodged themselves in his head. Rubbing the holes in his forehead, he frowned. "Ow. That really hurt...and it didn't feel good at all. These guys never do just sit still and accept the judgement of Lord Jashin." Kakuzu's tendrils slithered further out and wrapped around Neptune's body. Now that he had both CPU Goddess...he'd get his payment. "Hurry up, Hidan. We're done here. I want to get back to that idiot before one of them dies and I lose my money." Growling, Hidan slammed his scythe into the ground, "That's all you ever talk about! Money, money, money! What about my sacrifice!?" Kakuzu's green eyes narrowed, "That's why I said hurry it up! Your stupid ritual takes too long...I'm going on ahead. When I get my money...I'll be back to pick up the pieces." Carrying off the two Goddess', Kakuzu didn't bother to spare his partner a second glance. "Ah, Kakuzu! You're assuming it's going to be just like last time, aren't you!? Damn you...." Lowee: Vs. Grodus Sai hurried to Casshern's side. "Tch...Sai, Soushi...we need to retreat. This guy is serious now...and we don't have the manpower to stop him. Uni! We need a way to get everyone out of Lowee!" Sai yanked the ice out of Casshern's stomach. He didn't bother looking, since he wasn't a medical ninja, at the damage done. "Nngh... This guy is insane... It's times like these that Shin would tell me not to get soft..."
Rubbing his head, Masamune rolled his eyes. "Whatever you think I said...it probably isn't." Tightening his hold on his sword, he fell back on his higher stance. I have to end this...I have to end this now. Rushing towards Masaru, he slashed straight for his chest and curved his sword into an uppercut for Masaru's shoulder. He wasn't expecting to win...but looking for an opportunity.
Allowing one of Masaru's daggers to hit his back, he, however, blocked Star's well aimed throw. Something like that would've hurt a little more than normal. Edging away from Masaru as his attack missed, he pulled the small dagger from his back, tossing it aside. Had Masaru not missed, he still would've dodged...by the skin of his teeth. It was a good move...that he was willing to admit. "You use the pre-programed combos well...and you're not as half as stupid as I thought you were." Still...his rebellious streak wasn't over. "But...it would've been nice to have someone in my list of contacts who didn't want to kill me. You never know when you'll need someone skilled in a few unsavory things." Or in my case...someone who doesn't wish me dead to get me the hell out of here. A smile graced his lips for a moment before he turned a much softer expression towards Mya. "Mya...you wanted to know why I'd form a group like Laughing Coffin. Even if it's a PK guild...filled with people who don't wish to spend any time at all with each other..." Hesitation...or rather uncertainty made him pause. "I did it because...even stuck in this game...I want to make the most of the time I have left. Masaru believes I'll get what's coming to me in the real world...but I already have. I can feel it. If...if it's true...and we really do die if we die here..." shaking his head, he grimaced, "I created the Laughing Coffin because I wanted to find others like me. You don't know me very well...but I'm not such a terrible person as you believe. And I'll regret this...but you remind me of someone I used to know...so I wanted to spend some time around you. But...there aren't others really like me..." Tapping his sword on his shoulder, he turned to the crowd. "So who do you really want to win?" Their screams filled the stadium. Bending over the railing, the pair of PKs growled as they witnessed first hand Masamune's softness for those he was fighting. "Are you kidding me!? He LIKES her?! He's joking...right?" "I never would've imagined...Masamune...has a soft spot. Perfect."
There's no need to apologize. I just wanted to have a bit more fun.
Cursed Castle: Pledge of Allegience...for a price Spoiler Standing in the middle of a dank, dusty throne room lit by only a few blue flame candles. Vanitas and Repliku were staring at the black cloaked figure sitting rigidly in the center of a high backed chair that sprouted several spikes around it's frame with adoring looks. "It's nice to see you again...Vanitas, Repliku." A woman's voice echoed from the figure. Her voice was like velvet; smooth and soft with a touch of a hidden double edged sword. Pain shoved the two teens aside. "You're the woman who called us here. What is this place?" A slight shift in fabric around her hands and a floating hologram of a planet flickered to life before them. "I am the one who called you, yes. This is my home...a planet that is technically dead. This planet is...very special. It was created by it's first King...but I won't bore you with a history lesson. This entire place was created by a massive amount of magical energy. The core of this planet is not molten rock like other planets. And..." she stood and everyone took a step closer, drawn by the radiating waves of a raw power from her, "Hidden somewhere on this planet is a source of intense power..." Sephiroth's interest peaked, "What power?" She lowered her head for a second, a glint of silver showing under her hood, "Power left behind by the First King...the creator of this world. Unfortunately...that power is regulated by several temples scattered throughout this dead world. Even with those temples removed from the equation, the entrance to finding this power is hidden within a very specific location surrounded by thirteen places that look exactly like it." Xehanort, Ganondorf, Demise, Pain, and Xemnas exchanged looks. "What is this...a free for all? Whoever makes it to the power first gets it?" Demise and Ganondorf glowered at the Superior of the In-Between. She sat back down and Ikuto, Vanitas and Repliku meandered towards her side. "It's nice to see you again...are they...?" Reaching a black gloved hand out, she patted Repliku's head, "They're out having a bit of fun. Being cooped up in a world of nothing but grey space gave them a lot of energy." Vanitas edged closer, "You seem well...compared to the last time I saw you." Combing her fingers through Vanitas' black spikes, "For now...I am well enough." Ikuto chewed on his bottom lip as she turned her shadowed face towards him. "And you are?" "Tsukiyomi Ikuto....and this is Yoru." Out from his pocket emerged a tiny, fairy like creature but...as a cat... A Cat-fairy-creature? Yoru nervously waved a cat paw at her and she held her hand out, "Yoru...what are you, exactly?" "I'm a Character...born from Ikuto's dreams, nya." She muffled a laugh in her throat, "From his...dreams, huh?"
Lowee: CPUs VS. Zombie Combo The rest of Kakuzu's skin hardened, but only in the specific areas where the bullets would strike. His tentacles retracted, becoming replaced by his hand grabbing Blanc's slender form. "It would've been a good plan...except...you know nothing about your opponen, where as I..." The opposite hand holding Blanc's hammer flipped the hammer so he held it by the hilt and extended via gray tendrils within his body to strike Neptune, hitting her hard enough to cause her to leave a dent in the ground where she landed. "Know everything about you two." Hidan charged again at Aoi, "Man this idiot talks a lot! Just shut up and DIE!" Most of Hidan's swings were erratic and dodgable...but unpredictable. All the while, his insane laughter crept up his throat, threatening to burst out like an alien. Hidan hadn't felt Neptune's sword cut him, nor did he even care. Lowee: Vs Grodus Kakashi and Sai landed on the ground, focused now entirely on Grodus. "Uni, we're going to need some information of what we're dealing with!" Kakashi grumbled to himself about the lack of shinobi. "If we had a better equipped team I'd say no problem, a little mystery would do me some good training....but this...this isn't like anything we've seen in the Land of Fire before." Soushi's tails wagged a little, his multi-colored eyes glowing, "He isn't a kind of demon, that's for sure."
Masamune flipped back, using his free hand to touch down on the ground and complete his flip. Masaru made his offer and he straightened. "You want me...a PK and a real-life murderer...to help you? Now does that sound smart?" He shook his head, a grin tugging the corners of his mouth up. "You refer to my cursor's change...and of a moment in the distant past....you even, just like my dear Mya, believe I joined the guild I'm in." Spreading his arms, "I'm not saying no, my young friend...I would never be foolish enough to turn my eyes from a deal that isn't going to turn on me like a feral beast." Closing his eyes and sighing, he pointed his sword towards Star and Mya. "Unfortunately...this isn't the time to be discussing a deal." Even as he spoke, he flicked open his menu, sending an 'Add to Contacts' request to Masaru and only Masaru. "We'll be in touch." Waving a two fingered salute, he sprinted like lightning towards his partner, sword tucked at his hip, pointed for the young woman holding her captive.
Masamune's irritation didn't dull his reflexes. Blocking Masaru was easy enough even as the boy moved to steal his ribbon. Letting one hand let go of his sword, he kept the same pressure back against Masaru's blade even with one hand. Grabbing hold of Masaru's wrist reaching for his ribbon, he growled "Do it, I dare you. Go ahead and take the damn thing. ...if you can." His eyes flicked up towards the PKs lurking in the stands. "You see them? They're not my friends, boy. Win or lose...soon I'll be fighting for my life and possibly yours, your girlfriends' and Mya's." His reddish brown eyes narrowed in anger, "That doesn't mean I'll let you win or that you should go easy on me. Pull your punches and I swear I won't stop when your health hits red." His threat was dark as he pushed back, harder, against Masaru. A cruel smirk crept onto his lips, "Typical of a Soloer. You spend a few days on the front lines and suddenly you think you're hot stuff? I know what goes on in the heads of players like you. You do a few things everyone says is dangerous and then you think you're all that..." Just like him... "Next thing you know...you've confronted a PK on a bad day." It made him cringe to think about his now brightly glowing green cursor. Could he even still call himself a PK with that thing floating over his head?
Glowering darkly at their opponents, Masamune grit his teeth. Out of the corner of his eye he spotted the dark hooded figures taking a few seats in the stadium. PKs from the Laughing Coffin? No...some other guild? A bolt of clarity struck him and his glower became even more demonic, PoH's lackies... If he thinks he can get me when I'm down, he's dead wrong! Tying his ribbon securely around his forearm, he pulled his sword from its sheath. "If he thinks he can eliminate me from the picture so easily...I'll just have to beat him back into his place!" Holding his sword in both hands directly in front of him, he adopted a lower stance than usual. Using his unique skill was out of the question. Wasting such an ability on a couple of kids would only serve as more fuel to the raging fire that PoH had already set. Not to mention if he revealed it to them...they'd in turn tell PoH all about it and he'd lose his edge. No way I'm falling behind...that snot-nosed brat of a PK will get what's coming to him! Checking the timer, he realized...it was gone. His eyes widened and nervously glanced down at his hands. He didn't look any different now that his cursor was back to green. A half-hearted glance to the side at Mya told him she hadn't realized the change yet. Traversing past Hayden and Kaito as casually as one can get wearing a dark blue hooded cloak, the pair of PKers laughed amongst themselves as they spotted Masamune. "That kid? No way. He's such a brat!" "Eh...either way...boss wants him out. A Guild Leader and PK that allows themself to go even a day close to green...ain't worth a cent of what he says."
Luce stifled a whimper of protest as he removed her hand from his collar. Scott radiated warmth, as did Adam and Lenny and even somehow Alexis. It was a warmth that Luce wished to surround herself with, to bury her cold body inside and stay there. Alas, it was a warmth she was banished from basking in. Luce, herself, knew physical touch wasn't a big thing for her brothers and sisters. Luce desired it, craved it even. But touch was a no-no as was everything Scott had just allowed to spill from his lips. Caring...emotions...feelings...love. They were all things she couldn't process. His words about caring about her more than as a sister fell on deaf ears and ran smack into a defensive wall. As she'd told Lenny before, she was human...even with demon blood, and humans had needs. A need she wanted to fulfill and could've if they'd left already for their mission. Ordinary men were easy...a touch, a smile, a few suggestive words and they were puppets on a string. Scott was Scott...he, Adam and her new brothers were off-limits to the inner Luce who was a salve to her desires. "You shouldn't say such things. They're stupid and foolish.... I don't handle with feelings other than-" She bit her tongue hard and stood, putting herself awkwardly close to him. Luce didn't deal with feelings of love, nor did she manipulate them to get what she wanted and say 'maybe she'd fall for him later', but Lucielle, rapee, dealt specifically in that...minus the fall for him later bit. Shuffling around him and what he called 'not all muscle', Luce nervously stumbled around to the trunk of her car. Rummaging through her limited armory stashed underneath a fake bottom, Luce paused, her mind finally working around to the other things Scott had said. "Nothing...needs to make sense? Nothing I could've done?!" Her blue eyes flashed with hurt, "I could've protected him! I should have grabbed him and taken him back to that damn forest ranger! I should have damn well hugged the little b*stard when I found him playing f*cking house in my bedroom!" Realizing a bit slowly at what she'd said and how much she'd told Scott before weren't the same, Luce backed away from Scott. "Nice...blabbing just like you used to do, Lucy. You're a real good secret keeper. That boy will die if not by Lenny's hands...then by your boyfriend's." Luce shook her head defiantly at the echoing phantom words in her shattered heart and she replayed his innocent expressions in her mind. Fear, desire, anger, hurt, guilt...they all chased each other around on her face.
I'll just keep it like this. Things are easier.
Luce stared at the steering wheel as Scott spoke. It wasn't until he leaned closer to her that she shivered and clutched one hand at her seat and the other around her keys. She'd sworn never again on several things but she was no nun. "Not like you to worry about what makes me uncomfortable..." Her mind felt like someone has shoved a whisk into it and was beating a few eggs. "You...." 'his thoughts...' "remember our mission to Minnesota? Looking for the missing hikers I found something else..." 'is this okay?' "A boy...he couldn't have been no more than seven years old... He was just...standing there in the woods. What was I supposed to do, leave him? I..." His face flashed in her minds eye. "I asked him the basic questions...where his family was...where he lived...what he was doing there... But he just smiled at me..." Luce's breathing sped up at the memory...almost as if she could go back and snag the child up and imprison him in a small cage. "When I heard the wendigo...I took my eyes off him for a second...when I looked back he was gone. Vanished..." Her ice blue eyes slowly roamed up to meet Scott's gaze. Her stubbornness to keep her secrets to herself and her desire to invite the warmth of Scott into her frozen world warred inside her heart. Letting go of her seat, Luce reached up and out her still open door. Fingers curling into the collar of Scott's shirt, she purposefully pressed her fingers against his skin, "Nothing makes sense anymore... Something about that child didn't feel right. Scott..." Scott... His name filled her head, thrown into the mess that she called a mind...but it had been there since they'd met. Plastered on the walls of her sanity.
Masamune flicked his fingers through his contacts full of PKers and rapidly typed out a coded message to a few PK Guild heads. His mood completely business now that he knew Scarlet hadn't used her full potential in the match against him. Of course...the girl wasn't fighting him but she had the ability to take a few PK heads out. None of that information sat well with him. His mind blanked on Mya's presence as the unimportant match went on before his against the Beater and her boyfriend. Wasn't using her full strength...she made a fool out of me and I didn't even touch her. Foolish Masamune...letting my guard down because it was a simple tournament was a dumb move. PoH will think I'm not serious anymore if I don't up my game... Ima will try to kill me... Mike and the others will drop out of following me around... Hitting mass send, Masamune waved away his menu and dropped his head into his hands. "Nothing good will come out of my stupid antics..." Being helped to her feet and receiving a mass of friend requests, Shiina felt a bit dazed. "Wh-what? Friend requests...?" Her fingers tapped accept and her mind rolled back through everything Masamune had goaded her with during the fight. Shiina smoothed her furry friends' fur as she sat in a recovery room.
So I've downloaded and installed Google Chrome, like you all suggested. And...so far I'm able to post freely again. So you're saying I just can't come here when using IE9? Does anybody know why that is? Is there something wrong with IE9 that it doesn't want to work properly with KHV? It worked fine a few days ago. I don't understand why it would change.
It's Internet Explorer 9
I ran a scan last night and it came up clean.
It only started about yesterday. But that wasn't this site. Today it's all over any site that will let me post or respond to something.
