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Post by Jack King on Jul 5, 2012 16:28:30 GMT -5
Jack knew that was a lie. There was no way in heaven or hell that Ruru was fine by ANY stretch of the word, but he hoped that meant that she didn't blame him... Not that that would keep him from blaming himself. "Don't hold it against me if I keep apologizing, okay?" He decided to try saying, cracking a weak smile as guilt ate away at him. If he hadn't been so weak none of this would have happened...
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 5, 2012 17:00:25 GMT -5
Hotaru tried to keep from frowning, pushing back some of his hair. She really didn't blame him, and she wished he wouldn't beat himself up over it. She knew that was a little high hoping in Jack's case, but still.
"You can apologize by playing something for me when we get home." Before he could respond she pressed her lips to his in a kiss. It had been so long, she'd almost forgotten what it felt like.
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Post by Jack King on Jul 5, 2012 17:55:04 GMT -5
Jack couldn't help but smile into the kiss before kissing back. God had he missed this... He never wanted to have to go over a month without kissing his girlfriend... without kissing Ruru... His mind flashed an image of a diamond ring in a velvet box, the one he had had sitting on his bedside table every night since Ruru was taken... He had picked it up with the intention of proposing to her as soon as he got her back but... She seemed so fragile, now... and he didn't want to send the world even more on its head around her...
He'd just save it for after she settled back in... hopefully that wouldn't take too long... "That sounds fair..." He replied as the finally broke the kiss.
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 5, 2012 18:14:41 GMT -5
Hotaru just smiled and hugged him again, laying her head on his shoulder. "I missed you so much..." She'd missed him more than she could tell him. All the dreams she'd had, even when she was brain washed, he was in every single one. She was so glad he was there now, she never wanted to be away from Jack ever again.
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Post by Jack King on Jul 5, 2012 18:42:04 GMT -5
Jack blinked in surprise as the room's door opened and Aiden stepped in. The taller ookami glanced at the redhead. "Good... she's awake..." He said, keeping his voice quiet so he didn't startle her as badly... honestly it was probably going to happen no matter what, the last she saw of him he had been trying to kill her... And here he had been on a mission to save her, how the times had changed.
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 5, 2012 19:18:11 GMT -5
Hotaru blinked and picked her head up, looking to see who had opened the door. She expected to see her brother, she wanted to see Matsuda. Instead she was surprised to see Aiden, and in reaction she jumped and fell out of Jack's lap, a tiny shriek escaping her lips. It wasn't HER fault, he was the one that tried to kill her for so long! And amnesia or not, she didn't forgive people so easily.
Minori followed in after Aiden, his trusty scarf now back safely around his neck. He couldn't help but frown when he saw Hotaru. Not only was she so thin... but what on earth had happened to her hair? Also her response to Aiden walking in the room, that alone frighted him about telling her about Matsuda...
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Post by Jack King on Jul 5, 2012 19:44:43 GMT -5
Jack winced at Ruru's ear-piercing shriek, and he fumbled as he tried to keep her safe in his lap. "Ruru!" He yelped, concern growing as she fell. "It's okay! Aiden's fine now!" He took one of Hotaru's hands in his own and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. He really should have known that would happen...
Aiden visibly flinched at Hotaru's scream. After the night's events he still wasn't back to normal. Even seeing Anya hadn't done too much to help (although it had done something for him, he wasn't quite as comatose as earlier). His wounds still throbbed and he was a few bandages short of a mummy thanks to all the cuts he had gotten in the machete-fight with Puff...
Now he and Minori had to break the news to Hotaru... That was going to suck. "Hotaru, there's something we have to tell you..." He decided that the best thing to do would be to just come right out and tell her. He could see a flash of misery in Jack's eyes... His brother was dreading it too...
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 5, 2012 20:05:09 GMT -5
Hotaru held onto Jack a little tighter, she still didn't trust Aiden. She slowly looked up at him and Mini. She looked over at her cousin when she replied though. "Where's my brother?" she asked him. "I wanna see Matsuda..."
Minori bit his lip. "That's... what we need to talk to you about..." he trailed off, not quite sure how to break it to her.
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Post by Jack King on Jul 5, 2012 20:38:07 GMT -5
Jack hugged Ruru just a bit tighter as Aiden gulped a bit. The larger Ookami knew that Hotaru was going to be enraged upon hearing the news, and Minori... didn't need that on his head. It looked like it was time to try being a shot messenger. "Matsuda was killed." Aiden said sadly. "He, Minori and I were fighting the albino psycho... and he killed him. I'm sorry..." He really was sorry. Matsuda had been his best friend in the world, and now he was gone. Watching it happen hadn't made it any easier to accept or believe...
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 5, 2012 21:03:59 GMT -5
Minori was worried when Hotaru didn't say anything. She was completely silent, taking everything in. "'Taru..." he trailed off, not sure what to say.
Hotaru started to tremble more now, eyes focused on the ground. No... no he couldn't... "Liar..." she muttered, eyes slowly shifting up to Aiden in a glare she hadn't used in ages. "LIAR!! DON'T TELL ME THAT BULLSHIT!!" He was lying, he had to be! "You'd do ANYTHING to hurt me!!" she was desperately trying to rip herself away from Jack and claw that MONSTER'S fucking face off!!
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Post by Jack King on Jul 5, 2012 21:20:58 GMT -5
Aiden wasn't certain if feeling mad was something he would have been able to do minutes ago... But with an accusation like that? He was a little pissed. "I wouldn't JOKE about my BEST FRIEND dying!!" He roared, anger flaring up. How DARE she accuse him of JOKING about that!? After risking his own life to rescue hers!?
"Aiden! Calm down!" Jack yelled back, doing his best to keep Hotaru from killing his brother. No one ELSE needed to die today...
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 5, 2012 21:40:19 GMT -5
"Best friend my ASS!!" she screamed back at him. "You HATED him at first!! And you HATED ME TOO!!" She was half tempted to list off EVERYTHING he'd done to try and ruin her life. She was about ready to say something else before Minori stepped in.
"Hotaru!" he begged. After everything that had happened he wasn't in the mood to hear them screaming at each other. "I was there, he's not lying..." he frowned at her, trying to calm his voice so not to rattle her up even more. "You know I wouldn't lie about this..."
Hotaru paused and looked at her cousin. She didn't trust Aiden, but she knew Mini would never say something about Matsuda like that unless it were true... So then... "N-no," there was a distinct crack in her voice at the word. Her brother was dead... and Aiden had been there? And he DIDN'T DO ANYTHING?! "I HATE YOU!!" she shrieked at the elder King. Tears were streaking down her face and she couldn't stop them. "IHATEYOUIHATEYOUIHATEYOU!!!" Why couldn't HE had been the one to DIE?! Matsuda didn't deserve that!!
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Post by Jack King on Jul 5, 2012 22:24:28 GMT -5
Jack hugged Hotaru tight, half to restrain her and half to calm her down. "Aiden, maybe you should leave..." He said as Hotaru took a breath. The taller Ookami gritted his teeth and balled up his hands but nodded and headed out of the room. He wanted to finish the argument, he wanted to set the record straight...
But for now it was best that he leave before he did something he knew he'd regret...
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Post by Hotaru King on Jul 5, 2012 22:40:37 GMT -5
Minori stepped aside for Aiden to leave, looking back over at the two for a moment. "I-I'll be back in a little bit..." he'd come back later, after Hotaru had calmed down. There was nothing he could really do to help her right now and he knew it, so he followed Aiden out of the door.
Hotaru was mess, but after Aiden had left the room, there was no reason to try and get out of Jack's hold. She broke into a loud series of sobs, turning back to Jack and burying her her head into his shoulder. "D-d-don't lleave me..." she begged as her grip tightened. "Y-you're all I-I ha-ave llleft..." she broke into another fit of sobs. It just wasn't FAIR! After all Matsuda had ever done for people... THIS was the thanks he got!?
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Post by Jack King on Jul 5, 2012 23:28:39 GMT -5
Jack held her close and kissed her temple as he ran his hand through her hair. He pulled her back onto his lap and rocked her gently. "I'm not going anywhere Ruru..." He soothed. "I'm staying right here with you..." He hummed softly... The last time she had been upset it had worked well, he just hoped it might help her a little this time around...
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