DAVID TAI FIC! ALL RISE!

K' vs Rock Howard :o

Poor Duckling haha. He's too adorable I want to squeeze him.

shermie has got the right idea ;) #GrabThatTush


K' checked the apartment numbers as he walked down the hallway before coming to a stop.

Yep, that one matched up.

Knocking on the door, K' waited, observing the shadow that fell across the peephole.

Rock Howard was home.

There was the sound of a sliding lock, and the door opened just a bit, showing a few chains that hadn't been unfastened.

Good, Rock was being cautious, probably because he expected K' to kick his ass.

"What's up, K'?" Rock asked, eyes darting side to side. Probably checking to see if a certain someone was with him.

"Stopped by because Seirah asked me to kick your ass. Relax, I'm alone. And I'm not going to break down the door. Figured we'd have a little talk about -why- she asked me to kick your ass. Especially since I'm curious about a few details too," K' asked, making sure to adjust his body language to be as non-threatening as possible, for someone who was basically muscles poured into a leather bodysuit.

There was a sigh of resignation. "Fine," Rock said. K' noted the tension, and chalked it up to the boy's unwillingness to deal with a girl's brother who happened to be a multi-time champion of the King of Fighters tournament. It certainly wasn't guilt, though, judging by his eyes, which didn't shift from side to side as if he was hiding something. Just looking at him directly.

Yeah, whatever happened, Rock Howard really didn't understand just -what- happened. And K' wanted to know too, since all he had was "He's an IDIOT!" out of Seirah.

Taking in everything as quickly as he could for sources of potential hazards (the apartment was relatively sparse, but there were enough light furniture available as weapons, certain corners could be used as support for aerial movements, and the sofa was light enough that it could be tipped over to be used as a shield), K' waited until Rock chose a chair and sat down, before moving in front of him.

Yes, remain standing so as to keep the higher ground here, and keep Rock on the edge and more pliant to answer his questions.

"So, what happened?"

"I don't know!" Rock exclaimed.

Rock's eyes met him straight on. Yep, no signs of guilt, just confusion. Which was good enough. Whatever Seirah was upset about, Rock had done it unintentionally.

Which meant it was time to put Rock at ease and work out what happened.

Taking a seat on the sofa across him, K' removed his shades, the better for Rock to feel more at ease dealing with him. "So, what did you do?"

"I don't -think- I did anything. Seirah didn't like the present I got her. I was so sure she'd like it."

"Present?"

"Yes, I got her a necklace."

"Wait, present for what?"

"Her birthday."

Aha.

K' shook his head slowly. "How -did- you find out about her birthday? Seirah wouldn't have told you."

"Kula... wait, how did you know she didn't tell me?" Rock frowned.

Damn it, K' was really going to have a talk with Kula about not sharing other people's personal details. "Because Seirah... or rather, Whip, has a little issue with birthdays."

"What... why?"

Damn. He really didn't understand.

"Because clones don't have birthdays."


Honestly I'm liking K'. He's cool asf lol and manages to sorta-kinda intimidate Rock... who puts up with Lunatic boss on the daily... Like if you can scare Iori Yagami's guitarist, you're pretty darn scary. Because by this time Rock is tired of his bosses shit lol.