Kay set aside her second sake bottle and wiped at her mouth with the back of her hand as Niijima rooted around his school bag for some super glue and duct tape to use to repair some of the damaged glass and such. After all, once he got started, the glue and tape would be the only thing holding the stuff together.
Kay glanced over at him for a moment as he finally found what he was looking for and sat back on his heels with a small chirping sound of triumph before reaching for the closest few pieces of glass littering the floor and began to systematically go through the small pile he gathered until he had them separated into matching little piles.
She has certainly done a real number on her things, He mused somewhat as he began his work as Kay asked in what could only have been a dread filled tone. "What brought you here today?" And with alcohol no less? She wondered as she waited patiently for him to answer.
"It's the thirteenth."
"So?" Kay-chan asked dully. Obviously not believing for a second that that was the real reason he'd showed up. And though he was loath to deny it himself, she was right. He hadn't just shown up with booze for the simple sake of drinking with a friend. No- he needed Kay nice and buzzed before he told her the truth. That earlier that day while on his way to school, he had run into someone from both of their pasts, making his way out of Kay-chan's house.
Someone that still made him shudder in revulsion.
Jay Philos, the man who had purchased Kay as his personal toy. The same man who had followed him and tried to gather information on Kay-chan from him. Which could only mean one thing. The Shirihama's must have sold Kay again.
The fools. Niijima inwardly sneered. Here they had one of the most amazing girls he'd ever had the privilege to meet, and they kept selling her for reasons that were inexcusable to him.
"So? Maybe I just wanted to see you." He finally replied as he glanced over his shoulder at her in time to see her setting aside a fourth sake bottle. Good lord the girl was drinking like a fish! At the rate she was going, there wouldn't be any alcohol left for him. And he certainly didn't want to be sober when he mentioned Philos being in town.
"You never really want to see me unless it's Shinpaku related or related to that incident. And since you know I'll hurt you if your here for the Shinpaku thing- then it must be the other. So what's up? Why did you feel the sudden urge to see me?"
"Because your my friend. And Regardless of how I may act sometimes... I do care about you." Niijima said simply. Earning a peculiar half glance/glare from Kay-chan as she took another drink...finishing off what was left in her bottle before setting it aside and growling in a fierce tone,
"Those of you listening at the door are not privy to this discussion unless given permission ahead of time; now go away!" Nijjima paused and looked towards the door as he heard several muttered oaths and the sounds of feet beating a hasty retreat down the hall a ways then looked at Kay and asked,
"How did you know they were there? Even I couldn't pick them up and my hearing is fantastic."
"Well, you're an alien, plus I know them better than you do. Their always nosy." Kay muttered with a slight flush before Niijima said,
"Well whatever. At least you got rid of them before you turned into a mean drunk and tried attacking them."
No shit. Kay thought sarcastically as she leaned back against the wall and drew her knees to her chest as she waited for Niijima to tell her the real reason he had come today to see her while also trying to keep tabs on the masters down the hall to make sure that they didn't start spying anymore.
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"So what do you think," Sakaki asked curiously as he exchanged looks with the rest of the masters. Akisame made a thoughtful humming sound. Kensei, and Shigure were both silent. Apachai looked...well, puzzled. "Do you think that alien freak is trying to get Kenichi into trouble again?" Sakaki asked worriedly as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Somehow I doubt that Kenichi would let himself be manipulated by his friend so easily-" Akisame started to say when they were all startled by panicked shouting coming from Kenichi's room and automatically ran back down the hall to see what was wrong.
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"What?!" Kay practically shrieked in horror as Niijima finally mentioned that Philos was in Japan and may very well be looking for her.
Upon seeing and hearing her reaction to the dreadful news, the boy quickly grabbed up every piece of glass and other breakable in his general vicinity and backed himself up against the nearest wall and prayed that she didn't decide to throw her desk (Yeah it may be missing a leg or two now. But that didn't mean it would hurt him any less if it hit him) at his head when a moment later her bedroom door was pried open and all of her masters filed into the room looking like they were out for blood.
No, maybe that was the wrong description. "What happened?" One demanded in a growling tone.
"Is it an enemy attack?" The big guy that hung out with the weapon's girl asked as he put his fists up and put on his game face. As the judo master and Chinese master both scanned the room for any signs of trouble. Giving Kay just enough time to quickly mask her reaction to the news about the bastard that had almost destroyed her being in japan and possibly looking for her before her masters all turned their attention to her questioningly.
"Kenichi," Akisame spoke gently as he noted the boy's pale, expressionless face. Which the jujutsu master felt was terribly suspicious. "Is everything alright?" He asked carefully, hoping that the boy would simply tell them what was going on so that they wouldn't wind up wasting time torturing it out of him over the next couple of days (or weeks) depending on just what he was hiding from them.
The teen looked at them, his expression still carefully masked when Niijima finally spoke up and said, "For the love of- Just tell them what's going on. They can help keep history from repeating itself."
Now this was interesting, The masters thought as a whole. Normally when Niijima showed up at the dojo it was to meet with Kenichi about the Shinpaku alliance or to relay info about enemy movements. Things that had all proven to be useful to them in the past. However something was off about today's meeting with Kenichi.
And the way he had phrased his words... Just tell them- Just tell them what?
Kenichi shook his head no and Niijima sighed almost tiredly and said, "Either tell them or I will." To which Kenichi shocked them by looking the teen straight in the eye and spitting,
"You say one word about that and I'll fucking kill you." Mere seconds before the boy turned and ran for his window and slipped out before any of them could so much as register the fact that he had moved.