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Notes: Okay, this one's short and only one person speaking for 99 percent of the time. Ah, the "..." is the time during which Masaki is talking, which probably lasts longer than three dots, but I'm lazy and I'm not going to be specific enough to measure out different length dots. So have fun with this and make your own conclusions on what Masaki is saying (I actually did a two-way conversation before taking out Masaki's parts, so ha :P)
My Pace : It's Okay to Rest
"Futatsu kazoete yasumeba ii"
"Masaki-chan? … I'm really sorry for calling you this late, but your boy is— … Yes, Ichigo – what other boy do you have that I know of? … He's over here. At my house. … I can explain! I had nothing to do with it, I promise. One of my kids found him in an alley near here— … Yes, he's fine thanks to Renji. … Uhm, running, I guess. … Ah, I wasn't able to get much out of him myself, but from what Renji gathered, he's not too fond of your husband… … Just speculation here, but it might have something to do with the nasty bruise on the side of his head Kurosaki apparently gave him for crying. … Masaki…? … Masaki, I'm just as concerned as you are, but what do you want me to do with him? He can stay here – that's not a problem with me, but what are you going to do? … I know, but you have to do something. I don't care how much Kurosaki hates the kid— … Okay, maybe not hate, but they certainly don't get along. The point I'm trying to make is that Kurosaki is still going to play the concerned parent role when he finds out. You have to tell him something – preferably keeping my involvement out of it. … I don't care. He doesn't need another reason to hate me— … Whatever – what are you going to do? … I can guilt him into it, but he'll only go back for your sake. He loves you to death, but he's the brightest nine-year-old I know – I'm sure he can see that you and Kurosaki love each other and with him and his stepfather at odds, he probably feels like a burden. … Don't blame yourself, Masaki. Ichigo will figure out what he wants to do soon. I'm not going to force him either way. Just at least let him have a little time to himself, okay? I promise I'll take good care of him. … It's not a problem. … He's certainly attached himself to Renji already. I'm sure he'll fit in just fine. … Yes, I will. … Not even Tessai knows. I won't say anything. … You're very welcome, Masaki. … Bai."
Urahara hung up the phone before leaning on the table. "I told you so," he said to himself before chuckling.
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Okay, so trying to keep Urahara IC through meaningful dialogue? A tad difficult. But I think I did okay, considering the topic and the situation.
And as far as I know, nobody's done my crack pairing XD At least not as a main subject... Maybe I'll scribble down a little one-shot, just so it can be proof that it's my pairing XD (I think I'm lucky that my readers have two other stories to occupy themselves with so I may not get shot for this...)
And when Urahara calls them his kids, he doesn't mean that they're actually his kids - they're all just kids he's taken in. He's such a nice guy :D
