Ketsi: Ah, yes. To update. Something that never happens…but it's for DBZHobbit, so I will.
Ren: Feel privileged.
Yoh: So….disclaimer, anyone?
Ketsi: 'Snot mine.
Yoh: --v
Ketsi: But the character called…Ketsi…belongs to me. And so does Ren's Inner Voice.
RIV: There's a difference between the voice and The Voice. The first one is me.
Ren: The second one is the one that Faust uses to hypnotise people.
/RIV speaking to Ren/
And back again.
Ketsi: DBZHobbit insists on humour…hmm…
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"Ketsurui's family has a long history of Spirit hunting," Faust said. "It was you…father, was it not, who sold Li Pailong to En?"
Ketsi nodded, but Ren's lip curled at the mention of his uncles name. (A.N. I'm taking it from the Anime, not the Manga.) "He also caught Bason for you, Ren," Ketsi said.
Ren's head snapped up to Faust. "So that is why you brought her here."
"All the way from England," Ketsi interjected, earning a glare from Ren.
"She is part Shaman, and her father is her guardian ghost," Faust said.
Ren raised an eyebrow. "What an…interesting person," he said.
/I don't trust her./ Ren's inner self growled. /She looks too innocent./
Ren looked confused. This…thing, with waist length red shimmer-y hair and a black leather catsuit on…looks innocent?
/Yes,/ Ren's inner voice said. /Trust me on this one./
The girl frowned at Ren's random changing expressions. "So, are we going to do this?"
Ren sighed. She was obnoxious, but both Rens' decided they would have to let her do her job, whatever it was. /I still think she's scary./
"Right! Raymond!" Ketsi said suddenly, causing a man wearing a suit and with a small black moustache who was very obviously British to appear beside her. "Spirit form!" She called, making the man become a small ball of light that was a pale, sickly green. "Into the net!" She drew out a large butterfly net and put the spirit into it rather casually.
"The spirits are coming. I can sense them," Faust said, in melodious tones.
Ren found himself staring into Faust's eyes, which were, luckily for him, staring out across the empty graveyard. /The way he spoke…it's…/
Dreamy.
/No! Haunting!
Ren's inner voice gave an evil laugh.
I did not just have that other thought.
/Oh, but you did./
The spirit hunter gave a smile that was both 'I-know-something-you've-not-realised-yet' and 'I'm-the-authoress-fear-me-you-damned-mortals'. Both of which scared the Hell out of Ren. Both of him.
"Bason, we should -" Ren's inner voice kicked him. "I should stop talking out loud."
Faust placed a hand on Ren's shoulder. "You're not crazy just yet." he said. Ren shivered where the German had just touched him.
/Stop it! Right now!/
Ren looked at Ketsi. "What should I do?"
She gave a knowing smile. "You can leave, my dear. So can Faust. I have spirits to catch."
"Come back to my place," Faust said, this those hypnotic tones. Ren had no choice in the matter.
"Alright then."
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Faust opened the door to the apartment. "It's temporary. Not much." His voice became that spellbinding tone again as he spoke. "Stay the night if you wish."
"I wish," Ren barely whispered.
Only Ren's inner voice stayed completely focused. /You should go back to the hotel, Ren-kun. Jun is there. With food. And milk! We love milk, remember?/ The voice started to get agitated. /Fine! If you're not going to listen to me…/
I'm not. I'm staying with Faust.
No arguing with that.
Faust fell back onto a sofa, and Ren fell next to him lazily. Somehow, he felt decidedly sleepy.
/Lazy more like./
"Come and talk to me," Faust said, putting an arm around the younger boy. Ren, on whom The Voice had worn off, lay back willingly.
"Bason…has gone," Ren said quietly.
"Not quite," Faust said. "You will get him back somehow, Ren-chan."
Ren smiled and looked up at Faust through half closed eyes. "The word 'chan' sounds so strange coming from you."
Faust said nothing, so Ren tipped his head all the way back and found himself eye to eye with Faust.
Aishiteru, Ren thought.
Ren's inner voice had given up telling him no.
"Faust…" he said, almost silently. Before he knew what was happening, he was kissing Faust. His hands found Faust's neck and pulled him closer, kissing him harder.
/You're doing this all by yourself,/ Inner Ren growled, leaning back in an imaginary chair with his hands behind his head. /I refuse to have a part in this./
They broke apart for a second so Ren could turn and face Faust, before locking lips again.
Faust suddenly stopped and began to kiss across Ren's jawline and down his neck. Inner Ren jumped up as Faust's hands began to wander across Ren's waist. /Stop it! Ren! Tell him NOW!/
For once, Ren listened to Inner Ren. "Faust. Stop."
Faust looked up at the Chinese boy, and Inner Ren spotted something Ren did not. The insane, wild - hungry - look in his eyes for that split second before they became concerned. "Why? What's wrong?"
"I'm fifteen," Ren said. "I may have killed people, but I still have some innocence left."
/Hell Yes!/
"I understand. I am sorry." his eyes became a little hungry. "you are just…very attractive."
Ren blushed. "Well.."
"May I at least kiss you again, pet?" he asked.
Ren nodded, but inner Ren was outraged.
/You called us PET?/
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Ketsi: twitches Squick! Squiiick! Get it off!
Yoh: Let me explain. 'Squick' is a small, purple and white squid that came with the plotbunny DBZHobbit gave to her.
Ketsi: Get it off!
Ren: And it didn't come with cash for extermination.
Ketsi: Eeeeeeeevil.
Yoh: It attached itself halfway through the fic. It tried to make her write 'snuggle'.
Ketsi: howls