The healing process for Takuya wasn't exactly the quickest he's ever had, but it didn't take forever and a day either. Groaning, he slowly sat up and glanced around. He was in the room his group would be occupying until the end of the tournament, but at first glance it seemed totally empty. Confused, he looked around, unsure as to what was happening. Due to the curse, he had been completely unconscious and was just returning to the 'natural' world, and therefore he wasn't sure how long he was out or anything. Being alone in the room certainly didn't help either. What if he had been out through the entire tournament? What if his comrades died in a battle, and Yamaki abandoned him while Kouichi was forced to cross over!
The panic soon subsided, and the brunette calmed. Kouichi wouldn't leave him; the poltergeist would insist on staying on this world, not daring to leave the brunette alone. While the ghost would never admit it, because his circumstances forced him to, Kouichi really was protective of the brunette. Not in the same manner as Kouji, or even the same reason, but all the same. That meant if Kouichi wasn't there, then he shouldn't have been worried. Everyone was all right, otherwise the ghost would be there waiting for him to awaken. Slowly getting up, he yelped upon seeing someone else in the room. Someone he most certainly did not recognize.
It was an older person, a woman wearing a purple jacket, with jet-black hair in a high ponytail. Her eyes were a striking blue, and she wore a long jean skirt. She was raising a brow at him, and it was unnerving because it reminded the brunette a bit too much of Kouji. Did his vampire friend turn into a woman? After all, this woman was pretty pale so she could have been a vampire, and thus possibly Kouji. But Kouji would never wear a skirt.
"You know… I've been watching you sleep for awhile now, and I still can't figure it out," she stated blankly. Figure what out? He gave her a confused expression in reply, and she sighed. "How you beat that demon. You're just a human like me, yet you beat it. You beat it and survived the Decay Curse to add on," she explained, and the brunette's eyebrow twitched. Hey, he might have just woken up but that didn't mean he couldn't get angry!
"Well I'm not your average human you know," Takuya grumbled. The woman smirked, a really creepy smirk. For some reason, the brunette felt as if this was the type of person that never smiled, but when they did it was usually a bad thing for you.
"If you're in the tournament, that's a given," the woman said, and got up. "Well, I best find your Sponsor, he told me to get him when you awoke." She said, and headed for the door. The brunette quickly got up, though this action was regretted when everything spun and he fell back on the bed.
"…Argh," was all Takuya bothered to say. He could hear the woman laugh at him, but it wasn't a laugh he wanted to always hear. It sounded like a mocking laugh, not a 'you're so silly and cute' type. He really didn't like this woman… yet at the same time, he didn't hate her either.
"I'll be back," she announced, and was gone. A few minutes later, a rush of cold wind entered the room and the brunette was prepared when immediately afterwards a loud voice came.
"You're ALIVE! Oh, it's so good to have you around to annoy again!" Kouichi cheered, and was suddenly floating over the brunette. "Good morning beautiful," the ghost joked, grinning down at his human friend.
"Looking at your face it's not so good," Takuya grumbled.
"But mine's identical to Kouji's," Kouichi pouted.
"No, his face has more intelligence than yours," Takuya countered.
"You're so cruel…" Kouichi sniffled, and floated away. Footsteps were heard and not long after a body pounced on Takuya, and blonde hair went everywhere.
"Oh, I'm so glad you're awake! We were afraid you wouldn't return to the light in time for our next match!" Izumi whimpered, her arms wrapped around Takuya's neck as she lied next to him after pouncing. Yes, she was a worried little friend.
"The next match tomorrow or something!" Takuya yelped, alarmed at this very thought. He wasn't in any condition to fight!
"It didn't matter if he got up or not, Tomoki or Kouji could have easily taken his place," Ruki growled, now in the room. Izumi shot her an angry glance, her eyes flashing gold for a moment.
"You're so cold," the blonde grumbled, and soon rolled off of Takuya.
"She has a point though, Izumi. Besides, I think Takuya wouldn't mind the time off. And no Takuya, our next match is seven days from now, or rather a week," Yamaki assured the brunette.
"I won't mind filling in for Takuya if it means it'll help him feel better," Tomoki said softly, his caring nature showing again. The brunette couldn't help but smile; you could rely on Tomoki for anything.
"I'm glad you're up again," came Junpei's voice from who knows where.
"He's not up, he's lying down," Kouji corrected him, and walked over before plopping next to the brunette.
"Shut up," Takuya snapped at the vampire, who just grinned down at him. Recalling his brief encounter, the teen stretched before releasing a breath. "Hey, Yamaki… who was that lady in here earlier?"
"Oh, that's Lucien. She needed something to do while her wife takes part in a battle…I believe the Sponsor Arcani is fighting against Sponsor Tres right now," the blonde man explained.
"Yamaki, you do realize you are telling us all these Sponsors and that we have no idea who you're talking about, right?" Takuya asked, slowly and carefully getting up. Yes, he already learned his lesson earlier about moving too quickly.
"Know what? I don't either." Yamaki said, and began laughing light-heartedly. The others stared at him like he lost his mind. Were they perhaps being sponsored by some crazy man who didn't know what he was doing and would end up getting them all killed! Not a happy thought! No! Nuh-uh! Let's back up! Oh wait, they can't. Hahah, see they're stuck in a tournament where if they aren't careful they'll die faster than someone with a low immunity system in a mosquito infested swamp.
"You so aren't funny," Izumi whispered, staring in horror at their sponsor.
"Oh, relax some. Have faith in me, come on," Yamaki said, grinning. "Really though, I don't have any clue as to who or what Sponsor Tres is, but I do have the honor of knowing Sponsor Arcani," he assured them.
"Sponsor Gennai, Sponsor Arcani…know anyone else?" Tomoki asked with curiosity, and the others looked at him with mild distrust.
"Oh, I've met Sponsor Seraphi as well…and Sponsor Salis who will be fighting against Sponsor Gennai tomorrow if today's match ends before then…met Sponsor Myotis once or twice, not a very friendly guy. Nor is Sponsor Luce, quite the jerk he is…" Yamaki mumbled, ticking names off his fingers.
"Do you Sponsors have like…this get-together before this thing or something?" Takuya asked, just shaking his head at the blonde man.
"No, I'm just a social man," Yamaki answered, grinning.
"Out of sheer curiosity… have you ever met Kisei in person?" Kouji asked, arms crossed and eyes narrowed in a dangerous manner. The vampire either still didn't want to be in this tournament, or the grudge he had against Yamaki for making him be in the sunlight was still going strong. Or perhaps, it was because he knew that Yamaki was aware of his secret.
"Yes. On several occasions," Yamaki sighed, his voice no longer humorous. "He gives a bad name to his kind, but very few notice that. He's a well-respected vampire because of his age, as well as his past victories." He shook his head. "I'll make things right," he said softly, confusing the others. They didn't ask, because it was likely he was trying to draw them in for another joke, and they just weren't interested in his dry sense of humor at the moment.
"So, are you feeling better?" Tomoki asked. Grinning, Takuya slowly got up and gave a peace sign.
"I feel like I can fight two of those demons now!" the brunette declared. After he said that, irony of ironies his legs gave out and Kouji caught him before he hit the ground. "…Okay, so I exaggerated. One of those demons."
"Calm down, we have another fight not too long from now," Izumi chuckled. Kouji gently pulled the brunette up until he was sitting next to the vampire on the bed.
"I'd rather Takuya sit this one out, and we have Tomoki replace him," Yamaki announced, and all eyes stared at him. The man was insane. Tomoki? He couldn't do something that horrible to the poor boy! It was bad enough he made the poor child watch Takuya nearly die in battle, now he wanted to make him kill someone!
"No, no, and no!" Takuya ground out, glaring at the blonde man. The young teen was practically his brother, he was not going to let anything permanently scarring occur to him!
"Takuya, listen. Whether you like it or not, Tomoki needs the experience now," Yamaki began, but was quickly interrupted.
"Takuya! Let me. I don't think you could fight so soon, I don't want to risk losing you again," Tomoki said softly.
"Why don't you let me?" Kouji asked, sensing the angry vibes from the brunette next to him. He wasn't in the mood for an argument, at the moment he merely wanted some nice alone time with the brunette…his Takuya had been out for a few days, it wasn't right! It was cruel, damnit!
"For one, it's a night battle. I want your first one to be a day battle, so you can get the experience in that. You probably all think I'm crazy, but just trust me," Yamaki sighed. "If we make it to the final round of the entire tournament, then Tomoki will have to fight. Do you really want his first battle to possibly be against one of Kisei's members? Or would you prefer someone who is strong enough to defeat his team to be the first? He wouldn't be ready, and it'd be too much of a risk for his life. Think about that." The blonde man had said everything he needed to say, and the others were left speechless. That made more sense than they wanted to admit, and now there was no avoiding it. "You know, sometimes I find that I have more confidence in all of you than you have of yourselves and each other." After adding that, he stood up.
"…Well, thank you Yamaki for massacring the mood worse than Hitler did to the Jews during the Holocaust," Kouichi said sarcastically.
"No, I'd say Hitler was worse," Izumi shrugged.
"…What's the Holocaust?" Junpei asked, truly curious. Well, of course he didn't know. He had been a Thunder Demon trapped under water for all these years, unless someone told him he'd never know.
"Silly Junny," Izumi giggled, shaking her head at him.
"Let me brighten things up! IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER AL-" Kouichi hollered, his singing terribly off-key. Thankfully, he had been stopped by a loud shout of "NO!" from all the inhabitants in the room. Yes, even Yamaki who would normally be amused by the ghost's antics.
"Let's get something to eat…" Yamaki sighed, walking out of the room. Everyone quickly scuttled after him, only to quickly stop seeing a rather…interesting sight.
"Pppllleeeaassseee…?" a woman whined to the black-haired lady from earlier, who was now known as Lucien. The new woman had light blue skin, blank blue eyes with no pupils, and metallic blue hair. She wore a red jacket that tied at her chest area, and was pretty much the only tie it had. She wore jean shorts, with a weird looking belt that had a scabbard attached to it with a sword.
"I said no!" Lucien snapped.
"Onegai!" the woman whined/begged. The group exchanged glances, before shrugging and tried to walk past unnoticed.
"No means no, for the last time!" Lucien growled.
"Oh, don't be so stingy, Lucy-koi! I promise I won't get caught!" the blue woman tried, a begging look on her face. Takuya momentarily wondered if the blue lady was asking for uhm…
"For the last time, you can't sneak in and watch Yamato and Taichi do yaoi things to each other! I won't let you, it's invasion of their privacy! Besides, that's disgusting, you shouldn't be spying on people doing that!" Lucien yelled.
"…But it makes me happy," the woman whimpered.
"I'm sure it does, but you aren't going to," Lucien sighed. "Saga, I swear, one day I will divorce you…"
"…Damn, well, I tried," the woman, or rather Saga, shrugged. "I love you?" The group now walked faster, a tad bit afraid of those two now. There was something seriously wrong with that Saga lady, and they didn't want to be near her. You could call it instinct. That or fear she might try and molest them, they just didn't put it past someone like her even though they didn't know her. Oh, if only they knew how right they were.
"So, are we going to Blood Moon Café?" Izumi asked, trying to bring back casual conversation.
"No, we don't have our coupon yet. There's a cafeteria not too far from it though, we'll eat there and then go check on a few things," Yamaki informed then, walking with quick and long strides.
After they had all eaten, Yamaki checked the board to see if anything was changed. The battle plans were still the same, everything was still on schedule. He had been satisfied with this, and gave them all permission to wander around as they pleased. Though they couldn't wander alone, no matter what. The blonde man didn't trust a large amount of the others who were wandering around, thus no one was permitted to do as they pleased by themselves. Tomoki wanted to do some sightseeing in the nearby town, so Junpei and Izumi offered to go with him. Takuya would have gone, but Kouji asked him to stay behind so they could talk. Not even Kouichi was allowed in this chat, but that didn't mean the ghost wouldn't eavesdrop. Hey, what the human and vampire didn't know that involved the ghost wouldn't hurt anyone. After all, Kouichi was no more than a ghost with poltergeist tendencies. Okay, he was a poltergeist because he made things fly around. He preferred being called a ghost…you could see a ghost.
Takuya lay on his bed, staring up at the ceiling with his hands resting on his stomach and the lights not even bothering his droopy eyes from them having been dimmed. Kouji sat at the edge of the bed, eyes closed and his mind elsewhere thinking on whatever it was he wanted to discuss. Kouichi peeked his head in from the closet, and ensured that the two temporary inhabitants of the room couldn't see him. He also stopped himself from naturally lowering the room temperature, if that happened they'd surely know he was spying! 'Oh, what a romantique ambiance.' The ghost thought, the last two words of his thought having been in French. This wasn't too surprising however, it being that he had been dead and probably bored for quite some time. Although whether or not he used them properly was an entire different story. Hey, just because he knew a few words didn't mean he could speak the language.
"So…" Takuya began, slowly getting up in a sitting position. After having moved around for a while his muscles were used to moving again, and so he wasn't as prone to suddenly collapsing. Although it'd be another day or two before he'd be completely back to goofing around and not being worn. The brunette was quite thankful he was only out for a few days, in comparison to a few things. Oh, getting the strength back in his muscles after them not being used that long… the horror!
"I wanted to talk with you about Yamaki," Kouji announced, finally shedding the light on what he wanted to talk about. 'Not about your twisted relationship that involves you two flirting but not going out because you have no self-control?' Kouichi mentally asked Kouji, listening intently to them. Kouji never heard the question, because Kouichi never voiced it.
"We've been around him for months, and you still don't trust him," Takuya said, laughing good-naturedly. He stopped however, watching as Kouji shook his head at him.
"…He knew Kisei. Aren't you curious how they met, and exactly on what terms?" Kouji asked, looking at the brunette with serious blue eyes. Takuya faltered slightly under the intense stare, and quickly looked away. Sighing, he looked up at the roof causing his hair to sway back due to gravity's pull.
"Of course I'm curious, I get the feeling we all are. Except Ruki-san… she's the one who worries me. Not that I don't trust her, it's just she… gives off this weird vibe. Like she only cares how well we do to be able to face off against Kisei," Takuya muttered, his eyes closed and he sighed.
"Probably does. Though I get why she acts the way she does I think…" Kouji sighed as he said this. "Someone in Kisei's group probably did something to her in the past, otherwise she wouldn't be so intent on defending Yamaki's cause for 'getting us prepared'," he continued, the last part of the sentence referring to the battle they witnessed between Sponsor Terra and Kisei's group.
"Nnnmmm…maybe. So, if you know why does that mean Kisei or one of his minions did something to you?" Takuya asked slyly, grinning at the vampire as he tried to pull them both out of the rapidly forming dreary atmosphere. Kouji said nothing. "…Kouji?"
"After the tournament…" the vampire began suddenly.
"Eh?" Takuya blinked at him with confusion.
"…Do you think…we could try and be…" Kouji continued, trying to form the words and to get them to come out. Kouichi mentally laughed maniacally, happy to see the two were finally going to talk about their dysfunctional relationship.
"Try and be…" Takuya repeated, tilting his head curiously as he tried to help the other.
"…A normal… different couple?" Kouji said, and the brunette got a sudden distinct impression that if Kouji had gotten a bite to eat (oh, what a marvelous pun he made) recently he'd be blushing.
"…A normal different couple? How the hell does that work?" Takuya asked, grinning at the vampire who rolled his eyes at him.
"Seriously though," Kouji sighed, looking somewhat sadly at the brunette who looked down immediately feeling guilty.
"You mean like, go on dates and stuff like that?" Takuya asked, moving his legs to and fro as they dangled over the beds edge. Kouichi continued laughing maniacally in his head, plotting all the different ways he could taunt them about this later. He was also plotting to prevent himself from committing ghost-suicide (despite the impossibility) from the overbearing cuteness of the two male's apparent awkward feelings developing as they discussed this subject.
"Yeah. Movie theatres are open until midnight, and all the good restaurants close late at night," Kouji answered, nodding.
"Sounds good to me," Takuya said, smiling at the vampire who smiled back. Kouichi in his hiding place, held a non-existent knife and imitated stabbing himself in the heart and falling through the floor in a manner of a dead man falling. Yes, the cuteness and shy interactions between his twin and friend was killing him. Even though he was dead. Yeah. Kouichi shook his head, scowling at himself for questioning things that didn't matter.
"That's good," Kouji sighed, relieved. Why he was worried in the first place about the answer he would get from the brunette he did not know, but he was glad the other agreed on the date thing.
"Hey, think we could go to amusement parks together?" Takuya asked in a joking manner, and laughed as the vampire lightly flicked him in the head. "Ah, come on…you could win me a teddy bear and I could knock a lemon slushy on your lap and laugh evilly as you freeze," he continued, and laughing he jumped out of the way as Kouji attempted to tackle him for that.
"I don't see how it's fair you get a huggable object while I get something cold on me," Kouji growled playfully, and got off the bed.
"Hey, I get something cold on me everyday—you," Takuya said, grinning from ear to ear and quickly moved out of the way of Kouji who tried to grab him again. If they were seriously fighting, long ago the vampire would have grabbed the brunette, but seeing as they were goofing around there was no actual effort in escaping or catching.
"Point taken. Just as I get something huggable everyday—you," Kouji countered, and the brunette scowled at him for that comment. "You cutey-wutey, huggable-wuggable li'l boy," the vampire continued, using words most people thought he'd commit a self-righteous suicide before ever even thinking of saying.
"I'm not cute! …And you're a pedophile!" Takuya shouted, pointing an accusing finger at the vampire.
"Not really, seeing as you are a teen. Although if you want to go on age difference, I must say that I am seeing as I'm what…" Kouji thought about it, counting on his fingers.
"You died in 1918, right?" Takuya asked, and got smacked in the face by a pillow.
"We are not having a conversation about the whole living/dead thing. And if we are, then I am a pedophile and you are a necrophiliac," Kouji growled. The brunette yanked the pillow from him, and tilted his in thought about that.
"Oh gross, you're right…" the brunette said in a disgusted voice, and made a gagging motion.
"Oh, do not throw up," Kouji yelped, moving away from the brunette.
"I knew you two had a dysfunctional relationship," Kouichi smugly said, floating out from the floor. He immediately received glares from the two physically solid occupants in the room. "What? You actually thought I wouldn't spy?" he asked, giving a slight grin at them both. "By the way, I believe you are eighty-six years older than Takuya, dearest brother."
"You really enjoy doing things like this, don't you?" Kouji asked, shaking his head.
"A bit too much, yes." Kouichi nodded.
"You greatly disturb me," Takuya told him bluntly.
"Damn proud of it," Kouichi said, smiling happily. "And to make you two feel better, seeing as Kouji is not a human, then the Earth, or rather human, standard of what defines a living creature does not apply to him because he is…well, in the terms of the great writer's 'a child of the night,' supernatural and thus abnormal. Therefore, Takuya you are not a necro, as funny as that is. And Kouji's not a pedophile because he's trapped forever in a seventeen-year old body and he acts nothing like a 103-year old. You two happy now?" the poltergeist asked, glancing from the vampire to the human. They stared at him.
"…How bored do you get?" Takuya asked, staring at him with a dropped jaw.
"I have no need to sleep, eat, use the bathroom…it just so happens I have a very alarmingly large amount of spare time to think. Ask me any question, and I probably have the answer. Right now I'm learning the entire history of the Celtic lands, language, culture, music, everything," Kouichi said smiling proudly as he floated.
"…Wow," was all Takuya could say, too stunned by this obvious amount of boredom that the poltergeist suffered from.
"Kouichi, go harass Izumi and them," Kouji sighed. Kouichi pouted and twirled around in the air. He wanted to spy, to listen, to know every little detail that went on in Kouji and Takuya's lives. Why? He didn't have one of his own. Literally.
"Go on, go spy on Izumi and Junpei…I think there's a thing going on between them," Takuya suggested. Kouichi needed no more persuading, and with a gracious grin took off out of the room.
"Easiest way to get rid of Kouichi nowadays is to mention some sort of relationship. He must be going through his soap opera phase or something…" Kouji sighed, stretching. Takuya looked at him thoughtfully for a moment, and the vampire raised a questioning brow at him.
"That's the plan then?" Takuya asked.
"Speak of Izumi and Junpei's apparent affection for each other to rid ourselves of Kouichi?" Kouji asked, blinking.
"No…we…we start going out after the tournament," Takuya explained lightly, looking to the side slightly with a mildly red tinge. Ever since that day, all those months ago when he and Kouji kissed… anyway…
"Of course. What do you say, we watch a movie at the theatres first?" Kouji asked, smiling gently and walking over and putting a hand on the brunette's shoulder.
"Sounds great," Takuya said, smiling back. Sitting on the bed's edge once again, he sighed and looked back at the ceiling. "Now, we just have to make sure neither of us dies," he said, laughing a little. Cold, but reassuring and comforting, arms wrapped around his shoulders from behind suddenly. Having been accustomed to this random habit of Kouji's for a while now, the brunette wasn't startled by the quick motion.
"We won't. Trust me," Kouji said softly, and nuzzled the brunette's neck. "Just as you know I won't let anything happen to you, rules or no rules…I know you won't let anything happen to me," the vampire said quietly. "So…what type of movie do you think we should see?" he asked.
"Something all cute and chibi-esque," Takuya suggested, cuddling closer to the cold body and placing a hand on one of Kouji's. Yes, he absolutely hated the cold but the kind of cold Kouji's body gave was so very…warm. That didn't make sense, but it didn't have to. After all, when did love make sense? I have been here before…but when or how I cannot tell.
In the distance thunder rumbled, and rain fell hard from the sky. Water-intolerant creatures scattered to find safety in roofed areas in order to escape the onslaught of pouring water falling from the cloudy skies. Creatures of the water element flocked to the bare areas where they were showered in their life-giver, and nurturer for all their lives. Today was the battle between Sponsor Gennai and Sponsor Myotis, and so those who were unaffected by this falling rain massed together in the stands to watch their battle. Humanoid, anthro, dismembered, and other creatures that were so twisted in their appearance nothing earthly could be used to compare it to watched with burning eyes, their gaze fixated on the arena platform.
Taichi led Gennai's group of chosen fighters to their area near the fighting platform, and all six plus the sponsor looked forwards waiting to see their opponent. Six people plus a seventh as their sponsor followed came out soon after and walked to their space. Cursed came out to the arena's center, and gave her opening statement before holding out her left hand in the direction of Gennai's group announcing they were to send in their first fighter. Miyako winked at Mimi, who smiled and wished her luck as she ran through the rain and onto the platform. Cursed now held out her right arm in the direction of Myotis' group. They sent out a Mummy, who was covered in wrappings and resembled an ancient Egyptian pharaoh hundreds of years old and free of its coffin.
As their battle commenced, the following battles to take place after were to be Taichi versus Pied, and Ken against some woman named Arukeni. The right was fierce, and of course blood was spilled. The battle of Taichi and Pied was close, both nearly having given out but in the end the brunette survived and defeated his opponent with a final attack called 'Terra Force'. No one from Gennai's group managed to die, although Sponsor Myotis suffered a grave defeat and loss of three fighters placing him in the side fights alongside with Sponsors Talisman, Salis, Haku, Terra, Tres, and Venni. Moving up in status, the only remaining fights of that round were Seraphi against Arcani.
Afterwards is when everything got interesting. Soon it'd be friend against friend, and a step closer to the final strike to take down Kisei before he took down all of mankind. Because despite all their foolish mistakes, damage, and hate…humans weren't all that bad. No one knew this better than Kouji, and while fight after fight took place he and Takuya slept close to each other as the sound of the rain beat against the room's wall in a lullaby. You have been mine before… How long ago I may not know.
A/N: You know, lately I've been waking up in the middle of the night and seeing a figure run off holding a knife. So I got the feeling someone wanted an update. XD J/k, anyway sorry the update took forever. There really is no reason other than pure loathing for this crappy chapter (only good thing was the Koukuya) and laziness. Big uber-thanks to Tora-san the official beta-reader! –Glomps her- Some lines came from a poem called, 'Sudden Light'. It's not mine. It's not a song, it's a poem so HAH! Can't freeze this account.
Bonnie Mizuhara Asakura: Glad you're liking it so far! Uhm… we'll see who lives and dies. Muahahah! Yesh, Koukuya!
KendoSakuyamon: You live! I thought I made you angry. Nooo! Your teachers didn't eat the pocky right… right? DDR? Where? Where? –Searches- You're my father? Kick ass! –Glomps- Does this mean I get a nifty red lightsaber? Do you have a nifty red lightsaber? …Vixi! –Pokes-
Hikarienzeru: Sorry to keep you waiting! Ehh… I don't this chapter was worth it, I'm sorry!
Sailor Epyon: Ehh… fight scenes are hard, thus me worries. Gomen. Yes, we all know the evilness of PMS. Too bad Izumi couldn't escape it though. Angst did? Hmm… odd, I created her years before I knew of Naruto. Glad you liked last chapter. –Glomps back-Dragi: Hmm… you guys will have to wait and find out to see if Takuya becomes a vampire or not. Ack, dresses. Can't blame you Dragi-san for not liking it. Sorry this came so late.
Icy Pyro: …maybe. XD Who knows, maybe I'll be nice and let everyone live. Or be evil and let Kisei kill everyone. Muahah! –Notices the stares- Eheh… ohh, may I read Soulsphere? You must work on WiD! And Y-D! Thankies again for proofreading!
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