Kiwi whimpered and leapt at Odd as the blonde entered his dorm. Yumi had been kind enough to return the little dog to his rightful dorm earlier that afternoon.
"Hey Kiwi. What's wrong?" Odd cooed as he held his little dog close. The little dog only growled softly and thrust his head into Odd's chest.
"Poor little guy, I need to take you out huh?" Odd murmured. Kiwi shook his head and leapt onto Odd's bed, curling up and thrusting his head under the pillow.
"Alrighty then, suit yourself." Odd said, shrugging and sitting on the bed next to Kiwi.
"What's up with Kiwi?" Ulrich asked, sitting next to Odd and leaning over to peer at the little lump that was Kiwi.
"I don't know; he's been acting weird all day." Odd replied, resting one hand on Kiwi's back causing the little dog to jump up and away from the boys.
"Kiwi it's alright, it's only us." Ulrich reassured the jittery little dog.
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"Oh, you're joining me tonight?" Yumi asked as Aelita entered the dorm.
"You be quiet." Aelita grumbled.
"Sissi gets a break now I see." Yumi replied.
"You're not going to let this drop are you?" Aelita sighed.
"Can't do that can I? I mean, it's William." Yumi stated, scratching her hand.
"So? What's up with your hand?" Aelita changed the subject.
"Nothing, I cut it yesterday it's fine." Yumi replied simply.
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"Then Kiwi licked it and now Evil will get to Wind!" Aristide growled.
"Now who's impatient? Just go get Evil out." Jeremie sighed.
"Much easier said than done my friend." Aristide replied grumpily.
"What exactly is Evil? I never figured that one out." Jeremie asked.
"I dunno what you used to call it. Evil is like this big black blobby thing. It's kinda ghostly." Aristide explained.
"Not him again!" Jeremie exclaimed, "We got rid of him."
"Great job there huh?" Aristide retorted.
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After much coaxing Ulrich and Odd finally got Kiwi to lie across their laps and sleep.
"Poor little guy, must have been scared out of his skin. He's been acting strange all day." Odd muttered.
"Wonder what spooked him." Ulrich mused.
"I don't know, maybe something in the early morning or something, a bird, a tree branch." Odd added.
"Could have been." Ulrich agreed. Kiwi whimpered and stirred. He woke up and growled, pawing at his face and head.
"No Kiwi!" Odd commanded, hugging his little dog close so that he couldn't hurt himself or one of the boys currently occupying the room. Kiwi whimpered and growled, baring his teeth and looking wide eyed at both Ulrich and Odd, he looked terrified.
"What's wrong?" Ulrich asked the little dog, peering into his eyes.
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"Why, hello my old friend." growled the black spectre as it took hold of the little dog's mind.
"Kiwi, why don't you help me out again huh? We need some of Darkness's blood. You can do that for me eh?"
Kiwi yelped and struggled in Odd's grasp.
"Kiwi hush," Odd's voice cooed, "It's alright Kiwi, what do you want?"
"Blood Kiwi, can you get it for me? Please? It would make me happy." The spectre's voice asked sweetly.
Happy. The word triggered something in Kiwi and he fell limp and subdued. Make people happy, happy good, need to get blood of darkness.
"Good Doggie," The spectre cooed, "Thank you."
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Odd let his grasp on Kiwi loosen as the little dog stopped struggling.
"You all right little buddy?" He asked. Kiwi looked at the door and whined.
"I'll take you out then." Odd said, getting off the bed and going to the door.
Kiwi's tongue hung out of his mouth in happiness, though his eyes still looked troubled. Getting blood didn't seem right to the little dog, but if it made the voice happy it couldn't be too bad right?
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Sorry about the continuing shortness and the slow updating, I'm trying not to make it go too fast but also trying to keep it reasonable length as well. I'm hoping to not draw this story out forever and not end it randomly so probably another few weeks if ideas and updates go well.