EoS: Sorry for the long wait, I was having trouble moving ahead. Please review!

Lauren: Of course you did.

Poke pimp:

Lauren: What's the difference?

EoS: Darn, I wanted to continue the gag for a while.

Phil The Persona Guy:

EoS: Reasonable, Sora makes sense.

Hades' Worst Nightmare:

EoS: Well, I care about my work. Or I have no life. It's definitely one of those.

EpicPika:

EoS: Not looking hard enough?

Sky Blue Storm:

EoS: Good.

TheLightningPunisher:

EoS: Dead as dirt.

Mr. Brandloyal:

Lauren: Big time.

UltimateIRS:

EoS: I will explain nothing.

Guest:

EoS: Good guess.

Aurore's Moemon Adventure

Chapter 44

"Alright, it's decided." Sephiria said, frowning. "We won't tell any of Aurore's moemon about Reaper. Their emotional attachments to Aurore might not be able to keep them from opening the cage and releasing Reaper." The four of them were sitting at a round table they'd dragged into the basement, placed mockingly right next to the cage Reaper was trapped in. Gina and Alder were sitting at the bar, listening in.

"Alright, I understand all that, but there's more than just Aurore's moemon livin' in this hotel." Lulu said, frowning.

"You've been in this country for ten years, speak better English." Sephiria said, frowning. "Anyways, who else lives here?"

"Um, Rin, his adopted daughter…" Sakura said, frowning. "Those two were pretty-"

"Not a chance." Sephiria said, frowning. "She can't know about this. Anyone else?"

"A few outside moemon who don't belong to him, an Oshawott, a Litwick, and a Petilil." Lulu said. "I don't think they should know about it either…"

"Agreed." Sephiria said, nodding.

"And wasn't there that other guy?" Sakura asked, thinking.

"Yeah, who was he…" Lulu thought, frowning.

"Eh, just some guy." Sora said, shrugging.

"Good enough for me, don't let him know either." Sephiria said, frowning. "And Sora, you stay down here. Don't go upstairs unless absolutely necessary."

"What? Why?" Sora whined.

"You are a TERRIBLE liar." Sephiria said matter-of-factly.

"Oh, right." Sora said, smiling sheepishly. "But that's fine… I'm sure that if I was possessed by something, master would be by me the whole time…"

"You…" Sephiria said, pointing at Sakura. "How good are you at lying?"

"Who, me?" Sakura asked, smiling. "I am an actress. Acting is the most refined lie there is, my good friend."

"Uh-huh." Sephiria said, turning to Lulu. "Okay, that's good."

"Hey, say something you sod!" Lulu exclaimed angrily as Sephiria turned away from her.

"What do you want me to say?" Sephiria asked, turning to her, pushing her glasses up the bridge of her nose. "I know how much of a kind, loving little innocent maiden you are, and I know that there's no way you could ever tell a lie.

"I hate you…" Lulu said, glaring at Sephiria.

"But I thought you hated master…?" Sora asked, frowning.

"I hate a lot of people." Lulu answered, frowning.

"Good…" Reaper said, smiling. "Good… Hatred makes you strong… It gives you power… Use every drop of your-"

"Quiet." Sephiria said, pulling a gun out of her bag, pointing it behind her and firing at Reaper without even look, the bullet hitting him in the shoulder, knocking him and the chair over on the back.

"Um…" Sakura said, staring at Sephiria, who was cleaning her glasses.

"What?" Sephiria asked, frowning. She turned her head to Gina and Alder, who had been conveniently looking the wrong way.

"So what should we do to keep them from figuring out Aurore turned into Reaper?" Lulu asked.

"Simple." Sephiria said, shrugging. "Sora told me that the two of them had left, so just act like their still gone."

"Um, what about us?" Gina asked, frowning.

"I can't let two people like you leave." Sephiria said, frowning. "Sorry, but you guys have to stay in the hotel."

"You can't seriously be thinking of keeping two police officers hostage in your basement!" Gina exclaimed angrily.

"Really? I think I can." Sephiria said, shrugging, taking out her cell phone. "Castelia Chief of Police? This is Sephiria. Two of your officers, Gina and Alder, are assisting the Reinhart Family in an investigation. We have a need for their specific skill sets, and it would be best if you not expect them back for a while."

"Okay, good." Sephiria said, smiling, hanging up her phone. She turned to the two of them, smiling innocently. "See?"

"Fine, we'll stay." Gina said through gritted teeth, frowning.

"Um, excuse me, if it's not too much trouble, do you think you help me up?" Reaper asked.

"Go the fuck to hell, Reaper." Sephiria said, not even facing him. "You'll burn in hell, and Aurore will return to us."

"Not a chance." Reaper sniggered, before bursting out in full on laughter. "Aurore is nothing anymore! He's trapped inside of me, and he will NEVER, NEVER be released!"

"I'm going." Lulu said, clenching her hands into fists. She walked up the steps, and headed out of the basement. She sat down on one of the chairs, tears falling from her eyes.

"Aurore…" Lulu said, wiping her eyes, though this did nothing to staunch the flow of her tears. "How… How could you let this happen to you? You said that you were immortal… That you would never leave me… You promised…"

"Lulu…" Rin said, walking downstairs, dressed in white pajamas. "What ah ya doin' up at this hour?"

"Rin!" Lulu said, standing up, rubbing her face fiercely. "What are you doing up?"

"Ah came down for a glass a water." Rin said, yawning. "You?"

"I was just… sitting…" Lulu said, frowning. "Sitting and thinking… About Sora and Aurore… And how hard things are for the two of them…"

"What do ya mean?" Rin asked, confused. "Is it why Aurore left?"

"I can't explain it…" Lulu said, frowning. "But you're right… Aurore is quite the bloody fool, isn't he? An incredible fool… But even so… A fool like him… I can't hate him…"

"Well…" Rin said, frowning.

"I should be able to, you know?" Lulu asked, wiping her nose on her sleeve. "He's so arrogant, and he's such a jerk… But he can be such a nice guy, there's just some things about him you can't hate… I just… I just wish he'd come back to us, you know? And then we could fight like old times, and everything could be how it was…"

Lulu couldn't stop her crying anymore, and Rin reached over to hug her, patting Lulu on the back.

"Ah know…" Rin said, tearing up as well. "Ah want him to come home too…"

EoS: So, is Reaper right? Is Aurore trapped forever, or is there some hope for him?

Lauren: WHAT DO YOU THINK, DUMBASS?

EoS: I'm gonna go with hope.