[Edel Rp] Home (Kos and Kou)

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Cosine slept soundly, not something she had been in the habit of. Isra had given her a blend of tea that she swore would make her sleep like the dead and she was right. When Ankou had entered the room she did not stir, she did not feel his breath or his hand in hers. When the morning came and she started to stir it struck her as strange that there was another in the bed with her. She opened her eyes and looked down at the hand that was in hers. It was his, she turned and grinned as she saw him there next to her. Really there.

She released his hand and reached out to touch his face,
"Kou." She said softly, "wake up."

[Zero Dream]

The god to her right, by all accounts, was dead to the world, his breathing slow and regular. It was only when she touched his cheek that he seemed to awaken, and it took a few more minutes before gold and yellow eyes opened.

"Hey." He answered, still half-asleep. He looked to be in one piece, but if the faint marks on his right arm were any indication, then perhaps the Spirit Guide had indeed been in some sort of trouble, but had time to heal.

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Cosine smiled as he stirred and responded.
"Hey." She replied, reaching out to touch the feint marks on his arm. he was there, truely there and he seemed ... well. She hoped that meant that his mission had been successful.
"So?" She asked softly. "Did you find him? Everyone made t back safely?"

[Zero Dream]

He did not pull away when she touched the scars - they had stopped being sensitive... Sometime after leaving the Underworld, most likely. Once he had stopped feeling pain from then, he had mostly forgotten the wounds had existed.

It took him a moment to understand what she was talking about, for the last remains of drowsyness to slide away, and then - ah, right, Nergal... and Echo...

"Tian Yue and I." Echo... he did not know. "I have found them... They are both well, but I have not seen Echo. I was at the outskirts, she was in the center, and the realm is already... very large." Ankou paused, looking thoughtful. "Nergal said she would likely return soon... I thought she would have by now." It seemed odd, but... maybe something had kept her busy. Still, that failed to make him worry.

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Cosine listened to him and smirked a little. All that way and he did not even see her.
"Your mission was a success then?" She asked, watching him closely. "You went all that way just to stand on the edges of the realm?"

She knew he refered to the Underworld. And she hoped that, as he said Echo was on her way back, she may even be back for all Cosine knew.
"All is well though?"

[Zero Dream]

"Well, that was not exactly the plan..." He admitted, his face coloring with embarrassment. "But that is what happened."

"It is too early to tell." They had only just now returned, him and Tian Yue. They had not yet organized the information in a way that was easily referred to, even less presented it to Harmodius. "We still have much to do... though nothing that should take me far away again." He added, quelling any possible worry before it could arise. Or, at least, trying to.

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Cosine nodded and smiled.
"Well, that is reassuring, I got quite bored with you all away. Though, we did have some little events here." She smiled and brushed some of his hair from his face. Nothing as exciting as his journey she was sure but still.
"I met Soto. He is quite the terror but as adorable as the others. I also found a new friend, a gift Harmodius himself had given me, it ... it changed into a Nyanko. They are guides of the world tree. You will have to meet him as you are a fellow traveller of worlds."

[Zero Dream]

A Nyanko... ?

That made the Guide rise an eyebrow is slight surprise.

"We have met a few, in Yggdrasil. Nyanko, that is. I would definitively like to meet him." However, his expression slid into a grin, and he reached out to play with her hair as well. Just as soft as he remembered them, though that had no reason to change. "...Later."

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At his reply it was her turn to raise her eyebrows.
"Really?" She asked reaching up to touch his hair. "He will be pleased to hear that."

Withdrawing her hand she reached to his cheek and rubbed at a smudge of dirt. "You know you are a huge mess." She smirked. "I should run you a bath. Unwind after your journey."

[Zero Dream]

Well, she had a point. He honestly had seen better days...

And to think, the goddess had not seen him before he had ended up taking a 'bath'... in a world-wide ocean. He decided that it was maybe wiser not to mention such thing.

"Ah, but... I am so tired. I fear I will not be able to take a bath on my lonesome." He tried to look innocent... and failed completely.

The bath was certainly large enough for the both of them, so this would not be an issue, if Cosine actually decided to take the bait.

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Cosine smirked at his whining and raised an eyebrow as she slipped off of the bed.
"Well, we cannot have that now can we. Drowning in a bath is hardly a dignified ending for a god."

She leaned over and took his hand, giving it a light tug.
"Come on then Mr helpless. If you're good I'll wash your hair too."

"Hardly." He had to agree with that. But he would certainly prefer no ending at all, thank you.

He had to bite on his lip in order to keep some resemblance of a pitiful expression, and he simply flopped out of bed. Yes, he indeed felt very lazy, and he certainly deserved it after all that, he liked to think. This body was still somewhat mortal, after all, and the Guide had pushed it far by traveling the expense of the tree - his legs, in particular, still felt quite sore.

"Good ?" He blinked, once twice, in faked confusion. "What's that ?"

Cosine laughed and moved quickly to slip his arm around her shoulders so that he could use her as a support if he wished. It was somewhat distressing to see hims so weak, though at the same time good to have him back.
"Well, if you don't know then you are going to miss out on the rewards that come to those who are good." She grinned

Ankou wasn't weak, per se - certainly walked in a straight line and didn't stumble - but he was tired and such was apparent. Both physically and on a more unseen way - he certainly wished he would not have to exert his powers for a little bit more - fighting the dragon's well-meant aura had sapped much out of him, and sending the last group of souls down the World Tree had been the breaking point.

"That is completely unfair." He started, opening the door to the bathroom. He could overhear Jinx from here, still happily chattering about her journey to Anima and Lenneth, which also kept them out of his hair quite nicely. It made something occur to him, however. "Ah... Lenneth was not too much trouble, was she ?"


Once they were in the bathroom Cosine slipped away from him and started to turn the taps on the bath. Water came gushing out, cold of course. Whilst it warmed she went to get some of the fragranced oil that theBaadris tribe had made from left over lotus petals.
"Lenneth? No, no trouble at all. I barely saw her." she admitted as she poured a few drops into the now steaming water. "I am afraid I am not a very good neighbour. I was hesitant to make myself known." A sheepish smirk crossed her lips

"Ah, no, I think she just listen very well. I asked her not to bother you too much." He shrugged. Looking back perhaps he should not have. It might have provided a distraction to Cosine.

Oh well. What was done was done.

While she busied herself with water, he busied himself with... clothing. Well, what little remained, really. His shirt had became bandages before being discarded all together in a moment of spite, and he'd completely forgotten to take it back. It was probably still on that large leaf, catching the curiosity of a few mer-people.

Again, oh well. He could not be especially bothered to care.

He finally worked himself out of those old jeans, very much full of holes and... things. Like algua. Fun. "I don't think even divine intervention can save those..." He muttered

Cosine stuck her hand into the bath water and swished it around a little, turning to look at the rather gross jeans on the floor.
"Yes, I think they're ready for the garbage." She turned off the taps and walked over to him. "You must have had quite an adventure."
Her arms wrapped themselves around his neck and she smiled up at him.
"But now, time to relax."



"Quite a journey indeed." He had to admit. He certainly had much better to think about than ruined jeans, of course. Ankou moved to settle in the warm water and closed his eyes. Oh, yes... that did him quite well indeed.

"Yggdrassil... was the biggest, most amazing thing I have ever seen." And coming from him, that probably meant something. Not that his list of amazing sights in this lifetime was a very long one. "Infinite, in a way. A natural maze. So many roots and branches, paths and twists and turns. Enough to make anyone's head spin."

And they had mapped this thing. That was a miracle in itself, really

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Cosine smiled and reached out to run her hand over his hair before perching on the edge of the bath starting to unlace her nightshirt.
"I am sure the Pantheon is going to be very dull after your adventures." She smirked, trying to imagine the vastness of the worldtree.
"I wish to go there, I should take Phirren, see if we can reunite him with the rest of his tribe, should they be there."

[Zero Dream]

"Oh, I do not think a place full of deities can manage to stay dull for very long." At least not the usual definition of dull, really. And there was always something to do if one looked hard enough.

"That can likely be arranged." Later, however. For now he was wasn't too keen on moving out of the bathtub. It was still missing a crucial element to his comfort, however, and so the Guide slid his hand around Cosine's waist, dragging her into the water against him without waiting for her to be done.

"Later, however, hm ?"

Ankou had much to learn about this whole 'being good' business, it seemed.

((let me know if you want me to edit that any, that was just too tempting to pass up. XD))

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((lol totally okay. XD))

Cosine gave a surprised cry as she was dragged into the tub, though should she really have been that surprised? He was a joker afterall.
"I was almost done, Mr impatient." She smirked wrapping an arm around him and getting comfortable. "Of course later." Again a smirk spread across her lips. "I'm far to busy right now."

[Zero Dream]

"That was taking too long." He answered, looking as innocent as he could manage at that very moment. Which... wasn't very much, to be honest.

And apparently he forgot that the goal of this exercise was to get him (...and now Cosine too) clean, because he reached out to kiss her, a grin on his face. "I have missed you." He finally admitted.