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Kaguyo nodded. "I choose you and this planet over him and his new home." she came up behind him, hugging his waist. "I can sleep here... Things are going to hell but this is home. He'll be alright on Earth... he likes it so much... Gods I hate it there." she nuzzled him gently, "I know you'll both be alright now, and that means I can die happily. I'm not leaving you here to die alone... Like I said... my soul isn't welcome on Earth." she smiled sadly. "The only place I truly belong is here."

Yuki bit her lip, tapping a pencil she grabbed from the desk against it as well. "Well," she paused, starting to tap it against her shoulder when she spoke, "Morrigan was fractured at one point, right?? To the point she didn't have her powers, either. What if solving your block is similar to solving hers?"

Aoki raised an eyebrow. "Wow. Almost creepy dude, just better make sure she actually forgives you this."
He knew as well as he did her stubbornness. She'd came close to killing him maybe once.
"Are you sure he wasn't just lying?" he insisted, genuinely curious, "How the hell does one see such things?? Worse, what if Chiaki is actually a girl??? She'll be just like her, how disgusting..."

"Don't mention it." Kaguyo nuzzled him, moving carefully to stand before him. "I knew it the moment we almost kissed the other day... Once you were gone, I regretted that we hadn't."
She was smiling warmly up at him, gently playing with his hair in both her hands. "We only have another hour and a half, my love... The deal I made was three days a week, and for only two hours per day. If you want longer, perhaps you could work something out with your tenant..." she addressed the Muse delicately, not wanting to offend, "Or perhaps I can. I'm just happy to see you... so relieved, Al-kun."

Aoki thought over this logic and spat in disgust. "You're right. Sounds just like her to want to be the center of attention all the time... I should've guessed as much. Good luck with that though. You know she held that one grudge against you for a pretty long time." he pointed out, "You might have to romance her all over again if you don't go about this the right way.... But off topic, perhaps we should seek shelter." he advised Ainsu, "We have another day or two yet before we get to the palace, even at this pace."

Yuki nodded. "I think that's a good idea." she agreed, "We should study your brain to figure out what portions relate to what emotions and parts of your daily routines, etc... maybe whatever isn't working would be a good place to start."

"Selfish?" Kaguyo raised an eyebrow, before trying to figure out whether or not the drink was such a good idea. "How about honest, you dumbass?" she teased back, although she was partially serious.
She moved closed to him, taking the drink after all. She was finally smiling like she used to.
"In truth, you know me better than anyone as well." she answered, "Although you still underestimate my will and stubbornness. I suppose some things never change."
She took a sip of her drink, but seemed taken aback. "Goodness, I really have missed this stuff... Earth doesn't have anything like it, all their drinks taste like... well... like crap. I never realized how strong this stuff was."
She set down the glass, blushing a bit. "I think I lost my tolerance, Al-kun." she hugged him again, sighing deeply. "I missed you... I missed you so badly, and you've been gone what, only a day or two...? It felt like years." she squeezed him tightly. "I'm happy you decided to let me stay."


Yuki nodded. "Oh, I don't doubt that. You have any idea the type of care you got? I hate to say it, but Kaguyo and the others might as well have been left in ditches; I had all the other students and doctors taking care of them. You were my pet project. I wouldn't have been able to function very well had something happened to you." she smiled. "No one would hire me if they found out I killed the scientist I was supposed to assist. 'You killed your boss? Hell no! Get out of here!' " she teased, starting to cheer up. "You should give me a raise for that." she poked him in the side. "A big, fat raise."

Aoki nodded. "Oh, I noticed and have even exploited that in the past." he reminded the man, "Ainsu, I hate to say it, but you're rather predictable in that sense. I suppose, however, so is your t**t of a girlfriend."
His clones came from out of nowhere with massive amounts of firewood, drying them out with just a little ki. "So, once we're done with this, mind showing me around Earth a bit more?"
He felt a bit awkward asking Ainsu on a man-date---he seemed like someone he could be friends with, though. "Do they have bars, any good looking women? You'd make a good wingman. Maybe." he tilted his head, tossing the wood in a pile, smallest sticks and kindling in the center. "I was always curious what Aled and Po-ar saw in that planet."

"What." Kaguyo's eyes widened in absolute disbelief, "No f#cking way, they burnt it down??! And hey, before Shiori was murdered was when we nearly kissed." she pointed out, a smirk in her eyes, "The only selfish thing of you was to leave, baka..."
She did take another sip of her drink, offering to share it with Aled. "I still can't believe we may never have this again. We really need to dig up the recipe... Maybe I can work on making it in between our little visits together." she smiled, kissing his chest.
She would've tried for his chin but it was so far above her...
Going tip-toed would've gotten to his collarbone.
"Damn." she whispered, blushing, "I always liked how little I am in comparison with you. Always made me feel safe. And even if you didn't have a choice, you are happy that I'm here, aren't you?"

Yuki blinked in confusion at first before laughing loudly, surprised by the sudden dragging off the bed.
She landed gracefully however, snuggling with the blanket.
"Your job... well, it isn't bad." she thought carefully, "Some aspects of it suck. Like the 400 people who don't know what they're doing. Wasn't fond of that. Plus I didn't get to invent anything mega-awesome, I just got to nurse people back to health... which is rewarding, but boring. I wanted to make cool stuff." she shrugged. "Instead I was just a doctor. I'm glad you're back, maybe now things won't suck so much."

Aoki tilted his head. "Ahhh... so that's why he suddenly disappeared all those months. I heard the rumors, but damn, man... Didn't realize he was shacked up already. Are they even married?? The Ouji and she are Kazuhiko's parents, if I remember right... I don't really know her very well, isn't bad looking but I can't place what part of her is like her son. He reminds me of a hyperactive Aled." he frowned. "That could turn good or bad, really. But on topic, YOU like Earth don't you?" he watched him carefully, "Or should I say screw it and find a different planet to live on after this?"

Yuki blushed brightly, shyly looking down into the blanket, studying every little stitch. "I can't wait." she agreed, wiping her foggy glasses off, "I really need to start looking into contacts..."
It was true, this was about the third or fourth time now.
"And I don't mind playing doctor, it's just playing doctor all the time." she answered. "I mean, that was my job before... but it gets pretty dreary sometimes. What sort of stuff are you thinking about making?" she put her glasses back on, looking at him. "What do you have in mind?"

Aoki shrugged. "The kid seems like too much of a handful to control during times like these. They're lucky he has a faint sense of maturity. I do intend to tell his parents he's cursing though. Serves the little b*****d right. I guess he did imitate me with the clones though... Flattering..."
He took out a few rations he scrounged from Capsule Corps, handing one to Ainsu. "You need more energy in this weather... You think she knows we're here? Maybe trying to prevent us from getting there? If you do, I demand at least one slap, please." he held up one finger, "Just one. I f#cking hate the cold. She should be considerate."
He kept shivering, no matter how hard he tried not to. They had to wait for the fire to build up coals to get a really radiant burn. "I f#cking hate the cold." he muttered under his breath, almost feeling sorry for himself.
He thought over the last bit however, which was really what was worrying him. The cold he could deal with, but the idea that he couldn't live here anymore... well, it was both welcoming and disconcerting.
He could use the change of pace, but he had a feeling part of him would be homesick.
"So the wedding will be on Earth, then... If you're right, anyhow." Aoki mused. "You gonna be the best man? Do me a favor and try and get some hot bridesmaids. I haven't had time to pursue women for damn near five years... That's the first thing I'm taking care of after this. You're going to help me."
Odd enough, he was threatening but friendly... but strangely, it seemed like they really could be friends one day.

Kaguyo took note of the error; she had a feeling she knew who had done it also. Aled's little head-shake was all she needed to confirm it.
"It's not suffering if I enjoy being with you." she chided him, smiling softly. "Just focus on the happy part, you dolt. I love you. I'm here because I want to be, and I'm going to stay here and make you as happy as I can."
She stood on her tip-toes, trying to kiss his chin but just barely making the lower part of his neck. "Damnit..." she blushed furiously, going back to being flatfooted, "If I didn't fall over in them so much I'd start wearing heels...! I can't even be romantic right."
She closed one eye, looking down with a half-smile, her arms still resting on his shoulders. "I do love you though, Al-kun...-chan..? Which do you like better?"

Kaguyo giggled, kissing his forehead, cheeks, and lips gently before nuzzling his shoulder. She was quite affectionate. "Ah, aishiteru Al-chan..." she beamed, before smiling impishly, "So this is what it's like to be a giant, huh...?" she looked around, wrapping her arms around his neck, "I bet you never have problems getting anything off the top shelves."
She kissed him again, resting her forehead against his. "I'm just relieved that I can make you happy still." she admittedly quietly, "I was scared you really didn't love me anymore, you know. Terrified really."
She played with his hair absentmindedly, her feet dangling a wee bit above his knees. "You're lucky me hanging around you so much taught me to read you. If I had just met you I might've believed you. You do this thing when you lie though... You get really stiff." she moved back to look into his eyes, quite pleased with herself, "You do this... this thing, like when you're thinking about what to say... But your eyes always go up to the right whenever you lie. But mostly the stiffness. I could tell you were holding back a lot."
She was almost smug with herself.
"Once I saw that, there was no way in hell you were getting rid of me." she partially teased, "You had such conflicted eyes... Like part of you wanted me, and the other part was scared. You're easy for me to read. I'm happy I waited you out. I'm surprised I actually won such a battle of wills against you." she blinked a few times. "If... if Ainsu does come, you better not help him." she warned, deeply concerned, "I don't want to go back... No matter what you say, I really, really don't. Promise me you won't."

Yuki's glasses fogged up again, jaw dropping. "W-w-w-what??!"
But once he started talking about experiments and what not, her blushing subsided (at least a bit), and another polishing allowed her to see clearly once more. "Oh... oh um... well, I was thinking that if it was an accessory, you should make it a ring or something they won't be likely to drop. I'd say a belt but that could be ripped off easily... Same with earrings, even necklaces for those whose guards aren't up all the time." she thought it over. "Maybe a pair of shoes."

Aoki raised an eyebrow. "Is she hot?" he started grilling the man, "Is she not a total b***h? And does she have nice tits? Nice a**? Something along those lines?"
When it came to the wind thing, he just shrugged. "Cold makes my copies a bit more brittle." he admitted quietly, unsure of whether or not it was wise to trust him with such information, "And it figures the frosty c#nt would freeze this place up the minute we get here."
At least most of the fires were out now, everything blanketed with a rolling sea of white---grey where the ashes mixed in, black around the charred buildings.
Otherwise, it was pristine, just the way she liked it.
"I always hated winter." he added, sighing, "I prefer autumn or spring. Summer isn't bad so long as it doesn't get too hot. Then again, the air expands a LOT then so... Well, so long as it isn't storming, I can go through and be relatively dry. It's on the humid days, even in the winter, that I hate being myself the most. When you're the air, and you're trying to fly places, you pick up a lot of moisture, really fast. Never really shared this information with anyone." he blinked at Ainsu a few times. "So... please, try and keep it to yourself. I'm trying to give you reason to trust me."

Kaguyo raised an eyebrow. "In your body, locking the door would've been the same as what I did to Ainsu to get here." she reminded. "Any of you would blast it down. You want to know something odd?" her brow furrowed, looking seriously at him, "I'm not afraid of the Muse... not even in the slightest. He did write all those plays for me." she reminded him gently. "He may be evil, but he has a gentle side. I respect him. He's gracious enough to let me see you... I have to repay him somehow. I'm just glad that the two of you will fight to keep me here. I'm deeply honored and grateful."
The weird thing is she meant what she said, and she said it knowing that the Muse would listen in. He was always curious about what was being said about himself after all; he was rather vain. "And after all, you're not fighting the Muse either..." she added, "So long as I don't provoke you into fighting him, I should be fine."
She didn't want him to worry.
"I'm just grateful to be here... the fact he hasn't even tried to hurt me yet baffles me, but I won't question it. So far he has been a very good host... and... well... guest, I suppose, in your case. He's taken good care of your body, that's for certain."
She blushed slightly at that, not making eye contact.

Yuki outdid Kaguyo's embarassment tenfold, glasses fogging up yet again.
She took them off and whipped them across the room, coughing softly and blushing even harder. "A...ar...arigatou...?" she scratched the back of her head, glad she couldn't see him seeing her reaction. "Ano, I'm not used to compliments... I didn't really go on any dates or anything like that growing up. That was more Shiori's thing... She always tried to get me to go on double-dates but it was always more awkward than anything."
She was pretty sure her glasses were broken.
"Do we have any contact lenses around here??" she asked, squinting as she tried to define his blurry form, "I think I shouldn't have done that."

Aoki grumbled at that. "Eh, f#ck Aled..." he muttered, "Then again, he was better than Konton. And Itachi? Are you kidding me? I've been by Aled's side a lot longer than you, buddy---I knew everything in the castle. Every single scandal that ever went down in that place, all of it was leaked by me. No-no. That woman is even more of a frigid Ice Queen than your Yo-yo-chan... hahaha.." he snickered at that, "You know I thought your eyeball was going to bust a blood vessel when he called her that. It's very fitting isn't it?"
It was his own way of telling Ainsu off for that suggestion. "No-no, I want Earth girls. Something on their TV said they were easy, some movie or something, I didn't get to watch all of it while I was there. Someone I can take to a club. I'm not really all about fighting and that, you know. Sure, sling around legislation here and there, pass a few laws, but you know, the Council really knew how to hold a party after hours. That woman doesn't speak, and that woman just doesn't like anyone. She's a bitter, bitter b***h, and I'm not the one to deal with her emotional and extortional and any manipulative bullshit. It's the quiet ones you gotta look out for." he warned him, "Plus, Aled's assassin? No. I'd rather not wake up in the middle of the night because one of my many forms was just assassinated. That really puts a damper on my night-life. No-no, I'll stick with the easy women who actually have fun not killing things, call me cute, and are a quick and easy lay I can disappear from early in the morning."
He just shrugged. "I'm too young to settle down yet."
Well....um....
"No, really." he insisted seriously, "I'm way too f#cking young---and hot, these contacts are amazing---- to not be hitting on every hot woman that walks by."
He already had plans for when he did go to Earth, and finally got comfortable. "I have epic plans, Ainsu..." he glanced up at the man with a smirk, "Plans that would make a legend out of any man who could pull it off. That's what keeps me focused on making it out of here alive and back to Earth, if what you say is right."