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 Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 2:00 am
Walking briskly down the road, the boy found himself ignoring the chill of the winter air out of sheer stubbornness. His long sleeved outfit worked well for the weather, although it didn't provide him with enough warmth to allow him to get comfortable. Therefore, he made it a point to walk quickly to his destination. Not because he was anxious or excited, surely not. Just because it was cold. Really.
Truthfully, Itsuki's hand was gripping the small note paper a little tighter than necessary as he traveled across the paved path. The boy became restless within the crowded apartment and his ever-present curiosity drove him back to the Antique shop. The boy had made it a point before to see a certain redhead again and now was as good a time as ever, right? He was surprised at how little he had to search to find this address and soon he was out the door. The simu didn't want to admit that he was nearly jogging out of a childish emotion like excitement or anticipation, especially over someone he'd only met once. Though, he argued, this wasn't an ordinary person.
The whole deal with Urahara was beyond total comprehension, Itsuki had concluded this much, but he grasped the idea behind the Companionship thing. It really didn't matter what it was called, he just knew what it meant to feel obligated to see someone again. To feel like he had to prove himself to someone. This time, Itsuki resolved, he wouldn't look like just a little kid.
However, finding the courage was easier said than done by the time he found the apartment indicated on the scrap paper. After a breath and a glare of determination, Itsuki rapped on the door.
He folded his arms across his chest to aid in keeping warm as he waited, hoping that this mission would be successful.
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Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:28 pm
From the outside, all the Simu would have heard coming from within were a few thumps, bumps, something falling over, crashes and a screetch. Then a moment of silence, followed by a loud sigh and the flap of wings. The lock clicked and slightly eye level to Itsuki was a small creature that looked.. humanoid; aside from the deep pink skin fur, bright green hair and wings flapping behind her, the strawberry themed horns, hooves as feet .. and well the fact she was actually the size of a can.
"Hello?" Suika scruntched her nose looking over the boy. Okay, didn't look really familiar at all. [ooc surprised kay, totally forgot if she was in the arpee when they first met... yeah.] "What's your business here?" She huffed, one hand remaining on the wooden door while the other went to her hip.
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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 4:11 pm
((Nuh, don't think she was. ^^; ))
Itsuki's eyebrow raised at the noise coming from behind the door, unsure what to make of it. That dilemma was immediately pushed to the side the moment the door opened. The boy stared at the creature for a moment then cocked his head to the side as his mind slowly tried to figure her out. Needless to say, the Simu had never encountered anything like this before.
The question barely registered in Itsuki's mind as he stared, wondering if he had by some chance picked the wrong apartment. After noticing the look he was given, the boy blinked out of his daze and stuttered a response. "O-oh... I'm.. Er, is there where Urahara lives?"
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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:11 pm
"Ura?" Suika snorted softly, rolling her blue eyes. "Sorry, but he doesn't live here anymore." Her wings flapped once, hand readjusting on the door and pushed it forward to close without giving him any redirections or further explanations. People should have been informed of his move.
The door barely had time to click before it opened up again, wider with Suika more to the side but with a larger being holding on to the door this time; out of breath and with large red eyes blinking at the boy. "Oh!" chirigami exclaimed, straightening up. "Ohoh, you're that boy I met at the shop that knew Ura!" Recognition lighting up her eyes as a broad smile pulled on her lips.
"I'll go get him!" She chirped, hands clasping together in glee as she suddenly disappeared in a puff of smoke, letting sand flutter to the ground.
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"Would you like to come in?" Suika droned, pulling bits of sand out of her hair while she held out a hand to usher the boy into their little sitting room to the right of the door. "They shouldn't be long..."
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 3:03 pm
So this was the wrong address after all, Itsuki frowned and had been about to further interrogate the creature when the door closed on him. Itsuki didn't have a chance to react before the door opened again and he was faced with a familiar face. As the boy only knew a few people, and her appearance being rememberable, Itsuki recognized her easily as Urahara's caretaker and gave a relieved smile.
However, she was gone before he could reply, left blinking at Suika and brushing a patch of sand off his shirt. Itsuki wondered if their household normally moved this fast or if he was just slow...
"Sure," he responded, stepping inside carefully. He let his eyes glance around while he wondered on the powers of that woman and where Ura could be staying now.
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 5:40 pm
Suika nodded, closing the door after Itsuki was fully inside and fluttered closer towards the living room area and pointed to the black suade couch against the wall, "Um, have a seat I guess. Don't worry about Gaara One..." referring to the sleeping tanish Cait sleeping on the far end. She herself fluttered to upright the lamp that chirigami had managed to topple over during her panic-induced spree across the couch and towards a place to hide herself from 'attacks.'
"Shouldn't take long..." She repeated, moving over to straighten out a blanket on the easy-chair adjacent to the couch. Though, it was taking a bit longer than usual for them to return home. "Ura usually stays in chirigami's realm now, figures she wouldn't have informed anyone..." Suika shrugged, moving on to straighten up various other objects chirigami had managed to knock over.
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:46 pm
Itsuki wandered to the couch and sat down carefully, glancing at the Cait curiously. Then his gold eyes took in the mess chiri made as Suika cleaned up. The place looked more welcoming then his own apartment, which made him wonder why Ura would leave.
The boy smoothed the wrinkles out on his pants as he listened to her explain. "...Her realm? Where is that?" He hadn't even considered places outside of here before, so the thought boggled Itsuki.
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 8:53 pm
Suika sighed her little fingers crinkled the magazine that she had finally managed to get upon the table once more. Her green wings fluttered once before she let go of it and landed atop the wooden table with a click of her hooves. 'Hm,' Her hands went to rest upon her hips as she studied the boy, trying to figure out how to actually explain it. "Well. It's just a parallel world to this one. Somewhere, I dunno..." That had better work, she continued to eye him; it wasn't like she knew how the hell interdimensional travel, or whatever the hell it was, worked.
The Capra turned her gaze away from the boy, leaning her head back slightly and peered towards the other side of the apartment where the bedrooms were. She could have sworn she had heard the soft pop that usually came with chirigami's teleporting ability, but instead of a spastic entrance it was followed by a soft curse and the soft chirping.. of something. Which, basically meant it was Urahara ... and he appeared in the wrong location.
"Bu~" Came a soft chirp of concern as the male in question swung the door open, a banadaged hand rubbing at his forehead. The small red creature hovered close, jingling as Ura finally closed the door as they exited his once room.
"chiri is getting yelled at by doragon..." Urahara informed Suika, who nodded with an eyeroll.
"Well, you have a guest.. who wasn't informed you moved." She in turn grunted, taking to the air once more and flew on past the pair and into the kitchen.
"Oh?" He blinked, hand still resting upon where his head where it had connected with the wall when he had appeared. "Oh." Finally noticing Itsuki on the couch. "Uh.. hey." Other hand offering a sort of wave-like greeting.
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Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:37 pm
Itsuki nodded slowly in response, taking in the complexities of the idea. He tangled his fingers through one of his necklaces as he thought on it, eyes only glancing up when the other made his entrance.
The boy's eyes watched the young adult move, deciding that something had changed about Urahara since he'd last seen him, but couldn't place just what. He felt the same to him, which was the primary thing that lingered in Itsuki's mind, so beyond that was hazy.
After the redhead approached, Itsuki stood up with something akin to a grin on his face. He was definitely confident now that he wasn't the same little boy Ura'd first met, but since he had no way to prove it, he only greeted him.
"Hey. How have you been?" It wasn't like he knew what else to say. The boy hadn't planned that at all, he just felt drawn to seeing him again.
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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:41 pm
Urahara stood there for a second, lost in blinking and staring at his young charge before shaking his head out of thought. "Been okay. I guess. Busy, well after the cruise thing and all." A sour tone as he mentioned that, "lately been training and the like." Finally taking his hand off his forehead, he reached towards the easy-chair and swung his body around to sit. Mu fluttered in circles, little beady eyes remaining on the brown haired boy as it finally came to a rest on it's Master's right knee.
His gaze remained on the Itsuki, nodding for him to sit back down as his fingers steepled together, elbows resting on the arms of the chair. "What about you? Didn't get to talk much to you on the boats and all, how have you been?" And without thought, "Heard you met Zanna," He added, unsure of why. Maybe for his charge's opinion on his ally; didn't want rifts being formed in those he trusted.
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:39 pm
Itsuki nodded and took his seat back on the couch. The boy found it easy to relax around him, despite being in an unfamiliar setting. He chose not to question the creature with him, knowing that strangeness came with the territory around here.
The boy listened to his companion and finally nodded again, "I've been alright, I guess. Training and meeting a few more people." It took him a moment at the new name then responded, "Oh, that's right. ...Yeah, that woman was..." Itsuki wasn't sure how to put it then decided on the obvious, "she looked pretty powerful. Definitely don't want to mess with her... but she didn't seem like a bad person. I think Mat has taken a liking to her." He added the last part mostly to himself.
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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:57 pm
[ ack! sorry it took me so long to reply @_@ ]
"Yeah," Ura began to chuckle lowly at his charge's comments, "She seems to have that impression on people." A certain smirk spread across the red head's lips, that type that hinted of mystery and secrets and hints of pride. Mu fluttered it's wings, as if sensing an eeire feeling from it's master. It chirped lowly, allowing a single ring from the bell around it's neck.
"I wouldn't worry about her." He added, that smile still remaining even though he really had no purpose for it, but ee what the hell he was still proud of his choice in alligences. But it was true, or at least Ura hoped that Zanna wouldn't cause any harm to the young boy... he was unsure of how far things stretched but it just seemed to make sense that it could spread to Itsuki.
but one name struck him as odd, "Mat?" He questioned, dropping his smile for one of confusion. New people? Hopefully to sway against the evils of the other Simu perhaps?
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