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Koichi had taken a step toward where they were going when he stopped, looking over at what had attracted Kana's attention. He had been about to say it was alright and that he didn't need any patch job, but was destracted by the scene before them. "Do.. you know these people, Kitty?" he asked softly; he wasn't in a defensive position as though he were worried since she'd said hi, but he wasn't all quite certain if she knew them. AFter all, she seemed slightly baffled.

Suka looked at Kana and then at Karin, listening to them all before trying to reply, accidentally ignoring this other male again. The way that Kana had acted when he pulled out the dagger beade him raise his brow, but slowly he slid it back into his pocket. "Didn't-" he might have ben wrong, maybe Karin had said nothing about Kana's mother...though everyone's parents seemed to die. Yuri's had died, the Tsukito's parents had died...his parents, Karin's parents...mybe he was wrong. Or maybe he'd accidentally read her mind at one point in time...he tried to put that off to the side...Yuri could help her to catually see her mother, if in fact she was dead, though he doubted Yuri would on his request. If Yuri met Kana ever then maybe he could, but not just off the bat for no reason other then Suka's asking him. he put all of that out of his mind as he came back to reality, this was Karin's freind...and he was a wolf. Also, he smelt the scent of another wolf having passed through...putting two and two together he decided that the other wolf had created the scent of blood which came from this boy. Suka appearing all of a sudden was not a good thing..."OKay" he replaced his words. "Um, This is temporary...and also I'm sorry for..um..startling you?" he did not know if he would be making any sense with her. She seemed startled but he id not know by what...

((Oh yeah, I forgot that came from XXXholic sweatdrop ))

Rivera clung onto him still, not wanting to let go for a moment. What he said made her feel like she could lose him. She knew that Kleptos himself has dozens of assassins just as powerful as Kestrel or Ravenhawk. It would be much more difficult taking down every single assassin along the way, especially since they're getting dismally hurt every time they were attacked by even one of them. "Kira, that's madness!" Her whisper was more sad than agitated or angry. Her worst fear was losing him to her own conflict. Because of her, Kira had been brought into this big mess that dealt with snipers and such all over the place. "They're too much for you to handle! You can't just go alone, I'll come even if you try to bind me!" She half buried her head in his jacket, wanting to cry again, but not wanting him to know that she wanted to. Rivera was on the brink of tears, but she held them back. "This is all my fault for having this... this stupid parttime job... You shouldn't be involved in it, period. I'm being selfish... I'm sorry... but I don't know what I'll do if I see you in the same condition after the fight with Kestrel... I don't have as much courage as you, Kira. I won't be able to bear it..." Rivera gripped his sleeve a little tighter. She felt devastated. Against attacks, she could repel them... but if Kira could bind her against her will with light, she wouldn't have a choice in the matter. She wouldn't be powerful enough to break through, and even if she were powerful enough, she wouldn't want to snap his concentration and hurt him by breaking it. No doubt he would've sealed it with the essence of their relationship. "Just please... don't do anything stupid."



Kai returned in his normal clothes. He couldn't find a yukata. He looked at them from a distance. He felt an uncomfortable churning inside him. It was jealousy... pure and despicable jealousy. Ever since he was a child, everything he cherished had been taken away from him. His mother was taken by childbirth, his father by the ocean waves, his sister by the vermillion epidemic and his home by the rage of the Gods. But through all the hardships and all the suffering he had to endure, he clung onto what was most precious to him: Rivera. He had adopted her to be something much like a little sister, yet still like a best friend. She fought for his safety and he fought for her freedom. They were people assigned jobs that they didn't really want. Rivera was a princess, forced to study in sorcery, but really wanting to become an elite warrior. Kai was a palace guard trainee who loved to read, wanting to become a master sorcerer. They worked towards their own desires with help from the other. Kai never forgot that, and didn't let Rivera go... not even when she fell into a coma and ceased to wake up, as if she were dead... not even when a disease wiped out most of the Atlantean survivors... not even when she was sealed away into a tomb to be frozen in time. He went to the grave with her, to be stilled in the temporal continuum so he could protect her when she returned. He gave up everything he possessed for her... but now... she was leaving him as well.

It had been a forbidden love, between an imperial princess, the commander in chief for that matter, and him: the lowly streeturchin who managed to make it into court as a palace guard. Neither of them even raised the subject, but their actions spoke for everything... When he woke up from the timespell at Clover, he was highly concerned about Rivera's well being and current location. He set out to find her himself when Clover refused to give him the information, or possibly, could not. He was devastated when he realized that she no longer remembered anything from the past. Rivera quickly regained snatches of her past with time and the spelled book: The Aquarian Eras. He had hope that they might be able to form a relationship in this world. Now Kai felt like he was slapped in the face. Rivera had been taken from him as well, by someone else that she loved. Perhaps it was because she saw him as no more than an older brother... maybe that's the reason... but still... he loved her, perhaps far more than Kira did. But he was afraid of how that would make her feel. Rivera would feel so torn... he couldn't bear to see her suffer anymore...

He remained with his back against a distant tree, looking up into the leaves with Usagihana resting on the branches. He was just unlucky... just... unlucky...

Koichi listened to them all talking, trying to think of where he'd heard the girls name before. He smirked slightly, realizing after a couple of moments, and said softly "So you're Karin." He was happy to finally meet the person Kana alwasy seemed to talk about, but whoever the male was seemed to baffle him; he didn't recall ever seeing him on campus. "The names Koichi Demure. It's nice to meet the two of you," he said, changing his smirk to a warm grin before bowing his head slightly. He looked at the boy, though, realizing he never got his name; that was okay, though, since he could he was Suka. After all, who else could Karin have been refuring to but him?

Koichi nodded his head to the question. "Indeed, I'm going to go with Kitty to visit her mom. She came with me to see my family... although that wasn't the best experiance, I think," he admited, chuckling slightly. He didn't asnwer the first question, since he didn't think he had to; it was obvious he'd heard of her. "Aren't you going to come with us?" he questioned Karin, thinking that she knew Kana's mother as well. He was slightly confused, but he didn't ask to many questions to clear him up any farther.

[oy! Kaori-chan. I'm going to my grandma's tomorrow until thuresday xP she's teaching me how to measure... and she has vacation, so she wanted my sister, brother and myself to stay. I think i'm the only one, though. So.. xPP]

Kana listened to the two silently, still watching Suka. She was smiling now though, so she wasn't really bothered by him anymore. She had just been on edge from what had just happened. But, if he hung out with Karin, then he couldn't be that bad. His eyes were a little scary though... At Koichi's comment about visiting his family, she blinked a few times and then shook her head. "N-no! I had fun, really!" she cried loudly and then bit her lip, her ears drooping again. But she quickly looked back at Karin as the girl nearly tackled her and the only reason she didn't fall over was because Karin was holding her up. She blinked a few times more, her ears flattened back slightly now and her eyes somewhat wide. But then she laughed, placing one of her hands on Karin's arm, as though about to pry it away, but she didn't. Her face flushed red at Karin's comment and she closed her eyes quickly, shaking her head. "No!' she cried. "You can come if you want! I'm sure she'd like to see you!"

Karin laughed, seeing Kana's reaction. "Sure, sure," she said, ruffling the girl's hair, ears perking as she heard Koichi's comment as well. From this close, she realized that Kana had his smell on her... This discovery didn't help her smirk fade at all, and it seemed plastered upon her face as she shook her head and released Kana, stepping back to give her some room. Then she looked back at Koichi and gave another small shrug. "I might just tag along," she said slowly, as if uncertain. She glanced over almost questioningly towards Suka. Would he mind if she left for a week or so?

"...no I'm not," Kana replied to Koichi's comment, even though she knew full well that she was indeed blushing. She dropped her gaze to the ground, standing still in place even after Karin had released her and moved away. She folded her arms lightly across her chest, not sure what to do with them, as she listened to them talk. She bit her lip softly as she heard Koichi ask about what interruptions Karin meant, but was relieved when Karin didn't reply to that. She didn't say anything more, just watching the ground quietly.