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After a while, they finally found Iori's room. The two of them looked at each other, before knocking on the door. No chance or reason to turn back now...

Coshawn felt sick when he heard Iori talking about him "abandoning him like SOOO many others", wanting to start crying right then. His BROTHER, on the other hand, looked like he was ready to start mauling at the man's face.
Coshawn couldn't speak for himself at this point, so Daquan did it for him. "Yeah, abandonment. That's actually what we're here to talk about. I'm glad you brought up the topic for us." He spat out the word "abandonment" like non-alcoholic wine. "It's amazing how easily you remember us... almost as easily as you forgot we even existed." And if Iori didn't understand what he was talking about, he was MORE than happy to remind him of what he did after they had gotten separated.

Due to Dee's deep connection to Iori, a tear fell from her eye. She unraveled the covers from her naked body and she put on a fancy nightgown. In bare feet, she traveled up the stairs and into the bar. She saw Iori with a saddened look on his face as well as Coshawn's mixed face.

She didn't really notice Daquan, but she knew that he was there also.

Traveling over to Iori, Dee stroked Iori's face, as she always did when Iori's feelings have been wounded.

Dee awaited Iori's response. Daquan made a very good point. But, she couldn't really wait. She appeared out of the shadows and said, "Excuse me," she bowed before Daquan and Coshawn, "I am sorry to overhear that last comment, but I would like to speak on Iori's behalf here."

She eyed both guys before continuing, "There is a law in my world where Iori has the right to choose whomever and how ever many people he wishes to marry. I must apologize for this because I had failed to inform you two about this before Coshawn had wed to Iori. Do not blame Iori for those actions, please. If there is any blame for his affairs with Broly and with Sora, it is my fault. And as far as the no mentioning bit... well, I am not certain at how great Iori's memory truly is. You may not be aware of this, but Iori is nearly 1000 years old already. He is forever appearing 20 or 30 due to an immortality spell that he wishes to keep. And actually, that cannot be undone."

Dee had to blush. She said, "The immortality spell was kind of both his and my fault when Iori really was 25 or so. He and I were in this ancient Orochi class together. That's when Iori was still only learning about what his family was all about. Why they were called what they were called and such. It was a peaceful sanctuary, let me tell you. It was totally a serene place. What surprised me was that Iori was there considering the family history. Most of the Orochi did not come to this place for they were all bansihed for their evil ways. Well, that's not exactly true. They may have been there one day then banished for their ways. Iori was the only one that showed true spiritual and peaceful promise back then. The master, an old man who had a white long gotee beard, bushy eyebrows and sat on a small island across from a circular piece of land, feared what may become of Iori if someone on the side of darkness ever tried to corrupt such a calm and apparently troubled soul. Yes, Iori had gone to that place to find peace as well. I dunno all the details, but from what I know of Iori today, I can safely guess that he was a total depressed soul when he first arrived at that place."

Seeing that she wasn't really getting to the point, Dee said, "To make a long story shorter, I had arrived there too, but only out of mere curiosity and wanting to learn more as I tend to do from time to time. I got to be partnered with Iori in one of the exercises we had to learn. The idea was to make a potion using a variety of roses in order to make a drink of peace. We had to basically make a calming medicine using only roses. Iori had picked two roses out, and I chose the last. After turning the roses into powder, we got to add the sacred water that was in that pool to make it into an offical drink. The master said for Iori and I to share this drink in a sort of Japanese tea ceremony sort of way and after we were done, Iori's skin began to literally glow! The entire class save for me were in utter amazement! The master asked Iori to recite what roses we had used. The master then told us that Iori and I had made not the potion of peace and tranquility, but the potion of eternal life and youth! However, there was a catch to such a concoction. The catch was that forever from that point Iori and I were bonded. Kind of like a marriage, but not really that either. Like this was deeper than anyone could ever fathom. If Iori was sick, then I would know it. If Iori was sad, then I would know it. If Iori was filled with rage... you get my point."

Dee looked at Coshawn and to Daquan, but was fearing what trouble she might be getting herself into. She noticed Iori looking at her, she saw a intrigued look. Probably at Dee's intense knowledge of the truth of why Iori really showed up on that island more than anything.

(( OK, I waited for Iori to interject, thinking he could save this... but, apparently he's OK with this. So yeah. You've just dug a deeper hole for yourself, and nobody can help you out now. ))

Daquan went from from pissed off to murderous, to bored, to just plain annoyed. He could just barely keep from screaming, and the only reason he was holding back was because he thought this story had a point. In the end, he ended up ignoring most of it, loud music playing in his head while he wanted for Dee to shut her mouth, before he could speak.

"OK, first of all, what was the POINT, to that story? Really, it was completely unnecessary, and I didn't even listen to most of it. Secondly, if that's the case, it's EVEN F-ING WORSE! Coshawn is a mentally young boy, and he had to go through all that stress for NO REASON!? Either way, whether either of you are lying, you're freaking screwed. Seriously, there's no turning back on this thing. You can not make up any F-ing excuse to cover you behind at this point! Either you're lying, and, as Iori said to Coshawn as the reason he had to get married right away, the reason Sora and Broly were married was to completely abandon the person they had married before, and in Sora's case, that was US, or Iori lied to us, and sent Coshawn through PURE HELL for no reason other than he's a selfish B-tard who can't wait for anything!"

Coshawn had left the room, waiting for his brother now. He didn't like yelling, but his feelings were the same as Daquan's, only more sad and less angry. However, he did get a glance of Bernard in his slippers, and wanted someone to talk to... so, he sat down by him, and started to speak to him. "Hello... sorry Brother has no "inside voice..."

This was getting creepy, how in the world did Dee know he was so angry he could kill Daquan and Coshawn for their behavior? Didn't they know how to take an apology?

Empress dee looked at Coshawn and said to Daquan, "Daquan, you leave my sight now. Quit talking for your brother. Quit trying to ruin whatever Iori and Coshawn have left. Iori had been trying to say to the both of you that he was sorry and yet, Daquan, here you are causing more and more trouble. Please, do not make more havoc for any of us."