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 Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 3:39 pm
Shun's eye twitched slightly at Poke's words as it almost sounded like a challenge.
"You wouldn't be able to beat me," he mumbled before watching Mitsu have a go at the game. It was... a little sad seeing her try as she did rather poorly. Once she was done, he stared at the pins and lifted up the softball and tried to pinpoint where the best spot to hit the target was. While his throwing aim was pretty good, the ball was bulkier than what he was used to, so he tossed it up into the air once or twice to get a better feel of it.
Without warning, he hurled the first ball, missing his intended spot but still knocking some of the pins. Making a few mental notes, he took the second ball and launched it, knocking the rest over.
As he was doubled over, Blade glanced up at the two, making note of which one had the keys. Taking the next hit full on, he let himself fall to avoid being grabbed. Along the way he tried to make a sleight to snag the keys without the boys noticing.
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 1:07 am
It was hard to do, but poke managed to keep a straight face while mitsu threw her ball...everywhere but the pins. "ah...it was a good try mitsu!" she said nervously trying to stay positive, and then watched Shun take his turn, and do a much better job.
'Dam..' she mumbled under her breath. Okay, now she would take her turn at this. "Lets see what I can do". Walking up to the spot with the softball in hand, she got a good feel for the distance, then with a pause to aim, she lobbed the ball at the pins with all her strength.
While it was a strong throw, it only managed to knock off the top pin and leaving the rest unharmed. Adjusting her position, she seemed to do better on the second attempt knocking over a few more. On the final attempt, she managed to knock over the rest of them.
"BOOYAH!" She shouted out her joy at knocking them over. It wasn't as good at shuns throw, but hell she still knocked them all over so it was pretty much as good as his
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:45 pm
Nami glanced over to her cohort as she entered the locker room, a devious and unsettling smile on her powdered face. "Tessa, I think this will be the most satisfying scheme we've ever pulled." The queen said confidently as she set up an expensive looking camcorder on top of a locker where one wouldn't think to look. "So why not relive it over and over again, hm? I think a video would be a perfect memoir... Along with all the pictures my new camera is gonna take~" From her purse she pulled out a cute little pink camera, adorned with fake jewels just like her cellphone was. "Are the boys all prepped and prepared?"
Desmond cringed when Mitsu ended up hitting the booth attendant, immediately patting her shoulder when she came back empty handed. "You did good, you just needed a little more force with the last throw." He assured her with a fake smile, rolling his eyes as both Shun and Poke took a turn.
When the two of them were finally done, Desmond stepped up. "I only need one ball." He said in a matter of fact tone. Taking his single softball, he measured the weight of the ball and estimated distance in his head, imagining the best way to throw it. He may not be good at dancing, but he could sure as hell hit things after years of practice. Bringing his hand back as far as he could, he looked almost like a pitcher, eye never leaving the target. Quicker than anyone could blink, that ball was out of his hand and obliterating the bottles... Then continuing through the booth and into the wall of the gym. Damn. "That felt good."
Being under water, Riyo couldn't actually hear him. Even if she did, she was determined to get an apple before she came back up... Lack of air or not. Honestly, it was a lot harder than she expected. Fish? She could catch fish, and they moved! But with the circular shape of the apple, it was hard to get a good grip on it. Her hands tightened around the edges and feet twitched behind her before she finally managed to get a small apple by the stem. As she came up, she gasped for air though her teeth, intent on holding the damn thing out of the water. "I GOT-" And then the stem broke off... And the apple fell back into the water.
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 2:22 pm
Tessa smiled brightly at the camcorder, "What a brilliant idea. I like the way your mind works." Pulling out her own sickeningly girly camera she set it aside. "I have mine as well, to capture to moment."
As for the boys, "They know what they need to do. They are more than prepared to take over as well in the instance that Desmond and Klyde fail. Can't be too careful." She smiled as she ran a finger across the bracelet on her wrist, the cross reflecting the light. "Do you think its about time to get things started?" There were only minutes left, who would know the difference?
As the boy grabbed Blade fell from his grip. "Ah grab him! Grab him!" He shouted nearly throwing himself at the thief. In the worry of trying to regain control of the situation he didn't notice the keys parting ways with his person. He was far to concerned with trying to keep Blade from escaping.
"Alright! Alright!" The other boy shouted in return, rather irritated that his revenge would be cut short. Lashing out he tried to take hold of the material of Blade's haori, fingers clawing for purchase.
Turning to Desmond as he tried to reassure her of her attempt she nodded slightly, cheeks reddening from embarrassment. "Yeah I guess." And it seemed Shun was going to play now too. Watching him and Poke have a turn only seemed to prove to Mitsu had poorly she had done. They had both managed to knock all the pins down.
The boy running the booth showed Poke and Shun the prizes they could choose from which were similar though Shun had a slightly bigger variety since he had used less turns to knock everything over. They ranged from average school supplies, books, some dvds, smaller plush toys and so on. Once they had been given the item of their choice the boy stepped back so that Desmond could have a turn. He was a little skeptical that the guy would only need one ball but that skepticism didn't last long. At the moment he was just glad he had been clear from that shot. "Holy s**t..."
Mitsu stood amazed at how hard Desmond could actually throw. She knew he was strong, he could lift her and carry her without effort, but this was just a raw display of power she had yet to see. "Wow..." She said in a dazed manner, looking at the hole in the back of the booth barely seeing that the ball had embedded itself in the concrete wall of the gym quite a ways off.
Of course Desmond had his pick of anything at the booth, but at the moment the boy manning the booth was too focused on the hole that now graced the back. If Desmond spoke up he would be quick to get him what he wanted but at the moment he was stunned.
Klyde's eyebrows furrowed all the more when he saw Riyo struggling wondering if she was going to come up and breath or drown trying to get a stupid apple. He was just about to grab the back of her costume and pull her back but the feline had finally emerged with an apple in tow....at least for a moment. If he didn't feel like complete and utter s**t he would have laughed seeing her soaked face and nothing to show for her effort. "Nice effort." He mused softly, the best he could do really.
Honestly he hadn't planned on trying but he was certain Riyo would be mad now that she was wet and still hadn't managed to get an apple. So taking his place by the barrel he leaned down trying to pick the best apple to go for. Once decided he hovered over it opening his mouth and merely snapped at the fruit, his sharp teeth sinking into the skin. As he raised up he started to rethink his actions wondering if the fact he hadn't struggled with it would only get him in trouble. With that thought in mind he bit through the apple, the fruit plummeting back into the barrel with the rest, water splashing up into his face.
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:50 pm
For the most part, Blade had let himself go limp, acting as if he was more hurt than he was at the moment. He had the keys now, so he just needed to prepare himself to try and turn the tables and see if he could track where the rest of the Hive had gone. Either way, he hoped he could get done with this sooner than later since being drenched outside was starting to make him shiver.
Shun wasn't too impressed with Poke's throw seeing how she was boasting about beating him earlier. None of the prizes really interested him, so he just grabbed one of the small plushies and handed it to Mitsu nonchalantly.
As Desmond took his turn, his eye twitched slightly as he saw the guy put a damn hole into the booth's wall, "Tck."
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 4:03 pm
Seeing that Blade was a little sluggish the boys started to pick up their pace now that they had a hold of him. The quicker they deposited him in the janitors closet the quicker they could join up with the rest of the hive. Moving through the back door to the locker rooms they headed quietly down the hall. Once outside the janitor's closet one boy opened the door while the other searched his person for the keys.
"Uuuhh...do ...you have the keys?"
"No, I thought you had the keys!" Now the other hive boy was just starting to get pissed. "What the hell did you do with them?"
"I don't know I had them a moment ago!"
When Mitsu was suddenly presented with the plush Shun was handing her she turned to him with a confused expression. It took a moment but her eyes grew wide with the realization that he was giving it to her. "T...thank you, Shun." Smiling happily she took the little plush bear her fingers tracing over the Halloween bow around its neck. "It's so cute." She beamed as she held the bear close, tail wagging behind her.
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 4:17 pm
Once he was released, Blade took a moment to take a breather and to get himself into position. It seemed like the two boys were busy trying to figure out where the keys were. Then, without warning, he tried to scramble up to rush past them. As he started to reach them, he also attempted push them towards the closet.
Raising an eyebrow at Mitsu as she started to beam at the little plush toy, Shun didn't know she'd be so happy to receive the thing. Well at least she didn't seem to be scared of the storm anymore. Nodding to her in response to the thank you, he glanced around, not exceptionally interested in one thing or another.
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 5:13 pm
Nobody but Tessa was devious enough for the role of her right-hand (wo)man. "Lovely." Nami sighed contently, dragging her cellphone out. "Time to put the pawns on the chess board for our long-awaited game." Keys clicked as she typed out the final message, ready to send it to everyone in their game. Everyone, that is, except their guests of honor. The message read "All players to their places. It's time." Rather ominous, but it worked that way.
Glancing at the nice hole he made, Desmond grimaced as the content feeling he got from hitting something slowly faded out like cheap liquor... And the fact that Shun had already given Mitsu something didn't make it much better. Now, Desmond hadn't particularly agreed with Klyde's actions when he chased after and beat the hell out of Blade... But a similar idea was running through the vampire's mind as he glared at Shun. "You can take my pick, Mitsu." He sighed and shoved his hands in his pockets.
"Gee. Thanks." Riyo huffed, trying to wipe off the water with her long-gloved hands. Though the fact that he'd practically taken a dive for her hadn't gone unnoticed. "I was half-expecting you to gloat in my face." She said in a matter-of-fact tone.
That's when it finally struck her. "Klyde..." She placed a wet hand on his back. "Is something wrong?" She asked softly, abandoning her soreness over losing.
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:09 pm
"I don't understand where they might have - AH!" Before he knew what was happening he and his companion were shoved into the closet landing on the floor in among the cleaning supplies with a thud. Looking back sharply he spotted the very keys they were missing in Blade's possession. "AH Don't let him close the door!" Trying to scramble to their feet both boys only managed to trip over one another and the brooms and mops around them.
Once the text was sent Tessa picked up her camera and moved into her hiding spot for the time being. At last their game had truly started and they held the winning hand. How delicious.
"Y...your pick?" It was hard to imagine Mitsu's smile could be any brighter but it was. Stuffed animals were her weakness and now she was going to have two. Hugging Desmond quickly to thank him she moved to the booth to tell the boy which plush she wanted. Despite Desmond having won with a single blow she did not want the biggest or grandest of things. She had actually had her eye on another bear, like a panda but the markings were reversed in color. It was about the same size as the other bear but it had no bow and its white eyes were made of buttons. "Thank you, Desmond."
Now as happy as a lark she held both bears close fairly content for the evening. "Thank you both. They're wonderful." Her face the picture of childish glee she turned to Desmond, though that happy expression faded just slightly. The vampire looked so upset and Mitsu wished she knew why so that she could make it better. "Hey..." Shifting the bears into one arm she reached out to him. "Are you not having a good time?" Smiling a bit more she followed his arm down to his wrist giving it a little squeeze. "Tell me what's wrong? So that I can cheer you up."
Spitting out the piece of apple Klyde threw it to the floor. "N..no. Nothing is..." And suddenly his phone buzzed with the familiar music that told him he had a text. Closing his eyes for a moment he dug his phone out of his pocket, dead heart sinking into his stomach. Flipping the phone open out of Riyo's sight Klyde grimaced at the message before deleting it and closing his phone. "Actually....there is something. Do you mind if I talk to you about it? In private?" The tone of his voice suggested something was wrong, which it was, but to what extent was unclear.
Tick tick tick.....And suddenly the clock that had been counting down time grew still and silent. The moment was gone. As he turned toward Riyo more fully he held out his hand to her, trying to secure the mask he had on under the mask he wore on his face. "I know a good place to talk, come on."
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:09 pm
Once he was out and they were in, Blade tried to close the door as quickly as he can, not caring if he ended up hitting someone in the face with it. He was also trying to get the key into the lock to hopefully keep them from coming on out.
"Nice try boys, but I can't stick around," he mumbled to them.
((Let me know if you need me to change this a bit))
Catching the glare Desmond had given him, Shun's eyes narrowed and essentially glared right back at the guy. He then watched as Mitsu went on to pick her next prize; another bear. Between her reaction here, and her one other stuffed bear, he had to wonder if she was really into stuffed toys. Either way, it was nice to see her happy here. It made him at least forget his little annoyance regarding the vampire nearby.
Though, his attention shifted back to the guy as Mitsu inquired if he was alright. Quite frankly, Shun didn't really give a damn how he felt.
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 2:57 am
As soon as the ball had left Desmonds hands, and shot through the back of the stand, poke's expression matched that of the booth keeper, completely stunned.
"H....holy s**t!" She felt like she was watching a anime, except she was the one gawking instead of kicking a**. "H...how did he do that..." She turned around to hide her jealous expression. "Damn...I wish I could do that..that was so cool." she mumbled under her breath. " Lucky vampires"
As soon as it was her turn to pick, she glanced over the things that where available. The plushies where cute, but they weren't her thing, and she already had enough school supplies. So, noting that mitsu seemed ecstatic at being given the small bear plushies, she picked out a similar looking one and was about to hand it to mitsu when she noticed Shun and Desmond shooting each other death glares. "Uhh...." Something told her she didn't really want to interfere with this one, so trying to remain as inconspicuous as she could she slipped the third bear under mitsus arm.
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 5:32 am
Without another word, Nami too moved out of sight. Her hands trembled with excitement at the thought of finally ending this charade.
Desmond might've been amused at Poke's amazement... If this was any other day. "You're welcome." He said simply to Mitsu, a little hurt by that big smile. He was going to take that away from her in mere minutes...
He was about to make something up as an excuse for his behavior, but as the phone chimed, he realized his time was up. He didn't even have to look at it.
"Actually, Mitsu... I really can't talk about it here." He looked around at the people surrounding, then back to her. "If you wouldn't mind having your friends hold your stuff, I'll tell you what's going on... somewhere else.." This was how he'd rehearsed it in his mind... Though he could've never predicted how bad he'd feel...
Riyo stared, her face suggesting confusion, as he changed his answer at a text message. "Okay..." With worry, she picked her own mask up off the floor and let her hair back down before taking his hand and squeezing it. "It's not something I did... Is it?" She asked softly, eyes now filled with concern.
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 3:36 pm
The door to the closet slammed shut and the hive boys made it to the wooden structure just in time to hear the lock click into place. "Hey! Let us out of here!"
"You'll regret this, Faryn!" The other growled through the door.
"I'm claustrophobic!" The other boy all but squealed.
"Yeah, he's....wait what?" A numbered of panicked sounds could be heard on the other side of the door as the one boy freaked out and the other tried to console him. It didn't seem to be going well.
With confusion Mitsu noticed the glaring between the two boys, not sure what all that was about. She had hoped they would at least tolerate each other but that didn't seem like it was going to happen.
It was during this time that Poke had slipped the third bear into her arms and Mitsu almost didn't notice. She felt a sudden brush of fabric and looked down to see her stuff bear ranks had grown by one more. Somehow she had failed to win and still managed to get three stuffed animals...she couldn't be happier. "Thank you!" She smiled hugging her three bears.
As soon as Desmond mentioned talking somewhere else, Mitsu gave a short nod holding out her bears for Poke to take. "Can you watch them for me for a few minutes? I'll be right back." She smiled reassuringly as she passed them off before reaching out her hand for Desmond to take.
Squeezing her hand in return Klyde shook his head. "No, its nothing you've done." This was the last bit of comfort he could give. "Follow me, I'll tell you about it where there's not people looking over our shoulders every which way." Leading her through the crowd Klyde quickly vanished through the back of the gym toward the locker rooms.
Once at the girl's locker room door he hesitated. This was it. The end. Once he walked through that door it was officially over. "It should be quiet in here to talk." Pushing against the door he gave her hand another squeeze before he entered the locker room.
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 4:21 pm
Blade really didn't pay attention to anything the boys were saying. If the one kid was claustrophobic, well then that was too bad. He probably shoved someone else with that fear into a locker before, himself. Now that was done with, he quickly tried to recall where he had last seen the rest of the Hive. They had gone in nearby it seemed.
Rushing on in, he nearly slipped on the wet floor, most likely thanks to all the soaked bullies trudging on in earlier. Taking a moment, he looked to where the water seemed to trail, which seemed to lead to the girls locker room nearby.
"What the hell are they doing..?" he uttered to himself as he shivered a bit. Aside from being sore, he was now completely drenched and fairly cold.
With a sense of caution, he approached the locker, not sure what he should expect upon entering. For all he knew, the Hive could be set on jumping the moment the door opened. Being at a different entrance to the room, he wasn't even aware that Riyo and Klyde were already there more or less.
As Desmond turned to request to speak to Mitsu in private, Shun didn't let up with his intense gaze. Quite frankly, after what was said earlier, he didn't really trust the guy to be alone with her. But.. he had to wonder if he was looking into it too much. She did seem to trust the vampire and he hadn't exactly done anything to her as far as he was aware. Still, it bothered him.
However, not wanting to ruin Mitsu's mood after she seemed happy with the bears, he grudgingly didn't speak up against it.
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 5:00 pm
Riyo glanced down at their hands as Klyde squeezed, slightly relieved that she hadn't done something to upset him. As they paused, she looked back up at him, perplexed at his actions thus far. "C'mon." Riyo didn't hesitate as she walked through the door, having no idea what torment was in store through those hinges. "Y'know we could just leave and do something else if you're feeling that bad. There's no reason to stay here if you're gonna be miserable all night." She said softly, reaching up her free hand to touch his cheek. "So what's wrong?"
Desmond wasn't so sure she'd be right back... But at least it would give them an excuse to come looking on their own. Perhaps bail him half-way out of the mess he was in. Not that he wouldn't dig himself right back in tonight with self-loathing.
Taking her hand gently in his, he tugged her along through the crowd, leading up to the very door Riyo and Klyde had entered a few moments ago. Hand on the lever, he looked down at her with sad eyes. "You know I really care about you, right Mitsu?"
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