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Kray had sent out a simple text, telling Kazuo and Derek to meet them at one of the more secluded parks at the outskirts of the main city. Away from their home. He quickly stashed away his phone before he had time to look at the screen after hitting send, opting to try and sooth the main pacing nervously in front of him. "Hey..." Kray said softly, slipping his jacket off and wrapping it around Kor's shoulders." It wasn't cold, at least not that cold to warrant needing one... but the weight and familiarity was hopefully enough to distract Kor at least slightly. "...We've been through worse..." He reminded Kor, kissing the others forehead. "We'll figure out what to afterwards..." They've had to start over before... Time would tell if they'd have to do it again.

Kray made a soft noise, prompting the other to keep talking as he wrapped an arm around Kor's waist. Another element of grounding.. Maybe more so for Kray then Kor. It would definitely keep the other from bolting if the jitters got too bad... "Laine..." Kray said a little more flatly then he meant to. "Laine as in... thousand foot hair, can flip either of over her shoulder without even trying? Super ******** tiny? That Laine?" He looked down at the other, slightly confused.

"Firefly, look at me." Kray said softly. "I am too." They were losing more then they ever had before, if things didn't go smoothly. "I'm right here with you. I haven't left you yet... I don't plan on starting now."

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Derek was admittedly confused when he got the text having left the house earlier to go wait for Kaz to get off work. He knew where the park was but hadn't ultimately been out that way before. The blonde fixed Kaz with a soft smile, hoping to help ease any anxiety the other might have. Lacing their fingers together, he nodded in the direction they needed to go. "Let's... see what they want then I guess??"

Kraven didn't answer the question. Instead, he once again kissed Kor's forehead, lingering for a moment before sighing softly. "Would you have rather stayed? You've been miserable about it for a long time. Is not telling them worth the panic attacks you go through every time one of us hears about owed work or a higher up trying to get others in line?" There was also the unspoken acknowledgement of just who was keeping them under the radar. "I don't care either way. I will follow you wherever you want to go." It's what he'd always done. It's what he always would do.

"But... Don't you think we owe it to them? We both know that the Negaverse is not above getting civilians involved. Would you rather see one of them caged? We can't help them here. We'd only be getting them in more trouble by putting ourselves in the cross fire. "Neither of them judged us for what we came from." Be it Kor, Kraven or River. Kaz and Derek had accepted them, all of them. No questions asked. "Do you really think they'd judge us for this?"

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"Maybe... They're planning something?" Derek proposed. "Was there a date night scheduled?" He didn't remember talks of one... But they'd all been known to spontaneously make one happen.

He laughed lightly. "I keep telling everyone, we just need to buy that cabin we went to a few months back. That definitely had plenty of room. And it had enough bedrooms that we didn't feel on top of each other either. There was even a spare room... We could... have people over?" Derek treaded lightly on that last idea. He knew Kaz was still getting use to having River around. Derek wasn't going to force more on him when he wasn't ready. Derek stayed with him when Kray stayed with Kor.

They'd figure things out. They had before, they could again.

"... We can go to Dionysus later, if you want. If s**t hits the fan, I mean." Derek offered quietly. It was somewhere they couldn't be found, no matter how hard anyone tried.

It wasn't until they finally arrived at the park that Derek's own butterflies began to stir.

Kray just sighed softly, pulling Kor's hands from his face. "Kor... We'll figure it out..." Again, he kissed the others forehead, trying to sooth the others nerves. And maybe some of his own while he was at it. "I..." Kray sighed. "This whole thing of evil side, good side... is so stupid. People use to call us all sorts of names when we were younger, because what we were a part of didn't they? But that didn't make any of it true. Everyone has both good and evil in them... It's what we act on that defines us right?" Kray froze when he saw the others. "I...I guess it was no or never?"

No turning back now.

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"I don't... think so?" He'd always been bad with dates. He was lucky if he remembered their birthdays, let alone someone's anniversary. "I don't... think we're forgetting anything... But we've all been super busy the last few weeks so.. Maybe a memo was missed??" The blonde squeezed Kazuo's hand, trying to think. "But I like walking or driving you to work. Plus, it's on the way to school so it's not like you're bothering me to do it anyway." Derek said. "I suppose we can find something in the city but... It might be hard to find something with enough space for us all, without outright getting a house.

"Hey.. I didn't just mean River. I'm talking everyone. Kray has his brother, Kor has Namine. There's my mom and sister. Hell, you've got family you could invite?" Derek tugged Kaz close, looping their arms together. "But, we can stick with the separate places too. We've made it work. We don't even have to have people over. We can turn it into... a game room or something. A library? With the amount of books we have between the four of us... Could have a decent one."

"We don't have too. It's just an option. I know you don't go out as often I do. Again.. It's just an idea, if we need an easy out." Derek hoped it wouldn't come to something like that though. The blonde quieted as they approached, not letting go of Kazuo's hand, for just as much Kaz's nerves, as his. "Hey.." He said softly, glancing between both Kray and Kor.

Kray wanted to shrink and make himself as small as possible... Which was pretty impressive considering he was the tallest person there. He fidgeted, torn between yanking his hand from Kor and shoving them in his pockets, or gripping the hand in his even tighter. Instead, Kray cast his eyes to the ground, mumbling a greeting when the boys grew closer. He nodded weakly when Kaz spoke, trying not to flinch. "Just... Just wanna talk..."

Ugh..

He hated how his voice sounded.

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His attention was momentarily snagged by Kaz when he almost tripped, asking if the other was alright before turning his attention back to the others. Derek tilted his head slightly as he watched the others. He'd seen a lot of reactions out of Kor but this was definitely not one he was familiar with. Even when River had come back into the other's life, he'd never looked this pale. This spooked.

Without letting go of Kaz, Derek tentatively reached out and touched Kor's arm. "We.. We passed a bench a little ways back. Maybe we should go sit? You two look like your legs are about to give out." Both looked like the were going to simultaneously bolt and collapse on the spot. "Or uh... We can... just sit on the grass?" Whatever worked for them. "Just... take a deep breathe. We're both right here. Whatever it is, it's gonna be okay. I promise." Derek would do whatever he could to make it okay.

Kray felt his heart drop when Kor let go of his hand, only for it to be replaced with Kaz filling in the space. He a soft noise, thumbs brushing against Kazuo's. "I... don't know..." Kray said honestly, hesitantly. It wasn't often that Kaz crowded his space and took charge, but Kraven definitely wasn't complaining as he let the other tug him and lead him to the bench, sitting without arguement.

Again, he nodded dumbly when Kaz spoke. "The uh... The whole... Senshi... Knights.... Negaverse... thing..." Kraven's glanced at Kor before dropping his gaze back to the ground. He didn't let go of Kaz. If he did, he'd have to acknowledge that his hands were shaking.

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Derek sighed softly when Kor took his hand, a little bit of tension bleeding out of him. He walked with Kor, letting the other lean against him if needed. He held onto Kor's hand, kneeling at the other man's feet. "Yeah..." Derek said slowly, with a small nod. "I'm uh... I'm familiar with it." Probably not something either of them wanted to hear, but Derek wasn't about to lie to either of them. Now wasn't the time for lies. "What about them?"

Kray just leaned forward, resting his head on Kaz's shoulder, wrapping his arms around the smaller man. He tried to relax under his husband's affections but it did little to soothe. He made a soft noise, trying to keep his breathing even. " 'm sorry..." Kray muttered quietly, repeating it over and over as if that would fix the problem.

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"... Part... of who, exactly?" There were... quite a few different teams they could be playing for. It was anyone's guess at this point. Derek gently pulled a hand free, reaching up to cup Kor's cheek, guiding him to look up at him. "Breathe... Deep breathe through your nose, and let it out slowly through your mouth." Kor knew this trick. Derek use to use it a lot when he was easing Kor through a panic attack. The blonde glanced at Kaz and Kray for a moment before turning back to Kor and biting the bullet.

"...Show me? Us Please?" He pleaded softly.

Kray flinched against Kaz as if he'd been burned when the other spoke. "....Yeah.." He muttered, finally picking his head up. "I joined a few years ago... Didn't know he was part of it till we crossed paths one day..." They'd been watching each other's backs in more ways then one. "...Ezra doesn't know... He's not part of this..." He couldn't be."

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The word hit like a ton of bricks. Derek paused, just watching the two before him for a moment before finding his voice again. "...You... You don't have to tell us. It's probably for the best if you don't actually." Derek didn't want to cause anymore trouble for that person then they might have already had. "It's... It's okay. You both did what you thought was best. You've always done that... No one can fault you for that..." He glanced from Kor to Kray, and finally Kaz mulling things over...

Ah... ******** it... This might be a bad idea but... One way to find out

"I.. I need you to show me. Both of you..." He said reaching into his pocket. It wouldn't take Kaz long to figure out what Derek was reaching for. "This... This isn't going to work if you don't do it..." The blonde pulled a pen from his pocket, letting it sit in his hand for a second before he looked back at Kor and Kray. "... I'll show you mine, if you show me yours..." He said softly.