this is part d. Read the others first, neh? XD

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crash and burn; part d
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“WHAT? What did you say?” Sagara Sanosuke questioned sharply, his eyebrow raising as he stared at the currently young blonde demon straddling his hips. WHAT? WHAT?

“Hm? Dearie, I said that my feisty smart mouth human Rae and my pretty Malba have escaped the lion with the help of a shadow. But... The lion’s teeth were not as sharp as I expected. He hurt my Malba, yet... Something... Hm. I’m not sure, dearie,” Hanneke replied, a small flash of puzzlement briefly appearing on her tan face.

“Yeah. I got that part. I’m talking about the part where THEY LEFT ME!” he snapped angrily, fighting futilely to pull the woman off of him. The blonde demon only moved closer, hugging onto the teen’s neck. Damn it! How could they leave me? With her?!

“Dearie, you don’t wish to stay with me? I can persuade you, I’m sure. My hands are skilled, dearie. Would you like me to--” the woman started but Sano quickly cut her off with an angry sigh, his brown eyes flashing with annoyance. “NO! I don’t want you to do ANYTHING to me with your hands!”

“What about with my--”

“NO!”

“You... Must learn to loosen up, my sexy rooster,” Hanneke stated with a pout. She moved to snuggle closer to the teen, pushing him further down into the soft purple cushion lying on the wooden floor of the ‘crystal ball of wonder room of wonder.’ Crazy hag! Damn it! Well, at least she isn’t old right this second, but... He knew that most likely wouldn’t last.

The woman had spent the last twenty minutes hugging onto him, straddling his waist, with that perverted smirk on her lips... Until a few moments ago she had been old and withered, yet... Yeah, when she got the vision or whatever that Rae and Malba are okay, she turned young. I was hoping that meant she was going to get off of me... How could a little old woman (who sometimes looked young) be so damn strong? Stupid demons and their super-strength...

“I... I can’t believe they left me with you. Crazy old hag,” he muttered irritably, a scowl on his lips. Right, sure. Leave me in a weird world full of demons and... Perverts, alone with the biggest pervert ANY world has known, he thought with another angry sigh.

“My rooster... You understand why they must leave you here with me, do you not? You understand why I sent them? Why I told them they did not have time to come for you?” the blonde questioned, pulling back from the lean brunette, meeting his dark gaze. “Do you understand, Sanosuke?”

What... Oh... “Is...” he trailed off, the anger coursing through him quickly dissipating, replaced by a fresh wave of anxiety. Is...

“My Druuvbin-sama. His shadows are calling. Desperately calling. Haunting calls of shadows. He will not be able to escape the darkness without those potions... Yet, I’m not sure the potions will work now. It’s... My Druuvbin-sama is falling into the darkness,” Hanneke commented softly, her green eyes worried, serious. She continued to meet Sano’s gaze, her lips forming a small frown. “They did not have time to come for you, dear. They will return for you, but until that time... You must suffer through with this ‘crazy old hag’, neh?” she went on to say, pulling away from the teen, standing.

Damn it..... Damn. “So... Druu... Does that mean he’s going to die?” Sanosuke questioned apprehensively, his heart dropping as he sat up, crossing his legs. What if the medicines don’t work? What if... Damn it!

“Will he die? Perhaps. I do not know,” the blonde replied, her voice flat. She turned away from the teen, her green eyes focusing on the crystal sphere resting on the low table nearby. “I cannot see what I want to see, and I see what I do not want to see. It can be so very frustrating, dear. A ‘crazy old hag’ who sees doom, yet can do nothing to stop it. I never see what is truly needed,” she added, a sigh escaping her painted red lips. “Why can’t I see?”

“Look, about the ‘old crazy hag’ thing... I’m sorry I called you that, okay? Don’t get mad. I’m just... Really... Damn it,” he trailed off, briefly closing his brown eyes. He knew he had probably hurt the woman’s feelings. Not that he hadn’t called her ‘crazy’ and a ‘hag’ before, but... This time she seemed upset by it for some reason. Damn it. I want to know how Druu is, I want to be back there, not... Not here. I... He was stressed. Stressed and worried. “Just, lay off the sex addict routine for a couple of minutes, okay?” It wasn’t that he exactly disliked the woman. He didn’t want to hurt her feelings, he just... I’m just really tired of getting molested...

“Hm? Angry? I’m not angry, dearie. It’s the truth, therefore I have nothing to be angry about,” the demon responded, turning back to give the teen a small smile. “I just... I do not feel like being distracted anymore. There’s too much doom, and... Distractions rarely work when doom is in the air. Even if the distraction is a sweet, sexy rooster,” Hanneke stated softly, shaking her head. Her long silky blonde hair shimmered in the candlelight at the movement, sweeping over her bare tan shoulders. “Too much doom.”

Not the doom thing again... The spiky haired brunette let out a small sigh as he continued to watch the demon. Hanneke slowly moved back across the other side of the low round table, gracefully dropping down to the blue pillow resting on the floor. The blonde frowned, her eyes focused on the green crystal before her.

“You see something?” he questioned, nervously watching the woman gaze at the crystal. He was a little afraid to hear her answer, actually. Don’t drop dead, psychic boy or I’m going to be really pissed off at you.

“Yes,” she whispered softly, tears glistening in her candlelight illuminated eyes. “Yes dearie, I see something,” she whispered, moving her thin tan hands to her eyes. She wiped away a few tears with her thumbs, careful to not smudge her eyeliner and mascara.

Sanosuke swallowed nervously, clenching his fists tightly. That doesn’t sound good. What... He, he was afraid to ask. He... “...Well? What is it?” he finally inquired, his eyes moving to focus on the green crystal ball for a moment before once again focusing on the demon. What the hell did she see? Her eyes were watering, a frown on her red lips. She looked...

“It’s... Nothing, dear. Just memories,” she vaguely replied, clearing her throat, again focusing on the crystal. “Just memories. The past.”

“...Whose memories?”

The woman did not reply, only let out a troubled sigh, her frown deepening. The spiky haired teen remained silent for a few moments, taking in Hanneke’s facial expression, her green eyes. Whose memories? What the hell’s in those memories that... “Uh, well. You see anything else?” he inquired, deciding to drop the ‘memories’ discussion. It didn’t seem the demon wanted to comment on what she had seen. Somehow he kind of had a feeling he knew whose memories it was anyway... Though what could be in the memories that would cause the look on Hanneke’s face? That he didn’t know.

Druu. I don’t really know anything about the guy, now that I think about it... Besides that he’s psychic and likes to occasionally hit on me... I do know he’s a good guy and I like him. Other than that, I don’t really know anything about Druu. Somehow I bet that’s what she saw though. Druu’s memories... the teen’s thoughts trailed off, the frown on his lips deepening. Honestly, he didn’t know much about any of them. Kitsune, Malba, Kopaka. Druu. Yet of all of them, in some ways... Druu was probably the one he knew the least about. The guy never talks about himself, never complains, never...

“Do I see anything else? I... Hm, well let’s see, dearie...” The blonde demon focused her green gaze intently on the crystal, a look of concentration on her young face, a frown on her red lips. “I... Oh. I suppose that is a good thing,” Hanneke commented, though the frown did not fade from her lips. “It has not eased the guilt, however.”

Guilt? Sanosuke wondered, raising an eyebrow. Whose guilt? Man. I hope she’ll make a little sense this time... All of her other psychic visions or whatever so far... Have been confusing.

“The fox woman. She has spoken with my Druuvbin-sama. Has apologized, yet her heart is still troubled. Filled with guilt. You see she said words she did not mean to say, things she did not mean. My Druuvbin-sama knew this, yet she still feels remorse,” the blonde demon explained softly, briefly looking up from the crystal to meet Sano’s gaze.

Oh. So that’s what Hanneke was talking about earlier I guess when she was rambling about fox girl... Wait, Kitsune apologized? he thought with a touch of surprise. Kitsune apologizing? He had a hard time imagining that... She’s usually the ‘hn’ death glare type... Wonder what she said that has her feeling so guilty? I bet I know when it was... Yeah, Sano had a pretty good idea actually. Either after the trip to Tokyo, or in the apartment earlier, before Druuvbin had fallen ill. The woman had seemed pretty pissed with the guy...

“You mean she really apologized to the guy? Really? Miss ice queen?” he questioned with a small smirk, a slight joking tone in his voice. The smile faded as he thought further on the demon’s words. “Wait. So is Druu awake then? If she got to apologize to him... That means he’s awake, doesn’t it? That’s a good sign, right?”

“My Druuvbin-sama awoke... He felt... He was able to pull himself from the shadows, sensing guilt and anger... My Druuvbin-sama is not awake now. The shadows came, pulled him back towards the darkness,” the blonde demon replied softly, shaking her head.

“Oh... Damn.” He didn’t really know what else to say. Druu had woke, but now... He’s... Being ‘pulled back into the darkness’? Damn it... “So... What did ice queen fox girl say to the guy anyway, do you know?”

“The fox woman an ice queen? No. You’re wrong, dearie. That isn’t the case. She steals my Malba, but she is not as bad as she seems, you see?” Hanneke remarked, shaking her head, her long hair shimmering in the candlelight. “She gets so angry with my Druuvbin-sama, she hates watching as he... She wishes for him to take better care of himself, you see?” the woman questioned, again meeting Sano’s eyes with her own.

Take better care of himself? Hey, isn’t that... The day Malba jumped us all to that cliff... Druu and Kitsune were arguing over something like that, weren’t they? Yeah. She had screamed at the man, wanting to know if he had a death wish... Does he? “So... Is she right? Does he not take care of himself?”

“Yes, she is right. My Druuvbin-sama... I tried to warn him, I knew he... It was approaching, the shadows were calling again, but he never listens. He is a very stubborn man. I do understand the fox woman’s concerns, though I do not believe yelling will solve anything. Yelling and harsh words only lead to doom,” she commented, a thoughtful expression on her face. “Doom is a doomful thing. So very doomful, doom is.”

So... Druu isn’t taking care of himself, huh? Why does that somehow not surprise me? So. Why are you not taking care of yourself, psychic boy?

“So, Kitsune was right that one day... About how he...” the teen trailed off, thinking of that day on the cliff... His thoughts then moved on, thinking back to the psychic’s last words before falling into unconsciousness... He wanted to know why Kopaka was trying to keep him alive. What the hell is wrong with you, Druu? Why would you ask something so stupid? It... Really pissed him off. I guess... I guess I really don’t know much about him... “Hanneke... Tell me about Druu.”

“About Druuvbin-sama?” the demon inquired, blinking her eyes, a somewhat puzzled tone in her voice. “What of him, dearie?”

“...I don’t know. How about... For one thing, do you know why Veenom calls him a monster? Why he calls himself a monster?” Sanosuke questioned, a spark of irritation flashing in his brown eyes. Stupid Veenom. Annoying bitch. And you, Druu... Calling yourself a monster... Idiot.

“A cycle is hard to break. So many years, stories and lies, passed on and on. A monster is born through the ignorance of others, you see? To take a child, casting blame on that child,” Hanneke commented quietly, her eyes lowering, focusing on the green crystal before her.

What the hell? “Could you try that again, only uh... A little less cryptic?” he inquired, an exasperated tone entering his voice. I should have known she wouldn’t make any sense... A cycle... A child? Crazy demon...

“My sexy rooster... I’m not sure that it is something I should speak of. I do not believe it is something my Druuvbin-sama wants known,” the woman responded with a small sigh, a frown on her red lips.

“So that’s all you’re going to say?”

“Yes.”

Sanosuke frowned, irritation flashing in his eyes. “Fine,” he said with a sigh, shrugging his shoulders. “Don’t tell me. No one ever tells me anything. I’m just a human after all.” It was annoying. Stupid secretive demons and elementals... He really wanted to know why everyone insisted on being so damn guarded, so enigmatic. It... It was really annoying.

“Dearie. It isn’t a matter of being a human. My Druuvbin-sama tells nothing to no one. It isn’t in his nature. He does not want others to know, because...” she trailed off, an uncertain tone in her soft voice, as if the woman was unsure whether she should continue.

“Because? He doesn’t want anyone to know because what?” Sano pressed, leaning forward a little, trying to gauge the woman’s expression. Because what? She looks like she doesn’t want to say, but... “Because?”

“...Because... My Druuvbin-sama... He is afraid,” she replied softly, her frown increasing, a troubled look in her eyes. She shifted uncomfortably, not looking away from the crystal on the table.

“Afraid? Afraid of what?” the teen questioned with a blink, unsure what to make of the woman’s answer. Afraid? What does that mean?

“He... He’s afraid that he... He doesn’t want to speak of it, doesn’t want others to know. He... Doesn’t want the few people who care for him to stop caring. He is afraid of being a trouble, of causing his friends pain. He’s afraid that he is not worth saving, you see?” Hanneke finally replied, her green eyes focusing on the spiky haired brunette. “My Druuvbin-sama does not care about himself. He only cares about the ones he loves. He does not care for himself at all,” the demon then stated, a troubled tint to her voice. “This is why the fox woman and my Malba worry so, get angry with him. That is why.”

Sanosuke’s eyes widened a bit at the woman’s words, his frown deepening. “Why... What the hell? Is he crazy? Why would he think that anyone would stop caring about him? That’s... That’s stupid!” the lean teen retorted angrily, his eyes flashing with irritation. “Is he really that stupid?” How could the guy think that? Didn’t he realize how much everyone cared? Hell. When he’d seen the psychic hack up that blood... Watched his eyes roll back, passing out... He’d about had a damn heart attack. Just because I don’t know that much about you doesn’t mean I don’t like you. And I don’t care what the hell’s in your past, I don’t see how it could make me not like you. Hell. My best friend is a former manslayer and my past? It isn’t exactly innocent and clean... I don’t care about the past. What matters is now, the present. Not the past.

“Don’t be angry with him, my sexy rooster. He... My Druuvbin-sama has deep scars. This world has not been kind to him. This world is not a kind place, you see?” the woman sighed, her green eyes sad, her tone serious. “Do not blame him.”

“I’m not... I’m not angry, I’m... I don’t know. I’m angry, but not... Not like that. I just... That idiot...” he trailed off, shaking his head. He couldn’t exactly explain to the woman how he felt. It wasn’t as if he was exactly angry with the water elemental, yet... How... How could he be so... What happened to make him like that? That... It.. It pissed him off. You better not die, Druu. I want the chance to beat some sense into you... Bloody lips and pale white skin... He... Don’t die. Idiot...

“I see. I believe I understand, my pretty rooster,” the woman responded with a small smile, running a manicured nail over the green crystal ball. “You have a hot-blooded heart. Passionate in your convictions and feelings.”

“Er... Was that supposed to be a compliment?” the teen questioned unsurely, raising an eyebrow. With the demon, it was a little hard to tell... She’s so weird...

“Yes, dear. That’s a compliment,” Hanneke replied, a slight hint of amusement tinting her soft voice.

“Oh. Uh... Thanks?”

“Heeh. You’re welcome, my sexy rooster.”

Sanosuke rolled his eyes, twitching at the ‘rooster’ comment. He was REALLY getting tired of everyone constantly calling him a rooster... I do not look like a rooster...

“So... Do... Do you see anything else about Druu? Is he, he’s still alive, right?” the teen then questioned, a frown on his lips. He couldn’t quite get the blood out of his mind. It... He looked down at his clothing, and even in the dark, candle-lit room... I can see the blood. Dark stains on his jeans, dark barely visible stains on his black shirt.... I hate being here... Stuck, not...

“I... I am afraid to look,” the blonde admitted softly, her green eyes pulling away from the crystal sphere, meeting Sanosuke’s gaze. “I don’t want to see.”

“Yeah, but... Not knowing is almost as bad, isn’t it?” he replied with a sigh, apprehension flowing through him, as if coursing through his very veins... As much as it freaks me out, I still want to know. I...

Hanneke nodded, her frown deepening, anxiety sparking in her green eyes. She turned her gaze to the crystal before her, concentrating on the green orb. “He...”

“Well?”

“My Druuvbin-sama is not dead. He will be soon if it does not stop. The blood is doomful. Too much. His heart is weakening,” she responded, taking a deep breath, running a finger along the crystal. “The fox woman is giving her very life energy to sustain him. It isn’t working.”

Oh. Well that sounds good, the teen thought sarcastically, a small shudder coursing up his spine. “Life energy?”

“Yes. Life energy. A demon’s life sustaining force,” the blonde nodded, her eyes never leaving the green crystal. “Such strong energy.”

“...Is that dangerous for Kitsune?” Sanosuke inquired nervously. Sure the woman could be a real bitch, but he still cared about her. If she was using ‘life energy’.... Is that going to hurt her?

“Yes. It is, however I believe she is strong enough to handle the energy for now. If she tries for too long, it will be a problem, you see? I... I believe the fox can handle it,” Hanneke stated quietly, her voice firm. “I am just not sure the energy is enough to sustain Druuvbin-sama... It does not seem to be working... Not enough...”

“Damn it,” the brunette muttered, running a hand over his forehead, his head throbbing from all of the information, the cryptic talk, the... Tension and worry... I almost wish I was still knocked out from that poison of Veenom’s... It’d be better than sitting here, not able to do anything, not knowing... The teen let out an agitated growl, shaking his head. “I hate this.”

“Oh. That is not good. I believe my Kopaka-chanie with his cute hair has already made himself ill from giving away too much energy. It’s bad for elementals, you see? My poor Ko-chanie. I love his hair so...” Hanneke trailed off, a small pout forming on her lips. “Too much doom. Doom is everywhere...”

Kopaka? “What do you mean ill? Is he okay?” Sano was really getting dispirited. Druu’s dying, Kitsune is giving ‘life energy’, Malba got... ‘Bitten by a lion’? And now Kopaka is ‘ill’? Not to mention Yuki and the ‘grey wave’.... Damn it.

“Kopaka will recover, do not worry. It is not pleasant, but he will recover,” Hanneke replied reassuringly, briefly looking away from the crystal to give the spiky haired teen a small smile. “He did not give enough to be life threatening. Yuki, the grey little mystery cutie has given him some energy... He shall look after him.”

“Yuki...” Sano frowned, his thoughts pulling back on to what the demon had said earlier... A grey wave... What was that supposed to mean, anyway? A grey wave... Yuki’s in trouble... What is his deal? I... I don’t know what the hell to think of the little guy. “Hey, Hanneke?”

“Yes, dearie?”

“What about Yuki? Have you figured out anything more about the grey wave?” he questioned, his dark eyes moving to the green crystal, a small sigh escaping him. “I know you said you didn’t know, but...”

“I am not sure, my rooster. I do see grey surrounding him, and... Whatever this is? It will come for him soon. It will take him away. Yet I do not know where it will take him, or what it is. I have never felt anything like this. The... This grey wave. I do believe my little Yuki is being pulled away... By something. It... Will happen soon, yet... I do not understand this...” she trailed off, a blonde eyebrow rising as she continued to intently gaze into the green crystal sphere.

A shiver ran up Sanosuke’s spine at the woman’s words, confusion flooding him. I don’t get it... Grey? What the hell does it mean? Kouji and Hanneke both... But, what? And, why hasn’t Druu seen anything? If Kouji has sensed it, why hasn’t Druu? Because he’s sick, or... Wait. Sano blinked, trying to think back to the previous day, the trip to Tokyo. As long and stressful as this day is becoming, that feels like ages ago... Not hours ago. Of course it doesn’t help that Kopaka drugged me. Which makes it even harder for me to remember what all happened... Idiot.

Yet as he concentrated, thinking back to the restaurant, the karaoke... Right after Yuki had sang that damn song, Kopaka had acted weird, but... Druu said something too, didn’t he? What? The teen narrowed his eyes in thought, trying to piece together the hazy memory. The drug Kopaka had given him at the nightclub kind of made the whole Tokyo thing... A little fuzzy. Oh, I think... He said something about feeling something odd. Kitsune asked what he meant, but... He just shrugged it off... What had the sprite sensed? Well, gee if I were back in the other world, I’d ask him, but somehow I don’t think I’d get much of a response. Seems how he’s more than half dead at the moment... Damn it. I hate waiting here! I...

“So... This ‘grey wave’, you said it can be stopped, right?” Sanosuke inquired, a thoughtful frown on his lips. I still don’t understand it. What is that little guy hiding, and... How did he know about that “Jump’ thing or whatever? It... Really doesn’t make any sense.

“At a cost,” Hanneke responded with a small nod, her green eyes intently locked on the crystal, her brow furrowing in concentration.

“What the hell is that supposed to mean?” he questioned with an agitated sigh, running a hand through his drooping brown hair. At a cost? What kind of cost? It didn’t sound good to the teen. He wasn’t sure what it could mean exactly, but... A cost?

“I don’t know, dearie,” the woman responded, closing her green eyes. “It clouds me. I do not understand... I’ve never felt such a thing...” She took a deep breath and then reopened her eyes, retraining her gaze on the crystal.

Sanosuke moved his gaze down to his blood-stained jeans once more, the frown on his lips deepening. He... He was really getting tired of this. So many things he didn’t understand, and... Why is Druu sick? Why is he... Crazy or whatever? Why is Yuki hiding things, and what is this grey wave? It can be stopped, at a cost? What does that mean? Who is this ‘tempest’ that Hanneke rambles about, who is Tsepmet? How did she know I’m not from this world? A lions’ den? Malba bitten by a lion? Hunters? Malba and Rae saved by a shadow? Kopaka sick? Kitsune giving life energy? It... I... I really... He didn’t even know what to think. About anything. Damn it.

“It’s doomful, all of this doom, isn’t it dear?” Hanneke questioned softly, casting her gaze to the teen, a small sad smile playing on her lips. Doom... Maybe she isn’t wrong to call it doom. At this point I’m starting to wonder...

“Yeah, Hanneke. It is,” he muttered with a sigh, moving his gaze away from his dirty blood-stained jeans, meeting the woman’s eyes. “How long do you think... It will be? How long before we know?” How long... If the medicines worked, how long would it take? How long would he be stuck in this world, not knowing? Worrying, agitated. He... I’m not the type of guy who likes to just ‘sit and wait’...

“I do not know, dearie.”

“...Yeah... I figured that...”

The two fell into silence, Hanneke’s gaze returning to the crystal, Sano turning his attention to the dark room, the candles and shadows... Dark purple walls with blue stars... Blue candles glowing in the darkness, shadows dancing in the candlelight.... He...

“Do not give up hope, my sexy rooster,” Hanneke commented quietly.

“Yeah. I know.” Funny. The woman... Wasn’t acting near as crazy at the moment. The teen really wasn’t sure what to make of the demon. One moment a lecherous old hag, the next a sympathetic soft voiced girl. She’s so weird, but... Maybe she really isn’t quite so crazy after all... Maybe...

Sano’s thoughts were interrupted by the squawk of a chicken sounding in the doorway. The teen turned, noting the door had been shoved open, Chippora’s blue head peeking through the dark entryway. Not that damn bird again...

“Ah, Chippora, my foul fowl poultry product. Have you finished the dishes?” Hanneke inquired, her green eyes focusing on the blue chicken. “Did you wash the doomed dishes and make them sparkly and undoomful?”

...Or. Maybe she really is a freaking lunatic...

“What’s this you say? Bad poultry product! You say you only washed half? This is no good! Do I have to do everything myself? Doomed poultry. See, this is why I do not like poultry products. So lazy,” Hanneke stated with a pout, crossing her slender arms about her chest. “Doomed dishes left unwashed. Lazy poultry product.”

...Yeah. I’m going to go with she’s out of her mind. Sano let out a sigh, rolling his brown eyes. Though whether the woman was insane or not, he was stuck with her. Sanosuke closed his eyes, a frown on his lips. Until... Until they came for him, he... I’m stuck here, not knowing... Waiting. He could do nothing but wait.

Wait to see what happens, what... To see if everything is going to come crashing down, if it’s all going to crash and burn...

He could do nothing. Nothing but wait.

“Chippora! You march back in there and finish the doomful dishes, my bad poultry product! It is your day to do doomed dishes! Doooom!”

Somehow he had a feeling it was going to be a long wait.

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Rae: SEE? SEE? I TOLD YOU!!!!

Shadow: This was so... Emo. So very emo. T_T

Eggman: *dancing around* Or WAS it?

Rae: O_o;;;;;;; Why do I have random Sonic characters tormenting me? WHYYYYYY?

Shadow: I resent that! I have my own game! T_T I’m not a re-color! I’m not!

Eggman: ...Or... ARE you?

Shadow: T_T WAAAAH. I’m a re-color.... NOESSSS!!!!!

Rae: O.o;;;; Um... Anyway. So, yesh. Uh, author notes. What to say.

Well. What did ya think of Kaine, eh?

Sephiroth: *comes strolling in* He isn’t nearly as pretty as me.

Rae: O.O;;;; Sephy? Er... What the hell?

Sephiroth: *crosses arms* I’m MUCH prettier.

Eggman: Or... ARE you?

Sephiroth: I AM BEAUTIFUL!!! BEAUTIFUL I SAY!!

Shadow: You have shiny hair... Are you emo?

Sephiroth: No. I’m an evil pervert.

Shadow: Oh. But... EMO RLY!!! T.T

Rae: *twitch* Excuse me, but I’m trying to talk here...

Sephiroth: Has anyone seen my Cloud? <33

Shadow: A cloud? T.T All I see is grey clouds! Because... IT’S ALWAYS RAINING IN MY HEAD!! I am T3H EMO!!! T_T

Sephiroth: ... That’s nice, odd hedgehog. But I want MY Cloud... I love to play with him... *evil smirk of girly pervy wonder*

Eggman: Or... Do you?

Rae: -_-;;;;;;;ANYWAY. As I was saying, what did you think of Aevik Kaine, eh? So, was he what you were expecting? Schizoid much? What’s up with the dude? And and..

Why did he have to be so mean to poor Malba? T.T;;;

Sephiroth: I can answer that. Because. It’s fun. Torture is so sexy. ^_^

Rae: ..... -_-;;;; Riiighht....

And yeesh... Again with Malba and the red eyes, but dude, Kaine went even more schizoid at that, neh? What was up with that?

Sephiroth: Why are you asking? Aren’t you the writer? Shouldn’t you know? Are you mentally challenged? Do you have geo-stigma?

Rae: >.< Excuse me? Uh, I’m just... OH SHUT UP.

Sephiroth: Hmph. *crosses arms* I am beautiful. Fear me.

Rae: o.o;;; That’s nice, Sephy... You’re beautiful... Uh...

Eggman: Or IS he?

Sephiroth: WHAT? You egg shaped little bitch! I am the sexiest, prettiest man alive!!! Fear my beauty and evil pervy smirk of DOOM! Don’t make me bitch slap you!

Rae: .... O.o;;; Er... Bitch slap?

Sephiroth: *blink* Yes, bitch slap. Bitch slapping is sexy.

Shadow: Really? T.T Can you teach me? I want to be sexy, for I am EMO!!! T___T

Sephiroth: You expect me to teach you the secrets of my beautiful bitch slaps? Are you crazy? *flips hair*

Rae: O.o;;;; Uh.... Sephy... You don’t bitch slap. You use a big long sword...

Sephiroth: Don’t you understand? I HAVE to work on being girly and beautiful, now that I have that DAMN Gackt as my competition!! How dare he?! He has a bigger wing than me. T__T It isn’t fair. I shall not become a second rate evil girly man!! I will not!!!

Rae: ....So. Let me get this straight. You’re afraid that now that the mighty Gackt-sama has become a character in Final Fantasy land, he’s going to replace you as the sexy girly man of doom?

Sephiroth: Precisely!! T.T How can this be? My hair is shiny and silver. My sword is long and sexy. How, how can he have a bigger wing? It isn’t fair! It isn’t! My wing is prettier! Prettier I say!!!!

Eggman: Or... IS it?

Sephiroth: *twitch*.... My wing is pretty.

Shadow: T_T It’s so emo and pretty. I say so for I am t3h EMO.

Eggman: Or... IS it?

Rae: Uh... Eggman... You better shut up... *glancing at the twitching Sephiroth*

Eggman: Or SHOULD I?

Sephiroth: Bitch! Descend Heartless Angel, you little egg ho!

Eggman: Well. You know what the say, the MORE the merrier!

Sephiroth: *blink* It didn’t work. WHY?

Rae: Because. He won’t die for some reason... >.<

Sephiroth: T.T I’m second rate....

Eggman: Or are you? *dancing around like a maniac*

Rae: O.o;; *pats Sephy on shoulder* Uh, there there? I don’t think you’re second rate... Um...

Shadow: I am emo!!! We can be emo together!! For I am emo!

Sephiroth: ...DAMN YOU, GACKT! T__T

Rae: O.o;;; Er....

Shadow: Want to help me find that fourth DAAAAAMN chaos emerald? We can be girly emo partners! Partners of emo girliness!!!

Sephiroth: T.T I want my Cloud.... What if that damn Gackt STEALS him? HE’S MINE!! Cloud is mine I say, mine!!!

Rae: o.o;;; ....Uh... I don’t think Gackt is going to steal Cloud...

Eggman: Or IS he?

Sephiroth: T.T

Rae: ....Anyway. Um, while Sephy has a breakdown let’s get back to the author notes, neh? AHEM.

Okay. Now what was I saying?

Ah, Kaine. Yesh, our first better look at Aevik Kaine. And somehow, I really doubt this will be the last we see of the dude... Heh. XD And whoa. He can live after getting shot eight times... Whoa....

Aha! And it would appear that Ryuuji is indeed alive after all!! Heh. ^_^ Damn good thing he showed up, too. *sweatdrop* But, where has he been and what happened to him? Is his eye gone or what? And what’s up with the cuts and burns and bruises? Doesn’t sound like he’s had a pleasant experience, wherever he was... Now. If only Druu were awake to know that the guy he’s been looking for is okay. T.T Poor Druu. GUILLLLLT....

Maaaan. And guilt for Mals, too. Poor guy. Gets shot, tortured and burned. Badly. T.T Guilt. Guilt. *falls over*

I swear. I’m really starting to feel like t3h useless anime girl of doom. Having to watch helplessly as Mals gets totally messed up. But yeah. I am just a lame human girl, so yeah. Not much I can do about that. Unless I randomly want to give myself T3H SUP3R POWR of DOOOM. Which is SO not happening. -_-;;; All I get is the Jump. Period. That’s it. I’m so not Mary Sueing myself into some kind of powerfulness or whatever. That’d just be incredibly stupid. And so very lame. ^_^ Heh. So I guess I get to be the annoying useless human girl. Heheh. ^_~

Anyway, didn’t get that much of a chance to see Ryuuji’s personality yet, but what’d ya think so far? I’ve been looking forward to bringing him into the story for a long time. ^^ Cool demon dude with a gun. Heh. So... Wonder what kind of demon he is. *blinks innocently* Hm.

His character is going to develop better ya know. He just, well. He wasn’t in it that much this time around. But yeah. I’m happy to finally have him. ^_^ I’ve been playing as him in SC3 for ages now. *laughs* Sadly there’s no gun move-set in SC3, (unless you count Cervantes O.o;;) so I just have him beat the shit out of people with Kilik’s stick. *laughs* XD Hey. Just because the dude likes guns doesn’t mean he can’t fight without one. ^^ Speaking of Ryuuji, here’s some pics of him, neh? Cute isn’t he? He’s all bad ass looking. He’s not girly like Malba. XD (Aww, my little Malba is super pretty. Just... Not so bad ass... ^^ He likes to act like he is, but we all know he’s just a big makeup wearing girly man. XD)

Ryuuji One
Ryuuji Two
Ryuuji Three
Ryuuji Four

Yuup. Ryuuji is definitely cute. XD
(Yeah, I couldn't get the big cut on his cheek to show up in these pics very well. It's only visible in like, one pic I think. -.-;; Stupid lame digital camera. XD)

It’s so handy having the character creation feature in Soul Calibur. I mean yeah, maybe I can’t get everyone ENTIRELY accurate, but it’s a hell of a lot better than me trying to draw. -_-;; I just wish I could make Mals look girlier... I do like how he came out in SC3 pretty well though. And the pic I sketched still works with it okay, I guess... Considering it’s one of my lame sketches of doooooom. Just realize that the old photo is OLD. As in when Mals was probably, oh I don’t know... Sixteen? *smirk* ...Hm.... Amazing how his hair looks lighter in the old photo, neh? Hm... Doesn’t really look black... *blinks innocently* Ahem. Anyway.

Dude. Kopaka totally told Kitsune off. O.o; Whoa. Scariness, yo. Heh. Poor Kopaka. The dude is seriously getting stressed. Not that I blame him. And I don’t really blame him for getting irritated with Kits, but... I felt sorry for her. *shrug* She’s seriously guilt tripping over it. Big time. Poor Kits. Now she’s giving massive energy, even if it puts her in danger.... And hey. What was up with Kopaka’s weird ‘grey’ thing? Hmmm....

And Kouji-chan is having a complete mental breakdown. O.o;;

And poor lil Yuki-chan.... What’s going on with him, neh?

Ha, and yes. My mom really does own a Gackt shirt. ^_^ She’s got a cool L’Arc~en~Ciel shirt too. XD She rocks. She was only in this part for two seconds, but yeah. (I’ve already got fifty pages of the next part written so far, and you’re in it more Mom, trust me. XD)

Man. I’m rambling. And I can’t really think of what I want to say...

Hm. No Veenom again... Hm....

Ah, and Darcy. Well. She’s...Hm. Not very nice, neh? XD Oh yeah. Pics of Darcy! Heh. Here ya go in all of her slutty glory:

Darcy One
Darcy Two
Darcy Three
Darcy Four

Heh. So that's Darcy. ^^;;

Anyway.

Dude. Kitsune did three different things to get on the news. She killed the official dude, jumped off a train and JUMPED in Teaja. And sadly it seems Darcy’s getting suspicious. Uh-oh.... So. Exactly who the fuck is this Darcy? Oh! And whoa. ‘Malba Nuiwa’? Oh? ‘Nuiwa’? And.... ‘Ikenna Nuiwa’? What the heck, yo? What could this mean? Just who is this Ikenna? What all is Mals hiding, anyway? Hmmmmmm. *blinks innocently*

So... Mals and Druu are both wanted alive by the Tevrrans.... Wonder why. *blinks innocently again*

Heheheh....

Man. All of these pages written, and poor Druu-chan has yet to even get his freaking meds... T.T This is taking toooo long. I promise he’s getting the meds in the next part. Of course whether they will work or not is a mystery... *evil grin* Oh come on, do you think I’m going to spoil the story? You’ll just have to wait and see. XD

Poor Druu. It’s good that he knew Kits didn’t mean what she said, but it seems he still thinks there’s truth to it. Sano’s right. He is an idiot. x.x;;; Druu-chan, you emo.

Shadow: Emo? EMO RLY!!!

Rae: -_-;;; Ahem. The part in Kopaka’s perspective drug on entirely too long, didn’t it? *sigh* I know. I seriously thought about cutting some of it out, but... I dunno. I didn’t know what to get rid of and what to keep... T.T Pooooor Druuu.... And Yuki. And Kopaka. And Kitsune. And Kouji. XD

And I guess the Hanneke’s ‘weird mood-swinging ramblings of dooom’ is getting redundant. I just... Well. I have fun driving Sano crazy. I guess I should cut down on that too... *sigh* I so completely suck. This part was basically pointless.

Mals get tortured and knocked out. Kopaka comforts Yuki, has a weird grey episode, yells at Kitsune, apologizes to Kitsune and tries to not lose it as Druu gets worse... Druu wakes up for a few seconds, has a seizure-ish type of thing, coughs up a bunch of blood, has his nose start pouring blood and passes out again. Kitsune is guilt tripping. Kouji is comatose. Yuki is... Getting eaten by a grey wave? Ryuuji kicks ass, Hanneke is having mood swings, Sanosuke is frustrated. Darcy watches tv and bitches. That about sums up this part. Wow. -_-;;;

Oh and about the ‘let’s sit him up’ thing... I just figured with all that blood pouring out of Druu’s nose, it’d probably be a good idea to sit him up a little so the blood comes out his nose and not down his throat. That’d be bad. Though there’s nothing to really be done about his lungs bleeding... I don’t care what you do with him, nothing’s going to help that, right? Turning him on his side, sitting him up? Not gonna help. Yeah. Bleeding lungs = big time badness. As in big time. T_T Poor Druu. If he were a human, he’d probably already be dead. But how much can an elemental handle? I’m sorry Druu-chan!!!!!!! Guiltttttttttttttt...... T.T

Ahem.

Well, uh. I’m rambling... Yeah....

Sephiroth: T.T I... I will not be second rate!!! MY WING IS PRETTY!

Shadow: EMO RLY!!

Eggman: Or, IS it?

Rae: -_-;; You guys are still here?

Sephiroth: T.T He can’t have my Cloud. Cloud is mine. I’m the only one allowed to play with him!! ME!!!

Rae: ... Sephy. Dude. I really don’t think Gackt is going to steal Cloud... And uh... He’s not really yours to steal anyway...

Sephiroth: WHAT? Of course he’s mine!! Mine!

Eggman: Or is he? ^____^

Sephiroth: >.< *pulls out sword* Stupid egg thing!!

Shadow: EMO RLY!! I have no fourth chaos emerald... T.T

Eggman: Or... DO you?

Sephiroth: >.< *chops Eggman’s head off*

Rae: O.o .... *blink* Whoa. Cool. ^_^

Eggman: Or... IS it? *gets up, screws head back on*

Sephiroth: O.o;;; I... I can’t even kill an ugly egg thing? T__T I am second rate!!! Nooooooo.......... T.T

Shadow: EMO RLY!

Eggman: You know what they say!

Rae: O.o;; Er... I’m... Leaving now....

Eggman: Or, ARE you?

Sephiroth: I must find my Cloud!!! He’s mine! MINE!

Rae: O.o;;;;

Sephiroth: My wing is the best!! Mine!!! MINE!

Gackt: *walks in* ...My wing PWNS yours.

Rae: O_O;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; .......Gackt?

Gackt: *blink* No. Genesis.

Rae: Um... Genesis?

Gackt: Genesis.

Rae: Um. Okay. Genesis. Why are you here? Not that I mind. <3

Sephiroth: YOU!!! You shall not take my Cloud!!!

Gac—...Genesis: I don’t want him. I have Hyde. And You-kun. And anyone else I feel like molesting. ^_^

Rae: ....Uh... But you just said you’re not Gackt. You’re Genesis.

Gackt/Genesis: I am whoever I want to be. For I am God.

Rae: O.o;;;;;; Er.... What?

Sephiroth: >.< My wing. It is better than yours!

Gackt/Genesis: No. It really isn’t.

Sephiroth: Yes it is! Because I SAY SO!! I am the mighty Sephiroth! I have fangirls! What I say goes! >.<

Gackt/Genesis: I have fangirls. And fanboys.

Sephiroth: >.< I still have a better wing! MINE!

Gackt/Genesis: No. You don’t. My wing PWNS.

Sephiroth: No. My wing PWNS.

Gackt/Genesis: No. My wing PWNS.

Sephiroth: NO! MINE!

Gackt/Genesis: *blink* No. Mine.

Sephiroth: MINE!

Gackt/Genesis: Mine.

Shadow: T.T EMO RLY!!!!

Eggman: The more the merrier! The more the merrier! The more the merrier! Hohohohohohohohoho! I am a fat man in need of loooove. Because you know what they say....

Rae: O_O;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Er.....

Sephiroth: *pulls out wing* No! Look! Look! Mine is the sexiest!

Gackt/Genesis: Mine’s bigger.

Sephiroth: Bigger’s not always better!!!! >.<

Gackt/Genesis: Only people with small ‘wings’ say that.

Sephiroth: WHAT?!?! >.<

Gackt/Genesis: *looks at Sephy’s sword* So... Are you overcompensating for something?

Sephiroth: WHAAAAT?!?!?! >__<

Rae: O.o;;;;;; .....Er.........

Shadow: EMO RLY!!! I NEED EMERALDS!

Eggman: Or do you?

Gackt/Genesis: Fear my godly insanely big wing of doom. *pulls out wing*

Sephiroth: >.< Mine is prettier!!!

Gackt/Genesis: Yes. But I’m prettier than you. And my wing PWNS.

Sephiroth: >.< WRONG! I am beautiful! Just watch my beautiful wing! *gently flaps wing in a girly pretty way* Beat that, you evil jrocker!!

Gackt/Genesis: *blink* Well. *gently flaps wing*

*Sephiroth, Shadow and Eggman all go flying from the wind created by Gackt/Genesis’ uber scary freaky wing of doooom*

Sephiroth: NOEEEEESSSSSS..... HOW CAN THIS BEEEEE?

Shadow: EMO RLY!

Eggman: BUT YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY---

*Sephy, Shadow and Eggman go flying off Team Rocket Style*

Rae: O.o ......... O.o.......

Gackt/Genesis: Oops. Not again... *sweatdrop*

Rae: O.o;;; Er... Uh... You just... Blew them all away....

Gackt/Genesis: Well. I am a magnum after all.

Rae: O_O;;;;;; ...... Eh....

Gackt/Genesis: *shrug* Now, speaking of my magnum...

Rae: ...Eh?

Gackt/Genesis: I must find Hyde. Have you seen him?

Rae: O_O EH?!?!

Gackt/Genesis: Hm. I guess not. *sigh*

Rae: x.x;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

Gackt/Genesis: How about You-kun? Have you seen him?

Rae: ...............No........... @.@;;;;

Gackt/Genesis: Hm.... Well. Damn.

Rae: .....

Gackt/Genesis: Now... Where to look next...

Rae: ...Did you check Japan?

Gackt/Genesis: ...No.

Rae: ........Uh.....

Gackt/Genesis: Why? Do you think they might be there?

Rae: ............. Uh.......... It’s possible.....

Gackt/Genesis: Hm. Thank you, pink haired girl. *flaps giant wing, rising into the sky* REDEMPTIOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!! *flies off singing Redemption at the top of his lungs*

Rae: ... *blink* ..... *blink* .... *blink*.... I seriously think... Someone’s been handing out Kopaka’s special “water” or something... But... Who? It couldn’t be Kopaka....

A deep mysterious voice: IT IS I!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SHARING THE LOVE OF PINK WATER WITH THE WORLD!! COTTON CANDY AND DARKNESS ARE MY LOVE BUNNIES!!! PINK COTTON CANDY FILLED DARKNESSS!!!! *Ansem appears with bright pink hair, grinning insanely*

Rae: O_o;;;; Ansem?! YOU?

Ansem: I am the ruler of darkness and cotton candy!!!

Rae: ... So... That’s why everyone is acting insane... It’s YOUR fault!! >.<

Ansem: HAHAHA! The Kopaka Water!!! KOPAKA WATER DUDE!!! IT COMPELS THEE!!

Rae: ...You know. I know your secret now.

Ansem: Secret? *blink* Do you know an even better Kopaka Water Dude drink? Where is Kopaka? I must have more!! I’m almost out! I need pink water of cotton candy bunny love!!! HAHA!

Rae: No, I mean I know who you really are.

Ansem: Oh? Really?

Rae: Yes. Really.

Ansem: No way!!! Whoaa!!! HEHEHEH! Cotton Candy!!!

Rae: ....Er.... Uh, Xenort’s Heartless....Er... Oh fuck it. You want to be called Ansem, right?

Ansem: HEHEHEHE! I am Ansem! KEEPER OF DARKNESS AND COTTON CANDY!!!!!!!! ^______^ Do you have any cotton candy?

Rae: ....No. I haven’t got any cotton candy. And I’ll still call you Ansem... It’d just be too weird calling you anything else....

Ansem: Call me COTTON CANDY!! ^_________^

Rae: ....Er... I think Ansem sounds better.

Ansem: ...How about Ansey-chan?

Rae: ....Ansey-chan? O.o

Ansem: HAHAH!!! NOW GIVE ME DARKNESS! AND COTTON CANDY!!

Rae: .... O.o;;; Er... I think... I’m going now... You really shouldn’t be here... This is the author notes...

Ansem: But I got bored. T.T Riku kicked me out, and you aren’t letting me in the story. So I’m drugging people with Kopaka Water Dude to entertain myself but... I’m running out of KOPAKA WATER DUDE! T__T

Rae: Er... ‘Ansey-chan’... This arc is a little too serious for you to be in... Um... Maybe after things calm down, neh? O.o; Don’t... Cry?

Ansem: T_T I need more Kopaka Water Dude! T.T

Rae: O.o;;;;;;; Uh...

Ansem: WAIT!!!

Rae: O.O What?

Ansem: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^_________^

Rae: ...WtF? O.o

Ansem: I just remembered!!

Rae: ...What?

Ansem: King Mickey has a case of Kopaka Water Dude in his closet!!!! HAHAHAHA! I SHALL STEAL THE PINK LOVE!! COTTON CANDY! ^___^

Rae: ....What the hell would Mickey do with ‘Kopaka Water Dude’?

Ansem: *blink* Hold crazed sex parties in his castle of course. Haven’t you been invited before?

Rae: .....Have you?

Ansem: Of course. ^_^

Rae: ....... @_@;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

Ansem: HEHEHEAAAAAAAHAAHA! I shall go get my pink love! Until you let me have fun in the story, I will drug everyone with pink cotton candy loooove! *floats away, giggling happily*

Rae: ....Er.... Uh.... SEX PARTIES? O_O;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

...I think... I’m going now....

Oh, uh, to wrap this up...

Next entry I’m going to post new pictures of all the muses in new better outfits. ^_^ Now that Jiro and I have unlocked all the clothes and stuff in SC3, we were able to make better outfits. You should see Kopaka. He has pink sunglasses and a hippie outfit on. XD Oh and I succeeded in making Kouji-chan. ^_^ I had to make him technically a girl, but oh well. XD (Yuki...is technically a girl too.... Luckily the Japanese were nice and basically gave you a way to make uber girly guys. The ‘woman’ voice? Isn’t...A...Woman’s voice... ^^ Yesh. Making girly guys is definitely completely possible. XD)

Um... And lastly... Watch Maria-sama ga Miteru. It’s so very kawaii. <333 It isn’t licensed in the US, so either get it through bittorent at lililicious.net, or watch it online at: http://www.keiichianimeforever.com ^^

Okay... Um... I promise Druu gets his medicine in the next part. T_T Poor Druu.... I’m so EVIL..... T.T

I know this was so very lame. I’m sorry. Gomen nasai. T_T THis was the worst part yet... My writing skills... Keep getting worse. T__T *falls over*

...

I’ll try to have the next part ready ASAP. And hopefully it won't suck as freaking bad as this lame part. >.<

~Rae
((Whoa. Gackt would so kill me if he read this. XD Heh... I <33 Gackt. Big wing love, yo. XD))