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Post by +. I M A on Jul 25, 2008 23:50:24 GMT -5
"AIKO!"The morning had proved to be an exhausting and aggravating one. When she had woken up Ima had found a napkin with Japanese characters squiggled on with a pen. She could barely make them out because they were so sloppy that she had to play a guessing game to see which letter was which. When she finally made sense of the d**n thing it read: Ima blinked and read the letter another time. There were two things that didn't make sense to her. For one, wasn't Aiko's existence based on the fact that she was Ima's guide on the road to self-discovery? Aiko represented her would-be self, a sexy and confident individual who had that something extra. And then, the second thing she didn't understand... She didn't have a dog. --------------------- Aiko wasn't the smartest cookie on the cooling sheet - not that she would ever realize it. She was too busy going her own way, of doing things for her own sake. It wasn't exactly that she was selfish; more likely, it was because she didn't know any better. This 'journey of self-discovery' was actually a covert operation that Aiko knew Ima would disapprove of. The lolita chara may not be all the intelligent and she doubted she was as paranoid as her human partner. But she knew she had seen a shadow dogging her and Ima's steps for the last week, ever since they met up with the two weirdos from Easter Corp. Those freaks had been tailing them; she had seen the bunny chara hide behind the edge of a building yesterday when she felt a pair of eyes on her and Ima. It was an icky feeling, always being watched. Aiko decided to do a little vigilante spying of her own; she had been following Genma after he strayed from Hotaru's side. She was doing her best not be caught, but...this was clumsily little Aiko we're talking about. --------------------- Meanwhile, Ima had already dressed and was out the door within an hour of reading the letter. Without Aiko's help Ima had managed to choose a cute outfit all on her own, just shorts and a black baby doll top that used to be her sister's. She ran all the way to the park, calling out Aiko's name and checking out all the cake shops and bakeries on her way. "Aiko-chan! Come on, I brought you another cupcake!"She was out of breath and growing desperate; she had taken another cupcake she had baked on her way out as bait for the cake-obsessed lolita chara. But Aiko was just no where to be found. Ima sat on a bench, a single tear slipping down her cheek. She squinted and brushed it off her cheek with the back of her hand, staring at the cupcake held in her other. She wondered, for that moment, if Aiko had decided to run from her.
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Post by Kiko/Hotaru on Jul 26, 2008 1:46:36 GMT -5
It was so aggrivating. It was stupid. IT WAS SO OBVIOUS!!! And yet, Genma was wondered how come he wasn't doing anything about the loli chara tailing him. He eventually came up with an answer.
He really didn't care.
Genma wouldn't care Aiko sniffed his boxers(a voice inside his head screamed he would care), or if she dodged after him the whole rest of her existance. Genma just didn't care. He was cool like that.
But he did care if the chara got crazy and if she did something drastic. Genma wouldn't allow Aiko to hurt Hotaru in any method possible, which was why Genma had given the aforementioned white haired boy the slip. He left a note of course, just so Hotaru wouldn't do anything drastic.
The sinnfuly rabbit wanna-be decided to play along with whatever the lolita chara had wanted, just because he was bored.
Taking care of an eighteen-year-old boy was boring after all...
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Hotaru rolled off his bed, effectively landing on the cold, hard floor.
"Mmfh! Ow." Hotaru let out a string of cuss words which will not be mentioned. He got on his knees and started looking around for his glasses, which happened to be right behind him. After the oval frames had been placed correctly on his face, the man-boy stood up to see what or rather who was in his bed. It was a girl, in pajamas, thankfully.
Hotaru hated when the girls weren't dressed. It made things...difficult. Said girl-in-bed fluttered her eyes open, yawning. Hotaru snorted.
"Yeah. Wake up. And leave when you're like...dressed...please. Thank you." Hotaru said a little coldly. The girl blinked at him.
"Wha...?" The girl asked drowsly. Hotaru nodded. He looked down his bare chest and looked around the room for a shirt. He had slept in jeans, so he didn't have to search for those...
"I gotta go, and I really don't want to see you when I get back, m'kay?" He said airily, like it was something he did every day. Which he probably did. He pulled the shirt over his head and walked out his bedroom door, leaving a shocked and stunned girl alone. He entered his amazingly crowded living room, stepping over sleeping, unconcious, and drunk bodies in the process. One of said bodies woke up as Hotaru passed.
"Nice party...Hotaru..." The boy said, his words slurred, before promptly passing out again. Hotaru nodded.
"Yeah, I liked you better unconcious also." Hotaru snorted, walking into the kitchen there was a note next to a blow horn. Hotaru picked up the note and blowhorn. Written on the note(a napkin) was Genma's immaculately neat hand writing.
Hotaru. I'm gone. I'll be back though, so don't completely kill yourself. It seems that girl, you know the one that beat you up? That girl. Well, her chara has been, ha ha, get a load of this, stalking us. Ironic, huh? I'm taking care of it, don't worry. Wake up the drunks with the blow horns and order them to clean up.
-Genma
P.S. Those jeans you're wearing are dirty.
Hotaru chuckled. "Cruel, cruel Irony. And I thought these were clean...oh, well, I'll wear them anyways!" Hotaru said airily, pocketing the note. He raised the blow horn and pressed the button, effectively waking up everybody. "LISTEN UP YOU ALCOHOLICS! I'M GOING OUT! WHEN I COME BACK, I WANT THIS PLACE SPOTLESS AND YOU ALL, GONE!!! YES, EVEN YOU!" Hotaru screamed, looking at the baby faced boy on the ground. The baby faced boy pouted and stood up, starting to clean up. As did everyone else. Hotaru walked out, waving. "SAYANARA!"
(longest post EVER! Enjoy. ^^)
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Post by +. I M A on Jul 26, 2008 18:17:35 GMT -5
Aiko was waiting - waiting for the bunny chara to make a slip, to turn the wrong corner, to give her a reason to harm him. But Aiko wasn't exactly sure what she was supposed to do besides follow him around. Plus, she was getting distracted whenever they passed a cake shop, always stopping to pause at the window display to look at the yummy works of art. She almost lost track of him several times before she decided to finally confront him. As they neared the park she sped up and suddenly tackled him, latched onto him in a tight hug. Even though she had shown signs of having a mean nature she actually had no idea how to go about something like this. "Ha, now you're my hostage, mister bunny pirate!"Honestly, Aiko had not a clue as to what she was doing, only having the comfort of assuming she was doing all of it right. -------- As Aiko was attempting to kidnap Genma, Ima was getting frantic and more upset. She had circled the park twice already but her search had been fruitless and there were still so many other places she could have went. This was hard for Ima - not only because she had grown to care about Aiko but because it was reminiscent of the night she was told her sister was never coming back. Himeko had left a note saying she was going out to buy groceries. When she didn't return her parents called the cops and later found out that she had moved away and had sent an email to her company saying that she got married. Before they knew about the email Ima had run out of their penthouse and ran to this park. This park was where her sister used to take her when they were younger, where their memories laid. Ima, young and full of grief, searched every inch of this park looking for the smiling face of her sister. Had thought that maybe this was just a sick version of hide-and-seek. Now Ima found herself repeating history, only this time she was looking for Aiko. She found a park bench and sat down, tears staining her flushed cheeks. She was tired and oh so angry, and the cupcake she had brought to lure Aiko out had been partially squished in her hand. Ima lowered her head and tried to remember how to breathe again. Unfortunately, she wasn't aware that Hotaru had just spotted her and that she wasn't allowed to rest just yet. |
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Post by Kiko/Hotaru on Jul 26, 2008 18:44:50 GMT -5
Genma snorted. "Bunny pirate? That was the best you could come up with?" Genma laughed. He turned serious though, when Aiko's hug started crushing his ribs(even though you couldn't tell, his insides were kind of delicate). "Oi. Lolita. If you crush my ribs you won't have a healthy captive. If you hurt me, I won't tell you squat. Stalker captive rule number one. Duh. Noob." Genma said, twisting around, trying to relieve the uncomfortable pressure on his ribs.
Short pause. "Why do you want me anyways? You see, I would've asked you earlier, but I wanted you to think you were doing a good stalking job." Genma said, half serious, half sarcastic.
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Hey...she looks kind of familiar... Hotaru thought to himself, trying to place Ima's face. It slowly started coming to him.
SLOWLY being the keyword. It clicked in place after a few minutes.
"YOU! YOU'RE THAT GIRL!!" Hotaru yelled, pointing an accusing finger at Ima. He stormed over, determined to scream her ear off until Genma came and he could really give her a piece of his mind.
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Post by +. I M A on Jul 28, 2008 14:40:45 GMT -5
Ooh, bunny boy here was so infuriating! Aiko took in a breath, her little rosy cheeks puffing and her eyes narrowed menacing on her target. She let out the breath in a ragged sigh and put her hands on her hips, glaring at him as if looks really could kill. "I was too doing a good stalking job! What's wrong with my stalking, huh?!"The lolita chara was actually offended that he insulted her one-time stalking gig. But that was just her pride talking and the same pride that almost lost him. She grabbed him and began to tickle him on the sides and under the arms, a devious smirk on her face. "Now tell me about what Easter did to Murakami Himeko or else I'll torture you more!"What, you've never heard of tickle torture before? It's quite effective...honest! ------------ Ima heard his yells and looked up, tears still streaming down her face. She sniffled and lowered her head, then began to rub one eye, careful not to rub out the contact lens as well. She hardly registered that she was in any danger now that Hotaru was here. Her mind was solely focused on Aiko and finding her. Today she was not Peridot but herself, the shy coward without an ounce of courage or confidence to her name. "P-please leave, I...(hic) don't want to f-fight (hic) you."More tears fell, the drops hitting her knees. Her hands clenched and the cupcake was completely squished in her grasp. |
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Post by Kiko/Hotaru on Jul 29, 2008 14:53:13 GMT -5
"I...ha ha hah! I KNOW NOTHING!! HA AHA HA!" Genma laugh confessed, ticklish to the point where he could barely talk. "I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MURAKAMI HIMEKO!" Genma screamed, honestly. He twisted away from Aiko and he ran away, finding it surprisingly easy to escape the lolita.
'She's crazy! Why does she think I know about easters affairs?! I'm only a chara! Genma thought, running away, his bunny ears flopping into his eyes, hindering his vision.
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Hotaru stopped screaming when he saw Ima's tears. Instantly he went into panic guilt mode. Had he gone too far?! Did he say something bad?! Little known fact about Hotaru.
He was a sucker for a woman's tears.
""P-please leave, I...(hic) don't want to f-fight (hic) you." Hotaru effectively calmed down when he heard that. He waked cautiously to the bench where Ima was sitting at and he sat next to her precariously.
"...Don't worry...I won't fight you. I'm kind of off duty anyways..." Hotaru said quietly, his thirst for revenge cooled now that he had seen Ima cry. "...What's wrong...Loli-knight? Is there...something the matter?" Hotaru asked, twiddling his fingers. Slowly the pieces clicked together.
Her chara must've not told her she was stalking Hotaru and Genma.
Hotaru sighed and pulled the note out of his pocket. "Your chara didn't tell you that she was stalking us, did she?" Hotaru said, pushing the note into Ima's clean hand, taking the squished cupcake out of the other. The white haired boy took a bite out of the squished cake. "If you're worried, don't be. Genma is tracking her right now. She'll be back soon. She has to. She's your chara." Hotaru said, around a mouthful of cake.
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Post by +. I M A on Jul 29, 2008 16:50:47 GMT -5
If Genma thought it was really that easy to escape Aiko, then he...! Well, he...was quite right, actually. She wasn't that strong and didn't really know what to do in this kind of situation, in spite of the fact that she had instigated it. "Come back here, I haven't decided your ransom yet!"Aiko sped up, chasing Genma through the streets, following him to the opposite end of the park without realizing Ima was actually nearby. She managed to grab him by his eye patch strap and pulled him back. Hotaru was going to pay to get his beloved chara back, and he would pay in cakes! ----------- Ima didn't say or do anything when Hotaru sat next to her. She was too busy trying to pull herself together, wiping the tears from her eyes and cheeks. She sniffled, barely paying attention to his words. Her head hurt, her eyes were puffy and tainted red in the places where the contact lens was clear, and she had too many things on her mind. When he admitted he also wouldn't fight her, she nodded. "Thank you."She went back to her quiet self until he handed her the note, her eyes widened in surprise. Ima stood up, clenching her teeth, reading Genma's note twice over and never once realizing that Hotaru had ate the cupcake - which to him would probably be one of the most delicious things he ever had. "She...how could she be so stupid?!"She sat back down on the bench and lowered her head into her hands. What if Genma hurt Aiko, what if she was being held captive, or maybe she got lost somewhere?! Ima sighed and leaned back, looking up at the cloudless sky. "..."Then she glanced at Hotaru, studying his face, then looked away with an embarrassed blush on her cheeks. "My name is Ima. Thanks for...reassuring me." |
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Post by Kiko/Hotaru on Jul 29, 2008 17:15:59 GMT -5
"OW, LET GO OF MY EYEPATCH, I NEED IT TO LOOK MENACING!" Genma yelled, being captured again by the lolita. He considered her words.
"Ransom...? Hah. Hotaru barely has any money. His valuables? He has none. Snort. The loser barely has a t.v. What are you going to ask for, food?" Genma said, sarcastic/disbeliving. "Besides, you can't ransom what you don't have!" Genma said suddenly, bonking Aiko lightly on the head. He ran away when the lolita had let him go, screaming.
"RAPE! RAPE! RAPE!! HELP, I'M BEING STALKED BY AN AMATUER!! RAPE!" Genma screamed in a shrill, running in the direction Hotaru and Ima were in.
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"You're welcome, Your chara is stupid because you've probably dropped her once or twice before when she was an egg, My name is Hotaru and you're welcome again." Hotaru said, finishing the cupcake. He had successfully answered all he comments in order, Woo hoo! "Where'd you get the cupcake, its awesome. Or it was, seeing as how I ate it. The locusts would love them." Hotaru asked, refering to all the people that constantly appear at his home and constantly eat his food. "I wonder if they've cleaned my home... Hotaru mumbled to himself...
"RAPE! RAPE! OH MY GOD, HOTARU, SHE'S GONE CRAZY!" Genma shrieked, slamming into Hotaru's face.
"Yes, I've missed you too." Hotaru said, prying the chara off his face.
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Post by +. I M A on Jul 30, 2008 13:26:17 GMT -5
Ima didn't say anything for a while, he just listened to Hotaru talk. She looked like she was in a daze as she watched the ducks swim in the lake that was across from them. She let him eat the cupcake, not caring any more for its original intent to lure Aiko.
Suddenly she looks away, bowing her head slightly and staring at the floor. A thoughtful expression crossed her face as she took in Hotaru's words, finally saying something that probably explained a lot.
"Even if I dropped it once?"
Now she looked downright guilty as she remembered how she had dropped Aiko's egg on accident when she had tripped while holding it. When it didn't break she had been relieved, but...Maybe Aiko was like this because of her?
Wait. That was stupid. Ima shook her head as if to cast out that idiotic way of thinking, then remembered Hotaru had complimented her. She looked at him, blushing slightly.
"The cupcake? I baked it myself."
Then she heard Genma's screaming and her eyes went wide, turning her head quickly in his direction. She looked mortified as she saw that the so-called crazy rapist was Aiko. She was close behind him and almost slammed into Hotaru's face too, but Ima suddenly leaned over his lap and caught her before she could connect to his cheek. She started to flail her arms wildly until she saw that it was Ima who caught her.
"Ima-chan! I've been looking EVERY WHERE for you!"
Ima glared at Aiko, and the lolita chara immediately grew quiet and trembly.
"Punishment. No sweets for a week."
Aiko gasped and looked horrified, then tried to struggle out of Ima's grap. She was babbling and making excuses like crazy but Ima wasn't listening, it just grew in a dull hum in her ears. She was still leaning over Hotaru's lap, her upper body completely in his line of vision, but she was now retracting to her former position.
Then she patted Genma on the head, gently rubbing his hair.
"I'm sorry if she got carried away."
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Post by Kiko/Hotaru on Aug 3, 2008 14:42:41 GMT -5
"How amazing. The indesturctable Genma has fallen weak to a girl." Hotaru teased as Genma blushed and cringed away from Ima's touch.
"I could've tooken care of myself!' Genma muttered, wrenching free out of Hotaru's grasp.
"Yes, that's why you came running, screaming rape." Hotaru said. He stared at Ima, who was still leaning over him. Hotaru smirked, and he quickly dragged the girl into his lap, cuddling with the female."Aa, Ima-chan, you're so bold! It's nice to know not all girls are shy!" Hotaru cooed, putting as much of a teasing tone into his voice as possible. Genma blanced, but he kept his view on Aiko, making sure she wasn't going to try anything.
((OOC: Shoot me, that was horrible. X.X The best I can do, I guess...))
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Post by +. I M A on Aug 3, 2008 16:02:09 GMT -5
Aiko gasped. Ima and the rest of the world froze. There was not a sound flying on the air nor a stream of sun that glittered so bright any more. And it was all because Hotaru had done the unthinkable. He cuddled Ima. The peridot knight pushed against his chest but in vain as he brought her close. Her face, incredibly red, shyly turned away from his laughing eyes. Her hands were clenched into his fists and pressed gingerly against his chest. "L-let go of me! Hey!"Ima winced as he cuddled her, feeling his warmth seep into her skin. Though she was feeling shameful and bashful a subconscious part of her felt good and tingly and - oddly enough - very secure. An elderly couple passed by and chuckled, shaking their head at the two and one commenting 'ah, young love'. That just made Ima slide deeper into self-consciousness. "Stop it, Hotaru!"-------- Aiko was also unhappy about Ima's predicament, but she was even more unhappy about being grounded, so she ignored the knight and the sin as they got cozy. Instead, she focused her attention on Genma. She hovered over to the bunny chara, circling him once. A mischievious grin suddenly came across her face as she inclined her face towards his, studying his expression intently. "Hey...you blushed when Ima-chan touched you, didn't you? Bunny boy's gotta crush! Bunny boy's gotta crush! Bunny boy's gotta crush!"She continued to taunt him, giggling and circling around him. |
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Post by Kiko/Hotaru on Aug 6, 2008 18:31:59 GMT -5
Hotaru, being the playboy he was, chuckled. He released Ima though, because she seemed to be the type to panic with the least amount of contact. Hotaru pondered her feeble cries and shoves as he seated Ima back to her previous position. The girls that usually hung around Hotaru were always throwing themselves at his feet, always killing each other to get his attention. Ima wasn't like that at all.
"Such a refreshing change." Hotaru murmured, standing up from the park bench. Hotaru stretched his arms, rememberin that Ima was a knght. "No...that won't work out at all." The white haired boy said. He walked away from the bench, doing a quick character change with Genma. As the bunny ears and eyepatch appeared, Hotaru's tone became considerably icier.
"Murakami-san, it would be best if we stopped seeing each other. It won't be safe for you, because I won't always be off duty. If we have the chance to meet again, I won't hesitate to attack. And I might end up doing something irrvocable." Hotaru warned, putting all the malice he could into his words. It wouldn't be safe for Ima. If she kept in contact with Hotaru, the other sins would come after her. "So...I guess this is goodbye. Genma. Let's go." Hotaru said and Genma, being the obidiant little chara he was, floated to his side, letting Aiko's taunts fall.
"It's for the best." And with that parting sentance, Hotaru was gone, just as easily as he came.
-EXIT-
(OOC: DARN!!! I MADE HOTARU SOUND MEANER THAN I WANTED!!! DX Oh...yeah...I took the liberty of exiting from this...DON'T KILL ME! DX)
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Post by +. I M A on Aug 6, 2008 21:43:45 GMT -5
It was hard for Ima to take anything a pervert with an eyepatch and bunny ears had to say seriously. She blinked and listened to him, dumb-founded, and opened her mouth to speak. Then she shut it, her lips pursing into a frown.
...Why did he make it sound like he was dumping her? They kept bumping into each other, a cruel trick of fate and nothing more nor less. Ima just sat there on the bench and let him talk. His icy words made no impact on her whatsoever so she let him speak. Aiko was also confused, but she found that she was starting to miss Genma.
"Aw, and I thought Ma-kun and I could be friends..."
She pouted, and not even Ima's glare could quiet her. But Ima had thought, for just a moment, that maybe...maybe Hotaru wasn't such a bad guy. Maybe that's why before he disappeared, Ima stood up and smiled - while his back was turned - and said:
"Thank you...for trying to cheer me up earlier. Take care of yourselves."
And she was gone too, though the feeling of something unexpected lingered in her place.
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