That first week was amazing. Heiji and I spent most of our time at the beach or at his place playing video games. It's just so amazing to be able to go outside and be among so many people at once and not feel anything. As I said last time, you all have no idea how wonderful you have it to not sense these things.
And in seven days it'll be Shuten's time, won't it?
It's Valentine's Day.
Finally. Finally, finally! Finally it is my time! My time where I don't feel anyone's emotions! Where I don't have the pain of feeling it! I can touch people and it doesn't hurt! From now until the day after White Day!
People, you don't know how lucky you are to live your lives able to touch other people and things.
Ne, Heiji? You wanna go out and hit the beach later this afternoon? Go swimming, take a walk, that sort of thing?
((And from now until White Day enjoy an angst free Kayura. ^^ She'll be wearing as skimpy clothing as she can get away with, touching anyone she talks to in person (Mostly just a hand on theirs, nothing huge) and wandering around in the crowds. Enjoy, my dears. *still debating on Kuronueko during this*))
I did hit a snag last night, though. I was practicing and running through the steps when I got my feet tangled up. I think I've twisted my ankle. It hurts to put presure on it.
[Filtered to Heiji]
Ne, Heiji? Would you... like to do something soon? Go see a movie or something?
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Well, I'm not surprised at how things turned out. Damn plumber, how'd he end up going so far? I hate small targets. I'm just glad I wasn't forced to use the tradtional laser guns. I hate guns with a firey passion.
I was thinking the other day... When I was a little girl, I used to dance. Mostly kagura dances, strict and formal, though there were one or two tradtional geisha dances I knew as well. Maybe I should take that up again.
Saria: English pendant ocarina
Fugen: More slightly unusual chemicals. No, don't ask where these two got them. Less Fugen knows, the better.
Shu: Wetsuit
Touma: Sky charts
Nasutei: Shogun the movie
Naria: Beginners cookbook
Noir: Two tickets back to France for the holidays
Heiji: Motorcycle
Asuka: DDR Machine
Minako: Karaoke set
Shuten: The Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa
Anubisu: Sake set
Kurama, Hiei, and Kaito will get theirs on Christmas Day, just like with Kurama.
...Apparently I spoke too soon. And it's cold, too.
I'll be bundled up and trying to stay warm in my room if anyone needs me.
[Filtered from Heiji]
I even managed to get Heiji's Christmas gift! Not sure if I got the right thing, but I had Kuronueko whispering to me in the back of my head, and I guess she knows what she's talking about when it comes to things like that.
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Oh, Miss Asuka! I picked you up a sweater as well. I know it's later than I said I'd get it, but better late than not at all, yes?
I had to run some dogs off yesterday as well. They were trying to get into the yard to do Inari only knows what, and I certainly wasnt going to let them anywhere near Mad Hatter and Tsukiko.
I... I should probably apologize to Daddy-Yoko
Well, it's late and I should get to sleep.
...Kinda looks nice, actually, though it'll make shopping later today a bit of a hassle. Maybe I should put it off a bit, I don't think snow's coming any time soon.
( Filtered to Kaito )
It seems to be a sleepless night tonight. If I'm not asleep in an hour or so I'll make some herbal tea, see if that helps.
But, since it's technically Wednesday...
Happy Birthday, Kujuurou!
He's home. Yoko's home.
He's on is way to Hakuba's as I type.
I can sleep well now.
And he's gone. It happens every year, I know how it is. Somehow though... I hoped that maybe this year he wouldn't.
[Filtered from Kaito and Hiei]
And now Hiei's off in the forest burning down trees. He hasn't said a word to me since he woke up to see that black rose. I know he's hurt, though. I don't even have to be an empath to know it. It's in his eyes, this haunted look.
And Kaito-niichan... it's his first year dealing with this, and he's taking it so hard. He's even run off to Hakuba's place. I can't even tell him why Yoko does this, because it's not my story to tell. I haven't heard a word from Kid-niichan, which makes me worry more.
I don't know what to do. I can't even take care of my own family because there's only one of me and they're not in the house. If I follow Hiei I leave Kaito-niichan with Hakuba and if I tend to Kaito-niichan I leave Hiei alone. I'm alone and I don't know what to do and I can't even be upset myself because someone in this famliy has to be the strong one but I just wanna lock myself up in my room and cry because damnit I hurt! I hurt because everyone else is hurting and I hate it!
Damnit Yoko, why do you have to do this to us?
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*small shriek as thunder booms*
*very small, scared voice* I'm an idiot, I swear. I know I don't like storms, I know how bad they are for m- *shrieks again* -e! Oh Inari lightening! *whimpers*
I'm scared. I'm really, really scared. Heiji? Daddy-Yoko? Daddy-Hiei? Kaito-niichan? *shrieks as thunder sounds again* I'll even take stupid Touma at this point! Someone? Please come find me. I'm... *whimper as she looks around* I think I'm somewhere around the university, but it's raining so much I can't see very well.
*loud scream* Oh Inari that one was close! *thunder booms very loudly* *very quietly whimpered, almost inaudiable* Heiji?
[END VOICE POST]
I'm home.
...I'm also going to sleep. All night drive and all.
Um... I'm gonna be gone for awhile, okay? I need some time alone...ish, you know?
But don't worry about me, really. I took my jitte and my seeds with me. And I won't be alone; Heiji's going too.
...Please don't kill him when we get back? Please?
--Kayura.
Light: Stick in the mud, just going to wear a suit and if pressed say he's a police man or something like that.
Jessi: Audrey I from The Little Shop of Horrors. Yeah, the human the plant's named after.
Dorothy: Poison Ivy from Batman and Robin. That sinister and sexy enough for ya? ^^
Kayura: Because she might as well be opposite of Kuronueko, here's a maiko for you.
Ne, Hei-chan? Would you want to go with me to the Halloween dance Friday night?
I'm glad to have the chance to see everyone myself again. I've missed quite a few of you... though I seem to have returned too late to see some of you off. Ah well, life tends to be like that.
Kid-niichan, shall we go exploring the changes to the town and visit some people? I think I should check up on Hei-chan.
((Yes, Kuronueko is back and will actually NOT be ruining Kayura's reputation. This is her new default Kuronueko icon; get this icon in a comment, you got her. Otherwise, rules from Jusenkyo event apply.))
It never stops, does it? People leave and don't say goodbye. Never mind the kind of truama that goes through an empath's mind when she suddenly can't sense people she cares about.
And now SHE'S back and grinning like a madwoman. I'm going to go bury my reputation now before she kills it herself.
...Thank you for the kitten, Kaito-niichan.
Kaito-niichan, don't you think black hair is rather tame? Really, I would have thought you'd give me rainbow colored hair or something like that.
Good to see that you're feeling better, though.
There's a wedding today! I love weddings like this, especially when it was so painfully obvious in coming.
I TOLD you two, didn't I? Never doubt the words of an empath, hm? Congrats, you both deserve it and I hope you have many happy years to come.
