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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2007 17:54:54 GMT -5
Leiko opened her eyes as she looked to be in a familiar place. She could see sand... and not much else. She looked around, trying to see something else off into the distance. The heat was also starting to get to her. Before she almost gave up, she could barley see a town off in the distance. "That must be Agraba..." she thought to herself.
Before progressing any further, she took her black cloth mask out of her satchel. She then tied it around her head, covering the area around her eyes and her markings. As she was just about to start walking towards the town, she heard a voice from somewhere.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2007 18:27:28 GMT -5
(No way, I like it ;D lol )
Leiko walked through the entrance to the town where she had heard some angry screams before. She walked through a few walkways, not seeing anything of interest yet. But she could then sense something. It was the familiar sense she was used to, but there was something else familiar too. She ran towards a building, leaping over it. She then landed on the other side of the building.
She turned her head and could see two familiar faces; Kurosaki and Ryou. She smiled and said,"Hey you guys! Long time no see!". She walked up to the pair and said,"Man, was that you guys who I heard fighting before? Gotta say, I honestly can't picture it, you seem to be the best of friends!". Leiko would of continued speaking, but just then, a sharp pain blasted at her left shoulder, and she screamed in pain, gripping her shoulder.
She seemed to quietly speak to herself,"Damnit... someone's near, but... I don't recognize this sensation at all...". Around this time, Takeshi opened his eyes to see himself standing in the opening of some small town in the desert somewhere. First thing he noticed was that it was way too hot for the jacket he usually wore, and he removed it, tying the sleeves around his waist.
He then began to walk around a bit, but suddenly, a sharp pain arrived in his left shoulder, and he grunted in pain, being sent to his knees, gripping his shoulder. He then said to himself,"This sensation... could it be Yukiko again?". He then could tell someone was on the other side of one building, and he ran ahead, jumping over the building. He landed on his feet, sensing a group of people farther to his left.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2007 14:15:38 GMT -5
Leiko's shoulder continued to burn, now aware of what nearby, not recognizing the sensation. "No... it's not that of an enemies, but... something important...". She remained on the ground, barley being able to move. She then sensed that someone was approaching them from behind, and Leiko shot up, still in pain, wielding her daggers and taking a battle stance as a reflex.
Takeshi walked up to what looked like a group of three people, two males and one woman. He then noticed soemthing odd... he recognized one of them. "Kurosaki..." he said quietly, but still loud enough to have himself be heard. He then said,"Suprise running into you here... wherever here is, exactly". He then looked at the girl who had earlier shot up and was taken back a bit. He wouldn't have to examine her face for so long if she weren't wearing that mask.
"Hey buddy, what're you staring at?" is what Leiko said, having no idea who this person was. But she noticed that as he approached her, the pain in her shoulder subsided. She looked toward her shoulder, not knowing what was happening. Just then Takeshi walked up to Leiko, placing a hand unde her chin and tilting her head upword to face him. He had short red hair and golden eyes she didn't recognize.
"...huh?" is all she managed to say. Takeshi, searching her auburn eyes then said,"...Yukiko?". Leiko was now even more confused, and would be scared if she could. She then started to say,"Wait, Yukiko? Um, no no, it's not me, it's just, um... Kurosaki, help me out here!".
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2007 14:42:19 GMT -5
"Takeshi, this is Leiko, not Yukiko" is what he heard. He then frowned as he said,"Oh, you're just her pathetic nobody she's been searching for?". Leiko was about to protest, but he then shoved her with the rest of his arm, and she fell back on the ground. She shot up and said,"Hey, what's the big idea?!? And how the hell do you know her anyway?!?". Leiko then took out her daggers again, then holding one of them to his neck.
Takeshi just stood there, not moving a bit, his eyes still looking cold and distant. He then said,"For God sakes, put that blade down. Do I look to be threatening you in any way, honestly?". Leiko knew it was true that he hadn't tried to attack her yet. Even still she realized it to be wierd to have her blood to react to that of just an aquaintance of Yukiko's.
"Your blood reacted as well sensing I was here, right? Tell me..." is how she started, then slowly pulling the dagger away from his neck. She continued by saying,"How exactly is your blood connected to hers? I just don't get it...". Leiko tried to ponder this, while doing so, fiddling with a silver necklace she always wore which had a silver heart-shapped locket attached to it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2007 15:08:49 GMT -5
Takeshi couldn't help but chuckle a bit to himself. He then looked over at Kurosaki and said,"Yes, maybe I am pathetic, but then what does that make her? It's in my nature to hate this vile wench, I guess... she's stolen some important things from Yukiko". He turned to face Kurosaki and said,"I could just force her to accompany me until I find Yukiko again, but it appears I'm too generous a person".
Leiko turned towards him, pulling more on the chain around her neck, revealing the locket that was tucked under her shirt. She screamed,"Hey, you make it sound like I'm the biggest inconvienance for you. Screw fate! I'll smash that fate!". Something then caught the corner of Takeshi's eye, and he turned to face Leiko.
He walked up to her, holding her silver locket in his hand. Leiko was speechless again as he came closer without any warning. Still examining the necklace, he said,"This locket... where'd you get it?". Leiko, stuttering again, then said,"Uh, I... I don't know, really...".
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2007 15:38:57 GMT -5
Leiko turned towards Kurosaki as he said,"Wasn't that locket you had from Yukiko?". Leiko shook her head, looking at Kurosaki. She said,"No, that's impossible. I had this necklace when I entered the Organization, and I met Yukiko this year for the first time". She looked back at Takeshi as he pulled out his copper heart-shapped locket. He then said,"They're one in the same...".
Leiko's eyes widened as she grasped his locket in one of her hands and she said,"No way, it's identical to mine! Only, it's made out of copper...". Takeshi then looked at Leiko and said,"She gave me this necklace before she left for other worlds. She also bears a locket, only it's made of gold". Leiko tried to ponder this for a moment, trying to guess what this meant. Just then, Takeshi was about to say something, but his face then began to blush slightly.
He pulled back from Leiko, a hand gently over his mouth a bit. He then turned around to hide his face and said,"Damnit... you look too much like her, it's really bugging me...". Leiko then held onto her own locket, looking over at Takeshi. She really wanted to know his tie to Yukiko and why her blood was connected to his as well.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2007 16:21:22 GMT -5
Leiko looked over and could see Kurosaki and Ryou walking away from them. She could tell Ryou was trying to ease his mind, and for that, she was greatful. She would've been scared back there for a time if she could be. She then turned towards Takeshi and said,"Takeshi, right? You seem to care about Yukiko a lot". He was taken back from this line of questioning, but decided to answer.
"Not entirley. It's just that Yukiko-sama has always been very beautiful. To see her face mixed with your personality is just twisted...". Leiko was a little annoyed, but decided to twist this around a bit in her favor. "Heh, funny. So, beautiful, eh? I'm starting to get the feeling you really like her!". Takeshi turned his face to Leiko, trying to act as angry as he could, but his face was blushign like crazy. He said,"No, I do not, you've got it wrong!".
Leiko smiled and pointing to him saying,"Then why the blushing?". Takeshi froze, then turned his back on Leiko as she laughed a bit. She then said,"So, what exactly is one tie between you two?". His face slowly returning to normal, his back still on her, he said,"Overall, she was my apprentice. But there's another tie we share... a slightly complicated one... Do you really want to know?".
Curiosity getting the best of Her, Leiko nodded and walked up to Takeshi. He then whispered something in ehr ear that made her eyes buldge. She backed away from him, saying,"What?!?". She saw Kurosaki and Ryou coming closer to them from the corner of her eye, but almost ignored them. She looked over at Takeshi then spoke quite loudly, saying,"You and Yukiko are really gonna get married?!?". Annoyed at Leiko's inability to keep a secret, Takeshi looekd down at the ground, slapping his palm over his forehead.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2007 18:15:42 GMT -5
Takeshi sighed, feeling as if there wouldn't be an end to the uneasy feeling that had recently come to his stomach. He then looked up as he saw Kurosaki now laughing his head off. What Takeshi was feeling now was a mix between anger and embarrasment. He clenched a fist together, bringing his hand back towards a wall behind him. Once his fist made impact, the brick wall dented and cracked, but it didn't crumble completly.
He then looekd up and screamed, saying,"It's not like that, okay?!? I told her we were engaged, I never said anything about marriage for sure!". Takeshi then paused, blushing even more, realizing his last sentence didn't make any sense. He then began stuttering and said,"W-W-Wait, that's not what I-I meant! Ugh, this is annoying... damn snitch...". He buried his face in his hands for a moment, trying to get himself to stop blushing.
He then looked up and said,"Our families arranged this after Yukiko almost had her heart stolen for good. They figured she needed protection in the future, and since both our families have an intertwined past, and I was already her appentice... it was just settled like that". He then finally got his face back to its normal pale tint and said,"But neither of us think of each other like that, and we need to work at getting the engagement annuled somehow back home...".
He was really in the mood to knock Kurosaki's face in, but didn't feel the need. He just looked over to Kurosaki and said,"In the meantime, we're still stuck in this binds. And that means where Yukiko's conserned, you're gonna have to get used to me!".
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2007 18:45:43 GMT -5
"So, why don't you just explain to your parents that you don't want to marry each other? Unless you're virtually being forced to get married?" is what Takeshi heard. He then replied,"It's not that simple. For one thing, it's gonna take two people, meaning Yukiko has to go back with me. But I have no idea where she is right now...". HE then sat down on the ground, one knee raised as he rested his head in his hand.
"Also, our parents... aren't exactly that easy to convince. It'll be like... a five year old kid trying to convince his parents into letting him get a tattoo, something like that. You know how hard that would be?". He then sighed and said,"Damnit, this is why I hold back emotions, so I don't end up in situations like this... having to explain my reactions...".
"Well, that kinda makes you a selfish bastard, don't you think?" Was Leiko's reply. Takeshi looked up at her in confusion. Leiko sat down across from Takeshi and said,"Holding back emotions is really selfish. I mean... you're blushing...".Though Takeshi's face was its normal colour at the moment, he said,"I was, sadly... what's your point?". Leiko continued, still calm. She grew more angry by saying,"You're lucky. You can blush and get embarrased about stuff. You have the ability to smile and mean it, and cry, and the fact that you ignore emotions really pisses me off! I'd give anything-".
Leiko cut herself off, clasping a hand over her mouth, realizing what she was saying. She looked down at the ground, trying to stay silent, trying to remove the attention from herself. Obviously, it wasn't working. Leiko then spoke, but tried to make it as quiet a whisper as she could, knowing she couldn't hold back the words, but she could control the volume. "Maybe I should reconsider Yukiko's offer...".
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2007 17:09:10 GMT -5
Takeshi was still listening to Leiko as she whispered very quietly, but Takeshi managed to hear her say,"Maybe I should reconsider Yukiko's offer...". Takeshi knew exactly what she was talking about and said,"You should reconsider that offer, actually. You absorbing back into Yukiko seems like the best of things for you both. Like you said, you'll finally feel emotion...".
Leiko was still looking down at the ground but managed to reply,"You're right, maybe I should consider it, but for now... I want to live a little while longer...". Takeshi then stood up, looking down at her and said,"As long as you don't die before giving your power to her, it's fine by me...". Takeshi then walked over and leaned against a wall, staying out of the way. Leiko slowly stood up and brought her head up. She looked up at the sky and examined it as the clouds continued to roll by.
(Meh, short...)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2007 17:30:05 GMT -5
"He hasn't been influencing my decision, don't worry..." Leiko said, still looking up at the sky. She then brought her head down, noticing Kurosaki was standing next to her, Ryou not too far away. She loked to him and said,"I've been thinking about this for a long time. It's in my blood to die that way, which helps fuel my spirit while fighting, knowing I'll live to see the next day". Leiko then turned herself to face him completly.
She then said,"I will eventually join Yukiko. As to when, I don't even know. But I'll wait until I'm ready. I still haven't seen the rest of the worlds. Not to mention, I don't think you're ready to be rid of me just yet".
She then smiled, trying to reassure Kurosaki that this was the way it was supposed to be. When that day ever came, she hoped it would be easy to do and she wouldn't regret anything before ultimatley disappearing.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2007 17:56:39 GMT -5
Leiko's smile completly vanished, looking at Kurosaki's blue eyes as they were filled with concern. She then realized how stupid she must've been to bring this up, knowing this would worry Kurosaki to his core. She was just about to abruptly apolagize when Kurosaki said,"If you join Yukiko, then you'll be whole right? The two of you...?". Leiko was instantly cast speechless, not having any idea what to say. He then continued by saying,"You won't disappear, you'll be whole right?".
She was taken back a bit as he rested a hand on her shoulder gently. Leiko was still looking at the ground, not being able to think of what else to say. She raided her head up as he said,"I don't want to lose you as a friend, but I'll be here for you no matter what. So, no matter what, you can always talk to me, okay? And I'm not ready to be rid of you ever". Leiko tried her best to crack a big smile but only ended up with a kind smerk.
She then said,"Um, my powers... controling the elements... that will be passed to Yukiko come what may. And..." Leiko then pulled the front of her mask off, revealing the XI mark next to her right eye and the II mark next to her left eye. She then said,"These marking are an eternal curse from the Organization, so those will appear with Yukiko. I know she might not appreciate that...". Leiko then quietly whispered to herself,"But everything else about me could disappear".
To cover up the whisper, she then said,"Thanks so much. You don't need to worry on my behalf, okay? I'd rather die than kill your contageous smile". Leiko then managed to smile a little bit more, trying her best to be reassuring.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2007 18:50:26 GMT -5
"You're still you, Leiko. You do exist, so you can't just disappear" is what Leiko heard. She knew in this case, it wasn't exactly true, since she wasn't supposed to exist in the first place. But she didn't say a word, not wanting to worry Kurosaki any more. "So... hey, Ryou and I were going to go practice on my skateboard, would you want to join us?".
Leiko looked at his face, knowing instantly his smile was fake. It didn't contain it's usual happy aura that made Leiko smile when she saw it. She then knew for a fact that if she had the heart to that she'd probably be welling up around now.
Not wanting to hold her diappointed face, she faked a smile as well and said,"Yea, I'd love to! Oh, one thing though...". She then picked up her black cloth mask, tieing it around her head, covering the area around her eyes and her markings. She then walked over towards Takeshi where he had been observing eveything from. She then grabbed his hand and started to drag him off. "Hey, what the- where are you taking me?".
Leiko then turned her head and smiled,"You're coming with us, you think I'm gonna leave you out of my site even for a second?". Takeshi was speechless for a moment, so just nodded to reply. Leiko then displayed another large smile and took the hand Kurosaki had offered her. She then said,"Alright, let's go!".
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2007 14:39:49 GMT -5
"Hey Leiko, have you ever skateboarded before?" was the question Kurosaki asked. Smiling, she said,"Nope, not a day in my life. But I'm sure I'll do pretty well". She then lsitened to Kurosaki and Ryou talk about his first time learning to skateboard, and she couldn't help but laugh. Leiko let go of both Takeshi and Kurosaki and said,"Okay, I've got an idea to make this alot more fun!".
She then called upon the wood and metal elements and created a form of something in front of Ryou, Takeshi and herself. Once a bright light subsided, three new skateboards were there on the ground. "There, now we don't have to take turns! I wasn't sure if you had one already with you, Ryou, if you don't you're welcome to that one!". She then stepped onto the board and said,"Okay, lets see if I can do this...".
She then took off at quite a speed, kicking the ground to gain even more speed. She noticed that there was a larger rock in the middle of one pathway she was headed towards and jumped over it with her board. She then came across a stairway with a stone railing to the side of it. She jumped up with the board and grinded the rail to the bottom of the stairs. She then stopped herself and stepped on the end of the board, sending it up in the air where she caught it.
"Alright, who's next?" Leiko called out, seeing if anyone could beat what she had just pulled off. Takeshi mumbled,"Show off..." under his breath, staring at the board by his feet.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2007 15:33:00 GMT -5
"Heh, not bad..." Takeshi said to himself, watching both Ryou and Kurosaki show off their boarding skills. "Might as well give it a try..." he said to himself as he put his feet on the board. He took off at a fast speed like before, and when he jumped over the rock, the board flipped all the way around under his feet. He grinded the stone rail as well and also jumped up. The board spun all the way around and his feet came off the board as he did a flip in the air himself.
His feet back on the board. He landed nicely and then did three quick spins on the ground with only one wheel. He then stepped on the bottom of the board, catching the board such as Leiko had done before. Leiko walked up to him, playfully punching him in the shoulder, saying,"Heh, showoff...". He punched her back in the shoulder lightly, saying,"Likewise". She then smiled and laughed, as did he.
Leiko looekd over to Kurosaki and said,"It's basic predictability with skateboarding, thats how I did so well my first time. Heh, okay, who's up for that again?".
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2007 16:58:12 GMT -5
"But how about this time we have a race. Leiko, you can pick where the start and finish lines will be" is what Leiko heard come from Kurosaki. She smiled and said,"Okay, but since I'm the only girl, it's an unfair advantage. I'd be most likely to beat you all within seconds!". Leiko laughed a bit before she continued, saying,"We need someone to judge anyway, so I'll step down".
She then called upon the wood element and a long wooden stick appeared in her hand. She then dragged it across the ground, making a straight line as she said,"Okay, here's the starting line". She then pointed off into the distance and said,"Okay, you're gonna go down that set of stairs there, take a sharp left, go down the long alleyway, make a U-turn at the dead end and come back, okay?".
Takeshi lined up with his board on the line as he guessed Ryou and Kurosaki did the same, but he was busy preparing himself. Leiko stood on the side of the line by Takeshi and extended her arm out, saying,"Alright, on your marks... get set... GO!". As Takeshi began to take off, Leiko happened to grab onto the back of his shirt's collar, stopping him. He looked back at her and said,"Hey, what was that for?!?".
Leiko smiled and said,"Because, I wanna see how Kurosaki and Ryou do themselves, just for the heck of it. This might be interesting... besides, you were gonna cheat and use your immortal speed, weren't you?". Takeshi then looked down at the ground with a semi-guilty expression. The both of them then broke out laughing.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2007 17:55:03 GMT -5
Both Leiko and Takeshi waited at the finish line, but could see as Ryou and Kurosaki were both walking up together, Kurosaki looking to be hurt a bit. Leiko smiled and said,"Heh, I guess we can call this a tie this time!". Takeshi crossed his arms over his chest and said,"Yea, only because you kept me from racing...".
Leiko then pulled her satchel off of her back and opened it up on the ground, starting to rummage through it. She pulled out two vials, one yellow, one blue. She walked up to Kurosaki and looked down at his leg. She then looekd at her two vials as she dumped the blue liquid into the yellow, corked the full vial, and shook it a bit. The potion then turned to a light green illuminating green colour.
She handed it to Kurosaki and said,"Here, this is gonna reform any cuts and take the pain away. Drink up while it's fresh!".
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2007 16:28:21 GMT -5
"The... the lamp?!?" Leiko said with a suprised expression on her face. She saw as Kurosaki held and she said,"Be careful not to rub it! Who knows what you could let out of there! I noticed the evil aura around that thing the second I saw it back with Zexion... heh, cowardly bastard..." as she remembered that member of the organization.
"Oh, Organization XIII... I suppose you haven't managed to slaughter any of their members just yet, eh Leiko". Leiko laughed a bit to herself then looked over to Takeshi and said,"Heh, shut up, I'm getting there...".
She then picked up the lamp from Kurosaki's grasp and said,"Did you just hide it here in the sand last time? I remember it being in a better spot, I think...".
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2007 15:01:50 GMT -5
( I like it, it's good cuz I didn't know what we were gonna do after that anyways, lol ) "So maybe we should find a better spot for the lamp before some other crazy enemy decides to take it for their own benefit" is what Kurosaki said, looking at the black lamp. Leiko looked down at it again herself. She then nodded, looking back up at Kurosaki and said,"Yea, that's probably best. But the cave of wonders seemed like the best place before...". She sat there on the ground, pondering the situation for a moment. "Maybe we can still hide it there... but maybe in a batter spot?" Takeshi added, sitting next to Leiko. He himself looked at the lamp, noticing the evil presence he could sense inside. Leiko looked over at him and said,"Yea, that sounds alot better than anything I can really think of". She then looked over towards Kurosaki and Rou as she sat up, Takeshi remaining on the ground. "Not like we're gonna decide for everyone, of course. What do you guys think?" was her question.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2007 6:10:09 GMT -5
"That sounds like a good idea Leiko. But wait, in the city, wouldn't there be some sort of King or Sultan? We could also ask him what he wants to do with the lamp" was Kurosaki's idea. Leiko nodded, looking over at him still and added,"Yea, that is a good idea. Hmm... I guess we could split up. Me and Takeshi can... oh, but wait, there's only one lamp, right, one group going empty handed might not work...".
Takeshi then added,"Going together might not be so bad, we can all head towards the palace". Leiko nodded and said,"That might work. Lets hope the Sultan's at least willing to do something about this. What do you guys think?".
(short, lol)
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