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( Sokka | Locked 100% )

... I need your help. And you can't tell anyone, okay?

( Aqua | Locked 100% )

Aqua... I know we haven't spoken that much, but I need to ask you a really, really big favor.

( Sanji | Locked 100% )

[ a long silence goes here. ] ... could I stay at your house tonight?

( Luke | Locked 100% )

I'd -- [ ... ] Can I see you?

[ Xion is out of the house today. Mostly because it's become almost impossible to stay there. She hasn't slept for more than a handful of hours since Vanitas attacked -- three days ago. She's so exhausted she can barely stay on her feet, but better awake and moving than a sitting target.

Who could sleep, knowing that at any minute someone stronger than you and your friends could break into your home and kill you whenever he wanted?

It's this question that drives her to address Luceti at large, once she's got herself settled on the railing of That One Bridge. Hey, it's like right next to her house and she wanted to sit on a bridge, so sue her. ]

( filtered AWAY from Vanitas and Saix | Locked 100% )

What would you do if you didn't feel safe in your own home anymore?


[ and this is to say nothing -- not a damn thing -- of how she feels about Roxas right now. He had no excuse -- what defense could you give? -- and Axel almost died -- for what? Why? Why had any of this happened? Does she blame Roxas, for extending the invitation, or Vanitas, for taking it? Even if she had something to say to him, she couldn't -- he hasn't been home in days.

It's a very numb Poppet that's sitting on that there railing, swinging her legs and staring at the water below. Please interrupt her thoughts -- for they are very grim ones. ]

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[ledbythewind]

For your friend, and for yourself.

[Not that he really needs to remind her of that - like she could forget - but sometimes it just helps to hear those words from another.]

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[my-safe-corner.livejournal.com]

[It was that or a sadface...he couldn't decide.]

...He seems really forgiving too..

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[endgames]

[Ah. So that's who suggested it. From what he's seen on the journals of Hermione Granger, she's very clever indeed. The plan is probably sound.]

Mind made up, huh? In that case, there's not much else I have to offer.

Just keep in mind that staying where you're at can still be a big risk. This place has too many variables - people with all kinds of abilities coming in and out of it. Just like you found someone to help hide you and your friends from this guy, he might someday run into someone with a skill-set that could help him get to you again.

That can probably be said whether you move or not, but I can guarantee that it'd be a lot harder to find a place when you have less of an idea of where to look.

[Action] SO KIND YOU ARE ;A;

[fabrecation]

[Of course, the only thing Luke realizes is that he's plain flustered. gdit Xion.]

Yeah! I mean, I was...hoping I would.

[action] ... that icon is the slightest bit creepy.

[fourteen]

[ her smile vanishes, and she nods. really, there isn't anything funny about it. but she trusts Naoki ... both not to die, and to actually be able to hurt Vanitas. ]

... thank you. ... I'm staying with Sanji tonight, so I can get some rest... and tomorrow we're going to try and fix everything.

[Action] damn straight I am. B) this is why you love me.

[fourteen]

[ that makes her laugh. he's so sweet. she stands, and offers him a hand up, still smiling. ]

... I do feel better. Thank you, Luke. I'm glad I asked you to come see me.

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[fourteen]

... I know. Thank you, Richard. It really helped to hear that.

[Action] ... Yeah you're right B(

[fabrecation]

... Yeah. I'm glad, too. [He reaches to take her hand and help himself up, his blush clearing a little in favor of a smile.]

You should get some sleep, too. Do you have a place to stay for the night?

[action] ... Naoki is secretly a creeper? |D

[denyingreasons.livejournal.com]

[Naoki nods himself, watching the river and pushing himself upright, leaving his hands on the rail of the bridge. He has little doubt in his abilities. If he wanted to hurt him? He thinks he will.]

With Sanji...? Mm, I see. [He nods. That house has always felt safe to him, if because of the people rather than the building itself.] Our door is open, as well--there's a spare room, if you ever need it.

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[ledbythewind]

Of course, if you would like more security than just that, I'm sure it can be arranged as well.

[Action] tsun tsun dere dere? :3 ... also /plans something terrible.

[fourteen]

[ she nods, releasing his hand. ]

Mmhmm. I asked Sanji if I could stay with her. There I'll at least be able to get some sleep.

[Action] ...8[ What are you planning you

[fabrecation]

Okay. [Xion should be safe there; there are plenty of Straw Hats, after all. And it's right near his house, too, a house full of more capable fighters.] Just be careful.

[Action] ... B)

[fourteen]

... I will be. [ she looks up at him for a moment, thinking maybe she might hug him again before she goes--

--but that tight little twist of emotion in her chest has her act otherwise. on impulse, she leans up on her toes and gives him a quick kiss on the cheek.

... and immediately turns crimson, and .............. leaves. promptly. managing only to call back over her shoulder: ]

I'll see you later!

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[generalflirt]

Hiding doesn't seem very lasting, Xion-chan...

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[generalflirt]

[But, then. It's probably better for her to hide. He can go kill this sonovabitch. His eyes harden a little thinking about this, but he just nods, deciding addressing the topic at hand is better. He'll... get a name or something later]

But if it keeps you safe, I suppose that's something for the best, isn't it?

[Action] ... OH MY

[fabrecation]

[... WHAT WAS THAT

WAS THAT A...

Sorry, Xion, Luke is too busy holding a hand over his cheek and wondering how that happened to farewell in turn. Kisses on the cheek were always platonic; his mother and Natalia occasionally gave him a few... right?

So why does he feel so flustered again?]

[action] I would believe this. :| /nevar forgets the full demon icons

[fourteen]

[ that makes her pause, and she looks down at him -- before a shaky, kinda sad smile crosses her face ]

You know, I've lost track of how many people have offered to help me, or let me stay with them, or ... or do anything they could to help. [ rubs at one of her eyes, idly. ] ... I almost don't know what to say.

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[fourteen]

That's what we're working on! [ sounds a little more cheerful, now, if only slightly ] I think we have a plan... we're going to hide the house using some powerful magic. Only a very small number of people will even be able to find it anymore... I think it should work.

[Filtered] why didn't I see this D8

[fourteen]

[ ... his words stay her. seriously, for the first time. most others have seemed to think Hermione's idea alone was fine... but Shikamaru brings up a point she can't ignore.

slowly, seriously, she nods ] ... you're right. I understand. Once Axel is better, I'll ask someone in the house to come look at new places with me -- just in case.

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[fourteen]

It's a little more complicated than that... we could hide the whole house this way, and he could never find it. I think that's how it works...

[ if only she knew what you were thinking, Kida. she'd yell at you. maybe even scream. because you'd die. Vanitas -- he's not human, after all. ]

... that's what I'm hoping. [ this face. ]

[Filtered] Gawd, Emily, I've only been waiting this WHOLE TIME. *SOBS* *OVERACTS*

[endgames]

[He nods, glad that she's listening. His advice has been blown off by people before, so it's a nice change of pace.]

Best of luck to you, then. I hope it works out.

[ voice ] y so adorable, Xion.

[savethelastchip.livejournal.com]

[ He can understand that, really. ]

Not stupid. It's good to hope that things can get better without people getting hurt. It's just also good to have a plan in case things go wrong.

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[chiisaichou.livejournal.com]

[That resolve makes her lips curl a little. It's always a little frightening to fight back, but things have to be done in these kinds of situations. Plus, Xion was right - no one should get the privilege of feeling safe after hurting someone else.]

All right, I promise to be extra careful if I see him. Hehe, but I guess my size helps me out there...I'm pretty easy to miss sometimes, when I want to be. But you take care, too, okay? I'll pray for you and your friend.

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[ledbythewind]

Hide the entire house?

[He's amused.]

That's not what I would have thought of, but we can hope that means that this Vanitas won't be able to think of it either.

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[allbluebreasts.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... [It's good just seeing something that isn't helplessness and clouding depression on Xion's face, that she's nearly forgotten what she'll do when the girl's asleep.... maybe she doesn't know, period]

I'll think of something.