六 (Accidental Voice Post, Japanese)

[onikui_tengu]

I've had enough of this. Their laughing is getting annoying as hell...

[A soft padding of footsteps can be heard, along with a dull scrape of metal and a jingle as Haruka goes to retrieve his shakujou.]

I'm going.

[His feet pad along the ground for a few steps, until...] Kuu...! Ughn...

[He begins to cough violently, while his weapon is dropped haphazardly onto the floor with a clatter.]

.....

Heh. This is so pathetic...

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[kan_chyan]

Haruka!? Don't you dare go out there! Come back now!

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

[Fallen onto his knees, and he tries to slowly get back up by holding onto his shakujou with both hands.]

[Cough] Shut up...

[kan_chyan]

[It doesn't take Kantarou long at all to go rushing to Haruka's side and putting his arms around him protectively.]

Don't be stupid! There isn't anything you can do right now! Don't get yourself killed or hut. Staying inside would be better, or, at least organizing a plan and going where people need help.

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

... [Haruka turns his head to look over at Kantarou as he hugs him protectively, and essentially keeping him from pulling himself up.] Get off me.

[He tries to resist against the smaller master.] The longer I wait here, the more they will do... The more chances for humans to die, while I'm letting a scratch and a chip inside my body from allowing me to do anything about it.

[Colder] Get off.

[kan_chyan]

[He gave a sad expression, as if Haruka's coldness somehow hurt him deeply and slowly let go, and stood up.]

Is it wrong to worry? Is it wrong to know a situation is helpless? Is it that important to go running of blindly like this!?

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

[Haruka silently pulled himself up to stand, fighting against any duller pains and keeping only one hand on his shakujou.]

......

I don't like being helpless, or being given the chance to dwell on things for too long. I'm not blind either. They killed that boy, and that gives me enough of a reason to show them the same amount of pain.

[kan_chyan]

[Kantarou stood there a moment, nonspeaking and serious. He was thinking it over, thinking about their chances, and how much they could accomplish in this state. Haruka had no range attacks, and Kantarou was not a fighter. They weren't good odds.]

You have a point, but I'm going with you.

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

[Haruka stood, unmoving, and then exhaled a sigh. He looked forward, speaking clearly enough to him without having to look back.]

Why? You could end up dead just like him.

[kan_chyan]

[He made an angry sound, like the statement as an insult and Haruka was being stupid]

Right now I can defend myself a lot better than you! I'm not leaving your side!

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

[The tengu finally looked surprised when Kantarou made that statement, looking slightly pissed off. He was right, after all.]

You...

[He swallowed his pride. If he had his chip out, things would be different, but as is...] ...Fine. But if my powers get restored one day and you try to say that to my face again... I'll take you down for it, Kantarou.

[kan_chyan]

[He smiled a bit, getting what he wanted for the time.]

I'm not delusional, I know you are more capable normally. Though, I would still go with you, even if you did have your powers.

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

[Haruka was speechless at first. His master's words left him slightly dumbfounded, and that smile didn't make it any better for him.]

......

Hmph.

[He turned around slowly on his feet.]

I'm still feeling dizzy, and part of my body is healing from that operation before. ...Your powers are back, and so I want you to try to fix things for me before we go.

[He muttered.] You may be my master, but the last thing I need is for you to feel like I'm the one who needs to be protected in this.

[kan_chyan]

[He smiled more. It was like the crisis was bringing them closer, but then, wasn't that how it always was?]

I can try my best! But, even if we have that kind of relationship now, I will always be there for Haruka, because that's how friends are.

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

[Without a word, Haruka lowered himself down onto the ground and sat. This would probably take awhile. Meanwhile, he was trying his hardest not to reply to Kantarou with a 'Thank you' for his troubles.]

...That boy... He was someone else that couldn't see any youkai here. Kimihiro Watanuki.

He was like you, but he seemed to lack the spiritual power that you have. If there was a better moment, I wouldn't have minded letting the two of you meet one day.

[kan_chyan]

[He did what he could, he couldn't promise anything great but it was his best. It made him happy to care for Haruka, to be allowed at least for a moment to help.]

I'm sure I can meet him some day. This place is a strange place that doesn't let death be permanent... not that it makes it any better.

[So this was why, Haruka had made a friend. Kantarou was feeling a little selfish, but at the same time happy. Haruka needed to open up more.]

Well than, did you have a place in mind? or just random wondering?

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

I realized that only a short while ago. A friend of his was talking about retrieving him from the place where he would be revived, the hospital.

[Haruka was relying on him to do that, or he would be planning to go himself. It was Doumeki's determination that held him back. They were kind of alike in that way.]

I thought that I did, but now I don't think it is any place I need to be.

[kan_chyan]

Couldn't we make it a safe place here? Or, I suppose we could ask to see where people are needed. This city is full of a lot of fine and capable people, many of them quite seasoned in battle.

[He was hoping to not have to wade through the monsters of the city. After all, he had already started on wards for the high school, it wouldn't take much effort to adjust them more to include other things outside of ghosts.]

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

Do you have anything that will hold up against those monsters? They don't exactly sound like any of the youkai or yuurei we've ever fought before, and those same people are scattered all over the city.

I will go if there are those who are still out there and cannot fight. We can lead them here until we are able to learn more about what we're being put up against.

[He has been trying to find out more about the situation all day; trying to piece everything together from the inside. That's what helped his impatient mood before, along with hearing about those still unaccounted for.]

[kan_chyan]

I think the same can apply. It's not like they're smart or anything.

[Kantarou looked up towards the ceiling, as if staring at something specific. He held his gaze for a moment before returning it to Haruka with a smile.]

A good idea, I can bring people back here. So, since you are so insistent lets go.

[prodigal-axe.livejournal.com]

Fuck! Be careful, goddamnit.. where the hell are you?

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

[He clears his throat a little.] It's nothing to worry about.

High school. I was just leaving...

[prodigal-axe.livejournal.com]

Stay safe.

I'm holding down the bar, so don't worry..

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

That stupid-...

If you can find anyone near the bar, then keep them there.

[prodigal-axe.livejournal.com]

One step ahead of you.

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

...

Thank you, Shinjiro.

[boy-fatality.livejournal.com]

Find safety. Please.

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

I'm not worried about myself.

[earthsmasher.livejournal.com]

Get yourself to the clinic. Has anyone checked your wounds yet?

[onikui-haruka.livejournal.com]

I'll be fine. The clinic is the reason why I have these wounds in the first place.

There was a reason I decided to act hasty, but it's all right now. I'll be looked after whether I want to be or not.