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Post by Sojiro Ichimaru on Dec 4, 2016 20:26:29 GMT -6
Sojiro smiled in turn. “We may be able to do that. The effort can only help us get further towards our goal of releasing our zanpakuto completely.” He looked around the courtyard. “It will have to wait until I know my family’s schedule for their own training sessions though. Combining that with classwork for the other classes, I don’t have a lot of time to myself. Last night,” he rubbed the back of his head, “was really the first break.”
He frowned to himself and then shrugged. “It was another learning experience, too.”
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Post by Riku Asuhara on Dec 4, 2016 20:48:19 GMT -6
Riku patted Sojiro's back reassuringly. "It's okay, Soji-kun. I won't hold you to any cut in stone schedule. We can train together whenever you want. And if you're not available, it's no big deal. I know you're really busy, so I won't add onto the load on your plate." Sojiro merely nodded, to which Riku said, "You don't seem like you're in the best of moods even after your break. Do you want to talk about it?"
Sojiro sighed. "I wasn't able to stop Maki-chan from blaming herself for for how deep her feelings ran, well more about the passion inside her that emerged when we were alone." He shook his head. "I'm also worried because I didn't make her withdrawal into herself any easier by admitting to her that I ..." he hung his head, "am not ready to say the words she wishes to hear. That she professed to her brother I would say. I'm not sure how to fix that."
“Hmm,” Riku thought deeply, nodding slowly. It was a predicament. He could understand where both of them were coming from. Makino was obviously in a hard place with her family, and Sojiro was struggling to prove that his feelings were real, even though he wasn’t ready to admit it out loud. Then he got an idea.
“I know! You can tell her in a way that doesn’t require words. Give her something that conveys those feelings silently. It doesn’t matter if it’s of a material value or just symbolic. Find a way to tell her without saying expressly what you feel. It might seem like you’re beating around the bush, but if you’re not ready to say it out loud, then I’m sure she’ll be happy that you’re trying to find a way to confirm it without pushing yourself. After all, if you say it before you’re ready, it will have much less meaning and power than if you did something that quietly says how you feel. Words aren’t always necessary to powerfully convey a meaning.”
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Post by Sojiro Ichimaru on Dec 5, 2016 1:19:10 GMT -6
Sojiro’s eyes brightened and he seized his best friend in another hug. “That’s PERFECT, Riku-kun! Really. That’s brilliant. I’m sure I can find something she’ll like and I have to go into the shopping district for something else, too. I can locate something soon and take a little more time writing an apology to go with the present.” He fell silent as another idea came to him, an excuse to see someone he hadn’t in quite a while.
And perhaps he could tell Sojiro why he was hesitating in confessing to his girlfriend.
Sojiro knew that there was no guarantee that his father would explain what happened between his mother and himself, especially with the argument looming over their heads. But Vacanze had let his mother go because of it. He had to have seen something convincing.
And Vacanze could create something not only to please Makino but protect her as well. She wouldn’t even have to know. Or worry about it.
But it would make him feel better.
Sojiro took a glad breath of air, feeling the weight of his guilt and waves of fear fade away. His next step had become clear to him.
He looked to Riku with a wide grin. “You know what? Let’s go shopping now.”
There was no reason he couldn’t find two things for her and keep one in reserve. So Kin Masanobu couldn’t hurt him again through his inexperience.
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Post by Riku Asuhara on Dec 5, 2016 12:41:40 GMT -6
Riku's pride swelled at the fact that he was able to help his best friend out. The darkness and sorrow in Sojiro's eyes all but vanished. This made Riku endlessly happy. And then, on top of that, Sojiro uttered the words "let's go shopping." His eyes widened and sparkled and he jumped up, grabbing Sojiro by the hand and dragging him off.
"Then what are we waiting for?! Let's go go go! I just have to change out of my academy uniform and get my wallet!"
Riku dragged Sojiro all the way back to the dorms at full speed. He sped into his bedroom and changed at the speed of light. Within no longer than half an hour, they were heading to the markets.- END RP - "Whiplash from Hell":
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Post by Yukio Mori on Jan 12, 2017 0:02:41 GMT -6
"Surprise, Surprise":Yukio took a massive breath in then exhaled, grinning at the beautiful courtyard, "Such a beautiful place, wonder if I'll run into a certain someone." He smirked as he recalled the red head at the lunch room, "Oh hopefully."
His mind then switched gears as he remembered who he initially wanted to see, "Maybe my brother's fiance is hiding around here as well." He sighed as he looked into the sky with a frown, "This'll be fun."
He began walking down the path, enjoying that all his female companions have finally let him be for a short period of time. He let his hand brush against a flower as he saw some insects making their way up the flower and smiled at them. He turned his sight forward again and start to zone out, thinking of his brother, thinking of the training they went through. It saddened him, but he refused to let it get to him.
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Post by Makino Tori on Jan 12, 2017 0:29:34 GMT -6
Makino shot off down the path in the courtyard, Allura behind her. They were running late for a meeting they had to be at in fifteen minutes. It was with council over the Auction they were having for the Fall Festival and they could not be late. If they were they would have to reschedule for a later date and who knows when that might be they did not have time to waste; they had to hurry.
As they ran along Makino turned to look at Allura. "You did grab the layout on the table, right?" Makino asked her.
"Right here." Allura replied lifting the layout in her hand.
Makino smiled at her as she heard Allura yell.
"MAKINO! LOOK OUT!!"
Makino's head turned just in time as she spun on the balls of her feet to avoid a collision with a guy in the middle of the path. However, the guy had the same thought, as they both veered the same direction. Makino was going down as her feet tangled when she tried to adjust and stop the fall. She looked up seeing the clouds over head and the last thing she remembered thinking was 'this is going to hurt'. She closed her eyes bracing herself for impact with the ground. However, her back never touched the ground and she had stopped falling. Slowly she opened her eyes seeing a smiling cute blonde in her face.
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Post by Yukio Mori on Jan 12, 2017 0:36:04 GMT -6
Yukio grinned at the girl, "Well hello, beautiful." He helped up the girl up from the dipped position and bowed afterwards, "Nice to see you, Makino." A bright smile was plastered on his face as he straightened himself.
Makino raised her hand to her head shaking it lightly as it still spun from the collision and thinking she was going to get injured and might miss the meeting. As her vision started to clear and hearing her name, she realized this person knew her. She blinked a few time as the guy standing in front of her was now clear. "Y...Yuudai?" The name came out at a whisper.
Yukio sighed as he looked towards the red head, "No. I'm not Yuudai, Makino." He smirked at Allura and winked, "I'm Yukio. You remember me, don't you?"
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Post by Makino Tori on Jan 12, 2017 1:12:52 GMT -6
"Yukio?" She rolled her eyes shaking her head. "Yes, I remember you." Her tone less than thrilled as she noticed him in an Academy uniform. "What are you doing here? No let me guess." She smirked her hands now on her hips. "The family decided they needed to try and deflate that over sized head of yours, so they shipped you off to the academy?"
She giggled softly as Yukio chuckled shaking his head as he looked to the ground. "I see you have not changed. Its good to see you to."
Makino smiled and stepped up to him giving him a hug. "It has been awhile. How have you been?"
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Post by Yukio Mori on Jan 12, 2017 1:17:05 GMT -6
"Quite well, actually. Everyone has welcomed me with open arms," His eyes wondered to the red head as she began to eye him, almost a glare, "You should introduce me to your friend. It doesn't seem I've met her before."
He let off a bright smile before stretching, "Where you two headed to?"
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Post by Makino Tori on Jan 12, 2017 1:22:56 GMT -6
Makino looked to Allura. "OH! I am sorry. Allura this is Yukio Mori. Yukio this is Allura Nakane." She then looked back to Allura. "He is the twin brother of my late fiancé."
Allura had a bit of a surprised look as she heard the news, but figured it was a sore subject so didn't bother to mention anything on it. She did her best to smile despite the fact she was sighing inwardly since the moment Yukio showed up, "Nice to meet you, Yukio."
"He's~ not a bad guy. IF. You can get past the ego." Makino giggled as she looked to Yukio and smiled at him. "We were headed to a meeting. Which we really need to get to A.S.A.P."
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Post by Yukio Mori on Jan 12, 2017 1:32:28 GMT -6
"No no. It shouldn't be that urgent," He walked over to Allura and grabbed her hand, "Nice to meet you." He kissed the top of her hand lightly and chuckled, "Glad to see that there is more than just one pretty face in this school."
Yukio grinned at her, keeping eye contact as Makino kept up her urgent tone, he could see Allura getting flustered and pissed all at once. He turned his back to the red head and chuckled, "And she is right you know. I am more than just ego~"
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Post by Allura Araki on Jan 12, 2017 1:39:00 GMT -6
Allura did her best to keep her smile as she laughed off his remarks, "Actually. It is urgent because if we miss this our plans will probably fall through. And only time will tell about that ego of yours."
She looked at Makino then back to Yukio, "We should get going. And by the way, like I've told you before there are plenty of dim-witted girls to sweet-talk. Go bother them, we have better things to do."
With that she turned away and started to walk off, not really bothering to wait for Makino as she just wanted to avoid Yukio's flirting and not deal with it as long as she did before.
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Post by Makino Tori on Jan 12, 2017 1:48:15 GMT -6
Makino watched as Allura walked away, she growled softly and looked back to Yukio punching him in the arm. "Introduce me, huh?!" She punched his arm again with another growl. "Haven't met her, huh?!" She shook her head and looked at him. "Stop trying to charm people and just be yourself, Yukio. You will fit in better. Not everybody has to like you. Or love you." Her head shook again. "I got to go. This is really important. It's for the Fall Festival.
She turned and quickly walked toward Allura. "I will see you around. Maybe we got a few classes together." She called back to him as she then picked up her pace to get to Allura's side once more.
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Post by Yukio Mori on Jan 12, 2017 2:07:21 GMT -6
Yukio's eyes went blank as the girls walked away, "Sure. Maybe we do." He sighed as he looked back at the flowers, "Stop charming people? I don't care if they like me. I don't care if they love me. But stop charming people?"
Yukio began to walk the other way, "Makino," His voice went quiet, "You haven't changed, you still sound like my brother."
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Post by Allura Araki on Jan 12, 2017 2:19:23 GMT -6
Allura grumbled a bit to herself as she walked, trying to rant internally but some words slipped out and she jumped a little as Makino ran up beside her, "Oh hey. Sorry for leaving you back there. He's already tried my patience once and I need to be in a pleasant mood for the meeting."
Makino nodded, "I understand. He can be a little overbearing sometimes, but he really is a great guy. Sorry he conned me into introducing you two."
"There is no need to apologize. I honestly didn't intend to be as rude as I was, but my first encounter with him... It wasn't all that pleasant." All she could do is shrug before continuing, "I'm sure he isn't all that bad, I just haven't had an experience with him where he isn't trying to flirt with me. So I guess we'll just have to see."
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