Fifteenth Case

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

[ not too far from the inn, Kazuha is taking inventory of... a bunch of omamori and various assorted charms. ]

Mmm... it feels like a lot more people need these than the last time I did this. But I didn't think I'd still have all of these from the trips and the time Heiji got sick and everything... I was going to give the innkeeper one, too, but... maybe Ai-chan will want one.

-- Aha, I remember these! They were supposed to be for good luck and keeping anything bad from happening, and this one was for getting lost, but I bought that one before I came here.

... Obviously didn't work.

((Just strolling through fuck-my-canon lane, but if you're a friend of hers and you haven't gotten an omamori yet or you just feel like chilling with her, feel free to hit her up.))

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[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

*... but are you*

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

[ ... yes ]

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

*... ;w;*

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

[ ... :( ]

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

*:D*

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

... [ and out of nowhere ] Is it weird to wonder why you like me?

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

... Huh?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

... When you told me, I was honestly surprised. I mean, I thought it'd be Tear or someone. And you can't like someone just because you think they're cute, or it'd never work out. But I could never figure out why.

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

... If I told Tear I liked her like that, I'd just be lying, 'cause Tear's not you. Why her? Or... anyone else?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Eh? Well, she is really pretty, and she's smart and she can keep calm and not panic, and she's brave and strong... not just as a fighter, but as a person. I'm nothing like that. And with us, we always end up arguing, and I kept saying all those things about thieving, and it feels like you've seen all the bad sides of me.

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

...

*whack on the back of her head*

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

O-ow!

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

Where'd this all come from?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

[ rubbing her head and glancing away ] Nowhere big, I've just been thinking about it.

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you've been thinking a lot.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

Maybe.

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

Why?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

I don't know. I honestly don't. Maybe I don't think I'm good enough, or it's just it's never happened, or...

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

... You want to know why?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

... [ nodding ]

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

Because you're strong, you're determined, and your spirit could burn up a whole damn city if you got fired up enough-- But you're still... I mean, look at all the stuff you deal with on a regular basis. It's not like with me, and Yusei and Jack, we're from Satellite, that kind of stuff is... normal, but with you, you keep going, even though you hate it, and that's really... something. *shaking his head* And I like you because... I guess I... *oh god looking away and lowering his voice* Want to be able to do shit like hold you when there's a thunderstorm or when something like that stupid thing that happened on Halloween happens and...

*OKAY GOD I CAN'T TAKE THIS LET'S TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE*

And you are good enough, and if you're gonna go around thinking you aren't beautiful or pretty or stupid shit like that, then that just means I'm gonna have to do a better job of making you feel like you are, 'cause you are, stupid.

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

... [ one of those very few times she's been rendered speechless ]

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

*after a few moments of unsureness, he will tentatively look at her* ... Kazuha?

[charmcuffs.livejournal.com]

... You... [ quite possibly tearing up by the slightest amount ]

[stolethegame.livejournal.com]

*OH NO HAVE I DONE SOMETHING WRONG* H-Hey, what's up--!?