011 - There were three ravens sat on a tree / They were as blacke as they might be

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[Aniki has been wandering, and found her way to Ammy's forest. She's in a deep part of the stream, where it forms a little basin-pool, her clothes hung on a branch at its edge for washing when she's finished with herself.

She's wearing her breastband and underwear this time at least, for the sake of whatever shy lad might come wandering by, but she's not really looking for company. The lampflowers throw odd spheres of light around themselves, turning the forest into a deep-hued patchwork punctuated by electric butterflies. The water where she is looks nearly black due to the strange play of light. Aniki rubs the back of her neck with a happy sigh and starts singing in a soft alto.]

Where I have been is a thousand tales,
where I'll go a thousand more--
I'll ne'er be your lady love
and ne'er your fancy's whore.

I cannae tell you where I'm wandering to.
It's just the compass call--
So you can follow me, my lad,
or follow not at all.

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[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

Steady, lad, your eyes won't--have a care!

[Oops, too late.]

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[Very too late, because how Ryotarou is stepping back and— oh, the ground is wet there. SLIPS and falls into the river. CUE UBER FLAILAGE.]

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[Gathers from the flailage that he can't really swim, so she grabs him under the arms and keeps his head above water, trying not to get smacked in the head.]

Easy! Take a breath, I've got you.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[And once his head is above water, he just... coughs a bit until he can breathe.]

S-sorry...

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[Still chuckling.] Don't worry about it, lad. That was quite a fall--are you hurt?

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

I-I'm okay. [Except for the fact that he's being held by a half-naked woman in the middle of a river with the only light around being from... flowers?] I don't think I hit anything other than the tree...

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

Poor tree.

[hasarrived.livejournal.com]

[Hey, that flailing sounds familiar! Yuuto rounds a different tree and --

what in the

Ryotarou is

...

-- STARTS LAUGHING HIS ASS OFF]

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[Hey, that laughter sounds familiar! ... Ryotarou starts flailing again because OH GEEZ SAKURAI SHOULD NOT BE HERE SLKDHKDSN]

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[Smacked in the face. Twi--no, thri--no, more than that. :| ] Shit of Mithros! Hold still, you sarden jinglenob.

[hasarrived.livejournal.com]

[Yuuto should care more about seeing a half naked girl but he's more concerned with trying to stand up. 'Cause it's getting hard to when he's laughing so hard.]

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[Really... has no idea what she just said, but eventually he calms down out of pure mortification.]

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[Hauls him over to the edge of the stream and dumps him, then grabs Yuuto's foot and heaves him into the water with a scowl.]

It was nice and quiet here before you two stuck your noses in.

[hasarrived.livejournal.com]

WHOA! [splooshFLAIL] What the hell!? He was the one peeking! [Oh ... well, at least he doesn't have to worry about any coffee stains anymore.]

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[Ryotarou takes a minute to sit on the side of the river, 'cause he really does feel bad about disturbing her, but— Sakurai just got pwnt and he can't help but laughing a little. HE FEELS BAD, THOUGH, SO.]

S-sorry...! [dflkn still amused.]

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

Yes, and I'm sure the tree that received his attentions was struck through with embarrassment.

[To Ryotarou]

Sorrier than this fool lad is. [Shoves Yuuto's head under.]

[hasarrived.livejournal.com]

[AHFJKFLGFJKLHKJF]

HEY I-- [gurblegurble] RYOTA-- [gurblehfdjksdg]

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

A-ah! [Pauses for a minute to see Yuuto flailing... then laughs more. He's pretty sure Aniki won't hold him under long enough to hurt or anything, so he's just amused. SORRY, SAKURAI. RYOTAROU WILL NOT BE MUCH HELP RIGHT NOW.]

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[Lets him go after a moment and stands back, arms crossed.]

[hasarrived.livejournal.com]

[Yuuto stands up, absolutely drenched and miserable... then he roars and goes after Ryotarou.]

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[OSHI— Ryotarou scrambles up and tries to get away.]

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[Grabs the back of his shirt as he starts to climb the bank and yanks him back into the water.]

Kindly tell me, laddie buck, how him laughing at you is any worse than you laughing at him for being in the same situation?

[hasarrived.livejournal.com]

[ASHGJKFJKHJKDHLF FLAIL]

Because - he - I never get the chance to see him laugh unless he's laughing at me, damn it!

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[Calms down by now and watches Sakurai kind of quietly. It's true, for the most part, but he's not going to admit to it.]

[anjelsword.livejournal.com]

[Aw, that's sort of sweet. But she doesn't show it. She smacks the back of Yuuto's head instead.] Then maybe you shouldn't attack him when he does laugh.