fifteenth trick

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

[Ikki shows up on the Plane dripping wet, red-faced, like he's been training in the rain. Which is pretty accurate, actually. He flops onto his back, arms out, and stares up at the stars and galaxies and such.]

Kururu...

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[madamemoiselle.livejournal.com]

{Diva sits down next to Ikki}

What's wrong, Ikki?

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

[He looks over.]

Nothing's wrong. I'm just... thinking.

Taking a break, too.

[lamb_of_gold]

Take care you don't catch something.

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

Hm? A little rain won't stop me.

[lamb_of_gold]

I'd chide you, but I doubt it would have much of an effect. You're you, after all.

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

Yup. Besides, sunny or not, I need to train.

[madamemoiselle.livejournal.com]

Oh, have you been training?

[lamb_of_gold]

I wish some of the trainees at home had your attitude, What has you so fired up?

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

[He nods.] Our challenger was supposed to contact us today or tomorrow. But I'm still not quite... [He stretches an arm out toward the 'sky' and squeezes the air.] ... where I need to be.

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

The tournament. We're waiting for the next round, and sooner or later... I'm gonna have to fight the big fight.

[madamemoiselle.livejournal.com]

Well, where is it that Ikki needs to be?

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

I need to be able to grab the sky.

[He sighs and flops back down.]

I can taste it. Almost... taste it...

[madamemoiselle.livejournal.com]

{Tilts her head slightly}

The sky? Ne, but how can you grab that?

[lamb_of_gold]

Then I wish you the very best of luck.

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Mu-san. [He smiles a bit.] How are things on your end?

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

There's a special thing only me and Sora-san can do. "Grab those moon-drops," he said. So that's what I gotta do.

[lamb_of_gold]

Chaotic and somewhat bittersweet. A powerful enemy has been sealed away, but we've lost our leader in the struggle to do so.

[madamemoiselle.livejournal.com]

{She smiles warmly}

Well, if anyone could do that, I think it would be Ikki. Ne, but if you can't by the time your "challenger" talks to you, will it be alright?

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

... It's never easy losing friends. Especially if they did it to protect something.

You won't let it go to waste, though. You'll pull through.

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

Me? I'll be fine. [He sits up.] It's still a while before we reach the top. You'd better start planning that party.

[madamemoiselle.livejournal.com]

Oh, of course! I'd almost forgotten! Ne, just tell me when you're ready, then.

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

I will~

[lamb_of_gold]

How could we let this go to waste? The sacrifice that was made has turned the tide of our war.

[madamemoiselle.livejournal.com]

{Diva nods and takes Ikki's hand in her own}

But otherwise, how are you Ikki?

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

Heh. Exactly.

I'm... in sort of a similar situation myself. Someone left something behind, and it's exactly what we need to stop his killer.