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[lamb_of_gold]

I told you to stay in the temple, Shion!

[Despite Mu's harsh and angry tone, there is no answer. Shion is sitting against what looks to be a low wall made of white marble. In his lap are two semicircular halves of a golden shield. He's staring at them without really seeing them.

[Mu, in the meantime, is crouched nearby, tending wounds that look as though they were much uglier not long ago. The robes he's wearing are caked with old blood, and he himself looks to be a bit worse for wear.

[But even as he finishes and then settles down next to the blond, Shion's complete unresponsiveness continues, so much so that Mu's gaze turns from something bordering angry to worried, and finally, with a sigh, to sympathetic. He puts a hand on Shion's shoulder. At the touch, Shion's gaze shifts to the other man, but his eyes, as before, reflect nothing.]


It's...not something easy to swallow, I know...

Comments

[contract_star]

Is there anything I can do?

[lamb_of_gold]

[A very, very tired smile, but one that is overflowing in gratitude] Could I bother you for a cup of tea?

[contract_star]

[Hei smiles right back.] Sure. Just a second, alright?

[He disappears and reappears a few minutes later with a steaming cup of jasmine tea.]

[lamb_of_gold]

[god he loves you, hei]

[Mu takes the tea and sits down heavily, leaning against the wall.]

[contract_star]

[Hei remains standing.] You and Shion should probably just stay here for awhile. Recuperate.

[lamb_of_gold]

That was my plan, but I think Shion may wish to be somewhere more familiar, and I worry for Kiki as well.

[contract_star]

Where...is Kiki?

[lamb_of_gold]

Home, I'm told, but he tried to follow Shion.

[contract_star]

...Dammit.

[lamb_of_gold]

My sentiments exactly.

[contract_star]

But you don't know where he is? You can't sense him?

[lamb_of_gold]

I haven't had a chance to seek him out yet. Shion and I came directly here.

[contract_star]

...If you need a place to shelter him when you find him...Sapporo isn't the safest place, but my team would protect him

[lamb_of_gold]

I don't think it will be necessary, but thank you.

[contract_star]

...Alright.

Let me know when you find him.