Nightshift 38: M1- M10 Hallway

[theroadsofar]

Dean had taken a nap after dinner, figuring that he might as well grab whatever rest he could before he took off trying to find supplies for a full-blown exorcism. His sleep was fitful, the hunter tossing and turning in the bed, eventually settling for sprawling face down in it with his arms flung around his pillow. When he woke up, Angel was gone

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[gottabetactile]

[from here]

Kon scowled at the door as the head loser started bitching them out over the intercom. "What is with these losers? He acts like its our fault he's a psycho."

Shrugging he turned back to Kurt to check how he was doing. He rubbed a hand against Kurt's arm wanting to feel his fur again. He hadn't gotten to touch him much after he changed last night and that was something he needed to fix.

[fuzzy_diablo]

The hologram around Kurt's body slowly fizzled out and away, starting at the top of his head and moving all the way down, ending at the wrist with his med bracelet. He was furry again, and smiled a little awkwardly when he realized Kon was petting him of all things.

He wasn't freaking out this time--probably because he knew it was going to happen--but he was still nervous on the inside. Ururu would be coming now, and who knew when she'd arrive.

"Yeah, it's weird. If he's so upset about having to replace us all when... well, you don't think he'd just let us out."

[gottabetactile]

Kon hadn't noticed the bracelet before but after seeing the way Kurt changed he stared at it, trying to figure out how it worked. He knew telepaths could project images and stuff to hide themselves but how could a bracelet do that?

"Exactly! I hate guys like that!" Kon continued to stroke Kurt's fur, letting his hands wander aimlessly over his exposed skin as he craned his head, trying to see where Kurt's tail was.

"You must be able to do some really cool stuff with that," He mused aloud. Yeah, he needed to get going if he wanted to put a stop to this place tonight but he could spare a few minutes.

[fuzzy_diablo]

Kurt tilted his head, trying to see what Kon was looking at. He smiled, a little deviously, when he figured out what he was trying to see.

"What, you mean this?" He poked Kon in the forehead with the devil-like tip of his tail, grinning. "I can hang from stuff with it, but it's not very strong yet. I try not to do too much with it besides use it for balance."

[bewarethecute]

[ Running in from here.]

Ururu could still run fast, but she got tired more easily than she used to. By the time she made it to Kurt's hallway, she was breathing really hard. But she felt better for having gotten there as fast as she had, since she didn't want Kurt to think that she wasn't going to come. That'd be really bad, since she was trying to prove to him that they were friends no matter what.

She slowed down when she turned the final corner though, since she didn't want Kurt to worry. Ururu had realized people worried about her a lot here, and it wasn't something she really liked. By the time she was at M1, Ururu was okay again. Reaching up, she knocked on the door before calling out.

"Kurt-san? It's Ururu. Um, you didn't leave already, did you? I got here as fast as I could, I promise."

[gottabetactile]

Kon laughed, grabbing at Kurt's tail. "Yeah, that! Dude you could have so much fun with that thing!" It did raise the question of what happened to Kurt's tail during the day - it had to still be there right? Was it just invisible and he could still use it or what?

Before Kon got the chance to ask there was a knock at the door and someone who he guessed was Kurt's protector called out to him. Reaching out to squeeze Kurt's shoulder Kon went ahead and called out "Hey, come on in! We don't bite." He watched his room mate carefully to see if he was going to freak or not.

[fuzzy_diablo]

"H-hey, let go!" Kurt said, looking a little panicked when Kon grabbed his tail. He hated having his tail pulled. He hated it. It hurt like the devil--considering how many nerves were in it.

It also meant that Kon had him in a rather effective grip: one shoulder, one tail. Kurt didn't think he could squirm out of this one, and teleporting for something so trivial (now that he couldn't do it without feeling like he was going to puke) was out of the question.

The squeeze reassured him a little, though. He arranged his face to look as calm and relaxed as possible, still dreading the first reaction. "Y-yeah, you can come in, Ururu."

[bewarethecute]

Ururu opened the door when the two voices said she could; one of them had been Kurt's, so it was okay. The problem was, that although there were two people in the room, Ururu didn't see anyone who might be Kurt. This was because the little girl was looking for someone who was scary. To her, that was a Hollow, or a monster like the ones Jinta-kun watched on TV. Or a ghost.

Ururu had to admit that she didn't want Kurt-san to be a ghost.

"Excuse me." Ururu looked at the two older boys on the bed, making sure to bow politely. "My friend Kurt-san is supposed to be here, and I think I heard him when I knocked. He said he looks scary, and he was worried about that, so could you tell me if he's hiding?". If he was a ghost, maybe he turned invisible. That would make it hard to find him though, so Ururu hoped that wasn't the case.

[gottabetactile]

Laughing happily at the girl's response, Kon let go of Kurt's shoulder to pet his tail with both hands, completely ignoring his reaction to having his tail grabbed. Whatever the reason for him getting upset it was obviously something that needed to be dealt with by Kon touching him and his tail as much as possible.

"Kurt's right here," he said to the young girl. "He just tells people he's scary looking 'cause he doesn't want them to know he's actually almost as handsome as me. Right Kurt?" The good news was the girl didn't seem at all bothered by Kurt so her friends should be fine too. Which meant Kon could think about his job without worrying if his friend was going to be OK. Plus, seeing someone as young as this girl here just drove home how badly he needed to put a stop to this place. Little kids like that (even though she was technically older than him) shouldn't be locked up in crazy prisons like this.

[fuzzy_diablo]

Kurt winced, still nervous that Kon was going to pull his tail, just to see what happened. It did feel nice... for now. Until he viciously yanked it and Kurt spontaneously teleported into a wall or something. He flicked his tail nervously, not wanting to move if Kon was going to pull him back down.

"That's not true..." Kurt said, looking a little embarrassed at how Kon was explaining the situation. He looked back at Ururu and then at the floor. "It's me, Ururu. This is how I look, normally. Without hiding it."

[bewarethecute]

"Oh." Ururu didn't know the person who was holding Kurt's tail, but she thought he was a little strange. She already knew why Kurt was scared to have people see what he looked like, since he had told her. And the reason the other boy gave seemed silly.

"Hi Kurt-san." Ururu went over to him, short enough to be able to look into his face without much problem even though he was looking down. "I was looking for someone scary, so I didn't realize it was you. I'm sorry."

She didn't want him to be mad at her for not recognizing him, after all.

[gottabetactile]

Finally conceding to release Kurt's tail, Kon punched his shoulder and said, "See? She's not scared either, you're gonna be fine man." Looking at the girl he added, "Don't let him take a sheet or anything tonight, OK?"

Bounding to his feet he went over to his side of the room to get out his flashlight and get ready to leave himself. "So where are you guys heading anyway?" He didn't know what a kid as young as this girl was would do here at night. It seemed like it would be safer for her to stay in her room but obviously she wasn't doing that. To be honest he wasn't sure what most people did here at night. There was rescuing people being experimented on and apparently getting supplies for weapons and stuff, but apart from that? Not that it would even matter after tonight.

[fuzzy_diablo]

Kurt stared at Ururu, not exactly comprehending that she hadn't known it was him. Was she really not scared? Well, she hadn't looked afraid when she'd entered the room and seen him at first.

When Kon punched his shoulder he nearly fell over. It took him another moment to realize that Kon was on the other side of the room and therefore wasn't holding his tail.

"It's alright," he said to Ururu, his voice a little hoarse. He slowly leaned down and pulled Ururu into a hug, shaking a little. There weren't any words to describe how relieved he was that she wasn't afraid of him. "Now you know, so it's alright."

[bewarethecute]

"But sheets are good for making bandages," Ururu watched as the other boy went to the door, but she didn't try to argue too much. There would be sheets in Orihime's and Shiki's room for that if they needed them. And why else would Kurt bring a sheet?

She'd been about to answer the other question when Kurt hugged her. Ururu thought that was more important, and she returned the hug without hesitating. "I'm glad it's okay. Do you feel better, Kurt-san?"

Ururu felt better when she didn't have to worry, so she thought Kurt probably would too.

The little girl turned her head just a bit, glancing at the other boy. "I'm going to take Kurt-san to meet my friends. Then we're probably going to look for people who are missing." Ururu got sad at that, and she tilted her head down some. "Sometimes people vanish her. Lots of people from my world have. My friends and I want to find them."

[gottabetactile]

Kon felt kind of awkward seeing Kurt hugging the girl and looking so emotional so he pretended to be digging around and testing out his flashlight until she spoke to him again. Turning back to them he said, "Yeah? I bet your friends'll love a chance to meet him. Just make sure he doesn't hide from everyone."

He grinned at Kurt again. "See, I told you it'd be fine." It never hurt to remind people when he was right. Not that he ever wasn't right, just sometimes he was a little less right. As opposed to now when he was totally right. "You guys need me for anything?" He was eager to get moving, certain that tonight he'd actually achieve something.

[fuzzy_diablo]

Kurt nodded to Ururu's question. "Yeah, I feel better. And you can just call me Kurt, you know," he said with a small laugh. He really was relieved, but he figured that holding onto her for too long would be a bit weird, so he backed off.

Kon looked just about ready to go, even though he was giving Ururu instructions on his care and keeping, it seemed. Jeez... it was like he was his mother! Only... less evil, more lecherous. "Yeah, you were right. But I still have to meet other people in the dark." He smiled at Ururu, "But if I'm with you, they'll understand, I think."

Kurt stood up, stumbling just a little. It was still difficult to get used to switching from knees to his normal legs, but he figured that would come eventually. "What, the great Superboy is going to come on a mission to find lost people? Instead of just going after the head doctor himself?"