[RL with the Zombie boys.]

[nevergiveitback]

This is it.
That was the simple thought that Kuroro had as he prepared to go collect his zombie companions. He'd desired the jewel for quite some time, the Shattered Life Stone, but he'd never been motivated enough to get it. Whilst it was true that it was difficult to get his hands on, it was far from impossible for him. The risk, and the effort

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[tiedbyfate]

Shito wasn't sure how Kuroro was going to come get them, but he had told Kuroro that they would be waiting in the lobby of their dormitory.

Considering they were going into a cave filled with deadly monsters, the two boys looked rather unequipped. Shito had a small satchel containing a flashlight and a length of rope, but he hadn't been able to think of anything else to bring along. He was just dressed in his usual school uniform with the cross-shaped tie clip.

He straightened up from his waiting posture when he heard the sound of tearing universe, and stared at the rent in time and space, through which Kuroro's head was poking through. "Hello, Kuroro. We're ready," he said firmly, and then walked towards the portal.

[tiedbydestiny]

"Sounds like I'll mostly be cover for this one, then," Chika said, shrugging. He was a little irritated, but resigned to the fact that both his companions had long range offensive abilities, and he did not.

Well, short of throwing the sword. Which he could do, and it wasn't like he could lose it since it was chained to his wrist. But it was awkward and bulky and really not a smart thing to do except in an emergency.

He perked up when the room service arrived, however. "Food!" Like most teenage males, Chika ate like he had a hollow leg.

Derp, I knew I was missing something.

[nevergiveitback]

Kuroro noticed that Shito moved to collect, whilst Chika just received. Interesting to note. Kuroro ate leisurely, but it actually took concious effort not to gulp his food down as fast as he could before someone could else stole it from his mouth. Still, that habit was hidden well.
"That's true, but there'd be no point in going if we were just going to get cut up and eaten, eh?"

Letting out a little puff of annoyed air, he continued.
"Then again, in such small contained spaces, we're probably going to have at least one or two get close. You may just see some action of your own."
Perking up a little, he spoke again, between bites.
"You boys ever travelled by balloon before?"

Eeee, wbwb

[tiedbyfate]

The funny thing about Shito and Chika's relationship was that they were actually good friends and partners. They'd just die before admitting it. Since Chika had organized their order, and Kuroro had actually ordered it, Shito naturally was the one to go pick it up. He'd have claimed it was a coincidence if called on it, though.

Shito didn't fall on the food like a hungry teenager, either. He ate with impeccable manners, his napkin always close to hand to wipe any stray bits of food and his utensils handled with the grace of a finishing school graduate.

"I'm sure you won't be bored, Akatsuki," he commented in a condescending tone. "If you're really unhappy, you can be the one to pick up the gem and risk dying."

He glanced at Kuroro with a quizzical look. "By balloon? You mean like a hot air balloon? I've never been in one, why?"

Re: Eeee, wbwb

[tiedbydestiny]

"Fff, what, are you chickening out?" Chika taunted Shito. "Sure, I'll pick it up. I'm not scared of it." Not that he was in any rush to die again, but he was certainly the more reckless of the two of them. He knew it - it would be hard to miss, what with Shito being so unbelievably anal about everything needing to be exactly in its place.

Chika wasn't exactly making a pig out of himself either, though compared to his two companions he was certainly the most hearty eater, and the most careless of his manners. He saw no reason to beat around the bush and act like some kind of prince the way Shito did.

"I've never been in one either," he confirmed, curious.

[nevergiveitback]

Kuroro may pride himself on his ability to see through everyone, but the fact of the matter was that Shito and Chika's relationship wasn't entirely clear to him yet. Certainly he'd seen a million friends that acted like enemies, but the element of that spectral chain complicated matters. Normally he'd at least be able to think of them as antagonistically friendly, but they literally had to spend time together.
"Well then, tonight will be your first time. It's by far the easiest way to get where we're going."

Standing and walking with devil like grace, he moved to a window and indicated towards a circle of small but steep hills outside of the city, visible from their high rise hotel. The hills were surrounded on all sides by thick woods.
"We'll just float above it all and drop right into the middle."
He turned back towards the boys with a smile, his eyes closed.
"Should be a good view as well."

[tiedbyfate]

At Chika's taunt, Shito snarled with a flash of anger. "Fuck off and die," he growled. "If I didn't have to bring you along, I'd have gone with Kuroro and done this whole mission myself, and kept all of the reward money, too! Like I'd be afraid of that."

The familiarity of fighting with Chika was obvious in the ease with which Shito's mood changed. He pulled his red eyes away from the irritating asshole and looked at Kuroro as he walked to the window.

"Sounds good," he said grumpily, and placed his plate back onto the tray. He began to clean up the detritus of their meal with a bit of a compulsive air, stacking the empty dishes back onto the tray neatly and carrying it out to set it down on the floor in the hall to be picked up by housekeeping.

[tiedbydestiny]

At this point, fighting was almost a reflex between them. Which wasn't to say that they didn't still have their hearts in it, because they certainly meant every insult they flung at each other. But Chika was able to switch gears no less easily than Shito. "Bite me, asshole, you couldn't do it without me and you know it," he snapped at Shito, then turned his attention to Kuroro with no evidence of anger. "Hey, I'm cool with that. Sounds like fun."

[nevergiveitback]

Kuroro noted Shito's compulsive movements. How interesting. Pretty cute. He decided not to insert an opinion into their bickering-they might take it the wrong way.
"Alright then. I'm glad there are no objections. We would have had to have gone by foot otherwise."

Falling back into his seat, he smiled at the boys.
"So, how long have you two been connected like this?"

[tiedbyfate]

Shito returned to his seat after cleaning things up. He was more than a neat freak - he was literally compulsive. He noticed if something was moved or changed in his bedroom, even by a matter of millimetres.

"Too long," he said irritably in answer to Kuroro's question. "Almost a year now, I guess it is."

[tiedbydestiny]

"Fuck, has it really been that long?" Chika stared at his right hand, and counted back in his head. "Damn, it has. Shit, that means we either have to pay off the loan or extend it, next month."

The thought was depressing. At this time a year ago - once he'd gotten over the shock of the whole zombie thing - he'd been sure that he would be able to pay off his loan in a year and be back to normal. He'd kept up on his interest payments with no problems and even made a fair bite into the principle, but he was nowhere near finished yet

[nevergiveitback]

"A year?"
A year...In that time, they'd probably at least made a superficial connection of some kind. Or they well and truly hated each other, but that was a connection of a kind.

His smile grew larger when Chika mentioned the money, and he gave a casual thumbs up.
"You stick with me, boys, and a pile of money is what you'll get."
He stopped to ponder for a moment, before speaking on.
"Say, do you boys age whilst you're like this?"

[tiedbyfate]

Shito wasn't as worried about the extension as Chika was. It wasn't as though he could lose more of himself if he stayed as a zombie for longer. But he did feel some urgency.

"That's why we're doing this," he said, glancing at Chika. "To put a dent in our loans. Even if we have to extend, we'll do a lot better this year with Kuroro's help."

He glanced at Kuroro again and shook his head in answer to his question. "No, we don't age."

[tiedbydestiny]

"Right, I can handle another year." Chika's eyes had lit up at the reminder of how much money they could make with Kuroro, as always. "Even if it means I'm still stuck with you." He grinned, taking the bite out of the familiar insult.

"We don't age, we don't get sick, and barring getting torn apart, we won't really die again," Chika said, shrugging. "Well, or getting Reaped, but that's a whole other issue. Some people stay this way for years, as long as they want. But there's downsides. Even if you're not tied to someone else like we are."

[nevergiveitback]

"Hmm. In that case, we must make sure to get your loan paid off as soon as we can. I was a teenager not that long ago, and I wouldn't want anyone to be one longer than they had to be."
Thoughtfully stroking his chin he added, "Although I do miss having such weak facial hair I didn't have to shave everyday. Not to mention the cougars."

He gave a wistful sigh. His early teenage years had in fact been incredibly disturbing, learning what exactly he was, the rot seeping into his mind until he was sure of it. Murder was his drug, his reason for living. But after he had accepted that, his late teenage years had been...enjoyable.
"Do your families know?"

[tiedbyfate]

Shito rolled his eyes at Chika, but he wasn't really offended - he felt the same way. Intensely. The sooner he got Chika's loan paid off, the safer he'd be, as far as he was concerned.

He blinked at Kuroro, though. "Cougars?" he echoed blankly.

He ignored the question about families - let Chika field that one. Shito never talked about his family, and he didn't want to draw attention to the fact that he didn't seem to have one.