[In Progress] Stay This Way

[orchid_lovers]

Who: Kuran Juuri, Ichijou Takuma and Doumeki Shizuka
When: Saturday Evening
Where: Juuri's apartment, House 8
What: Mama Juuri is getting some answers after the recent death of a human.
Warnings: Will edit as needed

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[not_my_grandpa]

Ichijou was a bit tired, his sleeping schedule becoming more and more off kilter since he had started sleeping earlier and earlier in the morning. He fell asleep at around one in the morning and woke up at about noon, a time a vampire normally wasn't awake. But he needed to see Juuri and have a talk with her along with Doumeki. He'd probably pull an "all day-er" and reset his clock.

When he and Doumeki reached Juuri's house, he knocked on the door. He knew very well that she knew they were there, but he wanted to be polite, of course and announce their arrival properly.

[talldarknsnarky]

Juuri was smiling, a smile that seemed to be full of pride, that reminded him of his own mother after one of her visits to his archery tournaments, early on. His head ducked slightly in response to it, just like it might if his own mother looked at him that way, and he took another sip of his tea.

He finally felt well enough to snake a hand out and take one of the desserts that had been prepared, nibbling on it slowly - not his usual nature, but something he had to do to spare his still-queasy stomach. Juuri called him a good friend, and something felt warm in his chest, glancing up at Ichijou to see his reaction, as the blonde vampire laughed softly.

They went on to discuss Ichijou babysitting, and Doumeki finished his dessert, licking some crumbs off of one of his fingers before glancing up at the mention of his name. He raised a brow at Ichijou.

"Right." he said, "I almost forgot." A slight smile quirked at the corner of his mouth, before glancing up at Juuri again, "I'll help this one look after Yuuki, if it's ever needed."

[orchid_lovers]

Her smile turned into a playful smirk when Ichijou mentioned embarrassing stories. “Oh you mean like once, when you were a baby and I was changing your diaper, you got a hold of the baby powder and had us both covered in it? Then you started sneezing and it went flying everywhere! By the time it was over, half of your room was coated in the white powder.” Juuri laughed remembering it

[not_my_grandpa]

"Juuri-samaaaaaa", Ichijou whined as the embarrassing baby story was revealed. He should have seen that one coming, but he figured it was going to happen one way or the other he felt. But it was a good mood lifter and he loved keeping things lighthearted. He pouted childishly, then smiled back at the elder vampire.

He watched as Doumeki and Juuri spoke about babysitting Yuuki. He knew that the mother was a very cautious one since her children were the most precious thing to her. It would probably take the archer a while to fully gain the pureblood's trust, which was understandable. A new world, new faces, different abilities that other people had that may or may not be stronger than their own abilities. It was something to be wary about.

"Kippei and Yuzu? Yuuki-chan told me about her new little friend Yuzu. She sounded happy about having a friend her own age", he said picking up another sweet and placing it in his mouth.

[talldarknsnarky]

Doumeki's eyes turned to Juuri as she started in on the story - he had a vivid mental image of tiny Ichijou with blonde fuzz on his head, waving baby powder around, sneezing, and Juuri laughing. It made his stomach warm a little, and he raised a brow at Ichijou when the vampire whined and pouted at Juuri for it.

"Hm." he said, "Cute."

Afterward, though, he nodded at Juuri - understanding and accepting that she would be cautious with her child. It made sense, complete sense, which is why he'd simply offered to be around at the same time as Ichijou. It wasn't something he'd push for, but he thought it might be helpful to have the offer out there.

The conversation turned to the other children on the island, and Doumeki sipped at his tea again, listening but not really participating, because he didn't have much to say.