Sparkle 002

[teacake_n_manga]

[Voice post]

I'm relieved that my wish worked on the cats. They shouldn't be a problem for you anymore, Aidou-kun.

I'm glad to be back! If there's anyone who wishes to see me again, don't hesitate to ask!

[/voice]

[Mode switched to TEXT

Private to Doumeki]

Doumeki...I'm...

ah...

mmmmm....

uuuuhm.....

Nevermind..

[/Private]

Comments

[private // hard to hack]

[talldarknsnarky]

...ah?

[Action log]

[talldarknsnarky]

[watches him come in and sit down - he himself is dressed in a simple yukata and settled in on one of the sleeping bags cross-legged]

That's good. [a pause]

How are you faring other than hunger?

[Action log]

[teacake_n_manga]

[Places his hands in his lap and smiles,cocking his head to the side a bit]

I'm doing well! I'm bunking with Ichigo right now and the cats stopped attacking me!

Though...I used up my wish, so I couldn't use it on something I really wanted.

Yourself?

[Action log]

[talldarknsnarky]

[nods a bit at him when he says he's bunking with Ichigo and furrows his brows at the mention of the wish]

Ah. What would you have wished for, for yourself?

[Action log]

[teacake_n_manga]

[Ponders for a moment]

I don't know! I'm pretty content now.

Maybe a bunch of new manga or a new katana or something like that.

Or maybe I'd use the wish for you or Himawari-chan.

Ah! That reminds me, what did you wish for?

[Action log]

[talldarknsnarky]

[nods again in agreement]

Ah, Ichigo used his wish to make Kunogi's curse go away...

[a pause as he thinks about his wish, then shifts a bit, glancing to the side]

I wished for a dream about my grandfather, like the ones Watanuki used to have. [a pause] My wish came true.

[Action log]

[teacake_n_manga]

Oh! Really? That was sweet of him.

[Tilts his head a bit]

Your grandfather...aaaah...what was his name again...I can't remembeeeer...

[Thoughtful expression]

He also had the first name of a Pureblood...hmmm...Haruka-sama! I mean san.

[Chuckles lightly]

May I ask the dream?

[Action log]

[talldarknsnarky]

Mhm. I appreciated it a lot, and she did too.

[a long pause while he thinks about the dream and what he talked to his grandfather about]

Ah, yes, his name was Haruka...

[softly]

I was with him in the shrine, we were sitting on the deck sharing some sake. He smoked, and...we talked about things that have happened here, on the Island.

[Action log]

[teacake_n_manga]

[Nods, listening to him as he speaks, a warm smile crossing over his face as he hears about how peaceful their relationship. A slight flutter of jealously, but at the same time, he's happy for Doumeki to have such a caring and kind relative.]

I see...Was that all? Did he give you advice like Watanuki said he would give him?

[Action log]

[talldarknsnarky]

[stays quiet for a long time, looking at nothing as if he's lost in thought - remembering the dream and his grandfather and feeling a bit melancholy that he can't share sake with him in waking life, and possibly never again in dreams]

He did. It was...a very precious dream.

[Action log]

[teacake_n_manga]

[closes his eyes and nods]

Mhm...

You should write it down. Something to remind you, you know?

[Opens his eyes and looks at him]

What advice did he give you?

[Action log]

[talldarknsnarky]

[nods a bit] I'll write it down in the journal Kunogi gave me when...if we get our things back in the apartments.

[a sigh]

It's still very vivid in my mind.

[a long pause while he works out what to say about the advice he was given, eyes falling shut]

To stay strong, and stay true to myself. To be self-sufficient but accept destiny... [shakes his head, leaving it at that, because some of it is too personal to share with anyone yet]

[Action log]

[teacake_n_manga]

[Listens to him carefully and nods slowly. He feels that there's more to it, but he's not one to pry and lets him leave it at that]

I see...That's good insight.

[Action log]

[talldarknsnarky]

[nods a bit and gives a slight smile, a peaceful expression with the slightest upturn of his mouth at the corners]

Mm. My grandfather was a very wise man.

[gives another nod and then reaches out to touch his hand]

You were hungry?

[Action log]

[teacake_n_manga]

[Ah...there's his smile. He hadn't seen it for a year. That makes him smile more seeing it, glad that he's happy for that dream]

Sounds like it

[Looks down at the hand on his and looks back up at him]

Th-there's no rush! I'm ready when you are, hahaha.

[Action log]

[talldarknsnarky]

[the dream is one of the few things he's had a chance to be happy about lately, and so he allows the small smile]

Mm. [tilts his head, and with a faint teasing sound to his voice] I wouldn't mention it if I wasn't ready.