number thirteen

king, of class zero. though cold in appearance, the young warrior bears a gentle heart. (part of dominion of rubrum) sidebar art credit

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"Maybe…" Standing up she brushed the dirt from her skirt.

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"Well, I won't. I'm a lot less mean than I look."

He paused for a moment. This girl did have a reputation of being ready for confrontation at any moment, but sometimes he wondered if his own reputation among the cadets really was so bad; he almost had the urge to pat her on the head, if only to show that he wasn't hostile. But still he kept his arms firmly crossed as the thought passed.

"Next time, just say hi instead of running."

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A squeak escaped her as she peeked up at him. “I’m peachy!”

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"Good for you," he said with a small nod, then crossed his arms. "Why the running? Expecting me to bully you again?"

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"Everyone sure is aggressive today."

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astralsword replied to your post:astralsword replied to your post:#field training?...

I-I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU’RE FREAKING OUT are we thinking about two different things?? i’m not talking about missions man i’m talking about like hacking and slashing at dummes while faptain grades us

sixth--sense replied to your post:astralsword replied to your post:#field training?...

THANK U

sice gets it

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astralsword replied to your post:#field training? is that what it’s called?

WHAT NO I MEANT LIKE WHEN WE TRAIN FOR COMBAT… i guess that would be combat training SHUT UP

YOU'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT IT LIKE IT'S INCONSEQUENTIAL AND UNIMPORTANT

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#field training? is that what it's called?

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petition to get mawd to change knigu’s url to poweredmullet

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-ducks behind a corner-

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This was probably a waste of his time, but still King followed after her, leaning towards her side of the corner when he reached it. "You okay?"

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"...What was that?"

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sixth--sense replied to your post:♔ MAJOR OVERHAUL

no

excuse

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♔ MAJOR OVERHAUL

Please disregard any posts made predating June 16th, 2014!

[missemina]

Now that the formalities and introductions were out of the way, Emina wasn’t really sure what else there was to say. Unlike her, King seemed quiet and closed off, a little reluctant to talk. Perhaps it was a matter of finding a subject he was interested in, but the conversations they had had thus far seemed to end rather quickly.

“Fufu… say King, would you mind doing me a little errand~?” she murmured, producing a small letter from her pocket. “Kurasame-kun has been avoiding me lately; either that, or I just haven’t seen him around. Would you mind passing this onto him for me~?”

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His gaze had remained evasive, and he only brought his eyes back to her when she said his name.  Hearing her question, he seemed hesitant at first, and shifted his weight from one foot to the other--but she was an instructor.  Not only that, but he already had trouble saying no to his female classmates when they asked him favours, and Miss Emina was on a completely different level, a class of her own.

"Ah...of course," he said with a small nod, holding out his hand when she took out the letter.  "I'll give it to him the next time I see him."

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[sigh] “This towering cage… It makes the bile rise in my throat.”

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King had taken to climbing around the higher parts of Moogletown in his free time as of late, making the most out of his venturing out of the Peristylium.  This small town was much quieter than Suzaku, and it was crouching down the rooftops that he found a small measure of peace--small was the key word, for there was no pushing out the thought of the fires of war from his mind.

He was surprised to notice a tower, some ways to the west, that he had never seen before; perhaps he had never climbed high enough to see it, but now that it was in plain view, curiosity started to pull at him.  Nightfall was approaching, but the temptation was too strong, and he quickly climbed back down to the ground to make his way towards it.

Once he was at the foot of the tower, he looked up, shielding his eyes from the now setting sun.  It was high, dark and ominous, but this only made him more curious.  He circled around it until he found doors at the bottom, heavy-looking gates held together by a large chain.  Looking furtively to both sides, he approached them and undid the chain, the doors loudly creaking when he opened them and slipped inside, though he made sure to keep the chain between the doors to keep them from closing.  Behind him, they tried to bang shut, but not completely; the racket they made, however, could have been loud enough to get someone to come lock him in, but nothing happened.

All that remained was to start climbing the stairs, keeping a careful hand over one of his gun holsters.  Never too careful.

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ooc: Whew, it's been a while since I've been on this account, and I know my last replies have been very few and far between--I want to apologize for that, and I know it's really not fair to everyone, so I'm gonna try to be more active from now on.

However, since it's been so long, I've decided to drop all my currently ongoing threads (except the one with Emina because it's almost over) and start fresh.  I don't want to reset King completely because of the Class Zero plot and all, although with our Queen gone, I'm erasing their relationship from PD canon.  I'm sorry if this is a hassle, but I'll gladly make new threads with all of you!

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She looked up at the clock as she reached the library; it seemed far earlier than it actually was, but there was no one in sight. Almost as if by instinct, she navigated her way through the library to area she liked to spend most of her time in- far in the back, the quietest part. She saw him and smiled- he was there early. Then again, he was usually very punctual, something she really liked about him. She came up behind him and rested a hand on his shoulder.

“Good evening.”

He jumped when he felt her hand on his shoulder, almost falling off the table in surprise, though he was thankful his height made it hard to actually fall.  Still, he stumbled and hit the side of his thigh on the corner of the table, flinching as he rubbed his skin.  He turned to her, surprise.

"Queen," he said after some hesitation, reaching back to pick up the present.  He shuffled slightly.  "Happy birthday.  Uh, should I be telling you that before or after I give it to you--not that it matters.  Either way, happy birthday."

After hesitating for another moment, he thrust the present towards her, making sure to look her in the eye as he tried to smile.

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“I wouldn’t ask, either.,” King said, shaking his head at the thought.  He would never dare pry into his life; it was the kind of thing he might expect from Jack and Cinque, since they were both so light-hearted about everything, but even from them, he doubted it.  Kurasame’s life and past was his and no one else’s, and it was non of his business.

The thought of him keeping a picture of him and his friends seemed oddly sentimental, but he thought it was nice, that so long in the future, they still cherished the memories they had together.  King wondered if he could have the same, one day.  “With the rumours I’ve heard, I’d feel safer asking Captain.  That’s how bad it is.”

He scratched his cheek thoughtfully.  “I never really took the time to think about it.  Isn’t it just a name?  I’d rather be defined by who I am than the name Mother gave me.”

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Emina chuckled quietly to herself, before a thought came to mind. Kurasame was rather closed-off about himself to his students; the relationship between class and instructor in Class Zero was notably different to that of the other classes and their instructors. She hoped that would change with time and that he would come to trust his own students the same way he trusted herself and Kazusa back then.

“He may be eccentric, yes but he’s good at what he does, no~?” she laughed, returning to the subject of Kazusa. “I did tell him to take it easy on you children, and since you aren’t showing any abnormal side-effects he must have taken my advice~.”

Winking at him, she flicked out her ponytail and folded her hands together in front of her chest.

“In any case, it’s a pleasure to meet you, King~. I look forward to getting to know you a little better with time~.”

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He chuckled humorlessly, though there was barely even a small smile on her face as he did.  "I suppose he is.  I don't know.  I don't really pay attention to his job," he admitted with his shrug.  Lately, he had been more concerned with what happened in his class than anything else.  But it was true there had been no strange rumours about Kazusa around the school as of late, which was an improvement.

"Likewise," he replied after a brief moment of hesitation, his gaze following her hands before he quickly looked away, hoping she hadn't noticed the glance he'd stolen.

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little red reading hood

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you’re like santa claus……………

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“I should dress Queen up like this!~”

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"...What kind of ridiculous outfit is that?"